Fortunately, the method of making a crossbow is not difficult, and the original Sword Forging Valley of the Qinglian Sword Sect can do it.
Nan Yanxi simply established the Qinglian Army Foundry Bureau based on the Sword Casting Valley.
He is still the steward, and the deacon of Primaris Sword Valley is the deputy steward.
Give them the drawings and let them go all out to produce.
According to different shooting ranges, Nan Yanxi has designed several shapes for it.
They are arm-opening crossbows, stepping-opening crossbows and waist-opening crossbows!
As the range and power go from weak to strong, the required pulling force also goes from weak to strong.
But the shooting frequency is just the opposite. The weaker the pulling force, the faster the firing rate.
Moreover, the production cost of crossbows is low, and the range and accuracy are better than those of current muskets.
The two sides just complement each other.
Finally, Nan Yanxi also gave a blueprint for an extremely powerful heavy-duty crossbow, the three-bow bed crossbow!
This is used to make up for the many shortcomings of current artillery and the slow manufacturing speed.
But even so, Nan Yanxi still insisted on developing firearms.
Although the crossbow has advantages over the current firecrackers in terms of accuracy and range.
But after careful calculation, there are still many disadvantages.
First of all, if there is a fierce battle and the crossbowman pulls the string twenty or thirty times, his waist will not be able to bear it.
Nan Yanxi also served as a crossbow soldier back then, especially those with crossbows at their waists.
My highest record was that I pulled it hard for about 20 times, and my back hurt for more than half a month.
And what about firearms? All it takes is the movement of your fingers.
If we calculate the cost carefully, how much does the small projectile shot by the fire gun cost?
It's many times cheaper than that feather arrow, and it's easy to make.
After a big battle, hundreds of thousands of feathered arrows will save everyone a headache.
Moreover, against heavy armor and tower shields, no matter how powerful the crossbow arrows are, there is basically nothing they can do.
But in front of the gun, that thing is a younger brother.
What about artillery? One shot will kill a large number of people, how cool it is!
I went to the foundry bureau in the valley for a walk and checked the manufacturing progress of various equipment.
Calculated, in another month, Nan Yanxi can replace all the archers and some spearmen in Xuanwu Camp.
Xuanwu Camp was fully staffed some time ago, with an establishment of 3,000 people.
It contains one thousand spearmen, five hundred archers, five hundred sword and shield bearers, and four hundred light cavalry.
There are also 400 heavy tower shield infantry and 200 heavy cavalry as the elite.
At that time, Nan Yanxi can replace the 500 spearmen and 300 archers with fire musketeers.
Replace the remaining two hundred archers with crossbowmen.
Then follow the ratio of four people serving one artillery piece.
Reduce the remaining light and heavy shield bearers and light and heavy cavalry by one hundred each.
In this way, arrangements can be made for a hundred cannons to be put in.
At present, in addition to the weapons in their hands, the soldiers' armors are also gradually being replaced.
From the traditional leather armor and ordinary iron armor, gradually switch to the piercing armor that Nan Yanxi taught the foundry bureau!
Whether it is a heavy armor or a light armor, it has stronger defensive power than the traditional armor currently popular in Daxia.
At that time, a layer of chainmail inner armor will be put on inside.
That defensive power, at least in Daxia and surrounding countries, is absolutely invincible!
The weapons in the hands of each soldier were gradually replaced.
Exquisite knives such as Tang Hengdao, Yanling Dao, and Miao Dao gradually entered the army.
Slowly replace those crudely made local knives that are not suitable for your hands and expensive and cumbersomely made swords.
The heavy cavalry all changed their equipment into horse-mounted weapons, replacing the traditional local lances.
Smacking her lips, Nan Yanxi still had some small expectations in her heart.
After a month, the Xuanwu Camp will be gradually refitted.
When the time comes, I will have to drag them to fight in the South China Sea to let them know what the might of the Ming army means!
Nan Yanxi didn't know at this time that she was like a god in the eyes of the soldiers.
Somehow, just by thinking, I can come up with something new that no one has seen before.
The problem is, these new things don't work very well.
There are even rumors that these objects are only used by heavenly soldiers and generals.
But in fact, Nan Yanxi didn't want to do this. Changing equipment would be a waste of money!
The dozens of boxes of gold obtained from Qingzhou have been spent long ago and no boxes are left.
Fortunately, at this time, two-thirds of the territory of Nanhai Kingdom is in his hands.
The tax revenue from various places is barely sufficient, and most of the various mines in the Nanhai Kingdom are under their own control.
Coupled with the supplements from various industries of Qinglian Sword Sect and Lu Changfeng’s secret funding.
He can barely afford to support his own army.
But as the saying goes, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.
To put it bluntly, as far as the current situation is concerned, as long as the change of clothes is completed smoothly, don’t stretch your hips during training.
This team of 3,000 people defeated a traditional local army of 10,000 to 20,000 people head-on.
It should be easy and stress-free.
But having said that, after all, I have more than 20,000 elites in my hands.
The hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanhai Kingdom are also Nan Yanxi's troops.
You can't feed people here and starve people over there.
But it was necessary to change clothes, which made Nan Yanxi very worried.
Touching his chin, he was extremely melancholy: "Tsk... Where can I get some money?"
Shaking her head, Nan Yanxi sighed, forget it, don't be impatient, think of a solution slowly.
At least it's enough for now.
A few days ago, construction of two docks started at Yamashita, and the naval plan was gradually put on the agenda.
Li Jingmo and his team have been there for four or five days.
With her here, Nan Yanxi feels relieved, and the seaside is also very close to Qinglian Mountain.
Nan Yanxi, who was sitting outside the courtyard, looking bored, turned her head and looked towards the back mountain.
He said in his heart that the Qinglian Mountain Range stretches for hundreds of miles, and even the master has never entered it.
The hunters in the nearby Orions did not dare to go in too far.
Nan Yanxi rubbed her chin and began to think about it, saying that in the vast mountains, it would be great if there were some mineral deposits.
Iron mines, copper mines, jade mines, gold mines, silver mines, and coal mines are also acceptable.
Why not... go in and take a look?
Anyway, I have nothing to do during this time, and my women have taken care of all kinds of big and small things very well.
The letter from Lao Zhou in the past two days will probably not arrive until next month.
Thinking of this, Nan Yanxi touched her nose and immediately ordered a team of ten elite guards.
He also brought two old miners, two foreigners with mining experience, and two local hunters.
Traveling lightly, carrying a few firecrackers and powerful crossbows, everyone headed towards the depths of the Qinglian Mountains.
After walking down the back mountain and not far away, they bumped into Mu Qingyan and Lu Yingying head-on.
He was walking this way with a dozen of his subordinates.
"Hey? Sister Shi Niang, Lu Yatou, what are you two doing?"
The two of them were also very confused when they saw Nan Yanxi. Mu Qingyan explained: "There is our orchard and farm over there."
"Yingying and I went on a routine inspection. What about you? Are you going... hunting?"
Nan Yanxi smiled when he heard this: "Hunting, how can I not have such leisure time? I want to go for a stroll."
"It would be great if we could find some gold or silver mine!"
"Pfft..." One sentence made Mu Qingyan and several local hunters and guides laugh.
"Oh my silly apprentice..."
Mu Qingyan helplessly raised her forehead: "Do you think there are gold and silver mines everywhere?"
"Besides, even if it's pie in the sky, God will reward you with food."
"But there's not even a proper road in this vast mountain. Are you good at moving the ore out?"