Chapter 380 Good son-in-law, you have made great achievements again this time.
East Palace.
Under the concrete wall.
Emperor Wei, Qin Wenyao, Meng Zhan and others were stroking the scars on the concrete wall after being hit by crossbow arrows and boulders, with lingering wonder in their eyes.
"It's amazing, it's amazing! This concrete wall must be the strongest building material in the world. I didn't expect that even a catapult can't cause much damage to the concrete wall!"
"If Guyang Pass is reinforced with concrete, we will be more confident in defending against Wuluo's attack!"
"No wonder the Prince Consort is so confident, he really has something!"
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Everyone looked at the scars on the concrete wall and exclaimed in surprise.
Emperor Wei turned to look at Qin Yu with a smile on his face, "Good son-in-law, you have made great achievements again this time. This concrete wall is an absolute defense, but I don't know how much it cost?"
Hearing this, Qin Wenyao and everyone also looked at Qin Yu.
The cost of concrete is indeed a key issue, which affects whether mass production can be carried out.
Qin Yu said lightly: "The cost is very low, just lime, clay and some gravel."
"ah?"
Emperor Wei looked at Qin Yu in surprise and said in shock: "Is it just... just lime, soil and gravel?"
Emperor Wei was shocked, and Qin Wenyao and the others also felt incredible.
They thought that such a strong building material would require special materials, but they didn't expect that they were all the most common materials. They just had to dig around, which cost a little labor.
Qin Yu nodded casually, "Of course, the things I study are always known for their high quality and low price."
Emperor Wei was ecstatic and waved his hand, "Mass production! Mass production begins immediately!"
Qin Yu smiled calmly, "So, Your Majesty has admitted that he has lost. Can you let me and the prince go to Guyang Pass?"
"well......"
Emperor Wei sighed, "I really don't want you to put your lives in danger, but I am the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty. I have a golden tongue and a promise worth a thousand gold. How can I break my promise? I agreed."
Emperor Wei was extremely reluctant to part with Qin Yu, especially since he had made cement again.
But Emperor Wei knew that Qin Yu was also a stubborn man. If he was not allowed to go, he would run away despite the decree.
Qin Yu said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. We went to Guyang Pass to fight the enemy, not to die. What are you worried about?"
Xiao Nan smiled brightly and said with a smile: "Yes, Father, my brother-in-law and I are well aware of this. You don't have to worry about us."
Qin Wenyao hesitated to speak. Qin Yu had national righteousness and it was a good thing that he had deep feelings for Qin Feng, but he was afraid that Qin Zhang would be sad.
There was a fierce battle in northern Xinjiang, and both of his sons died. Qin and Zhang were worried about their death, but the matter had come to this, and he could not stop it even if he wanted to.
Emperor Wei nodded helplessly, "It's good that you have this confidence, but I have told you ugly things beforehand. When you arrive at Guyang Pass, you will obey Qin Feng's orders. If you make your own decisions and act recklessly, I will send people to capture you.
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Qin Yu said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we know it well."
Concrete really got into the heart of Emperor Wei. Emperor Wei planned to strengthen the borders after the Wei Dynasty was unified.
Emperor Wei looked at Qin Yu and said: "I have ordered that all the main forces from the states except Qingzhou be transferred to Jingzhou. You can choose how many troops and horses are needed at that time, and I will send two more generals to accompany you.
Go."
Qin Yu saluted and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Qin Yu still has a certain understanding of war, so he will definitely outwit him in this battle.
Qin Yu really doesn't have much confidence in fighting the Wuluo Jingqi. The Wuluo tribe can be said to be a country where all the people are on horseback.
The Wei Dynasty has been weak in recent years, and even the elite cavalry in Zuo Xiao's guard under Qin Feng can only compete at a 50-50 level with the main force of Uluo.
However, Qin Feng's elite cavalry can only be more than 10,000, and Uluo's main army is more than 70,000. How can we fight this battle?
If it hadn't been for Guyang Guan Tianxuan and Qin Feng's desperate fighting style in recent years, Wuluo would have marched straight in.
After the matter was discussed, Emperor Wei left with a group of humeri.
Xiao Nan looked at Qin Yu, very excited, "Brother-in-law, what do we need to prepare now?"
Qin Yu thought for a while and said in deep thought: "Let's go to the firearms prison and ask Gu Tao to get some good stuff."
"Firearms Inspector?"
Xiao Nan hesitated, then nodded, "Brother-in-law, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten Gu Tao."
Qin Yu smiled helplessly when he heard this, because not only Xiao Nan, but also he had almost forgotten about the firearms supervision.
Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while. Qin Yu had raised Gu Tao for such a long time, so it was time for him to make some contribution.
Then Qin Yu took Xiao Nan out of the East Palace and went straight to the Firearms Prison.
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Firearms Supervisor.
laboratory.
Gu Tao, the director of firearms supervision, held the sketch drawn by Qin Yu in his hand and frowned slightly.
But at this time, his heart was excited. The Prince Consort finally remembered him. During this period, he was almost bored to death except studying fireworks.
"How's it going? Are you having trouble making fire bombs?"
Qin Yu looked at Gu Tao and asked.
Nowadays, the technology of firearms monitoring is not very mature. Forget about firearms and cannons. Moreover, even if they are produced, they are rudimentary products. They are weak in power, have poor accuracy, are expensive to reload, and are prone to malfunctions. If you want to use them in war,
, it is estimated that it will take some time.
So Qin Yu planned to first come up with some fire bombs that could be thrown with slings. For this era, the lethality of these bombs was already astonishing.
Gu Tao looked excited and nodded excitedly, "No problem, no problem at all. This is truly a unique work of art."
"artwork?"
Xiao Nan was stunned and asked in confusion: "What does this big black iron ball have to do with artwork?"
"..." Qin Yu smiled helplessly, "A metaphor, he is just a metaphor..."
"Oh..." Xiao Nan murmured and scratched his head, still feeling a little confused.
I met Gu Tao and said it was no problem.
Qin Yu muttered: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Get it out as soon as possible."
Gu Tao stared at the drawings and nodded, "Okay, I will do my best in this humble position."
The words fell into place.
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan were ready to leave.
Gu Tao hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "Prince-in-law, then... please ask the Ministry of War to approve the money for us. Such a large-scale production will probably cost a lot of money, and the Ministry of War is quite slow to approve the funds.
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Qin Yu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Okay, just write a note and ask the Ministry of War to send you the money tomorrow, as well as how many people and materials you need."
Gu Tao was overjoyed, "Okay, I'll write a note now."
He likes to work with the Prince Consort the most, and it is a pleasure to do things.