There was silence in the royal study room, and all the maids who were waiting were as silent as a cicada, not daring to make a sound.
Li Qing's face was as dark as water, and his tone was very bad:
"Stronger than our crossbow?"
"In order to create a powerful enough crossbow, we have invested so much gold, silver and effort, and set up the Ordnance Mansion. How can this agile man's crossbow be more powerful than ours?"
Zhao Pu said next to him:
"Your Majesty, this was confirmed by the craftsmen of the Ordnance Mansion and the officials. Before this time, the Mali people invited me to wait for the Jiameng Pass guard general to hunt in the desert. General Wang Fang had to go. General Wang of the Ordnance Mansion accompanied him and saw this with his own eyes.
Crossbow shooting."
Dong Cheng said hoarsely:
"It is reported that this crossbow is very powerful, but after the flying bird was dropped, it immediately started shooting in all directions, with a range of up to dozens of miles. In one attack, the entire barbarian camp was turned into a Shura field, and the livestock tents were gone."
"If this powerful crossbow is thrown at Jiameng Pass, or on top of our Han city..."
Dong Cheng couldn't speak any more and his expression became even more ugly. Such a scene was really unimaginable.
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Su Lu, looking at Su Lu to see what ideas he had.
Su Lu glanced at everyone in the hall and said with a smile:
"It's just a Western country. Do you need to be afraid of being like this?"
"The Mali people are also very afraid of us now. Otherwise, this powerful crossbow would not have landed on Xiaolun Gongbu's head, but would have exploded above our heads at Jiameng Pass."
Li Qing nodded:
"We defeated the barbarians and the Taisi on land. We also defeated the Taisi and the Yints in the sky. At sea, we defeated the Yints' fleet and forced the Yints to truce. Our strength is also between the Yints.
With Tessie."
Su Lu stood up, looked at the two of them and said:
"Shang Shu Zhou Ping is old. The two ministers should worry more about the affairs of the Ministry of War. Your Majesty is right, we don't need to be afraid of quick people."
"They showed off the crossbow just to force us to get a share of the special gold."
"But they are also afraid of our crossbows. Although our crossbows are bulky and much less powerful, they can't afford to throw them at the heads of agile people."
"We still need to vigorously develop ordnance."
As Su Lu said this, he walked out the door and passed by King Nanping who was kneeling on the ground. He suddenly lowered his head and took a look at King Nanping.
"I heard from Ping Qi that the Nanping Wang family is well-endowed. I think they would be willing to donate half of their property to share your Majesty's worries. As a member of the clan, you should have the responsibilities of the clan."
King Nanping's body trembled, and his heart started to bleed. Damn it, half of the family property, it's a lot of money.
Su Yun, who entered the door, laughed when he heard this:
"Why, King Nanping doesn't want to part with his family wealth, and he still says he doesn't want to share the worries for His Majesty. I have heard that several young princes in your family hang out in Zuixian Tower every day. They have several private rooms for ten days.
It’s enough to build a ballista.”
King Nanping was frightened. The fat on his body was shaking, and he shouted in a sharp voice:
"Yes, I am willing, I am willing."
"Donate half of the family wealth, no, donate more than half of the family wealth, to help your majesty develop military weapons, and to help the eldest princess develop flying birds."
After swearing to the sky, Li Qing finally had a smile on his face. Although the Nanping King was confused, he still knew how to make choices at critical moments.
"This matter has been settled. The Ministry of War and the Ordnance Office will send people to inventory the family property. We cannot let down King Nanping's good intentions."
Dong Cheng and Zhao Pu smiled and agreed. This was another huge amount of income. This year's allocation of money to the Ordnance Mansion can be delayed.
Su Lu left the imperial study room and walked towards the imperial garden with Su Yi.
"Yi'er, where do you want to go? You've grown so big, and I haven't taken you out to play well."
Su Yi raised her little face, clucked her fingers and thought for a while:
"Go to the Ordnance Mansion. I often go to the Ordnance Mansion with my aunt. My aunt takes me to fly that big wooden bird that can fly into the sky. It's so fun."
Su Luxin said that children really like novel things, so he took Su Yi to disguise and went to the Ordnance Mansion.
After entering the Ordnance Mansion, Su Yi went straight to the Bird Department. At the door of the Bird Department, the imperial guards guarding the door must have known Su Yi. They saluted respectfully without any intention of obstructing the inspection.
Su Luxiang followed him into the Bird Department, and saw Su Yi rushing towards a bird, holding down the fuselage of the bird with her chubby little hands, leaping into the bird.
After a while, the propeller above the bird began to rotate.
Su Lu looked confused. He reached Feiniao in two or three steps and pulled Su Yi out:
"It's too dangerous to fly a bird. You little kid doesn't have enough internal strength to fly."
Su Yi hugged Su Lu's neck, her face full of displeasure:
"I can control birds to fly. My aunt and I have flown many times. My aunt praised me for being so good."
Su Lu had a look of confusion on his face. Su Yun was not good at taking care of children. Not only did he engage in high-risk driving, but he also allowed his children to drive. Even an experienced driver would not dare to drive like this.
After getting the message, the real master brought a few craftsmen over. After carrying his luggage to Su Lu, he also said with a smile:
"Her Royal Highness the little princess is endowed with extraordinary talents and deep internal strength. She is very talented in controlling flying birds. If nothing else, she will definitely become a qualified flying bird soldier in the future."
Mingyue also smiled and said:
"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is the best bird soldier in our Han Kingdom, and Her Royal Highness the little princess is also an excellent bird soldier."
Su Lu hurriedly rejected the two of them:
"Okay, if nothing happens, you two can go back. I will take Su Yi to look elsewhere. Since the establishment of the Ordnance Mansion, I have not come to inspect it, so you two should not follow."
The true veteran Taoist stroked his beard and was about to turn around and continue to clean up his inner energy conversion cabinet. Mingyue pulled the Taoist's sleeve and whispered a few words.
The old Taoist was obviously a little reluctant.
Mingyue pointed to the craftsmen next to her, several of whom were young people named Lu.
The old Taoist looked at it, frowned, and after a moment, he still caught up with Su Lu.
"Your Majesty, please let me guide you. You will not pass by the Ordnance Mansion. It is heavily guarded here. It would be bad if a sergeant who doesn't know you collides with you."
Su Lu followed Su Yi to the front of the Qiangnu Division. Hearing this, he turned his head, glanced at the True Elder, and then looked at Mingyue and several craftsmen behind him.
"What, is something wrong?"
The old Taoist pinched his beard and muttered for a long time, and finally said:
"Ah, something is wrong. Look at these craftsmen under me. They are all good boys, Your Majesty."
As he said this, the old man's face suddenly turned red and he pointed at the front of Qiannusi:
"We still need to vigorously develop strong crossbows, Your Majesty, birds are just weapons, strong crossbows are the top priority."
Su Lu nodded, "Yes, I'm going to visit the Qiangnu Division, so you two won't follow me."
Looking at Su Lu's back, the true veteran Taoist finally did not say anything about asking for an official position.
Mingyue and several craftsmen surnamed Lu lost their expressions. They wanted to save face and suffered.
