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Chapter 775 Improvements
"This is the latest armor-piercing arrow."

Inside the workshop, Fan Tiefu held up a crossbow arrow. The arrow was triangular in shape and slightly heavier than ordinary crossbow arrows.

Yang Zheng took it, wound it skillfully, and aimed at the iron armor fifty steps away.

Crossbowmen are fast and stable, and ordinary soldiers can get started in two or three days, and they can be quick in ten days.

With a sound of "咻", the iron armor was broken.

"Not bad!" Yang Zheng praised.

It is not only the arrows that have been improved, but the crossbow has also been improved, and the trigger is made of bronze casting, which greatly increases the accuracy.

After launching thirty or forty times in a row, various failures will come up.

After Yang Zheng promoted the status of craftsmen and adopted the accountability system, Qin's armaments became more and more sophisticated.

Every knife, crossbow, spear, and piece of armor is engraved with the maker's name.

If there is a problem, it will be held accountable to the craftsman.

At least they can be whipped or fined in public, and at worst they can be exiled, so no one dares to steal and play tricks on ordnance.

Many craftsmen place great value on reputation.

I have been doing this all my life, passed down from generation to generation, and value signs and reputation more than life.

Although the pressure is a bit greater, the treatment is extremely high. According to the height of technology, they can enjoy the same reward as the [-]th rank meritorious service.

With money, land and status, the most important thing is that you don't need to wear your head and belt to go to the battlefield to die.

Craftsmen have become the first choice for many common people.

Some literati of the Shu nationality who could not pass the imperial examination also joined in, which greatly improved the quality of craftsmen.

Yang Zheng also trains regularly, letting some high-level craftsmen teach by example.

Whenever there is improvement in craftsmanship, the imperial court will reward it vigorously.

Most of the craftsmen are Han Chinese. Most of the Qiang, Xiongnu, and Xianbei only know some basic crafts, such as blacksmithing, forging, peeling, etc., but Han craftsmen can carve, purify, extract, etc., and can improve their crafts.

Yang Zheng felt that the only thing that could break the law of the rise and fall of a dynasty was productivity.

The Han and Wei dynasties were able to crush the surrounding areas and had an overwhelming advantage. On the one hand, of course, it was the bravery of the soldiers, and on the other hand, the productivity was higher than that of the surrounding areas.

A worker must first sharpen his tools if he wants to do well.

Yang Zheng checked the other weapons one by one.

New-style sabers, spears, armor, etc. are all available.

"There are things, but the output must keep up." Qin is expanding its troops, and its equipment must also keep up.

Armor penetration has always been a major issue.

These days, it is considered elite to have a suit of leather armor.

Yang Zheng's goal is 50.00% armor rate.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister has ordered to rush to work day and night, and divide them into two teams, one during the day and one at night!" Fan Tiefu said.

Is it so curly?
Yang Zheng felt like some boss who painted big cakes...Unknowingly, he felt guilty.

"The salaries of all the owners of the workshop will be doubled, and they will have three meals a day, and there will be meat for every meal!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fan Tiefu excitedly said, "I will definitely encourage them to live in the workshop, sleep for three hours a day, and rush to work all the rest of the time!"

damn...

Yang Zheng cursed secretly in his heart, staring at the bald man in the Mediterranean, is it necessary to be so desperate?
I feel that this guy is very similar to some dog legs in later generations.

It is not good to persuade this matter, nor is it good not to persuade.

"Forget it, you can figure it out." Yang Zheng continued, this fellow might have brought out [-] and [-] in advance.

In addition to weapons, there are many new things in the workshop.

The compass and movable type printing have all been produced.

Gunpowder has appeared since the Spring and Autumn Period. It is made of sulfur, realgar and saltpeter, and densely fired.

However, the stability of this thing is very poor, and the products produced are not the same, the key output is still low, transportation and storage are major problems, and it cannot be used in large-scale wars.

There are also cotton and rice seeds obtained from the Western Regions and Lingnan according to Yang Zheng's request.

Yang Zheng originally wanted Champa rice to appear in China 800 years in advance to nurture the Chinese nation, but things are by no means that simple.

These things are very picky about soil and climate.

If the place is changed, the water and soil will not adapt, and the things that grow will be different.

Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, while those born in Huaibei are oranges.

Seeds need constant cultivation and adaptation to new environments.

This process is extremely long.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, cotton appeared in the sight of China, but it was not until the Song and Yuan Dynasties that cotton began to really become popular.

On the one hand, there is the problem of adapting the seeds. On the other hand, the food grown in the ground is not enough to feed people. Where is the land to grow cotton?
Ideals always bow to reality.

Before the emergence of high-yield food crops, the large-scale promotion of cotton is absolutely courting death.

However, this does not prevent workshops from improving seeds.

Yang Zheng set up trial farms in Shuzhong, Hanzhong, Guanzhong, and Western Regions to improve seeds.

A thousand miles can be reached without accumulating steps. Yang Zheng's generation should not see the results, but the predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade. As long as they persevere, there will always be results.

"What is this?" Yang Zheng asked curiously, pointing to a large vat of dark things.

"This item was sent by Mr. Feng from the Western Regions. It is called fierce fire oil, which is indestructible when exposed to water." Fan Tiefu said.

Isn't fierce oil oil?
Basically anything that can be burned can be used in war.

Yang Zheng remembered that there was a thing about Greek fire in history, something was added to the oil, it was a sharp weapon for murder and arson, and Byzantium used this thing to block the attack of big cannibals.

Feng Qi has been in the Western Regions for so many years, it is not surprising that he got this thing.

"Fill this thing into a fire oil tank and throw it with a trebuchet." Yang Zheng became curious and wanted to try the effect.

"only!"

Fan Tiefu took a few craftsmen to tinker for a while, and the things were ready soon.

The catapult was launched and hit the ditch. Sure enough, it could burn on the water surface, but the intensity was not very high, and there was no bursting effect as imagined.

Almost the same as kerosene.

"Half kerosene, half kerosene, get some saltpeter, sulfur, and toner into it." Yang Zheng ordered.

The ratio can be improved later, let's see if it can be better than the fire oil tank.

A burst of operations is fiercer than a tiger.

Things came out quickly.

Light again, throw.

The clay pot suddenly exploded in mid-air, with a loud "boom", flames rose into the air, sparks flew randomly, and the surrounding dead wood and grass instantly ignited a big fire.

"Armor!" There was too much movement, and the surrounding soldiers usually blocked Yang Zheng by reflex, while the other soldiers went to fight the fire.

But it's hard to extinguish it when it burns.

It is even more violent when it meets water, and only covering it with soil can suppress the flames.

Yang Zheng laughed out loud.

This thing is much stronger than kerosene, and it will definitely be a sharp weapon for siege in the future, at least it can shock people's hearts.

"You guys have to figure out the ratio of the adjustment, and send an order to the Western Regions to get more fire oil."

"You don't need to go to the Western Regions to get this thing. It is available in Gaonu County, Shangjun County. It is mentioned in the Han Dynasty that there is flammable water in Gaonu County. There is a mountain in the south of the county. The stone comes out of a black spring. It is extremely bright and inedible. People in the county It's called stone paint." Pang Qing said.

Gao Nu is actually the Yan'an area of ​​later generations, not far from Chang'an.

"Quickly go mining!" Yang Zheng was overjoyed, and looked at Pang Qing with admiration.

There are too few people who are in high positions and can study tirelessly.

"Wei!" Pang Qing cupped his hands, turned around and went to do it.

Of course, it is unrealistic to pin a big war entirely on a certain weapon.

This thing is indeed stronger than fierce oil, but it is not strong enough to determine the outcome of a war.

　Two chapters today...  

　　
　
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