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Chapter 238 Isn't I a Faint King? (Submitted at the third watch)
At this time, as an eunuch, but at the same time lead the army to fight outside for many years.

Quan Huan Tong Guan, who had a great say in the Song Dynasty's military, was the first to regain his sanity, stood up and saluted the official.

"Officials and ministers have been fighting Xixia for nearly thirty years, and have fought more than a hundred times in large and small battles."

"As for the military equipment of the Western Xia Dynasty, the ministers can say that they are very familiar with it, if my Song Dynasty can hold this good bow in all the archers in the frontier army.

In the battlefield where the two armies confront each other, the winning rate can be at least [-]% higher..."

"Thirty percent...Tong Guan, is this too exaggerated? After all, I, Song Dynasty, also have a magic arm bow, and its range is probably even higher than the flat bow presented by this little Gao Zhuangyuan."

"Then my family dare to ask Xu Shilang, how much does a god arm bow cost? How much does it cost to get one?"

"..." The servant who spoke just now lowered his head.

The magic arm bow is very powerful. The length of the bow is three feet three, the string length is two feet five, and the range is as far as more than 240 steps.

This thing was only available in the era of Song Shenzong, the official father of Zhao Ji.Even now, it is still the long-range individual weapon that Da Song attaches the most importance to.

The manufacturing process of this thing is not too different from that of ordinary crossbows, but the materials used are more sophisticated.

Moreover, at close range, the crossbow is more lethal than ordinary bows and arrows, but its range is short, not far.

This is also why in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, almost everyone in the elite of the Tang Dynasty had a bow. As for the equipment of the crossbow, only one of the ten people was equipped with a crossbow.

It feels that in the equipment of the Tang army, the crossbow is more like a cold-blooded weapon, and this kind of flat bow used by infantry is a serious long-range weapon.

Just when Tang Fan Gaozhang was comparing and criticizing the military equipment of the Great Tang and the Great Song in his mind.

Tong Guan's speech was naturally echoed by Gao Lian, the Taiwei of the Song Dynasty, and those military officials also expressed their love for this long-range weapon.

At this moment, Tong Zhisheng, who still held the flat bow that the official used just now, was not to mention how faceless he was.

After all, so many hot eyes fell on him, not only looking at the bow, but also looking at this Tong who is too exaggerated.

In particular, the big words "virtue" and "reason" on the back of his hands almost blinded the eyes of all the gentlemen who had read poetry and books.

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The official Zhao Ji raised his arm, signaling for these overly excited courtiers to calm down.

"It seems that you all think that this kind of good bow can be of great use, so..."

He looked kindly at his beloved disciple Gao Zhang who was standing beside him.

However, he didn't ask Gao Zhang now, but turned to Supervisor Deng of the Military Weapons Supervisor.

"Deng Qing's family, the military bows made by the imperial workshop, how much does a military bow cost? When was it made?"

"Officials, I made yellow birch bows, white birch bows, black lacquer bows and hemp back bows in my workshop. It took a year for these four kinds of bows to be made from materials.

After going through the Military Weapons Supervision and household inquiries, it is cost-effective, and the hemp back bow is the cheapest, about 230 yuan.The black lacquer bow is the most expensive, about 670 yuan..."

The official Zhao Ji nodded in satisfaction, and then asked Gao Zhang gently.

"Xiao Gao Aiqing, you made this bow, you must have the most say."

"Officials and ministers restored this bow from historical records. After repeated production these days, and communication with bow makers in Kaifeng Metal Workshop."

"The final result is that it only takes seven to ten days for such a flat bow from the material selection to the lacquer drying until it is ready for use."

"As for the cost, I have already laid it down for the court. If a piece of such a flat bow is made by the Kaifeng Metal Workshop, it will only cost 650 Wen."

"...650 Wen?!" Several officials let out a low voice.

"Impossible, it's absolutely impossible, 650 Wen? Could it be that it's just material money?"

Many officials who knew everything about the Great Song Army's bow either exclaimed, or whispered cautiously with disbelief on their faces.

Is this stepping horse really a bow?How can it be so cheap?

Just like the black lacquer bow, which is the most expensive of all military bows, its bow body is added with horn pieces, beef tendon, glue and lacquer.

Calculated, the cost is almost more than 400 yuan and nearly [-] yuan, not to mention the cost of craftsman production.

Of course, there are also officials at all levels, who earn some labor fees, hard work fees, red envelopes, etc., all in all.

If you come up with such a price, you are destroying the Song Dynasty's military bow market, okay?

Facing the pair of green and red eyes, the eyes full of jealousy and resentment.

And Gao Zhang showed a somewhat regretful expression against his cute and handsome immature face.

"It's just this bow, but it has a limitation..."

"What?!"

Officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households shouted and asked almost in unison.

Seeing those weird eyes cast over by the pair, Tobu Shiro braced himself and let out a haha.

"My household department decides whether the matter is acceptable or not, and how much it will cost, while the Ministry of Works decides the merits of the work and the delay in the process. That's why we are so concerned."

Officials from the Ministry of Industry nodded solemnly, agreeing authentically.

"Yes, what Wang Shilang said is exactly what I want to say."

"If the defect of this bow affects the battle of our Great Song army, then no matter how cheap it is, it is not advisable."

"Don't get me wrong..." At this time, Gao Zhang's immature voice once again attracted everyone's attention.

"What did you misunderstand, Xiao Gao Zhuangyuan, didn't you just say that this bow is defective."

"The flaw of this bow I'm talking about is that if you want to ensure its range and armor-piercing power, you can only maintain it between five feet three inches and six feet."

"In this way, I, the Great Song Cavalry, may not be able to use this kind of longbow."

Looking at Gao Zhang's handsome face full of regrets, and his unhappy voice.

That Tong Guan almost burst out laughing, managed to control his expression, and said to Gao Zhang with a smile.

"Our family thought it was a defect, but it turned out to be just this reason..."

As soon as this remark came out, a group of military officials of the Great Song Dynasty and the generals of the imperial army all winked there.

As for the officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs who thought they had caught the loopholes just now, their faces were as black as Te Niang's charcoal, and the black parts were shining brightly.

You kid did it on purpose, didn't you?In the Great Song Dynasty, in the current Great Song Dynasty, how can there be any cavalry in the system?

Although there are indeed horse troops in the military ranks of the Song Dynasty, the problem is that if all the cavalry in the Song Dynasty are pinched together, they may not be able to gather [-] cavalry, okay?
Today, the Great Song Dynasty can only rely on two-legged men to fight, and four-legged horses are almost becoming treasures.

"Zhang'er, are you sure you only need 650 Wen to make this good bow?"

Gao Qiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he quickly interrupted to remind his son Gao Zhang that the business was important.

"Exactly, 650 Wen, this is the price given by the Kaifeng Metal Workshop.

No matter how much the court needs, they are willing to provide it at this price. "

"The official family..."

At this moment, those military officials turned their hot eyes to the emperor of Song Dynasty, who was looking at Gao Zhang with a smile and nodded.

"It seems that all of you gentlemen must have recognized it. This is of high quality and low price, and the important thing is that the production cycle is so short."

"If I still object at this time, isn't it a fatuous king? Hahahaha..."

All the ministers and workers looked at the laughing official with strange expressions, and they didn't know if they wanted to raise their hands to give a thumbs up. Yes, yes, you are right.

Gao Zhang looked at this foolish king who was still playing tricks at this time with a black line on his face.What's your name, self-aware?
"Since that's the case, turn around, Gao Qing's family, Tong Guan, you two discuss with the Ministry of War to see how much you need, when the time comes, report it to me..."

"What about this one? Officials, I still have this here..."

Qilinzi of the Cai family, who had been neglected and ignored all the time, really went crazy now.

He raised the round helmet in his hand with all his strength, stood on tiptoe, and squeezed loudly among the courtiers of the Song Dynasty, shouting loudly.

"Ah, this..." Only then did everyone realize that what Gao Zhang offered was not just a bow...

(End of this chapter)