People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 20 Crossbow

That night, because Li Yao led the crowd and did not go home all day, the leader Li Yao was naturally reprimanded by Zhao Yan, but the others did not escape either.

After all, the grassland is quite dangerous. They play outside all day and don't even go home to eat at noon, which makes people worry and angry.

Although Li Yao admitted his mistakes sincerely, he decided not to repent because he had done nothing wrong.

Should I practice riding and archery?

should!

Should you bring everyone to eat mutton?

should!

Since everything he did was right, then naturally there is no need to repent...

At most, send someone back to inform you later!
As for the others, do they regret it in their hearts?
Probably no regrets!

As the saying goes:
After eating a barbecue, I will not lose money under the stick!

So that night, the whole Wubao was full of chickens and dogs jumping around...

In the early morning of the next day, Li Yao came back to life full of blood.

He didn't rush to have breakfast, but took Wu Yu for a stroll around, and finally came to a courtyard with simple decoration but an extremely large area.

Walked in swaggeringly, anyway, there were really not many places in this dock that he could not enter.

Of course there is no exception here!

In this yard, there are many houses divided, which seem to be a hodgepodge, hoarding all kinds of things.

Wood, horns, tendons, swim bladders...

If you think it's a warehouse, you'd be wrong, it's where one of the best bow makers in the dock lives.

In this era, people with crafts generally teach them to their descendants if they have offspring, and to their apprentices if they have no offspring.

It is precisely because of this rule that many crafts are basically inherited from father to son, and eventually many craftsman families are formed.

Suddenly someone exclaimed:

"Master?!"

Li Yaoxun looked over at him, it was a child of eight or nine years old, his face was full of surprise at this time, but he said with a smile:

"Mosang, where are your father and eldest father now?"

Mo Sang looked at Li Yao's shoulder, where a vulture was standing, envious eyes appeared in his eyes.

Immediately after hearing Li Yao speak, he immediately withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked in:
"It's just ahead, young master, please follow me!"

Then Li Yao followed Mo Sang and quickly came to the yard. First, he heard a knocking sound, and then he saw a white-haired old man. It was this old man who was knocking on something just now.

Li Yao understood at a glance that the old man was hitting animal tendons with a small hammer. This kind of specially treated, dried animal tendons can be hammered into filaments, and then the filaments can be woven into bowstrings.

At this time, Mosang said loudly:

"Father, the young master is here!"

Then the old man stopped his movements, then looked up at Li Yao, with a gentle smile on his face:
"Young Master, you are looking for an old man like me today, but you are not comfortable with that bow?"

Li Yao didn't put on airs, looked at the old man and shook his head, then said with a smile:

"The bow made by Mr. Mo is naturally very easy to use. This time I came here for another matter..."

"Recently, I took a group of friends to practice riding and archery together, and then I thought that maybe I could make loud arrows to give orders, so I came here today!"

The sound of the arrow is the sound of dysprosium!
Ming Dy, is the sound of arrows!
But why, Li Yao only talked about sounding arrows, not Mingdi, and actually had some relationship with the Xiongnu Shanyu Modun.

Once Mao Dun relied on Mingdi to train an elite cavalry, and after they trained, their most famous deed was to accompany Mao Dun to kill his father, kill Tou Man Chanyu directly, and finally became Shan Yu on his own.

So after that, Mingdi gradually became deeply bound to Maodun, but the sound of arrows finally spread.

As long as the father at home is still there, he will never use Mingdi openly. If he really uses Mingdi openly, then he has some thoughts about his father.

Li Yao said that the sound of the arrow was nothing, if it was the sound of the sound, then Li Wenhou would definitely come back from the military camp to kill his relatives after hearing it.

That is really "father is kind and son is filial piety"!
"Sounding Arrow..." Mo Lao heard this, and immediately said:

"Since Shaojun needs it, I'll ask Mo Zhe to polish a batch for you, but there are only bone ones, not iron ones."

Li Yao was smiling all over his face. Sure enough, today's trip was not in vain. As long as it was related to bows and arrows, he would definitely be looking for Mr. Mo.

He would not despise only the bone sounding arrows. After all, the grassland lacks iron tools. Even if iron tools can be obtained, Li Yao will not let Li Yao use them at will.

Unlike cattle, sheep and horses, there is no shortage of these grasslands, but iron is a strategic material, which needs to be supplied first to the tribe. Only when they are fully armed can they truly deal with all enemies.

At this time Li Yao's heart moved, looked at the old man and said again:

"Old Mo, the crossbow I mentioned to you before, is it really impossible to make it?"

Hearing this, Mo Lao's expression became serious, and then he persuaded him earnestly:
"Shaojun, only the bow is the best. Those so-called crossbows are very difficult to aim, and the strings are severely worn out, so they are not suitable as weapons..."

Li Yao felt helpless when he heard that, then turned his head to look at Mo Sang, and couldn't help but think in his heart:
"Even if I can't persuade the old ones, I can't persuade the young ones. Sooner or later, the crossbow will be made, and when it is equipped with the army, it will be able to shoot ten thousand arrows. No matter what enemy, it will be a wave of arrows first..."

The ancient crossbow machine is relatively simple, and it is not difficult to make it. Li Yao has watched related videos, not only showing the main structure, but also explaining it.

But there is a huge difference between knowing and making, just like the knowledge learned in class can't be tested by others.

How to be more precise?How to be more durable?How to shoot farther?How can it be more powerful?

Only professional craftsmen will know the tricks.

At this moment, Mo Lao said in a deep voice:
"When Shaojun becomes an adult, I will definitely present him with the best bow. At that time, Shaojun will understand that only a bow is the best weapon!"

At the same time, Li Yao looked at Mo Lao again, that old face revealed a kind of piety.

Mr. Mo is already in his 50s. In this era, people in their 30s can claim to be old. In their 50s, they already have half of their feet buried in the soil.

After living for most of his life, because the Han and Qiang war tribes perished, they became slaves, wandered, and finally followed Li Wenhou, so they had a chance to breathe.

Now Mo Lao's love for Gong, just like his loyalty to the Li family, has already been deeply rooted in his bones and is indelible.

Thinking of this, Li Yao looked at the old man with a smile on his face:
"Then Mo Lao must live a good life. I will ask you for the best bow when I grow up. I can't break my promise!"

Mo Lao's smile became more and more gentle:
"must!"

　In troubled times, we must pay attention to take care of your body...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)