Ji Tang

Chapter 255 Astronomical Expenses
Seeing that Ji Song was still unmoved, Chai Shao became anxious.

It would be fine if he didn't see it, but now that such a good thing is in front of his eyes, he has to get a few of them, otherwise he will be sorry for his reputation as General Chai, an expert in robbery.

"Wait a minute, uncle!"

Ji Song quickly stopped him from continuing. Based on his understanding of this uncle, he was quite thick-skinned. If he didn't stop him quickly, he didn't know what kind of joke he would make!

It doesn't matter if he is embarrassed, but he can't let his aunt be embarrassed, otherwise he will never be able to reap the benefits when he goes back.

He pulled him aside and whispered: "These are the things that my nephew needs to save his life this time. You also know that old man Li Jing, he actually asked his nephew to sneak attack on Jie Li's lair.

We can only bring 800 people. If my nephew doesn't bring something good, I don't know if he can get out. "

After saying that, he put his arms around Chai Shao's neck and said, "Do you think this will work? Let my nephew use it first this time. Anyway, my nephew will start the fight first.

As long as this mission is completed, you will come over and my nephew will give you all these things. What do you think? "

"Really?"

"More real than real gold."

Ji Song nodded solemnly and promised.

Chai Shao was thoughtful, thinking: When the time comes, he will be the first to deal with this kid, and eventually this thing will fall into his hands. It doesn't matter if he does it sooner or later.

"That's okay, but I have to ask someone to come over and learn it first. Otherwise, it will be embarrassing if we can't use it by then." Chai Shao said.

"No problem!" Ji Song assured Chai Shao with his chest beating loudly.

Seeing Chai Shao agree, Ji Song was relieved and finally stabilized him.

Now that things have been agreed upon, the rest of the communication will be friendly.

Chai Shao was indeed a famous general on the battlefield, and he discussed with Ji Song how to use this thing on the battlefield to maximize its power.

The only pity is that there are too few of them now. If there are thousands of them, don't worry about whether they can attack them secretly or not.

Hide it first, wait until the enemy is ready to charge, and then use it suddenly. You can definitely catch the enemy off guard!
Ji Song even applied the archer's three-stage strike theory to this, dividing the ballistas into three rows. After the first row finished shooting, they immediately retreated, and then the second row went up, and so on.

In this way, continuous firepower can be achieved in a short period of time and the enemy can be dealt the greatest blow.

The only pity is that this thing is very bulky, and reloading the arrows after shooting is also troublesome.

Therefore, after all the arrows are fired, it is difficult to form suppressive fire again.

When Chai Shao heard Ji Song's words, he smiled and said: "You are a little greedy, don't even think about it. If there are a thousand of them, nearly [-] arrows will be fired in that round.

At that time, if there are still people alive on the battlefield, I will cut off their heads and use them as footballs.It's still going on, why don't you just rain down fire from the sky and burn them all to death. "

"Hey, isn't this trying to minimize our own casualties!" Ji Song scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.

At the same time, I also know that I am indeed greedy. There is no such good thing in the world. It is already very good to be able to do this.

Besides, even Ji Song felt distressed by the cost of this crossbow!
A complete crossbow cart, from material selection to molding, requires not only mature craftsmen, but also some simple arithmetic knowledge, which is simply not something ordinary people can do.

The money spent is even more staggering, with one set costing about 150 pieces, not counting the defective products that failed midway.

The distance of the ballista itself is very high, but the price of the arrows is not low either.According to Ji Song's opinion, it was better to use iron arrows for this arrow, but after he calculated the price, he immediately gave up this unrealistic idea.

But even with wooden poles and iron heads, the price of each arrow is still around the same. A thousand arrows with a total of nearly [-] arrows, that is, nearly [-] arrows.

According to the taxation of the Tang Dynasty at this time, excluding the expenditure that cannot be saved, the money that can be used for military purposes is only about 100 million yuan.

In other words, with the size of Datang, the entire military expenditure can only be used 24 times a year. How high a price is this?

Unless the emperor Li Shimin is crazy, he will use it like this. Therefore, this thing can only be used in a small area in a short period of time, and there is no way to popularize it.

After listening to Ji Song's introduction, Chai Shao was also dumbfounded.

I didn’t expect this thing to be useful. It’s easy to use, but it’s so damn expensive. Who can afford it?

The two talked for a while, and Chai Shao said goodbye and left, leaving behind fifty soldiers and asking Ji Song to teach them how to use this thing, and no secrets were allowed!
After Chai Shao left, Ji Song asked them to continue the test firing to see what problems there were.Don't go to the battlefield and if something goes wrong again, it will be too late.

After several test firings, Ji Song found that although there would be some problems, they were still within the tolerance range.So Su Lie and others were asked to call someone over immediately to learn how to operate.

Although this thing is extremely complicated to make, it is very simple to operate.

Learn how to load an arrow, how to check, how to launch, how to aim, and how to adjust.As long as you have a bright mind, you can learn it in about three to five days.

And the 800 people who can be selected into the forward camp must have good brains.

So, plus the 50 people left by Chai Shao, they all couldn't wait to start fucking.

After seeing this, Ji Song ignored them and asked Su Lie to take care of them so that nothing would happen, while he took the others to another tent.

"Master Marquis, this is what you call a sled, but please forgive me for being blunt as to how to use it." Gao Liang pointed to a pair of things with fixed grooves on both ends.

Ji Song's eyes lit up when he saw the real thing. Thinking of the scene when he took his little sister to ski, he couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Let's go, take this thing and the two sticks with you." Ji Song ordered Liu Laoer.

Liu Laoer was stunned. How long has it been since he saw Master Hou so happy?One year?Two years?

Hearing Ji Song's words, Liu Laoer also happily picked up the sled and carried two wooden sticks.He followed behind his own prince.

He doesn't care about anything else, as long as the Marquis is happy. It's been a long time since I saw the Marquis being interested in something. It's difficult for him to be interested, so don't let him down.

The group of people came to a gentle slope. Ji Song couldn't wait to tie the sled to his feet. After confirming that it was securely tied, he took the support rod from Mr. Liu's hand.

"You will ride behind me later and watch carefully how I use this thing. You will all need to use it when the time comes." Ji Song said to several people.

This is a powerful weapon for moving quickly on the snow. It is not only fast, but also very stealthy. As long as you put on a white cloak and lie down on the snow, it will be difficult for the enemy to detect it.

After everyone was ready, Liu Laoer finally got his head around this time and took a Ji Song's cloak and put it on his Marquis.

Seeing that everything was fine, Ji Song shouted: "I'm going!"

Ji Song was seen using the support pole to support the ground, and with the push, he instantly shot out like an arrow from a string, shocking everyone.

　It’s no good. I’ll work overtime every day during this period. I’ll also work overtime this weekend. That’s it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)