Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

As for the afternoon, he would bring the ideas he had in the morning and verify them one by one in experiments.

Today, compared to when he was busy working in the fields, Ma Jun's skin has become much fairer, but because of the short time, his muscular body has not changed much compared to before.

Seeing that everyone was already seated, he casually took a few pieces of white paper that he usually used for deduction and calculation, and a charcoal pencil, and focused his attention on Xu Huang.

"Then General Xu, let us begin first."

"My lord and you guys came here today mainly to give feedback on the use of the previously trial-produced weapons such as the Thunderbolt and suggestions for improvement? Feel free to mention it, as long as it can be done, I will try my best to achieve it."

"As for the future... I happen to have something else I want to talk to the lord, let's talk about it after our business here is over."

He said to Xu Huang and Pei Yuanshao one after another. Although Ma Jun's words were aimed at the two of them, his eyes subconsciously looked in Zhang Yan's direction.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan naturally nodded slightly. After Xu Huang and Pei Yuanshao exchanged glances, Xu Huang, who was more eloquent, took the lead. The inventor of the sky thunder narrated.

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"Well...Mr. Ma, can I just call you that?"

"I have tried the Tribulus Earthquake Thunder, Thunderbolt Fire Thunder, and Poison Smoke Thunder before. They are very powerful and perform well on the battlefield. Whether it is field battles, attacking camps, or even defending battlements, they are very powerful. It can be said to be a sharp weapon that has helped us achieve considerable results.”

"If it wasn't for the help of these weapons this time, we would have to pay a lot more if we wanted to successfully wipe out those Shanyue."

"Here, first of all, please allow me to thank you on behalf of the soldiers and generals under my command. It is your previous efforts that saved us soldiers from the damage of the war."

"It's just that, although this thunderbolt is really good, in some respects, it may not be so convenient for the battlefield..."

"In other words, the actual battlefield may be slightly different from what you expected..."

Carefully considering the words, Xu Huang and Zhang Yan had privately consulted about Ma Jun's character before they came over. Although he had met Ma Jun before, he didn't have any deep contact with him.

And such polite rhetoric with a hint of flattery was exactly what Zhang Yan taught him.

Chapter 10 Mass Production

Although it is a bit inappropriate to say that, but the fact is——

Everyone likes to listen to good things, and to listen to what they want to hear, and this is especially evident in Ma Jun.He was originally a scholar from a poor family. Before he followed Zhang Yan, he was still in the state of worrying about his family's livelihood every day.

Under such circumstances, he from a bad background naturally values ​​some recognition or recognition more than ordinary people.

Coupled with the fact that Ma Jun was still young, and his temperament was still a little unstable, the praise and boast of such a "military high-ranking officer" who he had never had the opportunity to contact before naturally made him feel a little panicked.

"Ah, General Xu, you don't have to be like this. You are the real hero who wields swords and guns on the battlefield. You are more professional than me when it comes to weapons."

"If there is anything to improve, just give me your advice."

Embarrassed, he bowed his hand to Xu Huang, and Ma Jun no longer felt alienated from military generals before, and his face became a little rosy.

Seeing that his pleasing effect was good, Xu Huang felt relieved, and began to describe to the opponent his understanding of new weapons such as Zhentianlei after this battle.

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"Mr. Ma, the battlefield is different from the training ground. In the process of marching and setting up the formation, and actually fighting the enemy, many times our soldiers and generals cannot guarantee that we are in a state of full strength. Even more so in encounters."

"It is precisely because of this that in many cases the key to evaluating whether a new weapon is easy to use is not whether its power is huge, but whether the weapon can play its due role well."

"Let me give you an example. You know that most of the soldiers of our big men are equipped with ring-shoulders as weapons. In the previous dynasty or even earlier, people mostly used weapons or spears..."

"When it comes to lethality, the long weapon is actually not weaker than the one-handed weapon, and even stronger in some aspects. It is only because of a series of reasons such as convenience and cost that our big man finally determined the ring head knife as the official army. standard equipment."

"It may be changed to a different dynasty, a different country, and their soldiers are not many, so they can all be equipped with high-quality long weapons, and the soldiers of our big man are probably hundreds of thousands. It’s going to be hard to do that.”

While talking, he gestured to Ma Jun, Xu Huang saw that the other party was frowning, but he didn't interrupt himself, so he continued talking.

"Just like the Ring Shoudao, in many cases, it is a good thing that the weapon is more powerful, but considering other aspects, it is not the case."

"It's like a thunderbolt. When we use it to destroy the enemy's formation and frighten their minds, the power should be as powerful as possible. We can't wait for a thunderbolt to kill hundreds of thousands of soldiers."

"But because the manpower is sometimes exhausted, it is inevitable that soldiers will encounter some problems when using the Thunderbolt on the battlefield."

"For example, it is too powerful to cause accidental damage to friendly troops, a single thunderbolt is too heavy for ordinary soldiers to throw it too far, and the production cost of the thunderbolt is unfavorable caused by excessive power. place."

"Mr. Ma, General Pei and I are both generals who have fought on the battlefield for a long time. Although we come from different backgrounds, it is rare for us to have the same idea on this point."

"That's why the power of the thunder now is too great. We generals are very happy when using it, but the decisive role on the battlefield is not only the generals, but also the soldiers..."

"Our soldiers, except for a very few archers with extremely strong arms, most of them still can't use this kind of weapon."

While deliberating over his words, Xu Huang informed Ma Jun of the results of his discussions with several of Zhang Yan's generals yesterday.

Not far from him, although Pei Yuanshao did not have Xu Huang's eloquence and literary talent, he would say "hmm" from time to time, expressing his agreement with this point of view.

As for Ma Jun, after hearing the words, he fell into deep thought for a while.

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"Is it too powerful?"

He murmured a few words in his heart. Before, Ma Jun had never imagined that Xu Huang believed that this weapon was too powerful. When he was developing and trying this weapon, he discussed it with Zhang Yan for a long time. The power of the weapon is not enough to have any obvious effect on the Celest Superman in this world.

As for the things on the battlefield that Xu Huang mentioned, it was naturally not knowledge that he had access to before as a literati.

"Well... I didn't think of that."

Nodding to the few people present, Ma Jun recorded these things on a few white papers beside his hand, and signaled Xu Huang and others to continue.

Seeing this, Xu Huang naturally understood that the other party already knew what he meant, so he continued to raise suggestions for this weapon.

"Mr. Ma, can you see if this can be done? You can control the power of our existing thunderbolts to about half or even one-third of the existing ones. This is for some less solid city defense measures. Or for ordinary soldiers, it is already deadly enough."

"As for the stronger and thicker walls or the generals of the first-class level... Don't be angry when I say that, the power of this kind of thing is still difficult to threaten generals of our level. The main function of this thunderbolt Ordinary soldiers are the main ones.”

"As an alternative, you can see if you can reduce the weight and size of some of these weapons, so that ordinary soldiers can also be equipped and use this weapon after training."

"By the way, I also heard from my lord that the output of this weapon is still very low, mainly due to the insufficient production of gunpowder inside."

"If we can reduce the amount of gunpowder used for a single Thunderbolt, then we can produce more in Lujiang, right?"

After telling Ma Jun all his suggestions, Xu Huang didn't know whether the way he said to reduce the amount of gunpowder to increase production was reliable or not. Speaking of him, he is a real layman.

He just remembered that in the battle he was fighting this time, an enemy sentry tower was burned down to ruins because of the thunderbolt fire, and he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

It is true that when the soldiers from Lujiang took over the col, things like sentry towers could naturally be rebuilt.

However, the current construction tasks in Lujiang are so tight. Zhang Yan's marquis mansion, library and new government office in Wancheng have not yet been completed. If he wants to have more people to build sentry towers, Zhang Yan is not allowed to affect the training of soldiers. In the case of a mission, I don't know how long it will take to realize it.

"Reduce the power... reduce the size and weight, and..."

"Well, is there any increase in production?"

Using charcoal to write and draw on the paper at hand, Ma Jun began to subconsciously think about ways to improve while recording the feedback Xu Huang gave him.

As for the output mentioned by the other party, as the person in charge of the Lujiang Academy of Martial Arts, he is naturally very clear about it.

"Well, I see."

"The matter of production is true. The new weapon of our Academy of Armed Forces has just been invented, and has not yet been mass-produced. General Xu, the thunderbolts you used before were configured one by one by the staff of the Institute of Armed Forces. Only a few dozen were produced in more than half a month."

"However, if some requirements are lowered in the future, and then handed over to the Industrial Division for mass production, if we try our best, how can the monthly output reach about hundreds of pieces?"

Ma Jun muttered softly, while responding to Xu Huang and the others.

At present, the main factor limiting the output of Lujiang Zhentianlei is the insufficient production capacity of gunpowder and artificial production capacity, and a large part of gunpowder will be used in the development of artillery. Of course, the output can be increased logically.

After writing down all the content he learned today and his own suggestions, and handing it over to the officials under him for improvement, Ma Jun finally sang, and then looked at Zhang who had been smiling not far away. Yan's figure.

"Then... I see. In the next period of time, I will arrange for my subordinates to improve Zhentianlei."

"In this regard, General Xu, you'd better send some middle-level soldiers over to help me confirm the power and weight of the Thunderbolt."

"As for other things..."

"My lord?"

Looking up at the direction of his master, Ma Jun just saw Zhang Yan nodding to him, so he didn't say anything more.

Chapter 11 As long as you can shoot

"Well, okay, Gongming, do you have anything else to do with Lao Pei? If not, go back first, take the soldiers to rest for a while, and have a good moon festival. After the festival, join Yang Feng's cavalry. stationed in the largest mountain camp near the buried hill."

"As for me, Deheng and I still have some things to discuss, so we won't go back with you."

After giving instructions to the two, Zhang Yan saw that the other party was fine, so he simply drove Xu Huang and others back.

As for himself, after the two of them resigned one after another, he half-lyed on the cushion beside him in a relaxed manner.

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"Well... well, Deheng, if you have anything to do with me, you can tell me directly."

"The two of them were there just now. If you are inconvenient to say something, it is still in production. Now there are only the two of us left. Let's talk about anything. Is it because the money is not enough, or did you come up with something new?"

Some casually asked Ma Jun, Zhang Yan took another sip of tea, then casually looked outside the door not far away.

Although he was still chatting about serious matters with Ma Jun at this moment, at this moment, his heart had already flown to his home, and he was constantly thinking about how he should take the gang at home with him during the Moon Festival tonight. Where is the girl going to hang out?

The fact is that this is the case. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. He is not alone like in the past, but has a family. Naturally, he wants to spend more time with his family and stay with them for a while at this time.

If Xu Huang hadn't agreed in advance to bring him to find Ma Jun today, Zhang Yan wouldn't even want to go out to work.

On the other hand, Ma Jun could clearly see that Zhang Yan was absent-minded, so instead of being as polite as Xu Huang, who came and went, he started talking long and short.

"My lord, it's not a big deal."

"It's true that the experimental funds are not enough, and I have to apply for another batch with you."

"The amount is not large, maybe one or two million yuan is enough?"

Some casually said something to Zhang Yan, I don't know if it is because of the abundance of money these days, when Ma Jun mentions this kind of funds of hundreds of thousands to millions, he can start to be able to keep his face unchanged. Jump.

Beside him, Zhang Yan didn't react at the first moment. After nodding, he followed the other party's words.

"Oh, I guess you don't have enough money. Recently, you are trial-producing artillery and developing and producing Thunderbolt. It is normal that the cost is higher."

"But I didn't tell you, you don't have to look for me at all, just talk to Ye'er and her..."

"Ye'er, she..."

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"Wait, how much do you think it will take?"

As if he had finally come to his senses, Zhang Yan suddenly turned over from the ground and sat up, almost spitting out half of the saliva in his mouth before.