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

Chapter 128 Development
After a while, Mosang took out a crossbow made by himself from the house. Although it looked a bit weird, it was indeed a crossbow.

Li Yao took the crossbow machine, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, comparing it with the captured Han crossbow, he quickly found several shortcomings.

Wangshan has no scale, which is not conducive to aiming. The Hannu Wangshan has a scale, which makes it easier for soldiers to aim.

The crossbow machine has no crossbow, and all parts are directly installed on the crossbow, so that it will wear out quickly. If all the parts are installed on the crossbow, and then the crossbow is installed on the crossbow, its service life will be greatly extended.

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Mosang also began to introduce:

"According to what Shaojun said, I first carved out various parts with wood, and adjusted the size of the parts many times until they were installed in the crossbow machine. I have tried it, and the crossbow can hold the bowstring. At this time, it can be aimed for a long time without much effort. It is indeed much more convenient than the bow..."

"Then ask the blacksmith to make all the parts out of bronze, and finally have this crossbow machine!"

Hearing this, Li Yao first reset the hanging blade, and then pulled the bowstring until it snapped.

In this way, you can aim and shoot without any effort on your hands, and you have enough time to adjust, which is much simpler than a bow.

It takes at least one year to train a mature archer, and it takes at most one month to train a mature crossbowman.

The strategic value of the crossbow is also obvious!
However, the manufacturing process of the crossbow is more complicated, and even a lot of copper and iron are used to make a crossbow machine.

In the past, the imperial court banned strong crossbows, armor...

Moreover, Liangzhou is relatively remote, so no one can make crossbows, and even many siege equipment can't be made.

It will soon enter into a chaotic world, and the intensity of the war is getting higher and higher. Not only the crossbow, the armor... but also the siege equipment, will be restored from the ancient books sooner or later.

Li Yao didn't want to stand out, at least he couldn't fall behind others, otherwise he might have to sacrifice his life to lead troops to fight in the future.

He held the crossbow in his hand and played with it for a long time, and then carefully lowered the bowstring, as bows and crossbows can never be fired in the air.

Li Yao looked at Mo Sang again, and first directly acknowledged his efforts, and praised him for being able to make the crossbow:

"You did a very good job. With just a few words from me, you can make the crossbow machine..."

Then Li Yao paused:
"But this crossbow machine is still very crude and immature in all aspects. We have captured a lot of Han crossbows this time. You should study more in the future and try to copy the Han crossbow. It is best to make some improvements on the basis of it!"

Hearing what Li Yao said, Mo Sang was happy at first, then depressed, and finally said something very unconfident:
"I can't..."

Li Yao patted him on the shoulder, looked at him and said firmly:

"There's nothing wrong with it. You can make a crossbow out of thin air. Can't you improve it? I'll give you two directions. One is to improve it smaller, and the other is to improve it even more..."

"Small ones need to be easy to carry, but they must also be powerful enough to kill unarmored people..."

"The big one needs to be like a bed, which can shoot iron spears like arrows, and can easily pierce through no matter leather armor or iron armor..."

"These imperial courts already have them. If we can capture the prototype in the future, I will send you the prototype. But before we capture the prototype, you try your best to improve the Han crossbow, improving the small hand crossbow and the big bed crossbow..."

Seeing the excited expression on Mo Sang's face, Li Yao really expressed his thoughts:

"This time we are going to Yunwu, and you have to go with us. You can study and improve the Han crossbow. In the future, if you study the crossbow thoroughly, I will let you be an official and be responsible for making bows and crossbows!"

Mosang lived in Wubao since he was a child, what Li Yao said now made him very excited.

The excited face began to flush, and finally he nodded firmly:
"Young Master, I don't know any other crafts. I only have the bow-making experience passed down by my father, but I will definitely do my best to study and improve the Han crossbow!"

Li Yao returned the crossbow to him, then nodded with a smile and said:

"That's right, with me supporting you, you don't have to be afraid of anything, just do your best..."

Then Li Yao turned and left, but he was still saying:
"Let's go, come with me to get the Han Crossbow, first copy the Han Crossbow, and then teach the relevant craftsmen!"

Then Mo Sang followed immediately.

All afternoon, Li Yao and Mo Sang were discussing with each other, how to copy and improve the Han Nu!

Development, development, must be implemented in order to be regarded as development. To cultivate a complete military industry system, I don't know how much food will be invested in it.

These money and food cannot be collected from the people for the time being, and it is easy to force them to death.

It will take at least a year to feed the people after they have just been relocated, and it will take at least three years to see returns.

Even though it is very troublesome, it still needs to be done. The people are the foundation, and the food is the foundation. Only when the foundation is stable can we strive for hegemony.

When Cao Cao fought, he liked to kill people everywhere. From Yanzhou, to Qingzhou, then to Xuzhou, and then to Jizhou, the heads of the people killed were rolling, and the blood flowed like rivers. The reason was that the foundation was unstable and there was no food to feed the people.

In the end, the plague was rampant, causing the population to drop sharply. After the people in the interior were killed, they moved back from the border areas, and resettled the Hu people in the border areas. They neither killed them nor Sinicized them. As a result, the Hu people rebelled, and Cao Cao was responsible.

When the Han people were many, they never cherished it. Later, the Han people became fewer and fewer, and it was too late to cherish it.

Especially for Cao Cao, there are countless records of massacres. It doesn't matter whether he is a hero or a villain, but he is definitely not a hero.

Wait till night!

Li Yaocai went back to his home, and then he had someone call hot water, took off his robe and sat in.

It has been more than a year, and life in the military camp is extremely inconvenient. It's not like taking a hot bath at home.

At this time, Jiang Yun'er came over, skillfully wet Li Yao's hair, put soap on it, and began to rub it.

With a smile on her face, she was full of joy. During the day, she didn't bother Li Yao. At night, she should be alone.

Suddenly Li Yao asked lazily:
"Yun'er, when I left last year, I asked you to make paper according to the method I taught, did you make it?"

When Jiang Yun'er heard this, she immediately nodded and replied:
"The method taught by Shaojun is of course excellent. The paper is white, delicate, and strong. The mistress said it is very convenient to keep accounts, but there are not many people and the output is not high."

Li Yao's eyes lit up when he heard that, now he has both soap and paper, as long as he increases production and finds a market, he can earn a lot of money and food.

It is also a source of income, which requires a caravan and a road...

I have to discuss it with Ah Li. They occupy Hanyang now, which is the only way to pass through Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)