Chapter 143 Rewarded(1/2)
The Zanwen Party can start killing
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Ten shields were placed on the city gate, and the emperor personally looked at them one by one.
This is not just a hole. It can be seen from the shape of the hole that the person behind it can really be shot.
The emperor's expression could not conceal his excitement.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the winding speed is very fast." A general said excitedly, "Just now, this young general shot ten times in a row, but he was panting and his hands were shaking. This is completely impossible if it is placed on a heavy crossbow.
It’s because it’s easier to exert force when you step on it.”
Hearing him mention the young general, the emperor turned his head and looked.
Next to Fan Jianglin stood a young man, whose crossbow had been removed and was not allowed to be brought before His Majesty.
"Whose family do you belong to?" the emperor asked.
Zhou Lang knelt down and saluted.
"I am the sixth son of Delang Zhou Yue, and now he is the third squadron of Zhou Yue under the account of Zhao Cheng, the Northwest Economic and Strategy Department." He said loudly.
The young man was brave and high-spirited, and it looked pleasing to the eye. The emperor nodded and smiled.
"Good archery skills, reward." He said, said reward and then paused, "Jin Youshi Jin."
Fourth level!
Liu Lang took a deep breath in his heart. He had been fighting enemies in the northwest for two years, but he had only been promoted to the first level. But now he tried out the crossbow in front of the emperor and was promoted to the fourth level!
Looking at the officials around, there was no reaction from the military generals. The military generals who could stand in front of the emperor were all very high-level. In their eyes, there was no need to mention even a right servant ban, so naturally they would not take it seriously. However, although the civil servants were very concerned about it,
The emperor was dissatisfied with the honors and awards given so casually, but he also knew that he was in a good mood and there was no need to seek displeasure.
Besides, he was just a military attache. If he were to be a civil servant, there would be many people who would dare to blush and scold the emperor on the spot. "Thank you," the chamberlain next to him reminded him hurriedly.
Only then did Zhou Lang come back to his senses and hurriedly shouted thank you loudly.
The emperor was not displeased with his gaffe, but instead praised him with a bit of joy.
Liulang stood up with a somewhat complicated feeling in his heart.
Let me ask you a favor.
If you do a favor, if you do her a favor, you will get an official title. Who is helping whom?
While he was still dazed, Fan Jianglin continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, you can find other people to try and verify this crossbow," he said.
The emperor smiled and shook his head.
"No need to try." He said, "I believe you."
Face? Being hurt? Compared with the achievements of the Northwest, being refuted by a little girl's family is no big deal.
As a little girl, she just has a lot of temper.
When Fan Jianglin heard this, he knelt down and kowtowed.
The emperor's face was smiling, and Gao Lingbo standing beside him was also smiling, but his smile was a bit cold.
His eyes fell on Fan Jianglin, and then turned to the shield beside him.
"Sure enough, it's a big killer. It's about the same size as a heavy crossbow and looks more sophisticated. Nowadays, it takes ten days to make a heavy crossbow." He said, looking at Fan Jianglin with a smile on his face, "I don't know if you want to use this one."
how long?"
When these words came out, the stunned Zhou Lang shuddered violently. No, Gao Lingbo had poisonous intentions!
The law stipulates that people are not allowed to hide crossbows secretly, and anyone with five can be killed. If Fan Jianglin made this crossbow and kept it secretly and did not report it, whether it was before or after entering Beijing, he would be punished for ten days and a half.
It's inappropriate. Although the emperor is happy now and won't think too much, but he can't bear to be mentioned and provoked in the future, the emperor will definitely doubt his intentions.
He opened his mouth to steal the conversation, but it was still a step too late.
"This bow is crudely made, and the people worked day and night, taking six days." Fan Jianglin said, with a bit of shame.
But my sister only took three days.
This is impossible! Gao Lingbo almost blurted out and gritted his teeth to stop it.
Other officials around him had already shouted out.
This is impossible!
The emperor had already taken a step forward excitedly.
"Six days?" he asked, "Really?"
Fan Jianglin nodded.
"The common people will not deceive Your Majesty," he said.
"Are you alone?" the emperor asked again, breathing a little quickly.
Fan Jianglin nodded again.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Hurry, let the Gongnuyuan build it, summon everyone, all the craftsmen, and build hundreds of them within ten days! Send it to the northwest, send it to the northwest! I will give them a copy for your majesty.
Big gift!" The general beside the emperor shouted crazily.
No censor came out to scold the general for his lack of etiquette, because they were all shocked by what he said.
This is impossible, this is impossible.
"Also, Your Majesty, Xiaomin's crossbows use wooden feather arrows." Fan Jianglin added.
The shouting suddenly stopped.
besides……
The emperor felt that his breathing stopped for a moment.
"No need for Lingyu..." he said tremblingly.
"Yes, just use wood chips. Also, the crossbow body and crossbow arms don't use tendon or horns, just mountain wood, plus hemp rope..."
besides…..
Fan Jianglin's voice was still speaking, but it sounded far and near in the emperor's ears.
The powerful lethality is surprising, but it is not the most surprising thing.
The most important thing about heavy weapons is money.
Arms are the most expensive. Who doesn’t want strong soldiers and sharp weapons? But money is not too much even if you throw it in tens of thousands. The key is that the national treasury is really poor. There are so many abandoned houses in the palace that cannot be repaired.
The emperor had saved enough, but he still felt poor.
This is why there are always ministers who accuse belligerence of causing harm, because the investment is too much and consumes the country's capital.
Now this problem has been solved. Not only is this crossbow a hundred times more lethal than a heavy crossbow, but its cost is less than half of that!
The emperor looked out of the corner of his eye and saw several courtiers who frowned and seemed to have something to say, retracting their feet.
They obviously also know that they cannot attack and refute in terms of expenditure.
What Fan Jianglin said was so good, it saved him from having to fight with the ministers in the court.
What does this mean? It means that it is not impossible for the entire army to be equipped with this kind of crossbow!
The whole army! The whole army!
"...It doesn't absorb water when it touches water...it's just that it wears out faster than a heavy crossbow..."
Fan Jianglin's voice continued, and the emperor's hands almost trembled.
"Come here, come here, hurry up and count for me, count, the whole army is equipped... equipped..." he shouted. Halfway through, he remembered that he didn't know the name of this crossbow and looked at Fan Jianglin. "What's its name?"
Fan Jianglin kowtowed again.
"I haven't given you a name yet, please give me a name from Your Majesty," he said.
The emperor looked under the city gate and saw that the crossbow had been put away.
"The divine bow...the divine arm bow...is called the divine arm bow." He thought for a moment and said.
"Congratulations to your Majesty for acquiring this magical object." Gao Lingbo was the first to shout.
Although he was filled with hatred, he was not confused about when to say what to say.
Immediately, people all around knelt down and shouted. The people on the city gate shouted, and the people below the city gate immediately followed suit. Suddenly, the mountain's shouts surged like ocean waves.
The emperor couldn't help laughing anymore.
Okay, okay, this birthday is really a good one!
After accepting the congratulations from the people, the emperor turned around and drove back to the palace. A group of ministers, royal relatives and relatives followed him to the banquet in the palace, including Fan Jianglin and Liu Lang who were also invited in.
"Fan Jianglin, I want to reward you, what do you want?" the emperor said, sitting on the dragon throne, the excitement has not dissipated, with a rare blush on his usually pale face.
Fan Jianglin kowtowed.
To be continued...