Fang Li, accompanied by Liu Ye, visited the Battle of the War and Forging Bureau and waited for half an hour. Gongshu then smiled and put down the wooden plank in his hand, looking at the lever he had just made as if he was appreciating a work of art.

Liu Ye hurriedly walked forward and bowed: "Mr. Gongshu, my lord is here to see you."

Gongshu patted his forehead and blamed himself: "Oh... Why didn't Liu Shangshu say it earlier? It's a sin to let Gong Tang wait for a long time!"

Fang Li smiled and bowed and bowed: "Mr. Gongshu has made you suffer, I am polite here!"

Gongshu hurriedly bowed and returned: "The villain of the mountain village man is short of courtesy and rituals. If you are rude, please ask Gong Tang to take care of him."

"Haha... Mr. Gongshu is famous all over the world. It is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to come to our Tang Dynasty to guide the craftsmanship. How could it be rude?"

Fang Li looked respectful and reached out to invite Gongshu to the living room for tea. "Mr. Gongshu has been drying in the scorching sun for most of the day. Let's go to the house to have tea and talk."

Now Liu Ye led the way, Fang Li and Gongshu followed each other and went to the living room of the Bingzhu Bureau to have tea.

After entering the house, he sat in the main seat, sitting in the guest seat like a Gongshu, Liu Ye, Dian Wei and others stood beside him.

After a few polite words, Gongshu brought the topic to the catapult cart and said, "Duke Tang's idea is really imaginative. He has been a carpenter for more than 30 years and has traveled to dozens of countries, and it is the first time he has seen such a powerful siege weapon."

"The product of the sudden appearance of inspiration made Mr. Gongshu laugh."

Fang Li picked up the teacup and took a sip, "I would like to ask Mr. Gongshu to help improve it so that this catapult car can show greater power."

Gongshu nodded and said, "The catapult car designed by the Ministry of Works does have many shortcomings, such as easily tilting left and right, prone to breaking the ejection arm, and inconvenient movement, which is generally helping Liu Shangshu improve."

Liu Ye took credit for Gongshu like aside: "Although Mr. Gongshu's days in Xingyang were short, he has helped us with the Army Forging Bureau and solved many problems. He not only helped us improve the catapult cart, but also helped us improve the ladder and chariot, which played a enlightenment role."

Fang Li took the opportunity to recruit and said, "Mr. Gongshu made such contributions to our Tang Dynasty, and I had no choice but to repay him, so I promoted Mr. Gongshu to the Minister of Works and enjoy the salary of our Tang Dynasty to express my gratitude."

Gongshu Ban refused without hesitation: "Thank you for your kindness, but Ban is just a craftsman and a mountain villager. He doesn't know the red tape and dare not enter the house and stay in the temple."

Gongshu's attitude was also expected by Fang Li. Craftsmen like him who were obsessed with research had long regarded fame and fortune as dirt, and it was normal that a mere official title and salary could not be bought with him.

But since Gongshuban came to Xingyang, Fang Li did not want to let him go. God knew that Gongshuban went to the hostile country to make weapons that day, which would definitely pose a huge threat to the soldiers of the Tang State.

But Gongshu Ban is a famous master in the world. He is not an unknown market entourage like Han Xin. He cannot use the means of "destroying it if you can't get it", or even limit his freedom.

Otherwise, the Tang Kingdom would be infamous and keep the heroes of the world away from him.

Fang Li had a sudden inspiration, and had a plan in his mind, and said with a smile: "I have recently conceived a weapon that can fire ten crossbow arrows in a row, but I am only creative, but I can't create them. When I roughly describe the structure, I will make it for me."

Fang Li immediately explained the principle of "Zhuge Crossbow" to Gongshu. When he didn't understand, he vaguely passed on the details. Anyway, he was only responsible for providing creativity, so he had to study the specific details by himself.

After hearing this, Gongshu Ban couldn't help but slamming his high-highs: "Okay, okay, okay... This crossbow is so powerful. Gong Tang is simply a fantasy! It seems that there is something to do again. Without three to five months, the catapult cart and crossbow are probably not perfect."

Looking at Gongshu's excited expression, Fang Li secretly felt happy.

The best bait to keep a drunkard is undoubtedly fine wine. After Gongshuo creates a continuous crossbow, he will make wooden ox and horses. After building wooden ox and horses, he will make building ships. After building building boats, he will make bed crossbows. Anyway, he will have to squeeze out Gongshuo's wisdom to be finished!

"With a new creative villain, he feels like he is sitting on pins and needles and can't sleep or eat. Please forgive the rude husband for ruthlessness, so he will not be able to drink tea with Mr. Tang here!"

Like Gongshu, he stood up and bent down to Fang Li, and even walked out of the door and went to the yard to pick up the drawings and became busy.

Fang Li stood up and laughed, and told Liu Ye: "Haha... Mr. Gongshu is so obsessed with inventions, your Ministry of Works must meet all the requirements. As long as you can keep Mr. Gongshu for three or five years, our military industry in the Tang Dynasty will definitely be far away from all the princes!"

Imagine that in three to five years, the Tang army will be equipped with a large number of advanced military equipment such as catapults, wooden ox and flowing horses, Zhuge crossbows, as well as fighting ships, tower ships, stirrups, horseshoes, etc. At that time, what are you afraid of Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po, and Le Yi? What are you afraid of Qi, Qin, Jin and Zhao?

If you don’t accept it, just do it!

Fang Li walked out of the Ministry of Works excitedly, and suddenly a man who was nearly eight feet tall flashed from the side of the road and bowed: "The villain, King Ping of Shu, pay homage to Duke Tang!"

Dian Wei, Ma Pi and other guards were about to step forward and push the man away, but Fang Li hurriedly stopped him: "Wait, since this hero has come from afar, let's hear him know his purpose."

After Dian Wei and Mapi retreated, Wang Ping knelt on the ground and explained his purpose; "The villain from Shu Kingdom, Dangqu, was named Wang, named Ping, and Zijun. Because he witnessed the Qin army attacking my city and killing my people, the court of Shu Kingdom was incompetent, so he had no choice but to come to Xingyang to join Duke Tang."

Fang Li bent down and helped Wang Ping up: "You came from Bashu, which shows your sincerity. Seeing that you are burly and majestic, I think you must have martial arts. When I was employed by the Tang Dynasty, I appointed you as the lieutenant. I will ask the people from the Ministry of War to send you to the camp to report later. If you make military achievements in the future, you will definitely reward me according to your merits!"

"Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your respect, and I am willing to work hard for the Tang Dynasty."

Wang Ping was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed again, and followed Zhao Gao to the Ministry of War.

Two days later, Xiahou Dun and Deng Zhi rushed from Jiangguan and Wancheng to Xingyang, and went to Taiji Palace to visit Fang Li.

Xiahou Dunsheng was eight feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a rough appearance. He saw that he was a brave and good general at a glance.

Moreover, Xiahou Dun's eyes are now intact, not the image of the "one-eyed dragon" on the screen when summoned, but also solved the mystery in Fang Li's heart.

"The little minister Xiahou Dun, whose name is Yuanrang, is from Qiao County, and his cousin, came to Tang State to serve because he was summoned by his cousin to write a book. I wonder what instructions did the Tang Duke ask to summon villains to Xingyang for writing a book?"

Xiahou Dun was not as rough and reckless as his appearance, and spoke politely and formally, and was not a reckless person.

The reason why Fang Li transferred Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and Cao Zhen from Cao Cao one after another was because of his inner vigilance against Cao Cao, and he was worried that Cao Cao and his clan would pose a threat to his dominance.

After all, Cao Cao in history was a hero who "would rather let me down the world than let me down the world". Fang Li cannot completely dispel his vigilance against him now. He could have given enough trust to let Cao Cao take over the army alone, and now he will never let Cao Cao join his clan again to avoid leaving hidden dangers.

Fang Li smiled and said, "I heard that Yuan Rang was brave and good at fighting. Meng De already had Zhang Liao, Ying Bu and Ma Zhong under his command, while Gongjin in the south had only Zhao Yun and Cao Zhen under his command, so he summoned Yuan Rang to go to Gongjin's army to help."

Xiahou Dun promised: "Since I have joined the Tang Dynasty, I will let the Tang Dynasty send you."

Xiahou Dun was in Xingyang without any relatives and reason. After leaving Taiji Palace, he turned over and rode his horse, and left the city from the south gate of Xingyang and headed straight for Wancheng to join Zhou Yu.

"The little minister Deng Zhi, whose courtesy name is Bomiao, is a savage man from Deng Guoxin, pays homage to Duke Tang!"

After Xiahou Dun left, Deng Zhi stepped forward and bowed to the ground.

I saw Deng Zhi about thirty years old, and was simple and loyal, with a wise light flashing in his eyes. Fang Li ordered him to temporarily serve as the head of the Ministry of Rites and wait for the promotion in the future.

Deng Zhi bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Tang, for your support. Zhi is willing to do his best to serve the Tang Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!