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Chapter 19 Juzi

It has been several days since I entered Xianyang, but the evil spirits have always felt very uncomfortable. There are no messy markets and murderers who bully good and fear evil. Every street and every market are in order and orderly. There are no arrogant and powerful people who are rampant. After entering the city, their cars are slow to move on the left, and they are not as domineering as the common domineering masters of Chu. Here, the people are simple and thrifty, and they are always frugal, and the prostitutes are deserted, and only merchants from the six countries are in and out of them...

The only thing that made Ei Lai a little uncomfortable is that there were no wine shops in the city, so it was difficult to buy wine. Junior brother Xia Yang said that Qin law prohibited the people from selling wine privately. Wine was the grain of the people, and it was the food of all people. Every grain was precious, so how could it be used to make wine? Ei Lai was a coarse person. He never thought that this was the way wine came, and he felt a little guilty. He drank a lot of alcohol throughout his life, and he didn't know how much food he had wasted.

"Since King You of Zhou, the world has been conquered and controversial, and the people have been suffering and miserable, and the world has been filled with sorrow. Juzi said: "If ten thousand people die in a year due to war, then more than five million people have died suddenly. The war has become more urgent, and more soldiers have become more numerous, and more than ten million people have died suddenly." Therefore, Juzi said: "There are only 20 million people in the world, and there are not only one person left. Mo's ambition should make the people in the world practice the great way, and love and not attack. How can we love both? All people are the people of a king and love each other; how can we not attack? The world is the king's land, and it is not attacked.'

My ancestor Mozi asked my disciples to do the meaning: 'It is like building a wall, and those who can build it can build it, those who can build it can build it, those who can be solid soil, and those who can be happy will be happy, and then the wall will be formed. It is still true that those who can talk about debate, those who can speak about writing can talk about writing, and those who can be able to do their best to enter Qin.' Since the beginning of the first time, the wise kings of the Great Qin Dynasty returned to Qin, it has been more than a hundred years since the four generations of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the reforms have been made to make the despicable country the overlord of the world. Now the momentum of the Great Qin Dynasty to unify the world has been revealed, and I, Mo, should do my best to help them achieve righteousness..."

In the Xia family's residence in Xianyang, the junior brother Xia Yang was instructed and introduced the truth about the Mo family's help to Qin, and the struggle of Mo people in all dynasties. For a crude man who hates evil and is a hero, this is tantamount to enlightenment. Eilai feels that the blood on his body is boiling, and he also feels that he is in a brilliant sunshine. He is lucky and even happier. Yesterday, he drew his sword for only one person, and today, he wants to drew his sword for all people in the world.

"Please tell me that Junior Brother Yu Zi, Eilai is willing to join the Qin army and help the Qin king to unify the world!" Eilai was excited and suddenly bowed to Xia Yang. His arms were full of strength, so that he could only bow and his joints made a loud noise.

"No, no." Xia Yang was not surprised by the excitement of evil. He replied, "Jiuzi has sent me to the six countries to conduct business to buy things that Qin is urgently needed. But my brother is weak and has no sword skills. Guandong is not as good as Qin, so he needs to rely on his senior brother's sword skills."

"Okay... go shopping?" Elai was a little stunned. He used to be a robber.

"That's right." Xia Yang smiled, "My ancestor Ji Tang was once granted the title of Liang and took Liang as his surname. The country was destroyed and returned to the Manchus first, then to Chu, then to Jin, then to Zhou, and finally to Qin. Although he was a prince, he had to be a merchant for his livelihood, so he received the entrustment of the prime minister to join the six countries to conduct business for our Great Qin."

Xia Yang was quite proud of his clan. He was not a commoner like Elai who had no surname or clan. Elai did not realize the pride in his words, and regretted that he could not join the army. He said, "Can you find other people to help me? I want to go back to the hall and ask my senior brother to tell you about the Xiang of Juzi, asking you to join the army to help the Qin King unify the world. If you achieve righteousness, you will not be in vain."

"It's okay." Xia Yang did not mind the request of evil, and only sent him away respectfully after lunch.

The evil came to see his senior brother Shangou, but Shangou was not in the temple, but in the Shaofu.

"... Jing's powerful crossbow shot more than 300 steps, and the arrows fired from the martial arts are flying over the city wall and falling into the city protection. When Mr. Yu ascended the throne, he attached importance to it and asked me to take it to Xianyang."

The Shaofu of Qin State is not an ordinary institution. The Shaofu is one in charge of the palace finance, two in charge of the national seals, three in charge of the palace miscellaneous items, and four in charge of the handmade items. This is different from the Grand Mansion and is actually a different one, directly responsible to the King of Qin rather than to the prime minister. He is good at coming here because he is in charge of the powerful crossbow of Chu, and Yan Wuyi, a great master of the Mo family, is the chief craftsman of the Shaofu, who is responsible for the manufacturing of all weapons in Qin State.

"Shooting a crossbow of more than three hundred steps..." Although Yan Wuyi had a title and salary, he still dressed up as a man in the face: he wore a patched black cherry dress, his feet were covered with grass shoes instead of skin, and his hands holding brocade were covered with calluses. "It's more than ten feet tall and the ropes are used as strings, which is indeed different from Korean crossbows. Can you tell why the crossbow arms are made of wood?"

Shanqu’s intelligence was completely inequality with the information that Qin Jiying had at this time. At first, he thought that the crossbow cannon was like other crossbows, and the accumulation of power was entirely due to the crossbow arms, so he found out why the crossbow arms were made of wood. Finally, he heard that the crossbow arms were made of nanmu. Nanmu was hardwood and lacked elasticity. He suddenly realized that there must be a cleverness in it. Indeed, ordinary crossbows were used to bending the wood, while the crossbows were used to stir the cow tendons in the chassis. The two exerted completely different forces. Unfortunately, when Yan understood this, Shanqu had already left Yingdu.

However, there are many capable people in the Mo family. Even if it is a floor plan, the great craftsman Ye Shun still sees some tricks.

"Although the rope is used as the crossbow string, I'm afraid it's not to use it to fire the arrow." Ye Shun said, "If you use the crossbow arm to fire the arrow, why should the crossbow arm be cut into two sections?"

"Zi Tunnel thought..." This was a technical discussion. Ju Zi Yan Wuyi looked carefully and found a problem. The crossbow arm was cut off and he could not accumulate strength.

"Can you know what is the crossbow string made?" Ye Shun asked Xiang Shan. He felt that the article should be on the crossbow string, and it was relied on the crossbow string to accumulate power.

"The Jing people are very strict in defense, so I can't see them. Mr. Yu had to ask me to bring them back with me. Master Ju saw if they could be imitated. No, Mr. Yu had sent someone to the side of the prince of Jing. If he couldn't, he would ask the prince to let the prince of Jing be in Qin." Shan went to tell Mr. Yu that this was what he gave to him with him at that time. When he left Ying, he happened to meet the township master who had no choice but to steal, so evil came to save the person immediately.

"What does it have to do with the Prince of Jing?" Ye Tong dressed like a giant. He didn't understand why the powerful crossbow was related to the Prince of Chu.

"This crossbow was created by the prince of Jing. At first, it was presented to King Jing, saying that he could shoot three hundred steps, but King Jing did not believe it, so he made a real thing and tried it in the martial arts field, and then believed it." Shange said the news that Yingdu heard, and finally laughed: "King Jing was stupid, and he didn't believe in Heshi Bi in the past."

The jokes of good fortune only make me laugh, and the expressions of the master and the great craftsman began to be serious. If the information is true, a prince of a king can build a powerful crossbow. Doesn’t this mean that these people, and tens of thousands of craftsmen in the Shaofu, are they all eating for nothing?

"It was really made by the Prince of Jing?" Yan Wuyi asked, "Has he received the help of the people of Lu?"

In terms of carpenters, in addition to the Mo family, there is also a Gongshu family in the world, so Yan Wuyi has this question.

"I don't know." Shange shook his head, "I only heard that the prince of Jing was born, with extremely long and legs like Jing, so he was named Jing, and others had not yet begun to grow."

"Have you started to grow old yet?" Ye Shun smiled, "This crossbow must have been made by the people of Lu, just because of the name of Prince Jing."

Ye Shun said, "The name of Prince Jing" and he had some enlightenment. The two princes of Chu competed for the crown prince, and made strong crossbows and faked the name of Prince Jing to compete for the crown prince. He smiled and said, "It should be so, it should be so. How can a child with a haircut be made? The competition for the crown prince in Jing becomes more and more fierce, and the ministers are fooling me. No matter how big Qin, the king is wise, and the ministers are loyal. I heard that the king will win the crown this month, and I plan to..."

"Cough cough..." Yan Wuyi suddenly coughed and interrupted Shange's words. "It's so inconvenient for you and Ei to come to Xianyang's hotel. Come to my house. After leaving last year, Ju Nan often misses when you will come again."

Ju Nan is Yan Wuyi's youngest daughter, only seven years old. Yan Wuyi's family is a mom. His parents and brothers are usually serious. He is the only uncle who treats people gently and is good at talking about strange stories about the nations and the knights. So when he meets him, he often talks about it. Of course, letting Shan live in his own home is not for someone to tell his daughter about strange stories about the nations. Although Yan Wuyi is in the Shaofu of Xianyang, he usually deals with wood, stone, copper and iron, but he also knows that Qin is now under the storm of the city.

——The King was twenty-two years old, according to the tradition of Qin, it was time to add the crown. If the crown was added, it would take power back. If the ruler was adopted, it would take power back from some people. Will these people really hand over all the power? Because of this, the king of Changping, the Qin King, personally came to Shaofu to obtain a batch of weapons. The rebellion was coming, and Xianyang City was loose outside and tight inside, and the troops were very secretly mobilized. He was really worried when he was good at staying in the travel hall.

"Vei." Shange was alert to others. He had noticed something, but he didn't ask much. After seeing that he said something, he immediately said goodbye.

After he left, Yan Wuyi sighed, turned to see Ye Shun still looking at the picture, and couldn't help asking, "Can you make it?"

"No, I don't know what the bowstring is made of." Ye Shun shook his head very simply. "You can hand it over to the Korean engineer, and let's try it out."

*

"The Yin of Chen County has returned to the order, but there is no black soil and stone in the county." A corner of the Lantai, Chu State, thousands of miles away, was cleaned up by the library of the former compilation of Shanhai Jing. The disciples of Zhu Guanzi and Xiong Jing's senior brothers are reporting on the situation of coal search in various counties of Chu State.

"Ejun returned to the order, and there were no black earth and stones in Ezhou."

"The Yin of Zhongli City returned to the order, but no black earth and stones were seen."

...

Searching for "black earth and stones" was because of the fact that Jae Guanzi persuaded Sanlu doctor Qu Sui to ask the counties and towns in the name of Lantai Academy. The result was very unoptimistic. More than 100 cities in Chu State, most of whom had replied that there were no black earth and stones; some of the reply were just some black stones, which were not the coal that Xiong Jing wanted.

"Black earth and stone are so important?" Looking at his closed disciple, Zhu Guanzi was quite puzzled. Last month, Xiong Jing only said that the shipyard needed a large amount of black earth and stone to build a dike.

"It's very important." Xiong Jing was making tea for his cheap master - after the Taimiao divination, the King of Chu immediately fasted and did not dare to divine again. He only ordered Xiong Jing to be a disciple of the Guanzi. The old man drank it twice and wanted to drink it every day. "Wood and copper have made the world bells, tripods, and halberds. This has been used for thousands of years; coal and iron are far better than this, and the future will be the world of coal and iron."
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