"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Zhou." Nei Shiteng came in and rushed towards Zhou Chong, who was busy making pictures.

Zhou Chong put down his pen, stood up and bowed, "The general is so serious." He made a few chest expansion movements, which were very comfortable.

Nei Shiteng continued: "Mr. Zhou, the good craftsman you want is ready. Please order Master Zhou. I wonder if you want to call Master Zhou?" He glanced at the picture drawn by Zhou Chong and asked strangely: "Mr. Zhou, what picture are you doing? It's not a ladder or a siege tool. Can you use this to capture Xinzheng?"

Zhou Chong drew the pattern of a catapult. The catapult was available in the Warring States Period, but its purpose was not very good, and the soldiers had to climb the ladder to attack the city. Zhou Chong's catapult was a replica of the "Hui Hui Cannon" used in the late Song and early Yuan dynasties. Of course, Zhou Chong considered the situation at that time, it was impossible for Zhou Chong to have too much time to make a huge Hui Cannon. What could be saved will be saved, and what could be adapted will be greatly reduced, and the power consumption was greatly reduced. However, the power was also reduced a lot. That's it. If you want to conquer Xinzheng, Zhou Chong believed that there would be no problem.

Kublai Khan attacked Xiangyang for several years but failed, and finally threw in Huihui cannons, which scared Lu Wenhuan's courage. Xiangyang surrendered without fighting. Although Nei Shiteng was familiar with attacking equipment, he had never seen Huihui cannons, which were a weapon that was advanced for a long time, was justified.

"Whether you can conquer Xinzheng depends on whether the craftsmen are well made. If they are well made, it is easy to defeat Xinzheng." Zhou Chong said slowly, saying, "Let's go and see the craftsmen and see their abilities."

Although Nei Shiteng was a little unbelievable, he still rushed with Zhou.

When I arrived at the craftsman's place, I saw more than a hundred craftsmen, carpenters with axes, saws and other carpenters, and blacksmiths with iron hammers, looking horrified and at a loss.

These craftsmen are all Koreans. They have heard a lot of the reputation of the tiger and wolf Qin. They have captured the Qin army in the military camp, so how could they not be so scared?

Zhou Chong understood their mood and smiled and said, "Dear brothers: Take it easy and don't be nervous. Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you. You are my Zhou Chong's guests. You invited you. Maybe the way you invited you is a bit special, it doesn't matter, because our competition is also very special."

His words were very kind, as if his friends were chatting about family matters. In addition, he was gentle and not like those scary soldiers, and the craftsmen relaxed a little.

Zhou Chong continued, "That's good. I know you are all good craftsmen, but you can get nothing except hard work and earn some money to support your family. Even if you make money, you will take it away by the lawless Korean officials. Look at your body. This blacksmith has a good face and hasn't eaten meat for many years, right? You are very tired from scribing irons. If you don't eat meat, you will be powerless and can't hold up the hammer. Is that true?"

There are too many loopholes in South Korea, and the law is not implemented properly, and officials are corruption and abused by officials. Naturally, the lives of ordinary people are not much better. Zhou Chong said this to his mind. The blacksmith wiped his tears and said, "Sir, that's the case!"

"If it were in the Great Qin State, there would be no such thing." Zhou Chong talked erudibly and said, "You all call the Great Qin State a country of tigers and wolves, but the people of Qin State live better than you. No corrupt officials dare to bully them. They have wine and meat, good health, and have the strength to work.

"You are all great, I want to see how great you are! I invite you to participate in a competition, a competition with carpenters, and a competition with blacksmiths. The first one can get a bounty of ten taels of gold, the second one can get a bounty of eight taels of gold, and the third one can get a bounty of five taels of gold. I will take you to Xianyang to make utensils for the king, so you will have no worries about food and clothing, and you will also be an official."

Clapping his hands, a mighty tiger guard came in with a tray, with golden gold placed in it, Zhou Chong said, "This is your bounty."

These craftsmen saw copper coins, and they only saw gold several times in their lives, not to mention that there were so many. They were stunned for a moment. A blacksmith stuttered and said, "Sir, is this really for us?"

"Of course!" Zhou Chong said without thinking, "You all know that the Qin people keep their word and say that they will definitely reward you, and they will never go back on their word."

Although Qin was scolded as a country of tigers and wolves, it is famous for its good reward and punishment system. Especially the Korean people are most familiar with Qin because they are closest to Qin, and they know the lives of Qin and the laws of Qin. They all said happily: "Master Zhou, what kind of competition should be played, tell me."

Zhou Chong did not answer their questions, and then said, "The ugly words are in front of you. If you can't finish them in three days, you will be punished." With a move, a team of soldiers with great ox and great horses came in. Zhou Chong pointed at the soldiers and said, "The knife in their hands will cut off your tendons and hand tendons."

Once the tendons of the legs and hands were broken, the people were abandoned, and the craftsmen gasped.

Zhou Chong ignored them and said, "Come on." A team of soldiers brought the steaming wine and meat. For a moment, the aroma was everywhere. These craftsmen who had never eaten meat for a few times in their lifetime couldn't stop swallowing their saliva, wishing they could eat and drink immediately.

"These are all prepared for you." Zhou Chong told them the good news: "It's fair to play. Some of you must not eat or have enough food, have no full food or have enough food. This is too unfair. Let's eat, go to play when you have enough food."

The craftsmen rushed up and feasted.

Nei Shiteng raised his thumb and whispered in Zhou Chong's ear: "Soldiers are the tricks! Lord Zhou is well-versed in the way of military affairs, but Nei Shiteng cannot accept it. Lord Zhou was tempted by gold in front of him, and soldiers were exerting power behind him. It was impossible for them to not use force."

In modern society, the academic term is called the big stick and carrot policy! Zhou Chong smiled and said, "The general has over-rewarded, and I have to do it."

This is the truth. These craftsmen are all Koreans. If they stick to the Korean beliefs like Han Fei and know that they are building weapons for the Qin army, they might rather die than do it, and the problem will be troublesome. This is on the front line. It is not impossible to transfer craftsmen from Qin State, and it takes more time to lie to them.
Chapter completed!