Chapter 70 Zhuge Crossbow (2)

Liu Chan traveled between the palace and Lai Min's mansion for several days. Although Mr. Lai was 97 years old, he had a clear mind and a quick mind, and was also humorous. It was very difficult to transform Zhuge's crossbow into what Ma Jun said to be fifty shots.

If the capacity of the arrow casing is expanded, the overall size of the Zhuge crossbow will be changed. The length of the arrow must be reduced to be used to cooperate with the increased arrow casing. However, after the length of the arrow is changed, the range and lethality will be greatly reduced. If the lethality of the crossbow is ensured, the launch structure and materials of the Zhuge crossbow can only be strengthened. In this way, it is better to say that it is to re-made a new crossbow than a transformation. Compared with the transformation mentioned by Ma Jun, this result is obviously inconsistent.

The Zhuge crossbow will be larger after being transformed, and the weight will be increased after being accommodated with more arrows. The advantages of sensitivities and portability will no longer exist, and the range and lethality require actual testing to achieve accurate results. However, according to Laijian's speculation, the modified crossbow cannot surpass the Zhuge crossbow in performance. This way, fifty shots will appear to be useless.

The importance of long-range weapons on the battlefield lies in their distance, that is, range. After the range is shortened, the chance of being threatened by one's own misfortune will increase. The lethality is weakened, and it is difficult to stop the enemy's strong rush by relying solely on the advantage of frequency. What is the use of weapons that cannot kill the opponent and cannot protect one's own side?

As an inventor, Ma Jun did not receive attention in this era. Apart from some inventions from the people, some military productions were never adopted. Pei Xiu, an important official around Sima Zhao, visited Ma Jun himself, and after he came back, he announced to everyone that Ma Jun was refuted by him. Fu Xuan explained to this that Pei Xiu's strength is that he is good at talking, but his weakness is that he lacks ingenuity; Ma Jun's strength is that he has ingenuity, but not good at talking. If Pei Xiu uses his strengths to deal with Ma Jun's weaknesses, then Ma Jun must not be the opponent. On the contrary, if Pei Xiu uses his weaknesses to deal with Ma Jun's strengths, he will encounter difficult difficulties.

Since Ma Jun mentioned improving the Zhuge Crossbow, have you actually done it? Liu Chan comforted Lai Min with kind words and returned to the palace to think carefully. In the wooden box that Huang Hao offered, there was a picture album of the stone-driven cart invented by Ma Jun, also called the stone-driven cart.

After each throwing of a conventional catapult, soldiers need to restore the catapult to the cart and then carry the stones to continue to be used. The guardian often soaks the cowhide on the city wall. When the stones hit the wet cowhide, they will slide down, which will not achieve the effect of killing.

The catapult car designed by Ma Jun is unique. He designed a kind of wheel with dozens of stones hanging on the wheel. Using machinery as power to rotate the wheel, the rope hanging the stone will be cut off according to a certain rhythm. In this way, the stones can be continuously ejected, which increases exponentially than the conventional catapult car.

This ingenuity was once mentioned, hoping to be adopted by the official. Unfortunately, Cao Shuang was not interested in this design at that time and refused the proposal. At some point, the drawing was flowing into Huang Hao's hands and presented it to Liu Chan as a gift to save his life. When Liu Chan, who came from later generations, was amazed when he saw the stone cart drawn on the drawing. Such talent was not reused, which was a great loss to Chinese civilization.

The craftsmen of the official family cannot understand the mystery of this catapult cart, which is the source of power. How did this mechanical power come about? The content drawn on the drawings is not very detailed. After the drawings are made, they can only make a look and cannot be used. Liu Chan looked disappointed and his heart was full of hope. The person who tied the bell must be untied. Ma Jun cannot be used in Wei State, so why not bring it to Sichuan for reuse?

Although Shu and Wei have cut off exchanges for a long time, it is not difficult to join Wei, and it is difficult to be more difficult than to be the candidate. In this era, there are no special forces, and there are no spies. At best, they rely on the population movement in various places or to obtain information between government officials. The so-called spies are only responsible for transmitting news from other countries back to their country. It is simply terrifying to rob an official from a hostile country.

The candidates lurking to Wei State must not only be agile and versatile, but more importantly, they must be loyal to Shu Han. No one can tell what will happen after approaching Ma Jun. Once they are in trouble, loyalty is an indispensable element. Otherwise, their intentions will be revealed, and Wei State will pay attention to Ma Jun's invention. This is a warrior and a dead soldier. There is no need to say much about the difficulty. There are probably very few people with this courage. People like Guan Yi, Zhang Zun, and Wen Li who are responsible for heavy responsibilities will not be sent to Wei State. If you cannot leave these people, this task is too dangerous.

The craftsmen who participated in the design of the catapult car are all from the official family. In addition to being asked to keep it a secret, there are also Hu Leique personnel responsible for monitoring. The ministers in the court all have their responsibilities. After being an official for a long time, they will naturally have the demeanor of a superior. It is difficult to hide their identities in the talented Central Plains alone.

After discussing with Xi Zheng, Fan Jian and others, the final candidates were still selected from Hu Leique. Liu Chan and Xi Zheng and others had the same views. Wen Li and others, as Hu Leique's pillars, could not take risks. Among the remaining personnel, Liu Shao's family background can be used to conceal his identity, and to win Ma Jun's trust, the family background of the persuador is also a great help. Fan En travels around and is quick to supplement Liu Shao's lack of experience. However, these two people are still young and it seems inappropriate to take on such heavy responsibilities.

It is logical that those who defected to Shu from Wei State can be used as reference candidates. However, since Fei Yi was assassinated by Guo Xiu, a surrendered man from Wei, it is difficult for everyone not to be wary of the Wei people. If the purpose of this trip was leaked to Wei State, it would undoubtedly be a backfire. On the grounds of caution, Liu Chan did not intend to use the Wei people to do this.

It is not unreasonable that Bai Ri went to great lengths to find a job. Although the chance of success of this trip is not high, the result is very important. Ma Jun is undoubtedly a talent, especially the utilization of machinery and water flow. According to the standards of later generations, this is the trump card of science and technology. In the case where the existing resource classes are roughly the same, it is the key to who can use technology to maximize the existing resources.

The rulers of Cao Wei did not realize this, or most people in this era did not have this understanding. But as a later generation, Liu Chan naturally understood it. At night, Liu Chan still went to Changle Palace to visit Empress Zhang first, which was very helpful to Liu Chan's attentiveness.

Women are not the main theme of this era, and it is even difficult to show up. Zhang, the queen of Shu Han, is no different from ordinary wives and concubines in front of Liu Chan. Liu Chan did not deliberately favor Empress Zhang, but was only caused by the concepts of later generations. Invisible behaviors have become extremely favorable actions in the eyes of women of this era.

Most of the concubines in the harem did their best to please the emperor, which did not meet Liu Chan's requirements for women. Without ideological communication, no matter how beautiful it is, it is just a vase, and you will get bored after watching it for a long time. Therefore, the replacement of concubines who are sleeping is very fast. Many people in the palace secretly say that Your Majesty is getting stronger and stronger, and Empress Zhang is pregnant with a dragon seed, and I don't know who the next one is.

The number of princes has not changed for a long time, until Prince Liu Rui seeks death to save six people. Now the position of the prince is hanging in the air, and Empress Zhang is pregnant again. The candidate for the prince, who is not very controversial, seems to have changed. The country cannot have a monarch for a day, nor can it have a monarch for a day. If the country does not have a monarch for a day and the king encounters an accident and the heirs fight each other continuously, the country will be in decline.

The ministers had not yet made the sacrificial news about the prince, and did not mention the re-establishment of the prince for a while. Now, several months have passed, and discussions about the candidates for the prince have begun to spread in the court.

The eldest son Liu Rui died, and the second son, King Anding Liu Yao, ascended the throne as the crown prince. This is the mainstream voice in the court. Liu Chan's fourth son, King Xinping, Liu Zan, is quite brave and courageous. It is a sharp contrast to Liu Yao's cowardice, so there are many voices supporting Liu Zan. The fifth son, Liu Zhan, is extremely concise and is particularly alternative in the royal family competition, and can also be the heir to the throne.

These discussions are taken for granted, and disharmonious voices also exist. After the royal competition, all of them were sent to various officials. His Majesty asked the ministers to treat the royal family with the mentality of superiors and subordinates, which made people feel very embarrassed. Among the royal family, especially several princes, they may become the future monarchs. Today, according to His Majesty's will, they may become their own crimes and be retaliated by the new king. Therefore, no matter how good or bad the royal family does in various official positions, the ministers dare not report it.

It is not clear what year Liu Chan lived in history, but Liu Chan knew that he was still very early to die. I don’t know whether it was because of the magic pills he took in dreams or in reality. I vaguely remember that the two immortals said that they have the effect of prolonging life, so there is no need to worry about life span.

Hu Leique will report the work status of the delegated royal family members every day, and compile it by Xi Zheng and hand it over to Liu Chan. Whether it is Liu Yao, who takes the lead in the order of the elders, Liu Zan, who is brave and decisive, or Liu Zhan, who is extremely intelligent, it is difficult to satisfy Liu Chan. In fact, it is not a big deal for these people. They have missed the best time under the training of their own Liu Chan.

Liu Chan felt that it was a prudent consideration for not being in a hurry to establish a new crown prince, but he could not resist the hard advice of Fan Jian and others, so he could only use the procrastination method. Seeing that Your Majesty had this attitude, the ministers began to calculate in their hearts which prince they should help. If this bet is right, they will not be able to escape the Dragon's merit.

More than ten days later, two groups of secret spies selected from Huleiquezhong set off. One group set out from Hanzhong, traveled across mountains and ridges to Shangyong, avoiding the brigade of Wei troops stationed in Longshang area. The other group followed the envoy ship sent to Wu to return to the country to return to Jingzhou, and then waited for an opportunity to go north. Both groups of people were acting secretly, and only a few people, including Liu Chan, knew about this.

Your Majesty began to favor the concubines in the harem. The favored concubines became more and more noble, and those who were not blessed could only bow their heads to be human beings. The noble man thought that he was the first of all the girls, but because he was used by Chen Fu, he was now out of favor. However, His Majesty did not look at him at all and was at the end of his life. The concubines who were trampled by him in the past have now been favored by His Majesty and have overwhelmed themselves to repay their past grievances.

The daughter was suffering, and the father was bullied. In the past, Gaofen, the Marquis of Liangcheng, used to be noble because of his daughter. Although the ministers in the court did not like him, they were all right. Now that noble people have declined, the ministers' attitude of disgusting Gaofen's butcher's background is obvious, and they are also neglected in front of the Marquis of Liang Cheng.

One person came to my house this day. I was so young that I was unconscious that I was crazy and begging for food.
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