At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Xu Qing brought his men closer, bowed to Ren Hao, and then pointed at the carriage behind.

"Brother Ren, we have everything, do you think it will work?"

Ren Hao walked forward to check.

There are a lot of ready-made bowstrings piled on it, all made from cow tendons, a technique that Ren Hao doesn't know.

There were also some arrowheads made of fine iron, and feathers to balance the arrows.

Since the arrows of the compound crossbow are quite special, they also need to be specially made.

Even Ren Hao couldn't do anything about this.

After all, if you use a traditional bow, you basically don’t have to distinguish between different types of arrows, as long as they are long enough, you can shoot them out.

However, the arrows of a compound crossbow are placed in an quiver, which has requirements for length and thickness.

Even ordinary arrows have slots on their tails, but arrows used in compound crossbows do not have slots on their tails.

"Let's make 10,000 arrows first and fill each compound crossbow. I'll ask the military craftsmen to make the rest." Xu Qing said.

Arrows do not require much technical skills and can be made with just a little measurement and experimentation, so Xu Qing did not ask for too much.

Ren Hao nodded, called Xu Hu, and asked him to go to the village to call people.

Soon, most of the people in the village came to Ren Hao's door.

"Everyone come here!" Ren Hao led everyone to the construction site next to them.

Except for the factory located in the back of the center, the rest of the place is a flat square paved with stone slabs.

Many people came here for the first time, and they were full of curiosity as they walked on the stone slabs they had never stepped on before.

Ren Hao glanced at the whole audience and said, "I called everyone here this time because there is money to be made!"

When Ren Hao's words were heard, the place suddenly became lively.

"How much will it cost?"

"What kind of work? Building a house? I'm a woman, so I don't know how to do it..."

"Ren Hao, everyone can do it this time, so let's choose someone."

……

The chattering sound was as loud as a market. Ren Hao raised his hand to suppress it, and the noise gradually died down.

"This time, everyone is asked to make something. I will personally teach you how to make it later."

"Now start grouping!"

"One group for men! One group for women, and one group for children!"

Under Ren Hao's arrangement, the villagers lined up in a mess. Some older children among them hesitated, wondering whether to go to the adult group or the children's group.

Ren Hao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Anyone under fifteen is considered a child."

A girl about fifteen years old asked hesitantly, "Don't children have less money than adults?"

"It's all the same money! Don't worry!" Ren Hao waved his hand.

Although this will cause a certain degree of laziness, it is an urgent matter after all, so you can't care too much.

So a few people ran to the children's group.

Next, Ren Hao arranged for young and strong men to make the bow body. For such a job of carving bamboo, all they had to do was take out a template and let everyone follow it.

This time, Ren Hao did not pay daily wages, but changed to a piece-rate system, where the more you work, the more you earn.

Next, women and children were arranged to participate.

The process of making a compound crossbow is divided into several steps so that each person only needs to complete one step at a time.

Xu Qing next to him gave a thumbs up and praised: "Not bad, the division of labor is clear."

"Young Marshal, I think this person's arrangement is very similar to the deployment of troops in the army."

"Indeed." Xu Qing nodded.

His eyes fell on Ren Hao, who was still directing the villagers to work, and he said slowly: "This person has always given me a very strange feeling."

"He seems to be out of tune with everyone, but he is real and people always feel like they can't see through him."

The big man next to him whispered, "Do you want me to check his background?"

"No need!" Xu Qing waved his hand: "It's useless to check. It's best for everyone to get what they need. This kind of person is a bit scary."

horrible?

The two burly men in black behind Xu Qing couldn't help but look at each other. How could the young marshal, who had always been a brave warrior on the battlefield and killed people without blinking an eye, actually say the word "terrible"?

Xu Qing observed Ren Hao and licked his lips.

Ren Hao mobilized the entire village to make compound crossbows.

On the first day, the progress was slow, and by the evening, less than ten compound crossbows were completed.

There are quite a lot of defective products.

Ren Hao was helpless about this as it was his first time making it and even he himself was not very skilled.

The next day, the speed and yield rate increased significantly. More than a hundred knives were made that day.

Day three...

Day ...

Day ...

Xu Qing looked at the more than a thousand compound crossbows in front of him, and the joy on his face could not be suppressed.

"Okay! Brother Ren, thank you so much this time." Xu Qing's face was full of smiles. With these one thousand compound crossbows, he would go back and assemble them. Once a battle broke out, only one round of volleys would be enough to instantly cause the enemy to lose at least a thousand people!

This is much more powerful than a traditional bow!

Of course, this is only in terms of quantity. The accuracy of traditional bows is higher than that of compound crossbows.

But on the battlefield, what's the point of accuracy? A round of arrow rain fired out, even if the opponent is a torrent of steel, it can shoot through the cracks and kill a lot of people!

Xu Qing even sometimes fantasized that if he had 100,000 archers, he could shoot millions of arrows directly at the opposite side before charging. By then, he might be able to shoot through the 200,000 foreign cavalry in the north with arrows alone!

Of course, this was just his imagination. Not to mention that it would be difficult for an ordinary archer to pull the bowstring after shooting a dozen arrows at a time, even with ten thousand archers it would be impossible.

There were 70,000 troops, most of whom were infantry, less than 10,000 cavalry, and less than 5,000 archers in total.

This situation made Xu Qing feel helpless. There were not enough people and not enough money.

So now he has a thousand compound crossbows, and the joy in his heart is simply beyond words.

The compound crossbow has a labor-saving structure, so an ordinary archer can always pull ten boxes of arrows without any problem.

Ten boxes mean a hundred arrows, and a thousand archers can shoot a hundred thousand arrows in a short period of time!

Awesome!

Xu Qing sent people to load all the compound crossbows onto dozens of donkey carts.

"Brother Xu, I wish you a successful start!" Ren Hao bowed and blessed him.

"Brother Ren, I need your help with something." Xu Qing suddenly said before leaving.

Ren Hao raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"

"Brother Ren, please help me take care of Yating." Xu Qing said.

Ren Hao was stunned: "Isn't she going with you?"

Ren Hao thought, shouldn't Xu Qing take Xu Yating away this time? Isn't her uncle Hu Sanyan? Why stay in the village if not going to the county?

"I can't persuade her, and the war is urgent. I can't wait any longer. I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Ren." Xu Qing smiled bitterly.

Ren Hao nodded helplessly: "That's it."

"Thank you, Brother Ren. When I come back, we'll have a drink and chat again!" Xu Qing smiled heartily, jumped on his horse, and left with the convoy.