Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

"Oh, get up quickly." Wei Xiaobao said as he walked forward to help Xiao You up, and continued: "General Xiao came from Shuri Castle. What is the current situation in Shuri Castle?"

Xiao You was helped by Wei Xiaobao to sit on a chair nearby. After he sat down, he said, "I am ashamed to say that since the Japanese pirates attacked the city the day before yesterday, Shuri Castle had already been lost in the evening of that day. The king, Shangwen, retreated to Yaeyama in the southern Ryukyu Islands. I led 2,000 soldiers to defend the east gate. The Japanese pirates and ronin in the city acted as internal support, and more than 10,000 Japanese pirates outside the city besieged the city. In the end, we were outnumbered and the gate was lost. The 2,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, and we were the only ones who escaped."

After Xiao You finished speaking, he looked horrified, as if the fierce battle was still happening before his eyes.

"Oh, you have worked hard and tried your best!" Wei Xiaobao sighed after hearing this.

"General Xiao, what are your plans for the future?" Wei Xiaobao continued to ask.

"As a defeated general, I have no face to see the king. Let's just muddle through!"

Xiao You knew that if he returned to the Ryukyu King Shangwen after his defeat, not only would the military commander Shangwu, who had a grudge against his father, not tolerate him, but the civil official Prime Minister Zhang would also scold him to death.

The reason why he chose to go through the north gate instead of taking the ferry to Yaeyama through the west gate was because he considered the consequences. Instead of giving his head to others, it would be better to join Yang Shibo, the king of the mountain.

However, he didn't know at that time that Longya Village had now become the headquarters of the Tiandihui. The Tiandihui was well-known in the green forest, and Xiao You felt that he had made the right move.

Now Xiao You decided to make the best of it and leave it to the arrangements of Patriarch Wei. However, he was embarrassed to say that he had gone from being an official to a bandit.

Wei Xiaobao was of course clear about it, and said with a smile: "Since General Xiao came to our Longya Village, and he is the nephew of Hall Master Yang, then we are a family."

"General Xiao is a military man. Our Hongwu Hall is in need of soldiers who understand military affairs. General Xiao should go to Hongwu Hall and be a battalion commander."

Wei Xiaobao then introduced Xiao You to the military organization of Hongwu Hall.

After hearing this, Xiao You was greatly impressed by Wei Xiaobao's military talents and directly expressed his agreement to join.

If Xiao You knew that Wei Xiaobao's military talent was just rote memorization and that his own military knowledge might not even be as good as the muscle memory of the original owner Wei Xiaobao, he probably would not admire Wei Xiaobao's military talent.

When Wei Xiaobao was talking to Xiao You, he noticed that Su You had a crossbow on his belt. He asked curiously, "Is that a crossbow on General Xiao's waist?"

"Yes, this is a replica of Zhuge Crossbow passed down from our ancestors. It has been passed down for hundreds of years." Xiao You answered as he took the Crossbow off his belt and handed it to Wei Xiaobao.

After receiving the crossbow, Wei Xiaobao checked it carefully and fired it several times at the wall of the conference room. Three crossbow arrows were fired instantly and hit the wall with great force.

"Yes, it is indeed a replica of Zhuge Crossbow. Its range is fifty steps. It's a pity that it can only hold three crossbow arrows," said Wei Xiaobao.

In his previous life, Wei Xiaobao had seen a real Zhuge Crossbow in a museum and had also played with a modern improved version of the Zhuge Crossbow on the hunting ground. Not only could it fire ten arrows in a row, but its effective range reached a terrifying 150 meters, which was steps according to ancient people. It was three times the range of the crossbow in his hand.

Maybe it’s the benefit of being a time traveler, or maybe it’s the aftereffect of being struck by the system’s lightning, Wei Xiaobao’s memory of his past life is clearer.

As Wei Xiaobao was looking through the crossbow, the memory of the modern enhanced version of Zhuge Crossbow kept flashing through his mind. Fortunately, Wei Xiaobao had been a military fan since he was a child and had read a large number of articles on weapons. He had a good understanding of the construction principles, structural composition, and component parts of the enhanced version of Zhuge Crossbow... These pieces of information kept appearing in his mind.

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"Shuang'er, go get some paper and pen!"

After a while, Shuang'er brought out the four treasures of the study and spread out paper to grind it black.

Although Wei Xiaobao was not used to using a brush, he was forced to write good calligraphy by his father, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, when he was a child in his previous life.

Wei Xiaobao started writing quickly and soon drew a modern enhanced version of Zhuge Crossbow.

Then the main parts were drawn.

When Su You saw the crossbow on the paper, he was amazed: "Master, is this the genuine Zhuge Crossbow?"

"Yes, but the range is 150 steps longer, the accuracy is more accurate, and the number of arrows is still ten," Wei Xiaobao replied.

Everyone looked grim after hearing this. In ancient times, being able to shoot an arrow through the target from a hundred paces away was considered a master of archery. Normally, an archer in the army could shoot arrows fifty to sixty paces away, and at most seventy paces away with the wind. This enhanced version of the Zhuge Crossbow was actually twice as far as an archer could shoot.

Even the matchlock guns used by the army had an effective range of only seventy or eighty steps (one step was about 0.7 meters).

If this enhanced version of Zhuge Liang's Crossbow is produced, it will definitely be a powerful weapon in the army.

Wei Xiaobao looked at the blueprint in his hand with satisfaction, and said to the head of Hongqi Hall, Qiu, who was standing beside him: "Head of the Hongqi Hall, immediately gather the carpenters and blacksmiths in the army and hurry up to produce the sample crossbow."

With the blueprints in hand, construction would be carried out according to them. Master Qiu immediately agreed and promised to gather people and organize the trial production after the meeting.

Afterwards, Wei Xiaobao discussed the construction of the Hongwutang Army with Yang Lin and Xiao You. Combining his memories of reading military magazines in his previous life, he gave them some opinions and suggestions on the selection of military backbones, military formation training, physical training, military appearance and discipline. The infusion of modern military concepts gave the two of them a great enlightenment and benefited a lot.

The Honghu Hall under Mao Shiba's jurisdiction actually exercises the government's administrative functions. Currently, Longyazhai has an area of ​​3 square kilometers and a population of , which is equivalent to the size of a rural township. However, although it is small, it has all the necessary organs.

Wei Xiaobao referred to the administrative experience of later generations and established six departments under the Honghu Hall, namely the Agriculture Department, the Industry and Commerce Department, the Taxation Department, the Public Security Department, the Litigation Department, and the Military Affairs Department.

The Department of Agriculture is responsible for land ownership registration, farmland water conservancy, agricultural production, etc.

The Industrial and Commercial Bureau is responsible for workshop production and shop trade registration, urban planning, etc.

The tax bureau is responsible for collecting agricultural and commercial taxes. Given the current situation of few people and many soldiers, the tax rate is 1 in 20, which is the same as that of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The Public Security Department is of course responsible for public security, and it sets up a public security brigade to patrol the urban area.

The Litigation Yamen was where ordinary people went to file lawsuits. Of course, if someone committed a crime and was caught by the Public Security Department, he or she would also have to go to the Litigation Yamen for trial and sentencing.

The Military Affairs Department is responsible for the procurement of military logistics supplies, conscription and recruitment of personnel, etc.

After arranging the Honghutang, Wei Xiaobao further clarified the responsibilities of Hongqitang and Hongshuntang.

Hongqitang is the military's military factory, which develops and produces military weapons and equipment, logistical supplies, etc., and requires a large number of technical talents.

Hong Shun Tang is a state-owned enterprise directly under the Tiandihui, engaged in the production and trade of materials related to people's livelihood, and is also a tool for the Tiandihui to make money.

The whole day was spent in the meeting room discussing the responsibilities and work plans of each hall. Most of the time, everyone was listening to Wei Xiaobao and was full of admiration for the master's knowledge. Only Wei Shuang'er looked at Wei Xiaobao with a puzzled look.