I was a gentleman in ancient times

Early the next morning, Wei Su went down to Duanmusong's workshop led by Tao Jin in a carriage.

This research workshop is divided into several areas, and the layout is a bit like a gossip plate.For the more important military secrets, it is divided into the central point, while the periphery is some ordinary civilian equipment research and development areas and the living area of ​​​​our own people.

There are soldiers guarding here day and night, and the entry and exit must be based on the access card and the constantly changing password according to the time.It is impossible for ordinary outsiders to get in.

In fact, Mohists like Duanmu Song are so devoted to research that they almost all live in it, and few people come out to hang out.

Tao Jin handed over the passing sign and sent someone to inform Mr. Duanmu.

Duanmu Song was leading his disciples in a large square at this time, they surrounded a strange-shaped thing made of wood, chattering like they were arguing about something.

The expression on Duanmu Song's face also seemed dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything, just frowning in thought.

At this moment, a servant came over and handed over the token, "Mr. Duanmu, there are two people asking to see you outside. One is Mr. Tao Lang, and the other one is called Mr. Wei by Mr. Tao Lang."

Hearing this, Duanmu Song was a little uncertain, "Mr. Wei?" Could it be him, but I haven't heard that he came to Sichuan.But they are in this workshop all day long, and they don't hear anything outside the window, even if there is any disturbance, I'm afraid they don't know about it.

Whether it is or not, he will know if he goes out to have a look?Anyway, I don't have a clue here, if Wei Su really came, I can ask for advice.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Song didn't delay and took people out.Although he already had a guess in his heart, he couldn't help but get excited the moment he saw Wei Su.

He stepped forward quickly and grabbed Wei Su's hand, "Well, you Wei Su, you came here without making a sound. You came just in time, I just want to talk to you about the issue of guarding the city crossbow."

Wei Su was ashamed, should this old man be in such a hurry?I just arrived, and I haven't even had time to take a sip of water.

However, Duanmu Song didn't allow Wei Su to refute, and he had already dragged him to walk in quickly.From Duan Musong's point of view, Wei Su took out this blueprint, and he took it for granted that, just like the waterwheel back then, Wei Su would certainly be able to solve any problems.

Duanmu Song walked very fast, Wei Su followed his footsteps out of breath.Duanmu Song glanced at him with disdain on his face. He was so young that he couldn't even compare with him. "Old Man Wen has a set of health-preserving boxing and kicking prescriptions. Didn't he pass it on to you? Look at you..."

Duanmu Song hated that iron could not be made into steel, and the last words were afraid of hurting him, so he couldn't get out of his mouth.

Wei Su smiled slightly and let out a sigh of relief. When he was studying in the palace, Mr. Wen did teach him a set of boxing and kicking techniques, which he said was for strengthening his body.He learned it at the time, but later, he was too busy, so he left it behind. Now that he thinks about it, no matter how busy he is, he can't make things difficult for his body, so he should pick it up.

Just thinking about these things, Wei Su was shocked by the big guy in front of him, "Is this the city crossbow you made?"

Needless to say, Wei Su had already guessed it. Hearing this, Duanmu Song felt a little annoyed, "It's not finished yet, it can only be regarded as a semi-finished product."

Wei Su walked around a few times, and the general appearance was good.Although I don't know what difficulties Duanmu Song and the others have, but it seems that it won't take long to successfully develop it.

"What do you think?" Duanmu Song asked from the side.

"What do you think?" Wei Su didn't know why.Immediately, he realized that he was asking about the crossbow guarding the city, so he replied casually: "It's good, not bad."

Duanmu Song had black lines on his face, what is this called?If it's really good, I don't even need to ask you.

Wei Su seemed to know that the answer was wrong, coughed lightly, and remedied: "Mr. Duanmu has worked hard these days, and Wei Su admires him for being able to achieve this result in such a short period of time."

Duanmu Song is impatient to listen to such flattery, is it good or bad for him himself not clear?Then he said directly: "You don't have to say good things in front of me. There are still many questions that I'm not sure about, so I still need to ask you for advice."

"Actually, Su has something to say and doesn't know whether he should say it..." Wei Su said hesitantly.

Duanmu Song stared at him, not wanting to waste a single word, "Say!"

Wei Su rubbed the bridge of his nose, gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Duanmu, don't rely on me about the city crossbow. Just because I can show you the drawing, doesn't mean I know the principle. So, if you ask me about some things, I will answer them." There is no good way."

When he said this, he first set himself aside, otherwise Mr. Duanmu would probably catch him.

In fact, what he said was also true. He was able to make out the blueprints like cats and tigers, all because of his proud memory.He once visited the ancient city crossbow during a trip, so he dug it out from the depths of his memory.Coupled with some knowledge of later generations, he also has only a half-knowledge of the really detailed production methods.This is not in his field of study, so it is impossible for him to provide much help.

"How could it be?" Duanmu Song expressed his disbelief with a dark face.He can't control this much, anyway, you, Wei Su, have come up with the pattern, and you have to solve the problem no matter what you say.

Wei Su had a headache, and regretted his decision to come here today. If he had known this, he would never have rushed here.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Tao Jin smiled and smoothed things over and said, "Sir, why don't you listen to Mr. Duanmu's problems. As the saying goes, one person counts the short, and two count the long. No matter whether it can be solved or not, it is okay for multiple people to help think of a solution." After finishing speaking, he said to Duanmu Song: "Mr. Duanmu, don't worry, even if you don't make any progress today, you can always make a breakthrough in the future. Mr. Wei didn't set a time limit to make it, you can take your time, and one day you will be able to make it .”

These words made Duanmu Song look better, Wei Su couldn't resist, so he could only nod.

Duan Musong explained the problems he encountered, "One of them is the accuracy and range. It doesn't seem stable at the moment. What's wrong with this? We haven't found the reason yet. Do you have any questions?" What good proposal?"

Wei Su made a bitter face, he was really not good at this, so he could only put it bluntly: "Mr. Duanmu, regarding accuracy and range, Su is not a Mo family, so I really don't know how to give advice. I really can't help you much, but you can slowly experiment a few times and improve."

Duanmu Song was silent, although he was mentally prepared, Wei Su's words still disappointed him.

Wei Su had no choice but to spread his hands, "However, for large-scale equipment, the accuracy requirements don't have to be too high. We can win quality with quantity. Think about it. On the battlefield, we will form a line, and as long as the general orders Now, whether it’s siege or defense, I still don’t believe that it can’t make up for this little shortcoming. But, if the accuracy can be improved, of course it will be better.”

Wei Su quietly glanced at Duanmusong, and gave an example: "It's almost impossible to pay attention to the accuracy of trebuchets and the like. It all depends on the experience of the slinger. I think it should be fine as long as the mistakes are not too outrageous." Yes. So there is no need to think about the problem from one angle, we can also change the angle, for example, it is too bulky, how to make it easy to use, easy to use? Let the soldiers get familiar with it as soon as possible. Or it would take dozens of people to do it Using it, can it be reduced to how many people use it together or can it be used by one person?"

"In this way, how many soldiers can be liberated will be very beneficial." Wei Su rubbed his chin and said what he could think of.

"Shrink, can it be used by one person? How about the power? Then the structure will definitely change accordingly, but the difficulty will definitely be greater." Duanmu Song muttered thoughtfully, but listened to Wei Su's words went in.

The city crossbow they made now is huge and heavy, and it is absolutely difficult to use without more than a dozen people, but if the structure is reduced, can it still be powerful?

Forehead!Now is not the time to think about this, Wei Su coughed and turned back to the topic, "I'm just making an analogy, as long as it can be lethal, the accuracy depends on the user. The effect of using it by experienced and novice must be It’s different, not everyone can ride and shoot to reach the hundred-step piercing.”

Duanmu Song nodded, he understood Wei Su's meaning, as long as it can be used, it depends on the skill of the person using it.He stared at Wei Su, "What trebuchet did you mention just now?"

"?" Wei Su was a little confused by the question, "Is there no trebuchet yet?"

He remembered that in the previous world, trebuchets existed long ago and were used on the battlefield.Didn't you think that this world hasn't appeared yet?

Duan Musong shook his head, "I've lived for dozens of years, but I've never heard of this."

"This, this, the principle of leverage, people can use this principle to project stones that are several times heavier..."

Duanmu Song kept asking, whether it was about the trebuchet or the city crossbow, he asked them all over and over again, and Wei Su gestured with his hands and feet.He didn't know how to explain many things to Duanmu Song. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would vaguely explain it. Anyway, Duanmu Song would think for himself.If you can think of it, just think about it, and if you really can’t think of it, then talk about it.

Wei Su spoke dryly, but Duanmu Song didn't intend to give up.In the end, he couldn't take it anymore, and excused: "Mr. Duanmu, I didn't come here just for the city crossbow. Now that Ruan Ji is here, he didn't cause you any trouble, did he? As a gentleman, I still have to visit him .”

Duanmu Song didn't want to let Wei Su go, he frowned and said, "Ruan Ji? He's doing well here, what's there to see, let's continue."

Wei Su was in a cold sweat, "I arranged for him to come here, so I should go and see him this time. Why is Mr. Duanmu in a hurry? I will stay in Sichuan for a long time, and there will be opportunities to discuss it in the future."

While Duanmusong was deep in thought, Wei Su hurriedly left, fearing that Duanmusong would hold him back if he was too late.

Seeing Wei Su running like a rabbit, the lines of Sichuan characters between Duanmu Song's eyebrows seemed to get deeper.Is he that scary?But what Wei Su said this time is enough for him to digest for a while, and he can find someone later when he is free.

Tao Jin came out with Wei Su. To be honest, he just heard the conversation between Mr. Wei and Mr. Duanmu. Although he didn't understand many things, it must be very powerful.

He always knew that Mr. Duanmu was entrusted by Mr. Wei to study an important thing.He hadn't specifically inquired about it, but seeing the unfinished city crossbow today, he was already extremely shocked. With such a city crossbow, attacking the city is no problem at all.

"Let's go to Ruan Ji's side to have a look." Wei Su's words sounded, and he was instructing the person leading the way.

It’s already here, it’s not good if you don’t go and have a look. By the way, you can ask him if he can still get used to it here?After all, the former Prince Ji let him be thrown here, so he must be appeased.

The different studies here are all specialized areas, and the well water does not interfere with the river water, so the place where Ruan Ji is located is still far away.Following the guides along the way, it can be seen that the Mohists are all doing their own things in their respective areas without any slack.Wei Su is very satisfied, the environment here is very good, in such an environment, it is difficult not to think of achievements.With the nourishment of the soil, Wei Su is looking forward to what kind of flowers will bloom in the future.

"Master Xiangguo, Wang Ziji is here."

Following the words of the leader, Wei Su walked in.I saw several people gathered together, not knowing what to say.And Ruan Ji was surrounded by everyone, holding something in his hand, with an impatient expression on his face.

"Okay, it doesn't need to be said, I have my own measure." Ruan Ji said.When he looked up, he saw Wei Su walking in from the door. He thought he was dazzled, rubbed his eyes, and said in surprise, "Mr.... sir? It's really sir, why are you here?"

Wei Su smiled and said, "Let me see how you are doing here, are you still used to it?"

Ruan Ji didn't care about anything at this time, and came forward, "I'm used to it, what's wrong with it? It's very good here. It's much better to discuss and study with everyone every day than to study alone."

It seemed that Ruan Ji was very happy. He had never been so happy even in King Lou's palace before.Obviously, he's used to it and settled in here.

The worry in Wei Su's heart was finally put down, "That's good, I saw the right person, you are very suitable here."

At this time, other people also came to salute, Wei Su smiled and asked very kindly: "I heard that your place seems to be very lively just outside the door, what are you talking about?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, without saying a word, they all looked at Ruan Ji in unison.

Ruan Ji rubbed his head, "What are you looking at me for? I didn't bully others." If he was misunderstood by his husband, he wouldn't be able to go around. He had seen his methods before, so he didn't want to make him angry.

An old man stood up and explained with a smile: "We are the Bow and Arrow Workshop here. Before we found bows and arrows from various countries to compare, just to see which bow and arrow is the best. Because we want to be able to choose the best The choice is the best, even if there are still some flaws, we can find a way to make up for it."

Hearing what he said, Wei Su stretched out his hand to take some arrows from Ruan Ji's hand, and played with them for a while.Every arrow here is different, the thickness of the arrow, the shape, the length of the arrow body and the weight of the arrow are all different.

At this time, the armaments used by each vassal state were different, and some even had several different kinds of bows and arrows in one vassal state.There is no uniform standard at all.

"So, you were discussing these arrows just now?" Wei Su asked.

Ruan Ji nodded and said, "Exactly, these arrows are all different. Didn't the sir say before that the same style should be produced in a unified way, so he thought about choosing the right ones, and then unified production and production."

Wei Su had a smile on his face, "That's right, then did you discuss it and come up with a result?"

Everyone shook their heads, and Ruan Ji curled his lips, "I don't like these, so I experimented and made another one myself. But they don't agree with it."

"Oh?" Wei Su was curious, not knowing what Ruan Ji did, "show me."

Ruan Ji didn't intend to hide it either, and asked someone to offer the arrows he made.Wei Su took it, feeling a little heavy in his hand, and when he looked carefully, he saw that it was longer than ordinary arrows.Moreover, the arrow is not flat and triangular like others, but has three corners, and the three arcs are completely identical.

Surprised, Wei Su looked at Ruan Ji, "You made this?"

Ruan Ji nodded proudly, besides him, who else could do it?

Wei Su smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Very well, actually I have a way to decide which arrow is the best." Seeing that Ruan Ji's eyes were bright, Wei Su said slowly: "This is the best arrow." What's so difficult? Let's try it out and then we'll know?"