Such harsh conditions mean that the cost of making arrows will soar. In order to make arrows, a special workshop needs to be opened to use the most sophisticated craftsmen, and strict inspection standards are also required.

Every shaft, tail, and even clusters of arrows must be done exactly.

Yang Wulian was quite optimistic about the cost of Zhuge Crossbow, but he only smiled strangely about the arrows: "The cost of each arrow is probably about 200 cents. Once equipped, it is necessary to practice repeatedly. Although the used arrows can be collected, the losses are also amazing. In addition to the preparation for war, the demand for this arrow will be more than millions. The arrows produced every year will cost at least five million. If calculated like this, the Shence Mansion will have to spend millions of coins for this, and with other expenses, it is probably not less than two million coins."

The number of arrows alone is extremely amazing. Yang Wulian smiled and half-jokingly self-deprecating: "If this is the case, there is no benefit at all. The power of this Zhuge crossbow is particularly amazing and it shoots very quickly. In addition, the crossbow is better than the bow. It can be proficient in ordinary warriors for two or three months, and it is much easier to get started with than the ox-horned bow. In this way, the Shen Ce Army's training can be spent on other things without having to spend it on riding and shooting every day. This has great benefits for the Shen Ce Army. The Xiaguan can determine that once such a powerful crossbow is equipped with a cannon, it is almost enough to sweep away all powerful enemies. The cost is certainly higher, but Xiaguan thinks there is one advantage, that is, even if the crossbow flows out and becomes a useless thing in the hands of others."

As he said that, Yang Wulian laughed dryly.

Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but smile. He understood Yang Wulian's meaning. The logistics requirements required for this crossbow were extremely high. In fact, the cost was no less than that of the muskets of the Victorian era. But because of this, even if others got crossbows, they even learned to make such a powerful weapon by Shence Mansion, they would not be of great use unless they built a Zhuge crossbow logistics system that Shence Mansion was about to be built, and established a workshop. The specifications of arrows were planned, and a group of most mature craftsmen were used to spend countless money.

, use the strictest requirements to produce arrows. Otherwise, such crossbows are no different from ordinary hand crossbows. If you want to achieve a connection, it will never be completed overnight. Shence Mansion can do it because a group of large-scale craftsman talents have been cultivated through workshops, and they have mature workshop management experience, and at the same time they have tens of millions of money and grain as a guarantee. If you want to copy this routine, you must start from the starting point. Follow the example of Shence Mansion and devote yourself to creating a trade empire.

It’s just a pity that even so, no matter how many political groups in the world are, it’s too late. Shence Mansion has already had the advantage of leading and scale. If a commerce and workshop are opened, it’s not like building it. In the end, it’s very likely that it will only become the dumping place of Shence Mansion.

This is like the muskets from the Victorian era. Even if they were captured by native Africans, they were just fire sticks to him, and there was no other use, because there was no mature firearm production system and a mature logistics management system, and even the most basic lead bullets could not be produced and supplied, but it was just scrap iron.

Qin Shaoyou had to be more careful about this, after all, it was related to countless money. And it might also be determined that the future transformation direction of the Shen Ce Army was determined to take Zhuge Crossbow and test the shooting eight consecutively. The interval between these eight arrows was roughly between twenty and twenty, at least five times that of ordinary hand crossbows. As for the power, although it could not be used as heavy crossbows, it was more than twice that of the Niu Ke Bow, and the shooting accuracy was obviously better. Qin Shaoyou put down the hand crossbow and asked Cheng Xin some related questions, and then he hit the Shen Ce Mansion.

In Shence Mansion, Qin Shaoyou did not rush to make a decision, but ordered Fang Jing and others to organize a group of military officers to try the Zhuge Crossbow.

A few days later, Fang Jing and others finally heard a sound.

Today is quite special. The main minds of the Shence Army have roughly gathered at the main hall of Shence Mansion. Many of the people here are old acquaintances with Qin Shaoyou. Everyone met with laughter and laughed, but after getting to the main topic, everyone became serious.

Unsurprisingly, almost everyone supports the large-scale assembly of Zhuge Crossbows.

The power of Zhuge Crossbow is obviously very attractive to these guys.

If Qin Shaoyou maliciously speculates, the thoughts of these old Qiu Ba are not that simple. They are just selling their own fields and don’t feel sorry for them.

The role of the Shence Army is to fight, and their purpose is to strengthen their own military strength. As for other matters, they are not considered.

Since Zhuge Bird is sharp, they naturally want to assemble more, as the better. Anyway, money and food matters do not need to be considered, and supply matters are not within their thinking scope.

But these are the headaches for Shence Mansion and Qin Shaoyou.

Fang Jing was obviously very interested in this kind of crossbow. He knew that Qin Shaoyou asked him to take the military officer to try it out because he wanted to refer to the opinions of Shen Ce Jun, so this time, he did his homework.

So, he had made a lot of preparations these days, and even overnight, he had someone formulated a maintenance procedure for Zhuge hand crossbows, as well as a training and tactical charter for Zhuge hand crossbows. This stack of things was delivered to Qin Shaoyou's desk, and he wanted to laugh in his heart: "These guys want to cook the rice as soon as possible."

Qin Shaoyou had to ask Fang Jing: "General Fang, Zhuge's hand crossbow, has no shortcomings at all?"

"Yes, after all, the structure is more complicated, so it is impossible to be as easy to maintain as a ox horn bow. However, as long as your highness nods, the army will naturally formulate a set of strict maintenance standards, and there will never be no damage without reason, and ensure that there will be no mistakes during wartime."

"Your Highness, this Zhuge hand crossbow has extremely obvious advantages in almost any aspect. The meaning of the Shen Ce Army is generally to assemble as soon as possible."

Qin Shaoyou had to smile and said, "Since everyone said that, it might as well be better, just try three thousand pieces first and supply them to the army for practice. I don't think this hand crossbow is perfect. Cheng Xin also needs to improve it with the craftsmen. It is better to do the best and strive for excellence. After it is fully mature, use the latest Zhuge crossbow and General Fang. This Zhuge crossbow costs a lot, so you should cherish it more in the army."

Fang Jing and others were overjoyed, so they naturally patted their chests to make sure.

After knocking these people away, Qin Shaoyou found Yang Wulian and Cheng Xin again. He looked at Cheng Xin. The cramped young man still didn't say a word. However, Yang Wulian, an old man, was talking nonsense. Of course, Yang Wulian was indispensable to host the establishment of the workshop. Qin Shaoyou asked about some matters about the arms workshop, and then said to Yang Wulian: "For the time being, you will serve as the chief supervisor of this arms workshop. Haha, I am the chief supervisor of Henan Prefecture, and you are the chief supervisor. In short, you can't make any mistakes. You can choose all the craftsmen. It is best to be in Shence City. This is safer. For money and food, I personally say hello, so there is no need to worry about it."

Fang Jing nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, your highness, the emperor will definitely live up to his mission."

Qin Shaoyou smiled and said to Cheng Xin again: "This crossbow is thanks to Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Xin was just a small craftsman. At first, she was not very prominent in Mengjin, but after all, she was young and had a broader mindset, so she was particularly prominent in the process of improving Zhuge's hand crossbow. Now Qin Shaoyou called him a gentleman, which made him very uncomfortable. After all, he was a superficial background. In his heart, the word "官网" often refers to those great scholars and famous scholars.

Cheng Xin waved his hand quickly and said, "Your Highness, I," so cramped that he couldn't speak.

Qin Shaoyou just smiled and continued, "Can this Zhuge hand crossbow be improved?"

After asking this question, Cheng Xin calmed down and must have involved what he was good at, so he said: "This thing has never been improved to the best. As long as there is enough time, it can be better and better. However, it will take a lot of time. It is nothing more than following two directions. One is to replace other materials. Which of the materials is better or worse. Only after really trying it, you will know that, for example, the wood used in this crossbow arm must be solid. If it is not solid enough, it will easily deform and even affect the accuracy of shooting. But it must also be light. I have tried many woods, but there are so many woods in the world. This wood not only needs to be replaced, but also can be processed. As long as I continue to try it, I can always make the best choices in solidity and lightness."

Qin Shaoyou nodded. The so-called improvement is similar to Edison Ming electric light. What material is used for wicks is not based on genius ideas. It is nothing more than trying iron wire, aluminum wire, copper wire, and tungsten wire one by one, gathering the materials in the world together, recording the data of each material, and finally finding the best solution.

Although this is just a very simple repetition and does not seem to have any so-called technical content, this simple repetition has no shortcuts.

To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than trying in one direction for countless manpower and material resources.

Chapter 1 is delivered. (To be continued.)

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