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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 179 New Weapons and New Armor

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    ps: Dong Zhongshu once stayed with Tian Fu for a short period of time. In the book, Tian Fu did not dare to offend Cao Shi, and Confucian scholars did not dare to take him in. Dong Zhongshu had no choice but to lie down.  £ª,, I will probably pass the 50 monthly pass today, Wu Mei is preparing to add more updates, please subscribe, please give me a monthly pass!  The blazing iron furnace, the red steel blocks were repeatedly beaten on the anvil, and the vibration of the forging hammer made the onlookers' hearts beat suddenly.  Lu Buhai had earplugs on his ears and stood a few steps away watching Lian Ji's movements. The gear plate rotated and meshed to drive the hydraulic forging hammer to hammer the steel block at the same rhythm. Each hammer flattened the steel block, and then  Bending and stacking continue the previous step. When the golden-red steel block lowers its temperature to dark red, it is sent to the furnace to continue heating, and then another steel block is hammered until it is golden-red.  clang clang clang!  Looking around, the semi-open blacksmith shop is full of the same stove. The blacksmith apprentice holds a shovel and fills a shovel of clean coal from time to time. The coal is half-melted in the golden fire, and it is like syrup flowing in the furnace.  Each iron furnace has four discharge holes, which supply the blacksmiths from four directions with steel materials for calcining. The tall blacksmith with strong limbs holds the steel materials in his hands and quietly adjusts the angle to wait for the forging hammer to strike. There is a wooden ladder next to him.  It goes straight to the top floor, and adjusting the forging rhythm depends entirely on manual adjustment.  "Look, Lord, our blacksmith's workshop produces six thousand catties of ten-refined steel every day, one thousand catties of thirty-refined steel, three hundred catties of sixty-refined steel, and fifty catties of hundred-refined steel."  Lu Buhai held the account book, and the scrawled writing on it recorded the daily input and output of materials, the coal consumed, and the wear and tear of worn-out gear forging hammers.  Lu Buhai¡¯s handwriting is fairly easy to understand, but Lian Ji¡¯s handwriting is crooked and twisted, like a dog crawling.  His handwriting was so scrawled that he didn't even recognize it. Every time he reconciled the accounts, he would smile at the account book, which gave Cao Shi a headache.  There is nothing you can do about this blacksmith genius.  Craftsmen must be able to read and write. The strict order issued two years ago has only begun to take effect now. A blacksmith who does not understand culture will never be successful. Only those who can read and write and record their years of blacksmithing research experience will have the prospect of promotion.  After spending a long time to understand the general entry and exit records, Cao Shi said: "The fonts of the Lu Family Supervisor need to be improved! There are not many steel produced by Baili Steel, so it is just right to make it into a general's sword. I will draw a study of the sword body for you.  Is there any one that is more convenient?" "I have researched and collected the opinions of more than 500 blacksmiths on knife making, and tried to make several swords with similar shapes. The scimitar with a slightly larger arc is more powerful, but the weakness is that the blade is too short and the accuracy is high.  The lower, straight-edged sword with smaller arc has a higher hit rate, but the lethality is slightly less. The Yanling sword with both arc and straight blade is the best," Lu Buyai answered vaguely.  At first, the blacksmiths didn¡¯t quite believe the picture.  Specializing in the art is not a boast. Cao Shi is very capable and well-informed, but it does not mean that he is also an expert in the art of smelting and making swords. To just let him make a random picture is a bit contemptuous of the collective wisdom of the blacksmiths.  suspicion.  The blacksmiths didn¡¯t pay attention to the picture. According to the rules of the blacksmith shop, each blacksmith took the iron materials and made the cavalry sword according to their own ideas, and after the first and second screenings, outstanding works were selected.  Invite the superior knights from the Marquis Mansion to test the effect of the long sword with a straw mat made of grass, and vowed to continue for several days.  Dozens of people conducted complex tests, recording the personal evaluation, hit rate and killing effect of each knight participating in the test.  Weird types of long knives were brushed off in the first round, and those with too thick blades were also brushed off by knights. Cavalry did not like to carry weapons that were too heavy. Infantry back knives were not suitable for the delicate operation of cavalry. The thickness of the blade was too narrow and wide.  After most of the samples have been brushed off and passed through the first sieve, it is worth further testing the second sieve.  All scimitar-type cavalry swords were wiped out, and straight blades could not withstand the discomfort of holding the sword. I was defeated. I picked out a few long swords from left to right. They were surprisingly similar. At this time, someone suddenly mentioned the pair of wild goose feather swords.  graphics.  The craftsmen woke up from a dream. They dug out the graphics that had been abandoned for many days and compared them with each other to make knives. They also made slight modifications based on their own understandings. The cavalry knives they created turned out to have good performance. Everyone was dumbfounded.  ?????????????????????????At first, everyone said that the king is very capable, but he may not know how to work as a blacksmith.  They tried blindly for two months without any improvement, and relied on others to draw random pictures to solve the problem. Which one didn't understand the blacksmith's skills, and which one was bragging.  Lu Bushaixu didn¡¯t dare to look around, for fear that his movements would be too big and the king would be distracted. He saw the expressions of the blacksmiths stretching their necks to inquire for information.  It would be too embarrassing to tell anyone about it. With the help of the blacksmiths, Lu Buhao couldn¡¯t tell it either, lest his family lose face and be laughed at by the servants and maids in the house.  While talking, Lian Ji came out from the blacksmith shop carrying two knife boxes. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The shallow and narrow back of the knife reflected white light. The Yanling knife was lighter than expected. With a slight wave, the white light flickered along with the shadow of the knife.  &nbsp"Is this a hundred-refined sword?" Lian Ji proudly said: "It is made of high-quality iron ore that has been tempered for hundreds of thousands of times." Ju Xin's eyes shone with greed, and he rubbed his hands to look at the sword. For assassins, swords are the same.  If the knife belonged to him, it would be even more powerful.  "You want one, kid?" "Yeah!" "You're not qualified yet." Cao Shi chuckled and put the Yanling knife into the knife box: "Pack the two knives and send them to the Hou Mansion. I will take this knife tomorrow.  Dedicated to the emperor. " The drama letter curled his lips and ran away. The two best Yan Ling knives were destined for the Weiyang Palace. He chose a thirty-refined Yan Ling knives for him to play with. Before leaving, Lu  Buhui also told him that if the knife got hit and made a cut, remember to take the scrap knife back and recast it.  Lian Ji came to Chang'an City in August last year. He was followed by his uncles, uncles, seven aunts and hundreds of aunts. Their family was a famous iron-smelting family in Anyi in the pre-Qin era, and was not as famous as a few famous people.  The master of sword-making is famous, but he is also a well-known figure in the Wei State. Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and left the survivors of the six kingdoms dormant. It was not until the rise of the Han Dynasty that they regained their former vitality. If it hadn't been for the good luck of the successive seasons, the Lian family and the relationship  Dozens of close blacksmiths still make a living in Anyi.  "My father said that a great kindness to a monarch should be unforgettable even if the tooth is gone. I thought that it might be unforgettable even if the tooth is gone." Cao Shi felt that Lian Ji was very interesting. A man in his twenties even had a wife and children.  He is still afraid of his father's lessons with the stick. Even if his father no longer beats him, he still dares not forget the beatings. Every time he encounters trouble, he instinctively thinks of the memory of being beaten.  "You did a good job. Most blacksmiths have worked hard for thirty years but their progress in three years is not as good as yours." Lian Ji shook his head: "But I feel that what I did is not good enough. I can create more good things to repay you."  "Junhou." As he spoke, he ran out quickly, carrying a pile of armor leaves after a long time. The shining silver armor pieces exuded a stunning light.  "This is" Lu Buhai was dumbfounded.  These are clearly pieces of beaten armor blades.  "Put it away and talk about it in the house." Cao Shi turned around and walked out without saying a word.  Lian Ji looked confused: "Why do you want to go to the house?" Lu Buyu raised his foot and kicked him on the buttocks. He was secretly angry that this bastard had water in his head, and Lian Ji felt aggrieved after being kicked.  Holding the box in his arms, he limped toward the house at the end of the blacksmith's workshop.  What you see when you push open the door is a shocking array of debris, from bamboo slips and wooden slips to papers.  From all kinds of strange mineral specimens, to novel metals made from crystals, from crystal magnifying glasses to small abacus, there are tweezers, hammers, iron pliers and other strange tools on a long table.  It looks more like a hands-on laboratory.  Huge room.  There is only a path that can only be walked by one foot. Apart from the desks and desks on both sides of the armchair, there is probably only a bed in the corner that is relatively clean.  Cao Shi was speechless about his room. At first glance, it looked like the room of a sloppy teenager. But who would have thought that this was Lu Buha's usual office and the temporary residence of this scientific madman.  "Sorry! The room is a bit messy. I'm usually busy with work and I don't have time to clean it up. No one comes to my humble home." Lu Buhui walked carefully and nimbly through the debris.  Like a chubby Qinggong master, like the cursive handwriting of a dragon and a snake.  In the blink of an eye, he got through.  "It just so happens that I have an old friend who has been doing business all year round. He specially brought a lot of fresh tea leaves from Changsha. I found them for the king to try Huh? Where did the tea box go?" Lu Buyu went around in circles to look for it.  After a long time, he couldn't find it. Cao Shi wanted him to clean up the messy room before talking. After all, there was Lian Ji outside the door holding a wooden box in a daze.  Suddenly, Lu Buyai turned around and shouted: "Ah Huang! You must have taken my tea box in your mouth!" I saw a yellow figure running away from the door of the room at high speed, Lu Buyei twisted his fat body  His body rushed out like a gust of wind. He didn't know when he had a feather duster in his hand, and his graceful tossing and turning was really like a master of Qinggong.  Ouch!  There was a dog barking outside the house, and then the barking became louder and louder, as if it was screaming in a hurry, and then it became quiet after a while.  Lu Buyu came in a panic holding the tea box: "I'm sorry, Lord, there was a little accident and Ah Huang took the tea box away, so I won't make tea for you." "It doesn't matter, I'm not thirsty either."  Cao Shi could vaguely see the marks of the tea box being bitten.  Lian Ji said stupidly: "I saw Ah Huang going out with that thing in his mouth this morning. I wanted to remind Supervisor Lu." "You bastard, why didn't you tell me earlier?"  "I forgot about lunch." "Why did you remember to eat?" "I remembered because I felt hungry." The old man and the young man stared and started to argue, or maybe Lu Buhu and Lian Ji were playing the piano to each other.  "Stop first and tell me what this armor leaf is about." "Oh! This is what I discovered when I was studying iron sheets. Pig iron has high hardness and poor toughness. It is easy to break when made into a long-edged weapon. Usually it is only made into  It can be used as a dagger or a dagger. Once when I was making a dagger, I had a sudden idea. I forged the pig iron into a thin iron block, and then used small iron nails to mortise and tenon it. I only made a skirt and armor and took it over. " There was silence in the room.  silent.  Lu Bushe was so frightened that he really made a new armor. Han law stipulates that no one is allowed to hide armor, shields, weapons, chariots, or crossbows outside the arsenal, no matter how high or low they are. Lian Ji actually made a semi-finished armor leaf.  , how could he not be surprised.  "Don't you know you violated Han law?" Lian Ji shook his head.  "Han law stipulates that hiding armor is a major crime, and making armor is even more serious. Once the head is discovered, it must be moved. Are you afraid?" Lian Ji showed a scared expression, and after a while he shook his head firmly: "  For the sake of your Majesty, I will not be afraid." Cao Shi was completely speechless.  Lu Buyu covered his head with a look of helplessness.  He really wanted to open his head and see if it contained water or horse urine.  ¡°Lian Ji was recommended by him, so it¡¯s not enough for him to be irresponsible.  Even if the Han law abolished the system of continuous sitting, if Lian Ji's head was moved, the recommender Lu Buhai's responsibility would not be light.  "Tiao Hou Zhou Yafu was unjustly killed in Tingwei Prison because he had 500 sets of armor and shields at home. How many heads do you have to chop off! Next time you make new weapons, you must notify them in advance before making them, otherwise I won't do it either.  I will protect you." Cao Shi scolded.  "What to do with this set of armor?" "Continue to make it. Once the finished product is ready, send it to the Hou Mansion immediately. I want to dedicate it to the emperor." The sun sets in the west.  The blacksmith¡¯s workshop was still banging and banging on the way back home.  Cao Shi's mood still couldn't calm down. He was sure that he had seen it correctly. The shape of the nail leaf was like the real thing on the mural.  That was a mural he had seen at a tourist attraction he had visited, and the characters in the painting were wearing such armor.  The name of that armor is Mingguang Armor.  They are connected by mortise and tenon joints.  It is divided into two styles: chest guard and full-body armor without guard. The one made by Lian Ji is without guard. It is purely for the armor plates to be connected to improve defense. The shining silver armor is just like its name.  Glow brightly.  Facing the setting sun, I felt infinite emotion in my heart. There was no shortage of talented people in ancient times, but due to the limitations of the times, the vision was not far-sighted. If we were to live in different places at another time and with different identities, the Mingguang Armor that Lian Ji accidentally created would inevitably be submerged in history.  Lost forever in the tide.  ?Perhaps this is his luck.  It was as if I had been blessed in some mysterious way.  Taiyi God bless you?  Cao Shi smiled and shook his head: "To be good at craftsmanship, you must first sharpen your tools! Maybe I should put the research on weapons and armor on the agenda earlier." Uncle Chen stayed in Pingyang Hou Mansion for more than ten days.  Cao Shi persuaded the old man in the house for more than ten days. He tried all kinds of coercion and inducement to persuade the old man.  At first, Uncle Chen was resolute and did not want to cause trouble to the monarch and the princess. It was not until Cao Shi threatened to transfer Chen Zhang back to the Hou Mansion that the old man realized that his stay was related to Chen Zhang's future, and he reluctantly accepted the arrangement.  "Yuan Zhong went to the Longxi Plateau to develop. It is very inconvenient for more than a dozen supervisors to handle all the affairs of the Hou Mansion. We need you to make arrangements properly. With you in the Hou Mansion, I can feel at ease in the backyard.  "I feel relieved." Uncle Chen looked embarrassed and said, "It's hard to refuse the kindness of a prince, so I have no choice but to be respectful and obey my orders." The flood season came earlier this year than in previous years, and the rain in Guanzhong was also unusually abundant.  Dou Ying proposed at the court meeting that we should pay attention to flood prevention and disaster relief and raise awareness of disaster prevention.  The emperor was still thinking about the two wild goose feather knives and didn't care much about disaster prevention measures. He waved his hand and ordered Dou Ying to take full responsibility for disaster prevention and relief.  "Your Majesty, the college in the south of the city needs to recruit more corvees. Please allow your Majesty to approve a new corvee collection order." Prime Minister Xuchang was surprised: "Are more corvees? The number of corvees in the south of the city has been increased to 100,000, and the Shaofu plans to add more.  How many corvees are enough?" "An additional 100,000 people will be enough." "A total of 200,000 people, what are you going to do with so much manpower?" Cao Shi said, "In order to build an imperial palace.  , a school far beyond Jixia Academy, in order to allow students from all over the world to grow upStudying in Ancheng, His Majesty serves as the Honorary Imperial Scholar. All the heroes in the world are the Emperor's muffled voice, and he can recruit all the heroes in the world.  " Emperor Liu Che was so happy that he couldn't smile from ear to ear. He liked to hear such good things. Compared with the rigid three gongs and nine ministers, Cao Shi was still considerate. It sounded very touching to teach the heroes of the world with his empty job. " Xuchang wanted to open his mouth several times,  After thinking about it, he decided not to speak. In his heart, he didn't agree with the Taixue plan. It was completely uneconomical to waste people's money and internal funds. If this project hadn't been started earlier when Wei Wan was the prime minister at the beginning of the year, he would definitely have done it.  He jumped out to oppose this project. He somewhat understood Wei Wan's complicated mood at that time. There was a powerful Jiu Qing under him who would not listen to the instructions and would throw out controversial proposals at court meetings to cause trouble for him.  The biggest difference is that Wei Wan is determined to be a real prime minister worthy of the name, while Xuchang has no such idea, and even if he has similar ideas, he is unable to implement them. Among the three ministers and nine ministers, few listen to his greetings, and those with the title of minister above their heads  The princes followed the lead of the young master Cao Shi. After Xu Chang left the court with a dark face, the ministers fell a few steps behind and each looked for their own circle.  No problem saying hello?  " "What's the problem?  His family's business in Bashu, the caravans from the border counties, and Hehuang's investment were so little protected by the collective protection of the meritorious princes?  If he can't think of taking Wei Wan's old path, then let him do it.  "Cao Shi said nonchalantly. Da Xingling Huan Xian said: "After all, we are friends, not enemies. It shouldn't be like this. More communication is necessary.  " "In terms of my position, I have to listen to him. In fact, he has to respect my opinions. There is no distinction between the two of us as superior and subordinate. If he is his prime minister, no one will rob him. I will do the things I should do, right?  Ventilating him is not the main conflict.  " The ministers nodded. Cao Shi's character has always been like this. It is impossible to expect him to compromise and make sacrifices with the overall situation in mind, or to bow his head and admit defeat with a damaged face. Wei Wan's downfall was due to miscalculating Cao Shi's determination and thinking that he  He would not be so cruel and ruthless. As a result, his family was turned upside down and a lot of flaws were found, which almost made several ministers angry to death on the spot.  When it came to having a conflict with him, he would at most feel uncomfortable and sulky for a few days. Tingwei Tianfu carefully passed by the crowd, listening to the comments of several people, and secretly thinking about how to let him go.  Maximizing his own interests. After thinking about it for a long time, he felt that he was overthinking it. Cao Shi was by no means an invincible person. He would continue to put away his minions and lurk, patiently waiting for the next opportunity to come. 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