Chapter 93 The Ministry of Industry sent a letter, the imitation failed
On the other side, Li Er also returned to Tai Chi Hall and started to get busy!
Time is the most ruthless, and half a month comes quickly in the blink of an eye.
During this half-month period, news came from the soldiers who went to keep an eye on the group of Turks.
The group of Turks went all the way north and had already left the Tang Dynasty border and were heading towards their Turkic territory.
After hearing the news, Li Er thought for a moment and called officials from the Ministry of Industry.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Everyone, I'm calling you here today, and you should know something.
Can weapons, soft armor, repeating crossbows, and telescopes be arranged properly?"
In fact, Li Er himself knew very well that asking them this question was completely unnecessary.
The Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty was synonymous with the most superb skills in the entire Tang Dynasty.
I gave them more than a month, so they must have finished it, right?
Upon hearing His Majesty's question, the people from the Ministry of Industry panicked instantly.
"Your Majesty, please punish me."
"Huh? What's wrong? What happened?"
The official from the Ministry of Industry raised his head and glanced at His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, whether it is a soft-armored repeating crossbow or a weapon, we have copied it.
It's just that telescope and the glass used in it, even if we summon all the craftsmen, we can't make it."
"Since it has been copied, what's the crime?
Regarding the telescope, I took a look at it before and found that it is indeed difficult to build, so it doesn’t matter.”
Several people were even more panicked when they heard this. If this matter was like what His Majesty said, it would be understandable.
In fact, they are imitation weapons such as soft armor and repeating crossbows, but their quality is not one ten thousandth of others.
"Go to the Ministry of Industry. I want to see for myself the weapons imitated by Datang."
"His Majesty?"
"Wait until you finish reading everything!"
"It's your Majesty!"
We arrived at the Ministry of Industry and saw their group.
"I have met Your Majesty."
"Okay, no need to worry, I asked you to prepare the things. Bring them out to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The officials from the Ministry of Industry presented all the weapons they had made.
Seeing the weapons in front of him, including soft armor and repeating crossbows, Li Er felt that both their workmanship and appearance were better than those of his wise brother Zhuangzi.
I couldn't help but sigh.
"I, the Ministry of Industry of Datang, can't handle anything no matter what."
"Everyone, I am very satisfied with what is in front of me. When I complete the test, you will definitely be rewarded heavily."
Hearing that His Majesty was offering many rewards, the minister of the Ministry of Industry only felt that the pressure was really great.
They had already told His Majesty when they were in Tai Chi Hall, but His Majesty didn't listen to what they had to say, so he couldn't wait to come to the Ministry of Works to investigate.
Everyone had no choice but to bite the bullet and deal with the matter.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel helpless. I just hope that Your Majesty will finish the test soon. If you are not satisfied, don't blame them.
Holding a weapon imitated by the Ministry of Industry, he asked someone to fetch the weapons of Tang Dynasty soldiers and tested them himself.
After chopping at each other for a moment, there was a clanging sound, which was very pleasant to hear.
As time went by, a click sound was heard. With Li Er's full expectation, the weapon they used before was really broken into two pieces.
However, when he saw the newly imitated weapons, his old face became very ugly.
Although the previous weapon was cut into two pieces, their new imitation weapon also cracked.
I remember clearly before that the weapons I took from Zhaojiazhuang had cut off several of their weapons, but there were no signs of cracking.
In other words, the weapons they have imitated over time can be considered a success even if they are said to be successful, and they can be considered a failure even if they are said to be a failure.
"Where's the soft armor?"
"His Majesty."
Seeing the soft armor in front of him, Li Er stepped forward to check it out personally.
The weight of this soft armor is much heavier than the software produced by Zhaojiazhuang.
He asked someone to put soft armor on the scarecrow and slashed it with a weapon, and a crack appeared directly.
Seeing this, Li Er's old face became even more ugly.
I saw a well-prepared repeating crossbow next to me and was ready to test it myself.
However, at the moment of shooting, Li Er, who has always been very calm, couldn't help but curse!
"Everyone, this is what you have achieved after preventing me for a month?
The imitations of weapons are not very good, let alone soft armor, even crossbows!"
At this moment, Li Er felt that he had gone to the wrong place and had come to the fake Ministry of Industry?
Speaking of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty, the blacksmiths in it were some of the most skilled in the entire Tang Dynasty.
All craftsmanship is passed down from generation to generation. This time I asked them to build a few weapons. It has been more than a month, but all of them have failed?
I feel embarrassed even if I tell you.
"Your Majesty, please punish me.
Your Majesty, we can imitate this weapon and we can imitate it.
But this soft armor contains a lot of materials that we have never heard of."
Especially for this repeating crossbow, no one has even seen the spring inside.
All they know is that no matter how hard they pull on this thing, after pulling it for a long time, it will quickly return to its original position as soon as they put their hands down.
And they also made a few pairs of irons. Although they were similar to the springs above, they could not return to the original state after being pulled!
"You mean you can't imitate these things?"
"I beg your Majesty to punish me!"
Thinking of this, Li Er sighed helplessly.
Suddenly I remembered what the blacksmith said before. Their blacksmith shop didn't have these materials, so they still needed the young master to prepare them.
I didn't take this statement seriously at the time.
Now think about it, these parts that even the Ministry of Industry and Engineering cannot copy must have been arranged by Xiandi himself.
I asked why they charge such a high price for these things. It turns out that they have made preparations in advance before selling them to you, and they are not afraid of you imitating them.
In other words, I arranged for so many people and worked hard for a month, but in the end it was just a joy.
Thinking of this, Li Er sighed helplessly. At this point, no matter how much he said to them, they probably wouldn't be able to make these things.
"That's all, that's all, I don't blame you for this matter, you all should be responsible.
I should have known a long time ago that these things are not so easily copied.
And this telescope, don’t copy it.
The first three cannot be manufactured, not to mention that the telescope requires glass, which is even more difficult."
However, weapons, soft armor, and repeating crossbows will not be used by Li Er immediately, even if they use their weapons.
But this telescope is the most important thing. There is a big gap. I have to check the time and then go to Zhaojiazhuang and have a good talk with my good brother.