"That's not necessarily true. The weight of a weapon is not about its weight, but its power to shoot. The key lies in the strength of the inner Qi. In front of a strong person in the Qi Tong realm, flying flowers and picking leaves can kill people thousands of meters away. Is it also necessary to kill people thousands of meters away?
Lifting a mountain of weapons to kill the enemy?" Tang Chun retorted.
"Oh, there is some truth in what I said. However, this bow I have is made of the 'Xuanjing' found at a depth of two thousand meters under the sea. If it is made, the grade can reach the top of the heaven level. It means that it can be used in the hands of the innate beginners.
You can shoot those who are strong in the Half Qi Gang Realm when you come out." Whitebeard said with a stern look on his face.
"Isn't this mysterious essence difficult to collect?" Tang Chun asked deliberately.
"Of course, if you compare it with gold, you can only buy one tael for a hundred taels." Whitebeard said.
"It's a pity, it's a pity." Tang Chun shook his head with a look of shock.
"What's a pity?" Whitebeard was a little annoyed.
"It's just that the accuracy is not high enough. Half-Qi Gang realm experts are not fools who stand there and let you shoot them. If you can't shoot such a powerful person and spend so much silver, it's not worth the gain." Tang Chun said, moving the old man next to him
I took the beam stone and tried it.
It was discovered that the light emitted by this stone was actually hidden under internal force. Moreover, it was extremely fast and could aim at the target in an instant. Tang Chun looked at it with a modern perspective and found that its accuracy could definitely achieve the effect of infrared scanning and locking.
Tang Chun began to polish the stone, and soon he grinded out a groove for the stone to hold on the bow, and then inserted the thick stone strip into it.
Then he picked up a small black arrow, aimed it at a copper carriage 200 meters away, and shot at it. With a loud bang, the carriage exploded into a pile of broken copper pieces.
"How did you do it?" Whitebeard was stunned and asked.
"Use this to aim and lock the target by forcing out the inner energy to illuminate it. The accuracy is extremely high. If you can use this stone on the red cannon, it will be even more powerful." Tang Chun said, the old guy tried
After trying it, he immediately stood up and laughed wildly.
"This boy is amazing, absolutely wonderful."
"It's just a little trick." Tang Chun snorted disdainfully.
"Oh, it seems that I was right when I asked you to enter the palace. You are really talented in making tools when you are young. Let's go and see the red cannon." White Beard smiled and pulled Tang Chun into the building and went underground.
When I went there, I found a very large and very high basement underground.
There was a red-clothed cannon inside. Tang Chun looked at it and was sure that it was the cannon that he asked Liang Douzi and others to work together to shoot the powerful Xiantian Dzogchen. He didn't know when it would be given to this cannon.
The old guy got it here.
"Did you see it?" Qiu Zhizi asked.
"I can see it. I made it myself. But when did the master transport it to the palace?" Tang Chun asked. He also guessed the identity of the old guy. He didn't expect that the mysterious master Qiu Zhizi was such a bad old man, thrown into the modern society.
They are just ordinary workers in the workshop.
"This cannon of yours is really a masterpiece. I never thought that gunpowder can be so useful. If it is improved and manufactured in the weapon-making house, it will definitely be able to kill a strong person in the Half-Qi Gang Realm. Because the accuracy of the material of your cannon is not high enough, and its toughness is not high enough."
It’s not rigid enough. It’s probably because there’s something wrong with the tools in the workshop. Also, the skill of the maker is not high enough. If I were in charge of making it, it would definitely increase its power several times.” Qiu Zhizi
smiled.
"Thank you for the compliment, Master. It's just a little trick." Tang Chun seemed quite modest.
"The stone just now is called Youli Stone, and it is very precious. Therefore, it is impossible to use it on weapons on a large scale. It can only be used on refined weapons. And the emperor was very happy after seeing the red cannon.
, requiring the Imperial Palace to build hundreds of such cannons to guard the capital of Yu. In addition to the nine gates, there are twenty or so cannons, and the rest are the key points of the capital of Yu. For the palace alone, fifty or sixty cannons must be built." Qiu said.
Zhizi said.
"One hundred guns, and the power of a cannon has to be enough to kill a strong person in the Half Qi Gang Realm. This is very difficult." Tang Chun deliberately pretended to be embarrassed.
"It's not that difficult. Why did I ask you to come in?" Qiu Zhizi's expression froze.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete," Tang Chun said.
"I think the Forbidden Army side will be left to your deputy. How about you come here specifically to accompany me during this period to make the red cannon?" Qiu Zhizi asked.
"I have to first see what kind of talents you have, and also, I have to move my original team in Daozi County to the capital.
My place has formed a complete set of workshop procedures for manufacturing red cannons. It's just that there are too few people with high skills.
Is this okay? I want to set up a workshop in Yudu and cooperate with the Manufacture House to produce it. However, for each red cannon made by the Manufacture House, we have to pay some silver to our workshop." Tang Chun began to discuss business.
This guy was thinking about whether he could borrow the modern arms trade from ancient times. Then he was the master of ancient arms, followed by Shen Wansan. Tang Chun deeply understood what the economic lifeline meant to a country.
"This is absolutely not allowed. Of course, the workers in your workshop can come in and help us make some rough parts. Our toolmaking office will just pay them wages." Qiu Zhizi said.
"It's better than this. My subordinates will be responsible for making the parts that can be used. The key parts have to be made by the tool making office. When the time comes, they will be assembled in the tool making office." Tang Chun said.
"Yes, but the red cannon is the country's top secret. It must not be leaked. It is the foundation of the country. The Holy One has carefully explained this matter." Qiu Zhizi said, glanced at Tang Chun, took out a jade pendant,
He smiled and said, "I heard that your mother has also come to Beijing, so I will give this jade pendant to her."
"Thank you, Master, for the reward." Of course Tang Chun would not refuse Qiu Zhizi's high-end amulet.
As soon as Tang Chun left, Qiu Zhizi hurried to the Taihe Hall behind the Tianwang Hall. The Taihe Hall was the place where the emperor privately met with a small number of ministers to discuss state affairs.
"What did he say?" Emperor Yu first asked Master Qiu to sit down and asked.
"It's a little strange. It seems like he wants to make his own cannon. He even set up a private workshop." Qiu Zhizi said.
"Does he have different intentions?" Emperor Yu's face was stern, and his evil spirit came out.
"That's not necessarily true. He probably wanted to make some money. I heard that in the process of regaining Daozi County, he paid out most of the military funds privately. He is a good guy. There are few people in our country who are as capable as he is for the country."
Master Qiu spoke highly of Tang Chun, "Moreover, he defeated strong enemies with a weak division. Moreover, he invented the red cannon and the iron-armored warship. This man is truly a genius in making weapons."
"Does the master want to accept him as his disciple?" Emperor Yu said with a smile.
"Observe for a while, I really have this idea. I have been making weapons for decades, but I still haven't found a talent that I can create. It's better not to accept the mediocre people who ruin my reputation." Qiu Zhizi touched his chin.
.
"Alas, there are tens of billions of people in the dynasty, but it is difficult to find a person who can enter the master's eyes. Is it true that our Yu dynasty has no successor?" Emperor Yu sighed.
"No, most of the tool-making geniuses have been taken away by the Luo Hai Sect and other tool-making sects. Compared with serving in the dynasty's tool-making office, they prefer to go to the big sects because there is a future for development. After all, there are more rules in the dynasty.
Some geniuses find it troublesome. Moreover, these sects have long formed a complete set of methods for recruiting talents, which the imperial court cannot compare with." Qiu Zhizi told the truth. With his transcendent status, the emperor would not blame him.
"After all, the court is a country, and its scope is much larger than a sect. It is impossible to manage a country without rules. This is also the shortcoming of the dynasty, an unchangeable reality." Emperor Yu sighed and looked at Qiu Qiu
The master glanced at it and smiled, "Since the master has this intention, I will grant it to you. A good tool-making master is hard to find."
"That's what I have in mind, and I will join the weapon-making office first. I will inspect it for a while before making a decision. However, if this position is too low, I'm afraid he won't be very willing to come. After all, compared with the Purple Guards of the Forbidden Army, the making of weapons
Qi Mansion seems very mediocre." Master Qiu said.
"Haha, it's okay, I guarantee his satisfaction." Emperor Yu smiled mysteriously.
The next morning, the father-in-law from the palace went to the Tang Mansion to read out the imperial decree.
"The Holy Order of Emperor Yu... appoints Tang Chun as the deputy director of the imperial weapon-making palace. He will assist Master Qiu Zhizi in managing the weapon-making palace. He will also serve as the commander of the Yellow Banner Army of the Forbidden Army, a fourth-grade national protector general, and a second-class bodyguard. He will be given a silver order by the emperor.
With one piece, you can enter the palace at any time."
"Hahaha, brother, although your rank has not been promoted, your position has been improved a lot." Li Bei laughed loudly after seeing his father-in-law off.
"Yes, I heard that there are several deputy directors of the Instrument Manufacturing General Office. The other deputy directors are all second-grade officials. Brother, you are now on an equal footing with these officials. Moreover, look at this holy order
"The emperor wants you to take over Master Qiu's class," the fat man said with a smile.
"Well, assisting Master Qiu in managing the headquarters, then this holy order is quite strange." Bao Yi touched his chin.
"It is time to choose a successor for the master. This 'assistance' has raised the status of the eldest brother to a position above that of other deputy directors.
Master Qiu has no rank in the palace, but his status is even more transcendent than that of the prince. The emperor has given him a golden order, and he can enter the palace directly on horseback or in a sedan chair at any time without getting off the sedan chair or horse.
And there is also his other garden in the palace. It would be a blessing for the eldest brother to really become a master of Master Qiu. This weapon-making sect is quite popular, especially those masters of sixth grade and above, no matter which sect they go to.
He was served respectfully.
Because good weapons are the key to defeating powerful enemies. If the elder brother can really inherit Master Qiu's superb skills, we won't have to worry about weapons in the future." The fat man smiled with a smile on his face.
"That's right, the eldest brother will be given a silver order as soon as he enters. This is so that he can enter the palace at any time and ask for advice from the master. This kind of treatment is not to mention the third- and fourth-grade officials. Even the first-grade officials in the current dynasty rarely have this kind of special treatment.
Even the prince does not have this privilege. This is the Holy Master's transcendent recognition of Master Qiu's status. Now Aiwujiwu and even the eldest brother have benefited from it," Li Bei said.
"Then it looks like it's impossible not to go." Tang Chun said. (To be continued...)