Under the leadership of Lao Zhai, Li Fusheng found the best bow maker in the city.
The Khitan people are a semi-nomadic and semi-agricultural people, and they have their own way of making bows and arrows.
In many cases, nomadic peoples have better bow and arrow shooting skills than agricultural peoples, not only because of living habits, but also because of materials and resources.
Let’s just say that the bow in Lao Zhayi’s hand is made of dense cold zone wood. It is strong and elastic, and is a top-quality bow and arrow material.
Nowadays, most of the Tang Dynasty-style bows and arrows are made of fast-growing wood, which is light and easy to break.
The bow string is also made of a mixture of horse tendon and beef tendon, which has excellent elasticity.
When Li Fusheng touched this long bow, he felt that it was a work of art rather than a weapon.
"We can go on a forest patrol!"
Lao Zhai did not teach Li Fusheng archery, but only taught him some survival skills in the wild, and then took Li Fusheng to the forest in the valley.
Walking along the edge of the forest, Li Fusheng felt like he was back when he was a child.
The fresh air, the towering forests, and the sounds of various animals emanating from the forests make people who have worked in big cities for several years feel relaxed and happy.
The two men's job was to patrol the forest along the edge of the forest, with Lao Zai's hound constantly running in front of and behind the two men.
Li Fusheng couldn't help but chat with this NPC:
"Old Zayi, has your tribe always lived here?"
Lao Zhai said in proficient Chinese: "We lived here decades ago, and those of us familiar with the Khitan lived by trading with the Tang Dynasty."
"Are you familiar with Khitan?"
"This is what you Han masters say. Khitans who can speak Chinese are called mature Khitans. Those further north who cannot speak Chinese are called raw Khitans."
Li Fusheng nodded, and Lao Zayi said:
"When there were no wars in the past, the tribes could live a good life by trading with the Tang Dynasty."
Lao Zhayi pointed to the mountains and forests and said: "For us Khitan people, these white mountains and black waters are treasures. The delicacies in the mountains, ginseng, and Dongzhu on the seaside can all be sold for huge prices."
"But it can't be done now. Since the war started, Hedong has often rushed to Songmo to catch Ding. My two sons were both captured and sent to serve as soldiers. The old man had no choice but to hide in the mountains with his grandchildren."
"We didn't come down from the mountains until Governor Fang came to Tongliao to build the city."
Then Lao Zayi made a silence gesture, and Li Fusheng immediately stopped talking.
Lao Zhayi pointed forward and saw a small snow-white creature on the snow not far away.
Li Fusheng looked carefully and found that it was actually a white ferret.
Lao Zhai slowly took out his bow and arrow, and pointed it at the ferret on the ground while holding his breath.
With a sigh, I saw the bow and arrow flying out!
Lao Zai's shooting skills are very good, this arrow shot directly through the ferret's eye!
The hound immediately rushed forward. This old hound was very humane and knew that this was a precious prey. It just kept the ferret's body spinning to prevent other predators from snatching the ferret's body.
Lao Zhai walked over with Li Fusheng and picked up the ferret carcass on the ground.
Lao Zayi said: "The most expensive thing about this ferret is its skin. If the bow and arrow penetrate the skin, it will not be sold at a high price."
It turns out that this was the reason why Lao Zai shot ferrets in the eyes with bows and arrows.
At this time, Lao Zayi pointed forward again and said: "There is a rabbit over there, do you want to try it?"
Li Fusheng also had some itchy hands. He took off the bow and arrows he was carrying, stretched the bowstring and pointed at the rabbit on the snow in front of him.
Although Lao Zayi has talked about the key points of archery before, this bow and arrows are not so easy to use.
Li Fusheng tried hard to aim, but his fingers kept shaking.
Lao Zayi watched patiently as Li Fusheng shot an arrow, but it landed on the snow next to the rabbit, scaring away the white snow rabbit.
Lao Zhayi smiled slightly and said: "Take your time, this bow and arrow can't be practiced in one day."
Li Fusheng was amazed by this primitive hunting experience. If you want to enjoy such hunting in the real world, you will never have the chance if you are not a millionaire.
I didn’t expect that I could experience such a hunting trip for free in the game.
Li Fusheng thought of the carefree days when he was a child shooting birds with a slingshot, and he soon became addicted to "Feng Yun of the Tang Dynasty".
Just when Li Fusheng was enjoying the primitive wildness, a new batch of goods was delivered to the Uighur trade station in Seoul.
Tamerlane, the Uighur envoy who was stationed in Hancheng, Uighur, is the current Tang Dynasty's spokesman in Uighur.
In the current system of Longyou, the responsibilities of the Xuan comfort envoys are very important. Nowadays, Timur is responsible for all the affairs of the Tang Dynasty in the Uighurs.
Fortunately, Timur's parents were diplomats. When he was a child, he lived with his parents in embassies abroad. He learned these things quickly.
Timur is now a guest of the Uighur Khan Mouyu, and even Mouyu Khan relies heavily on Timur's advice.
The Uighur trade was a top priority, so Timur naturally wanted to check it out personally.
After checking the bows and arrows in the box, Timur said: "Have the bows and arrows been removed from the contraband list?"
Boyang, the player in charge of escorting the goods, said: "The Salt and Iron Tax Department and the General Staff Department held a meeting at the end of last month. Now the threat of wooden bows and arrows has been greatly reduced, and free trade is now possible for vassal countries like the Uighurs."
Timur picked up a bow and arrow. Judging from the feel, it was the standard bow and arrow of the Tang Dynasty.
The performance of this kind of bow and arrow is average, it is made of fast-growing temperate wood, and the quality of the bowstring is not good. But the advantage is that it is cheap and can be manufactured on a large scale.
Bo Yang said: "The steam musket factory in Guazhou is already debugging the equipment and will be able to produce muskets soon. If these bows and arrows are given to the Uighurs, what kind of disturbance will it cause? Besides, who can't make bows and arrows? Now we are in Longyou
There is no need to ban bows and arrows at all.”
Timur asked: "Longyou is ready to make a gun?"
"Handmade firearms have long been available. This time it is a firearms factory driven by a steam engine. The production capacity is estimated to be a thousand guns a month. I heard that there was something wrong with the debugging progress that delayed the progress. Otherwise, production would have started by now.
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"What kind of gun did you make?"
Bo Yang is also very concerned about the development of weapons. He said:
"The matchlock gun is too backward. What is being mass-produced this time is the classic flintlock gun."
"As soon as the flintlock gun is produced, the Uighurs will become a singing and dancing grassland people."
Timur smiled knowingly.
Bo Yang said: "The General Staff Office has also studied the report of the last propaganda envoy. We have given the Uighurs some obsolete weapons and asked them to clean up the surrounding tribes in a planned way. This is also beneficial to us in Longyou."
"So the General Staff Office, together with the Salt and Iron Tax Bureau, reported to King Jianning and relaxed the export restrictions on a number of obsolete weapons such as wooden bows and arrows."
Timur said: "It should have been like this a long time ago. Don't those people in the Salt and Iron Tax Bureau know the importance of economic circulation?"
"The Uighurs bought our weapons to capture slaves from the surrounding tribes, and then sold the slaves to Ge Luolu's mines."
"Using the money in exchange to buy our Datang products, this is the perfect closed loop of business."
"Now the Uighurs are thinking of the Tang Dynasty."
Bo Yang said helplessly: "There is also a market for the theory of being wary of Uighurs in Longyou. Many people are complaining that we are Shanxi merchants, saying that we raise tigers and are in danger. The resistance from the Salt and Iron Tax Bureau is also great."
Tamerlane said: "Let these keyboard warriors be the ambassadors of comfort! In such a large territory as Mobei, various nomadic peoples will be killed endlessly. Today, the Uighurs have perished and the Khitan has also perished. The Khitan has also perished.
Jurchen, do they want to kill everyone in the north?"
"The division of restraints during the Sui and Tang Dynasties is the best way. When firearms become popular, the nomadic people's advantage in riding and shooting will be completely eliminated. By then, won't they be a family that is good at singing and dancing?"
Bo Yang nodded and said: "The General Staff also thought so. The Uighurs took the initiative to make peace with the Tang Dynasty, and their attitude of surrender was obvious."
"This Mou Yu Khan has just succeeded to the throne, and his position is not very stable."
"The Pugu tribe we support is also on the rise. The Princess Guangqin who is getting married this time is also from the Pugu lineage of the Tang Dynasty and is related to the Pugu tribe."
"The staff office's intention is to create a binary unstable situation in Uighur."
Timur said: "It is already being done. The wife of the Uighur Khan has the title of Ketun, and she also has great power legally."
"We have been wooing the Pugu tribe. Now the Pugu tribe is stationed in the Forest of Steles. They are the first Uighur tribe to cooperate with us."
"After the marriage is successful, we will promote the union between the Pugu clan and Xin Ke Dun."
Bo Yang continued: "It would be best if the Xuanwei Envoy had already planned. I am just conveying the advice of the Staff Office. The specific implementation still depends on the Xuanwei Division."
Timur asked again: "Where has this princess gone? When will she arrive at the Uighur Tooth Tent City?"
Bo Yang said: "I heard that I have just arrived in Wuwei. The delegation must go to Shazhou to meet King Jianning before they can go north to the Uighurs to get married. It seems that it will be good for this Ke Dun to arrive in the grassland before the end of the year."
Bo Yang remembered another thing and said:
"The Staff Office asked the Xuanwei Division to continue purchasing Uighur horses. Isn't it going to be winter soon? It will reduce some of the burden of raising horses for the Uighurs."
"In addition, Longyou has vigorously introduced the Uighurs who know how to raise horses. Now Shandan Racecourse is receiving good treatment. The Xuanwei Envoy can help spread the word."
Timur agreed one by one.
The two stood on the edge of Yazhang City, looking at this city that was becoming more and more "Longyou-oriented", Timur couldn't help but sigh:
"Sure enough, as long as people live a good life, they can never go back. The pastoral scenes of the past, where the wind blew the grass and the cattle and sheep were invisible, have become increasingly difficult to see."
Bo Yang said: "Pastoral pastoral is just an unrealistic dream of the petty bourgeoisie for farming and pastoral life. The wave of industrialization will eventually swallow everything."
"Not to mention the people on the grassland, no one wants to live the primitive life before."