Ruolan came to Lin Xu with a bowl of tea. She saw that Lin Xu had drawn many patterns on the rice paper that he could not understand, and asked curiously.
"This is the three views of the repeating crossbow."
Lin Xu said with a smile while continuing to draw.
"Liannu? Three views?"
Ruolan didn't understand what this meant at all, but officials were scholars, so it was normal for them to say something she didn't understand.
Lin Xu smiled. This time he came to his father-in-law's house mainly to make a repeating crossbow.
In addition to hunting, it can also be used for self-defense.
The Daning Dynasty has lasted for nearly three hundred years. It is like a machine that has been running continuously but has not been well maintained. It has suffered serious wear and tear and has become decayed.
There are Tatar invasions in the north, Xiongnu chaos in the west, and Japanese pirates rampant in the southeast...
In order to resist foreign enemies, the imperial court could only continue to squeeze the people and increase taxes to raise military pay.
Many people could not afford to pay taxes, and they did not want to be sent to the army to guard the border, so they fled their hometown and became refugees.
The industry and commerce of the Daning Dynasty was originally relatively backward, and coupled with the social unrest, these refugees could not find jobs at all, and there was no land for them to settle down.
As a result, many refugees became bandits.
Bandits do not engage in production, but only make a living by robbing.
There is a bandit den on Xiaoyang Mountain near their village, with hundreds of people. Every spring and autumn, they go to nearby villages to collect new year's grain.
In order to receive the annual grain smoothly, they would kill people to establish their authority almost every time they went down the mountain.
I don’t know how many people have lost their lives because of banditry!
The common people have suffered from the bandits for a long time!
Lin Xu's host only knows how to study and does not work at all, let alone exercise. Especially after the death of his old father, he couldn't even eat enough, which made his body very thin!
If you accidentally encounter a bandit, even if it is just a lone bandit, I am afraid he is no match!
Therefore, he urgently needs a weapon for self-defense!
And the repeating crossbow was the most suitable weapon for self-defense that he could think of at the moment.
He served for two years in his previous life and was very interested in history and military science, as well as extensive research on weaponry.
The principle and production of the repeating crossbow are actually very simple.
Among them, the most important part is the crossbow machine, which is also the component that suffers the most wear and tear and must be made of steel.
Lin Xu installed an arrow box on the repeating crossbow, which can hold ten arrows. It only needs to be stringed to shoot, which greatly improves the efficiency!
It’s simply a pistol without gunpowder!
According to Lin Xu's understanding, in this era, bows and arrows are mainly traditional longbows, and repeating crossbows have not yet appeared.
Although the structure is not complicated, the repeating crossbow is a mechanical object after all. Compared with the longbow that relies entirely on human power, it is simply a crushing existence!
An excellent longbowman must not only be talented, but also need long-term training to ensure a certain degree of accuracy. However, repeating crossbows do not have so many requirements. You can basically master it after a few days of training.
With this repeating crossbow close to you, safety is guaranteed to a great extent.
After completing the design drawing, Lin Xu found Zhang Lie, showed him the three views of the crossbow machine, and explained it in detail.
Although Zhang Lie had some doubts about whether this thing was really as powerful as Lin Xu said, he did not say it out loud. He had just recognized his master, so how could the disciple question his master?
He immediately got into the blacksmith shop and started polishing.
Although the parts of the repeating crossbow other than the crossbow machine can be made of wood, they must be made of wood with high density. Otherwise, the repeating crossbow will easily deform over time, which will affect the accuracy of shooting.
So, Lin Xu went to the foot of the mountain and cut down an elm tree as thick as an arm. This was the densest wood he could find so far.
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After two days, Zhang Lie spent a lot of effort and finally polished several parts of the crossbow machine meticulously according to the dimensions marked by Lin Xu.
Lin Xu has already made other wooden parts.
So, Lin Xu assembled these parts together, and they fit perfectly. This shows that Zhang Lie's craftsmanship is excellent!
The repeating crossbow is made!
"Brother Lie, your craftsmanship is really good!"
Lin Xu really admired him. In terms of steel smelting technology, he was undoubtedly a few steps ahead of Zhang Lie, but in terms of his ability to polish iron parts, he was far behind Zhang Lie.
If he were to polish it, it would probably take him ten days and a half, but he wouldn't be able to make it so fine!
"Hey, I don't dare to say anything else, but when it comes to blacksmithing, I've never convinced anyone!"
Zhang Lie touched his bald head and felt quite proud, but as soon as he finished saying this, he immediately changed his mind: "No, I really didn't admire anyone before, but now I have someone I admire, and that's you, brother-in-law!"