Bright sunlight shines through the square wooden lattice windows into the main hall of the Ministry of Construction.
The hall is filled with all kinds of things, all kinds of things, everything.
These things represent the highest level of craftsmanship in this era.
Zhao Huaizhong discovered a kind of wooden horse, which was exquisitely made and looked like a living thing.
"This is a crossbow horse with a rotating device inside. Your Majesty, please take a look."
When Ji Mo touched the abdomen of the wooden horse, a bronze shaft came out of its abdomen. When he shook the copper shaft, the mouth of the wooden horse opened, and a ring-shaped object with six holes appeared.
Each hole can spit out crossbow arrows at extremely fast speeds, alternating endlessly.
Zhao Huai's center thought about the six holes spitting out crossbow arrows in turn. Is this the Great Qin version of Gatling...
Ji Mo regretted: "Unfortunately, the internal structure of this mechanical buckle Trojan is too complex and cannot maintain stability. The damage rate is also high. The arrow will get stuck if it is bumped slightly. The practicality is too low and it has not been popularized in the military.
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There are also various things placed in the hall, such as various paper figures, wooden horses and cows, and even mechanical puppets.
Some large-scale siege equipment are still semi-finished products, with complicated components that can be confusing to everyone.
Lao Sikong, Ye Qi and others also came over one after another and bowed to see Zhao Huaizhong.
In the center of the main hall of the Ministry of Materials and Construction, there are two objects placed. Both are huge objects, which is also the purpose of Zhao Huaizhong's visit this time.
One of them is a rectangle six to seven feet long, with a layer of gray-black material similar to fine sand inside, with a huge human figure sunk in the middle of the fine sand.
At this time, hot copper slurry was flowing into the human figure, slowly filling it along the concave shape to form a human-shaped outline.
During the process, people from the Ministry of Materials and Construction also deployed means to make various auxiliary adjustments.
When the copper paste solidified, a towering and ferocious bronze figure appeared in the middle of the fine sand.
"The bronze puppet provided by the king is too difficult to be sacrificed.
Just for the first step of casting, I have repeatedly discussed it with Lao Sikong, Ye Qi and others, but I still feel that it cannot meet the requirements of the king."
Ji Mo said: "The model in this casting pit is for us to try, not the finished product.
To meet the king's requirements, a giant copper puppet with a length of at least fifteen feet is required. Even if hundreds of dark holes are opened around the sand pit and the copper slurry is poured into it at the same time, the copper slurry cannot be heated evenly.
Then the sturdiness will be greatly affected, and the texture cannot be compensated, so it will easily break."
Zhao Huaizhong watched the casting process of the bronze figure and felt quite satisfied.
This is the earliest mold casting.
The most powerful puppet recorded on the Sendai Pillar is the legendary Twelve Bronze Men.
It is said that if all twelve statues can be refined, they can lift up the nine states and suppress the fate of a country, which is an unnatural thing.
Therefore, this kind of copper puppet is destined to be extremely difficult to sacrifice and has many obstacles.
Zhao Huaizhong had been prepared for this for a long time and was very happy to see such rapid progress:
"Is it feasible to dismantle it, cast individual components separately, and then assemble them?"
Lao Sikong and Ji Mo shook their heads at the same time: "We have also considered disassembling and assembling it. The strength will not be integrated and it will easily break."
The content recorded on the Sendai Pillar actually provides a complete method of puppet sacrifice.
From the time of smelting and casting, countless veins must be buried in its body, making it like the human body, with a natural structure for the movement of breath.
The manufacturing method is very detailed, but with the current level of production, it is extremely difficult to complete.
Recently, Lao Sikong has been thinking hard, moving his hairline half a finger back in worry, but still cannot solve the problem of casting the copper puppet.
Zhao Huaizhong looked at another huge thing in the hall besides the casting pit of the copper puppet.
It was a slender ship, mainly made of wood and supplemented by bronze components.
There are countless mantra symbols engraved on both sides of the hull.
The amazing thing is that the large ship floats in the air on its own.
The incantations engraved on the boat flickered, green light gathered, and gathered under the boat like ocean waves.
This ship is modeled after the Yellow Emperor's Human Emperor Ship.
Compared with the copper puppet, the ancient ship imitated from the Human Emperor Boat has made much greater progress. The production of the hull and the carving of the hull texture have basically been completed.
Lao Sikong introduced: "This kind of treasure ship we built is not as good as the Human Emperor Ship made by Emperor Xuanyuan himself, and it can never capsize.
But it can also form a blessing to the hull, both in terms of speed and sturdiness, far exceeding ordinary sea-going ships."
Zhao Huaizhong said: "I asked you to wait along the Chu border and go all the way south to the coast to explore the sea. Is there any progress?"
At the end of the season: "According to the king's instructions, we have found a hidden cliff along the southwest coast outside the Chu Kingdom to build the secret...port that the king said. We are currently transporting ships there to explore the offshore sea."
Zhao Huaizhong took out an ancient scroll from a small gourd and handed it to Ji Mo.
What was recorded in the ancient scroll was a route map for sailing in the ocean.
A red line is marked on the map, going straight south along the coast.
"You want people to go out to the sea and search the location marked by this ancient scroll to see if the contents of the ancient scroll are true?
This ancient scroll says that there is a kingdom of sharks in the ocean. It is rich in many kinds of medicinal materials that do not exist in China." Zhao Huaizhong Surong said.
"promise!"
Ji Mo took it respectfully.
The sea map given by Zhao Huaizhong was dug out from the tomb of a prince by Ye Yufu's 'archaeological team' under the leadership of Mu Qingkong.
It records many secrets in the vast sea.
It is said that in the ocean, there are many rare resources that do not exist in Middle Earth.
Mu Yangjing has always wanted to cure Jiang Ji's body that was almost destroyed by Shen Nong Xiang Cao when he was trying to save King Zhuang Xiang.
Including the root cause of narcolepsy caused by King Zhuang Xiang's murder, special elixirs need to be refined in order to recover.
The recipe given by Mu Yangjing contains several main ingredients, but it has not been completed yet.
However, Zhao Huaizhong unexpectedly saw the names of several main herbs in the overseas relics found in the tomb, so he asked the Ministry of Materials and Engineering to study the imitation of the human emperor boat, just to explore the sea area.
If there is any gain, it will also be of great benefit to the expansion of Qin's resources and products.
And as a time traveler, Zhao Huaizhong fully understands the importance of controlling maritime borders and territorial sea rights to military, strategy and resources.
After inspecting the Ministry of Materials and Construction, Zhao Huaizhong returned to Xianyang Palace.
Regarding the Twelve Bronze Men, Lao Sikong and the others were stuck at the stage of how to perfectly cast the bronze men, but Zhao Huaizhong had some ideas.
If you want to cast a bronze figure, you probably lack some kind of special refining vessel.
If there is an object like a small gourd with its own space inside, and the bronze man is smelted inside, he can easily control the overall situation, and then release it into a majestic giant.
It's just that the small gourd is not fire-resistant and cannot withstand the smelting of the bronze man.
Zhao Huaizhong pondered: "If you want to make a bronze man, you still need a special furnace that can be used to make objects and have a self-contained space inside. It needs to be at least a near-immortal ancient artifact or above, preferably an immortal artifact.
If you can get the structural spell to expand the space, you can also transform the heaven and earth copper furnace of the Ministry of Construction."
Zhao Huaizhong remembered the treasure record sent by Ji Xian, so he opened it and looked through it.
Sure enough, there are items that meet the requirements:
"In ancient times, there was an innate spiritual treasure called the Qiankun Ding. It was one of the ten great innate spiritual treasures. It was the best for sacrifice. It formed its own space within it. The artifacts produced could be large or small. They could be transformed in various ways and have endless magical uses.
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Zhao Huaizhong curled his lips.
There may be something like the Qiankun Cauldron, but it is definitely not a creation of the human world. Legend has it that even Nuwa used this cauldron to refine the multicolored stones in the Heaven-Mending Sacrifice.
Zhao Huaizhong thought of his Dayue Ge.
That Bao Ge can also be large or small, thick or fine, and can change in various ways. Could it be that it was made from the Qiankun Cauldron?
Zhao Huaizhong opened the bone mirror and asked in the circle of saints: "Is there any treasure that can be used to smelt utensils? It requires a self-contained space inside that can withstand strong firepower."
Mu Yangjing, who also held a secondary osteoscope, first responded:
"The Shennong Cauldron can meet your requirements, but the Shennong Cauldron contains the energy of hundreds of herbs. If it is refined with other objects for a long time, the medicinal energy in the cauldron will be destroyed, and the gain will outweigh the losses."
Zhao Huaizhong hummed and asked by name: "Master Ji, do you know of any similar treasures?"
On the other side of the mirror, Ji Xian said: "Except for a few legendary artifacts that have no trace, I can't think of anything that meets King Qin's requirements."
Zhao Huaizhong shook his head slightly, secretly thinking that he might be a little eager for success. The sacrifice of something like a bronze man obviously did not happen overnight.
Let Lao Sikong and the others study it first.
He took away the mirror and focused on the various state affairs in front of him.
On August 7th, it was a hot day in Xianyang.
Early that morning, Feng Yu and Feng Ji from the Butian Sect, together with nearly a hundred senior members of the sect, came to Xianyang to pay a visit to the Lord of Qin.
They arrived in Xianyang three days earlier than the agreed time, and planned to visit the dignitaries among the Qin people first. After all, they would have to move around in the territory of Qin in the future, and the connections they needed to move around were indispensable.
However, upon entering Xianyang, Fengyu and Fengji were surprised.
Xianyang City is now under complete martial law.
There are Qin troops everywhere, everyone is wearing armor and has a sharp military appearance, and their appearance is neat and tidy.
The Qin army gathered inside and outside the city numbered at least tens of thousands.
In midsummer, the sun was shining brightly, but under the cover of the Qin army's armor and weapons, it made people's hearts chill.
Feng Ji, Feng Yu and others were all frightened, wondering what had happened to Da Qin.
Soon after, they met Yu Gui.
Yu Gui was also covered in armor and looked cold.
Feng Yu asked: "What are the Qin people going to do? Their military appearance is so impressive."
Yu Gui took her time and said: "Today is a very important day for Da Qin. The king will leave the city later."
He smiled again and said: "When Master entered the city, he only saw the Qin army stationed on the streets. The Qin army was far from elite, let alone prominent.
The real elites of the Qin army who have fought a hundred battles can only be seen when the king comes out later.
It just so happens that Master and Deputy Sect Feng are here to pay homage to the King, so you can set off with your disciple."
Yu Gui went out to mount her horse and told Feng Yu and Feng Ji who were riding in the carriage:
"Master, please remember to restrain the people of the Butian Sect. They must not make any noise, nor move around at will, disrupting the formation."
"What exactly is King Qin going to do when he leaves the city?" Feng Yu asked.
Yu Gui was about to speak.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of Qin troops in the city were heard shouting in unison: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The shouts of countless Qin troops gathered together, containing strong fanaticism, like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, unstoppable and frightening to those who heard it.