"Return the huqin...... You've got a lot of vision, give me a few bolts. "If it's not particularly enjoyable just to listen to yourself talk about Hong Tao, you can intersperse a few questions and answers in the middle, especially a less reliable question and answer like Jiang Erlang, so that you can show your wisdom better.

"What a crossbow! But how is this crossbow arm reversed...... Hey, it's not a small power...... Jiang Erlang took out his scorpion crossbow in a daze, took out three crossbow arrows from the quiver box and handed them to Lord Shuaisi, and then he was even more confused.

This shelf, which is not much wider than the scorpion crossbow, but has grown a lot, is actually a crossbow, although the appearance is strange, but the crossbow arrows that can be shot are not weak at all, nailed to the eaves of the city tower and buzzed. It would have been better if it had been replaced with longer feathered arrows, and it was clear that firing short arrows was not its specialty.

"It's not a small power, but you don't see anything else?" When a teacher is a teacher, it is best to meet a student like Gao Yu, and you can suddenly realize it with a little dial. Jiang Erlang's qualifications were obviously lower, and he didn't find the essence of this strange crossbow, which made Hong Tao a little unable to continue to show off.

"It's small, it should be lighter, right?" Jiang Erlang was really angry, and seeing that Lord Shuai Si fired another arrow, he still didn't get to the point.

"You can try it......" Hong Tao didn't plan to continue to inspire, so he simply threw the strange crossbow in his hand to Jiang Erlang.

"This ...... This will be wound! After taking the strange crossbow, Jiang Erlang finally woke up, he originally wanted to step on the winding with his feet, but when he stretched out his feet, he found that there was no place to step on, and then pulled the bowstring with his hands.

Well, it's full in one hand, and you don't have to fight too hard. With a feeling of disbelief, he raised his hand and aimed at the log on the roof, and the crossbow bolts shot out were still so powerful that they dug deep into the wood.

"Hey, hey, hey...... This is called the reverse pulley crossbow, and the key to its manufacture lies in these two pairs of pulleys. After inviting the Jade Emperor, this official went through 7749 days of retreat before he was able to obtain a sharp weapon for the world, what do you think? ”

The more Jiang Erlang was surprised, the happier Hong Tao laughed, he couldn't imagine that someone could really make this thing according to his own drawings, and the effect was so good, if he didn't brag about it, he would be sorry for the smart junior of the martial arts family.

"Good! It couldn't be better...... I don't know if mortals will be blamed by God for using this magic weapon...... "It's also Jiang Erlang's bad luck, Hong Tao is a bit coincidental, he just stayed in the chemical workshop for two months a few days ago, which completely confirms the statement of retreat, and even the time is about the same."

Even if Jiang Erlang didn't believe that Lord Shuai Si was really a star monarch before, he couldn't believe it now. At least it has something to do with the gods in the sky, otherwise how could the crossbow be made so small and light, this is not logical.

"As long as you have a few fewer sons, God will not blame. The official said that he would let you two concubines pass on the lineage, but he didn't say that he would let your brothers play like rats on the grassland! Isn't it enough to have two, and make so many to form a force in the future? Dismantled it, packed it and sent it to Wang Datou along with the book inside. Remember the words of this official, in the future, you will want Princess Naxixia as a concubine, and don't spend all your physical strength on vulgar powder! ”

Jiang Erlang was still afraid, which made Hong Tao very relieved and angry at the same time. Jiang Dalang and his two brothers each took two concubines in less than two years, both prisoners of war, and then each gave birth to three sons. It's really a brother, and they have the same number of children, and no one takes advantage of them.

Hong Tao doesn't care about his subordinates having more children, but don't be so desperate, as if there will be no tomorrow after today. It's hard to talk about this on weekdays, but today is just in time, and we must be warned.

“…… Is there really a princess? Jiang Erlang was very embarrassed, he thought that Lord Shuai Si said that, but he didn't dare to believe it.

"If you have another child, it'll be gone, let's do it yourself!" Hong Tao didn't explain more, turned his head and went downstairs.

"What about princesses? Or do you want a son...... No, I have to ask my big brother! The more Jiang Erlang couldn't get an explanation, the more unintentional he became, and after disassembling the strange crossbow, he muttered about it.

The reverse pulley crossbow is really a high-tech of later generations, but it is not too difficult to implement. With the right materials, it's no more complicated than making a recurve bow, or even easier.

When Hong Tao was in Jinmingchi, he pondered this kind of long-range cold weapon that could be regarded as an epoch-making weapon, but at that time there was no spring steel sheet, and there was no steel pulley available, so he tossed for a long time, all because the material strength was not strong enough, and he almost injured himself by the collapsed bowstring.

But he didn't throw away the detailed drawings of this weapon, but left them to Gao Cuifeng, asking him to find someone to study them first, and try them when he had the chance. If it can succeed, then the new army will have another long-range weapon, which can completely replace the steel plate crossbow and become the standard equipment.

Similar to what Jiang Erlang said, the advantage of the reverse crossbow is that the crossbow arm is bent forward and inward, which reduces the overall width of the crossbow a lot, and thus reduces the weight. In addition, because the crossbow arm is mounted in the middle of the crossbow body, the center of gravity is more balanced and more stable to use.

This is not the biggest advantage, it is very labor-saving to wind, neither pedaling nor leg pedaling, and adult men can pull the bowstring full with one hand, and the more you go to the back, the more effortless.

This is the function of two pairs of pulleys, if you make a pulley bow, you can continue to pull the bow for several minutes without letting go. Changing to an ordinary recurve bow, Zhang Fei couldn't pull it for so long when he came, and he had to let go if he aimed a little.

Is there any use for this change? That is necessary, otherwise future generations would not have studied such a pair of wheels, which are very cumbersome to calculate.

It allows the archer to aim fully and increases the number of times the bow is fully drawn. In actual combat, these two advantages can determine the shooting accuracy and frequency of an archer, and the effect is greatly reduced.

The same is true for crossbows, which can only be wound by pedals, and have a slower rate of fire than bows and arrows. Now with the help of pulleys, the difficulty of winding is greatly reduced, and I dare not say that it can have the same high rate of fire as a bow and arrow, which is not much worse.

Just imagine, with the power of the steel crossbow and the rate of fire of several rounds per minute, the projection density of the new army will increase several times out of thin air, and the blow taken by the enemy will be several times higher.

If you want to talk about the shortcomings, there must be, there are two disadvantages of the reverse pulley crossbow. The first is that the cost is higher than that of the steel plate crossbow, which Hongtao can bear, and the high is not too much, mainly in the two pairs of pulleys with irregular shapes and very high precision.

The second is that it is not as simple to maintain as a steel plate crossbow, especially the bowstring made by mixing cow tendon and silk together, which must be replaced after being worn to a certain extent, otherwise it is easy to break suddenly, and then the crossbowman will be bruised. And ordinary steel crossbows really don't need to be maintained, and they can be used as hand-to-hand weapons when they are picked up in a hurry.

Hong Tao has already thought about mass-producing the reverse pulley crossbow after it is finalized, and gradually replacing the steel plate crossbow of the new army. If the musket can't be used, then make do with the reverse pulley crossbow first. This thing is really no worse than the front-loading smoothbore gun in terms of shooting distance and shooting accuracy, and the weight seems to be lighter, and the cost is definitely cheaper.

"This is called thriving...... "With leading weapons, best-selling products, and people at stake, Hong Tao feels that the future is still very bright.

He was especially pleased by the two small sheds outside the city gates, where there were two long queues of newly established tax collectors, most of whom were foreigners of different appearances.

They were merchants from Central Asia through this ancient Silk Road, and Hong Tao could only recognize the Persian style and the Avanti style from the clothing, and did not recognize the rest.

But whether you know it or not, as long as you bring goods in and out of Ganliang Road, you must pay taxes! This situation only began in early May, and then more and more caravans appeared, much to the embarrassment of the new tax commissioner Phoenix.

When he first arranged manpower, he advocated that only 20 tax policemen be recruited, half in Huangzhou and half in Liangzhou. The reason is that the expenses of the tax superintendent have to be compressed, and the idlers cannot be supported. Now he has finally seen what a big country is, and a little step forward is a grand scene that a small country can only see in a hundred years.

At this time, this handsome old man was taking ten tax policemen to inspect the caravan goods one by one, and then collect taxes at different rates according to the attributes of the goods.

In order not to damage his reputation, he has not slept for two or three days, he gets up to work when he is in the middle of the day, and often does not have to work when it is dark, and he hangs up the gas lamp and works overtime!