On this day, Jiang Qiulu gathered King Jiang and Di Yuanzheng together and asked about the soldiers' equipment and ordnance.
and explained his thoughts.
"During this period, the royal family's industry has made a lot of profits, and the source of the treasury has finally improved somewhat."
"I plan to replace the weapons and equipment of all soldiers."
"However, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the entire Daxia Dynasty, so it is unrealistic to update them all at once."
"It needs to be done in batches." Jiang Qiulu said.
Upon hearing Jiang Qiulu's decision, the two military bosses immediately supported it.
As a leader in charge of the army, who doesn’t want his soldiers to have sharper weapons and stronger armor?
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Now there is a faint momentum for war to break out on the western front."
"In this way, the combat effectiveness of our army can be improved to a higher level." Di Yuanzheng said immediately.
"Veterans also feel that we need to focus on the troops on the western front."
"In this way, once the war breaks out, we can effectively resist the army of the Western Regions." King Jiang also spoke at the same time.
"My thoughts are the same as those of you two."
"In this case, we will first focus on the troops on the western front."
"Uncle Emperor, please ask someone to count the number of people on the western front, and then hand it over to the production department."
"I am personally responsible for all expenses." Jiang Qiulu said.
In order to prevent anyone from interfering with it, Jiang Qiulu personally came to inquire about the matter.
This is an issue related to the combat efficiency of the Western Front, and there must be no mistakes.
Later, Jiang Qiulu talked with two senior military officials about the detailed information of the army.
Then a problem was discovered.
There was nothing wrong with the mobilization, tactics, and discipline of the troops.
The only shortcoming is the efficiency during siege.
In this era, if you want to capture a city, you need to pay a high price.
After questioning, Jiang Qiulu found out that the army of the Great Xia Dynasty did not even have a decent siege equipment.
At this time, Jiang Qiulu stood up, paced back and forth, and began to think about how to solve this problem.
Since ancient times, warriors have been equipped with siege engines and trebuchets to make it easier to capture a city.
Although these instruments are not as powerful as artillery.
But in the current era, it is definitely a weapon for siege.
Thinking of this, Jiang Qiulu immediately took a pen and paper and started drawing.
Everyone moved forward to check.
After a while, a sketch of a trebuchet appeared.
"Your Majesty, what is this?" King Jiang asked.
"This instrument is called a catapult."
"Place rocks or explosives on the bag thrower here, and then pull the rope below."
"Then by using the weight of the counterweight here and using the principle of leverage, the object can be thrown directly."
Jiang Qiulu explained the structure and working principle of the trebuchet to everyone.
Although some words and professional terms are unfamiliar, everyone can imagine this scene.
If you use a trebuchet to directly break through the city gate, then the siege is basically half won.
Later, Jiang Qiulu drew a crossbow carriage, a charging carriage and a reconnaissance wooden kite.
The two old men were stunned for a moment.
Every item Jiang Qiulu mentioned seemed to be tailor-made for war.
"Your Majesty has so many fantastic ideas, which is really a blessing to our Great Xia Dynasty." Di Yuanzheng said.
"Haha, I won't hide it from you two."
"What I said is all recorded in an ancient book." Jiang Qiulu confessed to everyone.
"Your Majesty, may I ask which ancient book it is?" King Jiang asked.
"The Mo family's mechanism technique!"
"The author is called Mozi by later generations." Jiang Qiulu said.
"Mo family? Is it a family?" Di Yuanzheng murmured to himself.
Jiang Qiulu didn't know the specific situation.
For a poor student like me, it's pretty good to be able to remember so many things.
"Actually, some things have been lost."
"But these alone are enough to cope with most situations." Jiang Qiulu said.
"Uncle Emperor, please count the number of combat troops on the western front."
"I would like to say hello to the production department first."
"This is a big project and it will take a certain amount of time." Jiang Qiulu said.
"Promise, I will take care of it immediately." Afterwards, King Jiang left the imperial study.
"General Di, please also report the number of people in the Jingxi camp and the city defenders."
"promise!"
After the two left, Jiang Qiulu sighed.
"The situation on the western front is a bit tense. I wonder if the equipment can be updated." Jiang Qiulu said worriedly.
"Brother Imperial, we don't have to limit our work to just the production department."
"We can hire craftsmen from Kyoto City and surrounding cities to work together." Jiang Donglin said.
"That's all we have to do."
"Eunuch Li, you can take care of this matter." Jiang Qiulu said.
"promise!"
Later, Jiang Qiulu came to the writing department.
The structure and functions of the trebuchet and ballista were explained to the craftsmen of the production department.
And discuss the details with everyone.
These craftsmen in the production department are all people with many years of forging experience, and they immediately understood its subtleties.
Afterwards, everyone immediately agreed to try to make samples for experimentation before making improvements.
To exaggerate, this kind of equipment is equivalent to weapons such as modern Gundam mechas.
Jiang Qiulu had this idea and needed some time to put it into practice.
After all, Jiang Qiulu only knew this, and he didn't know much about the details.
Afterwards, Jiang Qiulu began to sigh.
"The time travelers in the novel all have their own systems and special functions."
"Why is there nothing when you come to me?"
Jiang Qiulu wanted to cry but had no tears, and couldn't express the pain in her heart.
Let yourself, a person from the 21st century, come to this place and be the emperor.
If Jiang Qiulu hadn't watched some costume dramas, he might not even know how he died.
"His Majesty?"
A craftsman saw Jiang Qiulu stunned and couldn't help calling out.
"Ah, it's okay, let's continue discussing."
Throughout the whole day, Jiang Qiulu stayed in the production department, discussing these equipment with everyone.
Before I knew it, it was night.
"It's getting late, let's discuss it here."
"Everyone, please work hard and try to implement these tools."
"All required expenses can be reimbursed directly by me."
"I will give you a big reward when the job is done!" Jiang Qiulu said.
After returning to Tai Chi Hall, Li Mingzhi also rushed back.
"Your Majesty, all the blacksmiths and workshops in Kyoto City have been notified."
"They are all willing to help the royal family manufacture these military equipment, and the drawings and patterns have been distributed." Li Mingzhi said.
