Looking at the time, it was already midnight. Liu Deng didn't expect that the two old people hadn't rested yet.
"Lead them to the study. I will go back to the study to see them. You have taken good care of these things. Everyone will be rewarded heavily. Go to the housekeeper tomorrow morning and each person will receive fifty coins!"
Liu Deng waved his hand and directly rewarded each of them with fifty guan, which was almost enough to cover their three years of military pay.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
The guards were immediately overjoyed. Although it was a bit hard to be exposed to the wind and rain, the reward was too generous...
"Okay, you can continue to do your work!"
Liu Deng turned around and returned to the study. These two old people were now in their decades, and they still stayed up until this time every night. Liu Deng would be really embarrassed if he didn't see them.
"I'm old enough to see you, Your Majesty!"
When Liu Deng arrived at the study, two elderly people were already waiting here.
"The two old men are still up so late, but what's the matter?"
Liu Deng asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, we two old men have been thinking about some results these days, and we have specially sent them to your Majesty for tasting!"
After the two old men finished speaking, they pointed at the box placed on the desk. Could it be that during the past few days since they were gone, the two old men had figured out new tricks?
"Oh? Then I want to see it!"
Liu Deng stepped forward curiously and opened the box on the table. When he saw the modified crossbow inside, Liu Deng was obviously taken aback.
Doesn’t this damn thing just have an extra winding device?
Liu Deng's expression became strange, and the two old men looked proud, as if they were saying, "Come on, praise me."
"Your Majesty, this thing was thought up by two of us brothers. It is made of ironwood and is used to wind the crossbows carried by the soldiers. It is very convenient and labor-saving to use. It can definitely be wound faster than their current ones. How many times more!"
Hu Yancang said with excitement on his face and foaming at the mouth.
"That's right, Your Majesty. The common people ask themselves that this idea is absolutely unprecedented and unprecedented. If Your Majesty can popularize this thing, it will certainly bring new vitality to the crossbow!"
Hu Yansheng was also bragging, and Liu Deng almost laughed out loud. These two old men were really cute.
It's just that this bragging goes too far. The winding device made by the two of them is indeed a lot more convenient, but it is really a bit nonsense to save labor.
"The king doesn't believe it? How about asking the king to taste it himself?"
Seeing Liu Dengde's strange expression, the two old men were a little unhappy.
"I don't mean that, you two old men, please take a look at this thing!"
It's not that the thing they figured out couldn't be used, but without the thorn wheel, it would indeed take several times more effort.
"This is?"
After reading what Liu Deng handed over, the faces of the two old men suddenly turned from red to green, from green to white, and finally from white to red again. They almost looked like they were changing their faces in Sichuan Opera.
"Your Majesty, I don't know who painted this thing. There are so many people who are much more than the two of us. Please help us to introduce them to you. If you can worship under such an expert, even if I die now, I will willing!"
Hu Yansheng suddenly burst into tears, and Hu Yancang beside him also beat his chest and stamped his feet.
The scene was extremely chaotic for a moment, and Liu Deng was really embarrassed to admit that he had painted this thing himself.
"This thing, this thing, I don't know if you two think this thing is possible?"
Liu Deng asked carefully.
"Your Majesty, although this thing is not easy to make, I think that if it can be made, it will be a hundred times better than the two of us. Compared with him, what the two of us made is simply garbage!"
"I'm telling you, Third Brother, please don't put too much gold in our own faces. What the two of us made is simply bullshit!"
Hu Yancang spat at Hu Yansheng and said.
"Second brother is right, it is true. Your Majesty is such an expert, so please be sure to introduce him to us!"
The two old men snorted and laughed, making Liu Deng's face turn red.
"I drew this thing, and I left it to the two old men to study. How to make it specifically? Do they have any ideas?"
It seems that the Huns are coming now. If the winding instruments can be equipped in large quantities, Liu Deng's new army will be able to come in handy.
The imperial army has begun to prepare to go north, and Liang Guo has also begun to prepare reinforcements. However, these are guest troops after all. It is okay to count on them to retreat. If he is counting on them to kill the enemy, then don't count on them. .
According to the records of the Han Dynasty's battles against the Huns over the years, almost every time the Huns who returned home were sent out of the country with gifts.
Large-scale killings of the Huns were recorded in the records of the Han-Hungarian wars. Except for the time of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, there were occasionally a few records, but descendants almost never had such records.
The Han family has implemented the policy of peace and marriage over the years, and if it were the original Liu Deng, he might continue to pursue it.
But after all, he came from a later generation, and Liu Deng was really unwilling to accept this humiliating marriage policy.
What's more, the person he wants to marry is his only sister, even though she has no blood relationship with him.
But seeing a fourteen-year-old girl entering the enemy camp alone and suffering humiliation in the enemy camp from now on in exchange for temporary peace, Liu Deng couldn't be more shameless.
So no matter what, Liu Dengde fought beautifully in this battle. Liu Deng needed a hearty victory to make those Huns remember that this Han Dynasty is not their pasture. They can come whenever they want. Just come and leave whenever you want.
If you want to win the battle, this winder must be solved as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, is this thing really drawn by you?"
The two old men obviously didn't believe it, and they looked at Liu Deng eagerly.
"Of course, didn't you see that the ink on this is not dry yet?"
Liu Deng pointed to the quill on his desk, and then said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, please be sure to accept us two as disciples, and let us learn from you!"
Hu Yancang knelt down as he spoke, and Hu Yansheng immediately followed suit. Liu Deng was immediately stunned and hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up.
Together, these two old men are almost 200 years old. They kneel down to him and want to become their teacher. What is going on?
"Two old people, please wake up quickly. I am not the real master. I just heard people say this, so I drew it. You come and kneel to me. Isn't this forcing others to do something difficult?"
Liu Deng hurriedly made nonsense. They were both in their late 70s and 80s now. How embarrassing it would be for him to accept such two disciples in the future...
"Your Majesty, we are both well-informed. This is something we have never heard of or seen. If you don't want to tell us, just tell us directly. There is really no need to pretend to be someone else here!"
The two old men became more and more sad as they talked. They started crying right here. The two of them were wailing and crying. Liu Deng was really a little depressed. What the hell are these guys talking about?
"Get up, you two get up first, I will accept you, I will accept you!"
What a sin!
Liu Deng wailed in his heart...
