The two old men were almost 200 years old together, and it was already midnight. Seeing how excited they were, Liu Deng was really worried that they would get mad.
If there is something wrong with the two of them, I really can't tell. I have no choice but to accept them first and then talk about it.
"Master, please bow to me as a disciple!"
Hu Yancangfu saluted directly, and Hu Yansheng also hurriedly followed suit.
Seeing the two of them with silver hair and wrinkles on their faces, Liu Deng really wanted to give himself a hammer on the head.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. As the saying goes, he who learns without prior knowledge is the teacher. It is really an honor for both of us to be able to worship under Your Majesty's disciples!"
Seeing Liu Deng's depressed look, Hu Yancang was still free to help Liu Deng.
Looking at his old face that smiled like a chrysanthemum, Liu Deng felt his teeth itching with hatred.
"Your Majesty, although the things you drew are clever, it is not easy to make them. Even iron wood cannot withstand such gravity!"
Seeing that Liu Deng was about to have an attack, Hu Yansheng quickly changed the topic.
"Who said we should use iron wood? Can't we just use steel or copper?"
"But Your Majesty, if this is the case, it may take several years to polish it little by little..."
Seeing the two old men winking and looking proud, Liu Deng decided to teach these two local leopards a lesson.
"Why does it take so long to polish? Can't it be cast directly?"
"Your Majesty, I have only heard of bell casting, tripod casting, knife casting, sword casting, and wine barge casting. This thing seems to be the size of a palm at most, and it is extremely precise. How can it be cast?"
The two old men's eyes widened immediately. When it came to academic issues, they were not ambiguous.
"Why can't this be cast? What if I can cast it?"
Liu Deng simply rolled his eyes. He was a frog in the well, wasn't he? Just such a little thing has stumped you two. How dare you claim to be the master of the world just like that?
"If your Majesty can do it, the two of us will listen to King Ping's instructions!"
The two old men looked at each other, then nodded seriously and said.
"Then we've made an agreement. If anyone goes back on it, it's the puppy!"
A familiar smile appeared at the corner of Liu Deng's mouth. It seems that these two old men are not so smart? So easy to fall for.
"Then I wonder how your Majesty plans to cast it? You can't keep delaying it like this, right?"
"That's right, there must be a time limit for this matter. Otherwise, if you delay it for thirty to fifty years, both of us old men will have already been buried..."
These two damn old men really judge a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart...
"I do need some time to prepare for this. I think it will be limited to three days. I will see the result immediately after three days!"
"Then how about asking your Majesty to give a high-five and pledge an oath?"
As Hu Yancang spoke, he actually stretched out his right hand, apparently preparing to high-five Liu Deng. Liu Deng had to sigh, it turns out that technical geeks from ancient times to the present have always had this kind of virtue.
When he thought of this, Liu Deng was really worried about the officials who would serve as prisoners.
They were working well as officials, but now Liu Deng was suddenly thrust into the hands of a technical geek. God knows what will happen to them.
"Okay, I will give you a high-five and make an oath. Let's make an agreement. If I win, you two will do your best to help me revive the general as a prisoner and never mention the matter of apprenticeship!"
"Then if the two of us win, then the king must be invited to attend the apprenticeship banquet!"
The two old men winked and laughed. It seemed that they had identified Liu Deng.
"I'm talking about you two old gentlemen, you two are already famous in the world. The crossbows produced by you two are flocked to by the young men from wealthy families. Why do you have to worship me, a playboy, as your teacher? "
Liu Deng couldn't help but smile bitterly. The two of them really stuck to him like dog skin plaster.
"Your Majesty, although you have such powerful machine skills, you are the acting king after all and do not have time to carry forward this knowledge. Why not pass it on to us two old men? After all, we two have the foundation. You If you pass it on to us, we will understand many things with just a little help from you, and you will definitely not have to worry about it!"
"That's right, that's right. Your Majesty, if you think about it carefully, if you accept us as your disciples, you will suddenly have so many more disciples and disciples. When the time comes, will you worry about having no one to revitalize this general?"
The two old men looked at Liu Deng in a seductive way, just like the old perverts who tricked the little girl into seeing goldfish.
"Stop talking nonsense, it's getting late today, so you two old men should go back and rest first. We'll see what happens in three days!"
Liu Deng simply rolled his eyes. Do you think I'm selling myself?
Why do these words sound so unpleasant coming out of this old man's mouth?
However, in order to get rid of these two old perverts, Liu Deng was still prepared to show them his skills.
Fortunately, Cai Xin's first problem can be solved for him. The simplest manual lathe requires a large number of gears in the entire machine. How to make these gears is the most difficult part.
Since the thorn wheel can be forged, there is no problem with those ordinary gears.
After sending away the two old men, Liu Deng simply ate something and went to bed. It was already early in the morning. Thinking about how hard he worked as a king, he was really like a chicken. Go to bed early and go to bed later than a dog...
Early the next morning, Liu Deng changed his clothes and took Du Ziteng slowly to the general prison.
Du Ziteng was present along the way, and no one was allowed to inform him or reveal the news of his arrival. He just wanted to see how Cai Xin dealt with those bureaucrats.
After all, although Cai Xin is now considered to be in great power and the departure or stay of these officials is at his whim, he is just a technical geek after all. It is really a bit difficult to deal with these old bureaucrats who have been immersed in the officialdom for so many years. Not easy to deal with.
"Master Cai, I don't know where you got this drawing, but don't you think the things on it are too ridiculous? Is there anything that can withstand such heavy work? Even the strongest iron wood, I'm afraid It won’t take a few days, right?”
Is it so difficult to popularize metal parts in this day and age?
Seeing Cai Xin and the officials fighting each other, Liu Deng was thoughtful.
