When Zhao Tuo met Li Xin.
The young general spoke concisely and directly: "Can the siege weapon you mentioned be produced?"
"General, I can."
Zhao Tuo answered firmly.
"Okay, I will call in the inkmen and craftsmen from the army to assist you in making this siege weapon."
Li Xin was very straightforward and directly gave Zhao Tuo the authority to mobilize corresponding resources without asking or talking.
Zhao Tuo was surprised. He didn't expect Li Xin to trust him so much. If it were any other general, I'm afraid he would have to ask a few questions to see if Zhao Tuo was telling lies.
After all, manufacturing siege equipment requires time, mobilization of a lot of resources, and finally the risk of failure.
"Please rest assured, General, I will definitely succeed!"
"Um."
After Zhao Tuo left, another master with two to five hundred soldiers couldn't help but speak.
"General, this boy has achieved great success at a young age. He has become a hundred generals at a young age. What he says is too frivolous. Even the Mo family can't make an instrument that can throw hundreds of kilograms of boulders, let alone a boy like him. I'm afraid it's too frivolous. That’s a big lie. I don’t know whether the rumors about Gongshu are true or false.”
Li Xin turned around and glared at him, his sharp gaze making the body of the 2500 Lord tremble.
"The general asked him to try it, not because of the so-called siege equipment. He has a youthful energy in him. As a general, you should have this courage and vigor."
"And this man has always been thoughtful in his actions. Since he dares to say it, he will definitely be able to do it. I, trust him, general."
Li Xin stood there, looking in the direction where Zhao Tuo's back disappeared, his eyes bright.
He saw his own shadow in this young man.
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"Those who throw stones will come to you."
"Hey, what about Hundreds of Stone Throwing Generals? I think it should be called Hundreds of Big Throwing Stones. I know very well that the trebuchets in the army can shoot out stones of more than ten kilograms at most. Make an instrument that can throw hundreds of kilograms of boulders? Absolutely. possible!"
"Yes, this person must be talking big words. If there really is such a weapon for siege, Mo Zhe has already made it. We want to see what happens if he fails to make it in the end."
It had long been spread among the soldiers that Zhao Tuo wanted to build a siege weapon. Wherever he passed, everyone looked at him with strange eyes, and even whispered behind his back about Zhao Tuo's conjectures and lies.
Zhao Tuo ignored them.
It is said that summer insects cannot speak of ice, and crickets do not know spring and autumn.
These people are limited by the times and cannot imagine what terrible weapons humans can create when the level of science and technology develops to a certain level.
Dongying Craftsman Office.
Zhao Tuo walked among them with several cronies including Shejian and Heihipu.
Li Xin was very supportive of Zhao Tuo and gave him full responsibility for manufacturing siege equipment. The original short-soldier defense tasks were delegated to others.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo could devote himself wholeheartedly to research and manufacturing, and by the way, he asked a few of his cronies to serve as assistants.
Everyone walked into the depths of the craftsman camp, where two people who had received orders in advance were waiting for them.
The two men were dressed in cloth clothes and linen shoes. They were not military officials, but they were different from the timid and restrained state of ordinary craftsmen.
They held their heads high and had a spirit of spirit.
"Mr. Lu."
Zhao Tuo strode forward and bowed to the elder of the two.
The man was about fifty years old, with half-white hair, but the skin on his face was still shiny and looked healthy.
"I've met Zhao Baijiang."
Mr. Lu also returned the gesture with a rather elegant manner.
Qin Mo.
This is the identity of the person in front of me, the most important faction after the split of the Mohist family.
Zhao Tuo recalled the knowledge he had read in his previous life and knew that since the death of Mozi, the Mo family had a tendency to separate.
Especially when Meng Sheng, the Mohist giant, led 180 Mohists and died in Yangcheng of Chu State, the Mohist family suffered heavy losses and inevitably split after that.
The Mohist school was divided into three parts, and eventually split into Southern Mohism, Eastern Mohism and Western Mohism.
The Southern Mo people are also known as the Chu Mo people. They wear brown fur as their clothes and qíjué as their clothing, and they insist on living a hard and simple life. Put absolute "righteousness" and "faith" first in your heart, and for the sake of your ideals, you will never back down even if you go up mountains of swords and seas of fire.
At the same time, Chu Mo also inherited the Mohist concept of "love all but not attack" and believed that it was "unjust" for a strong country to attack a weak country and for the strong to bully the weak.
They travel among the countries, trying to prevent big countries from bullying small countries. At the same time, they also go to the market to help the weak against the strong. Their behavior is very similar to the ideal knight.
Dongfang Zhimo likes to debate and study logic. Pay attention to using verbal arguments to make the other party submit. Because the argumentative style is prevalent in Qi State, most of the Eastern Mo people gather in Qi State, also known as Qi Mo.
They chatter all day long, study the logic of name and reality, and debate with various schools of thought. Many of the views of the famous school come from Qi Mo.
Western ink is quite different from the two. They do not like to discuss national affairs, nor do they like to use lip service to lobby for debates.
They focused their energy on exploring the truth behind the natural world, worked hard, devoted themselves to studying scientific and technological principles and mathematical mysteries, and produced various exquisite and practical instruments and tools.
The "technical man" trait of Dongfang Zhimo coincides with Qin Guo, who likes to do practical things. The two are like bastards and mung beans - they match each other.
Western ink came to Qin from here, so it is called Qin ink.
As a pragmatist and not involved in political debates, Qin Mo got along well with the powerful Legalists in Qin and contributed a lot to the rise of Qin. When encountering war, there were even Mohists accompanying the army to help the Qin army make complex siege equipment and build important military buildings.
The old man named Lu Jun in front of him and the young man named Zhao Ji behind him are the most outstanding Mohists in this army.
After the two parties had finished the ceremony, Lu Jun asked unceremoniously: "I heard that Zhao Baijiang is the successor of the former Gongshuzi. Is it true?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned, and then he remembered that Lu Ban and Mo Zi were both famous craftsmen in the world. They not only knew each other, but also had grievances with each other.
When the Chu State was about to attack the Song State, Lu Ban made a ladder for the King of Chu. Mozi heard about it and came to persuade the soldiers to stop the war. The two refused to admit defeat and decided to engage in a debate. Mozi took off his belt on the spot.
Zimozi used the belt as a city and the ultimatum as a weapon. Gongshu Banjiu set up an opportunity to attack the city, and Zimozi was away from it. Gongshu Pan's attack weapons were exhausted, and Zimozi had more than enough to defend the enclosure.
Lu Ban lost the deduction, and the Chu State's attack on the Song Dynasty was abandoned.
Of course, the two reconciled in the end. Lu Ban also said, "Mozi, Mozi, before I saw you, I wanted to get the Song Dynasty. But since I saw you, I don't want the Song Dynasty even if it is given to me."
There was a grudge between the Mohists and Lu Ban, so when they heard that Zhao Tuo might be the successor of Gongshu Ban, the two Mohists had a very positive attitude.
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched. He was not a descendant of Lu Ban. I just wanted to use Lu Ban's name to find a reasonable source for my inventions, but I didn't expect that it would lead to two excited Mohists.
