On the day of the court meeting, the official Zhao Ji sat quietly behind the imperial case, motionless, listening to the ministers and servants below.
Today's official Zhao Ji seems to be particularly energetic. There is a reason for this. After all, the bow and the iron helmet presented by his beloved disciple Gao Zhang two days ago.
In fact, the official Zhao Ji was overjoyed. The iron helmet was just a part of the armor.
The main reason is that the long range and fierce power of the bow are beyond my expectation.
It is precisely because of this that the official Zhao Ji decided to do a big thing today, that is, let his beloved disciple Gao Zhang present these two treasures today.
Let those court officials understand that the outsourcing of the Song Dynasty's ordnance is very promising and is very conducive to the improvement and upgrading of the Song Dynasty's armaments.
At this moment, Gao Qiu, the great captain of the Song Dynasty and Gao Zhang's biological father, was also looking forward to today. After all, he had personally tested the missile that day.
I was almost shocked. After all, Da Song Dynasty also had such a single-body bow, but the shape was not like this at all.
Moreover, due to the ordinary shape of the bow, which is thick in the middle and thin at both ends, this ordinary single bow is inferior to the Song Dynasty military bow in terms of range and power.
However, his son Gao Zhang's single-body bow and flat bow, which was copied from the Tang Dynasty, really refreshed his understanding of single-body bows.
Not only is it powerful, but it also has an extremely long range, which is no less than the most well-made strong bow.
But its production was so simple that Gao Qiu couldn't believe it. He even summoned the craftsman himself to demonstrate the production process in front of him.
It takes less than a day to make such a bow. If you add in the time for painting and drying, it only takes about ten days.
If you do not paint, but only oil and wax, the time will be even shorter, and all these processes can be completed on the same day and shipped directly from the factory.
In order to cooperate with his own son, Gao Qiu specially selected dozens of sharpshooters from the Forbidden Army in the past few days and trained hard.
Today, we need to be in front of all the civil and military officials and let them see it.
When the imperial army of the Song Dynasty, Huben, had long-range weapons such as the Ban Gong, which was restored to the prosperous Tang Dynasty by his own son.
The long-range combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty will surely impress all the countries in the world.
Especially Xixia, which is currently at war with the Song Dynasty, I believe that it will be in the near future.
When the Xixia soldiers discovered that they were extremely far away from the Song army, they were at a distance where their bows and arrows had not yet been able to exert their power.
The rain of arrows from the Song Dynasty rained down heavily on their heads and faces. When they rushed forward, they were shocked to find that the arrows were no longer as weak and weak as in the past years.
Every powerful arrow can penetrate their iron armor, and the soldiers of the Song Dynasty who have boosted their morale and morale will definitely fight with greater courage.
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After another minister returned to his duties, the eager officials looked towards Zhao Qi, the Minister of War.
How could Shangshu Zhao of the Ministry of War not understand the official's thoughts, so he immediately stepped out of the crowd and bowed respectfully to the official.
"Officially, the 300,000 hand knives that were previously outsourced to private workshops have been inspected by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ordnance Supervision, and have been included in the arsenal."
After hearing what Zhao Shangshu said, the official Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel happy.
"So fast? I remember that the outsourcing period was originally scheduled for half a year.
Unexpectedly, it only took less than five months to achieve it. The young talent in charge of this task has indeed lived up to my high expectations..."
Gao Zhang, who was neatly dressed, had already been waiting outside the Chui Gong Hall, listening to the sound coming from the Chui Gong Hall.
Behind him, Cai Laoliu and Tong Zhisheng also put on their official uniforms.
Moreover, both of them were holding something in their hands. Cai Laoliu was holding a round helmet in his hand.
In Tong Zhisheng's hand, he held an unstrung bow.
Cai Laoliu, who was wearing a green official uniform, glanced at Tong Zhisheng beside him, who was also wearing a green robe like him.
But the ruthless senior brother standing in front of him was dressed in crimson, which made him feel very unhappy.
If the imperial examination had taken place that day, and if I had given myself more time, and if the examiners had more unique vision, how could the number one scholar fall on Gao Zhang?
Unfortunately, there are not so many what-ifs in the world. Cai Laoliu let out a sigh.
"Junior brother, why are you sighing?" Gao Zhang turned his head curiously.
"What's going on with those ministers? They are always so gibberish. When will it be our turn to dedicate these treasures to the officials?"
Of course, Cai Laoliu cannot tell his true feelings. Those words are only suitable to be recorded in his "Qilin Pavilion Lao Ji"
The main reason why he was willing to hold such a worthless round helmet was that senior brother Gao Zhang persuaded him and Tong Zhisheng with reason.
After all, these two things were made by Gao Zhang. If they both had nothing in their hands and could only stick them behind Gao Zhang’s buttocks like two logs, wouldn’t it look too low-key and lacking in quality? Opportunity to excel.
Holding good things in his hands, he could still mutter a few words when offering them, which would help the ministers in the court notice young talents like himself.
Although Gao Zhang has some shortcomings, sometimes, you have to admit that some of his words still make sense.
As the call came from the Chui Gong Hall, Gao Zhang straightened his official uniform, took long steps, and walked towards the Chui Gong Hall.
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Official Zhao Ji's eyes fell on his beloved disciple Gao Zhang, who had been summoned to stand in the palace.
Behind him, there were two young men with very different physiques standing. One was as tall and strong as a bear, holding a bow in his hand that was about to be presented.
The other one is short and fat, and is as round as a ball. He is holding a wooden box in his hands, which must be the round helmet Xiao Gao mentioned.
Coupled with this is Gao Zhang, who stands at the front, handsome, with red lips and white teeth.
It further made his beloved disciple Gao Zhang stand out and have extraordinary bearing.
In just a few months, he had shown his abilities to the officials in the Song Dynasty.
Following the announcement from the Ministry of War, 300,000 hand knives have been completed and have passed random inspections. Now they are all in storage.
The imperial court only paid 450,000 guan, which was nearly 200,000 guan less than in the past.
For this reason, the official Zhao Ji Longyan Dayue praised Gao Zhang, the prodigy champion, for being able to accomplish great things.
As soon as the conversation changed, it fell on the pair of sleeping dragons and phoenix chicks holding things behind him.
"You two young ladies, what do you have in your hands?"
"Reporting to the official family, in the hands of the minister is the bow that Gao Shaojian restored according to the book left by the Tang Dynasty."
"This thing in the hands of officials and ministers is a round helmet. It was designed by the three of us with great pains and sweat."
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This is the third update. Let’s take a rest. I’ll continue to take care of my baby and code words tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
