In the evening, Nie Chen came out of the craftsman's workshop with a strange and complicated thing in his hand.
It was not yet dark at this time, so he walked towards the Juyi Hall. When he arrived here, he didn't see Mr. Jin and others, so he asked curiously,
"Where are Mr. Jin and General Chai?"
"Let's go. After loading the goods during the day, we went back to the prince to claim credit without stopping."
The headmaster smiled, pointed at the thing in Nie Chen’s hand and asked,
"What good thing did you invent?"
Weng Qiuchan, Dazhuang and others also looked at what Nie Chen was holding.
That thing looks like a bow, but there are some pulleys and other things on it. It is small overall, a little larger than a repeating crossbow, and one size smaller than a longbow.
"This is a gift I made specially for Qiu Chan. Yesterday I saw that she could shoot a bow and arrow very well, but the bow and arrows were big, heavy and very labor-intensive, so I made this composite bow out of hardened steel.
It looks very heavy, but it is actually very light and strong. The pulleys on it can be easily pulled without any effort, and it can shoot at least three hundred steps away. The range is almost comparable to that of a broken military crossbow. "
"Compound bow?"
"Are these all institutions?"
"Is this a gift for me?"
Weng Qiuchan's eyes widened, and his eyes were watery.
"Can you shoot three hundred steps?"
Everyone was surprised and quickly took Nie Chen to the school field to test it out.
After arriving at the school grounds, Weng Qiuchan took a pot of arrows, then put the arrows on the bow, and with a slight pull, the bowstring was pulled.
Then she took aim and released the arrow. The arrow hit the bull's-eye in the blink of an eye, and then directly penetrated the bull's-eye and was nailed to the wall.
This scene shocked everyone. The master, Da Zhuang, Lin Guang and others took turns to try it, and found that the force required to pull the bow was indeed very small, and the range and power were also greater than ordinary bows and arrows.
The headmaster looked at the bow in his hand, couldn't put it down, and felt a little regretful.
"Oh, if you had brought out this good thing earlier, let Mr. Jin have a look, and let him place more orders, you could make more money in the future."
The eyes of Da Zhuang Weng Qiu Chan and others also shone, and they all saw huge business opportunities.
However, Nie Chen shook his head slightly and said,
"This bow is unique in the world. I have smashed the mold and there will be no second bow in the future."
"The mold was smashed? Why? Why not make money if you have money?"
Everyone looked at Nie Chen in shock. They didn't understand why Nie Chen, who always regarded wealth as his life and made money like crazy, suddenly stopped selling good things.
Nie Chen smiled slightly and said,
"Because this is my gift to Qiu Chan. She is unique in the world, and the treasure she owns should also be unique. How can others own what she owns?"
Nie Chen's words shocked everyone. Weng Qiuchan was so moved that she threw herself into Nie Chen's arms and started crying.
Everyone also smiled happily and were moved by Nie Chen's true feelings.
Nie Chen was indeed right. He didn't sell this thing. First of all, it was because Weng Qiuchan said yesterday that it was too difficult to draw a hard bow and it kept grinding her breasts. So he wanted to make a unique light bow for her. Coming out will not affect her archery skills.
Furthermore, this thing is not worth much.
Made of fine steel, the process is complicated. Without machine tools, he has to build it by hand. The output is very slow and the cost is high.
The output and cost also determine the price at which it is sold.
But in the army, ordinary bows and arrows are enough for archers to shoot arrows. Bows and arrows mainly rely on large-scale arrow arrays to exert their power.
This thing is destined to be unable to equip ordinary soldiers, but those archers and generals all have amazing arm strength and can shoot hard bows, so they don't need this thing.
To put it bluntly, this light and powerful bow is only suitable for female archers like Weng Qiuchan. It is indeed not widely used and has no commercial value.
"Okay, okay, let go, so many brothers are watching."
The headmaster said helplessly.
Weng Qiuchan then raised his head and saw that the soldiers training on the school field had not dispersed yet. They were all looking at this scene with playful smiles, and she blushed even more with embarrassment.
She snatched away her compound bow and ran towards the Juyi Hall.
Everyone was talking and laughing as they walked towards the Juyi Hall. In order to celebrate the completion of the largest business in Qingfeng Village, the boss asked people to serve wine and several leaders celebrated.
Weng Qiuchan was menstruating, but she didn't drink. She was caressing her bow and couldn't put it down. It seemed that she planned to sleep with it in her arms at night.
Everyone was talking and laughing. After chatting for a while, the headmaster suddenly stood up with a wine bowl.
Everyone was confused and stood up, but the leader said,
"You all sit down."
Everyone sat down again, and this time, only he and Da Zhuang were left standing.
The headmaster looked at Nie Chen and said in a deep voice,
"This bowl of wine is from Da Zhuang and I, specifically to apologize to you."
Nie Chen was startled when he heard this. He raised his head and looked at the headmaster in surprise. He was about to stand up, but the headmaster held his shoulders and said,
"Sit down and listen to me."
"Brothers, Dazhuang and I have done disgraceful things, and I'm sorry to the second master.
When we kidnapped him into the mountains, I promised that as long as he could earn three thousand taels of silver, I would not kill him and let him be the second boss.
As for Da Zhuang, he thought he was a talented person. Out of his cherished mentality, he forced Nie Chen to kill people and had no choice but to fall into the trap of being a bandit.
And I, in order to test his courage and ability, went back on my promise and killed him after he went up the mountain with three thousand taels of silver, forcing him to make a promise to earn thirty thousand taels of silver a month.
For these two things, Dazhuang and I felt sorry for him, but he didn't say anything and fulfilled all the things he promised.
Today, Dazhuang and I apologized to Nie Chen in front of all the brothers. "
After speaking, he and Da Zhuang drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and then bowed to Nie Chen.
Nie Chen turned his head and looked at Weng Qiuchan, who smiled slightly at him.
He then knew that Weng Qiuchan told the boss and Da Zhuang about what he said last night and asked them to come over and apologize to him.
Thinking of this, Nie Chen was extremely moved.
He quickly stood up, helped Da Dangjia and Da Zhuang up, and said,
"Master, you don't have to be like this. I don't resent you in my heart. During this time in the village, I gradually got to know you. I know that you are both honest and good men. You also regard Qingfeng Village as your home. This There is no need to say anything else in the future."
The headmaster patted Nie Chen on the shoulder, sat down together, and said,
"You can't explain it clearly, you can't explain it clearly. You sincerely do it for the good of Shanzhai, and you have indeed developed Shanzhai. I can't let you have a knot in your heart all the time.
You have made great contributions, so you should not feel any grievances when dealing with meritorious officials. "
