"Don't worry, my talent can help the soldiers resist part of the weight, and my battle formation can increase the effect of perseverance."
His talent can improve his defense. The weight of his armor and shield is also a type of attack. As long as it is an attack, he can resist it.
"In addition, during training, I will gradually increase the weight from one hundred kilograms. One day, they will be able to fight with a weight of more than four hundred kilograms even if they do not rely on my talent and battle formation. Even Zhao Feiqi is not You can fly from the first day." Lian Po said loudly.
"The disadvantages are too obvious. Even if such a legion can be trained, it will not be able to run fast on the battlefield. Others can completely bypass you and not fight you." Le Yi shook his head and said.
'I'm sorry, Mr. Duwu. If the king agrees to you, then there will be no way to build other equipment. 'Le Yi thought in his mind.
Zhao State's iron output is certain. He calculated that just building these equipment would use up all Zhao State's iron reserves.
What about the equipment of other legions?
What are his crossbows and weapons made of?
You can't wait until Lian Po's shield and armor are finished, right?
"I hope your words are wrong. How can any army have no shortcomings? Bai Qi's Black Armored Army can't run fast, and won't it still kill everyone on the battlefield? The general can guarantee that as long as the Black Armored Army can be trained, Definitely more than Bai Qi's Black Armored Army." Lian Po said confidently.
In order to convince Zhao Kuo, he trained the Iron Legion in his mind. Lian Po suddenly became eloquent, and even Le Yi was no match for him.
Zhao Kuo looked at veteran Lian Po's expectant eyes and couldn't say no.
"Can it be made?" Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Zhu.
"If the king insists on making it, the workshop can do it. But in this case, there will be no iron to make other weapons." Zhao Zhu said bitterly.
"Your Majesty, you don't really want to agree to this guy." Pang Nuan said in disbelief.
"Brother Pang." Lian Po glared at Pang Nuan and said through gritted teeth.
He has the best relationship with Pang Nuan, and Pang Nuan also knows what he is thinking, but he didn't expect that he would stop him now.
"Brother Lian, in the face of national justice, our personal relationships can only be put aside for now." Pang Nuan said solemnly.
A good relationship is a good relationship, but Lian Po must be stopped in this matter. He wants to raise an army, and who doesn’t want to raise an army?
If all the workshops build equipment for Lian Po, who will build equipment for them?
The worst case scenario would be to come to the door with two bottles of wine and apologize afterwards, but we must never give in on this matter.
"Should I still praise you for your ability to distinguish between public and private matters?" Lian Po said word by word.
"Thank you for the compliment." Pang Nuan clasped his fists and then said to Zhao Kuo, "Your Majesty, although the legion mentioned by General Lian Po seems to be very strong, no one has verified it after all. The general thinks it is better to think about it again. Or we can build it in the future when our Zhao country’s strength becomes stronger. Now we can use ordinary equipment to make do with it, and the effect will not be much worse.”
If Zhao's iron production and labor force are sufficient, Pang Nuan will support Lian Po, and he also knows Lian Po's long-cherished wish.
But not now!
"The effect is much worse. If you take a big knife or a bamboo pole, will the effect be the same?" Lian Po's beard trembled in anger.
"In other words, the main problem now is insufficient iron production, right?" Zhao Kuo said.
"Yes." Zhao Zhu said.
Zhao's current annual iron output is between 100,000 and 200,000 jins, which is not even as good as a small steelmaking plant in later generations.
Due to the limitations of mining technology, it is unrealistic to suddenly increase production and can only be done step by step.
"Let's do this. The workshop will build equipment for other legions first, and after the equipment is finished, it will build equipment for the Xuanjia Army. What do you think?" Zhao Kuo said.
Le Yi and Pang Nuan had no objection. They opposed Lian Po so that they could build their own equipment, not to prevent Lian Po from building equipment.
"As long as the king agrees, I can afford to wait another year." Lian Po said with a smile. He has been waiting for such a long time, and it is not less than a year and a half. He also understood that his demands were a bit too much, so it was normal to leave them at the end.
As for Zhao Zhu...he is not qualified to express his opinion...
"I will find a way to buy some iron from other countries. Lord Du Wu will not wait too long." Zhao Kuo said.
Except for Qin and Zhao, other countries have not implemented iron monopoly. You can still buy it if you want, but not too much.
Zhao Kuo planned to ask the Zhao Guo Chamber of Commerce to purchase from the private sector while exchanging porcelain, coal and other items with other countries to gather enough iron as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lian Po said excitedly.
"By the way, let's build a few finished products first and let Mr. Du Wu see if there are no problems before continuing to build them." Zhao Kuo ordered.
"No." Zhao Zhu said, cupping his fists.
Lian Po's equipment was finished, and Le Yi couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Where is the workshop that makes crossbows?"
"I would like to inform you that the crossbow is the most difficult to make and there cannot be any errors. Only the most skilled craftsmen can make it, so it is arranged in another workshop." Zhao Zhu said.
"Take me over and have a look." Le Yi said.
"No." Zhao Zhu bowed and walked forward.
"Come on, let's go and take a look." Zhao Kuo stretched out his hand and said.
Not long after, the group came to another workshop. There were relatively few craftsmen here, only about a hundred people. These are the most skilled craftsmen in Zhao State, and each of them has at least ten years of experience.
Near the gate, there are already built crossbows and crossbow arrows, exuding a frightening metallic chill.
"These are all made according to the crossbow drawings sent from South Korea. There is a row of slightly raised nails on the crossbow instead of scales. The distance between every two nails is fixed. It is more advanced than ordinary scales and can be quickly Aim. In addition, there is an arrow rack for holding crossbow arrows, which can automatically load arrows, and can release three to five arrows at a time. "
"Arrowheads (arrowheads) are all made of iron. They are harder and more penetrating than bronze arrowheads. They also have bleeding grooves and barbs. Once they enter the human body, they are difficult to take out. If they are taken out forcibly, they will definitely be attacked. Greater damage, or even death from excessive blood loss.”
"Before this, the arrowheads in our Zhao country were all made of copper. Later, a batch of high-quality iron was sent from South Korea, and they were changed to iron." Zhao Zhu said.
It's not that Zhao's iron cannot be made, it's just more difficult and not cost-effective.
"I heard that there was a crossbow made of iron in Korea back then. It was huge and required two or three people to pull it. It could shoot eight hundred steps just by relying on the power of the crossbow. It was extremely lethal." Lian Po said.
"Then why did it disappear?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Because the Korean crossbowmen have become a military spirit army. The crossbowmen in the military spirit state can perform ultra-long-range attacks and can attack enemies dozens of miles away. There is no need for the iron crossbows. In addition, South Korea's territory is getting smaller and smaller, and it can no longer support it. After all, every crossbow arrow costs money, so it stopped building iron crossbow machines later," Lian Po said.
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