Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 69

[Chapter 69 The East Wind Arrives]

“Your Highness, the hydraulic forging hammer is finished, please go and give advice, Your Highness, if there is anything wrong with it.” Wang Ying’s expression was full of dark circles.

After staying up all night, the hydraulic forging hammer was made, and he came to the palace.

“No hurry, let’s go after breakfast.” Zhao Xu couldn’t help but Wang Ying said, dragging them to eat breakfast together.

Then the two went to the Military Division.

In a workshop along the river in Bingzhangsi, he saw the large version of the hydraulic forging hammer transformed by carpenters.

“Dong Dong…”

In a small room, a wooden pole as thick as a bucket protruded from the outside.

On this wooden stick are staggered pieces of erected steel plates.

Each steel plate corresponds to a slightly thinner wooden stick, and at the end of the wooden stick is the hammer head of the forging hammer.

In this way, the wooden sticks with hammer heads are arranged on the left and right, with four on one side, eight in total.

The thick wooden stick in the middle is constantly rotating, and each rotation will cause the steel plate to carry a hammer handle to complete a beating.

The eight hammer handles continued to beat back and forth like this.

Each of these hammerheads was as big as a human head.

Raising and then falling, the strength is several times greater than that of a blacksmith.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Xu nodded in satisfaction.

This hydraulic forging hammer is already the most perfect forging hammer that can be produced in this era.

At this time, he walked out of the workshop and came to the river, and saw a huge wheel spinning under the action of the Liuzhang River.

It was it that moved the stick.

“It’s well done, it’s the same as what I asked for.” Zhao Xu praised.

As he thought, the ancients were not stupid, they just lacked a mentor to lead the way.

Now, he proposed a plan, and Wang Ying led the craftsmen to make it very quickly.

Wang Ying’s weary smile was full of joy, the skills that King Yan taught him had finally been realized during this period of time, and he lived up to King Yan’s expectations.

“With this thing, we can make plate armor.” Zhao Xu was full of expectation.

Unlike scale armor, plate armor is made of riveted pieces of large-area steel sheets.

Therefore, the manufacture of plate armor requires such a huge hammer head, so that the steel parts can be hammered into the desired shape more quickly.

It can be said that with this thing, plate armor, like scale armor, can be mass-produced.

Wang Ying nodded, “Your Highness, don’t worry, these days, the officials let the craftsmen beat it by themselves to make a pair of plate armor. They have mastered the method of making plate armor, and now with this forging hammer, they are like ducks in water. ”

That’s good. During this period of time, you can’t be idle. Beidi cavalry have been appearing in Yan County recently. A fierce battle is inevitable in the future.” Zhao Xu frowned.

After Chang Wei drove away the first batch of Beidi scouts, the scouts sent out reported back, and another Beidi scout entered Yan County.

Beidi’s high-intensity investigation made him very disturbed.

I’m afraid that Beidi will play a big game.

Therefore, what he can do now is to try his best to put on a pair of armor for each of his royal family’s troops.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness, the craftsmen have mastered the skills, and the next step will be much easier. However, it would be great if there are more people.” Wang Ying looked at the busy military commander.

Originally, the staff of the Bing Zhan Division was enough.

However, as the blast furnaces continued to be put into use and the steelmaking also increased the number of manpower, there were not enough people.

Zhao Xu was silent when he heard the words.

“Your Highness…”

At this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar voice, and saw a fleet of boats approaching slowly on the wide Liuzhang River.

On the bow of the first boat, two people were waving at him. Seeing him looking towards the river, they bowed and saluted.

“Isn’t that Zhou Yi and Wang Yanzhong?” Xu Lie had sharp eyes and recognized the two of them.

Zhao Xu also recognized the two at this time, and couldn’t help but feel happy.

Really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

It’s been a long time since the two of them left, so I don’t know what surprises they can bring him.

“Don’t worry about it now, the person who sent you the man has arrived.” Zhao Xu said to Wang Ying.

Because Bingzhangsi could not dock here, Wang Yanzhong’s ship continued to sail south, and there was a pier for unloading in front.

Zhao Xu took Wang Ying over there, and if someone was available, he would be able to accept it immediately.

A group of people rode their horses to the Nancheng Wharf, just as Wang Yanzhong’s boat stopped at the wharf.

Zhou Yi and Wang Yanzhong jumped ashore and saluted Zhao Xu again.

“Excuse me.” Zhao Xu said, looking past the two of them at the three ships docked on the shore, “how is it? How is the result of this business?

” , the people were displaced, so on this trip, I went to Jinzhou with Zhou Yi, and sure enough there were fleeing people along the road, this time the small one bought more than a thousand craftsmen without much effort.” Wang Yanzhong said.

“More than a thousand craftsmen?” Zhao Xu and Wang Ying glanced at each other, both overjoyed.

“Exactly, because there are too many people, the young one and Wang Yanzhong first selected craftsmen. If we go again this time, we will definitely bring back more people.” Zhou Yi added.

Wang Yanzhong nodded, “But this time, we need to bring more boats.”

“That’s easy to say, I will ask Yang He to find a way for you later.”

Everyone was talking.

The ship’s boatman opened the cover on the deck.

Craftsmen in ragged clothes climbed up from the cabin.

(end of this chapter)