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Chapter 077 Shen Kuo's Great Invention

Just as the battle on the front line was screaming, the capital of the Song Dynasty was already extremely busy. Whether it was the Transportation Department, the Privy Council, or Tong Ping Zhangshi's group, they were all extremely busy. It can be said that

, except for the minor officials who have not entered the local ranks, the remaining officials within the institutional establishment, ranging from the ninth-rank Gyeonggi County Lieutenant to the first-rank prime minister, are all busy in the palace or the capital.

The Transshipment Department needs to adjust the local troops for transshipment of grain and grass, and replaces the previously temporarily configured escort team for transshipment of grain and grass with the Zuo Xiaowei Department in the capital. The troops led by Zuo Xiaowei General Yu Jie are responsible for escorting the transshipment. On the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Industry

Shangshu Shen Kuo is rushing to make the divine arm bow he invented. You must know that this weapon also occupies a certain position in the history of weapons and has a range of more than 240 steps. Wanyan Zongbi also commented that this weapon is the best weapon of the Song Army.

device.

"Lord Shen, have you finished making the first batch of divine arm bows?" Zuo Xiaowei General Yu Jie learned that Shen Kuo had almost completed the production of the first batch of divine arm bows, so he hurried to the work department workshop to ask Shen Kuo for a look.

Can you transport the divine arm bow and food and grass together?

"There are still more than 300 divine arm bows in the first batch that have not been finished. When will you set off?" Shen Kuo also held a bow string in his hand to see if the string could withstand the stretching.

"We will leave the day after tomorrow, and we will rush into production tomorrow. Can we finish it?" Yu Jie looked at the noisy scene around him, and it seemed that he came at the wrong time.

"Don't worry, before you leave, you must send the first batch of divine arm bows to the battlefield so that the Song Dynasty army can use the magical weapons produced by our Ministry of Industry." Shen Kuo assured Yu Jie that he will definitely be able to use them before the day after tomorrow.

The first batch of divine arm bows were completed and sent to the car safely.

"Okay, then I'm going to prepare the food and fodder matters." Yu Jie knew that he should leave now, and staying any longer would be tantamount to delaying them.

After leaving the workshop of the Ministry of Works, Yu Jie hurriedly galloped to the grain and grass camp. The grain and grass loaded on the truck were for the Song Army and the Zhao State Army. When he saw how the amount of grain and grass could be so much, he realized that Zhao Kuangyin

He also promised Feng Hao that as long as they stay, you can choose whatever food, grass and weapons you want.

At this time, Feng Hao, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin arrived at the Fifty Mile Pavilion in the east of Beitianguan. Each of them led a hundred-man guard to guard the surrounding area, and the three guard generals were all famous figures.

"Hahaha, I have met you two brothers." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up first and paid homage to Feng Hao and Zhao Kuangyin who came to the meeting.

"Brother Guorui, you are polite." Zhao Kuangyin also saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I haven't seen you for a while, but I miss Brother Zhu very much. How is your son Zhu Di these days?" Feng Hao still wanted to ask about Zhu Di, but Zhu Yuanzhang could only be embarrassed for a while and then avoided the topic.

The three of them had a very friendly and close conversation at Wusili Pavilion, and the three parties made a plan to occupy the enemy area, that is, Zhao State does not want any land, and you two countries can just let Zhao State pick some good things and leave.

, and then regarding the issue of military expenses, they should be paid back in five years. Although the Zhao Kingdom's treasury is in deficit, Feng Hao has borrowed about 60 million silver now. If this is the case, if it is returned in five years, he will have to pay back 12 million taels a year.

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Regarding borrowing money and other matters, an agreement was signed in front of the public. The three parties each signed a pledge, and the alliance was formally established. The Ming Dynasty as the host was responsible for providing weapons and food, the Song Dynasty provided money, and the Zhao Kingdom was responsible for the war support.

"Your Majesty, please call General Zuo Xiaowei Yu Jie." Di Qing, the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, stepped forward and whispered.

"Well..." Zhao Kuangyin nodded, and then made an excuse to get up and answer the call.

At this moment, Ouyang Xiu was arranging the issue of grain and grass reserves in the camp. Now the grain and grass were almost out, and it would take some time to transfer the grain and grass to the rear. He made several calls to Yu Jie and all the news he got was waiting.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait until the day lilies are fucking cold! If we don't come, the whole army will be hungry!" Ouyang Xiu was angry. Originally, the transportation time of grain and grass was very stable, but the transportation department suddenly changed.

If we have to leave the escort team, won’t this waste time?

Yu Jie called Zhao Kuangyin just because Ouyang Xiu had urged him many times, and there was no way to continue urging him. He could only ask Zhao Kuangyin to come forward in person to stabilize the morale of the army. It would take at least three days for them to transport grain and grass north.

, not to mention that the snowy day will definitely have to be postponed, so Zhao Kuangyin can only find a way to borrow some food from the friendly forces for emergency relief.

"Your Majesty, we really can't borrow some from friendly forces. Lord Shen hopes that the general can be transferred to the front line together with the divine arm bow, so we can only wait." Yu Jie said cautiously, risking Zhao Kuangyin's anger.

"Okay, I understand. If you have something to chat with me, I'll hang up first." Zhao Kuangyin just said a word to reassure Yu Jie and the others. The top priority now should be how to deal with the aftermath of the victory. This battle has just begun. In the blink of an eye,

He started planning for victory, which was a bit too hasty.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Kuangyin returned to the negotiating table and continued to discuss post-victory issues with the two men, while Yu Jie ordered all the soldiers of Zuo Xiao's Guards to work hard to recharge their batteries and stay safe.

Send this batch of supplies to the front line.

Then, Zhao Kuangyin ordered Wu Jie, who was the defense envoy of Guangzhou at the time, to go north together with Yu Jie, and Wu Jie led all the remaining palace troops in the capital to join the battle.

"Brother Yifu, Your Majesty has ordered me to go north with you." Immediately afterwards, Wu Jie sent a message to Yu Jie.

"Oh, just in time, let's come together. We'll set off the day after tomorrow. You're here just in time. By the way, you can help us escort the supplies." Yu Jie replied happily.

"Hahaha, are you just waiting for me to transport supplies to you?" Wu Jie said with a smile.

"Then look! Okay, no more joking. After handing over the affairs of the capital, we will set off the day after tomorrow." Yu Jie said seriously.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away." Wu Jie's entry into the battlefield this time is bound to give the Yuan army a big surprise, allowing them to see Wu Jie's reputation again.

Shen Kuo was still studying the bow string problem of the Divine Arm Bow in the work department workshop. As long as the bow string problem was solved, everything would be solved.

And he summoned some people to test whether this kind of bowstring could be carried by strong soldiers. The experimental results proved that it could be carried and could be pulled and stretched freely.

Now that the bow string problem was solved, the work efficiency of all personnel was immediately improved. In less than a day, the Ministry of Engineering over-produced the Divine Arm Bow and delivered it to Yu Jie in advance, so that Yu Jie set off ahead of schedule.
Chapter completed!
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