Crossbows.
These were things that had been passed down since the Qin Dynasty.
At least now, they were still the powerful long-range weapons of the Tang Dynasty army. But how far could the ballista with the longest range go?
Five hundred steps?
The longest range was only five hundred steps!
But what did this kid say?
He said three thousand steps!
How was that possible?
However, they also thought that Zhang Feng could make it. After all, if he could make steel, it would be strange if he couldn't make this thing.
At this moment, Zhang Feng looked at them and slowly said, "Actually, the thing I'm talking about is similar to the Wrath Strike and Ballista you guys are using now. It's just that it's made of pure steel. Although it has a longer range and enough killing power, I just thought about it and realized that this thing is a little too far away to talk about now."
Their burning gazes instantly dimmed.
"Tch! Then what are you talking about? "
"You're talking about something that doesn't even exist?"
"Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
As they spoke, they rolled their eyes and sat back down in their chairs, as if nothing had happened.
At this time, Zhang Feng was also a little anxious.
He said, "Although that thing can't be made now, it doesn't mean it can't be made. As long as you dismantle that iron boat for me, I'll make it for you now. In less than ten days, it won't be a problem to make ten ballistas for you! But the point is, this thing is too heavy. How are you going to transport it to Qiuci?
"Do you think it's worth it to make ten ballistas for this thing now?"
They thought about it and couldn't help but be indifferent.
Zhang Feng was indeed telling the truth.
Now that he asked them to dismantle the iron boat, would they do it?
That boat was now parked in the Wei River. What was that?
That was the signature of the Tang Dynasty!
That was a sharp weapon in the Tang Dynasty's water. Li Shimin deliberately parked it there to intimidate the world. Now he wanted them to dismantle it?
Unless they were tired of living.
But when they thought that Zhang Feng had other ways, they couldn't help but be eager again.
He asked, "Fengzi, tell me, do you have any other ideas?"
Zhang Feng nodded and rolled his eyes. "I do have a method, but why should I tell you brats?"
"…"
The few of them could not help but feel a chill run down their spines upon Zhang Feng's words. ,
Zhang Feng continued to prick their hearts, "Right now, the iron problem hasn't been solved yet. So, no matter how much we talk about it, it's just nonsense. Although there might be an iron mine in Pyrolyte Mountain, as you can see, Pyrolyte Mountain is currently in the middle of a storm. We can't move it unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Right now, the main problem is to find the iron ore in Mount Longshou before the Wang Clan does. Once the iron ore is found, you can even make hundreds or thousands of ballistas and tens of thousands of composite bows with a shooting range of 300 meters, let alone this ballista!"
"Then, what about the gun you mentioned earlier?"
Li Chengqian's words made Zhang Feng choke back his words.
Zhang Feng glanced at Li Chengqian and sighed. "That thing, we can't do anything about it for the time being. We did produce it before, but the assembled parts are still not good enough. So, we still have to experiment!"
"…"
Seeing that the few of them were a little disappointed, Zhang Feng continued, "That's why I promoted this kind of bow that everyone is familiar with. Although they don't have a lot of loaded arrow clusters, their advantage lies in their long shooting range, which is similar to a gun. So, I think that if you can use this thing well, it won't be a problem for the entire army!"
"Moreover, our main goal right now is not this, but to take over the authority of the trade route in Qiuci City!"
Zhang Feng walked around the room with his hands behind his back. Then, he suddenly said, "Originally, I didn't make these things for killing or war, but to protect our property. But now, it seems that Li Chengqian, quickly go back and tell your father to tell Lord Zhangsun about these things!"
Previously, Zhang Feng did not want these things to fall into the hands of the army.
Although once these things fell into the hands of the army, not to mention destroying the Turks and other places, even attacking the Mediterranean Sea and other places would not be a problem, this was not Zhang Feng's original intention!
He wanted to use his wisdom and trade route to slowly make them submit to the Tang Dynasty through a policy of conciliation. Originally, this was what he wanted to do when he entered the imperial court in the future!
But now, it was different.
The Five Clans and Seven Clans were a major threat. Moreover, Qiuci City was the Great Tang's main route to the Western Regions. Although they had metal boats and opened up the waterways, the boats of the Western Regions could not compare to their boats. Moreover, they could not afford to use boats, so they would still have to travel by land and be intercepted by the Five Clans and Seven Clans.
If he wanted to expand his trade route, he had to show his strong capital.
What was strong capital?
That was military power!
Only when he had a military power that could awe the world would those merchants feel safe.
In this way, some of the salt and white paper produced in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the silk and tea produced by the fully automated textile factories in the future, could be better exported to the outside world. This would allow more merchants to bring strange things to the Tang Dynasty.
What was this?
This was a merit that surpassed Zhang Qian's!
Zhang Feng was a little reluctant to give it up. .
But now, in order to deal with the people of the Five Families and Seven Clans, he could only bear the pain and give this merit to the emperor whom he had never met …
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