Chapter 564 Improvements to the Han Crossbow


    Fei Qian couldn''t stay in Jingxiang for too long. After all, the longer he left Bingzhou, the higher the risk. What''s more, he helped Liu Biao kill Sun Jian, although on the surface it was definitely Liu Biao. He presided over this battle, but within the small circle of the Jingxiang gentry, at least the Pang family, Cai family, and Huang family knew what the specific truth was.


    When Liu Biao took advantage of Sun Jian''s death to launch a new wave of attempts to persuade Jingnan to surrender and attack Jingnan, the Pang family, Cai family, and Huang family all fell silent. Regarding Liu Biao''s behavior, they neither said yes, nor did they say yes. Don’t say it’s not…


    For Fei Qian, Liu Biao''s behavior was just enough to cover him up. He did not want to be paid close attention to by Yuan Shu and welcomed by Yuan Shu when he returned to Bingzhou.


    In case Yuan Shu and Sun Ce''s kid, know the truth of the facts, Yuan Shu is okay to say a little, Sun Ce''s two sister -in -law, um, maybe he will bring people up without any care ...


    But now, Fei Qian is concerned about how much assistance his father-in-law is willing to give him. These days, the talents of craftsmen are similar to the gold-plated blue-collar workers of later generations. They are not all found in that place. However, even in later generations, there are still many people who think that wearing a white shirt and sitting in an air-conditioned room is a serious job. Others who are always covered in stinky sweat are all unworthy scum...


    However, Fei Qian led the Jingxiang garrison and wiped out more than 2,000 soldiers at the cost of about 800 men. Such a record was more convincing to Huang Chengyan. At least Huang Chengyan was sure that Fei Qian at least had two skills. , the previous results obtained in Bingzhou were not accidental.


    In the Huangjiayin courtyard, Huang Chengyan and Fei Qian were in the open space of the workshop. In front of the two people, they were visiting a batch of newly made various crossbow parts and some crossbow arrows.


    Arrows and crossbow arrows in the Han Dynasty are two completely different things. To put it simply, the overall length of the arrow will be longer than that of the crossbow arrow, and the tail feathers will also be longer, but the tip of the crossbow arrow is sharper, so the arrow Arrows and crossbow arrows are generally not interchangeable.


    Whether it is an arrow or a crossbow, it is extremely important to have good workmanship, especially the balance of the overall arrow and crossbow. If the center of gravity does not meet the standard, it will cause the entire arrow and crossbow to malfunction after being shot. Deflection, the slightest difference can make a thousand miles difference.


    Huang Chengyan said: "If you want a crossbow to be strong, you need to have a strong support and the combined strength of the strings can penetrate the armor; if you want a crossbow to be balanced and stable, it needs to have a stable machine and flexible teeth, and it is better not to have any sticks."


    The crossbow generally has three important parts, one is the arm, one is the bow, and one is the machine.


    The "arm" is usually made of wood, the "bow" is transverse to the front of the arm, and the "machine" is installed at the rear of the arm. The one with more mechanical requirements is the "machine". The crossbow machine is generally made of copper and is installed in the "guo" of the crossbow. In front is the "teeth" for hanging the string, and behind the "teeth" is "Wangshan". There is a "hanging knife" exposed at the bottom. When designing, the hanging knife can be moved to make the "teeth" retract, so that the crossbow arrow can be fired.


    Bows generally use multiple layers of bamboo and wood chips, which are then glued together. Each layer of glue must be dried before the next process can be carried out...


    So, in fact, what restricts the time of the crossbow is not the "arm" or the "machine", but the "bow". It does take too long to make a good and qualified bow.


    Fei Qian picked up a crossbow and said, "Can''t we speed up?" This has to be done slowly one by one, until the Year of the Horse and Monkey is over?


    Huang Chengyan nodded and said: "It can be faster. Use candlelight instead of drying, but it just costs people and money..." This is of course for sure, and it''s not that a master master can''t do this kind of thing. If he is not careful, he will become It''s scrap.


    Fei Qian frowned and said, "Can''t it be replaced with other materials, such as thirty-forged steel..."


    "Steel pieces?! Don''t be ridiculous..." Huang Chengyan replied subconsciously, but then he muttered, "...Steel pieces, um..." ? ? ? The steel-frying technology of the Han Dynasty has reached a certain standard, but for many people, it is still I never thought of making bow arms out of good steel. Most people who have good steel will definitely choose to use it on their blades. Who would think about making steel sheets into bow arms?


    However, for the Huang family, they had both steel and iron reserves. Therefore, under Fei Qian''s idea, Huang Chengyan quickly asked a craftsman to go to the warehouse to pick up a previously made steel ingot, and re- It was thrown into the stove and started to clang and beat.


    ??Huang Chengyan looked at it and said: "The idea of ??a wise son-in-law is quite original, but even if it works... it''s just too expensive..."


    ?In the Han Dynasty, a fifty-refined sword generally cost about six thousand to eight thousand yuan, and a hundred-refined sword cost more than ten thousand yuan. Although a thirty-refined sword would be cheaper, it still costs three to four thousand yuan. Of course, this is the value when prices are stable, and when prices are stable, one stone of grain is generally around 300 to 400 yuan, which is equivalent to using a crossbow with thirty steel sheets, but The value of a crossbow is almost equivalent to ten stones of food and grass, and then adding the value of other parts, the price of a crossbow is tens of thousands of dollars, which is simply a small amount...


    Under the condition that prices are relatively stable, tens of thousands of dollars spent on food and grass can be enough to feed a soldier for a year without any problem.


    Calculating it this way, a crossbow that uses steel plates instantly becomes a high-end equipment, and it’s not that Hao Ge can’t afford it. This feeling is just like the white-collar workers in some big cities who spend a year''s salary to buy a "green" bag...


    The craftsmen of the Huang family are indeed extremely skilled. They burned a steel ingot until it was soft, then beat it with a clanging sound to create a long strip shape. After cutting it, they reheated it and forged it again, almost like a stick of incense. In a short time, a piece of steel was hammered out. After quenching and polishing, it was put in front of Huang Chengyan and Fei Qian.


    ??Fei Qian looked at the master craftsman on the side who was breathing slightly unevenly and was breathing evenly. He couldn''t help but feel something in his heart. After all, human power is still limited. Only by expanding into the mechanical aspect can this invisible constraint be broken.


    Huang Chengyan enthusiastically replaced the steel plate on the crossbow arm, and then temporarily fixed the steel plate with hemp rope. He took a bow string and just hung it on it. He pulled it hard and frowned, saying: "You can''t use four stones for this." The string is broken, it must be at least six stones..." Then he glanced at Fei Qian.


    Ouch, you are so unsightly!


    ?Fei Qian quickly understood, stepped forward to help, and hung up the bowstring that turned into a six-stone crossbow. Then he helped unstring the bowstring, and then fetched a crossbow arrow for Huang Chengyan in a very stupid way, and offered it to Huang Chengyan with both hands...


    Qixi Festival, well, strictly speaking, it is not the so-called Valentine’s Day in China...


    Unfortunately, it is easier to earn money from a lover, so...


    What do you wish all the lovers in the world to do?


    The author didn’t eat breakfast, so he felt dizzy and couldn’t remember...


    (End of this chapter)