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Chapter 70 Mirage Design

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Zheng Ming asked, "Is it difficult to make this crossbow?"

"His Royal Highness, the accuracy of the accessories required for the seat crossbow is very high. Non-senior craftsmen cannot make them. Currently, there is only one senior blacksmith in the arsenal, so it is very slow to build. It takes almost seven days to build one." Gong Shuqiu said.

"One flight every seven days, only four a month, too few." Zheng Ming said dissatisfied.

"This king will give you 100,000 taels of silver to recruit high-level blacksmiths. If Shanhai County doesn't have one, go to Beishan Province to recruit. As long as you have the ability, as long as you are willing to come, don't be stingy."

"In a while, you will go to the county government to find Lord Xin and ask him to select some disciples from the academy for you."

"Mr. Gongshu, don't hide your secrets, and train more talents for mechanic for this king."

Zheng Ming patted Gong Zuoqiu on the shoulder and said.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, your subordinates will never hide their secrets." Gong Shuoqiu stooped and said flatteringly.

Zheng Ming nodded slightly, and then said to Gao Shun: "General Gao, such a powerful weapon must be equipped in the army, and General Gao needs a lot of support."

"His Royal Highness, the admiral's crossbow can't be asked for." Gao Shun said excitedly.

With such a weapon, how could he not be happy?

If possible, he would set up a battalion dedicated to the crossbow now, but unfortunately there are too few crossbows, and he can't do anything about it.

"Haha~~" Zheng Ming laughed.

Today's loss of revenge really gave him a big surprise.

He was even imagining the scene of using a crossbow to fire a thousand arrows.

Absolutely awesome.

"His Royal Highness, there is another item I want to dedicate to Your Highness." Gong Shuoqiu said suddenly.

"What item!" Zheng Ming asked quickly.

"Your Highness, please come down." Gong Xuqiu led him into the tent.

He took out a stack of thick papers and placed them on the desk in the tent.

"Your Highness, please take a look."

Zheng Ming looked at the content on the paper in surprise.

It is a blueprint of a ship.

"His Royal Highness, this is a mirage, and it was designed by subordinates after studying for a long time." Gong Shuqiu said softly.

Zheng Ming briefly glanced at the design drawing, and the whole person was blinded.

A big ship 500 meters long?
That's bigger than an aircraft carrier!
Can this thing be made?
You must know that the largest ship in Yihetang is only 40 meters, and this mirage is comparable to dozens of large ships.

"Can such a big ship sail in the sea?" Zheng Ming asked in confusion.

The mirage designed by Gong Shuqiu is, to put it bluntly, a large sailboat whose propulsion mainly relies on manpower and wind power.The wind is the sail, and the manpower is the paddle wheel of the stern blade. The paddle wheel shaft is stepped on by human power, so that the paddles on the circumference of the wheel push the water forward to push the hull forward.

Zheng Ming has some doubts about this.

Gong Shuoqiu explained: "Your Highness, the sails and paddle wheels are only the auxiliary power of the mirage. The main power of the mirage comes from the Yin-Yang secret technique, the water-repelling array. The water-repelling array can reduce the weight of the mirage and prevent the mirage from sinking."

Zheng Ming blinked, does this involve mysterious subjects?
There are also Yin-Yang Secret Techniques and Formation Techniques, which are so advanced!

"How long would it take to build such a ship, and how much would it cost?" he asked with some heartbeat.

In any case, such a huge ship is definitely an invincible existence.

All ships are scum before it.

Gong Shuuqiu was stunned for a moment, and then said with some trepidation: "His Royal Highness wants to create a mirage, it will take at least ten years, and as for money, it may require [-] taels of silver."

At this time, Gong Zuqiu's heart was trembling, because he suddenly realized that he had overlooked the biggest problem.

That's time and money!

He just wanted to dedicate his most precious things to Zheng Ming, but he forgot to consider the situation in Shanhai County.

It was only now that he realized that he seemed to have done a very stupid thing.

Beside him, Gao Shun looked at Gong losing his hatred with a strange expression on his face.

Brother, you are joking!

Zheng Ming was also speechless.

He could wait for ten years, but where did the [-] taels of silver come from?
The annual financial revenue of the Dali Dynasty is only more than 5000 million taels of silver, that is, the power of the whole country. It will take two years for the Dali Dynasty to spend [-] million taels of silver.

Not to mention a small Shanhai County.

Even if Zheng Ming manages Shanhai County well, he will not be able to get [-] taels of silver in ten years.Money is only one thing, and talent is the most difficult thing to do. Building such a big ship is definitely not something that Gong Shuqiu can do alone. It requires the cooperation of talents from all aspects.

Shanhai County may not be able to cultivate enough talents in ten years.

Zheng Ming watched the uneasy Gong lose his hatred, and patted him on the shoulder amusingly.

"Mr. Gongshu's intentions are known to this king, but Shanhai County is really unable to manufacture such a large vessel. If possible, please ask Mr. Gongshu to design some smaller vessels."

"It's because your subordinates are not well thought out. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Gong Zuoqiu said dully.

Zheng Ming smiled, then picked up the design of the mirage and looked at it again.

"This king is very interested in this mirage, but unfortunately now is not the time, but this king still hopes to build it one day."

"Don't blame yourself, Mr. Gongzu."

he said comfortingly.

It's true that the public loses revenge, it's his fault.

Gong Zuoqiu has the ability to design such a baby, but he, the master, has no ability to create it, so Gongshuoqiu cannot be blamed.

"Your Highness, rest assured, your subordinates will design more ships that are suitable for Shanhai County." Gong Shuoqiu said.

"Ok!"

Zheng Ming nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Gongshu's merits will be remembered by the king and will be rewarded in the future."

The reward is naturally the Potential Enhancement Pill.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Gong Shuoqiu said with a slightly relaxed expression.

Today, Gong's loss brought a lot of shock to Zheng Ming. A crossbow is enough to surprise Zheng Ming. As for the mirage, I can only think about it for the time being.

In Zheng Ming's opinion, the value of Gongshuoqiu is far higher than that of a first-rank martial artist.

First-rank martial artists only represented high-end martial arts. Zheng Ming already had Lian Xing and Dongfang Undefeated, and one more would be just icing on the cake, but it was not normal for Gongshou to lose hatred.

He can improve the overall combat capability of the Shanhai County army, and a single crossbow can increase the combat effectiveness of the Shanhai County army several times.

And with Gongshuoqiu, Zheng Ming can train more organ divisions, and even improve the level of science and technology in Shanhai County.

This is not something that a first-rank martial artist can compare.

……

Yihe Island, in the outer hall.

Yu Huatian sat upright in the main seat, looking indifferently at Lin Chengze in front of him.

"Can you represent the Blue Mountain Sect?"

he asked softly.

Lin Chengze stood in the hall, bowed his head and said dullly, "I came here to negotiate with Yihetang on the order of the suzerain."

At this time, Lin Chengze's anger had almost reached its peak.

Lan Wantao's bullshit, Lan Wantao's coercion, and Yihetang's negligence and rudeness all made him very angry.

But he didn't dare to burst out at all.

(End of this chapter)