Zichan also recalled it and shivered: "Yes, this weapon exists for assassination. Lu must not record it, so as not to leak news about the existence of this weapon, which makes people interested in it. They may not know what this weapon looks like, but there is only one research direction. Countless people will think about it together. Sooner or later, someone will figure it out. Then, I can't help but be wary of everyone who is close to me, and I will have no fun in this life."

Zichan said: everyone can do this by gradual research. The most rare thing about invention is creative thinking out of nothing. Others don’t know the existence of this weapon, and no one would have thought that the weapon would be like this. But once the news comes out, it is equivalent to pointing out the research direction for all skilled craftsmen. Countless people will study it one after another, and one day they will re-learning it - a copycat is always simpler than original, and even blocking it can’t be blocked.

Mr. Shan Jing asked tremblingly: "Who made this weapon? Who can guarantee that he only made one? What if there is a sub-piece left?"

Wu of the Bank of China quickly interrupted: "We wanted to block the news before, so we did not inform the assassination to all countries. Please forgive the envoys of all countries. The real situation is: our marshal was also slightly injured during the assassination process. The assassin used poison arrows, but after our diagnosis and treatment, the marshal was already safe. However, I am afraid that the Chu people may change their targets in the future. So, please be wary of every Chu people approaching and be careful of assassination."

Yan Ying pondered: "The king of Wu was assassinated just now, and his assassination allowed Chu to escape from the southern line; now the marshal was also immediately assassinated. These two assassinations were so close, could it be that the assassination of the king of Wu was also arranged by the people of Chu?"

Zichan interrupted dissatisfiedly: "Don't mention the king of Wu. What Mr. Shan Jing said just now makes sense. Who knows if there is only one murder weapon? And who made such a vicious assassination weapon?"

Zhao Wu suddenly slapped his thigh: "There's it. The assassin said before that the Chu State's Fenghun made a weapon. He wanted to present this weapon to me, and then he took out this weapon... Maybe, this weapon was made of Fenghun."

Wu Daxi of the Bank of China - there are reasons for the war.

Since the beginning of this war, the people of Jin have only helped Song resist the Chu army. After repelling the Chu army, they counterattacked and entered the three cities of Chu. This behavior has exceeded the usual limit of Jin's front line. If they continue to attack south, the original reason for the war will not be enough. They must find another excuse to take action.

"No," Uncle Sun Bao shouted.

"No!" Yan Ying of Qi, Zichan of Zheng, Xiang Rong of Song State shouted in unison. Then they looked at each other, and the two behind them bowed to Yan Ying, and Yan Ying came forward to explain.

"No! We cannot publish this reason. The Marshal said just now that if the existence of this weapon is not concealed, it will be used by those with ulterior motives. Besides, if we use this reason to attack Chu and ask Chu to hand over the Fenghun that makes a continuous crossbow, then under the rush, Fenghun may hand over the weapon to others - anyway, this weapon is not big, maybe Fenghun will make many continuous crossbows, and let those people take it out of the city and use it to deal with us in the future, and then the world will be in chaos."

Zhao Wu thought for a while and said, "First of all, we determined that the goal was Fenghuzi. The next thing was simple, there was no reason. We created a reason, such as looking for other works of Fenghuzi.

Wu, I remember you cut off the King of Chu’s sword in the battle. The sword seemed to be called ‘Long Yuan’. That sword was one of Feng Huzi’s most proud works. I heard that Feng Huzi made a total of three iron swords?”

Wu from the Central Bank scratched his head and said in annoyance: "My retainer picked up the broken sword and asked someone to carefully identify it. It is possible that the sword was not "Longyuan". It is a bronze sword made by Feng Huzi. I just asked several arrested Chu merchants - yes, the most famous work made by Feng Huzi is three iron swords. The sword that the King of Chu is now wearing is called "Tai'a". In the past, the King of Chu did wear "Longyuan", but now, "Longyuan" is gone."

Yan Ying immediately answered: "When I went to Chu State to see the 'Tai' sword. The sword was very long and a very rare long sword at that time, so I was deeply impressed. I remember when Feng Huzi forged this long sword, I had never heard of the same length of sword in the world, so after I went back, I told the Taishi Ling of our country about this, and Taishi Ling solemnly recorded it in history books.

Yes, Feng Huzi's most proud work is three super long swords. It is said that the sword body is very thin, even thinner than a bamboo slip, but it is so sharp that it can break the willow in the wind. The King of Chu once personally showed it to me. The Junzu only needs to check the length of the sword to know whether it is 'longyuan'."

Wu from Zhongxing responded immediately: "Yes, the sword is indeed thin and long, but it is indeed a bronze sword. How could a bronze sword be cast so long? I was surprised? Hey, no wonder Feng Huzi can be called a master, and he can actually make the bronze sword so long."

Zhao Wu looked at Zhongxing Wu and Yan Ying with a smile. Zhongxing Wu described the details of the broken sword in detail, and analyzed the authenticity of the "Longyuan Sword" with Yan Ying. Yan Ying was interested and specially asked Zhongxing Wu to present the broken sword for observation and analysis... Next, everyone was discussing why the bronze sword can be cast thin and long, and they all felt incredible.

In fact, casting a bronze sword into thin and long is not a difficult move. The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses produced such thin and long swords. The reason is very simple, but it is to adjust the tin ratio in bronze.

However, bronze is heavy. If the bronze sword is cast according to the original casting method, the weight of the sword will also be much heavier. Therefore, this kind of sword is not something that ordinary people can wield, unless it is a strong man.

For this reason, when the sword body grows, the sword spine can only be made thin and narrow. This kind of sword is not something that ordinary soldiers can use, because the tin ratio is high. Although it can make the sword thin and sharp, the sword body becomes brittle and can easily break and break in combat - this is also a special sword for assassin.

The "Longyuan Sword" in Wu's hand in Zhongxing Wu was also to reduce the weight of the sword body. Feng Huzi creatively cast the sword body into empty space. The whole sword was like a large tuning fork, and it could make waves of tweets when it was swung. Perhaps, if this sword was passed down, a Buddhist in later generations would call it the "Sanyin Sword"; and a person who was superstitious about ghosts and gods saw this sword, he might call it the "Ghost Sword", "Yasha Sword"... and so on.

The hollow body of the sword seems not to be the real strength of Feng Huzi. It really tests the technical content of the craftsman. Instead, it is the more exquisite continuous crossbow - a person from the Spring and Autumn Period. Is there anyone who has quietly understood the principle of "involute line". By the way, can he design such an exquisite crossbow?

Zhao Wu now deeply doubted whether someone else had traveled through time, but because the crossbows in the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses were also very precise. Since Qin, the production skills and production techniques of such precise parts have been completely lost. The crossbows made by the ancients have never exceeded the level of crossbows in the Qin State, so he was very suspicious that perhaps in this spring and autumn, someone had already understood the profound mechanical manufacturing technology.

Thinking of this, Zhao Wu was even more eager to see Feng Huzi and this famous sword-casting master in the Spring and Autumn Period. If Feng Huzi was really the maker of this mysterious crossbow, then his level had surpassed that of the later Gan Jiang Moye, and surpassed Zhao Wu's craftsmanship that had been developed abnormally, and could be regarded as the well-deserved "the first master of equipment making in the Spring and Autumn Period."

In the hall, because the sword caused the topic was still going on, Qi Ce quietly walked into the hall while no one was paying attention. He approached Zhao Wu and reported in a low voice. After listening to the report, Zhao Wu was excited. He coughed and attracted everyone's attention. He announced loudly: "The King of Chu has found him, he is in Huqiu (now Xincai)."

The hall suddenly became silent. Xiangrong, the left army of Song State, was most eager. The war was also caused by Song State, so he quickly asked: "How many troops does the Chu army have? Did the Chu army on the southern line be transferred back?"

Zhao Wu cleared his throat and replied: "Our Rangers accidentally discovered a large group of Chu troops moving. When they got closer, they were the King of Chu's army. The King of Chu was very funny. He thought that he had no face to return to the country after he was defeated, so he insisted on Huqiu and asked Ling Yin Zimu to draw troops from the southern line to reinforce. However, Ling Yin Zimu believed that the war had ended and the King of Chu should return to the capital and re-adjust the troops. Chu did draw a large number of troops from the southern line, but Zimu gathered these troops in the capital of Chu Ying and did not come to reinforce the King of Chu. The two were frozen there. Because the King of Chu had few troops, he kept shrinking, so that we could not find his trace."

Wu from the Bank of China jumped up and shouted: "Occurrence, continue to attack!"

Zhao Wu nodded slightly, and he turned to Qi and Lu: "Now the main task of Qi and Lu is to harbor Shen's country. I don't know which of you two countries is willing to take on this responsibility."

Yan Ying thought for a while: "Let's let's go to Qi State."

Zhao Wu originally wanted Qi to take on this responsibility, because Qi has always been a troublemaker. Zhao Wu was unwilling to leave a dissatisfied person around him after entering the enemy territory and wanted to make trouble for a small rebellion from time to time. However, the people of Lu were the most concerned about Qi. When they heard that Yan Ying wanted to steal this treasure, Shu Sun Bao immediately said he was rude: "We, Lu, are also willing to take this responsibility."

Shusun Bao said while blinking at Zhao Wu. The people of Lu were absolutely worried that Qi's army would return to their country first. Shusun Bao relied on his good relationship with Zhao Wu, so he wanted to take on this job.

Zhao Wu pondered and said: "The war has come to this point, and it seems that the mystery should be revealed. The strategic deadline for our army this time is Ying, the capital of Chu. As for the reason... Didn't you just talk about Feng Huzi? I asked the King of Chu to hand over the "Tai A Jian" and Feng Huzi. Because Feng Huzi participated in the assassination operation, it provided weapons for the assassinators. We, Jin, want to take revenge, and Chu used Feng Huzi as a sign of surrender.

Next, our army will go deep into the enemy territory and fight continuously, but Chu State is also considered a former overlord and a rare big country. Therefore, although the task of this war is arduous, the harvest will be great. In order to carry out continuous wars, I plan to disband the old and weak in the army and streamline the team so that we can fight for a long time.

The people seized in Shen State this time, our Jin State took 60% of the people; the remaining captured countries participated in the war divided 40%. The troops escorted and captured back to China enjoyed 10% of the spoils alone. However, I declare in advance: The later the war, the greater the profits we make. Do Lu State really plan to undertake this task now?"

Shusun Bao thought about it and he could not afford to let the Qi people return alone. Lu State had weak national strength. If the main force of the Qi army took advantage of the opportunity to carry combat supplies, but the main force of the Lu army would have to be trapped in the war in the south for a long time, Shusun Bao could not afford the consequences.

"Our country of Lu is willing to escort the captured goods back to the country, or after we return to the country, the autumn grain will be ripe. If the marshal calls him again, our Lu army is willing to escort the food and grass back to the south."

Zhao Wu nodded: "Since this is the case, Qi State should not argue with Lu State. This time we went south, which happened to involve concealing the continuous crossbows. If the Lu army was not present, it would be easier to vaguely pass this historical event. Does Yan Zi think this is feasible?"

Yan Ying glanced at his uncle Sun Bao with a slanted eyes and said disdainfully: "Since that's the case, my Qi army is willing to follow the marshal south."

"Okay, everyone has dispersed. The Lu army will go back to pack their luggage and set off tomorrow morning. We will run the army south to fight against the King of Chu."

After everyone left, Wu of the Bank of China came forward and asked worriedly: "Marson, do you really want to attack Yingdu, Chu? Our army's supply line is too long now. Continue to go south. There will be countless countries below that need to attack, and there will be at least thousands of miles to go - all this is just for a crossbow, is it worth it?"

Zhao Wu smiled and said, "The reason for the war I just mentioned was to the princes of various countries. The real reason is: we need the gold of Chu.

In recent years, we have focused on reforming the currency system, but our country's gold imports rely purely on foreign trade. If this situation continues, if the Chu people wake up, our monetary system will collapse.

Just now, the one I wanted to pay the most was from Qi. Do you remember Guan Zhong? Do you remember what Guan Zhong did to deal with Chu?”

Wu of the Bank of China replied without thinking: "Qi State used its control over the salt industry and metal to accumulate a large amount of wealth. Because of the rebellious state of Chu, Guan Zhong began to deal with Chu State with a big economic stick. He asked someone to investigate the situation of Chu State and found that there were many deer in Chu State. So he encouraged the king of Qi State to wear deer leather clothes, deer leather boots, and deer leather cloaks. Therefore, the deer leather clothing was popular in Qi State, and the price of deer leather rose three times a day, so that merchants rushed to sell deer leather to Qi State.

There were many deer in Chu, which was easy to hunt and kill. The Chu people hunted wild deer everywhere, and they abandoned all the venison antlers just to peel off the deer skin and sell it for money. Qi bought deer skin for five consecutive years. Because the deer skin business was getting better and better, the farmers in Chu stopped farming and only focused on going deep into the mountains and forests to hunt wild deer.

Five years later, the number of deer skin transported by Chu State dropped sharply. Legend has it that the deer from Chu State was almost extinct. Guan Zhong asked the merchants from Chu State. He heard that the Chu State had been half empty because the farmers were lazy in farming, so he suddenly announced that the border would be blocked and advised the king of Qi State to wear other clothes and discard deer skin items.

As a result, the price of deer skin in Qi State fell sharply, and the deer skin in the hands of the farmers in Chu State was no longer valuable, but there was not much grain in their homes. The price of the grain in Qi State rose sharply, and Guan Zhong increased the price of grain by a hundred times and resold it to the people of Chu State. The wealth accumulated by Chu State in selling deer skin over the past five years was plundered, and they had to take out decades of savings to subsidize. Therefore, the economy of Chu State collapsed and had to surrender to Qi State, and begged Qi State to continue selling grain to them at high prices."

Zhao Wu nodded and explained further: "The manipulation of monetary means is far more profound than Guan Zhong's pure commodity means. Now the people of Chu are carrying gold and have not yet awakened. I am afraid that one day they will wake up and use their rich gold reserves to control our country's finances. Therefore, we must push the front to Yingdu, force the King of Chu to surrender, and give enough gold in exchange for us to retreat to the enemy.

In order to achieve this strategic goal, no matter how difficult it is, we will still fight to Yingdu."

Wu Yi, the Bank of China, said stubbornly: "Marson, no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely bring the army to the city of Yingdu-I will climb to the city of Yingdu even if I climb."

The next day, the mist rose, and Zhao Wu, accompanied by his retainers, came to the back garden of the king of Shen. While moving his hands and feet, he looked around and chatted with his retainers casually: "Qi Ce, the fog here is so big. It seems that there is no drought in the south at all. Thinking about the severe drought in our country, I was really worried, and I was afraid that when we were suffering from famine, the people of Chu took the opportunity to restore their national strength."

Qi Ce learned from Zhao Wu's usual actions and shrugged: "Master, in fact, the so-called natural disasters usually originate from man-made disasters. Humph, if human factors are eliminated, then disasters will not be called disasters. For example, in our Jin State, in the years of severe drought, repairing ditches and starting construction everywhere, making the entire country like a large construction site. In the past, in normal times, we will inevitably make people accused us of building a large scale of construction, expending extravagance, consuming people's strength, and making people live in poverty.

But this time, once in a thousand years, we rely on this "waste" of large-scale construction to miraculously survive this rare famine in a thousand years. Therefore, it seems that the famine brought down from heaven is not a famine, but a famine created by people is a real famine."

Zhao Wu pondered for a moment. While admiring the flowers and trees in Shen Guojun's courtyard, he replied: "Your words make sense. Do you know why the construction of large-scale construction in the past was a disaster for the people. But this time, the people not only did not feel miserable, but were happy because of our construction. I wish we could do more, more?"
Chapter completed!