Zichan also recalled it and he shivered: Yes, this weapon exists for assassination, and the State of Lu must not record it. In order to avoid the news of the existence of this weapon being leaked, and those who are interested may not know what this weapon looks like, but there is only a research direction. Countless people are thinking about it together. Sooner or later, someone will figure it out. Then, I can't help but be afraid of everyone who is close to me, and I will have no fun in this life.

Zichan said: gradual research, everyone can do this. The most rare thing about creating is the creative thinking out of nothing. Others don’t know the existence of this weapon. No one would have thought that the weapon would be made like this, but once the news came out, it would be equivalent to pointing out the research direction for all skilled craftsmen. Countless people will continue to study it one day, and one day they will re-edit it, which will always be simpler than original, and cannot be blocked.

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

Wu of the Bank of China quickly interrupted: We wanted to block Jiang Xi before, so we did not inform the assassination of all countries, and asked the envoys of all countries to forgive. The real situation is: our marshal also suffered a little injury 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 goals in the future, so please be wary of every Chu people approaching and be careful to assassinate them.

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 immediately assassinated. These two assassinations were so close, would it be? The assassination of the king of Wu was also arranged by the people of Chu.

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

Zhao Wu suddenly slapped his thigh: There is. The assassin had said before that the Chu State Feng Huzi made a weapon. He wanted to present this weapon to me, and then he took out this weapon. Maybe. This weapon was made of Feng Huzi.

The reason for the Wu Daxi War in Bank of China was there. Since the beginning of this war, the people of Jin had only helped Song resist the Chu army. After repelling the Chu army, they counterattacked and entered the three cities of Chu. This behavior had already left the usual limit front of Jin. If they continued to attack south, the original reason for the war would not be enough. They had to find another excuse to take action.

No. Uncle Sun Bao shouted.

Yan Ying, Zheng Guozi, who was not good at Qi, shouted in unison by Song Guorong. Then they looked at each other, and the two behind them bowed to Yan Ying, and Yan Ying came forward to explain.

If not, 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 to make a crossbow, then in a hurry, maybe Fenghun will hand over this weapon to Don't, anyway, this weapon is not big, maybe Fenghun will make many crossbows. Let those people take them out of the city and use them to deal with us in the future. Then the world will be in chaos.

Zhao Wu thought for a while and said: First, we determined that the goal was Fenghuzi. The next thing was simple, and 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. The 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. He asked someone to carefully identify it. It is possible that the sword was not Longyuan. It was 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 Taia. The King of Chu did wear Longyuan before, but now Longyuan is gone.

Yan Ying immediately answered: When I was on the mission to Chu State, I saw Tai'a's sword. The sword was very long and was 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 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 Long Yuan.

Zhang Xingwu immediately responded: 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 so surprised, no wonder Feng Huzi can be called a master, and it 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 so that he could see the Cuigan. Next, everyone was discussing why the bronze sword could be cast in fine form, 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 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 in combat. This is also a special sword for assassin.

The Longyuan sword in Zhongxing Wu's hand 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. Maybe, if this sword was passed down, a Buddhist in later generations would call it the Fanyin sword; and a person who was superstitious about ghosts and gods would call it the Ghost Sword, Yaksha Sword, and so on.

The hollow body of the sword seems not to be the real strength of Feng Huzi, but to really test the technical content of the craftsman. On the contrary, it is the more exquisite Lianshou people from the Spring and Autumn Period. Is there anyone who has quietly understood the principle of gradual opening and can design such an exquisite crossbow by the way?

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 reached the level of Qin's crossbows, 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 at first sight. He met 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 Zhao Wu had used the Zhao craftsmanship to help grow and nurture it. He could be regarded as the well-deserved first master of 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 he was not 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 Xincai, Huqiu.

The hall was suddenly silent. The left army of Song State Xiangrong was the most eager. The war was also caused by Song State, so he quickly asked: How many troops did the Chu army have? The Chu army on the southern line have been transferred back. Zhao Wu cleared his throat and replied: Our Rangers accidentally saw a large group of Chu troops active. When he got closer, he was 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. But 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 Yun, the capital of Chu State, and did not come to reinforce the King of Chu, and the two were frozen there. The King of Chu was shrinking because of the small force, so we could not find his trace.

Wu jumped up and shouted: Attack, continue to attack

Zhao Wu nodded slightly, and he turned to Qi and Lu: The main task of Qi and Lu is to harbor Shen in. I don’t know which of you two countries is willing to take this responsibility.

Yan Ying thought for a while: Let’s be 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 he went deep into the enemy territory and wanted to make trouble for a small rebel from time to time. But 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 that our Lu State was willing to take on 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 an end here, and it seems that the mystery should be revealed. The strategic deadline for our army this time is Yun, the capital of Chu. As for the reason, didn’t you just talk about Feng Huzi, so you asked the King of Chu to hand over Tai A Jian and Feng Huzi, because Feng Huzi participated in the assassination operation and provided weapons for the assassinators. We, Jin, want to take revenge, and Chu took the surrender of 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, the countries participating in the war divided 40% of the countries. The troops captured and captured were escorted to the country and enjoyed 10% of the spoils alone. However, I declare in advance: The later this war, the greater the profits we make, and Lu State really intends to undertake this task now.

Shusun Bao thought about it and he could not afford to let the Qi people return alone. Lu State was originally weak in claw power, and if Qi army Xinli borrowed the opportunity to bet the war supplies, Lu Army was lucky to have been trapped in the war in the south for a long time, Shusun Bao could not afford to bear the consequences.

Our country of Lu is willing to escort the captured goods back to our country. Or, after we return to our country, the autumn grain will be ripe. If the marshal calls him again, our country of Lu 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. It happened to involve concealing the crossbow of the Lu army. 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 Shusun with a slanted eyes, and said disdainfully: Since this is the case, our Qi army is willing to follow the marshal south.

Well, everyone has dispersed. The Lu army went back to pack their luggage and set off early tomorrow morning. We will unite the army to fight against the King of Chu.

After everyone left, Wu of the Bank of China came forward and asked worriedly: Marshal, is it true that we really want to attack Chu State? Our army's supply line is too long now. Continue to go south. There will be countless countries below that need to attack. There will be at least thousands of miles to go. All this is just for a crossbow. Is it worth it?

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

In recent years, we have focused on reforming the currency system. However, my 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 actually want to pay the most is 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 Chu State's rebelliousness, Guan Zhong began to deal with Chu State with a big economic stick. He asked someone to investigate the situation of Chu State and realized 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 people of Chu hunted and killed wild deer everywhere. They abandoned all the venison antlers just to record deer skin and sell them 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. They 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 and heard that the Chu State had half of the grain warehouses were empty because the farmers were lazy in farming. He suddenly announced that the border was 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 scattered. Moreover, 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. They have not yet woken up. I am afraid that one day they will use their rich gold reserves to control our country's finances. Therefore, we must push the front to the capital, 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 must fight to Yundu.

Wu Yi, the Bank of China, said stubbornly: Marshal, no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely bring the army to the capital. Even if I climb, I will climb to the capital.

The next day, the mist rose, and Zhao Wu, accompanied by his retainers, came to the back garden of the king of Shen Kingdom. While moving his hands and feet, he looked around and chatted with his retainers casually: Qi Ce, the fog here is so big, and 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 Chu people took the opportunity to restore their national strength.

Qi Ce learned Zhao Wu's usual actions and shrugged: Lord, in fact, the so-called natural disasters usually originate from.

Humph, if we don’t have to abandon human factors, then disasters will not be called disasters. For example, our Jin State repaired ditches early in the early years and started construction everywhere, making the entire country like a large construction site, which was to be in the usual past. We do this and inevitably make people accused us of building a large scale of construction. We are extravagant and exhausted, and even the people are living in poverty.

But this time, once in a thousand years, we miraculously survived this rare disaster that was rare in a thousand years by relying on this waste of large-scale construction. Therefore, it seems that the disasters brought by heaven are not famines. The famines created by people are real famines.

Zhao Wu pondered for a moment. While admiring the flowers and trees in the courtyard of the King of Shen Guojun, he replied: What you said makes sense, do you know why the construction of the country in the past was a disaster for the people. And this time, the people not only did not feel miserable, but were happy because of our construction of the country. We couldn't do more.
Chapter completed!