Chapter 206 Archery Lesson

Su You came out of Kelong and was sent directly to the county government office, staring at Zhang Shu with big eyes.

Zhang Shu himself didn't know whether to treat this monster as a child or an adult. Several recent events had frightened him.

The little Gao Xiangye has confirmed that the child prodigy of the Song Dynasty’s nursery rhyme about God’s will is true.

Father, it’s true that the Queen asked about the children running around in Meishan.

There is another thing that is confirmed. I have deposited 80,000 yuan in the bank, but I am not the largest depositor in the bank. There is another big depositor in Meishan. It is true!

"Uh, Mingrun, would you like some tea? How about some sweets?"

Su You was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands: "I don't want anything! There is sand in the sugar and sugar in the tea. They are not my cup of tea!"

After finishing speaking, he pointed to his mouth: "I'm changing my teeth!"

Zhang Shu was very embarrassed: "That's right, there are no things in the county government as good as the Xuegong or Kelongli..."

Su You handed over his hand and said, "Chang Shi, if you have any questions, just say it. Your attitude is so different from the previous few months, I'm a little scared."

Zhang Shu sighed and said, "Isn't it for your own good? If you had listened to me earlier, you would have spared your Hachigong a beating!"

This was just a matter of which pot was not opened. Su You rolled his eyes: "Chang Shi, what's going on in the well? Or is there a dispute over the opening of the fields? If Jiang Qing's help is needed, you're embarrassed.

If you ask, I can convey it."

Zhang Shu smiled: "None of them."

Su You spread his hands: "Then I'm afraid it won't be of any use."

Zhang Shu pondered for a while and said, "It's like this. In June of Jiayin, 500,000 yuan of silk and silk were sent out of the inner treasury, and 300,000 yuan of silk was sent to Hebei to help buy military reserves. Have you heard about this?"

Su You nodded: "It's in the tabloids."

Zhang Shu said: "Now that the affairs in the southeast are settled, the affairs in the south are also stable. The Transportation Department has transferred the document, and the military reserves must be sufficient. We, Meishan, have been assigned the task of 100,000 arrows. Look at this matter, Mingrun.

Can you think of a way..."

"Does Changshi want to borrow money?"

Zhang Shu sighed: "In today's Meishan, if money can solve the problem, can it still be called a problem? Arrow! Arrow..."

Su You asked: "Aren't arrows just shafts, arrowheads, and rubber feathers? Let's collect them from the common people!"

Zhang Shu said: "The thickness, straightness, and length of this thing are all standardized. There are too many cuts in the middle, which is a waste of time and no results. My father checked the arsenal and found that many of the things in it were left over from the former Shu. It was unbearable.

You, you are so angry, if you fool him... your fate in Kelong will be my fate."

As I said just now, there is still no way to open the pot and pick up the pot!

Zhang Shu handed over to Su You and said, "Think of a way. Mingrun, you are so smart, please think of a way."

Su You asked: "Chang Shi, how much does an arrow cost?"

Zhang Shu said: "Today's price is seventy copper coins per arrow. I'm talking about copper coins!"

Su You was already shocked by the price of bows and arrows. Breakfast was twenty-five cents, dinner was forty-five cents, and iron money amounted to seventy cents for a day at Meishan Pier. The food was not bad!

One arrow can be worth two days of food?!

"Chang Shi, can you get a few standard military arrows? I can take them back and examine them carefully before I get back to you?"

…

Three days later, Su You came again with Shi Fu and opened a scroll: "Chang Shi, look at these arrows. Can they be used to offset the coursework?"

Among the six arts of Confucianism, bow and arrow are one of them. Zhang Shu took the arrow and took a look at it and said: "Beautiful!"

Then he said hello to the clerk: "Hurry up, go ask the young master and join the army to come over."

Sure enough, the arrows are really good, a set of ten, uniform in size, with the same center of gravity, and the arrow shafts are straight. There is even a thin layer of paint on the outside, with no bamboo knots visible, and they are extremely smooth.

After a while, the county captain and the governor came. When they saw the arrows on the table, they all praised: "Good arrows!"

The county lieutenant took the arrow and tested its toughness: "Bamboo? Why are there no bamboo joints?"

The officer tested the tip of the arrow with his tongue: "Steel arrowhead?! Is it used to break armor?"

Su You was dumbfounded: "Wait a minute! When you join the army, first tell me how you taste it?"

The governor took it, licked it too, nodded and said, "The iron smell is light, it is indeed a steel arrowhead."

Su You almost vomited, you guys, you just kissed indirectly!

Shi Fu held up his hand and said, "How about going to the school field and trying it? Whether it is good or bad, you will know once you try it."

When he came to the school grounds and saw Chen Tian and Guo Long, Su You became angry: "You two, do you want to accompany me and Chang Shi?"

The county captain was embarrassed: "No, no, I called them..."

Then Su You understood. Meishan has been in peace for a long time. Speaking of people who really understand military affairs and have been on the battlefield, these two may be the only ones in the city.

Shi Fu handed over the arrow: "Come on, try this arrow!"

Two scarecrows were set up seventy steps away, with leather armor hanging on their bodies. Key parts of the leather armor were thickened, and iron leaves were tied to the heart for protection.

Chen Tian took the arrow and looked at it. He said something strange, then he drew the arrow and let go. The arrow flew out like a meteor, with a loud thud, and was firmly nailed to the leather armor.

"Okay!" Su You applauded. He only knew that the two veterans were proficient in martial arts, but he didn't expect that their archery skills were also so good.

Guo Long was even more powerful. The first arrow hit the straw man right next to the goggles.

"Okay!" Su You's voice was louder, but it was a bit bluffing. A blind person could see that the arrow actually missed the target.

Chen Tian smiled and said: "Young master, you don't need to protect your shortcomings. Brother Guo is a Yanbian archer who has a head, and his hands are tight. The Xia people's protective gear is very powerful, and the heart mirror cannot penetrate. It can only shoot the part closest to the heart. This

It’s Brother Guo’s habit.”

Su You smiled and said: "I see, I am an amateur. But we are testing the quality of the arrows. Uncle Guo only cares about shooting accurately."

Guo Long said with a smile: "Then young master, keep an eye on it!"

A volley of arrows shot out, and there were two "ding-ding" sounds. The long arrows hit the iron leaves, one of them was stuck crookedly, and the other was bounced to the side.

The two tried a few more arrows, and Guo Long shook his head: "It won't work anymore. A bow with one stone and five arrows can only fire five arrows now."

However, Zhang Shu was very satisfied: "Yes, you are skilled in bow and arrow, and you will be strong with age! Come down and receive a reward of 500 yuan each!"

The supervisor asked Chen Tian, ​​"I just heard you shout something strange, but why?"

Chen Tian said: "I'm going to join the army. How about we go to the straw man to watch and discuss it?"

When everyone came to the straw man, Guo Long pulled one out and said, "It's really a good arrow!"

Chen Tian pointed to the hole in the leather armor: "Please see, this arrow can easily penetrate two layers of leather, it's very powerful!"

Guo Long pointed at the crotch and abdomen of the straw man: "Old Chen, look here, there is no problem with the third floor."

Zhang Shu, the governor of the county, looked at me and I looked at you. The governor asked in confusion: "Why is this arrow so powerful?"

Guo Long easily took off the one stuck diagonally on the breastplate: "If you join the army and look at it, the arrow has very little deformation. Looking at the iron leaf, it has actually been pierced. It's not that the steel of the arrowhead is not good, it's just that the bow power is insufficient.

"

Chen Tian touched the gap between the iron leaves with his finger: "Look, the arrow goes in here, and the edge of the iron leaf has been curled. If it were to be replaced by the military's divine arm crossbow, this arrow must have penetrated!"

Guo Long looked at the long arrow carefully: "This arrow can be so powerful not only because the arrowhead is made of fine steel, but also because of the shape of the arrowhead."

Everyone took a look and found that, as expected, ordinary arrowheads are triangular pyramidal or rhombus-shaped, but for this arrowhead, the tip of the arrow is a triangular pyramid, but after a third of the way, the back becomes a cone.

The arrow rotates at high speed during shooting. When it encounters an object, the cone has much less resistance than the triangular pyramid when it rotates, so it can naturally penetrate deeper.

The governor grabbed Shi Fu's arm and said, "Old Shi, was this arrow made by the Shi family's iron workshop?"

But Zhang Shu quickly stopped him: "There's no rush to join the army. I don't know how long it will take to make this arrow. How much will it cost? Even the transport department may not be able to afford it!"

This makes sense. Today in the Song Dynasty, one could buy an ordinary bow for half the price, but if it were a high-quality bow from Tongzhou in the Liao Dynasty, the difference would be hundreds of bows, hundreds of times.

This is similar to Alto and Audi in later generations of cars.

Shi Fu said: "In fact, this arrow is so sharp and sophisticated, and there is another one. This arrowhead is not cast, but forged!"

Zhang Shu said: "Let's go to the hall and explain it in detail."

Back in the hall, Shi Fu raised his hands and said: "This arrow was jointly made by the two families of Kelong, Su and Shi. It is called the 'Armor-Breaking Cone'. I have just seen its performance. Chang Shi joined the army, but at this price, naturally it cannot be
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