Chapter 269: Rotating Thunderbolt Catapult
Chapter 269: The Thunderbolt Catapult
Chapter 268: Rotating Thunderbolt Catapult
Ma Jun made many inventions and creations in handicrafts, agriculture, military and other aspects, but he was depressed from his youth to his old age.
Although many of Ma Jun's inventions and creations did not receive the attention of the imperial court, they were welcomed by the working people. His achievements and reputation have been praised by the working people for thousands of years.
Among all the non-civilian and military talents in the late Han Dynasty, Qin Hao wanted to recruit Ma Jun, Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji the most.
Originally, Qin Hao thought that Ma Jun was from the Mo family, and felt that it was almost impossible to recruit Ma Jun, and he had basically given up. However, who would have thought that Ma Jun was actually from the Gong family, which gave Qin Hao a chance.
Liu Ye has been subdued by Qin Hao, and with Liu Ye's relationship and Liu Ye's help, the possibility of subduing Ma Jun is still very high.
Qin Hao did not expect Ma Jun to have such a great background. He was the great-grandson of Ma Yan, a great craftsman, and the grandson of Ma Rong, a famous scholar. These two people were quite famous, especially since Ma Rong had served as the governor of Nanyang during his lifetime.
It seems that the Ma family in Liangzhou is the real controller of the Gong family, so what is the relationship between Ma Teng and the Gong family? Qin Hao thought secretly.
Ma Rong’s ancestor was General Fubo Ma Yuan, and Ma Teng was also a descendant of Ma Yuan, so it is not difficult for people to make wild guesses about the relationship between the Ma family and Ma Teng.
But after thinking deeper, Qin Hao realized that he might have thought too much. Ma Teng was just a collateral descendant of the Ma family, and he had openly rebelled against Han Sui and others. Although he was later recruited, he always kept a low profile with the Gong family. The method doesn't match, so it shouldn't be Gongjia's hidden son.
The relationship between hundreds of families and aristocratic families is complicated, and even a smart person like Qin Hao can't help but feel a headache because there is too little information to analyze anything of meaningful value.
Qin Hao originally wanted to recruit Ma Jun, but Ma Jun had such a complicated background, which made Qin Hao feel that Ma Jun was not easy to recruit.
“My lord, have you ever heard of the senior brother’s name?” Liu Ye asked doubtfully. The senior brother he knew was a taciturn person who was not very famous outside.
“No, I just didn’t expect that Lord Ma Rong’s grandson would be the heir to the Gong family.” Qin Hao quickly changed the topic and asked, “By the way, Zi Yang, how much do you know about the Baijia family?”
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye immediately smiled bitterly and said: "If my lord wants to know about the affairs of hundreds of families, you might as well ask Mr. Wang. What Ye knows is limited to the Gong family, but Mr. Wang is involved in all the hundreds of families."
As soon as Qin Hao heard this, Wang Yue looked resentful, but Wang Yue turned his head away from Qin Hao.
Qin Hao naturally knew that Wang Yue was the one who was responsible for the affairs of hundreds of families, but when Qin Hao asked Wang Yue about the secrets of the empire, he dismissed Qin Hao, which made Qin Hao crazy.
"Forget it, increasing the production of Pili cars is the top priority." Qin Hao shook his head and looked very helpless, and then asked: "I wonder where Mr. Ma Jun is now? If he is too far away, I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up!"
"My lord, don't worry, senior brother Ma Jun is currently in Luoyang." Liu Ye smiled slightly and said confidently: "Some of the actions of the court made senior brother Ma Jun very dissatisfied, but if Ye goes to request it in person, I think senior brother will definitely betray Ye. A thin noodle.”
“Then please leave it to Ziyang.”
Then Qin Hao, Wang Yue and Liu Ye went to invite Ma Jun together. After arriving at Ma Jun and waiting for an hour, Qin Hao finally met the inventor king of the late Han Dynasty.
Ma Jun is younger than Qin Hao expected, about in his twenties, and looks very ordinary, the kind that can't be recognized even if he stands in a crowd.
Waiting for an hour made Qin Hao's sense of Ma Jun much worse. Qin Hao originally thought that Ma Jun was setting up a score, but later he found out that it was not that he was a big scorer, but an excuse for not wanting to help.
Liu Ye tried his best to talk and talk, but Ma Jun reluctantly agreed to help. This was because of his old friendship, which shows how dissatisfied Ma Jun was with the court. Qin Hao never showed any intention of soliciting from the beginning to the end, because he knew that the current Gongjia was not something he could recruit. He could only build a good relationship first, and only after the situation became clear could he obtain the trust of Ma Jun and the Gongjia. support.
When Ma Jun learned that Liu Ye had actually developed a new catapult, he was immediately interested, so the four of them immediately went to the craftsman's workshop.
Liu Hong has fully entrusted the task of building the catapult to Qin Hao, so now Qin Hao is responsible for all the craftsman visits. After arriving at the craftsman's workshop, it was really an eye-opener for Qin Hao.
After four years of vigorous discovery, the Yanmen Craftsman's Workshop is only one-fifth the size of Luoyang, and the Luoyang Craftsman's Workshop alone has nearly 10,000 craftsmen, not counting more apprentices.
Qin Hao estimates that if all the ore materials are available, the productivity of your Luoyang craftsman's workshop can produce 5,000 long knives, 10,000 spears, and 50,000 arrows in one day...
Since Qin Wen led his army to Hulao Pass, the Luoyang Craftsman Workshop has stopped all operations and is specifically responsible for building a series of materials used to defend the city, and then transporting them all to Hulao Pass to ensure that there will be no shortage of materials to defend the city.
In the craftsman's workshop, Ma Jun held the blueprint of the Thunderbolt Car and said to Liu Ye excitedly: "Junior brother, this is amazing. Why haven't I discovered that you are so talented in mechanism skills before?"
Ma Jun did not stutter when he spoke. Qin Hao estimated that the stuttering was a problem he had when he was a teenager, but like Deng Ai, he overcame it as an adult.
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head: "With senior brother here, who dares to say that he is talented in the art of mechanism?"
Liu Ye's sentence can be said to express the pain in the hearts of all Gongjia disciples.
Ma Jun's talent in mechanical skills is simply terrifying. One person overshadows Liu Ye and all the younger brothers who are engineers, and the others can only lag behind.
"How could it be possible? With this thunderbolt car, you can see that my junior brother is not inferior to me at all."
“Where, where? Senior brother is overly praised.”
Although Liu Ye said he was humble, he was also slightly proud in his heart. After all, he had been suppressed for so long and now he was recognized by Ma Jun. Liu Ye was still very happy.
“But your Thunderbolt car is not perfect yet, and there is a lot of room for improvement.”
Liu Ye sighed in his heart, he really couldn't hide it from his senior brother.
“I don’t know what my master’s advice is?”
"Look." Ma Jun pointed at the drawing and gushed: "If a mechanical wooden wheel is installed here, and the wheel is mechanically driven to rotate quickly, the big rocks can be launched one after another, which will save a lot of money. Time to refill, and..."
Liu Ye and Ma Jun were talking in a lively manner, and Qin Hao and Wang Yue couldn't get in the conversation. However, after hearing what they said, Qin Hao was immediately amazed.
Ma Jun is really awesome. He came up with the idea of a revolving catapult after just a little thought. No, it should be called a revolving catapult now.
Ma Jun was a very important figure in the late Han Dynasty, and many of the following technologies are related to him, so I want to introduce it in detail, not just a brief introduction. I hope everyone will not be anxious. After the plot and foreshadowing are finished, it’s time to enter the final battle. Please subscribe to the monthly recommendation ticket! 】
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