Chapter 332.1

Chapter 332.1

The two of them entered a spacious area.

Looking around, they saw the place was filled with various toolswheels, bows and arrows, timbereveryone was busily engaged in their work, coming and going in a bustling manner.

Your Majesty, this is where the repeating crossbow carts are made! Duanmu Yue explained.

What is a repeating crossbow cart? Lin Beifan inquired.

The repeating crossbow cart is a kind of mechanism from our Mohist school! It can simultaneously shoot 60 large crossbow bolts and countless smaller ones, possessing tremendous destructive power on the battlefield! If mounted on city walls, one cart can withstand thousands of soldiers! If we use Piercing Bolts, it can even take the life of an Innate! Duanmu Yue introduced.

Lin Beifans eyes lit up. The repeating crossbow cart was a marvelous invention. Just one cart could threaten thousands of soldiers!

And with the right bolts, it could even threaten the Innate.

How is the production? Lin Beifan asked.

If we go all out, we can produce about 10 carts per month, each equipped with 30 piercing bolts, 300 large bolts, and 3,000 small bolts!

Lin Beifan was somewhat dissatisfied: Thats too few. Our Great Xia has 8 million soldiers and thousands of cities. Its simply not enough. Can you increase the production?

Duanmu Yue smiled bitterly: Your Majesty, we would like to, but the making of the repeating crossbow cart is very complex and requires high technical skills. Since there are only so many of us Mohists, we can only maintain this production level!

How are they made? Lin Beifan asked.

Duanmu Yue explained that the large and small bolts were outsourced to the Ministry of Works for production.

They were mainly responsible for making the repeating crossbow carts and the piercing bolts.

Since the carts required very stringent material quality and precision, each part had to be crafted by the Mohists themselves and then assembled together.

This naturally limited the production.

No wonder its so slow. Actually, you could adopt assembly line production, which would at least double the speed!

What is assembly line production? Duanmu Yue asked earnestly.

The so-called assembly line production method is to completely disassemble your repeating crossbow carts and have outsiders make them, with one person or a few people responsible for each part! In the end, you Mohists would assemble everything together! This way, you would only be responsible for the final integration, naturally speeding up the process!

Duanmu Yue hesitated: But what about the precision issue

Yaoyao huffed, Just now, werent you enjoying a fun conversation with a young Mohist girl? You two seemed so enamored, almost inseparable!

Yaoyao, youve misunderstood me. How could I be such a person?

Lin Beifan placed his hands on Yaoyaos shoulders, comforting her: I may have new people in my life, but I havent forgotten the old ones!

Lin Beifan spoke with deep affection: You may doubt my fickleness, but you cant doubt my sincere efforts! You have no idea how hard Ive worked to win you over! Wasnt last night satisfying enough for you? If not, lets continue right now

Wait, Your Majesty, theres something I want to discuss with you! Yaoyao quickly interjected.

What is it?

Your Majesty, I hope you can bring Song Yufei into the palace as an official!

Lin Beifans expression changed: Yaoyao, why would you think that?

Your Majesty, this is what Im thinking!

Yaoyao clenched her fists, speaking resentfully, For years, that woman has been lording over me, and its been incredibly frustrating! So, if you could bring her into the palace as one of your consorts, according to the order of entry, I could make her call me older sister, how amazing would that be!

Lin Beifan refused: That doesnt seem right. Im not that kind of person!

Yaoyao whispered: I can help you!

Lin Beifan got a little excited: This is it okay?

Yaoyao got angry: I knew it! You never change, always thinking about that woman. Ill strangle you!

Lin Beifan: Ow, ow, ow

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