In the midst of everyone's lamentation, the majestic catapult finally turned into a pile of scattered wood. The wood of different lengths was piled up like a hill.

No matter who stands in front of this pile of wood now, they can no longer associate it with a catapult.

Cao Liang asked Manager Niu to arrange for craftsmen to use all the wood as much as possible according to the drawings of the keel waterwheel to build more keel waterwheels.

Niu Guanshi naturally obeys the orders of his boss. Compared with building seemingly useless catapults, Niu Guanshi prefers to build more keel waterwheels.

Every additional keel waterwheel added to the farm can add dozens of acres of high-quality paddy fields that can be irrigated, which is of great benefit to the agricultural production of the entire farm.

The amount of wood consumed by a catapult is so astonishing. Now Cao Liang ordered it to be transformed into a keel waterwheel, and Guanshi Niu was happy to accept it.

Cao Liang arranged a carriage and ordered Ah Fu to personally take Ma Jun back to his residence in Beimang Mountain. Ma Jun had been tired for so many days and it was time for him to take a good rest.

Ma Jun's spirit was indeed a little weak. On the one hand, it was caused by the long days of hard work, and on the other hand, he couldn't help but feel sad when he saw his masterpiece turned into a pile of waste.

However, he still understood Cao Liang's approach. After all, he did not get official permission to build such a large-scale military equipment privately. If someone really wanted to sue him, he would definitely not be able to get away with it.

When developing and designing catapults in the past, Ma Jun would also make some smaller models. Due to his own financial resources, he was unable to create a real prototype.

This time, Cao Liang helped him realize a dream, so that Ma Jun would no longer have any regrets in his life. With a sense of fatigue but a different kind of relaxation, Ma Jun returned to his residence in Beiman Mountain.

Cao Liang has no plans to leave the farm for the time being. Although the construction of the catapult has come to an end, the construction of the repeating crossbow is still in full swing.

According to Cao Liang's plan, at least two to three hundred repeating crossbows must be built to achieve a certain level of combat effectiveness. The current production progress is obviously far from Cao Liang's plan.

When Manager Niu heard Cao Liang's plan, he had a grimace on his face. The farm had already spent a lot of money building the catapult and keel waterwheel this time. If two to three hundred more repeating crossbows were built, the entire farm would have to go bankrupt.

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The manufacturing cost of repeating crossbows is quite high. Both the crossbow body and the crossbow arrows are made of iron. In this era, the imperial court's control over iron was very strict. Not only was the price extremely high, but the supply was also extremely scarce. Two to three hundred repeating crossbows were made.

The iron consumed by the crossbow is definitely not a small amount.

Originally, Steward Niu thought that Cao Liang was just building catapults and serial crossbows on a whim, just for fun. Didn't the catapults just be built and then dismantled? As for the crossbows, Steward Niu thought that Cao Liang only built a few of them for hunting.

But I didn't expect that Cao Liang wanted to build two or three hundred of them, which really frightened Guanshi Niu.

Such a large amount of expenditure, let alone the current financial capacity of the farm, could not afford it. Even if it could be afforded, Manager Niu would not dare to make the decision without authorization.

Be good, my ancestor, you are playing too much, right? You are not going to give up until you empty out the Cao family’s fortune!

But Steward Niu didn't dare to say this in front of Cao Liang. The Gaoling Marquis Mansion only had an only son, and his wife doted on him. How come Steward Niu didn't know Cao Liang's status in the Marquis Mansion?

"Little Marquis, although the farm has a small amount of funds, its expenses are huge, and there is not much left over every year. If we can make a dozen crossbows, we can still make it, but if we really want to make so many crossbows, I'm afraid

It’s just beyond your capabilities.”

Cao Liang raised his eyebrows and questioned: "Manager Niu, after all, this farm has a thousand acres of fertile land and can harvest a lot of food every year. How come there is not much savings? Did you squander the farm's money? I will have to look back later.

Just order someone to check the accounts properly."

When Steward Niu heard this, his face turned green. Although Steward Niu was in charge of the affairs of the farm by himself, it was not surprising that he could eat more and occupy more points. But if Steward Niu was greedy for money and food from the farm and tampered with the accounts, Steward Niu was

You absolutely don't dare. After all, he is still a servant of the Cao family. The power of life and death is in the hands of the master. If the master is unhappy and kills him directly, no one dares to say no.

He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said repeatedly: "The poor man who makes money in the farm must not dare to be greedy. I beg the young marquis to investigate clearly."

Cao Liang chuckled lightly, waved his hand, and said: "Get up, I'm just saying casually, Manager Niu, you have been the manager of my house for many years after all. No matter what you say, I still believe in you."

Manager Niu got up from the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said: "Young Master, your words can scare the little man."

"With the money the farm has now, how many crossbows can we make?"

"About thirty or forty."

Cao Liang frowned, this amount was obviously far from what he expected.

"Is there really only that much left?"

"There are really only so many." Manager Niu said helplessly.

Cao Liang was at his wits' end. Since Manager Niu said this, it meant that the farm could only afford so much money. He couldn't sell land and houses to build this repeating crossbow. If others didn't tell him, his father's

You can't pass the test.

In the end, Cao Liang had no choice but to leave the farm. It seemed that no matter in that era, nothing could be done without money. In any case, Cao Liang had to find a way to get some money.

But regardless of that era, making money was not Cao Liang's strong suit, otherwise he wouldn't have been so miserable in his previous life.

After traveling to this era, God was actually kind to him. At least he had good food and clothing, wealth and no worries.

Of course, this is only limited to the premise that Cao Liang does not cause trouble. With the status of the Gaoling Marquis Mansion, there is no problem in having food and clothing for the rest of his life.

But Cao Liang didn't want to be a young prince who was just waiting to die. He had a grand ideal ahead of him to realize.

But at this initial stage, Cao Liang was already feeling a lot of pressure. Just building a few new weapons would almost bankrupt the Gaoling Marquis Mansion. Cao Liang has bigger goals next, but he can't spend money on them.

Yeah, how can you do things without money? How can you fight against Sima without money?

A penny can stump a heroic man!

Cao Liang also had headaches when he really wanted to make money. If he wanted to make money, he had to go into business. But in this era, what kind of business is good and what kind of business can make money quickly?
Chapter completed!