After leaving Lu's Mansion, everyone did not go directly to the Sheriff's Mansion. Instead, they walked along the street and came to a shop called "Lv's Craftsman's Shop". A waiter greeted him attentively and saluted Xiang Bo.

He smiled and said: "Master, you are here."

At this time, Xiang Bo pointed at the shop and said with a smile: "This is our craftsman's shop. Although it is not large in scale, it is enough to make the necessary items."

Xiang Liang nodded, and Uncle Xiang sent the waiter away. Everyone passed through the front hall, turned around in the backyard, and came to a secret warehouse. There were more than 20 large boxes stored in the warehouse, some of which were from Xiang Liang.

Part of the finance brought by Xia Xiang was the swords and sword heads made by the craftsman's shop in more than half a year. At this time, Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Yu and others aside and said with a smile: "This is the property of our Xiang family.

Yu'er, Zhuang'er, You'er, do you know why I want to open a craft shop in Kuaiji?"

Xiang Yu said with a smile: "The strength of our Xiang family is not enough to shake Kuaiji. We must build weapons to strengthen ourselves."

Xiang Liang nodded, but Xiang Yu was only half right. At this time, Xiang Zhuang on the side laughed and said: "The people have complained about the tyrannical Qin's tyranny. Soon, a war to resist the tyrannical Qin will break out, but if my uncle wants to control

Kuaiji County occupies a place in Jiangdong. I am afraid that it is not enough to rely solely on the Xiang family's existing strength. Only by having weapons to arm those farmers and ambitious Jiangdong men, our chances of winning will be greater."

Xiang Zhuang's words came a little closer, and Xiang Liang couldn't help but laugh: "The situation in the world is changing rapidly. Whether Qin can continue to be strong, we cannot predict these, but we must be prepared in advance to deal with any situation that may arise at any time.

Condition, this is necessary!”

Speaking of this, Xiang Liang opened one of the boxes and took out a bronze sword from it. The sword was three feet long. Xiang Liang touched the blade with his hand and said with a smile: "No matter what the future situation is, as long as the weapon is in hand,

Only then can you control the world, and then have the capital to compete in the Central Plains, overthrow the violent Qin, and restore the Chu. Do you understand these?"

Everyone nodded, and Xiang Liang smiled again: "You are the hope for the future of our Xiang family and the backbone of the restoration of Chu in the future. I don't know if I can wait until that day, but the determination of the Xiang family to restore Chu must be passed down from generation to generation.

Go down."

"Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die!" Everyone read aloud. Xiang Liang had already put the sword back into the box, closed the lid, and said with a smile: "So, the development of the craftsman's shop is related to the future destiny of our Xiang family.

, I will put one of you in charge of the shop."

The three of them looked at Xiang Liang with expectant eyes. Taking charge of the craftsman's shop meant that they could participate in the core strength of the Xiang family. At this time, the three of them handed over their hands together: "I am willing to listen to my uncle's arrangements."

Xiang Liang nodded with satisfaction and said nothing more, but Xiang Zhuang's thoughts flew further with Xiang Liang's words. He couldn't help but think of later generations, where iron swords replaced bronze swords on a large scale, making bronze swords the most popular in the world.

Rapidly dying out in a few years, what would it be like if the Xiang family's army could all be equipped with iron swords and gallop on the battlefield?

In this era, the reason why iron swords were not mass-produced was mainly because the smelting temperature could not reach the required temperature. This made Xiang Zhuang think of the bellows of later generations. If a batch of bellows could be manufactured and equipped in the craftsman's shop, smelting iron would not be a problem.

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Moreover, the bronze sword is very brittle and does not have the toughness of the iron sword. If the iron sword can be worn in war, the lethality will be greatly improved. Thinking of this, another war weapon appeared in Xiang Zhuang's mind, that is, the compound bow.

,A few years ago, I heard that someone from the Mohist family had made and used this kind of bow and arrow. Perhaps, this bow may be the predecessor of the compound bow in history. If it can be modified and used in large quantities, the Chu army will become the bravest and most powerful in the late Qin Dynasty.

An invincible army.

But this idea was not yet mature after all. Xiang Zhuang suppressed the random thoughts in his heart and prepared to study it in his free time. At this time, Xiang Liang and others had slowly walked to the warehouse. Xiang Zhuang put away his thoughts and followed closely.

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...

The Sheriff's Mansion is located in the north of Wu County, only a few miles away from the moat. To the east of the Sheriff's Mansion is the largest military mansion in Wu County, where a large number of troops are stationed. It is precisely because the Military Mansion is very close to the Sheriff's Mansion,

There weren't too many guards in front of the Sheriff's Mansion.

When it was almost noon, the soldiers in front of the county governor's mansion were being handed over. The soldiers who had been busy all morning stood in line and left slowly. At this time, several people rode horses and came to the front of the county governor's mansion.

A middle-aged man wearing a black Confucian uniform walked over, smiled with the officer in front of the mansion and said, "Please tell the governor that our old friend Cao Wujiu is here to visit."

Cao Wujiu casually took out a bamboo slip from his arms and handed it to the officer. The officer smiled, saluted, and accepted the invitation: "Since we are old friends, please wait a moment."

The officer went in with the greeting card. Cao Wujiu turned around and nodded to Xiang Liang and others. Soon after the officer came out, he smiled and said, "Master Yin has invited you. Please come with me."

Under the leadership of the officer, several people passed through the front office and came to the living room of the county governor's mansion. The living room was not big and very elegantly decorated. Moreover, far away from the troubled Jiangdong area of ​​​​Qin, Yin Tong looked more like a local emperor.

Xiang Liang and others were walking around in the living room. At this time, footsteps sounded outside the door. Several people hurriedly rushed to greet them. Yin Tong walked in slowly. When he saw Cao Wujiu bringing several people to visit, he raised his hands and smiled.

Said: "I'm busy with official duties, so I've kept you waiting for a long time."

Cao Wujiu returned the favor, pointed at Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo and said, "These two wealthy families from Dang County are planning to settle in Wu County and do some business here. They came here to visit. I hope Master Yin can take care of them."

Xiang Liang cupped his hands and smiled and said: "My name is Lu Liang, this is my brother Lu Bo, and these three are my nephews, Lu Yu, Lu Zhuang and Lu You."

Everyone saluted each other. Yin Tong couldn't help laughing when he heard that he was from a wealthy family: "Since Cao Wujiu introduced me, it's easy to talk to."

After a few polite words, everyone took their seats. Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Yu and Xiang You stood behind. At this time, Xiang Liang said with a smile: "Because of the meteorite incident in Dong County, many people died there. There were bones for hundreds of miles around, and many rioters came.

After arriving at Dang County, my grain store was also hit and suffered serious losses. Later, in anger, I came to Kuaiji with Cao Wujiu."

Cao Wujiu also pretended to be sad and sighed, and then said: "The Qin State has been in turmoil in recent years, and I have no intention of becoming an official, so I came to Kuaiji with Lu Gong. Fortunately, Lu Gong didn't give up. I served as the housekeeper in Lu Gong's mansion, and my life was pretty miserable.

worry."

Yin Tong was slightly surprised: "Have you resigned?"

Cao Wujiu nodded slightly, and Yin Tong also sighed softly, looked at everyone, and said with a smile: "Looking back at that time, I went to Qixian County to handle official business, and Cao Wujiu warmly entertained me. At that time, I was just a swordsman and pen official, but now

, Cao Wujiu has resigned, but I have been promoted to the position of county governor. Time has been wasted, which makes people sad."

Speaking of this, Yin Tong glanced at the crowd and took the opportunity to look at Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo. The auras revealed by the two of them did not look like businessmen at all. Instead, they had an aura of officials. However, this thought was just a flash, and Yin Tong couldn't help it.

Think again.

The Six Kingdoms have been destroyed. Even if they were once officials or officials in the Six Kingdoms, what can they do? Could they still cause great storms? Thinking of this, Yin Tong couldn't help but cast his eyes on Xiang Yu, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You. These three

The boy was tall and imposing, and there was a sense of rebelliousness in their temperament. Yin Tong couldn't help but nod secretly.

After a short silence, Yin Tong said with a smile: "These are the descendants of the Lu family, right? They are tall and handsome, and the Lu family is worthy of being a wealthy family. However, it is not difficult to see from their temperaments that they are all practicing

Jiazi."

Xiang Liang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "These children are just some brute force. Don't make fun of them, Lord Sheriff."

Yin Tong nodded slightly. Xiang Liang was still modest, so he looked at Xiang Yu and asked, "Do you dare to fight with my generals?"

Xiang Liang was overjoyed when he saw that Yin Tong was very interested in everyone. This way he could go a step further and become good friends with Yin Tong. However, Xiang Liang was worried that Xiang Yu was too sharp and wanted to take over the conversation.

I am not afraid of sending the most courageous general of Kuaiji County to the army of the county guard!"

"You are so fearless, I like it!" Yin Tong couldn't help but praise him, and Lu Xu smiled and said: "Then go to the military academy. I want to see what you are capable of, so you underestimated me, General Jiangdong."

After saying that, Yin Tong couldn't help laughing loudly, turned around and shouted: "Here comes someone!"

A soldier walked in quickly, came to Yin Tong, cupped his hands and said, "What are your orders, sir?"

"Inform the county captain Zhou Lan to gather the soldiers and assemble at the school grounds." Yin Tong gave the order, and the soldiers left with a promise. At this time, Yin Tong also stood up, looked at everyone, and said with a smile: "Let's go too."

At this moment, Xiang Liang knew that he could no longer refuse, so he could only smile back and said: "I am willing to listen to the arrangements of the county governor."

...

In the military compound, drums were beating loudly and flags were flying. Teams of soldiers gathered in the school grounds. Soon, under the orders of several officers, the soldiers were divided into six teams and lined up outside the school grounds. From time to time, crowds of people rang out.

of whispers.

Yin Tong invited Xiang Liang, Cao Wujiu and Xiang Bo to the martial arts viewing platform and took their seats in order of priority. Next to Yin Tong was Zhou Lan, the captain of Kuaiji County. He was now wearing armor and looked majestic. The drums were still beating.

After beating continuously, it was not until Zhou Lan strode to the martial arts viewing platform and raised his hands that the drum beat gradually stopped, and the whispers below also gradually disappeared. All the soldiers held their weapons tightly and stood upright.

"Today, there are a few very important guests who will challenge our most heroic soldiers in Kuaiji County at the school grounds." As soon as Zhou Lan finished speaking, there was suddenly a lot of discussion below, like boiling water exploding in a pot. At this time, Zhou Lan coughed dryly.

, scolded: "Quiet!"

Everyone gradually became quiet. At this time, Zhou Lan glanced at everyone's faces one by one and ordered: "Whoever wants to fight, come out!"

Not long after, two middle-aged officers walked out of the team. They were wearing leather armor and they should be two camp commanders. They came to the center of the school field, grinned and shouted: "We are enough to deal with a few little furry babies."

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After saying that, the two men shook the spears on their horse hooks and laughed several times. Opposite them, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Yu and Xiang You temporarily put on the leather armor of the governor's mansion and took a few handy weapons, among which

, Xiang Yu still used his long spear, Xiang You picked a spear, and Xiang Zhuang, a bow and a sword were enough. The three of them rode horses to the center of the school field.

Seeing that the three of them were young, there was a burst of ridicule in the school grounds. Some people booed and whistled, scolding them for coming to embarrass themselves. But at this moment, Zhou Lan raised her right hand, the war drums roared again, and the low bugle whimpered:
Chapter completed!