The Good Works Office.
"Whoosh~~"
"Whoosh~~"
"Whoosh~~"
As the kindly old Ma Jun drew the Strong Crossbow, bolt after bolt flew out, burying themselves in the wooden target in the distance.
Within moments, the wooden target bristled with bolts like a hedgehog.
Panting heavily, Ma Jun lowered the Strong Crossbow in his hands.
"Your servant... your servant is merely an artisan. I haven't their strength..."
The corner of Cao Mao's mouth twitched.
I believe you.
It might have been called the Good Works Office, but there was nothing kindly about what went on inside. Everyone was busy studying all manner of deadly weapons.
Recently, probably because of the war, almost the entire Good Works Office had devoted itself to military inventions. Some civilian technologies had emerged too, of course, but not many.
After conquering the Shu lands and Wu territory, Cao Mao had gathered up the inventors from both regions as well.
Cao Mao placed great importance on these inventors. Even their families were excluded from the relocation lists.
For instance, there was a man from Wu named Ge Heng who was skilled at inventing. He had originally been on the relocation list too, but because Cao Mao valued famous artisans, he had pardoned his offenses and sent him to the Good Works Office in Luoyang.
The Good Works Office had now gathered inventors from all across the realm. These men specialized in different fields, and as their ideas collided, new inspirations emerged.
Cao Mao glanced to one side. More than three hundred famous artisans stood there, some old and some young, with all manner of appearances, hailing from every region.
There were even a few Hu people among them, famous artisans from the Western Regions.
They were well known locally and had produced inventions of their own.
The Chief