The center of power in the Ming Dynasty, the famous Forbidden City, could no longer house the emperor.
Tianqi, the imperial concubine, King Xin and others have all changed their residences. Of course, the dignitaries from the capital who were "invited" have all been taken to several mansions next to Meishan.
Although the mansion was simple, these people did not move their seats.
This is the arrangement of Chen Mu and others!
Compared with the Forbidden City with dense walls and narrow roads, some wide highlands are easier to break through.
These days, even the offices of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the place where memorials were submitted have become Meishan’s new residence!
Zhu Youjian took Lu Wenzhao to Tianqi's residence and saw several special soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom standing in line, and many Ming army generals and dignitaries coming and going.
Lu Wenzhao followed King Xin and saw a large number of nobles coming here.
"Hey, is that Marquis Yanwu?"
The arrival of so many distinguished people made him feel that this meeting was by no means simple.
King Xin nodded: "Well, they are all here to pay their respects to the emperor."
Lu Wenzhao was not blocked from outside, but followed him through the door.
Emperor Tianqi is currently sitting in a wheelchair, reading a novel with gusto.
The cover of this novel book is something Lu Wenzhao has never seen before!
Seeing Zhu Youjian coming over, Zhu Youxiao, whose complexion was not recovering well, smiled and said: "The emperor's brother is here!"
"Good afternoon, Your Majesty!"
"Royal brother, I'm not calling you, it's Bolupo and Jingbianbo who are asking you to come over and watch some...tests of new weapons."
King Xin's eyes lit up, thinking about the power of the weapons he saw in the recording equipment. He looked at Emperor Tianqi eagerly and asked: "Brother, won't you go?"
Zhu Youxiao shook his head, looking slightly miserable.
"My health is very bad and I can only survive on the painkillers they made!"
Although Zhu Youxiao's condition could be sustained by modern medical techniques, Yuan Qingkai concluded that he could only live for five months at most.
Late-stage kidney failure is a terminal disease in this era, and Tianqi knows that his life is getting worse day by day.
Instead of going through the trouble yourself and watching their new weapons, it would be a good idea to let the emperor's brother go over and enjoy the rest of his life.
Zhu Youjian nodded to express his understanding.
After saying some common words to reassure his brother, Zhu Youjian took Lu Wenzhao and the young eunuch to a desolate place in Meishan.
As soon as I arrived at the testing site, I saw some Jin Yiwei soldiers protecting me.
Lu Wenzhao looked around and found that Wei Zhongxian and many famous Ming Dynasty nobles were also here.
He even saw two Jinling nobles.
"The battle is so big!" Lu Wenzhao sighed in his heart and saw Wei Zhongxian trotting over.
He watched Wei Zhongxian eagerly hand a pair of earplugs to King Xin: "Your Majesty, these are earplugs, put them on later!"
King Xin took the earbuds and looked at the other person with squinted eyes.
Someone also looked for Lu Wenzhao, and a maid handed him a pair of earplugs.
Lu Wenzhao widened his eyes, looked at the maid in front of him, and took a deep breath.
She turned out to be a guest.
You must know that Ke Baba is a woman who speaks her mind in the palace with the support of Emperor Tianqi.
Now he has become a maidservant!
When Lu Wenzhao was lost in surprise, Ke Baba handed him another item: "Sir, this is a newly released telescope. You can observe the power of the new weapon later."
Lu Wenzhao took the telescope with a complicated expression and watched the woman leave without saying a word.
King Xin asked with a smile: "Is it strange?"
Lu Wenzhao nodded solemnly.
"It's also Uncle Jingbian and the others who are merciful. Otherwise, this woman would never survive what she did in the palace."
Emperor Apocalypse has no descendants, so this woman was not less involved.
When Lu Wenzhao was puzzled, he saw a familiar person again.
It’s actually Hokusai!
She is a woman who believes in the king.
Why is she here too?
Lu Wenzhao was confused and didn't know what to do.
"Brother, you are here too!"
He turned his head and saw his junior sister Ding Baiying walking towards him with a smile.
"Junior sister, how are you doing lately?"
“Everything is going great, we’ve been learning a lot lately!”
"Study? What did you learn?"
Ding Baiying smiled, thinking about what she had seen and gained these days, her smile became even brighter.
"Many, many, we... have seen a new era of women."
"A new era for women?"
"Senior brother, stop talking now and take a closer look at the new weapon test later. This is a sharp weapon against the Liaodong slaves! They are also the hope of saving the Ming Dynasty."
Although Ding Baiying has gained a lot of experience, she still has not changed her heart towards Lu Wenzhao.
Lu Wenzhao followed Ding Baiying and Wang Xin to the viewing sandbag in a daze.
Then I saw someone from outside the area directing some people to pull some long pillar objects covered with cloth into the distance.
In addition to this, there are also vehicles pulling in from a distance.
This carriage is extremely fast, surpassing all previous carriages by Lu Wenzhao.
"How can this four-wheeled carriage steer freely and move so fast on such a dirt road?"
King Xin said calmly: "That is the beginning of a new era of four wheels!"
"Is it a new era again?"
Lu Wenzhao is looking forward to the performance of these things.
A young eunuch shouted at the top of his voice: "Dear gentlemen, please take cover in the sandbags. The fragments from the test fire are very lethal. It is best for everyone to be careful."
After everyone heard this, they followed him to a pit filled with sandbags.
From this position, you can see hundreds of steps away, a large number of chickens, ducks, sheep, dolphins and other livestock, as well as human-shaped wooden piles.
While Lu Wenzhao was secretly looking forward to it, someone next to him destroyed the factory.
"Mysterious."
Lu Wenzhao turned his head and saw a dark-faced middle-aged civil servant muttering dissatisfied.
"Master Hong, be careful what you say!" A civil servant with a prim expression pushed the dark-faced middle-aged man.
"whispering sound!"
Hong Chenglue looked impatient.
He was originally supervising grain and participating in politics in Shaanxi, but suddenly some Jinyi guards came out and took him to Kyoto.
Seeing that Shaanxi was experiencing disasters one after another, and a civil uprising was imminent if not handled properly, he was pulled over by the Jin Yiwei to watch the new weapons drill.
After arriving in the capital, he was horrified to hear about the great changes in the palace and the recent tragedy in the capital camp.
At this moment, Hong Chenglue was very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he felt uncomfortable when he heard about the great changes in the Ming Dynasty.
When he heard about testing new weapons with outsiders, his first thought was that outsiders were demonstrating!
King Xin looked deeply at the civil servants and the military generals who came from Liaodong, and remained silent.
Lu Wenzhao on the side was thoughtful.
He didn't know any of those civil servants, but he knew some military generals, such as Man Gui, Shanhaiguan Wu Sangui, and Zu Dashou's son Zu Hongze.
Tread!
While the audience was whispering to each other, Chen Mu, wearing a passive exoskeleton armor, walked over.
"Okay, gentlemen, I don't want to say anything more. Let's get straight to the point and watch the experimental results of this weapon."
After he finished speaking, he saw craftsmen coming with dozens of muskets.
These craftsmen handed the weapons to everyone, and then briefly explained how to use the weapons and the specific parameters of the weapons.
The person responsible for explaining the weapon parameters is a top craftsman from the Ming Dynasty named Yang Laosan.
He and Wu Laosan are not the same person! But they are both ranked third in the family and have no education, so they are named Laosan!
: "This weapon is our latest customized weapon. Its effective range is 500 steps. The reloading speed can reach up to thirty rounds per minute..."
People who came to observe the weapons felt like they were hearing a joke when Yang Laosan talked about the performance of the weapons.
"Five hundred steps away? How can this fire gun be so powerful?"
"This is impossible!"
"Brother, are you kidding me?"
"How much time is thirty rounds in one minute?"
Yang Laosan replied with a silly smile: "Well, there are about six finger snaps in one minute."
A snap of the fingers takes about ten seconds, which means it takes five seconds to fire a bullet?
Isn’t this new weapon too powerful?
"Can you give it a try?"
Yang Laosan nodded, and then demonstrated the musket in person: "Okay."
I saw Yang Laosan pulling the bolt, putting the paper-cased fixed bullet into the breech, and then loading the primer.
After loading a set of bullets, just raise the gun and aim.
boom!
A large hole was punched out of the wooden board 150 steps ahead.
Looking at the target in front of them, everyone present felt a certain enlightenment in their hearts!
Times are changing!
This chapter has been completed!