After several loud noises, there was silence in the training ground of the Prince Regent's Mansion.
Gu Jue looked at the gun in Luo Jinyan's hand with wild eyes, "Your Majesty, this..." Is this really a fire blunderbuss? It's not like he has never seen fire blunderbuss before. It's not easy to use and is quite troublesome. For someone as strong as Gu Jue
For humans, it is not as useful as bows, arrows and crossbows.
Xie Yan said: "Shao Yao said, this is called a flintlock gun."
Luo Jinyan didn't care what it was called. Folks did call all kinds of firecrackers guns.
He just asked: "Yaoyao said, can this be improved? To what extent can it be improved?" Mr. Luo regretted a little bit for how he treated his sister so perfunctorily when she went to Tianlao. Yaoyao was the first to get something good.
I brought it to him to see, but he dismissed it casually. How sad it must be.
Xie Yan nodded and said nothing. Luo Jinyan played with the things in his hands, thoughtfully.
Gu Jue stared at the thing in Luo Jinyan's hand, "Master Luo, show me."
Luo Jinyan handed it over without saying a word, obviously still thinking about the problem.
Gu Jue took over and reloaded the gunpowder and bullets according to the method taught by Xie Yan just now. He hit the arrow target in front of him and saw with satisfaction that a hole was punched through the target.
"What a good thing." Gu Jue praised him profusely: "Your Majesty, if this can..."
Xie Yan glanced at him lightly and said, "Don't even think about this." If it could be equipped into the army immediately, why would General Luo show no sign of it? They could all see the benefits of this thing, and General Luo
How come you can't see it?
Gu Jue curled his lips in disappointment, "Okay."
He also knew what the prince was worried about. This thing was indeed good, but the cost should not be underestimated. Not only the gun body, but also gunpowder and projectiles. But on the other hand, the speed, range and lethality were not comparable to those of bows and arrows.
Crossbow arrows increase the actual distance.
In other words, the price/performance ratio is not high.
Nowadays, Dasheng's treasury is extremely poor. The purpose of the truce is to reduce military expenses as much as possible. Now that they want to change their uniforms, I am afraid that the entire Ministry of Revenue officials will hang themselves directly in front of the Regent's Palace.
Oh, this also includes Wei Changting, who was the Minister of Household Affairs at that time.
Luo Jinyan was much calmer, "If there is indeed room for improvement, there is no need to worry." Anyway, there won't be any major wars in the past few years. In addition, this thing is not difficult to use, but it is not something that ordinary soldiers can use.
Fighting and fighting are still different.
Xie Yan nodded and said: "I'll talk to Shake later. When her improvements stabilize, we can have someone make some in small batches to try."
Luo Jinyan said: "I have a few craftsmen under me, and I will send them over to Yaoyao for dispatch."
Xie Yan didn't say thank you, he just nodded in agreement.
Luo Junyao and Su Rui, who were watching several children reading, naturally heard the sudden sound. Su Rui was startled, "What...are you doing?"
Luo Junyao naturally knew what was going on, but he smiled and said: "Maybe they are making gunpowder in the martial arts field."
Su Rui felt relieved and looked at the children who were looking out after hearing the sound, and said, "His Royal Highness the Regent is still testing gunpowder in the palace?"
Luo Junyao said: "This is not usually the case. It is probably because the people below have come in with new things. I told him later that it would be better to put these things to the Zhenguo Army for trial."
After waving to the children to tell them to concentrate on their studies, Luo Junyao and Su Rui turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
Su Rui looked at the time, then turned around and said goodbye to Luo Junyao.
Luo Junyao didn't leave her alone and sent her outside personally. As soon as the two of them walked to the screen wall inside the gate, they saw Xie Yan, Luo Jinyan and Gu Jue coming out on the other side.
"Brother!" Luo Jun shook his eyes and quickly ran over to pull his eldest brother and said with a smile: "Brother, aren't you busy? Why do you still have time to come to the palace?" As he spoke, he winked at Luo Jinyan behind his back.
Eye.
Luo Jinyan had naturally seen Su Rui a long time ago, but his expression remained calm and composed, saying: "The prince has asked General Gu to come over to discuss anything."
Luo Jun shook his head and looked at Xie Yan, who nodded towards her.
Gu Jue looked at Luo Junyao with a smile as if he wanted to say something, but was concerned that Su Rui was present and did not speak.
Su Rui stepped forward and saluted Xie Yan and then left. Luo Junyao personally sent Su Rui out and onto the carriage before turning back. When Luo Junyao returned to the house, Gu Jue had disappeared, but Luo Jinyan and Xie Yan were still standing there.
Wait for her.
Luo Junyao rolled his eyes at Luo Jinyan, walked over and pulled Xie Yan's sleeve and said, "Were you just testing the gun in the back?"
Xie Yan said: "Yes, Jinyan said that he has several skilled craftsmen who can be sent to help you later."
Naturally, the more people working, the better. Luo Junyao smiled happily and said, "Thank you, brother."
Luo Jinyan said: "If you are interested in these things, my eldest brother will naturally support you."
"Brother is so kind." Luo Junyao reciprocated the favor and said: "Sister Su told me just now that the Taifu has already mentioned the break-off of the engagement with the eldest son of the Xiao family." There are only three of them here, Luo Jinyan naturally knows what this means, thank you
Yan sounded a little baffled.
However, he was also an extremely smart person, and he understood it immediately. He looked at Luo Jinyan meaningfully and said, "I'm afraid the eldest son of the Xiao family can't handle this matter, and the Xiao family will have to come to the capital in person. Fortunately, Xinyang Li has come to the capital."
Yong is not too far away."
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "That's right, but now that Xiao Hong seems to be missing, and the eldest son of the Xiao family is also looking for him. The Xiao family is also wondering, why do they have to wait until the eldest son of the Xiao family comes back? This Xiao Hong has been there for a long time.
Is it time?"
Xie Yan said: "I heard that Xiao Hong ran away from home and made his parents so angry that they fell ill in bed and couldn't get up. Even if the rest of the Xiao family came, it would be useless because they could not control Xiao Hong."
"That's it." Luo Junyao nodded and said, "I hope Xiao Hong won't really disappear, otherwise breaking off the engagement will be quite troublesome."
Luo Jinyan ignored the two men's singing, turned around and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Junyao did not stop him, and added with a smile, "Actually, there is no need to rush this matter. Anyway, Taifu Su will definitely not regret what he said.
The marriage must be called off. Sister Su has convinced Mrs. Su not to marry her for the past two years. She is going to Anlan Academy to become a teacher."
"..." I can't have this sister anymore.
Seeing that Luo Jinyan's departure seemed to have accelerated a bit, Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and looked down at Luo Junyao and asked: "Jinyan, to the eldest lady of the Su family..."
Luo Junyao smiled with crooked eyebrows, "My eldest brother seems to be secretly in love with me. My eldest brother is so clueless. If my second brother had been there, he would have rushed over to express his love for me."
Xie Yan didn't feel Luo Jinyan's ink, and reminded: "Miss Su is still engaged." Luo Jinyan was so cautious, it must be for the sake of Su Rui's reputation. After all, a girl's family is not as important as a man's, and reputation is too important.
Luo Junyao said: "But Sister Su and he are not familiar with each other at all. What if Sister Su suddenly falls in love with someone when she goes out one day, tsk tsk... what a disaster."
Xie Yan laughed, "Is that why you deliberately spoke harshly? Aren't you afraid that he will come back to trouble you?"
"I didn't." Luo Junyao said seriously: "What I said is true. I am willing to tip him off just because he is my eldest brother. If Sister Su really makes up her mind, even if
You may not pay attention to him when you come to mention your relatives. If he doesn't appreciate it, he deserves to be single."
Xie Yan shook his head, took her hand and walked back.
Luo Junyao followed him and said curiously: "By the way, have you seen the eldest son of the Xiao family? Sister Su hates Xiao Hong so much, but she is full of praise for the eldest son of the Xiao family."
Xie Yan nodded, "Xiao Da has done a good job in office these years. After this report, he will stay in the capital and be promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple."
Luo Junyao couldn't help but thought to himself, this Xiao Hong not only kidnapped his father's concubine, but also cheated his brother. It seems that the eldest son of the Xiao family has not yet been established. He was previously the prefect of Yuezhou and will soon be promoted to the fourth rank of Dali Temple.
Shaoqing. Although he is not as good as Luo Jinyan and Wei Changting, he is definitely a person with a bright future.
You know, most people at his age are still struggling to pass the imperial examination.
Now that the eldest son Xiao is returning to Beijing to take up a post, Xiao Hong has offended the Taifu Su family. Even if the Su family has no objection to the eldest son Xiao, as long as this matter spreads, it will be enough for the entire Shangyong dignitaries to doubt the character of the Xiao family.
As a result, Mr. Xiao will naturally be implicated in the court.
Xie Yan said: "Xiao Da has great ability and character. Now is the time for the government to employ people. As long as the Xiao family can handle this matter well, it should not have much impact on Xiao Da."
As for how to handle it properly, that is the Xiao family's own business.
Luo Jinyan and Xie Yan were both very happy with their work. Luo Jinyan sent a few people over the next day. It was said that they were all familiar with institutions and weapons manufacturing.
Xie Yan also quickly selected a few people from the Ordnance Bureau to report. The difference is that these people in the Ordnance Bureau have official positions awarded by the imperial court. Even though they are only eighth- and ninth-grade officials, they are much more arrogant than ordinary craftsmen.
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Although they didn't say anything on their faces, they might not be happy in their hearts when the regent sent them here to serve the princess.
However, these dissatisfactions turned into ecstasy after seeing the drawings given by Luo Junyao.
Craftsmen like them don't need to go through the imperial examination and read the Four Books and Five Classics. They just stand out based on their craftsmanship. Although some internal intrigues are inevitable, they are limited after all. If they didn't have a family background or a true love, no one would choose this line of work.
After all, the Dasheng Arms Bureau is affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, and the highest level is only the sixth rank. In fact, most of the directors in charge of the Arms Bureau are from the imperial examination and have no knowledge of craftsmanship. They craftsmen can only be promoted to the seventh rank at most.
It's really not a promising career.
And because the Ordnance Bureau is related to the weapons of the army, the craftsmen here are all the best craftsmen, and they all really love this industry.
Xie Yan attaches great importance to Luo Junyao's research, and these people are naturally carefully screened. At first, these craftsmen were quite disapproving of Luo Junyao, a regent princess who knew nothing about them at first glance, and the next moment they all became enthusiastic about her.
vision.
Luo Junyao was very satisfied when he saw the expressions on their faces, and slowly rolled up the drawings.
Seeing her put away the drawings, several craftsmen looked eagerly at the slender hands holding the drawings, wishing to stare through her hands.
Luo Junyao felt that if she were not the regent princess, these people might just rush over and grab her.
"Princess...Princess?" The leader, an old man in his fifties, couldn't help but said, "Princess has called me here. Is there anywhere I can help you?"
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "Everyone is faced with two drawings and don't know what to make of them?"
The old man's eyes lit up and he said: "I wonder who drew it? Although it is just a drawing, it is already enough to show its exquisiteness. To be honest with the princess, when I was young, I also thought about transforming the fire blunderbuss, but unfortunately... there has been no progress.
Jia. Now that I have seen the picture of the princess, I feel enlightened."
There was nothing written on Luo Junyao's drawing, but he could tell at a glance that it was something related to firecrackers, which showed that he did have some discernment.
Luo Jun said: "I drew it."
"..." Everyone looked at Luo Junyao in unison. Whether they were people from the Arms Bureau or Luo Jinyan, their faces were full of disbelief.
It's just that compared to the people from the Ordnance Bureau, the people from the Luo family have to give their second daughter a little more face, and it's not so obvious.
Luo Junyao leaned back on his chair lazily and said: "I have only made one sample of these two drawings so far, but I am not very satisfied with the effect. I already have some ideas for improvement, I don't know if you guys have any.
Interested in participating?”
Of course! It’s simply too much!
Everyone responded in unison, fearing that if they were a little slow, they would be kicked out by the princess.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for who drew the drawing, who cares?
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "The prince and my elder brother should have explained to you before sending you here that these things... need to be kept confidential. Therefore, once you participate in it, your personal freedom may be subject to some restrictions."
Everyone in the Ordnance Bureau is no stranger to this. Although there are no particularly major weapon modifications nowadays, sometimes when the court has extremely important tasks, the responsible craftsmen like them will be restricted in their freedom to avoid leaking secrets.
As for the people of the Luo family, they don't even care. They work for the Luo family and just listen to the second girl's orders.
"But the princess has just shown us the drawings." A younger man couldn't help but said.
Luo Junyao didn't care and said calmly: "That's just the initial drawing. As I said just now, I'm not very satisfied with it. And... even though the drawing is not that complicated, with just a few glances, even if you want to study it,
I’m afraid it won’t be possible within a few years.”
The difference between flintlock guns and ancient fire guns is not small. There is no shortage of skilled craftsmen in the world, but fire guns have been around for a long time but have not developed much.
Even in her previous life, this would have taken a long time.
Sometimes a technological change is inevitable, while others are accidental.
"So, what do you think?" Luo Junyao asked: "If you are willing to join, you will need to withdraw from the place where you originally worked and listen to my arrangements. Of course, if you don't want to, you can leave now. No matter what you saw today
, whatever is found in the research in the future, the Prince Regent’s Palace will never pursue it.”
Everyone exchanged a few glances with each other, and finally everyone stayed.
Let’s not talk about the people in the Luo family for now. They were originally assigned to the second girl by the eldest son Luo. But what the people in the Arms Bureau thought was that they would only be in the seventh rank in the Arms Bureau, and the most likely thing would be that they would stay there for the rest of their lives.
Rank eight or nine are wandering around. Although they have to resign to follow the Princess Regent, after all, they were personally selected by the Prince Regent, so they cannot suffer any loss.
The most important thing is, seeing the princess's indifferent attitude, who doesn't know that the princess must have more and more subtle things in her hands?
In their line of work, it is all vain to pursue high-ranking officials and rich salaries. Isn't their greatest ideal just to create unprecedented exquisite artifacts and leave their names in the annals of history?
"We are willing to listen to the princess's orders!" Everyone said in unison, cupping their hands.
Luo Junyao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, you don't have to worry. As long as the result satisfies me and the prince, the prince will naturally not treat you badly. Please report to the last courtyard on Lihua Street in the west of the city at midnight tomorrow. You will all be there from now on."
If you serve, the treatment will not be worse than where you were before. The prince said that as long as you create an artifact that satisfies him, he will order the establishment of an arms research and development department that is independent of the Ministry of Industry, and then you will all be
One of the elders. By the way, if this yamen can be opened smoothly, the person in charge will be the third grade."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but burst into uproar again, and their hearts became even hotter.
A genuine third grade, this is a grade that craftsmen like them would never dare to imagine in their lifetime.
"Princess, let's wait..." Everyone looked at each other for a long time, but some people couldn't help but said: "We are all white, so we can..."
Luo Junyao said calmly: "You are all talented people with special skills. It is unfair to ask you to take the imperial examination. Of course, I have to make it clear in advance that even if the Research and Manufacturing Department is established in the future, you will most likely not be able to do it.
Just like the ordinary imperial examination scholars, they usually rotate through various ministries and local offices in the central government to serve as officials."
The implication is that they have their own promotion system, and it is impossible to rely on this to become a prince or prime minister.
But everyone is not disappointed. There are specialties in the arts. There are many first-class craftsmen, let alone officials, and there are many who are illiterate. Those who take the imperial examination have also studied hard for 20 to 30 years, which is different from their own.
It's not on the same path.
If they could really be treated like this, it would be an unprecedented favor from the regent and princess.
Therefore, after listening to Luo Junyao's words, everyone was not disappointed but believed her words even more. If the regent princess said that their future treatment would be the same as that of ordinary officials promoted through the imperial examination, they would wonder if she was trying to trick them.
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"Thank you, Princess. My subordinates will do their best to support the Princess." Someone took the lead and everyone said in unison.
Luo Junyao couldn't help but smile and said: "You have never even met the regent, aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"
"..." Everyone was speechless for a long time as they looked at the smiling and beautiful girl sitting on the seat. They were actually fooled by the two drawings and a few words from the regent princess, and their blood boiled with excitement.
Looking at it now, this little princess is indeed a bit unreliable.
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Dear friends, I'm sorry that I suddenly had something urgent to do in the morning, so I can only update in the afternoon. I will continue to update twice tomorrow~~
