At this time, the Qinglian Sword Sect, or Qinglian County City, was also undergoing extensive construction.
Thanks to the foundation laid by the previous girls in Qinglian Mountain, various farms and pastures have flourished.
The amount of farmland reclaimed is also very large, which will have a very positive effect on the future development and immigration of the city.
Although the current county town is nominally managed by Nangong Wenjian, he has military affairs outside at this time.
Therefore, Xu Yan and Tang Liuer are responsible for all current affairs.
But since Xu Yan spends his days in the firearms bureau doing research and development, all these big and small things are run by Tang Liuer.
Anyway, it is done in accordance with the instructions sent from above. It can be regarded as a supervisor at most and does not require much technical content.
In the past few days, what the two of them have been busy with is their marriage.
Nan Yanxi happens to be passing by here, so he can come and have a drink.
Xu Yan had been waiting at the newly built city gate of Qinglian County early. When he saw Nan Yanxi and his entourage approaching from a distance, he hurriedly greeted them.
"My subordinates respectfully welcome His Highness..."
"Hahaha...Brother Xu, you are so polite, please come back quickly!"
Nan Yanxi got off her horse, came over to him with a smile, and cupped her hands in front of him: "I am here, and I would like to congratulate Brother Xu!"
"Ahaha... Thank you, Your Highness. I hope that Your Highness will have a few more glasses of wedding wine when the time comes!"
"That's nature, that's nature!"
The two of them exchanged a few polite words and then walked slowly into the city.
Nan Yanxi looked around and saw that the Qinglian Sword Sect had undergone many changes at this time, and she suddenly felt a little emotional.
A little less elegant, but a little more prosperous.
After walking not far, I saw Xu Yan's newly built mansion in a place with elegant scenery in the former Qinglian Mountain.
Due to time constraints, this was renovated using the original courtyard.
At this time, the servants were busy wearing red and colorful clothes, and Tang Liu'er stood outside the door of the mansion, looking forward to it.
Seeing everyone arriving, he hurriedly greeted them: "I'm here to see you, Your Highness!"
"Miss Liu'er, please get up quickly." Nan Yanxi raised her eyebrows and said with something in mind: "We are all so familiar with each other, why should we meet outside."
I deliberately said those two words with a strong emphasis. It didn't sound like much to others, but in Tang Liuer's ears, it changed the taste.
These two words brought back memories, and I couldn't help but think of the madness that day.
His handsome face suddenly turned red.
But Xu Yan, who was standing by him, did not doubt that he was there, and even said helpfully: "Yes, yes... Liu'er, you don't have to be so polite, His Highness is not an outsider."
"Ah?" Tang Liu'er was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly smiled to cover up: "Yes, yes, Your Highness is not an outsider."
"Come, come, please come in quickly. I have prepared a little wine to welcome Your Highness."
"Okay, okay..." Nan Yanxi nodded and took the lead to enter the mansion.
Under Tang Liuer's guidance, everyone entered the room and sat down.
The dining table in the house is already filled with delicacies from the mountains and seas, as well as Shaohuang wine.
The three of them were polite and chatting with each other.
Since I have been marching in the Qinglian Mountains before, although it is currently under construction, it is a newly opened road after all, and the news is still a bit unclear.
As soon as Xu Yan said it, he realized that just yesterday, more than 200,000 troops led by Xiang Tianxing had fought several battles with Xiang Ning'er under Yanzhou City.
Not surprisingly, he must have been beaten back by Xiang Ning'er.
However, according to reliable information, at least 30% of the 200,000 troops led by Xiang Tianxing this time were equipped with firearms.
They were also equipped with a large number of crossbow weapons, which caused a lot of trouble to the soldiers defending the city.
Although Nan Yanxi was a little surprised when she heard about this kind of thing, it was not surprising.
After all, people in this world have an innate talent for firearms, and they just need someone to pierce the window paper.
Even a small country like Nan Zhao has come out early, and he has won so many battles with this thing, how could he not be noticed by these heroes.
Their manpower and material resources are not bad at all. It is possible to spend some money to buy a few firecrackers for imitation, or even recruit a few engineering personnel.
Besides, crossbow weapons were first used by Nan Yanxi to make up for the lack of quantity and performance of firearms.
It's not very secretive, and it's easy to imitate. It's not surprising that Xiang Tianxing imitated it.
All along, Nan Yanxi had no hope of preventing other countries from possessing firearms by blocking them and keeping them secret.
With more and more troops under his command and more and more engineering personnel, it is impossible to keep this kind of thing secret.
What Nan Yanxi requires is to lead them in all aspects of performance and quality, and that is enough.
Now, the latest prototype gun developed by his side is completely different from the firecracker he had in mind before.
No longer afraid of rain and humidity, it can be fired in any weather.
It is more powerful, more accurate, more simplified, easy to maintain and repair, and easy to mass produce.
Xu Yan proudly took out his masterpiece from a long wooden box, easily opened the barrel of the gun with his hand, and inserted five bullets in sequence.
Then he pushed the gun bolt forward, broke it to the side, and handed it to Nan Yanxi respectfully.
"Your Highness, this time I went to Nanhai and developed this together with the adults from the Firearms Administration."
"This gun can be said to have been created with the hard work and sweat of all our firearms designers."
"The whole gun is two feet long and eight pounds, and weighs six kilograms. There are four rifling lines in the barrel, and it can hold five bullets at a time."
"The bullet used in this gun has a caliber of 24 centimeters and a length of 170 centimeters."
"If we use foreigners' measurements to calculate it, the caliber is eight millimeters and the bullet length is fifty-seven millimeters."
"When a shot is fired, the range is two and a half miles away, and within half a mile. As long as you can see that the aim is accurate, you can basically hit wherever you point."
"It uses our most formulated smokeless gunpowder, which has high firing power. There is no thick smoke during launch, and there is little gunpowder residue. It is very easy to clean."
"The gun also comes with a bayonet, which is one foot seven long. Once the enemy is close or the bullets are out, the bayonet is placed under the barrel and it becomes a short spear."
"Your Highness, please try..."
Nan Yanxi was overjoyed when she heard this, reached out to take it, stood up and came outside the hospital.
He looked at a small tree on an uninhabited hill not far away, took a rough look, and pulled the trigger.
"boom..."
A sound different from that of old-fashioned firearms was heard, and a fruit on the tree exploded.
Under the command of Xu Yan, Nan Yanxi stretched out her hand to snap the bolt on the right side of the gun upward, and then pulled it back.
A yellow-orange copper bullet case popped out and fell on the bluestone paved road, making a crisp sound.
After the cartridge case was ejected, Nan Yanxi repeated the previous actions in reverse.
Pushing the bolt forward, a new bullet was easily pushed into the chamber. Then he pushed the bolt to the right and fired another shot immediately.
This action was repeated many times until all the bullets in the magazine were fired, and then Nan Yanxi stopped with some unfinished thoughts.