Ye Fan really liked Zhen Huan in his arms.
[Ding-dong. Mission triggered: To do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Build a black gunpowder weapon base.]”
" Mission fixed reward: Grade II special weapon design.”
Hearing this system notification, Ye Fan thought of a lot.
If his memory served him right, Europe, especially the Eagle Country, which was a long-established industrial powerhouse, should have already begun its industrial revolution. The system's sudden mission was probably triggered because the western industry had begun to change.
The Great Qing Dynasty boasted of being a superior country of the Celestial Empire and had adopted a policy of closing its doors to the outside world. It was unaware of any changes in the outside world. Although the Great Qing Dynasty's national strength was still at the top of the world, it was only an agricultural dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty was still before the Qing Dynasty, but during the Ming Dynasty, the authorities had already begun to develop firearms.
In his previous life, Ye Fan had seen such archaeological news.
A secret firearms base of the Ming Dynasty was excavated. The firearms inside were of superior quality, far surpassing the firearms used by the Qing Dynasty to deal with the first Opium War (during the Daoguang period, which was the son of Yongzheng's son).
Just from this point alone, one could imagine what the Qing Dynasty had brought to China's development.
The ignorance of those in power limited the wisdom of the Chinese people and the rise of the Chinese nation.
In his previous life, the modern people were very unhappy when they mentioned the Qing Dynasty in China's history, not just because they were Manchu. The Yuan Dynasty's Genghis Khan was also a Prairie man, but why did he not have such a high Hatred Point?
Thinking about the trivial thoughts that suddenly rose in his mind, Ye Fan ignored Zhen Huan beside him.
When he lowered his head and thought of her, he saw her pouting her lips and looking at Ye Fan with resentment. She was like a little kitten that didn't give her food, making people really like and dote on her.
Patting her little head, Ye Fan said,"Jiang Fuhai, the deputy director of the imperial palace, is my man. I have handed over all the matters in the harem to him to handle. Whether you want to go home to see your parents or play in the harem today, just ask him to arrange it for you. I still have some things to do today, so I won't accompany you, okay?”
However, although Zhen Huan was unwilling, she still twirled her fingers and said,""Alright, then you have to come back early.”
Seeing Zhen Huan's reluctant gaze, Ye Fan smiled and nodded.
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Walking out of the house, in a remote place, Ye Fan directly used the Firearm Soldier Character Card in his inventory.
In front of Ye Fan, 30 eunuchs carrying black gunpowder guns on their backs suddenly appeared.
"This servant greets Lieutenant!"
Under Ye Fan's gaze, the thirty eunuchs greeted him in unison.
"Hmm, tell me your identities first.”
"Yes, Lieutenant."
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Under the lead eunuch's explanation, Ye Fan knew that their current identities in this world were all eunuchs of the Cold Palace. This saved Ye Fan the effort.
"Since that's the case, you guys can follow me first.”
Accompanied by 30 musketeers, Ye Fan slowly walked to the gunpowder warehouse of the Ministry of Works.
The gunpowder depot had a department that specialized in the development of Hongyi cannons, but it did not receive much support from the government.
It was just an unknown department that could not be any smaller.
The great weapon of the country, the magic weapon to win in future wars, had fallen to such a state.
Ye Fan looked at the cold yamen in front of him and shook his head. He stood up and walked into the yamen.
Walking into the yamen and looking at the scattered people, Ye Fan frowned.
The yamen was deserted. Ye Fan could make it lively, but what he lacked now was talent. If there were very few talents related to gunpowder here, Ye Fan really could not think of where to find talents related to firearms and gunpowder.
"Who is in charge here?"
Seeing that dozens of people had suddenly appeared in their yamen, the people in the yamen finally reacted and walked out of their rooms one after another.
Seeing that there were less than fifteen people, Ye Fan's brows were tightly knitted.
A man in official robes walked out of the group of fifteen. He was very thin, and his face was filled with the aura of a profiteer. He did not have the noble and dignified aura that an official should have.
"Sir, Eunuch. I'm Liu Xiang, the steward of this gunpowder warehouse. May I know what this lord and the eunuchs are here for?”
Liu Xiang asked eagerly.
For a minor official like him, he had to curry favor with anyone he met, let alone the people in the Imperial Palace. He had to be even more careful.
Ye Fan looked at the craftsmen around him. He did not even look at Liu Xiang and asked indifferently,"Who has the most exquisite skills here?”
Liu Xiang was stunned. There were many people who came to him, but none of them came because of the skills they had mastered. He could not help but be surprised, but he quickly reacted and said,"The imperial court doesn't pay much attention to these things now, and has even banned the use of firearms and gunpowder among the people. We haven't worked here for a long time, and the craftsmen 'skills are a little rusty.”
"Let me ask you, whose craftsmanship is the most exquisite?”
Ye Fan heard that his answer was irrelevant and emphasized again.
" This... the way of skill..."
Hearing that Liu Xiang was still talking nonsense, Ye Fan didn't have the time to bother with him anymore. He said directly,"In that case, come and take everyone away.”
Looking at the movements of the musketeers behind Ye Fan, Liu Xiang was dumbfounded. He said in a panic,"Minister, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just say it. We didn't do anything wrong, and we're from the Ministry of Works. Even if you want to arrest us, you have to get the approval of the Minister of Works, Sifner, Lord Xi, right?”
Ye Fan sneered and said,"Why do the Jinyiwei need other people's permission to do things?"”
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