The Emperor of the Apocalypse was surprised. He took a brand new bullet and carefully examined it.
With the help of the powerful power of the Halcyon steam engine, the shell of the bullet was made of pure copper and hand-processed with a file and sandpaper. Its appearance was smooth and round.
As for the bullet head, it was a date pit shaped lead bullet. It was completely silver-white and revealed its killing intent, making people feel intimidated.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse took the rifle from Zhu Youxiao's hands and imitated his actions just now. He pulled the bolt and stuffed the bullet into the magazine. Then, he grabbed the bolt handle and pushed the bullet in.
"Imperial brother, what is the use of that piece of iron on this musket?”The Apocalypse Emperor asked in confusion when he noticed the top of the gun and its crosshair.
" Your Majesty, please take a look..." Zhu Youjian held the gun barrel with one hand and gestured at the door, the crosshair, and the target." Look out from the door, three points form a line, so that you can shoot accurately..."
"Indeed ingenious!" The Tianqi Emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the red target that appeared in his sight. He nodded repeatedly." Royal Brother, you're really quick-witted to think of such a wonderful use!”
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, smoke rose in all directions. The target reporter raised his small flag high and waved it twice.
The Apocalypse Emperor's shot had hit five rings. It was already quite good for a beginner like him to be able to do this.
"This kind of firearm is indeed magical. Why don't you give this to me? I can practice it every day to relieve my boredom when I'm free…"
"Of course!" Zhu Youxiao rolled his eyes." It's just that the cost of manufacturing this new type of rifle is huge. In addition, the Zhongming steam forging machine is driven by coal, so the consumption is huge. It's difficult for my brother to continue…"
"I see!" The Tianqi Emperor was enlightened.
"I see!" Wei Zhongxian was enlightened!
No wonder he invited us to observe the new forging machine. It turns out that he wants money!
What a Prince Xin, he wouldn't wake up early without benefits!
"His Highness Prince Xin had already received 100,000 taels of silver the day before yesterday as the capital to forge the spear.”Wei Zhongxian asked sarcastically.
" Forging costs a lot. Coal, labor, steel, bronzes, gunpowder…all of them need money to support them. I originally wanted to make a batch of new rifles as soon as possible to equip my Ming army and support Liaodong, but now that my money has been exhausted, it's difficult to continue…Unfortunately, my brother's Godly Might General Cannon has died before it was born…"
"Imperial brother has an even more powerful weapon?”The Emperor's eyes lit up when he heard that there was a cannon, and he hurriedly asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhu Youjian waved his hand at Song Yingxing. Song Yingxing understood and took out a model made of wood." The cannon that my younger brother has designed is loaded in the breech. It can shoot for miles and explode on the ground. Wherever it hits, the horses, rocks, city walls, and trees will all be turned into powder. Its power is rarely seen in the world!”
The Tianqi Emperor's eyes were filled with stars after hearing his words. He narrowed his eyes and imagined the scene of scorched earth after the cannon. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. If he had such a cannon, he wouldn't have to worry about the world being destroyed!
"Alright, this one will allow Imperial Brother to allocate another hundred thousand taels of silver from the treasury. If you lack money, come back and ask for it from this one!”
Another hundred thousand taels!
Wei Zhongxian's old face couldn't help but twitch. The silver in the treasury was all plundered from various places by the mine supervisors under his command. He had originally wanted to use it to recruit foreigners in order to dominate the court. However, this little Emperor didn't know how to be thrifty at all. One hundred thousand taels today, one hundred thousand taels tomorrow. If he did this a few more times, he was afraid that the silver would be used up sooner or later!
However, he was the Son of Heaven, and his words carried weight. Even if Wei Zhongxian was dissatisfied, he did not dare to say anything.
"This old servant will obey. Please send someone to the inner treasury to collect the silver!”Wei Zhongxian said with a fake smile on his face.
"Benwang thanks Gonggong on behalf of the Ming border army!”Zhu Youjian smiled slyly and cupped his fists at Wei Zhongxian." Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun, Du Xun, Gao Qiqian, follow me to get some silver!"”
"Yes, sir!" When the eunuchs heard this, they happily followed behind him and went to the treasury.
"This handgun is really fun. Big partner, help me get more bullets. I need to practice well recently!”
Before the Apocalypse Emperor left, he took away all the new rifles that he had made and even stole more than a thousand bullets. He said that he wanted to improve his shooting skills, which made Zhu Youjian so angry that he could not speak for a long time.
"If it wasn't for this 100,000 taels of silver, this king would definitely go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and get the gun back!”
Zhu Youjian took a deep breath and said hatefully.
Everyone wanted to laugh, but they didn't dare to.
"Your Highness, there are now 150,000 taels of silver on the account. Should we start the production of the iron furnace?”
Song Ying Xing asked after counting all the silver ingots.
"You'll be fully responsible for this matter!”Zhu Youjian recalled the sneer on Wei Zhongxian's lips before he left. For some reason, he felt that something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough, the next morning, the Emperor of the Apocalypse rarely woke up early. He was practicing shooting birds with a new rifle in the imperial garden when Wei Zhongxian rushed in with a memorial in his hand.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened!”
The Tianqi Emperor turned around and bumped into Wei Zhongxian, who was rushing over. He glared at Wei Zhongxian in dissatisfaction." What's wrong with you being so flustered?!"”
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Something bad has happened. The bandit leader of the Southern Lu Fragrance Sect, Xu Hongru, has rebelled in Fan County a few days ago!”
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