The prince does not fight for the heir

Chapter 28 Firearms Workshop
As soon as Yoon Zuo returned from his master's in-class assessment, he heard a long sigh from his companion, and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Fu Xuechen glanced at him gloomily, and said casually: "It's nothing... last night, my printing machine was taken away by my father."

Yoon Zuo was stunned: "Then the new script you promised me yesterday..."

This sentence blurted out, the voice was a bit loud, Li Qiang sitting next to her had sharp ears, but she heard it vaguely, and even turned around to ask: "The story book? What story book?"

"You heard it wrong! Go read your book and stop gossiping!" Fu Xuechen quickly denied.

"Oh..." Li Qiang was stunned for a second by her aggressive attitude, but his temper was always casual, and based on the impression he had when they met for the first time, he decided that Fu Xuechen and him were potential friends who had a lot in common. He didn't care about it, and turned his attention away resentfully.

Fu Xuechen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but was deterred by a cold gaze, turned his head, and met the cold gaze of the fourth prince Yunzhen, who was in the front seat who didn't know when to look back, was shocked immediately, and quickly lowered his head Go, and recite silently with a guilty conscience: I can't see me, I can't see me...

But I heard Yoon Zuo speak in a humble voice with tenacity: "What advice does fourth brother have?"

"When you read Shenglu, you should think modestly and cautiously, and when you are full of energy, you should think about the world." The fourth prince dragged a sentence lightly, and stopped paying attention to the two of them.

"..." Yoon Zuo was speechless.

Fu Xuechen turned this classical Chinese sentence in his head for several times before he roughly understood what the fourth prince said. The meaning of this sentence is: when you show your arrogance and sharpness, you should make yourself humble and prudent, and be proud and complacent. At this time, we must learn from the mind of being inclusive of all rivers and seas.

Good literary talent!It's cool!Fu Xuechen couldn't help admiring the cold fourth prince.

I didn't realize it before, but this iceberg-like prince seems to be quite good. It's just that this man puts on the airs of his elder brother and trains others. The people he trains can't like him. Fu Xuechen feels that I'm very upset that I was scolded by a high school student, and I still can't talk back.

At this moment, Yunzuo nudged her lightly with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Don't be unhappy! I rushed out a few sets of printing machines yesterday, and I will ask Li Banban to bring over two sets at lunch time, and let you Bring back."

Huh?Not bad!This time, there is no need to go to the printing workshop to make it, Fu Xuechen immediately beamed with joy.

After lunch, Fu Xuechen saw two sets of printing machines supervised by Yunzuo.

Compared with the one made by Fu Xuechen in the printing workshop yesterday, this printing machine made by the royal craftsman is much more exquisite!Not only a layer of varnish was applied, but also some simple patterns were carved on the outside. In short, it looks more stylish and reveals royal nobility.

Fu Xuechen guessed that Yoon Zuo made such a beautiful thing to show off to others, but it's none of her business. Well, there is no such thing as a patent these days. For something with such a simple structure, find a few experienced craftsmen to take a look. It will be made, and it is too difficult to keep it secret, so she never thought about creating patent protection.

Yun Zuo was still worried about his errands in the Ministry of Industry, so he simply took the afternoon off with Master Chuanwu, had lunch with Fu Xuechen, and after a little discussion, he went straight out of the palace gate and went straight to the Ministry of Industry and go.

It was a little different from the first time I came here. This time, the whole Ministry of Industry saw Yun Zuo and Fu Xuechen again, and their attitudes were much more cordial and enthusiastic. If Yun Zuo was not satisfied with Yang Qian’s service and had no plans to replace them, the Ministry of Industry The chief officer wanted to replace the two with a more "considerate" docking chief.

And this time, the Shangguan of the Ministry of Industry even took the initiative to say something like "you don't have to be limited to firearms, other workshops are also welcome to visit." It is obvious that the printing press invented by Fu Xuechen has really given these people a taste. Sweetness, although the application for merit is still in progress, and the rewards are not coming out so quickly, isn't it a matter of time?The more good things like this, the better!
Fu Xuechen has the background of all the achievements of technological development in her previous life. It is not too difficult to make some technological improvements, but now she is pretending to be her brother and walking a tightrope with the crime of bullying the emperor. How dare she take action at will? I have to apologize for the expectations of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

So under the leadership of Yang Qian, the group arrived at the firearms workshop without any obstacles.

Compared with the printing workshop, a single firearms workshop is not big. According to different types, the firearms workshop is divided into roughly four parts, namely the artillery workshop, the gun workshop, the fire bomb workshop and the gunpowder workshop. All are under the jurisdiction of the Firearms Bureau.

Yang Qian was the first to bring him to the shooting range of the Fire Gun Workshop....

There is a team of thousands of soldiers stationed here all year round, not only guarding the workshop, but also testing equipment for the workshop. This time is no exception. A small team of soldiers on duty is lined up, and everyone is holding a new The out-of-the-box firecrackers are being tested in an orderly manner. There is still a carload of new firecrackers parked beside the field waiting for their inspection. The qualified ones are transported to the equipment warehouse, and the unqualified ones are returned to the furnace for remaking.

Fu Xuechen didn't know what the management of firearms was like in the early Ming Dynasty. He only knew that from the end of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the management system of firearms had been abolished. As a result, when the firearms were in the hands of soldiers on the front line, they often rusted, misfired, and died. The tragedies of killing the enemy and hurting oneself before killing the enemy.

As far as I can see, the firearms management of the Darong Empire is quite decent. Perhaps in the current time and space, the design and manufacture of firearms is not as advanced as later generations, and it is still relatively primitive and backward, but it has already received considerable attention from the court. That's great.

Yang Qian obviously knew how to play with firecrackers. He threw two certified firecrackers to Yun Zuo and Fu Xuechen, took one for himself, and began to explain in detail how to use firecrackers to the two children.

After all, Yun Zuo is a real boy. He was very excited when he got the firecracker, and he learned meticulously from Yang Qian.

However, Fu Xuechen lacked interest. In her opinion, this firecracker is too primitive!It's still in the matchlock era, not to mention that it's very troublesome to fire once. Every time you fire it, you have to emit smoke to block your sight. The black powder is still used, and the noise is extremely loud, but the damage effect is extremely poor.

It wasn't until under Yang Qian's guidance that he successfully hit the [-]-step target with a firecracker, and happily turned his head to find a companion to show off, only then did he realize that Fu Xuechen had already squatted lazily on the ground at some point In her hand, the good firecracker became an elbow support.

"..." Yoon Zuo was speechless, squinting his eyes, and simply didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Yang Qian smiled slightly, and said: "Master Fu, are you disappointed? Now I know that this firecracker is not as powerful as you thought? But you should be more down-to-earth, it's not good to think wildly."

"And the flintlock you mentioned..."

(End of this chapter)