Counting from the day Jiajing moved into Ganlu Palace, today is already the fifth day.
In the past few days, nothing major happened in the court, so Jiajing rarely had some leisure time.
After these few days of getting along day and night, Jiajing and Shen have become more and more understanding. Sometimes they can understand each other's thoughts without even speaking.
In the early morning, in order not to wake up the sleeping Shen, Jiajing quietly lifted the quilt and got up from the bed. Although Jiajing was very careful, Shen inevitably woke up from his sleep.
Immediately, Shen was seen rubbing his eyes, looking sleepy, turning his gaze to Jiajing, and then asked.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to do today?"
Hearing this, Jiajing nodded and responded.
"Yes, I am going to the Arms Department today. It is said that they have made a new breakthrough there!"
"You can sleep a little longer."
Sensing the concern in Jiajing's tone, Shen blushed and whispered softly.
"Um."
When Jiajing saw this, he turned back and kissed Shen's smooth forehead before opening the door and leaving.
After Jiajing left, Mrs. Shen wrapped herself in the quilt and kept rolling on the bed.
Outside the room, Lu Fang had been waiting for a long time. When she saw the emperor coming out, she quickly stepped forward and said respectfully.
"His Majesty!"
Jiajing looked away from Lu Fang and asked immediately.
"By the way, Lu Fang, have you got any specific information from the Arms Department?"
Facing Jiajing's inquiry, Lu Fang shook her head and responded.
"Your Majesty, the message from the Department of Arms is just a short sentence. The experiment was a great success!"
"This slave does not know the specific information."
Jiajing seemed to have expected Lu Fang's answer. There was no disappointment on his face, and he spoke immediately.
"It seems we have to go to the Arms Department today to see the specific situation."
Then, Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember and immediately ordered.
"By the way, call me Yan Song and Xu Jie. They have been at home for four or five days. It's time for them to come out and hang out with me!"
"As ordered, Your Majesty, I will send someone to inform Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge immediately!"
Lu Fang immediately responded after listening to Jiajing's instructions.
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Capital City, Yan Mansion.
Yan Song has never left the house since the last time he took the initiative to ask Jiajing for a seven-day grounding!
In addition, Yan Shifan is currently in charge of matters related to the imperial examination. There is no one in the huge Yan family who can talk to him.
After Yan Song finished handling the corresponding matters, besides reading, he often sat in his room in a daze.
Yan Song suddenly missed Yan Shifan, the days when he was still at home. Although Yan Shifan acted recklessly and a little recklessly, he was still able to talk to him.
When he was bored, Yan Song began to observe the ants on the ground.
At this moment, a knock on the door was heard from outside. Yan Song frowned slightly and immediately spoke.
"Come in!"
Then, there was just a "squeak" sound, and the door of the room was pushed open by the slave.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
After Yan Song finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip.
"Mr. Yan Ge, someone from the palace is here, saying that His Majesty asked you to come over!"
After hearing this, Yan Song immediately became energetic and said in a deep voice.
"I'll be there right away!"
"Yes, Mr. Yan Ge!"
The moment Yan Song walked out of Yan's Mansion with the support of his servants and got on the sedan, he felt very keenly that the old self was back!
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"I bow to your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Jiajing looked at Yan Song and Xu Jie who were kneeling in front of him. A smile flashed across his face, he waved his hand casually and gave the order.
"Well, you two, get up!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, Yan Song and Xu Jie stood up from the ground, their faces full of respect.
Jiajing then looked away and asked lightly.
"Do you know why I asked you two to come here today?"
After hearing this, Yan Song and Xu Jie looked at each other and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, please speak clearly!"
Jiajing was in a high mood today and immediately explained to the two of them.
"I asked you two to come here today because I want you to accompany me to the Arms Department!"
"Arms Department! Could it be that..."
After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Yan Song and Xu Jie said with expressions of surprise on their faces.
"Yeah, that's right."
"Not long ago, news came from the Arms Department that the experiment was a great success!"
Jiajing took in the expressions on Yan Song and Xu Jie's faces and said slowly.
"Your Majesty, Ming Dynasty, with such weapons, I, the Ming Dynasty, will be invincible in the world!"
Yan Song was the first to react and saw him kneeling on the ground with a plop and congratulating Jiajing.
Xu Jie on the side, after cursing the old fox in his heart, also knelt on the ground and congratulated Jiajing together.
Then, Jiajing waved his hand and ordered like this.
"Okay, okay, everyone, get up! I haven't seen the real thing yet, so why are you congratulating me?"
"Come on, come with me and take a look."
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Upon seeing this, Yan Song and Xu Jie quickly stood up from the ground, followed Jiajing's pace, and marched towards the Arms Department together.
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At this moment, Yi Bin was extremely busy in the Arms Department. He kept calling the craftsmen under him and gave these instructions.
"You guys, go and prepare all the materials for the experiment. His Majesty will be here soon!"
"Also, how is the calibration of the new cannon going? There is no problem, that's good!"
"Where is the Fire Gun? How are the preparations for the Fire Gun?"
Under the orders of Yi Bin, the chief of the Arms Department, the craftsmen in the Arms Department got busy in an orderly manner, and soon everything was ready.
At this moment, I saw my subordinates hurriedly ran into the Ordnance Department and reported this.
"Sir, Your Majesty is almost here!"
"Well, I know. You guys, please go with me and go together to greet the Holy Master!"
After Yi Bin learned the news from his subordinates, he nodded and gave the order.
When Jiajing and his party arrived at the Arms Department, Yi Bin hurriedly came to greet them with several craftsmen and subordinates.
"I am late to welcome you, but I hope your majesty will forgive me!"
I saw Yi Bin coming to Jiajing's side, kneeling on the ground and saying in a deep voice.
Jiajing looked away from Yi Bin and immediately gave instructions.
"Forget it, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the emperor had no intention of pursuing the matter, Yi Bin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him.
"Okay, didn't you say before that the experiment was a great success? Take me in and have a look!"
"Your Majesty, please come this way!"
Soon, under the leadership of Yi Bin, everyone entered the weapons department.
While Yi Bin was leading the way, he also introduced the surrounding things to everyone like he was familiar with treasures.
"Here is the new cannon developed by the Ordnance Department. It has been calibrated. Its power and range have been significantly improved compared to before, more than doubled."
"Currently, new cannons like this can be mass-produced!"
"In addition, some progress has been made in the area of fire guns. Here is the latest fire gun developed by the Arms Department. Due to the use of black powder, its power and range have been greatly improved compared to before!"
"Currently the Ordnance Department is considering how to improve its loading speed."
Jiajing was very satisfied with the progress made by the Arms Department so far and kept nodding.
Finally, everyone came to a room. Seeing Yi Bin's arrival, the guard on the side quickly took out the key and opened the door.
Immediately afterwards, what appeared in front of everyone was the grenade improved by the Weapons Department.
"Your Majesty, here are the grenades that will be improved according to your ideas!"
Yi Bin stepped forward, took the grenade in his hand, and introduced its overall structure to Jiajing.
"This new type of grenade is divided into upper and lower parts. The lower part is made of wood. It is easy to throw and also saves costs!"
"The upper part is wrapped by a layer of iron sheet. The iron sheet is filled with black gunpowder. In order to increase its lethality, the Ordnance Department also added some iron sand to it!"
(End of chapter)
