One night passed in the blink of an eye, early in the morning, Qianqing Palace.
After Jiajing finished his breakfast, he immediately ordered someone to remove it. Shortly after, Lu Fang walked in with silent steps as usual.
"His Majesty!"
"Um."
After that, Lu Fang stood beside Jiajing as usual. Jiajing, who was bored, picked up a memorial on the desk and read it casually.
While browsing the memorial in his hand, Jiajing did not forget to ask Lu Fang about the progress of the 80 million taels of silver that was about to arrive in the capital.
"By the way, Lu Fang, is there any news from Jinyiwei?"
Hearing this, Lu Fang thought about it for a moment and then immediately responded: "Your Majesty, not long ago, the Jin Yiwei who went to receive this batch of silver sent a message saying that it will be delivered in the near future!"
After hearing Lu Fang's reply, Jiajing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, put down the memorial in his hand, and said to himself.
"When these 80 million taels of silver arrive in the capital, I have to go to the Arms Department in person!"
Lu Fang on the side couldn't help but have a look of curiosity on his face when he heard Jiajing's words, and immediately asked.
"Your Majesty, do you have any new ideas?"
When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, he nodded and immediately spoke.
"Well, that's right. Since the birth of black powder, although the power and range of fire blunderbuss have been greatly improved, the reloading speed is still very slow and the amount of powder is not fixed. I was wondering if there is a This method can greatly increase the reloading speed."
"After a period of exploration, I finally came up with a solution. Lu Fang, bring me a pen and paper!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang responded without thinking. After that, Lu Fang quickly prepared pen and paper for Jiajing and looked at Jiajing with hope.
Immediately, Jiajing picked up the brush and drew the shape of a bullet on the paper. After the drawing was completed, Jiajing turned around and explained to Lu Fang.
"Lu Fang, look, this is the solution I came up with. You just need to put a certain amount of gunpowder inside, and roll the outside into a tube with harder paper. Here is the warhead."
"When using it, you only need to take it apart, load the gunpowder inside into the gun, and then insert the warhead into the barrel. In this way, the loading speed will be greatly improved!"
"Next, if you want to properly preserve this bullet, you only need to apply a layer of grease on it!"
After Jiajing finished explaining, Lu Fang was already in shock. She stared blankly at the drawings drawn by Jiajing on the paper, not knowing how to react.
Immediately, Lu Fang came to his senses, knelt down on the ground with a thump, a look of admiration appeared on his face, and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
When Jiajing heard this, he just glanced at Lu Fang quite indifferently and gave instructions.
"Well, Lu Fang, get up. It's not that difficult after all!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang got up from the ground, she looked back and then cautiously proposed to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, do you need me to send this drawing to the Department of Arms?"
Regarding Lu Fang's suggestion, Jiajing naturally took matters into his own hands. He waved his hand and gave instructions.
"Well, send it over and let the Arms Department test it first. After confirming that there are no major problems, I will allocate money to them for mass production!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang finished speaking, she carefully put away the drawings and immediately turned around and left without stopping at the Qianqing Palace.
As soon as Lu Fang walked out of the Qianqing Palace, she passed by the guiding eunuch. The two parties stayed for a moment, and after nodding to each other, they left immediately.
After the guiding eunuch entered the Qianqing Palace, he knelt on the ground, looked at Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon chair, and reported respectfully.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Yu is outside asking for an audience!"
After hearing the report from the guiding eunuch, Jiajing couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face. Soon, Jiajing came back to his senses and gave instructions.
"Let him in!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's specific instructions, the guiding eunuch immediately turned around and left.
On the other side, Zhu Zaijing looked at the Qianqing Palace so close in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a sense of hesitation in his heart.
After all, the last time he came to the Forbidden City, he came with his fourth brother Jing Wang Zhu Zaizhen, and the final result was not satisfactory.
The two brothers were not only scolded by Jiajing, but because of this incident, Zhu Zaizhen had to go to the fiefdom to join the vassal, completely losing the qualification to compete for the position of prince. After that, he was also disliked by Jiajing. .
Just as Zhu Zaijing was lost in memories, the voice of the guiding eunuch sounded in his ears.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty allows you to come in!"
When Zhu Zaijing heard this, he suddenly came to his senses and immediately bowed his hand to the guiding eunuch to express his gratitude.
"Well, thank you for your work, father-in-law!"
When the guiding eunuch saw this situation, his face suddenly became extremely frightened, and he quickly bowed to the ground and responded.
"Your Highness, you'd better go in first, don't keep your Majesty waiting too long!"
Seeing this, Zhu Zaijing stopped talking too much and immediately stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.
Along the way, Zhu Zaijing felt very uneasy, but when he entered the Qianqing Palace and saw Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the memorial in his hand, the original uneasiness in his heart disappeared.
Then, he was seen kneeling on the ground, looking at Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice.
"My son, please see your father!"
"Well, get up!"
When Jiajing heard this, he immediately put the memorial in his hand aside, and after looking Zhu Zaijing up and down, he spoke.
"Thank you, Father!"
After getting Jiajing's permission, Zhu Zaijing slowly stood up from the ground. At this moment, when he looked at Jiajing who was full of energy in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a very complicated emotion in his heart.
On the one hand, he was happy for Jiajing's physical condition, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but feel a trace of bitterness in his heart.
After all, the better Jiajing's health means, Zhu Zaijing is one step further away from the throne!
While Zhu Zaijing was still thinking about the battle between heaven and man, Jiajing's voice sounded in his ears.
"You suddenly came to see me today. What's the matter?"
After Zhu Zaijing heard what Jiajing said, he came back to his senses, leaned down and responded respectfully.
"Father, I heard that you have been busy with government affairs recently and often go to bed very late. I am a little worried about your health, so I took the liberty to come here to disturb you. I hope that my father will not blame me!"
"In addition, I also brought some nourishing things to my father. I hope that you can..."
Before Zhu Zaijing finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiajing: "You can remember my father, but it's too late for my father to be happy. How can I blame you?"
Jiajing saw the expression on Zhu Zaijing's face and spoke immediately.
"I haven't seen you for a while. Come on, come closer and let me have a good look!"
After Zhu Zaijing heard this, he immediately came to Jiajing anxiously.
After Jiajing looked at Zhu Zaijing carefully, he nodded slightly, chuckled, and asked.
"By the way, how is Jun'er?"
When Zhu Zaijing heard what Jiajing said, he immediately responded without thinking.
"As for my father, Jun'er is in good health. Now Jun'er can already babbling!"
After listening to Zhu Zaijing's introduction, a smile appeared on his face at the right time, and he immediately faced Zhu Zaijing and gave instructions.
"Well, very good, I will take time to see him another day!"
Zhu Zaijing obviously did not expect such a situation. After being stunned for a moment, he finally came to his senses and responded continuously.
"Yes, Father!"
At this moment, Zhu Zaijing's heart was filled with joy: "It seems that Mr. Xu Ge was right what he said earlier. My father is extremely doting on my children. I must make good use of this opportunity!"
(End of chapter)
