Chapter 55 Completely different! (Ch 55)

【After explaining the basic principles. 】
[Of course, seeing is believing. ]
【After bringing the musket to the courtyard. 】
[The young men hurriedly put on protective gear.]
【”originally.”】
[“I want to apply for a few death row prisoners from the Dali Temple.”]
[“But then I calculated and found that even if it was a mistake, it wouldn’t kill them.”]
[“At most they’ll be covered in dirt and a little bit of pain, but it’ll teach them a lesson.”]
[“So we let them experiment on their own.”]
[Ji Changxi explained beside him. ]
[She already knew the principle of the musket, it was nothing more than using gunpowder to shoot the nest out.]
[However, Chen Huaixin, who was standing next to her, looked at her helplessly. Even if the gunpowder couldn’t kill them, it would still be dangerous if the eggs were blown everywhere!]
[But when he saw those young people wrapping themselves up tightly to protect their lives, he knew that Ji Changxi was right. Even if their eggs flew everywhere, they would only get slightly injured at most.]
[And if this can teach them a lesson and make them use death row inmates to conduct dangerous experiments in the future, then it is worth it.]
【”His Majesty.”】
[“Are we starting?”]
[Several young people asked.]
【After seeing Chen Huaixin nod. 】
[They then held their muskets seriously and fired methodically.]
[“Bang!”]
【A voice sounded.】
[But the bullet did not hit the tree, but only blew up the weeds next to it.]
[The faces of several young men immediately turned red, and they quickly continued to reload their rifles and shoot again.]
[Ji Changxi looked at the complicated operation and said, “Although this thing is troublesome to use, it is their first achievement after all. If it is improved, it may be able to replace the bow and arrow in the future.”]
[She didn’t dare to say that it could replace the crossbow, because in terms of loading and power, the arquebus was far inferior to the crossbow, and even looked like a toy. It might be difficult to even replace the bow and arrow.]
【But Chen Huaixin is more confident than her! 】
[“Replace the bow and arrow?”]
【”No!”】
[“This thing will definitely change the form of war in the future!”]
【Chen Huaixin said this.】
[He looked at those young men, looked at the muskets, as if he saw the firearms described in the lore, as if he saw the cold weapons being replaced by hot weapons! ]
“Give them a musketry institute.”
【”perhaps.”】
【“They will bring us even bigger surprises!”】
In the Golden Palace.
Watching the firing of the musket.
Many people breathed a sigh of relief.
“That’s it?”
“I thought it was something important, but it turns out to be just a shooting stone?”
“And I can’t even hit that big tree. I don’t know what this thing is for!”
“Even if it’s used for children at home to play with, I’m afraid even the children won’t like it!”
“…”
Those ministers who were related to the aristocratic families were like wild dogs that had discovered something. They not only barked, but also pounced on and bit.
The Second Princess Ji Changling was also full of doubts at this time. She said, “This thing looks like it should rely on the stone to hurt people, but its accuracy is not as good as a bow and arrow, and its power is not as good as a crossbow. In order to study it, a new research institute was built specifically. Does Chen Huaixin really think so highly of it?”
She was looking forward to the experiment of the musket.
But the power and complexity of the musket disappointed her.
The time it takes to load that stone-like thing is enough for a skilled archer to shoot several arrows, and its accuracy is even more accurate than that of a musket!
In her opinion, instead of studying this thing, it would be better to train more archers or make more crossbows!
“As for changing the form of war…”
Ji Changling shook his head.
Anyway, she couldn’t see how this thing would change the war.
Even skilled archers could not stop the cavalry’s charge. The muskets were slow to shoot, had little power, and were inaccurate. A single cavalry charge could easily crush them!
“Could it be that Chen Huaixin really made a mistake?!”
This thought flashed through Ji Changling’s mind for the first time.
Even Ji Qingluo, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had a look of confusion in her eyes. She also couldn’t figure out what was so special about this musket that attracted so much attention from Chen Huaixin!
As for relying on it to make the grassland tribes sing and dance? I’m afraid it will make the grassland tribes laugh!
Ji Qingluo was a little disappointed.
But just when she wanted to guide the country’s destiny and continue to deduce the future, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Ji Changxi, whose face was full of excitement and even his body was trembling slightly!
“Chang Xi?”
“This thing… is indeed the future that Chen Huaixin values!”
Ji Changxi’s cheeks were flushed.
She looked at the Heaven Mirror and said excitedly, “Now it looks like a toy. It’s hard to load, it doesn’t shoot accurately, and it doesn’t have enough power. But if it can not only shoot far, accurately, and with great power, but also shoot continuously, what will it be like?!”
After hearing Ji Changxi’s words.
Everyone present was stunned.
They thought from the perspective Ji Changxi said, if this musket is really like what she said, then… isn’t it just an enhanced version of the crossbow? !
“You don’t understand!”
“This is definitely not comparable to the so-called crossbow and crossbow!”
Ji Changxi didn’t explain anything to them.
She looked at the Heavenly Mirror and spoke with excitement and anticipation.
“Just as Chen Huaixin said, this weapon… will definitely change the form of war!”
[July, the sixth year of Jingping.]
【Chen Huaixin built a musket research institute and asked those young people to be responsible for the research of muskets.】
[“Since they have the potential and talent in this area.”]
[“Then let them display their talents to the fullest!”]
【Chen Huaixin waved his hand and approved a large amount of money for them.】
【certainly.】
[He also gave some pointers to the young men on how the future of muskets should develop.]
[If we can make a fire gun, it might be useful on the battlefield! ]
[The Minister of Revenue looked at the money and grain in the national treasury, which were distributed to new places by his own emperor, but he no longer felt as distressed as before.]
【because.】
【More than two years have passed.】
【Then Nantou City has completely developed! 】
【“If you say so.”】
【“The old Nantou City.”】
【“It’s just an ordinary coastal defense town.”】
[“Some places even look like a small fishing village.”]
[“But after your Majesty pointed it out casually.”]
[“It’s… completely different there!”]