The flintlock pistol in Zhu Youzhen's hand can indeed be loaded with three bullets, and a fire cap and fire door have been installed.

But each shot requires a pull on the bolt, and three shots require three pulls, not three shots.

Although it can't be compared with the firearms of later generations, if it can shoot stably, it is still a hundred times stronger than the fire gun and the fire gun, and when shooting, you can choose the shooting position at will, unlike the fire gun that can only shoot standing up.

"What about range and accuracy?"

Zhao Shizhen hurriedly replied:

"Back to the emperor, you can see it after you test the gun immediately."

"Okay, let's go."

Twenty sharpshooters were selected from the Divine Machine Battalion, eighteen with single-shot rifled guns and two with three-shot rifled guns.

Start shooting at 30 steps, 50 steps, 80 steps, 100 steps, 120 steps, 150 steps, 170 steps, 200 steps, 220 steps.

"Bang Bang"

After the gunner fired, their faces showed surprise, they felt that this firearm was so easy to use, not only did it have something to aim, but the gun speed was significantly faster, and the bullet ran more steadily.

At the end of the test gun, Zhu Youzhen personally began to check, the gunners are really good at the technique, there is almost no missed target in the short range, and the hit rate is still very high in the range of 100 to 150 steps.

And at a distance of 220 paces, although there is a miss-the-target phenomenon, it still has a half-hit rate, which is really remarkable, and can kill bows and arrows and other firearms in seconds.

Zhu Youzhen was in a good mood, and turned around and asked Zhao Shizhen:

"Zhao Aiqing, if you equip a firearms battalion, how long will it take you to build?"

Zhao Shizhen pondered for a while and replied:

"Your Majesty, it is very difficult to mass produce now, it takes a long time for a barrel, the Ministry of Industry Firearms Factory will do its best, and the specific time is not guaranteed."

Zhu Youzhen knew that Zhao Shizhen was telling the truth, you can't rush to make this kind of thing, you must first ensure quality, not quantity.

If you blindly pursue quantity, once there is an accident on the battlefield, the consequences are unimaginable, and there is only one way to complete the task with quality and quantity, and that is to process money.

"I will ask the household department to allocate an additional 500,000 taels of silver to you, mainly for the manufacture of machinery and the improvement of the treatment of craftsmen, as long as they are willing to pay, the wages will be doubled, especially the weapons that are more difficult than those of the same era."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

In the past, craftsmen had three taels of silver a month, but after being exploited layer by layer, they got very little, and it was very good to have dozens of yuan, so they were often hungry.

Now the craftsmen get their hands on all the real things, and no one dares to deduct their wages, but three taels of silver have to feed a large family, and they are not rich in life.

In order to develop new weapons, Zhu Youzhen doubled their wages at once, Zhao Shizhen was happy for his subordinates, but also admired the emperor even more, Daming can have such a bright monarch, it is really a blessing for Daming.

Zhao Shizhen was very busy, and after the test was over, he said goodbye to Zhu Youzhen and returned to the Ministry of Industry to continue his manufacturing work.

Twenty sharpshooters, if they can all be equipped with three guns, it is a pity that there are only two guns in total, and Zhu Youzhen has no choice but to let the other eighteen people be equipped with single-shot guns.

Since he is equipped with such advanced weapons, he must stay by his side and simply form a guard, which is equivalent to a special operations force in later generations.

They can be used for special missions.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen said:

"The twenty of you are no longer subordinate to the Shenji Battalion, I have decided to formally form the Royal Guard, and you will be promoted to the sixth rank, Ah Qing will be the captain of the Royal Guard, and the Royal Guard will only obey my dispatch."

"Obey, Emperor Xie."

The previous Shenji Battalion had long since been disbanded, and now the Shenji Battalion is all summoned by Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen is not worried about their loyalty.

Leaving Ah Qing and the royal guards to continue training, Zhu Youzhen and Qinglong Yuhuatian returned to the Qianqing Palace.

After returning home, Zhu Youzhen immediately summoned Sun Chengzhong, the secretary of the military department, and Li Banghua, the first assistant of the cabinet.

The two old ministers of the Ming Dynasty hurried to the Qianqing Palace.

"Long live my emperor, long live."

Zhu Youzhen nodded with a smile:

"The two lovers are exempt from the courtesy, and the seat is given"

Two cabinet ministers hurriedly thanked him:

"Your Majesty, may I ask what Your Majesty has ordered to summon the old minister?"

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a while:

"Since the defenders of the Beijing Division fought against the Liukou, when the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Liaodong on the third route, the land and commercial tax reforms were almost simultaneously.

Before this, the Ming Dynasty was already full of desolation, the health system existed in name only, corrupt officials were lawless, and the Donglin Party and Qing gossip officials were in trouble.

Although I have killed a number of corrupt officials and traitors, the real crisis of the Ming Dynasty has not been resolved, and I have been living in the palace, ignorant of the outside situation.

Therefore, I am going to go out for a trip, I want to see with my own eyes what the situation of my Daming is now, and after I leave Beijing, the Jingshi will be handed over to the two Aiqing to take care of.

You must work together, without the slightest intrigue and selfishness, and let all departments of the imperial court operate normally and orderly during the time I am away.

Also, only the two of you know about my departure from Beijing, and I can't mention it to anyone, let alone notify the local officials to engage in formalism. ”

Sun Chengzhong and Li Banghua hurriedly got up and saluted:

"Your Majesty rest assured, you are as kind to the old minister, the old minister has no two hearts, thank Your Majesty for your trust in Wechen, Wechen will do his best to ensure the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty, will not let the people's lives be affected in any way, Your Majesty must pay attention to safety when traveling, Wechen looks forward to the early return of our emperor."

Sun Chengzhong has no doubt about Zhu Youzhen's loyalty, Li Banghua is definitely a loyal minister, but his head sometimes short-circuits, and Zhu Youzhen specially explained.

"That's it today, the two Aiqing go back to rest."

"Your Majesty, Weichen retires."

After the two cabinet ministers left, Zhu Youzhen got up and went to Renshou Palace.

I haven't seen the two princesses for several days, and Zhu Youzhen doesn't know when he will come back after he leaves.

When passing through the Imperial Garden, Zhu Youzhen suddenly found that the Imperial Garden seemed to have changed a little, as if there were many more flowers that were not there before.

When the Liukou besieged the city, Emperor Chongzhen dismissed the palace maids and eunuchs, and the imperial garden was not taken care of for a long time.

Because it is winter, many flowers will not bloom, and many plants have lost their leaves, so Zhu Youjian can feel that the imperial garden has changed.

In front of a plum blossom, a beautiful figure was busy, and her body was also stained with some dust and mud, but it did not affect her beauty in the slightest, and she was preoccupied with sorting out these plum blossoms.

Zhu Youzhen walked over, and when she heard almost any movement behind her, the beauty slowly got up and looked back at Zhu Youzhen, both of whom were stunned:

"Your Majesty"

"Qinglian? How do you do these things? ”

Yes, the beauty in front of the flower is Qinglian, and there are some dirt marks on her face, and the whole person seems to be integrated with the imperial garden.

When she first saw Zhu Youzhen, Qinglian Qiao blushed and seemed to be a little flustered, but she quickly calmed down.

Qinglian has a deep blessing to Zhu Youzhen:

"Your Majesty, Qinglian likes to raise flowers, and now she has a lot of leisure time, and she organizes some flowers and plants in the imperial garden, and I feel that I can cultivate my mind."