Watching the fierce quarrel between the bigwigs, Wu Mingche finally came out of the round: We have to play the emperor first, ask for this paper armor to be included in the list of military equipment of the military department, and then discuss how to distribute it!

Zu Yuan also assured you that as soon as the order of the emperor and the Ministry of War arrives, the scale of production will be expanded immediately, and it is absolutely guaranteed to meet your order needs!

In less than 2 hours, an epoch-making military training exercise ended successfully, the army lifted the blockade, cleaned up the scene, and everyone returned to the city, and Xiao Yao was once again brought into the White Tiger Festival Hall!

However, this time there were a few more people: Xu Jingcheng, the governor of the Eastern Route Army, and the supervisor of the Northern Expedition, Pei Ji, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Lu Guangda, the general of Zhengyuan.

Wu Mingche's mood was still in the excitement of the exercise just now: "Haha! General Xiao, you righteous son is really a genius! It is possible to train a team of only 100 people to be so powerful! Shiro, tell us what kind of weapons the soldiers of the Fire Dragon Battalion use these! ”

was praised so much, Xiao Yao said modestly: "The general has won the award!" These are not some magical weapons, in fact, they are some iron barrels, iron pipes, the principle is the same as fireworks, first put gunpowder in it, and then ignite the jet, and shoot the iron pellets and bombs to the enemy! ”

"So the most important and core thing is this thing called gunpowder?" Wu Mingche also heard the point.

"And what is this thing called gunpowder made of? It should be reported to the Ministry of War, and then they should be told to produce more! Huang Faqu said immediately.

Xiao Yao smiled, shook his head and said: "I made the gunpowder, and the formula is only known to me, not to mention Boss Zu, even my master and brother don't know, the iron workshop of the General Merchant House only helps me prepare the materials for production!" Because this gunpowder is so powerful, the recipe is still known to as few people as possible, and if it is known by the enemy, it will not be good! ”

Xiao Yao's expression was so straightforward, which immediately made everyone's faces sink, and Huang Faqu was even more stunned, but he felt that he was reasonable and could not refute it, and the scene was a little embarrassing.

Or Wu Mingche spoke first: "Then can these things called gunpowder be made on a large scale, so that our Da Chen's army can use this weapon?" ”

"Can't!" Xiao Yao refused without even thinking about it, what are you kidding, these are my capital that swept the world, how can I hand it over to you to use!

At this time, even Wu Mingche was displeased, Xiao Yao explained: "The raw materials of gunpowder are not like the sand on the ground, they are everywhere, and some materials are very valuable ores, to put it simply, they are expensive!" For example, in today's exercise, the Fire Dragon Battalion consumed about 500 catties of gunpowder, and in order to make this 500 catties of gunpowder, it used my master's dividends in the General Firm for half a year! ”

Everyone knows that Xiao Yao's master Zhou Chao is half the boss of the General Firm, and now the General Firm is even more prosperous, relying on the two products of sugar and fireworks alone, it can make money every day, not counting that it has other industries and the General Paper Mill that is about to be mass-produced!

A general commercial bank that has made so much money, how much does it have to give to Zhou Chao in half a year? It takes so much money to make 500 catties of gunpowder, so isn't using gunpowder equivalent to burning silver?

Seeing that they were all frightened, Xiao Yao continued: "In addition to gunpowder, there are also these iron weapons that can resist the power of gunpowder explosions, which are not something that ordinary people can create casually!" This is all created by my master, the descendant disciple of Qi's mother Huaiwen, day and night, painstakingly and painstakingly! ”

The White Tiger Festival Hall suddenly became silent, and everyone was taken aback, what did this say: it was the dividend of the General Commercial Bank for half a year, and it was built by the disciples of Qi's mother Huaiwen, and it turned out that the Fire Dragon Camp could only be established with such harsh conditions!

Wu Mingche was very disappointed and said: "According to what you say, it is impossible for these weapons to equip the army on a large scale?" Alas, I also thought that if all our soldiers used such powerful weapons, they would be invincible on the battlefield! It's a pity, it's a pity! ”

"It's really impossible at the moment, Master saw that I was about to join the army and cared about my safety, so he spent so much effort and money to build the Fire Dragon Camp for me! However, in the future, when the general trading house develops and more raw materials are bought, or if my master improves the production technology and increases the output, maybe he will be able to equip the army in large quantities! Xiao Yao didn't say anything to death.

Wu Mingche also nodded, eased his emotions, stared at Xiao Yao for a while, and then suddenly smiled: "Well, since these weapons are so expensive, you can't rush for a while!" It is also a joy to see such a strong force of the Fire Dragon Battalion today! Seeing that you have such an outstanding ability to command troops, we can't underdo it, we wanted you to follow General Xiao, but he is a cavalry general, and your fire dragon battalion is infantry, and it just so happens that the vanguard battalion of the former army lacks infantry, so we decided to incorporate you into the infantry battalion! However, given that you are still young, it is not realistic to grant too high a military rank at once, so 。。。。。。 ”

Wu Mingche discussed it quietly with several generals again, and suddenly said with a straight face: "Xiao Yao listens to the order!" ”

"Humble duty!" Xiao Yao immediately knelt down on one knee to listen to the order.

"You're in the military, you're a regular soldier! As the governor of the Northern Expedition, I appoint you as the infantry captain of the former army of the Middle Route Army of the Northern Expedition, commanding 1,000 troops, under the command of the former army, and the general of Zhengyuan, Lu Guangda, is moderate! ”

"Obedience! The subordinates will be at the disposal of General Lu! Xiao Yao saluted respectfully to his boss and said.

"Haha, Shiro is exempt! Although you and I only know each other today, General Xiao and I are like brothers, and his son is my son! I've heard him say before that your anti-bandit operation in Jiangzhou can plan such a surprise victory at a young age, which is really amazing! Today, I saw the fire dragon battalion trained by you, which made my eyes shine even more, and I am a little envious that General Xiao can get this righteous son! Lu Guangda is also a cheerful person, and now he is very happy to get Xiao Yao, a genius.

"General Lu, don't praise him like this, he is a troublemaker, I hope the general will teach Shiro more harshly in the future!" Xiao Moke hurriedly said.

"The big husband is to be decisive and resolute! But having said that, you will be my subordinate from now on, and if you do something wrong, I will still be iron-faced and selfless, and I will be dealt with by military law! Lu Guangda also said solemnly.

"General Lu is brave and brave, brave and good at fighting, and now with the help of Shiro, a genius, it is like a tiger with wings! This time, the vanguard of your former army will definitely be invincible and victorious! Huang Faqu said with a little envy.

"Haha, General Huang doesn't have to be envious, good steel is used on the blade! The Middle Route Army is the main force of the Northern Expedition, and General Lu is the vanguard of the Central Route Army, and his success or failure affects the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, so it is natural that Shiro should be placed under his command. Pei Jiquan said.

"If General Lu can contain the enemy in the middle of the road, it will also be of great help to the actions of the Western Route Army! Speaking of the Northern Expedition, what do you think of this operation? Wu Mingche squinted at Xiao Yao and asked.