"Fu Mingde, how did you make this grenade?"

When Fu Mingde saw that the emperor asked about the grenade, he immediately smiled on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, since the courtiers got His Majesty's order, they let people work overtime, and they did it all night...... now, only two months, more than 10,000 grenades have been made, Your Majesty, the power of this grenade is really powerful "Fu Mingde praised the emperor's grenade vigorously.

"Only 10,000? So less? Yang Reform frowned, this grenade is a consumable, if you want to calculate it like this, it will only make 60,000 a year, this is obviously not powerful! This thing, don't expect a grenade to kill an enemy, according to the most wasteful ten to kill an enemy, if the wild boar skin invested 30,000 people in the war in Korea, then there must be 300,000 grenades, so, with this batch of arms to defend the city, Yang Gai felt that he was very sure.

"Your Majesty, is ten thousand rare? Slaves and maids see this kind of sharp weapon, even women and children can also hold this thing to defend the city, as long as they hide behind the fortress, light a fire and throw it under the city, no matter how powerful the samurai is, they can also kill it! 10,000 grenades, if one grenade kills a samurai, it should also kill tens of thousands of enemies! "Fu Mingde doesn't understand what the hell is going on, 10,000 were produced in two months, not much? That's 60,000 a year! If a grenade kills an enemy, at least 60,000 people have already been killed.

"What's your quality?" Yang Gai thinks that it is better to care about the quality first.

Speaking of quality, Fu Mingde's confidence came, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the quality of the firearms supervised by the slave and maid is absolutely fine, the slave and maid now let the craftsmen make a batch of muskets every day, and they will test fire a batch, and never let go of a problematic musket, the slave and maid dare to guarantee it, and the slave and maid also dare to take the finished product to test the ......" Fu Mingde happily said that he could test the gun himself.

"Well, this is very good, that is, there must be such a quality management system, that is, it must be strictly managed, so that the soldiers will dare to use the things that come out, but what I ask is what is the quality of your grenades?" Hearing Fu Mingde say this, Yang Gai also believed that there should be no more problems with the quality of muskets, because no one would risk his own life to test shoot a musket that he knew would explode.

"Back to Your Majesty, the quality of this grenade is also very good, and it is guaranteed that all of them can be exploded." Speaking of which, Fu Mingde is a little unnatural, this musket can be tested, but how to try this grenade? "Boom" when you try it, it's gone, who is responsible for this loss? So, when it comes to the quality of the grenade, it's a little unnatural.

Yang Gai saw it in his eyes and said, "Companion, in the same way, let people draw a batch of grenades and try how this effect is,...... I personally went to the school to see how this grenade ......" Yang Gengai saw that Fu Mingde looked obscene, and he probably knew that there was a problem here, this thing, he was still sloppy, the details determine success or failure, and it is related to his life in the future, so he should be careful.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen also instructed a brocade-clothed guard Qianhu to let this Qianhu take some guards and go to get grenades.

When Fu Mingde saw that the emperor had sent someone to test the grenade, he sweated on his head, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell the emperor the truth.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the slave is lying, the quality of this grenade may really not be as high as the musket, after this musket is tested, you can know the advantages and disadvantages of the musket, but the slave and maid can't test this grenade, this grenade is tried, and it will be gone after a bang, the slave and maid have no choice, so they can only let the craftsmen pay more attention......" Fu Mingde felt that it was better to explain the matter to the emperor first.

"Uh...... According to you, the situation with this grenade may not be optimistic? "Yang Gai thinks that this person will not be flexible, won't he take a batch to test? Do you really take them all out and blow them up?

"Your Majesty, this ...... Maybe, maybe...... Will ......" Fu Mingde didn't know what to say.

When Yang Gengai saw this poor man, he sweated on his forehead after only a while.

"Fu Mingde, it's not that I said you, the quality of this weapon is related to the lives of the soldiers, the quality of your weapon is not up to par, it is to ignore the lives of the soldiers, and if there is a problem on the battlefield in the future, it will affect the national fortune of my Ming Dynasty...... Can't you just pull out a batch of this grenade and try the effect? Isn't that the end of it? Yang Gengai took the trouble to explain the quality of this weapon.

"The slave obeys...... The slave knows ...... It's just that the slave maid ...... "Fu Mingde feels that he can't tell, the grenades made are all book-keeping, who made how many, how much was made, how much was produced, this is all clear, there is no selection of grenades to test this rule, if so, how many are put in each test? This grenade, let it go, it will be gone, this trial release has been too many times, this is related to the deficit in the accounts, Fu Mingde does not dare to assert himself.

"Okay, let's go see how this grenade goes." After Yang Reform finished speaking, he took the lead and walked to the school grounds.

…… On the school field, the first group of people were testing guns.

When the emperor arrived, this test gun was nearing the end.

When a brocade-clothed guard Qianhu saw the emperor coming, he immediately ran over and reported: "Your Majesty, the minister has supervised the completion of the test firing of muskets. ”

"How's it going?"

"Back to Your Majesty, none of the muskets tested by the minister were blown up, but one of them had a bit of a problem with the accuracy, and the others didn't find anything." This brocade guard Qianhu reported the results of the test firing.

"Is there only one shot that goes wrong? Didn't blow up? Well, not bad,...... Fu Mingde, this is your credit......" Yang Gai first said to that Jinyiwei, and then to Fu Mingde.

“…… Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Fu Mingde was both happy and afraid, happy that this musket at least did not disgrace himself, what he was afraid of was that the grenade would pop out of the leak.

As he spoke, on the school field, the grenade had already been tested, and Yang Reform was taken by Wang Chengen and stood far away. There were several layers of guards separated into a circle to ensure the safety of the emperor.

"Boom ......"

"Bang ......"

"Boom ......"

"Bang ......"

In the place where the grenade was thrown, a number of wooden stakes were erected, and in a few strokes, the stakes were blown to pieces and became a pile of sawdust, and further back, the stakes were not visible at all.

After putting several in a row, Yang Reform nodded, this grenade is very loud, and it is estimated that it is no problem. The grenades sound pretty good.

With the test release of the grenade, Fu Mingde's face was obviously much more relaxed.

“……”

"Po ......"

"Commanding ......"

Listening to this voice, it is obvious that the effect of several grenades is not good. Hearing this, Yang Gengai looked at Fu Mingde, and Fu Mingde lowered his head.

After a while, the test was completed, and the leader of a brocade guard ran over, knelt down and asked for instructions, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has completed the trial." ”

"The result?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister tried to release a total of 100 grenades, of which 82 could be exploded, another seven were not enough, five were only smoking and did not explode, five were ignited and did not react, and one was still out without pay and broken."

The finished product rate has reached more than eighty percent, Yang Reform thinks, it is not good, it is not bad, at least it can be said that most of it can be exploded, however, throwing five out on this battlefield, there will be a problem, this is definitely not good, this quality must be strengthened.

Although it is quite pitiful to look at this Fu Mingde, however, Yang Reform does not intend to let him go, who called him the eunuch of the War Bureau? The soldiers trained by themselves have an annual investment of 100 taels per person, and if the soldiers lose their money because of the weapon problem, it will definitely be a bad deal. is ready to teach Fu Mingde a lesson with a straight face, and let him improve the quality of this grenade a little more.

"Fu Mingde, is this how you made grenades for me? If you throw out five, one of them can't kill the enemy, so how many fighters are wasted? Do you know? ”

"Slaves and maids should be damned, damned...... Please also ask Your Majesty to forgive your sin, the slave and maid will be strictly managed, and this grenade will be done well! Fu Mingde immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and the sweat on his forehead came out again, this time, much more than the last time.

Yang Gai shook his head and said, "Fu Mingde, I gave you the manufacture of this weapon, and you have to be responsible for this, you know?" Since a lot of the grenades you made can't blow up, why don't you just keep this grenade in your hand all the time, and then ignite it, and the grenade won't blow you up anyway, what do you think? Yang Reform was very "vicious" and asked Fu Mingde to hold the grenade and not let go, and then ignited it to test whether the grenade would explode.

Fu Mingde was about to faint to death, this emperor was so perverted, holding a grenade in his hand to see if it would explode, this challenge was really a bit terrifying, he cried at the moment, cried sadly and aggrievedly, and soon burst into tears.

"Hehe, Fu Mingde, I am strict with the quality of this firearm, not to embarrass you, today's matter, forget it, after that, you pay attention to yourself, after making a batch of grenades, pick out some to try the effect, so that the same as the musket, can the quality be guaranteed? Got it? Yang Gai taught Fu Mingde how to improve quality.

"Obey, Your Majesty, slaves obey the order...... Fu Mingde didn't cry, but smiled, waiting for the emperor's words, this test grenade, but there is no precedent, this tried grenade will be shattered, who is responsible for the loss? Therefore, Fu Mingde has been waiting for the emperor's words, and with this sentence, he will have a "legal" basis for trying a grenade later.

Yang Gai was speechless, looking at this guy who didn't want to laugh for a second from crying to laughing, inexplicable.

"Fu Mingde, your output is too small, you immediately expand production and build as much as possible, understand?" Yang Genghe prepared to export grenades to North Korea. This production must not be too small.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, how much is this going to be expanded? Your Majesty said a number, and the slave maid has a bottom in her heart! Fu Mingde figured it out, everything is subject to the emperor, this is not a matter of the head, do less by yourself, or ask the emperor how much.

Yang Reform thought for a while and said, "The more the merrier, 100,000 is not much, 300,000 is not much, the more the merrier." Yang Gai felt that with the ultra-low conversion of these ten grenades to eliminate a wild boar skin, these 300,000 grenades should be able to kill 30,000 wild boar skins, which is not a lot. If he had 30 million taels of silver to make a grenade, he would call his aunt, uncle, and grandmother in the wild boar skin, and don't even think about capturing the capital.

The sweat on Fu Mingde's face kept flowing, the emperor was too violent, 300,000? What a big place to put it!

"Back to Your Majesty, this military bureau wants to expand the production of grenades, I'm afraid it will find a safer place! This man has a lot of manpower, this gunpowder is too much, and it is dangerous to put it in the imperial city! Fu Mingde reminded the emperor with a worried look.

Well, this, Yang Reform really didn't think about it, Yang Reform didn't want to take a dirt plane by himself, so he said: "Well, then move out, where do you think it's better to move?" Yang Gai felt that hundreds of thousands of grenades were left in the imperial city, which was really a bit hanging, maybe there would be a big explosion that day, and he could take a free earthen plane.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is more ideal to find a place to manufacture it in the outer city, or in a hidden place outside the city, the movement of this grenade is really too big, stay in the imperial city, test the effect all day long, and I am afraid of shocking the nobles in the palace...... "Fu Mingde is very responsible to give advice to the emperor, this, but it really moved Yang Reform.

Yang Reform also felt that this statement was more reliable, and after thinking about it, he said: "Well, Fu Mingde, your suggestion is good, thoughtful, then you can find a place to build it in the outer city first, if it doesn't work, go outside the city, if you go outside the city, Xishan is a good place, when the time comes, I will find you a place there......" Yang Reform quickly encircled the place in the outer city and Xishan. First, if the wild boar skin is besieged, its own arms can still be produced in the city, so that the supply will not be cut off, and it will be placed in Xishan, where it is the garrison of its new army. If you have anything, you can also support nearby.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Fu Mingde immediately agreed. After receiving a few words of praise from the emperor, his face immediately smiled.

"Alright, let's do it...... The production of this grenade, remember to speed up, I am in a hurry to use it, understand? ”

Fu Mingde promised again: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Yang Reform was so tired that he just slept on the chariot for a while, and the energy he had made up for was shocked by the chaotic sound of the grenade, and he cared about the quality of the grenade, and after arranging the production of the grenade, he yawned and got up again.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Wang Chengen asked in a low voice.

Yang Reform really couldn't support it, so he said in a daze: "Go home, sleep ......" After speaking, he leaned back, lay down on the chariot, and fell asleep. It's so tiring.

…… This drowsiness, Yang Gai felt that he slept very well, the quality was very high, and in a daze, he felt that there was a soft body leaning on his arms. I grabbed it a few times in a daze, and it was all gentle.

"Your Majesty is awake?" When Empress Zhou Wan'er saw the emperor pinching her, she thought that the emperor was awake, so she asked out loud, today, the emperor fell asleep on the chariot, which scared Zhou Wan'er.

Yang Gai was called, his thinking suddenly became clear, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was his queen Zhou Wan'er, who was looking at herself with big eyes, and her hand was pinching the soft part of this person's house, and she felt embarrassed, so she immediately withdrew her hand.

Queen Zhou Wan'er also felt embarrassed and lowered her head shyly. Pretend not to see it.

Yang Gai hurriedly shifted his attention and said, "Wan'er, what time is it?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's almost time for the third shift." Zhou Wan'er thought about it for a while, and quickly reported the approximate time.

"Three watches? That is, in the middle of the night? Yang Gengai felt that he had slept well, the quality was quite high, and he was very energetic now.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's midnight...... Your Majesty wants to sleep again? ”

Yang is full of energy, where can he still sleep? So he said, "Don't sleep, let's talk." ”

"Okay!" Empress Zhou Wan'er likes to chat with the emperor in such a "alone" time, which can enhance the relationship.

"That's right...... Let's talk about your father, my father-in-law, who went to Guangxi to harvest sugarcane, how is it now? Yang Gengai remembered that his father-in-law was sent to Guangxi to build a sugarcane plantation, and planned to fool the elite of the Ming Dynasty to also build a sugarcane plantation, so that it could drive the transfer of labor and reduce the pressure of the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of this, Queen Zhou Wan'er's expression was obviously much higher, and she was very excited, this harem of the Ming Dynasty, there is basically no opportunity to interfere in politics, that is to say, there is no opportunity to help her husband, so Zhou Wan'er, who has always wanted to help her husband, cherishes this opportunity to help her husband, and hurriedly said: "My father sent a letter from him, it seems that he is almost at the boundary of Guangdong, and then he will go to Guangxi, it should not be far away, and when he arrives in Guangxi, he can buy sugarcane plantations for His Majesty......"

Zhou Wan'er immediately reported the progress of this matter to the emperor.

Yang Gengai felt that this time passed really fast, and this road was really far away! It's been two months, and it's only been "fast" from Yanjing to Guangzhou, what kind of speed is this! If there is a high-speed railway, it will take about ten hours to travel from Yanjing to Guangzhou. Yang Gai was a little dizzy at this ancient speed.

"Overland? That's too slow! Yang Reform had to sigh that this ancient traffic was really not a thing.

"Your Majesty, this is already very fast, usually, from the Beijing division to Qiongya, it will not be able to go to the edge in half a year, my father was urged by me, it is estimated that it will only take three or four months, you can get to Guangxi, this, it is already very fast." Zhou Wan'er saw that the emperor complained that her father was walking too slowly, so she also pouted and came out to speak for her father.

Seeing Zhou Wan'er pouting, Yang Reform knew that he had too much hope for the ancient traffic, so he also sighed and said, "Alas...... It's so far! …… Why don't you take the sea route? It's going to be a lot faster! Yang Reform suddenly remembered that there was still sea traffic.

"By sea? Your Majesty, you are really! Is it safe by sea? When my father went out, he brought a few family members, bodyguards or something, and there was no naval warship to protect him at sea, and there were so many pirates on the sea that my father brought that he didn't eat by those pirates? Zhou Wan'er was "very angry" and spoke for her father.

Belch! Yang Reform didn't expect that in ancient times, it was not only difficult to walk by land, but also by sea, and there were indeed many pirates, in history textbooks, but it was not too much to say that there were tens of thousands of members of Zheng Chenggong's family when there were many people. This pirate really needs to find a way to solve it!

(To be continued)