Everything in the Weapons Division has never been seen by Yan Shifan!

Whether it was the new cannon being adjusted by several craftsmen next to it, or the faint sound of explosions coming from the room next to him, he was very fascinated.

Yan Shifan is not only interested in these phenomena, he is also quite interested in the essence behind these phenomena, and these things are not recorded in the Four Books and Five Classics that he has studied hard since childhood.

After Yan Shifan followed the team, there was still a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived!"

At this moment, I saw Yi Bin, who had been in charge of guiding the way before, turn around and said respectfully.

Everyone immediately stopped, only to find that they had come to a rather empty place, and the air was still filled with the smell of black powder burning.

Seeing this, several craftsmen hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Report to your lord, everything is ready to start experimenting!"

"Well, let's get started."

After listening to the reports of these craftsmen, Yi Bin's expression was quite flat, and he commanded.

"Yes, sir!"

After receiving Yi Bin's instructions, several craftsmen quickly brought a basket from the side, and in the basket was a "grenade" made of ceramics.

After the group retreated to a safe distance, they saw these craftsmen take out the fire fold from their arms, ignite the lead on the "grenade", and throw it vigorously into the distance.

Listening to a loud 'bang', at the moment when the "grenade" landed, countless ceramic fragments were immediately scattered, and its power was so great that it was beyond the expectations of everyone present.

And where the "grenade" exploded, a crater was created!

Immediately afterward, the air was filled with a lingering smell of gunpowder.

And Jiajing also took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth and nose, and after the smell in the air dissipated a little, he nodded and encouraged.

"Well, yes, yes, it's beyond my expectations that you've been able to restore yourself to this point based on the ideas I have previously proposed!"

"Where, this is all the credit of Your Majesty, if it weren't for the idea you put forward earlier, our Ordnance Division would not have been able to create the corresponding physical object so smoothly."

Seeing that the "grenade" made by the Ordnance Division had been approved by the emperor, Yi Bin breathed a sigh of relief.

This also means that the efforts in recent days have finally paid off!

At this moment, several people at the scene were still immersed in the previous explosion and couldn't extricate themselves.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that this new weapon called "grenade" should be installed in my Ming army as soon as possible! ”

Zhang Juzheng was the first to react, and immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded with the emperor.

"Yes, Your Majesty, since the power of this "grenade" is so amazing, why don't you put it in my Ming army as soon as possible? ”

After Zhang Juzheng, Yan Song also knelt on the ground and pleaded.

"There is no need to worry about this matter for the time being, in my opinion, there is still a lot of room for improvement!"

Jiajing waved his hand and rejected Zhang Juzheng and Yan Song's proposal.

"You see, although the power of this grenade is very amazing, the lethality is also very powerful!"

"However, I don't know if you've noticed, but this new weapon, called "Grenade", is not only quite large, but also very cumbersome to throw. ”

The emperor's words couldn't help but make everyone present recall the appearance of the previous craftsmen when they threw the "grenade", which was indeed very laborious.

Jiajing took in the expressions on everyone's faces, and then added.

"Besides, the grenades made by the Ordnance Division are all made of ceramics, and the cost is too high!"

"It's not going to be mass-produced at all."

After listening to the emperor's analysis, everyone's previously restless hearts quickly calmed down.

"Yes, not to mention anything else, if you want to put it in the army of the Ming Dynasty, this high cost alone is not something that the imperial court can afford!"

"Your Majesty means ......"

Hearing the emperor's words, Yi Bin, who was cheering before, was like an eggplant beaten by frost at this moment, and said dejectedly.

"It's okay, I've already figured out a solution!"

"Lu Fang, go and get me a pen and paper."

Seeing this, Jiajing chuckled, then turned his gaze to Lu Fang on the side, and commanded softly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, he left the scene quickly.

After a while, I saw that Lu Fang sent someone to bring a table, and the rest of the things were also prepared.

Jiajing immediately spread out the pen and paper and drew a rough reference map according to the shape of the grenade in his memory.

After the ink on it dried, Jiajing turned his gaze to everyone and spoke.

"You see, this is the idea I have proposed."

"The whole grenade will be divided into two parts, the lower part is made of wood for easy throwing, and the upper part is used to hold black powder, and even some iron sand and even ceramic shards can be added to it to increase its lethality!"

After Jiajing roughly described his idea, everyone present quickly understood what the emperor meant.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to say that the "grenade" should be reduced in size on the basis of the original? ”

Then, the lower part is made of wood, which is not only easy to throw, but also saves a lot of money, and in terms of lethality, you can add some other things to the "grenade" to increase its lethality! ”

I saw an inexplicable glint in Yan Shifan's eyes, and said so.

"Well, that's right, that's what I mean."

"You don't have to be afraid that the power will be reduced because of this, the power of black powder is more than ten times stronger than the original gunpowder!"

"You might as well imagine that when the two armies face each other, if my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have such a big weapon as "grenades", what will happen at that time? ”

When everyone present thought about it according to the emperor's train of thought, the look in their eyes became more and more bright, their faces were full of excitement, and they knelt on the ground in unison, and they were convinced.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Well, take this picture down, and then, your Weapons Division will change it according to my idea."

Jiajing nodded, then turned his gaze to Yi Bin, who was kneeling on the ground, and commanded.

"Weichen will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust, if there is any difference in the middle, I am willing to come and see you!"

Seeing that the emperor entrusted such an important task to himself, Yi Bin's face was full of excitement, and he immediately made a military order.

"Okay, you have the courage, when the "grenade" and the new cannon are developed, I will reward you! ”

Jiajing also seemed to be infected by Yi Bin's emotions, and immediately waved his hand violently and said loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, Yi Bin's face was full of gratitude, and he replied in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a question and wants to ask Your Majesty!"

I saw Yan Shifan muster up the courage to stand up and ask Jiajing.

There is no doubt that Yan Shifan's move attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Yan Shifan, you have any questions, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Jiajing was a little surprised that Yan Shifan suddenly stood up and asked him questions, and then raised his eyebrows and said so.

"Your Majesty, the question for Wei Chen is, is the idea you just put forward about the improvement of the "grenade" also from the book called Science? ”

Although the eyes of everyone present were focused on him, Yan Shifan was not afraid at all, and asked in a deep voice.

Yan Song on the side was angry after listening to Yan Shifan's questions to the emperor, and immediately reprimanded angrily.

"Bold! Yan Shifan, you dare to ......"

Before Yan Song's words were finished, he was stopped by Jiajing.

I saw Jiajing turn his gaze to Yan Shifan and said slowly.

"Yan Shifan, you guessed right, the improvement ideas I proposed earlier came from the book called Science."

(End of chapter)