After listening to Yi Bin's explanation, everyone present was also full of expectations for the improved grenade.

"Well, yes, show it to me!"

I saw Jiajing turn his gaze to the grenade in Yi Bin's hand, and immediately commanded.

"Your Majesty, this ......"

Hearing this, Yi Bin's face was full of embarrassment, and he hesitated for a long time, but finally did not choose to follow Jiajing's order.

"Really, what so much nonsense, I asked you to bring it, just take it!"

Jiajing's face was full of impatience, and he commanded.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the emperor's attitude was extremely resolute, after hesitating for a long time, Yi Bin finally handed the grenade to Lu Fang's hand, and then Lu Fang handed it to Jiajing.

Jiajing took the grenade from Lu Fang's hand and took a general look at it.

Its overall structure is similar to what Yi Bin said before, with a gap in the upper end of the iron sheet filled with black powder, and a long lead extending out.

Jiajing took the grenade in his hand, roughly weighed the weight, turned his gaze to Yi Bin, and spoke.

"Well, the weight is probably appropriate, but I don't know how powerful it is?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed the grenade to Lu Fang on the side, and Lu Fang took the opportunity to put it back in place.

It's just that the moment he put the grenade back in place, Lu Fang's whole person was obviously relieved.

"Your Majesty, Wechen has already made relevant preparations and can carry out experiments at any time, please come here!"

After Yi Bin finished speaking, he led the way in front of him, and everyone followed his steps and came to the test site together.

Yan Song, as the first assistant of the cabinet, naturally has a unique vision, he knows that if this weapon can be mass-produced, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army will be raised to a higher level!

At that time, relying on this new weapon, the Ming Dynasty will be able to occupy a great advantage in the confrontation with those nomads.

Let's ask, when the two sides lined up in formation and were ready to fight with real swords and guns, the army on the Ming side didn't say a word, and threw countless powerful grenades at the enemy.

I'm afraid that before the two sides officially engage in battle, most of the enemy's vital forces will be consumed in advance!

At this moment, only Yi Bin's voice came, interrupting Yan Song's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, this is the testing ground for grenades!"

"You can start experimenting at any time!"

As soon as Yi Bin's words fell, several craftsmen stepped forward carrying a basket of grenades.

"Well, let's get started!"

After Jiajing looked at the surrounding environment, he nodded and commanded.

As soon as the words fell, the craftsmen picked up the grenade, lit the fuse with a fire breaker, and threw it vigorously.

I saw the grenade cross an arc in mid-air, and the moment it fell to the ground, I only heard a loud 'boom', and it exploded violently, and the iron sand in it splashed everywhere, with the grenade's landing point as the center of the circle, it spread out to the surrounding area, and was deeply embedded in the soil.

At the center of the explosion, a crater was left behind, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning gunpowder, which could not be dissipated for a long time.

After reading the results of the experiment, Jiajing was quite satisfied, and turned his gaze to Yi Bin on the side and asked.

"Well, yes, yes, a modified grenade, it's powerful, and it's easy to throw!"

"Can it be mass-produced?"

Seeing this, Yi Bin hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, the current technology is relatively mature, coupled with the suggestions you made earlier, the cost of manufacturing grenades has been greatly reduced, and mass production can be carried out."

After listening to Yi Bin's report, Jiajing nodded and commanded.

"Well, next, your Ordnance Division will make a report here, submit it to the household department, and let them allocate the money down!"

Hearing this, Yi Bin's face was full of excitement, and he immediately replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Jiajing finished instructing Yi Bin, he immediately turned his gaze to Xu Jie and instructed.

"Your household department, you must transfer the silver as soon as possible, without delay!"

Seeing this, Xu Jie responded with a painful face.

"Obey Your Majesty's orders, the household department will definitely allocate the required silver taels as soon as possible!"

Jiajing took in the expression on Xu Jie's face, and then added.

"Earlier, Yan Maoqing, who I sent out to collect the salt tax, came back and collected fifteen million taels of salt tax for the imperial court!"

"In addition, Tan Lun in Fujian, in the process of suppressing bandits, seized two taels of silver, totaling 23.82 million taels, and at present, all this silver has been confiscated into the treasury!"

"At present, the treasury has received almost 40 million taels of silver, and what has been spent is just a drop in the bucket."

Seeing this, Xu Jie had no choice but to bow his head and say yes.

When Jiajing said this, he suddenly turned his gaze to Yan Song on the side, and immediately asked.

"By the way, Elder Yan Ge, how did you do with the things I told you to do before?"

"Your Majesty is talking about the renovation of the treasure ship?"

Seeing this, Yan Song immediately cautiously confirmed to Jiajing.

Hearing this, Jiajing nodded and continued.

"Well, that's right, that's what I'm talking about, how is it going?"

When Yan Song heard this, his whole person instantly relaxed, and only after sorting out his words did he respond.

"Your Majesty, everything is going smoothly at present, due to the detailed drawings, the renovation of the treasure ship is also in full swing, and it is conservatively estimated that the transformation can be completed in one month at the latest!"

After listening to Yan Song's report, Jiajing didn't say much, just nodded and said slowly.

"Well, you're doing a good job!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, after looking around, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and Xu Jie, and said with a smile.

"I have an idea, and I'd like to ask you for your opinions."

Seeing this situation, Yan Song and Xu Jie suddenly became nervous, and immediately responded with anxiety.

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Seeing this, Jiajing immediately withdrew his gaze from the two of them and said word by word.

"I want to rebuild the Divine Machine Battalion!"

"What!"

When Yan Song and Xu Jie heard this, they couldn't help but exclaim.

Afterwards, I saw Yan Song pluck up his courage and admonish Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, isn't there a Shenji Battalion stationed near the capital, why do you still ......?"

Before Yan Song finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Jiajing.

"Yan Song, I'm afraid you know the specific situation better than me, the current Divine Machine Camp is just an empty shelf!"

"As a god machine battalion, it serves as the internal guard of the Beijing Division, and the important task of preparing for the war!"

"And right now, due to the long-term slackening of armaments, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the soldiers in Zhejiang."

"Therefore, I plan to select brave men and rebuild the Divine Machine Battalion!"

"What do you think?"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he swept his gaze over Yan Song and Xu Jie's bodies one by one, and immediately asked.

"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that the rebuilding of the Shenji Camp is a major matter of the country, and it should not be decided hastily!"

"Therefore, Wechen proposes to put this matter to the next cabinet meeting for discussion, Your Majesty, you see ......"

At this moment, Xu Jie, who was on the side, stood up and asked Jiajing.

After listening to Xu Jie's proposal, Jiajing pondered for a moment and said slowly.

"Well, in that case, let's take this matter to the next cabinet meeting."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Immediately afterwards, Yan Song and Xu Jie glanced at each other and said in unison.

(End of chapter)