In the early morning, I saw Lu Fang walking on the neat stone paved road in the Forbidden City, walking in a hurry.

Along the way, those eunuchs and palace maids who were still busy, when they saw the arrival of Lu Fang, the eunuch who was the master of ceremonies and the eunuch who held the seal, stopped what they were doing, stepped aside, and saluted respectfully.

"I've seen Grandpa Lu!"

"Hmm."

Lu Fang didn't care about the greetings of these eunuchs and palace maids, but only responded imperceptibly.

The reason why Lu Fang is so anxious is because, not long ago, Yi Bin, the chief of the Ordnance Department, sent someone to send a message, saying that the Ordnance Department had completed the imitation of the first batch of flintlock pistols!

"I have to tell Your Majesty the news quickly!"

Thinking so, Lu Fang immediately quickened the pace under his feet and marched in the direction where the Qianqing Palace was located.

……

At this moment, in the Qianqing Palace.

Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes seemed to be closed, and at this moment, he had already fallen into a meditative state.

The blue-gray robe worn by Jiajing was windless, and then a light purple mana rose up, enveloping his whole person.

Perhaps sensing the fluctuation of mana, I saw that the Spirit Gathering Array that covered the entire Qianqing Palace was automatically operating, and the aura within a radius of a hundred miles was gathered to the Qianqing Palace at an unimaginable speed.

And with the operation of the Spirit Gathering Array, the abundance of spiritual energy in the Qianqing Palace is also rapidly improving.

The exercises practiced by Jiajing operated automatically, frantically absorbing the aura that was circulating in the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Jiajing, between exhaling and inhaling, was mixed with an inexplicable charm, and the aura in the Qianqing Palace also entered the dantian cyclone through the meridians in Jiajing's body in this process.

Soon, the aura in the Qianqing Palace was absorbed by Jiajing, and after sensing that the power in his body was a little stronger than before, he saw Jiajing withdraw from the cultivation state and slowly get up from the futon.

Then, I saw Jiajing make a casual move, and the flying sword refined by Jiajing earlier was automatically unsheathed, constantly circling around Jiajing.

"Find a time, let's try Edgeworth Flying again, anyway, I haven't been there in a while!"

Jiajing thought so, and as soon as his heart moved, the flying sword in his hand automatically flew back into the scabbard.

Soon after this, from outside the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang's voice came.

"Your Majesty, the slave has something important to report!"

"Well, come in!"

After getting Jiajing's consent, I saw Lu Fang walking quietly and entering the Qianqing Palace.

Immediately, I saw Jiajing glance over Lu Fang's body and asked instead.

"Lu Fang, do you have anything to report to me?"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately lowered his head and replied without thinking.

"Your Majesty, not long ago, the Weapons Division sent a message that the first batch of flintlock pistols had been imitated, do you want to ......?"

When Jiajing heard this, he nodded imperceptibly, and immediately commanded.

"Well, I know, without further ado, let's go over and have a look now!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, as if he had suddenly remembered something, Lu Fang turned his gaze to Jiajing and asked cautiously.

"Your Majesty, do you need to let the slaves and maids inform Yan Ge Lao of them?"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Lu Fang rather indifferently, waved his hand, and commanded.

"No need, let's just let the two of us go over today!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After that, I saw Lu Fang follow Jiajing's pace step by step, walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and immediately, I saw Jiajing riding the dragon and marching in the direction where the Weapons Division was located.

……

In the Weapons Division, it was still as usual, extremely busy, and craftsmen passed by from time to time.

At this time, I saw Yi Bin, the commander of the Weapons Division, retract his gaze from the flintlock pistols that had been imitated, and muttered to himself silently.

"I hope nothing goes wrong later!"

Since Yi Bin took over the flintlock pistol from Lu Fang's hands a month ago, he has been non-stop dispatching craftsmen with relevant experience from all over the place to imitate the flintlock pistol.

After more than a month of hard work, the Ordnance Division finally thoroughly studied the structure of the flintlock pistol, and on this basis, made two types of flintlock pistols, long guns and short guns.

Long flintlock pistols are mainly used on the battlefield and to kill enemies from a distance, while short flintlock pistols are easy to carry and are mainly used for self-defense.

Both types of flintlock pistols have been repeatedly tested by the Ordnance Division to determine their reliability.

Traditional arquebuses, with an effective firing range, are only a hundred meters at most and are extremely vulnerable to the weather.

And this imitation of the flintlock pistol, not only has a longer range, but also has a greatly increased reliability, according to the test of the Ordnance Division, the range of this flintlock pistol is about 150 meters to 200 meters!

Sometimes, on the battlefield, every minute of distance can change the tide of battle.

Not to mention, the latest imitation flintlock pistol, both in range and reliability, has completely crushed the old arquebus.

However, due to the rush of time, the flintlock pistols imitated by the Ordnance Division were only a few dozen of them.

Among them, long flintlock pistols account for the majority, while short flintlock pistols are not many due to high manufacturing costs and too much time-consuming.

Just as Yi Bin was still in reverie, he saw a subordinate running in in a hurry, panting and reporting.

"Big ...... My lord, Your Majesty and Gonggong Lu are about to arrive at the Weapons Division! ”

"In that case, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you go with the official to greet you?"

When Yi Bin heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses and commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!"

When the subordinate heard this, he immediately leaned down and hurriedly responded.

After that, Yi Bin called several subordinates and went with him to meet the holy driver outside the Weapons Division.

……

When Jiajing, with Lu Fang's support, got down from the dragon, Yi Bin, the chief of the weapons department who had been waiting here, immediately took those subordinates, knelt on the ground respectfully, and said in a deep voice.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Well, get up!"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced over everyone, waved his hand quite casually, and commanded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's answer, Yi Bin and his subordinates slowly got up from the ground.

After Yi Bin slowly got up from the ground, Jiajing's ancient sound sounded in his ears.

"I heard that your Weapons Division has already copied the first batch of flintlock pistols?"

In the face of Jiajing's inquiry, Yi Bin didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and immediately leaned down and responded respectfully.

"That's right, Your Majesty, after more than a month of studying day and night, the Weapons Division has finally completed the imitation of the flintlock pistol you sent!"

"At present, there are two types of flintlock pistols manufactured by the Ordnance Division, one is a long spear and the other is a short spear!"

"Long guns are mainly used on the battlefield, and short guns, due to the long time and high cost to manufacture, are not in large quantities, and are mainly used for close killing, as well as self-defense!"

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

"Well, take me in and have a look!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, please come with Weichen!"

(End of chapter)