"Your Highness..."

Ning Xiaoqian walked in, and after saying only two words, she realized her mistake and quickly knelt down, changing her address to, "Your Majesty, this concubine greets you!"

His Majesty?

Li Xin slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing that he had already ascended the throne and become emperor.

"Qian'er, do we still need so much formality between us?"

Holding Ning Xiaoqian's soft hand, Li Xin said with a smile, "We've been through so many years, you know me well. Come, sit down."

Ning Xiaoqian walked to the imperial couch, sat down, and looked at Li Xin in front of her, feeling somewhat melancholy.

Even though her husband had become the ruler of a country.

However, after not seeing him for more than half a year, her husband looked somewhat haggard.

"Your Majesty has been working very hard during this time."

Ning Xiaoqian said softly.

"It's nothing."

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "It's normal to have a lot of things to do since we've just arrived in the capital. But things are much better now. The administrative affairs have been handed over to Zhao Bingzhang and Yu Maocai. They've also drafted regulations for the establishment of government offices at all levels and the selection and evaluation of officials. I'll just need to review them."

As for matters such as recruiting new soldiers and dealing with border troubles, those are handled by the commanders of the various armies.

Right now, my biggest concerns are financial and technological issues!

We have just arrived in the capital, and the entire Great Gan Kingdom is in dire need of reconstruction!

The industrial projects in Dongning and Liaodong should also be built simultaneously in various provinces; these things are also very important!

"Your Majesty, please don't overwork yourself."

Ning Xiaoqian stood up, walked to Li Xin's side, and gently massaged his head with her soft hand, saying, "Now that Your Majesty is the ruler of the country, there are some things you don't need to do yourself. I heard my father say before that as the head of a family, once you've made up your mind about something, you can delegate it to your servants. I suppose the ruler of a country is the same!"

"That's how it should be!"

Li Xin nodded and said, "If I had to do everything myself, I would definitely be overwhelmed. What do you think?"

As he spoke, Li Xin reached out and pulled Ning Xiaoqian into his arms.

Sitting in Li Xin's warm embrace, Ning Xiaoqian's face flushed, and her eyes were slightly dazed.

Having not tasted anything new for a long time, Li Xin finally couldn't resist any longer, and his body began to feel slightly hot.

A moment later, the two embraced and rolled onto the imperial couch...

...

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, the two of them finally woke up.

"Your Majesty, it's time to get up and attend court."

On the bed, Ning Xiaoqian looked at Li Xin beside her and said softly, "You are now the emperor, and you must set an example."

"Silly girl."

Li Xin gently pinched Ning Xiaoqian's nose and said with a smile, "Why bother going to court now that we don't have to?"

"Not attending court?"

Ning Xiaoqian asked with some doubt, "Your Majesty, if you don't attend court, how will state affairs be handled?"

"hehe,"

Li Xin smiled indulgently and said, "Didn't you say yesterday that you don't have to do everything yourself? You just need to make your own decisions. The policies implemented in our areas now are the same as those in Dongning, so we can just continue using them. I'll take care of the major policies, and the officials at all levels can handle the rest themselves."

Why bother with court proceedings so early in the morning? Wouldn't it be better to sleep?

As he spoke, Li Xin embraced Ning Xiaoqian in his arms and kissed her.

"Oh, Your Majesty..."

The sounds gradually became indistinct, and the erotic atmosphere on the bed returned...

...

The two didn't get up until almost noon.

In the dead of winter, when it's freezing cold, it's the perfect time to sleep in.

Fortunately, there was a coal stove inside, so it was quite warm.

Sitting at his desk in the afternoon, looking at the booklet on the Yanning Year 1 breech-loading rifle that he had written yesterday, Li Xin gently patted it.

With the new rifles in place, artillery naturally needed to be improved and upgraded.

Modern artillery is cumbersome and relatively weak.

Since the firearms have been upgraded and modified into breech-loading needle guns, the artillery should naturally also be converted to a breech-loading needle gun mode.

Bulk loading of ammunition involves fewer steps and is simple to operate.

Consequently, the rate of fire is much faster.

Then, the rifled cannon was loaded, and its range was much greater!

In addition, switching to a firing pin mode also saves a lot of steps in cleaning the gun barrel.

After establishing these principles, Li Xin searched through intelligent technology and finally selected two cannons from later generations as benchmarks.

They are the Napoleon Cannon and the Type 75 Field Gun, respectively.

The Napoleonic cannon, named after Napoleon III, came in two versions: the M1841 six-pound field gun and the M1857 twelve-pound field gun.

The 75mm field gun, on the other hand, was a 75mm field gun from the late 19th century.

These three types of cannons have different muzzle calibers.

The Napoleon cannon was a smoothbore cannon, while the 75mm field gun was a rifled cannon.

The Napoleonic cannon was made entirely of bronze, and the cannon itself was quite heavy, which was due to technological limitations.

Therefore, Li Xin combined the strengths of both and, combined with the current technological strength and industrial capabilities of Dongning, then used the Napoleon M1857 twelve-pound field gun as a benchmark to create a new type of cannon based on a breech-loading rifled gun model.

The caliber remains twelve pounds!

However, the shells were changed to fixed shells.

After deciding on this new type of cannon, Li Xin also started writing and drawing in a booklet. After a long period of work, the cannon was finally finalized.

There was another consideration in deciding on this type of artillery: it made it easier to make improvements to the cannon.

The new cannon adopted the same naming principle as the Yanning First Year Type breech-loading rifle and was named the Yanning First Year Type Breech-loading Cannon.

These two new types of equipment will become standard equipment for all military forces for the next few years.

Once the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau is completed, it will officially begin production.

In December, He Tongyuan, Zhang Hong, and others also arrived in Beijing.

"Zhang Hong, you've come at just the right time!"

Looking at Zhang Hong, Li Xin said, "The steel plant in Liaodong is finished. Next, you'll be in charge of the steel plant in Beijing and the Ordnance Bureau!"

The new Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau is to produce new muskets and artillery. Take a look at these two firearms; these will be the standard equipment in the future!

The Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau is to coordinate the production of these two types of muskets and cannons.

Listening to Li Xin's words, Zhang Hong took the two booklets and flipped through their contents.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Hong was also stunned.

After a long silence, Zhang Hongcai murmured, "Your Majesty, these two new types of firearms and cannons require a great deal of technology. I need to study them before I can make a decision."

No rush.

Li Xin nodded and said, "Take these booklets back and take a look too. The new machine tools are an important step in tool improvement. Study them carefully and report back promptly!"

Zhang Hong quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!"