After hearing Wei Chao's words, Xiong Tingbi also became interested.
In fact, Xiong Tingbi was also very interested in what Wei Chao was waiting for, so he smiled and walked down the city gate with Wei Chao.
Wei Chao recuperated in Liaodong for a while, and after recovering from his illness, he finally came to his senses. His steps were brisk and he had a smile on his face.
After this incident, he can finally return to Beijing and do what he wants to do instead of wasting time in Liaodong. He believes that he will have a better future.
Soon the two men arrived at the training ground, where quite a few people had already gathered. Seeing Xiong Tingbi and the other two, the Liaodong soldiers dispersed and made way for them.
Soon, Xiong Tingbi saw a group of people who looked different from the others. They were all wearing black clothes, and the style was very uniform. Xiong Tingbi swore that he had never seen them before, which made him hesitate. He turned to look at Wei Chao.
Wei Chao knew what Xiong Tingbi wanted to ask, so he smiled and said, "They are from the Hundred Craftsmen Academy, and their clothes are all like this."
Xiong Tingbi nodded and kept it in mind.
After the two of them walked over together, someone from the Baigong Academy also came up to greet them with a smile.
This is a man in his 50s. He looks very capable and has an aura of shrewdness and strength.
After seeing Xiong Tingbi and Wei Chao, the man smiled and bowed, saying, "I am Zhao Yan from the Hundred Workers' Court. I am honored to meet Eunuch Wei and Lord Xiong."
Wei Chao and Xiong Tingbi also hurriedly returned the greeting.
The two of them had some understanding of the Baigongyuan government office. Although they had never seen it, they had definitely heard of it. This was His Majesty's precious government office, and no one was allowed to touch it.
Many people say that His Majesty produced a lot of things in it. Some say it was for the Ming Dynasty and the people, while others say it was for His Majesty's entertainment.
It was quite surprising that the Hundred Craftsmen Academy had come to Liaodong. Looking at the large carriages behind them, it was clear they were here to deliver something. It was just unknown what they had brought here.
"Sir Xiong, His Majesty asked us to deliver this." After a few polite words, Zhao Yan waved behind him.
Soon someone brought up a wooden box.
Zhao Yan nodded.
Seeing this, the two people who were carrying the box picked up a crowbar and pried open the lid of the box.
After prying open the lid, the contents were revealed.
Brand new matchlock rifles lay quietly on the velvet in the wooden box.
These are the experimental products produced by Baigong Institute using new technology.
In fact, the improved matchlock gun was not much different from the flintlock gun that was about to be produced, except for the ignition system.
The Hundred Craftsmen's Institute produced these things only to test the improved new technology, but since they had already been produced, they naturally could not be wasted. So Zhu Youxiao asked the Hundred Craftsmen's Institute to make 5,000 improved matchlock guns and send them to Xiong Tingbi.
"Master Xiong, these are new-style matchlock rifles produced by the Hundred Craftsmen's Institute. Your Majesty has bestowed upon them the name Tianqi Style Matchlock. There are five thousand of them in total. Your Majesty has asked us to deliver them to you, Master Xiong. Could you please take a look at them?"
After hearing this, Xiong Tingbi's face suddenly lit up with joy.
In fact, the moment he saw the Apocalypse-style matchlock rifle, Xiong Tingbi had already realized the extraordinary nature of these things.
During his many years in the military, Xiong Tingbi had seen quite a few matchlock rifles, but most of them were crudely made, and there were few well-made ones.
Many soldiers were reluctant to use matchlock rifles because many of them were of poor quality and would become clogged while firing, resulting in the barrel exploding.
Such things happened from time to time, so the soldiers were naturally unwilling to use them. However, the production of these things was not under the control of the local generals, and no one dared to speak out about such things, so the situation became worse and worse.
Xiong Tingbi did not expect that this time His Majesty would actually ask the Academy of Craftsmen to deliver 5,000 Apocalypse-style matchlock rifles.
The moment he saw the Tianqi Type 1 matchlock rifle, Xiong Tingbi realized one thing: this was the most sophisticated matchlock rifle he had ever seen in his life, and it could be said that there was no better one than this.
Under such circumstances, how could Xiong Tingbi not be excited?
You know, there are 5,000 of them here!
At this moment, Xiong Tingbi didn't care about too much. He walked up quickly and reached out to pick up the Apocalypse-style matchlock rifle.
The heavy feel and the cold gun body all indicate that this is a deadly weapon.
"Someone, come and install it for me. I want to try it!" Xiong Tingbi said excitedly.
Seeing Xiong Tingbi say this, Zhao Yan smiled and waved behind him, saying, "Give Sir Xiong a box of bullets so he can try our latest bullets."
Soon, someone brought over a small wooden box. Zhao Yan handed it to Xiong Tingbi and said with a smile, "The Apocalypse Type 1 matchlock rifle uses the latest bullets. The original bullets cannot be used with the Apocalypse Type 1 rifle. Sir Xiong, please remember this."
As he spoke, Zhao Yan opened the box.
Inside the box, there are neatly arranged rolls of small paper tubes.
"This is a brand new paper shell bullet, which contains gunpowder and bullets. That's all." As he said that, Zhao Yan picked up a paper shell bullet, quickly tore a hole in it, and poured it directly into the barrel of the Apocalypse Type 1 matchlock gun.
While pouring gunpowder into it, Zhao Yan explained to Xiong Tingbi: "Although the Tianqi Type 1 matchlock gun is a new model, it must be loaded with gunpowder and bullets from the front, so the problems that existed before will still exist now."
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