There was a fiery light flashing in Li Shimin's eyes, as if he had already seen the glorious scene of the Tang army being invincible after being equipped with this magical weapon.
He turned to Li Haoze, his voice trembling slightly: "Little beast, this...this immortal weapon, can my Tang Dynasty manufacture it in large quantities?"
Li Haoze looked at Li Shimin's eager eyes and couldn't help laughing in his heart.
He deliberately kept the question in suspense and said slowly, "Old Emperor, this firearm is not easy to manufacture. It requires many sophisticated techniques and materials."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin hurriedly said, "Whatever materials are needed, I will devote all our national strength to finding them.
As long as I can create this kind of immortal...firearm, I am willing to pay any price!"
Li Haoze looked at Li Shimin's determined eyes and knew that he had been completely attracted by the power of this magical weapon.
So, he nodded and said, "Since you, old emperor, are so sincere, I will tell you.
In fact, the key to making this kind of firearm lies both in the distance and right before our eyes.”
"Far away in the sky, yet so close at hand?" Li Shimin suddenly realized and understood in an instant.
The little divine beast just mentioned clearly that this firearm was a gift given to him by the little Sizi!
Sizi? Yes, that's Sizi!
She must know how to make this firearm, and it might even be made by her!
Thinking of this, when Li Shimin looked at the "little princess" again, there was a bit of disgust in his eyes.
"Ahem, little beast, it's getting late. Should you consider going home?"
He suggested softly, his tone hinting at the intention of seeing the guest off.
Li Haoze looked at Li Shimin's anxious and somewhat cunning expression and laughed secretly in his heart.
He naturally understood what Li Shimin was thinking at the moment. He was eager to know more detailed information about the firearm in his hand!
In fact, Li Haoze was also very curious about this. He wondered how long it took the little princess to make it and how she made it.
So he said, "Since it's getting late, may the old emperor rest in peace soon!"
Li Shimin's attitude was so obvious, so Li Haoze naturally wouldn't be polite to him.
After saying that, he returned control of his body to the little princess, and then lay leisurely in her mind and watched the show.
"You..." Li Shimin was about to get angry, but he saw the "little princess" in front of him suddenly change her expression and turned back into the cute little princess.
The anger in his heart instantly dissipated, leaving only helplessness and pampering.
Li Shimin dismissed his attendants and took the little princess to a deserted place.
Then he quietly asked, "Sizi, what kind of firearm did you just give the little divine beast? How could it be so powerful?"
The little princess blinked her eyes and said innocently, "Yeah, that's just a little toy from the fairyland. It's no big deal."
"Back in the fairyland, Little Rang-kun loves to play games with his teammates every day, holding that toy. 'Tutututututututu', 'Dadadadadada', playing so happily~"
The little princess's description sounded light-hearted and cheerful, but the shock in Li Shimin's heart was beyond words.
He thought that the mythical beasts and immortals in the fairy world had boundless magical powers, and they would fight with these invincible firearms in the mortal world every day!
But these are matters of the fairy world after all, and have nothing to do with him, a mortal emperor.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm: "Sizi, can you tell Yeye how this...little toy is made?"
"Of course!" the little princess nodded happily. "This toy is very easy to make!"
"With the machine tool built by Sizi himself, even the craftsmen in charge of the production department can easily make it!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed upon hearing this and couldn't wait to ask, "Then, then, then...how much does this firearm cost? And...how many can be produced per month?"
"That!" The little princess tilted her head and thought for a moment before answering, "Yeah, yeah, as long as there's enough wood and steel, we can produce it endlessly!"
"Ammunition is a bit troublesome, and it takes time to prepare, but black powder is relatively simple to produce!"
"As for production, as long as the craftsmen are skilled, they can easily make hundreds of dollars a month!"
"If we can produce more machine tools and hire more craftsmen, we can easily produce thousands or even tens of thousands of machines a month!"
"As for ammunition, as long as there's enough gunpowder and raw materials, we can have as much as we want. We can easily produce tens or even millions of rounds a month!"
"How much...how much more???" Li Shimin was stunned by the number.
He originally thought that weapons like firearms, which were extremely powerful and difficult to defend against, not only required precious materials but were also extremely complicated to manufacture.
Unexpectedly, the little princess said.
As long as there are enough materials and craftsmen, thousands of guns can be produced in a month, and the ammunition can reach hundreds of thousands of rounds!
For Li Shimin, this news was like a divine soldier sent from heaven.
Li Shimin was very excited.
He seemed to have seen the Tang army equipped with firearms, invincible and victorious on the battlefield.
Such an army will surely expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty and make the barbarians from all directions submit to the Tang Dynasty!
He held the little princess's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice, "Sizi, you... you are really the lucky star of the Tang Dynasty!
With your firearms, the Tang Dynasty will usher in a new era of glory!"
Hearing Li Shimin's praise, the little princess was overjoyed.
She said sweetly, "Yeah, Sizi actually just wants to do his bit for the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin was even more moved when he heard this. He gently stroked the little princess's hair, his eyes full of pampering and gratitude.
"Come here..." After a moment, Li Shimin planned to order all these craftsmen to be strictly protected and to mass-produce this invincible firearm on the battlefield.
However, at this moment, an inexplicable chill suddenly surged in Li Shimin's heart.
He realized that if this type of firearm became widely popular in the future.
If he were to be used by someone with ulterior motives to assassinate him or even overthrow the entire court, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After all, although this Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty of his Li family, it is, in the final analysis, the Tang Dynasty of the aristocratic family!
Although the Chief Engineer and the Army belong to the imperial court, in the final analysis, they are also the Chief Engineer and the Army of the aristocratic families of the world!
This also means that no matter what he does with these court institutions, it cannot escape the eyes of the aristocratic families, just like manufacturing a steam engine.
Therefore, he had to be extremely careful in dealing with the manufacture of firearms and equipping the army.
The safest strategy is to keep this firearms manufacturing technology strictly confidential, making it a secret unique to the royal family and unknown to outsiders.
Furthermore, this technology was used to secretly form an elite royal private army of thousands or even tens of thousands of people.
This army can not only be used to expand territory, but also become an important force in solving the problem of aristocratic families and gradually consolidate the foundation of the royal rule.
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