Zhang Shan never expected that Zhu Yunwen would actually turn the originally not very useful and rather ordinary firearm into an exquisite little firearm, and even give it the name "firearm".
Putting aside how small and easy to operate this pistol is, its power alone is enough to shock Zhang Shan.
After all, in his view, such enormous power was at least several times greater than that of the original muskets.
In addition, it is much smaller than the original musket, which was about the height of a person. Loading the gunpowder, filling the steel pellets, and igniting them were all very troublesome.
Sometimes, problems with the gunpowder loading can prevent the steel balls from being launched, and other abnormal operations can cause even more serious damage.
But now, Zhu Yuntong's small pistol, only the size of a palm, is easy to operate in his hand.
Moreover, there are no extra steps involved, and it doesn't seem to pose any risk to the user.
This is practically the perfect improved version of a musket. With such a portable, powerful, and easy-to-use weapon in hand, one could probably go anywhere without fear of any danger.
Not to mention using it to deal with those so-called experts from the Eastern Island!
Zhu Yunwen was also very satisfied with the pistol he had painstakingly made.
So he said to Zhang Shan:
"You must keep today's events strictly confidential, including the things I asked you to collect. You must not mention them to anyone; they are my top secret."
Zhang Shan immediately nodded and said:
"Your Highness, rest assured, I guarantee with my life that what happened today will not be leaked."
Zhu Yunwen trusted Zhang Shan, the Minister of Revenue whom he had once beaten and taught a lesson, but later promoted. Zhang Shan was one of the few people Zhu Yunwen could completely trust.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen felt more at ease letting him do these things.
Then Zhu Yunwen said to Zhang Shan:
"Have the craftsmen make more of the eggshells and bullets I asked you to make before. Conservatively estimate, make me about a thousand. Also, prepare a large quantity of the best gunpowder, saltpeter, mercury, and other things I asked you for before."
Zhang Shan asked Zhu Yunwen:
"Your Highness, are you still planning to make them yourself? Why not have someone else do it for you? It would be too much trouble to make them yourself."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhang Shan seriously and said:
"If we hand over this technology to others, it will inevitably be leaked one day. You saw the power of this pistol just now."
If you were to entrust the task to someone else, and that information were leaked, allowing others to create similar items, what consequences do you think would result?
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Zhang Shan immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, I understand. I will immediately go and prepare these materials for you."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, then said:
"By the way, have the craftsmen make two or three more parts for the gun body."
In Zhu Yunwen's view, adding the pistols that have already been made, making two more pistols, for a total of three pistols, would be enough.
The main issue is bullets. A thousand bullets should be enough for Zhu Yunwen for a while, and more can be made later when he has more free time.
After Minister of Revenue Zhang Shan left, he quickly prepared a lot of materials for making bullets for Zhu Yunwen, and at Zhu Yunwen's request, he also had two sets of pistol parts made.
So in the next day or two, Zhu Yunwen produced a large number of bullets. In two days, he completed the production of more than a thousand bullets and the assembly of two pistols.
After everything was completed, Zhu Yunwen found Zhao Qingzhu.
He first demonstrated how to use the pistol to Zhao Qingzhu. Under Zhao Qingzhu's gaze, Zhu Yunzhu fired precise shots at a target ten zhang away, and then asked Zhao Qingzhu:
"With such a weapon, do you, a master like yourself, have the confidence to take my life?"
Zhao Qingzhu snapped out of her daze and looked at Gu Yuntong in shock, saying:
"This thing can hit accurately from such a distance, and it's incredibly powerful. If I wanted to attack you, I'd probably be killed before I even got close."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:
"So, with your speed, are you able to dodge it?"
Zhao Qingzhu shook her head without hesitation and said:
"Absolutely impossible. This thing is too fast. Even though I have excellent lightness skills and quick reflexes, dodging it is by no means an easy task."
Zhu Yunwen added, "But before, when you were dodging arrows, you did it very easily."
Zhao Qingzhu thought for a moment and said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Comparatively speaking, the speed at which an arrow is fired is completely different from the attack power of your weapon. I can see the arrow being fired, and I have enough time to react."
But I couldn't see the projectiles you were using, and they were so fast that I didn't even hear a sound before I saw them hit their target.
At that speed, there's absolutely no chance for anyone to react; I didn't even know when you launched it.
When Zhu Yunwen heard Zhao Qingzhu speak so earnestly and solemnly, he knew that this pistol was something that no one in the world could rival or dodge.
With that in mind, Zhu Yunwen was relieved. After all, Zhao Qingzhu's status as the third-ranked expert in the martial arts world was enough to demonstrate her authority.
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