Then the Custodians erected a straw man and demonstrated the flamethrower cabinet.
With a loud bang, a flame flew out and a large group of straw men were instantly set on fire. The envoys from various countries exclaimed in unison.
The flames were blazing, and even water could not put them out. The noise was astonishing. The flames died down only after all the straw men were burned. During this time, no one made a sound, and Prince Gyatso could no longer laugh.
Then the eunuch brought up several clairvoyances.
The civil and military officials had seen it before and were calmly holding it in their hands. Prince Gyatso and others were country bumpkins entering the city and had never seen it before. They looked at the others and then followed their example and held it in their eyes.
As soon as he saw it clearly, Prince Gyatso couldn't help but exclaimed.
The officials of Dayan displayed their acting skills like an award-winning actor and looked at him strangely, as if they had no idea why he was making such a fuss.
Prince Gyatso felt deeply ashamed, coughed, and put the gun back on his eyes.
Yan Chengyuan calmly explained: "Your Majesty, we are in a hurry and cannot move the mountain. We also need to be in the training ground. For the convenience of watching, I asked them to empty the weapons room first and use it as a target for demonstration!"
Emperor Ming Yan nodded.
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Then Prince Gyatso saw that not far ahead, there were several unknown things lined up in a row, with their tubes facing north. He searched in that direction and finally found a large row of houses in the distance.
This can't be what you're talking about, can it? It's so far away, can it?
But apart from this, there is nothing else!
Not only the envoys, but all the officials were seeing it for the first time. They were very confused but had to pretend to be calm.
Before they could ask, Yan Chengyuan waved his hand, and there was a loud rumbling noise in front of them. When the dust and smoke cleared, a row of houses at least a mile away disappeared...
After a long time, the envoys from various countries put down their clairvoyances one after another, shocked and horrified.
Dayan actually has such a powerful weapon!
Prince Gyatso's arrogance disappeared completely, and his hands were shaking, especially when he thought of what the interpreter had overheard before. He wanted to give Emperor Ming Yan the "holding feet and smelling boots" ceremony again on the spot, to prevent him from taking the opportunity to get angry!
On the second day, all the countries resigned and returned to their own countries to report.
However, Prince Gyatso was a very decisive person. He sent the court officials back to report to the King of Mobei, and then he stayed there himself.
Emperor Ming Yan's main goal was originally Mobei, so he naturally let it go.
Yan Shiyue, on his part, successfully entered the next stage and began to improve the Shenwei Cannon.
In fact, when it comes to firearms, sometimes one principle can lead to many insights. She had already thought about it very clearly beforehand, so the test went very smoothly.
In "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature", the production of several kinds of firearms was mentioned, such as cannons, chain guns, mines, mixed river dragons, and ten thousand enemies...
The Hunjianglong is used in water. It is wrapped in a leather bag and sealed with wax. It can be used to blow up enemy ships. Yan Shiwei must need it.
The Wan Ren Di was used for defending the city. It was made of a hollow mud ball with holes left on it that was filled with gunpowder and poisonous fire, etc. It was then compacted and fitted with a fuse before being covered with a wooden frame.
The wooden frame is to prevent this thing from exploding before it is thrown out.
When the enemy attacks the city, light the fuse and throw the Wan Ren Di under the city. The Wan Ren Di will then rotate spontaneously and shoot fire in all directions. When it rotates inward, it will be blocked by the city walls. When it rotates outward, it can attack the enemy and cause heavy casualties on the enemy. It is indeed a powerful weapon for defending the city.
With gunpowder, these things can be made one after another...
What made her feel helpless was that she was obviously a little fairy, so why did she have to make weapons?
While Yan Shiyue was expressing such sentiments to Huo Qijing, he was preparing to make the musket with an honest attitude.
While eating, she discussed with the Fifth Prince: "Little Fifth Brother, what do you think of those people?"
"I think it's pretty good," said the fifth prince. "Yuwen Dan is smart and knows when to advance and when to retreat. Wang Luban is also a talented person. Although Li Fei looks taciturn, his craftsmanship is really exquisite."
"That's right!" Xia Bei interrupted, "Every time I see this wooden cat, I think the craftsmanship is truly amazing!"
Indeed, this wooden cat is well made.
Yan Shiyue said, "Then let's go with these three people. I'll talk to them later."
The two of them ate and talked, and Xia Bei quietly left.
After Yan Shiyue finished his meal, he asked someone to call the three of them over and said, "I have something to tell you, but it's very important. If you leak any of it, the Fifth Prince and I will be in trouble, and your lives will be in danger. I'm afraid your family will be implicated. But if you do it well, you will naturally be rewarded a lot. If you have anything you want, you can tell me. Of course, if you don't want to, you can tell me now, and I won't blame you."
This is what it means to be respected!
The three knelt on the spot and expressed their willingness to follow the orders.
Yan Shiyue said: "I can bring your family to Chang'an and take good care of them. Also, is there anything you want? Just tell me."
Yuwen Dan hesitated for a moment, then knelt down and said, "I beg Your Highness to remove my brother from the artisan status and allow him to take the imperial examination."
Yan Shiyue was surprised: "A craftsman?"
It turns out that all craftsmen nowadays are registered as craftsmen, which means that the sons of craftsmen also have to become craftsmen and perform labor service. If they do not want to serve as officials, they have to "pay silver to help them".
No wonder ordinary people don’t want to be craftsmen. Once they become craftsmen, they will bring trouble to their descendants. Among the five classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, who would want to fall to the bottom?
You know, lazy people change the world! Many things are caused by "laziness" and "labor substitution". Under this system, how can we develop handicrafts? This is definitely a bad policy!
Yan Shiyue readily agreed and immediately wrote a letter to Emperor Ming Yan.
After finishing writing, she thought for a while, wrote another letter, sealed it, and wrote “From my father, my father” on it.
Jiahe quickly returned to the palace with the letter.
Emperor Ming Yan called him in. At first, there was nothing surprising in the letter. Yan Shiyue just refuted the various disadvantages of the "craftsman registration system" and said that if you agree to abolish this system, ask Mr. Xu to write a memorial for me, and then ask someone to hand it to me during the morning court.
Emperor Ming Yan thought about it carefully and felt it was feasible, so he asked someone to send it to Xu Wenqu.
Then Jiahe carefully handed over the "secret letter".
Emperor Ming Yan saw the red fingerprints on it made by pressing rouge, and couldn't help but smile. When he opened it, Yan Shiyue said that she wanted to make something similar to a small cannon that could be held in the hand. The process was kept secret. She picked out three people. The resumes of these three people seemed to be fine, but for some reason, one of them, Li Fei... made her feel a little uncomfortable, just like Tang Wanbi back then. She couldn't explain what was wrong, but she just felt uncomfortable. However, his craftsmanship was indeed good, and it would be a pity to give up, so she asked him to find someone to help her check.
When Emperor Ming Yan saw the three words "Tang Wanbi", his expression suddenly became serious.
He had not told her about Tang Wanbi. The reason why he let him go was because he suddenly realized the meaning of the word "Wanbi". Therefore, he wanted to use him as a "vine" to follow and see if he could catch some melons.
Of course, he hasn’t found it yet. Tang Wanbi has been very well behaved recently.
But with this previous situation in mind, he instantly became wary of Li Fei.
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