Because a lot of sheep were used in the ground cannon experiment, they can be eaten after being cleaned, so we have been drinking mutton soup every day in the mountains recently, and we can also roast lamb legs, which is very delicious.
Yan Shiyue asked someone to make some sauce, and then in the evening, he made a fire in the yard and roasted lamb.
Yan Shiyue didn't ask anyone to serve her. It was just her, the Fifth Prince, and Huo Qijing, who were guarding a bonfire.
She cut slices on the lamb leg one by one, and then the Fifth Prince cooperated by brushing the sauce on it for her. Both of them were a bit clumsy, and the fragrant sauce kept dripping down, filling the whole yard with fragrance.
The two of them finally finished brushing one leg of lamb, and Huo Qijing had already quickly finished brushing the other three. He was turning around leisurely and looking at them.
The fifth prince touched his red face helplessly, sat back down, and said, "Actually, I'm thinking about something."
Yan Shiyue pointed at her fingers and said, "Hmm?"
The fifth prince hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Although the ground cannon is indeed useful, it also has obvious disadvantages. For example, if we place a hundred ground cannons on a piece of ground, and the enemy army steps on 80% of them, we don't even know where the remaining 20% are."
Yan Shiyue couldn't help but be stunned.
The fifth prince said: "Although we can mark it, after the explosions, the marks are useless. This is a hidden worry."
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Huo Qijing frowned slightly and said, "Indeed, this is a double-edged sword."
Even in modern times when mine detection methods are extremely advanced and mine clearance equipment is extremely advanced, this is still a headache.
The fifth prince said gently: "God is merciful, and the ground cannon should not be used lightly."
Huo Qijing said: "Fortunately, this thing is used for defense."
Yan Shiyue couldn't help but ponder.
If their weapons were hundreds of years more advanced than the other side, and were completely overwhelming, was this... good or bad? So, did she not need to come up with more weapons? She had already cheated, so from now on... just take it slow and let things take their course?
She asked the Fifth Prince, "Little Fifth Brother, have you told Aye about the ground artillery?"
"I have already said it," the fifth prince said, "the progress on the West Mountain will be reported to the king in secret every day."
"Well," she said, "then write a letter with this idea in mind. I think it makes sense."
The fifth prince hesitated.
The creation of the ground cannon was a credit, and he could take half of it, but if he said something like that at this time, wouldn't that be dampening Emperor Ming Yan's enthusiasm? Then...
Yan Shiyue patted him on the back gently: "Don't worry, Aye won't blame you. If you are worried, I will help you write one."
The Fifth Prince glanced at her in the flickering firelight. Her eyes were clear and her expression was serious.
"Okay." The fifth prince nodded: "I can write it myself."
As the three of them chatted, the lamb leg on the fire slowly cooked. Yan Shiyue tried to lift it, wanting to lift it with one hand and cut it with the other hand calmly, but she couldn't do it. She immediately abandoned her fifth brother and moved to sit next to Huo Qijing.
Huo Qijing washed his hands and tore the food into pieces, taking one bite himself and feeding her one bite.
The royal chef prepared two sauces, one slightly spicy and one not spicy, but both were incredibly delicious.
Yan Shiyue ate with great relish, licking his fingers as she ate... She didn't notice at all that someone's eyes were getting more and more weird, and the meat he handed her was getting smaller and smaller. She complained in dissatisfaction: "Why is it so small? Can't you give me a bigger one!"
The fifth prince, who grew up in the palace and is already an experienced person despite his young age, choked and coughed.
While he was busy drinking his tea, he realized that the two people opposite him hadn't noticed him at all. Well, they probably couldn't see him because he was dancing in front of them.
Huo Qijing was very calm and continued to feed her in small mouthfuls. After a while, she was full.
Yan Shiyue drank another small bowl of porridge and exclaimed with satisfaction: "It's so delicious!"
He asked her, "Are you full?"
"Um."
He went over to wash his hands, then reached out to pull her up: "Go out for a walk."
She thought the young marquis had developed the skill of being romantic under the moonlight, so she followed him happily. But he held her hand all the time, found a dark place, pushed her against a tree, and kissed her.
She couldn't resist his kiss.
His fiery breath enveloped her, and the night around them seemed to gradually fade away.
I don't know how long it took, but he finally stepped back slightly and slowly calmed down.
In the darkness, he held her face in his hands and stared at her quietly.
Then he said to her inexplicably: "Let's have a daughter first, okay?"
She was so angry with him that she cried.
Just wondering who came up with such a sentence after reading it? ?
She kicked him twice in anger and turned away.
He was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward and grabbed her arm: "Did I say something wrong? You don't want to have a daughter? Then why not have a son?"
She wanted to be happy again, but it was only at this moment that she realized he was really a straight man and stupid.
She turned and kicked him again.
He stood there and let her kick him, and then they walked back to the courtyard step by step. He whispered, "I'll go back and change my clothes first, and then come back."
She understood immediately and her face turned red. His hand slid down and he squeezed her hand tenderly before turning away.
Of course, when Young Marquis Huo came back, he was not able to go in. Wei Xin just said, "Marquis, our master is asleep."
Huo Qijing nodded and stood in front of the door for a while. Only after she really blew out the light did he turn around and leave.
The fifth prince wrote the letter as she said, but after handing it to the emperor, Emperor Ming Yan did not reply.
The fifth prince felt somewhat uneasy, but since he had already written it, there was no point in thinking about it too much.
Two days later, Yan Shiyue and his two companions finally made a rapid-fire musket. Once this technical difficulty was overcome, everything else became easy. After improvements, they produced a satisfactory product that could fire eighteen rounds in a row. Yan Shiyue named it "Strong Country Gun."
Then Yan Shiyue gave up the idea of leading the development and only worked with the Fifth Prince and the craftsmen to make cannons.
The improved version of the cannon is named the Shenwei General Cannon and has begun mass production. There is no need to produce too many of the previous Shenwei Cannons. After all, such a heavy object cannot be transported thousands of miles even if it is sold. It is just selling technology.
At the same time, because the ceremony of crowning the queen was approaching, she, the fifth prince, and Huo Qijing all rushed back to the capital. When they met the emperor, they also presented the "Strong Country Gun" they had prepared.
The finished product is very delicate and beautiful, and much lighter than the previous one. It has the words "The capital was built in Xishan in the tenth year of Ming Yan" engraved on it, and "A prosperous and powerful country" engraved on the other side.
Emperor Ming Yan took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Even though he was a man of great talent and strategy, he was still a little frightened. After a while, he said, "This thing cannot be known to outsiders, and there is no need to make more. It cannot be handled by others from beginning to end."
Yan Shiyue responded solemnly, and Emperor Mingyan looked at the Fifth Prince again. The Fifth Prince was worried and called out, "Father."
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