The flintlock rifle in Zhu Youjian's hand can indeed load three rounds of bullets, and a fire hat and fire door have been installed.

However, every shot is necessary to pull the bolt, and three shots are required to pull the bolt, not three consecutive shots.

Although it cannot be compared with later guns, if you can shoot stably, it is still hundreds of times stronger than the fire guns of the fire guns. When shooting, you can choose the shooting posture at will, unlike the fire guns that can only shoot on your feet.

“How about range and accuracy?”

Zhao Shizhen hurriedly replied:

"Report to the emperor, you will be able to see the final result after you test the gun immediately."

"Okay, start."

Twenty sharpshooters selected from the Shenji Camp, eighteen used single-roofed rifles, and two used three-roofed rifles.

Start shooting from 30 steps, 50 steps, 80 steps, 100 steps, 120 steps, 150 steps, 170 steps, 200 steps, and 220 steps in turn.

"Bang bang..."

After the gunmen fired, their faces showed surprise. They felt that this firearm was so easy to use. Not only did they have aiming things, the gun speed was obviously faster and the bullets were running more stably.

...

After the gun test, Zhu Youjian started the inspection himself. The gunmen's skills were really good. There were almost no off-target situations in the short range. The shooting range of 100 to 150 steps was still very high.

At a distance of 220 steps, although there is a phenomenon of off-target, it still has half of the hit rate. This range is really amazing and can kill bows and arrows and other guns in seconds.

Zhu Youjian was in a good mood and turned around to ask Zhao Shizhen:

"Zhao Aiqing, if you equip a firearm battalion, how long will it take for you to build it?"

Zhao Shizhen replied after a little thought:

"Your Majesty, mass production is very difficult now. It takes a long time for a gun barrel. The Ministry of Industry and Technology Firearms Factory will do its best. Weichen cannot guarantee the specific time."

Zhu Youjian knew that Zhao Shizhen was telling the truth. You should not be anxious to create such things. First of all, you must ensure quality, not quantity.

If you blindly pursue quantity, if an accident occurs on the battlefield, you will not be able to imagine the consequences. If you want to complete the task with quality and quantity, there is only one way, that is, processing money.

"I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to allocate 500,000 taels of silver to you, mainly for the manufacturing of machinery and the improvement of craftsmen's treatment. As long as they are willing to pay, their wages will double, especially weapons that are more difficult than those of the same era."

"As for your order, thank you, your Majesty, long live my emperor."

In the past, craftsmen also had three taels of silver for a month, but after being exploited layer by layer, they received very little. It would be great if they could get dozens of coins, so they often went hungry.

What the craftsmen have now got is real, and no one dares to deduct their wages, but they have to support a family of money for a few taels of silver, so they are not rich in life.

In order to develop new weapons, Zhu Youjian gave them doubled their wages. While Zhao Shizhen was happy for his command, he also admired the emperor even more. It was a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have such a wise ruler.

Zhao Shizhen was very busy. After the gun test was finished, he bid farewell to Zhu Youjian and returned to the Ministry of Works to continue his manufacturing work.

It would be best if all the 20 sharpshooters were equipped with three shots, but unfortunately there were only two three shots in total, so Zhu Youjian had to let the other 18 people get a single shot.

Since he is equipped with such advanced weapons, he must stay by his side and simply form a guard, which is equivalent to the special combat force in later generations.

When encountering special tasks, you can use them.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian said:

"You twenty people are no longer affiliated with the Shenji Camp. I have decided to formally form the Royal Guard and you will be promoted to the sixth rank. Ah Qing will be the captain of the Royal Guard and the Royal Guard will only obey my orders."

"As for your order, thank you, the emperor."

The Shenji Camp had long been disbanded, but now the Shenji Camp is full of Zhu Youjian summoning soldiers, and Zhu Youjian is not worried about their loyalty.

Left Ah Qing and the Royal Guards continued their training, and Zhu Youjian and Qinglong became fields and returned to the Ganqing Palace.

After returning, Zhu Youjian immediately summoned the Minister of War Sun Chengzhong and the Chief Auxiliary of the Cabinet Li Banghua.

Two old Ming ministers rushed to the Ganqing Palace.

"Long live my emperor."

Zhu Youjian nodded with a smile:

"The two beloved ministers are exempted from rituals and given seats"

The two cabinet ministers hurriedly thanked:

"Thank you, your Majesty, what instructions does your Majesty have to summon the old minister?"

Zhu Youjian looked at the thought:

"Since the capital defenders fought back and killed the bandits, when the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Liaodong in three groups, land and commercial tax reforms were almost in progress.

Before this, the Ming Dynasty was desolate, the ward system was in name only, corrupt officials were lawless, and the Donglin Party and the innocent rumor were in trouble.

Although I strongly killed a group of corrupt officials and traitors, the real crisis of the Ming Dynasty has not been resolved. I have been living in the palace and know nothing about the outside world.

Therefore, I am going to go out and want to see with my own eyes what is happening in the Ming Dynasty. After I left the capital, the capital would be handed over to the two dear ministers.

You must work together and not have any intrigue or selfishness. During this period of time, all departments of the court will operate normally and orderly.

Also, only the two of you know about me leaving Beijing this time. You cannot mention anyone, and you cannot notify local officials to engage in formalism. If a third person knows, I will ask you."

Sun Chengzhong and Li Banghua hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you are as kind as a mountain to the old minister, and you have no other intentions. Thank you for your trust in me. I will do my best to ensure the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty and not affect the lives of the people. Your Majesty must pay attention to safety when traveling. I look forward to my emperor's return as soon as possible."

There is no need to doubt Sun Chengzhong's loyalty to Zhu Youjian. Li Banghua is definitely a loyal minister, but his head sometimes often shorts, so Zhu Youjian gave it a special explanation.

"It's like this today, my dear friends go back to rest."

"Thank you, my husband, I will leave."

After the two cabinet ministers left, Zhu Youjian stood up and went to Renshou Palace.

I haven't seen the two princesses for several days, and Zhu Youjian didn't know when he would come back after he left. He still had to arrange for the two princesses.

When passing through the Imperial Garden, Zhu Youjian suddenly found that the Imperial Garden seemed to have some changes, as if there were many more flowers that had not been before.

When the bandits siege the city, Emperor Chongzhen disbanded the palace maids and eunuchs, and no one took care of the Imperial Garden for a long time. After Zhu Youjian entered the Ganqing Palace, the Imperial Garden gradually regained its vitality.

Because it is winter now, many flowers will not bloom and many plants have fallen leaves, so Zhu Youjian can feel that the imperial garden has changed.

In front of a plum blossom, a beautiful figure was busy, and her body was stained with some dust and soil, but it did not affect her beauty at all. At this time, she was concentrating on sorting out these plum blossoms.

Zhu Youjian walked over and heard almost any movement behind him. The beauty slowly stood up and looked back at Zhu Youjian, both of them were stunned:

"His Majesty……"

"Qinglian? How could you do these things?"

Yes, the beauty in front of the flower is Qinglian, and there are traces of soil on her face, and she seems to be integrated with the Imperial Garden.

When he first saw Zhu Youjian, Qinglian's pretty face turned red and she seemed a little panicked, but she quickly calmed down.

Qinglian is deeply blessed with Zhu Youjian:
Chapter completed!