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Chapter 1164 The Power of Muskets
What... what terrifying power this is?!
Everyone's mind went completely blank.
They can't imagine.
If what was standing there just now wasn't a wooden target.
Instead, they are ten living, breathing people.
What a bloody and gruesome scene that would be!
"This...this...this..."
Minister of Revenue Zhou Xing pointed to the devastated shooting range in the distance.
His lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
He finally understood.
Why would the prince say that?
Faced with this weapon.
No matter how many cavalry and infantry there are, they are just sitting ducks.
How the hell are we supposed to fight like this?
This is not even a war on the same level!
"We succeeded! Your Highness! Your Majesty! We succeeded!"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Minister of Works Li Ge...
He erupted in a frenzied, ecstatic roar!
He rushed to Lin Zhen and knelt down with a thud.
He clung to Lin Zhen's leg, sobbing and wailing with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Your Highness! You are a god! You are the second parents of our Great Qian!"
"With such a divine object!"
"Why should our Great Qian Dynasty worry about the stability of the world!"
Lin Zhen looked at the old man who had completely lost his composure.
It was both funny and sad.
He helped him up from the ground.
Then he turned around and looked at Murong Yan and the civil and military officials, who were also in a great shock.
He said loudly.
"Have all of you seen it?"
"That's the power of a musket."
"And this was just the most primitive and crudest matchlock gun."
"In my mind, there are flintlock muskets and even repeating breech-loading guns that are more advanced and powerful than this!"
"As long as our Great Qian can equip our troops with these weapons on a large scale."
"Then there will be no enemy in the world that can stop the advance of our Great Qian!"
His words were full of passion and enthusiasm.
It was like pouring a pot of boiling oil onto the fire in everyone's hearts!
It instantly ignited the burning flames of ambition in their hearts!
"Your Highness is wise!"
"Long live Daqian!"
All the civil and military officials knelt down from the bottom of their hearts.
The roaring sound echoed throughout the entire hunting grounds outside Beijing!
Murong Yan also recovered from the great shock.
She looked at the seemingly omnipotent man beside her.
Those beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with unyielding pride and love.
At this moment, she was still wearing the Phoenix Descent Dress, which served as her only nightgown.
The extremely dark black Suzhou brocade base stood out against the backdrop of the hunting grounds, an atmosphere filled with the smoke of gunpowder and the scent of iron and blood.
Far from appearing out of place.
Instead, it presents an absolute sense of power that complements this cold, deadly weapon!
The giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread seemed to be trying to break free from her body!
Let's compete with those muskets that pierce the sky!
His phoenix eyes blazed with an unprecedented, fervent light, brimming with conquest and dominance!
The five-zhang-long dark gold Suzhou brocade train fluttered in the gale of the hunting grounds!
That luxurious messiness is no longer lazy at this moment.
Rather, it is an unparalleled majesty that commands the entire world!
She took a deep breath and stepped forward.
He announced it in the decisive voice of an emperor.
"Preach my will!"
"From this day forward, a separate branch of the military will be established outside of the twelve guards of the Beijing Garrison!"
"Bestow upon them the name 'Divine Machine Battalion'!"
"The Regent Lin Zhen will personally serve as the first commander of the Divine Machine Battalion!"
"Specifically responsible for the research, development, manufacturing, and training of firearms!"
"I want it to be completed within three years!"
"To forge an invincible and unstoppable iron army for our Great Qian!"
"Shenji Camp!"
This name is filled with a sense of iron-bloodedness and ruthlessness.
These words came from the mouth of Murong Yan, the peerless empress.
It instantly ignited the passion of everyone present!
they know.
A brand new military era belonging to the Great Qian Dynasty.
Today, it was personally opened by their Emperor and Prince!
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The establishment of the Shenji Battalion caused an unprecedented upheaval in the entire Daqian court.
All the sons of princes, nobles, and meritorious officials.
Everyone was scrambling to get their sons or nephews into this brand-new military unit personally commanded by the regent.
They didn't quite understand what that so-called "musket" actually was.
But they all knew it clearly.
Following the Regent Prince means you'll get to eat meat!
This is an irrefutable truth throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty!
Lin Zhen had no opinion of these spoiled brats who were desperately trying to gain prestige through this opportunity.
Naturally, he wouldn't be interested in any of them.
He personally formulated an extremely rigorous set of selection criteria for the Shenji Battalion.
It not only requires exceptional physical fitness, but also the ability to be one in a million.
Furthermore, it requires literacy and even some basic arithmetic and physics knowledge.
This effectively shut out 99% of the sons of noble families.
finally.
After going through layers of selection.
Only five thousand outstanding students came from impoverished or even ordinary families.
I was fortunate enough to become one of the first soldiers in the Shenji Battalion.
Lin Zhen placed the entire Shenji Battalion in a secret military base on the outskirts of Beijing.
He then began to build this new army on which he had placed great hopes.
They underwent grueling, closed-door training.
He not only personally wrote teaching materials for them to explain the principles and tactics of firearms.
It also incorporated the most advanced militarized management model used in later generations.
It was copied exactly.
Education on drill and housekeeping discipline...
Every single item must be standardized and unified to the extreme!
He wanted to lead this force of five thousand men.
To build a killing machine with absolute loyalty, absolute obedience, and an iron will!
Murong Yan provided him with the most solid logistical support from the rear.
Money, grain, supplies, craftsmen, iron materials...
Anything that the Divine Machine Battalion needs.
She would allocate them without reservation at the first opportunity.
This legendary emperor and empress couple.
One is in charge of external affairs, and the other is in charge of internal affairs.
Once again, they used their seamless teamwork.
They demonstrated their unbreakable alliance to the world.
Time passed day by day in this tense yet fulfilling rhythm.
In a blink of an eye.
Three months passed.
The Shenji Battalion's training is showing initial results.
Those five thousand young people were originally still somewhat green.
Now they've all become tanned and muscular.
His eyes were filled with the unwavering determination and confidence of a soldier.
They were already skilled at operating their matchlock guns.
And it can complete three effective shots within one minute!
Although Lin Zhen thought this speed was still very slow.
But in this era, it is already a terrifying existence that makes any enemy tremble with fear!
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Works, under the leadership of the workaholic Li Ge...
It also unleashed astonishing productivity.
They worked overtime day and night.
In just three months.
They actually managed to create a full ten thousand brand-new standard matchlock guns!
And millions of standard bullets!
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Lin Zhen knew.
It's time to let his secretly built ace team shine.
They're off to show off their fangs on the cold, northern grasslands!
However, just as he was preparing to propose to Murong Yan that he personally lead an expedition to conquer the "Rakshasa Kingdom" in the north.
An unexpected "guest" suddenly arrived in Chang'an.
This day.
Lin Zhen and Murong Yan were taking a walk in the Imperial Garden.
Enjoying a rare moment of time alone together.
Sudden.
A border general responsible for guarding Yumen Pass.
He led a group of blond-haired, blue-eyed "Hu people" who looked travel-worn and had rather peculiar appearances.
He hurriedly requested an audience.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness!"
The general knelt on one knee, his expression somewhat agitated.
"This humble general intercepted a group of merchants outside Yumen Pass who claimed to be from 'Great Qin'."
"They said they have extremely important information to report to His Majesty and the Prince in person!"
"The Qin Dynasty?"
Lin Zhen and Murong Yan exchanged a glance.
They both saw a hint of confusion in each other's eyes.
They had never heard of this country before.
"Let them come over and talk."
Lin Zhen waved his hand.
soon.
A middle-aged man who looked like the leader stepped out from the group of blond-haired, blue-eyed "Hu people".
He walked up to Lin Zhen and Murong Yan.
Then he spoke in an extremely awkward and even somewhat comical Central Plains Mandarin.
He knelt on one knee and performed an awkward, inappropriate knightly salute.
"Your Majesty the Great Emperor of the East and Your Highness the Regent!"
"Marco Polo, a merchant from the Roman Empire in the far west, pays you his highest respects!"
"The Roman Empire? Marco Polo?"
Lin Zhen heard these two familiar yet unfamiliar names.
The pupils shrank suddenly!
It never occurred to him.
He actually met this legendary Italian traveler here!
The "Great Qin" he mentioned was actually that vast empire that once spanned Eurasia and Africa!
--Rome!
At this moment, Murong Yan was still wearing the Phoenix Descent Dress, which served as her only nightgown.
The ultra-black Suzhou brocade fabric stood out exceptionally well amidst the beautiful scenery of blooming flowers in the Imperial Garden, exuding elegance and nobility.
It was like the only eternal black spot amidst a sea of flowers.
The giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread seemed to be filled with curiosity about the suddenly appearing alien.
His phoenix eyes gleamed with scrutiny and inquiry.
The five-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) long, dark gold Suzhou brocade train was casually spread out on the soft grass.
The opulent disorder exuded a sense of power and confidence befitting a celestial empire.