I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

When Jiajing said this, he glanced at Lu Fang and then gave instructions quite casually.

"When the time comes, you send someone to give Zhao Zhenji a message and ask him to follow the procedures. He will understand what to do!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she immediately leaned down and responded respectfully.

After that, Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember something, and immediately changed the topic and asked Lu Fang.

"By the way, Lu Fang, is there any progress in the Arms Department now?"

When Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said, she suddenly remembered that not long ago, Yi Bin, the chief of the Arms Department, sent someone to tell him that the Ordnance Department had successfully manufactured the paper-shell bullets conceived by Jiajing, and the effect was excellent.

Lu Fang has been busy these days, cleaning up the unstable factors within the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and has long forgotten this matter.

"Damn it, I almost forgot about this!"

Lu Fang thought like this, then came back to her senses and respectfully reported to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, the Arms Department has made a breakthrough and successfully restored the paper-cased bullets you previously drew on the drawing. It is said that the effect is very significant. The reloading speed of the firecrackers has been greatly improved. The dosage has also stabilized!”

"Well, good, good!"

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief, because making paper-cased bullets does not actually require high technical content.

You only need to master the optimal ratio of gunpowder. As for other required materials, they are very cheap and easy to obtain.

"In this way, with the help of black powder and paper-cased bullets, the range, power, and reloading speed of the firecrackers will be comprehensively improved. When the war with the Tatars officially begins, we, the Ming Dynasty, will have all the advantages !”

Jiajing thought so, then turned his eyes to Lu Fang and gave instructions.

"In that case, let's go to the Arms Department to check on the situation later!"

When Jiajing said this, he paused for a moment and then added something.

"By the way, call Yan Song and the others too!"

"As ordered, Your Majesty, I will go and inform Mr. Yange and the others immediately!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang immediately responded without thinking.

After that, Lu Fang did not stay in the Qianqing Palace for too long, but left directly.

……

Forbidden City, Cabinet.

Today's cabinet is a little more relaxed than before. The reason is that there are not many memorials that need to be dealt with today.

After Xu Jie put the completed memorial in his hand aside, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

"If nothing else happens, this should be the last memorial to be processed today!"

Xu Jie thought so, and immediately turned his eyes to the side. Yan Song, who was closing his eyes to rest, took the lead in provoking the topic.

"Mr. Yan Ge, have you heard that the imperial court will issue the second issue of the newspaper soon!"

Hearing this, Yan Song opened his cloudy eyes with great difficulty, and after looking Xu Jie up and down, he gave a response.

"It's a good thing. I finally have something to do after dinner. I wonder what will be written in the second issue of the newspaper?"

After that, Yan Song changed the topic and confirmed to Xu Jie.

"By the way, Mr. Xu Ge, have the more than 8000 million taels of silver been delivered to the treasury?"

Xu Jie suddenly showed a bitter look on his face when he heard this. After sighing helplessly, he responded.

"That's right, these more than 8000 million taels of silver have been transported to the treasury through the hands of Jin Yiwei a few days ago!"

"Currently, the Ministry of Accounts is still working overtime to count this batch of money. Only after the counting is completed and the amount of money is confirmed to be correct can it be allocated!"

After listening to Xu Jie's explanation, Yan Song did not comment, but responded in a subtle way.

At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps from outside the cabinet. Everyone followed the sound and saw a subordinate official hurriedly walked into the cabinet.

After the subordinate official entered the cabinet, he turned his eyes in the direction of Yan Song and Xu Jie, bowed his hands, and reported respectfully.

"Old man, Mr. Lu is out to see you!"

"Well, let him in!"

As soon as the subordinate official finished speaking, Yan Song waved his hand casually and gave instructions.

"Yes, Mr. Yan Ge!"

After hearing Yan Song's instructions, the subordinate official quickly followed the order without any hesitation.

After the subordinate official left, Xu Jie on the side couldn't restrain his curiosity and turned to ask Yan Song.

"Mr. Yan Ge, do you think that when Eunuch Lu comes this time, will it be with His Majesty? Is there anything we need to do?"

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he shook his head and responded without thinking.

"That's not necessarily true. A few days ago, at the court meeting, His Majesty officially passed a resolution to abolish the contemporary Yan Shenggong Kong Shangxian!"

"Besides, nothing major is happening in the DPRK and China at present!"

When Xu Jie heard this, he glanced at Yan Song without any trace and said to himself silently.

"Humph, Yan Song, you will know next!"

Not long after, Lu Fang stepped into the cabinet under the guidance of the subordinate official who had taken the order.

Everyone in the cabinet, led by Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, stood up from their seats and saluted Lu Fang respectfully.

"Meet Eunuch Lu!"

"Ah."

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang just responded in a subtle way and immediately got to the point.

"To be honest, our coming here this time is based on His Majesty's order!"

"His Majesty is going to the Department of Arms today to check on the situation, so he specially asked us to come here to inform you all!"

When Lu Fang finished speaking, everyone in the cabinet couldn't help but have a look of surprise on their faces.

Seeing this, Gao Gong on the side immediately plucked up the courage and confirmed to Lu Fang.

"Eunuch Lu, could it be that the weapons department has come up with something new?"

As soon as Gao Gong finished speaking, other people in the cabinet subconsciously turned their attention to Lu Fang. At this moment, their faces were full of curiosity.

Facing everyone's extraordinarily curious eyes, Lu Fang organized the words in her mind, then faced the crowd and explained.

"This is what happened, a few days ago..."

After Lu Fang's explanation, everyone finally understood the purpose of their trip.

"Hiss, Your Majesty is really talented and wise, and he solved such a difficult problem with such an understatement!"

After listening to Lu Fang's explanation, Yan Shifan couldn't help but take a breath. At this moment, his face was full of shock.

Zhang Juzheng, who had been silent from the beginning, also keenly sensed from Lu Fang's narrative how practical the paper-cased bullets designed by Jiajing were on the battlefield.

"Even if Lu Ban is alive, I'm afraid he can't be as sophisticated as your Majesty. If this kind of paper-cased bullets can be mass-produced, it will have extremely terrifying consequences for the range, power, loading speed, and reliability of the firecrackers. Increase!" Zhang Juzheng thought, and couldn't help but feel a deep sense of admiration in his heart.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Fang quickly stopped the topic and suggested to everyone.

"Without further ado, let's set off now. Don't let His Majesty wait too long!"

"Yes, Eunuch Lu!"

……

At this moment, the Arms Department was extremely busy, and there were craftsmen everywhere who were in a hurry.

Not long ago, Lu Fang sent someone to send a message, saying that soon, His Majesty will come to the Arms Department together with the cabinet to check the situation.

After Yi Bin received the news, he did not dare to neglect at all, and quickly organized his craftsmen to make final preparations.

"You guys, hurry up and ask them to move the newly debugged cannon of our Arms Department a little further to the side and place it in the most conspicuous position!"

"Also, you must pay more attention to the firecrackers and grenades. Also..."

"Have all these paper bullets been tested?"

Yi Bin suddenly stopped, pointed at the paper bullets packed neatly in a wooden box in front of him, and asked.

The craftsman on the side saw this, and after thinking about it for a moment, he immediately responded.

"My lord, these paper bullets packed in wooden boxes have been tested!"

"Huh~ That's good!"

After listening to the report of his craftsmen, Yi Bin breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately added with his hands behind his back.

"You all should pay more attention to me today. Eunuch Lu said before that as long as there are no major problems, your Majesty will allocate money to our weapons department for mass production!"

"When the time comes, your salary will be able to go up even higher. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my lord!"

As soon as Yi Bin finished speaking, the group of craftsmen responded in unison with fiery expressions on their faces.

"Okay, you guys go about your business next, I have to..."

Before Yi Bin finished speaking, he heard a rush of footsteps outside. Not long after, a subordinate official hurried up to Yi Bin and reported respectfully.

"Sir... Your Majesty, Your Majesty and the Cabinet are almost at the Arms Department!"

After hearing the report from the subordinate official, Yi Bin suddenly came back to his senses, the panic on his face flashed across his face, and he gave instructions in a deep voice.

"What, you guys come with me quickly to greet the holy driver!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After that, Yi Bin and several subordinates were seen hurriedly heading towards the Arms Department.

……

Outside the Weapons Department, Jiajing looked at the Weapons Department that was so close and heavily guarded, and his heart was filled with anticipation.

Yan Song on the side saw this situation and quickly flattered Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen feels that if the Department of Arms does not exaggerate, the paper bullets invented by you will soon be of great use on the battlefield. Please forgive Wei Chen for speaking bluntly. Compared with you, Lu Ban may not be the best. I feel ashamed of myself!"

When Jiajing heard Yan Song's words, he immediately looked away, waved his hand quite casually, and responded.

"No, I just did some small things!"

Xu Jie on the side was filled with contempt when he saw Yan Song flattering Jiajing so shamelessly.

"Huh, Yan Song, you are a treacherous person who bullies your subordinates and flatters your superiors. You are really getting thicker and thicker with each passing day!"

"I'm 81 years old, but I can still say such shameless words, bah!"

At this moment, Yi Bin and several subordinates were seen hurriedly rushing to Jiajing.

Immediately, he fell to his knees on the ground with a thump and begged Jiajing.

"My minister is late to greet you, and I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

"Okay, get up and lead the way!"

Jiajing didn't care about this. After looking Yi Bin up and down, he gave the order quite casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's permission, Yi Bin immediately stood up from the ground and eagerly led the way. Then, under the guidance of Yi Bin, everyone entered the heavily guarded weapons department.

At this moment, the situation in the Arms Department was exactly the same as the last time everyone came. Many craftsmen were busy with their own work and did not notice the arrival of everyone.

Immediately, Yi Bin led everyone to the place where the paper bullets were placed earlier.

"Your Majesty, look, here are the paper-cased bullets made by the Arms Department according to the drawings you drew!"

I saw Yi Bin pointing with his finger at the cardboard bullets that were now packed in a wooden box and neatly stacked, and reported this.

"Oh, show it to me!"

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang, who was standing beside him, immediately stepped forward without any hesitation, picked up a paper bullet from the wooden box, and handed it to Jiajing's hands respectfully.

Jiajing played with the paper-cased bullet in his hand casually. It is true that the paper-cased bullet produced by the Arms Department was different from the one in Jiajing's memory, but the rest of it was very different.

At this moment, a craftsman quickly came forward and explained the process to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, these paper bullets were made by our weapons department according to the drawings you drew earlier!"

"The gunpowder loaded in this paper-cased bullet is the best ratio obtained after repeated tests by our weapons department. It not only takes into account the power, but also makes the charge more stable!"

After listening to the craftsman's explanation, Jiajing nodded slightly, then turned his eyes to the people behind him and gave instructions.

"If you want, you can pick it up and take a look!"

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Yan Shifan and Zhang Juzheng stepped forward, each picked up a cardboard bullet from the wooden box, and observed it carefully.

The moment Yan Shifan came into contact with the paper-cased bullet, he understood that the structure of the little thing in his hand was not complicated.

The outside of the paper bullet was wrapped in hard paper, and the inside contained gunpowder that had already been assembled. In addition, there was a warhead at the top. Not only that, Yan Shifan also smelled a little grease from it.

"Eunuch Lu once said before that the purpose of coating paper bullets with grease is to facilitate preservation, and this is also the method that His Majesty came up with!"

When Yan Shifan thought of this, he felt a sense of admiration in his heart.

On the other side, Zhang Juzheng looked at the paper-cased bullets in his hand and couldn't help but squint his eyes. As Minister of War, Zhang Juzheng realized early on the great use of paper-cased bullets on the battlefield.

When Zhang Juzheng actually saw the real thing, he couldn't help but be enlightened for a moment.

The structure of this kind of paper-cased bullet is not complicated. If mass-produced, it will not cost too much money. And this kind of paper-cased bullet will significantly improve the range, power, loading speed, and reliability of firecrackers. !
If this kind of paper-cased bullets are gradually installed in the Ming Dynasty's army, it will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

At this moment, Jiajing put down the paper bullet in his hand and gave instructions.

"Let's go test it and see how this paper-cased bullet is. If everything goes well, I plan to equip it to the Shenji Battalion first!"

When Yi Bin heard this, his expression immediately became serious. He called a craftsman and whispered a few words into his ear before he spoke.

"As ordered, Your Majesty, please come with me!" (End of this chapter)