I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen felt very satisfied after hitting the target with one shot, but he didn't expect that Chen Gui beside him showed a look of surprise.

It was then that Li Shen remembered that the accuracy of this kind of musket should not be high, and it seemed to be a coincidence that the researcher was able to hit the target with one shot.

No wonder Chen Gui was so surprised.

"Your Majesty, this musket rarely hits the target when we test fire it normally, and the error is very large. But today, with Your Majesty here, it actually hit the target.

I think it must be because of the prince's blessing that this happened."

Seeing that Li Shen didn't say anything, Chen Gui hurriedly explained, and Li Shen was very pleased with what he said.

"Haha, Chen Gui, you are still very sensible. Work hard, and I will not treat you unfairly.

You also need to continue researching the material of the gun body. A mixture of steel or bronze should be able to avoid explosion.

Also, the fuse is too troublesome and the loading speed is slow. You need to study how to make it faster. For example, whether the flint we usually use will work.

And the accuracy is also a problem, try lengthening the barrel, or making a spiral texture on the gun.

I tell you that you must try all of this.

But the most important point is that it must be kept secret. The person to be used must be from the manor under the Prince Ji's palace, and must have been in the fief for more than five years.

Tell them that I can give them wealth and honor, and blessings for three generations, but the prerequisite is that they must be loyal.

This matter concerns the destiny of our Tang Dynasty. If it is leaked, it will bring disaster to the entire family and may even exterminate three clans.

Don't blame me for not reminding you, understand?"

Li Shen first put forward some of his own views, and then issued a serious warning.

Li Shen felt that other punishments than death penalty and execution of the entire family were too light for those who leaked state secrets.

People may sell their souls for money, but there is a bottom line. At least they must maintain the most basic moral bottom line.

Eat and drink at home. Your family raised you up, not to let you recognize an evildoer as your father and repay kindness with enmity.

Even if you have a thousand reasons, it is not worth forgiving.

Fortunately, Li Shen is now in the Tang Dynasty, and when he encounters such rebellion, Li Shen can deal with it at will.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness Prince Ji, I will strictly select the personnel and supervise them, and will not let any news leak out.

Otherwise, I will die as an apology."

Seeing the serious face of Prince Ji, Chen Gui bowed and made a promise. As for dying to apologize, he was a smart man. As long as the news got out, he would be sentenced to death as the person in charge.

However, although Li Shen knew this, he was still very satisfied with Chen Gui's attitude. These people were picked up and dropped off by special guards when they went in and out, and they were also protected by guards.

The possibility of leaking the information is very small, but Li Shen has to be on guard.

The seriousness on Li Shen's face disappeared, and he smiled again, patted Chen Gui on the shoulder and said:

"Very good, Chen Gui, I am very confident in you. You lost a hand for the Ji Palace, and I have always kept it in mind.

As long as they work wholeheartedly for the Ji Palace, the Ji Palace will not forget any of their meritorious officials.

If you have any difficulties in life, just tell Shopkeeper Yu, or you can find Shopkeeper Wang, they will do their best to meet your requirements.

This is the king's promise to you, his meritorious subjects."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness Prince Ji. I am grateful. The palace has taken good care of me. Not long ago, Manager Wang personally gave me 500 strings of cash as a consolation.

He also raised my salary, and arranged for my eldest son to work as an apprentice in the workshop.

These were all given by the prince. Five years ago, I wouldn’t even dare to dream of it.

Not to mention losing an arm now, I would be willing to die for the sake of Prince Ji's Mansion."

Hearing Li Shen's condolences, Chen Gui seemed a little excited, with tears in his eyes, unable to control himself.

A hand is worth five hundred strings of cash. You can go anywhere and there will be people willing to chop off a hand for you.

According to his experience, if you become disabled while working for a wealthy family, they will just give you a few more coins and ask you to get out.

Some won't even give a few coins.

He originally thought that he would do the same, but he never expected that the Prince Ji's Mansion would give him 500 strings of cash. What he didn't expect was that not only was he not driven away, but he was valued instead and his salary increased a lot.

This made Chen Gui feel mixed emotions. He was extremely grateful to King Ji and his loyalty level went straight to 100.

"Well, this is what you deserve. You have also contributed a lot to our Ji Palace, but why does your eldest son have to be an apprentice?

I remember telling Wang Hongfu that he should study hard and be recommended as an official in the future."

Li Shen comforted the excited Chen Gui.

"Your Highness, Shopkeeper Wang did say so, but my son Dalang is not cut out for study. He is naturally stupid and too honest.

Even if he doesn't take the imperial examination, I'm afraid he'll lose his life in the officialdom. It's better for him to be a craftsman like me and learn a craft.

At least he can support his family in the future. Studying is not suitable for him."

"I see."

Li Shen nodded slightly. He didn't expect that Chen Gui could see things so clearly. How many people send their children to school hoping that they can become successful.

I want my children to pass the imperial examination, but I have never thought about whether it is so easy to pass the examination?

There are only a few vacancies in each subject of the imperial examination every year. These people have to compete with the rich children from aristocratic families with deep backgrounds. It is easy for them to be alone.

There are also some people who don't care whether their children are good at studying or not, they just let them study. Li Shen has seen too many people in their thirties and forties still taking the imperial examinations, which makes Li Shen very puzzled.

Chen Gui was a smart man. He saw that his son was not cut out for study and was not suitable for officialdom, so he gave up directly and told him to just learn to read and write and a craft so that at least he wouldn't starve to death.

"Chen Gui, how many of those grenades did you make?"

After comforting her for a while, Li Shen asked.

"Your Highness, there are almost two thousand. Your Highness said not to make too many, so we didn't do any."

Chen Gui replied quickly.

"Only two thousand?" Li Shen frowned. It was indeed a little less. He had thought that this thing would not be used easily, so he did not ask them to make more.

I felt it was unsafe this time, so I wanted to bring it with me.

But since there are only two thousand, that's all we can do.

"Okay, two thousand is two thousand. I will take them all away in a few days." Li Shen ordered.

"Your Highness, the grenades are not with us. They have all been transported to the guard camp."

Chen Gui said quickly.

"Transported to the military camp? Who ordered it to be transported?" Li Shen was stunned after hearing this. Why had he never heard of this matter?

"Your Highness, it was Shopkeeper Wang who ordered the transportation. Ever since the first incident at the research institute, Shopkeeper Wang said it's not safe here, so he asked us to wait for the guards to pick it up after we were done.

These things were escorted by Sima Xue himself, and Manager Yu also knew about this." Chen Gui explained.

(It’s May Day, are you guys on holiday? Where are you going to play?

Should we work on Labor Day?