Rebirth: The Fourth Lady Wants to Lie Down

Half a month later, the peaceful Ulanala was in turmoil because of a letter from Shengjing.

At this moment, in Fei Yanggu's study, Fei Yanggu, Fu Chan and Fu Chang were staring at the box on the table. They saw several exquisite muskets quietly placed in the box.

"This...this...is a musket," Fei Yanggu said in surprise.

As a warrior, he was well aware of the importance of weapons to the Qing Dynasty.

Fu Chan on the side was also stunned, "This musket is too exquisite."

"I didn't expect that my third brother really succeeded, but I don't know how it is used?" Fuchang was very happy to see these muskets. During his trips to the sea, he had seen many muskets overseas and became more and more aware of the current capabilities of the Qing Dynasty.

"Let's go to the martial arts training ground and try it out later. If it's really good, my Qing Dynasty will be able to reach a higher level." While speaking, Fei Yanggu's hands kept touching the muskets in the box. It can be seen that these muskets are very much to Fei Yanggu's heart.

"Father, please take a look at what is written in my third brother's letter?" After seeing these muskets, Fu Chan now really wanted to know what Fu Cun wrote in the letter.

"Okay, okay, I'll open it right away." Then he opened the envelope and started reading it immediately.

"I didn't expect my third brother to be so smart. He was able to improve the musket by himself in just half a year. Moreover, Lord Dai Zi also let him research new things on his own. That's great." After reading the letter, Fu Chan was amazed at Fu Cun's talent.

When Fuchang heard that the land in Xiaotangshan could make crops mature earlier, he became restless. "Ah, Ah, if it is true that the hot springs in Xiaotangshan can make crops mature earlier as my third brother said, we can give it a try and start planting now. Besides, the hot springs there have so many benefits. Why don't we build a villa there like my third brother said?"

Fei Yanggu was a father who didn't want to interfere with his children, so he said to Fuchang: "It's up to you to decide. You brought those things back anyway. Just go to the mansion to get whatever you need."

"Thank you, Father!" Fuchang couldn't wait to get to work.

Then Fei Yanggu and Fu Chan prepared for the musket trial, while Fuchang also prepared for the Xiaotangshan villa and Xiaotangshan planting.

On the day of the trial, Fei Yanggu chose an open area as the shooting range and ordered the soldiers to set up targets at the specified distance. He asked the soldiers to be divided into two groups, one responsible for loading ammunition and the other responsible for shooting. In order to ensure the fairness and accuracy of the test, Fei Yanggu also specially invited several experienced archers as a control group to compare the performance of the fire gun with traditional weapons.

When the test shooting began, the soldiers loaded the ammunition according to the predetermined procedure, aimed at the target, and then pulled the trigger. With the roar of the muskets, the dust on the shooting range flew, and the bullets hit the target accurately. In contrast, although the archers also performed well, their arrows were obviously not as good as the muskets in terms of penetration and range.

"Father, I never thought that the fire gun modified by my third brother would be so powerful."

"Yes! With these muskets, those Junggar villains just have to wait!" Fei Yanggu couldn't help laughing when he saw the muskets in front of him.

"Father, should these muskets be handed over to the emperor?" Fu Chan thought that they had not told Kangxi about this matter, so he hurriedly asked Fei Yanggu.

"This... is not necessary for now. When the time is right, I will report to the emperor. Don't say much outside recently." Fei Yanggu thought that since Nan Huairen framed Dai Zi and caused Dai Zi to be exiled to Shengjing, even Kangxi's concern for muskets was not as great as before.

"Yes, my son knows."

Fei Yanggu was very satisfied with today's results. He knew that the introduction of fire guns would greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army, especially in long-distance combat and overcoming difficulties. For this reason, Fei Yanggu decided to promote the use of fire guns in Ulanala Mansion.

Fei Yanggu was deeply aware of its extraordinary power, but because he could not let Kangxi know it yet, Fei Yanggu ordered the establishment of a musket team in the Ulanala Mansion and selected a group of capable soldiers for special training.

He knew very well that the use of muskets required strict discipline and superb skills, so he personally supervised the training and formulated a series of rules and regulations to ensure that the musket team could perform to the greatest extent possible on the battlefield.

At the same time, Fuchang became very interested in the Xiaotangshan hot springs mentioned by Fucun. He realized that if hot spring water could really promote crop growth, it would be an important way to increase agricultural production and ensure food security.

Fuchang did not hesitate and immediately went to Xiaotangshan for a field investigation and asked local residents about the specific situation of the hot springs. After confirming that the hot springs did have such an effect, he quickly took action, organized people to build a separate courtyard, and began to prepare for planting, hoping to use this natural resource as soon as possible to cultivate high-yield grain crops to alleviate the food shortage problem of the people of the Qing Dynasty.

After returning to Ulanala Mansion in the evening, the three of them gathered together again and talked about what they had gained that day.

"Second brother, second brother, it's such a pity that you didn't go today. You don't know, after testing those muskets today, they are really great. They are much better than the muskets we used before in every aspect." As soon as Fu Chan saw Fu Chang, he couldn't wait to share with him what he saw today.

"Yes, the muskets Fucun gave are really great, but there are too few of them, just a few." Fei Yanggu couldn't help but complain that the muskets Fucun sent were too few.

"Father, don't worry. After all, Fucun has few materials, and Lord Dai Zi's status does not allow them to conduct research openly." Seeing Fei Yanggu's love for the fire gun, he hurriedly said, "Otherwise, we can send some materials to Fucun and ask him to make more and send them back to us when the time comes."

When Fei Yanggu heard this suggestion, he immediately agreed and said yes repeatedly.

Seeing how excited his father and elder brother were when talking about the musket, Fuchang also thought about what he had gained today.

"Father, brother, I also went to Xiaotangshan these few days. It is indeed as Fucun said. Not only are the hot springs very good for the human body, but the crops there also mature earlier than those in other places. So I want to build the villa as soon as possible, so that in the winter, my family can go to the villa to recuperate."

"Well, that's good. The winter in the capital is cold, so taking a hot spring bath is a good choice. What are your plans for your crops?" Fei Yanggu was very pleased to see that his son cared so much about his family.

"My son has arranged for people to plant the crops and has also invited elderly people from a nearby village to provide guidance. I believe it won't be long before the crops bear fruit."

Just like that, two things that would shock the Qing Dynasty were about to happen in the study of Ulanala Mansion.