Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

On the drill ground, Fang Zheng Yi pressed down on the submachine gun, firing wildly at the targets across from him.

A row of straw targets was riddled with holes, straw flying everywhere, torn to shreds.

Li Yuan Zhao stood beside him, dumbfounded...

This... this is a gun?

Fang Zheng Yi continued to spray bullets, unable to hide the excitement on his face.

This is so damn awesome!

In this era, being able to spray with a submachine gun is the most exhilarating thing ever.

After emptying a magazine, Fang Zheng Yi raised the muzzle and blew on it with a flourish.

He looked at Li Yuan Zhao smugly and said, "How about it?"

"......" Li Yuan Zhao's mouth was still wide open, unable to speak.

Fang Zheng Yi skillfully removed the drum magazine and replaced it with another, explaining at the same time, "This gun is called the Great Ming Type 66 Submachine Gun."

"This gun was developed by a team of hundreds, led by yours truly, under the supervision of the Supreme Emperor. After sixty-six iterations and revisions, the metal used to manufacture this gun is a specially developed alloy, and the empty gun weighs ten pounds."

"Equipped with a drum magazine holding one hundred rounds, it has a rate of fire of six hundred rounds per minute. It can also be equipped with a twenty-round magazine, with an accurate range of forty zhang. With this gun, 'one man can hold the pass, ten thousand cannot pass' is no longer just an empty phrase."

Li Yuan Zhao carefully took the Great Ming Type 66 Submachine Gun, holding it in his hands as if it were a precious treasure, muttering to himself.

"Holy crap... Holy crap... Holy crap!!"

"Your Majesty, don't point the muzzle at people."

Fang Zheng Yi held the muzzle, turning it towards the straw target opposite, smiling and saying, "Try it. Press the buttstock against your shoulder, and be careful not to let the muzzle wander. This thing has a lot of recoil."

Li Yuan Zhao licked his lips, imitated Fang Zheng Yi's previous posture, raised the gun, and pulled the trigger!

Da da da da da da da!

A string of fire spurted from the muzzle.

Bullets shot out!

A drum magazine of bullets was quickly emptied. Li Yuan Zhao, panting, said with lingering excitement, "One more time."

Fang Zheng Yi reminded him, "Don't. The number of bullets is limited, Your Majesty, save them. Let's take a look at something else first."

"There's more?" Li Yuan Zhao shouted excitedly.

He now completely understood why his father and Lao Fang had arranged things so hastily.

With this thing, what tactics do you need? Just charge straight ahead!

From now on, on the battlefield, I am a legend!

Fang Zheng Yi raised his hand, instructing the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the drill ground, "Open that box."

The Embroidered Uniform Guards stepped forward, using a crowbar to pry open the tightly nailed wooden box.

The wooden planks on all sides were pried open and fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The weapons in the box were revealed before Li Yuan Zhao's eyes.

Fang Zheng Yi stepped forward and explained one by one, "Revolving Grenade Launcher, equipped with four grenades. When the grenade is launched and hits the target, it detonates, containing fragments and iron beads, with amazing lethality within a small range."

"Infantry Cannon, a brand-new light cannon designed by the Taoyuan County Ordnance Department. It has high accuracy, light weight, and low height. On the battlefield, it can be pushed by a cannon crew for flexible maneuverability, making it a divine weapon for breaking through cities and charging formations."

After speaking, he beckoned, "Someone, show His Majesty the grenade launcher first."

The Embroidered Uniform Guards stepped forward to load the ammunition.

Li Yuan Zhao stared unblinkingly at the two weapons.

Once everything was ready, Fang Zheng Yi gave the order.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard aimed the grenade launcher at a sandbag emplacement in the distance and fired with a bang.

The grenade drew a long trajectory in the air, successfully landing in the area surrounded by sandbags...

After waiting for a while, Li Yuan Zhao turned his head and looked at Fang Zheng Yi questioningly, "That's it? What's the difference between this and throwing a rock?"

A dud, it didn't trigger successfully.

Fang Zheng Yi stared at where the grenade landed and smiled awkwardly, "This... this kind of problem does exist. One more shot!"

The second grenade was launched!

After it landed again, it exploded with a bang, and smoke and dust flew up from behind the sandbags, forming a cloud of smoke.

"My god... isn't this much better than a hand grenade?" Li Yuan Zhao kept swallowing.

He had used hand grenades when he went deep into the Jin Kingdom and fought against Wu Tu.

At that time, the hand grenades had to be lit with a fuse before being thrown.

In the eyes of that time, those were considered extremely top-notch weapons.

But now this grenade launcher is obviously much more powerful! It has a super long range and explodes automatically.

With the grenade launcher, plus the submachine gun, and the infantry cannon... who in the world can stop us?

"So you and Father Emperor have been secretly working on these things all along, why didn't you tell me sooner!" Li Yuan Zhao said excitedly.

Fang Zheng Yi smiled and said, "This is all Father Emperor's arrangement. He was afraid you would let it slip."

"If enemy spies appear within the borders of Great Jing, wouldn't it be troublesome if news of our weapons leaked out?"

"Although the enemy is backward, our weapons are undoubtedly advanced. But no matter how advanced they are, they are just tools. The core of everything in the world is still people. If the enemy can't confront us head-on, they can still fight us from other angles. If there are enough people and they are commanded properly, they can still win. So, we must strictly maintain secrecy until we can accomplish everything in one battle!"

Li Yuan Zhao laughed foolishly, "I see... I understand. My mouth is so tight, and you guys don't even trust me?"

Fang Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "Actually... it's not entirely that we don't trust Your Majesty. The difficulty of manufacturing these weapons is far beyond imagination. The overall yield rate is no more than 30%. I really spent a lot of money on this. Father Emperor even sold most of his stocks."

"If Your Majesty had known in advance, you would have used the national treasury to manufacture armaments at all costs. Father Emperor and I didn't want you to invest too many resources and energy into the military as soon as you ascended the throne, thereby neglecting the people's livelihood. That's the root cause."

Li Yuan Zhao nodded frequently, "I understand... I understand. How much money did you spend? I'll reimburse you when we get back."

Fang Zheng Yi pursed his lips, "I think we should talk about it after the war is over. Let's pay in installments when we get back."

"What a joke! I have the national treasury at my disposal, and I still have to pay in installments? When we get back, just give me a price and I'll pay it all at once!" Li Yuan Zhao said霸气.

Fang Zheng Yi shrugged.

Li Yuan Zhao lowered his head and stroked the gun body, his expression like a man who had been imprisoned for twenty years, living on donkey medicine, seeing a woman for the first time, incomparably infatuated.

After touching it for a while, Li Yuan Zhao seemed to realize something. He looked at Fang Zheng Yi with a wicked smile and moved closer to him, "Hey, I think you're really useless sometimes."

"Hmm?" Fang Zheng Yi raised his eyebrows.

"If I had this, plus two thousand Embroidered Uniform Guards, I would have taken the capital long ago." Li Yuan Zhao patted the submachine gun.

"Your Majesty, do you think it's appropriate for you to say that?"

"I'm just kidding. Even if you rebel, you should rebel against Father Emperor. I treat you like a brother. Would you even have the nerve to rebel against me?" Li Yuan Zhao looked carefree.

"A foolish ruler..." Fang Zheng Yi sighed softly.

"This time, I'm completely confident." Li Yuan Zhao put down the submachine gun. "Lao Fang, you've made such a great contribution, how should I reward you?"

"Just pay for the production and research and development. Just don't go back on your word, Your Majesty. I don't want anything else."

"Can I owe you money? Everything that should be given must be given! How about this, when we get back, you can choose your own peerage and official position. I'll issue an imperial edict directly. That's settled. Don't argue with me." Li Yuan Zhao said imperiously.

"Alright." Fang Zheng Yi reluctantly agreed.

Li Yuan Zhao was satisfied, and his attention shifted to the infantry cannon.

Just as he wanted to try out the power of the infantry cannon, he suddenly saw that there was still a box unopened on the drill ground, and asked excitedly, "Lao Fang, what's in that box?"

"Oh! I almost forgot, that's the real good...

Before Fang Zheng Yi could finish speaking, an Embroidered Uniform Guard ran into the drill ground in a hurry.

"Report~~! Reporting to Your Majesty, representatives from Western countries have arrived at the Holy City with Wu Sheng, and are currently waiting in the hall!"