The shooting range was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke. This smell was not only in the air, but also in everyone's eyes.
Jiang Wan's subordinates did not know who Xu Caining was, but in front of so many people, this woman accused their commander in a contemptuous and even scolding tone. This made them look at Xu Caining with extreme eyes.
unfriendly.
Jiang Wan's impression of Xu Caining is not very good either.
He can say without hesitation that even though he is not a science student and is not proficient in the production of these weapons, his understanding of the history of weapons development is far beyond that of anyone in the Ming Dynasty.
This anyone, naturally includes the little princess of the Xu family in front of me.
Of course, it is enough to say this. If you say more, it will offend people. How Nanhaiwei wants to act does not require the approval of the little princess in front of him.
"Of course the more expensive weapons in the military are not, the better!"
It was as if these words gave Xu Caining a breakthrough: "When going into battle, sergeants want weapons that are convenient, reliable and easy to use, and for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce that manufactures weapons, the weapons must be easy to use and even cheaper!"
She nodded fiercely: "Just the word "noble" means that these firearms of the Folangji people are destined to be flashy things!"
Jiang Wan smiled slightly, turned to his subordinate officers and said, "Come here and try these fire guns. Owen, teach them. Let everyone fire a few shots to get familiar with them!"
After his officers arrived one after another and gathered around Owen and others, he turned around and walked from the crowd to Xu Caining, but he directly ignored Xu Caining's previous words.
He did not intend to continue communicating with her on this issue.
"I have always wanted to go to the princess's house to express my gratitude to the princess's subordinates for their help that day. Unfortunately, I came yesterday and could not see the princess in person. Today, the princess is here. I don't know what to say!"
Xu Caining shook his head: "Originally, I wanted to find you to please those muskets you took away, but it seems that it is not necessary now!"
She was a little disinterested. In her opinion, the Jiang Wan in front of her was just a member of the literati leader. After reading a few military books, she might have thought that she understood everything about literature, Taoism and military strategy, even battle formations.
That's all.
Extrapolating from this, he is just a person who talks about military affairs on paper and is very happy with his achievements.
The person in her heart should definitely not be like this.
The sound of firecrackers not far away rang again. Even if there were any words, they were drowned in the deafening sound of firecrackers. Xu Caining glanced at the other party and signaled Mr. Xu to follow him and leave. She felt that she did not need to
Continue to stay here.
"It's really baffling, I don't know where the superiority comes from!"
Jiang Wan muttered, turned around, and threw himself into shooting with the firecrackers. It had to be said that the firecrackers still had a great attraction for him. Even if it was for target shooting, firing them so unscrupulously would make him angry.
People feel very happy.
It wasn't until he left the range of Nanhaiwei that Young Master Xu looked at Xu Caining with a gloomy face before speaking cautiously.
"Sister, is this... you didn't like it again?"
"Why don't you like it?" Xu Caining did not roll his eyes at his younger brother this time, but looked a little tired: "I thought His Majesty valued him and the Empress Dowager also noticed it, and those mediocre people
Seniors are always a little different, but right now it seems that they may not be that strong!"
"Sister, tell me, what is our eldest brother's reputation and ability among the younger generation in Beijing?"
"Of course our eldest brother is a top-notch person, otherwise, how could he be favored by His Majesty and be relied upon to be Qiancheng!" Xu Caining said without hesitation.
"Really?" Mr. Xu chuckled: "But, before the eldest brother entered the palace to guard His Majesty, it was said that Commander Jiang and his subordinates had been guarding His Majesty. Today's Nanhaizi was a palace guard at the time.
The place where the Zhongjing Army is stationed, you can’t help but know that it no longer has the name “Jingjing Army”!”
"You mean, our eldest brother is not as good as him?" Xu Caining raised his eyebrows: "Do you believe I will tell my eldest brother this!"
"This is what the elder brother said. If the elder brother didn't say it, how would I know these things!" Xu Ergong hurriedly explained: "I mean, after your majesty came to the throne, he eliminated the eunuchs and swept away the miasma in the court. Almost everyone was there.
Said, Your Majesty only has the appearance of a wise king of Zhongxing..."
He looked around and whispered: "Sister, you don't think that His Majesty's vision is worse than yours..."
"There are a lot of things around the emperor being deceived by villains. When the first emperor was, he was not just eunuchs like Wei Zhongxian..." Xu Caining was talking, but he couldn't go on without knowing it. After all, the current emperor and the previous emperor were at that time.
The situation is different. The former emperor was deceived by Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian simply stole some power. However, if the current majesty is deceived by Jiang Wan, and is surrounded by powerful enemies in the deep palace, then something big will happen!
"How about we find a reason to look back?" Mr. Xu said thoughtfully: "If we come to see him again next time, we won't have such a good reason as this time!"
"If you want to go, I won't go!" Xu Caining shook her head. She was ashamed of the fact that it was hard to put a knife in its sheath. Even when facing her brother, she felt a little bit uneasy. Even if she felt that what her brother said was somewhat reasonable, she would be willing to do more.
Get in touch with the other person.
"Isn't there someone in our Ministry of Industry?" Xu Ergong rolled his eyes: "He didn't just say that he wanted to imitate fire guns. He is a scholar and has a group of big-headed soldiers under his command. There are also a few people who know how to make firearms. I
Just say that we also want to see what he can imitate. If it is cheaper and easier to use than the various fire blunderbuss we use in the Ming Dynasty, we can be considered as doing something for the court!"
Xu Caining was still hesitating.
"Sister, this is a major military and national matter related to the imperial court. You just said that if this thing doesn't work, you can also see if this person is just a talker on paper, or if he really has some ability and courage. If it happens, it will only be a firearm.
This piece of money saves the court a lot of money every year. Your Majesty is very happy. Sister, if you don't talk about the princess, a county princess can't run away!"
"So, you are thinking about me?" Xu Caining narrowed his eyes: "Are you, like dad, thinking that I just can't marry your sister, so you are desperately trying to find reasons for me?"
"No!" Seeing Xu Caining's prelude to an attack, Mr. Xu's face turned pale: "I mainly think about the court and my Xu family. If the Ming Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, and the army and horses are strong, the wealth of my Xu family will naturally continue.