Li Xiaotong saw all the civil and military officials rushing over and said, "You have just come back. There will definitely be a banquet to celebrate in the evening. Everyone will be here by then. I will go to the kitchen and give them instructions to prepare the banquet."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Thank you sister."
Li Xiaotong rolled his eyes and left the hall with a puffy stomach.
Wang Xiaoyang watched Li Xiaotong leave without blinking, for fear that Li Xiaotong would fall. Li Zhen smiled and joked: "Brother-in-law, the child in my sister's belly may be a girl. You must be prepared."
Wang Xiaoyang said without hesitation: "I like my daughter too, it's the same."
Li Zhen smiled and nodded slightly.
It is undoubtedly the best thing for Wang Xiaoyang to have this idea. If Wang Xiaoyang favors boys over girls, there is no way Li Zhen will have to interfere in the affairs of Li Xiaotong and Wang Xiaoyang in the future.
At this time, everyone, led by Liu Taiping, walked in.
Liu Taiping cupped his hands and said, "I have met you, sir."
The other generals also raised their hands to salute, their faces full of joy.
Li Zhen glanced at everyone and nodded in greeting. When he looked at Liu Taiping, he found that Liu Taiping was in high spirits, his face was red, his eyes were bright, and he behaved as if he was several years younger, as if he had taken some miraculous medicine. Li Zhen felt a little strange and asked, "Sir, are you happy?"
Before Liu Taiping could reply, Huang Shihai had already interrupted: "The Marshal went to Beijing and didn't know that Captain Qi's wife gave birth to a fat boy weighing six pounds and six taels. Mr. Liu has a grandson and is full of energy. Their faces were all red, and Captain Qi was smiling, talking about his eldest son every day."
Qi Zhenhai smiled naively, with a happy smile on his face. Liu Die gave him an eldest son in a lively manner. After the Qi family had children, the situation was naturally different.
Li Zhen cupped his fists and congratulated: "Mr. Liu, congratulations."
Liu Taiping smiled and said: "Same joy, same joy."
Li Zhen turned his eyes and looked at Huang Shihai and asked: "What was the result of the military competition?"
Li Zhen asked again: "Have all the rewards been distributed?"
Huang Shihai said: "It has been fulfilled."
Li Zhen nodded, looked at the general in the army, waved his hand and said: "Everyone go back and rest first. I will hold a banquet at my house to congratulate you all in the evening, and announce what will happen next."
After everyone heard this, they immediately said goodbye and left.
After the civil servants and military generals left, Li Zhen looked at Ye Chengzhong and ordered: "Xiaoye, find Dai Yuanhua."
"yes."
Ye Chengzhong left the Admiral's Mansion and rushed towards the arsenal quickly.
In less than half an hour, Dai Yuanhua and Ye Chengzhong rushed back. Not only that, Dai Yuanhua also carried a large black package on his back. He placed the package in the hall after entering the door.
Li Zhen motioned Dai Yuanhua to sit down and asked, "How is the development of firearms modification going?"
At the mention of firearms, Dai Yuanhua immediately became energetic and said excitedly: "Sir, all the things you have arranged have been completed. The bullets with metal cartridge cases are the first to be completed, followed by the magazines. What takes the most time is the gun chamber. , it took two full months to complete, and according to your request, all the guns of the soldiers in the army have been replaced."
After finishing speaking, Dai Yuanhua opened the package and took out a new gun.
Li Zhen was extremely excited and took the new gun.
He weighed it in his hand and found that the weight had increased, but this did not affect it. It was still within an acceptable range. Li Zhen walked out of the hall with the gun and aimed at a tree in the house.
"boom."
Li Zhen pulled the trigger, and a gunshot was heard immediately.
"Bang, bang,."
Continuous gunshots rang out, and Li Zhen fired ten bullets in a row. After the shooting, Li Zhen checked the condition of the gun chamber and found that there was nothing wrong with the gun chamber. Not only that, Li Zhen looked at the person who was shot by the bullet at close range. The trees were found to have been severely damaged, and the new gun was much more powerful than the original paper bullets.
At this moment, Li Zhen knew that the strength of the army had risen to another level.
Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "The technology of making firearms must be kept secret. All apprentices involved in making firearms must be strictly ordered to leak information. I will send soldiers to station in the arsenal to prevent problems."
Dai Yuanhua said: "From the current point of view, the technology of making guns has matured. I plan to prepare the ancestral gun and make a gun that can fire bullets continuously."
Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Let's go to the study."
A group of people came to the study room. Li Zhen picked up the brush and then took out a piece of rice paper and began to draw on the paper. However, Li Zhen was not good at the brush and it was very inconvenient to draw. Li Zhen drew a few strokes and gave up decisively. His eyes He looked at Ye Chengzhong and ordered: "Xiaoye, go find a goose immediately and bring back some thick goose feathers. I will be of great use to you."
Ye Chengzhong looked puzzled, but turned around and left.
Li Zhen looked at Dai Yuanhua and said: "Yuanhua, you want to create the continuous gun conceived by Senior Dai Zi. This is okay. I have no objection, but it can only be done with part of your time, not all of your energy. , I will now assign you a new task, to make a pistol."
"pistol."
Dai Yuanhua looked puzzled, he had no idea what a pistol was.
Li Zhen smiled and explained unhurriedly: "The pistol I asked you to make is called a 'revolver', also known as a 'revolver'. Such a pistol was made more than 20 years ago. The American Samuel Colt had already invented it, but it has not been popularized yet, and it has not appeared in China."
Li Zhen explained to Dai Yuanhua the structure of the revolver.
Five minutes later, Ye Chengzhong came back with the goose feathers.
Li Zhen put all the goose feathers on the table, took out a thick goose feather, processed it briefly, then dipped it in ink, took another piece of paper, and began to sketch the diagram of the revolver, which took half a day. When he was young, Li Zhencai drew the structure of the revolver and handed it to Dai Yuanhua.
Li Zhen pointed at the picture and said in a deep voice: "The technology for making firearms has matured. As long as you follow the structure of this picture, it shouldn't be too difficult to make a new revolver."
Dai Yuanhua looked at the picture and studied it carefully.
Li Zhen sat down and continued drawing.
This time, Li Zhen spent a full hour and drew a big picture. The new picture was of a machine gun. Each part was carefully marked. Li Zhen handed the drawing to Dai Yuanhua and said: "This is a machine gun." The machine gun that your grandfather envisioned is the same as the rifle. This machine gun is more advanced. When you go back, you can compare it and try to make a pistol and a machine gun."
"yes."
After Dai Yuanhua saw the two pictures, he was completely convinced by Li Zhen.
The young admiral in front of him was so knowledgeable that he actually knew so many weapons. Ye Cheng was not surprised and said, "Sir, Mr. Wei is here and is waiting to see you in the hall."
Li Zhen stood up and sent Dai Yuanhua away, then walked towards the hall.