After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

Lin took the drawing from his hand and looked at it carefully, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Shen Qingzhou, you...did you really come up with this idea? Have you ever seen this kind of weapon before?"

Shen Qingzhou shook his head. He didn't understand why Lin reacted so strongly when he heard what he had designed.

“No, this is a weapon I came up with. I’ve seen crossbows before. They have a long range, but they’re still the same as a bow and arrow, nothing new.

I have seen the power of gunpowder. If flames were made into weapons, with the one I designed as the carrier, the range would be longer and the power would be greater. This was my original intention for the design.

However, since gunpowder is used, cast iron can only be chosen to make it, and cast iron can produce sparks, which is more suitable for this weapon.

But I just can’t figure it out, and I haven’t been able to come up with a design. It seems I’ll just have to spend some more time on it.”

Shen Qingzhou's design was already very close. She had been with Shen Qingzhou for so many years, but she hadn't noticed anything abnormal about him. Could it be that she was overthinking it?

"I see. But I think your design would require very precise calculations. Do you know how to do it?"

Shen Qingzhou looked puzzled: "What precise calculation?"

"Solve the equation!"

Lin Ting used a word he had learned in elementary school to trick Shen Qingzhou. He stared into his eyes, taking in all his emotions.

But Shen Qingzhou was still confused.

"What is solving an equation?"

Lin Ting smiled and said, "Nothing, I was just talking nonsense."

"Oh!"

Shen Qingzhou took the drawing from Lin Ting's hand. He lowered his head and seemed to be looking at the drawing, but in fact, there was a smile in his eyes.

Lin Ting asked Shen Wanyi to review the recipes she had learned a few days ago. She sat in front of Shen Qingzhou and patiently picked up every one of his discarded drafts to check.

After seeing so many discarded manuscripts, Lin Ting could confirm that his suspicion about Shen Qingzhou was redundant.

However, the shape he designed was not quite right. Lin Ting picked up the brush that Shen Qingzhou had placed on the table, and based on his memory of the musket, he drew the shape of the musket on paper.

Long barrels are suitable for military use, while short barrels are more suitable for self-defense.

After finishing the painting, Lin Ting put the draft on the table and went to see Shen Wanyi.

Shen Qingzhou looked at the drawings left by Lin Ting. Her paintings were not very good, but the shapes she drew were eye-catching to him.

Isn't this what you want?

It has a gun barrel and a powder chamber, which can be used to ignite the powder, allowing the loaded powder to burn fully and produce high-temperature and high-pressure gas.

There are also flash gates, tail sockets, and wooden horses to increase explosive power and range.

Shen Qingzhou had thought of all these, but he still didn't know how to make them fully integrated in the design.

But after seeing Lin Ting's painting, he suddenly understood. Just by looking at the appearance, he knew how to assemble it.

Shen Qingzhou had a smile on his face, a draft in his hand, and quickly ran to Lin Ting, put his arms around her waist, picked her up horizontally and spun her around.

"Haha... Thank you, ma'am. I know how to make this weapon now. I know how to make it, hahaha..."

Shen Wanyi held the medical book in both hands and stood there looking at his parents.

"Hey, I'm still here?"

Lin Ting punched Shen Qingzhou on the shoulder and blamed him with a smile.

"Put me down now! I'm dizzy from all the spinning."

Shen Qingzhou glanced at Shen Wanyi, put Lin Ting down, and held up the drawing in his hand.

"Ma'am, you know what? This drawing you made is exactly what I want. I know how to make this weapon."

Lin Ting smoothed the hair on his forehead with his hand and said to Shen Qingzhou.

"Really? I just drew it casually."

Shen Qingzhou's thinking was correct. As long as Lin Ting drew the shape, he would know how to design the inside.

Considering his talent here, he is truly a top talent.

"I've never known how to design, but now I understand. Madam, please wait for me. I'm going to the Ministry of Industry right now."

Shen Qingzhou wanted to go to the Ministry of Works immediately. If this weapon was successfully researched, the army of Dongxia Kingdom would be able to defeat ten enemies at once.

Five days later, two major events occurred in the palace.

The first thing was that the emperor, who had never appointed a crown prince, finally issued an edict to appoint one.

Compared with those young princes, Xiao Jingchuan is the best candidate, and he has made great military achievements. No one is more suitable to be the crown prince than him.

Xiao Jingchuan became the crown prince of Dongxia Kingdom. The news spread throughout the court and the country in less than one morning.

Another thing is that Shen Qingzhou has developed a new weapon and invited the emperor and Xiao Jingchuan to the Ministry of Works to watch it.

"Mr. Shen, you have kept it a secret until now. I am very curious about what your weapon looks like."

The emperor had seen all the weapons of the Dongxia Kingdom, including crossbows, spears, bows and arrows, broadswords and other eighteen kinds of weapons.

But Shen Qingzhou said that this weapon was different from the previous ones, so he wanted to see it in person.

Xiao Jingchuan was also very curious, because Shen Qingzhou said that if this weapon was used well, it could be used to defeat ten enemies alone on the battlefield.

He couldn't imagine what such a shocking weapon would look like.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, please look! This is the new weapon I created, the musket! It's incredibly powerful."

Shen Qingzhou lifted the red cloth covering the muskets, and two muskets, one long and one short, appeared in front of the two men.

These are two weapons made of cast iron. They are not big and can be used as sticks. How can they be considered powerful weapons?

Xiao Jingchuan picked up a short musket, which looked a bit like a crossbow, but he didn't know where to put the arrow feathers.

He tried it as if he were holding a crossbow. This cast iron object was small and lighter than a crossbow.

The emperor took a long musket and examined its appearance carefully, but he didn't see anything special about it.

"Shen Qing, this is the new weapon you mentioned? Even if you use it as a stick, it won't work, right?"

The emperor knew Shen Qingzhou's talents. He said that a powerful weapon would definitely not be limited to appearance.

“Your Majesty, this weapon is different from the traditional weapons used before. It is similar to a projectile type.

It is similar to our bow and arrow, but it is more powerful than a bow and arrow. It does not use feathers, but gunpowder, which makes it powerful and has a long range.

A single bullet of gunpowder can take the enemy's head from a hundred paces away. Let me demonstrate it to you."

Shen Qingzhou took the long musket from the emperor's hand, explained it to the emperor and Xiao Jingchuan, and loaded the gunpowder he had prepared.

"Your Majesty, the installation is now complete. Do you see the bull's-eye outside? I will shoot it down for you right now."

That target is usually used for archery practice, but Shen Qingzhou is standing so far away that it is difficult for the arrow to hit the target.

Shen Qingzhou took his new weapon, aimed at the target, and gently pulled the trigger with his index finger, triggering the firing mechanism inside the musket, causing the firing pin to hit the gunpowder primer, igniting and firing.

A gunshot rang out from the musket in Shen Qingzhou's hand. The emperor and Xiao Jingchuan only saw the flash of fire, but did not see any objects flying out of Shen Qingzhou's weapon.

But the loud noise just now is enough to prove that it was launched.