Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

What future is there?

This life... is really full of ups and downs...

"The new commander of the Imperial Guard, Wu Zhenhai."

"The new commander of the Imperial Guard, Kang Yunxiang."

As the captains in charge of two thousand-household divisions, both of them introduced themselves in a bad mood, with dissatisfaction visible on their faces.

Wang Jinnian looked very happy.

With an unstoppable smile on his face, he clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "Captain Wu, Captain Kang. My name is Wang Jinnian. I don't currently hold any official position, but that's not the norm in our Alchemy Department. According to His Majesty, the most important thing is to learn from each other and make progress together."

He spoke modestly, not claiming to be the "Commander of the Divine Machine Battalion." Firstly, His Majesty had only mentioned it briefly, and secondly, he had been deeply influenced by the academic atmosphere Zhu Yunhuan had deliberately fostered, subconsciously becoming more relaxed and easygoing.

Here, we are all His Majesty's students.

But he didn't expect that this would make Wu Zhenhai, Kang Yunxiang and others, who were already full of resentment, even more unhappy.

Kang Yunxiang, with a face full of flesh, glared angrily: "What!? You don't even have a formal official position!?"

Although the lean and capable Wu Zhenhai didn't say anything, his already sharp gaze became even sharper when it fell on Wang Jinnian.

It would be fine to transfer them here to work as security guards.

The person in charge of commanding and dispatching... doesn't even hold an official position? Isn't this just pure insult?

There are more than just the two of them.

Suddenly, even the more than 2,000 people behind him began to riot:

"Your Majesty...how could he treat us like this!?"

"As Ming soldiers, who wouldn't want to achieve great things? Who wouldn't want to carry on the legacy of the Hongwu Emperor, expel the Tartars, and wipe out those hateful Yuan people once and for all? At worst, we could fight the chieftains of Yunnan and those treacherous villains in Goryeo..."

"But now, His Majesty has not only assigned me to guard the gate of the Alchemy Bureau, but he has also ordered me, a person without any official position, to do things at will?"

"Where can such a thing happen?"

"No official position, no job, nothing!"

"Your Majesty...ah..."

"..."

A burst of murmurings suddenly arose behind Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang, filled with resentment and dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for the crowds here.

They probably also cursed Zhu Yunhuan in passing. Even if they didn't say it out loud, they couldn't help but curse in their hearts: "Your Majesty is really a person who likes to mess around! Can everything be treated as a joke?"

Even Kang Yunxiang, the leading captain, could no longer hold back his anger. His face flushed with anger as he complained, "Your Majesty, why do you insult us like this?"

Wu Zhenhai, who had been working with him for quite some time and had been in the same situation, immediately tried to dissuade him, "Old Kang! Stop talking nonsense!"

See this scene.

Wang Jinnian was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what was going on: it turned out that the group of people in front of him knew nothing about the new type of muskets, or about His Majesty's intentions and painstaking efforts...!

Understand this point.

He didn't have time to get angry at these people for looking down on him.

Instead, his eyes lit up, a hint of delight appeared on his face, and he sighed belatedly, "Brilliant! Your Majesty is still so flawless in his work! Only if you yourselves are completely in the dark can you ensure that you can keep it a secret from everyone else!"

Yes, after being looked down upon and ridiculed by this group of people, Wang Jinnian was not angry but happy.

This means... this group of people are most likely real talent.

You can all become his soldiers in the future!

Seeing Wang Jinnian's completely unusual reaction, it was Wu Zhenhai, Kang Yunxiang and the more than 2,000 people behind them who were confused - how could he be so happy after being scolded?

Kang Yunxiang said angrily: "Humph! The villain is getting his way!"

He was filled with anger when he thought that he would have to listen to such a person's orders in the Alchemy Department in the future.

And even if he did.

Wang Jinnian, who had been appointed by his superiors to lead them, was able to remain calm and even burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Hahahahahaha!"

Different from Kang Yunxiang's violent and impulsive behavior.

Wu Zhenhai, standing by, was even more composed. He simply looked at Wang Jinnian with a gloomy expression and said in a deep voice, "Master Wang, why are you laughing?"

He knew very well that it was the will of the current emperor to let them come here, and it was also the will of the emperor to let Wang Jinnian dispatch them. The emperor never jokes - even if they couldn't swallow this, they had to do it and accept their fate.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Who made them have such a little emperor?

He once again gave the two of them a fist bump without being humble or arrogant.

With a calm and composed smile, he retorted, "Captain Wu, Captain Kang, you have a huge misunderstanding! Do you think... that His Majesty went through so much trouble to recruit you from the hunting grounds into the Imperial Guard, and then sent you here, really just to guard the gate?"

Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang looked at each other and saw doubt in each other's eyes.

if not?

The Alchemy Department is a confidential location, and more people must be sent to guard it... That's what the imperial edict says.

Without waiting for the two to say anything.

Wang Jinnian took the initiative to break the brief deadlock and said bluntly, "What you should do, according to His Majesty, is to reshape your three perspectives!"

"Three views? Reshape? What does this mean?" Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang were even more confused.

Wang Jinnian stepped aside and extended his hand toward the training grounds, saying, "All of you, come in first. Now, it's time to witness a miracle."

After saying this, he raised his eyebrows proudly, feeling secretly proud of himself.

I've always been a bumpkin in this alchemy department.

He finally got the chance to show off in front of the even more rustic Baozi.

Then, without waiting for Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang to leave, he went straight inside - although he did not have an official position at the moment, he was the future commander of the Shenji Battalion. Although he was polite and humble, he did not sound pretentious at all.

"Witness...a miracle? What does this have to do with anything?" Kang Yunxiang frowned, trying hard to understand what Wang Jinnian said, but he still couldn't fully understand.

"There seems to be a deep meaning in what he said just now. Perhaps there is a hidden secret here. Let's follow him in and see what happens." Wu Zhenhai said after pondering for a moment.

"It's just an ordinary training ground..."

"What secret could it possibly hold?" Kang Yunxiang complained bluntly.

"Regardless of whether there's a hidden agenda or not, and regardless of whether Wang Jinnian actually holds an official position, His Majesty has issued an order. You and I must obey his orders. The imperial decree cannot be disobeyed, and we've got to break even." Wu Zhenhai said calmly, "Let's go in and take a look."

After hesitating for a moment, the two men finally had no choice but to lead their men into the training ground and line up.

The training grounds were filled with strange smells. Kang Yunxiang pinched his nose and said, "Is this... the smell of gunpowder? But it smells different."

They are all military men, so they are naturally familiar with the smell of gunpowder.

But the gunpowder used in the Alchemy Department now is all improved smokeless gunpowder. The formula is different, and the taste is naturally different.

Wu Zhenhai nodded and was about to say something.

He immediately noticed that the approximately one hundred people standing in a neat row behind Wang Jinnian each had a strange and complex thing on their backs - a bit like a musket, but completely different from a musket.