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

"Everything has a process."

"Thank you for your time in this alchemy department, and this won't happen anymore."

He said this sincerely, and also with a hint of apology.

This indeed made Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang feel less embarrassed, and they showed relieved expressions on their faces: "That's right! It's not just me who's embarrassed, anyone who comes here will lose face like this!"

The two men felt that Wang Jinnian had no ill intentions. After exchanging a glance, they calmed down and nodded solemnly, saying, "I understand. From now on, I will follow you, sir, and be loyal to you, Your Majesty!"

After saying that, the two of them took a deep breath, a hint of excitement in their eyes.

I've seen things I've never seen before, so I look forward... Accept all the shocks within the Alchemy Department, learn and train. From now on, it's others who will lose face in front of me! Even the Duke of Liang, the Duke of Kaiguo, and other prestigious nobles will lose face in front of me!

They haven't forgotten.

Your Majesty played such a big game, secretly developing the Alchemy Bureau into its current form and preparing the Shenji Camp. One of his purposes was probably to get rid of the dependence on the foreign relatives and get rid of their restrictions on himself.

This Shenjiying, which is enough to scare anyone, is destined to embarrass the most majestic, powerful and influential people!

"Well, you are right to think so." Wang Jinnian also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least he did not cause any conflicts between superiors and subordinates because of his carelessness.

Wu Zhenhai narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Your Majesty has entrusted me with such an important task. This is the greatest favor you have shown me. I have no way of repaying you."

He really meant what he said, absolutely true. After all, he now knew exactly how terrifying the things in the firearms department were. His ancestors would be so happy to have this opportunity.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhenhai couldn't help but recall the various astonishing technological improvements he had just learned about, as well as the musket that would undoubtedly become the king of future battlefields. He said excitedly, "Now that we have such a magical weapon as the musket, the Ming Dynasty will be undefeated for ten thousand years! All I can do is to contribute to the best of my ability."

Kang Yunxiang is not as eloquent as him.

He immediately clasped his fists and echoed, "I feel the same way!"

The two looked up and saw Wang Jinnian with a faint, seemingly profound smile on his face. He raised an eyebrow, not knowing what he was thinking. He said with a mixture of emotion and anticipation, "Firearms... Haha, it's only because we can only reach this level at the moment. The Ming Dynasty will probably not stop here in the future."

What he was thinking.

Of course, it is the flintlock rifle that the Firearms Department is currently researching, or even the needle-percussion rifle that will be used when the detonation method called "fulminate of mercury" can be completely stabilized and applied to the musket.

The principles of these two things have been taught by His Majesty to those who originally belonged to the Firearms Department.

With the continuous improvement of the muskets developed by the Firearms Department, no one doubted the possibility of flintlock and needle-percussion rifles. The only difficulty now was the debugging process from theory to practice.

Although it hasn't been made yet.

But Wang Jinnian, who knew the principles, naturally knew that once these two improvements were successfully debugged, the convenience and power of the musket... would be even more incomparable!

"Master Wang means that... the current muskets still have room for improvement!" Although Wang Jinnian did not say it directly, Wu Zhenhai understood what he meant. He immediately gasped and said in disbelief.

Kang Yunxiang's eyes widened in realization: "The current musket is already perfect, how can it be improved?!"

He couldn't imagine it, he really couldn't imagine it at all!

But having witnessed many revolutionary improvements, they dared not question it - if they really lost face again, they would be finished.

Wang Jinnian smiled faintly.

He gave them a positive answer: "Although we haven't really entered the actual testing stage yet, I can tell you that it is possible, and it is very likely!" Speaking of this, Wang Jinnian's eyes showed excitement and excitement.

It’s not for anything else, but the R&D side is now saying: “There is a clue”!

He secretly took a deep breath to calm himself for a moment, looked at Wu Zhenhai and the others and said, "This matter is a long story, we can discuss it later."

The product hasn't come out yet, and it's difficult to explain the theory, so of course he dropped the topic here, and Zhang Yuqing was right next to him.

When they arrived at the Alchemy Department, everyone was both classmates and colleagues. Wang Jinnian saw that the counting and verification work was still going on, so he extended his hand to Zhang Yuqing and introduced him, "It's a coincidence today. This is Zhang Yuqing, the Taoist priest from the Chemistry Department, a master of the Zhengyi Taoist school."

After that, he introduced Zhang Yuqing, "Your Majesty has recently transferred two captains from the Alchemy Department, Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang, each of whom is in charge of over a thousand archers."

He trailed off.

Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang couldn't help showing a little restraint on their faces. Taoist master... This title is indeed intimidating enough for anyone, and people dare not be disrespectful. After all, there was no such thing as materialism in ancient times.

So the two of them immediately clasped their fists and greeted each other:

"Actually, I have heard of the name of Master Zhang a long time ago. It is said that he has profound Taoist knowledge and is a famous figure in the Zhengyi Sect. He is even expected to be the next Heavenly Master! I have heard of him for a long time!" Wu Zhenhai spoke very politely with a kind smile on his face.

But logically speaking, the other party should be very happy to hear what he said.

But what made Wu Zhenhai a little embarrassed was.

This Master Zhang simply nodded with a very calm expression, and replied perfunctorily, "It's all just empty reputation."

To be honest, Zhang Yuqing really didn't like to hear this.

What the hell was Taoism? What was a Heavenly Master? He no longer had any interest in these "past events"—he just wanted to stay in the Alchemy Department, studying the truths of heaven and earth day and night, and using them to benefit the people of the world.

Seeing that he didn't take this opportunity.

Kang Yunxiang's eyes rolled slightly and changed direction: "Now Taoist Zhang is in charge of refining elixirs for His Majesty. His skills are profound and he has won His Majesty's trust. Who doesn't know how much His Majesty values ​​the Alchemy Department? This is even more amazing!"

The two felt that this person was carefully selected by Emperor Zhu Yunhuan himself to set up the Alchemy Bureau, to refine the elixir... and so on. He was a person who was deeply trusted and loved by Zhu Yunhuan - this was also the reason why Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang started to talk about social etiquette with him right from the start.

But... the displeasure on Zhang Yuqing's face became even more intense, and there was even a hint of embarrassment.

Wu Zhenhai even felt that the other party was a little angry.

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhang Yuqing flicked his loose sleeves and snorted coldly, his face full of disdain and contempt: "Humph! Alchemy? Who would make pills if they were serious? Please don't slander me, my two captains!"

Alchemy... He hadn't heard the term for more than half a year, and he didn't want to hear it.

Because at the beginning.

This accusation further hurt Wu Zhenhai and Kang Yunxiang, who were already heartbroken.