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

"Could it be that His Majesty of Yingtian Prefecture wants to form a musket team to deal with the control of the dukes and marquises of Yingtian Prefecture?" Lu Wei, who was standing aside, speculated tentatively.

But Zhu Yuanzhang immediately shook his head: "No."

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have been committed to vigorously promoting the improvement and popularization of firearms, and have mandated that all major military bases must be equipped with firearms and firearm soldiers."

"Although firearms only account for 10% of the army, we've been doing this for many years, so it's not hard to find people who know how to use firearms in the army. If we need a firearms team... that little wolf cub can get one with just a wave of his hand. Even if the Huaixi nobles rebelled on the spot, he could still recruit them right away."

"Not enough..."

Having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment, and then his frown instantly smoothed out, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have an idea in his mind:

"Not enough..."

"It's a musket and a bowl-mouthed gun!"

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have still had to deal with unrest, both large and small. To facilitate transportation and storage, the vast majority of weapons are stored in the 'Nine Warehouses' outside the capital of Yingtian Prefecture."

"Especially the heavy and bulky ones like the fire gun and the bowl-mouthed gun."

"Even more so."

"If civil unrest breaks out in Yingtian Prefecture, these things won't be easily delivered to the city. If they're moved prematurely, they'll be discovered and alert the enemy..."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement as he spoke, feeling that his direction was correct. "That's right! Even if we order the Armour and Armour Bureau to produce more, it will still be noticed. Those ruffians have been following us since before the founding of the dynasty, so they naturally have spies in these departments now."

"After considering it all, instead of opening a business... it's better to use the Alchemy Bureau, a place that is already heavily guarded, to quietly manufacture it, quietly transport it into the city, and then quietly store it!"

"When the conflict breaks out, won't he be able to use it? Not only can he use it, but he's probably planning a surprise attack!"

"Well, he's planning to secretly make fire guns and bowl-mouthed guns in the Alchemy Department!"

After some deliberation, Zhu Yuanzhang finally expressed his conclusion with a slight smile on his face.

Then he pondered and reviewed it again.

He became more and more certain of this idea in his mind: "Don't forget, among the three centurions he newly transferred to the Alchemy Department, there are also people from the Military Equipment Bureau and the Armament Bureau! That's it! It's almost certain."

His cognition and limitations of vision were enough to make him think this far.

After all, in his eyes, the power of firearms is already incredible, so how can the disadvantages be so easily solved?

Or rather, he wouldn't even think about it!

Moreover, for such a powerful weapon, if he had any clue about how to improve it, he would have started to work on it himself long ago.

Lu Wei standing by also looked enlightened.

He nodded and said, "I am overthinking it."

"Your Majesty is truly thoughtful! The Majesty of Yingtian Prefecture has taken a liking to the power of fire muskets and bowl-mouth muskets, and has thought of preparing these items in advance so they can be used at any time. As for the people who will use them..."

"Even if we draw from the Imperial Guards, we can still handle it!"

But when Lu Wei looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again, he saw him tapping his fists lightly on the armrest of the recliner, his eyes slightly narrowed as if he was still thinking about something...

Lu Wei didn't dare to disturb them, after all, the matter involved too many aspects.

The courtyard was silent for a while, and then Zhu Yuanzhang fixed his gaze and whispered softly, "This Alchemy Division..."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt as if he had grasped something. He clenched his fist and pounded it several times. His eyes widened as he said, "Making muskets, musket soldiers, refining elixirs...hiss...could this just be a trick used by that little wolf cub to deceive others?!"

"Feint to the east and attack in the west, openly repair the plank road and secretly march through Chencang..."

"But these are the little wolf's usual tactics and tricks! If that's really the case... he must have woven this deceptive cloth too early."