At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

'Damn it! This is what you call smaller scale?!'

Chu Ling stood in front of the main hall of the inner armory, scanning the buildings before him. His eyes widened slightly, revealing an expression of disbelief, and he couldn't help but question it in his heart.

Chu Ling originally thought that having a stockpile of various weapons in the armory of the Yu Palace Imperial Garden, enough to supply tens of thousands of people, was already a remarkable achievement.

After all, the armaments of tens of thousands of people encompassed a wide range of weapons, including armor, swords, spears, halberds, shields, axes, bows, and crossbows. Furthermore, some categories could be further subdivided into various subcategories. This is something Chu Ling learned from a book about the armaments of the Great Yu Dynasty that he found while browsing through ancient texts in the Ganlu Hall.

Ok.

This book mentions both internal and external arsenals, but the descriptions in the book are clearly intentionally concealed. What we actually saw was far more shocking than what was written in the book!

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Armory has halls for armor, knives, swords, spears, lances, halberds, shields, axes, bows, crossbows, chariots, and other weapons, each containing various types of military equipment."

Seeing the new emperor's demeanor, the Inner Armory Commander bowed and stepped forward, bowing to the new emperor and saying, "One of the duties of the Inner Armory Army is to regularly maintain all kinds of stored military equipment and to strictly patrol the palaces to prevent fires..."

"You mean the Hall of Carriages?"

Chu Ling looked at the man in surprise.

"Yes."

The commander of the inner armory bowed his head and said.

"Take me to see it!"

Chu Ling became interested. He could accept storing other items separately, but if war chariots could have their own separate hall, how many different types of war chariots could there be?

Ok.

According to Chu Ling's knowledge, the Great Yu Dynasty was in the era of cold weapons, and the gunpowder and firearms he was familiar with had not yet appeared at this time.

But the most powerful force in the Great Yu Dynasty is none other than its iron cavalry!

Not to mention the territory of the Great Yu Kingdom, there are more than a dozen cavalry units of varying sizes distributed in the northern border and western Liang border. These are all separate armies established by the Great Yu Emperor who followed him to the battlefield and defeated countless powerful enemies. There are light cavalry and heavy cavalry. These dozen or so cavalry units are divided into different groups and have different focuses, but any one of them has a distinguished record of military achievements!

Chu Ling couldn't imagine that a cavalry legion of this size could have such a high status in the Great Yu army, especially since chariot soldiers are a special type of soldier and cost a lot of money.

But when the carriage arrived at the palace, Chu Ling was stunned.

"Your Majesty, this is the Xuanjia War Chariot. It is made entirely of iron and wood and covered with specially made iron plates. It is mainly used in front of the archer and crossbow line. In addition to strengthening the outer defense of the archer and crossbow line, it can also cooperate with the cavalry to charge the enemy formation."

"Your Majesty, this is a light chariot... primarily used as a vanguard to break through enemy lines..."

"Your Majesty, this is a grain transport vehicle... mainly used for transporting military supplies..."

"His Majesty……"

Chu Ling walked through the carriage hall, while the Inner Armory Token beside him detailed the details as if listing precious treasures. Chu Ling thought that war chariots were just a few different types of vehicles, but in reality, war chariots were subdivided into various types of vehicles with different functions and different models. Some vehicles were even as tall as two people and were special models used in special terrains, so the number built was small.

However, after walking around this place, Chu Ling had a feeling: the Great Yu Dynasty could allow some things to be less, but it could never be without them, and that was interesting.

Just by touring the carriage hall, Chu Ling had a strong feeling that the Great Yu had an extremely strong handicraft manufacturing industry. Perhaps it was different from the industry he was familiar with, but within this scope, the Great Yu's military manufacturing technology was extremely strong.

No wonder it is said that the Great Yu Dynasty was able to govern such a vast territory.

Chu Ling could glean some insight from just the military manufacturing aspect. As far as Chu Ling knew, there was a special military equipment supervision bureau in the central government of the Great Yu Dynasty, which was responsible for military manufacturing.

The five provinces, six ministries, nine temples and various supervisory offices under the jurisdiction of the Great Yu central government were all superfluous. This clearly defined the division of powers. Although some government offices may have overlapping powers, their focuses were different. This created a powerful central government. Only with such a central government could the various prefectures and counties be well governed.

'This isn't just strong, it's incredibly powerful!'

While inspecting the chariot palace, Chu Ling also touched several chariots. Putting aside everything else, the fact that there wasn't a speck of dust on the chariots and that there was tung oil between the wheels told him that the Inner Armory Army never slackened in their duties. If this was the case everywhere in the Great Yu, then the Great Yu would be terrifyingly strong.

Despite the immense power of the Great Yu, there are still many formidable enemies around it. This makes Chu Ling very curious about what kind of beings these countries or forces are that are enemies of the Great Yu.

"Let's set off for the Imperial Garden training ground."

After leaving the carriage hall, Chu Ling glanced at the surrounding halls and decided not to continue his inspection. He knew that the halls under the jurisdiction of the Inner Armory were probably divided into very detailed sections, but he couldn't give orders to such an armory, so he decided not to look at it, lest he lose control of his impulses.

This made Chu Ling extremely envious!

If he can control the inner armory and its army, then while he may not have absolute power in the Yu Palace, he will at least have a say in things.

Unfortunately, he can't.

The Imperial Seal of the Great Yu Dynasty was not with him.

When Li Zhong, who was accompanying the emperor, heard what the new emperor said, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The thing he was most worried about had not happened, which was the best outcome.

"Put the carriage on the imperial garden drill ground."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!!"

The armory resounded with various sounds. Chu Ling sat in the sedan chair, trying hard to control his emotions. This feeling of being able to see and touch something, but not being able to have it, was too painful.

But in no hurry.

One day, everything here will belong to him.

As long as he can be patient and wait for the right opportunity, Chu Ling believes he will get it!

"Godfather, why do you think His Majesty would come to the Inner Armory?" As the imperial carriage drove further and further away, a man with a complicated expression walked up to the Inner Armory Commander, glanced to his left and right, and whispered.

"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."

The Inner Armory Commander glanced at the man and frowned.

After saying this, the commander of the Imperial Armory turned and left.

Seeing this, the man dared not ask any more questions.

Li Zhong achieved his goal. When the new emperor arrived at the Inner Armory, the Inner Armory Army was the first to react. Staying here required the ability to endure loneliness, but for some, it was simply not possible.

No matter who is trapped in one place, no matter how large the area, their mindset will change over time.

……

Compared to the ripples caused by the inner armory, the Imperial Garden Training Grounds were in a completely different state at that time.

Whizzing~

The occasional neighing of horses broke the tranquility of the place.

On the Imperial Garden's training ground, hundreds of fine horses were scattered about, while in one place, groups of three or five guards were whispering among themselves.

They were puzzled by the new emperor's sudden summons to the Imperial Garden Training Ground to accompany him in horsemanship practice. After all, the emperor was not staying in the Great Xing Palace, but had suddenly set out for the Imperial Garden Training Ground, which was quite unusual. So they scattered and gathered together, exchanging what they knew to deal with what was to come.