Chapter 621 It’s a matter of course
In order to save face, Chen Shi watched the craftsmen making the muskets and checked for possible omissions.
excellent!
Top quality product!
This is the conclusion drawn according to the standards of the Armory Bureau.
When the convoy set out in the morning, Chen Shi vowed to take this opportunity to turn the tide.
The eunuch is Chen Shi's confidant, and his visit this time also serves as a testimony.
The flintlock rifle is very sharp, but there are no sharpshooters in the Armory Bureau, nor in the vanguard of the palace army, so the result of four out of ten is quite good.
The eunuch still had a smile on his face when he reported a seven out of ten chance.
This is...impossible!
The eunuch turned around suddenly and did not see the sigh on Feng Yuan's face.
Feng Yuan whispered, "I want to say... Master Bo doesn't want to offend the Military Affairs Bureau, but you took the initiative to move your faces forward. Why do you do that?"
"This is cheating!" the eunuch roared.
The generals who had questioned it earlier also felt something was wrong, and someone said, "Change people!"
The eunuch looked grim, "Yes, change people!" He turned around and said, "We also brought people here today."
Two eunuchs came forward. They were in charge of checking firearms in the Armory. They were not sharpshooters, but they were no worse than ordinary soldiers.
"Don't mix them up!" The eunuch sneered, "The guns on both sides are engraved with the names of the craftsmen. Cover them up and let them choose their own guns for inspection."
We are so damn smart!
The eunuch was very proud.
The generals couldn't help but praise him. Qin Yuan had a serious face. After the craftsman's name was wrapped with cloth strips, two eunuchs came forward and each chose a musket at random.
Ten soldiers were selected and asked to choose any flintlock rifle for testing.
Loading, aiming, this series of actions is very familiar.
The eunuch sneered, "I don't believe that the flintlock rifles made with the hard work of those old craftsmen in the Armory Bureau can't be better than those who just started working in the Ministry of Works."
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
After the continuous gunshots, the eunuch waved his hands to fan away the smoke.
"Fight two more rounds." The eunuch was obviously experienced. "This way, even if you get lucky and hit, it won't matter."
Qin Yuan nodded.
Load and aim.
Bang bang bang!
The gunshots attracted the attention of many soldiers in the distance.
"It's a musket!"
"It is said that this is a treasure created by the Mohist School."
"Hu Ben Zuo Wei was the first to be equipped, and we are the second."
"It is said that if you take this musket into battle, you will never have to fight hand-to-hand again."
"The possibility of dying in battle is getting smaller and smaller."
The soldiers looked at the gun test with anticipation.
Bang bang bang!
The third round of testing is completed.
"Check the target!" said the eunuch.
The target was brought in.
Then count.
"Two out of three here."
"Three in one!"
"Three in one!"
After taking notes, the eunuch glanced at Feng Yuan and asked, "What do you think, Old Feng?"
Feng Yuan smiled bitterly and said nothing.
The eunuch laughed and said, "Untie the strips of cloth!"
The two eunuchs took the lead in untying the cloth wrapped around the gun.
A clerk checked the paper recording the results, "Military Affairs Bureau, one out of three."
Okay!
The eunuch smiled and nodded slightly to the eunuch who was testing the gun, indicating that it was a good idea.
"Mohist School, two out of three."
The eunuch's smile froze for a moment, and then he said, "It was just luck."
When testing the guns at the Arms Bureau, he even scored 8 out of 10. But in the second round, he only scored 2 out of 10. The guy who tested the gun himself said it was just luck.
It was the NCOs' turn.
The clerk walked over and the eunuch smiled without saying anything.
Feng Yuan still smiled bitterly.
"Weaponry Bureau, three hits...missed!"
Grass mud horse!
The eunuch couldn't help but curse.
Whose score is this?
"Bureau of Arms and Staff, one out of three."
Not bad!
The eunuch smiled and looked at Feng Yuan proudly.
"Mohist School, two out of three."
That smug look instantly turned into astonishment.
Earlier, the Mohists had scored two out of three, which was considered luck by the eunuchs and generals.
But then there was another three out of two.
This is so fucking weird!
The eunuch put away his smile and stared at the document.
"Mohist School, one out of three!"
This is right!
wrong!
This is fucking wrong!
The eunuch's face turned pale.
"Bureau of Arms and Staff, one out of three."
"Mohist School, two out of three."
"Mohist School, three out of three!"
Every time the clerk signed up, the eunuch's heart trembled.
Final grade summary.
The clerk glanced at Qin Yuan. Commander Qin's face was flushed at the moment, as if he was going to be a groom tonight.
"Hurry up!" Qin Yuan was even a little impatient.
The eunuch's eyelids twitched. He knew without being informed that the Arms Bureau had lost. "The Arms Bureau and the Mohist School each produced six flintlock rifles, each firing three rounds. The Arms Bureau scored five out of eighteen."
This result was considered excellent during the internal gun testing at the Armory.
But the eunuch's mind was filled with one thought at this moment.
How did the Mohists do it?
"Mojia, No. 18 Middle School..." The clerk glanced at Feng Yuan, his eyes showing undisguised surprise, "No. 9 of No. 18 Middle School!"
This is almost a one-shot hit. If it were in the military department, Chen Shi would be able to brag about himself.
No, it can blow up the entire military bureau.
But the achievement that could blow up the military equipment bureau was the achievement of the flintlock rifle made by his opponent.
The eunuch's face turned pale, "This is impossible! Old Feng, tell me yourself, how is this possible?"
Feng Yuan was silent. He came from the Armoury Bureau. When he saw this achievement, he was happy for himself and those craftsmen, but also felt deeply moved.
"Those craftsmen have never made firearms before. Where did these flintlock rifles come from? Where did they come from?!"
The eunuch grabbed Feng Yuan's collar and asked almost madly.
He knew what would happen if he reported this result.
The Military Affairs Bureau is incompetent!
Chen Shi, incompetent! And ineffective!
Chen Shi will be in trouble!
As Chen Shi's confidant, he will also be in trouble if everyone pushes him down.
After returning to the palace, they will become the target of everyone's attack... You ignored them in the past, but today you will be out of reach of them.
The more arrogant they were in the past, the more miserable they will be in the future.
The eunuch asked with red eyes.
Feng Yuan sighed, "I've said before that it's right to listen to my uncle. But..."
But you treated the uncle's kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, who can you blame?
Qin Yuan looked at the muskets and suddenly frowned, "This batch of flintlock muskets from the Armory... our department dare not accept them. Please take them back."
This is an assist!
The eunuch looked at Qin Yuan, his eyes threatening and pleading, "Commander Qin,"
If the vanguard of the palace army accepts this batch of flintlock rifles, then the Armory Bureau will still have room to maneuver.
We are powerful eunuchs!
Commander Qin, please give us some face!
Qin Yuan said coldly: "Tell Eunuch Chen that this matter is of great importance and I am sorry that I cannot make any concessions."
The eunuch gritted his teeth and whispered, "Commander Qin, please give us a way out..."
"Tell Chen Shi that Chang Wei Bo has done Qin a favor!" Qin Yuan shook his head firmly.
Feng Yuan coughed dryly, "I forgot that the Tiger Guards said that all the flintlock rifles originally made by the Armory Bureau must be returned."
This is a fatal blow!
With the fine musket made by the Mohist school in front of him, who would dare to question Yan Xu's action?
But the number of muskets in that batch is huge. If all of them are returned, who will make up for the loss?
The eunuch could almost imagine Chen Shi's despair.
Chen Shi was drinking tea and talking to a steward at the moment.
"...At first, I didn't take the Mo family workshop outside the city seriously. I thought that our Arms Bureau had accumulated so much experience over the years that they couldn't compare. Even if Long Wei Bo was extremely capable, it would take him ten or eight years to catch up with our Arms Bureau, right? After ten or eight years, I would have been transferred out of the Arms Bureau. So, it was just a good relationship. Who would have thought..."
Chen Shi was standing at this moment, and his buttocks were still in unbearable pain.
The steward said, "This time we will send over the flintlock rifles that we have carefully crafted. When the Mohist School also sends them, Chang Wei Bo will naturally give up after comparing the two. In this way, you will not have offended anyone. At least His Majesty will not be able to blame you."
Chen Shi nodded, "Let's keep a low profile on this matter. After all, that person is your Majesty's relative. If my military department slaps him in the face too much, we will make enemies."
The manager smiled bitterly, "It's hard to be a human being. This person in the world..."
"Eunuch Chen, Li Xi is back."
Chen Shi smiled and said, "Why are you coming back so slowly? Did you run into ..."
His smile gradually froze when he saw Li Xi’s bleak face.
"Eunuch Chen!" Li Xi's lips moved, "We are defeated!"
"What did you say you lost?" Chen Shi's eyes narrowed, "Say it!"
"We sent flintlock rifles to the front guard of the government army earlier, and we just happened to send them there."
"This is intentional!" said the steward.
"At first, the vanguard of the government army said they didn't want the flintlock rifle made by the Mo family, but Qin Yuan was partial, so he said he would test it."
Chen Shi narrowed his eyes. "Qin Yuan lost to Chang Wei Bo in the martial arts performance, but Chang Wei Bo helped him. Since then, he has been somewhat dependent on him. It is not surprising that he favors the Mohist school."
"In the first test, we...failed miserably." Li Xi saw Chen Shi grab the teacup and shrink his neck. "We were worried that the soldiers were cheating, so we had someone cover the names of the craftsmen on the guns with cloth strips, and then let them choose their own guns for the test."
This is a good method and there is no way to cheat.
"What happened next?" the steward asked.
Chen Shi felt a little uneasy, but he thought that even if he lost, there were still some points worth discussing.
"We are five out of eighteen."
"That's right!" Chen Shi said subconsciously.
"The Mohist School is... among the eighteen... among the nine!"
The steward stood up suddenly. "How is this possible? Those craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry have never made firearms. This... this... this is cheating!"
"We personally verified it on the spot. There are 100 muskets. Who in the capital today has the guts to cheat for Long Wei Bo? Only our Armory Bureau!"
But the damn Military Equipment Bureau is no match for Jiang Qingzhi!
Moreover, the craftsmen were working under everyone's nose, so how could they do private work for the Mohists?
"He actually lost!"
Chen Shi sat down in a daze, and the severe pain in his butt made him stand up suddenly.
"Eunuch Chen, His Majesty's wrath...is about to thunder!" the steward wailed.
"The firearms made by the Arms Bureau are of shoddy quality. We are not doing our job well..." Chen Shi muttered, "There is only one way now!"
"Eunuch Chen..."
"Go to Xin'an Lane!"
……
In Xin'an Lane, Jiang Qingzhi is writing fairy tales for children.
"Qingzhi, the weapons bureau is sharpening their knives, why are you still working on this?" Wang Yiqi came in the midst of his busy schedule. As soon as he entered the study, he snatched the charcoal pencil from Jiang Qingzhi's hand.
"This will happen naturally, just wait." Jiang Qingzhi rubbed his eyes and stretched.
"You, you, it's a matter of course, it's a matter of course, where is the water?" Wang Yiqi said, "I heard that they have prepared a lot of means, saying that they want to beat the drowning dog, but you are so leisurely..."
"My Lord." A servant came to report, "Chen Shi from the Arms Bureau wants to see you."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at Wang Yiqi and said, "Look, the water is coming."
(End of this chapter)
