No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 508 Dai Zi

That’s the Old Summer Palace.

Anyone who is not an outsider knows the status of the Old Summer Palace in the hearts of the Chinese people.

How many people came specifically to see the ruins, and Lin Mingyan has now become the owner of the Old Summer Palace.

And this time, she will not let the Eight-Nation Alliance destroy her garden!

From the day the Fourth Master came to power, she had been urging him to develop the Shenji Camp.

In fact, guns and cannons had already been developed during the Kangxi period, but these things were too powerful and prone to errors that could hurt one's own people, so the Qing Dynasty did not develop them vigorously.

However, the transition from cold weapons to hot weapons is an inevitable trend, and we cannot throw the baby out with the bathwater just because of mistakes.

Although the Fourth Master was busy at the time, he came home at night and listened to her constant whispering, which seemed to indicate that she had taken it to heart.

Fortunately, Emperor Kangxi passed away early at this time, and did not deplete the national treasury as poor as in history because of his various entertainments.

It is still possible to allocate some military funds to develop guns and artillery.

Lin Mingyan asked about the progress: "Master, how is the development of the artillery of the Shenji Battalion going?"

She thought that if cannons were mass-produced, they could be used in the campaign against Japan.

Using firepower to suppress the enemy can greatly shorten the war time and reduce our casualties.

It has been half a year now, so it should be useful.

The Fourth Master frowned, "The production of the Red Cannon has not been smooth, and there have even been irreparable losses."

"Ah? Are there casualties?" Lin Mingyan's heart tightened, fearing that something had happened to the gunpowder.

The Fourth Master shook his head and said, "That's not the case. It's just that the 'mold' is broken. After turning it over too many times, now even a cannon can't be made."

The red cannon of the Kangxi Dynasty was made according to the "model" brought by Nan Huairen.

However, at present, the Shenjiying has too many molds and castings, which has completely damaged the "mold" and makes it impossible to produce artillery.

The Ministry of War was extremely worried about this matter, and there were even rumors that it was because of a wrong decision made by the higher-ups that such a precious red cannon was completely destroyed.

Of course, the Fourth Master would not think that this was Lin Mingyan's fault, but this failure still made him feel a little choked in his heart.

Lin Mingyan was dumbfounded when she heard this: "Developing gunpowder weapons means just making molds?"

She had never been exposed to these things, and she thought that although the weapons of the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi period were not world-leading, they were at least not much worse?

But I didn't expect that this was not just a small difference, it was simply not even a starting point!

If we blindly rely on other people's weapons to prevent problems without understanding the principles at all, what kind of development can we expect?

It can't even be considered a prevention, it's just a replica of the original, so there will be some errors. No wonder there are so many accidental injuries!

"We have made some other firearms, but their power is far from that of the Red Cannon," the Fourth Master rubbed his brow, feeling a slight headache.

Lin Mingyan had no way to deal with this. After all, although there were so many good weapons in her previous life, she really knew nothing about them.

However, she did know that at that time there was a kind of firearm that was more than two hundred years ahead of the world - the twenty-eight-shot musket.

This is simply a powerful weapon, but the inventor Dai Zi did not dare to present this weapon to the Shenjiying.

He himself had been exiled long ago.

Lin Mingyan didn’t know whether this person was alive or dead now, but even if he had died a long time ago, his descendants should know something about it.

After a moment's deliberation, she finally brought it up: "Sir, perhaps you know Dai Zi? I heard he's a genius in firearms."

The Fourth Master was stunned when he heard him mention it. He was still young when Dai Zi was exiled, so of course he didn't know.

However, it wasn't that no one in the Ministry of War had mentioned Dai Zi during this period, and he also knew about this person.

Someone suggested reappointing Dai Zi, which would allow the weapons of the Shenjiying to make rapid progress.

Some people also said that Dai Zi was a Han Chinese after all, and his development of powerful firearms might have caused the Han Chinese to have some inappropriate thoughts.

The Fourth Master often thought that it would be great if people with such talent were Manchus, so that he could be employed without any burden.

But how did Cha Cha know this person?

Someone saw that this path was blocked for him, so he danced in front of Cha Cha?

He calmly asked, "Oh? Cha Cha knows this person?"

Lin Mingyan shook her head: "I don't know, but I heard... he's amazing."

She didn't explain it clearly, but she gave the Fourth Master a look that made him instantly understand that this was related to her secret.

Since no one was talking to her with ulterior motives, then Dai Zi could really be considered.

The Fourth Master twirled the ring on his hand and began to think.

Lin Mingyan was just giving a reminder, but it was of course up to the Fourth Master to decide whether to use this person or not.

Moreover, the Qing Dynasty was now a wealthy and powerful country, and this was not the only opportunity to develop firearms.

Now that we know that the West has advanced technology, we can start learning from them.

"We secretly sent a group of students to the West before, but that was a bit of a stunt," Lin Mingyan suggested. "Now that I have the final say, why not launch a government-sponsored study abroad program across the country?"

The group of people sent out before were servants under the Fourth Master. Their loyalty was unquestionable, but their number was not enough.

Although I haven't achieved much learning results during this period, at least I have temporarily established a foothold in Europe.

Sending a group of government-sponsored students abroad now is a good opportunity to screen talented and capable people from across the country to study.

The Fourth Master thought this method was feasible, mainly because it didn't cost much money. As long as he took a ship full of silk and porcelain, he might be able to make a fortune.

"But it's still a bit difficult to learn these techniques," the Fourth Master said a little worriedly.

Lin Mingyan directly disregarded martial ethics: "Who said we have to learn it openly and honestly?"

"Whether it's stealing, exchanging, or buying, isn't it all okay?"

As long as they understand the principles and have the blueprints, she doesn't believe that Chinese people will be worse than Westerners.

After all, in that situation of scarcity of materials, no money and no technology, the Chinese were able to build atomic bombs and launch satellites.

The Qing Dynasty is rich now, and it just needs to send people to learn firearms. How can it not be done?

The Fourth Master was stunned by her self-righteous words, but he was no longer the straightforward Fourth Master.

But now, China is still dazzled by the halo of being the Celestial Empire and disdains to do these little tricks in its interactions with other countries.

Now that Lin Mingyan had revealed it, he accepted it immediately without any burden.

He even thought of a few dirty tricks in an instant, and prepared to send a few people with good talk and quick brains to directly invite the talents back.

After all, judging from the actions of people like Nan Huairen, they are not as loyal to a country as the people of the Qing Dynasty.

As long as you pay, you might be able to buy it back!

The Fourth Master didn't even have time to rest. He hugged Lin Mingyan and gave her a big kiss, then began to call together all the departments to discuss important matters.

Lin Mingyan took a sip of rose tea: Haha, someone is going to be unlucky~~