Soon, someone Zhao Kuo wanted to meet appeared.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

Looking at the respectful belly of the treacherous king in front of him, Zhao Kuo also smiled.

Back then, with Mao Sui's recommendation, Zhao Kuo accepted the truth from Qin.

At that time, many people thought that Zhao Kuo just wanted a group of Mohist craftsmen to work, but they didn't know how great Zhao Kuo had to expect.

The facts now prove that Fu Zhen has not disappointed Zhao Kuo's expectations. Although the number of Mohist school under Fu Zhen is still not large, it has become the school that Zhao Kuo attaches most importance to, and it is also the school that contributes the most inventions to Zhao Kuo.

Not to mention anything else, just the explosives weapon has already given Zhao Kuo a great advantage in the battle for the world. I don’t know how many soldiers from the Han Dynasty saved the lives of many Han soldiers and greatly accelerated Zhao Kuo’s pace of unifying the world.

So now Fu Zhen has been promoted and was appointed by Zhao Kuo as the deputy director of the Han Dynasty Equipment Department. At the same time, Fu Zhen was appointed as the manager of the first weapon science and technology factory of the Han Dynasty, helping the Han Dynasty study what could allow the Han Dynasty to occupy the top of the world's technology.

Zhao Kuo got off the carriage with a smile, patted his belly and said with great affection: "True love, you will not go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. Yesterday I suddenly gave me a memorial. I guess this surprise today should be very unusual, right?"

He laughed at Zhao Kuo with a smile, "Your Majesty is wise, please come with me."

Guo Zong looked at this scene from the side, and his face couldn't help but be surprised.

As the Minister of the Equipment Department, Guo Zong is not familiar with Deputy Minister Fu Zhen because he is mainly engaged in the Ministry of Finance. He can only say that he is a very ordinary colleague relationship.

So Guo Zong did not expect that Zhao Kuo would be so kind to the belly, and he could be said to be without the airs of an emperor.

Guo Zong knew Zhao Kuo's character very well. His Majesty the Emperor seemed humble, but in fact he was very confident. Only those who could truly be appreciated by Zhao Kuo can receive such kind treatment from Zhao Kuo.

"Can this deputy minister be a weapon wizard?"

Guo Zong muttered in his heart. Of course, he knew that it was explosives made by Kuo Zhen, but just explosives should not be enough to make Zhao Kuo so kind, right?

Besides, the budget figures of the first weapon science and technology factory in the Han Dynasty, which Fu Zhen is in charge, can be described in four words in a year - very amazing.

Simply put, 10% of the annual treasury income of the Han Dynasty, that is, one-tenth of the annual treasury income, must be invested into this factory.

For Guo Zong, the financial manager, these are certainly a very difficult thing to understand.

It would be normal to invest these fiscal revenues in agriculture or the military, but why do you have to invest in a factory?

One tenth of a country's annual income is definitely a huge sum of money, not a number that can be easily taken out.

So Guo Zong was actually quite curious in his heart. What kind of magic does this kind of factory have that can make such a wise Emperor willing to invest such a large amount of money here.

After hearing Zhao Kuo's words, Kuo Zhen smiled and said to Zhao Kuo confidently: "Please rest assured, your Majesty, the surprise we gave to Your Majesty this time will definitely satisfy Your Majesty."

After saying that, I really led the way directly in front of me.

After a while, Fu Zhen brought Zhao Kuo and Guo Zong into the factory.

In the factory, many craftsmen are busy and are assembling various parts in their hands.

Guo Zong glanced at it and couldn't help but exclaim: "Isn't this the Qin assembly line?"

Yes, Qin State had already developed the assembly line technology as early as after Shang Yang's reforms.

In Shang Yang's regulations, the size of any measuring instrument should be the same, and all parts of the weapon should be universal.

This kind of universal parts is actually the "modular" that many industrial products in later generations like to boast about. Its biggest advantage is that all parts are universal. No matter if any part of a weapon is damaged, common parts can be found from other weapons or arsenals to replace them immediately.

There are many reasons why Qin State was able to win the final victory in history, and the production of this assembly line was also one of the great contributors.

After hearing Guo Zong's words, Fu Zhen immediately smiled and said, "Yes, the accuracy was a big problem when making weapons, but later His Majesty said that we should use assembly lines, and this big problem was solved."

Guo Zong looked at the craftsmen in front of him carefully and found that these craftsmen were assembling a very strange, unprecedented weapon. This weapon looked like an iron fire stick?

Zhao Kuo looked at the puzzled expression on Guo Zong's face, and he was also amused.

Of course, Zhao Kuo knew that this was a musket. In fact, the musket had been made two years ago. However, Zhao Kuo considered that he did not need to take out the musket so quickly after having explosives. On the other hand, the musket had just appeared and there were still many difficulties that needed to be overcome in terms of output and process. Only after it was solved can large-scale mass production and relatively low failure rate be ensured.

Now that I look at the true appearance of the tummy, I should have a solution to these two problems.

Walking through the factory assembly line, what appeared in front of Zhao Kuo was a huge warehouse.

In front of the warehouse, a team of fully armed Han soldiers were guarding them, and they were on high alert.

After seeing Zhao Kuo coming, the soldiers saluted one after another: "I've seen Your Majesty!"

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "I just come and have a look, let's just sit still."

The belly was really not talking nonsense, so he immediately took out a bunch of keys, then searched the keys and started to unlock the lock.

Guo Zong, who was standing by, noticed a detail - there were five locks on the gate, and the bunch of keys that Fu Zhen took out was more than thirty! In other words, if Fu Zhen had not come in person, let someone who didn't know which key corresponds to which lock came to operate, it would have to be opened at least hundreds of times.

This made Guo Zong even more curious. What was in this warehouse?

The answer is revealed soon.

The last lock of the belly was opened, and then several soldiers around him helped to push open the heavy door.

Behind the gate was a huge warehouse, with rows of wooden shelves placed in the warehouse, and on the shelves... I turned around and said to Zhao Kuo with a smile: "Your Majesty, here are 10,000 new muskets and two million rounds of ammunition."

Zhao Kuo was surprised.

A few seconds later, Zhao Kuo smiled.

"Okay, that's really great!"

Ten thousand muskets and two million rounds of ammunition, what does this mean?

This means that from now on, the Han Dynasty can form a real musket army.

This is also the first time that a unit armed by hot weapons has appeared on the earth on this timeline! Zhao Kuo laughed loudly and patted his belly hard on his shoulder: "You did not disappoint me!"

His belly was really smiling and his face was full of satisfaction.

The idea of ​​muskets and many design methods are actually Zhao Kuo. However, Zhao Kuo was not a weapon designer in his previous life, so if you really want to create something, you also need to think, explore and work hard.

Fu Zhen said to Zhao Kuo: "Now, our weapons factory can produce 100 muskets a day. If Your Majesty needs it, as long as you give me enough manpower, I can increase this number by at least twice!"

One hundred muskets are a number that can be easily completed for any weapon factory in later generations, but in this era, it is definitely a very amazing production that can even be called a miracle.

Zhao Kuo smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, go, let me try the gun first!"

A moment later, in the experimental field, Zhao Kuo raised the musket in his hand, aimed at the target in the original place, and pressed the trigger.

With a "bang", the target's head was directly pierced.

Seeing this scene, Guo Zong was shocked: "This, the power of this weapon is so amazing?"

Although Guo Zong has never been on the battlefield, don’t forget that Guo Zong had run a weapon smuggling business for Zhao Kuo before, and his understanding of weapons is also very thorough.

Guo Zong could see the value of this kind of musket at a glance, and it would definitely be worth a thousand gold! Zhao Kuo put down the musket in his hand and nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, very good, what I want is this effect!"

For Zhao Kuo, the musket in his hand is actually a relatively simple version, which is much worse than the guns in modern gun battle games.

But does that matter?

It doesn't matter at all.

Because this kind of musket is enough to crush cold weapons represented by crossbows, and as time goes by, the level of musket manufacturing in the Han Dynasty will inevitably improve more continuously, and will throw weapons such as crossbows further away.

Zhao Kuo turned his head to look at Guo Zong who was completely speechless and smiled: "Now do you understand why this factory needs such a huge amount of money every year, right?"

Guo Zong took a deep breath and said seriously: "Your Majesty is indeed wise! I think it is really worth investing this money!"

Zhao Kuo laughed: "Come on, go and find Li Mu for me!"

An hour later, Li Mu fired the first shot under Zhao Kuo's professor.

Although the first shot was directly off the target, this did not prevent Li Mu from jumping up instantly as if he had discovered a new continent.

"Your Majesty, the weapon of musket is really too powerful. It is necessary to form a special army for training! I am not talented and willing to act as the commander of this army!"

As a veritable war madman, Li Mu could withstand this temptation when he encountered a new weapon of war such as musket?

Zhao Kuo laughed and deliberately teased Li Mu: "You are now the Grand Marshal of the Great Han Kingdom. If you still have to lead troops, it would be better?"

Li Mu was anxious when he heard this: "Your Majesty, if the position of this Grand Marshal is in the way, I will resign the Grand Marshal! As long as you can lead this musket soldier, whatever Your Majesty can say!"

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Li Mu, Li Mu, you are really... Okay, from today on, the Chi You Army will officially load up muskets, and you, Li Mu, will be responsible for training this musket soldier.

Remember, this musketeer will come in handy next year. If it doesn’t work, you must be responsible!”

Li Mu was overjoyed when he heard this, patted his chest and said to Zhao Kuo: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. If the musket soldiers' training will not come out next year, Your Majesty, you can just use this gun to directly dig a hole in the head!"

After hearing this, Zhao Kuo was also amused and crying.

In fact, from the beginning, Zhao Kuo asked someone to call Li Mu over to make him the first "mistress instructor". After all, if Li Mu doesn't say anything else, the enthusiasm for war is definitely first-class.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while and said, "By the way, not only Chiyou's army, but also the guys from the General Staff... No, it's all the generals and senior officers in the Imperial Capital of our Han Kingdom, who will train muskets together from now on!"

Since muskets have already been equipped with large-scale installation, they will inevitably become the main combat weapon of the Han army in the future.

If the soldiers want to understand first, the first generals and officers must learn it first.

When Li Mu heard this, he immediately grinned: "Okay, that little brat Xiang Yan has always been dissatisfied with me. This time I decided to practice him well, haha!"

Amid Li Mu's smug laughter, Zhao Kuo also left with a smile.

Before returning to the palace, Zhao Kuo issued a new reward.

"From today, the title of Fu Zhen is promoted to Shangqing! As for the other meritorious ministers, you can report a list and you will all be sure!"

In this regard, Ku Zhen was naturally flattered, and even Li Mu and Guo Zong on the side were a little surprised.
To be continued...