PFC Chapter 1387
Chapter 1387
Ma Sanbao is the only person who has accompanied Zhu Yunwen from the beginning to the present. Although he sees that his master is no longer hindered, he will never forget how hard and patient his master has been along the way.
At this time, it's natural to feel a mix of joy and sorrow.
Zhu Yunwen also saw the tears in his eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. His eyes flickered, and a hint of softness appeared on his face. Then he raised his eyebrows and smiled with relief: "The matter has been dealt with. There is no need to worry too much about the way we came."
Ma Sanbao raised his sleeve and wiped away his tears.
She laughed, her voice slightly choked with emotion, and said, "Yes...it was my fault. I should be happy for Your Majesty."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and shook his head.
Then he turned to look in the direction of the main gate of the Alchemy Department, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's not go back to the palace yet. I have something to do with you."
"There's something else..." Ma Sanbao pondered for a moment before suddenly remembering something and exclaimed, "Is it something His Majesty brought me here to see?"
Previously, the rebel armies of the Huaixi nobles had already attacked, causing such a large-scale conflict that Ma Sanbao naturally had no time to think about anything else.
"Let's go, come with me to the Alchemy Department!" Zhu Yunwen reined in his horse and turned it around. Perhaps he was thinking of something happy, because his voice sounded particularly bright and boastful.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Ma Sanbao naturally obeyed Zhu Yunwen's orders without question. He turned his horse around and followed behind Zhu Yunwen, falling a step behind.
The master and servant, along with Wang Jinnian, the battalion commander of the Divine Machine Battalion, headed towards the Alchemy Department and eventually arrived at the Firearms Department.
"Wang Jinnian, summon the person in charge of cannon casting from the Firearms Department. My mind has been focused on flintlock muskets and the Shenji Battalion, but now I have the time and opportunity to inspect the cannons." Zhu Yunwen dismounted and instructed Wang Jinnian.
Wang Jinnian immediately clasped his hands and said, "Yes! Your Majesty, I will go and make preparations immediately. Since this has come so suddenly, I will have to trouble Your Majesty to wait at the training ground for a while."
Zhu Yunwen was in a very good mood, and since he hadn't mentioned this matter beforehand, he wouldn't care about it for a moment.
So he simply smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright, you may go."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave for now." Wang Jinnian said his farewell and hurriedly ran towards the interior of the Firearms Department.
Zhu Yunwen walked in another direction with his hands behind his back, while Ma Sanbao followed closely behind, frowning and muttering softly, "Cannons..."
This was a term he had never heard of before; after all, in this era, this thing was called a "bowl-mouth gun".
However, Ma Sanbao was used to all sorts of novelties coming from his master.
But he felt like he'd heard the word before.
Zhu Yunwen walked towards the training ground.
He slowly uttered two words: "Naval guns."
Although he had never mentioned the contents of the Alchemy Department to Ma Sanbao before, he had already given Ma Sanbao a heads-up about the idea of the naval cannon a long time ago.
However, there were too many complicated things in between, so the matter was never mentioned again.
And then I heard the words "naval guns".
Ma Sanbao's face immediately lit up with a look of sudden realization: "This servant remembers! His Majesty once mentioned... that the Ming Dynasty should not only be invincible on land, but also have an unparalleled naval power!"
When this was mentioned, Ma Sanbao's eyes seemed to suddenly light up—going to sea, supplies, high-quality minerals, high-yield grain seeds!!
He never forgot the biggest task his master had entrusted to him, and he had been studying various ancient books on architecture and shipbuilding, combining them with his future needs for sailing to design and improve the structure of the large ship.