Simultaneous time travel: From Japanese comics to American comics

When he entered Beijing again, Qi Jiguang found that the atmosphere in Beijing had changed slightly compared to the last time he came. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that every commoner had a more solemn face.

If he wasn't busy going to the palace to meet the emperor, Qi Jiguang would definitely have to ask around.

He only brought a few craftsmen and formation masters, and the rest of his trusted subordinates stayed on the ship. Without disturbing the people, he quietly entered the Forbidden City.

Even without Chu Yang's order, Cao Zhengchun still waited at the gate of the palace in person, running around skillfully, as if he was used to his current status.

"Eunuch Cao, long time no see."

"General Qi, you are still as elegant as ever."

The two of them exchanged a few words casually, and Cao Zhengchun led a group of people into the palace. On the way, he kept looking at the group of craftsmen behind Qi Jiguang.

Unlike ordinary craftsmen, they all held their heads high and looked very confident. They walked with vigor, which made Cao Zhengchun curious about how Qi Jiguang usually trained them.

You have to know that in this era, craftsmen are lowly and belong to the lower nine classes. If it is not for making a living, most civilians are unwilling to get involved in this profession.

Not long after, Cao Zhengchun led them to the imperial study, and Chu Yang was discussing the specific details of delegating formation masters to various prefectures with Zhuge Zhengwo.

How to deploy the personnel of Shenhou Mansion and Liushenmen, and what attitude the local garrison should take to contact the sect disciples who are about to go down the mountain, all these need to be considered.

Zhuge Zhengwo advocates appeasement, cooperating well with those sects and sects, and even sacrificing some interests appropriately, until they can't do without the court's alchemists.

Once you leave the elixir, the speed of martial arts practice will plummet, and no one can stand it.

Chu Yang thinks that blindly appeasement is not a good strategy. Sects with bottom lines are easy to say, and they are expected to cooperate honestly with the court, but some sects without bottom lines may have some crooked ideas.

There must be many forces that want to take the alchemy technique for themselves. If they set their sights on the alchemists themselves, the manpower cost required to ensure the safety of the alchemists will increase significantly.

The Shenhou Mansion and the Six Gates are not well-staffed, especially the Shenhou Mansion, where the number of people lost each year is greater than the number of fresh blood absorbed.

"First, give them something ruthless, and then consider giving them sweet treats."

Carrot and stick have always been the best taming tools for superiors, and this is even more so for those who are rebellious.

Zhuge Zhengwo has a feeling that the dear emperor actually agrees with Yu Huatian's idea, but he just doesn't want to make the situation more chaotic.

If possible, he believes that the young emperor will personally lead a million cavalry to ride on the rivers and lakes, but unfortunately there are constraints on both the north and the south, which consumes 90% of the troops.

The two were about to continue the discussion when they suddenly heard Cao Zhengchun's voice from outside.

"Your Majesty, General Qi is here."

A smile rose at the corner of Chu Yang's mouth.

Zhuge Zhengwo stroked his beard and smiled, "I heard that the new firearms developed by Qi's army have made progress. I was in a hurry last time and didn't have a good look. Today I can finally feast my eyes."

Afterwards, Cao Zhengchun led Qi Jiguang and others into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty!"

Qi Jiguang knelt on one knee and clasped his fists to salute. Others also knelt on the ground and said some auspicious words in a messy manner. They were all seeing the emperor for the first time and were nervous and at a loss.

"Everyone, please stand up quickly. I don't have so many rules here. Just be casual."

Chu Yang pulled Qi Jiguang up with a smile and said, "I know you are in trouble. I will take you to see the solution later."

Qi Jiguang came at the right time. Chu Yang had just received a batch of machine tools from the Soul Palace last night.

Qi Jiguang was a little excited when he heard that there was a solution, but he was the only one who was excited.

The craftsmen and array masters were looking around, sizing up the luxuriously decorated imperial study, with amazement in everyone's eyes. They had spent most of their lives in the Firearms Camp, where had they seen these things?

Cao Zhengchun subconsciously wanted to scold them.

His Majesty was right in front of him, how could they behave so frivolously?

But soon he felt Chu Yang's stern gaze.

Cao Zhengchun shuddered, and immediately looked at his nose and nose, pretending that he saw nothing.

In the end, it was Qi Jiguang, who was sweating profusely, who scolded them, "You guys should restrain yourself, this is the imperial study, not the Firearms Camp!"

Only then did several people come to their senses, cold sweat instantly soaked their backs, and they knelt down in fear again.

Chu Yang seemed to have expected it, and quickly raised his hand, and his spiritual power dragged the knees of several people.

The craftsmen looked at each other and found that they couldn't kneel down.

The formation masters reacted faster and said in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You look too nervous, let's talk somewhere else." Chu Yang smiled helplessly, then took them out of the imperial study and went to a side hall closest to the bedroom.

Last night, he put all the machine tools in the side hall. Hundreds of machine tools lay quietly inside. The moment the door opened, everyone was stunned.

The shock from modern industry!

Cao Zhengchun and Zhuge Zhengwo may have just been shocked by the picture and didn't know how powerful the things in front of them were. Qi Jiguang knew a little more than them under the influence of what he saw and heard, and he was trembling with excitement.

The craftsmen were completely crazy, swarming into the side hall, gently stroking the cold machine tools with their hands. They couldn't feel the cold, but only felt that their palms were hot.

The formation masters behaved more rationally. They circled around the machine tool, seeming to be thinking about where to add some auxiliary formations.

Chu Yang walked up to one of the machine tools and showed them how to operate it. The experienced craftsmen quickly became familiar with it, just like old masters who had been operating on the assembly line for many years.

Chu Yang, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't help but sigh: "Don't tell me, you are really gifted in screwing. It would be a pity not to work in the factory."

The craftsmen looked at him in confusion.

Qi Jiguang asked: "Your Majesty has long expected that new firearms cannot be mass-produced, so you have prepared these?"

Chu Yang smiled without saying a word and nodded.

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed with emotion: "Your Majesty has been busy training alchemists during this period, and also took time to help General Qi. Isn't it too tiring?"

Qi Jiguang quickly cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself."

Chu Yang laughed and said, "I'm not a scholar, so I'm not that squeamish."

Qi Jiguang suddenly frowned and asked: "What's the matter with the alchemist? Your Majesty wants to make alchemy? I will boldly say that your Majesty must not pursue the illusory way of immortality. Emperors of all dynasties will end up in trouble if they get involved in this matter." not good."

"What are you thinking about?"

Chu Yang couldn't help but explained the alchemy matter to Qi Jiguang, who looked shocked after hearing this.

Compared with machine tools, using demon flesh and blood to make elixirs is even more incredible.

But now it has become a fact.

Qi Jiguang came back to his senses and immediately thought about how much impact alchemy would have on the world. He said solemnly: "If this happens, the demons who are wandering around in the market may not be able to sit still."

Zhuge Zhengwo nodded solemnly and said: "Their group of people chose to fall to the demon clan. Most of them wanted to use the power of the demon clan's skills or blood to make a breakthrough. For this reason, they did not hesitate to become traitors to the human race, and now a pill Medicine turns their hard work into a joke.”

Qi Jiguang sighed: "The monsters will go crazy, and may even desperately snatch the elixir and the alchemist."

Zhuge Zhengwo explained: "This is why Your Majesty only does this in the northern Central Plains. At present, the south has not yet been pacified, and the promotion of elixirs must be moved back."

Qi Jiguang said sternly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the general will immediately start suppressing the rebellion when he returns this time."

Chu Yang shook his head and said: "Don't worry, General Qi's words reminded me that before dealing with the monsters, the traitors must be dealt with first. Those monsters lurking in the Ming Dynasty must be exterminated."

Traitors who betray the country and nation will never be allowed to live freely.

Zhuge Zhengyi seemed to have guessed what Chu Yang was thinking and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to use elixirs to fish them out?"

Chu Yang nodded and said meaningfully: "I'm afraid that other things will be fished out by then."

While the two were playing charades, the craftsmen were focused on the machine tools, and the enthusiasm in their eyes did not pass away with time.

Someone excitedly reminded Qi Jiguang: "General, we haven't shown your majesty the new firearms yet. If there are any shortcomings, please ask your majesty immediately, otherwise we will have to make another trip in the future."

Qi Jiguang said quickly: "Your Majesty, we have made some new weapons. If you want to see them, I will send someone to get them for you immediately."

"certainly."

Ever since he saw Qi Jiajun's punk firearms last time, Chu Yang had been curious about what kind of firearms they could tinker with.

"Everything is on the boat, I'll have someone bring it here."

"No, let's go over there and take a look. We'll also have someone move the machine tool over. Your craftsmen must have been waiting impatiently for a long time."

Afterwards, Chu Yang prepared to go to the port with them, but when passing by the alchemy room, the formation masters brought by Qi Jiguang were unable to walk.

Just as craftsmen love machine tools, formation masters are equally obsessed with the formations in the alchemy room.

"General, let's take a look!"

The formation masters couldn't help but beg.

Qi Jiguang was a little embarrassed and could understand them, but now was not the time to do this.

Chu Yang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, let them watch for a while, moving the machine tool is not something that can be completed in a short while."

Strictly speaking, whether it is the formation in the alchemy room or the formation carved on the alchemy furnace, it is not difficult. It is not a particularly advanced formation. The real essence lies in the interplay of the five elements between the formations. If you understand this, Their use of formations will be improved to a higher level.

Cao Zhengchun took away the formation masters.

Chu Yang and Zhuge Zheng and I followed Qi Jiguang to the port shore and boarded the ship. Chu Yang, who was here for the second time, seemed very familiar with it and went straight to the storage room of the ship's cabin.

The difference from last time was that this time there was only a solitary box.

Qi Jiguang opened the box and took out the punk revolver they had worked so hard to make. Chu Yang was stunned for a moment when he saw the huge size, and Zhuge Zheng and I were also wide-eyed.

Is this thing a firearm?

Zhuge Zheng's impression of firearms is still that of the most primitive flintlock gun. The slender barrel is as thin as a hemp rod, not the thick and big thing in front of me.

Chu Yang was also a little confused. This thing looked like a revolver, but it actually had nothing to do with a revolver. Who wants to hold a revolver with both hands when playing with it?

In contrast, the copper pipes around the gun body and the gas valve with an instrument panel near the trigger gave Chu Yang a sense of familiarity.

Darling, this change is too violent!

"Your Majesty, the new firearms are quite powerful. We have tested them with spirit monsters. Many spirit monsters can only withstand one shot. Some scale-armored spirit monsters can withstand two more shots. Even if they can survive, they will completely lose their combat capability."

Qi Jiguang held a large revolver and smiled amiably, looking like the King of Hell.

Zhuge Zhengwo's scalp tingled when he heard this. In his impression, the firearms were not so powerful. If spirit monsters could only withstand two or three shots, then the fate of warriors of the same level would be chilling just thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, these firearms must not flow into the civilian population, otherwise it will cause very serious problems, and the result may be more troublesome than the rebellion in the south. I have a word to say, Qi's army should not be too worried, and those craftsmen should also be strictly supervised."

Zhuge Zhengwo's face was extremely heavy.

Qi Jiguang immediately said seriously: "Don't worry, Lord Shen. Every craftsman in the Firearms Battalion knows his responsibility and can be trusted. They have entrusted their lives to me."

Chu Yang said: "The structure of this thing is very complicated and requires precision processing. All aspects have been modified by craftsmen. It is very difficult for normal people to learn it, not to mention that there are a lot of formations waiting. Lord Shen, don't be nervous."

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed: "Such a sharp weapon will definitely be beneficial to our human race when it develops to a certain extent, but it will make the situation of warriors embarrassing."

Chu Yang fully understood that as the saying goes, the gun is fast outside seven steps, and the gun is accurate and fast within seven steps. The development of firearms has no great impact on masters above the Grandmaster, but it is undoubtedly a devastating blow to warriors in the world who have changed blood within nine times.

Chu Yang whispered: "Times are changing, and people are changing too. If you can't keep up with the times, then it is right for people to be eliminated. This has been the case for thousands of years."

"Yes." Zhuge Zhengwo was stunned.

Chu Yang took the revolver from Qi Jiguang and weighed it. It was about 10 pounds. It was difficult for ordinary people to lift it, not to mention aiming. The crosshairs were nowhere to be found.

From this perspective, Zhuge Zhengwo's worries seemed unnecessary, unless the firearms battalion could get a few lightweight ones.

After playing with it for a while and looking at it for a while, Qi Jiguang put the revolver back. Zhuge Zhengwo's wish was fulfilled, and he showed an unsatisfied expression.

Sure enough, men like to play with guns no matter what age they are.

After looking at the new firearms, the only thing left was to move the machine tools onto the ship. This time, no firearms were brought, but all the machine tools could be loaded.

Before leaving, Chu Yang stuffed another blueprint into Qi Jiguang's hand and told him that it was a killer weapon on the battlefield.

Qi Jiguang took a look at it. The words on the blueprint were stained with ink and were a little unclear. He could only read slowly.

"Ma... what... machine gun?" (End of this chapter)