Chapter 507: Giving MedicineChapter 949: Deceiving People

After listening to Song Yingxing's lament, Li Chen finally understood what was going on.

He said with a wry smile, "So that's what you were worried about."

"Rest assured, I'm well aware of the difficulty of this matter. So I won't force you to produce a large number of Qin Divine Thunderbolts. My previous conversation with Huangji Tian was just to scare him; whether he was fooled or not remains to be seen. But you fell for it first."

Hearing this, Song Yingxing was overjoyed and immediately asked: "Then what about the second-generation version that Your Highness has obtained in the development..."

“It's also BS.”

Li Chen waved his hand and said, "The most important thing for you guys right now is to increase production. As for the subsequent optimization and upgrades, you can put them on hold for now. What's needed right now is quantity, quality isn't as urgent."

Song Yingxing, upon hearing this, wryly smiled and said: "Your Highness, this object has extremely high technical requirements, so there are not many craftsmen who can make it. Even if they work non-stop day and night, they can only make three or four at most each day, any more and they simply cannot produce."

"Find someone else."

Li Chen decisively said: "You tell the Dongchang your specific requirements, and let them find people from all over the country. And you craftsmen, don't you also have your own circles You can look for familiar teachers, fellow students, friends, or even relatives. As long as you can find qualified people, both the recommender and the recommended person can receive rewards."

At this point, Li Chen knocked on the table.

The three treasures outside immediately walked in.

"For this matter, you cooperate with Song Yingxing. All standards will be based on his suggestions."

The three treasures immediately responded respectfully.

Li Chen looked at Song Yingxing and after pondering for a moment said, "You are not suitable to stay in the Ministry of Works now."

Song Yingxing was taken aback. He instinctively said, "No way, we're doing pretty well at the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry has ready-made workshops and tools, no need to fuss about it."

Sān Bǎo raised an eyebrow and reminded, "Your Highness is considering the bigger picture. Master Song should just follow orders."

Song Yingxing then came to his senses and quickly said to Li Chen, "I will follow your orders, Your Highness."

"Go to the royal hunting ground."

Li Chen said, "The workshop can be dismantled and rebuilt in the royal hunting grounds. The tools can also be moved there. It's secluded, spacious, and enough for you to use when you increase your staff later."

Li Chen instructed the Three Treasures, “The East Factory will handle this matter. The sooner the better.”

With the successful development of firearms and grenades, Song Yingxing's team of artisans would become increasingly strategically important, and Li Chen would have to make special arrangements for them.

To put it simply, he doesn't trust the people in the Labor Department.

Intellectuals are treasures, this truth is universal.

Li Chen absolutely cannot allow anything to happen to Song Yingxing. Their existence is worth more than thousands of troops.

"How many firearms have been produced" Li Chen asked.

Song Yingxing, as if reciting from memory, immediately replied, "There are a total of seventy guns, with enough ammunition for two thousand rounds."

Li Chen nodded.

This efficiency can't be said to be fast.

But now, both firearms and ammunition rely entirely on manual crafting. Even intricate parts like rifling, which require exceptional precision, are only capable of being made by Song Yingxing himself. Therefore, this level of efficiency is already the utmost effort possible.

"The number of firearms is almost enough, we can put them aside for now. In these few days, you should focus on making more Daqin Shenlei. This palace has a great use for it. We need fifty within three days. Can you do it"

Song Yingxing's face turned pale, clearly the production pressure was extremely heavy.

But after some thought, Song Yingxing gritted his teeth and said to the prince, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely complete the mission."But they couldn't.From the moment He Kunhao spent five thousand taels to acquire that jade stone and handed it to them, they gradually fell deeper into its trap.It's not that I lack willpower, but he...