Chapter 44: The Bully of Wanhua Pavilion

Seeing that Yan Zhenzhi was angry, the few old men finally calmed down.

Yang Yan clearly saw that Zhu Gaoxu was the one in charge of the scene, so after calculating his words slightly in his heart, he spoke to Zhu Gaoxu: "Your Highness the Prince, the reason for our excitement is actually very simple: the firearm in these blueprints is truly a good thing. Just as Lord Yan described to us, it is indeed several times superior to the Three-Eyed Gun, and in some aspects, it would not be an exaggeration to say it is over ten times superior."

Zhu Gaoxu did not express his stance on this.

As someone who had been through it, he naturally knew exactly what the Lumi Gun was like; he didn't need anyone else to tell him. He just wanted to know why the Lumi Gun could not be manufactured.

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu had no reaction, Yang Yan also knew what Zhu Gaoxu was thinking, so he continued: "Actually, it is not that we cannot make this thing, it is just that it is useless even if we do."

Hearing that the Lumi Gun could be made, Zhu Gaoxu stood up subconsciously, but after hearing Yang Yan's words, Zhu Gaoxu was a bit bewildered again.

Yang Yan clearly also knew his words were problematic, so without waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to ask, he blurted it all out in one breath.

"You should know that the firearm in these blueprints requires quantity to display its true power; I imagine you must think so as well."

Hearing Yang Yan's words, Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

The Lumi Gun is a Matchlock Gun, firing about three rounds per minute, which requires arranging a musket formation; one or two guns simply cannot change the situation.

And seeing Zhu Gaoxu nod, Yang Yan sighed and said: "The problem lies right there."

"This firearm is very precise; it requires a large number of hands to polish the parts, and then assemble them, so the output will not be very high."

"Moreover, this is a new type of firearm. Although we understand some things, we have never made them before. Added to the fact that you require secrecy, the manpower will inevitably be limited, and as a result, the output will only be lower."

"This old man calculates that if we all add up, and find some trusted people to do it, the number of firearms we can produce in a month will not exceed the count of two hands."

Hearing these words from Yang Yan, Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

This point was clearly something he had not anticipated.

Producing fewer than ten Lumi Guns a month means no more than a hundred a year, and only a thousand in ten years.

Perhaps efficiency will improve in the future, but at the very least, he would not be able to use them in the short term.

However, Zhu Gaoxu was clearly unwilling to just give up like this.

Since it could be made, Zhu Gaoxu decided to simply let Yang Yan and the others make one first, and they could talk about the rest later.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu said directly: "Since it can be made, you all shall prioritize and make one for me first."

The few old men nodded after hearing this, indicating there was no problem.

Subsequently, Zhu Gaoxu had someone fetch paper and a brush, wrote down the general shape and principle of the Water Wheel on the paper, and handed it to the few old men.

The few old men took a brief look, understood the principle, and immediately indicated there was no problem, saying they could make a prototype in three days at most.

After finishing the serious business, Zhu Gaoxu gave some more instructions to the old men. Then, seeing that it was getting late, Yan Zhenzhi took the group of old men and took his leave. In an instant, the once bustling Private Room was left with only the two brothers, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi.

The two brothers, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi, looked at each other and both saw a sense of powerlessness in the other's eyes. The two sighed in unison, then also stood up and walked out.

Perhaps because he had eaten too much, Zhu Gaoxu felt a bit heavy as he walked. Just as he stepped out the door, Zhu Gaoxu bumped into someone head-on.

Fortunately, nothing happened to Zhu Gaoxu; he didn't even fall. His body had just swayed slightly when someone appeared from nowhere behind Zhu Gaoxu, just in time to use their body to block his momentum of falling.

Without looking, Zhu Gaoxu knew it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard who had been waiting outside the Private Room. It must be said that the Embroidered Uniform Guard really did their job well in this regard.

Steadying his posture, Zhu Gaoxu then saw that the person who had just bumped into him was a girl about his own age.

Before he could even see the other person's face, the girl hurriedly got up, kept her head down, and apologized to Zhu Gaoxu incessantly: "I'm sorry, sir, I'm sorry, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, be careful next time."

Just as he was speaking, the door to the Private Room next to Zhu Gaoxu's opened.

A burly man walked out from inside.

"Why hasn't my wine come yet? Are all you people at Wanhua Pavilion dead!"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the burly man subconsciously, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

He saw the saber at the burly man's waist.

Just as Zhu Gaoxu was staring at the burly man, the burly man also looked toward his side.

Ignoring Zhu Gaoxu's gaze, in his view, it was just a child. Although it was a bit strange for someone of this age to appear in this setting, it was none of his business.

However, when he saw the girl, the burly man immediately cursed angrily.

"You little wench, how dare you break this master's wine! I'll skin you alive today!"

Saying this, the burly man walked toward the girl.

And at this moment, Zhu Gaoxu finally saw a wine pot and several wine cups scattered on the ground; clearly, this was the burly man's wine.

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of others.

Just as the burly man reached the girl, the procuress finally arrived.