The existing science and technology of the empire cannot explain this phenomenon. Although oil fish, like cod, are rich in oil, the oil of oil fish is mainly wax fat, which is an oil that humans cannot digest. No matter how heart-warming the fish meat is in the internal organs, it cannot change the essence of a trip. It only takes half an hour, and these things will turn into sphincters and are powerless to flow out of the chrysanthemum area, and this process lasts for thirty-six hours.

During Li Zhaocheng's life in Xijin, he has been lingering among the markets. Cod is a medium-priced ingredient in Xijin, so he exists as a profitable businessman who uses low-priced oil fish to pretend to be a cod, so Li Zhaocheng has also suffered greatly.

Earl's encounter was just a small episode, and the thirty-six hours of bad experience only cost him a lot of underwear.

After dawn, a new day continued to begin, and with the arrival of the royal camp, the bustling of Mulan Town reached a climax.

The imperial royal family has been fond of lively since the time of Emperor Taishang. Emperor Taishang Li Mingxun often held some competitions to promote science and technology in Shenjing, while at the Mulan Hunting Ground, most of these competitions are traditional events.

The wrestling, archery and horse riding that the grassland people are good at are all within the competition range. This competitive competition has become very orderly due to the official addition, and Li Junwei also prepares enough rewards for the winners.

The children of foreign vassals will also participate in competitions, especially in the event of riding and shooting, which represents the ability of the grassland ethnic group and the combat effectiveness required by the imperial army. The children of foreign vassals will especially like it.

The riding and shooting competition also brought the ceremony of the Mulan Hunting Ground to a climax.

Earl is the best among them. He is only eleven years old and has been running out for two days, but he is still jumping like an elf. The bow in his hand is frequently shot out, causing bursts of cheers.

Li Junwei specially prepared a test for the children of foreign vassals.

On a gentle hillside, the guards placed many targets on it, both large and small, and different in height, and the number must be more than 2,000. One of the common characteristics of these targets is that they will fall to the ground the moment they are shot.

Everyone participates together, the foreign vassals can be the guards of the nobles. Everyone carves their own names on their arrows, and then gallops through the hillside to see who shoots more.

The rewards are also very generous. In addition to various financial services, Li Junwei directly agreed that the champion could enter the attendant room, which was the dream of the children of foreign vassals.

The guards in the attendant's room were accompanied by the emperor and the sect for many years, and they often had many opportunities. Most of the generals in the four harbors and dozens of appeasement zones under the Lifanyuan came from the attendant's room. Even if they were not good at it, they could inherit their father's title without having to surrender to the title.

Earl was determined to win this, and even tried his best to use his tricks. He ordered his guard to write his name on the arrow. This scene was discovered by Li Zhaocheng, who had been sending people to stare at him.

The children did not report because no one wanted to have trouble at this time, but Li Zhaocheng still refused to let this guy go. He found several guards who were good at shooting and also wrote Earl's name on the arrows. The result was that when each person had thirty arrows, Earl shot more than forty arrows, which made him embarrassed again.

The real climax of the game is at the end of the riding and shooting competition.

When counting the results, the responsible person put up all the targets one by one.

Two horses pulled a two-wheeled cart to the hillside, which looked like a canvas wrapped in canvas, but when the weapon was placed and the canvas was unbuttoned, the nobles of the foreign vassals discovered that it was an unprecedented weapon. Everyone was guessing what it was and what it did. Only a few people knew that it was a Gatling machine gun. Of course, in the imperial military industrial system, it was temporarily called a rotating gun.

This Gatling machine gun was prepared by Li Junwei for everyone, and the person who operated him was the brothers Li Zhaoji and Li Zhaocheng who had already operated in advance.

Li Zhaoji turned his hand and fired while shooting, while Li Zhaocheng was feeding bullets aside. After a rain of bullets, only a few targets were still standing, and the remaining bullets were hit by the two brothers on a big tree. This big tree, which was thicker than the waist, collapsed in a burst of exclamations.

This is the first machine gun in the empire with actual combat capabilities. It uses independent metal shell ammunition, steel chamber, and six barrels that can achieve a rate of about 200 rounds per minute, with a firing distance of one thousand meters.

More than 20 years ago, Li Junhua was still a young man at that time and participated in the Northern Expedition of the Empire. He received a gift from his father, a handmade metal shell bullet.

At that time, Li Junhua knew that the future empire would have a weapon called a machine gun. Its appearance would make nomadic peoples who can conquer and fight become good at singing and dancing.

And now, the Empire has done it. The machine gun shooting performance shocked everyone, not only because of its powerful power, but also because of its good operability.

It is really something that two children can do with hundreds of cavalry who are good at riding and shooting, which is something that the frog in the well cannot imagine.

“Beautiful work and very well done.”

After everything was settled, Li Junwei praised his nephews and patted their little faces that were stained with black powder residues.

The two children were also very excited and discussed the expressions of the foreign nobles just now.

"Machine guns are really a good thing, but this trump card was exposed a little too early." Wu Yifeng shook his head slightly and said.

Li Junwei said: "This cannot be considered a trump card at all, and it doesn't even count as a card."

In fact, the Imperial Army is not concerned about the research and development and equipment of machine guns. The machine gun that is now available today is still imitated from the Navy's trans-bar machine cannon. This machine gun can only be regarded as a sample, and the Army has no intention of equipping machine guns on a large scale.

After Wu Yifeng heard the truth, he realized it and said, "Prince, have you seen it these days? There is a problem with the people from the foreign vassal this time. Several key figures have not come. The following report that King Chahar and King Khalkha met in private, and seemed to be conspiring to find something. It seems that the empire's plan to deal with the foreign vassal is coming out. If it is not satisfactory, these people may have abnormal movements."

Li Junwei asked: "Lao Wu, do you think there are anyone in the foreign vassals who dare to rebel?"

Wu Yifeng shook his head: "It's not true, but... when it comes to being crazy, you can do anything."

After all, the empire is in a period of strong strength, and the world has entered the age of firearms. It can be said that the era of nomadic peoples becoming kings has ended.

Once upon a time, light cavalry composed of cavalry and heavy cavalry composed of armored cavalry could sweep most of the Eurasian continent, but in this era, no matter how well the cavalry was equipped, it could not break through the army infantry formation equipped with rifled rifles.

After decades of peace and division, the combat power of the outer vassals is no longer as before. Not to mention, a large number of inner vassals exist on the grassland.

Wu Yifeng said: "I think it is impossible to solve the problem of the foreign vassal states without bleeding."

Li Junwei sat on the chair and fell into deep thought, while Li Zhaoji and his brothers stopped discussing and looked at him.

After a long time, Li Zhaocheng asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you."

"Why did you ask this?" Li Junwei asked back with a smile.

Li Zhaocheng said: "I think this is not a big deal for you. When you are overseas, you have never hesitated like this when you decide on the life and death of so many people."

"The reason is very simple, they are Chinese." Li Junwei gave an answer that even Wu Yifeng didn't quite understand.

"I never fear destruction of the country and the clan, but that is to foreigners. Foreign vassals are foreign vassals, but not foreign countries. They are also people of the empire. Your grandfather has unified the same with iron blood, and your fathers have made them naturalized with tenderness. Today, even if the times will eventually abandon them, I hope to die as few as possible.

Reconciliation between nations often takes several generations, and unity between nations is not achieved by one nation forcibly suppressing others. Even if the process of dealing with foreign vassals is inevitable, I still hope to minimize it as much as possible." Li Junwei said seriously.

"But we can't be afraid of this." Wu Yifeng said firmly.

Li Junwei smiled: "It's not necessary to throw a mouse at stake, but we should reduce some negative things as much as possible. I hope we can solve this problem perfectly."

"We will definitely succeed." Surprisingly, the first person to express his opinion was Li Zhaoji.

Li Junwei looked at his nephew: "How do you know that you have so much confidence in your uncle?"

Li Zhaoji clenched his fists and said, "Of course I have confidence in my uncle, but it's not just confidence."

"Then what's the reason?" Li Junwei asked.

Li Zhaoji said: "Because we do good things. Doing good things is just, and justice will inevitably succeed."

"How do you know that what we are doing is a good thing, Zhaoji, have you seen the faces of those foreign vassal children? They have a lot of dissatisfaction with us." Li Junwei patted his nephew's head lightly.

Li Zhaoji asked stubbornly: "Did the third uncle see the faces of those herdsmen? They are full of desire for us. In the past few days, I have been playing around and seeing things I have never seen before. The children from the foreign vassals can ride on the shepherd's slaves in the camp and treat them as cattle and horses. When I was in the palace, when I wanted to play this kind of game, I was taught a lesson by my mother once. She said that she could not insult others like this.

The herders do something wrong, even if they do it a little slower, they will whip it. They always bend over and lower their heads. I feel that many people are like the walking zombies in the story.

Uncle San, isn’t you just coming here this time just to turn these people into the people we see in the wall? You want them to eat and wear warmth, and want them to raise their heads and straighten their waists. This is a good thing. They will definitely support you. No matter how many foreign vassals, there are not as many bullied herders. We have the support of most people, how could we fail?”

"Your Highness, don't talk to the prince like this." Wu Yifeng secretly pulled Li Zhaoji.

Li Junwei raised his hand to stop him and said, "No, Zhaoji's words are right, very right. Maybe I have been abroad for too long, so I am also confused and dull. This child is very right. He has a sense of right and wrong, and is very kind, very good, very good. Zhaoji, for the first time, I think you will become a good emperor in the future."

"If I become the emperor, I will definitely use a big wooden stick to slap those guys who bully others and hit them in the butts." Li Zhaoji said without hesitation.

Li Zhaocheng also said: "Yes, I will help you hold it down and you will spank them."

The two children used their childish heads to imagine the pleasure of presiding over justice and took a happy bath. Wu Yifeng whispered: "Prince, you cannot change your original intention just because of your highness's jokes."

Li Junwei opposed it: "No, actually Zhaoji is right, it's me that I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I'm wrong. In fact, it's not just me that's wrong, but many people are wrong. When it comes to Mongolians, in our position, we will naturally think of those foreign nobles, as if the rest of them were not Mongolians.

But in fact, all the Mongolians are Mongolians. Those exploited herdsmen are, and those oppressed slaves are, and they are more pure than the mighty foreign nobles. They should not be regarded as harm to national emotions by allowing foreign nobles to lose their interests, or as undermining national unity. On the contrary, giving all Mongolians freedom and dignity is the true national unity, and this is what we need to do."

Of course Wu Yifeng knew this, but the bureaucratic career over the past few decades has made him a little lost.

Wu Yifeng participated in many wars. He still remembered that when he was the general of the garrison, he could receive a lot of support and support by simply giving slaves freedom. Those people would give out their only food and even ewes to entertain the army, because in their eyes, the army of the empire was the savior and the liberator.

"Prince, maybe we can really do something, and it is a great cause that has been left famous in history." Wu Yifeng said with emotion.

Li Junwei nodded: "Of course, a just cause will always be remembered."

"Then what should we do the first step?" Wu Yifeng asked with enthusiasm at this time.

Li Junwei said: "You first find Bagher, the leader who is not returned to the slave, and he must do some things."

"Bagel?" Wu Yifeng hesitated a little: "Prince, although this person can be used, it is also very dangerous. After all, he does not have an official identity. Any political action of him is a violation of imperial laws."

“So what?”

"You can't set this precedent, the emperor will never agree." Wu Yifeng said. He has been with Li Junhua for many years and has been to Shenjing before he served as the president of the Lifan Academy. He knew one of the emperor's bottom lines.
Chapter completed!