The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 285 Breech-Loading Flintlock

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

At this time, Ning Ping'an poked his head out of Li Wanyue's arms, pointing at the snow in front of him and shouting, seeming very excited.

"Why, you want to play too?"

Li Wanyue caressed Ning Ping'an's little head lovingly.

Ning Ping'an quickly waved his hands and nodded vigorously, looking eager to try.

"Okay, then you crawl in the snow by yourself." Li Wanyue put Ning Ping'an in the snow.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

As soon as he fell into the snow, Ning Ping'an couldn't wait to crawl around on the ground.

"Puchi...!" Li Wanyue was immediately amused.

"Slow down, why are you in such a hurry?"

“Crackle…Crackle!”

But Ning Ping'an couldn't stop at all. He ran happily on the snow, giggling childishly.

Ning Quan stood aside, his face also full of relief.

Childhood is always so carefree.

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Ten days passed in a flash.

Kim Hyo-joo was about to give birth and her belly was getting bigger and bigger.

During this period, Ning Quan stayed in the mansion to take care of Kim Hyo Joo.

Anyway, it's winter now and there's nothing to do, so I might as well spend more time with my family.

three days later.

A loud cry was heard, and Kim Hyo-joo finally gave birth.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! It's a daughter."

The midwife walked up to Ning Yuan holding a swaddling cloth and said.

"Haha, I have another daughter!"

Ning Yuan excitedly picked up the baby in the cradle, looked at it carefully, and laughed.

"Husband, it seems she opened her eyes and looked over here. How cute."

"Yes, yes, she is looking at her husband."

"Husband, I feel like she knows you."

"Husband, look how sweet her smile is."

"........"

Everyone in the room saw Ning Yuan holding his daughter and smiling foolishly, and couldn't help but tease him.

"Hahahaha, that's because our daughter is smart."

Ning Quan praised without any shame, then carried the child into the inner room.

Kim Hyo-joo was lying weakly on the bed, her face pale and bloodless.

"Thank you for your hard work, my lady." Ning Yuan sat beside the bed, holding her hand, and said softly.

"You're welcome, husband. I'm sorry for not being able to give birth to a boy for you." Kim Hyo-joo said in a low voice.

"Nonsense, I've already said that I like both boys and girls. Look how beautiful our daughter is."

"Does your daughter look like you?"

Ning Quan held the child in front of Jin Xiaozhu and said with a smile.

"Really? Let me see!"

Upon hearing this, Kim Hyo-joo immediately leaned over and looked carefully at the little one in the cradle.

Sure enough, this little guy looks a lot like her.

Especially the nose and mouth, they are exactly the same.

"She really looks like me, husband. Look, her eyes look like yours."

Kim Hyo Joo said happily.

"Yeah, it looks like it." Ning Yuan nodded.

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"Auntie, Daddy..."

At this time, Ning Xueer's soft voice came from outside the door.

"come in."

Ning Quan smiled slightly.

"Aunt, I'm here to see my sister!" Ning Xueer ran in with her short legs.

"Wow, my sister is so small."

Ning Xueer exclaimed as she looked at the little girl sleeping with her eyes closed in Jin Xiaozhu's arms.

"You little girl, you were just as young back then."

Ning Quan said lovingly.

"whee."

Ning Xueer smiled playfully, but her eyes kept looking at her sister's face.

"Sister is asleep, you have to be good and don't wake her up."

Ning Quan said as he gently stroked Ning Xueer's smooth black hair.

"Well, I won't wake her up. I'll just take a look." Ning Xueer nodded obediently.

"Husband, please give our daughter a name."

Kim Hyo-joo looked at her sleeping daughter and said gently.

"Why not call her Ning Xiner? It's as fragrant as jade and has extraordinary meaning." Ning Quan said after thinking for a while.

"Xin'er, Xin'er...sounds nice." Kim Hyo-joo murmured softly with a smile on her face.

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The night flies by.

The sky was getting light and the sun was rising.

His Highness was delighted to have a daughter, and Zhuge Liang and other ministers came to celebrate.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness, on the birth of your daughter."

"Long live your highness, long live your highness."

All the ministers knelt on the ground and saluted Ning Quan respectfully.

"Please excuse me, everyone."

Ning Quan smiled and waved his hand, asking Zhuge Liang and others to stand up.

Zhuge Liang and others took their seats one by one.

After some congratulations, everyone got down to business.

"Your Highness, I have developed a breech-loading flintlock rifle. Look... this is it."

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he took the flintlock rifle from the guard and handed it to Ning Quan.

Ning Quan took the flintlock rifle, held it in his hand and examined it carefully, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

The flintlock in front of me is gray all over and the workmanship is rather rough, but it is indeed a breech-loading flintlock.

The advantages of breech-loading flintlocks and muzzle-loading flintlocks are loading speed, firing rate and power, which are much stronger than muzzle-loading flintlocks.

"Good, very good. Have you tried it?"

Ning Quan asked.

"It's been tested. It's about twice as efficient as a muzzle-loading flintlock rifle. The charge is also 20% larger, and the range is increased by 30%, reaching 200 meters."

Zhuge Liang replied in a deep voice.

"What about the output? How much can be produced every month?" Ning Quan continued to ask.

"Currently our workshop can only produce sixty rods per month, but the workshop can be expanded," Zhuge Liang replied.

"Well, we must expand, at least ten times the output."

Ning Quan said after a moment of thought.

"Ten times the production? Your Highness plans to equip the troops in large quantities?"

Zhuge Liang asked in surprise.

"Yes, the flintlock rifle will be the main weapon in war in the future. This is an inevitable trend of development." Ning Quan nodded.

"Yes, I understand."

Zhuge Liang responded solemnly.

"Flintlock production is one thing, and well-trained soldiers are another."

"Only well-trained soldiers can better unleash its power."

"General Li, there is an introduction to this in the encyclopedia. You should go back and study it carefully, find a suitable training method as soon as possible, and then start training." Ning Quan said after pondering for a moment.

"I obey your orders, Your Highness. Please rest assured that I will do my best and will never let you down."

Li Jing said in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. I'm at ease."

"Now that the New Year is approaching, I plan to bring General Yue, General Qi and others back home so that we can have a good New Year together and discuss the strategic plan for the coming year."

"The drought is over, it's time for us to move."

Ning Quan spoke slowly, with strong confidence in his eyes.

"Yes, the last general has given the order!"

Li Jing responded solemnly.

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