This emperor is too strong!

Chapter 146 The Kingdom's Sharp Weapon, Jinpeng Battleship!
Great Xia Imperial Capital, Black Dragon Garden.

The scope of the imperial capital is huge, and there are not all buildings that can be seen everywhere in the city. There are also many sparsely populated places such as lakes, lush forests, and mountains.

The Black Dragon Court is located in the northwest corner of the imperial capital, covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, surrounded by tall courtyard walls, guards everywhere, and heavily guarded.

Heilongyuan is the first weapon forging institute under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Department of the Great Xia Ministry of War. After Guo Jia, the new minister of the Ministry of War, changed its functions and positioning, it mainly undertakes the important mission of developing and forging the country's most important weapons.

After the reorganization of Heilongyuan, the imperial court invested huge sums of money in support, and received a lot of help from the Ministry of Industry, but there has been no news of relevant achievements.

Today, Shengjia came here to review the results.

On the No. [-] training ground, two behemoths are quietly parked in the open space.

At first glance, it looks a bit like the Peng-class flying armored vehicle known as "Airbus", but it is three or four times larger in size, and the overall shape is tougher, just like the sharp-edged golden-winged roc generally.

Around the training ground, there are hundreds of heavily armed soldiers guarding all around.

Comparing the two is like the difference between a beetle and a strong man.

In the center of the training ground, Guo Jia is introducing two behemoths to Xia Ao.

"Your Majesty, according to the strategic blueprint, the ranks of Jinpeng warships are currently set at five ranks."

"The first level is called Hunting and Killing. It is the smallest in size and the fastest in speed. It is fully equipped with a hundred people."

"It's just that miniaturized warships have higher requirements for material density and miniaturization of the central power mechanism. It is still in the verification stage, so it will take some time to be released."

"The second level is called Parade. It has a full crew of [-] and is equipped with [-] launch pads. It can sail continuously for [-] miles when the primordial stone quota is full and the launch pads are not used to attack!"

"Its positioning is mainly to execute beheadings, harass around the rear, and attack key passes, etc. Currently, five ships have been produced."

"The third level is named Guardian, with a full crew of 120 and equipped with [-] launch pads. Its maximum range can reach [-] miles!"

"The guardian-class Jinpeng battleship is currently used as the main battleship, but only these two ships are currently produced. It is not realistic to project enough troops from a long distance to support large-scale battles."

Hearing this, Xia Ao's eyes were full of splendor.

"In just a few months, it is already very good to be able to achieve such results."

After a word of praise, Xia Ao turned to ask: "What is the attack power of the objects carried by the launching pad?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the launch pads of the parade-class and guard-class warships are equipped with the Brilliant Eagle Crossbow. The attack power of the Brilliant Eagle Crossbow is equivalent to the full blow of a master of the Ninth Level Void Body Realm, and it can be shot once every ten breaths. It is no problem to attack the gates of ordinary cities!"

"Oh? Let me see."

Xia Ao's eyes became more interested.

"Yes!"

Guo Jia nodded, and then gestured towards one of the guard-class warships.

On the bow of the battleship, a white light flashed in the part similar to the eyes, as if responding.

After more than ten breaths, amidst a low and muffled sound, the battleship slowly started and rose vertically.

After more than a hundred breaths, the battleship rose to a height of [-] feet above the surface. It looked a bit cumbersome, but it was very stable, and there was almost no shaking.

At a certain moment, a boxy black mouth suddenly appeared at the "mouth" of the battleship.

Afterwards, a black glow flashed.

Accompanied by a rumbling sound of explosions, a small hill more than ten feet high in the distance was filled with sand and stones in an instant.

When the dust had settled and looked again, there was a pit about three feet in diameter and one foot deep on the hill.

But this was just an appetizer. As the warship turned sideways in mid-air, more than fifty square black mouths appeared neatly from the side waistline, and then the black light covered the sky!

"Boom!"

Amid a series of tremors, the ground around the training ground began to shake, and the small hill in the distance was completely covered by dense dust.

After a long while, when the smoke and dust cleared, there was no trace of the small mountain bag?
"it is good!"

Xia Ao clapped his palms and laughed, looking extremely satisfied.

"With such a sharp weapon in hand, even if he is a tiger, wolf, immortal, or demon, he will never be able to resist the mighty front of my Great Xia!"

With Xia Ao's strength and eyesight, he can naturally see what is projected from those launch ports.

Those are utensils with a cylindrical front and a square column at the back, similar to chopsticks.

But they are not comparable to chopsticks. They are nearly two feet long and thicker than thighs. The official name is Brilliant Eagle Crossbow Arrows!

Seeing Xia Ao's full affirmation, Guo Jia's heart was completely relieved.

In mid-air, after a round of salvo leveled the hill, the warship continued to climb upwards, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

In less than a hundred breaths, the guarding battleship turned into a black spot.

When it jumped above the clouds, it disappeared completely!

Xia Ao withdrew his gaze and looked at Guo Jia with a smile.

"The various abilities displayed by the Jinpeng battleship are very good, but how about its defense? If someone with a strong spiritual body makes a move, might it be shot down?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, with the material of the battleship itself, not only the strong in the spiritual state, but also the master in the real state can defeat it."

"But don't worry, Your Majesty, all Jinpeng warships are equipped with high-level protective formations. Even the strong ones at the ninth level of the spiritual body will need at least a hundred breaths of time to break through the formation barrier."

"In addition, thanks to the secrets of organs and formations provided by His Majesty to the Ministry of Industry, such as ancient books that have long been lost in the world, the research on higher-level hull materials, protective formations, etc., has achieved certain results. Effectiveness."

"I believe that before the forging of the fourth-level Jinpeng warship, that is, the expedition-level warship, it will be released and applied to it!"

"very good!"

Xia Ao nodded heavily, his expression even more satisfied.

"What is the current output of cruisers and guardian battleships? How many ships can be produced in January?"

Hearing this question, Guo Jia gave a wry smile with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I am going to tell you..."

Xia Ao frowned, "What? Have you encountered a problem?"

"Yes."

Guo Jia nodded, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Jinpeng battleship is strong, but it is a bottomless pit that swallows gold."

"Whether it is the fusion and purification of warship materials in several waves, or the creation of the flow-type mechanism forging mother bed, or the forging of the Bright Eagle Crossbow and the Bright Eagle Crossbow, or even the synthesis of the mechanism central system that drives the battleship, a large amount of resources are required. Constant input."

"Especially the latter three, they all require a large supply of rare minerals and high-grade primordial stones."

"In addition to the replacement of ordinary weapons, etc., the cost will be even greater."

"From the beginning of research and development to the present, including the direct expenses of gold, silver and primordial stones, as well as the purchase of various minerals and utensils, the total cost of Black Dragon Garden has exceeded 2000 million taels of gold!"

Hearing the last number, Xia Ao couldn't help grinning.

Well, it's only been a few months?The Black Dragon Court alone has swallowed up the taxes of the previous half year of Daxia, is this still worth it?

It's just that slander belongs to slander, and Xia Ao can still distinguish between gains and losses.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, at least the foundation has been provided, and the subsequent expenses should be better, right?

After letting out a sigh of relief, Xia Ao asked calmly: "Tell me, how much do you need in a month?"

"This one……"

Guo Jia hesitated, and after thinking for a while, he made a cautious sound.

"Your Majesty, I have three plans, why don't you make a decision?"

"Go ahead."

Xia Ao nodded.

"First, there is a monthly quota of one million taels of gold. In this case, 20 taels will be used for other research and development, and 20 taels will be used for the forging of sophisticated standard weapons. 10 taels to maintain staff salaries, food supplies, utensils and house repairs, mother bed renewal and maintenance, and the normal operation of various functions, etc. "

"So, if you choose this plan, you can only use 50 taels to build the Jinpeng warship."

"In this case, only one guard-class and two cruiser-class warships can be produced every month."

"Secondly, a monthly quota of 200 million taels of gold. If you choose this plan, you can ensure that you can produce three guard-class warships and five parade-class warships every month."

"Third, directly allocate 2000 million taels, which can be regarded as one year's casting military expenses."

"If this plan is adopted, the minister will be able to coordinate the expenses of all parties to the greatest extent and create the greatest value at the lowest cost! It can ensure that four guard-class ships and six parade-class ships will be produced every month!"

"Furthermore, the hunting and expedition-class warships, I am sure that they will be born within half a year!"

"Of course, after the birth of these two classes of warships, corresponding adjustments will be made in terms of output."

After finishing speaking, Guo Jia looked at Xia Ao expectantly.

"Your Majesty, in your opinion, which option is more appropriate?"

Xia Ao stared at Guo Jia blankly for a long while, and when he stared at Guo Jia feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed, he snorted coldly.

"Okay, Guo Jia, this shrewd plan has come to my head, hasn't it?"

Guo Jia smiled awkwardly, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, how dare I do it? I just think that it is more efficient to coordinate resources..."

"Don't dare? The meaning of your three plans is so straightforward, who can't understand?"

Xia Ao snorted coldly and stared at Guo Jia, but did not get angry.

"However, what you said does make sense."

"Now is the real initial stage of Heilongyuan, and our army is in urgent need of a large number of Jinpeng warships. It is worth investing a lot of money."

"How about this, I will directly allocate 2000 million taels of gold to the Black Dragon Garden, and in addition, I will transfer 200 million taels worth of rare minerals and primordial stones from various parties every month for one year."

Hearing Xia Ao's decision, Guo Jia was first stunned, then excited, surprised and delighted.

Calculated in this way, Black Dragon Garden can get a huge investment of nearly 5000 million taels of gold a year!

"My lord, thank you Your Majesty!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, from now on, Black Dragon Garden will produce at least seven guardian-class ships and ten parade-class ships every month! And within three months, hunting-class and expedition-class warships will definitely be cast!"

After getting Guo Jia's promise, Xia Ao nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay! Then I will wait and see!"

(End of this chapter)