No matter what it was, merely thinking about it was useless. Even if it worked fine during testing, that didn't mean it would work in every situation. Many problems could only be discovered gradually through actual use.
Therefore, the best approach was to produce a batch first, form an experimental unit, arm them, and see how things went.
Over the years, although Da Zhou's tightly scheduled internal projects and massive construction investments had left its finances strained, they could still scrape together this bit of money.
Not to mention, Zhou Xu had just halted further production of the Heavy Individual Crossbow, which would save another sum of money that could be redirected toward producing Matchlock Guns.
"Oh, right. I have a set of blueprints here. I'll hand them to Consultant Qin for now. You can study them together later."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu took out the M1891 rifle blueprints he had previously acquired from Peter and handed them to Qin Fen, who had been pondering how to find an opportunity to resign from his position as technical consultant to His Majesty.
The moment the blueprints were handed over, Qin Fen knew he wouldn't be able to resign.
Opening the blueprints, Qin Fen quickly flipped through them a few times. The drawings weren't particularly detailed, but all the necessary details were present. More importantly, precise measurements had been marked throughout, making Qin Fen realize that these blueprints were far from simple.
At the same time, he couldn't help asking in a low voice,
"Your Majesty, did you summon another God Chosen who knows firearms?"
"I'd like to, but I need an altar to use first."
Zhou Xu couldn't help complaining.
The Old Gods Altar was an ancient structure left behind from the Old Civilization Era. There were fewer and fewer