New Ming Empire mixed in America

"Can I ask you a question?"

Li Mingqi's voice was very calm, and there was no sign of anger on his face because of the bank representative's aggressiveness.

"Excuse me, but if it's about the details of the seized equipment... I may not be able to answer."

I may not answer, but it is possible to answer?

The bank representative still had the same arrogant attitude. Even when he asked for bribes in secret, his eyes were always glancing upward.

"Haha, no no no. I just want to know what your position is at the Union Bank of San Francisco."

Seeing a smile appear on Li Mingqi's face, the bank representative also breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this mission was probably successful. Those idiots also said that Dongfang Li was cruel and evil. I really don't know how such a weakling got such a famous reputation.

Although I despise the other party, I still have to answer the questions that need to be answered. After all, the other party is also a decent person.

After straightening his tie, the bank representative replied proudly:

"I serve as the deputy general manager of San Francisco Union Bank, and I represent the interests of all shareholders."

"That means...the bank is not yours, right?"

Li Mingqi still had a smile on his face, but his voice suddenly turned cold.

"Since I'm not yours, how dare you come here and play tricks on me? How dare you!"

With a 'bang', the ashtray in front of Li Mingqi flew to the other party's head.

To be honest, Li Mingqi's personality has undergone some changes since he came to this world.

Just like now, if it were in his previous life, even if he was ridiculed in person, he would most likely choose to take a step back (to take revenge secretly)

But now, he! His Majesty the Emperor of the New Ming Empire is not someone who can be manipulated casually.

"Erhe, take him down and examine him carefully. It can't be such a coincidence. The equipment we need arrived just after Willis died."

Soon, the bank representative with blood on his face was dragged away and imprisoned in the newly built prison.

"We can't wait any longer. We have to pull up the army as soon as possible."

Only then did Li Mingqi deeply understand the words of Taizu in his previous life: 'Political power comes from the barrel of a gun!'

Expand the army! We must expand the army!

Li Mingqi made up his mind. If there is no gun, then build it. If there is no cannon, then build it!

We can't wait until Joyce's weapons factory is established for the time being. You still need to be strong in forging iron, and the Royal Research Institute must speed up.

He did what he thought of, and with four losers, Li Mingqi came to the Royal Research Institute located near the military camp.

Looking at the Royal Research Institute, which was surrounded by a wall alone in Xinming Town, Li Mingqi had a trace of pride on his face.

By brushing his face, His Majesty the Emperor walked into the research institute guarded by Jin Yiwei.

Although he was very satisfied with the discerning Jin Yiwei who helped him open the big iron gate, His Majesty the Emperor decided to turn around and reprimand Liu Erhe.

The wall of the Royal Academy was originally built by Liu Youcai as an imperial city. Although it was later given to the Royal Academy by Li Mingqi.

But the nature is similar, and this kind of carelessness when standing guard is unacceptable.

Although he walked out of his residence in front of them, what if someone disguised himself as him?

Okay, Li Mingqi admitted that he was disgusted by the bank representative just now, so he deliberately found trouble with Liu Erhe so that he could give him a lesson.

Who said that guy came last in the last exam, which made His Majesty the Emperor very embarrassed?

He taught Liu Erhe step by step!

The supplies he purchased during this period were mainly provided here, making the most mysterious department of the empire look modern.

Although the building is simple, it has a cement road more than 200 meters long. There are more than a dozen solar street lights on both sides of the cement road.

This short cement road is not for enjoyment, but for experiments on large-scale applications in the future.

Although the Royal Academy is quite large, it has very few buildings. In addition to container dormitories, there are some other strange buildings.

For example, the nearly ten-meter-high wooden frame built in the center of the institute is one of them.

The wooden frame is equipped with a repeater antenna for walkie-talkies, and below is a cement house containing several generators.

Next to it is a huge simple factory building made of masonry and cement. The most consumable material in the entire factory building is the reinforced concrete used to lay the foundation.

Because there are various machine tools placed here, the requirements for the floor are very high.

For example, if the ground of a vertical punch press is not solid, parts of it will sink in a short time, causing the ground to be uneven and dangerous.

Machine tools also need a flat floor to ensure accuracy. It can be said that this floor alone makes Zhang Tiejiang, who is in charge of the research institute, worried.

Now this is no longer the small workshop with only a few dozen people.

Because Chinese people are sent from all over the country every day, some fresh blood has been added to the institute.

More than fifty young people with nimble hands and feet and flexible minds were sent here. Of course, the most important point is that all the young people have their own relatives settled in Xinming Town.

Don't blame Li Mingqi for insidiously using the families of these young people to restrict them. In fact, this Royal Academy is too important in Li Mingqi's heart.

Now that the empire has a small number of people, it can still be maintained by relying on Li Mingqi to purchase supplies.

But when the number of people increases in the future and the chassis becomes larger and larger, Li Mingqi will definitely not be able to take care of it alone.

Therefore, the empire must have its own scientific research capabilities and light up its own technology tree.

He believes that with him, the Royal Academy will avoid detours.

He wants to build this place into the '51st District' belonging to the New Ming Empire, and all high-tech products and new technologies from later generations will be placed at the head of the Royal Research Institute.

When Li Mingqi walked into the factory, he happened to catch up with Blacksmith Zhang who was training the selected young people to use lathes.

There were square wooden bars clamped on the lathe, and he directed the young people to turn the square wooden bars into round wooden rods of specified sizes, or round wooden rods with threads.

Yi Tong Bai Tong is talking about craftsmen like Zhang Tiejiang who have been working for a lifetime.

These days, with each person using an average of four or five turning tools every day, these older blacksmiths have managed to learn the simple use of lathes.

It may be a bit difficult for them to machine something that is too precise now, but they can already do the job of transforming the gun barrel with seamless steel tubes.

Now, especially because of the participation of young people, there are many types of gun barrels in stock.

Seeing Li Mingqi coming over, the old blacksmith Zhang Yu told the young people to study it themselves. And he quickly walked to Li Mingqi's side.

"Zhang Yu, President of the Imperial Academy, has met His Majesty." Accompanied by the sounds of various machines, Zhang Yu quickly knelt down before Li Mingqi could react.

Zhang Yu knelt down willingly, not only because Li Mingqi gave them a good meal. The more important reason was that Li Mingqi brought all kinds of top knowledge.

He knelt down with a pilgrim-like attitude, and Li Mingqi stretched out his hand to help him several times without helping him up.

Zhang Yu worked as a blacksmith all his life and made guns and cannons for the Qing Dynasty. His strength was not comparable to that of Li Mingqi. It was surprising that he could hold him up.

Li Mingqi has strictly ordered everyone to stop using the kneeling ceremony and instead use the cupping ceremony.

The newcomers quickly accepted this, but for Zhang Yu, the "old men" who followed Li Mingqi off the Flying Bird, kneeling down was an honor.

After months at sea, who hasn’t seen some of Li Mingqi’s magical methods?

To them, Li Mingqi is a god-like figure.

There are good and bad things about this. The bad thing is that these people are very keen on reversing the course of history. For example, it is very difficult to implement things like kneeling down among them.

The good thing is that the loyalty of these people is close to full. Liu Youcai and his son, Sun Laifu, Zhang Yu and others are even more loyal to the MAX.

"Long live Lord, I have been trial-producing a new gun with my colleagues in the past few days. It has very powerful firepower. I would like to ask Lord Long live to check it."

When Zhang Yu talked about this new gun, there was a hint of pride on his face, and his pace was much faster as he led the way.

Li Mingqi patted everyone's shoulders amiably along the way and gave everyone a mouthful of delicious chicken soup.

Finally, at Zhang Yu's urging, Li Mingqi rubbed his sore wrists and came to another factory.

This factory is different from the previous training factory. The machine fixtures are not equipped with wooden rods but genuine steel pipes.

However, Zhang Yu and Li Mingqi did not stop here, but went directly to a separate area in the factory.

"Old Li, please come up with our new invention and let Long Live Lord pass by."

Before anyone could get there, Zhang Yu's loud voice rang out.