The Chief Justice had expected me to ask for something Feuzen needed, so when I suddenly requested firearms, he showed obvious surprise. Asking for firearms was a strategic move for the future.
It would be nothing more than delusion to think you could build a strong army with current firearms technology. What I wanted to understand was the firearms' performance and operation. Materials were easy to obtain, but firearms weren't.
It was still the era of knights who clung to honorable charges, but before long, firearms would dominate the battlefield. The reason I wasn't fixated on heavy cavalry but was raising light cavalry was for the same reason.
"During the previous king's reign, there was an attempt to introduce firearms, but it was scrapped due to opposition from the Military and Finance Departments."
"As I thought—they were difficult to operate?"
