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"Oh. Didn't they deliver to the aristocratic navy of Chu State, or was it transported by the navy?" The man put down the book in his hand and asked.
"The little one made it clear that these things are not for the noble navy, nor are they for the navy, they are all delivered to those colonies, and the number of artillery is very large, and many merchant ships are involved." The servant continued. .
"Oh. Strange, why do these Chu colonies need so many artillery?" The man stood up and said strangely.
"The amount of ammunition is also large?" the man then asked.
"Yes." said the servant.
"En." The man nodded after getting the answer.
"It seems that there is going to be a big movement in Chu's colony," the man said.
"You go down first, then come over and get the telegram, go to the telegraph office, and send it." The man said.
"Here." The servant nodded, saluted, and left.The man thought about it.
"This Chu colony, why do you need so many cannons?" The man has been sending people to inquire about Chu's cargo loading at the port recently. Koreans regard Chu's merchant ships as their most important overseas opponents. He has to record every move of Chu merchant ships and the cargo loaded on each ship, so that he can know what his opponents are doing to a greater extent.
"But our colony doesn't have cannons yet. Could it be that Chu's colony will continue to expand, and if it expands, it will go deep into the interior. Are there so many Chu people in the colony?" the man said to himself. said in language.
"It seems that it is necessary to send a telegram to Xinzheng." The man felt that it was very dangerous, so he decided to send the telegram to attract Xinzheng's attention.
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1513 Qin State in Control of the Situation
"En. Chu State transported a large number of cannons, and they were sent to the colonies." Han Shu looked at the telegram and said to her security adviser.
"This matter seems to have nothing to do with us." Han Shu read the telegram.
"My lord, it's just that I think this matter may have a lot to do with our overseas colonies. If these Chu colonies are equipped with a large number of artillery and artillery warships, it may be very unfavorable to our situation. .” The security consultant expressed his opinion.
"En." Han Shu nodded.
"Does our colony have no artillery?" Han Shu then asked, "Yes, but there are not many of them." The security consultant said.
"Now we can still rely on our advantage of overseas isolated islands to hold on, but if these Chu warships and pirate ships are equipped with these artillery on a large scale, it may be against us in the future." The security consultant said.
"En." Han Shu just nodded.
"According to the content of the telegram, the number of artillery needed by the Chu army this time far exceeds the sum of the number of artillery on overseas warships. This is a very large number." The security consultant said.
"Does Qin Guo know about this?" Han Shu then asked.
"It is estimated that Qin Guo should know." The security consultant said.
"Send this telegram to Zhang Liang and let him deal with it." Han Shu thought for a while and then said.
"This matter can promote the Qin-Han alliance." Reporter Han Shu said.
"Well, I understand." The security consultant said.The security consultant then sent the telegram to Qin.
Xianyang, Qin State.Inside the South Korean embassy.
"This is the telegram just sent by the king." An assistant quickly stepped forward and handed the telegram to Zhang Liang.
"En." Zhang Liang took it over and looked at it.
"The content of this telegram is probably known to the Qin State. However, we have to talk about it." Zhang Liang looked at it and said.
"Let's go, Prime Minister Qin's Mansion." Zhang Liang said.
Qin Prime Minister's Mansion.
"This is a report from the customs. The state of Chu imported a large amount of artillery from us. The destination of these artillery is still unclear, but the quantity is too much." The Minister of Economy said at this time.
"En. Got it." Meng Yi nodded.
"This matter is difficult to deal with. If we restrict the import of artillery from Chu State, our export trade will drop a lot rapidly. This will seriously affect our trade, and our fiscal revenue will decrease rapidly." The Minister of Economy said.
"This is a dilemma." Meng Yi said.
"Prime Minister. The Prime Minister of South Korea is asking to see you." At this time, the assistant came in and said in a low voice.
"Well. I estimate that South Korea will report this news to us." Meng Yi said speculatively.
Meng Yi said with a smile.The economic minister looked at Meng Yi and waited for Zhang Liang to arrive.
South Korea's Xinzheng and Han Shu are handling some affairs by themselves, when they deal with the report on weapon manufacturing.Han Shu stopped.
"Xiao He." Han Shu called her female officer at this time.
"Your Majesty." A beautiful and capable female officer stepped forward at this time.
"Back to the king. We can only produce some muskets at present. The monthly output is only more than 300, which can satisfy our army, but if they are sold to other countries, we are afraid." The female officer said at this time.
"En." Han Shu nodded.
"Didn't the report say that we can produce thousands of muskets?" Han Shu then asked.
"Your Majesty, we can indeed produce thousands of muskets. If we expand production, we can even produce tens of thousands of muskets within a few months. But the premise is that we must import a large number of gun barrels from Qin." The female officer at this time continued.
"Well, keep talking." Han Shu then asked.
"The key technology in the manufacture of this musket lies in the manufacture of the barrel. At present, we can forge the barrel by hand. This barrel technology is extremely difficult to produce. And the quantity is insufficient. It takes a lot of man-hours. The length of the gun barrel directly leads to insufficient production of the barrel, and the production of the barrel will make the rest of the process much simpler." The female officer continued.
What the lady said is true.Although the weapons produced in South Korea can produce a large number of muskets in a short period of time, they need to import a large number of barrels from Qin.However, South Korea has not yet produced gun barrels on a large scale. Even if it is produced by hand, it will take a lot of man-hours.
"Then artillery. How about artillery?" Han Shu then asked.
"The artillery production technology has not yet been mastered. We have cast some artillery experimentally, and the result." The female officer said hesitantly.
"Say." Han Shu waved his hand and said.Han Shu was very interested in weapon production because she thought of a problem.The state of Chu imported a large amount of artillery from the state of Qin. This is because the state of Chu can rely on its business in overseas colonies to earn a lot of money, which allows them to buy artillery from the state of Qin.But South Korea can't. There are many places in South Korea's fiscal expenditure. These places simply can't allow South Korea to buy artillery like the rich and powerful Chu State. If they buy it, the cost will increase a lot.
At present, it costs a lot of money to manufacture warships in South Korea. Chu State has expanded its armaments in its colonies. South Korea also needs to purchase a large amount of weapons because of its serious shortage of production. In this way, South Korea can save a lot of military weapons. cost.Therefore, South Korea needs to independently produce a large number of guns and artillery. The best way is for South Korea to be able to produce them in large quantities.At the same time, South Korea can also export a large amount of arms and weapons to other countries.
"Cannon casting is simple, but the cannons we cast are extremely heavy and inconvenient to transport. Sometimes, our cannons will explode after quick shooting, and we lost a lot of artillery as a result," the female officer continued. Said.
"Besides, our artillery's range and accuracy are not as powerful as those made by the Qin State." The female officer continued to talk about Dong'an.
"Well, tell me, why are Qin's cannons so much more powerful than ours?" Han Shu then asked.
"This, I think it should be the artillery. It should be that Qin State has mastered a technology better than ours." The female officer continued.
"En." Han Shu nodded.
"It seems that we still have the core technology from Qin, but before that, we should do more research and learn from the people of Qin." Han Shu said little by little.