The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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The venue for the exercise is a school field of the Qin Army. There is a lesson in the school field. The big willow tree grows well and can produce a lot of catkins, but today the life of this tree will be summarized here.

"Bang bang bang" Li Lin's machine began to emit dazzling flames under Li Lin's operation. At this time, the distance was two hundred steps away.

The bullets whizzed past and hit the ground, the dust flew continuously, and the bullets flew over, King Qin stood up in surprise and watched the machine gun show

The willow tree was hit with bullet holes everywhere, but it still stood tenaciously, and its solitary leaves began to fall under the impact of the bullets. The tree kept trembling, and the machine gun kept ringing to the surrounding Qin army. The soldiers were amazed to see such a dense burst of machine gun fire that they could catch up no matter what. One hundred rounds of bullets would take them an hour to complete, but it took less than a minute for the hundred rounds of bullets to be fired by Li Lin's machine gun. up

The water in the water tank is sizzling and steaming, which is very annoying in winter

And that big tree was still standing where it stood stubbornly and did not fall down. Li Lin was in a hurry, he skillfully pulled up the bullet chain and was about to shoot a second time. At this moment, Zhao Gao shouted loudly and stopped the second shot. Li Lin was puzzled. King Qin excitedly ran down the stands to check the willow tree [-] paces away. The bullet had already smashed the willow into a piece of rotten wood. Wang Ben looked at it as very dangerous and hurriedly persuaded King Qin to leave. Not long after he left, the tree fell down

King Qin was not angry at the scene just now, but looked happily at Qin's new machine gun

"There are Li Lin machine guns with thousands of troops and horses like dead trees and fallen leaves." King Qin said confidently. Then King Qin personally issued a patent certificate for this machine gun and ordered to purchase a large number of machine guns for the Qin army. Li You was so happy that he was so happy that he forgot Thank you, King Qin, but it’s not surprising that King Qin has a weapon that can sweep thousands of troops away.

562 Naval construction

The timetable formulated by the Qin State General Staff to attack the Western Regions was scheduled for the beginning of April, because at this time the ice and snow in the Western Regions melted and after a very short season, it entered summer. At that time, it was very conducive to offensive operations. Now it is only mid-December, except for two months of training. Preparation time plus two months of assembly time, Qin has a lot of time to speed up the production schedule and equip Li Lin machine guns

Not only that, Qin will send his heavenly army to participate in the battle this time. Qin's heavenly army has newly formed two airship bombing brigades, each brigade has three airship bombing squadrons, two heavy and one medium bombing squadrons. The method is to cast a heavy sixty-stone iron cast bomb, which contains finely compressed nitroglycerin added with diatomaceous earth, and uses a detonator as a starting fuze. In order to ensure that the bomb explodes, a clockwork timing fuze is added to the tail of the bomb. The position will trigger the tail detonator and then detonate the bomb. This is Qin's first aerial bomb.

To this end, Qin will send an airship bombing brigade as the main force to participate in the battle, and a medium and heavy airship bombing squadron will serve as a reserve force to intervene in local battles at any time.

The State of Qin has obviously taken the Western Regions as a place to test new weapons. This time, because commercial organizations participated in the national army as an auxiliary force, there were few troops involved, so they had sufficient funds to purchase new weapons.

For example, the new type of artillery uses a steel-shaped gun mount, and the new type of six-inch artillery has threaded rifling inside the gun, and the rear-loading shell adopts an integral charge to launch the shell, and the shell is fired with picric acid. top so that you don't need to calculate the distance to determine the impact point and time of the shell

But it is a pity that the gun mounts at this time have not yet met the requirements of later generations of artillery. The reason is mainly due to the steel production. Steel is also just produced at this time. Although the artillery is powerful, it does not use elastic gun mounts, that is, it does not use hydraulic pressure. The buffer device cannon is powerful after using picric acid, it is completely supported by the rigid gun frame, and the overall cannon looks a bit cumbersome

It is also the reason why the old-fashioned artillery is still used on a large scale after refitting and reloading. Instead, few weapons are used. The newer the better, the soldiers want a reliable weapon rather than a new one.

&nbThe purchase of new weapons is still not relaxed large military orders

Guowei Mansion is the main department responsible for military procurement. They will evaluate various new weapons, and it is this assessment that makes Guowei Mansion busy. Every day, personnel from major companies submit applications to allow relevant military personnel to enter

Shang Wen has to deal with some economic problems, because the Queen of Korea sent a letter, hoping to introduce related technologies and funds from Qin State. This report is about naval construction

Qin's navy had to move south due to the problem of the exit of the Yellow River. Although the water source of the Yellow River can allow some wooden ships to sail, it is very difficult to reach overseas. Even if they reach overseas and return to their home base, it is very difficult. move

But Zhang Han soon sent a report that Shang Wen was a little worried

The navy moved south soon. They set off from Shangdi, passed through Hanzhong, left Wuguan, exited Wuguan, entered Nanyang County, and went directly south across a section of Chu State occupied by Qin State in the Baiqi era. They arrived at an unknown place by the Yangtze River. Ying, the old capital of Chu State, is very close

There are mountains in the north where there is a large amount of wood that can be used as a timber base for building ships, and it is also good for defense and placement of forts. The Yangtze River in the south can be used as a port for the navy to moor.

The report also draws a sketch for Shang Wen. As for the ships, since the south is a relatively low-level development location, the fastest-growing state of Qin is Guanzhong, the northern two states and one state in the west. The rest of the development is in the stage of primitive accumulation of capital, especially the southern state of Qin. The development of the south is very insufficient, mainly because of traffic problems. Qin is trying to solve this problem, but it will take a lot of time.

It is also because of the lack of development in the south that the ships have returned to their original places. The ship construction will use sails again. The steam engine will take a long time to be shipped. Not only the steam engine but also the coal. If the wood is used, it will cause great damage to the boiler. The wood contains The charcoal ash far exceeds the incidents of coal clogging the chimney from time to time

However, in terms of weapons, Qin State is relatively advanced. Qin State installed different numbers of cannons according to different ship types. The largest number of cannons was drilled on the side of the ship. Thirty cannons, no mortars for siege, fast warships with ten cannons, and patrol small warships with one cannon. The whole system is relatively complete.

The materials of the boats are still made of wood. Shangwen is a little worried because in this era, as long as one fire attack is launched, the entire army may be destroyed. It’s not that there is no history, but subsequent history has proved this. The Yangtze River is not a sea, but a long and narrow river, not a wide sea. Chu State occupies the lower reaches, and Qin State occupies the upper reaches. Although you have the advantage of water flow, but if you don’t occupy the downstream hydrology, you can easily be caught by surprise. Your ship is not fireproof. If the enemy suddenly attacks, the consequences will be disastrous.

Although the State of Qin has advanced instruments and equipment such as sextants and nautical clocks, these things are used on the sea, not on rivers and lakes. Qin State fought in the Yangtze River Basin. Shang Wen believes that the navy does not have much advantage and most importantly, there is no such thing. The entry of commercial organizations means that there is no merchant ship in Qin State, and it can only be regarded as fishing boats for personal fishing. There is still a serious shortage of ships dedicated to navigation.

Qin State and Chu State maintain a good foreign trade relationship. Chu State imports a large amount of industrial products from Qin State. The south needs to be developed.

563 traffic problems

Shang Wen believes that the construction of the navy still lacks a solid foundation. This foundation is the overall economic development of the south. This economy will be closely integrated with the Chu State and then through the Yangtze River waterway to complete the foundation of civilian navigation needed by the navy.

But the development of the South is not easy. The Qinling Mountains firmly separate Guanzhong from Bashu. It is this insurmountable mountain range that separates the development between the two places. The geographical isolation will directly lead to great difficulties in economic development.

Traffic becomes a big problem in this southern development

For this purpose, Shangwen held a small internal cabinet meeting. The number of people in the meeting was only a temporary transportation department. With the increasing diversification of transportation means in Qin State, it is very necessary to establish such a department.

According to incomplete statistics, it is conservatively estimated that there are as many as 1000 horse-drawn carriages in the Guanzhong area of ​​Qin State. If you add railway traffic and train locomotives, there are already about [-] locomotives. This number increases very quickly because the demand is very strong. It has begun to show that the number of trains has exceeded [-]. People have become accustomed to the existence of trains. Especially after the telegraph line was erected, the number of train departures has exceeded the sum of all previous periods by ten times.

In addition to the fact that the southern railway has not been built, Qin State has already laid three main traffic arteries, among which the eastward direction can directly reach Sinzheng in South Korea. As long as Qin State is willing, it can take the train to occupy South Korea.

Not only land transportation, but also air transportation. Yingyu established the first air transportation company. The first route has been opened. The non-stop airship flight from Xianyang to Taiyuan has attracted everyone's attention. The airship adopts a rigid airship that can carry fifty passengers and The cargo of more than two hundred shi was the first to establish an air transport company. After that, the royal air transport company established by the King of Qin opened up multiple routes. From Xianyang to Hanguguan, Luoyang Xinzheng, the eastern route, from Xianyang to Longxi, the western route has reached the north. The people who take the route are mainly old aristocrats, senior business personnel, wealthy businessmen, etc. for sightseeing.

In addition, there are river transportation temporarily suspended due to freezing and freezing, so it is necessary to establish a transportation department

And the work at hand of the traffic department is not over yet, because the number of horse-drawn carriages in each area is still not counted, not only horse-drawn carriages but also horses, and they also plan to consider bicycles as well. If so, he can set up a statistical department instead of a separate transportation department.

The meeting was held in a small room

"First of all, our topic this time is southern development. I know it's a big topic, but the navy has already established their naval base in the south. They really need us to support them in agriculture, industry and business. Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to be there. take root," Shangwen said.

"Our country has owned Bashu for a long time and the granary of Bashu has always been the last savings of our country, so Bashu is very important to us"

"But the Yangtze River is also very important. With our country's targeted trade, our trade volume with Chu is the largest. From recent statistics, we have probably earned 50 gold from Chu. There are still countless orders from the royal family. In private trade, we export glass, arms, mirrors, clothing, leather shoes, flour, etc. In addition, everyone knows that almost all the gold is in our Qin State, so we also import a large amount of silk, duck down, wood, and rhino horn from Chu State. The most important thing is sugarcane, which is what we have. The so-called "Zhe" is our most important raw material for sugar production. If there is no sugar cane, the milk we drink will have no sweet taste, and our various breads will lose sugar. This is a disaster for us"

"So the development of the south, especially the Yangtze River region, is very important to us in the future"

"But the biggest problem is transportation. The funds in Guanzhong cannot cross the high mountains to reach the south. The goods in the south are produced and reach Guanzhong. Therefore, the first step in developing the south is to solve the traffic problem." Shang Wen clearly marked the location of Qinling on the map. It is this mountain range that Qin cannot communicate with Bashu geographically.

"My opinion is that we can bypass this mountain range and build a railway going south from Luoyang directly south to my Daqin naval base. Not only the railway, but also the highway and road network can be built to improve. From here to here, it is almost flat land." Meng Yi was the first to speak. His opinion is very simple. Bypassing this mountain range is actually building the highway leading to Bashu. The difficulty of the project has caused a large number of engineers to postpone the construction period for as much as a year. Even if a large number of slaves are sent south to participate in the project, it may be difficult to continue the project. The reason for the postponement is that the expressway needs to keep a straight line in the north of Qin State. Slaves can be used to fill the entire ravine because the geological materials are different, but there is also abnormally hard granite here, which is quite difficult for the engineering difficulty. In order to ensure the straight line of the road, different tunnels need to be dug. These tunnels increase the difficulty of the engineering to a higher level. Six out of ten slaves who came here stayed there forever and the death toll was very high

It is also for this reason that Meng Yi believes that the quick solution is to bypass the Qinling Mountains, otherwise there is no way to develop the south so quickly, especially if industry does not have good means of transportation.

The Minister of Transportation also agrees with this plan. The reason is very simple. Everyone understands the difficulty of the Qinling project. It can be said that if slaves are not used, building a highway in Qinling is no less than when constructing Zhengguo Canal. Qin said that the manpower, material and financial resources were spent

Shangwen agrees, but another question is whether the Qinling project will continue. The answer is that the traffic in Qinling must be repaired for strategic security considerations, and no matter how difficult it is, it must be repaired. It is very important for Guoguanzhong to directly control Bashu geographically. Now that the country is developing rapidly and developing the Qinling Mountains in the south, it is necessary to pass the expressway and train if necessary.

564 investment opinion

The traffic problem is temporarily resolved, and the next step is to solve the investment problem. Shang Wen and Meng Yi don't need to worry too much about the investment problem. They drafted an investment opinion. This opinion is provided to investors in order to cooperate with this investment opinion and as soon as possible. The development of the South requires certain concessions in some major areas, such as tax relief and interest-free loans provided by the government.

After repeated tinkering, Qin issued its first investment proposal aimed at developing the South

Investment opinion papers were soon published in the newspapers, and this time the South began to become a new topic of conversation.

It is clearly written in the investment opinion letter that the south has rich forestry resources. These forestry resources are different from the forestry in the north. For example, nanmu wood is not available in the north. It is not only suitable for furniture, but if you have money, it can be used as flooring materials. New Building Essentials

Investing in forestry in the south can make a lot of money, but the traffic problem worries everyone, but zheng fu has given a solution. Qin will build a railway, a road, and an expressway to solve it, and within four years, Qin will be Open up the passage from Qinling to Bashu

People thought it was feasible to go south from that railway line and then take a boat up to Bashu to transport the timber from Bashu by water, so some bold investors began to invest in forestry resources.

Not only forestry resources, but also agriculture. Qin has attracted a large number of farmers. These people have mastered a lot of agricultural technology, which is very helpful to Qin's agricultural production. In addition, the great development of Qin's own technology has made these farmers of people had a transcendental outcome

The appearance of glass allowed Qin State to build greenhouses in winter, so that farmers could maintain a constant temperature to study the conditions for the growth of various plants. First of all, sugar cane. Qin's cakes have developed in an expansive way, but behind the development, people's demand for sucrose has increased dramatically

As a last resort, people switched to various jams instead, but nai oil especially imported a large amount of sugar cane from Chu State to absorb the white sugar brought by activated carbon, so that Qin State began to add white sugar to tea milk, and the amount of sugar cane suddenly became a blowout demand The grown-ups regard the addition of white sugar as a symbol of wealth. The people rush to buy white sugar, but the output of white sugar is very low. Even the price of brown sugar with certain impurities is only one or two and a half taels lower than white sugar.

Qin’s demand has stimulated Chu to plant a large amount of sugar cane, but agricultural production takes time, especially sugar cane is a huge profit industry. Chu uses this industry to achieve a trade balance with Qin, so Chu does not allow people other than Chu people to engage in the sugar cane industry.