Steel Dynasty - Chapter 833

[Chapter 832 Breech Loading Gun]

The chirping of cicadas sounded outside the imperial study room, which was so noisy that it made people nervous.

Xiao Ming was thinking while pacing back and forth in front of the three people. When the industrial revolution was in full swing, the country of Chongqing still faced security challenges.

The King of Chu, the barbarians, the Japanese state, Tubo, etc., these hostile forces need to be solved one by one for him, and his task is still very heavy.

“After all, the vassal kings are a serious trouble for the Great Yu Kingdom. If they are not eliminated, the Great Yu Kingdom will be in a state of disintegration. The most hateful thing is that I can’t interfere with the government affairs of the feudal country.” Xiao Ming said, this is what Emperor Gaozu established at that time. According to Xiao Ming’s rules, these vassals are equivalent to independent federations. They are loyal to the royal family and at the same time have their own system.

And this is the reason why he hates it so much, because the vassal kings have become time bombs. When the royal family is strong, they will naturally live in peace. When the royal family is weak, these vassal kings will take the opportunity to replace them.

After all, this incident just happened a few years ago, so it was definitely not his conjecture.

Fiji looked thoughtful. Xiao Ming’s words were enough for him to understand what Xiao Ming was going to do. He said: “Your Majesty, this matter cannot be rushed. The north is not yet completely stable, and the Japanese country is eyeing Goryeo again. The Northern Expedition army After returning to the dynasty, we need to rest and recuperate. If we rashly reduce the vassal status, we may push the vassal kings to the side of the King of Chu, which will cause a fire in the backyard

. Even if we include the soldiers who returned victoriously, we can only make up 60,000 people, not to mention that it takes time to raise food, grass, and prepare ammunition. The Northern Expedition has already consumed a lot of money, and the slaves who have been plundered have taken up a lot of rations. Your Majesty, The veteran believes that now is definitely not the time to send troops, and the focus should be on stabilizing Guandong and Goryeo, at least until the food in Guandong can provide food for the troops stationed there. “Pang Yukun advised that because of the delay in spring plowing, there is no food output in Guandong.

Not only is it currently unable to provide food for the Chongqing Kingdom, but the imperial court is also subsidizing food. After the six cities were recaptured, the government’s statistics were quickly released.

The total population of the six cities in Guandong is 2.2 million, which is terrible.

Xiao Ming glanced at Pang Yukun. In his memory, this guy was like this every time. Whenever there was a war, he would cry about lack of food and money. He was never happy.

However, he understood that Pang Yukun was a person who pursued safety and never liked to fight uncertain battles.

“In that case, let’s consider it again next fall, but before that I have to think of a way to get King Huainan and King Yong to hand over their military power.” Xiao Ming said thoughtfully.

In fact, he didn’t want to fight his own people anymore. There was no point in fighting among themselves. If the King of Chu could hand over his military power and become a wealthy prince, he would not do anything to him.

It’s just that everything is too late now. The King of Chu is now digging a hole for himself. Once the parliament headed by Cao Kun is established, the state of Chu will change. Then he will probably not face the King of Chu, but the Capital Parliament. .

But even so, he is not very worried. Chu State is developing, but the north is also developing, and his development rate in one year is much faster than that of Chu State.

This is like the tortoise and the hare race. If you add a year, he will only make the gap between the north and the south even wider. Maybe he will kill the King of Chu with an overwhelming advantage by then. After all, Song Changping is already developing Sharp ammunition similar to paper bullets. The rifle is loaded.

This type of Sharps rifle is very similar in structure to the marauding musket currently used in the Chongqing Kingdom. It also uses an external flash cap, hammer firing, and paper eggshell. The difference is that a locking structure is added.

In this way, Dayu’s Zhenglu-style musket only needs a few modifications and upgrades to become a breech-loading rifle.

And the reason for this is certainly not a coincidence, because Xiao Ming guided Song Changping in this direction from the beginning of the design, in order to facilitate the upgrading and transformation of the musket.

There are now more than 100,000 modern musketry troops in Dayu. He would not be able to bear the frequent replacement of weapons. Moreover, according to the news from the battlefield, many conquest muskets were lost during the Northern Expedition.

These muskets may have flowed into the hands of the barbarians. If so, he believed that the Japanese and Western craftsmen may have obtained this new type of muskets.

For him, he cannot tolerate the loss of his own weapons’ advantage on the battlefield, otherwise he, a person with technology crystals, will be really embarrassed.

In addition to this reason, another reason why he chose the Sharps rifle was the issue of bullet production. This rifle can fully use the Mini bullets currently used in the conscript rifles, without the need for a special matching bullet production line.

The only question now is whether Song Changping can create a qualified locking structure, because this will affect the air tightness of the musket.

In the future, he will need to build a set of production machinery specifically for the locking structure.

After discussing the issue about the King of Chu, Xiao Ming said to Li San: “Just because I won’t attack the King of Chu for the time being does not mean that I am afraid of him. You did the right thing. Now you immediately cooperate with the security guard and seal off all the Cao family’s business.” “

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Li San responded.

After saying this, Xiao Ming asked the three of them to go back. In the past, he would have been worried about King Chu, but now there is no need, because he is fully confident that he can control the situation.

Now his plan cannot be messed up. At present, he still needs to deal with the barbarians and the Japanese country, while stabilizing Guandong and Goryeo, so that these two places can become the granary and dumping market of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

Thinking of this, he asked Qian Dafu to call Huang Zixu. The Korean envoy was waiting for his reply so that he could go back and deliver business.

After a while, Huang Zixu, who had been waiting in the restaurant for several days, arrived. When he saw Xiao Ming, he immediately knelt down with a flattering look on his face.

Xiao Ming did not let Huang Zixiao get up. At this time, he wanted to show the danger in front of him. After pondering for a while, he said: “Huang Zixiao, since you are willing to do things for me, I will not treat you badly. Regarding what I have given you, You need to fulfill Gao Liti’s conditions faithfully. “

“Don’t worry, your majesty, I will never let you down even if I am shattered to pieces,” Huang Zixu said sincerely.

Nodding, Xiao Ming continued: “The army of the Chongqing Kingdom is stationed in Liujing City, which is enough to save your life. However, you need to find a solution for the conflicts that arise during the implementation of the treaty. My principle is to fulfill the prerequisite for the treaty.” I will not interfere in your internal affairs.”

“Your Majesty, I understand what you mean. I will never cause trouble to Your Majesty.”

Xiao Ming said what should be said. I am afraid that the most controversial aspect of this treaty is the cultural issue. In this regard, he made comparisons Rough, but only rough can assimilate Goryeo.

Otherwise, even a thousand years of indifferent education will not be able to assimilate this place. Once Goryeo culture is revived, this place will be separated again. The grudges and entanglements in contemporary England and Ireland are enough to prove the harm of leaving a tail.

And what he wants to do is to do it once and for all.

PS: I’m sorry for the update during this period. When the little princess of the Snail family is born, Snail will definitely speed up the update. I originally wanted to update it at the end of the month. After all, the due date has arrived, but the little one just won’t be born now, alas.

(End of chapter)