It doesn't sound difficult to equip an infantry squad with a mortar, but the production of shells can crush the arsenal that Chris now has in his hands...... With the current level of processing at the Seris Arsenal, many weapons can be manufactured. But both the speed of production of these weapons and the capacity required for the ammunition they are paired with are big problems.

So Chris didn't dare to produce these weapons, because he didn't have that much ammo to supply fully automatic weapons to splurge. In this case, Chris had to seriously consider choosing weapons that were closer to his current production capacity and equipping his troops.

It's not that automatic weapons like the Maxim heavy machine gun can't be manufactured right now, but the machine gun bullet factory can't supply them in large quantities, and even if they are forcibly equipped, a battle will leave Chris's troops with no ammunition to survive.

So, until Desel provided the funds and resources to allow Chris to build more and better arsenals, Chris could only rely on bolt rifles to equip his soldiers.

In the end, he chose a very fashionable individual weapon as the weapon of choice for his infantry: the Mauser 98K rifle!

This kind of weapon, which once equipped troops on a large scale, has mature technology and stable performance, is still active in the hearts of young people in the 21st century because of games. The 98K is definitely a weapon of victory, and it's even more exciting when associated with eating chicken at night.

What reassures Chris is that the bolt structure ensures that this weapon does not consume ammunition quickly, and the firepower of firing seven or eight rounds a minute is completely enough to serve as the mainstay of the army's weapons for a long time.

Either way, this weapon was the weapon of choice for modern armies, and it was a good choice for individual weapons until Chris could improve his own ammunition supply.

On the one hand, the caliber of such weapons is relatively large, and the barrel is easier to process. On the other hand, this weapon can use steel shells, which is a bit more advantageous in metal consumption. Although the firepower is not very strong, it can at least be used for a long time.

This weapon has one more advantage: it is of a modest length! It's long enough to fit a bayonet to give a soldier some hand-to-hand combat, and it's short enough to be easy to handle - so its overall performance is very good in the bolt rifle category.

There is another reason why the Mauser 98K rifle was chosen: in the future, Chris intends to equip the troops with the MG42 general-purpose machine gun with excellent performance - apparently, for the sake of unifying the caliber of ammunition, Chris is reluctant to equip the cartridge with two models.

Because of this, the Mosin Nagant rifle with different calibers, as well as the 38 big cover with good accuracy, were abandoned by Chris: both of these rifles are of strange caliber, and the machine guns that fire the same kind of bullets are not very good......

"It's hard!" Chris leaned back in his chair, looking at the production reports of the past two days, and let out a depressed sigh.

His industrial process has been completely thrown into chaos, and the rest of the matter is basically on the verge of collapse, except for the weapons and equipment that are being produced for the soldiers. The consequences of rushing to industrialize in one place are very complex and serious. It's not that Chris doesn't know this, he's just in a hurry to rise and ignore them.

These days, his textile mill has completely shut down, the consumption of raw materials is too great, and the raw materials stored in the city of Seris simply cannot meet the consumption rate of such a factory. The fabric that used to be very good at a very good price is now not produced for a meter.

The situation is better in the woodworking factory, because the wood can still be cut nearby, so the raw materials do not have to worry too much. However, because the production of tables, chairs and benches was too fast, the entire carpentry factory had to stop production and start producing some strange things that did not know how to be useful.

For example, the wooden handle of a grenade, for example, the butt of a rifle - these things were produced according to Chris's drawings, but no one knew what they were used for. But even then, it was not a long-term solution: about 1,000 rifle butts were piled up in the factory, but not a single rifle was produced.

The production capacity of the several smelting blast furnaces that were finally made was seriously insufficient, and it was impossible to produce weapons and equipment after producing mechanical parts, armor could not be produced after weapons and equipment were produced, and there was no way to produce other iron products after armor was produced......

In short, it is not too much like the leap forward of a certain era, and the direct result of the blind expansion of industrial capacity is a complete disaster.

After all, many things are not immediately improved with technology: agriculture, for example, even though Chris has many modern agricultural theories that can be popularized, this year's grain has already been planted in the field, and no matter how anxious he is, he will have to wait until next year to improve the planting technology.

Without the support of agriculture and chemical industry, the whole industry has stagnated, and the income of Seris City has not increased substantially compared to previous years, because the money earned is either used to expand production capacity or used to pay the wages of workers.

"I can't help it now! The purchasing power of the surrounding area is really limited, and the training of the troops has also entered a bottleneck period...... It's a bit more than worth the loss. Scratching his hair, Chris muttered in grief.

Just as he was about to collapse himself, Breed and Dysel rushed to Seris with some personnel and supplies. The arrival of these personnel and supplies undoubtedly made Chris re-energized.

His industrialization can finally continue at any cost, and the rest of the work can be left to Stred and Desser. The happy Chris personally went to the gate of Seris City to greet Desser, giving Desel enough face.

Desel also lived up to expectations, and handed Chris a scroll at the gate of the city: "Congratulations, Lord Iran Hill Chris, you have now become the de facto ruler of Seris, Mayne, and Ferry......"

Confused, Chris took the scroll from Desser's hand and opened it to read the words on it. I saw that it read: "The Arrant Empire now puts Mayne and Ferry under the jurisdiction of the city of Seris, and has been upgraded to the Duchy of Iranhill." In addition, the lord of Seris, Ellan Hill Chris, was promoted to the rank of Grand Duke of Elland Hill ......"

After carefully looking at the blood-red seal of His Majesty the Emperor of the Arrant Empire on the scroll, Chris looked at Desel excitedly: "So, I still have the right to rule over Mayne and the two ferries, and the Arrant Empire has recognized it?" ”

"Of course I do." Desel looked at Chris with a smile, stretched out five fingers and said to Chris: "But don't be too happy, I promised Lord Clark, the prime minister of Alanter, that the tax tribute of the Duchy of Orchid Hill will be increased to 50,000 gold coins per year!" ”

"......" Chris couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this number: the current Mayne area is still in chaos, and there is not much improvement in Ferry City, in this case, it is not easy to take on a foreign debt of 50,000 gold coins.

Thinking of this, Chris shrugged his shoulders, looked at Desel and said, "To be honest, we have encountered some problems in production, and we need someone to plan it carefully." ”

The smile on Dessel's face was even worse, and he pointed to an old man standing beside him, and said, "Mr. Gurlo, the most powerful businessman I can find. He was my personal butler before, and now I'm giving him to you. ”

"Very welcome!" Chris is suspicious, but he is not suspicious. He had no better choice now, so he could only put the people brought by Desel into important positions: "Then let this Mr. Gurlo be the Minister of Commerce of the Duchy of Ranhill." ”

"Thank you, I want to see Iran Hill's recent output, as well as income and expenditure......" The old man did not refuse, and went directly to the city gate to take office. The old man was resolute in his work, and Chris was happy to be idle, and directly asked Dean to hand over the account books.

"In the past, we produced a lot of cloth and woodworking products...... However, we did not expect that such a large output would directly squeeze out the consumption power of the surroundings. Chris grumbled in the hallway as he walked to his study with Desel in tow.

Desel listened all the way, and he kept a vague smile on his face. He walked all the way to Chris's office, then sat down in a comfortable position, put his hands together, and asked, "Can I see the blueprints of your weapons?" ”

Chris was stunned for a moment, then nodded, pulled out the weapon he chose and the related drawings, and stacked them in front of Desser: "You don't care about my profit...... It seems that there is a little more interest in weapons. ”

"That's right, no matter how good your machine is, it's not worth my investment." While looking through the weapon drawings and smelting recipes in front of him, Desel replied, "I'm solemnly asking you a question now, do you think...... Can these weapons of yours kill the dragon? ”

"......" Chris was silent, he frowned, thinking carefully about the other party's question, thinking about why the other party would ask such a question.

In fact, he has been thinking about this kind of question, that is, whether his modern weapons and equipment can really fight against the ultimate power of this world. Those evil dragons flying in the sky, as well as mages who can manipulate magic, will they be afraid of modern weapons and equipment?

As long as he was at Seris Castle, every time he ate, he would look up at the mural above his head, thinking about the question - he thought he could, because Iran Hill's ancestors had performed the feat of slaying dragons with mortal bodies, so Chris concluded that his weapon could inflict damage on dragons.

There was silence for a while, until Desel felt something was wrong and looked up at him, and then Chris slowly replied: "I think that my weapon is fully capable of slaying dragons." ”