"The first batch of 1,000 imitation Dlai race breech rifles are here, please accept it by Lord Song."

Landing from Songkhla Harbor, under the greeting of Wu Jin and others, Mei Dongxing, Liang Xing, and Chen Xingui led more than 1,200 Nanyang legion soldiers to the city lord's mansion.

"About two-thirds of the garrison of the Natuna Islands will be withdrawn to the country to receive new weapons, and the batch of imitation Dlaisai breech rifles they are equipped with are already a little backward, and the removed weapons will be disposed of for free for the Songkhla army, and the city lord of Wu will treat it as a waste, don't laugh at our Nanyang Legion for being stingy."

"Master Mei said with a smile, what is the situation of the weapons and equipment of the Songkhla army, General Li knows very well, you can send a thousand breech guns for free, Wu is grateful."

Looking at the breech rifles on the Zizhong car, Song Jin's face was full of smiles.

Southeast Asia is the hunting ground of colonial competition among Western powers, Britain, France, and the Netherlands have very strict control over foreign weapons, and at the same time, due to the long distance and inconvenient transportation of European industrial countries from Southeast Asia, a second-hand breech rifle can be sold in Southeast Asia for a high price of 6 taels of silver, and as for all kinds of breech rifles, it also costs 15 taels of silver to start.

Although the Dresser rifle was invented in 1841, there is a big gap between the weapon performance and the Remington rifle and Mauser 1871 rifle that have been installed in Western troops in recent years, but the Dresser rifle imitated by the Han Dynasty is also a breech rifle after all, and it absorbs and borrows the production skills of other types of breech guns, and after improving and perfecting on the basis of the original, the army equipped with the imitation Dresser rifle also has the power to fight in the face of Western colonial armies.

Songkhla's family has a small business, and Mei Dongxing sent a thousand imitation Delaisai rifles eliminated by the Nanyang Army, and he was too late to be happy, and he didn't mind at all.

"The problem of armed secession within Songkhla needs to be solved urgently, the Nanyang Army has not been equipped with Hanhua 1875 rifles for the time being, in order to assist the Song city lord to unify the military and political affairs of Songkhla as soon as possible, he can only use imitation Delaisai rifles, and in two months, the transport fleet from the South American mainland will arrive in Nanyang, and the Nanyang Army will draw out a batch of 500 Hanhua 1875 rifles to be delivered to the new army in Songkhla."

Mei Dongxing had a gentle attitude, and handed out a thin list as he spoke.

"The next batch of weapons, equipment and mechanical materials to aid Songkhla are on it, please take a look at the city lord of Wu."

"Hand-cranked machine guns, 75-mm field guns, 105-mm howitzers, rifle production lines ............"

Carefully scanning the names of the weapons and equipment on the list, Wu Jin couldn't believe it, "Master Mei, the weapons and equipment on the list are all real?" Songkhla was able to get so many weapons and supplies at once? ”

"It's true, every weapon on the list will not be missing."

"But Songkhla's annual financial income is only 100,000 silver dollars, so many weapons and equipment, especially the three imitation Delaisai production lines and two rifle ammunition production lines, are extremely precious, and Songkhla can't afford to buy them with so much money."

Rifles, hand-cranked machine guns, and cannons all make Wu Jin's eyes hot, and the rifle production line and the attached ammunition production line can no longer be described as heart-moving and eye-moving, with the rifle and ammunition production line, Songkhla will be able to independently produce the weapons and equipment needed by the army, and the main weapons and equipment will be self-sufficient, and when it faces danger again in the future, even if the Nanyang Army cannot be relieved in time for a while, relying on the weapons and ammunition produced independently, the Songkhla New Army can also resist the invading army alone for a period of time. Gain valuable time for the support of the Nanyang Army and the intervention of the Han State in the situation.

"Haha, City Lord Wu doesn't need to worry about the price, His Royal Highness the King of Han said, don't pay a penny for the weapons and equipment on the list, this batch of weapons and equipment should be used to make up for the dowry with Miss Wu a year ago, and give it to City Lord Wu for free."

"How does this make it a blessing for the little girl to marry His Royal Highness the King of Han, and someone Wu would never dare to accept such a precious dowry from His Royal Highness the King of Han."

His own daughter married Li Mingyuan, as long as the relationship between his daughter and Li Mingyuan does not change, Songkhla will always get Li Mingyuan's support and help, trying to understand this, Wu Jin's overly excited mood when he saw the list of weapons gradually regained his senses, and quickly excused himself, so as to avoid leaving Li Mingyuan with the impression of being greedy and insufficient because of his performance, which in turn led to Li Mingyuan's snub to his daughter.

"Wu City Lord Mo Yan repeatedly refused, it is very difficult to obtain this batch of weapons and materials in the Nanyang region, but in South America, as long as it takes two more months, you can produce another batch of rifles and artillery, and the local area has been able to independently manufacture the production line of Hanhua 1875 rifles, the three imitation Draise rifle production lines and two ammunition production lines are of little significance to the locality, so although the Song City Lord can rest assured to accept it, after all, this is also His Highness's intention, if the city lord has been refusing, His Highness will not look good."

"Thank you Lord Mei for mentioning that Wu can't get out of South America to participate in His Highness's enthronement ceremony because of Songkhla affairs, so I can only ask Lord Mei to convey my thanks to His Highness for Song."

"Don't worry, City Lord Wu, I will definitely convey it for you."

Mei Dongxing persuaded Song Jin to accept the weapons and materials presented by Li Mingyuan, and continued: "The English, French, and Dutch have become more and more fierce in the colonial competition in the Nanyang region, and in the next ten years, the Han State will focus on the construction of South American industrial and agricultural facilities and economic development, and may not be able to send more armed forces to the South Seas, so after eliminating the separatist forces in the Central and Malay Peninsulas, the Songkhla side should strengthen its internal military and economic construction and establish a reliable new army to prevent future war crises." ”

"The situation in Songkhla is very dangerous, if it were not for the support of His Royal Highness the King of Han and the help of all the lords, this Argentine war incident alone, Songkhla would have fallen into the hands of the British."

Mei Dongxing's words aroused Wu Jin's sense of crisis, and he couldn't help frowning and said, "The Thai side is pressing step by step, and the British are constantly encouraging the local indigenous chiefs to provoke in the border area. ”

"The situation in Songkhla is really not optimistic."

Mei Dongxing nodded in agreement with the other party's worries, and said, "Songkhla is in the land of four wars, and if you want to protect yourself, you can only carry out reforms, strengthen the army, and enrich the country, there is no other way." ”

"Wu also had the idea of emulating the local reform and reform, but he couldn't put it into action because of the small area and a lot of internal involvement."

"The matter of the internal armed division of Songkhla, the lord of Wu does not have to worry, only wait for the army to repair and assemble for three days, and then start to solve it, and in terms of economic and internal affairs, the constraints of the internal armed forces have been lifted, and the tentacles of the Thai side stretched out to Songkhla, you can use the reason that the war is too consumed and the people are exhausted, to reduce the financial taxes handed over to Thailand, and at the same time, imitate the local military system, establish a perfect reserve system in the land of the four provinces and one state of Songkhla, recruit young people of appropriate age to join the army, and increase the reserve military potential of Songkhla."

"What Master Mei said is reasonable, military strength is the foundation of reform and restoration, and only by first mastering a solid new-style army can we ensure the solidity of reform and restoration measures."

Liang Xing stood up, arched his hand at Wu Jingong, and suggested, "The army, the military system, the military facilities, and the military industry are important criteria for the comprehensive strength of the national army, and the army and military construction can completely imitate the local army for reform, and in terms of military industry, two months later, there will be a number of military factory skills arriving in Nanyang with the ship to assist the Songkhla side in building rifles and ammunition production lines to install and operate, and in terms of military facilities, Songkhla is surrounded by the sea on both sides and has a mountainous interior, so you can take advantage of the advantages and characteristics of the geographical location. Choose dangerous areas to build fortifications and fortifications to resist threats at sea and on land in the north and south. ”…………

Under the persuasion and advice of Liang Xing and Mei Dongxing, and seeing the dazzling performance of the Han State in the Argentine War, Wu Jin quickly made up his mind to imitate the Han model and carry out reform reforms.