Lijiazhuang. Inside the War Department.

"The West Park Arsenal has been put into production. They may produce the first arms and weapons. Especially with muskets, the difficulty is not very great. Therefore, in such a situation, the impact on us is still relatively large. Jia Xu said worriedly. Very simple. This means that there is a similar product on the market, and their competitiveness will be greatly impacted.

"We don't have to worry about it anytime soon. Moreover, our firearms production has surplus products, and the Xiyuan Arsenal of the imperial court, they have just been put into production, and in a short period of time, they can only meet their own needs, and they want large-scale equipment, as well as sell equipment to other troops, I think, the problem will still be relatively big. Shang Wu said without worrying at all.

"Aren't you worried?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu.

"Don't worry. It's useless to worry, the creation of arquebuses is too simple. And the court knows the recipe of **. Even though their recipes aren't optimal, they have their own **, which means we're going to have a lot more to compete. Shang Wu said.

"But that's a good thing, look at this." Shang Wu said and handed a telegram from Xu Dou to Jia Xu. Jia Xu quickly looked over. The telegram said that the northern Montenegrin thieves were willing to accept the imperial court's edict, but they had to communicate with the republican army and establish a mutual market. And the IRA had to sell such products as binoculars, arquebuses, and even artillery. Otherwise, they would not accept the imperial court's edict, but that's just how to say it. Because in the area north of the Montenegrin bandit Zhending, more than 100,000 people were gathered to confront the Republican Army, and they followed the example of the Republican Army to dig trenches. Defensively, they try to solve such a problem by building a solid defensive line in this way. But the IRA was not afraid of them at all. Because the defensive positions established by the Montenegrin thieves were not supported, their weapons were all cold weapons, and firearms were not available at all. And the positions of the Republican Army, with a large number of defensive positions, were established in addition to a considerable number of artillery positions. This is something that the Black Mountain thieves do not have.

The Montenegrin thieves believed that they might not be able to defend themselves with 100,000 men, and that their sentries would patrol every day to prevent the Republicans from suddenly making a detour behind their backs. The entire Black Mountain thief has been scared. They don't have the guts to do such a thing anymore. Because their situation has become extremely unfavorable.

"It seems. The Black Mountain thieves have been beaten by us. They must have done so to prevent us. Otherwise, they wouldn't have done such a thing at all. Jia Xu said.

"Yes, but judging from the specific results of the negotiations, the court itself needs to negotiate. Our mission has been accomplished. It is our goal to teach the Black Mountain thieves a lesson, but we can't kill them all at once. All that's left is to scare them. Shang Wu said.

"Huh." Jia Xu laughed. It is people who fight wars, and people have fear, hope, and greed. And the Montenegrin thieves have been terrified by the Republican Army. For such an adversary. They weren't worried at all.

"For export products, we can also export some products. At the same time, we also need to pack up some of our outdated equipment and sell it. Sell to the Black Mountain Thieves, what I know is that these Black Mountain Thieves have a lot of money, and we need these things. The equipment can be sold to them. Shang Wu said. Shang Wu had already planned it.

"So, what kind of weapons and equipment are our troops equipped with, do we let them fight with cold weapons like spears and broadswords?" Jia Xu asked.

"Nope. We need something else to do to make this happen. Shang Wu said.

"The production of flintlock pistols, as well as some new guns, has already begun, and although the production is not yet sufficient for most of the troops, I think that the refitting must begin. All the eliminated products are packaged and sold. Shang Wu said. Shang Wu knows very well that with the production of Xiyuan and Luoyang Arsenal, their products will soon suffer a huge impact, under such an impact, their situation is actually very bad, the only feasible way is for them to find a way to solve such a thing, how to solve such a problem, the answer is very simple, that is, they actively sell such a kind of equipment. The arquebus in his hand was exchanged for currency or possessions in time. In this way, they completed the refitting of the troops, and at the same time made money. Because there is still a need for muskets in many places. Therefore, they can still export, but Shangwu exports such products are actually occupying more markets. That is, to seize all the market with the arquebus in hand, squeeze the production capacity of the two arsenals of the imperial court, and continuously squeeze their last market share by improving products, in this way, the Republican Army has completed a new upgrade. This is an extremely favourable situation. In such a situation, everything can turn out to be extremely favorable.

Shang Wu's intentions are obvious. It is impossible for Jia Xu not to see such a point, in his opinion, many things will make them much more interesting.

"In this way, the two arsenals may be squeezed out by us. We also dealt with the obsolete goods in these hands. Jia Xu said.

"Yes, I plan to speed up the elimination of this one, the cannons we cast before, the range, and the power are still very good, plus our soldiers are constantly maintained." Shang Wu said. The Republican Army's musketeers, artillerymen, and sappers are all technical arms, and they are extremely cautious about their weapons, and they constantly wipe their muskets and artillery, and at the same time, these maintenance measures will compile various manuals, and if necessary, there will be some manuals, so their muskets and artillery are the best.

"But the problem is that the mobility of the artillery, as well as the weight of the muskets, are so great that one musket exceeds eighteen pounds. Plus some other backpack loads, which were extremely detrimental to our offensive, as well as artillery. The gun carriage was too bulky. Moreover, some artillery guns only have a fixed angle, and the adjustment needs to be adjusted with stones. Shang Wu said. Some of the early guns were indeed adjusted in this way, because there was no such thing as a screw. Because the number of iron weapons can only maintain their minimum weapon requirements. Therefore, most of the artillery uses wooden gun mounts. The adjustment of the wooden gun carriage was extremely cumbersome, and the shooting accuracy was not good, of course. None of the guns would have been in the beginning, but as the gun upgrades began, they needed a completely new gun mount. In particular, some experimental products already used all-cast iron gun mounts, which were lightweight, had a high speed of movement and, most importantly, adjustable gun mounts. In this way, the shooting accuracy is high. This is a completely new upgrade for artillery. And those old artillery, there are too many problems, Shangwu can't stand these problematic products at all, the only best solution is to sell these guns. Then their problem is solved.

"It's fine. We can pick up the pace. Jia Xu recorded it.

"The refitting began with the 3rd Infantry Division. They need such new weapons and equipment the most, of course. We need the replacement of one infantry battalion after another. However, my concern is that this will increase the pressure on their logistical supplies. Shang Wu said worriedly.

"Are you worried about the commissioning of the Third Arsenal?" Jia Xu asked.

"Yes. That arsenal has not been produced until now. I really don't know what kind of problems they have, they don't lack money, what I do know is that in the stock market, they are very unhappy with their performance, I wonder if there is another person to solve such a problem. Shang Wu said worriedly.

"My suggestion is, don't worry, maybe they're solving this problem, my idea is, separate the barrel technology, speed up production, we produce some parts here, and then assemble them at the Third Arsenal, in this way, they may speed up production, let them produce some parts for muskets locally, I know, just send the drawings and everything can be produced." Jia Xu said.

"There are other ways to solve this problem if needed. For example, let them produce some bullets, so that a simple product can make them more profitable. Jia Xu said. Shang Wu nodded. He thinks what Jia Xu said is very correct. Because they really need it.

The situation with the Third Arsenal, in fact, is not too good. Although there were as many as six hundred technicians to whom they transferred, most of them were apprentices. Plus the lack of local resources, as well as the arrival situation. All of this greatly limits some of their conditions. This is what Shang Wu is worried about, and it is also an important reason why the Third Arsenal cannot produce in time.

"I think there's a very important problem in addition to that." Shang Wu said.

"Roads." Jia Xu and Shang Wu said at the same time.

"Yes. You're right. Shang Wu said.

"If we're going to fight, we're going to have to resupply from a distance, and although we've established a foothold on the ground, you're aware of the current situation, and our situation isn't very optimistic." Shang Wu said.

"It's mountainous. Some of our ammunition still needs to be replenished locally, and once a fight starts, these problems must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise, big problems will arise, trouble will follow, and things will not be simple. Shang Wu said.

"Doing so will increase the budget." Jia Xu said.