Lijiazhuang.

"Dong Zhuo hopes to cooperate with us in a military factory, and they hope to establish their own military factory in Guanzhong, which can at least produce ammunition. I think this move is very inappropriate, if such a thing happens, it will be extremely detrimental to our control of Dong Zhuo's logistics, once Dong Zhuo loses control. That's not a good thing for us. Jia Xu saw the telegram sent by Hedong and said this.

Dong Zhuo quickly put this idea into practice. The reason is simple, the taste of getting stuck in the neck is not pleasant.

"You're against that?" Shang Wu asked Jia Xu.

"Yes, obviously, if Dong Zhuo has such production capacity, what will happen to our arms dealers, and where is our military advantage? In addition, our military-industrial enterprises rely solely on us, but they cannot complete the task of supporting so many enterprises. Jia Xu said that on the issue of military industry, Jia Xu does not plan to make concessions, because this is directly related to the combat effectiveness of the republican army, and the combat effectiveness of the republican army is not only the advantage of the new army training method, but also the advantage of firearms.

However, if this advantage does not exist, the military strike capability of the Republican Army will be greatly threatened. Jia Xu didn't want such a situation to happen.

"Well, I personally agree with you, but, I don't think we can avoid such a situation at all, although we have a certain technical blockade. Our police have worked hard to intercept some technical equipment and related personnel, but, considering our weapons, the technical content itself is not too high. Plus a lot of small workshops, small factories, many of their workers can do this, once we refuse. Dong Zhuo is bound to take some measures, using a lot of money, and also through smuggling to get what they want to get, which is very bad for us, and the situation is also extremely unfavorable for us. Shang Wu said.

This situation actually exists, the flintlock style looks difficult, but in fact, in addition to the difficulty of processing the barrel. The others are not very difficult. Many parts can be disassembled. As long as the craftsman skillfully disassembles. It's completely immutable. It's even better than what is industrially produced. The technical blockade is completely useless. Shang Wu firmly believes. Dong Zhuo is bound to get this technology.

"But we can't just give up." Jia Xu said.

"We have not given up, this technology has fallen behind, we can only keep our combat effectiveness continuously improved by constantly opening up new technological fields and maintaining our own advanced nature. This is where our advantage lies, we do not lack such conditions, scientific research, funds, and related equipment, but what we lack is strong competition, and the production of our military factories still relies on small workshops, which is still not satisfied with high-tech equipment, and cannot meet the requirements. So, in such a case, this is clearly not what we are looking for. Shang Wu said.

"Moreover, if we wait for the other party to take the initiative to excavate, we will be passive, obviously, we will be very passive, in this case, we might as well actively strive for the initiative, cooperate with them, and merge those cumbersome small factories and small workshops together and pack them together. Sell to the other party and export to Guanzhong. It is possible for them to try to build factories there. In this way, the burden on our factories will be much reduced. At the same time, the competitive pressure will also increase, because their superior products are not too large. Again, the other party can produce. Even the price will be lower. As far as I know, the cost of labor in Guanzhong is very low. Even, you don't need to pay the other party, you only need to provide two meals a day, you can achieve such an effect. Shang Wu said.

"And our small workshop can be further developed. The military factories threw off the baggage. They can complete some equipment, further development of technology, and, of course, we also have to provide some help, for example, the order requirements for new advanced weapons. Let them bid. At the same time, certain tax and policy preferences will be given, so that they can have stronger competitiveness for development. Shang Wu said.

"Although we are developing rapidly and have advantages, we should also see that this advantage can only be maintained when we have strong competitiveness. Competition is what keeps us alive. Such a thing is still necessary, and we can still squeeze out the last bit of advantage. Shang Wu said after drinking his saliva.

"What I'm worried about is that their craftsmen will also develop, and they will develop, the different technology tree things you said, who knows what different black technology they will bring us." Jia Xu said.

Technology is relative, and when you think you have a complete advantage, some genius inventors will invent something different from another angle.

According to the intelligence gathered by the intelligence services, such a thing did happen.

For example, the firearms used by individual soldiers of the Republican Army still have a big problem, and their power is relatively sufficient. But the range, the rate of fire is still not enough. Although research and invention never stops. They are also solving this problem, but the craftsmen of the Han Empire, who are far away in Luoyang, are also solving this problem.

Yes, they are not in sufficient condition, and they can only cope with the problem by relying on some experience of craftsmen, some small discoveries. But even in such a situation, they still invented some surprising inventions. The two of them used the torch to lift the fire.

In fact, it is an enlarged version of a single firearm with a crazy increase in caliber and charge.

If you simply deal with it, the craftsmen in Luoyang believe that they have no advantage in terms of range and weight, and there are also big problems in manufacturing, so they can only do it by hand. The processing is difficult and slow. Because they are made entirely by hand. This is obviously too difficult.

The only way they could speed up production was to cast. But the cast barrel weighed too much. The power and range of the shot are not as good as those produced by the Republican Army.

How to fix this. The craftsman had to sacrifice weight. The power of firearms, as well as their range, were further expanded, and their caliber once reached an astonishing 1.5 inches. This has actually become an artillery. The increase in weight brings about an increase in the power of firearms, which, although bulky, are powerful and lethal. Once hit, even if it is not a vital part, it will basically be seriously injured.

In terms of range, it far exceeded the distance of thirty paces of the best range of the Republican muskets, reaching an astonishing two hundred paces. There's still a lot of moisture, but there's no denying that it's too powerful. Despite the fact that he is heavy. When using it, two people are required. One person in front, the striker in the back. For the person in front of you, the damage to the ears is very great. But human life is not valuable. Such a weapon is itself an evolutionary version of a metamorphosis.

It turns out. Under certain conditions, you can't imagine how far the other party will develop the tech tree. When you think it's unreasonable. Under some extreme conditions, the opponent will still develop some weapons that you can't think of. This is the starting point of Jia Xu's objection.

But Shangwu still insisted on his own opinion, rather than passively letting others steal, it was better to take the initiative to cooperate with the other party and squeeze the last penny of the other party's money to be more cost-effective, and this is a backward technology. Only constant competition can promote their continuous development, and this kind of thing itself is inevitable.

Shang Wu's ideas are often different, and Jia Xu still has difficulty understanding this. For businessmen though. They will understand many things very quickly, the reason is very simple, making money is good business, and they will never do it if they lose money. It's a simple reason that they don't think too much about things.

And the state, Jinyang. When it was still raining in Jinyang. The Wuhuan and other tribes in the north have already fallen the first snow. It's really unbearable for them.

However, there is good news for them. Northern trade with the signing of a peace agreement between the two sides. The door to trade has finally opened.

Jinyang became an important window for northern trade. A lot of supplies finally have a place to use.

And the most anxious is none other than Hedong and the merchants of Hezhou. They are the most anxious group of people.

The businessmen who had been waiting in Jinyang for a long time drove all kinds of vehicles to the north. They are afraid of falling behind others and not being able to make a fortune themselves. There are too many things that the Wuhuan people need, too much.

Yuci. An ancient county seat.

When the merchants of Jinyang were hoarding supplies, they were also hoarding supplies here, and more warehouses were set up here and outside the city walls to store various materials earlier.

The business atmosphere here is no worse than that of Jinyang.

The geographical conditions of Yuci are very good, but unfortunately, there are too many people here. This leads some people to become businessmen in situations where they can't survive.

The business atmosphere here is already strong. With the arrival of Hedong merchants, Jinyang inevitably radiated to the surrounding counties. Yuci was affected in such a situation.

The businessmen of Yuci are keenly aware that this is a great opportunity for development. Because there is an unprecedented amount of goods. Plus the strong support of the IRA. If such an opportunity is missed, Yuci may never have such an opportunity again.

Merchants were bold, they borrowed money from banks, bought large quantities of goods and hoarded them here, and once they opened trade, they would make a lot of money. Now, the time has finally arrived. They finally got the result they wanted.