Of course, the sale of arms to foreign countries is not just an economic issue.

If the former friendly regime turns into a hostile regime in the future, or if the hostile regime acquires domestically produced weapons through various second-hand channels, this is also a political stain.

Even if these weapons can't pose a threat to the Qi army, it's always okay to fight a cowardice like the Great Zhou, but if it is said to be a war of resistance on the front line of the Great Zhou in the future, it will be disgusting for the rear of the Qi State to fornicate with foreign enemies.

This is the contradiction of a nationalist like Xu Shiyang - he must destroy the Great Zhou, but if a foreign enemy comes to bully the Great Zhou, he will still stand on the side of the Great Zhou without hesitation.

Therefore, according to Xu Shiyang's idea, heavy weapons such as cannons are not exported except for the Great Zhou.

If Emperor Longdao or the political affairs hall of the Great Zhou could temporarily put aside the contradictions between the two countries and import the artillery of the Qi State, then Xu Shiyang would welcome it regardless of his previous suspicions.

If the Great Zhou was unwilling to import the weapons of the Qi State for the sake of saving face, then these artillery pieces could only be temporarily sealed and waited for when the Jiangnan Imperial Court would change its mind.

Of course, whether the sale of artillery in the Great Zhou is successful or not, Xu Shiyang will publicize the generosity of the Qi State to the people through the media group in Jiangnan - we are compatriots, although the imperial court has broken our hearts, we still support you, and we don't want you to be bullied by outsiders, so we are willing to sell the military weapon of the Great Zhou artillery.

If Da Zhou is unwilling to buy it, if something happens in the future, it will be all the fault of the small court in Jiangnan.

Don't think this is impossible, in fact, some businessmen from the ocean have reported that some indigenous countries in the South Seas now have a lot of firearms in their hands, ranging from muskets to shotguns.

Some of them seem to have been made themselves, but more often than not, they were re-exported through Fusang or Shuangyu Port.

The arquebus is not a terrific advanced weapon, there are qualified blacksmiths and samples, and normal countries can imitate them themselves.

This is a very dangerous signal: the armaments of the Nanyang countries are being strengthened, while the defenses of the southern part of the Great Zhou are still very empty, and the only field forces have just been beaten by the Qi army and suffered heavy losses.

Of course, the above are all speculations, and Xu Shiyang can't use this to convince the Great Zhou court, which has turned its face, to believe in himself, so he can only hope that the Great Zhou can wake up as soon as possible.

Moving on to the issue of arms exports.

Artillery is only sold to Da Zhou, but muskets are no problem and can be sold to all friendly forces at present.

The reason is very simple, at present, in this world, the only force that can produce fine gunpowder on a large scale is Qi itself.

In other words, even if the flintlock pistol was sold to the outside world, the ignition powder used in the musket still needed to be imported from the Qi State - just like the flintlock pistol used by the Qi army in the early days, the powder pool ignition powder and the barrel propellant were stored separately and used separately.

In fact, this is equivalent to Qi mastering the key technology, once a war breaks out, Qi wants to limit the military strength of a certain force, as long as the export of gunpowder is banned, most of the flintlock pistols of the embargoed party have to degenerate into arquebuses again.

In fact, Oda Nobunaga, the Daimyo of Fuso, had to abandon his plans to imitate a flintlock pistol because he did not have enough fine gunpowder, and concentrated on his own light arquebus based on the Qi shotgun, which they called an iron cannon.

The young overlord, known as the Demon King in Fuso, relied on shotguns and iron cannons to defeat his main opponents many times, and now has a tendency to unify Fuso.

Therefore, Qi's arms are estimated to be very popular in the international market on this side of East Asia.

For the Qi army itself, while replacing the old and new guns, the infantry weapons will be replaced by all standard cold weapons except for bayonets and officers' sabers.

Among the weapons that have been removed are the Infantry Spear, the Blade Shield, and all styles of Infantry Armor.

In terms of infantry armor, only iron helmets with brims will remain.

The infantry of the Qi State Field Army will completely enter the age of firearms.

After the military reform, the names of the arms in the original era of mixed hot and cold weapons, such as Ruishi, Xuanfeng, Shenji and other names, are still retained, but the meaning they represent has changed.

For example, the Sharps will become synonymous with ordinary line infantry, the nature of the Drafters will be closer to the grenadiers of the Napoleonic era, and the Sharpshooters will be precision marksmen (snipers).

In the future, the Sharps will be armed only with muskets and bayonets, forming the main body of the infantry array, delivering maximum firepower and taking maximum damage.

In addition to rifles, the Drafter is equipped with additional pistols and grenades that are under development.

In the Qi country, the grenade, a new weapon, is almost installed at the same time as the firing gun, because both weapons require a minimum chemical foundation, and it is easy to mass-produce after breaking through the chemical technology barrier - but the performance is still not good, and the power of the Qi grenade filled with black powder is closer to the "border area-made" grenade made by TG during the Anti-Japanese War.

Soldiers who have experienced the terrifying firepower of World War II or the post-World War II heat war may not think that this kind of grenade is anything great, but in the current era when most of the world's armies are still in a state of cold weapons, it is really possible for a grenade that can be thrown directly by a soldier to defeat a phalanx in one round.

There are also Wonder Soldiers, equipped with carefully selected rifles and equipped with quadruple scopes, which can shoot enemy officers, gunners, heralds and other important personnel at unexpected limits.

In large-scale battles, the selection of frontmen and magic soldiers will be the main components of the stragglers, they are responsible for shaking the enemy's position when the Qi army attacks, and they can disrupt the enemy's offensive rhythm when the Qi army defends.

The situation of the cavalry unit is a bit peculiar, all of which belong to the cuirassier company of the Guards, but also to maintain armor and cavalry spears, sabers and other cold weapons equipment, because in this era the enemy does not have powerful artillery and machine guns, then the impact power of the armored cavalry is still worth preserving.

The helmets of the cuirassiers were decorated with red tassels raised high, which made them appear extraordinarily tall and oppressive.

The Rangers, on the other hand, removed all cold weapons except for the sabre, because they were reconnaissance and raiding cavalry, and it was pointless to equip too heavy cold weapons if they did not charge into battle.

In addition to the sabre, the Ranger is armed with two or more pistols - for the time being, only the front-mounted fire cap firing pistol, but Xu Shiyang has commissioned the Navy Arsenal to start designing the revolver (similar to the early Colt, black powder round head bullet fire cap firing).

Dragoons have always been the cavalry that Xu Shiyang pays the most attention to, because they can not only perform the pursuit or reconnaissance missions of the rangers, but also charge with the cuirassiers, and can also participate in line shooting as infantry, which is almost an all-round cavalry.

There are many tasks to be performed, and they naturally become the highest quality cavalry units.

The dragoons were armed with carbines (short rifles), pistols and sabers, and in terms of protective gear, they were equipped with iron helmets similar to those of infantry.