The weapons manufacturing industry of the Qin State developed rapidly. Proud of the rare earths in the north of the Qin State and from Mengzhou. The industry is the chromium provided by the Inner Mongolia region of Gansu Province today. Special steel made from nickel and other metals. If you don't have these. It was difficult for the Qin State to make suitable steel.

In addition to these. There is also tungsten ore and manganese ore in the south. Copper: Due to the discovery of several copper mines in the Western Regions, the demand has been temporarily eased. But the demand for tungsten and manganese is rigid. Especially in terms of the production of barrels. Qin needed to solve the problem of importing special metal ores. This is the problem of the navy being located on the Yangtze River.

The Qin State further strengthened the highway from the north to the south. Meantime. The construction of the railway is also very fast to Wancheng. This meant that Qin had completed half of the construction of the railway. At this time, it was already mid-July. This speed is almost surprisingly fast. Shipyards in the south also began to enter the construction phase. The Qin navy temporarily controlled part of the Yangtze River's water control rights. This is due to the fact that Qin researchers have invented a cheap weapon. Mine. This blockade weapon effectively restrained the military operations of the Chu naval army Shangwen.

During this period, the status mines were not very powerful. But for the Chu navy with wooden boats, it was enough to knock the ships through a big hole. This in turn caused a shipwreck. The earliest models of mines were semi-floating. After the improvement and installation of the anchor, it was completely submerged into the water. But the depth in the water is not deep. Mainly the waterline of wooden boats was lower during this period. If it's too deep. There is a high probability of loss of combat effectiveness.

The effect of the blockade is obvious. Plus the shore defense forces. Already patrol reconnaissance of air aircraft. It constitutes a three-dimensional defense system. The Chu naval army was unable to launch an effective offensive. For the time being, the Qin navy did not have a single ship to fight. This has temporarily brought the military forces of both sides into a state of equilibrium. But this military state is only temporary. Qin's potential military power is already being tapped.

Such a piece of news began to circulate in the Qin State. The state of Qin is about to carry out another large-scale plan to reduce military spending. This time, the target is still the Army. The army will be cut down by one division. Meantime. A large number of military orders are also being cut. Among them is a project on gun reform. This project was the first to put forward the idea of an intermediate bomb.

Lee's Arsenal submitted a proposal. That is, the production of an intermediate model of cartridges. This type of bullet is somewhere between a pistol bullet and a rifle bullet. This cartridge was mainly used in research programs for semi-automatic, automatic rifles born in advance of consciousness. Pistol bullets are less powerful. The range is not enough. Accuracy is also poor. Rifle bullets are powerful. But according to battlefield data. The combat firing range is often kept within a position of four hundred paces. Other words. The power of Qin's current rifle bullets has greatly exceeded this distance. The consequences of this rifle cartridge are: When the Qin State developed the repeating rifle, it was often nerve-wracking because of the huge power of the rifle bullet.

The recoil caused by the great power of the rifle bullet and the severe loss of accuracy after continuous firing. In any case, how to improve on firearms. This problem persists. So the Li Arsenal changed its thinking. Improved bullets. The length of the rifle cartridge and the amount of charge were shortened. This problem has been solved in a balanced way.

But the Lieutenant's Office has already placed an order for 300 million rounds of rifle ammunition. If you cancel. Yingyu Shangwen Wenyang Arsenal will suffer huge losses. In order to avoid such losses. Yingyu strikes first. Threatened to sue the state governor for breaking the contract agreement. Thereupon. In this way, the Qin State missed the assault rifle.

But anyway. This thing. It is indeed a fact that Qin's arms purchases have soared dramatically. Especially army equipment. The means of transportation in the Qin State had already begun to shift to automobiles. Especially after the problem of urban traffic is solved. The state of Qin re-established the automobile traffic laws. Traffic lights were used. The patrol has a new task. It is to check the random parking. Open a parking ticket. Traffic laws are becoming more and more detailed. And the measures are extremely severe. A driver's license is also required to drive a car. But this period. The individual's photographic sticker and driver's license are separate and not linked. The number of cars in Xianyang exceeded 10,000 in June.

But the Qinguo Automobile Factory produced more than 15,000 vehicles in half a month in July. That's a staggering increase. For the first time, the police in the Qin State used cars as a means of transportation to conduct street security patrols. Equally. The army also asked for the purchase of 2,000 vehicles for patrolling, logistical transportation and other tasks. And that's not all. New armored vehicle concepts were also proposed and installed on a large scale.

But these can be cut. The cost of war and the income from war are two different things. Large-scale economic construction of the Qin State. In particular, the investment in the construction of public infrastructure allowed the Qin State to spend a year's fiscal revenue in less than half a year. If it were not supported by war bonds and space army bonds. Shang Wen's prime minister can't be the prime minister.

For this. Shang Wen had to once again target the army and make drastic cuts in military spending. At the same time, we will find ways to expand the types of taxes that can be levied. In particular, it is necessary to solve the problem of balance between revenue and expenditure of local governments. The local government of Qin State borrowed heavily to build public infrastructure to attract investment. Only in this way can local governments be increased. In particular, the state government's revenue is mainly based on the continuous increase in tax revenue. That is, the tax is small, but the amount must be large. This is a difficult step for a small but large new state with a large land area to start. The Guanzhong region has the financial support of the central government. But the local government has nothing to do with it. Only Qin's huge engineering projects received local financial support. These projects include the construction of railways. Highway construction, water conservancy facilities construction, etc.

It is mainly used to compensate for the cost of land occupation and some follow-up project development costs. These funds are generally not able to support its operations. This will require a large amount of external debt. In particular, the levy project requires the approval of the local council. In addition, the issuance of local bonds also requires the approval of the local council. The bond issuance did not go smoothly. After all, there are very few people who buy local bonds. Unless listed in Xianyang. But that requires a payment or finding a good brokerage. The bond market is not funded. Then there is only one way. That is to borrow from the bank.

Local government with land. Known minerals are borrowed as collateral for large sums of money as start-up capital for the state. And the banks. Investment banks, in particular, are happy to take on such a deal. The deal meant that the relationship between the local government and the bank had become one of debt and creditor. If the bank tightens the monetary policy. Then the local state governments will be at the behest of the banks rather than the central government. It's very dangerous!