93 The arms trade was first mentioned

"But none of this is a problem." Shang Wen made a big turn.

"On the one hand, these problems will be solved, mainly technically. Just like this smoothbore gun, which is a type of flintlock pistol, it needs to be fitted with a projectile, flint, and metal piece to fire the musket. But there is another way in the future, which basically compresses the above requirements into a single bullet case. Shane said with interest. King Qin was confused when he heard it. Because there are many words that King Qin has never heard of, let alone understood.

Shang Wen looked at King Qin with a puzzled expression, but he didn't want to disturb himself. Shang Wen had no choice but to change the subject.

"And the other is to make up for it through queues and tactical arrangements." After Shang Wen finished speaking, he secretly glanced at King Qin. King Qin's face finally relaxed. It seems that when it comes to tactical arrangements or something, King Qin can still understand it.

"Soldiers can fire in three rows and take turns firing. This will make up for the trouble of loading the musket, and the follow-up soldiers can shoot calmly, forming a powerful fire network. Stop the enemy from advancing. Shang Wen said.

King Qin nodded and said. Say your thumbs up.

"This is the same as my Great Qin's crossbowman shooting." King Qin said with thought.

"That's right." Shang Wen said.

"In addition, even more powerful than this smoothbore gun is the rifled gun. This musket had a spiral rifling inside the barrel. In this way, the projectile is propelled by pressure and spun at high speed. In this way, the projectile can fly farther. Comparatively. This rifled gun is capable of firing almost a hundred and fifty paces. Shang Wen said as he said the shooting blueprint of a rifled gun.

"Oh. So far. Isn't that about the same distance as a crossbow? King Qin said.

"Yes, it's basically about the same, and it's able to shoot continuously, and it doesn't stop because the soldier's physical strength drops. The accuracy is also very high, and most importantly, the power is huge. Shang Wen introduced.

"Yes, that's good." King Qin said approvingly.

"Then the widow is armed with this musket. That kind of smoothbore gun, don't want it. King Qin said critically.

"Your Majesty, if you want to equip this musket, you need to prepare a lot of this kind of bullet." As he spoke, Shang Wen pulled out a drawing of the design of the Megnier bullet.

"That's it." King Qin said.

"Yes." Shang Wen said.

"Then the widow is ready." King Qin said.

"Your Majesty, this kind of musket, bullets are more troublesome to make. If there is only a musket, it is very troublesome for the soldier to load the ammunition because of the rifling problem inside. This bullet is used because the tail is coated with grease or wax. Very easy to load. The main thing is ・・・・・ in terms of price". Shang Wen whispered.

"Money, widowhood is not a problem." King Qin said as a matter of course.

"The king did not know that the money spent on arms was very large. The funds given by the king have long been exhausted. Shang Wen said.

"Oh!" King Qin was a little surprised.

"Zhao Gao, this matter is okay." King Qin asked.

"Back to the king, that money has already been used by the king. As soon as Meng Tian's army started, the arms never stopped, especially rockets and grenades, which are basically very short now. Mainly, mainly..."

"Say." King Qin said with some annoyance.

"The main thing is that there is no funding. Many raw materials cannot be purchased in time. Zhao Gao finished in one breath.

"Yes." King Qin agreed, and then thought about how to solve this problem.

Seeing this, Shang Wen took this opportunity to put forward the idea of arms trade.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a plan." Shang Wen stepped forward and said.

"Oh, what a clever plan, sir. Hurry up. King Qin stopped thinking and asked hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the white ministers saw that General Zhao and Li Mu were very envious of my Great Qin firearms. It's better for us to sell it to the six eastern countries at a high price. Squeeze money out of it. This can solve the problem of the production of firearms in Daqin. Shang Wen said.

"No, no. So. The widow will rule the world in the future. Didn't I, Great Qin, face the firearms I had made? The power of this firearm, you Mr. Qin don't know it. No, no. This won't work, Mr. Qin. King Qin immediately waved his hand resolutely and said.

Shang Wen still had some words before he could say them, and King Qin had already denied them.

"Your Majesty, the words of the ministers have not yet been finished." Shang Wen said.

"No, Mr. Qin. This end is open. There is no end to the calamities. It can be said that it will do me a hundred harms and no benefits. Saying that, King Qin shook his head and said.

Obviously, King Qin was determined not to agree to this matter. Some of the remarks that Shang Wen had originally prepared were vetoed by King Qin before he could speak. Even if I have a lot of ideas, I can't say them.

"Do you have any other weapons, sir?" King Qin also realized that he was a little reckless. Such a reckless veto of Mr. Qin. Obviously, people can't save face. So I quickly diverted the topic.

Seeing that King Qin intended not to talk about it, Shang Wen had no choice but to give up. We'll talk about that later.

"Your Majesty, there is this artillery." Shang Wen said with some low interest.

Originally, Shang Wen was not interested in going on. But to think. If this continues, it is estimated that all weapons will have to stagnate. So, just pluck up the courage to say it.

"This is a smoothbore cannon. The principle is the same as that of a smoothbore gun, except that all the materials used to cast the barrel must be copper. Iron-pipe artillery can be used, but the number of times it can be used is strictly limited. Shang Wen said, pointing to the blueprint of the smoothbore gun.

"Oh, why is that?" King Qin asked.

"It's because of the iron pipe cannon. During the launch, there was a lot of hydrogen ・・・・・・," Shang Wen said, and then he realized that he had slipped his mouth.

"Ah, there's a very messy gas, and after a few more shots, there's a chance that the artillery will explode, so. It cannot be used more than once. Copper artillery, on the other hand, did not have such characteristics. Shang Wen immediately changed his tone and explained. In fact, this is just a processing problem. If these problems are to be completely solved, they can only be solved by converter steelmaking.

"And this is rifled guns. This type of artillery fires a straight shell, the distance is long, and the power is greater than that of a smoothbore gun. Especially when equipped with such shells, the distance is more accurate. Shang Wen said as he pulled out a special shell for a rifled gun. The shape of this shell is already close to that of modern shells.

"Yes. If this kind of weapon is used in siege cities, wouldn't it be more powerful than the stone thrower? King Qin said.

"Yes, it's only a lot more powerful, and it's equipped with wheels. When moving, it is dragged by horses, and it can be used as long as it is unloaded when it arrives at the designated location. It's very lightweight. Can move quickly with a large army. Shang Wen briefly introduced the advantages of artillery.

"Yes," King Qin nodded. I would like to express my approval.