"Aim for." "Aim for." There was such a sound from the loudspeaker, which was the sound coming from the Lantian Artillery Test Range of the Qin State.

Li Youzheng was lying on the artillery observation scope to check the reaction of the impact point.

"Fire."

"Bang." There was a dull sound of artillery firing, and they could still feel the aftershocks after the cannon was fired. Li You felt that his feet were a little shaky, if it wasn't for lying on the artillery observation glass, maybe his situation was very bad.

"Boom." The sound of a huge cannonball bursting came.

"Great. The starter hits. An artillery major shouted excitedly.

"Great." Li You said excitedly as he looked at the smoke rising in the distance. What they were testing was a powerful mortar that could destroy concrete fortifications in one fell swoop.

The caliber of the mortar cannon is as high as 12 inches, but the firing range is very limited, only three miles, using conical shells, the shells are very heavy, and the firing speed is also very slow, only one shot can be fired in an hour. The preparation that needs to be done is very complicated.

This mortar was modified, and it was originally used to build and use fortress artillery for the Hangu Pass of the Qin State, the main purpose was to combat infantry fire, that is to say, the original purpose of this mortar was not to fire destructive projectiles, but to use more lethal grenades, the main purpose was to prevent the tactics of using more people when the armies of the six countries attacked, so the grenade was the first choice, but with the advent of peace, plus the countries seemed to have lost interest in attacking the Qin State, the Qin military no longer needed such artillery.

And if it is made back, it will take considerable effort and money. This made the Li You Li Arsenal, which originally accepted the order, very annoyed. In desperation, they decided to disassemble.

However, a telegram from the Western Regions changed the mortar. His current name is "Hercules." ”

The mortar turned out to be a mortar according to the requirements of the military, so he was a smoothbore gun. His tremendous power is characteristic, but the low rate of fire has become a fatal flaw, the military believes that such a weapon has little value, because equipped with more mortars also solves the problem, the lethal rate of fire makes him a chicken rib, the military ruthlessly vetoed such a project, military spending is very tight, such a project is very wasteful.

And the Western Regions. According to a report from the Yueshi people, the Indians are building large military fortresses in the north to prevent the Yueshi from moving south, and these fortresses are fatal to the Yuens who are good at field warfare and carry out looting operations, because all the artillery is concentrated and may not be able to attack and break the opponent's military fortress.

The telegram said. The Indians used a lot of stone, and these large-scale stone uses allowed the smoothbore cannonballs equipped by the Yueshi to hit only a stone corner on it. This is very unfavorable to the Yueshi people. And for a military weapon like attacking a fortress, only a mortar cannon can exert great power, and a few large-caliber mortar cannons, as long as they are aimed at a one-time launch, the fortress will be completely defeated, so as to use the effect, the Yueshi people need such a weapon very much. As a result, the Hercules changed from a mortar to a mortar, and in order to improve the accuracy of the mortar's firing, the engineers of the Lee Arsenal improvised some rifling. And the use of the conical projectile that should have been equipped in the first place, the use of impact delay mechanical fuze, this is a major patent of the Li Arsenal of the Qin State.

"Hercules was very successful." An artillery colonel said excitedly to Li You.

"Thank you. However, I still want to see the power caused by such a weapon, otherwise, I believe that those Yueshi people will not buy it. Li You said excitedly to the artillery colonel. The colonel was a weapons test officer in Lantin. His main weapons test was high-powered artillery.

"No problem, we can take a lot of photos and provide them to the Yue's people, I'm sure they will be surprised." The artillery colonel said excitedly.

"The chief's advice is very pertinent." Li You said with a smile.

The all-cement concrete reinforced bunker fortifications were smashed out of a large crater in the middle, and the huge explosion completely blew down the surrounding fortifications. If you replace it with a fortress, the fortress will be completely in ruins, as they are ground targets.

The wooden people inside were also dug up, and most of them were stoned to death, not blown up, of course. A huge explosion will give them a huge impact at the first time. The internal organs will be shattered, and the shock wave is the first lethality of the mortar cannon.

This is the result of the research on heavy artillery shooting in the Qin State, but for now, only the Qin State has such research results, because there are no heavy artillery in all countries. This is the secret weapon of the Qin State to control the world.

"There is no chance of survival at all, and if it is a ground building fortification, the main structure has been destroyed. There is no possibility of repairing it at all, and in such a situation, launching an attack, or a heavy artillery bombardment, can completely take the opponent's position. An army major said after checking the results.

"Hmm" Li You nodded, several officers around him were taking pictures, Li You saw the tragic situation after the artillery bombardment, and knew that they could sell such weapons. It's just that he doesn't know how difficult it is for the Yueshi people to transport such weapons. The weight of the mortar is unclear, and the Qin State still uses an orbital launch to launch. There is no train transportation in the Yueshi area. Under such circumstances, the Yueshi needed to build a railway to use such a large-caliber mortar. Li You was worried that he would not be able to sell. Because the transportation conditions do not allow it. But now it was up to him to choose.

"Manager, the test results of the artillery are okay." Li You's assistant Li Feng asked worriedly.

"The results are very good, and we are currently mainly thinking about how to sell to the Yueshi people. As for how to transport it, this is still a big question. Li You said worriedly.

"Manager, there is another thing that has come from the Prime Minister's Mansion, which seems to be preparing a tax report. It is mainly aimed at traditional industries, that is, some industries with poor economic performance, which seems to be to let our arsenal move out of the Guanzhong area. Li Feng said worriedly.

"Oh." Li You asked with a frown.

"Yes, the details of the report are not clear, but the Prime Minister's Office already has such a plan, specifically, mainly for some traditional industries, such as steel. Cement, glass manufacturing, and other industries, as long as the efficiency is low, can not bring huge output value of enterprises, the Prime Minister's Office has to tax. Li Feng said.

"There is no reason for the Prime Minister's Office to do this." Li You also can't judge what kind of measures the Prime Minister's Office will take for military enterprises, but this may be an opportunity for the Li Arsenal, or it may be an adjustment. Because Lee's Arsenal is entering the field of machine tool processing, as well as special steels. Whether this field is involved in taxation is a huge test for Qin's military production. Li You decided to go back to the office early to investigate.

Inside Shang Wen's office.

"We've been conducting relevant investigations for the past few days." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"There has been a strong reaction from all sides, with some companies believing that moving out is a good thing, while others believe that it is not good for them and that further tax cuts are needed. For example, Wenyang Iron and Steel of the iron and steel enterprise. They think that moving out is a good thing, but they need more tax support, for example, some tax relief, because they need to build a large number of factories, and this time is better to give them a certain amount of time to change. Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

Shang Wen just nodded.

"Yes, give them some time." Shang Wen said.

"On the other hand, the cement factory also thinks that it can, they can produce some special cement, for example, Zhao Guo has such a demand, if the construction is larger, they can sell such technology patents to carry out. Anyway, the construction demand in the Qin State Pass is relatively saturated, and if they can go to the Western Regions, and the construction of the Western Regions can be active, they are still willing to do so. They are willing to do so. Meng Yi said.

"There are also more glass companies, but they don't seem to be able to collect taxes, and their current profitability has dropped a lot, mainly from the impact of the war in the Western Regions." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen. Shangwen's tax scheme is mainly aimed at factory enterprises, not those that grow through trade. This is very different for the Qin State.

"All we can do is encourage." Shang Wen seemed to be helpless and said.

"However, I think that in the Western Regions, especially in various states, some actions should also be taken in response to Guanzhong's behavior, for example, in Dawan in the Western Regions, the pillar industry of the new Dawan government is minerals, a large number of copper mines, gold mines, and the opening of various coal and iron resources, all of which are of great interest to the Qin State. And these resources can help us build bigger steel companies, and they can provide sufficient raw materials. Meng Yi said.

"If we can build such enterprises, we can improve their status and boost their economy at the same time, which is very important for the Qin State, just one Guanzhong can't affect the surrounding areas, if the Western Regions can respond, this is the best way." Meng Yi said to Shang Wen.

"You're a very good idea, and I couldn't agree more." Shang Wen said.

"Therefore, I personally believe that the Western Regions should also be involved, at least it will be of great benefit to us to open up local resources." Meng Yi said.

"Hmm. That's a good suggestion. If that's the case, it seems that oil development can also be put on the agenda. Shang Wen said.