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"Oh. What is this way. King Qin asked.
"This method is a big improvement over the free grazing method of nomads. And it can be relatively fixed. This point is very important to the governance of my Great Qin. Shang Wen said.
"I don't know Mr. Qin, what is the specific way of grazing you mentioned?" Feng Qujian said.
"First of all, I, Daqin, want to distribute the captured grasslands according to a certain proportion. This ratio is calculated according to how many cattle, sheep, and horses can be supported by a piece of grassland. Then there is the number of immigrants according to military merit, or the number of immigrants. to be sure. Shangwen paused.
"Next, we need to build a certain range of pasture according to the determined grassland. In this way, this piece of grass is fixed. On this grassland, I, Daqin, can calmly arrange the governance station, and I don't want to wander around like the original nomadic tribe. Shang Wen paused.
"For the cattle, sheep, and horses that I raise, I can temporarily exempt from any taxes and forced labor. In this way, the original vitality of the grassland can be quickly restored. At the same time, in order to maintain the expenses and supplies of the army's combat strength, I can also allocate some troops. In addition, it is also possible to purchase from it. In addition, for the steppe, weapons can be issued. These weapons constitute a militia with a certain combat power. to defend against the invasion of other nomadic herders in the steppe. At the same time, he also trained an iron horse for Daqin. After Shang Wen finished speaking, he looked at everyone's reactions.
"Your Majesty, this ・・・・・・・," Li Si dissuaded.
"Well, the widow agrees with Mr. Qin's approach. Such a practice can completely eliminate the great calamity in the north. It can also provide a fast cavalry team for the widows. OK. King Qin said.
"Aiqing. The widow understands what you mean, my Great Qin Law stipulates that the people are not allowed to hide weapons privately. But the situation can be adapted. If the other nomads of the north quickly move south. Then the people who moved over to my Great Qin were slaughtered in vain. This. Do not worry. King Qin waved his hand.
"Besides, the king may give orders. As long as you volunteer to work in the north, you can get a certain amount of land and grassland for free. This can also greatly solve the problem of the number of immigrants. Shang Wen continued.
"Mr. Qin is right. The widow then gave the order. King Qin nodded and said.
However, the widow thinks that this range should be expanded. That is the six countries of the East, and the widows have to immigrate not only by themselves, but also by the people of the six countries. In this way, the ability of the soldiers of the six countries to be completely hollowed out. It's just that the land assigned to it is far away, and it must be mixed with the people of my Great Qin. In this way, I can quickly turn into the people of my Great Qin. King Qin said happily.
"My king is high." Li Si, Feng Quji, Wei Yi knelt down and bowed. Shang Wen didn't react in time.
"Hahaha." King Qin laughed and laughed.
"Get up." "Thank you, the king." The multitudes arose.
"By the way, Mr. Qin, the widow hasn't seen the musket and artillery you said. Now the widow is happy. Why don't you check it out? King Qin said.
"Minister, go and prepare." Shang Wen said.
"Okay, the widow will be there later." King Qin said. Shang Wen took his leave as he retreated. And the people began to walk out of the temple. The king of Qin instructed Zhao Gao to call the generals in Xianyang City as well. Zhao Gao was ordered to do it immediately.
Shang Wen hurried back to the arsenal to see if it was ready. OK. Shang Wen has been gone for a little longer. In the morning's work, the foundry cast two cannons. The dimensions were longer than the first cannon, and the caliber was two inches. The shells were also poured. Just wait for it to cool down. Shang Wen nodded and saw. As for the muskets. A lot of barrels have been made, but many have not yet been processed, so Shang Wen immediately organized manual processing.
What is needed now is the finished product. And not semi-finished products that have not yet been finished. Shang Wen looked around. Shang Wen felt that according to the current range of the musket. There is a possibility that it will not be affirmed. After all, the range is simply too short. Shang Wen then found the foundry. Shang Wen specially asked the name of the foundry this time. It turned out that this casting was called Chen Da. Maybe it's the eldest in the family. Shang Wen can't care about so much. Shang Wen was on the ground and began to gesture at the shape of the Megnier bullet for the musket. Streamlined design. In the tail is concave. In this way, airtightness can be well achieved. Meantime. After the gunpowder is burned, it can be a rapid expansion of the recessed position at the back. Achieve optimal airtightness. This was meant to be rifled guns. But now the matter is urgent, as long as it is used for the time being, the smoothbore gun is used. After all, Chen Da had seen the power of muskets. Knowing that there must be benefits to doing this, fortunately, I have made Great Qin's bronze arrowhead. Know how to do it. So he began to make molds according to what Shangwen said.
One gun was placed in the middle of the wheel beam, and at the ends of the gun there were two protruding copper noses. Gears and other objects were added to the tail end of the gun. These things can adjust the height of the artillery. Plus a simple three-point-one-line aim. constituted the sighting system of the artillery. It's simple, though. But at present, it is still not called practical.
Shangwen began testing. Fill the gunpowder first. And then there are the projectiles. Then it's time to plug in the fuse.
"Put." Shang Wen lit the fuse.
"Bang." The loud sound of artillery rang out. Accompanied by rushing flames, shells whistled out. Hit the mound set up in the distance. This time streamlined shells were used, and the firing range was significantly increased. The specific distance, Shang Wen does not know. But judging by the targets hit. It was supposed to be much farther than the first artillery shot.
"Okay." King Qin shouted from afar.
Everyone turned around and saw King Qin coming. He immediately knelt on the ground and saluted.
"Get up." King Qin waved his hand. "Thank you, the king." Everyone thanked him.
"Come, the widow will try this big guy too." Saying that, King Qin began to step forward. Operate artillery.
Seeing this, Shang Wen hurriedly stepped forward and ran, if King Qin made a mistake. I don't know what's going to happen.
Shang Wen hurriedly loaded the medicine. Installed. Shang Wen pointed to the fuse and began to let King Qin light it.
King Qin looked at Shang Wen and finished everything. King Qin knew that this thing was extremely powerful, far from being comparable to all of Great Qin's weapons.
King Qin took a torch and lit the fuse. The artillery again made a loud "bang". Cannonballs whizzed out.
King Qin's ears had been instructed by Shang Wen in advance, and they were not buzzed by the shock.
King Qin raised his hand and looked at the place where the cannonball hit in the distance. Nodding. It seems to be very satisfying. Shang Wen still didn't know what the distance was. Preliminary estimates should be above five hundred meters. This distance is for a cannon that has just been made. Yes, it is acceptable.