The Russians have a huge gap in equipment, and there is pressure to change equipment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 🔥 And what about the Japanese? The same is true! The Russo-Japanese War was nothing more than a regional war for Russia, and for Japan it was a national war. Although the current situation in Japan is better than that of the same period in history, after the prince crossed and released a large number of "new technologies" in advance, the pressure on the Japanese to change their clothes was quite large.

And unlike history, the British were still fighting the Boers at this time, and the Boer War, which was about to subside in history, was still in full swing in this plane! The Boers are still outside the country, and even sent cavalry to the outskirts of Johannesburg several times, and the whole of South Africa is now in full swing! And this also means that it is impossible for Britain to provide arms to the Japanese as ordered, and even if they have money!

Historically, after the establishment of the Yawata Iron Works in 1901, the steel self-sufficiency rate in Japan was only 53% of pig iron and 83% of steel. Cannon steel also needs to be imported. If you try it, the Hachiman Iron Works produced only 103,000 tons of steel in 1904. In 1905 production was 129,000 tons, while all the other small factories combined had a capacity of only 70,000 tons. A total of 200,000 tons, and Japan imported another 200,000 tons of steel in order to meet the needs of the war!

"Minister Terauchi, (Terauchi Masatsuki) The Empire has already given the army as much as 30 million yen, you can buy weapons according to your needs, why do you still come to me? You know? Yamamoto has come to my door for three days in a row to accuse me of being unfair. Katsura Taro smiled bitterly.

Another important reason why Japan has such abundant funds is that there was no invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the Japanese have historically spent 44 million yen on this war, and now this war money is being used to buy weapons!

"For the first time, I was worried that I couldn't spend my money. Just yesterday, the Imperial Ambassador to Britain, Aoki Shuzo, had just telegraphed back and said that the British Government could meet our request for ship purchases, but the Army could not meet the order. The French will not sell us weapons, and so do the Americans. And the Germans? The Krupp plant is refitting the Prussian Army with new rapid-fire guns. In Bavaria, there are no formal channels to get imports. Masaki Terauchi said.

"We can expand our production capacity to produce the Chinese-made Trinity mountain cannon. Your army has money, and if you expand your production capacity, you should be able to meet some of the needs, right? Katsura Taro said.

"The range of the Trinity Mountain Gun is only 4,600 meters. And the range of the new friendly rapid-fire gun is not 5500 meters. And the rate of fire is only 4 to 5 rounds per minute, and the weight of the shells is only 5kg. And the Russians' 1900 3-inch gun could shoot a 7kg grenade to a distance of 8 meters at a rate of fire of 6400 yuan! To tell the truth, the Army was very dissatisfied with its own artillery, and if war had broken out in 1904, the country would still not be able to meet our needs! Masaki Terauchi said.

"If external procurement and internal ordering don't solve the problem, what's the use of you coming to me? Or have you found a way and need to get a license from me? The scheming Katsura Taro said with some deep meaning.

"There are some doorways, but they are not formal channels, and there are some risks." Masaki Terauchi thought for a while and said. He also thought about it for a long time before deciding to talk to the prime minister.

"Really? Say it and take a look. Katsura Taro frowned slightly, and then decided to listen first.

"The Bavarian military is said to be refitting in large quantities, and they are going to get rid of almost all the old artillery, including machine guns, artillery, a lot of ammunition, etc. The amount of these stocks is very huge, so some German aristocrats have obtained some weapons through their own channels, and they are now selling them, mainly all kinds of guns, but the person we contacted is a bit skillful, and it is said that he can provide us with at least 80 guns and more than 100,000 shells, and the price is only 7% off the new ones. Masaki Terauchi said.

"There should be an official background to this, but it is not ruled out that there is a suspicion of fraud." Katsura Taro said.

"What they proposed was payment for delivery that year, and the arms would first be shipped to Dutch Indonesia and then delivered at the docks. You can use bank cheques, or you can use hard currencies such as gold and silver. They even hinted that it was okay to trade rubber and copper ore. Masaki Terauchi said.

"There is no risk associated with this delivery method. So what are you nervous about? Katsura Taro asked curiously.

"Because the merchant named Mas also said that he could order new goods from official channels, mainly various rifles, but these goods need to be paid in advance." Masaki Terauchi said.

"How much can they offer rifles? Is there a gun that shoots continuously without loading bullets and just pulling the trigger? Katsura Taro said.

"Of course, they have promoted some of these weapons to the civilian sector, and many of them are exported to the United States, where it is legal to possess rifles. Of course, there were also the Cossack cavalry of the Russians, thinking that the production capacity was limited, so these weapons were more sought-after. A down payment is required, and there will be absolutely no changes. Katsura Taro thought for a moment and said.

"How much can he get at one time? Can you get a machine gun? The kind used by the German Army. Katsura Taro asked. The impact of the First Sino-Japanese War on Japan was still very great, at least after the battle with the Bavarian Blue Army, they suddenly found that the advanced posture of the battle turned out to be like this, and the German faction within the Japanese Army finally completely overwhelmed the French faction, emphasizing firepower rather than close combat. The Japanese then discovered that their economy did not seem to be able to support the construction of a German-style army in Japan.

Although the Kingdom of Bavaria had only 78,000 square kilometers, it had more than 60% of the empire's standing army. And the combat effectiveness will definitely not be inferior to that of the Japanese Army. Terauchi Masayi has heard this argument more than once, although he doesn't say anything, but he also agrees with this point of view, after all, there are still 3 armies and 2 additional divisions in Bavaria, even if you don't count the reserve army, there are nearly 140,000 people! As for firepower, what people throw down is ...... better than Japan. There are more machine guns, more artillery, and more heavy artillery, and this is how the officers and men of the Japanese army know the Bavarian Army.

"If the funds are sufficient, at least 1,000 semi-automatic rifles can be obtained in three months, and machine guns can also be supplied. However, it is necessary to pay 5% of the purchase price in advance. Masaki Terauchi said.

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