722 swords turned into guns
During the Warring States Period, the attitudes of various countries towards the Mohists were different, but the nature was the same. Increasing business activities is one of the main ways to increase fiscal revenue for South Korea. The arms trade is one of the most lucrative of this trade.
But the Mohists were opposed to this endless arms trade. In particular, the Korean trade segment, which is an important link in the middle. The Mohists used a radical and violent way to stop this endless arms trade. This has already involved Qin's arms dealers, as their stock fell three points because of the report. It also harms South Korean businessmen who have made their fortunes from the arms trade.
The Qin and Korean governments are transforming their functions. From the original specialized management government, it has begun to be fully liberalized to become a market service-oriented government. The difference between this is that the government has active guidance, and it is changed to active service. The government's dominance has given way to the market. At the same time, the government has become a link in the market, a service organization.
When it harms the interests of businessmen who are the subject of commercial activities. In order to keep their own revenues, the government has an obligation to ensure that the interests of the merchants are not violated, and only then can the merchants pay more taxes. In such a situation, the Mo family became one of the blacklists. Because they seriously interfere with the development of business activities.
However, the government's attention is not entirely focused on the Mohists, but mainly on rectifying the internal management of officials. This issue must be properly addressed. This is also what Zhang Liang is aware of.
The forces of the national government have not yet realized the reason for the existence of this disorganized force. In the Warring States period, there were many chivalrous people who only pursued the values they thought they recognized, and there was no standard for such values. Rather, it exists as a virtue that people see.
There were many such righteous men in the Warring States period. Just like all kinds of chivalrous men in later life. They live by what they believe to be morality, which is highly valued. For example, the faith between friends, and the right way in the world, and so on. These things are ethereal and uncertain. On the contrary, the value of the existence of the law of the state is to stipulate tangible provisions, which are based on the credibility system guaranteed by a state, and there are standards for the faith of the individual and the righteousness of the world. But people are always accustomed to attaching importance to personal morality, and their views are always so bizarre. Therefore, there are all kinds of chivalrous warriors.
But now society is different. In particular, developed commercial activities have not allowed the emergence of such a sense of faith without a solid material foundation. The existence of a law based on a public reputation platform requires that such a fiduciary system cannot exist. Society exists as a community, not as an individual. Private presence. Under such a request, chivalrous, especially the moral chivalry of the Mohists, who take themselves as their own standards, should be severely attacked.
But idleness is not the time to fight this kind of chivalry. Because, the appearance of muskets is testing the living environment of knights, and this kind of survival environment battle has not shown this kind of chivalry sharply for the time being.
"Bang." With a crisp gunshot, a swordsman fell tragically. And the ordinary man with the pistol blew the gunpowder smoke from the muzzle of the gun.
"Looking for death, when is this? A broken sword can scare people. I want this now. Phew. "That ordinary man was a well-known local scoundrel, this scoundrel was severely taught a lesson by the soldier who had been killed, and the scoundrel's left hand had three fingers cut off, but the appearance of gunpowder weapons changed this contrast in power. Relying on the chemical energy generated by gunpowder to propel the bullet forward at high speed, no soldier can effectively and quickly dodge the sudden attack. The scoundrel relied on sneak attacks to succeed.
This scene took place in the northern part of the Yan Kingdom. That is, the area north of Yanshan. But this also illustrates the fact that the sword in the hands of a chivalrous man can no longer be compared with the gun in the hands of ordinary people. Traditional swordsmen began to be subjected to the impact of muskets. However, some swordsmen bravely abandoned their swords, and they began to take the initiative to accept this new weapon. One of them was one. This person is Jing Ke.
"What is this?" Jing Ke asked at a stall selling arms and firearms in the market in the northern part of Yan Kingdom.
"It's a good thing, and now everyone buys it for self-defense. This thing is a hundred times faster than the soldier's sword. Let's put it this way, if you've seen lightning, this thing is even more lightning-like. The vendor excitedly introduced. Because, Jing Ke dressed like he came from out of town. It's the kind of thing that has never seen anything. Moreover, the traders saw the exposed gold of Jing Ke. That's a good thing. Therefore, he thought that he could deceive Jing Ke into buying musket weapons.
"Oh. Can it really be faster than lightning? Jing Ke asked.
"That's, that's. If you don't believe me, give it a try. As he spoke, the vendor began to pick up a three-five revolver made by the Qin State.
"Look." As he spoke, the vendor snapped the hammer and pulled the trigger.
"Bang." A gunshot rang out. And the people around don't even look at it. Because they have become accustomed to the arms dealer's sales pitch. Gun testing is the highest sales pitch.
"Quick. Fast enough. Jing Ke said in surprise.
"That's what I'm going to do." Jing Ke threw out the gold in his arms.
"Is there anything better than this?" Jing Ke asked.
"Yes. Like this one. The vendor immediately pulled out a spear and said.
"Oh." Jing Ke nodded and saw it.
"This is the latest rifle of the Qin State, with a rotary rear pull bolt." Say it to the vendor and demonstrate it.
"With a magazine design, it is capable of loading five rounds in an extreme time. That's it. As he spoke, the vendor pulled the bolt to withdraw the bullet.
"Adopt the latest pointed bullet of the Qin State. The people of Qin said that the speed was more than twice that of sound. The vendor said.
"What's more than twice as loud?" Jing Ke asked.
"That's it, how to put it. In a New York minute. can fly more than 800 steps. The vendor introduced. There are currently two types of guns and ammunition manufactured in the Qin state. One is a pointed bullet that pursues speed and accuracy. This bullet is the latest bullet developed after the advent of smokeless gunpowder. The specific performance is not known. However, the only thing that is certain is that this bullet is used on machine guns. The range of bullets has increased dramatically. Moreover, the lethal effect increases with the increase of different bullet diameters. This specific data is being studied. This is related to the penetration force of the bullet, its velocity, and the tumbling effect of the bullet after hitting the flesh.
The other is the round-headed bullet that was more common before. This round-tipped bullet is mainly reflected in the lethality. The round-headed bullet has a good tumbling effect. In particular, the huge trauma area can knock out an opponent in one go. This kind of ammunition is mainly used in trap rifles, especially in the Western Regions. This bullet can kill with one shot at close range. Many soldiers in the Western Regions were willing to use this kind of bullet.
Both guns have their own advantages, and there is no distinction between them and the inferior. But history has shown that pointed-nosed bullets have a great advantage. Especially in terms of range, rate of fire has a great advantage. And the traumatic effect. The caliber of this more rifle cartridge has a lot to do with it.
"Yes. I'm going to have it too." Jing Ke picked up his rifle and pistol, took a lot of bullets and left. And the merchant got the gold he wanted the most, and both sides had their own advantages. There are not a few people like Jing Ke who are curious to buy firearms. In the Qi Kingdom, some swordsmen began to make their swords smaller and shorter. Moreover, it was made of special steel from the Qin State, and the blacksmiths of the Qi State discovered another process in the process of building. Quenching process. This technique was soon used on short swords. And the short sword has also begun to add some special functions. For example, the function of a saw. The size is getting smaller and smaller. But it's still longer than a saber in the current sense. Big. But there is a tendency to approach the saber. Swords.
But this saber only existed as the second weapon of the swordsmen of the Qi Kingdom. And their first weapon turned out to be a Type 17 pistol made by the Qin State. They began to hide their swords as their second weapon, and pistols, which became their first weapon. These swordsmen were renamed Gunners. They work their shooting skills, such as the speed with which they draw their guns, the accuracy of their shots, and so on.
And some other archers. Shooter. They eliminated the original long-range cold weapons such as bows and arrows, crossbows, etc., and used long rifles as their weapons instead. They can hit a copper coin at a distance of 800 paces. It should be noted that they do not have any optical sights at all. Even the Qin State only strapped binoculars to their guns to serve as early sniper rifles. However, at this time, it could not be called a sniper rifle, because the concept had not yet been officially proposed.
But it should be pointed out that swordsmen and marksmen in the traditional sense are beginning to accept new weapons. This weapon is a pistol rifle weapon represented by gunpowder and smokeless gunpowder. And, in this way, a new role is extended. Gunman.
The gunners came from two main places. One is a traditional swordsman. They depend on this for their food. And the other comes from the war. In particular, the war produced a large number of good gunners. These gunners are even more significant in actual combat. Especially the country of Qi. The Qi army was heavily equipped with new long rifles. And these long rifle pairs were given to the gunners who were the best at firing guns in combat units. They were the early snipers. They are specifically responsible for striking two types of targets.
Officers of the enemy. The states of Yan, Zhao, Korea, and Qin all have standard officer uniforms, and specialized combat uniforms have not yet appeared. This exposes the officer's position from the side.
Another target is the local machine gunners. Especially machine gunners in bunkers. They can use their rifles to shoot the Heavy with precision. This saves a lot of precious lives and explosives.