Regarding pyrotechnics, Qin obviously has its own unique views. In their opinion, it is much more affordable to make more bombs than to set off a large amount of gunpowder in vain. You must know that the export of gunpowder is also a huge wealth income, and the smuggling of arms accounts for one-twelfth of the total tax revenue of the Qin State, which is quite large.

However, the Qin government will not pay for fireworks, only the royal family will release some in front of the square in front of Qin Xianyang Palace. Or it's some private customization. In short, the government does not have a budget to spend on fireworks.

October 1 is fast approaching. At this time, the king of Qin also returned to Xianyang after his trip to the north, because during the Chinese New Year, the king of Qin still needed to make some speeches in the New Year's message. This is also a kind of initiative of the King of Qin.

King Qin was originally going to the Western Regions to have a look. However, the situation there has been reported by telegram in the Western Regions, and a rare heavy snow has fallen in the Western Regions. Unfortunately, the Allies were not very well prepared, and in some locations the troops had not yet reached the originally demarcated defensive areas, and the supplies in the defensive areas were not very adequate. In terms of winter clothing, most of the Allied soldiers wore last year's winter clothes, and some new winter clothes were only worn by a small number of logistics units. The front line was still lacking, and to make matters worse, the Allied logistical supply lines were covered in snow, making it impossible to walk in the wind and snow.

According to a recent battle report, the local temperature is around 30 degrees below standard water temperature. Standard water temperature, one of the temperature standards of the Qin State. It is mainly measured by the temperature of water under one Qin standard atmosphere.

What's more, the temperature once reached as much as 42 degrees below the standard water temperature, and the Qin State used the water temperature to indicate warm, and the water temperature to indicate cold, because the freezing point of the water was at zero degrees, which is basically the same as Celsius.

As a result of the severe cold, Qin's logistical supply system was simply unable to transport the large amount of materials hoarded in the rear to the front. As a result, the front line will suffer unprecedented difficulties. In any war, if there are problems with logistical supplies, then there is a high probability that the balance of victory in the war will begin to tilt.

After King Qin learned of this incident, he canceled his plan to go to the Western Regions as soon as possible, because going to the Western Regions at this time would not solve the problem, so it was better to go back to China to find a way to solve these things.

In addition to these things, there is another point, that is, the issue of war between Yan and Qi, and Yan can no longer support Qi's hard work. The Qin State needs to inject some new strength into the Yan State to help the Yan State drag down the Qi State.

Shang Wen, Wang Jian and Wei Yi personally greeted the arrival of King Qin at the Xianyang Palace Railway Station. The arrival of King Qin was at midnight. Although the railway station was built specifically for the Qin kings and the security measures were quite tight, the railway station was still under strict martial law. Everywhere there were soldiers under martial law.

King Qin's train arrived quickly, Army No. 1 was the special train of King Qin, and then King Qin got off the special train. Shang Wen and the others personally stepped forward to greet them. After a few greetings, the ministers went to the side hall to discuss military affairs.

"The widow came back from the north this time, thinking that Daqin would transfer the strategic goal to the north next. In order to strike at the weakened Xiongnu and completely solve the Xiongnu problem. King Qin said directly.

"Your Majesty." Shang Wen spoke.

King Qin directly stretched out his hand to stop what Shang Wen was about to say.

"The widow understood what the gentleman was trying to say. This is well known. Sir, there is no need to worry. King Qin naturally knew what Shang Wen wanted to say. So I said Shang Wen's words in advance.

"The prime minister is the lucky star of my Great Qin, and most of the credit for my Great Qin's finances comes from the prime minister alone." King Qin praised.

When everyone heard King Qin's words, they naturally nodded. Especially Wang Jian and Wei Yi, they know very well that the Qin army's equipment is being updated quickly. This all depended on Shang Wen's comprehensive governance of the Qin state, especially the bold economic reforms, without which the Qin state would not have had the financial resources and no foundation to do so much.

For example, weapons, what they were three years ago, and what they will look like three years later. This is a very big situation. Previously, the Qin State also used bronze weapons, then iron weapons, and then muskets, which have now become firearms. A rifle with a magazine design using a rotary pull-back of high-quality steel. A machine gun capable of firing powerful fire continuously. As well as artillery capable of fifteen miles away, and ultra-distant fortress artillery capable of fighting thirty miles, this kind of artillery is installed in Hangu Pass, which is the most important natural defensive barrier of the Qin State, and it is also the only place where the Qin State installs fortress artillery.

We have all seen and experienced these things with our own eyes. Therefore, Shang Wen's words have a lot of weight in the Qin State. Therefore, King Qin naturally gave priority to Shang Wen's suggestion.

"Sir has proposed a massive cut in military spending. The bulk of the revenue is spent on public infrastructure, as well as in science, education, and research. The widow couldn't agree more. King Qin said.

Therefore, the widow also agreed with the gentleman very much. Therefore, next year the state of Qin will make a truce for a year. "King Qin has made an important decision. Hearing this decision, Shang Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief. This decision was very important to the Qin state.

The Qin State has fought many battles in a row. Although the war has brought a huge economic boost. But everything is the opposite. War, in particular, is a double-edged sword. It can bring both benefits and dangers. Especially the economic aspect.

If the war continues, then the economic development rate of the Qin State will slow down next year. At the same time, fiscal revenues are also very inadequate. Qin needs to take a large amount of foreign debt, so that the total debt of Qin will be more than double the annual income of Qin, and this figure is already very stressful. Qin's bonds are two-year rather than five- and ten-year bonds, so Qin's repayment pressure is huge. With this in mind, Shang Wencai aggressively reduced military spending. Then the funds are used for infrastructure development. in order to expand the opportunities for wealth creation in society. Improving infrastructure can attract large investments, increase taxes, and increase fiscal revenues. in order to solve the debt problem.

It was also at the suggestion of Meng Yi that King Qin activated Shang Wen's plan. The Qin State must have a plan in advance to go long-term.

"Therefore, in the next year, Daqin will try its best to build railway branches, and Qin will connect all the local railways in order to completely solve the logistics problem." King Qin played a special card. That is, on the basis of the construction of the railway network, the implementation of infrastructure facilities.

Wang Jian and Wei Yi and others had no problem, because they knew that Meng Tian in the north had proposed a plan for the construction of a railway, and this plan was to use a mixed civilian army to achieve military goals.

"However, the widow believes that before that, the two problems of the Western Regions and the Eastern Front should be resolved." The king of Qin set a certain strategic goal. Then start solving the current problem.

"The Western Regions is mainly a matter of logistics and supply transportation. The widow would like to hear his opinion on this question. King Qin said.

"Yes." Shang Wen nodded, he also saw such a report. The Guanzhong area of the Qin State is celebrating the New Year, and the front-line soldiers still have not enough to eat, if the newspaper reports this situation, this year will not pass.

"This situation, the minister also thought about it. The weather in the Western Regions is mainly cold. This is the cause of the weather and climate, and it is an irresistible force. Shang Wen said.

"However, we can do a series of development studies on a technical basis. Then solve this problem. ”

"First of all, we want to refine some delicate antifreeze oil, not only for the human body, but also for the mechanical one."

"The second is the use of sleds, a tool that allows you to walk quickly on the snow. Although it can be replaced by mechanical vehicles, especially tracked vehicles, there are some difficulties in using sleds. But we can use some animal power first. Shang Wen said.

It was the first time that Wang Jian and the others had heard of such a thing as a sled, after all, the winter in Qin was not very cold. And this kind of thing naturally appeared relatively late, or even unknown. But Shang Wen knew this kind of thing. Shang Wen then took out a pen and paper to sketch the sleigh and explained it using the well-known principle of pressure. After some explanation, King Qin exclaimed.

The problem in the Western Regions is mainly the change of means of transportation. But the issue of the Eastern Front is a bit trickier.

The rout of the Yan army is already a fact. The telegrams from the battlefield on the Eastern Front flew like snowflakes to the important organs of the Qin State. I'm afraid that the people of Qi still don't know what the whole battle situation is, while the people of Qin already know the progress of the Qi army, as well as the situation of the Yan army.

The situation of the Yan army is very unoptimistic. The Yan army on the Eastern Front had turned into a group of deserters. They simply have no desire and ability to fight. The worst thing is that the only remaining reserve force in the hands of Yan Guo has basically lost the ability to fight. The unit was old-armed, and the soldiers still used old-fashioned flintlock pistols. This is simply a veteran soldier. The artillery has rusted, and whether it can be used or not, the Qin State does not know. In short, their weapons and equipment are extremely backward. On the contrary, the Qi army is combat power that made the Qin army begin to pay attention to it again.

In particular, with the development of various arms of the Qi army, the Qi army has an air force, and it also has an air force. on the ground. The most powerful of the Qi army is also the commando team, and the combat effectiveness of these commandos is quite strong. In particular, with regard to the continuous firing of automatic weapons, the Qin State Military Observation Group put forward such an extremely important opinion.

The Qin State should attach importance to the assault role of this kind of assault elite troops, and at the same time, it should equip such troops with advanced weapons as soldiers, especially bursting automatic weapons, which can form a powerful firepower network to suppress the opponent in an extreme time.

This is probably the first idea of special operations put forward by the Qin State. The Qin Army Observer Group also put forward the idea of a silent weapon. This is very much in line with the requirements of the Special Operation.