Since it's called steel ambition, then no steel is obviously a bad thing.

"My initial goal is to set up a steel mill with an annual output of more than 100,000 yuan in Sichuan, and a large arsenal and various other factories..."

Listening to Yan Guang's plan, Charlie and Riddle nodded, but Riddle still said with some doubts. "Compared with the arms list just now, what you said is very easy to do, but I still have a small question, is there enough iron ore in Sichuan?" The only one most famous in China is Daye Iron Mine, so it's no wonder Riddle asks.

"Sichuan is a province with very rich resources, how can there not be enough iron ore?" Yan Guang smiled. "In Qijiang and Wushan counties, near Yucheng, we have discovered two iron ore mines with reserves of more than 100 million yuan, which are enough for future steel mills." Qijiang and Wushan both have iron ore reserves of more than 100 million, although it cannot be compared with Ma'anshan and Benxi, places with reserves of more than 1 billion, but the reserves of more than 100 million are no problem to save a little and mine them until the 21st century, which is why Yan Guang chose Sichuan.

Riddle nodded, he would ask that only out of professionalism. And his intuition told him that the cooperation with Yan Guang would last for a long time, so he also hoped to make this business perfect.

"So I don't know what the Governor has for the arsenal?"

"Arsenal?" Yan Guang thought about it carefully. "I hope that the arsenal can reach the level of 500 rifles produced after it is put into production, and it can reach 1,000 rifles when it is rushed to work at night."

"500 Pole Committee?" Riddle muttered that if it was just a rifle made in Hanyang or the 1888 Committee, then the requirements were not very high. Although in 1917, the output of the Hanyang Arsenal was only 100 strokes. However, Yan Guang's next words made Riddle's face darken.

"I'm not talking about the committee." Hearing Riddle's voice, Yan Guang hugged his shoulders very affectionately. "I'm talking about Mauser g98..."

"G98 rifle?" Riddle's head is full of black lines.

"That's right, Mauser G98 rifle!" Yan Guang's affirmative answer made Riddle's head a little more black line.

Although it has made great contributions to China's modern history, Hanyang-made has indeed become a weapon that is behind the times. Therefore, for Yan Guang, the 1888 Committee is just a transitional weapon, and the latest Mauser G98 is what Yan Guang needs.

However, it is a pity that Germany did not export Mauser G98 rifles during this period, because Germany itself only finished reloading them in 1915. So the compromise was to import a large number of commission rifles from Germany for overuse and build an arsenal that could produce Mauser G98 rifles.

As long as the output can reach 200 rods after production, then the output of one year will be enough to equip 7 divisions.

Of course, the most important thing now is whether you can get the drawings of the Mauser 98 rifle and the molds needed for production, otherwise everything is empty talk.

"There is no problem with drawings and molds," Riddle affirmed after thinking about it. As long as the patent fee can be paid, I believe there is no problem on the Mauser side. "Mauser did not export the G98 rifle because he could not meet the needs of the German ** team, not that he did not want to export, and in any case, the patent fee is also an additional income, after all, there are already examples of the Springfield.

"Royalties? That's nothing, as long as you can get the drawings and molds. At least for now, the small amount of patent fees is not within the scope of Yan Guang's thinking. As for the future? Yan Guang did not believe that after 1914, the Mauser Company would still be able to go to China to ask for patent fees.

However, just as Yan Guang and Riddle were about to look at each other and smile, Charlie on the side suddenly interjected. "Governor, our British Lee Enfield rifle is also an excellent rifle, I think you can consider it as well!" Charlie felt that he should fight for it, both for the reputation of Britain and for the good of the company.

And although the Mauser G98 rifle is a very good rifle, Charlie does not think that the Lee Enfield in his country is worse than the Mauser G98, at least in terms of firepower, Lee Enfield is definitely the most ferocious of his contemporaries.

But...

"I'm sorry, I can't afford to use the Enfield rifle...", scratching his head, Yan Guang replied.

“？”

Looking at Charlie's stunned expression, Yan Guang felt that he should explain, so he said.

"Enfield has a higher rate of fire than the G98, right?"

"That's right!" The manual rifle has the highest rate of fire, which is precisely the advantage of the Enfidel rifle.

"Enfield's firepower is stronger than that of the G98, right?"

"That's right!" This is also the proudest thing about Enfield rifles.

"So—" Yan Guang scratched his head. Soldiers generally don't control ammunition consumption on the battlefield, right? ”

“……”

"You know the reason why things like magazine dividers are on Enfield rifles, Charlie..."

“……”

"That's why I didn't choose Enfield."

“！！！”

The Mauser G98 rifle has a capacity of 5 rounds, while the Lee Enfield has a capacity of 10 rounds. The rate of fire of the G98 rifle was 10 rounds per minute, while the rate of fire of the Lee Enfield was 15 rounds.

From later generations, no one knows the importance of firepower better than Yan Guang, and Lee Enfield's accuracy is also quite high, which can be said to be not inferior to the Mauser G98's manual rifle. But Yan Guang also knew very well that if there was not enough industrial base, then the use of Enfield rifles would be playing with life.

China's industrial capacity is so backward that even if it is trying to spend money, it is estimated that it can only reach the level of 1910 (steel output of 250,000 tons) before the outbreak of World War I. And even if a powerful country like Britain still added a magazine divider to its rifle (8 million tons of steel production in 1914) to prevent the soldiers below from over-consuming ammunition, and it is not a power of tens of millions of tons per year like the United States and Germany, what qualifications does it have to use Enfield rifles?

So...

"Let's use the Mauser honestly, although the ammunition capacity is only 5 rounds, and the rate of fire is half slower than that of Enfield, but the Mauser gun is powerful and accurate, and the modification is not too backward even if it is used in World War II (although it can't be compared with the M1)."

At this time, Charlie also realized that Lee Enfield was indeed not suitable for a warlord like Yan Guang who did not have much industrial base, so he could only sit in his seat dejectedly.

Patting Charlie on the shoulder, Yan Guang reassured. "Don't worry, isn't there a Browning pistol?"

"But Browning is an American, and FN is a Belgian company ..."

"As long as you make money, isn't it? Whatever to do so much. ”

Hearing Yan Guang say this, Charlie's mood was a little better. Is it a capitalist, as long as the money is enough, even if it is a rope to hang himself, he will be willing to sell, although Charlie has not reached this level, but he is also a qualified businessman.

After Charlie's mood was better, Yan Guang continued to speak. "In addition to rifles, I would like the arsenal to have the capacity to produce machine guns and heavy artillery." As he spoke, Yan Guang glanced at Riddle. "The capabilities of 210 caliber heavy guns.

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