Australia's National Assembly Chamber, also known as Parliament Summer, is a two-storey white building that sits side by side with the Presidential Palace, but the two buildings are separated by an iron fence.

Almost every immigrant who comes to Australia will always come here in Manchester City, standing in the distance and quietly watching the difference between the country's top decision-making place and the county government where they were located.

Today is Sunday, and according to Australia's public holiday system, Saturdays and Sundays are not at work, especially government workers.

But the battleship Hanfeng that Zhao Shijie was riding arrived at the Manchester Military Port last night, accompanied by the cottage cannon.

It took Feng Zihai a lot of effort to get this cannon from Houjin, and then transported it all the way from Houjin to Hong Kong.

The cannon was sent to the Manchester City Institute of Military Industry last night, and the staff will test fire the gun this morning to judge how powerful it is in several ways.

However, at this time, all the members of the National Assembly, including President Zhou Aiguo, looked at each other with heavy faces.

Ladies and gentlemen, the butterfly effect has inevitably affected this plane, and we don't need to be overly worried about it, it was predestined from the beginning.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little wrong, Zhao Shijie could only open his mouth to persuade.

"Yes, it's useless to worry, after all, we still have an advantage, even if Houjin's imitation ability is strong, it can't make the same thing as us, after all, our technology can be said to be hundreds of years ahead, and it is impossible to defeat us so easily without a process of accumulation."

As a technical expert, Lin Youde is the most vocal, this is known as a jack-of-all-trades Australian technical talent, and he has participated in many projects and projects.

Although the 26-pounder gun was copied by Houjin, the main weapon used was cold weapons. After all, the use of firearms during this period was very restricted, and most of the gunpowder they used was black powder, and even the one used in Australia at this stage was basically black powder.

It's not that Australia can't refine yellow powder, but black powder is indeed much cheaper than the cost, and after improvement, the power of gunpowder used in Australia naturally exceeds the level used by other countries in the same period.

"What do you think of my proposed cannon plan? We can use the manufacture of extra-large cannons to drag Houjin into the quagmire of cannon building, and let it fall into the quagmire of Star Wars, just like the Soviet Union did back then. ”

Zhao Shijie's giant cannon plan is to reveal the news to the nobles of Houjin through Feng Zihai, so that they can pay attention to this issue and actively participate in it, once the other party really implements this plan, then it will be half the success.

However, the implementation of each plan does not exclude risks. If Houjin really comes up with a giant cannon, it will definitely be a blow to the future Australian army, because Houjin has had that kind of giant gun in history, and it is definitely not difficult to get a giant cannon out.

It is precisely because of the risks that the members of the National Assembly do not dare to agree to this plan easily, so they can only wait until Zhao Shijie comes back to discuss the solution again.

Of course, there is also an effective solution at the moment, which is to reduce the price of 26-pounder guns. Let Houjin give up his own research and development to buy Australian goods.

Although this method can suppress the imitation of the Later Jin, it is undeniable that this will indirectly improve the combat effectiveness of the Later Jin army. At the same time, Houjin's gunpowder reserves can be in the hands of Australia within a certain range, but another possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, to make their own artillery shells like Zhang Xianzhong.

Although the power of self-made shells is not good, the cost can be reduced a lot, and it will not let your lifeline be in the hands of others.

Both options have their merits in the current situation. The first is to technically substitute the other party into a quagmire, and the second is to use the method of controlling the source to control the other party in their own hands in terms of cost.

However, it is possible that both methods can be played and end up in a tragic cycle.

No one can guarantee that there will be a problem in the end, but they must solve the problem.

In private, Zhao Shijie discussed with Hu Xijing and others, in fact, it is best to use the two plans at the same time. However, the second plan involves the military, and large arms exports can only be implemented if the military and national security approve the meeting, otherwise you will be directly accused of treason, and there is a possibility that you will not be able to eat and walk around.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tell me what you think." President Zhou Aiguo is not silent, but lets everyone speak.

"It would be best if you could use the cannon plan to plunge the other side into the quagmire of studying imitation, after all, even if a giant cannon was created during this period, it would not be convenient for the army to use, first of all, we will consider the road problems of this period."

One of the councillors made a crucial point, the weight of the giant cannon must not be light, and it was actually an extremely difficult thing to handle during the transportation of the war, and it would be nice to have two carriages walking side by side on the official road of this period, let alone others.

So in fact, Zhao Shijie's plan still has a certain degree of execution, and it depends on how Feng Zihai reveals the news to lure the other party into this quagmire.

As for the second plan, it is actually implementable, but it requires the consent of the military and the National Security Council, but for the second plan to be implemented, it must allow Australian businessmen and the nobles of the Houjin to have direct contact, otherwise everything is empty talk.

The key point of the second plan is the fluctuation in price, the main source of Houjin's artillery is to buy from the Zheng family, but the price of the Zheng family is not low, so the price must be reduced in order to attract Houjin to give up self-production to use Australian goods.

The plan of the cannon was proposed by Zhao Shijie, and if it wants to continue, it is necessary to formulate a more detailed plan, how Feng Zihai wants to guide the other party to join this plan There are actually many things to do, and the most important step is to let them know the power of the cannon.

At present, Australia's largest caliber artillery is a 467 mm coastal defense gun, this kind of coastal defense artillery is deployed in several important cities, including about ten in Hong Kong, just from his appearance, in fact, you can see his mighty and domineering, but it is only limited to the mighty and domineering category, if you want to use it flexibly, it is very difficult, in addition to the long barrel is the weight problem.

Therefore, in order to implement it, it is necessary to let Houjin see the power of this artillery, so that it can fall into the plan of making artillery. (To be continued......)