Just yesterday, when the main force of the British and French forces was defeated, Shi Qingxuan, Bing Qusong, and Xu Yanqing had already written a joint good news that afternoon, and then asked people to send it to Nanjing overnight.

When Lin Zhe opened this good news, Rao had been in the top position for a long time, and he couldn't help but smile when he was used to hiding his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and said a good word in front of Chen Yuntao and others.

Chen Yuntao on the side was also smiling, and said in time: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, this great victory to annihilate the main force of the British and French coalition forces in one fell swoop is really a great joy for the empire, after this battle, the foundation of the empire is already unbreakable!" ”

Lin Zhe also agreed with Chen Yuntao's words, nodded slightly, and said: "After this battle, the British and French coalition forces have lost 20,000 or 30,000 people before and after, so it should be difficult to draw troops to invade our China!" ”

Whether it is Lin Zhe or Chen Yuntao, they all know that the two reinforcements of the British and French forces have already transferred nearly 30,000 troops to participate in the battle, a small part of these troops are their native troops, and the rest are colonial troops in India, the Indochina Peninsula and North Africa.

And now the Indian uprising is raging, containing most of the strength of the British army, which can send almost 20,000 British dramas to fight in China is already almost the limit of the British army, and if there are more, it is estimated that the Indian side will be in chaos and cannot be suppressed.

In other words, after this battle, the main force of the British and French coalition forces was nearly lost, and only four or five thousand people fled back, and it was difficult for Britain and France to draw troops to fight in China.

They may be able to send a few thousand people over, but actual combat has proved that they have not been able to win the war by coming 20,000 or 30,000 people one after another. If the number of people who come here is small, it will naturally have no effect, and if there are more, it will not be drawn at all.

Judging by this reality. After this war, the Chinese Empire could basically declare victory in this war. In the future, it is hoped that the British and French forces will use their fleets to blockade the coast of China, or continue to control Guangzhou, but in fact, it is unlikely that a large-scale war will occur in the future, and the only way to end this war is to return to the negotiating table for negotiations.

Looking at the good news in his hand, the good news emphasized the great role played by the Sixth Army in this campaign, and focused on the great role played by the front-loading rifled running and the rear-loading rifle on the occupation.

"You should have seen it too, what do you think about rear-loading rifles and front-loading rifled guns?" Lin Zhe put down the good news in his hand, and then asked Chen Yuntao.

Chen Yuntao said: "Return to Your Majesty." In this battle, the rear-loading rifle and the front-loading rifled gun have played a decisive role, especially the performance of the rear-loading rifle in the battle is particularly prominent, and the minister suggested further increasing the speed of equipment of these two weapons, not only the newly expanded troops should be equipped with these new weapons, but also the old troops should be reequipped as soon as possible! ”

Lin Zhe nodded, yes, this Chen Yuntao is still a sensible person, before this person had a slight complaint about the Sixth Army's large-scale equipment of rear-loading rifles, thinking that this kind of rifle was relatively expensive. And armed with this rifle, the soldiers hid in the trenches and fired, believing it to be a sign of weakness.

He believed that only the soldiers bravely laid out a tight formation and then launched an attack with fearless courage was the greatest essence of the Chinese army.

However, now that he saw the great practical effect of the rear-loading rifle, he quickly gave up the idea he originally held. The rear-loading rifle is supported.

"Well, the refitting of several old units has to be added to the schedule, but now the Linde Machinery Factory and the Jinling Arsenal have limited production of new rifles. Some time ago, the Linde machine factory proposed to modify the existing front-loading rifle and then convert it to a rear-loading rifle. You should pay more attention to this matter and let them complete the relevant design and modification preparations as soon as possible. I hope that within half a year, all the existing front-loading rifles of the active army will be renovated! ”

In 1858, the Linde rifle showed great combat effect, so it is certain that the number of rifles in service will be further increased in the future, but although the Linde Machine Factory and the Jinling Arsenal are producing day and night, the output is still limited.

At present, the production of 1858 rifles at the Linde Machine Factory is about 1,800 rifles per month, and the Jinling Arsenal is even less, and only about 1,000 rifles per month can only be produced at present.

Although the two arsenals have tried to increase the production of ordnance, the number of machines and equipment and the number of highly qualified workers have almost reached the limit, and further large-scale investment is needed to increase production on a large scale.

At present, these two arsenals are not only capable of producing rifles, they also have to produce pistols, and they also have to produce a large number of artillery, especially the production task of the Linde Machine Factory is quite heavy, at present they have to produce the 1858 rifle, to produce the 1857 front-loading 12-pounder rifled gun, to produce 180 mm, 120 mm rear-loading rifled guns, and 64-pound or more caliber siege mortars, and then there are matching paper-shell cartridges, all kinds of shells.

Therefore, although the Linde machine factory is large, there are too many ordnance products to be produced, which makes it difficult to expand the production of the 1858 Linde rifle on a large scale.

The Jinling Arsenal is even worse, as a new arsenal, the Jinling Arsenal has just been mass-produced on a large scale, although the output of the 1858 Linde rifle is expected to increase, but the original design output is 1,000 per month, and more will have to buy machines, recruit and train workers to build a new production line, and they also have a production line for front-loading rifled guns, as well as the production of shells of various calibers and paper shells.

When the two arsenals were already operating at full capacity, and there was no possibility of a large-scale increase in production in a short period of time, the military had to consider other methods, such as modifying the existing Mini rifles, adding a reloading mechanism, and converting the front-loading Mini rifles into rear-loading rifles.

In this regard, in fact, as the only one with technical research and development capabilities in China, Linde Machinery Factory has proposed several modification methods and submitted them to the Ordnance Department for test comparison.

No way, who makes China's scientific foundation too weak, even if Linde Machinery Factory itself has spent a lot of effort to cultivate, and has achieved all the Chinese in the primary and intermediate technical positions, but in the senior technical positions, that is, the technical personnel who are several times the number of engineers are basically foreigners.

It's just that people in these years really don't have much patriotism, and those from all over the world who come to the Far East to seek opportunities to make a fortune don't matter who they work for, as long as they can get a high salary, it is enough.

The 1856 Linde rifle, the 1858 Linde rifle, and the 1857 two rear-loading rifled guns were all designed by the foreigner engineers.

Although the Chinese Empire was at war with Britain and France, there were still a large number of foreigners from all over the world working in China, some of whom worked for administrative agencies such as the General Affairs Department of Customs, some worked as engineers in enterprises such as the Linde Machinery Factory, and some retired officers taught in the two naval and army officer schools, and there were even more foreign teachers in higher education institutions such as the Imperial University.

It is also worth noting that a small number of them directly chose to join the Chinese Imperial Empire, especially those foreign former officers who served as instructors in military academies. William, like William, got the title of nobility of the Chinese Empire.

The Chinese Empire under the leadership of Lin Zhe is still very compatible in this respect, he will never reject his subordinates because of their skin color or race, as long as they are loyal to him and show the corresponding ability, then he will never be stingy with his reward.

A variety of Mini rifle modification reloading schemes designed by foreign engineers have been submitted to the Ordnance Department, and after testing, one of them will be selected as a modification, and then the existing Mini rifle will be reassembled on a large scale.

However, even if these Mini rifles were converted into rear-loading rifles, they were transitional rifles and were destined to not be in service for long, and when the production of the 1858 Linde rifle increased, these modified transitional rifles would be directly retired from active service, or mothballed, or handed over to local armed forces such as patrol officers.

The modification of the Mini rifle belongs to a later story, not to mention it for the time being, first of all, after Lin Zhe learned of the great victory in Shanghai, especially the next day, there was a good news that the British and French troops had boarded the ship overnight and fled south, and he was not stingy with his reward at all.

Immediately, he drafted an edict in person, sealing the original Suqian Boshi Qingxuan as the Marquis of Suqian, and the year was doubled, and there were a lot of messy rewards.

At the same time, Viscount Bing Qusong was made an earl.

Xu Yanqing's title was not directly promoted, but he was titled, becoming the second nobleman with a title after Shi Qingxuan, he started with Zhenjiang in his early years, and it was still the most dazzling period of Xu Yanqing's military career to conquer Zhenjiang when he ran hundreds of miles, so he gave him Zhenjiang Bo.

In addition to the above three military bosses, the rest of the middle and senior officers and even ordinary soldiers have been rewarded, promoted, and knighted, for example, the commander of the eighth division, Bian Chengxun, was specially named a viscount because of his outstanding military achievements, and the commander of the second infantry division led the troops to launch a counter-charge to repel the enemy in the last battle of Wusong, this time he took the initiative to attack, his second division took the lead in breaking through the defense of the coalition defenders, forcing back the enemy and successfully converging with the sixth army, so he also obtained the title of a viscount, and three others won the title of baron, They are Fei Caishi, commander of the 9th Division, and Lin Mao, commander of the 6th Division.

A great war made the Chinese army add five new nobles to the military, and the first marquis in the Chinese Empire, and he was also a marquis with a title, which shows how positive this victory is for the Chinese Empire. (To be continued......)