According to the three pirate masters, all kinds of goods they bought from Guangzhou were regularly transported to a place called San'men Island in the east, where they traded with the subordinates of the "Eighteen Zhi" - Shu Haha - and in addition to acting as second-tier dealers, this group of people would often come forward for the "Eighteen Zhi" and transport some stolen goods to Guangzhou to get rid of.

From here, Wang Tom made at least two things clear, first, this small group of pirates was able to survive on the edge of the "Eighteen Zhi" sphere of influence, and it was not for no reason, their existence could more or less bring some benefits to the "Eighteen Zhi", so that the powerful "Eighteen Zhi" acquiesced to their settlement here. Second, it seems that the "Eighteen Zhi", which does not seem to have a direct relationship with the Crossing Group, has already begun to purchase various industrial products produced in Shengli Port. As for whether the "Eighteen Zhi" sold these goods to Japan or to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the north, it is not known for the time being.

There is no doubt that Haihan goods, which have been highly sought after in the Guangdong market in the past year, have been noticed by "Shibazhi" and have become one of the goods they traffick from Guangdong. If the Executive Committee had known about this, it would probably not have been happy to see that its own products had become a source of money for future rivals.

From the beginning of the crossing, the Executive Committee regarded the "Eighteen Zhi" as the most formidable opponent in the East Asian seas in the next few years, and in order to be able to win the battle for sea power in the future, it made an early layout in the direction of Fujian through "Furuifeng". The military support for Xu Xinsu, the head snake in Fujian, has gradually shifted from underground to public with the growth of its own strength. Recently, Xu Xinsu sent the second batch of advanced students to Shengli Port to study military has arrived, and unlike the previous batch of craftsman students, this time the trainees are all real officers with troops, and the crossing group has thus created a precedent for the official training of talents for the Ming Dynasty.

In the original history, before this, the Ming military also found other foreign help to help, that is, the Portuguese. In the third year of the Apocalypse, the Ming army purchased 22 'Hongyi cannons' from the Portuguese, and hired 23 Portuguese gunners to work on artillery training, which was probably the first batch of Western military personnel officially hired by the Chinese government. In July of the first year of Chongzhen, Li Fengjie and Wang Zunde of the Liangguang Army were ordered to go to the Macao 'Gate' to recruit artillery divisions and merge into the Hongyi cannon. In the second year of Chongzhen's second year, there were also dozens of mercenaries from Portugal in the team that escorted this batch of artillery to fight in the north.

During the service of these mercenaries for the Ming Dynasty, the team leader could receive a salary of 150 taels of silver per year, and a monthly food allowance of 15 taels. Ordinary soldiers have a hundred taels a year, and a monthly food allowance of ten taels. This treatment is basically equivalent to the six products of the Weisu Army, which is very good, and if it is converted into Haihan circulation coupons, it is basically at the same level as the treatment of the soldiers of the Haihan militia.

The professionalism shown by the Portuguese mercenaries in the past cooperation has made the Ming officials very satisfied, and some members of the executive committee have proposed that they can consider hiring a group of Portuguese soldiers in the Australian 'gate' to train gunners for the Haihan militia group. Except for Tao Donglai's last interview with the Portuguese envoy Thomas in Guangzhou, the two sides have not yet made the next step of in-depth contact, and it will certainly not be possible to complete military cooperation for a while. Coupled with the fact that the two sides had another 'exchange' in Annan a few months ago, it is difficult to judge what kind of attitude the Portuguese side currently has towards the Haihan side.

Of course, Tom Wang will not worry too much about this kind of thing, as a standard soldier, he is very clear about his identity and tasks in the group, foreign policy, this kind of thing, just 'hand' over to those civilian officials to have a headache, there is no need to go to the overstepping. And he also knew very well that his identity as a "North American Gang" did not have a positive effect on the group, but would become the object of vigilance of some people - after all, their group of people who joined from overseas had certain differences in culture and values from other members from China. Of course, Tom Wang, who has realized this, has been working hard to dilute his identity as a "North American Gang" recently, and has devoted more time and 'essence' to the formation and training of the water army. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)

After conquering Dangan Island, Tom Wang's biggest personal experience was that the military's previous attention to this group of pirates was really a bit too much. If these pirates really took the initiative to harass Wanshan Port and even launched an attack on Dawanshan Island, as the military feared, it would be simply asking for their own suffering. With the combat effectiveness they expressed, Wang Tom thought that it was not much stronger than those rogue bandits who besieged Lijiazhuang.

The militia 'spent' most of the day to count the results of the battle, and then loaded everything that could be removed onto the ship. Due to the large number of ships captured this time, the militia did not have enough sailors of its own, so it had to select some sailors from among the captives to drive the ships. It wasn't until it was dark that the fleet slowly left the dock of Dangan Island. Most of the captives captured this time will be temporarily left on Dawanshan Island to participate in the construction work, while a small number of leader-level figures will be escorted to the base camp, where they will be sentenced to a year of hard labor and, if unlucky, sent to an overseas colony.

As for the ships captured this time, all of them remained in Wanshan Port to increase the mobility of the troops stationed on the island. The three warships that participated in the war will still return to Shengli Harbor after this, and the people on Dawanshan Island can only use this batch of loot as a means of 'communication' for the time being.

On 30 May, Tom Wang led two companies that had been sent from Victory Harbor back to the base camp by boat. As for the preliminary infrastructure projects on the island, according to Liu Shanxia, the person in charge, it is basically guaranteed to be completed by the end of June. At that time, the Dawanshan Island stronghold will retain a company of troops stationed for a long time, and will play a more important role as a commercial and immigration transit station.

Wang Tom returned to the base camp and went to the Military Commission to 'hand' over, and as soon as he came out, he was arrested by Bai Kesi: "I heard that you came back today and was about to look for you, but I didn't expect you to jump out by yourself, hurry up and follow me!"

Tom Wang was confused and said, "Mr. Bai, can you explain the situation first?"

"A new gun has been made, so I'm looking for you to check it out and try it out. Bai Kesi couldn't help but say, and took Tom Wang and went in the direction of the Victory Fort railway station.

After the establishment of the "Haihan Ordnance Industry" in early April, Bai Kesi, who was originally in charge of industrial production, naturally assumed the post of chief executive of this new organization. After initially straightening out the relationship between the design, production, and use of various units, the first key weapon project that Bai Kesi personally grasped was the firearms used by the infantry.

In the year after the crossing, the Ministry of Military Industry actually mass-produced two different types of muskets, one is the Type 27 arquebus mainly used for export, and the other is the Type 27 flintlock pistol that is installed in its own militia group. These two front-loading muskets are only transitional 'sex' weapons in the eyes of the military and the 'door' of the Ministry of Military Industry. With hundreds of years of accumulated scientific and technological advantages, the Ministry of Military Industry is very clear about the development direction of rifles, and all they need to do is to continuously copy those famous rifles in history according to the development level of their own productive forces. With the existing military technology and steel production of the group, it is no longer delusional to start making rear-loading rifles. The emergence of breech-loading muskets will mean that the armament level of Haihan has completely opened up a gap with this era. Of course, there was some debate about which firearm should be copied as a single weapon for the militia in the coming period, when the representatives of several parties jointly consulted. Among the breech-loading rifles officially installed in the army in 1850, there are many famous rifle models, such as the famous Dreiser M1841 firing pistol, which was equipped with the Prussian Army from 1840 until 1872, when it was eliminated by the "Mauser" M1871. There is also the Hall M1819 rifle in the United States, which entered service with the American ** team as early as 1819. The common advantage of these two breech rifles is that the 'firing' speed is fast, and the 'firing' frequency can reach *** shots per minute, and the common disadvantage is that the rifle leaks air strictly, which greatly affects the rifle's performance in the 'firing' range and 'precision'. In view of the fact that the Haihan militia has always taken the route of few and 'fine', the military hoped that the weapons in hand could be more balanced in terms of 'sex' performance, so after some discussion, both rifles were finally vetoed. In the end, after repeated trade-offs, the gun type chosen by "Haihan Ordnance" was the Carman Ryder M1842 rifle, which appeared a year later than the Bidlaiser M1841. The rifle remained the main individual weapon of the Norwegian army until it was discontinued in 1867.

The biggest feature of the Kamanryde rifle can be summarized simply, which is the use of a fire cap to fire, a chamber that can stand up, and a paper case to order a mini bullet. This movable chamber is basically a metal cartridge case mounted on the body of the gun, and there is a notch in front of the chamber that can be embedded in the rear of the chamber, which greatly enhances the airtightness of the chamber.

Of course, the addition of various black technologies to the 'sex' performance is not without a price, the production process of this rifle is much more complex than the existing 27-type flintlock pistol, and its cost has also risen sharply, according to the estimation of the Ministry of Military Industry', the production cost after mass production is expected to be as much as five to seven times that of the 27-type flintlock pistol, which is about 30 yuan in circulation coupons, almost fifteen or six times that of the export arquebus. Therefore, it is not yet conclusive whether this gun will be approved by the military.

Tom Wang is one of the few individual weapons experts in the crossing group, so this gun test 'firing' activity was specially postponed for a week, just to wait for him to come back from Guangzhou. Bai Kesi took Wang Tom by train to the industrial area of Tiandu, and then led by two militiamen to a secluded ravine. There is a small shooting range built here, but this shooting range is not affiliated with the military, but is a place where military production units conduct weapon test firing. After Tom Wang arrived here, he found that almost all the highest-ranking figures in the Military Commission were present, and it seemed that the military also had great expectations for the "sexual" performance of this new rifle. "Let me give you a brief introduction to this rifle. After Bai Kesi arrived, he didn't even have time to take a sip of water, so he picked up a sample gun and began to explain: "We imitated the new rifle made by Carman Ryder M1842, with a total length of 125 cm, a barrel length of 78 cm, and a total weight of about 5 kg. ”

Judging from the paper 'sexual' performance parameters announced by Bai Kesi, this new gun has comprehensively surpassed the Type 27 flintlock pistol now installed by the militia. If it can be mass-produced, it will basically mean that the militia will not have to make major changes to individual weapons in the next few years - the next major firearm overhaul may be the use of bolt-action rifles and metal-cased bullets. Judging from the existing resources and production capacity of the group, copper-shelled bullets alone cannot be mass-produced in recent years, and even if there is so much copper, the executive committee will not use it to produce expensive bullets. The relatively inexpensive Mini shell was enough to beat the global infantry in this era, and the military was not in a hurry to upgrade individual weapons to the level of World War I.

Of course, the military also knew that some of the numbers published by Bai Kesi were just theoretical numbers. For example, the rate of 'shooting' can theoretically reach six to eight rounds per minute, which is probably measured in a state of undisturbed standing posture, but on the battlefield, it will be affected by factors such as personal tactical skills and 'shooting' posture and 'shooting' environment. In addition, although the 'shooting' range can reach 500 meters, according to the experience of later generations, the 'shooting' range that can effectively hit a single target in a combat environment is only about half of the maximum gauge, so if you really plan to attack a target at a distance of 500 meters, you can only rely on luck to 'cover'.

In addition to Carman Ryder, the Ministry of Military Industry 'Gate' actually trial-produced another Whitworth rifle known in history as the "sharpshooter". Produced in England in 1857, this rifle has a very strange appearance, using a hexagonal barrel, which must be loaded with a special bullet, and the craftsmanship and cost of this special-shaped chamber are far beyond ordinary rifles, and even the bullets used are several times more expensive than the Minnie bullet of the same period. In addition, this rifle had to be cleaned between two 'shots', and the speed of the 'shot' was much slower than that of the rifles of the same period. The inconvenient reloading, high price, and slow rate of 'shooting' made the British ** team give up loading it in the troops, and after producing it, it was only exported to the United States in large quantities.

Then why did the "Haihan Military Industry" imitate such a rifle with many defects? The Whitworth rifle is called a "magic gun" not only because of its strange appearance, but also because the most important feature of this gun is that it is accurate, and its "firing" range is much higher than that of its competitors of the same period. When the maximum amount of "shot" and "charge" is used, the initial velocity of the bullet can reach 420 m/s, the muzzle kinetic energy exceeds 3,000 joules, the impact point distribution at a distance of 1,000 meters can be controlled within one meter, and its effective "firing" range is up to more than 1,500 meters.

What do these numbers mean? This means that the Whitworth rifle is a sniper rifle that can be produced under the existing technical conditions! Of course, in order to realize this function, the Ministry of Military Industry has to produce a scope for its special "door." However, now that the glass workshop has begun to trial produce optical glass, it is not too difficult to make a sight that is about 4 times larger, it is nothing more than a handmade zuò, and the cost is relatively high. If you want to say that the cost of Carman Ryder is high, in fact, compared with Whitworth, it will still feel very cheap, and the cost of a single unit estimated by the Ministry of Military Industry has exceeded 100 yuan, and this does not include the special-shaped ammunition 'drug' it uses. Of course, this kind of weapon with special purposes is not destined to be produced in large quantities, but the "Haihan Military Industry" believes that the military will definitely place a batch of orders after actually testing the "sex" of the gun, after all, the cost of this sniper rifle is much cheaper than the treasures brought by the military from the 21st century, and the military has enough conditions to train the world's first musket snipers. There are also Yan Chujie, Gu Wei and others who have really come into contact with the original Kamel Ryder rifle with Tom Wang, and he had tried to 'shoot' this rifle at the event of the National Rifle Association before the crossing, so everyone took his 'operation' steps as a demonstration to do so.

Tom Wang first pulled off the hammer under the chamber, turned the crank on the right side of the gun body to make the movable chamber erect, stuffed the fire cap into the bottom of the chamber, poured in the 'shot' and 'medicine', and then stuffed the paper shell Mini bullet into it and filled it tightly, and then turned the crank to return the chamber to the barrel to complete the locking.

After everyone finished loading, they raised their guns and aimed at the target 100 meters away and began to 'shoot'. After 10 rounds, some militia members collected the target for testing. Wang Tom may be familiar with each other, and the hit rate is really the highest, six out of ten, and the others are mostly flying, usually only two or three shots on target. However, this result did not discourage everyone, in order to verify the importance of the ruler's 'nature', just now in the 'shooting' hit is only aimed with the 'flesh' eye, it is quite difficult to hit this result. The next 'shot' hit everyone used the gauge installed on the gun to assist in aiming, which really played a very obvious role. As a result of the 'shooting' at the same distance target, Tom Wang hit nine out of ten, and others also increased the hit rate to about 50%, if you are familiar with it, I believe that there will be a relatively large room for improvement in this hit rate. Of course, the inspection of the new gun is not only about 'shooting' the target, but also a large number of other inspection items that need to be carried out one by one.