The travelogue of Han Jingyi, a native of Huyue, is becoming more and more influential, and the news of the auspicious founding of the country is also known by more and more people.

As the saying goes, no one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, and anyone who can have something to do with Wang Xuan's grandfather, uncle and his family has worked tirelessly and traveled long distances from the north to congratulate the birth of the new kingdom.

Wang Xuan didn't care about this, everyone who came was a guest, they were all entertained, and they would try their best to meet any requirements that the other party could meet.

Some of the excessive requests, Wang Xuan will also explain the situation, and the relationship between everyone is maintained well, and there is no red-faced thing.

Some people proposed to move to auspiciousness, and Wang Xuan was also satisfied one by one, and divided some businesses to cooperate with them.

This is also to accumulate contacts for auspiciousness, Daxia is inseparable from auspicious products, and the same auspiciousness is inseparable from the market of Daxia, and the combination is beneficial to both parties.

On May 20, the representatives of the six northern collars finally arrived, accompanied by a sizable convoy of transports.

The person in charge is called Sun Xuan, and this time on behalf of Yishan Ling, Linjiang Ling, Linshan Ling, Beishan Ling, Zhongshan Ling, Dongpu County and other six leaders came to Jixiang to complete the first transaction.

Since the last time he received that batch of ordnance orders, Wang Xuan also deliberately understood the six collars.

There are Zhongshan Ling, Beishan Ling, and Dongpu County in the east of the Beixingyao River, and Linjiang Ling, Linshan Ling, and Yishan Ling in the west of the Hexi.

And these six territories are all located in the north of the royal capital's power circle, and have greater autonomy.

As can be seen from the name of the territory, further north are the mountains and the four northern territories, which are the only way for Daxia to communicate with Hu Yue.

Sun Mao has a slender figure, fair skin, and a literati dress, and at first glance he is a civilian official such as a master.

"The foreign minister Sun Mao congratulated the six leaders of the north on the auspicious kingdom for its prosperity and prosperity, and the king for thousands of generations. ”

"No need to be polite, please be seated. ”

The meeting was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was held in Villa No. 3 of the Lord's Palace, which was a little low in layout before, and is now being expanded and renovated, and will be used as a fixed place to meet and entertain foreign guests in the future.

The foreign ministers came this time to congratulate the birth of the new king, and secondly, to strengthen trade between the two sides. Entrusted by the six leaders, the 1 million catties of rice, wheat grain, sorghum, etc. delivered to the auspicious kingdom for free to express congratulations. Secondly, the Minister hopes to set up a permanent office in your country to deal with political, economic, and cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two sides. ”

For Sun Mao's requirements, Wang Xuan has nothing to do.

Nowadays, there are permanent offices in Jixiang with the Huyue Kingdom in the north, the Shang Alliance forces represented by the royal capital Shiqian, and the representatives of Xishan, and now it is not uncommon to have one more northern six collars.

In the Cabinet's view, there will be more and more permanent external representatives in auspiciousness in the future, and it is necessary to plan ahead and take precautions.

For this reason, Zhang Yun gave a concession to the lord's palace in April and asked for the establishment of an embassy area.

This proposal made Wang Xuan feel fresh, so he gave him two bottles of good wine as a reward.

The auspicious villain is sparsely populated, the management mode of the company model is feasible at present, and formalization and standardization are the principles of the government, so Wang Xuan happily approved the cabinet's request.

The embassy area is located in the northeast of Jixiang City, north of the Martyrs' Monument in Dongmen Square.

Wang Xuan, the plan designed by the Ministry of Construction, has seen that two rows of villas in the north and south have been built along the direction of Hexi Avenue, with the west side flush with the east city wall, and the east side is only a kilometer away from Hexi Avenue.

In the middle is the Embassy Avenue, which is very green, and public facilities such as public bus platforms and public toilets are also set up.

The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for the security and security of the embassy area, and Cai Gang has set up a public security bureau here for this purpose.

Between the villas, some public service buildings are built every three or five corners, and express delivery business, catering service business, transportation business, etc.

In order to participate in the operation of these businesses in the region, it must go through the qualification review of the Government Council, including health, safety, profitability, customer response, tax contribution, political background checks, etc.

After screening, the qualified enterprises will then bid for the final decision on the operator.

Of course, the prices here are definitely higher than in other places, and the services here are also better than those in other places.

In this way, the land in the northeast of Jixiang City, north to Hunan West Avenue and east to Hexi Avenue has a reasonable use.

People living in the area will be relocated, and they will have three options, the first of which is to fend for themselves with the compensation for the demolition.

Second, the government built shops along the avenue to the east of the embassy villa complex and to the west of Hexi Avenue.

The shops follow the design method of the pedestrian street in the city, and are used for both business and people.

The front is a shop, and the back is a residence.

In the area behind the house and from the embassy district, a large number of cinchona trees will be planted, which are the most effective tree species in the treatment of malaria.

This kind of tree is also cultivated in the east of the river, and Wang Xuan hopes that after they become large-scale, they will establish a pharmaceutical factory to produce special drugs based on cinchona cream, and completely solve infectious diseases such as malaria.

Demolition households can give priority to buying shops here and make up the difference.

Third, the Government Council arranged new places for them to go, such as to engage in aquaculture in Lianhua Town, to engage in agricultural production in Laifu Town, or to work and live in Xingyao Bay.

The plan is very comprehensive, and the compensation is also a lot, so people have made a choice after thinking about it, and now the land is under construction.

"We are building the embassy area, and if you have special requirements in terms of architectural styling, you can communicate with the Ministry of Construction. Wang Xuandao.

"Very well, thank you for your understanding. Sun Mao got up and gave another salute to express her gratitude.

"In addition, presumably His Majesty also understands that although our six collars are not on the front line of the dispute between the north and the south, the pressure of self-preservation is still huge, and once the four northern domains are lost, we will become the first line to resist the invasion of Hu Yue, which is why this batch of arms transactions has been generated. ”

Everyone with a discerning eye knows about this, so when Sun Mao mentioned it, everyone present nodded secretly.

"The auspicious lord was wise and wise, and led and commanded the kingdom's army and people to defeat the combined fleet, which was the main factor in the final victory of this battle.

Secondly, the people of Jixiang were united in their determination to resist death, and with great sacrifices, they pinned down the combined fleet and won precious opportunities for the final victory. These are all auspicious wealth, and our six collars can only envy it. ”

When the horse was patted, Wang Xuan was a little floating, and subconsciously waved his hand, smiling all over his face.

"In addition, artillery has exerted a huge destructive power that the crossbow cannot reach in the war, and the advantage is obvious, since the first two are out of reach, we can only retreat to the second, and buy artillery at any cost, I wonder if Your Majesty can be accommodating?"

Wang Xuan believes that this is the biggest purpose of Sun Mao's trip.

Compared to artillery, those armor blades are not to be feared, and whether they are used for attack or defense, artillery is an epoch-making weapon.

The power of artillery is undoubted, auspicious and combined fleet battle, artillery has been famous all over the world, as long as a little motivated territory, want to have them, advance can attack and retreat, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an artifact.

In order to provide high-intensity firepower, the gunners could only pour water directly on the barrel for cooling, which greatly reduced the life of the barrel.

The forging process of the barrel is heat treated, so that the molecular structure of the steel can withstand the impact of high temperatures and pressures. But there is an upper limit to this endurance, and no matter how well made the barrel is, there is also an upper limit of life and durability.

If the shelling is continued for too long, the molecular structure of the barrel will change due to heat generation, but normal thermal expansion and contraction can bring it back to its original state.

If you force the barrel to cool it while it is thermally expanding, it will damage the barrel, making it fragile, reducing accuracy at least and blowing up the chamber.

The military plans to recycle these artillery, although the cost is higher, but for Jixiang, who now lacks everything, it can be regarded as waste utilization, and it can be saved.

The navy's new warships and naval guns are being designed, and the demand for steel is increasing, and the mascot cannot afford to waste it.

Although the strength of the barrels of these guns to be processed has decreased to varying degrees, the life of more than 100 rounds is still available under the premise of reducing the charge.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuan decided to tell the truth eight points and tell two points of falsehood.

"Artillery is the biggest contributor to our auspicious journey to this day, and it is our killer weapon, and it will not be sold to the outside world. ”

As soon as Sun Mao heard the first two sentences, his heart sank, thinking that there was no drama, but who knew that the third sentence was a turn.

"But now that the kingdom has been newly established, and the country is in ruins, we are not only short of people, but also of materials and gold coins. ”

"These are what we can provide. Sun Mao was impatient, as long as he could get artillery, he would dare to agree to any conditions.

"Don't worry, the output of auspicious artillery is not high now, and we have to provide two hundred three-inch and twenty-caliber guns to the Great Xia King Capital within two years, and we are under a lot of pressure. ”

Zhao Shengrui wants to buy auspicious artillery The world knows, otherwise it is impossible to allow auspicious independence, but I don't know the specific price.

"Since the establishment of trade with Jixiang last year, the relationship between our two sides has warmed up rapidly, and we get along well with a win-win attitude of cooperation, and I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. ”

Wang Xuan seemed to be caught in the scene when the agreement was reached in the past, staring into the distance and speaking in a gentle tone.

"This ordnance order has helped Jixiang a lot, and we have built a lot of infrastructure through it, so Mascot is grateful to you. However, we have to deliver 100 artillery pieces in the Great Xia Royal Capital within two years, which is the limit of today's production capacity, so we cannot provide you with new artillery. ”

Sun Mao, who was listening carefully, trembled again in her heart at this time, and her newly heated heart sank quickly, with a sluggish face.

"However, in order to express our gratitude to the Six Collars, and for the sake of friendship between the two sides, I intend to sell some of the artillery on the lake embankment to you. ”

Sun Mao's sinking heart flew up again, and the whole person jumped up excitedly, "Really?"

"Naturally, I just don't know how much you need. Wang Xuan said lightly.

"The more, the better!" Sun Mao replied, his rollercoaster-like ups and downs in a short period of time, making his heart beat faster, and now his fair face was already stained with red clouds.

Wang Xuan pondered, and Sun Mao nervously waited for the following.

The familiar sound of horses' hooves resounded in the room again, and Li Ming sighed in his heart, the follow-up cost of the embassy villa area is there!

"We have fifty guns on the embankment, and the caliber is the same as that provided to the royal capital, but the service life of these cannons is between one hundred and two hundred rounds, I don't know if you can accept it. ”

"If you give us the artillery to guard the lake embankment, how will your country defend the lake embankment?" Sun Mao asked casually.

"Naturally, the artillery provided to the royal capital was arranged first, and they were replenished in turn. ”

This is a method, but Sun Mao does not know how long the life of the brand-new artillery is, so he has no way to judge whether the life span of one hundred to two hundred rounds Wang Xuan is more or less, after all, only the mascot knows the mystery best.

So he had no choice but to ask, "Your Majesty, if it is a newly built artillery, how many rounds should it live?"

Wang Xuan said: "If you look at the auspicious craftsmanship, it should be around 500 rounds." ”

This is to say less, and this is also needed to sell used guns for a high price.

Without waiting for Sun Mao to answer, Wang Xuan continued: "The craftsmanship of artillery may not be very clear, let me briefly introduce it, you also have a concept."

First, when the shell is fired from the barrel, the ammunition contained in the barrel is instantly detonated to produce a very high temperature, and the barrel of the gun must have the performance of high temperature resistance, otherwise it will be extremely easy to explode, which requires the gun to be very strong.

Second, the pressure in the chamber increases greatly at the moment the gun is fired, and the cannon steel must have the ability to withstand high pressure.

Third, when the gun is fired, the projectile and the barrel form friction, the higher the initial velocity of the projectile, the more severe this friction, so it is also required that the metal texture of the gun can be wear-resistant, these three basic properties determine the performance of the artillery.

This kind of steel can only be made by auspiciousness, and the process is extremely complex, time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The artillery we sold to the royal capital was 50,000 gold coins each, which was the friendly price of the behind-the-scenes transaction between the two sides. The same price is for the guns sold to you, and we will also deliver 50 rounds of ammunition and the corresponding amount of ammunition each. ”

Fifty thousand gates, this is not cheap, if all fifty doors are bought, it is two and a half million.

But then I thought about Sun Mao and was relieved, the last ordnance sale was more than two million, but if its effect was compared with fifty artillery, it would be weak and scum.

Is 2.5 million yuan expensive? It is certainly expensive, but it is definitely not a loss.

Sun Mao knew that he had no room for bargaining, what else was there to say that the Zhenguo artifact had been sold to you?

"Okay, two and a half million to buy artillery, and we will pay another 500,000 to buy one ammunition, and three million gold coins will arrive in auspicious a month, and we will have both goods and goods at that time. ”

Wang Xuan was very satisfied with this, and in the following days, the Ministry of Commerce launched commercial negotiations with Sun Mao, exchanging part of the payment for the materials urgently needed by Jixiang, and both parties were happy.

The million catties of food given by the other party also solved the urgent need of auspiciousness, and the revenge consumption of the mascot is crazy, and now he also has the habit of hoarding food.

In the past, there was no food to hoard, but now that there is money in hand, most of which is used to buy food and daily necessities, and the mascot's sense of distress is gradually increasing.

The days of waiting are full of fantasy, Sun Mao and his entourage wandered all over the auspicious streets and alleys, the more they saw, the stronger the shock in their hearts, auspicious is like the legendary heavenly palace, full of hope and vitality.

It is full of convenient public facilities, full of green trees and flowers, to paraphrase a Ministry of Construction official, that is, the land that can be used for public facilities will never be wasted, and the land that can be used for public facilities will never be used for private buildings.

At first, he didn't understand the auspicious man's way of thinking, but after more than ten days, when his body became more and more healthy, he realized how important the green mountains and green waters were.

Subsequently, as a representative of the six collars, he signed a series of commodity procurement agreements with the Jixiang Ministry of Commerce, which involved clothing, glass, leather boots, sports equipment, daily chemicals, etc., with a trade volume of millions of gold coins.

However, the porcelain and wine mentioned by Sun Mao were rejected, and the reason was also convinced to him, these two goods had already been licensed to the agent, and Jixiang kept his promise not to do anything harmful to their interests.

This auspicious journey opened the door to understanding auspiciousness in the Northern Territories, and the novel and creative way of life influenced them all the time.

Gradually, Sun Mao and the others realized that auspiciousness was the dawn of their development, and they had too many places to learn.