The imperial capital of Great Xia, Black Dragon Garden.

The imperial capital is very large, and the city is not full of buildings, and there are many sparsely populated places such as lakes, lush forests, and mountains.

The Black Dragon Garden is located in the northwest corner of the imperial capital, covering an area of thousands of acres, surrounded by tall courtyard walls, sentry posts, and heavily guarded.

Black Dragon Garden is the first weapon forging institute under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Department of the Great Xia Military Department, and after the new military department Shangshu Guo Jia changed its functions and positioning, it mainly undertook the important mission of developing and forging the country's heavy weapons.

After the reorganization of the Black Dragon Garden, the imperial court invested a lot of money in support and received a lot of help from the Ministry of Industry, but there has been no rumor of relevant achievements.

Today, the Holy Driver is here to review the results.

On the No. 3 training ground, two behemoths were quietly parked in the open space.

At first glance, it looks a little similar to the Peng-class flying armor car that has been launched, known as the "Airbus", but it is three or four times larger, and the overall shape is more tough, like a sharp golden-winged Roc bird.

Around the training ground, there were hundreds of heavily armed armor soldiers guarding the perimeter.

The comparison between the two is like the difference between a beetle and a strong man.

In the center of the training ground, Guo Jia was introducing two behemoths to Xia Ao.

"Your Majesty, according to the strategic blueprint, the level of the Jinpeng battleship is currently set at a total of five levels."

"The first level is called hunting, which is the smallest and fastest, and it is full of 100 people."

"It's just that miniaturized warships have higher requirements for material density and miniaturization of central power mechanisms, and they are still in the verification stage, so it will take some time to come out."

"The second stage, called the Cruise, has a full crew of 800 and is equipped with 30 launchers. If the Yuanshi quota is full and you don't use a launcher attack, you can continue to sail for 20,000 miles! ”

"Its positioning is mainly to carry out decapitation, bypass the rear attack, attack key passes, etc., and five ships have been produced so far."

"The third stage is called the town guard, with a full crew of 3,000 and 120 launch blocks. Its maximum range can reach 30,000 miles! ”

"The Zhenshou-class Jinpeng warship is currently used as the main warship, but only these two have been produced at the moment, and it is not realistic to project enough troops to support large-scale battles over long distances."

Hearing this, Xia Ao's eyes were already full of brilliance.

"It's great to be able to achieve such results in just a few months."

After complimenting him, Xia Ao turned to ask, "What is the attack power of the artifact carried by the launch base?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, at present, the launch mounts of cruise-class and town-guard-class warships are equipped with Huiying crossbows, and the attack power of Huiying crossbows is equivalent to the full force of the ninefold master of the Void Body Realm, and it can be used to attack the gates of ordinary cities!"

"Oh? Let me see. ”

Xia Ao's eyes were even more interested.

"Yes!"

Guo Jia nodded, and then gestured towards one of the town-guard-class warships.

The bow of the battleship, a flash of white light in a part that resembles an eye, seems to be responding.

More than ten breaths later, in a low muffled sound, the battleship slowly started and rose vertically.

After more than 100 breaths, the battleship rose to a height of thirty zhang above the surface, which looked a little bulky, but it was very stable, and the shaking was almost invisible.

At a certain moment, a boxy black mouth suddenly appeared in the "mouth" part of the battleship.

After that, there was a flash of blackness.

With a rumbling explosion, a hill more than ten feet high in the distance was filled with sand and gravel in an instant.

When the dust settled, there was a pit about three zhang in diameter and about one zhang deep on the hill.

But this was just an appetizer, and as the battleship turned sideways in mid-air, more than fifty boxy black mouths appeared neatly from the side waist line, and then the black light covered the air!

"Boom!"

In a series of tremors, the ground around the training ground began to shake, and the small hill in the distance was completely wrapped in dense dust.

After a long time, when the smoke and dust cleared, where was there still a trace of Xiaoshanbao?

"Good!"

Xia Ao stroked his palms and laughed, looking extremely satisfied.

"With such a sharp weapon in hand, let him be a tiger, wolf, immortal and demon, and never want to resist my mighty soldiers of Great Xia!"

With Xia Ao's strength and eyesight, he could naturally see what was being launched from those launch ports.

It is a cylindrical object with a cylindrical front and a square cylindrical back, similar to chopsticks.

But they are not comparable to chopsticks, their length has reached nearly two zhang, the width is thicker than the thigh, and the official name is Huiying crossbow arrows!

Seeing that Xia Ao gave full affirmation, Guo Jia's heart was completely relieved.

In mid-air, after a salvo leveled the hill, the ship continued to rise upwards and faster.

In less than a hundred breaths, the town guard battleship turned into a black spot.

When it flew into the clouds, it was completely gone!

Xia Ao retracted his gaze and looked at Guo Jia with a smile.

"The various abilities displayed by the Jinpeng battleship are very good, but what is its defense? If a strong person in the spirit body realm makes a move, it may be shot down? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, with the material of the battleship itself, not to mention the strong of the Spirit Body Realm, it is a master of the True Body Realm, and it can be broken."

"But Your Majesty rest assured, all Jinpeng battleships are equipped with high-level guardian formations, even if they are the powerhouses of the ninefold spirit body realm, it will take at least a hundred breaths of time to break through the formation barrier."

"In addition, thanks to the ancient texts that have long been lost in this world, such as the secrets of organs and formations provided by His Majesty to the Ministry of Industry, the research on higher-level hull materials and guardian formations has achieved certain results."

"I believe that before the fourth-level Jinpeng battleship, that is, the expedition-class battleship, is forged, it will be baked and applied to it!"

"Good!"

Xia Ao nodded heavily, his expression even more satisfied.

"What is the current production of cruising and guarding ships? How many ships can be shipped in a month? ”

Hearing this question, Guo Jia smiled bitterly, and his face showed embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly what the minister is going to say to you......"

Xia Ao frowned, "What?" Got a problem? ”

"Yes."

Guo Jia nodded and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Jinpeng battleship is strong, but it is a bottomless pit that swallows gold. ”

"Whether it is the smelting and purification of the battleship's materials, or the creation of the flowing mechanism forging mother bed, or the forging of the Huiying crossbow and the Huiying crossbow arrows, or even the synthesis of the mechanism center system that drives the battleship, it requires a steady stream of resources."

"Especially the latter three, they all require a large supply of rare minerals and high-grade yuanshi."

"Coupled with the replacement of ordinary weapons, the cost is even greater."

"From the beginning of research and development to the present, counting the direct expenditure of gold, silver and yuan stones in all aspects, as well as the purchase of various minerals and utensils, the total cost of Black Dragon Garden has exceeded 20 million taels of gold!"

Hearing the last number, Xia Ao couldn't help grinning.

Okay, it's only been a few months? This Black Dragon Garden alone has swallowed up most of the taxes paid in the previous half of Great Xia, is this worth it?

It's just that the belly slander is the belly slander, and Xia Ao can still carry the gains and losses.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, at least this foundation has been supplied, and the cost after that should always be better, right?

After breathing a sigh of relief, Xia Ao asked indifferently, "Say, how much do you need in January?" ”

"This ......"

Guo Jia hesitated a little, and after thinking for a while, he spoke cautiously.

"Your Majesty, the minister has three plans, why don't you please decide?"

"Say it."

Xia Ao nodded.

"First, a fixed amount of one million taels of gold per month. In this case, it is necessary to spend 200,000 taels for research and development in other areas, 200,000 taels for the forging of sophisticated standard weapons, and 100,000 taels for maintaining personnel, food supplies, repairs of utensils and houses, renewal and maintenance of mother beds, and the normal operation of various functions. ”

"Therefore, if you choose this plan, you can only use 500,000 taels to build the Jinpeng battleship in the end."

"In this case, you can only produce one Guard-class and two cruise-class warships per month."

"Second, a fixed amount of two million taels of gold per month. If this option is chosen, he can ensure that he can produce three Guard-class and five cruiser-class warships per month. ”

"Third, directly allocate 20 million taels, which is considered a year's military expenditure."

"If this plan is adopted, the minister will be able to coordinate the use of all parties to the greatest extent and create the greatest value at the lowest cost! It can ensure the production of four Guard-class and six Cruiser-class ships per month! ”

"Moreover, the hunting-class and expeditionary-class battleships, the minister is also sure that they will be born within half a year!"

"Of course, after the birth of these two levels of warships, the output will also be adjusted accordingly."

After speaking, Guo Jia looked at Xia Ao expectantly.

"Your Majesty, do you think, which plan is more appropriate?"

Xia Ao stared at Guo Jia expressionlessly for a long time, and when Guo Jia was uncomfortable and smiling, he snorted coldly.

"Okay, you Guo Jia, this shrewd ghost abacus has hit my head?"

Guo Jia smiled embarrassedly, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, how dare you?" The minister just thinks that it is more efficient to coordinate resources......"

"Don't dare? The meaning of your three plans is so straightforward, who can't hear it? ”

Xia Ao snorted coldly and glared at Guo Jia, but he was not angry.

"However, what you said does make sense."

"Now is the real initial stage of the Black Dragon Garden, and our army urgently needs a large number of Jinpeng warships, and a large amount of investment is worth it."

"In this way, I will directly allocate 20 million taels of gold to the Black Dragon Garden, and in addition, I will transfer 2 million taels worth of rare minerals and yuan stones from all parties every month for another year."

Hearing Xia Ao's decision, Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then looked excited, surprised and happy.

In this way, the Black Dragon Garden can get a huge investment of nearly 50 million taels of gold in a year!

"Minister, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, every month from now on, the Black Dragon Garden will produce at least seven Guardian-level and ten Cruise-class! And within three months, the hunting-class and expedition-class battleships will inevitably be cast! ”

After getting Guo Jia's promise, Xia Ao was satisfied.

"Good! Then I'll wait and see! ”

(End of chapter)