Taoyuan City

The geographical location in the valley plain here is relatively broad, and the development potential is great, Taoyuan City is a key development area of the Colorado Plateau, and the urban population is growing rapidly.

Here, a palace is being built.

The palace is located in the middle of the mountain, at the foot of the mountain has circled a large piece of land, backed by the forest, and there is a small lake of about ten acres of land, called "Mirror Lake".

Name implies

The lake is calm as a mirror, reflecting the lush forests and mountain peaks, and the scenery is beautiful.

With this small mirror lake, echoing the mountains and forests and palace buildings, this pastoral seems to have a maintenance and a soul.

Therefore, this palace is called "Mirror Lake Palace".

Today, the "Jinghu Palace" is under construction, and the main building is a three-story French-style palace building, which is made of large red rocks, a local specialty, and is one of the landmark buildings in Taoyuan City.

The reason why the French-style palace building was built was because the white architects and white slaves who were taken away from the country were good at it and could not build Chinese-style palaces.

Most of the northwestern states of the United States belong to the northern part of the French "Louisiana Sale" in 1803, and are French colonies in North America, so there are many descendants of French immigrants.

Among the captive whites were many white French designers who were good at architecture.

The conditions for these people are much stronger than those of ordinary hard servants.

Not only can you live with your family, but you can also have a relatively stable supply of food and life, provided that you do your best to build a good palace, otherwise you can imagine the consequences.

The palace was not built for the time being, and Richard stayed in a wooden house on the edge of the Mirror Lake, which was slightly higher than the depths of the valley, and could see most of the city from the window.

Mid-April

Taoyuan City has a permanent population of 117,000, and more than 10,000 houses are under construction, which is more than 10,000 families. If all of them are occupied, based on the population of 5.73 per family, the total number of people will be about 65,000.

Although the houses have not yet been built, Richard has arranged for dozens of "tun villages" to move in an orderly manner and into the depths of the Taoyuan Valley to escape the impending war.

After entering, these "Tun Village" residents can remove shrubs and weeds deep in the valley, plough the land, and plant some vegetables, fruits, potatoes and other crops while they still have time to meet the needs of life in a short time.

When the house is built, you can happily move to a new house.

Richard had already planned to run a small train to plantations and farms in the Taoyuan Valley once the fighting subsided, one early and one late.

People who go out to work in the fields can take the small train to get to and fro conveniently. Agricultural products harvested in the field can also be transported by small trains and processed and sold in Taoyuan Valley.

So

It not only facilitates the cultivation of farmland by Chinese families who own fields, but also conforms to the long-term fortress status of Fenghuang City to Taoyuan City in the bottom line of war, and industrial and agricultural production and war preparation are not wrong.

If it's the busy season for farming

People who are busy in the field and can't come back, can also live temporarily in the nest of the ground, which has little impact.

Only when peace truly comes, will the government of the Tang Kingdom lift restrictions on the construction of villages.

In a wooden house

Richard stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, the cool breeze in the mountains and forests blowing the tips of his black hair, and his eyes looked bright and deep.

Look from here

A new city is emerging, with vast streets and houses stretching out in the distance, and a meandering river running through the city, and on the other side of the river is the factory district.

The factory area is lined with chimneys, emitting thick black smoke day and night.

This was later called environmental pollution, but today it is a symbol of industrial and economic power.

The streets of Taoyuan City are wide, separated by a green belt in the middle of the road, and the horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians follow the principle of driving on the right, which seems to be orderly.

Due to the early days of urban construction, a complete urban sewer network culvert facilities, public toilets, and the streets appear clean and tidy, without the strange smell of cow dung and horse urine in American towns.

If nothing else

By the end of the year, Taoyuan City will become the most populous city in the Tang Kingdom, with a total population of nearly 200,000.

Looking back on the bumpy journey of more than two years, a smile could not help but appear on the corner of Richard's mouth.

It was a great feeling of achievement, and at the same time it was strong, it was able to support overseas Chinese to create a dream country that was not discriminated against, not oppressed, and could give full play to the wisdom and wisdom of overseas Chinese, which made Richard feel relieved and found the value of life.

"Your Majesty, the second batch of Colt Type 1848 lever rifles has arrived, a total of 1,500 of them, and now all the troops are vying for it, you see......"

The speaker was Major Lin Shoutian, the former deputy commander of the Second Zhangzhou Cavalry Regiment, who was promoted to lieutenant colonel cavalry commander because of his repeated meritorious services in the northern front operations at the beginning of the year.

Lin Shoutian was a well-informed and steady man who was one of the early laborers in the guano mines in Chile and had been working overseas for six years before arriving in North America.

Therefore, as one of the confidants who can be cultivated, Lin Shoutian is now transferred to the chief of the royal guard and the head of the cuirassier regiment of the royal guard, which is the role of the former colonel Liu Wu (Liu Wu).

Richard did not turn back when he heard the request, but commanded in a loud voice; "This batch of new weapons is all equipped with the Phoenix City Corps, and they are ordered to make good use of the new weapons for training, and everyone must master them, and there must be no mistakes."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, how is the production of the Colt Arms Company?"

"Your Majesty, at your behest the Colt Arms Company has now discontinued the production of the 1846 cavalry-style revolver and is concentrating on the assault production of the 1848-style lever rifle. Due to the complexity of the relevant production technology and the high scrap rate, the current production capacity has reached 850 rifles per month, and it is expected that after June, it will be able to increase to 1,200 rifles per month. ”

"It's too slow, let Colt Arms seize the time to expand production."

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the information provided by the Colt Arms Company, steam machine tools and new equipment imported from Europe have been installed, and hundreds of Chinese technicians have been trained to work independently. The main focus is now on the production of fully charged copper-shelled bullets, and the scale of production in gun workshops will also be rapidly expanded to meet the needs of the front. ”

"Hmm."

Richard nodded and snorted, nothing else to order.

Lieutenant Colonel Lin Shoutian immediately gave a deep salute with his fists, took a few steps back, turned to leave, and walked quietly.

The Tang Kingdom is now stronger than the United States because of its superiority in weapons and equipment, which has also made Colt Arms Company famous, and has recently received many European countries' arms orders.

However, these orders can only be pushed back, and they must first meet the needs of the armed forces of the Tang Kingdom.

From the Colt 1846 cavalry-style revolver to the Storm heavy machine gun, the Colt Arms Company continued to innovate, producing new weapons that influenced the course of the war and also attracted the attention of European countries.

The Colt 1848 lever rifle is one of the new products, which Richard had discussed with Samuel Colt two years earlier, and now it has finally been developed and successfully equipped with troops.

This rifle is the original historical famous Winchester 1866 lever repeating rifle.

Today, the design concept has been stolen by Richard and implemented by the genius weapons designer Mr. Samuel Colt, which is slightly different from the original Winchester 1866 lever rifle itself.

First of all, in order to enhance accuracy and range, the Colt 1848 lever rifle has a longer barrel, the total length of the gun has been increased from 98 cm to 108 cm, and the weight of the whole gun has been increased from 3.6 kg to 4.3 kg, which not only increases the length of the gun, but also increases the capacity of the built-in tube magazine.

The gun uses a 1.18mm caliber edge-firing copper-shelled shell, which can be fired continuously by the lever loading principle.

Thanks to the built-in barrel magazine, the Colt 1848 lever rifle has a capacity of up to 15 rounds, depending on the length of the barrel magazine.

Compared with traditional single-shot rifles, this has a greatly higher ammunition capacity, which can empty all bullets in 12 seconds, and the firepower is extremely powerful.

As soon as the new Colt 1848 lever rifle was equipped with troops, it was warmly welcomed by the majority of soldiers, and the soldiers affectionately called it "Fifteen Rings" and "Fifteen Taibao".

To be able to have a "fifteen rings", it feels like a lot of face.

The officers of the cavalry units, in particular, had already tasted the sweetness of the Colt 1846 cavalry revolver, which had won many victories in the past two years and galloped across the northwestern states of the United States.

Therefore, cavalry officers have a particularly profound understanding of the advanced nature of weapons and equipment.

As soon as the new "fifteen-round" rifle appeared, many cavalry officers realized the great power of this rifle, and they asked to be equipped first.

There is no other reason

Compared with the "fifteen shots" rifle, the Colt 1846 cavalry revolver musket is a pile of!

It can't be blamed that these cavalry officers like the new and hate the old, it's really that the performance of 15 rings is too good.

The Colt 1846 cavalry revolver musket could only hold 7 rounds and had an effective kill range of only 120 to 130 meters. The "fifteen shots" rifle is as high as 400~450 meters, can be loaded with 15 rounds each time, and the shooting accuracy in the range of 200 meters is greatly improved.

The gap between the two is too big, and the performance is completely crushed, and the individual will know how to choose?

Every shipment of Colt 1848 lever rifles arrived at the Phoenix Fortress, causing a rush from the cavalry officers.

But so far

None of the cavalry regiments that His Majesty regarded as his heart were equipped, and the two batches were equipped with a total of 2,200 new rifles, all of which were equipped with the Phoenix Fortress Musketeer Regiment.

In Richard's view, the Chinese musket unit of the Phoenix Musketeer Regiment (a total of 16,000 troops, including 2,000 white veterans and 8,600 white recruits), which undertook the heavy responsibility of defense, was the priority object of equipment.

Only when the 6,000 Chinese musketeers are fully equipped, and secondly, can it be the turn of the Chinese cavalry troops.

As for the white soldiers, they were originally cannon fodder, and they didn't need such advanced weapons, and the flintlock muskets were very good to use, at least in the next year or two, don't consider changing them.

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