[Thank you for your sincere opinions, reply here in a unified manner.]

1, the production of guns is not so simple, if you don't jump to read, you should find that the protagonist has not solved the spring problem. It has only been developed for less than a year, and many things are incomplete.

Springs are the heart of firearms. You may think that springs are very common, but springs are very technical. Special steel and equipment are required.

In addition, without sensitive explosives such as mine mercury, the force of the spring inside the gun was not enough to perfectly excite a bullet of ordinary gunpowder.

In fact, there are still countries that cannot produce bullets.

'Common' does not mean 'simple', everything we do now is the result of one or two hundred years of countless knowledge accumulation.

2. Some readers put forward some professional suggestions, which Tianya humbly accepted. But it's a fictional world after all, and there are always some separate settings. Please read the full article.

Thanks for the comments. 】

The sun rose in the east, and Liu Xinyu took the crown without a jewel and started a day's court meeting.

Although several days have passed, the ministers still feel a little dazzling when they look at Liu Xinyu's crown. The hole left by the pearl is like a scar!

But Liu Xinyu is used to it. She glanced around, "Everyone, since the surrounding countries are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust! They are afraid of the spread of the influence of our industry and commerce, but what the enemy fears, we will do!"

From now on, we will start to make the following arrangements.

First of all, the construction of domestic black iron factories will be accelerated. Within a month, at least ten more Xuantie factories will be added, and the cost of Xuantie will be reduced to less than one-tenth of the current level.

Dayang Group is ready to disclose the relevant technology, and all domestic commercial banks can go and receive it. However, it must be filed with the Ocean Group and the state, and if something unpleasant happens in the future, you will bear the consequences.

It is expected that within three months, the price of dark iron will be reduced by half again!

Secondly, the number of dark iron increased, and a large number of war weapons began to be built.

Third, the country will gradually abolish the Xuantie coin system within a month, and will gradually adopt a monetary system in which banknotes and spirit stones coexist.

Fourth, the expansion of the influence of industry and commerce, especially the expansion of the social status of the industrial and commercial class, and the influence of new ideas, including the idea of non-aristocracy and constitutional monarchy, will fundamentally shake the foundations of the rest of the countries.

Fifth, the current country of Danyang is completely a blank space. Within half a year, we will support a group of industrial and commercial classes to come out, and we must shake the foundation of the country of Danyang!

Do you have anything to add?"

Prime Minister Zhao Duo immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, now that there are no nobles in the country of Danyang, if we promote the development of the country of Danyang, will it be counterproductive, but make the country of Danyang stronger?"

Liu Xinyu thought for a while and said, "I think this possibility is very low. Because although our Five Nations Alliance Army robbed the nobles of the Danyang Kingdom before, it did not kill them!

And the nobles who have nothing will be even more crazy!

This time the country of Danyang is repeated, and there are the shadows of these nobles behind it.

Also, the royal family of the country of Danyang is intricate, and it is a huge aristocracy in itself, and those clan elders, clans, etc., are unwilling to see the mud legs of the past stand up!

Now the emperor of the country of Danyang has not changed, many old ministers are still there, and the domestic political environment does not allow the emergence of changes and the rise of the industrial and commercial class!

Perhaps the Danyang Congress will develop industry and commerce with us, but it will not allow the rise of the industrial and commercial class. At that time, it was the real big trouble!

And what we want to do is to provide a hope, the only hope, to the business class in various countries. The land of Qixia is their future!"

Wu Fanghai stood up, "Your Majesty, if the production of Xuantie increases, the cost of steel will also decrease." At that time, the old minister wanted to arm all the soldiers with steel.

In addition, railways are not trivial for transporting troops and materials, so railways should be built to connect the country and checkpoints.

And artillery, etc., a lot is needed. The centralization and large-scale use of artillery is enough to change the course of war. ”

Liu Xinyu nodded, "Locomotives, steam turbines, steel, artillery, etc., Dayang Group and the Zhang family are seizing the time to produce. I also want to tell the general good news that the Zhang family recently produced a 460-mm gun.

The 460-mm shell, almost half a meter in diameter and 1.8 meters in length, weighs about 1.4 tons and has an explosive warhead charge of about 500 kilograms.

And the firing range of the 460-mm gun has reached an unprecedented level - 20 km!

In addition, the Zhang family has also upgraded all the 100 mm and 300 mm guns, with a range of more than 20 km!

According to the information provided by the Zhang family, the speed of shells for 460 mm guns can reach 2.2 times the speed of sound, the speed of 100 mm guns can reach 3.2 times the speed of sound, and the speed of 300 mm can reach 2.9 times the speed of sound. ”

In the court, everyone's mouths suddenly opened in surprise. After a series of wars, almost all of the people in the court have seen the power of artillery with their own eyes, and they have a deep understanding of the new war and the brand-new weapon of artillery.

What does a range of 20 kilometers mean? It means an out-of-sight strike, a real out-of-sight shot!

The atmosphere of this world is thick and rich in water vapor, resulting in relatively low atmospheric visibility. Ordinary people start to blur when they exceed 10 kilometers, and it is almost foggy beyond 20 kilometers. Only a master with the help of spells can barely see the farther sight.

In the past, the two armies were stationed against each other, and the general distance was about 30 miles, about 15 kilometers. In other words, the enemy is still stationed, and the shells are falling!

Just think about it!

At a distance of 20 kilometers, only the attack of the Yuan Infant can cross, and we have a slip of artillery here to play with.

After that, a lot of things were discussed in the court, and Liu Xinyu was ruthless this time, not playing any games such as long-distance friendship and close attack, but directly planned to rebel and win over the industrial and commercial class. This is a preparation for the Western countries from the foundation.

Wooing nobles or something has already disgusted Liu Xinyu. Even if it is won over now, it will be a big trouble in the future! Many times, the selfishness of the aristocracy will lead to many strange things. And the war situation in the country of Canglan gave Liu Xinyu a new warning:

Most of these nobles are typical of not enough to succeed and more to lose!

Wooing these nobles to do things, who knows what kind of bird will develop into in the end. Halfway through the cooperation, and at the critical moment, opening his mouth to ask for money is too pediatric for the aristocracy.

But no matter what, the counterattack of the country of Qixia began. And this counterattack comes from the 'civilized form'. This is a new era of thinking, a challenge to the ideas of the old era.

The wheel of history has come to a fork in the road!

............

When the country of Qixia began to exert its strength, on the sea, Zhang Hao once again saw the magnificent sunrise.

The red glow stained the sky, the sea reflected the color of the sky, and a red sun slowly stood out between the sea and the sky. There is some fog on the sea today, but it also makes the sunrise more majestic.

In an instant, three rainbows rose on the sea.

The sailors cheered, and on the first day, everyone was still a little excited. Especially some of the sailors who went to sea for the first time and served on the battleship Iron Duke.

The Iron Duke, with a standard displacement of up to 12,800 tons, sailed on the left side (to the east, the fleet to the south), just shrouding the battleship Zhiyuan, which was a whole circle smaller in the west, in the shadows.

The morning sun was very low, and the shadow of the Iron Duke almost perfectly covered the battleship Zhiyuan, which made the sailors of the battleship Zhiyuan very dissatisfied. Everyone slowed down a little and finally saw the majestic sunrise.

After a midnight voyage, he had already traveled more than 500 kilometers south. Here, it still belongs to the coastal waters of the country of Qixia, and I didn't encounter marine monsters and so on overnight.

But then it's hard to say. As the warship went all the way south, it had left the familiar sea area. In the past few voyages, they have been along the seashore - the farthest is only two or three hundred kilometers.

Dugu Junjie is the commander of this fleet - although there are only two ships, and he is on the Iron Duke. And Zhiyuan promoted an excellent talent - Zhao Yuhang.

Zhao Yuhang himself is also a guard of the Zhang family, and recently broke through to the early stage of Jindan. He performed extraordinarily in previous navigation and training, and was promoted by Dugu Junjie and affirmed by Zhang Hao. Now, he has become the captain of the Zhiyuan.

However, Dugu Junjie quickly ran to the stern of the Iron Duke and shouted, don't destroy the formation just to see the sunrise. The two warships must take care of each other, one left and one right, and then there will be the next downgrade.

So the sailors of the Zhiyuan battleship, who had just cheered a few times, could only run back into the shadow of the Iron Duke battleship. Fortunately, Dugu Junjie is not a rigid person, and promised to let them change positions tomorrow morning.

The sunrise in the morning brings a little joy to everyone, and many people even practice in the morning sun. But by noon, when the scorching sun was scorching the steel battleship, everyone wilted.

At this time, surrounded by a vast, cookie-cutter sea, an unspeakable loneliness began to spread among the crowd.

The battleship was already at least 1200 kilometers away from the mainland, which had completely penetrated into the depths of the Green Sea of Death. Everyone became vigilant, but so far they have not encountered a powerful sea monster. There were only some small sea monsters, etc., which were curious to follow and take a look, but they quickly disappeared.

The battleship continued to move south, and under the guidance of the compass and Zhao Dahe's astrological technique, it advanced all the way. By the way, since Zhang Hao's guidance, Zhao Dahe has perfected the astrological technique, taking the sun and the moon into account.

The wind and waves were calm along the way, and I didn't realize that it was evening.

Zhang Hao frowned slightly, this green sea of death seemed to be calm and uneasy. Especially against the backdrop of the vast sea and boundless loneliness, this uneasiness is even more impetuous.

For the monsters in the ocean, the steel battleship is a mountain of gold that can run, and there is no reason for them to turn a blind eye. The previous battle with the sea monster in the offshore sea, the influence should not be enough to scare the entire Green Sea of Death.

"Perhaps, judging from the scale of the green sea of death, it is just the edge at the moment!" In the end, Zhang Hao could only comfort himself and others in this way.

As the sun sets below sea level, the sun is unusually large and bright.

However, at this moment, the sailors on the lookout suddenly screamed: "There is something in the sea." There's a dark shadow there, it's so big, I'm afraid it's about a hundred meters!"

"Prepare for war!" Dugu Junjie yelled, and then came to the side of the ship to observe.

To the left of the Iron Duke's battleship, in the shadows cast by the setting sun through the Iron Duke, a deep darkness was advancing with the battleship. The shadow looks like a hundred meters or so, and it is faintly in the shape of a slightly hideous snake.

"Jiaolong?" Zhang Hao frowned slightly.

"It's not like!" Dugu Junjie shook his head, "Jiaolong won't be so quiet, and this shadow ...... There are also some characteristics that Jiaolong does not have.

I have recently researched a lot of information about Jiaolong, which has a snake nature and is good at hiding. It shouldn't be a dragon like this.

It should have been with the ship for a long time, and now it is only now revealed. I wonder if it's observing us, or if there's really no malice?"

Zhang Hao nodded slowly: "Be careful, don't take the initiative to provoke first, but stay vigilant and let the soldiers take turns to rest, maybe the other party is waiting for us to be tired."

We don't know anything about the sea, so be careful. By the way, make a logbook.

Also, send someone to check the bottom bilge of the ship and so on to see if anything unusual happens. ”

Dugu Junjie nodded and arranged to go.

After a while, Zhao Dahe came over. Zhao Dahe looked at the black shadow in the water and frowned slightly. At this time, the sky was already dark, and the dark shadows in the water were already very blurry.

Zhao Dahe observed for a long time and asked, "Have you observed dragon horns or anything like that?"

Zhang Hao thought for a while: "It seems that there is such a thing, but now I can't see it clearly." ”

Zhao Dahe nodded: "If my memory is correct, we may be in trouble." We came across ...... The mirage is gentle and said to be a bit timid, but its abilities are not to be underestimated. And, unlike Jiaolong, Mirage is a real dragon!

Of course, whether there are dragons in this world or not is still undecided. But it is certain that no matter how bad the mirage is, it is stronger than the dragon!"

"Mirage ......" Zhang Hao's eyes became vigilant.

There are many legends about the sea, and even the land of perched clouds has some legends. And one of the most well-known of the many legends is the mirage. Mirage is often associated with mirages, overseas fairy mountains, etc.

Everyone agreed that the mirage released by the mirage must have a prototype, or even a copy of it - that is, there must be such a miracle world, which should be the legendary fairy island!

The sky was getting darker, and the sun had completely disappeared. But tonight the sky seems to be unusually gloomy, full of stars, all hidden.

Suddenly, the navigator exclaimed, "The compass is spinning!

Zhang Hao took a deep breath: Whether this is a mirage or not, but at least the battleship is in trouble!

Dugu Junjie was very calm: "Keep the rudder still, let's move on!"

As soon as the words fell, I saw a wave in the sea, pushing the battleship to move, and the direction was ...... I can't keep it anymore. This time, the battleship really lost its bearing. At this time, it is less than a day before everyone sets off!

At this time, Zhang Hao could only look at Zhao Dahe. Whether or not the astrology technique works depends on the present.

Zhao Dahe had already started to be busy, taking his disciple Zhao Ke and several assistants of the Zhang family's guards who had recently been trained, to get busy on the deck.

A newly created Zhou Tian Star Chart was lifted out - this Zhou Tian Star Chart was more than two meters in diameter, circular, and the Zhou Tian Star Dou was rearranged on it. Each Zhou Tian Star Dou is decorated with star essence gold, and the stars are connected by pure gold formations to form a complex formation.

Then Zhao Dahe took out his one-foot-sized, ancestral star compass, he sat on the star map, the compass suspended above his head, and the light of Zhou Tianxingchen faintly appeared in front of him, gradually enveloping Zhao Dahe.

Suddenly, a faint, blue-white light shot in from the outside world, dotting on a star light and shadow of the formation phantom, and then a ......

About a cup of tea, there were already four starlight falling, the star map suddenly circled, the phantom of the North Star on the compass slowly appeared behind Zhao Dahe's head, the North Star suddenly bloomed a wisp of brilliant brilliance straight into the void, and after a while, a brighter light returned to the North Star that linked the formation.

Zhao Dahe slowly raised his hand and pointed in front of him, no longer speaking.

"Full speed ahead!" Dugu Junjie yelled!

The battleship began to accelerate, the power of the Iron Duke exploded by 95%, and the power of the battleship Zhiyuan exploded by 105%, and the two went hand in hand, heading in the direction of Zhao Dahe's finger.

As he was advancing, Zhao Dahe's fingers slowly turned, and Dugu Junjie adjusted the direction of the battleship.

The waves began to roll, and suddenly a shocking wave crashed against the battleship, as if to push the battleship away from the right direction.

Suddenly, the night sky in the distance in the west hung upside down...... No, it was a wave tens of meters high, surging like a mountain peak, as if it was about to shoot the battleship under the sea.

Dugu Junjie roared: "Open the enchantment with all your might, turn around, and crash over!"

The two battleships kept a distance of more than ten meters and turned side by side. Because it is turning to the right, the Iron Duke has a larger turning radius, so the Iron Duke bursts with 100% thrust.

Under the command of Dugu Junjie, the two warships turned side by side, accelerated side by side, and then ...... Shoulder to shoulder to the monstrous waves.

The "Boom ......" seemed to collapse in the sky, and the boundless waves crashed down, and even the battleship Iron Duke was almost slapped underwater—the waterline once exceeded the maximum load draft line, and the hull made a steel-specific creaking sound. However, with the help of the power of the defensive barrier, the battleship was still safe and sound after all.

But as soon as I passed the first wave, I saw the second wave appear ahead.

"Artillery!" Dugu Junjie roared angrily, and the guns on the bow of the two warships quickly raised.

"Put!"

The bow of the Iron Duke is a full 3 460 mm main guns and 3 300 mm secondary guns, and the Zhiyuan is 3 300 mm main guns. A total of 9 oversized shells rushed out wildly.

In the explosion in the sky, the wave peak in front of him shattered.

Faintly, in the sound of explosions and waves, there seemed to be a flash of dragon groaning.

Zhang Hao could hear it, and Dugu Junjie, who was already in the late stage of the Jindan period, could of course hear it more clearly. Dugu Junjie suddenly pointed to the right front, about the position directly in front of the Zhiyuan battleship: "800 meters in front of the Zhiyuan battleship, continuous attack!"

This time, in the flash of flames, a 'long creature' was blasted out of the sea, and a miserable dragon groan was emitted in mid-air. The power of an artillery explosion under water is several times more powerful than that of an explosion in the air. This power is enough to make the Transformation Stage terrifying.

The creature screamed and was about to fall back into the water, but just as it touched the surface, a third wave of shells came. So, it was blown up in the air again.

The two warships approached rapidly, and gradually separated, trying to surround the creature.

On the side of the ship, a 'ballista' with a barb was ready. These ballistas are built with the latest technology, propelled by tiny barrels and explosives.

The arrows all have dense formations, and the ability to break armor and ban is extraordinary, and they are made of the best steel.

The steel of the arrow part has reached 99.9% purity, and it has absorbed the aura in a saturated state, which is the most powerful material of the Zhang family at present, ordinary steel, which only absorbs one-tenth of the aura.

As long as you are shot by this crossbow arrow, you will have to peel off your skin even if it is in the god transformation stage. Mankind really has a unique advantage in the invention and creation of weapons.

The arrows shimmered coldly, even in the night, there was still a palpitating cold light.

When the distance is close to about 300 meters, the artillery is a little weak, and at this time, it has already entered the range of the crossbow.

One after another, crossbow bolts with ropes flew into the night sky and into the sea like lightning. When these powerful crossbows built with the top technology of the Zhang family broke out, there was even a sonic boom!

Most of these gunpowder-propelled bolts missed, but one or two erupted with tooth-sour sounds that seemed to tear something. Then an even more poignant dragon roar erupted on the sea.

Dugu Junjie was overjoyed: "Catch it alive!"

But in the next moment, a slightly petite mirage suddenly appeared on the sea, and it tore the rope of the crossbow bolt like lightning and dived into the deep sea with the wounded dragon.

The sea, calm. But the starry sky was still nowhere to be seen. More dense fog appeared, and gradually, beyond the enchantment of the giant ship, the five fingers could not be seen!