Iron Dynasty

Try the power of this mortar now.

There was no problem with the mortar shells, and Xiao Ming immediately felt itchy. With the improvement of the industrialization of the empire, the weapons developed by the military factories are now getting closer and closer to the era of World War I. Of course, these weapons are technically more and more complex.

And the plan he handed over to the cabinet last time was not only about the construction of industry and commerce, but also the research and development of weapons related to the chief of military industry.

This mortar is one of the products of this plan. In addition, after the firearms factory in charge of Song Changping successfully manufactured the Changping machine gun, the technicians of the military factory began to focus on automatic weapons.

After all, the appearance of the Changping machine gun has changed the situation on the battlefield. If other weapons are also replaced by automatic weapons, the soldiers will be even more disadvantaged when fighting.

At the same time, the issue of firearm magazines has also been included in the plan, and he believes that the follow-up models of the Han-style rifles will be able to have magazines soon.

The artillery factory also has its own plans. After the mortar is manufactured, Chen Qi will have more projects, and the howitzer will be his next focus, because in the foreseeable future, it is estimated that there will be no less positional warfare .

Compared with the powerful, multi-type howitzers, mortars still have their own limitations.

Yes, Your Majesty.

After receiving Xiao Ming's order, Chen Qi immediately called the technicians and asked them to test fire.

At this time, two young technicians came to the mortar, one adjusted the angle of the mortar, and the other held the shell.

When the soldier who adjusted the angle extended his thumb to signal success, another technician stuffed the shell in.

boom……

With a dull sound, the body of the mortar swayed, and the base shook the surrounding dust.

At this time, the sound of a cannonball piercing the air could be heard in Xiao Ming's ears. A few seconds later, fire and explosion sounded from the target marked with a white circle not far from the school grounds, and then the dust flew up.

Xiao Ming observed the whole process through the telescope. Compared with the previous mortar shells, the power and killing range of mortar shells were much larger.

The weapon of the country. Xiao Ming smiled all over his face. With the mortar, the empire's operations in the South China Sea would be more secure.

Then he asked; How many mortars can the military factory supply in three months?

Back to the emperor, this kind of mortar has a simple structure and is very easy to produce. The three-month military workshop can provide 600 guns, and there is no need for more. Chen Qi said.

Xiao Ming nodded. He understood what Chen Qi meant. With the capability of a military factory, more mortars could be produced, but mortars were one thing, and shells were another.

Even if he were to equip each soldier with a mortar, he would have to have a sufficient supply of shells.

Therefore, in any army, there are standards for equipment such as machine guns, artillery, and mortars. The standard he gave to the imperial army was seventy-two mortars per regiment, which was enough to guarantee the firepower of a regiment. Anything more is a waste.

Enough, hand over these mortars to the Southeast Military Region, and I will let the General Staff Department dispatch a group of soldiers to learn how to use mortars from your technicians. Xiao Ming looked relaxed, even though the mortars were not What a heavyweight weapon, but for a regiment and a company, it is equivalent to a brand new firepower weapon.

Satisfied with the performance of the mortar, Xiao Ming said: It's an old rule, everyone involved in the development of the mortar this time has merit points. When I go back, I will ask the cabinet to record it for you.

Chen Qi doesn't care about these meritorious points now. After all, he has received enough awards over the years, and his life is very rich. There are several manors in his family.

After pondering for a while, he said, Your Majesty, you don't need the merit points for this time, the emperor will distribute these points to those young technicians. I'm ashamed to say that this time, the mortar research and development of Xiaguan did not. How much effort you put in is the result of the hard work of these young people who have graduated from the academy. In the eyes of the lower officials, they are the hope of the future of the empire. We old-timers can’t always take honors on ourselves, we must give them a chance to stand out.

Chen Qi's words touched Xiao Ming's heart. In his era, there were always some people who had meritorious leadership and made mistakes, and their subordinates were incompetent. These people only knew how to take credit for promotion, and they were not good at flattering subordinates who were talented but not good at flattering them. Cold-eyed relative, ruining batch after batch of young and promising young people.

Patting Chen Qi's shoulder, Xiao Ming said, It's really rare for you to have such an idea, and I'm very pleased.

Hehe. Chen Qi laughed, and he said; If a subordinate officer takes everything on himself, there will only be one Chen Qi in this artillery factory, and he will train a group of people with all his heart, and there will be countless Chen Qi in the future. The subordinate is still very clear.”

Xiao Ming nodded slightly, As the saying goes, the world is full of peaches and plums, this is also a kind of honor, if everyone thinks like you, it would be great, but I have always been rewarded and punished clearly, the share that should be given to you will not be less, stand up I will not treat the young people who deserve credit.

Thank you, Your Majesty. Chen Qi bowed.

Turning around and looking at the factory with the roar of machinery, Xiao Ming was very satisfied with this line of work, he said: The matter of mortars cannot be delayed, the soldiers on the front line are waiting to fight, and the development of other types of artillery must also keep up. .

Chen Qi patted his chest and said, Don't worry, Your Majesty, the lower officials promise to complete the task.

Xiao Ming cast an admiring look upon hearing this, and then turned to leave the military factory.

Back at the palace, Xiao Ming wanted to go back to rest. At this time, Qian Dafu suddenly came out of a corner, followed by Wang Xuan.

Xiao Ming frowned slightly, he knew there must be trouble again.

Arriving in the imperial study, Wang Xuan said directly: Your Majesty, after the investigation of the lower officials, the rebellion that the Japanese nation has set off this time is a self-directed and self-acted bitter plan between Yamada Nobunaga and his confidants.

Sure enough!

Xiao Ming's heart burst into flames. The loser was never reconciled. The reason why Yamada Nobunaga acted like a loyal dog was to bite the winner when the dog's chain was loosened.

Wang Xuan said with a heavy expression: It's just that what the lower officials didn't expect was that this bitter tactic they directed and acted was believed by the Japanese people. Now the voices for reform in the Japanese country are very high, and they are asking Yamada Nobunaga to lift many restrictions on the people. Capital policy, fully follow our example to develop industry and commerce.”

Xiao Ming's frown deepened. He already understood Yamada Nobunaga's thoughts. This vigorous rebellion was just a bargaining chip for him to coerce the people to make the Japanese country realize industrial transformation.