"Put aside your chemistry and electricity. If you want to make a fortune invent a weapon that will make it easier for Europeans to kill each other."
Sometimes someone else's casual words can change a person's destiny.
When he arrived in the UK early last year, his friend's words inspired Maxim greatly, so he began to research efficient killing weapons.
What kind of efficient killing weapon?
Of course it's a machine gun.
What are the most popular weapons on the machine gun market?
Of course, it is the five-year-old three-barreled Gatling gun and its derivatives. This three-barreled machine gun weighs only 87 kilograms. With its excellent performance, it has been deeply welcomed by the armies of various countries as soon as it came out.
However, the structure of this kind of machine gun is relatively complex. The motor needs to be driven by a lead-acid battery. When the battery runs out of power, it becomes scrap metal.
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Because of this, the military of various countries has always been more willing to use this kind of machine gun on fortresses and warships.
So Maxim took this as a breakthrough and researched a machine gun - a machine gun that does not require an electric motor to drive.
In the past year, Maxim has been immersed in it. Of course, he is not a brand-new invention "made out of nothing." When designing the machine gun, he directly improved it based on the automatic mechanism designed by the American Gadlow.
A new type of automatic machine gun - a free-action automatic mechanism, and an automatic system that uses gunpowder gas energy for automatic circulation.
That evening, the sunset outside the workroom window dimmed, and the setting sun shone on the table in the workroom. Maxim was drawing new drawings there. In the past year, he had designed a method that uses gunpowder gas energy to realize
The new mechanism of the automatic cycle automatic gun was applied to the Winchester rifle, and its success also attracted the attention of various countries.
But what is Maxim's ultimate goal?
It's a machine gun!
A new machine gun that can replace the five-year-old Gatling gun.
"...In this case, automatic shooting should be possible."
Just as Maxim was drawing the drawings and imagining its operation in his mind, the door of the workshop was pushed open, and the person who walked in was none other than Hyde, who suggested that he develop murder weapons.
"Hiram, Hiram..."
As soon as he saw Hyde, Maxim said excitedly.
"Mr. Hyde, look, this is the structure I just thought of. It will definitely work..."
Before Maxim could finish speaking, Hyde said.
"late!"
Hyde said excitedly.
"What? It's late?"
"Your machine gun is late!"
Hyde raised the newspaper in his hand.
"Look at today's newspaper! The Ming Empire launched a new type of machine gun. They used this machine gun in Sudan and killed tens of thousands of indigenous people!"
The news brought by his friend made Maxim couldn't help but be stunned and said in shock.
"What? What did you say? Sudan? Isn't that a British colony? How did they get there?"
Of course, what surprised him was not the life and death of those indigenous people, but the news about machine guns brought by his friends.
"You look at the news in the newspaper - the machine gun they used is almost exactly the same as the one you want to invent."
…
Mombasa is the capital of Kenya.
This place once belonged to Sambagel. After the "Slavery Conflict", Sambagel completely ceded its coastal areas of the African continent to the Ming Dynasty.
Although the Tianfang people came to Mombasa thousands of years ago, built a city here, and sold black slaves. But now, except for a place name, the so-called old city has left no trace.
The old city was razed to the ground by the Imperial Navy during the resistance.
The dignity of the empire cannot be challenged!
In the colonies, some rules were true, hypocritical kindness, hypocrisy were not as tame as the blow of a baton, and the instruction of words was not as good as a bullet. All this allowed them to quickly adapt to the rule of the empire.
Whether it was the black Tianfang people on the coast who were once aloof, or the indigenous tribes in the interior, they were quickly tamed. They would obey the laws of the empire, put on clothes, raise pigs, eat meat, and enter the country.
I went to a lamasery and recited sutras.
As soon as I walked out of the train station, the sound of chanting sutras and the lamas I met along the way made a passenger who looked like a Tianfang man curse in a low voice in Tianfang dialect.
"Compared to the British, they are the pagans who really deserve to go to hell!"
"If you want to defeat your enemy, you have to make friends with your enemy's enemy, even if that enemy is more cruel."
Ahmed said expressionlessly at his subordinate's words.
"Among all the countries, only the Ming Empire is likely to stand on our side and support us in resisting British rule. Those pagans often say - the enemy of our enemy is our friend. We can use their strength to defeat the British. Wait until
When we are strong,"
Looking at the oncoming lamas, even though he was extremely resistant in his heart, Ahmed still nodded to them, and then continued to walk forward. What came into view along the way were oriental-style buildings, all related to the sky.
The buildings and past have been destroyed, and the current Mombasa, except for a place name... is completely different from the past.
"Chief, where are we going now?"
"Go to the Governor's Palace."
Ahmed said directly.
"Go and meet Governor An."
Soon, a group of them arrived at the Governor's Mansion of the Kenya Colony of the Ming Dynasty. They stood outside the gate of the Chinese-style Governor's Mansion and looked at the guards outside the gate. Ahmed nodded to the entourage beside him, and the entourage walked over.
Then he stepped forward and said in a defecation language.
"Please report to the Governor-General that Ahmed, the special envoy of the Mahdi State, wants to see the Governor-General!"
The Mahdi Kingdom... not to mention the guards, even Colonel An Fusheng, the colonial governor, still didn't react for a while when he received the so-called "letter of credence".
When did such a country appear in the world?
Although he is a soldier, Ke An is not someone who knows nothing about anything other than the military. In fact, he even has a degree in philosophy from Linhai University. Not only can he speak Spanish fluently, but he can also speak English and French.
, he was also one of the commanders of the "Surprise Attack on Santiago" that year. Six years ago, he served as the military attache stationed in Germany.
He is not only a soldier, but also a politician and even a diplomat. In fact, the military has always been very cautious in recommending candidates for colonial governors because... these people are the young people trained by the military.
"Sir, the Mahdi State is the country of Mahdi, the leader of the current uprising in British Sudan. He sent a special envoy to us probably to seek our help. After all, as we all know, we and the British are not as harmonious as they appear on the surface.
"
Adjutant Chen Yi's words made An Fusheng sneer. He pinched the so-called "credentials" and sneered.
"Is that why they came here? To ask us for help?"
"Sir, they said they still have important information to report."
Chen Yi thought for a while and then suggested.
"Sir, I thought I should meet him. Maybe there will be some unexpected gains."
"unexpected result?"
Looking at his adjutant, An Fusheng smiled.
"What unexpected gains can we get? Adjutant Chen, you must always remember one thing - our identity!"
After saying that, An Fusheng smiled.
"Then let's meet this guy and see what surprises he can bring us!"
This chapter has been completed!