The firearms manufacturing workshop is located in the southeast of the territory directly under the jurisdiction of Port Vibato, very close to the defensive line that the Kingdom of Hicks hired the volunteer light cavalry regiment of the Principality of Karnas to set up at the border. This is a piece of low hills.
In this area, the highest hill does not exceed 200 meters above sea level. However, this area known as the Black Stone Hills is the origin of the famous black flint in the Vibato Port Territory.
It's just that no one here is interested in mining black flint for fuel, because there are many shrubs and weeds in the territory, and there is no shortage of firewood. As long as you go out of the town, you can pick up a large bundle of dead branches and dry firewood. So burn
Black flint, which smells black and smells bad, is useless. Claude remembered that in a mineral illustration he had seen by the Mining and Commerce Association, black flint was listed as the fourth category of mineral resources.
Very low value.
Master Bird set up the firearms manufacturing workshop here because he valued the burning value of black flint. He believed that with the development of firepower machines and the steam engines he built, the value of black flint would become higher and higher. Because black flint passed through him
After treatment, it can burn longer and provide more heat. In addition, using black flint as fuel can increase the temperature of the refining furnace, better fuse various metals together, and refine it into the special steel he needs.
General Bolognik, General Skerry, and General Beechlin arrived at the Blackstone Hills in late September. After receiving Claude's falcon message, they took a light cruiser from the offshore sea aboard General Beechlin.
They rushed to Vibato Port, and then rushed from Vibato Port to Blackstone Hills. They never expected that Claude would quietly start a military industry in the directly-administered territory and produce a new type of rifle.
Generals Claude and Albert came out to greet them and took the three generals to visit the entire gun manufacturing workshop. General Bolognik and General Skerry watched the huge steam engine emitting black smoke and blowing out white gas.
It makes a huge noise to push the piston connecting rod up and down, driving a series of mechanical manufacturing equipment to crush various ores and refine qualified steel. It is very emotional and exciting when performing various mechanical processing.
General Skerry said that he had visited several large-scale military industries in the Kingdom, but he did not expect that the War Zone Territory would finally have a firearms manufacturing workshop. This meant that the War Zone was freed from the Kingdom's local control over its weapons and equipment, and would not have to use it again in the future.
Begging the kingdom to provide weapons and equipment to overseas territories.
General Bolognik lamented the wonders of steam engines and fire engines. He said that all military industry firearms manufacturing workshops in Farea continent need to find places with rich water resources to open. Unexpectedly, Claude could find a new path and use
Firepower and steam can be used as power, and a military industry can be established. It is obvious that in the future, firepower and steam engines will become the first choice for power in all machinery manufacturing workshops.
At this time, General Bolognik, General Skerry and General Beachlin had no idea about the new rifle that Claude called. They thought that the new rifle that Claude mentioned was also a kind of matchlock gun. So they visited the ore crushing site.
After going to the refinery, we went to have lunch at Claude's invitation. General Albert, who had come a few days earlier, had been having a great time playing with guns in the gunsmithing workshop, smiling and not revealing any information.
Just wait and see the shocked expressions of the three of them when they see the new rifle.
The three generals, who had lunch and then took a nap for two hours, were finally taken to the gun test range by Claude. There was a row of long tables with more than ten Sonia 591s that had just been produced during this period on them.
New rifles. Because they are produced with mechanical components, these ten or so new rifles are not as refined as the five new rifles from my sister Anna’s ranch. There are still some burrs on the edges and corners of the accessories on the gun body...
But these more than ten new rifles have already given the three generals a great surprise when they saw them for the first time. General Bi Chiklin's sharp eyes lit up when he saw the copper-cased bullets placed next to the new rifles: "This
Just like a revolver, the bullets are packed in bullet casings?”
Seeing Claude nod, General Beachlin grabbed a new rifle with one hand and a few bullets lying next to him with the other hand: "Tell me, how to shoot this gun?"
General Albert took the lead and picked up another new rifle: "Look at me."
He skillfully demonstrated how to load bullets into the magazine, then insert the magazine into the lower body of the gun, pull the bolt, insert another bullet from the opening on the gun body, and then aim and shoot. Although he shot once
It was necessary to pull the bolt once to make the bullet casings inside pop out, but six consecutive shots had shocked the three generals so much that their eyes almost popped out.
Then General Bolognik and General Beachlin fired their new rifles more than fifty times before stopping. General Skerry only fired about ten times and stopped trying the rifle. He rubbed his shoulders and complained:
"The shock of this gun is stronger than that of a matchlock gun..."
"The weight of the gun body is also a little heavier than the matchlock gun." General Bolognik weighed the new rifle in his hand: "But compared with its convenience of loading and fast shooting, I personally think these two shortcomings can be completely ignored.
"
Claude immediately reported the performance of the new rifle at the side. General Beachlin was overjoyed. He looked at General Bolognik and said: "General, this is the weapon we need most. If equipped with this new rifle, I can use it."
A battalion can withstand an attack by a division of the enemy, and can even defeat it. If there are still solid defensive positions to rely on, I am still very confident that the enemy's legions will be unable to move even an inch..."
General Bolognik ignored him and just looked at the new rifle in his hand fondly. He knew very well that the new rifle Claude took out this time had completely surpassed the matchlock guns equipped by various countries in Farea. This was not a lead.
How many years was a question, but it transcended the entire era. Just like the revolver he saw for the first time, he was astonished. He only hoped that the price of this new rifle would not be the same as that of the revolver.
General Skerry is not as expert in weapons as General Bolognik and General Beachlin, but as a soldier, he still understands the huge role this new rifle can play on the battlefield. As the logistics leader of the entire theater,
General Manager, what he is most concerned about is the issue of price: "How much will the price of this new rifle be if it is equipped on a large scale in the army?"
Claude was still thinking about what price he should quote. General Albert beside him had already stretched out a palm and spread out five fingers.
"Five gold crowns?" General Bolognik was very pleasantly surprised. He did not expect that the price of this new rifle is not very high. Perhaps it can update weapons and equipment for all the troops under the direct jurisdiction of the theater, and there are also two local garrison regiments.
Veteran of the legion...
"You have a beautiful idea..." General Albert turned his palm over. Now everyone understood what he meant. The price of a new rifle costs ten gold crowns. For some reason, Boloni
General Ke and General Beachlin both thought that the price was a good deal, but only General Skerry felt that a bargain should be made.
Claude waved his hand and stopped General Skerry's request to reduce the price of equipment. He smiled bitterly and said to the generals present: "Actually, you are in the wrong direction. The problem with this new rifle is not the gun itself, but the
On the bullet."
He picked up a rifle bullet: "What you don't know is that the production cost of this rifle bullet is three sunars. If more than 10 million rounds are produced, it can be reduced to two sunars per bullet.
But it can’t come down anymore.”
General Bolognik, General Buechlin and General Albert didn't care about the price of bullets. General Biechlin also said: "A bullet only costs two sunars, which is very cheap."
Claude smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly.
But General Skerry, who was sensitive to numbers, suddenly turned pale: "We can't afford this new rifle. You don't know that the gunpowder and gun used in one shot of the Obas III matchlock gun are worth at most only
Four black iron pennies. In other words, the price of firing the matchlock fifty times is only worth one copper-cased rifle bullet..."
"If we follow the training syllabus of the Kingdom's Army Ministry, new recruits need to undergo one thousand live-fire shooting trainings, which is equivalent to a shooting cost of five gold crowns per person. And then they will need to conduct one hundred more trainings every month.
For live-fire shooting drills, the annual shooting training cost will be six gold crowns. We have a legion of 65,000 people. If we include actual combat drills, the cost of light bullets will cost 400,000 gold crowns per year...
"Claude added.
General Bolognik wiped the sweat from his forehead: "We really can't afford this new rifle..."
General Buechlin was a little reluctant: "General, this new rifle can allow us to fight one against ten and increase the combat effectiveness of the troops to the greatest extent. If both of our legions are equipped with this new rifle, I can guarantee that
No enemy can be our opponent."
"Perhaps we can halve the training cost," General Albert said thoughtfully: "The Kingdom's Ministry of War requires recruits to undergo a thousand live-fire shooting training because the loading of matchlock guns is more cumbersome and the recruits must be allowed to
We must be familiar with each step and develop habits so that we will not panic on the battlefield and ensure orderliness and our own safety when loading and shooting each charge to the greatest extent.
If we adopt a new rifle, then we do not need to conduct a thousand live-fire shooting training according to the matchlock training syllabus. This new rifle is easy and fast to load, and it is easy for soldiers to master its shooting essentials.
So I think there is no need for soldiers to consume so many bullets. Recruits fire ten live rounds a month, with fifty rounds of ammunition each time, so the cost of bullets consumed in live firing can be reduced by half.
In addition, we can also reduce the monthly live-fire training in the future. Live-fire training will be conducted once every three months. Each soldier will receive one hundred rounds of ammunition each time, so that they can review the essentials they need to master. After all, the new rifle
Different from the matchlock gun, the matchlock gun needs to strengthen the soldier's memory and habit of loading and loading. The new rifle does not need to be so troublesome. It only requires the soldier to load the bullet and know how to accurately aim and shoot...
If calculated this way, the annual training cost for our legion on bullets is only about 150,000 gold crowns. Although this is a huge sum of money, the improvement in combat effectiveness equipped with new rifles is immeasurable, just like
As Piccolo said, one of our legions can fight ten against one. Compared with the cost of our defeat and the lives of the soldiers, I think this expenditure is very cost-effective and necessary."
"What you say makes sense, but Alan, our war zone is currently in dire straits and awaits renovation. The more than two million immigrants from the kingdom have just settled in the two direct territories of Cromwell and Beringana. Then we
The three direct jurisdictions of Tiersim, Mormali and Arturas were also brought under the jurisdiction of the war zone. Although more than 1.4 million gold crowns were plundered from those three direct jurisdictions, more than 1.4 million gold crowns were plundered from Nepal.
The Kamchat state earned two million gold crowns from migration and arms sales.
However, they have countered the rebellion and relocated the Nikancha people, recruited new soldiers and reorganized local garrison forces, expanded Lanhu Town and opened an overseas people's livelihood bank, established an offshore cruise fleet and invested in the two directly administered territories of Cromwell and Beringana.
The funding for public infrastructure has pushed the financial expenditure of our war zone to the limit.
To be honest, the war zone still has a deficit of nearly one million gold crowns from last year that has not been wiped out. This is all documented and verifiable. Now we can only place our hope in the banknote vouchers launched by the Overseas Minsheng Bank, hoping that the kingdom will be directly under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom.
Residents can be happy to accept paper money vouchers instead of boycotting their use, otherwise our war zone finances are likely to go bankrupt.
The current situation in our theater is very difficult. The theater has done its best to ensure the military supply of the two legions and eighteen local garrison regiments. After all, we are still facing the threat of attacks from the Kingdom of Hicks, and at the same time, we are also facing the threat of attacks from the Kingdom itself.
We have lost contact again and cannot get support from the Kingdom. Now we can only rely on ourselves and work hard to get through this difficulty."
General Bolognik sighed deeply. It can be seen that he has been under great pressure during this period. His wrinkles are deeper and his hair is grayer. As the acting supreme commander of the theater, he has to serve the entire theater.
The eight subordinate overseas territories are responsible for all military, political and civilian affairs. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility and the heavier the burden.
"Claude, your new rifle is very good, surpassing all the matchlock guns of this era." General Bolognik said to Claude: "But there is really no way to equip the troops with this new rifle in the war zone, at least in the war zone.
We cannot afford the equipment price of this new rifle and the training cost of bullets in the short term. What are your opinions and requirements? Can you tell us?"
Claude's smile became even more bitter. He knew that what General Bolognik said was the true situation in the war zone, but he guided Mrs. Sonia to create this new rifle. If the war zone did not carry out large-scale procurement, then he started one
This firearms manufacturing workshop is useless and cannot be closed down.
"I hope the war zone can guarantee me a loan of one million gold crowns from the Overseas Minsheng Bank to maintain the daily operation of this firearms manufacturing workshop." Claude said: "I invested two hundred thousand gold crowns to trial-produce this new rifle.
, it took several years and countless failures to finally create this new rifle with the help of Mrs. Sonia. Then I used all the family funds to raise these mechanical equipment to open this firearms manufacturing workshop and prepare
used to make this new rifle.
Now this firearms manufacturing workshop has just started operating and has not reached full production capacity. With the current production status, it can only produce 3,000 new rifles and 4 million copper-cased rifle bullets per year. If possible,
I want to use the loan to enable this firearms manufacturing workshop to reach an annual output of 10,000 new rifles and 10 million rounds of copper-cased rifle bullets. Then use these new rifles and bullets to repay the loan, and slowly replace every item of our Thunder Legion.
Equipment for each combat unit, so that there will be no burden on the finances of the war zone, and at the same time, it can also gradually improve the combat effectiveness of our legion..."
General Bolognik pondered for a while: "Are you so confident in the banknote vouchers to be issued by Overseas Minsheng Bank? If the banknote vouchers cannot be circulated in the territory directly under the jurisdiction, then we will all be in big trouble..."
The stipulation for overseas Minsheng Bank loans is half gold and silver coins and half banknotes in cash.
General Bolognik's worry is not unreasonable. People in this world have been using gold, silver and copper coins for nearly a thousand years. Now they have to change the silver and copper coins below the silver thaler into light banknotes. Many people have little confidence. What if they are attacked?
If there is a large-scale boycott, the war zone may be able to persist, but Claude's firearms manufacturing workshop, which uses banknotes to pay wages, is likely to close down soon.