Para front.

"Now the offense is extremely detrimental to us." Prince Holly said to Major Song Pu.

"It is impossible for our backup troops to arrive here as quickly as possible. This is absolutely impossible. Moreover, you have just lent us a sum of money, and we are unlikely to gather too many troops. So, we thought To gain some advantages in weapons, I want to know what kind of weapons you can lend to us." Prince Holly said sincerely.

"This." Major Song Pu hesitated, because in the face of street fighting, he didn't know how to solve it. The Champus expended a lot of troops, and the entire Palau city became almost a huge meat grinder. The limited military strength of Occupy Prussia is being worn out a little bit. Thought of this. Prince Holly hopes to adopt an effective weapon. That is to use the power of weapons to solve this **** street fighting.

"Isn't there?" Prince Holly asked worriedly. He felt that the Koreans must have powerful weapons, they just didn't take them out, which is not a good thing for them.

"This situation, I think, we should have a weapon to solve it. According to what I know, there seems to be such a weapon." Song Pu said hesitantly.

"What weapon?" Prince Holly asked excitedly. He knew that the Koreans must have hidden some amazing weapons.

"These weapons are rockets, and South Korea has such a batch of rockets. They are in the arsenal of Bangla Port. Those things have been stored for a long time. However, without royal orders, they would not be allowed to be used at all. Things, this kind of things, are difficult to buy." Song Pu said.

"Rocket. Is it amazing?" Prince Holly asked excitedly.

"How can I say that it is a kind of intensive lethal weapon. That's it. If the artillery fires one shot, then the rockets are bombarded repeatedly in an area, and in a short period of time. It is equivalent to hundreds of artillery pieces. You can understand it like this when you repeatedly bomb a place." Song Pu explained.

"It sounds like this is a very powerful weapon." Prince Holly nodded and said.

"However, this weapon is more expensive. The most important thing is that it can be fired in one shot." Song Pu said worriedly.

"This is no problem. We can buy in large quantities. Your bank will help us pay for this. As long as we occupy and open the door to the north. Nothing is a problem. Okay. Let's go to Bangla Port. Your chief will agree. Doing this." Holly stood up excitedly and said. He can't wait.

South Korea does have a batch of rockets stored in the arsenal at Bangla Port. Major Song Pu also got the news by chance. He loved weapons. He didn't know the specific power of rockets. Only Qin had such weapons, but he learned that South Korea also has them. With such a weapon, he was very happy, because such a weapon can give them a great shock.

South Korea, Xinzheng.

Zhanpu's request was quickly sent to Xinzheng via telegram.

“Those rockets are of no use if they are placed there. We still need to solve the financial problem. I heard that if the rockets are stored for too long, their utility will be further reduced. Since we can’t use them, we’d better sell them. Give it to the people of Zhanpu." Han Shu said after seeing such a telegram.

"Well, Lord, we can take the opportunity to discover this matter. After all, we still have some weapons in our arsenal. It is better to sell these old weapons to those Zhanpu people. We can just replace our weapons and earn some money. Money, the Navy is now undergoing further construction, so I think this approach can make up for our financial shortcomings." Zhang Liang thought of weapons exports to make up for the financial shortfalls.

"Yeah. You're right, but the rocket export this time inspired me. I think we can make some simple rockets and sell them to those Zhanpu people. They need such weapons anyway. We can make simple, cheap weapons that can be accepted by them, so that we can let them fight. In addition, we also need to upgrade our arsenal to be able to produce something that we can produce ourselves, such as landmines, We already know the role of flash hiders for weapons such as grenades, and landmines can naturally be made." Han Shu said.

"Yes, my lord, in this way, army weapons and equipment can make up for our lack of naval funding. But." Zhang Liang turned the topic.

"But we still need the support from the banks, because they can provide the large amount of financial support we need. Because only banks can buy a large number of bonds in our hands." Zhang Liang said.

"You said, banks will do this? You know, bonds require a lot of gold, will they do it?" Han Shu asked.

"I think it will be. In the long run, we get a lot of gold from abroad. The price of gold will drop rapidly when gold flows into Korea. Under such circumstances, bonds will rise instead, and, All countries have such plans. I think bonds should be a good investment project. Those banks will not consider it. The most important thing is that the king can let go of the colonial banknote issuance rights and use banknotes instead of gold. This is A result that is bound to be implemented." Zhang Liang said.

"Banks should be more aware of the conversion between paper money and gold than we do. Therefore, we can sell a large number of bonds to banks in a short period of time, and the banks will underwrite these bonds for profit. They are just losing some of the depreciation. Gold." Zhang Liang said.

"Yeah. You're right. I think it's okay. That's it. You can do the specific implementation and leave this to your prime minister's house." Han Shu said.

"It's the king." Zhang Liang nodded and agreed.

"But the speed must be as fast as possible, and the South Korean Navy needs more warships to sail." Han Shu said.

The South Korean Navy Department is holding an intense meeting.

"The Ministry of Finance has given us a notice that there will be sufficient naval military expenditures to provide us so that we can build more naval warships to expand our influence, but the question is. How should our warships be made?" Secretary of the Navy Said to the officers at the meeting.

"I think you all know very well. What kind of warship do we need? Outside, the Qi people have built a new type of warship. Of course, this warship has no technical content. Our technicians have already analyzed it. This kind of warship is draped with some iron armor. Although they have added some sails, the speed still cannot increase. The most important thing is that their artillery has a large caliber because they have received the help of Zhao Guoren." The Minister of the Navy said. .

"But this also reminds us that the future naval warfare will require more and more technical requirements. Therefore, it is unlikely that we will concentrate a large amount of military expenditure on the past technology. We must boldly use new technologies as the future of our South Korean navy. Main equipment." The Secretary of the Navy said.

"Sir, on the one hand, we still need those old-style ships, but it is undeniable that those new technologies can also bring about a huge technological revolution, but we still need those new technologies, but new technologies still have problems like this. "A naval officer stood up and said.

"But we can't give up their research, so I suggest that we should provide such technology on a large scale, and at the same time develop such cooperation with Qin SMEs, strengthen such technology, and strive to popularize the technology as soon as possible." Naval officer Speaking of.

"Sit down, I mean the same. Therefore, our shipbuilding plan can't be too big all at once. We can build some old-style ships at the beginning, but new-style warships must have them, and they must be equipped if they have problems. There are problems that can be improved." The Secretary of the Navy said. Other officers nodded one after another. The Navy is a technical service. Because of the particularity of technology, the Navy can boldly try various new technologies. As long as the technology is successful, it can be applied.

Zhao Guo, Ministry of the Navy. This is a newly established department, but it is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister’s Office, but it is indeed a transitional department between the General Staff and the Prime Minister’s Office, especially the navy is the emergence of a new service, which means that in the traditional sense of Zhao State The three armies are being changed to the army, navy and air force. However, the ratio between the three armies is very uncoordinated.

"I don't know what the chief of the Navy is doing to the General Staff?" Li Mu curiously looked at the newly formed minister. The Secretary of the Navy was very young, only in his early twenties. His name is Guo Xiang, a member of Guo Kai's tribe. One third of Guo Kai's ministers are from his tribe, so people in the newspapers are called Guo Kai's cabinet. Because it was a newly established department, involving a young man made Li Mu feel very uneasy.

"General Li, I'm here to discuss the shipbuilding plan. The people of Qi have already given us a port in Beilaizhou. However, I think we need that port, but a port cannot yet establish the Zhao State Navy." Guo Xiang is a very motivated young man, and this is fully reflected in his profitable mind. Because he is young, he has three machinery factories. Recently, he merged a boiler factory on the Qin State stock market. This boiler factory is not simple because he has abundant welding workers and welding skills. This is a very bold plan developed by Guo Xiang as Secretary of the Navy.

"Well, I know this." Li Mu nodded and said.

"Therefore, if our Navy of the State of Zhao is to be strong, we must not have those wooden boats. Those wooden boats absolutely cannot stop our shells, so we need to build iron armored boats." Guo Xiang took out from his briefcase. I wrote a plan by myself.

"Iron-clad boat?" Li Mu looked at the young man in surprise. It was the first time he had heard of such a boat.

"Yes, iron armored ship." Guo Xiang nodded. He was not surprised at Li Mu's surprised expression, because he was born in technology, and it is normal that he has never heard of such things.

"Not only the armored ships, but also the rapid-fire artillery. The current artillery is too heavy, and it is very troublesome to load, so troublesome, so I don’t think we need to continue to equip such artillery. We should introduce relevant technology, At present we can produce special artillery steel. Naturally, there is no need to continue to study those **** things." Guo Xiang said.

"Wait, you mean, iron-clad ships and rapid-fire artillery, what are they?" Li Mu was surprised that the young man Guo Xiang had put forward a new concept from the beginning.

"Okay. Let me explain. Our Zhao country is a traditional landlocked country. Like Qin, we are only interested in traditional land. However, with the absolute hegemony of Qin on land, we It is obviously difficult to shake such a large land country," Guo Xiang said.

"Yeah. We are all aware of this." Li Mu said.

"So, the Koreans themselves found a good way. They tried their best to expand their sea area. They reached the western continent from the sea. There were Bangla, Champa, etc., but there they encountered The Indians, and the northern part of the Indians are the Yue people and then the Qin people. If our Zhao country can make a detour there, using a powerful navy, I think we are enough to contain the Qin people. Therefore, we need a very A powerful navy." Guo Xiang is young, but he is definitely not a young man without ideas, because only young people have such bold ideas.

"What you think is right." Li Mu was very surprised.

"Therefore, we need a strong navy. At present, ships of various countries generally rely on wooden shells to build navies. However, trains and steam engines have appeared on land. If we put steam engines on wood On the boat, his power problem was solved. But under the attack of artillery, he still could not resist the shells, only to use iron armored ships. The most important thing is that the people of Qi gave us an inspiration. They couldn't make iron armored ships because they We can’t weld iron armor because they don’t have welding technology, but we have it. We got this technology from the Qin State stock merger. Although we paid a high price, I think the price is very worthwhile. So, we plan to build Ironclad ship." Guo Xiang said.

"In addition to these, there are a large number of new technologies, such as rapid-fire guns, which use breech loading technology and have a very fast launch speed. We should use this technology." Guo Xiang said. He is a young man, a bold young man, and these new technologies will bring about a great revolution.

"Great. The development of the Navy is inseparable from young people like you." Li Mu exclaimed excitedly. Guo Xiang didn't know why he looked at Li Mu, he just felt that he was doing something he should do, such as the things in front of him.

And Li Mu was very happy, because Zhao's Navy Department was in need of him as a young, technology-savvy minister of the navy who used technology boldly, but Guo Xiang only believed that new technology could bring great benefits.

Chu State, Wu Yue Port, a strange ship caught everyone's attention in the port.

"Look at what ship it is? Why is it smoking and catching fire?" said a coolie who was unloading cargo on the dock with a smile.

"Shall we go to fight the fire?" a young man said with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, work quickly. What's so good about this broken ship, it doesn't dock or unload the cargo. If you don't do it, I will go to a few slaves in Mumbai. They do better than you. "A thin man said dissatisfiedly. In fact, the slaves of Bangla have been used because of the unloading of goods at the terminal. Those slaves eat less and do more. They are better than livestock, but sometimes they are not reliable and must be guarded. In this way, there are still some special goods that need to be made by local people.

The young man spat. The thin man didn't dare to say anything, just waved his arms, and then walked away.

"What kind of ship is that?" Chen Ping asked curiously.

"I don't know." An official next to him shook his head in confusion.

"Go, go over and take a look." Chen Ping put down the file in his hand and said. He came here to see the construction status of Wuyue Port in the market to see if there is any new construction. The cement from the north has arrived here, and some cement factories in Zhao country have found a large piece of cement that can be calcined in the nearby area. In this way, a large amount of cement can be supplied. Chen Ping plans to re-plan some port areas and build new ports with large amounts of cement. The old ports are made of stone slabs, and some use wood panels. Older ages can't be used because there are more and more goods. Sooner or later the terminal will be overwhelmed.

Lu's pheasant was standing on the dock, and there were some young craftsmen beside him.

"Because we cannot master the propeller technology, and there are also some deficiencies in the sealing materials, we can only use paddle wheels. If we use propeller technology, we must merge a company in Qin State, they can manufacture such propellers, but Money." A young technician said helplessly.

"Well, in this way, you are already bold enough to innovate." Lu Fei waved his hand and said.

This is their own ship, but a steam engine is installed on a traditional ship to provide power. Paddle-wheel drive is used. The ship cancels the mast because the mast is easily ignited by the black smoke. In desperation, it becomes The first steam engine ship in Chu State.

"What kind of ship is this? Did you build that ship?" Chen Ping asked excitedly. Lu Fei and the others returned home and looked at Chen Ping excitedly at the ship.

"Oh. My lord, it's a ship." The young technician saw Chen Ping's official logo and said. A silver token, only officials from the State of Chu would carry something like that. Countries have long stopped using it.

"Oh. It turned out to be a ship." Chen Ping nodded and said.