Qin State, Xianyang, Ministry of National Defense.

"Sir, if there is a drug that can make people excited by taking it, like alcohol, before we go, we can fight a war by drinking. We take these drugs and give them to Dawan people. Make them excited, just Be brave, there won't be a big problem with morale," said one of Wei Liao's assistant officers waving his arms.

"Haha. Your idea is good, but some things are more difficult to implement. You are right. The use of drugs can indeed solve some problems. For example, people can get excited for combat operations. However, there are really such drugs. Besides, before the war, pluck up the courage, I think, what Dawan people lack is not only courage, but also a kind of blood. They don’t have this kind of blood at all. No matter how much medicine they take, I think it is also a kind of spiritual sustenance. That's it." Wei Liao said, shaking his head. He felt very helpless for the Dawan people.

The officers sent by the Ministry of National Defense sent back some reports. In the report, they mentioned the living conditions of the Dawan people. Their lives are extremely rich. When they are so rich, they don't know what to do. They can do nothing but enjoyment. At the reception, a variety of fine wines anesthetize their nerves, and the wealthy life brought about by minerals makes them anesthetized. They like this kind of life too much. Therefore, they don't even know what to do.

"Don’t say, you’re right, maybe we should give it a try. After all, this kind of thing is still useful for us. Dawan people don’t need it, I think, it can be given to the Huns, or It is the soldiers from the northern mountains who are fighting." Wei Liao said.

"What does the sir mean? Start such research?" the assistant officer asked.

"Yes, I think we can give it a try. After all, the pure use of alcohol will do great things. If there are drugs that can play the same role as alcohol, I think it is better to use drugs." Wei Liao suddenly I thought of the casualties caused by the Qin Army’s drinking. Among the middle and lower-level officers of the Qin Army, various accidents often occurred due to drinking. For example, the artillery unit of the army adjusted the wrong data, and the shells almost fell on their own heads. In addition, there are also a series of small problems such as firing at one's own machine gun positions, as well as indiscriminate shooting, wasting ammunition, exposing targets, and so on.

Except for the army, navy, army aviation, and the space army, all have such problems. Although war requires courage, it requires calmness and calm judgment. These are all closely related to war. If the Qin Army continues to maintain this drinking state, it may further affect the Qin Army's combat effectiveness. It is necessary to know that frequent mistakes will bring great problems. Thinking of this, Wei Liao decided to try to use drugs to replace those very unstable alcohol.

State of Zhao, Handan.

"At present, we can imitate Qin's water-cooled machine gun, but there are still some problems." said a supervisor. In the machine gun production workshop of the Zhao State No. 1 Arsenal, workers are performing final assembly and debugging work, most of which are finished products.

The Qin State Wenyang Arsenal sold part of the machine gun drawings, only some parts, but in some key areas, such as some special material formula issues, it still did not give too many detailed explanations. In desperation, Zhao Guo could only adopt the method of reverse imitation. They disassembled more than 20 machine guns for imitation, from the initial size measurement to the use of a new material, or the use of more spare equipment. To test and so on. This allowed Zhao State to build some machine gun manufacturing foundations.

"Is there any problem?" Li Mu asked.

"The machine gun's ammunition supply system still has a small trouble. After a long time of shooting, there will be a stuttering phenomenon. In addition, the endurance of the machine gun barrel is worse than the data given by Qin Guoren, and it cannot reach the destination. The most important thing is. Yes, the weight of the machine gun is still a bit high. In the end, the bullets are too expensive." The supervisor said.

"The bullet is too expensive? Does it have any effect?" Li Mu asked.

"Bullets are too expensive, and no one buys the machine guns we made. Such a powerful weapon is considered a waste of bullets. Therefore, they only buy rifles, not machine guns. If there are no major orders, I think , The production line and the development of machine guns will come to a halt, because we simply cannot maintain such weapons to survive. This is a disaster for us.” The supervisor said.

"Oh. I know." Li Mu was lost in thought. He knew that the role of machine guns is very powerful, but the price of bullets is too expensive, and the use of machine guns has become a luxury, because machine guns require a large amount of copper shell bullets. The price has exceeded the price of silver. It can be seen how expensive copper is, and the ammunition consumption of a machine gun is amazing. If there is no more copper to support them in the war, they simply cannot afford to fight such a war.

"I should really think of a way to solve this problem." Li Mu said at this time.

"Sir, I think it's not difficult to solve this kind of thing. We only need to have a copper mine. At present, many places have such problems. From the current trend, the copper shell bullet is the general trend." Speaking of.

"However, we still lack such a large amount of ammunition. Guns are useless," the supervisor said.

"You are right. It is useless to have guns. The problem is that these guns must be sold. Otherwise, we simply can't equip them with such a large amount of money." Li Mu said.

The army is equipped with a large number of new rifles, which absolutely cannot be provided by finances. They also need a large amount of munitions to subsidize. At present, the most popular selling is the flintlock rifle. This old rifle has a limited range and is extremely cumbersome to operate. The price is cheap because it can be processed in a small workshop. A woman can produce hundreds of bullets a day. There are still many wild areas that have not yet been developed. They need those weapons too much. Therefore, there is still a large market for flintlock guns. In contrast, copper shell bullets and related weapons have become extremely expensive. Many people simply cannot equip them, and the prices are too expensive. The price of raw materials is still very high. The manufacturing cost is also very high. The price can't come down at all, so as to attract customers to buy such arms, subsidies can't be carried out at all. This is something Li Mu is worried about.

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