State of Zhao, Handan.

Inside the Lianfa Airship Manufacturing Plant.

"I really didn't expect that the Koreans would buy our airships. This time our airships have gained a good reputation." An airship worker is repainting the airships. They must follow the Korean drawings and standards. . This is the first time they have placed a foreign military order.

The Zhao State Air Force, especially their aerial gunboat troops, have gained a good reputation in the Dawan operations. The power of the gunboats is highly rated by the Qin State military. As for the South Korean Army Air Force, they need such a powerful airship too much. So they placed an order and purchased fifteen such airships. Mainly used for air combat.

"That is, this is the best airship in our Zhao country. When I sell it to them, I feel that this matter is not easy, and I am also worried that if the Koreans learn this airship, what will happen to our heavens? Do it?" an old engineer said worriedly.

"This, I think, we can develop a new airship, this airship is not just this kind of airship, we need to do a lot more." The other party said.

"That said, it costs a lot to develop such an airship," said the old engineer.

Zhao State General Staff.

"The Koreans also came to buy our airships. This is a good thing. This shows that our airships are valuable." Li Mu happily said to the Air Force staff.

"However, sir, the Koreans only buy airships. In terms of specific engines, they do not order our engines on a large scale. They seem to have their own engines to propel them." The Air Force Staff Officer said.

"Well. At this point, I know, after all, the engine we produce is actually a kind of assembled goods." Li Mu said.

"We can't produce airship propulsion engines by ourselves, because it takes a lot of money to solve such things. Development, imitation, and production. We can't do such things." Li Mu said.

"Selling such arms and weapons is also good for us. With such orders, we can improve, increase our production, and increase our profits." Li Mu said.

"Yeah. What the chief said is that I heard that Koreans can produce their own engines, which are gasoline engines, while the gasoline engines on our airships come from the State of Qin. We can only produce some parts, and the key ones are The parts are still produced from Qin. In this case, our engine development is very bad." The Air Force Staff Officer said worriedly.

"It is that we must get rid of such a situation, and at least let this situation become very beneficial to us." Li Mu said. He knew that the Qin people’s technical restrictions were justified. If the Zhao people did not master the technology of the airship engine, their airship output would be greatly restricted. In this regard, the Koreans came to the fore. They have their own technology. They can completely produce their own engines. Although the power is severely insufficient, they are enough to solve their own problems. On the Zhao State side, they do not have such technical advantages. They are just ahead in the design of airships, but they must be genuine. If the airship can be moved, once Qin implements a technical blockade, they still have no way.

"For this matter, we must do such a thing ourselves. Write a report. Let the prime minister, perhaps they can do such a thing themselves, in short, we must do such a thing well, there must be no such technical It’s a serious loss." Li Mu said to his staff. The development and growth of air power is the most effective force against Qin's balance of force. If Zhao wants to obtain his own security, he must have his own technology patents. Otherwise, they will not be able to develop and grow.

Qin State, Xianyang, in a Tianjun experimental site in the northern suburbs.

"Bang Bang. Bang Bang." On the test field where the continuous sound of shooting continued to appear, they used the newly developed anti-aircraft gun developed by Qin Guo. In fact, it was a special anti-aircraft gun for shooting against the air. This type of artillery is mainly designed to shoot into the air, so their launch site is very large, but the warhead is relatively small, they still use solid shells, there is a kind of impact shells, but this kind of shells is not very cost-effective, and the production technology It is more difficult, so there is no large-scale promotion.

"Sir, this is our anti-aircraft gun. They can shoot at a height of two kilometers. At this altitude, all airships and planes will be shot down. However, we need a greater density to achieve this effect. "A technical officer explained.

"Yeah. As long as it is useful, it can be as much as possible. When the Zhao State Air Force was fighting in Dawan this time, their gunboats showed great power. The Army and the Celestial Army were more worried about their gunboats, according to the intelligence department. It is said that this kind of airship was designed to deal with our bombing airship from the beginning. It can be said that the people of Zhao are directed at us, and we must also develop an airship that can check and balance them." A colonel of the Celestial Army said. He is an officer of the Celestial Army in charge of air defense. The air defense issue was handed over to the Army, the Celestial Army. Originally, such ground-based air defense weapons, such as anti-aircraft guns, should have been invented by the Army. However, the Celestial Army modified, enlarged, and changed its guns. It became an air defense weapon on the ground, and the army had to develop a brand new air defense weapon to deal with aerial targets.

"However, sir, the Ministry of National Defense has sent a report saying that they feel that our anti-aircraft weapons are a little passive, and they feel unsatisfied. Moreover, the second-type anti-aircraft guns need a certain number. Besides, it is easy to get stuck in the artillery. Density is difficult to meet to a certain extent." An engineer told the truth.

"Oh. There is such a thing." The colonel said dissatisfied.

"Yes. After all, this weapon has just been researched, and it will take some time to ponder and improve, otherwise it will be difficult to equip it on a large scale." An engineer said.

Qin’s senior leaders have already come up with the issue of air defense, but in research, all parties have their own ideas. For example, the Celestial Army plans to develop a weapon similar to the Zhao’s air gunboat. This is a typical response policy. .

Inside the prime minister's house.

"The space army has developed weapons such as anti-aircraft guns. Such weapons are more suitable for the army. For the army, they can only use weapons such as anti-aircraft machine guns. However, for such weapons, the army is very They are dissatisfied, because they are useless in shooting high." Wei Liao said worriedly.

"The air defense problem is very serious. We have developed a variety of air defense weapons. I saw that the army seems to be very anxious. They actually developed a firework bomb." Shang Wen said with a smile. The firework bomb was a bold idea of ​​the early anti-aircraft rockets. It has to be said that Qin still has design genius. Perhaps the designer saw the firework bomb flying into the sky. He felt that he could also design such a rocket. The rocket contained various grenade weapons and then flew into the air to explode. The weapon could be launched by multiple bullets for air defense. In this way, in order to achieve the effect of anti-aircraft weapons. For this idea. Shang Wen feels very creative.

"Weapons are well studied. However, we are faced with a big problem, that is, how do we find each other?" Shang Wen asked such a question.

"The air is no better than the land. They can hide in the clouds. When they move out, we can't find them at all. Moreover, with the development of technology, the altitude of five kilometers is no longer the limit. They can hide from us at high altitudes. Reconnaissance, there are more ways to evade the airship we dispatched to intercept." Shang Wen said.

"This." Wei Liao really didn't know how to deal with such a problem. Because the air defense problem is still a new problem, facing such a new technical problem, he himself has not yet made a correct technical judgment, because every time technology appears. There will be a serious and great technological crisis.

"We should focus on this." Shang Wen said.

"In terms of current technology." Shangwen originally hoped that Qin would pay attention to electromagnetic research and invented radar through electromagnetic research. However, in this regard, Qin's research has only reached a certain level, but it must be invented. The use of radar requires a certain degree of accumulation of technology. This is something that can be delayed by unusable time.

"We still use airplanes, not only because of the speed of airplanes, but also because they can greatly meet our air defense needs, although it takes some time. Or it’s the investment in technology, but in air defense. On the issue, we will take the lead." Shang Wen said.

"Yeah. I understand." Wei Liao recorded. In fact, Shang Wen was very dissatisfied with the air defense practices of the Qin State Army and the Army Aviation Corps, because their actions were still based on the fact that airships were more important than airplanes, and Qin air forces still valued the airship’s carrying capacity. This made Shang Wen very dissatisfied and annoyed. Therefore, he hopes to promote the development of such a thing.

"However, in this matter, I think we can't go too fast. You must know that airships still have great advantages. In contrast, the disadvantages of airplanes are still relatively large." Wei Liao said to Shangwen .

"Well. I can only take one step and see one step." Shang Wen said. Shangwen pushed it several times, but the military was still on its original trajectory. There is no alternative.

South Korea, Xinzheng.

"Look, the Seth people continue to increase their troops. They seem to be against us." Han Shu looked at the report in his hand and said.

"Well, my lord, we have already sent reinforcements. However, we are still unable to attack the Kingdom of Seth. The attack should be placed on the Persians." Zhang Liang said to Han Shu. In fact, Zhang Liang did not want the South Korean army to get involved in the affairs of the Seth people excessively. After all, land combat is very expensive, and the effect may not be good.

"Yeah. I understand what you mean." Han Shu said to Zhang Liang.

"You don't want us to be too involved in land operations. In that case, we can save a lot of military expenses." Han Shu said.

"Yes, Lord." Zhang Liang nodded and said.

"I have asked the Department of War to establish Army Aviation. They will buy fifteen airships for bombing. In addition, our South Korean Air Force will also participate and let them bomb the important cities of the Seth people. It will be a shock to them. I hope those Bombing airships can achieve our goals." Han Shu said.

"Well, my lord, such a thing is a good thing. But there is one thing we must pay attention to. That is the fuel supply of the airship. Without sufficient fuel, our airship cannot fly. We must solve the fuel problem." Zhang Liang noted the limiting factors of the fuel problem. On the one hand, the South Korean Navy needs a large amount of coal fuel, while the air force needs a large amount of fuel.

"Well, I remembered. One thing. We should have noticed. That is, there are a lot of oil resources on our Nanyang Zhangyi Island. We can extract them there. We have such oil resources." Han Shu said.

"What Wang said is, but in terms of development, we lack such an oil company and must join forces with the people of Qin." Zhang Liang said.

"Yeah. I understand. Just do it with them." Han Shu decided.

Dawan Country. Xinshidu. "Cracking" firecrackers kept coming, and a bank opened. But this bank is very different. He is, Qin State Bank and the Dawan government jointly established the United Central Bank.

Qin State Bank provided part of the gold as the gold reserve of the United Central Bank. The share distribution between the Dawan government and Qin State Bank was four to six, but the Dawan government quickly did one thing.

"We need this gold, paper money, and I also know that these paper money are very useful, but, you think about it, they are the army, they are soldiers. It is difficult for them to believe those valuable pieces of paper." Chen Muge said.

"But if we do this, it will seriously affect our gold reserves. In that case, it will be difficult for banknotes without gold reserves to maintain their value." Li Guang said.

"I know this, and I also know that you mean kindness." Chen Muge said.

"But it seems that we can't do this yet. I think you know that the soldiers in the army are a bunch of rough men. I promised them gold coins. If there are no gold coins, if you use paper money, would you let our paper money appear? Is the situation like that of the Yueshi people?" Chen Muge said.

"I know this." Li Guang nodded and said.

"Gold coins are gold coins. Fortunately, we have a lot of gold. Today we use this kind of gold to make gold coins and distribute them. In the future, we will mine gold, which is good for us. That's it." Chen Muge said .

The military needs a lot of gold coins, and the demand for this kind of gold coins is mainly concentrated on the military pay. But in this way, gold reserves are used, and the problem of devaluation of paper money will become very serious. But the military requested that Chen Muge could not change such a situation at all.

Qin State, the General Staff.

"The Koreans ordered some airships from Zhao Guoren. It is said that the Yue and Seth people also ordered some warships. In this way, the Korean military can be regarded as a tie." Yang Duanhe said.

"Well, we also have such things, but I am still very worried." Wang Jian said.

"I heard that the people in Dawan also want to build an air force. They have already ordered a number of airships from us, and they have also ordered a number of airships from Zhao Guoren. This is a kind of munitions stimulation." Wang Jian said.

"This also shows one thing, that is, their weapons manufacturing capabilities have caught up with us. Our arms production threat has become very big." Yang Duanhe said worriedly.

"Yes. I am also worried about this issue, but the prime minister doesn't seem to be worried at all. He thinks that this can stimulate our military production, but many of our technologies are leaking. Such technology accumulation, from where to start." Wang Jian said worriedly.

"The most important thing is that Qin's war mobilization ability has become very high, and the war potential has become very large. However, the problem is that we can still solve such things." Wang Jian said.

"This may be the competition in the arms trade. This is like some companies. We can only keep advanced and maintain our advanced nature by continuously launching some new products. From the current point of view, our technology is indeed lagging behind a lot. We should seriously reflect on it.” Yang Duanhe said.

"Well. So, we still have to do such a thing. After all, this is a kind of technological advancement, and technological advancement is a kind of competition." Wang Jian nodded.

With the development of Qin's arms trade, South Korea and Zhao's arms trade also started. All this shows that the military technology of Zhao and South Korea has improved a lot. Otherwise, they would not export some military weapons, but these military weapons posed a certain threat to Qin's arms trade. From the military's perspective, Wang Jian felt that such threats should solve such problems.

However, this kind of arms trade itself cannot be solved. Shang Wen believes that this is of great benefit to the State of Qin. This can greatly stimulate the technological progress of the State of Qin. Without competition, the technological development of the State of Qin will produce great Laziness, with such a slack, naturally it cannot develop.

But in fact, this is a consequence of a technological transfer. Qin was able to produce such weapons before. After transferring some industries, countries also have such technological capabilities. In their view, weapons are just a special kind of weapon. It’s just a technical product. Moreover, there is a huge demand for such weapons. As long as there is a war, the demand for weapons will become very large. With such a large demand, they will naturally develop their military enterprises and arms trade quickly. It spontaneously arises. This is just a trend of the times.