Almighty System Great Master Qin

Chapter 240 Technology Is the Primary Productive Force

Although Qin Shihuang almost received a lunch box because of the problem with the grenade, fortunately, with Xiao Hong around, everything was safe and sound.

Qin Shihuang turned around and looked at the three dark cannons. The more he looked at them, the more he liked them. He immediately waved his hand and said: "These cannons are extremely powerful. If the Qin Dynasty can build tens of thousands of them, why should the world not be unified?"

"Wait a minute" Xiao Hong hurriedly said to stop Qin Shihuang.

"This artillery can't make tens of thousands of pieces"

"Why?" Qin Shihuang looked at Xiao Hong with a puzzled face.

The rest of the ministers also looked at Xiao Hong, they didn't understand why Lord Wu An wanted to prevent mass production of artillery.

This cannon that Mr. Wu An worked so hard to research was not allowed to be manufactured in the end?
What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?

"If Mr. Wu'an is worried that the iron ore is not enough, our Ministry of Accounting will give you all the raw materials we have," said Hou Guan, Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, patted his chest.

As the Daqin Mining Group became stronger and stronger, in order to prevent the Daqin Mining Group from threatening Daqin with ore in the future, the Daqin Mining Group was transferred to the Ministry of Households two months ago.Although the household department does not participate in production management, it has the highest decision-making power.

"Hehe, Hou Shangshu, are you sure?" Xiao Hong looked at Hou Guan with a smile and asked.

"Of course"

"Your Majesty, one artillery requires four thousand kilograms of copper and iron. This does not include the shells. If there are [-] artillery, the copper and iron that will be consumed will be countless. This does not include human and financial resources."

"It doesn't matter, I can wait, even if it takes a few years," Qin Shihuang said nonchalantly.

"No, Your Majesty, this thing is really not as useful as you think." Xiao Hong convinced, the cannon he took out is still the most basic type, you really need to build tens of thousands of this thing , isn’t that crazy?

"Mr. Wu An, don't be humble anymore, this cannon can hit five miles away, it's already comparable to a fairy weapon"

"Yeah, Mr. Wu An, you are too modest. This cannon is so powerful, it's easy to use."

"That's right, Mr. Wu An is just too modest."

"Mr. Wu An's excessive modesty is pride."

The ministers praised Xiao Hong highly by saying one sentence to another.

"Please don't brag, this thing is really not as useful as you imagined. First of all, this thing is deadly and heavy, so I won't talk about it. At present, a cannon needs four horses to pull it together. This is still a flat road. But there are many mountains, mounds and forests outside Daqin, and this kind of artillery can’t be transported when it encounters these things.”

"Besides, this cannon is very heavy. Your Majesty and colleagues have also seen it just now. It took a long time for the soldiers to aim at the target, and it took a long time to reload. If it was on the grassland, this cannon would not be able to fire for a second time. Cannon, the opponent's cavalry rushed over. The most important thing is that the artillery is the most basic artillery, and the range is only five miles, and it can't even be ten miles. What do you do if you produce so much?"

Emperor Qin Shihuang:……

Civil and military officials: ...

Good guy, is this a human language?
What is the range is only five miles.

Mr. Wu An, if you don’t want to be a human being, we beg you to die.

Even the most powerful crossbow in the Qin Dynasty did not have such an abnormal range as the artillery.

"Your Majesty, science and technology need to be continuously improved. If you are obsessed with the power of this cannon, the development of science and technology will definitely stagnate. And this cannon was not made for infantry at the beginning, but for warship sailors. As for the infantry, it is enough to use grenades at this stage."

And even if it is used by naval warships, Xiao Hong's artillery must be improved first.

After all, one cannon is too heavy now, and with the addition of ammunition, a warship can't hold a few of them.

Today's cannons are not stable and can explode easily.

Once this thing explodes, not to mention the nearby soldiers who can't save it, even the entire warship may sink as a result.

Li Xin looked at the artillery and asked, "Since Mr. Wu An doesn't even like this artillery, then what kind of artillery can be considered practical?"

Li Xin's question spoke out the aspirations of all the ministers.

"Okay, then I will tell you about the practical artillery in my mind."

"The weight of the artillery in my mind is only about [-]% of this cannon. The transportation requirements are extremely low, and it can be dragged by manpower. As for the range, it is more than seven miles."

"The weight is only [-]% of this gun!"

"How is this possible?"

"The range is more than seven miles?"

"It's just a daydream"

After hearing Xiao Hong's words, the ministers began to discuss in a low voice. No one believed that Da Qin could make such a cannon.

Xiao Hong looked at the expressions of disbelief on everyone's face, and said: "Colleagues, in the past, did you ever think that today's artillery will be born?"

"No, so I risked thousands of miles to rescue Ye Qingya in order to improve the technological power of Da Qin. You also saw that Ye Qingya came to Da Qin in just a few days, and he developed a technology that can destroy the world. The gunpowder for the fairy weapon comes, and this artillery is made on the basis of gunpowder. Therefore, I say that technology is the primary productive force. As long as the power of science and technology is improved, there is no artillery with a range of seven miles. Even a hundred miles can still be used. research it out"

Xiao Hong's words are indeed true.

The range of artillery in later generations is not to mention hundreds of miles, and even if you want to attack any place on the earth, you can easily do it.

Although the current Great Qin is not good enough, with the advancement of technology, it will reach this level one day.

And Xiao Hong's eagerness to research the grenade and artillery this time is to prepare for Daqin's attack on Baiyue.

Everyone knew that Qin Shihuang's desire to attack Baiyue became more and more eager every day, although Xiao Hong persuaded Qin Shihuang twice.

However, Xiao Hong could not dissuade Qin Shihuang from his third or fourth impulse.

Instead of burying 10,000+ loyal bones in another country, it is better to be fully prepared now.

Under Xiao Hong's excited rhetoric, Qin Shihuang finally stopped Qin Shihuang's desire to make thousands of thunder cannons.

But although Xiao Hong didn't like these three cannons, Qin Shihuang liked them very much.

When everyone left the military training ground, Qin Shihuang asked the Xuanwu Guards to pull all three artillery pieces back to the palace.

And even with the use of six naive horses, the speed of the artillery was still very slow.

The artillery wheels left deep ruts on the ground.

Just as Xiao Hong said, this Lei Xiao Cannon is indeed too heavy.

After Qin Shihuang and all the ministers had finished leaving, Xiao Hong ordered people to put away all these scarecrows, and at the same time, the traces of the artillery bombing were disposed of, and all the fired shells were recovered.

After dealing with all this, Xiao Hong took the unused grenade and went to the arsenal. Although the artillery was researched, the applicability was too low. He still needed to speed up the improvement, at least let the navy be able to install it first.

(End of this chapter)