The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

"This" Meng Tian asked at a loss

"This is a new type of armored chariot manufactured by the Xianyang Arsenal. This armored chariot is invincible." The King of Qin said excitedly, as the armored chariot crushed the small gravel they could crush with its tracks and made a "bump" sound.

Meng Tian also recovered from the startled state just now. He began to observe and think about how to use this new weapon.

Most of Meng Tian's troops are cavalry or infantry units that maneuver on horses. The northern grasslands are vast, even if they are riding horses, the grasslands are too large. This vast area is very suitable for the deployment of mobile forces. In the case of logistics, the persistence of combat forces will exert a very large force

This terrain factor determines that high mobility is required for grassland operations. Obviously, the speed of this armored tank made Meng Tian very dissatisfied.

The armored chariot is equipped with six water-cooled machine guns. The weapons are not weak at all. The defense is also very good. The king of Qin showed Meng Tian the scene of rifle shooting. The bullets were easily bounced off. The cavalry on both sides belonged to light cavalry, and they didn't pay much attention to protection, especially the Qin army who was in an absolute advantage even removed their leather armor.

But the speed is too low. At present, the Qin army is in an attacking state, and the Huns are in an evasive state. The Qin army needs to run for hundreds of miles to attack a tribe on the other side. This kind of slow-moving chariot is obviously not suitable for the combat needs of the north.

Meng Tian shook his head after seeing it

"This armored chariot is powerful and has good protection, but it is difficult to use in the northern grasslands," said Meng Tian.

Then Meng Tian introduced the northern combat style in detail, and then hypothetically put the armored chariot into the battle to expose the shortcomings of the armored chariot

The Qin army does not need chariots with strong assault force, but cavalry units with strong mobility. Iron armored chariots are still lacking in this aspect.

However, Meng Tian proposed his own improvement method. When he communicated with the technicians and learned about the power output and personnel configuration of the armored tank, Meng Tian came up with the idea of ​​a small armored tank.

"Your Majesty, if the armored chariot is equipped with only two people, one driving and the other acting as a machine gun, the armored chariot can also increase its speed. In this way, the armored chariot can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. This is like the existence of an armored cavalry." Meng Tian came up with the idea of ​​his own small armored fighting vehicle

The King of Qin thought it was possible, so he asked people to rebuild a small armored chariot for trial use, and then King Mengtian of Qin inspected other places, and Guanzhong, thousands of miles away, is currently undergoing a huge automobile revolution.

640 cars enter thousands of households

"As long as three gold and three hundred and a half taels, there will be a car." A salesman in a car sales department in Xianyang tried his best to yell loudly with a microphone, and many male customers surrounded him, some of whom were trying on the car. This is the scene of a car sale in Xianyang, Qin State

A car called "Ding" came out in the state of Qin. This car was produced by the United Automobile Company and was specially designed for popular use. It immediately caused a huge sensation as soon as it appeared.

The state of Qin, especially the Guanzhong area centered on Xianyang, has established a well-developed transportation network, especially the number of roads in Guanzhong alone has reached more than 7000 miles. These roads are all over various areas in Guanzhong.

However, Qin State is troubled by another means of transportation, that is, horse-drawn carriages are driven by horses, so horses will naturally excrete. With the increase of carriages, horse manure often appears on other roads. Cleaning up in time will often form a large pile of road feces, which seriously interferes with the smooth flow of traffic, especially on highways, which is very troublesome to clean up.

In Xianyang, the state of Qin dealt with horse manure very intensively, but even so, it was difficult to effectively and completely solve it. The most difficult thing to deal with was that the horses and horses in carriages were often frightened, causing serious traffic accidents repeatedly on the bustling streets of Xianyang. The Ministry of Communications even thought of canceling it. Horse-drawn carriages were banned from entering the city, but that was more troublesome, so a convenient and fast means of transportation came into being.

Several large automobile companies in Xianyang have already produced cars when they used horse-drawn carriages, but because of the high price and poor stability, they have not been popularized, especially the speed of the cars. Some of them can’t even keep up with the speed of horse-drawn carriages. Such cars are basically scrap iron and the price is very low. The price is as high as [-] gold or more. Even a trendy person like Ying Yu is not optimistic about such a car, but these failed cars have laid a technical support for my "Ding" car.

Soon, the "D" type car, which was upgraded in technology, was developed. It has a great price advantage. The cost price is only one hundred and a half taels. A large number of stamping parts are used. The emergence of a high-density synthetic sponge material makes the car have a lot of benefits for the time being. Good tires and this kind of sponge material is cheap. It was used on new artillery, especially large-caliber heavy artillery transport vehicles.

In addition, another important factor is the popularization of gasoline, especially leaded gasoline, which promotes the large-scale popularization of automobiles.

The "Ding" type car is a front-mounted four-cylinder gasoline ethanol engine. It combines the advantages of all previous improved cars and uses common parts for assembly line operation. This has been widely used in all factories in Qin State.

He uses a unique electromagnetic ignition system, but due to the low voltage, the ignition coil needs to be strengthened to start it more conveniently. At the same time, it can also be manually switched to an independent dry battery system ignition, and it can be switched back to the electromagnetic ignition system when it is running at high speed. The advantage of this design is that it will continue to run even if the battery pack is depleted. The spark is generated by distribution to the spark plugs through a low voltage "timer" mounted on the end of the camshaft at the front of the engine. This "timer" is the modern distributor. Its predecessor, it guides the current to 4 vibrating coils installed in a box at the front of the cab. The timing adjustment of the ignition is realized by manually turning the timer with the help of a lever device on the steering column. The best choice between the two and the most ideal timing under different load and speed conditions require considerable skill in order to maintain the highest reliability and simplicity. is still reserved

"Ding" car rear wheel drive planetary gear transmission 3-speed is not a [-]-speed by today's standards because one gear belongs to reverse gear, but one thing worth mentioning is that the car uses a clutch, which has to be said to be a miracle

The front and rear axles of the "Ding" model are installed transversely with a non-independent suspension system with elliptical springs. The front axle is forged by a drop hammer as a whole. The brake is different from modern cars. Its right pedal stops the rear axle through the hoop of the brake drum on the transmission system, while the hand brake is realized by the external action of the brake drum.

There are two types of wheels. One is the more expensive steel welded spoke wheel, which is very durable and is specially produced by the bicycle manufacturer. The other is the wooden wheel, which is cheap but needs to be used for long distances. Replacement because it's easy to break and hard to fix In fact people like the former wheel more than the latter The latter only came out at first and never seen it again

One disadvantage of the "Ding" type car is that the car does not have a water pump. The cooling of the engine is realized by natural circulation based on the principle of thermosiphon. The hot water rises to the top of the engine due to its light weight and enters the cooler. When the temperature drops, it returns to the bottom and returns again. Engine This was the cooling flow route for most cars at the time Even after the water pump was fitted this problem wasn't fixed until the cross flow cooler but this was a later model of the "ding" and only later cars

The cooler lights and many small parts of the early models were made of brass. The style was single. Most of the cars were convertible station wagon headlights. The headlights were developed from acetylene lamps to electric lights. The "D" type car used many advanced technologies. For example, vanadium steel makes it very durable

This car was favored by many people as soon as it came out, and other car manufacturers also imitated it one after another. As a result, the market is flooded with such cheap touring convertible cars. The competition among car manufacturers can be said to have reached a nasty level. Patent lawsuits It was called Tingwei Mansion, but this kind of case is very troublesome to handle. The patent application has reached a crazy level. As long as there is a little technological innovation, it will immediately apply for a technical patent. If it wins in court in the future, there will be high compensation for Qin. Special protection for technology patents

The fierce competition among enterprises shows that this business is very profitable. That is obvious. The demand for motor vehicles in Qin State is conservatively estimated to be around 100 million vehicles. This number is subject to change in the future. Banks with good prospects are also involved in the installment loan car purchase project. Banks are also involved in the automotive field. Take a share but let the car enter thousands of households

641 After the Sneak Attack

The Guanzhong area of ​​Qin State has the largest middle class in Qin State, where a large number of industrial workers gather. The salary of workers in Qin State has increased to eight hours a day, fifteen to twenty and a half taels, which is enough to support the consumption activities of the middle class in Qin State, even the lowest level. Migrant workers also earn five and a half taels a day. They can use bank installment loans to buy cars. Cars are very versatile. For example, taxis are a very good job.

It is precisely because of the existence of a large middle class in Qin State that there is a huge rigid demand. This demand supports the rapid development of the automobile industry.

In just half a month, there were more than 1000 "D"-type cars in the Xianyang area of ​​the Qin State. As time entered the end of June and July, the Qin State is expected to produce nearly [-] such cars. Other manufacturers have already made a variety of vehicles. Deformation cars seize market share, especially the construction and popularization of gas stations has accelerated the pace of car popularization

Almost overnight, the streets of Xianyang in the Qin Kingdom were filled with cars and carriages, although they still exist, but the number has been greatly reduced. The rich people are marked by owning a car. Ordinary people also think that cars are the best means of transportation. They don’t need to feed horses every day. The Ministry is drafting a document to declare Xianyang in the State of Qin as a city where horse-drawn carriages are prohibited

Not only the domestic demand, the Queen of Korea also sent a telegram. The Queen of Korea could not stay in other countries for a long time. There was great dissent in Korea. The queen had no choice but to return to China in the middle of May. The content of the telegram was that South Korea would order a hundred special luxury vehicles The demand order of installing cars to facilitate the Queen's travel will extend a new car model in the future

The major automobile manufacturers in Qin State are running at full capacity to produce new automobile production lines, which are constantly being put into production, but this also greatly consumes Qin State’s reserves in non-ferrous metals, especially brass, copper, and non-ferrous metal ores, which are abundant in the southern Qin State. It is necessary to send people to find ore. The transportation problem in Chu State is still unresolved. The price of ore is still high.

A large number of firearms in the north are reloaded, especially the design of the rotating rear-pull bolt and the magazine. The demand for bullets has suddenly increased. A large number of firearms in the Western Regions use black powder bullets, which can hit up to two hundred rifles. The demand for a round of bullets is not very large compared to the North, but the North is different. Their rifles use smokeless powder bullets and can hit an amazing distance of [-] paces. Their guns are very long, which ensures that they can shoot a long distance. Plus Magazine design Bullets are in high demand because they can fire five rounds in a dozen seconds

However, two pieces of news quickly suppressed the demand for copper mines in the south. The first one was that Qin State built a highway from Luoyang to the Yangtze River in the south, which meant that Qin State could use waterways to reach Xianyang by land, but the price was also very high. It can be said that this expressway in Qin State is a road of blood and bones, because it only takes a few months to complete it, which means that Qin State confiscated a large number of slaves. The fact is that this expressway is only initially opened to traffic, but at least more than 15 More than [-] slaves died in the construction of this road

In order to speed up the progress, King Qin even mobilized a slave army of [-] Yue clan slaves to build his mausoleum to enter these projects. These slaves were divided into two shifts to build highways day and night. Excessive fatigue caused a large number of slaves to die. They don’t care about it at all. What they care about is the construction period, except for the use of a large number of slaves and some construction machinery. One of the reasons is that the use of road rollers, excavators, lifting vehicles speeds up the progress of the project. A large number of nearby migrant workers also join in. The government pays wages per person per day according to the project. The progress is paid from three and a half two to seven and a half two. The difference in wages is inevitable, which also solves many employment problems.

However, before these people had time to catch their breath, they immediately transferred to another project. The construction of the southern railway urgently needed a lot of manpower.

Another piece of good news is that the Qin State Navy's air force successfully attacked the opponent's water village. According to preliminary statistics, about [-] large ships of various types were burned. send this message cautiously

The military soon announced the news to the news reporters in Qin State. As soon as the news was announced, the four copper ingot futures in Qin State fell across the board. The market also began to recover under the good news. Such circuit stocks also rose sharply, giving the market a more than expected market response.

However, the Qin State Navy still does not have a decent ship up to this time. The large shipyards are relocating all kinds of machinery and equipment. The ship only stays on the blueprint design. Only the military's fast gunboats have a decent model. The Qin State Navy still needs half a year. Build the naval surface fleet

Regarding this point, Shang Wen is very clear that he is considering Fan Zeng's suggestion. Through the current war victory, there is an opportunity to negotiate with Chu State to temporarily ease the current situation. Fan Zeng has already seen that if Qin State's current mineral resources issue cannot be temporarily postponed, it will definitely affect Qin State. Local economic development even triggers a series of serious consequences

Qin's economy is built on extremely cheap mineral resources. Coal comes from Zhao. Timber comes from Yan. Qi's oil resources and Chu's large amount of non-ferrous metal ores are all priced down by Qin's futures. It is only Qin, a labor-intensive processing industry in South Korea, and Zhao’s mining industry has economic ties with Qin. Qin is at the top of the economy, which means that if there is an economic "cough" in Qin, then South Korea, Zhao, and Yan may have an economy. "Cold" Symptoms

The chain reaction of the economy is concentrated in the formulation of Qin's national policy

The naval issue is constrained by the economic problem, and it is impossible to completely solve it. Qin needs to negotiate to delay this time process. That is to say, within the scope of the original plan, Qin regards part of it as a specific goal to achieve. In fact, it can only be so out of such considerations. This means that in the future, Qin and Chu will fight again because of the Yangtze River issue. This is only a matter of time, but what we need to do now is to end this war and obtain the benefits that the war should have through negotiations.

642 Sweeping Cavalry

The state of Chu didn't know the news until a few days later, but the folks of the state of Chu had heard about it for a long time, and their news came from the newspapers of the state of Qin.

The popularity of the telegraph, especially at the intersection of traffic, has newspaper offices set up. The newspaper office transmits the news content through the telegram and then prints it uniformly according to the news content. This greatly speeds up the update of the news. The speed of the telegram far exceeds the transmission speed of the traditional post station. After getting the news, the newspapers in Qin State have already spread the news all over the world. This difference in the transmission of information directly determines the difference in the reaction mechanisms of the two countries.

The news of the heavy losses of the Chu State navy caused a sensation in the Chu State. The officials in the court were at a loss, but Xiang Yan had expected such a result long ago, but he did not expect that the Qin State would attack from the sky. This sneak attack made Xiang Yan feel a little uncomfortable. It’s a good feeling. This feeling comes from the air, because ascension to heaven is difficult for Chu. The threat from the sky has nothing to do with Xiang Yan. The future attack on Qin is likely to come from the sky, not the ground. Millions of troops

However, the officials in the DPRK and China are obviously not very interested in how to defeat them. What they are interested in is the attitude of Qin State. They represent the emerging economic power of Chu

Under the influence of water pirates, they wantonly annexed a series of control rights in Jiujiang area, such as mineral mining, tea planting, silk rapeseed, etc., and those local small wealthy households went bankrupt or were annexed by them.

If the waterway is blocked, the goods cannot be transported. If the goods cannot be transported out, the initial investment cannot be recovered. Due to the transportation, the purchase price has dropped to freezing point, and the price has dropped sharply below the cost line. The method of snatching it over is much better than grabbing civilization.

On the one hand, the price of raw materials in Qin State has skyrocketed, while on the other hand, raw materials in Chu State have been surprisingly low. This extreme situation of disagreement will not last long. In fact, those big landlords and nobles who have been robbed by various means have already considered compromising with Qin State. They completed the monopoly during this period now they need to restore the original price to make profit

In such an atmosphere, the voice of the state of Chu to discuss peace is very loud. Their excuse is that the Qin State will attack Shouchun from the Yangtze River directly from behind. This situation is too unfavorable for the state of Chu. The effect of this caused a lot of panic. For a while, the state of Chu couldn't make a decision because of the panic.

In the North Western Region, the Allied Forces opened up a second large-scale battlefield. In the North Western Region Battlefield, more than 5000 people entered the North Western Region from the entrance of the North Western Region. More than 5000 people were well-equipped and they had 1 cavalry. The soldiers in the army also have horse-drawn carts, camel-donkey carts as means of transportation. In short, this is a very mobile force.