Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Chapter 569 Automatic Rifle, Show of Wrist

Since the northern nomadic troops were highly mobile, they made new troop deployments outside the northern pass.

Under Chen Shimao's arrangement, they began to flow towards the direction with complex terrain.

In addition, Daqian absorbed millions of people from the Yan Dynasty who fled the war and escaped from slavery. They even planted trees outside the northern border, which not only improved the environment but also prevented the attacks of nomadic cavalry.

Their troops can only fight more effectively in the wilderness.

However, its combat capability in complex terrain is limited.

Although Chen Shimao's method can only treat the symptoms, it does work.

Qin Ming was able to take advantage of the time when the troops were redeployed to replace his generals and let Chen Shimao come back as soon as possible.

In fact, there have been troubles in the capital recently, such as the chaos in workshops and factories founded by chambers of commerce.

If Chen Shimao were still alive, this would never have happened.

In the blink of an eye, it was already late at night, and Qin Ming finally finished processing the memorials at his desk.

At this time, the lights in the harem were still on.

From time to time, there were even bursts of silver bell-like laughter coming from inside.

No need to think too much, it must be Wan Shu and some female members of the Guan family who came to the palace to accompany Guan Yue.

When Qin Ming returned to the harem, he saw several girls chatting there.

"See Your Majesty."

When they saw Qin Ming, they all stood up and saluted.

Wan Shu even said:

"I didn't realize it's already so late. I won't bother Your Majesty any more."

"It doesn't matter."

Qin Ming waved his hand. It would be boring to stay in the deep palace without anyone to accompany him.

Therefore, when Guan Yue's family and sisters came to visit her on weekdays, Qin Ming was very supportive.

However, even though he did not stop them, the women knew their limits and still bowed and left.

Before leaving, Wan Shu took out a letter and said:

"Your Majesty, please take a look at this. I will come to see you again tomorrow."

"Ah."

Qin Ming took the paper and unfolded it.

After seeing what was above, his expression suddenly changed.

At this time, Wan Shu and others had already gone far away.

Guan Yue noticed that Qin Ming's expression was not right, so she asked:

"Your Majesty, what does it say?"

Qin Ming opened the letter, and it actually contained some trade information between the Western Regions and the Shenmu Kingdom.

"This is... selling a large number of firearms?"

When seeing this scene, Guan Yue covered her mouth with her hands, her face full of disbelief.

On the surface, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions and Qin Ming are allies.

Not only did the two sides trade, they even cooperated to open several railways to facilitate communication between the countries in the Western Regions and Daqian.

But after experiencing the benefits of technology, their greed swelled.

"Their actions cannot be ruled out as a sign of cooperation with the Shenmu Kingdom."

"Wouldn't the Western Regions be eating from both sides?"

Guan Yue's face was tense, full of displeasure.

The Western Regions have already obtained steam engines and a lot of firearms manufacturing technology from Qin Ming.

Qin Ming originally thought that the cooperation between the two sides could last at least ten or eight years.

But I never thought that their rebelliousness would grow so quickly.

"I should have thought of this earlier. Those people from the Western Regions were so flexible back then, even going so far as to personally travel to Lingnan to apologize and ask for peace with us. They changed their attitude so quickly, and who knows, they might change their attitude even after we start cooperating."

Qin Ming did not care about the situation in the Western Regions and Western Shu at the beginning. If he had noticed how quickly they changed their expressions, he might have been able to take precautions in advance.

"It seems that some tricks are needed."

Qin Ming pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

Guan Yue frowned slightly and said:

"You don't want to take action against the Western Regions, do you?"

The Western Regions is an extremely important commercial area. After Qin Ming established hundreds of factories in Daqian, the products produced were diverse.

Not only is the quality good, but the price is also very cheap.

"No, it hasn't reached that point yet. The Western Region is just wavering at the moment."

Qin Ming spoke with a smile.

The thing that is most abundant in this world is fence-sitters.

This is especially true of relations between kingdoms.

As long as they demonstrate strong strength, there will be no need for these rulers of the Western Regions to jump back and forth between the Daqian and Shenmu dynasties.

"Then what are we going to do?"

"It's simple. I will soon create a batch of the latest automatic rifles made with the most advanced technology!"

Under Qin Ming's management, Daqian's industrial level has developed from the initial single-shot muskets to the later continuous-fire muskets after several years of development.

It then developed into various powerful artillery fires.

Now it's time for another round of upgrades to their weapons and equipment.

So Qin Ming prepared to make a real rifle.

For example, these rifles are divided into fully automatic and semi-automatic types.

Fully automatic fire has a high ammunition consumption and is very suitable for fire coverage and fire suppression.

Semi-automatic is more stable and efficient, and is also more powerful than ordinary continuous-fire muskets.

During the period when the Western Regions began to question Daqian's strength and began to waver, the best way to calm them down was to show off one's skills!

"Please help me invite a group of troops from the Western Regions to train together."

Qin Ming's troops also trained, especially in the areas bordering neighboring countries, where they engaged in warmongering all day long.

Sometimes they even conduct actual combat exercises with their ostensibly friendly neighbors.

For example, places like the Western Regions and Western Shu.

Qin Ming would generally not be rejected if he took the initiative to make these requests.

The reason is simple, they all want to know the weapons in Qin Ming's hands and his fighting style.

No one dares to let such a super dynasty stand beside him like a cloud of fog.

The more you know, the more advantages you can gain.

"Where's the time?"

Guan Yue nodded slightly. Diplomatic issues are usually handled by the Ministry of Rites.

But inviting neighboring countries to train together is a big deal.

Only people of sufficient status can speak, and Guan Yue is such a person.

As the queen, inviting the other party to train troops would not be as murderous as Qin Ming's invitation, and it would also allow the other party to relax their guard.

"Okay, I'll tell the Western Regions envoy in the capital tomorrow."

Guan Yue nodded gently.

……

As the clarion call for Qin Ming’s military upgrades was sounded.

The entire workshop began to work hard.

The veteran craftsmen who used to be proud of their status have now lowered their status and started learning new techniques.

After Qin Ming showed them all the drawings of the automatic rifle and semi-automatic rifle he had conceived, everyone immediately began to delete and modify them.

"Your Majesty, if we follow the design of your automatic rifle, we will use dozens or even hundreds of rounds of ammunition in just one breath!"

"How is that possible? How could the muzzle and barrel possibly withstand this? They'd all melt!"

"I think it's possible. At worst, I can just pour some water on it."

"What a genius! If it suddenly expands and contracts after being watered, how long can it last? Are you trying to destroy the reputation of our Royal Factory?"

Everyone was talking at once, and the discussion was particularly intense.

What Qin Ming conceived still had some shortcomings. Under the technological conditions of this era, a lot of changes would be needed to produce it.

"Can you make this automatic rifle first? It will be useful to me."

Qin Ming waved his hand to stop their argument.