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To test whether the quality of a rifle can meet combat requirements, it is not enough just to fire a few shots at a fixed target to confirm the accuracy. Application tests in various real combat environments must also be carried out.

Even the performance under certain extreme conditions can determine whether this new rifle reaches the level required by the military. Especially as one of the first muskets to use rifled shooting, the wear resistance and service life of the rifling is a very important factor.

The performance index will directly affect the actual performance of the rifle, and this index cannot be measured by just firing a few shots.

After the preliminary trial by the officers, this rifle will also be sent to the military barracks shooting range in Port Victory for daily use testing for at least one month. This test will be more comprehensive than the current target shooting, and it will also provide a better understanding of the actual situation.

We will sort out the problems that arise during use and come up with further improvement plans before entering the stage of finalized mass production. As for when it will be fully installed in the army, even "Haihan Military Industry" dare not guarantee it.

, because if we look at the current production efficiency, unless the production lines of other types of muskets are stopped first, the output of this new rifle will probably not be able to keep up with the expansion rate of the militia establishment.

Of course, if the military approves this new rifle and is willing to place an order for it, then "Haihan Military Industry" will definitely expand the production line in order to meet the military's requirements in the shortest time. As for the matchlock guns currently produced

and flintlock guns, "Haihan Military Industry" will not give up easily. Although these weapons are very primitive in the eyes of time-travelers, in the 17th century they were still black technologies that led the times. Even if the militia themselves eliminate them, there will still be

There are a lot of export targets, even primitive rifles such as matchlocks, as long as they are operated properly, they will be sold for decades without any problem.

As for the test firing of the imitation Whitworth rifle, Old Morgan, the only semi-professional sniper in the Cross-Travel Group who had undergone systematic training, was specially recruited. During several military operations conducted by the militia overseas, Old Morgan

He always brought his treasured M200 sniper rifle with the team, but in fact it didn't really come in handy very often. This wasn't because Old Morgan's skills weren't good enough, but because in most cases he simply couldn't bear to shoot.

Precious bullets. This kind of special ammunition has basically no possibility of reloading in this time and space. Every time it is used, one bullet is lost. Therefore, Old Morgan's own daily training is also greatly affected, and there is no way to maintain regular live ammunition training.

During the design and production process of the Whitworth rifle replica, Morgan was fully involved and gave many unique opinions from the perspective of a sniper. Since it was determined from the design stage that this rifle was complex in process,

The cost is high, and even if it is finalized, the output cannot be too large. Since there is no need to consider cost factors too much, Morgan is very meticulous in the craftsmanship, and even requires a small section of hand-made Picatinine rails to be installed on the outside of the gun.

, in order to fix the external sight specially designed for this gun.

Since Morgan is already very familiar with this new sniper gun, rather than calling this live-fire shooting a test firing, it is more accurate to call it a demonstration of weapon performance. Morgan first addressed the audience in half-formed Mandarin Chinese.

The person explained the general performance of the gun, and then used a rifle sample equipped with a scope to shoot at the breastplate target at a distance of 500 meters. The operation of the professionals did not disappoint the audience. At this distance, Morgan

He actually shot eight out of ten shots, which basically means that the snipers trained by the militia in the future should also be able to reach the same level in theory - in addition to the weapons, of course it also depends on the teaching level and teaching skills of the teacher Morgan.

Depends on the quality of the students.

After demonstrating the performance of the weapon, Morgan was far more excited than the audience, because for him, being able to personally lead a special combat team is more fulfilling than training a group of barefoot doctors in the medical system. Qian Tiandun was in Annan

The success of the military has given a signal to those in the military that as long as you have the skills, it is not difficult to become the creator of a military unit. After Qian Tiandun formed a special operations company and achieved results, Wang Tom's appointment as the top commander of the navy has once again verified

This rule. For these military personnel who want to make achievements on the battlefield, it is undoubtedly an excellent shortcut to directly establish a new branch of the military service trained and managed by themselves, and now Morgan seems to have seen the opportunity to embark on this shortcut

hope.

Yan Chujie and others later also test-fired this gun, but what impressed them deeply was not the accuracy of this gun within the effective range, but the huge recoil when shooting. If Morgan hadn't reminded them,

In the past, at least half of the people would be injured in the shoulder by the butt when using this kind of gun for the first time. Even so, it is generally believed that this kind of gun is not suitable for continuous shooting for a long time, but this feature is very different from its purpose.

It is consistent. After all, in actual combat, it is unlikely that a sniper will fire continuously like an ordinary rifleman.

Military officials generally agree with the performance of this 19th-century sniper rifle. Although its performance is far inferior to the mass-produced weapons brought during time travel, it can be mass-produced under existing conditions.

Weapons are the objects that really deserve the military's attention. It is conceivable that after the emergence of snipers in the army, they can use decapitation-style attacks against the enemy. First, they remove the opponent's commanders to disintegrate their combat effectiveness. In fact,

The combat role should be quite prominent.

Of course, as an elite unit among infantry, the training period and difficulty of snipers are far more than that of ordinary infantry, and even more difficult than that of artillery, which is still in short supply. Even based on Morgan's more optimistic estimate, if based on a hundred people, it can

Even if it is a blessing to be able to train ten to twenty basically qualified snipers in a year, the actual situation may be far worse than expected.

The military personnel basically recognized the performance of the two new rifles and quickly signed the acceptance procedures. However, this signature did not mean that the two guns were finalized. What followed was a series of long-term tests.

Then the military needs to calculate the actual needs and place an order with "Haihan Military Industry", and this order must ultimately be approved by the Executive Committee.

"Lao Bai, you must find a way to lower this price. Such a high cost will be very difficult to discuss at a meeting. If the budget is not passed by then, you still won't get the money." Officially.

After finishing the work, Tao Donglai was not idle and immediately began to bargain with Bai Kesi.

Bai Kesi cried bitterly: "Old Tao, who among us is following whom? This thing used by my own army is so cheap, am I going to deliberately rip it off? The current cost is not much. Think about how many parts of this new gun are made of

Hand-made? And the rifling processing is no more complicated than the previous smoothbore guns. The bullets also have to be re-opened in a new production line, which is all money!"

"We all understand your difficulties, but the price really needs to be controlled." Yan Chujie also came over to help: "The military expenditures recovered from Annan in January have already been used to expand the army and navy. This year,

The Executive Committee’s military budget does not have much water to support the large-scale re-equipment of the troops. Do you think it would be easier to reduce the price, or to have the Executive Committee specifically approve an additional 100,000 to 80,000 yuan in additional military expenditures?”

"Okay, stop talking. I can't talk to you." Bai Kesi waved his hand and said: "The cost is there. If you think any part is unreasonable, just point it out. I will definitely reduce the cost if I can."

No matter what the final outcome of the bargaining between the executive committee bosses is, it will be at least two or three months before we see the emergence of militia groups equipped with new rifles. Therefore, the vast majority of military personnel are not sure whether they can obtain them as soon as possible.

The Executive Committee did not care much about the approval of additional military expenditures. As soon as the business was done, they surrounded Tom Wang and asked him about the details of the two battles at Lijiazhuang and Dangan Island.

Wang Tom himself felt that the two battles were lackluster, but he also understood the mood of his colleagues who stayed at the base camp and did not get a chance to fight, so he greeted readily: "How about this, I'm free tonight

Everyone came to Pier 3 of Victory Port and held a seafood barbecue party on the "Speed". Everyone chatted while eating. This time I went to Panyu to fight. When I came back, Lijiazhuang gave me a lot of good wine. I brought some specially.

Come back from the altar, let’s try it together!”

"Commander Wang is so wise!" someone in the crowd joked. Ever since Tom Wang became the supreme commander of the navy, some people have given him the new nickname of "Commander Wang" - if nothing else happens, he will be given the new nickname "Commander Wang".

In the future, the first naval commander after the navy is officially established will most likely be Wang Tom.

On June 7, the Haihan delegation led by Schneider made a special trip to Yacheng to congratulate the new governor of Yazhou, Zhang Qingzhang, who had finally received the appointment letter. In addition to sending generous congratulatory gifts, Schneider was also responsible for this time.

and finalized the land acquisition plan for Fenghuang Town and Tianya Town with Yacheng.

"Mr. Shi's intention is that the executive committee wants to include all the areas west of Nanshan Town under its name?" Zhang Qing asked in disbelief.

Two months ago, when Zhang Qing went to Victory Port to attend the first anniversary of the Haihan people's settlement, the two parties had already finalized a part of the land ownership conversion agreement, and almost all the land east of Fenghuang Town was included in the name of the Haihan people.

In Zhang Qing's view, this was actually a remarkable move. It was tens of thousands of acres of land. It would take at least three to five years for the Haihan people to digest such a large area.

By that time, I had been promoted to a higher position and transferred out of Yazhou, so I no longer had to take the blame for these dark histories.

But Zhang Qing didn't expect Haihan's appetite to be so big. Only two months had passed since the last agreement reached between the two parties, and the Haihan people once again made new land demands. And the stretch between Nanshan Town and Fenghuang Town

This area is almost twice the size of the land transferred out last time. If this land is really given away, then the entire Yazhou will basically only have an area around Yacheng that is still under the government's control -

- Of course, this must also ignore the Yacheng local garrison, which is gradually being replaced by the Haihan Militia.

"Master Zhang, do you think there is anything wrong?" Schneider asked pretending to be puzzled: "We have recognized the land registration fee, and we have recognized the taxes that need to be paid. Whose name is the land in? To Yacheng

Is it important to you adults?”

Zhang Qing secretly cursed shamelessly, thinking that the land you registered has never shrunk drastically. Victory Port occupies so much land, but only registered two hundred acres... Your port business district only has more than two hundred acres.

Is it okay? Although the newly registered land last time was a little more generous and counted as two thousand acres, it was all registered as wasteland and mountains. There was no tax to bear at all. As for the land registration fee... Well, this is the state capital.

If the adults split it up together, there would be nothing to say.

Zhang Qing coughed dryly and said: "You have occupied so much land in Yazhou. This will attract the attention of the capital city in the future, and it will cause great inconvenience to you."

Schneider nodded and said: "What Mr. Zhang said makes sense, and we have already considered this possible disadvantage. So this time we plan to change the method and register the land in individual names in a piecemeal manner - of course these individuals

They are all people designated by us. If there are hundreds of landowners in this area, it doesn't seem to be abnormal, right?"

Zhang Qing didn't expect the other party to hold back his words. He wanted to refute him but felt that he was a little short of words. To say that the Haihan people were unruly, they didn't do any substantive illegal actions.

All the land has been registered with Yacheng officials. But to say that they abide by the rules, what they did was indeed too public. Some time ago, many people came to Yacheng to complain, saying that the Haihan people sent a militia to drive away Linchun.

The people living in the area of ​​Sanya River and Sanya River even arrested many people and demolished their houses, acting like bullies.

If he had not seen the strength of the Haihan people before and accepted the benefits of the Haihan people, Zhang Qing would probably have treated the Haihan people as bullies and punished them. But the Haihan people obviously put everything first, even if

These people went to Yacheng to complain, but the government did not dare to let them make things worse, let alone take the initiative to trouble the Haihan people. Nowadays, there are two to three hundred Haihan militia soldiers stationed inside and outside Yacheng for a long time.

Maybe Yacheng will change hands overnight.

As for the original navy and guard army, Zhang Qing no longer had any expectations for them. He Wenhui and Luo Shengdong of the water village were both money-minded and blind people, and now they have turned the navy's

All the warships were pulled out to transport goods to the Haihan people. Except for some sailors who were still serving, most of the soldiers quietly declassified and went to the Victory Port to help the Haihan people work. Now the armed personnel stationed in the navy are basically sailors.

Although the Han militiamen still hung the banner of the Ming Dynasty on the gate of Shuizhai, now even the people in Yacheng knew that the Haihan people actually had the final say in that place.

The Guard Army is not much better than the Navy. Zhang Qianhu, who is also on the threshold of retirement, does not care about anything at all now and has handed over affairs to a few deputies - it is said that these deputies have positions in the Haihan Militia.

They are all "platoon leaders". If the Haihan people need it, they can take over Yacheng's defense at any time.

"I have just taken over, and there are many matters that need to be dealt with. I hope you will not be anxious about registering the land. After I have handled all the matters, I will definitely handle it for you." Since I don't have the confidence to refuse.

, Zhang Qing didn’t want to agree too readily and appear worthless, so he could only resort to delaying.

Schneider smiled, as if he understood Zhang Qing's little plan, and said calmly: "Whether this procedure is completed or not, in fact, it doesn't matter to us. The reason why I took the initiative to contact Mr. Zhang,

It still depends on the good cooperative relationship between the two parties. The executive committee hopes to maintain this cooperative relationship for a long time. This sincerity must be felt by Mr. Zhang, right? If Mr. Zhang finds it inconvenient, then it’s okay not to do it.

I will take my leave and not disturb you in your work."

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Qing saw Schneider getting up to leave, and quickly tried to persuade him to stay: "Everything is easy to discuss, why should Mr. Shi be in such a hurry? I didn't say no, but in such a vast area, the measurement of land is not easy.

It will take quite some time, don’t you think so, Mr. Shi?”

Zhang Qing didn't dare to let Schneider go just like that, because the warning in the other party's words was very obvious. It was probably not just the land procedures that made them feel "indifferent", but also the existence of the Yacheng government. Schneider was fine.

Just say something like, "I only treat you as existing if I give you face. If I don't give you face, I can ignore you at any time."

Just face to face with Schneider, and righteously rebuke this lawless person? Zhang Qing can only have this kind of thought flash in his heart, but he never dares to show it. How did the Zhang family, father-in-law and son-in-law come to power? As a person involved, Zhang Qing knows very well

However, if it weren't for the Haihan people who provided money, effort and advice behind the scenes, Zhang Qing might not have been able to find an opportunity to be promoted to the prefecture if he served as general magistrate for two or three more terms. Now sitting in this position, he has Luo Shengdong, his son-in-law.

With the military power in hand and the strong support of the Haihan people from outside, at least no one in Yacheng really dares to speak against Zhang Qing - even if there are such people who don't know the power, as long as they use the "Haihan" as a shield

, they will all shut up immediately.

When we went to Victory Port last time, the leading figure in Haihan said very openly that for them there are only two kinds of people in the world, one is a partner and the other is an enemy. If there are no common interests, then the partner

Will also become an enemy - Zhang Qing does not want to be treated as an enemy by the Haihan people, otherwise he is likely to become the state official with the shortest reign in the history of Yazhou.

Zhang Qing definitely cared more about his current official position and future development prospects than the land he didn't know who it belonged to, so he quickly judged the importance and made a decision: "Someone, go and notify the backyard.

Prepare for the banquet, I want to have a talk with Mr. Shi today about the future of Yazhou!"

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