There are quite a few people with the same opinion. Tieliang also suggested: "Iron is resistant to bullets, but cannot be warded against shells, and must not be warded against mines. Even if the shells fail to hit the car body, it will be fatal to hit the track, so..."

The emergence of any new thing will be bound by old things and old habits. This is why tanks, as a concept, began to sprout after the Russo-Japanese War, but were not applied until World War I due to trenches and barbed wire. The emperor glanced over and the cavalry faction insisted on the superiority of cavalry, and the infantry faction believed that it was useless in chariots, but only one person fell into deep thought - he was Jiang Fangzhen.

"Jiang Fangzhen, tell me what you think."

"Your Majesty, I'm wondering what kind of scene the train was when it was just invented." Jiang Fangzhen did not directly use the chariot as the entry point, but turned his attention to the train. "The train can now travel thousands of miles a day, and it still seems more than enough to carry 100,000 kilograms of cargo at a time. Isn't there?"

Everyone was silent, and the advantage of the train was naturally visible and touchable. Otherwise, in such a conservative and stubborn country like China, the construction of railways could still be set off.

"However, when the British Stevenson invented the train a hundred years ago, it was much faster than a horse, louder and extremely unreliable. Who would have thought it would be such an ugly and stupid monster? In just over ten years, the train was already on top of it, and its prosperity was evident." Jiang Fangzhen changed his tone and said to the chariot, "Although the chariot has many shortcomings, it always thought it was like a train. There will always be a day to grow up and mature."

Yinchang was quite yearning for advanced things, but he couldn't help but hesitate in his personality. What he said was quite mean: "Your Majesty, I think you all have a reason. Now I'm looking at the powerful European and American countries, and no one has such a chariot. Should I wait a few more years to wait for Germany to achieve success. It's not too late to follow up. Anyway, there are too many places to learn in military terms. If you don't have to learn this kind of thing in a hurry, it's better to put it aside and leave it for later discussion."

This mixed harmony is quite good. Many people nodded, and even Jiang Fangzhen was praised, but some people stood up. Liang Bi, the commander of the Imperial Guards, said: "As the officials said, there are many shortcomings in the chariots, but I thought they had great potential, and they were even enough to change the balance of future wars. I am not very proficient in the navy. But I heard that as soon as the British "Defensible" warships were born, the rest of the warships were outdated. This is the case with the navy and the army. If our country's national defense follows the great powers every day, when will it take to catch up with the level of foreign devils? It is better to give it a try and help you innovate, and once you achieve something, you will achieve great success."

"What a good 'enhancing and innovation'." The emperor had actually made up his mind. Now Liangbi spoke out the core essence for him, and then he would be much smoother. "I will never waver in my desire to develop a chariot. But now there are still many shortcomings, and I will not consider installing in a short period of time. The chariot displayed this time is temporarily named chariot A, and the engineer is required to improve it properly and improve its reliability. Next year, he is required to develop chariot B, not only carries machine guns, but also cannons... If I don't believe it, I can only do nothing. As for the funds, there is no need to pay the funds from the military expenses of the Imperial Guards, and it can be allocated from the treasury."

"The Emperor's Holy Spirit." The opposition agreed because it was not equipped for the time being and did not occupy military expenditure. The apology faction did not object because it continued to study and manufacture. In this way, everyone was happy - the ability of the emperor and the cliché showed more skills.

Although an agreement has been reached on the layout adjustment of the three major arsenals, there are still many difficulties in military production. Deputy Chief of Staff Ha Hanzhanghui reported: "Next year, there will be no problems in raw materials, labor and even funds, and the only problem is the quality. According to the experience of armed production, imitation products have not had a transition period of more than 5, and their pass rate will not be higher than 8. The imitation of rifles made in Hanyang has exceeded 10, and there are still many quality products now. Suddenly, I am afraid that the Han factory will be exhausted."

Yinchang felt strange: "Didn't you hire a German technician or engineer? Why are you so useless?"

Chief of Staff Wang Shizhen smiled bitterly: "The Germans are profitable. Although they have to agree to help me produce guns because of the contract, every time my Han factory produces one more, it is invisibly equivalent to reducing the purchase of one from the German side, and he also makes less profit. The biggest difficulty in imitating the Han factory is drawings and processing machinery. The Han factory craftsmen can only imitate them based on imported Mauser and then imitate them. The sizes of the production are different, and they can only correspond one by one, which cannot be universal. It is even more completely different. It is often because of a problem with a part that causes the entire gun to not operate."

"Can't you ask for drawings and technical information from the German side?" Tie Liang was

After returning from the German investigation, I have a better understanding of the technical situation. "German values ​​inventions, and inventors apply for patents for every achievement. They beg the government to protect them. If others want to copy, they must pay. If they really don't work, they can even pay for it."

"The railway and the public donation don't know anything." Ha Hanzhang complained, "Mauser's company asked for a high price, and the transfer was not a one-time fee, but a batch fee."

"Wouldn't that be better?" Wei was puzzled and believed that installment payments could reduce pressure.

"No. The calculation method of foreigners and patent fees is very different from that of machine fees." Wang Shizhen explained, "Mauser Company asked for 150 grams per rifle, that is, for every imitation, the Han factory must pay 150 grams to the Mauser Factory for a period of 20."

Everyone was stunned: "Wouldn't that mean if we make a 10,500,000 mark within 20 years?"

"That's right. However, starting from the 5th, the patent fee can be 20% off, starting from the 10th, and every 50% off, the charge will be reduced by 10% and so on until the 20th is over."

Tieliang was shocked and angry: "150 grams? What's the difference between this and robbing money? Mauser's company made a rifle and sold it to us without that much profit. We purchased raw materials and machines and arranged manual production by ourselves, just asking him to give me some advice. As a result, it was so expensive? This is sincerely asking us to look good."

The emperor suddenly asked, "Wang Shizhen, what did they do after Mauser asked for such a price?"

"There are four items in total. First, all German craftsmen's expenses stationed in the Han factory are borne by Mauser Company; second, the full set of drawings and technical information are transferred to the Han factory. If a new factory is established in my country, it can also be used, but it cannot be resold from other countries; third, each rifle manufactured by the Han factory is strictly inspected by Mauser Company to ensure quality; fourth, if the annual pass rate is less than 95%, the technical fee will not be charged in that year. If the pass rate is higher than 95% but less than 99%, each unqualified rifle produced will be refunded twice as much as the cost. Only if the overall pass rate is more than 99% will Germany charge a reward according to the actual pass quantity."

"This is better than importing." Yinchang muttered, "Mauser's pig-killing knife is too ruthless."

"I think so, so I'd just calculate the imports." Zaitao also matched the same thing, "If you spend so much money, it's not necessarily 100% safe. It's not as good as importing. It's convenient and fast. You can even buy a few less machines."

"No..." the emperor shook his head and said, "You must give it yourself."

"Emperor!" Tieliang was anxious, "The military expenditure was in a dilemma, and there was no need to waste it."

Tieliang was really anxious this time, and even said the word "waste". Although it may not mean to slander the emperor, it can be seen.

The emperor's face darkened, but he smiled again: "No matter what, he must make it by himself. Although imports are good, the quantity or timing is unreliable, and his lifeline is still in the hands of foreigners. The masters are also wise. I only say three things. First, if China fights with other countries and Germany is neutral, it cannot export weapons according to the laws of all countries. If it relies on imports, wouldn't the country have no weapons to defend against the enemy? Second, if Germany fights with other countries in a few years and the needs of armaments are too busy to take care of us? Third, even if there is no war in the future, where will we import a large amount of money? Even if Britain and the United States allow it, the standards and ammunition are different. Wouldn't it be a mess, or if other countries take the opportunity to raise the asking price, should we buy or not?"

Everyone thought that the emperor's words were not without reason. The reason why the Germans valued important prices in technology transfer was that they did not want China to have its own military production capacity so that they could dump forever. This trick can still be seen.

"I heard that Li Hongzhang often said, 'It is better to buy a ship than to build a ship, and it is better to rent a ship than to buy a ship.' On the surface, there is some truth, but in fact it is a foreign slave style." The emperor emphasized his tone, "Rely on foreigners in everything and rely on foreigners in everything. Once foreigners turn against each other, they will not even be able to resist. Today is compensation, and tomorrow will cede land, and a country will be ruined. I have decided that no matter how much land is spent on building weapons, it will be better to spend more money now than to pay more compensation."

Finally, it was agreed that Mauser would provide technical support, and the cost remained unchanged, but the payment method was slightly changed, and 30% of the payment was paid that year, 30% and 70% were paid together after the five periods expired.
Chapter completed!