1876: easy to use but expensive
Speaking of the Ming Dynasty Style 1, Li Xiaoya's face showed a smile.
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty Style 1 is indeed the same good thing. I will think that this will definitely be an epoch-making weapon, and he has a great possibility that he will change the pattern of war."
Qin Feng still admires Li Xiaoya's intuition to be a general. Compared with artillery, the Ming Dynasty's Type 1 has achieved a huge breakthrough in both firing and firing rate. A skilled archer can shoot about ten bullets in one minute, which is no longer a level that an archer can achieve.
"Compared to training an archer, it is much easier to train a gunman like this." Li Xiaoya continued: "It is actually very difficult to train a qualified archer. Even if it is trained, there are many restrictions when using it. Using the Ming Dynasty Style 1 basically does not require too much of the body. Of course, if you want to fight accurately, you will still have a lot of training."
"How are your soldiers practicing now?" Qin Feng asked.
"Your Majesty, they are all the best soldiers." Li Xiaoya said proudly: "In the period when they returned to Yuejing City, they could basically get 10 out of ten out of ten out of ten out of ten out of ten even if they rode on war horses."
"How many bullets did they fire at this level?"
"I heard from the officials in charge of dispatching the city of power that everyone fired about a thousand bullets these days," said Li Xiaoya.
After listening to this number, Qin Feng felt a little tooth pain.
"Do you know how much a bullet costs?"
"It shouldn't be too much for such a small thing," Li Xiaoya replied hesitantly. Since the emperor asked this, it was obviously not very simple.
"Not too much," Qin Feng smiled and said, "I tell you, the cost price of one bullet will cost two taels of silver. You bring back a hundred people, each of whom fires 1,000 bullets, which is 200,000 taels of silver."
"So expensive" Li Xiaoya jumped up in fear.
"How can it be inexpensive?" Qin Feng sighed: "Not to mention that it cannot be manufactured on a large scale now. The warhead alone is completely made of copper."
"This is too expensive. I have to be equipped with the 5,000 cavalry under my command. How much money does it take to train them?" Li Xiaoya thought about this number and felt her scalp tingling.
"You think of all equipment, you're so beautiful," Qin Feng smiled sarcastically: "We can't afford to provide you with no solution to large-scale manufacturing and reduce costs. You can't afford it. You can't get up to 500 to 1,000 people under your command."
After using the Ming Dynasty Style 1, Li Xiaoya certainly knew the benefits of this weapon. She originally fantasized about changing all her subordinates, but when she heard the price, she knew very well that his dream had been shattered. Such expensive weapons are really not something that can be equipped casually. How much does it cost to fight a war?
"It's really too expensive," Li Xiaoya sighed.
"The better the equipment, the more money it costs. Of course, the court is willing to invest as long as it is worth it. This time, the first time I give you the power-based battalion equipment, I hope you can make convincing achievements on the battlefield. Only in this way can you convince the officials in the court and agree to continue to invest on a large scale." Qin Feng said: "There are too many places in the Ming Dynasty that need money. Although military is the focus, many people think that our Ming army is far ahead of the Qi people in equipment, and it is not worth spending a lot of money on military."
"Your Majesty, that's not what you say. If you have better weapons, you will naturally need to use them. In this way, the army will die a lot of people." Li Xiaoya said seriously: "Your Majesty also said that talent is the most precious property. The young men in the army are all strong. If they can be preserved more, it will be of unlimited benefits to the future Ming Dynasty."
"Everyone knows this, but far water cannot quench near thirst," Qin Feng said with a smile.
"The general understands that after the general returns, he will soon show results that satisfy the officials in the court." Li Xiaoya said decisively.
"Do as you can, don't take risks in pursuit of achievements." Qin Feng reminded: "Now the court's life is getting better and better. The Grand Canal in the West is about to be connected. The west land, which Yue Kaishan is looking forward to, will soon turn from the beautiful scenery on the painting into reality. When the western land becomes rich, it can relieve the great burden on the court. Moreover, overseas businessmen have also made great progress in their development. Those who are pioneering to the Sanfoqi will get not only wealth, but also land, minerals, and the first wave of people who are pioneering have made great fortunes again, which has led to the second wave of overseas exploration in the Ming Dynasty. You may not know that the prices of our Ming Dynasty's current sea ships have risen to a bad appearance."
"I heard it." Li Xiaoya smiled and said, "I won't talk about Huludao anymore. Baoquan Shipyard and Quanzhou Shipyard now do not produce civilian ships, but are working hard to transform and manufacture new warships. Isn't this price increase in civilian sea ships? This time when we come back, our elders of the Li family also ask me to find ways to get a few sea ships."
Qin Feng laughed: "What, you Li family also want to explore overseas."
"Looking at people getting rich, I'm jealous." Li Xiaoya curled her lips, "I will ignore them."
"I heard that you are forcing you to get married and find the daughter of a great man in Yuejing City. This is really a strong alliance," Qin Feng said with a smile.
Li Xiaoya is not surprised that Qin Feng knows his situation at all. It would be unimaginable if the emperor of a country had no idea about the generals under his command.
"Don't even think about it." Li Xiaoya shook her head and said, "Mo Jiang already has a sweetheart in Wuling. This time she came back and passed by Wuling. She has invited Mrs. Wu to propose marriage for me."
"The female teacher from Wuling University" Qin Feng asked with a smile: "I heard that they don't pay much attention to you."
"Where you are sincere, gold and stone will open up." Li Xiaoya said with a smile.
"You are not afraid that you will say you are unfilial."
"I'm not afraid. When they drove me out of my family like a plague god, they didn't think about it for me. Now I'm very developed and they haven't thought about it for me. If you have a family like this, I'd better stay away from it. There are a lot of things that should be filial, but I'll never be soft-hearted when I should make my own decisions. As for pressure, there are naturally some, but if a general is a military general, if he doesn't even have this courage, then what kind of soldiers should he bring to fight?" Li Xiaoya said seriously.
"Good words," Qin Feng nodded repeatedly. "But, you can't be completely rude to Li. If you should help, you still have to help. I'll find Wang Yueyao and ask her to get a few boats for you. You can take them back and hand them over to Li. With these boats, I think you won't be too forced to you in other matters. Of course, the money you can't lose."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xiaoya bowed deeply to Qin Feng with gratitude.
"There is nothing to thank for. You are fighting hard on the front line. I will handle some conflicts for you in the rear, so that you can focus on your mind, but there is still no problem." Qin Feng smiled and pointed to the soldiers of the suicide camp below: "What do you think of the suicide camp now?"
Li Xiaoya was a little embarrassed. The current death camp is not very good, but this death camp is the foundation of His Majesty’s founding. It is not good to speak directly. Moreover, the monk on the side still glared at him, looking like his anger was still not gone. After thinking about it, he said: "Your Majesty, the death camp is Your Majesty’s personal soldiers. Now the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, with a territory of thousands of miles, with tens of millions of people, and hundreds of thousands of armors. It is the responsibility of our border troops to go to battle to kill the enemy. If even His Majesty’s personal soldiers are going to fight, then there is really no place for us to face."
Qin Feng spread his hands and looked at the monk and said, "Look, our General Li is really skillful in speaking. He is worthy of being a member of the big family. If a wild dog is replaced here, he will say directly, these guys are almost the same as being a guard of honor. If you really want to fight, don't go to die."
Listening to the emperor's words, Li Xiaoya could only smile awkwardly, but she couldn't answer.
The monk was so scared, "Your Majesty, give me three months, I will definitely get them over."
Qin Feng waved his hand and said, "You are the general of the Central War Zone, come to train troops personally. Don't do serious business anymore. Let Xiaowu solve this matter later. As Li Xiaoya said, it's really not their turn to go on the court now when fighting. Let's take this guard of honor first, at least it's very good to show off."
The monk said nothing. Behind the monk, the senior generals of the Death Camp all had red and white on their faces, and they wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
Looking at these people, Li Xiaoya suddenly regretted that today's death camp was not good, but a few years ago, the death camp was the most powerful unit of the Ming Dynasty. The officers who came out of this unit are now full of the Ming army. This time, I was probably a big leak. I don't know how many people I offended without knowing it. His Majesty the Emperor suddenly expressed his desire to give him a few boats. I'm afraid it was not just to settle the mess in the family for him, but also to give him some compensation in advance.
He lowered his head, and felt regretful. He really shouldn't have tried to be happy for a while, so he indulged his subordinates in doing this. He had to think of a way to make up for it. The monk was very sensible and difficult to deal with. He would rather go find a wild dog after returning to the Wuling War Zone. General Gan was a straightforward person. As long as he persuaded him to wipe his butt, there would be basically nothing big.
Chapter completed!