Chapter 113: Arsenal

　　 After half a year of tossing, the wedding of Ferdinand and Princess Xenia was completed in the Sofia Palace, announcing the end of this century wedding.
　　 Ferdinand, who was so busy, had just been idle, and before he could enjoy the "happy" married life, he devoted his energy to domestic construction.
　　 In the 19th century, human beings developed with each passing day, and weapons and equipment had undergone earth-shaking changes. In the middle and late stages, breech weapons had gradually withdrawn from the mainstream of the world and were replaced by breech weapons!
　　 Since the establishment of the Bulgarian arsenal, over the decades, it has successively introduced weapons production lines from Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, which have been properly manufactured in all countries.
　　 The Balkan region has always been a high-incidence area of ​​war. All countries attach great importance to the upgrading of weapons. Almost as long as the great powers have new technologies installed, everyone buys and buys them. Therefore, the Balkans is also a testing ground for new weapons in various countries.
　　Of course, the Ottoman Turkey is an exception, the noble lords always react slowly. As early as the Bulgarian-Serbian War in 1885, the breech rifle began to become the mainstream of the Bulgarian army.
　　 However, up to now, a large part of the Ottoman army still has front-loaded rifles, not to mention artillery.
　　 Perhaps the noble officials think that the older the weapon, the better. This is more in line with the heritage of their old empire!
　　 After all, in the Balkan War of 1912 in parallel time and space, front-loaded rifles and artillery appeared on the battlefield. There is no dressing yet, and there is nothing unacceptable!
　　 In order to unify the caliber of ammunition, the whole army has changed uniformly, the military committee has now made a quarrel, and Ferdinand is also a headache.
　　 After all, he is just an amateur military enthusiast. Although he knows that many weapons will be famous in later generations, after all, he is just listening to the opinions of later generations of experts! ! There are a lot of personal feelings mixed in this, and how authentic is it is a big question mark.
　　 When it comes to weapons and equipment, any person in the military committee is more professional than him. At any rate, they all came from the Yixiao army, and the performance parameters of the weapons are not alone, but they are also inseparable.
　　 After all, the most suitable is the best. In the final analysis, this dispute is also related to the personal philosophy of the high-level military. There is no absolute right or wrong! !
　　Germanism is the mainstream of the world's army today. In the Franco-Prussian War, the German army's outstanding performance, even with its German armaments, has become the target of emulation by countries all over the world. In army equipment, German weapons are the most widely used.
　　 The advantages of Russian-made weapons are that they are cheaper and more compact, simple to operate, and resistant to cold. Prior to this, they have been the mainstream in Balkan countries.
　　 There are also some people who advocate a great mix, selecting the best weapon combination from the equipment of the world's major powers.
　　 The last idea is very good in theory, but the feasibility is a question mark. The compatibility of weapons is a flaw, the logistics pressure is high, and the soldier's culture is very demanding!
　　The reason is very good. The basic education level of Bulgarians is among the best in Europe and can meet these needs. As for the later problems, the Great Railway and Great Highway Project has just solved the transportation problem!
　　Of course, this is limited to defensive operations. If it is a cross-border operation, it will be miserable. Unless the logistics department is open, it will be choking! !
　　Finally, Ferdinand also rejected the large-scale import of weapons and decided to be self-reliant! ! First get the finished product from the big powers, let the engineers copy it, and then carry out self-improvement, otherwise the talents digged from European countries at a high price will be wasted.
　　 This is already three years ago, and even the replacement of the Bulgarian army’s equipment has been delayed until now!
　　The arsenal, which has burned money for several years, finally achieved a phased breakthrough through the unremitting efforts of engineers.
As early as two years ago, the arsenal completed the de-planing of the rifle technology, whether it was Mauser from Germany, Mosin-Nagan from Russia, 1891 Mosin-Nagan (Water Lianzhu), Lee Metford from Britain, or Martini from the United States. -Henry, wait, there is no pressure to copy!
　　 On this basis, the designers also have a brainstorming design that belongs to Bulgaria’s own rifle, which is simple to operate, durable, and depressively maintained. It has received unanimous praise from the officers and soldiers! !
Of course, from a comprehensive point of view, in addition to the slight difference in appearance, there is also a slight lighter in weight. In terms of performance, it is almost the same as the water lianzhu. (It is its copycat version) was shamelessly named "Bulgaria" by Ferdinand 1889-style rifle"!
Due to Ferdinand’s prophetic vision, as soon as the Russian 1891 Mosin-Nagan rifle was born, the intelligence agency spent money to get one, brought it back, and then the arsenal quickly copied it. As a result, the Bulgarian army had priority over the bear. Listed! !
　　Of course, there is no patent fee. This can only be a creative crash! Anyway, Ferdinand is not embarrassed to collect royalties, even though this year, UU Reading www.ukanshu.com. com weapons and equipment manufacturers do not take patent fees seriously either! !
　　 For example: Martini-Henry Rifle: "The rifles of the nineteenth century must look like me!"
　　 Even if everyone has imitated it, it is not right that he has borrowed his creativity, but none and few have paid royalties!
　　 Just like the Turkish Martini-Henry rifle, with Henry rifled, there is no Henry on the inscription, let alone any royalties! !
In fact, as early as 1874, after the Martini Peabody rifle began to be produced, Alexander Henry went to the United States to negotiate with Providence and asked them to pay the patent fee but was refused. The Scot returned angrily. Home...then there is no more.
　　 So in the field of weapons production, if you want to receive patent fees, you can only rely on the other party's morals!
　　 Now finally has made a breakthrough in artillery technology. The success of the imitation of the French M1897 75mm artillery (commonly known as: Miss France) has declared Bulgaria’s breakthrough in the field of rapid-fire artillery!
　　 Don’t get me wrong, the M1897 artillery does not mean that it was born in 1897, but that it was installed. In fact, the French began designing as early as 1891, and I can’t remember how long it took Ferdinand to complete it! !
　　 Ferdinand didn’t have the idea to play it now, after all, it’s still being designed! But two years ago, in an accident, the Paris intelligence agent Legoff accidentally obtained the design sketch of Miss France. He didn't pay attention at that time, and submitted it as general information, and then sent it back to Bulgaria.
　　Ferdinand also didn't pay much attention to it, and threw it directly to the arsenal. He did not expect it to attract the attention of artillery designer Gustav. At that time, he thought it was a major breakthrough in artillery history and reported it to Ferdinand along the way.