Chapter 300: Blocked abuse

On the platform of the Chang'an (Cordova) section of the Central Railway, a train billowing with heavy smoke entered the station.
The first nine trains of the train were equipped with soldiers from the Second Regiment of the Third Defence Brigade of the National Defense Forces. They returned from the front of Buenos Aires for repairs, and replaced them with new Hanhua 1878 rifles.
The Hanhua 1878 rifle is a new imitation rifle modified by Li Mingyuan himself based on the Mauser M1871 single shot rifle.
In March 1872, the Han government introduced such a single-shot rifle production line from Germany. From 1873 to 1877, it carried out small-scale experimental production. In 1877, the Han Guo Iron and Steel Group produced the first batch of imitated m71 rifle production lines and passed the verification. Rear,
In February 1878, it was delivered to the group's firearms factory for large-scale production of new rifles. In April 1878, the first batch of 1500 Hanhua 1878 rifles was delivered to the National Defense Forces Brigade for installation.
The war in Argentina is over, and the main force of the National Defense Forces maintains a scale of about 160,000. Among the 160,000 troops, about 70,000 are still using imitation Draysai needle-fired rifles.
In 1872, the French-Prussian War ended, and the old-fashioned needle-fired rifles were quickly eliminated by the times. The more than 60,000 Dresser rifles copied by the Han National Defense Forces became the products behind the times in the following five or six years. On the one hand, Li Mingyuan increased the employment of industrial technicians from German, French, Austria-Hungarian and other European powers. The local iron and steel group was responsible for imitating and manufacturing the m71 rifle production line. On the one hand, he purchased new single-shot rifles from Europe. , To replace the trailing imitation Dresser gun.
Outsourcing plus local production, the 90,000 National Defense Forces completed a major pre-war remodeling, and at the same time as the rifle production line manufactured by the Iron and Steel United Group was delivered in batches to the subordinate gun factories, the gap in the standard rifles of the National Defense Forces was rapidly being Fill.
The 30,000 rifles that have been eliminated will be delivered to the police and reserve militia for use, and the remaining 40,000 rifles will be sold to civilians who have migrated to the Patagonian wasteland at a low price in the name of the government.
The Patagonian wasteland has flat land and green grass. Because of the strong wind and the lack of tall plants, it is not suitable as a food production base for the development of farming. On the contrary, it has the advantages of sparse local population and vast grassland area, which is suitable for the development of animal husbandry.
The western Patagonian wilderness is the Andes Mountains bordering Chile. There are abundant river water that melts down from the snowy mountains, and can provide grassland and the Chinese people who migrate to the local area with the necessary water resources.
The presence of Han in Patagonia can only be maintained by the thousands of people in Ye Chenglin's department for the time being. Therefore, when the relocation operation ends and the weapons eliminated by the troops are sold to the Chinese who settled there at a low price, they can train for the troops. Qualified reserve sources can also serve as the forward team to develop Patagonia in Han, suppress Indians who disobey management and counterattack attempts by Chileans.
Harsh whistle sounded, and the train came down slowly as it approached the station.
The train stopped securely, and a team of soldiers wearing dark gray uniforms and blue broad-brimmed hats stepped out of the carriage, and then gathered under the command of the officers of various ministries.
More than 1,000 IDF soldiers lined up, and on the platform in the middle of the station, several IDF officers accompanied three blond foreigners to step down from the carriage.
"It's hard to believe that the Argentine defeated so quickly.
According to the advisory team's deduction, it takes at least a year for the National Defense Forces to defeat the joint forces of Argentina, Britain, and Brazil. I did not expect that you could do so in just six months. "
Earl Gottlieb, head of the German Advisory Board, lamented.
"Count, you have to understand that Han is not the Central Plains area under the Manchu and Qing dynasties. In this newly born Chinese country, there are all kinds of possibilities. It is not impossible to fight Argentina for half a year."
After fighting the Argentine War, the rank on the shoulder was replaced with a little golden bean representing Major General, and the title was smoothly promoted to hereditary count. Wu Fengdian was at a proud moment in his life, and his face was full of self-confidence. When General and others fled to His Highness, the National Defense Force was only equipped with the old Dresser rifle that was eliminated by your army. Now, the 160,000 National Defense Force has completely replaced the locally produced Hanhua 1878 rifle, machine gun, mortar, light and heavy artillery. Equipped to each regimental combat unit.
Under His Royal Highness's plan, the Han Dynasty and the National Defense Forces are changing every day. I believe that if the Earl stays in Han Dynasty for a few more years, he will slowly adapt to the speed of development here. "
"General, the officers of the advisory group and I think that the IDF is a combat force, but it is a pity to fail to follow the IDF to the front line and witness the war."
"Earl, I hope you can understand that neither your emperor nor His Highness wants the German officer to appear on the front line of the battlefield, which may be bad for Germany and Han."
"Britain and Italy are very dissatisfied with your country's occupation of Argentina, and German public opinion is also very unfavorable to your country. This time His Majesty William I appointed me to meet with His Majesty the King of your country in order to coordinate your relationship with Europe.
General Wu, although the war is dominated by soldiers, the decision-making power of the war is not in the hands of the soldiers. I also hope that the general and your Majesty the King can understand Germany's position. "
The Han nation occupied Argentina, and European countries ’anti-China sentiment increased. Several European countries, led by Britain and Italy, were very dissatisfied with the close economic and military ties between Germany and Han. Several governments successively imposed diplomatic pressure on Germany, forcing Germany to sever ties with The exchanges between the Han country joined the blockade of the Han country.
Britain and Italy can resolutely resolve to sever relations with Han and impose a maritime blockade on Han, but it is difficult for Germany to make this determination.
German industrial capital is excessive, and many domestic economic and industrial fields in Germany have German investment. In return, Germany sells industrial technology and sends skilled workers to work in Han, and the grain, meat, and other exported from Germany to Germany The prices of processed foods are on average 20% lower than those exported to other European countries.
Germany lacks an overseas colony capable of importing food, and imports of indigenous food are held in the hands of a potential enemy country of Tsarist Russia. It is indeed worth the loss of Germany's ties to the Han country based on the likes and dislikes of the British. Count Trib hoped to leverage on the influence of the German army on the Wehrmacht to persuade Li Mingyuan to compromise and take the initiative to coordinate the settlement of the Argentine dispute with Britain.
"No one in the National Defense Forces is willing to be the enemy of the English state, but the conflict between the Han country and Argentina must be resolved by war.
Just like the war between Germany and France, only by defeating one country can another country rise. "
Wu Fengdian's explanation of Gottlieb was unacceptable. He was only responsible for escorting them to Chang'an (Cordoba), and the latter things were not relevant to him. ...
"His Highness, the second-phase construction plan of the Xing'an County Industrial Base has been initially completed. From the county seat of Xing'an County to the 30-mile heavy industrial plant area along the Guayba River, the smelting plant, forging plant, pig iron plant, Bose steel mill, Shigang Steel Plant, Steel Rolling Plant, Rail Plant, Iron Cargo Plant, Wrought Iron Plant, Machine Plant, Cast Iron Plant, Ironworking Plant, Nail Plant, Yangzhou Arsenal, Gunpowder Plant, Needle Nail Plant, First Gun Factory, Cannonball Factory, There are a total of 18 large-scale iron and steel, military industrial plant areas, and related supporting hundreds of large and small factories.
Hanhua 1878 rifle, ammunition, and rifle production lines have achieved local production.
The improvement of weapon production lines such as 55mm mortars, Gatling machine guns, 65mm small mountain guns, and 75mm field guns is underway. It is expected that it will take two years to reach the average level of Western countries. ... "
In the conference room ~ EbookFREE.me ~ a report from an official in charge of heavy industry and weapons production.
"Using a production line manufactured by the Iron and Steel United Group to produce 55mm mortars", how much more expensive is the cost of weapons such as Gatling machine guns than European ones? "
"The cost is 30% higher than the UK, 25% higher than France, and 20% higher than Germany."
"Temporarily reduce the number of weapons production lines purchased from the Iron and Steel United Group. The National Defense Force needs to replace heavy weapons such as machine guns and artillery according to a 7: 3 ratio. After the United Kingdom lifts the maritime blockade, 70% of heavy weapons will be purchased from Germany and France and 30%. We will use the domestic imitation weapon production line and the original weapon production line. "
"Mr. Hu returned to Europe last time, and told his officials that the merchants of the Austrian Empire were also willing to do business with Han, and their weapons and some production techniques could be sold to us."
"Well, the Austro-Hungarian Empire," Li Mingyuan thought for a moment, and continued, "There are still many Austro-Hungarian businessmen over the new capital. They sent people to contact them, and said that the Han country was willing to do business with them and wait for South America to recover. After the peace, the Han government will send representatives to the Austro-Hungarian empire to investigate in advance, and then discuss the matter of cooperative transactions after the inspection. "
"Yes, Your Highness, my staff will go back to arrange."
After dealing with the construction of the Iron and Steel United Group, his eyes turned to the stack of official memorials on the desk. From the cover of the memorial, Li Mingyuan knew that most of the contents were about the British maritime blockade, indigenous agriculture, animal husbandry, Losses in industries such as light industry.
There is no way. At this time, Britain is a well-deserved world supremacy, which has moved the British people ’s interests in Argentina, and the Han country can only bear the losses caused by it. It is also time to lead Han out of the blockade as soon as possible to find a proper solution.