The nomadic peoples around the Ming Dynasty have become very powerful now. As the hinterland of the Central Plains, they must be coveted by various forces. If you want peace, you can only be strong.

Although the current open flames are the most advanced in the world, they still cannot completely suppress the nomadic cavalry.

Once they run on the open terrain, the Ming Dynasty's firearms troops will not be able to achieve considerable results. If they are consumed or restrained, it is very likely that they will also lead to defeat.

But the fire hat was successfully made, which means that the metal eggshell fixed-load bullet can be made.

The rear bolt-moving rifle will appear with the flow.

Even the subsequent automatic rifles, submachine guns, heavy machine guns, etc. can be developed on this basis.

The era of nomadic peoples singing and dancing is coming.

In order to let them run into a happy life of singing and dancing, Xiao Sheng and Zhu Youjian actively promoted the renewal of weapons.

At the end of May, the first bolt-action rifle independently produced and developed by the Ming Dynasty was successfully manufactured.

Its ammunition uses a 7mm×55mm metal shell fixed-loading bullet; its operation is a rotating and pull-out type; it has 5 built-in ammunition compartments to supply ammunition; the weight is 3.7   kg; gun body length: 1.1065m; barrel length: 600     mm; muzzle initial velocity: 710m/s; scale range can reach 1700m; effective range: 750m.

This model is named "The Ming Dynasty Type 262 Rifle". From the founding of the Ming Dynasty Empire to the second year of Chongzhen, and in 262, it was the origin of the Ming Dynasty Type 262 Rifle.

Its design philosophy is "safe, simple, sturdy and reliable", and its benchmark product is the Mauser rifle from 1871 in history.

However, on this basis, various later additions helped to improve performance small structures, such as ammunition supply and empty hang-up design.

There are also bayonet seats, blade safety, bifurcation left bolt locking tenon and shell piece, gun strap, sight guard, down-bend puller handle, corresponding grooves at the puller head position, metal holes in the middle of the stock for decomposing the striker needle, etc.

The gunpowder used in the bullet was also replaced by smokeless gunpowder mass-produced in February.

In general, the performance of this gun has been improved to the level of World War II. If you improve it, you will take great steps towards modern guns.

In late June, the first batch of 3,000 Ming Type 262 rifles were made. After five days of target testing, they were evaluated in terms of accuracy, reliability and safety. Finally, Zhu Youjian announced the overall replacement of the Ming Empire firearms!

The cost of a bore gun that was originally equipped in the Ming Empire is two silver dollars and five silver dollars.

The cost of a new type of rifle is three silver dollars and eight silver dollars.

The price is more than doubled.

But this is all small money. After all, even one million pieces are only three to eight million silver dollars.

Bullets are the most expensive.

After all, the production of smokeless gunpowder, the production of fire hats, and the metal fixed-mounted bullet shells require the highest precision mechanical processing equipment today.

Despite this, Zhu Youjian still issued an order to change the whole dress, and required that the overall dress be completed in the second half of the year of Chongzhen.

This means that hundreds of thousands of excellent performance bore guns will be abandoned.

If you throw it away, it will be a huge waste.

So, the Huangxia Chamber of Commerce put forward the wish to purchase.

They purchased each musket at the price of three silver dollars, but only purchased guns. The firearm manufacturer was still in charge of the military weapons bureau of the Ming Empire.

Therefore, the Ming Empire could cut off supply at any time, so the Huangxia Chamber of Commerce could not truly master the business of selling firearms.

This eliminates the risks.

So after the Military Weapons Bureau reported this matter to the emperor, it immediately reached an agreement with the Huangxia Chamber of Commerce.

The Huangxia Chamber of Commerce purchased so many weapons, of course it was not about establishing private armed forces.

Just to make money.

In neighboring countries, such as North Korea, Fusang, many people are willing to spend a lot of money to buy such firearms from Ming. Compared with the Ming Dynasty's advanced bore guns, the muskets in their hands are no different from fire sticks.

But before the Ming Empire strictly prohibited the export of this kind of firearm, even the eliminated version.

Now it's different.

The new musket performance crushes the bore guns currently equipped. Even if the other party has the best bore guns, they will be beaten to doubt their lives in front of the army of the Ming Empire.

Of course, those people abroad don’t know about this.

Therefore, the Huangxia Chamber of Commerce can still sell this batch of firearms at extremely high prices.

The first weapon seller was found was not someone else. He was the best citizen of Fusang in the Ming Empire, Oda Jiro and Li Wei.

Cao Bianjiao led his fleet to Kuwu Island in early February, and took a month and a half to complete the occupation of the entire Kuwu Island.

During this period, he defeated the Fusang fleet that came to Kuwu Island twice.

In mid-April, with the help of the savage Jurchen, the Far East City, which can accommodate 500,000 people, was established.

Cao Bianjiao moved the people into the city, and at the same time began to build cities in various places suitable for construction of Kuwu Island.

He knew very well that if he wanted to fully master this big island, he had to build the city of the Ming Dynasty everywhere and form effective management.

Building cities and roads is what he is mainly doing during this period.

At the same time, he also sent people to investigate the Liaodong area, attacked the Jurchens in Liaodong three times, plundered tens of thousands of savage Jurchens' population, and used them to build Kuwu Island.

There are many people who need to build roads and factories. What Cao Bianjiao is worried about now is the shortage of population.

According to calculations, it takes at least 600,000 people to master Kuwu Island steadily.

In fact, with the population plundered from Liaodong, there are only 300,000 people on the island.

Still half the distance!

At this time, Oda Jiro Oda proposed an idea.

"There are many poor people who are not full of food in North Korea and Fusang, waiting for Lord Earl to rescue him!"

Cao Bianjiao suddenly felt that it made sense.

But he still said: "Li Chao and Fusang are both vassal states of our Ming Empire, so how could the Ming Dynasty bully a small country with a big country!"

Oda Jiro's mind was quickly turned around and said, "The Ming Empire naturally disdains to bully weak countries, but if Fusang plunders the people of North Korea and the Ming Empire comes forward to rescue the people living in dire straits on both sides, then they will definitely be grateful to the Ming Empire."

When Cao Bianjiao heard this, he immediately said seriously: "It is an unshirkable responsibility as a great country to rescue the people of the Ming vassal state who are living in dire straits!"

Then he patted Oda Jiro on the shoulder and smiled and said, "Li Wei, this matter is done, I will immediately ask your contributions to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire!"

"Li Wei thanks Count!" Oda Jiro said ecstatically.

During this period, Kuwu Island was engaged in construction. Although it was comfortable to act as a hero on the heads of tens of thousands of Fusang prisoners, he had no chance to show his performance. Now he has finally won it and must do it well.

He wants to become a good citizen of the Ming Dynasty!
Chapter completed!