Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

To put it bluntly, the operating theory of the Maxim heavy machine gun is to use the excess energy when the bullet exits the chamber to throw the bullet shell out through a special air lock mechanism, and at the same time complete the loading of the next bullet.

The complexity of this little thing is not high. The only troublesome thing is that no one has thought of it.

But now, the soldiers of John Country have seen this weapon. They only need to go back and describe it to their scientists. Those people can easily think of a way to achieve this function.

The only thing that delays time is the process of argumentation.

As for weapons, what is required is a certain timeliness. The sooner the army is equipped, the more combat effectiveness it can form.

Including Lin Yi himself. After defeating John's coalition forces, he suddenly thought that relying on system sign-ins to obtain some equipment was not a long-term solution.

Because it was impossible for him to control the entire Daxia army in his own hands. What he could do was to build an elite army in Daxia. It is different from the normal Daxia army.

This is a bit like a country in another world, which has a Wehrmacht and an SS. Although they are both armies, they actually report to different superiors.

One belongs to the Ministry of Defense, and the other...

In any case, if Lin Yi wants to rely on the system to arm the entire Daxia army, other than spending money to buy it directly, he can only find a way to imitate it himself.

Although spending money is convenient and you can get equipment quickly, there are two disadvantages in doing so. The first is that purchasing a large amount of equipment from the system will lead to a large loss of Daxia's domestic currency.

This kind of loss does not mean that it has been circulated from Daxia to other countries, but that it has disappeared in the true sense. In the long run, it will definitely cause the collapse of Daxia's domestic financial system.

After all, the currency currently used in Daxia is mainly the imperial silver dollar, and the main material of the imperial silver dollar is silver. Secondly, designated legal currencies such as gold and silver coins are used as supplementary currencies.

The second point is that there is no way to improve Daxia's technological level and manufacturing level by purchasing weapons and equipment from the system for a long time.

If it is not restricted, Daxia will eventually develop into a strange country with a strong military and a weak country in science and technology.

The new Daxia that Lin Yi wants to build must be a sound Daxia. It must be the best in the world in terms of military strength and scientific research strength.

Therefore, after Lin Yi defeated the coalition forces, he handed over the Maxim, Schneider, and ZB-26 light machine guns to the Ministry of Industry of Daxia for them to copy.

However, when the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry got the physical objects and dismantled them, they found that it was not difficult to make the things. The difficulty was that Daxia had no relevant industrial foundation.

Originally, Lin Yi was still having a headache about how to imitate these weapons and didn't know where to get these equipment. When he suddenly heard that Bryce wanted these weapons, he suddenly thought of a good way.

Use some equipment with low technological differences in exchange for industrial equipment from Western countries, and then use it to imitate these weapons. After these keys are maturely mastered, research and development can be carried out.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi's face suddenly showed a smile.

Don't think that Lin Yi is cutting off his own retreat or something. In a war, whether the weapons are advanced or not may affect the course of the war, but it will never affect the outcome. The most critical factor in a war is people.

Moreover, what he is bringing out now are only some low-tech weapons, which will not affect the strength comparison between the two sides too much.

"Dear Earl Bryce, I know you want these machine guns. In the spirit of friendly relations, it is not impossible to show these weapons to the John Kingdom, and even give you some."

"But, Lord Earl, you also know that the industrial strength of Daxia is too weak, and the level of workers cannot keep up with developed countries like John State. Therefore, even if I want to give it to you evenly, I am afraid that I, the Emperor of Daxia, will not agree."

"After all, our industrial strength in Daxia is weak. It will take a lot of time to manufacture these weapons. Even the Beijing camp has not been equipped yet, let alone the one or two million troops left in our Daxia. . It is impossible for me to draw these weapons from the active troops and hand them over to John."

"So, if the earl really wants it, just wait a little longer."

Lin Yi said slowly, he felt that his meaning had been expressed very clearly.

To put it simply, if you want these things, you can, but my Daxia’s industrial strength is weak, and I don’t even have Daxia’s Beijing Camp yet. If you want it, you can either wait, or you can fund my Daxia to improve its industrial strength. , improve industrial production capacity.

Bryce frowned secretly when he heard Lin Yi's words.

To be honest, Bryce made an appointment with Lin Yi today. In addition to wanting to provoke a conflict between Daxia and the Sakura Empire, hoping that they can fight, the other point is that he hopes to get Maxim's drawings or physical objects.

But if the price for getting Maxim is to help Daxia improve his own industrial strength, this is not acceptable to Bryce.

Bryce knew Daxia very well. He knew that Daxia was a very creative country. If they were allowed to master the latest industrial equipment from the West, he could not guarantee whether Daxia would create more powerful weapons.

You know, even now, under such a backward basic environment, Daxia has created weapons that can fire continuously. So with the latest industrial equipment, God knows what kind of terrifying weapons Daxia will create.

Bryce didn't dare to gamble. He felt that the current Daxia was pretty good. As for those weapons, the worst he could do was send a message to the domestic Academy of Sciences and ask them to step up research and development.

"Oh, in that case, as an old Eastern saying goes, a gentleman will not take away from others' favor, so let's let this matter go." Bryce looked at Lin Yi with a smile on his face.

When Lin Yi heard Bryce's words, although he had already prepared in his heart, it was impossible not to be disappointed.

However, now that Bryce has clearly refused, then he doesn't want these Maxim heavy machine guns and is unwilling to sell them to Daxia Industrial Equipment, so he can't beg Bryce to sell them to him.

Not to mention whether Lin Yi can take it easy, but even if he really does it, there is no way Bryce will agree.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi also showed a smile on his face.

"It's a pity that I couldn't help the Earl."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Bryce smiled politely, and then continued: "Oh, by the way, lunch should be ready in the kitchen at this time. I wonder if I have the honor to be able to meet with Your Majesty, the Prince. Let’s have lunch together?”

Lin Yi smiled slightly when he heard Bryce's words.

"I'm sorry, Lord Earl, I have an appointment today at noon. Next time, I will invite Lord Earl to my Prince Rui's Mansion to taste the authentic Daxia delicacies. Today, I can only excuse myself."

After saying this, Lin Yi stood up directly without waiting for Bryce to answer, greeted Zhao He behind him, and walked outside.