Chapter 146: North Defense

While Shang Wen was drawing up a new combat vest, a young man walked in. Holding a barrel in his hand.

"Little Zhang Yuan, I have met an adult." The young man saluted first.

"Don't be restrained, just sit down." Shang Wen greeted.

"Master Xie." The young man said somewhat restrained.

"What's the matter. Let's talk." Shang Wen said with a smile.

"It's such an adult, the small one has developed a gun barrel. I don't know if it's okay for an adult, just take a look." He put his hands up as he said.

"Oh." Shang Wen took it with both hands.

"You did it." Shang Wen first glanced at the appearance, which was no different from a normal barrel.

Shang Wen then took another look. There is even rifling. Looks a bit rough. Especially at the muzzle, there were many countless scratches. Obviously, something like a blade was used to cut from the muzzle. Then it formed. Moreover, there are four lines of rifling. But the distance between each other is very irregular, specifically, the two sets of rifling are irregular.

Shangwen suddenly guessed what was going on.

"Very good!" Shang Wen said encouragingly.

"You did a great job. As long as you make the rifling more regular, everything will be fine." Shang Wen pointed out one point.

"Really." Zhang Yuan said excitedly.

"Well, besides, I also plan to let you be responsible for rifling all the barrels. How about?" Shang Wen said with a smile.

"All?" Zhang Yuan said uncertainly.

"Yes. All. Daqin's guns are rifled." Shang Wen said.

"This???" Zhang Yuan hesitated.

"It's okay, take your time, don't worry. You have to dare to try to innovate. Go to the accountant to get the hardware. Give it a reward." Shang Wen patted Zhang Yuan's shoulder and said.

"Here." Zhang Yuan made up his mind.

"That's right. My lord, I also made a kind of projectile. Please take a look, my lord." As he said, he took out a cone-shaped projectile. A cone-shaped bullet that looks the same as the bullets used by most muskets and rifled guns in the future.

"En. This kind of projectile can be mass-produced." Shang Wen, who looked at the projectile, said directly. Because this kind of projectile is more suitable for use on a musket. A musket is also more suitable.

"You go and inform Elder Chen. Let him mass-produce your projectiles." Shang Wen said.

"Here." Zhang Yuan left happily.

After Zhang Yuan left, Shang Wen carefully checked the barrel and projectiles. Some people start to explore, so encourage them to explore.

See the very rough rifling of the barrel. Shang Wen felt that the university subject of chemistry should be opened. After all, the barrel needs a large amount of copper sulfate solution to complete one of the processes. If you use others, you will take a lot of detours. There is gunpowder. Although there are now granular gunpowder. But the firing method of the musket is still flintlock. The requirements for the environment are still high.

The production of Flash Hider can solve this problem.

Next, Shangwen will start a university course. All previous work needs to be further improved.

In Xianyang Palace. King Qin is still busy.

The first is the defense of Wang Jianmengtian's army. The army is escorting a large number of prisoners of war. It is now in the fall, and it is no longer possible to start building roads on a large scale. How do these people arrange?

The number of Huren is very large. Tens of thousands of horses are required to **** nearly one million horses, and the possibility of riots is very high. And the food problem, if there is no food. Then the chances of riots will be greatly increased.

Li Si first said: "My lord, the minister thinks that a large part of it should be handled nearby."

"From the inland to the north, we need to consume a certain amount of grain and grass. Moreover, we have to provide a large army for garrison. In addition to one million Hu people, there are about a different number of Huns. Then our food and grass needs will be greatly exhausted. "

"In this way. My Daqin is equivalent to a national effort, so the nearest batch should be arranged near the iron factory, near the stone coal." This can alleviate the pressure on the iron factory. Most of the rest should be transferred from the south, close to the mainland. To reduce the burden of food supply".

This is Li Si's opinion.

"The minister disagrees. It is really inappropriate to move a large number of Huns and Huns inland." Feng Quji said loudly.

"Yes. The minister also thinks that this move is improper. If a large number of Hu people and Huns move inward, it will have too much influence on the foundation of the Qin Dynasty. This move is a bit risky. And the northern nomads have always been rebellious. This is unruly. If a large number of people migrate to the interior, it will inevitably become a hidden danger to my Da Qin. When my Da Qin comes out, the rear will definitely be unstable. Still think about my Wang San." Wei Liao said. Wei Liao's point of view is more from a military perspective. Such a large group of people moved in suddenly. It cannot be resolved in a short time. If the main force of the Qin army were to go east, it would still be unable to suppress such a large combat force in time.

"Well, Mr. Wei Liao is right." King Qin nodded and said.

"But what the prime minister said is not all without merit." King Qin continued.

"For example, some people were dealt with nearby. Now Daqin's arsenal is beginning to make muskets. Most of the muskets are taken from iron in Guyang, and the coal also needs to be dug. Daqin cannot remove these manpower from the mainland. It can only be solved nearby. "Qin Wang said.

"My lord, it's better to call it this way, but you must use Hu people. The Hu people are unfamiliar with the terrain and are not easy to resist. They can be used. For the Huns, they should be called south in small batches, with 10,000 people at a time. Go south. Build roads." Wei Liao said.

"This method is feasible." Qin Wang said.

"En. The south is true, especially the road to Bashu. It is extremely rugged and marked. Moreover, it is mountainous, and the Huns will not adapt to it for the time being. The number is easy to manage. In this way, Daqin can build the road to Bashu. Food for Bashu It can go directly to the north. Or it can lead to outside the pass." Feng Quji said.

"Well, let's do it like this. Specifically, let the prime minister do it." King Qin decided.

"Wang Jian's army wants to deploy 30,000 cavalry back to Lantian. Meng Tian will be the general and take over all military affairs in the north. What do you think?" King Qin asked.

"The minister has no objection." Li Si said first.

"The minister believes that a part of the infantry should be transferred northward." Wei Liao said.

"Oh." King Qin thought a little bit. All that Wang Jian transferred back were cavalry. During the winter, Meng Tian was mostly cavalry. The defensive effect is not obvious. The marching troops northward are actually price defense.

"En. Just do it."

\"Return 30,000, then make up 30,000." King Qin said.

"Then call which one is fine." King Qin asked.

"Chen suggested using the newly formed musket team." Wei Liao said.