Eighteen Dragon Slayer

It does not sound difficult to equip an infantry squad with a mortar, but the production of artillery shells can overwhelm the arsenal in the hands of Chris... With the current processing level of the Serris arsenal, many weapons can be manufactured. But regardless of the production speed of these weapons themselves, or the production capacity required by the ammunition they are paired with, it is a big problem.

So Chris doesn't dare to produce these weapons because he doesn't have that much ammo right now to supply fully automatic weapons to splurge. In this case, Chris had to seriously consider choosing weapons that are closer to his current production capacity and equip his troops.

Automatic weapons such as the Maxim heavy machine gun are not impossible to manufacture now, but the bullet factory for the machine gun cannot supply in large quantities. Even if such weapons are forcibly equipped, a battle will make Chris's troops run out of ammunition and powerless.

So, until Des provides the funds and resources for Chris to build more and better arsenals, Chris will have to rely on bolt-action rifles to equip his soldiers.

In the end, he chose a very fashionable individual weapon as his preferred weapon for infantry: the Mauser 98K rifle!

This weapon, which once equipped troops on a large scale, with mature technology and stable performance, is still active in the hearts of young people because of games in the 21st century. 98K is definitely a weapon of victory, and it's even more exciting when it's associated with eating chicken at night.

What reassured Chris is that the bolt-on structure ensures that this weapon will not quickly consume ammunition, and the firepower of seven or eight bullets in one minute is fully enough to serve as the mainstay of the army's weapons for a long time.

Either way, this weapon is the weapon of choice for modern armies, and until Chris can improve his ammo supply, it's a good choice for the individual soldier.

On the one hand, the caliber of this weapon is relatively large, and the barrel is easier to process. On the other hand, this weapon can use steel shells, which is more advantageous in metal consumption. Although the firepower is not strong, at least it can be used for a long time.

This weapon also has an advantage: the length is moderate! It's long enough to mount a bayonet to give soldiers some close-quarters combat capability, and short enough to handle - so its overall performance is excellent in the bolt-action rifle category.

There is another reason why he chose the Mauser 98K rifle: in the future, Chris intends to equip the troops with the MG42 general-purpose machine gun with excellent performance-obviously, Chris is unwilling to equip two types of bullets due to the consideration of the unified ammunition caliber. come out.

Because of this, the Mosin Nagant rifles with different calibers, as well as the 38th cover with good accuracy, were all abandoned by Chris: the calibers of these two kinds of rifles are very strange, and the performance of the machine guns that fire similar bullets is not good. How about it……

"It's hard!" Chris leaned back in his chair, looked at the production reports for the past two days, and let out a depressed sigh.

His industrial process has been completely plunged into chaos, except that the weapons and equipment that is being produced for soldiers can barely continue, the rest of the things are basically on the verge of collapse. The consequences of rashly realizing industrialization in one place are very complex and serious. It's not that Chris doesn't know this, he's just in a hurry to rise up and ignores these issues.

These days, his textile factory has been completely shut down, the consumption of raw materials is too high, and the raw materials stored in Serris City simply cannot meet the consumption rate of such a factory. The fabric that used to be very good at a price can't be produced at one meter now.

The situation in the woodworking factory is better, because the wood can still be harvested nearby, so there is no need to worry too much about the raw materials. But because the production speed of tables, chairs and benches is too fast, the entire wood factory can only stop production and transform, and start to produce some strange things that do not know the purpose.

For example, the wooden handle of a grenade, such as the stock of a rifle - these things are produced according to Chris's drawings,

But no one knew what it was for. But even so, it's not a long-term solution: there are about 1,000 rifle stocks piled up in the factory, but not a single rifle has been produced.

The few earth blast furnaces for smelting that I have finally come up with are seriously insufficient in production capacity. If mechanical parts are produced, weapons and equipment cannot be produced. When weapons and equipment are produced, armors cannot be produced. When armors are produced, other iron products cannot be produced...

In short, it is not much different from the leap forward of a certain era. The direct result of blind expansion of industrial production capacity is a complete disaster.

After all, many things cannot be improved immediately with technology: for example, agriculture, even though Chris has many theories of modern agriculture that can be popularized, this year's food has already been planted in the ground, and he is in a hurry. Wait until next year to improve planting techniques.

Without the support of agriculture and the chemical industry, the entire industry has stagnated, and the income of Seris City has not substantially improved compared with previous years, because the money earned is either used to expand production capacity, or used as an asset. workers' wages.

"I can't do anything now! The purchasing power of the surrounding area is really limited, and the training of the troops has also entered a bottleneck period... It's a bit of a loss to help the seedlings grow." Chris muttered in grief while scratching his hair.

Just when he was about to blow himself up, Strid and Des rushed to Serris with some personnel and supplies. The arrival of these personnel and supplies undoubtedly made Chris regain his composure.

His road to industrialization can finally continue at all costs, and the rest can be left to Strid and Des to operate. The happy Chris went to the gate of Seris City to meet Des in person, giving Des enough face.

Des also lived up to expectations and handed Chris a scroll at the gate of the city: "Congratulations, Lord Alan Hill Chris, you have now become the actual ruler of the three places of Serris, Mayne, and Ferry... …”

Chris took the scroll from Des's hand with a puzzled expression, opened it, and carefully read the text on it. I saw the words on it: "The Arlant Empire has now placed the two cities of Maine and the ferry under the jurisdiction of the city of Seris, and has been upgraded to the Duchy of Alan Hill. The city lord of Seris, Ailan Hill Chris, has been promoted to Ai Lanxi. Your Highness..."

Taking a closer look at the blood-red seal of His Majesty the Emperor of the Arlantean Empire on the scroll, Chris excitedly looked at Des: "So, I still have the right to rule over the two ports of Mayne, Arrantt. Does the empire admit it?"

"Of course I admit it." Des smiled and looked at Chris, stretched out five fingers and said to Chris: "But don't be too happy, I promised the prime minister of Arrant, Lord Clark, The tax tribute of the Duchy of Ailan Hill will be raised to fifty thousand gold coins per year!"

"..." When Chris heard this number, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: The Mayne area is still in chaos, and Ferry City has not improved much. It's not easy.

Thinking of this, Chris shrugged his shoulders, looked at Des and said, "To be honest, we have encountered some problems in production, and we need someone to plan carefully."

The smile on Des's face was even wider. He pointed to an old man standing beside him, and said, "Mr. Gurlo, the most powerful businessman I can find. He used to be my personal butler. , and now I hand him over to you."

"Very welcome!" Chris doesn't need to be suspicious, and he doesn't need to be suspicious. He has no better choice now, and can only arrange the people brought by Des to an important position: "Then let this Mr. Gurlo be the Minister of Commerce of the Duchy of Ireland."

"Thank you, I want to see the recent output of Alan Hill, as well as the income and expenditure..." The old man did not refuse, and took office directly at the city gate. The old man acted resolutely, and Chris was also happy and leisurely, and directly asked Deans to hand over the ledger.

"We have produced a lot of cloth and woodworking products in the past...but we did not expect that such a large output would directly drain the surrounding consumption power." Chris took Des to his study , while complaining in the hallway.

Des listened all the way, with a faint smile on his face all the time. He walked all the way to Chris's office, then chose a comfortable seat to sit down, put his hands together, and then asked, "Can I see your weapon blueprint?"

Chris was stunned for a moment, then nodded, took out the weapon he had chosen and the related blueprints, and placed them in front of Des: "You don't care about my profit... It seems that you are more interested in weapons. "

"Yes, no matter how good your machine is, it's not worth my investment." Des flipped through the weapon blueprints and smelting formulas in front of him, and replied, "I'm asking you very solemnly now. One question, do you think... these weapons of yours can kill dragons?"

"..." Chris was silent, frowning, thinking about the other party's question carefully, and pondering why the other party asked such a question.

In fact, he has been thinking about this kind of question all the time, that is, whether his modern weapons and equipment can truly fight against the ultimate power of this world. Those dragons flying in the sky, and wizards who can control magic, will they be afraid of modern weapons and equipment?

As long as he was in Serris Castle, every time he ate, he would look up at the fresco above his head and think about such a question - he thought it was okay, because the ancestors of Alan Hill once completed the slaughter with mortal bodies. Dragon's feat, so Chris concluded that his weapon could kill the dragon.

There was silence for a while, until Des felt that something was wrong and raised his head to look at him, then Chris slowly replied: "I think my weapon is fully capable of slaying a dragon."