We are in Terra and there is no book to read.

Alfred's eyes widened and he seemed a little stunned. Your Majesty shouldn't ask such a question.

"Your Majesty, we don't have as good metal craftsmanship and 400mm artillery shells as Victoria. Let us make an explosive package that explodes on the spot."

"It doesn't have to be that big."

Teresica waved his hand. He still remembered that the mortar had an inner diameter of about 60 mm. In this case...

"Can you try and get a 75mm one first?"

"Uh... you can try this. If you want to thicken the barrel..."

Before Alfred could finish his words, he was interrupted by Teresica, "I want a brand new artillery."

Alfred was stunned. We can only produce mortars now.

At this time, Zeppelin, who was sitting next to him, came to his ear and whispered softly. Alfred quickly took out a pen and paper, and then tried to ask.

"Your Majesty, do you have any ideas?"

Tracy Ka paused and picked up a water bottle inexplicably.

"Remember the bullet casing we got out before? At that time it was just used as a cover to block incomplete combustion. But now, now I have a new idea."

He pointed to the water bottle in his hand and said: "What if the bullet case is made as big as a water bottle, and the warhead is made as big as the stopper, and the inside is filled with propellant just like water in a water bottle?"

"Your Majesty, the barrel of the gun must be made as large as the cartridge case. The warhead cannot fit the barrel, which will lead to a waste of propellant capacity."

Alfred looked worried, but Teresica laughed.

"It was a mortar, so I said I wanted a new type of artillery. What if the artillery using this kind of shells was not loaded from the front, but from the rear?"

He put down the document and ran his fingers across the bottom of the water bottle. "The inside of the barrel is made to have a reduced diameter. The end of the tail is equal to the diameter of the bullet case, and then it is extended forward and then closed, so that the inner diameter of the barrel fits the warhead. If you are worried about exploding the barrel, The problem is, we just need to thicken the tail of the barrel, so that once it is fired..."

【boom--】

The cork of the water bottle in Teresica's hand suddenly flew out, and the sound of boiling water could be heard from inside.

Alfred stood up excitedly when he saw this scene, "The cartridge case has a forward constriction, which can also concentrate the energy of the propellant and produce a more concentrated driving force!"

"But how to inspire?"

Zeppelin also knew about mortars. How to detonate explosive charges when loading from the tail?As he said this, the luster on Alfred's face gradually disappeared.

"There is no way to make the cannonball hit the firing pin, so let the firing pin hit the cannonball!"

Teresica suddenly reached out and flicked the bottom of the bottle, making a crisp sound, "That's enough."

Zeppelin was stunned, and then suddenly covered his face and laughed.

"Hahaha, my God, why can't I think of such a simple thing!"

"This...this...I don't even know how to describe it."

Everyone present burst into laughter. They were all veteran craftsmen and senior intellectuals. Unexpectedly, they were stumped today on the 1+1 issue.

But Teresica didn't laugh. He knew very well that the structure of the breech-bolt at the rear of the breech-loading gun was extremely complicated, and it was not as easy as said to hit the firing pin against the shell.

"Zeppelin."

"exist."

Teresica solemnly asked: "You and Alfred will complete this new artillery together, please."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best!"

"Alfred."

Noticing Teresica's gaze, he quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders."

"I need a propellant that can continue to burn and provide continuous power, rather than an instantaneous burst that produces huge recoil."

"His Majesty……"

"I need it."

"As ordered."

After saying these things, Teresica looked around everyone and asked, "What do you think of the Steam Knight?"

"It's very strong!" Mel looked at Teresica, "Boss, you don't want to do this, do you? No, there is absolutely no way for Kazdale to produce it, not even Colombia. The mechanical structure of that thing is too It’s complicated!”

"I know this. The Steam Knight is maneuverable. It doesn't matter if it jumps so high and falls. It shows that it is quite strong and very destructive."

Teresica thought for a while, "Can we use a simple mechanical structure to piece together a weapon with the same characteristics?"

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other, no one spoke, but Teresica kept talking to herself.

"Mobility... use a personal land vehicle? But pay attention to the terrain's traversability, use a crawler type. Protection... use high-strength metal to make a shell, and attack means... add a turret on top?"

Seeing his obsessed look, Mel couldn't help but remind him: "Boss, there is no production plant for personal land vehicles in Kazdale, and artillery and what you just mentioned... high-strength metals are needed to make land vehicles. A lot of high-quality steel, can Kazdaele’s steel production support it?”

Mel's words suddenly woke up Teresica.

'Yes, producing these weapons requires a lot of steel! '

He quickly found the person in charge of the metal smelting plant and asked about the steel output, but the other person said with a painful look on his face.

"Your Majesty, our monthly steel consumption is 90% of production. If you need to increase consumption, you may have to import some steel."

Chapter 102 Preparations

After listening to the words of the person in charge of the metal smelting plant, Teresica immediately decided to find out more about the current situation of Kazdaele's raw material production.

He took Mel to visit various raw material processing plants in Kazdaele, but saw a horrific scene.He was shocked to find that he had tried his best to use industrial machines and industrial machine tools, but he had neglected the production of raw materials!

The current production capacity of metal smelting plants is, firstly, limited by equipment.What Kazdaile is currently using are extremely shabby old ones, completely behind Terra's normal level.

The second is the manpower issue. There is nothing to say about this. The current population of Sakaz is like this, and the shortage of soldiers in the first division has not been filled yet!

In addition to these two intuitive factors, there is an indirect effect.That is, Kazdel itself has no mineral resources, and all raw ore depends on imports!

After thinking about it, I decided to be more realistic about replacing the machine.

But where can I change the machine?

Near Kazdaele, except for Syracuse, there are advanced metal smelting technologies, but Teresica doesn't want to make such a big noise.

His eyes moved around the map several times, and finally landed on Rem Billiton.

Rem Billiton is a famous mineral producing area in Terra, with all kinds of mineral resources.It was only after Victoria was colonized that it was able to transform from an agricultural country into an industrial country.

At that time, Victoria also spent a lot of effort to build Rem Billiton's ore industry and develop technology and upgrade equipment.Then with the help of this investment, he ascended to the throne of Terra Rogue.

However, that was all in the past. Now, in order to suppress Rem Billiton, Victoria even used naval guns.

Kazdale's steel production capacity still has a certain amount of surplus, so Teresica is not in a hurry and waits quietly.

To put it bluntly, Rem Billiton is a very large mine. Apart from the mine and Carters, there is really nothing there.Victoria is both a battleship and infantry. With such a large regiment far away from the mainland, how long can the supplies last?

In January of the next year, just when Sakaz started mass-producing mortar shells with the same specifications as Ursus, Victoria felt that there would be no big storm, so she left Rem Billiton's subordinate After the Duke of Wellington's infantry, the battleship began to return to Victoria.

As soon as the front legs of Victoria's battleship left, the back-foot shapeshifters, under Teresica's instructions, approached Rem Billiton's independent organization and invited their leaders to Kazdale.

Rem Billiton's independent organization is not led by one person but by three.One is a businessman, one is a warrior, and the other is a doctor.

"Hello and welcome to Kazdale."

"What does Sarkarz want from us?"

The merchants' eyes were full of vigilance. For an organization like them, the danger of the demon clan was not much different from that of the Victoria Suppression Legion.

Looking at their looks, Teresica laughed and motioned to the waiter to bring some food.

"Don't be nervous, friends, I have no ill intentions in inviting you here."

"I haven't made friends with Sakaz yet."

"Uh, hahaha..."

Looking at Carters, who was full of muscles and tense at the same time, Teresica explained: "But I think there is a basis for us to become friends."

"What basis?"

"Two months ago, Victoria sent people to ask Kazdale to export goods to them at a low price, and at the same time asked us to import their things at a high price. We paid a lot of money to send them away."

Teresica looked at the businessman in a suit, "I believe you have a deeper understanding of this kind of behavior."

After hearing this, the three people's expressions relaxed slightly, and the businessman asked: "Then what do you want from us? Kill the Victorians for you? We can't even defeat you."

"It won't hurt to kill a few Victorias. What I want is disgusting Victoria."

Teresica smiled and said: "Victoria wants to suppress you, then I will support your independence."

"I didn't expect that Sakaz would become so kind one day... So what's the price?"

Businessman Carters kept his calm and signaled his companions not to speak.

"Of course there is a price. Your ore is very good, and your smelting technology is also what we want."

Teresica said directly: "We will provide you with medicines and supplies, such as armor, and you can exchange for the ones I mentioned."

The soldiers and doctors' eyes suddenly lit up when they heard this. This is something they are in urgent need of!

Under the surveillance of the Victoria garrison, it was easy to get some simple close-quarters weapons, but it was really difficult to prepare a set of protective gear.

Each time they engaged the Victorian garrison they found themselves poorly protected, and Victorian attacks were often fatal.However, when they attacked the Victoria defenders themselves, it was difficult to cause fatal injuries, because the swords, guns and sticks were blocked by the protective gear worn by the Victoria soldiers.

"What do you guys think?"

Teresica asked, but in fact the answers of these three people were already written on their faces.

"How much armor can Sarkaz give us?"

"I will give you as much as you want, as long as the ore, smelting equipment, or technology you give is worth the price."

After hearing Teresica's confident voice, they nodded without any hesitation.

"Okay, our agreement is concluded!"

"Okay, I wish us a happy cooperation, and I wish you all the best in your career."

Teresica reached out casually and shook their hands gently.

'Well, it feels good to be in a strong position, very relaxed and comfortable. '

Casimir's walking knight armor and their weapons, which had been left to gather dust in the warehouse, were taken out one after another.These belonged to surrendered soldiers and were not damaged at all.The medicines were packed together with them and sent to the desert near Rem Billiton by a transport ship, where they were traded with the Carters Independent Organization.

On one side, metal smelting technology and equipment were introduced, and on the other side, Teresica began to look for a suitable personal land vehicle to lay the foundation for future planning needs.

However, Ursus and Yanguo both focused on building giant mobile mechanisms, and they didn't care much about small personal land vehicles.Looking at the map of eastern Terra, Teresica searched around and finally discovered that only the Syracuse personal land vehicle had developed well.

Limousine, this is how the Syracusans called it.He had ridden in this thing once before, and it was similar to Earth's cars in every aspect.Apart from some bells and whistles, production is not difficult and is just right for training workers.

Teresica quickly wrote to Mrs. Sicily, asking to purchase the production license and technical documents of the Syracuse limousine. She readily agreed. This thing was just a civilian product.

Syracuse's limousine came to Kazdare, where it had a new name - Mercedes-Benz.

Chapter 103 Bottleneck

Although they have obtained metal smelting technology and equipment, as well as the Syracuse limousine production license, these things will not belong to Sakaz for a while.

After the construction of the factory, the installation of equipment, the training of workers, the formation of a production system, and even the ability to independently improve products, these things can truly belong to Sakaz.

These all take time, and maybe it will take several years.This is just like a scientific research project. Teresica can provide them with the most favorable environment, and the growth results can only be catalyzed by time.

However, after Victoria's military intimidation, everyone knew that the diplomatic stance of Ursus and Yan State was in favor of Kazdaele.This can eliminate a lot of unnecessary trouble for Sakaz. As long as Sakaz doesn't cause trouble, other countries have to think twice before they want to take action.

This period of peace will be a rare opportunity for Sakaz to cultivate.The policy established by Teresica to provide material support for infants and young children aged 0 to 6 years old, and to provide material support for children aged 6 to 12 years old under the education system, has reduced the mortality rate and mortality rate of Sakaz children to less than 6%.And the number of newborns last year was several times higher than previous records!

Banshee once said bluntly, "This is the first time in more than 100 years that I have seen so many children."

Just wait 20 years and Kazdale will usher in a population wave.

But that's a vision of the future. Today's Kazdaele is still trapped and underpopulated.

Teresica called Mel, then connected to the communication base station in Syracuse, remotely contacted the computer trio, and held a video conference.

"In the production process, can we replace a certain production step with a fixed motion pattern or a repetitive motion machine?"

Teresica asked them.The industrial products exported by Kazdaele are mainly concentrated in the range of civilian appliances.Ursus, which doesn't care much about light industry, and Syracuse, which was reduced to ruins by Letania, are the main export targets.

But the markets in these two places are too big, and Kazdaele is unable to fully cater to both.But Teresica stubbornly wanted to wrap them up and make more money to supplement all aspects of Kazdale.Equipping artillery and updating technology are all expensive!

But he doesn't want production workers to work overtime.