New Ming Empire mixed in America

Looking at the large boxes being moved into the camp, Li Mingqi finally felt relieved after carrying them during this period.

The firearm purchased by the acting mayor this time was a Starr revolver.

The Starr revolver is of 0.44 caliber, loaded with six bullets at a time, and weighs 3 pounds.

Compared with Colt, Starr's performance is almost the same, but the purchase price is only $12.

Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that you can only buy this kind of pistol here.

Who says California has a good relationship with the North?

This was part of the Northern Army's procurement. Since most soldiers liked to bring their own weapons, these pistols came into the hands of the generous Li Mingqi.

It can be seen from this that in the early days of the Civil War, the Northern Army was not unresponsive to the arrival of the war. It was just that they did not expect that the war broke out too suddenly.

This kind of pistol can fire six times continuously after being loaded. The firepower can be classified as ferocious in this era, although the range is shorter.

However, this kind of gun will not be brilliant for long. After the large-scale use of metal fixed-loading ammunition, this kind of gun will return to dust.

The star of the handgun at that time was the Colt revolver.

More than four hundred Starr revolvers are enough for all soldiers to equip two of them each.

Sufficient gunpowder and lead bullets can allow soldiers to get enough practice. They will not always be able to hit people within one meter, but they can also hit people seven or eight meters away.

As for the Enfield m1853 currently used, it is used for long-distance combat.

When it comes time to fight, the soldiers gather together and start a blind fight.

After the opponent comes over in a dense formation and beats gongs and drums, the soldiers can look for opportunities to shoot with the help of two pistols, lying down or hiding behind a bunker.

As for the subsequent stabbing session, that’s when the soldiers wearing stab-proof clothing, stab-proof gloves, and helmets carried hand axes and wreaked havoc.

His Majesty the Emperor can shout to those mud-legged soldiers in the United States: "We fight with cold weapons, and our soldiers of the New Ming Empire will not reject anyone who comes."

Of course, these are current tactics, based on the helplessness of the soldiers' lack of training.

After the immigration fleet returns, Li Mingqi will never let the soldiers engage in such a rustic battle.

Thin steel plates are welded to the outside of the tractor, and some sharp blades are installed around it. A charge will definitely let the enemies of the New Ming Empire know what justice is!

Now when we are weak, we might as well forget it. Even if we get it out, we can't keep it.

Now the California government can ignore the Xinming Empire, which has only 200 people. But if these 200 people have the strength to threaten their rule.

Then even if they use the human wave tactic, they will pile up as many people as the Xinming Empire to death, and then everyone will be the enemy.

It would have been easier to wait until the Civil War broke out, and the California government would have focused its attention on Texas, which belonged to the Confederate Army.

After the Xin Ming Empire has been growing for a while, it has built a high wall and slowly proclaimed itself king, trained thousands of soldiers and then fully armed them.

Hum hum…

"Long live Lord...Long live Lord?" Liu Youcai reached out and pushed His Majesty the Emperor, who was holding a pistol and showing a silly smile.

"Ahem, Lao Liu, how did you go about enclosing the land?"

After regaining consciousness, Li Mingqi decisively changed the subject.

Liu Youcai said: "The old minister has already finished the work. Let Erhe lead the guards in royal robes to guard it."

"Well, okay, you ask Sun Laifu to come up with a rotation training schedule. Also, let the young men who draw maps with those bounty hunters learn their skills."

As soon as he got off the ship yesterday, Li Mingqi arranged for the bounty hunters he had recruited to go out to draw the map with the smart and capable warriors selected by the Xinming Empire.

Try to explore the terrain near Los Angeles and see if there are any Indian tribes around.

However, Li Mingqi feels that there should be no Indians around here. This area has been cleared over and over again by Spain, Mexico, and the Americans, and the Indians have probably hid in the central part of the area.

"By the way, after the location of the factory is determined, ask that Joyce to come find me."

After giving instructions on these trivial matters, His Majesty the Emperor took the dogleg to inspect the craftsman area next to the camp.

The craftsman area is an area separated by a two-person high colored steel fence, next to the Xinming Empire's camp.

More than twenty National Defense Force soldiers were constantly patrolling the surrounding area. Inside the colored steel fence, there was a second layer of barbed wire and parapets. Ten guards in brocade uniforms guarded the only passage.

If conditions didn't allow it, His Majesty the Emperor would have wanted to electrify the barbed wire fence here.

There are not only inflatable tents where the craftsmen live, but also two diesel generators to power the machine tools.

That's right, it's a machine tool.

They are several old lathes that His Majesty the Emperor bought from Xianyu. They are now placed in a separate large inflatable tent.

When His Majesty the Emperor came over, all the blacksmiths in the crafts area gathered around several lathes and looked at these exquisitely crafted items.

"Master, this is the one you said you can make your own gun barrel... what kind of bed is that?"

When the leading blacksmith saw His Majesty the Emperor arriving, he quickly asked.

"Yes, these are lathes. Although they are inconspicuous, they can punch holes, stamp, thread and polish, etc."

His Majesty the Emperor will hold a copy of "Elementary Mechanical Processing" in his hand and start pretending...ahem, to start giving lectures to these craftsmen.

After His Majesty the Emperor started the machine tool in a hurry, the craftsmen around him exclaimed in surprise as they looked at the rotating fixture.

The exclamations became louder when His Majesty the Emperor clamped a cast iron rod using what he was selling and successfully turned the iron rod into a thin iron rod after scrapping several turning tools.

"Master, this is an artifact. Lao Zhang, I have been making gun barrels for the Armed Forces for more than ten years, and I have never seen such a useful artifact."

The leading blacksmith's lips trembled a little, and he took the iron pipe that His Majesty the Emperor had drilled out with a lathe with trembling hands.

Touching the smooth outer surface of the iron pipe with his hand, the flashing light in his eyes made people wonder if he would get excited and pull it over in the next second.

"With this artifact, oh no, it's a lathe. With this lathe, I, Lao Zhang, can guarantee with my head that I will definitely make a better musket for my master than the foreigners!"

Throwing the sandpaper aside, His Majesty the Emperor was very satisfied with these excited craftsmen.

It’s not that Chinese people don’t know how to create. On the contrary, Chinese people are definitely very creative.

Let’s not talk about the four great inventions. During the Kangxi period, Dai Zineng saw the muskets sent by Westerners and made ten imitations within three days.

And during the Kangxi period, China's first machine gun was developed, called the Continental Fire Gun.

The continuous gun is a breech-loading, smooth-bore, single-shot flintlock gun. The design is very clever. The back of the gun is a magazine that can store 28 rounds of gunpowder and lead pellets.

There are two gun machines, which are connected to each other. When one machine is pulled, the ammunition will fall into the barrel, and at the same time, the other machine is released and fired.

It is shaped like a pipa and can fire 28 rounds of bullets continuously. (Copied from Baidu)

Come on, tell me loudly whether you are awesome or not?

It is a pity that Dai Zi was sent to Shenyang by Kangxi and finally died there.

The reason is that Dai Zi is a Han Chinese. And the Qing Dynasty defeated the Ming Dynasty, which had firearms, so in their eyes, firearms are not worth mentioning.