New Ming Empire mixed in America

Mortars have played a large part in the history of world wars. Li Mingqi cannot guarantee that this kind of weapon can be developed.

But you still have to buy toys that look similar.

"Can we study it from the principle of deflection? Weapons can not only shoot flatly but also be designed in this way."

Soon, in a factory building within the Imperial Academy, Li Mingqi placed a mortar toy that fired soft bullets on the table.

He skillfully put a soft bullet in the shape of a cannonball into the toy barrel. With an electronic sound effect simulating an explosion, the soft bullet flew out a full five meters away.

"Look at this drawing, the principle is like this..."

After demonstrating the appearance and launch steps, Li Mingqi gave these old blacksmiths some time to react.

Then he took out the simple drawings copied from "The Structure and Principles of Artillery" yesterday and put them on the table.

(Here I would like to thank you for your support to the imperial military industry!)

The structure of the mortar is very simple, the trouble is the steel used to make the barrel.

But these are not problems for Li Mingqi. As we all know, Laiyang not only has pears but also steel pipes.

In a certain country, large-scale steel skirting legs were initially made of Laiyang steel pipes.

But this kind of civilian pipeline has a big flaw, that is, it is too strong.

As a result, after the large double kick passes through the Iron Dome system and is intercepted, the magic damage often turns into a physical attack.

That is to say, the explosives have exploded, but the steel pipe used as the outer shell has not been exploded. In the end, many Israeli roadbeds and houses were damaged, and it also made a great contribution to Israel's steel inventory.

When the talented people at the Royal Academy started brainstorming as usual, Li Mingqi took out a scale model of a mortar on a certain treasure.

Although the price is a bit high, the model that restored the adjustment mechanism is quite satisfactory to His Majesty the Emperor.

Putting these aside, Li Mingqi left the Royal Academy because he would not be able to produce results in a short time.

When Li Mingqi stepped up his research on heavy firepower to improve his military strength.

Ted Matthew, a tax collector who ran back to Sacramento, the capital of California, knocked on the door of his boss's house.

"Ha, isn't this our Los Angeles tax collector? Why don't you collect taxes from those Orientals in Los Angeles? Why are you here at our house?"

As soon as Ted was led into the manor by the servants, he met his school friend Harold.

Listening to the other party's ridicule, Ted clenched his fist fiercely.

He grabbed the job of Los Angeles tax collector from Harold by relying on his connections with the Stanford family.

His former friends have now become enemies, and today he has to come to his enemy's father for help. To him, this is really an unfunny joke.

Taking a deep breath and trying his best to smile, Ted nodded politely to his former friend.

Then he walked to the study under the leadership of the servant.

Watching Ted walk away, Harold spat on the ground.

For this guy who stole his job behind his back, he was angry a month ago, but now he is happy.

In California politics at this time, it was politically correct to tax Easterners because it not only deterred others, but also distanced them from the people of the state.

But everything changed after that Dongfang Li came.

First, Dongfang Li’s partners knocked on the door of California’s upper class with exquisite mechanical watches and luminous gems.

Later, it relied on precious aluminum to form a delicate balance with the entire California consortium.

A few days ago, we reached a cooperation agreement with the Bank of San Francisco by pledging all the aluminum.

Now the whole of California knows that a shipyard is going to be built in Long Beach, Los Angeles, and all the companies trying to profit from it have started taking action.

Even the unemployed shipyard workers have begun to flock to Long Beach, and now the ferry ticket from San Francisco to Long Beach has increased by three levels.

Because a large number of workers came to Los Angeles to find jobs, Dongfang Li's actions were equivalent to relieving the pressure on the California government in disguise.

Although Dongfang Li only employs short-term workers, it at least allows these unemployed workers to have a good meal.

But this is not a good thing for the tax bureau, which relies on sucking blood from Easterners.

Easterners on the entire West Coast were sent to the ungrateful place of Los Angeles by those mine owners and ranchers who deserved to go to hell.

Without the Easterners to act as a buffer between the tax bureau and the mine owners, the conflict between the two parties intensified during this period.

One party wants to charge more and the other wants to pay less. This is a fundamental contradiction.

Therefore, in order to alleviate this contradiction, the tax bureau took some measures, such as copying the same tactics used to deal with Easterners on the Irish.

Now the guy who made this stupid suggestion is in jail, and because of his suggestion, four tax collectors went to see God.

In addition, more than 30 tax policemen were beaten and seriously injured.

The massive protests have seen the tax office come under fire from major newspapers.

Because of their white skin, the Irish gained sympathy from the people of California.

In the final analysis, the tax bureau still has to focus on people of color.

Orientals are all under the protection of Oriental Lee in Los Angeles, and black people are a point of conflict that cannot be touched by the current northern and southern governments.

So the tax bureau turned its attention to the Indians who were disliked by dogs.

But the result is still not very good. Those Indians who were originally driven to the reserve did not know what medicine they had taken recently.

They actually united!

They also occupied one of the three postal routes leading to the California Basin from the outside world. They shouted, "I planted this tree, I drove this road..." and put away the money to buy the road.

It is fair to say that the trees were planted by them. After all, those people were indigenous people who had lived here for a long time.

But speaking of roads…

Don't those damn Indians know how many Mexicans and Irish jackasses died when that mail road was built?

The transcontinental telegraph line from the Pacific Ocean to the Missouri River has not yet been completed.

So now news from the east is sent to the west coast by the boys of the "Penny Express" who travel long distances on horseback.

These young men who swore an oath in the name of the Bible have paid a lot for the exchanges between the East and the West.

Historically, "Pony Bob", who was shot in the cheek and lost five teeth but still delivered Lincoln's inaugural address ahead of schedule, did not have the same luck this time.

The bow used by the Indian heroes who occupied the Nevada Mountains to shoot 'Pony Bob' this time was a pulley bow sponsored by the kind-hearted Timely Lee.

So half of Pony Bob's head was shot into a preserved watermelon.

If it weren't for the 'Poney Express' company sending two waves of people to deliver the letter this time.

The California government may not know that Lincoln has been inaugurated as the leader of the northern government forces that actually controls half of the United States.

Therefore, the tax bureau once again miscalculated. This time, not only a dozen tax officials were brought in, but also a wave of California militia troops who were preparing to go to the countryside to raid the country to make extra money.

Wearing camouflage uniforms and liberation shoes, using a pulley bow and binoculars. The grass is strewn with tacks, and there are wire ropes tied to the road.

Let the California militia enjoy the iron fist of the heroes as big as a casserole.

After losing the birthday plan...ah, after losing all the logistical supplies, the California militiamen except one lucky man who was sent back to report the news.

The rest became prisoners of the heroes of the Nevada Mountains. Finally, they appeared at Timely Rain-Lee's secret construction site...