The world has many misunderstandings about the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this backward dynasty was absolutely resistant to new technologies. It was complacent and unwilling to make progress, clinging to the same old routine and refusing to change!
But this is all an illusion, it is nothing more than a painting worn by the Qing Dynasty on their face!
Before Cai Bixia left, Xiao Letian once told her that the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not know anything about new technology. This group of people started by plundering and determined the world with war. They actually attached great importance to military technology!
In the early Qing Dynasty, the Manchus did not develop firearms technology, but this was not because the Manchus did not know the power of firearms, but because they had carefully considered it!
Firearms are the only weapon for agricultural civilization to defeat nomadic civilization. They are the biggest nemesis of the cavalry regiment. The Manchus have long understood this!
Don't forget that Nurhachi died from the wound of the red cannon. They know the power of firearms well!
After taking over the Central Plains, the fundamental reason why the Qing Dynasty did not develop firearms was that it was afraid that a large number of Han people would obtain such weapons and in turn deal with the Manchus!
It should be noted that training an archer and rider does not happen overnight, but building a musket and training a musketeer only takes a few months to complete!
Considering the Han people's ability to create wealth and their population base, if muskets are popularized, the end of the Manchus will come!
During the Kangxi period, Dai Zi, a native of Hangzhou, researched the continuous fire gun and presented it to Emperor Kangxi. This was a primitive machine gun that could fire twenty-eight bullets continuously!
But it is a pity that instead of receiving the reward, Dai Zi was sent to Shengjing outside the customs for his crime, and finally died of illness in the ice and snow.
His research was also shelved in the warehouse, with no chance of ever seeing the light of day!
Someone has said, isn't this an important proof of the short-sightedness of the Manchu people?
Big mistake, this is actually the cunning point of Kangxi. After seeing this sharp firearm, he was calm on the surface but extremely frightened on the inside!
The imperial court can possess this kind of great weapon, and so can the Han people. If it becomes popular in a large area, the Eight Banners' horse-bow and horse riding tactics will be completely ineffective!
How will we suppress the rebels then? How to continue to rule the world?
This kind of emperor's inner skills will never be expressed openly. What is needed is a little bit of thinking from the ministers!
It can be said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty relied on the cost of abolishing the Chinese firearms technology tree in exchange for more than 200 years of stability. They forcibly blocked the branch of China's firearms technology!
All this was reversed during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. When the war of resistance of the Han people finally swept across half of the country, and the Manchu Eight Banners Group completely turned into a bunch of trash, they were forced to adjust their policies in order to survive!
Rejecting firearms suddenly turned into embracing firearms, especially after the British and French allied forces invaded the Forty-Nine City, allowing those fat-headed palace nobles to see the power of firearms with their own eyes. This group of people suddenly accepted the weapon-only theory!
Carry out global weapons procurement at all costs, buy whatever is good and whatever is expensive!
In Xiao Letian's memory, after the Gatling hand-cranked machine gun came out in the previous life, many countries refused to purchase such weapons due to cost considerations. However, the Qing Dynasty at that time purchased a large number of them. Zuo Zongtang had more than ten during his Western Expedition. Taiwan Gatling provides fire support!
In the era of Li Hongzhang, the trend of global arms procurement was even more fierce. At that time, Krupp was the best gun-making company in the world, and the order from the Qing Dynasty was the largest and fattest in the history of Krupp at that time!
Not to mention the procurement of battleships in Beiyang and Nanyang. The most powerful battleships in the world were selected at that time!
The Manchu Qing were very thieves. Don’t think they were short-sighted and ignorant. In the past, they rejected firearms in order to rule, but in the later period, they desperately purchased top-notch arms, also in order to rule!
They knew very well that the Taiping War had caused a large number of firearms to be lost among the people. It was not difficult for the Han people to obtain muskets!
So how to continue to maintain dominance? Then we can only purchase more powerful weapons and always maintain the highest firepower of the troops in the court. Only in this way can we continue to rule this colorful country!
Xiao Letian knew very well the true thoughts of the Manchu high-level officials, so his request to Cai Bixia was very simple: "Don't flatter them, just tighten up. The colder you are, the more guilty those grandsons will be..." …”
"The more you don't give them face, the more unsure these bastards will be. They will wonder how powerful this weapon can be."
"The future global arms market will not be controlled by buyers, but by sellers! We have the technology and production capacity!"
"We are in a dominant business, they have to beg us to buy!"
In a word, Xiao Letian must sell anxiety to the Manchus. This kind of anxiety is not forced on them by Xiao Letian, but has been symbiotic with this regime since the day it was born!
That is, the dominance of minority ethnic groups over the huge Han ethnic group in the Central Plains will inevitably produce a kind of panic!
The sense of crisis has been with them since the day the Qing Dynasty was born. It is a miracle that they managed to rule for more than two hundred years. The further back they go, the stronger their sense of crisis becomes!
But the Manchu people who enjoy all their glory and wealth are unwilling to give up the wealthy life in their hands, so this sense of crisis will become more and more intense, and their inner demons will become stronger and stronger!
If we seize this weak spot in the hearts of the people, then they won't have to worry about jumping into the trap of the Führer!
Cai Bixia drank tea and watched several stinky men studying the drawings. After a full twenty minutes, she said, "Just looking at it is useless. If you have any questions, you can ask me!"
Yi Xuan turned to look at her and said, "Can this airship really move on its own? Can it move forward against the wind?"
"Of course, didn't you see the large propeller behind it? As long as the wind is not strong, the airship can move freely..."
Yi Xuan nodded and continued to look at the drawings. Prince Li Shiduo scratched his bald forehead, "Just these oars... can propel such a large airship to fly? I don't believe it..."
"Why don't you believe it? The power of wind is very powerful. In the Netherlands, in Europe, people built many windmills using wind power!"
"It's the principle of this propeller. They can use the windmill to grind mills, collect water... and even push the ram to make parts!"
"The airship is suspended in mid-air, and the friction with the air is small. The power of the propeller is enough for the airship to move forward! You don't have to believe me, don't you believe the news from the official Europa newspaper?"
Shi Duo stared with a pair of stupid eyes, unable to understand, but he didn't know how to refute!
Yi Xin spoke at this time, "The power is this small steam engine inside? What is the fuel?"
"Coke or kerosene...the space in the pod is limited and must be used rationally, so we must choose fuels with high thermal energy and small footprint..."
"Currently, coke is no longer used, and all later-produced models burn oil!"
