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The people of the world might have misunderstood the Qing Dynasty, but many people might think that this backward empire was absolutely against the new technology, and thus did not think much of it, and would not want to change the old ways of doing things!

But this was just an illusion, it was just a painting that Qing Dynasty was wearing!

Before Cai Bixia left, Xiao Letian had warned her that the Qing Dynasty wasn't completely clueless about new technology. This group of people used to steal people's homes and settle the world with war.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the Manchu did not develop firearms techniques, but this was not because the Manchu did not know about the power of firearms.

The firearm was the only weapon that allowed the farming civilization to defeat the nomadic civilization, and this was cavalry regiment's greatest nemesis. Manchu had long understood this point.

Don't forget that Nurhachin was killed by the wound of the red cannon, and they were well aware of the power of the firearms!

After entering the Central Plains, the main reason why the Qing Dynasty did not develop firearms was because they were afraid that a large number of Han people would obtain such a powerful weapon, and instead deal with the Manchu!

It had to be known that training an archer and a rider was not something that could be done overnight, but to create a spear and train a Musketeers would only take a few months!

With the Chinese's ability to create wealth, as well as their population base, if they were to popularize the spear of fire, the end of the Manchu would come!

Back in Kang Xi's year, the Hangzhou citizen Dai Zi studied the Consecutive Fire Rod and gave it to the Emperor, Kang Xi. This was a type of primitive machine gun that could continuously fire 28 bullets!

However, it was a pity that not only did Dai Zi not receive the reward, he was instead sent to Shengjing outside the walls for his crimes and eventually died due to illness in a world of ice and snow.

His research had been put on hold in the warehouse. There was no chance of it meeting the light of day!

Someone said this, isn't this important proof of Manchu's short-sightedness?

This was exactly where Kang Xi was so crafty. After seeing this sharp firearm, he was extremely afraid even though he did not show it on the surface.

The imperial government could have such a great killing weapon, and the Han people could also have it. If this was widely spread, the archery tactics of the eight banners would be completely useless!

How would he suppress the rebel army then? Why did he continue to rule the world?

The monarch's secret arts would not be spoken out loud. What was needed was for the subject to ponder a little!

It could be said that the Qing Dynasty had relied on the cost of destroying the Chinese firearm technology tree in order to stabilize their country for more than two hundred years.

When the Chinese rebellion finally swept through half of the land, the Eight Flag Group of Manchu became a group of trash. In order to survive, they were forced to adjust their policies!

Rejecting firearm suddenly turned into hugging firearm, especially after British and French combined forces attacked Beijing. This made those full of fat Imperial palace see the power of firearm with their own eyes, and this group of people all accepted the theory of weapons-only!

He would buy whatever he wanted, no matter the cost! He would buy whatever it was that was good, and he would buy whatever it was expensive!

In Xiao Letian's memories, after the Gatling appeared in his previous life, many countries refused to buy such weapons due to the cost. However, the Great Qing bought a large number of such weapons at that time, so when Zuo Zongtang went west, there were more than ten Gatling that supported him with firepower.

In the Li Hongzhang era, the global wave of arms purchases was even fiercer. At that time, Krupp was the world's best gun company, and the Qing Dynasty's orders were the biggest and fattest in the history of the Krupp!

Not to mention the battleship purchases by Beiyang and Nanyang, they all chose the world's strongest battleships!

The Qing Dynasty was a thief, you shouldn't think that they were ignorant and short-sighted. Previously, they rejected firearms for the sake of domination, and later on desperately bought top tier firearms for the same reason: domination!

They knew clearly that the war between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Han had caused a large amount of firearms to be lost among the people. It would not be difficult for the Han people to get their hands on the firearms!

Then how could he maintain his rule? Then he could only purchase even fiercer weapons and maintain the imperial government's military firepower at the top. Only then would he be able to continue ruling over this Flower Mountain!

Xiao Letian was very clear about the real thoughts in the Manchu higher ups' hearts, so his request to Cai Bixia was very simple, "No need to kiss their ass, just keep it up.

"The more you don't give them face, the more these bastards will wonder just how powerful this weapon is."

"The future global arms market is not controlled by buyers, but by sellers! We have the technology and the production capacity! "

"We are in a hegemonic business, they have to beg us to buy it!"

In short, Xiao Letian had to sell these worries to the Qing Dynasty s. This anxiety was not forced onto them by Xiao Letian, but rather that this regime had coexisted with him since the day he was born!

That was, the rule of the minority over the huge Chinese people in the Central Plains, would inevitably give rise to a sense of fear!

The sense of crisis had been with them since the day the Qing Dynasty was born. Being able to rule by a fluke for 200 years was already a miracle. The further they walked, the stronger their sense of crisis became!

However, the Manchu who enjoyed all the riches and wealth and was unwilling to give up the life of wealth in his hands, would feel this sense of danger grow stronger and the devil in his heart would become stronger!

If they could grab hold of this weak point in Manchu's heart, they wouldn't have to worry about not jumping into the leader's trap!

Cai Bixia drank her tea as she studied the blueprints of the men. After twenty minutes, she said, "It's useless to just look.

Yi Xuan turned his head and looked at her, "Can this airship really move by itself? You can even go against the wind? "

"Of course. Didn't you see the big propeller on the back? "As long as the wind is not too strong, the airship will be able to move freely …"

Yi Xuan nodded his head and continued looking at the blueprints, the Prince Li Shi Duo scratched his bald head and asked, "What kind of oar is this?" He could propel such a huge airship? "I don't believe it …"

"Why not? The wind is very powerful. In the Netherlands of Europa, people use the wind to build many windmills! "

"It's the principle of this kind of propeller. They can use the windmill to push and sharpen water... It can even push hammers to make spare parts! "

"The airship is floating in the air. The friction with the air is small to begin with. The propeller is powerful enough for the airship to move forward!" "If you don't believe me, do you not believe the news in the official Europa newspaper either?"

Shi Duo stared at the pair of foolish eyes, he could not understand it no matter what, but he did not know how to refute it!

"The power is inside the small steam engine?" What is fuel? "

"Coke or kerosene... The suspension chamber has limited space and must be used rationally, so you have to choose fuel that has high thermal energy consumption … "

"The coke is no longer in use. All the models produced in the later stages are burning oil!"