Chapter Fifteen Meeting

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  Lu Kai's face was solemn as he said, "Brother Lai, do you know that the British army's equipment in the Second Opium War was no less powerful than this rifle?"

  Lü Jing's face was stern and worried, he nodded slightly: "I once met an old boxer who had survived the Second Opium War. He told me about the ferocity of foreign guns and cannons. At that time, many patriotic predecessors in the martial arts world died under the foreigners' guns."

  "Yes, the great land of China has never lacked patriots. Now, twenty years have passed since the Second Opium War, has Brother Li thought that Western firearms will become even more formidable? Think about the comparison between the British military's weapons in the First and Second Opium Wars - twenty years is enough for firearms to leave bows and crossbows far behind. Another twenty years, and the power of firearms will reach what level?"

  Luó Kǎi felt like a little devil with a steel fork in his hand and two black horns on his head, step by step pulling Lì Jǐng Cāng down into the abyss.

  "The Mongols have ruled us Han people, the Manchus have ruled us Han people, and now we are going to let the blue-eyed and blond-haired foreigners rule us Han people? The Treaty of Nanjing, the Treaty of Wangxia, the Treaty of Huangpu, the Treaty of Tianjin, the Treaty of Beijing. Brother Li, I often think about these things at night, turning over and over in my mind, unable to sleep."

  "Alas, the Qing dynasty is in danger, our Chinese nation is in danger, what can be done about it?" Lü Jing angrily exclaimed.

  Li Gong's writing can condense the spirit of a nation, making everyone as fierce as dragons and tigers. He is an absolute patriot who has read books and is a true master of both literature and martial arts. With his talent, he should not have been easily swayed by Luo Ke's criticism, but first, he lacks the broad vision of modern people like Luo Ke, and second, he truly cares about the survival of the nation. Throughout history, there have been many scholars and intellectuals in China who worry about their country and its people.

  Luoke didn't respond, but instead beckoned with his hand, and one of the eight personal bodyguards behind him understood the signal. He walked out, loaded the gun, aimed, and fired at a large bluestone not far away.

  Lethal Engine is the founder of the country's martial arts, his eyesight is astonishing, he can clearly see that the solid bluestone has been shot through, the bullet passing through the bluestone and entering the ground.

  "Brother Li, this is the Type 38 rifle, a new-style weapon independently designed and manufactured by me. The maximum range is 3,300 meters, and the effective range is 500 meters. It was named after the sum of the two numbers adding up to 38. Each performance index exceeds that of the most advanced foreign guns." Luo Kai said proudly.

  The Type 38 rifle was a standard-issue rifle of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It used a Mauser-style rotating bolt action, with advantages including low recoil and high accuracy, but disadvantages including too much penetration resulting in insufficient stopping power. However, after improvements by Arisaka, its performance surpassed that of the earlier Type 38 long rifle. Within 500 meters, it could guarantee certain precision and firepower; within 200 meters, a skilled marksman could control it well; and within 100 meters, it was at its best shooting distance. At the same time, on the premise of retaining its original advantages, Arisaka combined his knowledge of wound ballistics to greatly enhance the stopping power of the Type 38 rifle bullet by changing the shape, material, and weight of the bullet head.

  "The author of 'Haiguo Tuzhi', Wei Yuan, once pointed out that the book was written for three purposes: to use barbarian methods to attack barbarians, to use barbarian methods to appease barbarians, and to learn from barbarian expertise in order to control them. The barbarians have three strengths: warships, firearms, and the method of training soldiers. Although our Taiwan is small, we are confident that we are not inferior to the barbarians in terms of firearms and military training. What we lack now is only time to form a strong atmosphere. The Qing dynasty considers itself the celestial empire, thinking that the barbarians' strengths are just strange and cunning tricks. Now that we have seen the reality with our own eyes, do you still think this is just a strange trick?" Luo Kai asked, pointing at the 38-style rifle that had just demonstrated its power.

  Lethal silence, from a young age he received traditional education, the concept of "China is superior and foreigners are inferior" has already blinded his eyes, how can Lethal silence do anything with an unopened horizon.

  "In the past, a friend had given me 'Hai Guo Tu Zhi', but I hadn't even taken a look. Now I regret it. Lai Mou is not talented, and I'm willing to lend you a helping hand. We'll set a limit of half a year. Within half a year, I won't guarantee anything else, but keeping you safe is something I can do." Lai Jing Cang didn't know what Luo Kai was thinking, so he immediately returned the favor. Of course, this doesn't mean that Lai Jing Cang had surrendered to Luo Kai's character so quickly. In fact, Lai Jing Cang had his own thoughts and plans in mind."

  "Alright, half a year is enough for me to do many things. At that time, whether I go or stay, I believe Brother Lei will make the correct choice."

  Luoke was overjoyed, a master of national arts, using it properly is no less powerful than a squad of riflemen. With the addition of Lijiang Cang, a high-ranking national arts expert, his side is undoubtedly like a tiger with wings. He invited Lijiang Cang into the military tent to have a good talk.

  The next day, the sun shone brightly, but Luo Kai was unable to enjoy the warmth of the sun.

  Lu Kai didn't dare to slack off for a single day. For the entire night, Lu Kai spent three hours practicing the Qi-cultivation method taught by Zhao Hongyuan and the rest of the time was spent on drawings. Working 20 hours a day had already become routine for Lu Kai.

  In this life, the Taiwan Island is a two-province land, more than twice as large as the previous one. The richness of its resources lives up to its reputation as a treasure island. According to Luo Ke's assessment, although the war potential of this life's Taiwan Island does not match that of the vast and rich Chinese mainland, it exceeds that of a certain eastern island nation. With such abundant resources at his disposal, Luo Ke is naturally preparing to achieve great things. Reborn, Luo Ke has his own plan, and before expanding outward, he must first stabilize the interior. The first step in his plan, of course, is to unify the entire Taiwan Island.

  The sound of footsteps interrupted Luo Kai's thoughts, and when he turned around, people had already started taking their seats on both sides of the long conference table. Luo Kai found himself in a small conference room.

  A moment later, the six seats on both sides were occupied by five people. Luo Kai nodded to indicate that the meeting had begun. Although ten-year-old Luo Kai was still young and inexperienced, the long-term rule of the Luo family had given him the dignity of a ruler. In fact, he had inherited the leadership qualities of his predecessor, Lu Zhongyuan, and his decisiveness was in no way inferior to that of his ancestors. As a result, all those present, who were not ordinary people, showed deference to the young ruler.

  Of course, there are many twists and turns in the chest. If there is no platform for display, Luo Kai may not be able to sit in the main position with what he has learned. He can become so young and powerful for three reasons: Firstly, Luo Kai's father is the controller of Taiwan Island; Secondly, Luo Kai is the only son of the Luo family in this generation; Thirdly, his father was seriously injured in the battle against the mountain tribes on the island and cannot handle affairs. All these reasons make Luo Kai have a higher starting point since he was reborn.

  "Old Dong, go get the new rifle samples."

  Luo Kai gave a command to Dong Guan, who was standing beside him, and began to preside over the meeting.

  "I have called you all here today to discuss three issues. The first is the replacement of our military's weapons and equipment. All of you, to varying degrees, have had experience with firearms and should be familiar with the performance of our current armament, the muzzle-loading rifle. Perhaps some of you are still proud to own rifles comparable to those of the British army, but I must say that despite improvements, these outdated relics, whose power is comparable to that of the British military's firearms, are already obsolete. No, all muzzle-loading rifles are already obsolete. Equipping our troops with such slow-loading firearms is simply murder."

  Lu Kai became more and more excited, born in the famous Hua Xia black gun village, Lu Kai's love for guns is unquestionable. Just thinking about the miserable data of the firearms equipped by the soldiers below, Lu Kai had the urge to jump up and scold people.

  Dong Guanjia returned with a long gun in his arms, diverting Luo Kai's attention to another direction.

  Taking over the long gun from Dong Guan's hand, Luo Kai made a familiar motion of pulling the bolt and aiming, then slapped the gun on the conference table.

  "Take a look at this, it will become the amulet of our military officers in the future, replacing those Fokker-style muzzle-loading rifles and long spears to become our standard equipment. Since next month is my father's 38th birthday, I have named this rifle the Type 38 Rifle, and because there is a dust cover on the bolt like a lid, you can also call it the Type 38 Big Lid."

  In fact, the name of the Type 38 rifle has nothing to do with Rokka's father's birthday, but facing the people present, this reason is most convincing, and Rokka does not want to entangle in naming.

  If later generations see this rifle, they will all have a sense of familiarity. In 1905, the Type 38 rifle was mass-produced at the Tokyo Arsenal, named after the year of Meiji Emperor's reign, and became the standard infantry rifle for Japan from then on. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Type 38 rifle was almost universally recognized in China, and later became well-known to modern people through anti-Japanese films. The Type 38 rifle was also widely equipped by Chinese troops, especially after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, when surrendered Japanese rifles were captured and used extensively during the Chinese Civil War. In the early stages of the Korean War, the Type 38 rifle was one of the main infantry weapons of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. The rifles held by the PLA during the founding ceremony parade were also Type 38 rifles.