Chapter 347 Life in the Republic of China in the Age of Chaos 05

The range of the old-fashioned rifle is not short. You should know that the effective range of many modern rifles is only 400 meters.

A long range does not mean strong power. Different types of guns are suitable for different battlefields.

If it is urban warfare and street fighting, short range and high power are more suitable.

To make a gun, you must first refine the steel. The gun barrel is mostly made of high-quality alloy steel. Only high-temperature resistant and high-quality steel will not explode easily.

Jiang Lan was very glad that she cooperated with the Peng family, otherwise with her ability, she really couldn't get so many strategic materials in a short time.

Whether it is steel, various alloys, or various explosives, they are all firmly controlled by a certain group of people, and are definitely not something that ordinary people can get.

The Peng family was lucky. There were iron ore and other resources in the area under their jurisdiction. There would not be too many problems in mining, and it would not attract the attention of other military leaders.

Peng Hengzhang was also very nervous about the establishment of the ordnance factory.

He supported Jiang Lan's experiment against all odds, but he actually took a big risk.

Not to mention that the construction of the ordnance factory required a huge amount of manpower and material resources, which was enough to cover the military expenditure for several years.

If the Gu family knew about the construction of the ordnance factory, it would inevitably lead to a fatal disaster.

Although the Peng family could be regarded as a local overlord, the gap between them and the Gu family was too big. If they were not careful, they would lose everything.

The Gu family will not allow other military leaders to grow strong on his territory, and will certainly intervene, and a bloody battle will be inevitable.

Peng Hengzhang is also making a big gamble. If he loses, he will have nothing, and even his life.

But if he wins, not only will Y Province have to change its surname, but the situation in the entire Republic of China will also change dramatically.

After Jiang Lan's plan was launched, Peng Hengzhang has been paying close attention, but he has a special identity and many spies around him, so he can't come to the arsenal often.

His son Peng Zisheng has become the most diligent person, and he stays in the arsenal almost every day.

Peng Zisheng is Peng Hengzhang's youngest son. He is only 15 years old now, and he has two older brothers.

One of the two elder brothers went abroad to study for many years and has not returned for several years.

The other has already worked in the Peng family army and is usually busy with the training of the troops.

Peng Zisheng is the most idle. Although he also studies in the school in P City, his grades are very poor and he always likes to skip classes.

So Peng Hengzhang simply brought his son to the arsenal to study, so that he would not cause trouble outside.

Men always have inexplicable feelings about weapons. Peng Zisheng is naughty outside, but he is well-behaved and especially honest in the arsenal, like a good baby.

He usually does not come in to disturb Jiang Lan when he is doing experiments.

In his spare time, he gets along well with the kids outside and does not have the airs of a nobleman at all.

Life in the arsenal is very boring. Steel is smelted, molds are made, and then assembled. All are done manually.

Peng Zisheng has been working for a few months and is now as skilled as the workers on the assembly line. He can assemble guns very quickly.

The first batch of new rifles was successfully produced six months later and was named MG-001 semi-automatic rifle by Jiang Lan.

As for why it was named in a foreign language, it was purely to fool outsiders.

At present, the fact that Peng's army has an arsenal is still a secret, but the weapons are produced and must be used to their full potential.

At this time, it is easy to shut up other people by putting them in imported shells.

If necessary, they can also sell some to friendly forces and make some extra money.

The MG-001 is more of an improvement on the Type 38 rifle. It has the advantages of long range, high accuracy, easy training of new recruits, simple manufacturing, and good hand-to-hand combat.

The strictly trained soldiers of the Peng family army can often shoot down a single target within 400 meters and shoot down a cluster of targets within 800 meters. The

MG-001 is 1.3 meters long and weighs 3.5 kilograms. With a Type 30 bayonet, the overall length is about 1.7 meters.

This length can fully play the advantage of close combat, and the enemy can be killed by fighting with the bayonet.

The MG-001 is only the most basic version. Aiming at the internal part of the Peng family army, Jiang Lan also designed an improved MG-002 version.

She thickened the barrel and used a 4x and 8x scope, combining the sniper and rifle capabilities into one, turning it into a sniper rifle.

Sniper rifles have better performance, but they also require more from soldiers.

Due to the limitations of the plane conditions, MG-001 has a certain gap with modern weapons, but compared to the weapons of the Republic of China at the same time, it is definitely a far cry from the others.

These two guns are far from Jiang Lan's ideal type, but they are very durable and suitable for doing business, and by the way, they have taken away Neon's rice bowl.

After experimenting with the two MG rifles, Peng Hengzhang was completely impressed by Jiang Lan's skills, and the shock in his heart was indescribable.

"Miss Jiang, your skills are incredible. Your sect is not only about training, but also about making weapons. This is too amazing."

If he hadn't said it, Jiang Lan would have almost forgotten that he had a fabricated sect.

"It's just a personal hobby. Not everyone is like me."

Jiang Lan looked calm, showing the demeanor of a master.

Although she looked childish, her temperament was calm, which made people ignore the contrast brought by her age.

"Then if we sell this type of gun, how much would be more appropriate?"

"This gun is very similar to the guns in Japan, but its performance is a little better than theirs. I heard that many Japanese are selling guns. The price seems to be 30 dollars, right?"

Peng Hengzhang nodded and praised: "Miss Jiang, you really know everything. Marshal Gu is furious because of this."

Jiang Lan smiled, "Marshal Gu wants to sell his obsolete rifles to the people, and the price is so high. Naturally, he can't compete with the profiteers in Japan." Peng

Hengzhang sighed, "Marshal Gu encourages the people to use guns to resist bandits, and stipulates that people who have more than three days of land must buy a rifle. Those who don't buy will be fined or imprisoned. The people can't do anything about it."

"Negro doesn't make much money from selling for 30 dollars, and often they are willing to pay the bills to the common people just to seize Province Y and win the favor of the locals. They are not easy to deal with."

The Japanese thieves in history were not as foolish as those shown on TV.

At first, they pretended to be good people. They not only sold weapons at low prices, but also distributed food relief to win the trust of local people.

Once the time was ripe, the real purpose was revealed, and the people could only be slaughtered.

"Then Miss Jiang, how should we set the price?"

"If the Japanese sell it for 30 yuan, we will sell it for 25 yuan. As long as the selling price is not less than 10 yuan, we will not lose money. Commander Peng, you can decide the price."

Peng Hengzhang thought about it, and asked with some worry: "If these are sold, will it affect us?"

Originally, the weapons of Peng's army were the most advanced, and the armed forces had a certain advantage.

But if they were sold, wouldn't they lose this advantage?

"Commander Peng, we need to lie low and keep strengthening ourselves. It's not a good idea to be high-profile right now. And we only sell MG-001, not the others. We will produce the better ones for our own use." He

understood the morality, but he was a little unwilling, but it was the only way.

"Commander Peng, the troops must be prepared before the food is ready. Marshal Gu is selling equipment, so why don't we get a share? Find a few people to play the role of Japanese people, isn't this a matter of..."

Jiang Lan squeezed his eyes, and Peng Hengzhang understood it in seconds and laughed.

"Okay! Let's do it!"