Mortars are rated as the most practical weapons.

This thing is light and practical.

Especially suitable for this kind of mountain combat.

Because this mortar has no maximum elevation limit.

If you find a slightly open place in front, a parabola can hit you!

And... the most important thing is that the cost of mortars is not high and they are easy to make!

Judging from the current industrial level of the Zhou Dynasty, as long as it is at full capacity, it is not a problem to produce hundreds of thousands of coins a month!

Moreover, the cost of mortars can also be reduced wildly in some places.

If Lu Yuan remembers correctly, extremely cheap mortars were built during the Republic of China.

For example, the mortar mount changed from iron to wood, and the steel base changed to a pig iron base.

There are many things you can do to cut costs.

Of course, the reduced mortar is not as good as the normal one in terms of performance and durability.

But, isn’t this what worries the south about banditry now?

Just get something usable first.

Moreover, mortars are a dimensionality reduction strike against banditry in the south.

To put it simply, it was still at the level of World War I over there, but the Zhou Dynasty was directly at the level of World War II.

It can be said that with mortars, it will not take long to solve the banditry problem in the south.

Three months to prepare, two months to attack, and one month to wrap up.

If you give this thing to a pig, the pig will beat it.

If he, Gu Lie, had taken the mortar he made and spent an extra day to end the banditry, he, Gu Lie, would be sorry for the [God of War] label on him!

Gu Qingwan and Gu Lie immediately stepped forward to look at the mortar design drawings that Lu Yuan placed on the table.

However, it is a pity that these two people are not craftsmen.

I don't even know how to read the design drawings.

Looking at so many design drawings, the two of them were confused.

Of course, although the design drawings are incomprehensible, the two of them can at least understand what the cannon looks like.

Gu Qingwan looked at Lu Yuan in disbelief and said:

"This is...a mortar...it seems to be a small tube...can it be fired?"

Lu Yuan put another cigarette in his mouth, looked at Gu Qingwan and smiled.

Gu Qingwan was startled, then pursed her lips, picked up the match box from the table, and lit it for Lu Yuan again.

Immediately, Lu Yuan took a puff of cigarette and said with some pride:

"Don't worry, even though the taxi says it's not too far, there is definitely a distance of one or two thousand meters~"

In fact, the range of a real mortar can reach more than three thousand meters.

However, it is limited by the materials and the quality of the gunpowder here.

Lu Yuan said a compromise.

And a distance of one or two kilometers is enough.

At this time, Gu Lie was fascinated by what he saw. Although Gu Lie couldn't understand it, it didn't matter.

The important thing is...

Isn't this...

Can you go and suppress the bandits?!

After Gu Qingwan finished lighting Lu Yuan's cigarette, she held up the papers again, looked at Lu Yuan and said curiously:

"How much does this cost?"

this……

Lu Yuan really didn't do any detailed calculations.

Lu Yuan blinked and then said:

"I haven't calculated it in detail, but it will definitely save money compared to the charter you drafted before.

At the very least, you can save a lot just from the military.

With this thing, the army does not need to charge, it only needs to fire artillery outside.

Then drive this group of people out of the nest, and then the elite troops from outside will finish it off."

When Gu Qingwan heard this, she nodded repeatedly. This was true.

Although she, Gu Qingwan, didn't know much about military things, at least the size of this thing was destined to be very cheap.

The most important thing is that with this mortar, the armies of the Zhou Dynasty do not need to charge on a large scale.

This will save many lives.

This alone is enough.

When Gu Qingwan looked at the manuscript paper in her hand and felt extremely happy, Lu Yuan sat aside and smoked the pipe:

"How about we go to the forging bureau today and I can get it for you to take a look at?"

Although this design drawing was made by Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan also wanted to design it himself to see the effect.

Otherwise, I would really be a little uneasy.

Eh?

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, both Gu Qingwan and Gu Lie were startled, and then they both nodded excitedly.

Of course this is good!

Even if Gu Qingwan has a lot of things to do this afternoon, she still wants to go and have a look.

After all, what Lu Yuan said was so magical, the two of them really didn't believe it.

but……

Gu Qingwan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Lu Yuan:

"Can it be done this afternoon?"

Lu Yuan nodded confidently and said:

"Of course, this thing is actually very simple to build. Just add a thimble under the barrel. What is a little more troublesome is the impact fuse in front of the shell.

But that's okay, but if that doesn't work, just install the tail fin excitation device and let you see how far this thing can fly.

But, can you get gunpowder? It seems to be controlled, but it is not available in the Forging Bureau."

Gu Qingwan was startled, then nodded directly and said:

"No problem, I'll send someone to the forging bureau in a moment!"

After Lu Yuan nodded, he said directly:

"Send it to the Armory Factory, and we'll go there after dinner soon.

But... this map and so on should be classified as confidential. Just show it to me. Is everything okay?"

Gu Qingwan was startled, then looked at Lu Yuan and smiled:

"Don't worry, no one will cause trouble for me."

Holding the blueprint of the mortar in her hand, Gu Qingwan couldn't be happier.

How much money will this save?

The charter drawn up by the previous cabinet was that the suppression of bandits would take at least two years.

Because this forceful attack was not possible, the plan of the Cabinet and the Ministry of War was to work step by step to trap these bandits in the mountains.

Guard the mountain roads and cut off the food and water sources of these bandits.

When this group of people is desperate, come out and surrender.

But how many mountains are there in the south?

There is also food and drink in this mountain.

Just by eating food from the mountains, these people won't be able to get out for a while.

The army surrounded the mountains for two years.

In the past two years, just sending supplies to the troops stationed in the mountains has been an astronomical sum.

This war lasted at least two years, and the number given by the cabinet alone was close to 20 million.
To be continued...