Wild North America 1846

Chapter 154 Colt Type 1848 Repeater
Taoyuan City

The geographical location in the valley and plain here is relatively broad, with great potential for development. Taoyuan City is a key development area in the Colorado Plateau, and the urban population is growing rapidly.

Here, a palace is being built.

The palace is located in the middle of the mountain, and a large piece of land has been circled at the foot of the mountain, backed by the forest, and there is a small lake of about ten mu, called "Jinghu".

As the name suggests
The surface of the lake is as calm as a mirror, reflecting the lush forests and mountains, and the scenery is beautiful.

With this small mirror lake, echoing the mountains and palace buildings, this rural area seems to have a connection and a soul.

Therefore, this palace is called "Jinghu Palace".

Today's "Mirror Lake Palace" is under construction. The main building is a three-story French-style palace building, which is one of the landmark buildings in Taoyuan City.

The reason why French-style palace buildings were built was because the white architects who were captured and the white convicts who built them were good at it and could not build Chinese-style palaces.

In the northwestern states of the United States, most of them belong to the northern region of the French "Louisiana Sale" in 1803, which is a French colony in North America, so there are many descendants of French immigrants.

Among the plundered whites, there are many French-born white designers who are good at architecture.

The conditions for treating these people are much stronger than those of ordinary convicts.

Not only can you live with your family, but you can also have relatively stable food and living supplies. The premise is to build the palace with all your heart, otherwise the consequences can be imagined by yourself.

The palace has not yet been built yet, and Li Cha stayed in a wooden house by the Mirror Lake. The terrain here is slightly higher than the depths of the valley, and you can see most of the city from the window.

Mid 4 month

The resident population of Taoyuan City has reached 11.7, and there are more than 1 houses under construction, that is, more than 1 families.If they all live in, based on the 5.73 population per family, the total will add up to about 6.5 new population.

Although the house has not been built yet, Li Cha has arranged for dozens of "villages" to relocate in an orderly manner, and arranged to enter the depths of the Taoyuan Valley to avoid the coming war.

After these "village" residents enter, they can clear the shrubs and weeds in the deep valley, plow the land, and plant some vegetables, fruits, potatoes and other crops while there is still time to meet their short-term living needs.

When the house is built, you can happily move to the new house.

Li Cha has already planned that after the war subsides, a small train will run in the Taoyuan Valley leading to the plantations and farms, one train every morning and one train every day.

People who go out to work in the fields can travel conveniently by small train.The agricultural products harvested in the field can also be transported by small trains and enter Taoyuan Valley for processing and sale.

Thus

It not only facilitates the farming of Chinese families who own fields, but also conforms to the fortress status of Fenghuang City to Taoyuan City, which has been at the bottom line of war for a long time. Industrial and agricultural production and preparations for war are balanced.

If it is busy season
People are busy in the field and can't come back, and they can also live temporarily in the field nest, which has little impact.

Only when peace really comes, the Datang Kingdom government will release the restrictions on rural construction.

in the wooden house

Li Cha stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, the cool wind in the forest was blowing his black hair, his eyes were bright and deep.

look from here

A new city is rising, with large streets and houses spreading far away, and a meandering river passing through the city. On the other side of the river is the factory area.

There are many chimneys in the factory area, and thick black smoke is emitted day and night.

This is called environmental pollution in later generations, but today it is a symbol of industrial and economic strength.

The streets of Taoyuan City are wide, separated by green belts in the middle of the road, and the carriages and pedestrians passing by follow the principle of driving on the right, appearing to be orderly.

Due to the early stage of urban construction, a complete urban sewer network, culvert facilities, public toilets, and clean and tidy streets were built, without the strange smell of cow dung and horse urine in American towns.

if nothing else

By the end of the year, Taoyuan City will become the most populous city in the Tang Kingdom, with a total population expected to approach 20.

Recalling the ups and downs of the past two years, Li Cha couldn't help but smile.

It was a great sense of achievement. While being strong, he was able to support the overseas Chinese and create a dream country that would not be discriminated against, oppressed, and able to give full play to the intelligence and talents of overseas Chinese. This made Li Chabei I feel gratified and have found the value of life.

"Your Majesty, the second batch of Colt 2 lever rifles has arrived. There are a total of 1848 of them. Now all the troops are scrambling to get them. Look..."

The person who spoke was Major Lin Shoutian, former deputy head of the Second Zhangzhou Cavalry Regiment, who was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel Cavalry Head because of his repeated meritorious service in the northern front battle at the beginning of the year.
Lin Shoutian is very talented in writing, and he was one of the early laborers in Chilean guano mines.

Therefore, as one of the confidant talents that can be cultivated, Lin Shoutian is now transferred to the chief of the royal bodyguard and the head of the cuirassiers of the royal family, which is the role of Colonel Liu Wu (Liu Wu) in the past.

Li Cha didn't turn back when he heard the request, but ordered in a calm voice; "All these new weapons are equipped with the Phoenix Corps, and they are ordered to make good use of the new weapons for training. Everyone must master them, and there must be no mistakes."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also, what's going on with Colt Arms' production?"

"His Majesty, according to your will, the Colt Arms Company has now discontinued the production of the 1846 cavalry-style revolver, and concentrated on the assault production of the 1848-style lever rifle. Due to the complicated production technology and high scrap rate, each The monthly production capacity has reached 850, and it is expected that after June, it will be able to increase to a monthly production of 6 rifles.”

"It's too slow, let Colt Weapons seize the time to expand production."

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to the feedback from Colt Arms Company, the steam machine tools and new equipment imported from Europe have been installed, and the hundreds of Chinese skilled workers trained can also work independently. Now the main focus is on the full assembly The production of bullets with copper shells, and the production scale of the gun workshop will also expand rapidly to meet the needs of the front line."

"Ah."

Li Cha nodded and snorted, there was nothing else to order.

Lieutenant Colonel Lin Shoutian immediately clasped his fists knowingly and gave a deep salute, took a few steps back, turned and left, and walked away quietly.

What the Tang Kingdom is now stronger than the United States is its advantage in weapons and equipment, which has also made the Colt Weapons Company famous. Recently, it has received weapons order intentions from many European countries.

But these orders can only be pushed back, and they must first meet the needs of the Tang Kingdom's armed forces.

From the Colt 1846 cavalry revolver to the storm heavy machine gun, the Colt Arms Company continued to innovate. The new weapons produced influenced the trend of the war and also attracted the attention of European countries.

The Colt 1848 lever rifle is one of the new products. This is a new rifle that Richard discussed with Samuel Colt two years ago. Now it has finally been successfully developed and equipped with troops.

This rifle is the famous Winchester 1866 lever repeating rifle in history.

Today, its design concept was stolen by Richard and realized by the talented weapon designer Mr. Samuel Colter, which is slightly different from the original Winchester 1866 lever rifle.

First of all, in order to enhance accuracy and range, the barrel of the Colt 1848 lever rifle is longer, the length of the whole gun is increased from 98 cm to 108 cm, and the weight of the whole gun is increased from 3.6 kg to 4.3 kg, which not only increases the length of the gun, but also increases the Larger built-in tube magazine capacity.

The gun uses a 1.18mm caliber edge-fired copper case bullet, which can be fired continuously through the principle of lever loading.

The Colt 1848 Lever Action Rifle has a capacity of up to 15 rounds due to the built-in tube magazine, depending on the length of the tube magazine.

Compared with the traditional single-shot rifle, the ammo capacity is greatly improved, and all the bullets can be emptied within 12 seconds, and the firepower is extremely fierce.

Once the new Colt 1848 lever rifle was equipped with troops, it was warmly welcomed by the soldiers. The soldiers kindly called it "Fifteen Rings" and "Fifteen Taibao".

Being able to own a "Fifteen Rings" feels very honorable.

In particular, the officers of the cavalry unit have already tasted the sweetness of the Colt 1846 cavalry revolver. They have won many battles in the past two years, and they rely on it to gallop across the northwestern states of the United States.

Therefore, cavalry officers have a particularly deep understanding of the advanced nature of weapons and equipment.

As soon as the new "fifteen-ring" rifle appeared, many cavalry officers realized the great power of this rifle, and they demanded to equip it first.

For no other reason
Compared with the "Fifteen Ring" rifle, the Colt 1846 Cavalry revolver is a pile of shit!
It can't be blamed that these cavalry officers like the new and dislike the old. It is really that the performance of the 15 rings is too good.

柯尔特1846骑兵左轮火枪只能装7发子弹，有效杀伤范围只有120米至130米。而“十五响”步枪高达400～450米，每次可以装填15发子弹，在200米范围内射击精确度大大提高。

The gap between the two is too big, and the performance is completely crushed. Is it an individual who will know how to choose?
Every shipment of Colt 1848 lever-action rifles arrived at Fort Phoenix, and cavalry officers looted them.

but so far

None of the cavalry regiments that His Majesty regards as his favorite is equipped. The two batches are equipped with a total of 2200 new rifles, all of which are equipped with the Phoenix Fortress Musketeers.

In Li Cha's view, the Chinese Musketeers of the Phoenix Musketeers Corps (1.6 troops in total, including 2 white veterans and 8600 white recruits) who are responsible for defense are the priority for equipment.

Only when the 6000 Chinese musketeers are fully equipped, then it will be the turn of the Chinese cavalry.

As for the white soldiers who were originally cannon fodder, they don't need such advanced weapons. The flintlock muskets are fine to use, at least don't think about changing them for a year or two.

(End of this chapter)