I want to be emperor

Chapter 789 Qualified Mining Area Merchant

It's not that Song Erniu has never seen a gun, but to be honest, he has never touched a gun.

After all, he lived in China before, and the control of guns in the local area is relatively strict. Generally speaking, except for the military, police and militia, only special practitioners such as hunters and security guards can apply for a gun license.

On the contrary, the control of gun licenses in the border areas is relatively liberal, mainly because the southwest and west are adjacent to indigenous countries, and the people in the border areas need the ability to protect themselves, but the security of the border areas is mainly increased by expanding the number of militias .

The militia, in fact, is also an official military force in the Great Chu Empire, and is organized, governed, and commanded by the military.

However, more often than not, the Great Chu Empire is more inclined to send troops to attack when it finds something is wrong, such as poor control of the indigenous country on the opposite side, or when some armed gangs appear on the border, to kill the danger in advance.

If it doesn't work, beat up the native country on the opposite side a few more times!
Then they will obediently strengthen the border management, and even take the initiative to relocate the indigenous people near the border, lest they have nothing to do with the Chu people, and then cause the indigenous noble officials above to be slapped by the Chu state!

Therefore, even the militias in the border areas of the Chu State are actually not needed most of the time... they are basically used to fight against violent criminals, not even once in three to five years.

Therefore, in the native areas, ordinary people, even ordinary people in non-frontier areas, have no access to firearms.

At the same time, privately manufacturing guns and illegally holding guns are felonies in domestic land, and have always been illegal acts severely cracked down by the government.

On the mainland of Chu State, the management of firearms is still very strict.

We must know that in order to eliminate bandits, landlords and other illegal armed forces, the Great Chu Empire swept across the country countless times, and finally wiped out countless illegal and organized armed forces in the country. Naturally, the civilians were not allowed to appear A large number of guns, and then evolved into large-scale illegal armed forces.

However, this situation has changed in overseas regions. In overseas territories, the threats of various aborigines are great, and the official restrictions on weapons are relatively loose.

After all, these natives can't beat the regular army of the Chu army, even the militia, but the immigrants and caravans of Chu can't always have the protection of the army.

In particular, some immigrant strongholds are far away from the far sea, deep into the hinterland, and often conflict with the local aborigines... Well, if there is no conflict, where did the land of Chu immigrants come from?

It will never be someone who obediently gave it to you.

The overseas immigrants from Chu State faced a considerable threat from the natives.

Under such circumstances, in addition to having militias led by military organizations in every overseas immigrant settlement, the Chu army will also allow young and strong people to hold guns and train them to increase their self-protection capabilities.

Overseas immigration activities these years are not sentimental, but accompanied by very cruel fighting.

Therefore, the management of firearms in the Great Chu Empire did not say one size fits all, one-sided release or prohibition, but selective management by region and group.

The most stringent management is in the hinterland of the country, followed by the local frontiers, followed by the directly-administered territories overseas (only the overseas territories of the Chu people), and the most relaxed management in the overseas colonies (the overseas territories still have indigenous peoples).

As for the indigenous-controlled areas outside the administrative area of ​​Chu State, the Great Chu Empire encourages all Chu people to hold guns as much as possible and use them proficiently when they live, live and do business in overseas indigenous-controlled areas...

For example, the Chu State caravans that are currently active in the three regions of America, India, and Africa often have a large number of armed guards, equipped with uniform military weapons, and even larger ones carry portable artillery.

For the Chu State caravans doing business on the aborigines these days, it is basic to have a gun in hand... If necessary, they can also become an army and play an important role.

Many of Chu's overseas official military operations have obtained the cooperation and support of these armed caravans.

Under such circumstances, in the North American region of the Great Chu Empire, there are two types of firearms management. One is in areas controlled by one's own side, that is, overseas directly-administered territories, such as Shuanghe County.

There is also a non-directly governed territory!
There is no gun control in the non-directly governed territories, and it is encouraged to go to these areas for business, to run there for private reclamation, to travel, to hunt, no matter what you do, the official will let you bring sufficient weapons and ammunition!

I can't wait for the men, women and children of Chu State in these dangerous areas to have a gun...or even artillery.

But there are restrictions in the territory directly under the jurisdiction.

In order to protect the safety of the immigrants, in addition to stationing military police in the current North American territory, the number of militias has also been increased. The number of militias in the overseas areas of the Great Chu Empire is very large, covering a large area of ​​immigrant settlements The young and strong people in the village.

These people were included in the militia organization for management and regular training, and the firearms were also distributed and used by the military's unified procurement management.

Except for the military, police and militia, ordinary people need a gun license to hold a gun, but it is not difficult to apply for a gun license in overseas territories.

As long as you have a legitimate and legal job (including reclamation), a fixed residence, pay local taxes, and no criminal record, you can basically apply for it, and the types and quantities of weapons are limited. The guns you buy also need to be registered.

However, there are a large number of gold diggers in Shuanghe County, and it is almost impossible for them to apply for a gun license if they want to get approved.Gold panning is not a stable and legitimate job, and gold prospectors generally live casually in mining areas, with no fixed residence and great mobility.

The most important thing is that the gold diggers themselves are very risky, but a single dog who can eat enough for one person and not hungry for the whole family can easily get evil thoughts and break the law.

If gun control is lifted, it is estimated that gun battles will be seen every day in the mining area.

Song Erniu was better. He had a stable residence, a stable and legal job and property, and no criminal record, so it went smoothly when he went to the local police station to apply for a gun license.

After special training and examinations, the main thing is to tell you that guns should not be used casually, but should be used safely.

Especially if you take out a gun casually in public, it is easy to be shot dead on the spot by the police as a criminal with a gun...

After obtaining the gun license, he bought a Hebei Type [-] revolver produced by the Hebei Arms Company at the store of the North American Arms Trading Company set up in the police station on the spot. Holds six rounds, smoothbore barrel.

It belongs to the civilian gun model registered and approved for sale to persons with gun licenses.

There is also a civilian firearms market in the Great Chu Empire, but the firearms sold are all specially developed and produced civilian weapons, not military and police weapons.

Such as the He XIII type revolver, this gun is actually the civilian version of the Tian V type revolver.

Because the gun has rifling and has a higher effective range, although the price is also high, it is very popular among civilian gun holders.

However, because of the high price, the high cost of purchasing large quantities, and the fact that the military has always felt that the paper shell fixed ammunition is not perfect enough, and has always wanted to wait until the metal fixed ammunition is perfect before large-scale equipment, so the military actually does not have much equipment. Type five revolver.

And the impact is not big, the military's demand for advanced pistols has never been urgent!

After all, a pistol may be a lethal weapon for civilians, but for the army, it is an ornament and a suicide tool, which is actually very effective in actual combat... Besides, the existing revolver is not unusable , is nothing more than a closer effective range.

It should be mentioned that soldiers, including patrolmen and militiamen, can actually buy weapons out of their own pockets, including Tian-[-] revolver rifles, military and police standard weapons, and even some civilian firearms.

The military or local patrol police think it is expensive and do not buy in bulk, but if you buy the equipment yourself, they don’t care about you in principle, it belongs to you. For example, the military does not equip ordinary soldiers with pistols. Additional unnecessary costs, but many soldiers will buy their own guns and carry them on the battlefield in order to protect themselves, um, more for self-psychological comfort. The military does not care about you and supplies ammunition for free.

But if you want to take it home, you have to apply for an additional gun license.

Many soldiers of the Chu army bought their own Tianwu-style revolvers and took them to the battlefield. Although the pistols were not very useful on the battlefield, they were used in complex terrain, especially indoors, close range in trenches and fortresses, etc. It is useful in melee. When you raise your pistol, a series of bullets will hit you. It is more effective than a bayonet.

In principle, civilian guns are based on self-defense, and some lethal weapons can only be purchased by security agencies (also with military background) and hunters.

There are also some special firearms restricted areas and group sales.

For example, the Hebei A-[-] rifle produced by Hebei Weapons Company is a front-loading rifle. It is said to be a civilian rifle, but its actual performance is very good. This kind of civilian rifle is only allowed for licensed hunters in the hinterland of China, and militiamen in overseas regions. People can only buy after a second review.

Generally speaking, for civilian-use smoothbore guns, the control of Chu State is not too great. Whether it is a smoothbore pistol or a smoothbore rifle, as long as you have a gun license, you can basically buy it. But for rifled weapons, the current control is relatively strict.

People like Song Erniu are not allowed to buy rifled firearms, they are not qualified.

The main reason is that the effective range of rifled guns is too far, and its rifles can even carry out long-distance sniping, which is easily used by criminals to assassinate.

The most important thing is that, because rifled rifles are too expensive, the military and police are not equipped with rifled rifles in large quantities. If such weapons appeared in large numbers in the civilian market first, and criminals turned back and got rifled rifles to commit crimes, wouldn't the police be doomed.

The firepower is not as good as criminals, isn't that a joke!

When Song Erniu was buying firearms, he saw that there were dozens of other types of firearms in the store of the North American Arms Company, ranging from traditional single-shot smoothbore pistols to smoothbore revolvers, rifled pistols, and front-loading rifles. Matching various bullets, from the most common round lead bullets of various calibers, to Minie bullets for front-loading rifles, to paper-cased bullets for rifled revolvers, and more special shotguns for shotguns, etc. wait.

Basically everything it should have.

Song Erniu bought a revolver smoothbore, looked at it, and then bought a Zhujiang smoothbore shotgun, which was a shotgun with a caliber of [-]mm and a short barrel.

This thing is actually a short-barreled flash cap firing musket, except that the military rifle version has a longer barrel and mainly fires a single bullet. However, when necessary, military smoothbore rifles can also fire shotguns, but they are rarely so Just do it.

On the other hand, the cavalry had used this kind of large-caliber smoothbore gun with a short barrel and a flared mouth, and fired shotguns, but it is not used anymore, but replaced by an all-[-]mm caliber revolver.

This Zhujiang brand shotgun is fired with a flash cap and fires a special shotgun. A large number of small marbles can make people bloody and bloody, and the power is quite powerful...

And as long as you can simply load it, you can just shoot at the enemy, you don't even need to aim, anyway, this big sprayer can't aim...

Simplicity is home travel, killing people and getting money, oh no, it is an artifact used to fight criminals and self-defense.

When necessary, you can also fire a single lead bullet, but the effective range is not good, it is better to use it as a stick, after all, the barrel of this thing is too short, the chamber pressure is not good, and the accuracy is not good.

After Song Erniu bought these two firearms, he received the necessary firearms training at the training ground in the police station, which was paid for... After training and being familiar with the operation, Song Erniu was now safe. feel.

When he was born abroad, he would also carry the revolver for self-defense, and when he went to the gold mining area to sell canvas overalls, he would also bring the shotgun with him, and put it in a conspicuous place in the carriage.

This is to tell those potential gangsters: I have a gun, don't mess with me!

I don't have a gun in my hand, and doing business in a place like the gold mining area of ​​Shuanghe County, it is easy to miss the sun of tomorrow!
It has been a few years since gold was discovered here. After so many years of coming and going, there are many people who do business and make money, but many people die inexplicably.

Compared with the domestic strict management and very good public security, the overseas territories are much more barbaric. In this environment, even Song Erniu, who was an honest and responsible farmer's child, soon became a low-income man. There was a revolver pinned between him and a shotgun at hand.

The clothes on his body have also changed from the cotton-padded clothes in the past to his own canvas work clothes, wearing long leather boots on his feet, holding the clothes in one hand and bargaining with customers, and holding a pipe in his mouth, smoking local American products. Tobacco, puffing out a puff of smoke from time to time.

Boss Chen next door saw him like this, and smiled and said, Xiao Song, you have finally become a qualified businessman in the mining area. Later, I will take you to a dinner party to meet other bosses in our Shuanghe County. vision.

At the end, I also reminded him: "It's better to get a dress, and don't get new business clothes, you should wear a traditional dress."

Song Erniu fell in love as soon as he heard it. There are many benefits to participating in the boss's gathering, at least it will allow him to integrate into this place.

It's just that this traditional dress is not easy to do!

Traditional dresses, that is, Hanfu, are still formal Hanfu worn on ceremonial occasions. The stuff is basically made of silk fabrics. In addition, traditional Hanfu is preferably loose and elegant, and it uses a lot of materials.

Therefore, the so-called traditional dresses in the Great Chu Empire are not cheap as a whole, and are much more expensive than any new business clothes.

(End of this chapter)