Munitions Empire-Chapter 1064: The 986 rail cannot be hit.

Chapter 1064: The 986 rail cannot be hit.

For this world, there are far too many new technologies that need to be popularized. Television, since its birth within the Great Tang Empire, has been heralded as an entirely new media platform and has become widely sought after by the masses.

Beyond such technologies that enhance people’s daily entertainment experience, there are countless others that are indispensable. For countries in the world without similar technological alternatives, these must be purchased.

For example, the radar technology of the Great Tang Empire is not necessarily used in the military field; it is extremely important in the civilian sector as well.

Only with the deployment of radar systems can the accurate positions of civil aviation airliners be confirmed, allowing for the guidance of aircraft to make correct maneuvers, regulate airway arrangements for takeoff and landing, and reduce the accident rate of civil aviation aircraft.

Apart from the Great Tang Empire, the civil aviation sectors of other countries in the world have basically not deployed similar navigational radars, and of course, cannot establish an effective civil aviation command system.

Thus, while the Great Tang Empire has reduced its own civil aviation transportation accident rate to nearly zero, the safety levels of civil aviation in other countries are not considered high.

This has seriously impacted the shipping efficiency of countries around the world, so the Great Tang Empire has also approved the sale of its first-generation radar systems.

For other countries, this kind of good fortune is truly something they earnestly desire. As long as the Great Tang Empire is willing to provide the corresponding technology, then they are willing to spend money to purchase it.

Throughout the entire procurement process, countries are experiencing pain and pleasure simultaneously. They seek advanced technology, but have to bear the considerable cost of procurement.

In everyone’s eyes, the technology of the Great Tang Empire is truly advanced, something they might not be able to develop even in many years. Yet at the same time, Great Tang Empire’s technology is indeed expensive, usually priced at several times that of others.

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Previously, there was the Shireck Consortium that offered similar weapon technology for comparison, but now the Great Tang Group’s similar technology is exclusively theirs, and the Shireck Consortium, once a dominant force in the arms industry, has now completely declined.

These days, the Shireck Consortium basically follows a mid-to-low-end route. Recently, apart from the excellently performing Model 109 fighter jet, other projects are essentially rehashing the Great Tang Group’s old news.

For example, the Shireck Type 3 tank is actually based on the blueprints provided by the Tang Group, using the design of Daiying’s Churchill heavy tank; the technology is completely outdated.

Currently, the main moneymaker for the Shireck Consortium lies in warships: relying on the covert support of the Tang Group, the Shireck Consortium has been building battleships and cruisers for many countries, making quite a profit in this area.

Another pillar of the Shireck Consortium is the Shireck Type 1 bolt-action rifle. This committee rifle has already fallen behind the times, but despite this, due to its low cost, it remains the most equipped individual combat weapon by countries around the world.

So, in today’s global arms market, high-end products are only provided by the Tang Group, with only low-end products having Shireck as a “competitor.”

But in fact, many well-informed people are aware that Shireck is now merely a white glove for the Tang Group, dealing in the sale of outdated weapons and equipment that the Tang Group no longer deems worth producing.

Is radar considered a low-end business? Clearly not… Even the most basic radar is beyond the reach of high technology for other countries.

Before they heard of the existence of such a device called radar, the concept of monitoring the sky without the naked eye was almost non-existent.

The countries of the world cannot even achieve basic nighttime radio navigation, let alone use radar to scan the entire sky, alert their entire airspace, and guide aircraft to fly along fixed routes.

The night is like an abyss for them, during the day they cannot even control the whereabouts of all aircraft. If they had radar, how could the Dahua Empire let Zhao Yu blatantly escape by plane to Fengjiang?

Now, this technology is available for purchase. With enough money, one can build an invisible barrier covering the region they want to protect. Any plane entering the area will be detected… What an exhilarating prospect!

With this device, they can give their air defense systems early warning, and command fighter jets taking off to intercept enemy aircraft!

With enough money and radar covering their national airspace, any enemy attempting to enter will definitely be discovered!

Of course, it has peaceful applications as well — it can guide airplanes to fly along fixed routes, reducing the chances of aircraft veering off course!

In conjunction with the wireless radio guidance technology sold by the Great Tang Empire for aviation safety, civil aviation is set to become much safer.

The era where taking a flight was akin to gambling with one’s life will soon be a thing of the past. With radio navigation and radar guidance, flight safety will rapidly improve to an extent that everyone can accept.

Merely thinking about it is enough to excite anyone. Nobility and the Emperor, who are hesitant to easily board airplanes, will save a significant amount of travel time.

The connections between countries will become much tighter, and the proliferation of such radio technologies will also spark new ideas among many engineers and technical personnel. They will delve into the direction of radio waves, making advancements and innovations to establish a brand-new technological field.

Regrettably, those countries that have just spent a hefty sum on Scud tactical ballistic missiles now have to fork out another large sum for radar technology and television signal technology.

Countries around the world, which seemed to be improving economically and had offset their debts with the free services of mercenaries, tragically discover that they are again in debt.

Those who barely managed to avoid exporting iron and copper ores now find themselves unavoidably shipping ores by the boatload to Great Tang in exchange for the latest technologies they desire.

While the salespeople of the Great Tang Group eloquently promoted their “latest radar technology” to all the procurement personnel from various countries who came to place orders, in the meeting room of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Great Tang Empire, the Dahua Empire’s Ambassador to the Great Tang Empire affixed the national seal of the Dahua Empire on the contract that was just signed.

The Dahua Empire promised to assist the Great Tang Empire in repairing the original Fengjiang railway within the next 30 days and to cease any form of military action in the Fengjiang region.

Of course, Fengjiang is willing to cooperate too—Zhao Yu couldn’t even dream of hearing the endless terrifying bombardments in Fengjiang City anymore.

Now, with the mediation of the Great Tang Empire, the battle over Fengjiang has officially ceased fire, and both sides will stop all forms of mutual attacks within the next 30 days.

Both parties must repair the damaged Fengjiang railway within 10 days, allowing the trains of the Great Tang Empire to pass through and transport all goods purchased by Qin Country to their destinations.

If the trains of the Great Tang Empire encounter an attack during this process, the Great Tang Empire will exercise its right to self-defense and retaliate against the attacking party. This retaliation includes declaring war and allows the Great Tang Empire to use all weapons except for those prohibited by arms treaty.

No one wants to drag the Great Tang Empire into the battlefield of Fengjiang, so both parties’ troops even took the initiative to pull away from each other, giving up contact and consolidating their defenses to ensure that no enemy would take potshots within their controlled areas.

At the same time, commanders above are continuously admonishing their Soldiers—not to target trains and railway tracks at any cost, or face court-martial…

“Ambassador Nangong! Now that the treaty is concluded, and our country has agreed to your nation’s requests, I hope your country can put away the swords, and let the horses loose on Nanshan…” The Ambassador of the Dahua Empire stood up and handed the treaty, which had dried, to the Foreign Affairs official of the Great Tang Empire.

Nangong Hong, who sat beside as an observer, stood up with a smile filled with pride and said, “Our country has always loved peace. Don’t tell me the Ambassador is not aware of this?”

He took the temporary ceasefire agreement from his subordinate, looked at the signature and the red seal on it, smiled, and handed it back to his subordinate, “Additionally, out of kindness, I still want to remind the Ambassador… After the 30 days pass, it’s better to maintain some restraint near the railroad. It would save your construction crew any trouble, should Qin Country want to make another purchase one day.”

As much as he wanted to curse, the Dahua Empire’s Ambassador to Tang managed to restrain his impulse. Clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, he said, “Thank you for the reminder, Lord Nangong. This official understands and will surely convey your words back to my country.”

Adjusting his mood, it was time for all present to come together for a group photo—a keepsake. After all, this is a document, a formal document signed by the foreign affairs departments of both countries, so the necessary procedures must still be followed.

In truth, the Great Tang Empire’s intervention in the Fengjiang ceasefire had some basis in reality, rooted in the ceasefire treaty that the Great Tang Empire and the Dahua Empire signed years ago.

It contained an agreement for the Great Tang Empire to aid in constructing a new Fengjiang City on the west bank of Fengjiang, while the original Fengjiang City would be ceded to the Great Tang Empire. After helping to build the new city, the Dahua Empire was to ensure trade freedom at the Fengjiang port.

This guarantee of trade freedom was part of the treaty itself, as the Dahua Empire had the obligation to open Fengjiang as a trading port since the Great Tang Empire had genuinely invested in Fengjiang.

But just a few years later, this port closed due to the civil war within the Dahahua Empire, effectively violating the existing treaty. The Great Tang Empire, in fact, had the right to hold them accountable.

It was for this reason, after the Imperial Capital of Dahua Empire was hit a couple of times, that the Dahua Empire was so restrained, pretending everything was fine and casually overlooking the incident.

Thus the Dahua Empire self-deceptively ignored the incident of their capital being bombed, grudgingly acknowledging the fact that they were struck—of course, the most significant factor in the Dahua Empire’s tolerance was actually the knife in the Great Tang Empire’s hand.