The Russians have a huge equipment gap and there is pressure to change clothes. What about the Japanese? The same is true! Japan's current industrial capabilities are far inferior to Russia. The Russo-Japanese War is just a regional war for Russia, and for Japan it is a national war, either you die or I die! Although the current situation in Japan is worse than the same period in history, after the prince traveled through time and released a large number of "new technologies" in advance, the pressure of the Japanese to change clothes was quite large.

And what is different from history is that the British are still fighting the Boer people to the death. The Boer War, which is about to quell in history, is still in full swing in this plane! The Boer people are still fighting against the enemy outside the country, and even sent cavalry to the outskirts of Johannesburg several times. The entire South Africa is now in full swing! This also means that the British cannot provide arms to the Japanese alone, and it is not enough to have money!

The Japanese had even bigger industrial problems. Historically, after the establishment of the Hachiman Iron Factory in 1901, the steel self-sufficiency ratio of Japan was only 53% pig iron and 83% steel. Cannon steel still needs to be imported. Try it. The annual steel output of the Hachiman Iron Factory in 1904 was only 103,000 tons. The output in 1905 was 129,000 tons, while the production capacity of all other small factories was only 70,000 tons. The total was 200,000 tons. In order to meet the needs of the war, Japan imported 200,000 tons.

"The Inland Secretariat, (Masatoshi of Teraune) has given the army a grant of up to 30 million yen. You can buy weapons according to your needs, why do you still come to me? Do you know? The Inalect of Yamamoto has been accusing me of handling injustice for three consecutive days." Kanetaro said with a wry smile.

Another important reason why Japan has such abundant funds is that there was no Eight-Nation Alliance invasion in this plane, and in history, the Japanese spent 44 million yen in war expenses for this war, and now this war expenses are used to purchase weapons!

"The first time I was worried about not spending money. Just yesterday, the Imperial Ambassador to the UK, Shuzo Aoki, just called back, saying that the British government could meet our ship purchase requirements, but the army orders could not be met. The French would not sell us weapons, and the Americans were the same. Are the Germans? The Krupp factory is replacing the Prussian Army with new rapid-fire guns. In Bavaria, regular channels cannot be imported." said Masato Desauchi.

"We can expand production capacity and produce Sany Mountain Cannons in the country. Your army has money. If the production capacity is expanded, it should be able to meet some needs, right?" Kanetaro said.

"The range of the Sany Mountain Cannon is only 4,600 meters. The range of the new You-type rapid-fire cannon is not 5,500 meters. The rate of fire is only 4 to 5 rounds per minute, and the weight of the shell is only 5kg. The Russians' 1900 3-inch cannon can shoot 7kg grenades at a rate of 8 shots to a place of 6,400 meters! To be honest, the army is very dissatisfied with the artillery produced by its own country, and if the war was about to break out in 1904, domestic products will still not meet our needs gap!" said Masato Terauchi.

"Since neither external procurement nor internal ordering can solve the problem, what's the use of coming to me? Or have you found a solution and need to obtain a license from me?" said the scheming Katsura with some meaning.

"There are some tricks, but not regular channels, and there are some risks." Teraunuchi Masato said after thinking about it. He had thought for a long time before he decided to talk to the Prime Minister.

"Is that so? Let's talk about it." Keitaro frowned slightly, and then decided to listen first.

"The Bavarian military is said to have to change the equipment in large quantities. They will almost eliminate all old artillery, including machine guns, artillery, a large number of ammunition, etc. The inventory is very huge, so some German nobles have obtained some weapons through their own channels. They are now selling them out, mainly various guns. However, the person we contacted is somewhat superb. It is said that they can provide us with at least 80 artillery pieces and more than 100,000 shells, and the price is only 30% off for the new product." said Masato Tanuchi.

"This should have an official background, but it is not ruled out that there is a suspicion of fraud," said Kanetaro.

"What they proposed was to deliver the goods and payment that year, and the arms were first transported to Dutch Indonesia and then delivered at the terminal. They could use bank checks, or hard currency such as gold and silver. They even suggested that it was OK to trade with rubber and copper ore." said Masato Tanuchi.

"There is no risk in this delivery method. So what are you nervous about?" Kanetaro asked curiously.

"Because the merchant named Mas also said that he could order new goods from official channels, mainly various rifles, but these goods require advance payment." said Masato Taruchi.

"How much can they provide for rifles? Are there any guns that can shoot continuously without bullets and just pulling the trigger?" said Kanetaro.

"Of course, they promoted some of the weapons to the public, many of which were used for export to the United States. In the United States and Canada can legally possess rifles. Of course, there are also Russian Cossack cavalry, who thought that the production capacity was limited, so these weapons were more popular. They needed to pay a deposit in advance, and they would never change the caliber." Kanetaro thought for a while and said.

"How much can he get at a time? Can machine guns be obtained? The kind used by the German army." Kanetaro asked. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 still had a great impact on Japan. At least after fighting with the Bavarian Blue Legion, they suddenly discovered that the advanced posture of the battle turned out to be like this. The German faction within the Japanese army eventually completely overwhelmed the French faction, emphasizing firepower rather than melee. The Japanese then discovered that their economy did not seem to support Japan in building a German-style army.

"Although the Bavarian Kingdom is only 78,000 square kilometers, their permanent troops are more than 60% of the empire. The combat power will definitely not be lower than that of the Japanese Army." Masato Teraunuchi heard this argument more than once. Although he didn't say anything, he also agreed with this view. After all, Bavaria still has 3 armies and 2 additional divisions. Even if it is not a reserve army, there are nearly 140,000 people! When it comes to firepower equipment, the things that people throw down are stronger than Japan... There are more machine guns, more artillery, and more heavy artillery. This is the understanding of the Bavarian Legion in Japan.

"If the funds are enough, you can get at least 1,000 semi-automatic rifles within three months, and the machine gun can also be provided. However, 50% of the payment must be paid in advance." said Masato Desauchi.
Chapter completed!