Munitions Empire

In a certain sense, the Qin Country was indeed not weak in national strength, which was reflected in the fact that many of the generals and ministers of the Qin Country were actually very capable.

Sun Guang was a talent, Ying An was also a talent, and the newly appointed Mayor of Wuyang, Ying Ke, was likewise a talent.

The activation of so many talents at one time even gave people the feeling that Qin Country officials were about to take over the Great Tang Empire's court like cuckoos occupying the nests of other birds.

However, it was clear that the bureaucratic generals of the Dahua faction, as well as the officials and generals of Brunas' faction, would not let such a thing happen.

Even though Ying An seemed to have become the commander of a corps, everyone knew that the military structure of the Great Tang Empire would never allow Ying An to act unscrupulously within the 11th Corps.

He was merely a commander responsible for executing orders and making decisions during specific command processes. Other matters were beyond his reach.

Sun Guang was the same; Bernard valued Sun Guang's past experience in commanding the army and a period spent with the navy, and Sun Guang's frequent contact with submarine officers made him a versatile practitioner knowledgeable in both land and naval warfare.

Bernard hoped that Sun Guang could serve as an important advisor to him, so that someone could fill in any gaps when formulating strategies.

The remaining Qin Country officials serving in various places, after being regulated by the political system of the Great Tang Empire, became diligent and conscientious civil servants who genuinely cared for the people.

They were naturally more accustomed to strict laws, and the state of Qin Country was much better than that of Dahua. So in some respects, the performance of former Qin officials in the Tang Country was slightly better than that of Dahua's former officials.

The officials of the Shu Territory and Qin Territory were basically rotten; they were the true targets of being reckoned with and were known for consuming a large number of young officials from the Great Tang Empire.

About half of the young Tang Country officials assigned abroad were sent to the Shu Territory and Chu Territory, while conversely, quite a few Qin Territory officials were even promoted to central positions within the Great Tang Empire.

Like the Dahua officers just getting acquainted with Tang Empire affairs, the Qin Territory officials who were initially exposed to such content were shocked by the bizarre operational mode of the Great Tang Empire.

Compared to the more stability-oriented Qin management system, the Tang Empire's management style leaned more towards "constant activity."

Precisely, just keep moving! The populace should move, everything should move. Because only through movement can more jobs be created, leading to more employment opportunities, and subsequently generating more wealth.

In the eyes of the Tang Empire's officials, borrowing money to build a skyscraper was far better than doing nothing. Even if later proven that they needed to repay more money, it didn't matter because they generally believed they would earn more money tomorrow.

Gradually, these officials, more familiar with the Tang model, exhibited their intelligence: aside from corruption, they actually had brains.

No matter the era, those who stood out from thousands and became governors or officials were not fools. Most so-called idiotic behaviors were actually due to constraints like information asymmetry and other historical factors.

Once they had more information, clearer directions, and more good choices, these intelligent individuals naturally adapted more easily, finding their new positions more readily.

Challenging the Tang Empire's regulatory departments by continuing to play the old covert rules in fields they didn't understand, nervously embezzling or accepting bribes for such paltry sums... was clearly foolish.

Honestly, following the procedures, earning a much higher salary than before, enjoying increasingly convenient lives, realizing their political ideals, and exhibiting political ambitions... was obviously easier.

Even if someone was truly incompetent, or even half a fool, under the Tang Empire's system, by riding the tide of official shortages, seizing opportunities, working as a clerk, handling some simple data, and doing purely clerical records, one could actually manage quite well.

After adapting to these, everyone surprisingly found that a system could truly make people "better". Once despised bureaucrats became high-principled officials frequently appearing in historical records.

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After boarding the transport ship leaving Winterless Port, Sun Guang soon saw the Great Tang Empire Navy Fleet he had always wanted to find while commanding the Qin Army in battle at Qingluan Port but had never found.

However, the size of this fleet was now much smaller, with only one aircraft carrier, three cruisers, and two destroyers.

The fleet certainly did not seem large, but each ship amazed Sun Guang: the appearance of these warships was incredibly futuristic, with strikingly bold upper structures.

Of course, he did not know this was due to Tang Country preparing in advance for electronic equipment and radar stealth technology; he merely felt as if these ships were from another planet, entirely different from the navies of other countries in this world.

Indeed, they were different: Tang Country's navy had already begun researching vertical launch systems and phased array radars, while other countries' navies were still stacking anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the bridge to improve their sense of security.

Soon, Sun Guang's attention was drawn to the fleet's centerpiece, the supercarrier with a displacement of over eighty thousand tons. A flat deck, steam catapults, and roaring jet carrier planes taking off—all incredible to him as a Qin Country navy general.

"Such large planes... how could they possibly take off in such a short distance..." He had seen jets like the 183 fighter jets, which required quite a long distance to take off.

Just after posing the question, he saw the Phantom fighter jet hooked onto a steam catapult suddenly accelerate from standstill in just two or three seconds and get launched off the deck.

"My heavens." He was amazed by the catapult technology: it was only upon seeing it in person that he realized that launching large jet carrier planes at sea was achieved in this way.

"Well, have you ever thought about commanding such a navy fleet yourself one day?" asked the Tang Empire's navy colonel accompanying him, dressed in immaculate white, his trousers' creases impeccably pressed, seeing the envious look in Sun Guang's eyes, and smiling as he spoke.

Sun Guang nodded, then shook his head: "I dare not fantasize... However, if there's an opportunity, I would love to understand you all..."

Having said this, he even became a little eager, pointing to the gigantic carrier like an island and asking: "Can I... go up and have a look?"

"Certainly."