Warlords: I just made a little fortune, but I didn’t build a country.

Deep in the desert, the intercontinental missile launch base, shrouded in yellow sand and silence, is now filled with a tense and serious atmosphere. The huge launch vehicle stands on the vast Gobi Desert, like a long-dormant steel behemoth about to wake up, carrying the country's most important weapon - the Hongjian XI intercontinental missile.

The launch control center was brightly lit, and dozens of operators in military uniforms stared at the screen in front of them. The air was filled with a solemn atmosphere. The countdown numbers jumped rapidly on the huge display screen, and every second struck people's heartstrings.

"10, 9, 8..."

The countdown sound from the radio echoed across the empty Gobi Desert with an irresistible force. As the numbers gradually decreased, the atmosphere in the entire base became more and more tense, as if time had frozen at this moment.

"3, 2, 1, ignite!"

Following the commander's order, the launch button was pressed heavily. Instantly, a huge flame spurted out from under the missile launcher, like an angry fire dragon, instantly igniting the surrounding air. The strong light illuminated the entire Gobi Desert, as if day had arrived.

Under the huge thrust, the intercontinental missile slowly rose up, as if breaking free from the shackles of the earth, and flew towards the vast sky. The missile's tail flame dragged a long light band, which was particularly eye-catching in the night sky, like a golden dragon piercing the sky.

As the missile continued to climb, its speed increased, and soon it broke the sound barrier. A loud bang exploded in the sky, like the roar of a god, announcing its power to the world. On the ground, people looked up at this scene, their hearts filled with shock and pride.

During the flight, the missile constantly adjusted its attitude and flew towards the predetermined target with the help of its advanced navigation system. It passed through the clouds, broke through the atmosphere, and gradually disappeared from people's sight, but the shocking scene was deeply imprinted in everyone's mind.

As time went by, Bai He came to Qin Lin with a smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, the test results are out, and they are very excellent. The specific data is still being counted."

"Okay."

At this moment, Qin Lin was still in a trance from the launch scene just now, thinking back to the time when the Qin Empire couldn't even build a heavy artillery, but now, only ten years have passed, it has been able to launch this kind of strategic weapon.

“The data has been compiled.”

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the detailed data had been compiled. Bai He looked at the data in his hand and began to introduce it to Qin Lin.

"Your Majesty, we have made some improvements to the 11th generation Red Arrow missile, and the results are very good."

"The range of this Red Arrow 1.5 missile far exceeds that of an intercontinental missile, reaching an astonishing kilometers. In other words, from our Great Qin Empire, we can launch a fire strike on the mainland of the United States."

"Okay."

Qin Lin said excitedly, "I've been waiting for this weapon to appear, and it finally came out. You didn't let me down."

"In addition to the 1.5-kilometer range," Bai He continued, "the hit accuracy is within 0.4 kilometers. It can be launched from a vehicle or an underground well. The takeoff weight is 35 tons. It uses full inertial guidance. In terms of power, it carries 12 dual-core warheads. The power of each dual-core warhead is equivalent to 3000 kilograms of TNT equivalent. 12 warheads can destroy a town or a smaller county, and can also carry out semi-destructive strikes."

"How much does it cost?" Qin Lin asked the key question.

"280 million star coins, one."

Qin Lin was not surprised to hear the horrifying cost. The range of 1.5 kilometers alone was worth the price, not to mention that it was equipped with an eleventh-generation dual-core warhead. One warhead could have a TNT equivalent of 3000 kilograms, which was truly horrifying.

Of course, if you want to achieve the power of Hiroshima Mon Amour, you still need to work hard. The next step is to realize Hiroshima Mon Amour, which is also one of the necessary conditions for the 13th generation of Red Arrows.

"Now that the national treasury is well-stocked and the international situation is complicated, we should produce more to cope with unexpected needs." Qin Lin waved his hand and said, "Let's try it out first and produce 1000 pieces."

"How many?"

Bai He swallowed and asked, "Is it one hundred?"

"One hundred are not even enough for a warm-up," Qin Lin retorted with a smile, "One thousand. The first step is to produce one thousand and put them in the arsenal. We'll see later. As long as there is a war involving the Hanzhou region, we'll start large-scale mass production."

"His Majesty."

Bai He reminded, "We already have a storage capacity of 3000 Hongjian-5 intercontinental missiles, and a storage capacity of 1000 Hongjian- far-reaching missiles. If we produce another Hongjian- missiles, wouldn't the storage capacity of this missile be too much? I think missiles are enough."

"You don't have to worry about the funding."

Qin Lin smiled and responded, "You should know about the purge activities in the first half of the year, right?"

"I know," Bai He nodded, "There was a saying back then, that when a black pig passed by the roadside, the Jinyi Department would check whether the pig was genuine or not, and whether it was obtained through corruption."

"Haha."

Qin Lin responded with a smile, "The illegal funds seized in this purge can produce 30,000 Hongjian-11 intercontinental missiles. The funds in our country's treasury can produce 60,000 to 70,000 Hongjian-11 intercontinental missiles, so these 1,000 missiles are just a small test."

"understood."

Bai He smiled with golden eyes, "I will go to the armed forces department to sign the production documents."

After that, Bai He took Qin Lin to visit the Xijiang Scientific Research Base. After the expansion, the scientific research base can accommodate more than 10 scientific researchers. Currently, the Xijiang Scientific Research Base has five branches, with a total of 35 scientific researchers and 188 special academicians, which accounts for % of the academicians in the country.

There are also senior engineers, etc. Most of these people were talents who were funded by the Qin family to study abroad. Now they are starting to give back to the Qin family, and there are more than 3000 senior engineers.

Not only that, the five major research institutes, together with the Ministry of Education, have established eight industrial universities, known as the Eight Sons of Daqin, which are dedicated to training new engineers and scientific and technological talents for the country. Now they have made great progress and are continuously providing high-end talents for the five major research institutes.

Some of the more famous students have already begun to serve as chief designers of a project, almost confirming the old saying that each generation is stronger than the previous one.

Scientific research and education are relatively important to Qin Lin. His experience in national governance can be summarized in one sentence: economy as the pioneer, science and technology as the backing, education as the foundation, and military as the guarantee.