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To his credit Emperor Lushu was earnest in adhering to the compromise, genuinely scared by the dynasty's brush with oblivion. Scholars coined it the building of the Great Arsenal but much of it was expanding and modernizing the already large existing Qian military. The wars in the Polynesian were winding down but it was hoped the changes would help [[Daxia]] win future conflicts. Lushu named the dwarf [[Fengbao Wa]] as minister plenipotentiary to oversee the military modernization programs. [[Fengbao Wa]] was given total control to oversee the work as he saw fit, he created a military commission composed of the nation's top generals and admirals with himself as chair, to help him with the workload. He made maximum use of the bureaucratic apparatus to keep local governors in line and on task. To start with, the [[Grog Fleet]] was greatly reduced, as much as eighty percent of its ships were transferred to either the [[Harmonious Flotilla Invincible]] or the [[Fleet of the Southern Waste]] and fitted with cannons. Fengbao went about establishing new shipyards and military arsenals at Qianling, Xidian and Nonglin to produce new ships. In addition to the significant enlargement of the known two Polynesian fleets, Fengbao ordered the creation of two more fleets to operate on other seas. The first was the [[Adamant Flotilla of the Sunset Sea]] that was to operate in the [[Pukhtun Sea|Taizi Sea]] and face [[Burgundie]]'s [[Audonia]]n squadrons. The second was the [[Fleet of the Enclosed Sea]] which was to be based on the island of [[Cao]] and operate in the [[Nysdra Sea]] and guard the [[Crona]]n colonies from [[Varshan]] and [[Urcea]]n encroachments. To help fund the onerous expense of these new fleet formations, a new tax on salt, pepper and various other spices was implemented; this had the effect of making [[Daxia]]n food blander until the repeal of the 'navy tax' with the downfall of the Qian dynasty almost two hundred years later. | To his credit Emperor Lushu was earnest in adhering to the compromise, genuinely scared by the dynasty's brush with oblivion. Scholars coined it the building of the Great Arsenal but much of it was expanding and modernizing the already large existing Qian military. The wars in the Polynesian were winding down but it was hoped the changes would help [[Daxia]] win future conflicts. Lushu named the dwarf [[Fengbao Wa]] as minister plenipotentiary to oversee the military modernization programs. [[Fengbao Wa]] was given total control to oversee the work as he saw fit, he created a military commission composed of the nation's top generals and admirals with himself as chair, to help him with the workload. He made maximum use of the bureaucratic apparatus to keep local governors in line and on task. To start with, the [[Grog Fleet]] was greatly reduced, as much as eighty percent of its ships were transferred to either the [[Harmonious Flotilla Invincible]] or the [[Fleet of the Southern Waste]] and fitted with cannons. Fengbao went about establishing new shipyards and military arsenals at Qianling, Xidian and Nonglin to produce new ships. In addition to the significant enlargement of the known two Polynesian fleets, Fengbao ordered the creation of two more fleets to operate on other seas. The first was the [[Adamant Flotilla of the Sunset Sea]] that was to operate in the [[Pukhtun Sea|Taizi Sea]] and face [[Burgundie]]'s [[Audonia]]n squadrons. The second was the [[Fleet of the Enclosed Sea]] which was to be based on the island of [[Cao]] and operate in the [[Nysdra Sea]] and guard the [[Crona]]n colonies from [[Varshan]] and [[Urcea]]n encroachments. To help fund the onerous expense of these new fleet formations, a new tax on salt, pepper and various other spices was implemented; this had the effect of making [[Daxia]]n food blander until the repeal of the 'navy tax' with the downfall of the Qian dynasty almost two hundred years later. | ||
The unprecedented amount of funds earmarked for the military also made its way to the scientific community. Not only court scholars such as [[Avidor Boruch]] benefitted from research grants, the funds trickled down to schools and academies founded by them too. The 19th century was a febrile time for scientific progress, the adoption of the steam engine revolutionized the Qian navy, giving rise to a new class of ships known as ironclads. Powered by steam engines instead of sails and covered in thick steel plates for protection; the fleets of the Qian became a formidable force. | The unprecedented amount of funds earmarked for the military also made its way to the scientific community. Not only court scholars such as [[Avidor Boruch]] benefitted from research grants, the funds trickled down to schools and academies founded by them too. The 19th century was a febrile time for scientific progress, the adoption of the steam engine revolutionized the Qian navy, giving rise to a new class of ships known as ironclads. Powered by steam engines instead of sails and covered in thick steel plates for protection; the fleets of the Qian became a formidable force. In 1855 a royal dwarf by the name of Xiao Sha invented a type of gatling gun operated with a hand crank. The gun had five barrels that could fire up to two hundred rounds per minute. | ||
==Land forces== | ==Land forces== | ||
Describe organizational and technological improvements of the army, rudimentary tanks starting in 1900, development of chemical agents to deploy en masse | Describe organizational and technological improvements of the army, rudimentary tanks starting in 1900, development of chemical agents to deploy en masse | ||