The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

In the north of the Qin State, a small number of nomadic tribes live together. This is the area where many larger tribes live, except for the Xiongnu tribe. Because there is little pasture in the north, their source of livelihood mainly depends on relief from the Qin State, so life here is very poor.

.They can't do anything. They lack too many things.

And in the south of the settlement here, there is a small river, which is where all these people drink. The ice water here is very thick. Fortunately, spring has arrived, and the ice water has already melted. On the opposite south bank is the Huns.

In the gathering areas, the Huns there have already lived a village life. They have formed villages of various sizes based on tribes. Each of their households has its own

They live in their own courtyard and live a relatively prosperous life. Their source of livelihood is mainly concentrated in the jobs given to them by the Qin people, such as working on railways, coal mining, mineral mining supervision, etc., plus some investment projects, their

The main funding came from early expeditions, and the Qin people fulfilled their promises. This made the Huns there live a good life.

But on the north bank of the river, the lives of the people of other tribes are miserable. There are very few things they can do. Railway work requires a certain degree of education, but they do not have such ability. Many of them cannot even speak Qin dialect.

There's no way they can win doing that kind of work

They are incompetent for many jobs, which makes their livelihood mainly focused on sporadic hunting. They rely on the prey they catch in exchange for some money, and then buy some daily necessities. Fortunately, the things there are not

It's very expensive, but the price is quite reasonable.

Rouran tribe. The young tribal leader An Ran looked at his tribe. Their tribe had lost two-thirds of its population. Because their tribe was really too poor. Many people could not bear such a poor life.

Many people have fled. Or left here, then

I'm afraid that even if you become a slave, life will be much better than living here. I heard that the Huns slaves in the south can serve as soldiers as long as they are brave and learn the Qin dialect. In that case, they will have their own birth here for the rest of their lives.

There is no chance of them getting ahead. This makes Leader Enron very worried.

"Chief." A leader greeted his leader cordially.

"Well. You came just in time. I asked all the leaders to come to my place for dinner. I have something to discuss with you. Don't worry, the food and wine will be enough." Leader An Ran said with his hands behind his back. The leader looked at him strangely.

The leader, because usually the leader does not invite them to dinner, because they are poor, let alone food and wine. The leader feels very strange, but this is the leader's order. They cannot disobey, the only way is

Let all the chiefs gather together.

The food and wine were ready. The leaders did not drink tea. Although it was very expensive, they did not like to drink it. What they liked was wine. In order to satisfy their addiction, they liked to drink Qin’s blended wine, which was very expensive.

Cheap wine is mixed with a lot of water, but it tastes good and strong enough when you drink it, so they still like to drink this kind of wine.

"For the future of our Rouran Department, come and pick up the bowl." Leader An Ran raised the ocean bowl in his hand and drank in one gulp. The other leaders also drank one after another. The weather was still a little cold, so it was really good to drink wine.

It's a beautiful thing.

"Ah, it tastes really good. It's been a long time since I had such a happy drink." Many people said excitedly.

"I came to see you today to talk about something." Leader An Ran said at this time.

"Chief, please speak, we all listen to you." The leaders said one after another. They were very satisfied to be able to eat such food and drink, and drink wine that was not blended. This kind of thing made them feel comfortable.

stand up.

"Okay. I went to the south for a trip. The Army Department of the Qin State is going to carry out a westward movement. Like the Navy Department of the Qin State, the land is going to carry out a large-scale westward movement of enclosure. The land will give a lot of money.

Acquisition. As long as we enclose that much land, we can get such a large amount of money. With such a large amount of money, we can do many, many things to get rid of the poor life of our tribe." Leader Anron was serious.

Speaking of which, it was obvious that he had already made such a decision.

"Let's talk about whether you will do it or not. If you do it, just say it. If you don't do it, I won't force it. After all, things like wealth have always been like this." Leader Anron said seriously. Others

The leaders looked at each other at this time. Some people were ready to drink and put down their bowls. They knew that this was the most critical time.

"I heard that the Xiongnu tribe in the south participated in such a movement. It seemed to be organized by the Navy Department of the Qin State. Many people died." A leader said worriedly.

"But they also got it. Didn't you see? Their little kids can go to school. It was given to them by the people of Qin. They can learn culture and knowledge. In the future, they can go to work on the railway. That is better than life here.

A more comfortable life." Another leader said.

"But their tribe also suffered a lot of losses. I heard that of the more than 200 people who went there, only 20 people came back. The losses were very heavy." The leader said still worriedly.

"But look at the tribes in the south, what kind of life they live, their women can dress up beautifully. Their men can drink wine every day, and the people of Qin think about them a lot. If there are good things, they can take care of them.

Their food is very good, much better than the poor life we ​​have here. Given this opportunity, I decided to participate. Anyway, our life is simply unsustainable." One of the leaders said angrily.

arrive.

"I also agree, this kind of life is really boring. You know, my woman ran away. It's because it's too poor here. Now that we have money, I'm going to get a dozen women. Anyway, it's not like this now.

Our little cubs don’t even have a single piece of clothing. Do you know what the Huns in the south call us?” an angry leader stood up and said.

"Call us savages, damn it. Even if I die, I don't want to be called that. I will do it, even if I die, I will die on the road to the west. Maybe our tribe can still exert great energy.

"The other party said this.

This kind of words makes everyone feel excited. Indeed, their poor life is unbearable for them, and many people can no longer bear it.

"Okay. I see everyone is doing this. We will sign up tomorrow. This time we will fight vigorously." After saying this, the leader An Ran took out an advertisement from the Army Department, which contained the bounty for this mission.

There are two hundred thousand gold, which is a huge wealth. With such a large amount of money, they can change a lot, and they don't have to live in such a miserable life.

The leaders of the tribe were very excited. Maybe it was the alcohol or the big fortune in the future that made them excited. They felt that they could do something big. After all, such a thing was very rare.

The War Department's westward movement has another project, and this project is the railway. After all, the purpose of the westward movement is to control the land in the wild places. However, how to control these lands can only be well controlled by building railways. So

In a bold innovation, the War Department decided to invest their own money again, form a new railway company and attract all parties to participate. In this way, they could build the railway on the one hand and solve their funding problems on the other.

However, the initial investment enthusiasm was not very high. The main reason was that this railway was very remote and risky.

Inside the Mengzhou Club.

"I'm kidding. How can we build this railway? The cost of building railways there is very high, and it's all in the wilderness, and the location of the railway is so remote. It's just built, what is it transporting, is it transporting those damn wood?

"A congressman from Eastern Mongolia said with a sneer.

"Perhaps there are still a lot of mineral resources waiting for us to develop. You know, there are quite a lot of mineral resources in the north. This is good news for us." Another member of the Eastern Mongolia State said.

arrive.

"Forget it. We have developed copper mines here. Look at the Dawan people. The situation of the Dawan people has also become much better. Their war has been moved abroad, and their mineral production speed has suddenly increased to

A new level has been reached, and with their continuous increase in investment and construction of railways, in this

Under the circumstances, their production speed has reached a whole new level, and if you look at our situation, it has become very bad. We only have a few railways. If our mineral products were not good, maybe we would

The situation will become extremely bad." The congressman said after taking a sip of wine.

"In short, it is difficult to build this railway of the War Department successfully because the cost is very high. Even if it is developed, it is not known what to transport. If you invest in it, it will be a loss-making business. I do not recommend you to do such a risky business.

The risk is really too great. This is very, very dangerous for us," the other party said.

The other people nodded, they agreed with each other's point of view, but they were not sure whether this railway was worth their investment, but some of them decided to give it a try. After all, it is okay to try something with a small loss.

Chu State, Pengcheng.

"Okay. The Koreans have agreed to buy a large amount of coal from us. In this case, the coal we developed will make sense." Fan Zeng handed a report to Chen Ping, and Chen Ping quickly read it.

Pass.

"In this case, that's great." Chen Ping said.

"Well, I heard that the Koreans want to develop Mongla and build some infrastructure, such as roads and railways. In this case, a large amount of cement will be needed. In addition, some textile factories will also be built there. In this case, their

The demand for coal has become huge," Fan Zeng said.

"Where are they going to build a textile factory?" Chen Ping asked Fan Zeng.

"Yes. Maybe that's what they meant." Fan Zeng said disapprovingly. This was nothing to him.

"Prime Minister, this matter has a great impact on us. You know, we also have cotton textile factories here. The main targets of these cotton textile factories are Koreans. Korean cotton has a great impact on our silk. Fortunately, both sides

The demand for cotton cloth is not very large, but the demand for cotton cloth is indeed very large, and we have also established our own textile factory. We are negotiating with Zhao State. Once we have our own

Our own printing and dyeing factories can well resist the dumping of Korean products. But now." Chen Ping said with some worry. Because in that case, if a textile factory is established in Mengla, it will be close to the origin of a large number of raw materials.

Then more cotton cloth will be produced, and the transportation cost will also be reduced. In this way, the market advantage of the Koreans will become greater. This is not good news for the Chu people.

"Look at these things. After all, we can also build factories there. In the same way, we can also consume a certain amount of coal resources. We should look forward instead of stopping here to prevent the other party from developing." Fan Zeng said.

"Yes. That's what the Prime Minister said." Chen Ping nodded, feeling that Fan Zeng was right.

Zhao State, Handan, Zhao State Navy Department.

"Iron-armored battleships are of great significance, because today's artillery is so powerful that they can easily penetrate wooden-hulled ships, and today's battleships need a certain amount of protection. Without such protection, it will be difficult for us to let our battleships

To survive, we need to enrich our battleships, and the best way is to use ironclads." The Navy Minister said at a military meeting.

After the Zhao-Qi joint fleet fought against the South Korean Navy, Zhao actively summed up the lessons. After all, this victory was not easy. They needed to sum up some experiences and lessons. They believed that wooden-hulled warships had been eliminated. Because of steam engines and

The use of the transmission device requires a certain amount of protection. In addition, the current artillery

The penetrating power is very strong. A large-caliber cannon can easily penetrate those wooden shells and hit the enemy's vital points. If it accidentally hits the ammunition depot, the entire battleship will be completely scrapped. This is catastrophic.

. In order to avoid such a thing from happening, Zhao Guo decided to eliminate all wooden-hulled warships and build all-out ironclad ships.

"It's just that the ironclad ship still has some problems, such as power. If the power is too large, more boilers will be needed, but the boilers in turn will occupy a large power space. In that case, the coal reserves will be reduced and the voyage range will be reduced.

The shortening is very severe." A naval officer said worriedly.

"These are all technical problems. These are not what we need. What we need to know is that iron-clad warships are the trend. As for those wooden-hulled warships, we can sell them to other countries' navies or businessmen. They are not interested in such warships.

The demand is very great, we can sell to them," the Navy Secretary said.

"That's a good idea, sir," a Navy official said.

"Of course. However, there is even more exciting news for us. This news is absolutely beneficial to us." The Navy Minister said with a smile.

"In view of the capabilities of our Zhao Navy shipyard, the Qin Navy has awarded us six armored warships. The contract amount is very large. This is a moment of great significance for our Zhao Navy." Minister of the Navy of Zhao State

Said with a smile.

When other naval officers heard the news, they applauded and celebrated. Even the state of Qin sent naval battleships to them. This was indeed good news.

In fact, what the people of Qin used were not warships, but expedition ships. Their main purpose was to keep heading north along the coastline to explore the situation of the coastline that Qin obtained last year. If necessary, Qin wanted to establish a

A series of bases and expedition ships were ordered under such circumstances. If Qin built them themselves, it would take a long time because they would need to move a large number of naval shipyards here, and the land there

The area is extremely unsafe, and doing so will consume a lot of naval funds. After careful consideration, the Minister of the Navy decided to give such an order to the Zhao people for construction. Of course, the system installation in some key parts was all carried out by the Qin people.

For example, boilers and traditional devices, the Qin Navy still has great advantages in this aspect, while the Zhao Navy only has an advantage in building hulls. However, this is indeed very exciting news for the Zhao Navy.

South Korea, Xinzheng.

"This news is a huge disaster for us." Han Shu said calmly after reading the telegram.

"Your Majesty, what we did is very wrong, we need to self-examine." The Navy Minister said carefully.

"It really should be reviewed. When all those iron-clad battleships come out, our situation will become very bad. Let's deal with all the wooden-hulled battleships and concentrate on building iron-clad battleships. We can't let our

The navy is far behind Zhao's navy in terms of technology. In that case, we will have no chance of survival at all." Han Shu said seriously.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Minister of the Navy said tremblingly. It was originally thought that it would take the Zhao Navy about a year to build ironclad warships, but now it seems that their situation seems to be getting faster and better.

, being able to get an order from Qin all of a sudden was far beyond the expectations of the South Korean Navy. In this case, the rise of the Zhao Navy is a great threat to the South Korean Navy, and they must deal with such a threat, but

How to deal with such a threat? Zhao State has outstanding advantages in the navy. It has armored warships and large-caliber artillery. South Korea is in the process of conquering these. The Minister of the Navy suddenly feels a lot of pressure because Zhao State's navy already has such

advantage, and the South Korean navy is still unable to check and balance the opponent. This is definitely an alarming threat to them. Faced with such a threat, he really doesn't know what to do. This is a big problem.