Seven years after the meeting.

It was the year of the Olympics in the far west, and a referee took the field and won the championship.

And in the Central Plains, thousands of miles away, something similar to the referee on the field also happened...... The Mo family, the referee who holds the right of public opinion and the right to judge righteousness or injustice, accuses the Yue country of various acts of injustice, and the troops are gathered, which has the intention of punishing the unjust, and the king of Yue sent envoys to beg not to punish them for injustice, but it seems to be useless, and a large number of troops began to assemble towards the Huai River.

There may be ironic people in the world who say: The injustice of the Yue country is not in its injustice, but in the chaos of Qin and Xihe, Zhao Zhan Zhongshan, and Chu Wang, and the war resumes, and the countries are flawless, so the more unjust. If unrighteousness had already been done, why would it be necessary to speak today?

This year, a comet streaked across the sky.

Twenty years ago, everyone in the world thought it was an omen, but today Sishang is preparing for war, and at the same time taking advantage of this rare opportunity to observe with a telescope, the giant said, it is just an ice ball, the tail is blown out by the sun, and those who observe with the telescope believe it all.

However, most people in the world still feel that this is an omen, a harbinger of imminent chaos in the world.

Jiangnan, Qimin County, Minzhong County.

Seven Fujian, the ancient has been famous, the so-called Xia Guan's responsibility, to distinguish its state, capital, contempt, four Yi, eight barbarians, seven Fujian, nine raccoon dogs, five Rong, six Di people.

Seven Fujian is not Vietnam, and in history, after the fall of the Yue country, it began to move south on a large scale, and at this time, the Yue country had no chance to move south.

Minzhong County has been a big port in recent years, and there will even be ships that travel thousands of miles away to trade here, and a few years ago, some people set sail from here to find a new route to the island of the sunrise, and every year there will be a lot of people who are eager to get rich.

Nowadays, the morality of the Mo family is more and more liked by these people who are eager to get rich: as long as it is not forcible and plundering, as long as it does not interfere with the rights of others, then self-interest is altruism, and selling more goods is equivalent to making the workshop owner sell more, which is not only rich, but also moral, and naturally likes.

There is a stone statue standing on the port in Fujian, and the stone statue has a very obvious feature, one eye with an eye patch.

The person represented by the stone statue did not die, and after setting sail from here to find a new route to the island of the rising sun, he made a great achievement, so he took the initiative to make a request - to erect a stone statue for him, to be passed down through the ages.

The people who seek to make a fortune here also respect this stone statue, not only to give them a chance to make a fortune, but also because of the great life of the person...... So big that he participated in the exploration of India, initiated the search for a route to the copper-producing treasure island, and succeeded, and did not die at sea, such a fateful person certainly deserves respect, and may also bring some good luck to himself.

The stone statue was standing on the pier, and the people on the pier were busy at this time.

It is not only the only way for Panyu to go to Yuedi, but also the place where the Eastern Airlines set sail to the gold, silver and copper islands, and the goods from the south to the north pass through here.

At this time, there were no pirates, because the degree of development in the surrounding area was too low, and the Mo family had almost monopolized all foreign trade, and it was difficult to gain a foothold as pirates without the support of hostile countries.

In addition, the sale of stolen goods is also a problem, except for hiding in Zhuxia and Kyushu, other places are still the primitive era of poor mountains and bad waters, and there is nowhere to hide.

There are a few settlements on the big island opposite Fujian, but they are not outside the law, and even those settlements are half-begging, half-forcing some people to go in the way of duty-free autonomy.

Nowadays, the most profitable trade is actually the population, all kinds of large-scale plantations organized by using the advanced farming technology of the Central Plains need labor, and this kind of behavior is strictly prohibited in Zhuxia and Kyushu, and the law is strict, so some merchants take risks from the south.

Although it is not a matter for them to be notarized to be indentured long-term laborers, and without slave status, they may not be able to live for ten years, but after surviving, they are given a piece of land, and the owner of the manor who hired them for ten years gives them some farm tools, and the long-term workers also obtain the citizenship of Zhuxia, but in general, they will soon be reduced to abject poverty, and then go to work in the workshop or re-enter the large plantation as hired laborers.

In fact, this trade was also discussed at the Assembly of the People's Law.

Those who oppose it believe that this matter is harmful to the people, and even if it is not caught by themselves, it is inciting local states to fight each other and arrest each other, which is contrary to the morality of the world.

Those who support it believe that this will benefit the people, first of all, it will increase the total wealth of the world, so that the people can buy cheaper sugar, grain, and all kinds of much-needed minerals.

Second, these proponents argue that since the Promised Land is divided into nine layers, those who still use stone tools for slash-and-burn cultivation should go to the next one as quickly as possible, and that long-term trade is the most effective means.

Again, if you want to educate, you need more manpower and money, then you have to raise taxes, otherwise who wants to go to that kind of place for indoctrination? Besides, there are still insufficient cadres in Zhuxia and Kyushu, and under the trade-off, there are priorities.

In the end, this is the fastest and most effective way for them to enter civilization without raising taxes, and it can also enable the people to get cheaper goods, and kill many birds with one stone.

In the end, the Assembly of the People's Republic of China finally passed a decree allowing long-term industry and trade with 230 votes in favor, 150 votes against, and 120 abstentions, but many provisions were made for this trade.

Of course, the regulations are ridiculous, there is only a difference between yes and no, but in order to prevent the local employees from competing with the local employees in Sishang, this kind of trade is strictly forbidden to cross the Yangtze River.

Relying on all kinds of strange trade methods, as well as the advantageous position of Minzhong County, Minzhong has developed rapidly in recent years, and there are more and more ships.

At this time, the workers on the dock were loading and unloading a shipload of cane sugar, which was officially purchased by Sishang, and the demand for cane sugar has surged in recent years.

One is to send it as a ration as a welfare comfort for soldiers, and the other is that sucrose is higher in energy than food, and sugar will be used to replenish energy between battles when necessary, so the official will buy a large amount of sugar every year.

At that moment, a heavy bell rang in the distance.

After three loud bangs, a group of soldiers quickly entered the dock, and the people on the pier looked at the place where the bell rang in the distance, and invariably put down their work and gathered towards the square near the pier.

It's like having rehearsed many times, and I didn't panic.

Two quarters of an hour later, the crowd erupted into a buzz.

There was a war, a war with the Yue country.

At this time, the herald on the stage was nearing the end, and one thing that was closely related to everyone present was that "all registered ships, all registered sailors, and all those who have been discharged within three years shall report immediately to the local armed forces within a month." ”

Someone shouted, "Ours are merchant ships, and we can't fight without oars." ”

The people on the stage shouted: "Baggage logistics." Still have questions? If there is no problem, all the shipowners and captains of the Chamber of Commerce go to the county office for a meeting. ”

War with the various princes was expected, and everyone was not surprised.

Seven years ago, after the Fengchi meeting, everyone knew that it was impossible to kill soldiers in the world, and the big war would definitely be fought, but I didn't know when it would be fought.

Once the war starts, it is necessary to recruit soldiers who have been discharged within three years, whether it is Nanhai or Sishang, every family has the experience of service, this is mandatory, and it is no stranger to these things.

But it was all land warfare before, and there had never been a case of requisitioning ships.

Merchant ships, with the aim of maximizing profits, carried a lot of cargo, were practically unarmed, and only the sailors on board carried muskets.

Of course, this is enough for peripheral trade, and in fact even for some unscrupulous traders who capture "long-term labor".

There are only a few princes in Zhuxia who have naval armies, Yue, Mo, Chu, and Qi.

The Qi State Naval Division has been destroyed, and it is not allowed to be rebuilt within a few years, and its vitality has not been restored; The Yue State Naval Division had the ability to fight naval battles, while the Chu State Naval Division was good at fighting in the Great River.

Regardless of Chu or Yue, the combat environment is destined to be the main force of Zhuxia's naval army, with sail oars warships as the main force, and gang jumping battles and broadside battles are still the mainstream.

Pure sailing ships used to transport goods were not suitable for combat, and were easily captured and slaughtered, because the absence of oars meant that they were not steering, and water warfare was tantamount to death.

This time, all the ships were requisitioned for baggage transportation, and everyone thought, what a big battle must this be?

It's just that Yue Guo, is it worth calling so much power?

More than ten days later, a fleet of ships appeared on the sea in Fujian and China.

The ship at the front was very large, about thirteen or fourteen zhang long and two zhang wide, and in addition to the sails necessary for merchant ships, there were some long oars sticking out of the sides.

This is the main battleship of the Sishang Boat Division, which is improved from Wu Yue's battleship, with more sails and retained oarsmen.

There were 150 oarsmen on board alone, all of whom were professionally trained and could not be called up for service at any time.

The ship was also equipped with 14 bronze cannons, with ramming angles in the bow, and a hook designed by the public transport squad in front of it for broadside battles.

This is an improved version of the building ship, and it is also the main force of standard offshore and inland river warfare.

On the ship, Shu Gui Tianzhi proudly took off his maritime military uniform without a collar badge and rank, and changed into a set of woolen naval uniforms with a colonel's collar badge that had just been issued.

He wasn't the captain, he was just on the ship, and to be honest he didn't like the name of the ship very much, because ...... It's a bit of a bad luck.

The name of this building ship is "Yu Huang", which is domineering at first glance, but in fact, because of allusions, the name of this ship is not very auspicious.

Emperor Yu was the flagship name of Wu during the battle of Wu and Chu, when this was a fateful journey, he was first captured by Wu in the battle of the port, and was recaptured by the night attack of Wu at night, and it was not long before he sank in the battle of Wu Yue.

The reason why this ship is called Emperor Yu is because the state of Wu is gone, and most of the first sailors after the construction of this ship were Wu people from Yuedi, so it was named after Emperor Yu.