"Hahaha, I think I've found a reason to be a naval power." After Shang Wen read the newspaper, he finally thought that he had found a suitable reason for the development of the navy, and besides, the Qin State also had a reason, and there was also a reason for the need to build a maritime power.

The problem of resource transportation, if there were no such water pirates, Shang Wenzhen didn't know what the meaning of the navy existed in the battle sequence of the Qin State, they only needed to maintain a small naval army, but now, the Qin State had every reason to do so. The problem of resource transportation, moreover, is already a fact of the fact that it has happened.

Qin's industrial production depends on a variety of industrial raw materials, especially the rapid development of non-ferrous metal industries, Qin's domestic is engaged in electrification, high-voltage production of polyethylene for Qin to provide a relatively cheap insulating material, and this material can be large-scale production of other products, because this material has good plasticity, such as, plastic bags, plastic boxes, and a variety of handicrafts made of plastic and so on.

The most important thing is that it can be used safely. Telephones have spread to some wealthy homes, electric lights have spread to the entire Xianyang City, not only the Qin family needs, even South Korea has signed a cooperation agreement with the Qin State, and began to build power plants, and the power generation is first supplied to the Korean royal palace. In Zhao State, as long as the generator set is delivered, it can be installed, and even in order to save time, the poles have been installed in advance, waiting to erect the wires and generator sets from Qin Guolai. But behind these equipment, it relies on the cheap copper ore provided by the Chu State, although various countries can also provide it, but the copper ore is poor ore, there are few rich ores, and the cost of beneficiation is relatively large, and the Chu State is a rare rich ore, and there are often other components in the ore, which become new alloys after screening. Welding rods, for example, are extracted from this ore.

But now everything has changed. The water pirates upset the balance of this supply, and it may take a few years to put an end to the effect of this constant gathering of ox carts, but now, the Qin state can no longer tolerate the misdeeds of these water pirates.

Power stocks have had to raise their budgets because of the rise in copper prices because of reduced supply. Enterprises began to pay attention to the role of Yangtze River transportation in enterprise production.

Shang Wen preliminarily wrote this idea into a small report and provided it to various departments as a reference. The main report, on the other hand, needs to be further revised in conjunction with the recommendations provided by various departments. This adjustment will likely mobilize more people to participate in it, especially major enterprises, if the issuance of naval bonds at this time, Shang Wen can bet that the power bosses will not hesitate to buy. As long as they go out to sea and take out those damn water pirates. They didn't pin their hopes on the Chu State Naval Army, and they had absolute hostility and distrust towards the Chu State Naval Army.

The Admiralty under the Governor's Office focused on re-studying the outline of the naval development plan, because the King of Qin had directly ordered that the navy could not fail again. As long as there is a big victory, all resources can be provided on a priority basis. However, the Navy checked its own home, and unfortunately, their resources were not many, and most of the ships produced by the shipyard were just a shelf and could not be launched. Because it takes time to build a ship. But victory must be produced in a short time.

The naval officers urgently needed a ship capable of winning the battle in time, and the quality of the ship could be said separately, with only one final condition. Victory, as long as victory, everything can be provided.

However, the navy has to re-examine its current situation, the quality of sailors is generally not high, many people even know the written word, and even worse, they can't even write their names, and every time they pay a military salary, these people will use their handprints instead, and among the four major services, the fifth branch of the military is not counted for the time being, because if it is included, then it will be counted as the central finance. If not, then they will exist in the form of local militias, and their expenses will be counted as local governments, and it is this consideration that the fifth branch of the armed forces has not been established for a long time. However, the current demand does not need to. They need to save as much as they can. In this way, the other branches of the military can be sustained.

Among the four major branches of the military. The worst quality of individual soldiers is the navy. The Army is ranked third. The Marine Corps took third place. First place goes to the Heavenly Army. They generally have high Chinese credentials. And there are sailors in the Navy who can't even write their names.

Based on such a foundation. It is obviously unrealistic to defeat the old naval power Chu State in a short period of time. And. They are clearly informed above. If fighting. They can only be confined to the waters of the Yangtze River and the limited land on both sides of the river. The scale of the war was strictly limited. War to be fought. But it's not a blind expansion. Rather, it is a local war of the restricted level. Such a requirement raises naval surface warfare to a level of urgency.

Since it's going to be fought. The Admiralty has to study how to fight?

The Navy followed Shang Wen's line of thought. But this line of thinking is very unrealistic. The top brass of the Qin navy wanted to control the seas according to Shang Wen's ideas. And then to raise the status of the Navy. But the reality is. As pointed out by the small boat faction of the Qin State. The quality of the sailors was low. The technical requirements for shipbuilding are too high. Use of weapons and equipment. The individual systems are more difficult to work together. The grassroots increase the chances of victory. The officer command was very difficult. Because even if they train hard. Technical difficulties remain unsolvable.

The Admiralty was under pressure from above. The order of the King of Qin. I had to re-turn over the proposal of the Navy Boat faction. For the sake of victory in the war. They decided to revise it on the basis of the proposal made by the small boat faction.

The small boat faction can adapt to the low quality of naval sailors. But experienced characteristics. The boat does not need a lot of personnel. Up to twenty people. The weapon system aspect has been lowered a lot. Install one or two guns. Two machine guns. And shipbuilding technology is also much simpler. With the shrinkage of the ship. The Navy has access to modern technologies. For example, diesel engines. Propeller propulsion system. This makes the sails disappear completely. In addition, the boat increases flexibility. And with machine guns. In this way, you can defeat your opponents.

In order to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the influence of the Navy. The Admiralty made new requirements. Creation of naval aviation. The Army formed the Army Air Corps. And also took away the paratroopers of the Celestial Army. Then the Navy should also have its own aviation. And. Now war is no longer a one-sided war. It is a war at the level of space. If the Navy develops. It can effectively attack Qi from the sea. Strike at the state of Qi, which is far east and adjacent to Qin.

In order to allow for new developments in naval technology. The Navy also needs to set up a special agency to procure a number of new weapons. These weapons are no longer limited to land-based use. For example, cannons. Machine guns such as army weapons. Rather, it's something strange. It is better to break through this traditional weapon. The Admiralty prepared a report on the meeting and submitted it to the Lieutenant's Office. The Governor's Office gave the approval.

And in the far West, they are indifferent to naval affairs. They need to settle the battle quickly.

Due to the furious advance of the cavalry. Let a large number of coalition forces be taken prisoner. But some tribal kingdoms are still desperately fleeing. Just when they thought they had escaped. Suddenly, they discovered. An Allied force appeared in front of them.

And the Allied soldiers on the opposite side were already ready. The bullets have already been put on the ground. Machine guns are also aimed at each other from the high ground. As long as the other party takes a step forward. They were about to face the call of death.

Most of the coalition forces. Even the leaders of those tribes were no longer able to fight. They know very well what kind of opponent they are up against. They were armed with strange weapons. The pipe will breathe fire. The arrows shot can even pierce through leather armor. And it's amazingly fast. The best shooters can't shoot so fast. And they also have weapons like lightning strikes. It's like a curse from heaven. They managed to escape. These people came out of nowhere to block their escape. Everyone was devastated. They can't afford to fight any longer.

The soldiers of the Western Regions all knelt down and surrendered. Such a scene came as a surprise to the Allied soldiers. After successive temptations. The Qin army in the south captured a large number of prisoners of war alive.

And to the north. The Zhao army encountered some stubborn attacks. But it was easily solved.

On the north side there is Loulan. Coaches and other small countries. These small countries are the main force of the Western Regions Alliance. Their country is more than two hundred miles away from the airborne forces of the Qin State. Survival makes them do crazy things. They scattered and rushed over. Trying to escape with this crazy move.

"Ya Ya Ya" rushed to kill the Zhao army. The positions of the South Korean troops rushed over. When they were a hundred paces from the position. Numerous fires suddenly erupted from the position. Bullets rained down.

Those coalition soldiers, who were not afraid of death, tried to go one step further. But it's no longer possible. The firepower that occupies the commanding heights of the flanks is damned to their advantage.

"Bang bang" machine gun fired continuously. Even the point shot is directly omitted. The bullet hit directly into the side of the Western Regions' attack. Two pinch-offs. In less than five minutes, more Westerners fell. The clearing was littered with the corpses of the people of the Western Regions. Their attempts to survive were completely dismissed.

Just when the Zhao army was preparing to attack. The Qin army, the Zhao army, a mixed cavalry vanguard team killed. This suddenly made the coalition soldiers prisoners. However, there are also some people who try to climb the mountain. They were all chased and killed by cavalry. Others ran in the direction of the desert without hesitation. The Allied cavalry was also reluctant to chase. Everyone knows the consequences of going into the desert. Unless you can find the oasis. Otherwise, it's a dead end. Become a dry corpse in the desert with no moisture.

Hereunto. The two divisions were successful. Maybe it's because of the weakness. Reduced the significance of this airborne operation. Because even a defeat can do that. But now the rest of the Allies were much simpler. That's moving forward. Clean up the pieces. Occupy the Western Regions. End the war. The Qin State had another large piece of land that was incorporated into the territory of the Qin State.

The land war is already coming to an end. Especially the war in the south. But for the Northern Western Regions. The war has only just begun. The back is predominantly indigenous. The specific person Qin Guo couldn't find out. But they have weird hairstyles. It's the kind of hairstyle that stands up high. It's weird. If it weren't for the Qin army's in-depth combat in the north, it had been captured. It's hard to believe that there is such a strange thing in the world.

Except for the indigenous. There are also the Yueshi and Wusun people who migrated westward to the west. And the common denominator between the two is that they were both driven by the Qin army. But they didn't seem to have any interest in the Qin army. Because they know they can't beat each other. Especially the Wusun people. Attempts have already been made. And the Yueshi simply forgot the past. Focus on a bright future. However, the two ethnic groups often have conflicts because of the pastures at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Both are countries that evolved from nomadic tribes. There is a natural need for grazing. Just when the Allies are fighting against the Western Regions coalition forces. Especially Loulan. When the driver was a driver. The Yueshi and the Wusun people actually broke out into war.

The war lasted for a month, ending almost the same time as the Allies had settled the main forces in the southern Western Regions.

The result of the war was. The Wusun people defeated the Yueshi people. The Yue's people were greatly injured by the war with the Qin State. I haven't recovered until now. The strength of war lies in the number of people as an important indicator. The Yueshi people are at a disadvantage in terms of the number of personnel. Helpless. They can only move west again. And Wusun also paid a certain price. The number of casualties is more than 10,000. This number was fatally wounded in the ensuing defense against the Allied invasion. Although won the pasture. But the number of troops has also been greatly reduced. This is a great opportunity for the Allies.

However, the Allies are gathering a second mobile cavalry force. Logistics continued to limit Allied military operations. But Wang Ben had a bold idea. That is to cross the Tien Shan Mountains to the north. From the Tien Shan Mountains suddenly appeared behind the enemy. This will reduce the time it takes to enter from the North and West Regions.

The idea takes time to digest. Because they haven't swallowed the huge territory of the Southern and Western Regions.

The rate of advance of the cavalry was about fifty miles per day. The infantry was twenty miles. There is also a large group of artillery in the back, logistics. The army of merchants advanced slowly. Merchants had come to see war as an opportunity for great wealth.

The appearance of merchants was conducive to digesting and absorbing the fruits of the great victory of this war. A large amount of loot passed through them in exchange for Qin half taels and then transported to the Qin state. The soldiers get money and put it in the bank. Banks absorb the spoils of their hands in the form of investments. Or lend money to merchants to buy and sell slaves. This virtuous cycle helps to quickly address the other effects of war. But the resistance of the inhabitants was converted into slavery and migrated. And the new residents who have migrated over will become the new owners of the land.

The real arrival of the wave of immigration came from newspaper propaganda. There are a large number of gold reports in the Western Regions, which have already resounded throughout the Central Plains. Qin's domestic influence was not very large. Only a handful of researchers and explorers visited. And the six countries reacted strongly. Especially those Chu people who work in factories in South Korea. They work seven hours a day. Labor aside. There is also less money to be made. The Korean factory owner is quite mean. Even the time to eat is very close. This has also forced more people to look for a new place to start their lives. The dream of getting rich overnight drove them to the Western Regions in search of gold.

They've inquired. As long as you take the train from Xinzheng, you can reach the mouth of the Hexi Corridor. Then follow the great army. Or find a job as a driver to get to the Western Regions.

And from Xinzheng to the end of the train. It takes fifteen and a half taels. It's cheaper. This is how some bold Chu people embarked on the journey to the Western Regions. The main force of the previous migration was the Koreans and some of the Zhao people and the other six countries. And now. The people of Chu became the main force of migration. They set off from Sinzheng, South Korea, and headed directly to the Western Regions.

Just when the Western Regions were gradually digesting. The naval problem has again risen to a serious level. The main reason is the continuous decline of industrial raw materials. Futures, all kinds of raw materials are rising. If it goes on like this. The state of Qin is really about to face an economic crisis. But Shang Wen is very engaged in a war of words in diplomacy.

The state of Qin urgently laid a cable to the south. But the cable has only now arrived in Wancheng. There is still some distance from the naval base. And the progress of the project is not very fast. The proximity to the railway is progressing fast. But the further south you go, the slower the progress becomes. It's simply in the Nanyang area. The project came to a standstill.

And Shang Wen took the opportunity to sell the naval bonds of the Qin State. The amount of the national debt is more than 3 million gold. These three million gold will be a powerful force to build a powerful navy. At first, there were still people who bought it. But then it was simply ignored. Originally, people could not see the sincerity of Qin to solve the naval problem. What kind of war of words in diplomacy.

"Our Navy has a secret weapon. That's the saliva of our prime minister. Saliva is worse than a cannonball. The reporter of "Fei Bao" wrote an article ridiculing Shang Wen. But Shang Wen responded with a smile.

The Qin State knew the naval issue before the Chu State. And actively engage in diplomatic posture. The state of Qin sent the letter of state of Qin to the ambassador of the state of Qin in Shouchun through a telegraph line set up in Wancheng.

The Qin demanded a public apology and compensation for the loss of more than 1 million gold for the impact caused by the Chu navy's repeated provocations against the Qin navy and the unilateral entry into the waters controlled by the Qin state without the consent of the Qin state. And the Chu navy did not appear in the waters of the Yangtze River controlled by the Qin State.

In addition, there are water pirates in the southern Yangtze River Wuyue and Jiujiang areas. Qin asked Chu to promise that the Qin navy and the Chu navy would work together to eliminate the water pirates. In addition to these. The Qin state also hoped to lease five Yangtze River ports in the Chu state for 250,000 gold per year as docking ports for ships coming and going.

The high-level officials of the Chu State were very angry at the demands of the Qin State. They thought that the Qin State did not seem to have figured out the facts. The Qin navy was not yet capable of navigating the waterways of the Yangtze River. Dare to argue with the Chu State Naval Army. In E. The navy of the state of Chu had a thousand ships. Can't the Qin navy see it.

But the king of Chu didn't listen. His attitude was that he didn't want to fight with Qin Jun. Today, there are three countries related to the Qin state. Even Zhao Guo, who was making the most trouble, began to applaud Qin Guo. Why should the state of Chu be like this. The king of Chu was very open. But the people below oppose it in their own interests.

Judging by the newspapers. The state of Qin is building a road from Luoyang. The railway from Xinzheng to the Southern Naval Base. Once the railroad is built, it will pose a great threat to these nobles. It mainly comes from the price reduction behavior. Because of the relationship between land transportation factors. These aristocrats can increase the price at will in the intermediate logistics link in order to make a certain profit. It is precisely the emergence of this monopoly position that leads to the entry of merchants from all countries. Or to transport raw materials in the form of smuggling. These tolls were one of the main revenues of the magistrates. There are various considerations. They don't want that balance to be upset at the moment. As everyone knows. The emergence of water pirates has forced this situation to the point where Qin has to be solved. Because the water piracy has affected the import of raw materials by the Qin State. Even if the problem can be properly solved. The Qin State would never allow anyone to disrupt the order of the waterways.

After consultations, the high-level officials of the Chu State unanimously opposed the demands put forward by the Qin State. And that's all. He also drove all the personnel of the Qin embassy out of the Chu State. The relationship between the two sides has reached a freezing point. This also gave Qin a pretext to send troops.

Just when the state of Qin decided to occupy a favorable position in public opinion. The Chu State Navy moved ahead of schedule. They used the method of night raids to attack in advance and completely solve the problem of the Qin navy. in order to create established facts.

A bold sneak attack plan was born. The sneak attack plan was to wipe out the Qin navy in the base.

Maybe it's a coincidence. Shang Wen is discussing a feasible solution with Meng Yi. Let the Qin State Civil Shipyard be built.

"You know what? The best material for shipbuilding is steel. Ships with steel hulls can be built even bigger. The carrying capacity is also stronger. You can go further afield. "Shangwen is not very interested in wooden boats. The carrying range of the main wooden ships is really limited.

"Steel ships?" Meng Yi couldn't believe it.

"How. So hard that you don't know Archimedes' principle? Shang Wen said casually.

"What Adri?" Meng Yi didn't know what strange things Shang Wen was saying.

"Oh. It's nothing. It's the buoyancy principle. Just enlarge the volume. Even steel plates float on the water. It's like a glass. Canned food boxes. If it's a ball of glass, iron. will sink into the water. But make it into a cup. Canned food boxes. They don't necessarily sink into the water. Shang Wen said to Meng Yi.

"It's the first time I've heard of such knowledge." Meng Yi said.

"In fact, there are such experimental classes in middle school physics experiments." Shang Wen said.

"Looks like I'm studying hard." Meng Yi said.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean that. In fact, there are ......" Shang Wen thinks that such words hurt Meng Yi's self-esteem.

"Oh. No, no, no. Don't be sorry. In fact. It's me who should learn. You know? General Wang would spend an hour every day learning about various science and technology. It's not just General Wang. And the king. The king knows more than I do. For example, the latitude of the earth. The king even used a sextant. It also solves one-dimensional quadratic equations. Meng Yi said. Shang Wen looked at Meng Yi in surprise. The news was so surprising. King Qin also solved one-dimensional quadratic equations.

"My brother is also studying various mechanical theories. He had a great interest in internal combustion engines. Meng Yi continued.

"This. It's unbelievable. "Shang Wen is unimaginable. The high-ranking people of the Qin State were able to learn scientific knowledge. It's unbelievable.

"So. There is nothing to be sorry for. Learning is nothing. Everyone is a teacher. Everyone is a student. But I envy your talent. Understands everything. Meng Yi continued.

Shang Wen felt embarrassed. You must know what he has learned, and I don't know how many generations it will take to complete the accumulation and breakthrough.

"Hey, hey. Let's move on to the Navy! Shang Wen pulled back the topic and said.

"The basis of the Navy is the merchant marine. We don't know the number of merchant ships at the moment. Private shipbuilding capacity is also very limited. Especially such steel ships with steel hulls. We are able to make a lot of steel. It can also make a lot of steel machinery. For example, watches. Shang Wen pointed to the stainless steel watch in his hand. This is a couple watch specially given to Shang Wen by Yingyu. Yingyu herself also wears a piece. The watches of the two were more advanced than the pocket watches of King Qin.

"It shows that we have such a foundation. Why can't we use it to build ships? Shang Wen said.

"Hmm." Meng Yi nodded in approval of Shang Wen's thoughts.

"But how do people build ships? Gotta be motivated. It's hard to consume the steel we produce. Meng Yi said.

That's why we're thinking about it. We have to stimulate investors to enter the industry as soon as possible. Shang Wen said.

"There are a lot of resources overseas. First we have to let him see it. For example, transporting a shipload of non-ferrous metal ore can also make money. Shang Wen explained.

"The problem is still back to land transportation." Meng Yi directly pointed out the circularity of the problem.

Shang Wen was speechless. It seems to be because of traffic problems. The state of Qin could no longer develop.

"Do you think that's okay?" Meng Yi proposed.

"Can we do this? It's no longer centered on Guanzhong. The goal is to build a new city. Other words. Separately, the Southern Development exists as an individual. Meng Yi proposed.

"Well, that's an idea. But the connections between cities must be addressed. Especially the traffic problem. Shang Wen said.

"Then we're on the railroad. The highways on both sides accelerate its urban development. Meng Yi said.

"Starting from Luoyang and going south. Establish cities along railway lines of communication. So there is a foundation. It can also speed up the development plan in the south. Meng Yi said.

"It's a long-term plan. We can get them involved in a way that encourages tax exemptions. Shang Wen offered some of his own opinions.

The ideas of the two inspire each other. This helps solve problems that are difficult to see. On civil shipbuilding. Shang Wen and Meng Yi still adopted the government's guidance to encourage investment in the development of the south, in order to stimulate investment enthusiasm. Shang Wen first proposed the method of financial support. Qin will use part of the bond funds to inject into the bank as start-up capital. Banks provide financial support to investors who are willing to invest in shipyards. In solving the problem of road transport. Shangwen still used the road law to donate land to speed up road construction. But this time it expanded.

Previously, it was only used for railways. Now Shangwen is directly used in some sections of the highway. Some sections of the road require bridges. This requires some engineering skills.

Then there's the automotive industry. Qin will introduce a set of tax exemption laws. Encourage the development of the automotive industry. It is mainly tracked vehicles with strong carrying capacity. There is a small car in the state of Qin. The tires of this vehicle are made of foam. But because of its wear-resistant properties. There is also foam material, as long as the tires are rotated after a while. so as not to crush the tire. This kind of car was not promoted because of various defects. But it has given it a glimpse of development prospects. But the tire problem needs to be solved.

With the help of this question. Shangwen specifically mentioned rubber in the report on water transport resources. In this way, there is a certain connection between the automotive industry and the shipbuilding industry.

From the original car and horse dealership to the automotive industry giants in order to sell the cars they developed and developed. It was decided to look for rubber. Because tracked vehicles cannot be popularized on a large scale. Especially on one road. Tracked vehicles can severely damage road conditions. Especially in urban traffic. People still like to use wheels. But no matter how people improve the suspension system, I can't replace using tires. To use tires, you have to use rubber. Now Shangwen describes such a resource. The intention is to direct people's attention overseas.

"There are many resources of the sea. Abundant fish and shrimp. Contains minerals that are needed by the human body. In addition, there is oil, rubber, diamond. A resource that is harder than tungsten steel. ”

Shangwen sent a report to the major companies. Now they are the only ones who can afford to build a shipyard. On the technical side. Shang Wen introduced in detail the benefits of using steel to build ships. But this is not a concern for business leaders who do not have a good understanding of technology. They care about profits. Helpless. Shang Wen used the last killer move.

"We will issue a license to operate an armed merchant ship. You are free to defend yourself overseas, and you can use the right to excessive self-defense. "This means that armed merchant ships can attack enemy ships at will. In particular, the over-the-top of the right to self-defense. Let self-defense become an excuse. The invasion was legalized.

Major companies are still hesitant. They need to weigh the investment, the risk, and the return. After all, shipbuilding is not a trivial matter. Although Shangwen has offered a lot of preferential conditions. They still want to have a match.

Yingyu always supports Shangwen unconditionally. Because no one believed in Shangwen more than her. She knew that her nerds were sincere to her.

Wenyang Investment Bank released a message saying. A large number of other engineering projects in the south will be undertaken. Besides. The eldest princess will spend 10 million gold to build the largest shipyard in the Qin State at present. For the first time, the Qin state will build the first steel ship in the whole world. An article called "A Ship Made of Steel" reported that Yingyu would be the first to build a large steel ship. And also the first in a large shipyard.

"The eldest princess has another major strategic deployment after investing in the railway and steel industry. The outside world is generally not very optimistic about this investment. Think it's entirely possible to go up the drain. ”

But the eldest princess smiled confidently. It is reported. Her previous investments in steel on railways had been very successful. Whether it was so successful this time. Let the time tell! "Fei Bao" reported.

This time it was decided. Even Xiao He disagreed. Think it's risky. Yingyu is the force to override public opinion. It is forcibly passed by taking advantage of the absolute number of shares at the general meeting of shareholders. Afterwards. Yingyu's hands trembled a little. Her last investment had left her almost bankrupt. But this time it was Shangwen who provided the reference opinion. Yingyu resolutely executes.

"How?" Shang Wen held Yingyu's hand. Yingyu's hands were a little cold. After all, she was the only one doing this.

Then news came out. Lee's Ordnance Company will also enter the shipbuilding industry. He was supported by his father, Lees. Then came the third one. Several large automobile manufacturing companies jointly established shipyards. Their aim is to go overseas in search of rubber and other resources.

There are also surprising investments. That is the Queen of Korea. The queen returned to Korea only a month later and came to live in Qin. The reason is that her royal palace is being renovated. So I came to live in Qin.

Han Shu thought that the Qin State would not have no reason to make such a big strategy for no reason. In her opinion. The word strategy is to look at the project in advance. Risk prevention. and the practice of being optimistic about future megatrends. This is something that only a well-informed person would do. Han Shu believes that Shang Wen is such a person. And his talent and insight are what she admires the most. If she gets Shangwen herself. It is estimated that the powerful is the Qin State.

But she's willing to invest. But after all, it is foreign capital. South Korea does not have a single piece of Yangtze River water. So. Shangwen advised it not to build a separate shipyard. Rather, it is a joint venture.

At the suggestion of Shang Wen. Han Shu invested 2 million gold in the name of the queen and Yingyu to jointly develop the Wenshu shipyard. The two companies each have half of the shares. But at the time of dividends. Han Shu wants to give up Yicheng. The reason is that Yingyu is threatening to provide technology. Originally, Han Shu only had two percent of the profits. In the end, the project was agreed to under the pretext of Han Shu's withdrawal. That's it. The shipyard was just like that. The appearance of Qin's shipyards will mean that Qin's navy really has a foundation.

This was followed by a rapid increase in the number of steel mills. There are also more welding training classes. In the state of Qin, a large number of welders began to be recruited. and other workers. Steel mills also receive a large number of orders. Their factory orders are already full. But even so, we still hurry up and process production. New production lines and new steel plants have passed. Soon steel production will rise to a new level again. Steel mills produce not only construction steel plates, steel bars, but also steel rails. Hot rolled coils and other kinds of steel. Now they have received the order from the shipyard just now. So. They need more raw materials.

Some steel mills began to consider relocating the iron works to Zhao State. Over there. Zhao has abundant coal and iron resources. Close proximity to the source of raw materials. In addition, the railway to Zhao is also under construction. This is fully in line with the needs of future development. Shangwen was in the Qinguo Iron and Steel Plant that tended to be saturated with production. The scheme was agreed. Thereupon. The state of Zhao began to usher in the new technology of the state of Qin. Coal coke iron smelting technology.

The establishment of an iron-smelting plant will speed up their production schedule. But Meng Yi played a little trick when he approved it. That is, the technology was also introduced in Yan Kingdom. Coal and iron, two important industrial resources, were also found in their eastern Liaoning. In this way, both countries use the same technology and the same equipment. Produce the same product. The Qin State could use the pressure of competition to get the iron ingots they wanted.

Qin is willing to give. Zhao Yan and the two countries can only accept it. In this way, the two countries will be downstream of the Qin state. They could only produce and adjust accordingly according to the reaction of Qin's economic development. Dependence on Qin's economy increased. Although new technologies were introduced. But the product is at the low-end level. Qin Guo can cancel product orders at any time. And Zhao Guo could not help but produce. The economy is far more effective than an iron-fisted army.

Qinguo coal and coke enterprises began to export some technicians and some equipment to Zhao and Yanguo. Separate railway lines were also built. The demand for steel is increasing. This was the first step in the transformation of the Qin state.

And in the vicinity of the naval base of the State of Qin. The ships of the Qin Navy lined up. Use the superiority of artillery to shoot at the attack of the Chu naval army. And the sailors played the role of the marines. They shot at it with a trapgun. In addition, they used old-fashioned six-barrel machine gun fire. Although it is difficult for the boat to go out. But if you rely on the coastal defense guns of the military port and use the naval guns on the ships to shoot. The other party is still unapproachable.

In doing so, the Navy completely abandoned the maneuvering of ships. Instead, the ships played the role of surface mobile batteries. Such a way of fighting is seen by the top brass of the Navy. It's really a shameless face.

Intense artillery fire smashed or forced back ships that tried to get close. The Qin Navy sailors were poor. Poor synergy. But my ship does not move. on the negative fixed defense. The naval army of the state of Chu actively attacked. However, it has a limited attack range. You can't get close within my shooting range. Both sides have their own ways of playing. For a time, both sides were at an impasse. The Chu navy could not get close, so they could not use small ships to load black powder to sink the opponent's ships.

And the Qin navy sent all the ships. A cruiser. Four destroyers. Three frigates. The rest are under construction. Or under repair.

Coastal defense artillery is also deployed at the commanding heights of the hill behind. Every move of the Chu State Navy can be seen. At this time, the Chu State Navy realized that their opponent was still a bit basic. At least the defense is done well.

The Chu navy attempted to destroy all the surface ships of the Qin navy by means of a surprise attack. This in fact resulted in the non-existence of the Qin navy. Even if war breaks out. It is also beneficial to the navy of the state of Chu. The Qin navy, on the other hand, had difficulty changing the established facts.

Because. Shipbuilding, especially the establishment of shipyards, takes a lot of time. And this time. The Chu State Navy has completely blocked the opponent's surface area.

But now they're having a tough problem. The Qin navy discovered itself. Disappears suddenly. Second. The opponent's surface defense force exceeded the imagination of the Chu State Naval Army. Especially artillery. Difficult to get close within range.

The navy stopped attacking. This is not the way to go. The trolls had to solve the matter in a short time. Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be.

Reduced attack range. The commander of the naval army looked at the naval base of the Qin State. Night is falling. The night began to envelop both sides.

Suddenly. What did the commander of the navy think?

The reason why the Qin Navy was able to find out. Thanks to the fact that they occupied the commanding heights. Able to spot opponents in time. But night or foggy weather.

The Qin naval base only used large iron chains to block it. This chain is able to defend against the opponent's large ships. But the boat that. This is a big failure. In general. Water Gates are used by the water army. But the Qin navy may be a novice. It is not clear what Watergate does. This is a mistake made by a beginner.