Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 467 The Return
When Liu Ye received the news from Yecheng in September, his face looked a little strange.

Originally, Liu Ye thought that the high selling price would take a long time for Wei to prepare. However, the news Liu Ye received was that Cao Cao ordered him to urge Chu to complete the transaction as soon as possible!

For a moment, Liu Ye was even a little nervous, wondering if he had forgotten to write "[-] million" when he wrote the letter. For this reason, he checked the manuscript again and again...

Although he didn't know what happened specifically, Liu Ye also guessed what new policies had emerged in Yecheng.

But since the message was sent to Yecheng, Liu Ye naturally followed it.

The Ministry of Revenue did not expect that the Wei State was so wealthy, and even felt a little guilty about it - if he had known it, he would have asked for a higher price!
After Bai Tu learned from the Ministry of Household's letter that Wei was eager to trade, he first went to the Ministry of Industry to see the progress of the new ship, and then...notified the Ministry of Household and asked Liu Ye to talk to the Ministry of Rites, and then notified the Ministry of Rites that if Liu Ye came , let him go to the Ministry of Finance to talk.

After all, the "Pan Zhenqi Project" that can provide energy for large steam engines will take at least one or two years to achieve initial results, and it will only be used on a limited basis after three years.

Moreover, at present, trains and armored ships are only designed on drawings.

Although Pang Tong used his own tactics to conduct simulations and verifications, to actually build it would mean thousands of tons of steel consumables. The Chu State no longer used the old system of 120 kilograms per stone, but instead used 2.5 kilograms per stone. , and assuming that one hundred stones is one ton, which is equivalent to about "[-] tons" in later generations.

As for the volume unit, we use dendrobium as the standard, separate the concepts of "dendrobium" and "stone", and take the volume of one stone of water as one dendrobium.

Even the iron ore traded in Liaodong has been refined and hoarded in Zhouhu. The quantity... is enough to make those princes who feel distressed by thousands of sets of plate armor despair... At the same time, there are already several large punching machines, but To build armored ships, even just a few single-digit ships, will definitely not take a month or two.

Bai Tu had no intention of breaking the contract, but he had to wait until at least the "one year" time limit agreed in the contract before trading the sample ship - what Wei wanted was actually just a sample ship.

As for the other ships, they will be delivered slowly in three years, and they can almost be towed until the armored ship is launched in Zhouhu.

Moreover, there is still enough oil-impregnated wood left to build fourth-generation sea ships, and there has been some progress in anti-corrosion painting. In the long run, manufacturing fourth-generation wooden sail ships will not be a loss.

Only a few people know that...the improvement of the Chu Kingdom's fourth-generation sea-going ships was limited, because Pang Tong and other "main forces" were designing steam armored ships of all levels, while sailing wooden ships have been reduced to a "second-line project" of the Ministry of Industry. ".

But it can still be made. After all, there are not too many armored ships. Sail wooden ships are still a good supplement. In addition... they can also serve as smoke screens.

The most recent major event in Chu State that Bai Tu has to decide on is the "Crossbow and Gun Dispute" at the Ministry of Industry. It has become more and more intense, and it's time to make a decision!
This decision was not based on just looking at the report, nor was it too much reference to the opinions of the Sixth Department. Instead, it was decided to take representatives from the Privy Council to the testing site...

See for yourself how the two sides compare in practicality!
As for the cost issue?If it is directly quantified into the quantity of equipment, the generals will naturally be able to understand it.

When does "when" mean?
Just next month, mainly waiting for Gan Ning to come back...

Among other armies, the generals who are commanding troops abroad and cannot rush back to Jinling will miss out. After all, it is the same for other generals who come to evaluate.

However, in the navy, the only one who can be called a master tactician is Gan Ning.

The person who knows the most about naval warfare and warships is also Gan Ning.

Therefore, Gan Ning’s opinions are naturally indispensable when deciding on the ordnance to equip warships and arm the navy in the future...

After the first group of pioneers arrived in Danzhou and initially established a foothold within half a year, Gan Ning finally set out to return.

Compared with the time it took to "search" for Danzhou, it only took less than a month to return via Zhouhu according to the established sailing route...

In October of the second year of Chu Li, Gan Ning returned to Yangzhou with the main force of the navy. These pioneers received an unusual welcome at the port - folk propaganda had gradually taken effect, even for the wealthy Chu people. It is difficult to mobilize their desire to take the initiative to go to sea, but most of them respect and even admire the pioneers.

This also caused some young men to even hide their elders from their families and sign up for the land reclamation corps on their own initiative...

However, the Privy Council also has regulations on this. In principle, it does not accept the registration of only children with elderly people to support.

Gan Ning was also stunned by this welcoming gesture. At the same time... he was glad that he was prepared this time and kept an unworn attire so that he would not be embarrassed and conspicuous by wearing those washed clothes.

At the same time, people spread out their own splendid carpets, which is very inconsistent with values ​​and shows off high-profile luxury...

In fact, the State of Chu rarely publicized the "richness and oil" of overseas pioneering, and restricted private groups from voluntary pioneering. It also designated special pioneering tasks and scope for the group participation of aristocratic families.

Although this made it more difficult to mobilize enthusiasm, but...Baitu did not dare to let civil groups mess around. After all, they were far away from the mainland, and Chu State's supervision ability would also be greatly reduced.

Bai Tu has the confidence to take his time and does not need to overdraw humanity as the driving force for development.

Mankind's best partner, in addition to technology, also has the brilliance of humanistic ethics, especially after the explosion of science and technology - the technology in the white picture hard drive will eventually be used up, and even in the information age of later generations, the development of science and technology will The speed will gradually slow down, waiting for the next "big bang".

For the current state of Chu, Bai Tu did not think it was a good thing to hurt the people's moral sense in exchange for development.

The Chu State now restricts the conditions for civil society to join in the development, and only encourages immigrants to within the jurisdiction of the Governor-General's Mansion. This is nominally to protect the people of Chu State, but in fact it is to protect overseas races, and in essence it is to protect the newly emerging people. The protection of "Chu Xue".

Bai Tu also believes that when "Chu Science" truly takes a firm foothold in people's hearts, it will also protect the Chu State on a humanistic level.

Far away from the mainland of Chu State, especially away from the direct jurisdiction of the Governor-General's Mansion, the constraints of "Chu Learning" are even stronger than the constraints of "Chu Law"...

Of course, Bai Tu did not deliberately stop Gan Ning's luxury. After all, Gan Ning deserved his glory, and the Chu State only restrained and criticized the predatory nature of overseas expansion, but encouraged consumption and the pursuit of better things for itself. Strive for life instead of blindly advocating frugality.

There are many people who can't stand Gan Ning's behavior, but they can't do anything to him, and now there are even more people who please him.

Bai Tu had also been waiting for him to come back outside Jinling City...

This was a routine welcome to returning naval officers, and now Bai Tu had learned his lesson and was waiting for him only in the "city" of Jinling, which was the first ring.

Before that, from the port to the workshop area, Gan Ning could show off his wealth as much as he wanted without worrying about overshadowing Bai Tu.

Of course, in fact, Gan Ning had never had such worries, so he was willing to spend most of the time at sea for Chu State. Instead, Bai Tuzai took the initiative to avoid competing with Gan Ning in order to "avoid" Gan Ning's limelight. mirror.

(End of this chapter)