"Liaobei?" King Qin asked.

"Why don't the widows know about Liaobei?" King Qin then asked Meng Yi.

"Back to the king, it is said that the news from the expedition sent by Qin State had just arrived the day before yesterday. The news from the expedition has been more than a year late." Meng Yi explained.

"Oh. That's how it is." King Qin nodded. Regarding this matter, King Qin nodded and said.

"Zhao Gao. Find out the information." King Qin ordered at this time.

"Yes, Lord." Zhao Gao looked for it carefully. After Meng Yi saw it, he began to take the initiative to introduce it.

"According to the specific report obtained, except for the mountains in the east and west, the areas north of Liaodong are all plains. Because of the melting of snow in winter and the skyrocketing rivers, there are a lot of swamps there. However, these lands are extremely fertile. If it is developed, Qin will have a second Hetao Plain." Meng Yi introduced.

"Qin has enough food." King Qin said to Meng Yi.

"I heard that Qin's recent grain exports can go to Zhao, South Korea, Wei, Qi, and Yan. This has resolved the long-term low-price range of grain prices, not just these." Qin Wang Then talked about.

"The widow also heard that the price of meat in Qin is also going to rise. The ranchers in Qin are very happy. If a huge farm and pasture are developed at this time, the widow will think about whether to control the price of wheat. The effective increase in wheat prices, after all, for a long time, wheat farmers are extremely disgusted, we continue to use interest-free loans, tax-free to support, I am afraid it can not be maintained for a long time." King Qin said worriedly.

"However, with the current increase in wheat prices, the widows have relaxed a little bit." King Qin said. The popularization of wheat has brought great benefits to Qinggou. In particular, it is much easier for farms to grow wheat on farms than millet. With the addition of chemical fertilizers and changes in the farming system, Qin’s grain output has increased. a lot of. After the wheat was ground into flour, Qin quickly became popular, and then all countries generally accepted flour, mainly because Qin's aid was mainly flour. It can be said that wheat has become the main crop. The price trend of wheat is directly related to the price of grain.

"Qin country can't need too much food. There is enough food." King Qin continued. In this way, the Qin State lost interest in the development of northern Liaoning, while Meng Yi was very inclined to develop northern Liaoning. However, King Qin was considering food prices and rejected the development of northern Liaoning. The main reason was that the development of northern Liaoning required more financial funds, which could not be used financially. This is the main reason why King Qin is not interested.

"However, the king, the affairs of the Kingdom of Yan must be resolved, especially in the direction of Goguryeo. If the Kingdom of Yan retreats, Goguryeo will rise rapidly. After all, the Kingdom of Yan suffered heavy losses on it. These losses are important for the rapid rise of Goguryeo. Conditions." Meng Yi said.

"Although Koguryo is in a secondary direction in the strategic structure of the Qin State, the influence often comes from the secondary direction." Meng Yi said.

"Yeah." King Qin nodded.

"It depends on the attitude of Yan people." King Qin said.

"My attitude is to deal with this matter coldly, and wait for Yan Guo's special envoy to take the initiative to put forward the conditions. If we raise the conditions too much, how can we take the initiative." Shang Wen said to Fan Zeng.

"The matter of Yan State, let's deal with it coldly." Shang Wen decided. Shangwen also got Yan Guo later.

Regarding the affairs of Yan State, Shang Wen believed that Qin State could do very little. After all, Yan State needed a lot of financial funds to complete their battlefield tasks, but these things were no longer what Shang Wen could do. No one wants to spend a lot of money to supply other countries to fight.

Chu State. In the city of Changsha.

"Let's take a look. This is a map I bought from a Korean businessman. This map was made by the Koreans." Xiang Yanru, a treasurer, said to Xiang Liang who came in.

"This. Is this made by a Korean?" Xiang Liang asked in disbelief.

"Yes. It was made by Koreans, right?" Xiang Yan asked.

"It is the same as the map made by Qin people." Xiang Liang said after reading it.

"Why are the maps of Qin people the same as those made by Koreans, and what do the things they marked mean?" Xiang Yan asked at this time, pointing to the latitude and longitude lines.

"This seems to be the result of the development of astronomy of the people of Qin. The people of Qin have a kind of instrument called theodolite. With this instrument, you can calibrate the direction and position without relying on geographical indications, and then mark a certain area according to a certain latitude and longitude. If so, the mountains and rivers in this area can be measured according to the sextant and then marked on it.” Xiang Liang explained.

"These, I only learned from the introduction of Qin people, I heard that this is what Qin high school students learned, but this is an elective course, no one will force it, but there are such courses in the military academy, mainly artillery and engineering. Yes." Xiang Liang said at this time.

"Really?" Xiang Yan asked.

"Yes, I didn't understand these things at first, but then I asked the people of Qin on the initiative, and the people of Qin told me that if I want to learn it, it's okay. As long as I pay a certain tuition, the school will teach it. This is not advanced knowledge, just hands-on. Contact and it's fine." Xiang Liang said.

"Oh. In this case, we have to send people to study in the State of Qin. I guess that this Korean has also learned the things of the people of the State of Qin, and they will have such a big development. Otherwise, how could their nautical charts be of such a standard? If we master such advanced technology, we can sail without relying on the coast." Xiang Yan said.

Chu's navigation technology is very backward. When sailing, at most there is a compass. As for watching the stars, few people go to sea, and they don’t know much at all. Most rely on coastal navigation. Coastline, they can solve a large part of the problem. For example, the coastline can indicate a big problem of direction. If they enter the deep sea, they can only know the direction with a compass, but when they go south without a sextant and a nautical clock, there is still great difficulty in letting them know the specific location. . In addition, there is the problem of the supply of marine materials. Sailing along the coast can solve this problem to a large extent. With sufficient supplies, they can quickly solve this huge problem.

"Just. These." At this time. Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Yan embarrassedly.

"Just what?" Xiang Yan asked.

"I don't have money. You have to know that sending some people to the Qin country usually costs a lot. In addition, there are tuition fees, etc., after learning, I don't know how much it will cost. This money." Xiang Liang was embarrassed. Speaking of.

"At present, Qin State will not help, nor do we." Xiang Liang said embarrassedly.

"Oh." Xiang Yan nodded at this time. All the problems are still without money. If there is money, it can be solved. Money is not a problem, the problem is lack of money, which makes Xiang Yan feel very embarrassed.

"Okay. Let's take a look at this map, maybe, what else can we know?" Xiang Yan said at this time. The reason why Xiang Yan got this nautical chart was because he was marching and fighting, and he had a great preference for maps. Especially these maps were still nautical charts. The labeling method above was the same as that of Qin State. Xiang Yan used to spend a lot of money. I have collected maps of Qin State at a high price. Qin State's map is definitely the standard of various countries, but some things are not clear enough.

"General, please see, this is our series of colonies, they are all gathered here." Xiang Liang pointed out.

"Yeah. Good." Xiang Yan nodded after looking over.

"Just." At this moment. Xiang Liang noticed a problem.

"Across from us, there is actually an island occupied by Koreans." Xiang Liang exclaimed in surprise.

"Queen Island." Xiang Yan said while looking at the map.

"Yes, it's so close." Xiang Yan looked at the map in disbelief and said.

"If the Korean ship rushed over, our colony would suffer a great loss." Xiang Yan said worriedly.

"Moreover, in these places, our ships are not as good as the Korean ships. The Korean ships are fast and have fierce firepower. They once had more than fifty artillery pieces. This is definitely a rival." Xiang Liang said worriedly. To.

"Yes." Xiang Yan nodded.

"The threat from the Koreans is too great." Xiang Yan thought for a while and said. But they can only say something like this. After all, they can't do anything to the Koreans. The current state of Chu is very weak. On the contrary, South Korea has surpassed the state of Chu, so Xiang Yan is very uncomfortable.

"General, look here." Xiang Liang said, pointing to the bottom of the map. It turns out that there are so many islands to the south of us, and there are more islands than land. "Xiang Liang said in surprise.

"Oh." Xiang Yan checked immediately.

"Wait. What is this?" At this time, Xiang Yan looked at the map. It says "Nanyang."

"Nanyang." Xiang Yan and Xiang Liang said at the same time.

"The Koreans may actively develop Nanyang." Xiang Yan said first.

"Yes, General, you look at Nanyang's label so detailed." Xiang Liang said.

"Well. It seems that Nanyang has been noticed by the Koreans." Xiang Yan said.

"General, the Koreans are actively exploring Southeast Asia, which shows that Nanyang has great interests and we can also develop it. However, this is to develop the South Ocean. It needs navigation and there are many islands. Our ships cannot go more." Xiang Liang worried. Speaking of. This is indeed a fact. Chu’s ships have no experience in deep sea navigation, especially after going deep into the ocean, relying on measuring instruments such as sextants. They do not have such technical means, which limits their navigating ability. Ships can only sail along the coast, and this kind of navigation is a torture for them. Because the coastline has many hidden reefs, if you lean too tightly, it is easy to hit the reef. If it is too far away, it is easy to enter the deep sea. If you enter the deep sea unknowingly, it is difficult to get out by chance.

"Our ship can only travel along the coastline. This is a technical problem." Xiang Liang said to Xiang Yan with a bitter face at this time. In fact, he also knows. According to such requirements, it would be impossible for Chu State to reach Nanyang at all. To develop Nanyang, even though Chu thought well. However, it could not be achieved because their ship navigation capabilities and technical capabilities are very limited.

"What's here?" When Xiang Liang felt helpless, Xiang Yan asked Xiang Liang to look at something strange.

"This is?" Xiang Yan pointed to the location marked "Xiyang." on the map.

"What the general meant is that we develop the Western Ocean?" Xiang Liang asked at this time.

"Right." Xiang Yan nodded.

"Look at here, sail down the landing, what it is, this way. It's all land, the location of the West, and it's a long narrow strait. We can go straight back, and then go directly to the West. The Koreans’ attention is on the South Ocean, and we can focus on the Western Ocean. In this way, our ships can also sail. In addition, we can also obtain greater benefits from the Western Ocean.” Xiang Yan said To.

"Well. The general said that we must do this." Xiang Liang said.

"It's just a matter of funding. If we develop the Western Oceans, we will need more ships. In this way, our ships. I'm afraid they are not good enough. The main reason is that they lack funds." Xiang Liang said.

"Yeah. For this, we have to find a way with the people of Qin. In addition, we can take some things to make up for it. I heard that the silk in Wuyue area is cheaper. We can buy some and sell them to the people of Qin at a large price. The people of Qin should need it. These things." Xiang Yan thought for a while and said.

"Well, I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll find a solution from Qin Guoren's bank. If it doesn't work, we can only find other solutions." Xiang Liang said helplessly.

Xiang Yan just nodded. Did not say anything.

Xinzheng, South Korea. Inside a military camp on the outskirts of the west.

"You are called this time to discuss the establishment of the navy." Han Shu said to the ministers.

"Establishing a navy?" The cabinet ministers looked at the queen in surprise. They thought that the content of this meeting was mostly related to railways. After all, railway construction is currently the most critical place. South Korea and Zhao Guo have signed a series of railways. According to the contract, South Korea has begun to sell some shares in the stock market to solve the problem of funding.

"My lord, this, this is not a good thing for South Korea. You must know that building a navy requires a lot of money. This point. The minister believes that it should be slowed down." The Minister of Finance said worriedly. He knew that Han Shu dared to establish a navy because South Korea owns the right to issue banknotes. South Korea can solve the current problems by issuing more banknotes. However, as far as the Minister of Finance is concerned, South Korea’s economy is relatively narrow and a business. It has not been resolved, how can another item start again. Therefore, on the issue of establishing the navy, the Minister of Finance is considering South Korea’s finances and firmly opposes it.

"My lord, do we wait any longer." Zhang Liang also felt wrong at this time. After all, building a navy requires a lot of money. South Korea has already started many projects. Among these projects, or More or less there are financial shadows. South Korea’s finances are now too open. South Korea is discussing railway construction with Qi, and Wei's railway is also under construction. As a result, South Korea may face the construction of two railways at the same time. The financial pressure is extremely tense.

"If the navy is established at this time, the cost of the navy will increase abnormally. Moreover, our South Korean navy does not have a good naval base. If this is the case, it may not be beneficial to the development of our navy." Zhang Liang Time to suggest.

"Haha." When everyone was worried, Han Shu even laughed.

"Widow hasn't finished speaking yet, you are all worried." Han Shu said with a smile at this time. Everyone was puzzled, they didn't understand why Han Shu laughed like this. Is their worry wrong, or is there any good solution for Han Shu, the Queen thought of it in advance. But they didn't expect it. This does worry them.

"You said, what are we building the railway for?" Han Shu asked at this time.

"Of course it is to develop trade." At this time the Minister of Finance replied.

"Yes, when we develop trade, we are naturally willing to develop in trade. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, what are the advantages of trade between South Korea and other countries? With the establishment of Wei’s factory, Wei’s labor factory can surpass ours. Our current factories in South Korea can only rely on Qin, Qin’s capital and technology. These are not our advantages. Our advantages are transportation and trade.” Han Shu said.

"We can open up the direction of going to the sea to the east. In this case, our future development is the sea. No matter what method we use, we will eventually open up the road to the east. It is only a matter of time." Han Shu said .

"What shall we do after we get through traffic?" Han Shu asked.

"Trade. What advantages do we rely on to do trade" Han Shu asked.

"Now, our only advantage is that there are various products on the sea and on the various islands in the Southeast Asia. For us, such products are wealth. We need to acquire these wealth to develop further." Han Shu said To.

"The railway will not take long to complete. However, if our ships cannot bring a lot of wealth, or if pirates run rampant and block our maritime trade, what is more, if there is a maritime power, such as Chu, their The ship appeared on the sea, in that case, we would directly hit it." Han Shu said.

"If we re-establish the navy at that time, is it too late?" Han Shu said at this time.

"This." The crowd did not answer. If they refuse on the basis of financial constraints, this is in great conflict with South Korea's current future development. Although the current cost is high, this is for future strategies and is reasonable.

"Furthermore, when we build a navy, we do not necessarily have to increase military expenditures. Although we in South Korea do not have the name of a navy, we already have a navy. Now, what we are doing is just building an actual navy." Han Shu said To.

Hearing this, everyone began to nod their heads. They thought what Han Shu said could be agreed. After all, they already know some actual conditions. On the surface, South Korea has no naval power. In fact, South Korea’s naval power is even greater than that of Chu. To be strong, and most of the South Korean navy ships are ordered from the Qin State Shipyard, and the people of Qin State already know. But there was no intervention. In fact, the appearance of the South Korean navy was a kind of tacit approval from the people of Qin, but South Korea did not formally propose the navy at this time.

"We established the navy at this time to show that South Korea will not fight against Qin on land. On the other hand, we also have a clear direction for development. The ocean is the main direction for our development. It has been determined, but it is inevitable to encounter sudden situations in the development of Nanyang. In order to ensure the safety of our merchant ships, the establishment of a navy is necessary." Han Shu said.

"Chen, agree." Zhang Liang thought about it at this time. In his view, Han Shu’s vision is far, and the South Korean navy has come to the time when it has to be established. If it goes on late, South Korea’s Nanyang strategy may be greatly challenged. The challenge comes from the unknown. The Kingdom of Chu, after all, has established several colonies in the south. If Chu is to go to war with South Korea in a way to protect the colonies, it will be difficult to maintain without naval power. At the same time, the appearance of the navy can also show South Korea's determination to develop the oceans. This is a signal from the government, which shows that South Korea will invest a lot of energy in maritime trade. In this way, the enthusiasm for private participation in sailing will increase exponentially, and this is what the South Korean government hopes to see. Thinking of this, Zhang Liang naturally agreed.

"The prime minister." The Minister of Finance was still worried that the financial funds would be under great pressure, so he was more resistant, but at this time saw Zhang Liang actually agree. He also had to nod his head. Showed that he recognized it.

Other members nodded when they saw it. In their opinion, South Korea should indeed be like this. When Han Shu saw this result, he was naturally happy. No matter what, South Korea has formally established his third service, the Navy.

"Well, we announced today that the South Korean Royal Navy was officially established. We will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate this moment." Han Shu said with a smile. At this moment, her inner world is very happy.

At this moment, the cabinet members present are also happy. The establishment of the navy shows that South Korea's strength has risen. South Korea will expand its strength through the development of maritime trade and allow South Korea to have a brand new development.

"Extras, extras, the South Korean royal navy was established. Extras, extras. The royal navy was established." At this time a South Korean newsboy shouted loudly.