The Weapon Tycoon Who Traveled to Great Qin

Chu State, near Wuyue Shipyard.

"Why is the construction started near this shipyard?" a Chu businessman asked the local guide curiously. He comes from other places, has some capital, wants to do some big business, he wants to do trade, but at this time the biggest trade is maritime trade, especially the newspapers constantly report how good business is in Bangla. He was also moved. I want to do some maritime trade business, but the first business of maritime trade is shipbuilding. Without ships, there would be no business in Shanghai.

So this businessman decided to go to Wuyue to see if he could build a shipyard by himself. This shipyard needs technology and raw materials, and its capital demand is very intensive. However, he thinks shipbuilding has a bright future. This is not for them. Not a big problem.

"Oh. This is a shipyard opened here by a businessman from the Qin State. They are right next to the Wuyue Shipyard. I heard that they have recruited a lot of technicians. Recently, the timber has also piled up, and Zhao Guo is also active. Find a way to transport Tieliang from Jiaozhou, South Korea." The guide said. In fact, this is Lu Zhi’s Liu Shipyard. Lu Zhi pooled some funds and invested them in the shipyard first. She believes that the shipyard will receive funds faster because the demand is very large now, and her advantage in terms of funds is not obvious. She decided to invest in a shipyard, because the current demand is very large and shipbuilding can make a lot of profits. For this reason, Lu Zhi has been actively recruiting talents from Qingcheng in South Korea. If necessary, she can also cooperate. Wooden boats are the easiest boat to build.

"A native of Qin?" The native of Chu was a little surprised.

"Yes, I heard that they came from Qin Guoguan. The rich are very rich. Usually, a woman takes care of him. His man has already booked a boat from South Korea. Maybe he is about to go to sea. Now he is still on board. The trade business is getting bigger and bigger. Just a little bit of the sea can make a little bit. Anyway, there are many people.” The guide said.

"Yeah. That's right. The maritime trade business is so good. Many people go, but this sea is the first hurdle. Recently, the Prime Minister's Office has approved our Korean businessmen to enter this industry and has given great support, especially There is a lot of support in taxation. The tax is only 1%. Compared with the huge profit of shipbuilding, this tax is simply incomparable. Therefore, this shipbuilding industry is the most profitable industry." The businessman said excitedly. To.

"Mr., I also received people like you coming here recently. They have already bought some land. I heard that they have begun to hire people to build the docks like Wuyue Shipyard. I'm afraid." The guide was a little worried. Speaking of.

"Oh. This is bad news." The businessman was a little surprised when he heard it, but he calmed down quickly.

"I don't know. Do you know how many people can do this? There is also this land. I want to start work as soon as possible." said the businessman.

"This. It's easy to say, as long as the funds are in place, many things will be in place naturally." The guide said.

"This is no problem, but it must be fast. The sooner the better," the businessman said. The guide nodded, indicating that this was okay.

Following the order of the Premier’s Office of the Chu State, more and more Chu merchants have split up. They are no longer wandering traders, but have begun to become part of the factory owners. For example, shipbuilding is a special kind of factory. Seeing that these ships will inject new impetus into Chu’s maritime trade.

In Wuyue area, there are several other industries that are also developing rapidly.

The plain area west of Wuyue Shipyard. There should have been a lot of rice growing here. Food demand has always been the main demand here, but now, people here have given up growing rice because the price of food is not valuable. There are a lot of rice from Yuezhou in the south, and the quality is good. The Chu people’s own food needs can be greatly met through maritime trade, and this demand is not the most urgent. The noble-controlled farms are eager to get more wealth, and wealth has overcome the food demand. So they began to plant a large number of mulberry trees to raise silkworms and reel silk. Getting more silk will bring greater profits. The demand for these things in Bangla will greatly expand.

"Don't plant these rice. It's not worth much. On overseas land, there are grains that can be grown everywhere. There are more than three crops a year. This grain is worthless." A nobleman said to his housekeeper. .

"Yes, what the master said is that we have changed to planting mulberry trees, sugar cane, rapeseed, and these things can be exchanged for a lot of money. Qin, the northern demand is also very large. This can definitely meet our needs." Said the housekeeper.

"Well. These things have to be expanded. There is only one season per year, and the harvest is too small. The demand for this is very large. If you rush together, what kind of money will everyone make? Also, it is tea. Go to Huangzhou and get more land to deal with the more people. Don't be polite. Kill if you should. If it doesn't work, you can mobilize the army." The nobleman said while looking at the expanded mulberry garden.

"Yes. It was what the master said." The butler nodded frequently. Tea, silk, and raw sugar have become the three most important trade products for Chu people. These trades can bring great trade gains. The nobles who have a large amount of land resources are expanding frantically. In their view, this kind of demand can never be met.

Chu merchants are entering industry and commerce, and the nobles are changing from traditional agriculture to commercial agriculture. They produce more to meet the needs of industry and trade. In their opinion, this money-making model is very cost-effective. Of course. There are also some nobles who participated in the mining industry, but this requires very large and intensive funds to complete. If there is not enough funds, it is difficult to achieve this.

Chu State. Pengcheng. Chu State Pengcheng Naval Officer School.

"Navy, Navy, this Naval Academy should be relocated to another place. Instead of staying here. There is no water here, it can only be left to the Army for construction." Xiang Yan said when inspecting the Naval Academy.

"We have reported this point. But the funding problem is very insufficient. The Prime Minister's Office said that naval funding needs to be raised from maritime taxation." Xiang Liang said helplessly.

"Well, let's not talk about these. These are not what we really can manage." Xiang Yan said. Fan Zeng is planning to persuade the parliament to impose commercial taxes on maritime commercial trade vessels. These commercial taxes are mainly used to maintain and expand the Chu naval power and further protect the achievements of Chu's maritime trade. However, the parliament is worried that the commercial tax will affect their maritime profits. In fact, the maritime commercial tax is not much, only 3%. Such taxes are already very low. But the lawmakers just disagree, because they think that the maritime risk is very high and the profits are naturally high. The levy is 3%, which is a large base because they are unwilling to levy taxes in this way. Taxes are too high. They are more willing to make the commercial tax and the shipyard tax the same, one percent, but in doing so, it will be impossible for Chu to support a huge navy, and the two sides have entered a stalemate. Fan Zeng was unable to persuade the parliamentarians to expand taxation and build a huge navy, but the parliamentarians thought that Fan Zeng was crazy about money. Fan Zeng was frustrated because of the money. As long as Chu is able to make money on projects, he will have to levy taxes. For this, the legislators hated Fan Zeng bitterly, but Fan Zeng still tried to persuade legislators to expand the tax source. Only in this way can the state finance have more funds to do more. thing. He is cooperating with the railway company to build a railway from Daliang to Pengcheng of Chu State. In the future, he will connect a railway network in Wuyue area.

"How many naval officers have we graduated this time?" Xiang Yan asked.

Those naval officers are training in gun shooting. Many of them are training in accordance with the standards of the South Korean Navy. This is a course that they have not yet practiced. However, they have learned how to record navigation routes and use sextants and marine clocks more accurately. As well as the role of maritime maps, maritime navigation attempts, and naval battles require them to learn how to use artillery. Many of them can accurately aim and shoot at fixed targets.

"Four hundred people." Xiang Liang replied.

"Too few. We want to expand the scale, and the number of people needed by the Navy is not a small number. We only have more people to solve more navigation problems, understand?" Xiang Yan said.

"This is clear, but we still lack ships." Xiang Liang said.

"Well, we need the Prime Minister's Office to solve this problem. However, Chu now has many shipyards being established. I believe that this will not be a problem in the future. In the future war." Xiang Yan said.

"The army first relies on the navy. The navy can equip more artillery. In the future, more battlefields will be overseas rather than domestic. Therefore, in this regard, you can expand your army as much as possible. I think the King will support this. "Xiang Yan said.

"It's just that, except for the First Fleet, the other two fleets do not listen to the orders of the Navy Department at all. They always act without authorization, and they have more ships than us. In this regard, the development prospects of the Navy are very different. Good. They can get more resources and us." Xiang Liang said. The first fleet is composed of Xiang's army, while the second and third fleets are the noble fleet and the pirate fleet respectively. They rely on maritime trade and maritime seizures to expand their power. In contrast, the first fleet depends on government financial funds. The strength is much weaker, and if they can't further expand their strength, they will soon fall. For this item Liang wants to change this situation.