The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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The high taxes imposed by the nobles of the Chu State caused heavy losses to the merchant ships of the Chu State. Although they passed through for a time, the situation of the passage is not optimistic. Some places can pass through, while some places cannot pass at all.As a result, a large number of Chu merchant ships and Korean merchant ships were stranded at the mouth of the Yangtze River.The stay of merchant ships leads to a phenomenon.That is, some goods are sold off cheaply.Like slaves.A large number of slaves were sold to local people on the spot, and some small landlords were happy to accept such slaves because they were cheap and not expensive.But these slaves also had problems.Because the other party doesn't know anything, you need to teach some skills before you can put it into production.It is also for these reasons that noble farms, workshops, and mines are not willing to have these slaves.This, on the contrary, caused the price of slaves to drop sharply.

But there is no way.As more and more slave ships docked to unload their cargo.This caused the price of slaves near the estuary of the Yangtze River to fall again and again. In addition to slaves, there are various resources.Such as wood.All kinds of wood quickly poured into this place.The price of lumber fell rapidly, almost the same as the price of firewood.Although businessmen have no choice, there are some sections of the Yangtze River waterway that you just can't get through.

On the other hand.These merchant ships required large quantities of products to be transported to the colonies.They have to trade with the local natives and at the same time meet the needs of the colony.As a result, various local workshops sprang up all of a sudden.Iron was used to make gun accessories, and various living utensils emerged one after another.These things are in great demand.In addition, the shipbuilding industry is also in its infancy. Some merchant ships need to repair ships, which leads to the infancy of the shipbuilding industry.

Faced with such a situation.Businessmen are very reluctant to trade at a loss.But if they don't get rid of it as soon as possible, their losses will be greater, because they need a lot of liquidity.Merchant shipping is not a small investment.The only way to quickly return your own funds is to do so.

In such a situation, some businessmen set their sights on the northern region.Because there are also seas in the northern region, and there are many more. Since there are seas, there is a place to anchor. Although it takes some time, there must be someone who wants it, so this kind of thing happened.

Shangwen understood.Because of the blockage of the Yangtze River waterway, merchant ships quickly turned their attention to the northern waters, and they hoped that the northern seas would disperse these goods.If possible, they would be very happy to see that a freight route could be opened up.

That also explains it.Why do Korean gunboats appear on the sea, because this gunboat is looking for a port that can berth. After this step is completed, a large number of merchant ships will approach, unload goods, trade, taxation, and then start.

Shang Wen heard this.Realized it immediately.This is the greatest chance for Qi to survive.This is the best news for Qi.

"I can say that Patriarch Tong asked you to park here, but you have to pay a small fee. If necessary, you can also start some trade. Do you agree to this?" Shang Wen said after listening.

"En." Zhang Er thought for a while.Nod.

"Yes. We accept these." Zhang Er nodded.

"That would be great." Shangwen nodded.

Immediately, Shangwen shared his thoughts with the patriarchs, as well as Mr. Mo.

"This is probably an important opportunity for Qi. Now the people of Chu have blocked their own trade routes. These merchants need a way to do business. Now they need us. And we can park these merchant ships here." Shang Wen said.

"These merchant ships can bring a lot of things. For example, all kinds of goods, slaves, timber, and various minerals. In short, there are a lot of things. We can transport these things to South Korea and Qin. We earn some transportation fees, and at the same time , they will also pay us some fees, which is regarded as land occupation fees. At the same time, the goods need to be unloaded. Our people can work hard and get a job. With money, we can buy food from them. A ship There are countless grains, these things. They are all things that we have never thought about." Shang Wen put forward his own views.

Everyone clearly understood Shangwen's point of view.Moreover, Shangwen also meant this way before, but the conditions were not mature.Shang Wenkong had an idea and couldn't complete it, but things are different now.History has given Qi such a great opportunity.The nobles of the state of Chu blocked their own sources of income.In order to open up trade routes, merchants had to turn to the north. As a result, the center of trade shifted to Qi.Shang Wen immediately seized such an opportunity.

"Okay, let's do it." Some young people couldn't wait to agree.The patriarch agreed to the matter after talking with each other.Qi State has opened up its treaty ports.

Shang Wen believes that soon, there will be a large number of merchant ships pouring in here.Then there will be various resources to help the people of Qi.Because at this time, the status of the Yangtze River waterway will decline, and Qi's commercial status will rise rapidly.Qi's plight will change a lot.This is the result of a trade route change.It can be said that the aristocrats of the Chu State themselves blocked this trade route, which resulted in an important opportunity for the people of the State of Qi.And the nobles of the state of Chu have done a great favor to the people of the state of Qi.Because no one thought of it before.

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1592 not optimistic

"Our people are already in place. <し can start now." A noble private soldier officer said to the Qin observation delegation.

"Yes. You can start." A member of the Qin observation team said with a telescope.

"Let's start." The noble private officer gave an order.

The officers and advisors of the Qin State Observation Group hid in the bunkers and used binoculars to check the situation of the Zhao State miners in the distant positions. These Qin State Observation Groups were composed of qualified officers from the Qin Army hired by the Qin State Wenyang Investment Bank, as well as some weapons experts. Yes, they need to understand what happened on the front line and why these rioting miners can resist the attack of well-equipped private soldiers.

"Bang. Bang bang." Gunshots still sounded in the distance.At this time, the sound of continuous exchange of fire between the two sides.The members of the Qin Army observation group watched everything that happened on the battlefield coldly.

There was some exchange of fire on the battlefield, and some noble Zhao soldiers fired desperately. They didn't aim and shoot, but just loaded the bullets and fired at the opponent.The miners on the opposite side formed an effective suppression, and they fired very disciplinedly.The noble soldiers suffered varying degrees of casualties.

However, these soldiers are used as a cover, and what really strikes are the new weapons equipped by the nobles, the mortars, which are used to attack some fortifications.

The cumbersome mortars were brought within the firing range, and the mortars were very powerful, and some fortifications were easily knocked out.But the downside is that the range is extremely effective.This requires the infantry to provide an attack distance, and then cover it to fire. However, the Qin Army observation group only asked it to test after this batch of weapons and equipment, and did not launch a formal attack immediately.Because the Qin army rated the combat effectiveness of Zhao's noble private soldiers very low.

The noble army fought extremely hard.They didn't have any cover, and the order they got was to move forward to within two hundred steps of the opponent and stick to it within this distance.

"Sir, I think there is something wrong with their attack." Inside the miners' trenches.A Zhao soldier said while holding his rifle.

"There's something wrong." A lieutenant of Zhao Jun squatted in the trench, roasting something to eat.He doesn't care about what's going on outside.Because he knew that these noble private soldiers couldn't make any big waves.

"Usually these noble troops would fire first. Not only that, they have not retreated after fighting for such a long time." The soldier said.

"En. That's right." At this moment, the lieutenant felt that something was wrong, so he stood up and picked up his binoculars to watch the battle situation.

"These aristocratic veteran soldiers are indeed wrong. They dare to fight like this without any fortifications and fire support. This is indeed wrong." The lieutenant said holding a telescope.

"I just don't know what the other party wants to do," the lieutenant said suspiciously.

"Sir, do those noble soldiers have any intentions?" the soldier asked.

"Anyway, those noble and old soldiers must be beaten down." The lieutenant said.Then the lieutenant's position began to organize manpower to counterattack.At this time, the noble soldiers are desperately resisting.Soldiers on both sides use valve rifles, which can shoot more accurately within two hundred paces, while flintlock guns cannot do this.So both sides are shooting this kind of rifle.

The counterattacks were organized by miners with flintlock guns. These weapons had a short range and high power. They were very effective in charging and counter-charging, because the caliber of the flintlock guns was around .[-].As long as this kind of bullet hits, it will be disabled if it does not die, and it is the fastest when charging.Officer Zhao Jun made arrangements so that these weapons could play their due role.

"Are you ready?" An infantry officer ran to the artillery position and asked loudly.

"Okay. Let's start firing." The artillery officer replied after finishing his preparations.

"Hurry up, brother, my people can't stand it anymore." The infantry officer complained.Then ran to the front to command.

"Let go." The noble artillery officer shouted loudly.

"Boom." There was a loud noise.

"Boom." Another sound.Cannonballs roared out.Two black gun barrels flew into the sky, and flew towards the miners' positions with a high curve.

"Boom." There was a huge explosion.

The batch of munitions provided by the state of Qin were mortars and some field artillery.These artillery ballistically shoot, bombard the opponent's position, and the strong fortifications are extremely effective.A special mortar.In order to improve the bombardment effect of mortars, Qin State specially manufactured a batch of conical shells, which have extremely strong penetrating power and can easily penetrate the opponent's fortifications.After penetrating fortifications.Its shells will explode, and such a batch of shells is enough to destroy the fortifications jointly organized by Zhao Jun and the miners.

"Boom." Another shell landed on the miner's position, and a fortification made of rammed earth and rough wood collapsed directly.Some thick logs were thrown into the air by the explosion.

"My God." The miners who were waiting for the attack order in the trenches saw the huge explosion, and they were all dumbfounded.

"Okay. We're sure." Zhao's noble general who hid in the trench to observe the situation said excitedly.The officers of the Qin observation group watched the situation calmly.

On the side of the miners in Zhao Guo, the lieutenant staggered out of the explosion, and then fell into the trench all at once. A sergeant ran over quickly seeing this situation.

"Sir. Sir." And the lieutenant was dazed, as if he had no idea what was going on.He was blinded by the huge blast force.

"Sir, sir." The sergeant continued to shout loudly, but the lieutenant couldn't hear anything, his ears were buzzing.His face was full of dirt.The earth was still trembling, and the soldiers shouted loudly.But he couldn't hear anything.

In the noble trenches.

"According to the current combat power. We can barely take down the opponent's position, but it will take a lot of effort to completely capture it." A colonel of the Qin Army said after observing it.

"Qin's artillery is so sharp, it won't take long for these miners to be shot down. Why do you talk like that," asked the noble general beside him.

"Insufficient offensive power. Even with artillery support, your infantry is not strong enough. The attack is disorderly. How can you defeat the opponent's defense line only by relying on firepower." The colonel said.

"This matter is difficult to do." The colonel said disapprovingly.And it is.

1593 probation

"No matter what, the attack must be launched. Start first, dear," a well-dressed Qin man shouted loudly to the colonel of the observation team.

"No. The fighting power of the Chu people is not enough to launch such an attack. I firmly oppose it." The colonel said indifferently.