The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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"That's it." General Chu Jun was extremely troubled.Because the nobles in the country demanded an end to the war as soon as possible, the war could not be delayed any longer.If it is delayed, there will be serious consequences.

The promotion of gunpowder weapons has brought about an increase in the pressure on logistical supplies.The Chu Army's logistical supply mode is still the previous one, which only provides food. However, the Chu Army's large-scale use of troops, especially the rapid promotion of firearms, has caused the Chu Army's logistical supply pressure to be overwhelmed.Chu State not only had to provide a large amount of food supplies to their army.At the same time, a large number of gunpowder weapons must be provided for supplementation.The latter consumed no less than food supplies under the tense battle situation, which caused the logistical pressure of the Chu army to suddenly increase several times.

Moreover, the roads in Qi State are underdeveloped, and the continuous crushing of the Chu army's logistics vehicles has already overwhelmed the roads in Qi State.If the state of Chu continues to fight, it will face extremely difficult logistical supply problems, and this logistical supply has already cost the nobles a lot of money.

On the one hand, the nobles have to continue to buy a large number of guns from Qin.Or the domestic handicraft workshops start continuously, and start manufacturing day and night.On the other hand, Chu State also needs to organize manpower for transportation.Most of the money earned by the nobles relying on their own monopoly operations has been spent on this battle.The cost of the war at this time has been far higher than the expectations of the nobles.If the war cannot be ended this time, they will have no funds to support it.In this way, the funds of the nobles will be broken, and the logistics supplies of the Chu army will not be able to keep up, and the Chu army will inevitably collapse without fighting.

Therefore, the aristocrats in the state of Chu kept urging the front line to end the war as soon as possible, and the war could no longer be delayed.The battle must be fought as soon as possible.

It is precisely because of the lack of money that the nobles continue to press.

Just when the nobles were trying to resolve the war in Qi as soon as possible, the last thing they wanted to happen was happening on the Yangtze River in the south.

"Boss, how do we fight when we come out?" A crab leader stood on the bow and asked their captain, that is, the one-eyed leader.

"Well, don't worry. Now that we have cannons, we don't have to be afraid of the attack of those noble navy troops." The one-eyed leader said leisurely at this time.

"Even if those noble ships expel us, it will take some trouble." The one-eyed leader said.

"So, what should we do?" asked the crab leader.

"En. Let's check some things first. We need to know something about the noble navy. If we attack rashly, we may all run away." The one-eyed leader said.

"Okay. Leader." Saying that, Crab Leader left immediately.

Pirates are in a very favorable position, and they are familiar with all the waters in the vicinity.Because their subordinates are all from the nearby waters, and some leaders are also experts in fishing nearby. Not only do they have good water skills, they are also proficient in the local terrain.This is also an important reason why these water pirates can exist here for a long time, and the advantage of the noble navy lies in their equipment, their equipment is the best, and their firepower is also the fiercest, but their fighting will and flexibility, In terms of tactics, it is far inferior to Chu's water army and water pirates.

"General, can this water bandit beat the noble navy?" a counselor asked worriedly in Xiang Liang's cabin.

"En." Xiang Liang thought for a while.

"Wait and see." Xiang Liang said at this time.

"Anyway? These water pirates still have their uses. We gave them some cannons. It can increase their firepower a bit, so that they can be used to deal with the noble navy." Xiang Liang said as he walked back and forth.

"These aristocratic sailors have become a great threat to our navy," Xiang Liang said at this time.

"There will be a battle between us and the noble navy sooner or later. Before we fight this battle, we must rely on other forces to consume the opponent. Only in this way can the navy control this golden waterway." Xiang Liang said.

"En. What the general said is true." The counselor nodded aside.

"This aristocratic navy looks huge. It's really nothing to worry about," said the counselor.

"Oh. Why do you think so, sir?" Xiang Liang was very surprised when he heard this, and asked immediately.

"General. These aristocratic sailors look very powerful, but in fact, they are very weak." The counselor said at this time.

"Mm. Please enlighten me in detail, sir." Xiang Liang said respectfully.

"En." The counselor nodded at this time.

"Nobles are now supporting the war in Qi State. The current war in Qi State is procrastinating, but the nobles continue to support the war, and the weapons and equipment and food that support the war need to spend a lot of money, and the money comes from this golden waterway. To carry out the collection of high taxes." said the counselor.

"En. Go ahead." Xiang Liang nodded.I think the other party's analysis is correct.

"And now the aristocratic naval forces are constantly expanding their naval armaments in order to obtain more money. On the one hand, they are expanding their armaments, while on the other hand, they are collecting unprecedented taxes. One ship travels twice, There are two high taxes to be collected, and this method of tax collection is no less than a full-scale looting by water pirates." The counselor stayed by the side of the noble navy in the past few days to see such a situation and observed such a situation.

"En." Xiang Liang nodded.Signal the counselor to continue.

"And such a crazy way of squeezing out oil and water will not last long. Such a high tax will inevitably arouse dissatisfaction from other forces. For example, those businessmen, these businessmen do not lack weapons." The counselor said.

"Businessman?" Xiang Liang looked at the counselor strangely when he heard such an analysis, he didn't know why the counselor would say such a thing.

"Yes, businessman." The counselor looked at Xiang Liang.

"These businessmen are doing business with Qin State, and they are very shrewd in learning Qin's set of business." The counselor said.

"These merchants will think about it. The taxes they pay have far exceeded the amount to deal with the pirates, so they will adopt another method. This method is to attack the opponent by force." The counselor said.

"Oh." Xiang Liang nodded, he still didn't understand what the counselor meant.

"These businessmen will definitely organize force to attack these noble navy. Are we also taking part in it?" The counselor carefully expressed his idea.

"Well. We haven't seen merchants attacking the noble navy yet. We can't find out from them." Xiang Liang thought for a while and said.

"Currently, the main task of the navy is to bring back the war fleet. Supplement it in time, and then discuss how to proceed next," Xiang Liang said.

"Let's discuss this matter later." Xiang Liang thinks that the timing of this matter is not mature enough, because he has not seen that the merchants can launch enough attacks against the noble navy. From this point of view, the strength of the merchants is relatively small. weak.Xiang Liang came to his own flawed result.

And in a natural mooring harbor.In the backyard of a wine shop, several businessmen are gathering to discuss a major event.

"Damn it, these aristocratic sailors are too bullying. We have already asked for fifty gold after walking this way. We haven't reached the sea yet. If we encounter water pirates and pirates again, we will jump into the water and commit suicide." Forget it." A bearded businessman said dissatisfied.Along the way, the tax he paid almost caught up with his cargo.And it didn't go to sea yet.If this continues, the loss will be even greater.

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"These aristocrats are nothing. They killed us. Hmph." A businessman who looked relatively quiet, blushing at this time, slammed the table one after another, and the wine on the table flew away. Woke up.

"I said dude, calm down, don't be so angry." A businessman with mustache comforted the quieter businessman beside him.

"Hmph. Don't be angry. These nobles have already killed us." The bearded businessman shouted loudly at this time.

"These nobles are more annoying than pirates." The bearded businessman said angrily.

"Water pirates, at any rate, have to take risks to do this worthless business. And the noble navy clearly wants it from you, and you have to give it. Those petty officials are even more irritating. Searching for you. It's really annoying, annoying." The bearded businessman said excitedly.

"En." The mustache businessman nodded.

"Brother, listen to my advice. Don't be angry with them, what are they?" the mustache businessman continued to comfort him.

"It's not a thing at all." The bearded businessman said angrily.

"If you're really angry, you'll kill some of his motherfuckers." The mustache businessman said while looking at him.

"What?" The bearded businessman suddenly turned to look at the mustache businessman.

"Brother Li. What do you mean?" the bearded businessman looked at the other party and said.

"What do I mean? Don't you understand?" The mustache businessman then looked at the few people present.And the few people present, you look at me, I look at you.

"Brother Li means that we will pay. Hire someone to beat up the noble navy?" The quiet-looking businessman asked cautiously.

"Yes. That's what I mean." The mustache businessman nodded and admitted.

"This. This is too bold." The other businessmen looked at the mustache businessman in surprise and said.

"Yes. It's just too bold. I called everyone here today. In fact, I came here for this matter." The mustache businessman looked at everyone and said.