Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 520: Five Years of Chu Li
In the fourth year of the Chu Dynasty, the wool textile industry of the Wei State emerged, which caused a certain shock to the linen textile industry of the Chu State.

However, under the joint implementation of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rituals, a series of calming measures have been implemented, from improving official procurement, to assisting re-employment, to promoting craftsmanship, relieving employment pressure, and improving the quality of workers... The "shock" did not continue to affect Chu State.

At the same time, Chu also began to allocate troops and military expenditures, organized fleets to cruise in the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea, and landed on the Seafood Peninsula from time to time, and competed with the Wei slave-catching team overseas and on land...

The so-called "East China Sea" at this time was actually the Yellow Sea in later generations, a sea that "controlled Qilu in the north and held Jianghuai in the south" - it was only called the Yellow Sea after the Yangtze River captured the Huaihe River in later generations.

As for the East China Sea further south in later generations, it is now habitually called "Yihai" by the Chu State because of Yizhou. As for the sea area south of Yizhou and corresponding to Jiaozhou, it is naturally the South China Sea.

After the Chu Navy retired, the warships traded to the Wei State are still in the improvement stage. Although there are a small number of finished products,... it is not the turn of these aristocratic families!

The most "trenched" fleets of these wealthy families only have one or two real warships, and the rest are cargo ships with some warship modifications.

In comparison, no matter in terms of quantity, quality, or the quality of the sailors, they are incomparable to Chu's Liaodong Navy.

In the Bohai Sea, seeing the flag of the Chu Navy, these slave-catching teams had no choice but to flee.

Chu State already has its own national flag - a blue flag cloth with a horizontal and vertical golden four-pointed star in the middle, symbolizing "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce", and the navy's flag has the four-pointed pattern of Chu State moved to the upper left corner. , and then a white pattern similar to a seagull was added in the middle.

Although Lu Bu didn't think the pattern was powerful enough, and Gan Ning didn't think it was gorgeous enough, Bai Tu still chose this peaceful-looking pattern.

After all, Chu's navy is already strong enough. What we need to do in the future is not to intimidate with force, but to emphasize peace and intimacy - especially when opening up a new continent. If you see a shark or some ferocious beast as a flag, you will naturally bring it with you. Gives a sense of aggression.

As for when force is needed, there is no need to intimidate, just defeat him...

For the Sanhan, Fuyu, and even the Xianbei tribes who were oppressed by the captured slave teams, the naval flag of the Chu State, or rather the Chu State itself, was increasingly endowed with abnormal emotions.

Many fleets, and even tribes on land, began to hang patterns imitating the Chu navy to frighten the enemy, but... the effect was not good.

After all, the warships of the Chu Navy are so different from the boats of the Sanhan people and the Zhou Hu people that no one can miss it. It is impossible to fool them just because they have a flag.

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There are also some Wei fleets that shamelessly fly the flag of Chu. Firstly, it can make the targets relax their vigilance. Secondly... they can also easily frame the blame.

Although the authenticity can be seen from the size of the fleet and the shape of the warships, it also brought certain adverse effects to the reputation of the Chu Navy.

Although Ling Tong was angry about this, he could not overreact and could only repay Jinling first.

After all... some of the ordinary caravans of the Wei State, which at least appear to be honest on the surface, are also flying the Chu State's military flag to prevent thieves. Although they must be warned after being discovered, they can't be sunk, right?

As for the East China Sea, those who want to be intercepted are mainly the slave-catching teams heading to the southern part of the Seafood Peninsula. Most of them are from the navy of Zhouhu Port and the coastal ports of Chu State, which conduct daily patrols and interceptions.

The port of Donglai County in Qingzhou usually focuses on guarding against the Marquis of Qi, and rarely mobilizes in groups. As for Yizhou Port... it is only responsible for its own surroundings - so enemy ships approaching Yizhou, or those who want to land from Zhouhu The enemy ship's current survival rate is zero!
After all, Yizhou Port is still the secret shipyard of Chu State, and there are many secret workshops on the island. The level of confidentiality and security intensity can be imagined. The fleet that dares to visit Yizhou has also chosen the wrong place.

In the same state, Hu and the southern part of Danzhou, because both the Chu State Navy docked, they were minimally affected by the slave hunting team.

In March of the fifth year of Chu Li, the Marquis of Yan sent envoys to Bai Tu to protest against the Chu navy's breach of contract and entered the "Yan Kingdom" by paying tribute to the Chu Kingdom.

Apparently Gongsun Kang had realized that Wei had only lowered its prestige among the foreign tribes, making them feel that the Marquis of Yan was unreliable, while Chu's behavior was even more dangerous - the Chu navy was making those foreign tribes think that Chu was more powerful than Yan. The country is more reliable!
When Wei went to capture slaves, Gongsun Kang could still tolerate it. After all, even if he was helpless against Wei, it did reduce his prestige, but at the same time, it also made these foreign races have to rely more on him...

Even if Gongsun Kang doesn't go head-to-head with the Wei State now, these aliens can only approach him with dissatisfaction and uprightness, and they will be full of hatred for the Wei State. If there is a chance in the future, they can cheer up. ...Gongsun Kang’s ambitions are not limited to Liaodong!
However, after Chu State intervened, the situation was different. While the aliens were full of hatred towards Wei State, Yan State's prestige and appeal plummeted, while Chu State's reputation rose and became the final winner.

This threat to Yan State is even greater than that of Wei State!
However, the State of Chu was also very tough about this. The Ministry of Rites directly emphasized that the Navy of the State of Chu has not violated the contract—it has never entered Liaodong, and its activities are mainly at sea and in the central and southern parts of the seafood peninsula.

It is true that the Chu navy was just a side ball and never entered the area where the Yan army was stationed. At most, it was only the "influence diffusion area" of the Yan state.

Moreover, Chu State also took the initiative to condemn Yan State for its inaction when facing the bandits of Wei State, and proposed to cooperate with Yan State, or Yan State to make way for the Chu army to land and go to the north to fight the Wei bandits!

The envoys of the State of Yan were naturally firmly opposed to this, and at the same time they did not care about those marginal remarks that condemned the navy of the State of Chu...

The changes in Wei gradually attracted the attention of Han princes such as Qi Hou and Zheng Hou.

After all, the Central Plains and Yongliang were also the dumping areas of Wei's wool textile industry, and a large amount of resources flowed into Wei and were harvested in the form of workshop taxes. After reaching the Wei court, Wei's national power also began to increase, and Wei earned After becoming cheap, a large amount of money was invested in the research and development and construction of warships.

The shipyard under the jurisdiction of the Skilled Craftsman Camp has built more and more new warships, and even... Ma Jun felt that if it were not for the purpose of "coaxing" the princes of the DPRK and the Central Government, they built too many vehicles and ships that were not cost-effective. , the effect should be more significant!
Then in April of the fifth year of Chu Li, a big event happened in Wei State...

A family poached the core craftsmen of the Craftsman Camp and exposed them!
For a time, the dividing line of power between the imperial court and the wealthy family became sensitive, and there were different voices in the imperial court due to different interests...

In response to this, the king of Wei directly ordered the forbidden army to enter Yecheng overnight, and the garrisons all over the country were also on alert. For a while, all the horses and horses of Wei State were silent, as if the prelude to the bloody storm had already sounded...

　Dongdong: Ah, it’s finally May. Last month’s flag was successfully recycled. Let’s relax a little today and this is the update.

　　In May and June, [-] words will be updated every day.

　　However, this month or next month, Dongdong’s future father-in-law and mother-in-law will come to Shenyang to meet Dongdong’s parents.

　　The update will definitely be delayed for a few days, so the exact number of updates in the past two months will not be set up specifically like last month.

　　At least two months of updates will not be less than 30.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)