Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 248 Consolidation of the World to Build a Navy ([-])

"I said, Mr. Zhou, do you have something to do? It's fine, what are you doing here at the beach?" Nesten said very dissatisfied, "The sea breeze is so fishy and smells unpleasant, don't you bother?"

Zhou Chong retorted: "It's fishy, ​​how fishy is it? Is there a strong smell of blood on the battlefield? Your General Nei Shi has fought all his life and is used to the smell of blood. Could it be that you can't bear this smell? You bumpkin, I don’t know good people, I took you to the beach with good intentions, let you appreciate the broad mind of the sea, and you blamed me. Such a good person, it’s really hard to do!”

"Compared with the bloody smell on the battlefield, this smell is different. Although it is not so strong, it still makes people's nose uncomfortable. I still prefer to smell bloody smell, but I don't want to smell this fishy smell." Nei Shiten said with a smile: "Zhou Sir, don’t tell me, I’m really a bumpkin. I’ve heard that the sea is very vast, but I’ve never seen it. This is the first time I’ve seen the sea, and it’s really different from those mountains and rivers.”

Qin State is located in present-day Shaanxi, and later owned Bashu. It is a typical inland country. Zhou Chong destroyed Qi State and expanded Qin State's territory to the shore of the sea.Nesten has spent his entire life fighting inland, so he never had the chance to see the sea.

Zhou Chong asked maliciously: "You really don't want to hear it?"

"I really don't want to smell it." Nesten replied truthfully.

Zhou Chong was very unreasonable, and said: "It's beautiful, you. Let me tell you, you have to smell it if you don't want to. Not only do you want to smell it, but you have to smell it for a long time. Get used to it first."

Nei Shiten didn't understand the meaning of the words, and asked: "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by that? Can you explain it more clearly?"

Zhou Chong explained his intentions and said, "I brought you to the sea to let you understand the sea, get familiar with the sea, and prepare you to live on the sea."

Nesten thought it was quite funny, and said: "Mr. Zhou, I'm not a fisherman, why do I want to live in the sea? Just kidding."

"Do you think I'm joking?" Zhou Chong asked back, "In the Shang Dynasty, the Shang people called the place where they were active here the Land of Dome, and the sea outside the land called the Land of No Dome. I know. But, do you know how many treasures there are in the Infinity Land, waiting for us to pick them up."

Nei Shiteng suddenly became interested and asked: "Mr. Zhou, what are some treasures, please tell me quickly."

Zhou Chong laughed and said, "Are you interested? Have you seen those salt miners who cook salt? Salt boiled out of seawater is a treasure."

"What about the second treasure?" Nesten asked.

Zhou Chong continued: "Imagine how much trouble would be saved if ships were used to transport goods on the seashore instead of manpower or animal power."

Nei Shiteng disagreed with Zhou Chong's opinion, and said: "Mr. Zhou, you have a very good idea, but Daqin is only close to the sea, and there is not much to be transported by boat. Daqin mainly operates inland. , but also rely on manpower and animal power."

Zhou Chong accused him: "You are short-sighted. Do you know how big Chu is? Chu is known as a country of five thousand miles. Do you know how many places in Chu are close to the sea? Once Chu is destroyed, these places will belong to Daqin , isn’t shipping still available?”

"That's the truth." Nei Shiteng had to accept, and said: "Mr. Zhou still has vision."

Zhou Chong analyzed again: "Besides, the land of Huaxia is vast and boundless. How many rivers can pass through the boat, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River needless to say. The Wei River in Guanzhong, the land of Jiangnan with many lakes, and Lingnan, these places use boats to compare It is much more convenient to use human and animal power.”

"It makes sense, it makes sense!" Nei Shi Teng said if he realized something: "Mr. Zhou, what do you want me to do?"

Zhou Chong replied: "I want to do two things. The first is to replace the current boiled sea salt with sun-dried salt. Boiled sea salt is low in output, labor-intensive and time-consuming, and it is not suitable for the vigorous promotion of salt. You know how important salt is to everyone. If the seaside is full of salt fields, how much salt will be produced. With this salt, the common people in China will not have to worry about lack of salt. Everyone eats salt, which is harmful to the body. It is very beneficial. The body is tough, what is the advantage, you are the one who leads the troops, and you will understand even if I don’t say it.”

During the Warring States Period, boiling sea salt was mainly popular, and sun-dried salt had not yet been popularized.Because Qi State is located on the seashore, it is rich in fishing and salt benefits, which is one of the reasons why Qi State can be called the Eastern Emperor.It was also because Qi was so rich that King Wu of Zhou entrusted Jiang Ziya, the number one hero, to Qi as the country's screen vassal.

"Of course." Nesten blurted out, and said, "I have inquired about it, and the output of boiled sea salt is very low. I have been thinking about how to increase the output of salt to at least enough for our common people to eat. Yes. Mr. Zhou still has such a clever strategy, can Mr. Zhou tell me about it?"

Zhou Chong explained: "Salt drying means setting up salt fields by the sea, bringing in seawater to fill the salt fields, and then cutting off the seawater. After the seawater dries up, salt can be obtained from the salt fields. Of course, the salt needs to be further processed. It can be eaten. The advantage of this is that the output is high, labor and labor are saved, and the common people don’t have to work on pots and firewood.”

"Yes!" Nesten suddenly realized.

Zhou Chong then went on to talk: "You also know that the land in Qi is fertile, and the salt fields will take up a lot of fertile land, which is not cost-effective. I want to open the salt fields on the islands, and ship the salt back to dispose of it."

Nei Shiten slammed his hands together and said: "This is really a good idea. It can get the salt without competing with the farmers for the land. It kills two birds with one stone! High, high, really high!"

Zhou Chong changed the subject and said: "But there is a problem, have you thought about it? Doing so will inevitably make the sea busy. If there are criminals who are greedy for huge profits and profit from it, wouldn't it be harmful? I want to build us Daqin has a powerful sea force, you can call it a navy, and it is used to protect incoming fleets and maintain order. This navy is not only useful on the sea, but also on inland rivers.”

Nei Shiteng finally understood what Zhou Chong meant, and said, "I understand, Mr. Zhou wants me to form a navy."

Zhou Chong nodded and said: "That's what I mean. I plan to build a small navy first, accumulate experience, and train a group of elites. When Chu is destroyed in the future, the navy will show its talents."

"I didn't say anything, I will definitely do it." Nei Shiten was quite excited and agreed.

Zhou Chong smiled and said, "I thought you, a country bumpkin, didn't want to be a dragon in the water."

Nesten said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, why not? I don't understand. Now that I understand, can I not do it? But, Mr. Zhou, if you want to build a navy, you must have a ship. You won't give me a black boat." Canopy boats, canoes, small fish boats? Let me tell you, I can’t build a navy if you give me these boats.”

Zhou Chong said with certainty: "Don't worry, I won't give you these small boats. I'll build you big boats, big boats. A big boat can carry hundreds or even thousands of soldiers."

Nestern almost sang, "That's great!"

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