novelhk Chapter 256
Chapter 256
A few days later, Xianyang City, above the court.
"Your Majesty, in the past three days alone, the number of people who are willing to go to Liaodong to participate in the large-scale development has exceeded 50,000, and after the spring of next year, it can be increased to at least 200,000!"
"Merchants are also very active in building workshops in Liaodong County, and the merchants of Xianyang City alone have proposed to set up three coal workshops and five brewing workshops in Liaodong County. "
"The steel and cotton spinning workshops that the imperial court plans to build in and around Liaodong County have also raised 20 million yuan!"
Nesteng reported with a beaming face: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to open up more shares and technology, it will not be a problem at all to obtain 10,000 yuan in funds within a month. "
"The steel industry involves the national economy and people's livelihood, and must be firmly controlled by the imperial court. "
"As for the cotton spinning and wool industry, which belongs to the light industry of people's livelihood, if the merchants are willing to sign a confidentiality agreement and accept the supervision of the Black Ice Terrace, they can consider opening up more shares, so that the merchants can get the bulk of the profits, and the imperial court only needs to prevent the outflow of technology. "
Fusu thought for a moment.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Nesten was overjoyed.
He knew that the businessmen of Daqin now were so envious of these workshops and technologies under the command of Fusu, and once they opened up for cooperation, they would definitely have a steady stream of funds to build the industry of Liaodong County.
"That's great!"
Ying Zheng also nodded with satisfaction.
"Your Highness, the Roman envoys have been particularly anxious recently, and they have to come to the Pawn Office every day for a long time, and they want to ask to see Your Highness, do you want to meet them?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Dian Keqing's face.
"There's no hurry, wait until after the Navy parade. "
Fusu smiled and waved his hand.
"So, Fusu, the sea giant you mentioned last time, is it finally going to be launched?"
A hint of anticipation flashed on Ying Zheng's face.
The previous military parade in Xianyang City left a very deep impression on him, and he still often reminisces about it.
Moreover, the morale of the people in Daqin is also very obvious, and even the economic benefits are positive.
It's just that the shipyard is building such a supergiant for the first time, so it has encountered a lot of problems in the whole process, and the naval parade has been delayed until now.
After all, the super treasure ship has absolute significance for the Great Qin Navy.
Tonnage, at sea, means strength.
"The basic construction has been completed, and some modifications are currently being made according to the situation in the various seas of Daqin, such as the addition of living facilities for the hot areas of Persian County and Tianzhu County. "
Fusu smiled slightly.
The Daming treasure ship is the core of the Daqin Navy's implementation of the blue water strategy, and it is also the main force of the Daqin Navy that can truly fight at sea for a long time.
But the territory of Great Qin, especially the sea area, is too big.
From the periphery of the mainland to Fusang County, to Tianzhu, to Persia, the sea route is tens of thousands of miles, which has to experience a variety of climates such as tropical, subtropical, temperate, and subarctic.
The water and soil are not adapted, and for the Great Qin army, it is even more terrifying than the opponent.
The cavalry of Persian County and Tianzhu County had a lot of non-combat attrition, and Fusu had to transfer a group of doctors and a large number of herbs from the mainland to control the situation in time.
This also reminded Fusu that naval operations must pay special attention to living conditions, otherwise it is easier for the disease to spread on a closed ship than on land.
Even if it is a little delay in the launch of the Daming treasure ship because of this, it is very worthwhile.
In addition to the treasure ships and the naval parade, it was more important to let the Romans and Carthaginians spend more time. "
Fusu walked to the world map hanging on the wall of the court hall and said: "According to the news from the front, due to the fact that Rome mistakenly transferred the main force last time and was annihilated by the entire army of our Great Qin, the Carthaginians, who originally had a certain initiative, have launched a counteroffensive and made good progress. "
"The Romans are anxious to see my Great Qin, that is, the Roman Senate has been exerting pressure!"
"Therefore, Daqin waits for some more time, and let the Carthaginians play a little more, and will get more benefits from the Romans!"
Fusu analyzed in detail.
"Indeed, the harder the Carthaginians fight, the greater the pressure on the Romans, and the more concessions will be made to my Great Qin!"
Wang Ben nodded and said: "Although my Great Qin currently has no chance to cross the sea to attack Rome proper, the Romans don't dare to gamble, after all, their capital City of Rome and my Great Qin Persian County are only separated by a strait of hundreds of miles!"
"Fusu, you mean, don't look favorably on the Carthaginians?"
Yingzheng heard the meaning of Fusu's words.
"Carthage, since the destruction of its fleet by the Romans decades ago, has lost a large number of overseas colonies, and more importantly, lost the right to trade in the Mediterranean!"
"Although relying on hundreds of years of accumulation, barely supported the emergence of Hannibal, drove the Romans out of Carthage again, and gradually launched a counteroffensive, but one day you can't get the right to sea trade, and the gap between the national strength of Rome and Rome is real, and it will only get bigger and bigger!"
Fusu said in a deep voice.
Ying Zheng and the officials nodded one after another.
As the world's largest maritime trade country, the Great Qin monarchs and ministers at this moment have fully realized the ultra-high profits and importance of maritime trade.
For two countries of similar strength, there is absolutely a huge difference in whether they have the initiative in maritime trade and in terms of treasury revenue.
What's more, Rome was already stronger than today's Carthage.
And the greatest reliance of the Carthaginians, Hannibal, and the Carthaginian Senate have also had a very unpleasant quarrel recently. "
"The Carthaginians don't have the kind of tolerant bearing of their fathers, and they want to kill donkeys before they start to unload their mills. "
"There are too many lessons in history, and the father and the emperor and you are very aware of the discord between the commander of the front and the rear. "
And the Carthaginians also ignored an important factor. "
"Although the Romans suffered a crushing defeat in Persia, and Macedonia and Ptolemaic Egypt were also forced by the pressure of Great Qin to turn offensive to defensive, but on the contrary, the Romans removed the disadvantage of fighting on multiple fronts and could concentrate on dealing with the Carthaginians!"
"Although Carthage is now winning battles, as long as the Romans are allowed to survive and reinforcements from all over the country arrive, the pressure on the Carthaginians will increase several times!"
Fusu said with a smile.
"Then do my Great Qin have to consider supporting the Carthaginians, otherwise letting the Romans take down the Carthaginians will not become a huge threat to my Great Qin to dominate the Mediterranean?"
Wang Ben hesitated for a moment.
Meng Yi and the others also nodded one after another, and even Ying Zheng had some intentions.
After all, before Daqin opened the Suez Canal, it did not have the full strength to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
However, in the next moment, Fusu gave an answer that everyone expected.