Crossing the God of Warring States System

Chapter 73 Shipbuilding Base
It is precisely because it is full of crises that time seems to be more urgent.

Therefore, instead of meeting Miss Ruxian, Zhou Zihao went directly to another more important base: the shipbuilding base.

Relatively speaking, the big ships of the Warring States period were quite mature, otherwise there would be no such thing as Xu Fu of the Qin State who went to Japan.

However, Qi is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the shipping industry is more developed. Most people in the coastal areas rely on fishing as their main way of life.

Zhou Zihao's improved big ship has added combat functions, and can better adapt to the harsh environment at sea.

Originally Zhou Zihao wanted to build a large ship, but there was not enough iron, and the iron here was too precious.

Why build a big ship, in order to survive, in order to leave a way out.

Zhou Zihao was afraid that the Six Nations would really go berserk and attack Qi State recklessly. If he couldn't stand it at that time, he could escape by boat, find a small island, or develop a new continent.

Anyway, the development of the shipping industry must keep up, not only to facilitate transportation, but more importantly, to protect itself.

Even though everything we are doing now is very unreasonable in the eyes of these ancients, I am the King of Qi. As long as I give the order, things can be done.

Besides, I will not be like those feudalists who will only oppress these people severely. Zhou Zihao is paid for everything he does.

Otherwise, what is the use of earning so much money? Only by constantly doing things, mobilizing the internal labor force, and making the people rich, will the voice of opposition be reduced.

Of course, doing so can also better gain their support.

The shipbuilding base is in the nearest fishing village called 'An' outside Linzi City. This place has been remodeled, and within a few hundred miles, it is surrounded by a defensive wall.

There are a few gates left for special guarding, and the base can also allow some soldiers to come to practice, and by the way, to ensure the safety of the place.

When they arrived at the gate, the guards knew Zhou Zihao, and when they saw King Qi, they hurriedly saluted and said, "Greetings, King Qi."

Zhou Zihao: "You have worked hard, go and call your person in charge, Jing Qi, over here."

"Yes." The gatekeeper hurriedly ran inside.

Jing Qi is a well-known shipbuilder in the state of Qi. It can be said that most of the large ships in the state of Qi are related to him.It can be said that he is familiar with shipbuilding, but when he knew that King Qi asked him to build a ship.

It still shocked him. As a craftsman, he had never been in contact with those big people.

In the past, when building boats, those fishing heads customized big boats, even for relatively big people.

However, when he met Zhou Zihao, he got new shipbuilding knowledge and blueprints. He had used the shipbuilding technology for many years and thought that he could build any ship. But when he saw the request given by King Qi, he was dumbfounded because he had not seen it at all. Pass.

However, following an instruction manual, following the instructions, and drawing from the gourd, a model was finally made after half a month.

Just admiring the model, Jing Qi said with emotion: "It's big, it's really big. It's the first time I've built such a big ship."

This time, the shipbuilding for King Qi was kept secret, because the new technology cannot be disclosed to the outside world.

As soon as Jing Qi saw King Qi's request, he knew that the matter was of great importance, so he also attached great importance to keeping it secret.

Although he couldn't go out, he was still very grateful to Zhou Zihao, because this manufacturing experience opened up another world to him.

Because the structure and layout of this ship is so ingenious, it is simply a big house for living, but it can also be used as a weapon for war.

The defense is extremely strong. It can not only deal with the wind and rain at sea, but also give early warning of the crisis ahead.These are what Jing Qi learned from Zhou Zihao, and they haven't been finished yet.

Jing Qi sighed: "The boat can still be built like this, and there will be no regrets in this life."

"I met Mr. Jing, King Qi is here."

When Jing Qi heard the people behind him call him, he quickly turned around from the sigh and said, "You said King Qi came to our place?"

The guard said, "Yes, he's outside the door now."

"Okay, then let's go out to greet you."

He knows King Qi's rules, outsiders are not allowed in, only Jing Qi can come out and bring him in.

"It's a coincidence that King Qi came today. We just made the model of the big ship and were about to inform you, so you came." Jing Qi immediately reported the progress as soon as he saw King Qi.

Zhou Zihao greeted him with a smile, this Jing Qi is an important talent, and the ship industry will need his help in the future, he said happily: "Thank you for your hard work."

The guards and Jing Qi were very excited, it was rare that the king of Qi was so busy with the affairs of the state of Qi every day, and he took the time to come to see them and greet them, he was very moved.

"You are very important to the country, and the future prosperity depends on you." Zhou Zihao said to Jing Qi.

Jing Qi's heart shuddered, and his body shook violently. He couldn't figure out the connection between his shipbuilding and the prosperity of Qi State.

Could it be possible to realize Qi's hegemony of unifying the Central Plains with just a big ship?As a traditional Qi native, Jing Qi also has the heart to serve the country. As long as the country needs it, he is definitely willing to fight for Qi.

"King Qi, I'll take you to see the boat and see if it can meet your requirements." Jing Qi said to Zhou Zihao.

"Okay, you lead the way, and tell me about the situation of this base by the way."

"Yes."

The two walked in, and Jing Qi kept introducing the situation of the base along the way.

The place is quite big, and the main house was built according to Zhou Zihao's requirements for people to live in. Food and clothing are provided by the state, and wages are also paid.

Many people want to enter the base, but only if they pass Jingqi's assessment.

These workers were selected by Jing Qi from all over the world, and some of them were his students. It can be said that many shipbuilding talents have gathered here.

After learning about the personnel organization, Zhou Zihao and Jing Qi also came to the big ship that had just been modeled.

Zhou Zihao stared at this huge ship frame for a long time, looking back and forth, sometimes checking the deck where the gun barrel was installed, and sometimes checking its spaciousness and capacity.

Carefully calculate how many people a ship can hold, and then check the combat effectiveness, although there are only brackets and a rough prototype.

Zhou Zihao could already foresee that this huge ship, comparable to Columbus's ship, would be born in Qi State.

It won't be long before this ship will be able to go to sea for Qi to search for islands on the sea, and then some overseas secret bases can be established.

At the same time, it can also wipe out the little pirates who persecute the fishermen in a short period of time, and return the fishermen of Qi State to a stable sea paradise.

With these large ships, we can also transport troops by sea and land in the south to expand our territory. In this way, we will be flanked by the Central Plains countries on two or three sides, mainly the big country Chu.

Not only is the territory vast, but the land is fertile in the south.

If the Chu State is still being tricked by the Qin State, occupying its territory and weakening its strength, as it was in the original history.

But now Zhang Yi is in our Qi State, how can he help Qin State tease Chu State.

(End of this chapter)