Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 383
Queen Ji Pai recommended Ji Zha to Qingji as the grand teacher to guide the studies of the princes, and it was after careful consideration.

Because of Qingji's more than ten sons, some of them have reached the time of enlightenment study.

It would be great if they could be taught by an upright gentleman like Ji Zha, who has the style of ancient sages!
Qing Ji thought for a moment, then finally nodded slightly.

"good."

Originally, Qingji planned to exile his most stubborn son Wu Xi to the common people for a few years to sharpen his skills.

If someone like Ji Zha could be in charge of teaching, with precepts and deeds, Wu Xi's character would surely be changed!

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Zhufang was an important city in the Jianghuai River Basin in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

In 545 BC, Qingfeng of Qi State failed in the political struggle and fled to Wu. The king of Wu "give it to Zhu Fang" and made Zhu Fang the fief of Qingfeng.

Seven years later, Chu led a coalition of princes to attack Wu and captured Zhufang County. It can be seen that there was an important battlefield between Wu and Chu, which was once conquered and occupied by Chu.

Zhu Fang was also the place where Wu State implemented the county system earlier.

Before Qingfeng went to Wu, the state of Wu had already set up a county there.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, countries generally placed the dead ministers from other countries in the border areas as a barrier against neighboring countries.

For example, Duke Shen of Chu and his shamans went to Jin and enfeoffed Xingqiu, which was the southern border of Jin.

Another example is that after Wu's second son Jianyu and Zhuyong went to Chu, the people of Chu "envoyed him to live and support him" on the northeastern border of Chu.

Then who is this Qing Feng?
He has a great connection with Cui Zhu in "Cui Zhu Kills His King".

At that time, Cui Zhu and Qing Feng were both senior officers of the Qi State. They jointly murdered Qi Zhuanggong, and jointly appointed Qi Linggong's youngest son Chujiu as the king, which is Qi Jinggong, who is now Qihou.

Cui Zhu made himself Prime Minister of the Right, and Qingfeng was Prime Minister of the Left.

When Marquis Qi was young, Cui Zhu was domineering and monopolized the power of the government, shocking Qi.

Qingfeng was jealous and wanted to kill Cui Zhu to replace him.

At this time, Cui Zhu's family was troubled by the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the concubine. Qingfeng took advantage of the opportunity to lure the Cui family's children and fought with each other. He Tang is not to blame.

Cui Zhu was furious, and hurried to see Qingfeng, crying and complaining about the changes in his family. Qingfeng pretended not to know, and ordered his retainer Lu Puma to lead the army to kill Cui's wives, concubines and sons.

All the chariots, horses, clothing and utensils were also searched, and the door houses were burned down, and then Cui Cheng and Cui Jiang's heads were brought back to Cui Zhu.

When Cui Zhu saw the heads of his two sons, he was both sad and angry, and thanked Qing Feng again, boarded the car and returned home, his family was ruined, only then did he realize that Qing Feng had killed him, he was extremely sad, and hanged himself to death!

Qing Feng's final fate was similar to that of Cui Zhu.

After Qingfeng monopolized power, his cronies Lu Pugui and Wang He both rebelled and attacked Qingfeng. The latter had no choice but to vote for Wu.

At that time, Yimei, the king of Wu, took Zhu Fang as the fief of Qingfeng, and gave him a generous salary, making him as rich as when he was in Qi.

However, the good times didn't last long. After the Chu army captured Zhufang County, Qingfeng's entire clan was slaughtered by the Chu people.

This is really the way of heaven and reincarnation, who will the heavens spare!
At this time, Qingji came to Zhufang County for the purpose of inspecting the local shipbuilding industry.

This place of Zhu Fang was originally a battleground for military strategists. More than [-] years ago, it was the place where Wu and Chu fought fiercely.

It's a pity that as the territory of Wu State became more and more extensive, Zhufang County also became the mainland of Wu State, and it was not too far from the capital Jinling!

Therefore, Qingji set up the largest shipyard in Wu State in Zhufang County, and spared no expense to find a large number of skilled craftsmen from various countries to let them build ships in Zhufang County with peace of mind and develop the most advanced warships!
"Wannian King! Wannian Wu Guo!"

"Wannian King! Wannian Wu Guo..."

Accompanied by Zhisu Neishi Fan Li and Zuo Chancellor Wenzhong and other officials, Qingji boarded a tall and sturdy building boat.

Qingji was wearing a tight-fitting samurai uniform, and his hair was tied with a purple gold crown. He looked dignified and heroic.

He stood at the front of the building boat, with his hands on his hips, and looked vigorously at the boat master who was waiting for his review.

The boat division officers and soldiers of the Wu Kingdom, like ordinary Wu army officers and soldiers, wear crimson battle suits, but generally they don't wear armor, and they rarely carry weapons. At most, they wear a bronze sword on their waist.

Because they are sailors at best, and it is not up to them to charge forward!

In this era, ordinary water battles rarely occurred.

Gein warships are generally used to transport soldiers, horses or food and supplies. In the true sense, there are very few battles where warships are used to fight warships!
The country of Wu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with dense water networks and close to the sea. It is only natural to vigorously develop the shipbuilding industry!
"Drum!"

As the general on one side gave an order, the drums burst out, and the dull and murderous war drums immediately mobilized the fighting spirit of the soldiers on the warship.

This was just a military exercise, but under Wu Wang Qingji's review, the soldiers of the Wu Guozhou Division all cheered up.

"Hoohoho!"

Shouts soared.

Pissed off!

I saw huge ships sailing one after another.

Since Qingji succeeded to the throne, he intends to vigorously develop Wu's shipbuilding industry, and even makes warships no longer limited to inland rivers, but can sail on the sea!
Under Qing Ji's repeated requests, the craftsmen of Zhu Fang's shipbuilding department also strived for perfection, and finally built a warship that could satisfy Qing Ji a little.

Eighty huge warships cruised back and forth on top of the misty general.

At this time, the warships of Wu State were twenty-two feet long and about ten feet wide. Compared with the warships of other countries at the same time, they were really huge.

You should know that Wu's warships are divided into four categories: large wings, middle wings, small wings, sudden mao, building ships, and bridge ships.

In the past, the great wings of the State of Wu were "one foot five feet two inches wide, twelve feet long, and twenty-six warriors... ninety-one soldiers".

The three wings are sharp weapons in river battles in Wu's country, and the big wings are the most powerful weapons. The ship is long and thin, has many oarsmen, and is fast. It is a fast warship.

A dash is an attack warship with a bow horn.

The building is tall and tall, and it is the capital ship in water battles!
Bridge boats are small warships in water battles. They are flexible and brisk, and they often take the lead in water battles.

In addition, there are magnificently decorated building boats for the kings in the state of Wu, which are the flagships in water battles!
But now, at Qingji's request, the size of Wu's warship has doubled!
Enough to be proud of the world!

It may not be able to meet the specifications of those treasure ships when Zheng He sailed to the West, but sailing in the offshore is not a problem at all.

In the later stage, Qingji will also invest more in the shipbuilding industry in order to develop warships with larger drafts that can truly support long-distance sailing!

That is to continue to increase the tonnage of Wu's warships, as well as their excellent sailing performance, and constantly optimize them!
(End of this chapter)