The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 90 Under the Shu Han Navy
Under the Shuhan Navy
Seeing Liu Bei's slightly disappointed expression, Zhuge Qiao didn't panic at all, and looked at the man in front of him with a confident smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, the last general knows a kind of warship; it can stand shoulder to shoulder with the warships of the Soochow Wu, and is faster than the Soochow navy, and has the ability to sail; the general asks your majesty to give the young general a chance to build a warship that truly belongs to my Shu Han. The navy warship will not disappoint His Majesty," Zhuge Qiao said earnestly.

Liu Bei pondered a little. After all, building a naval warship could not be completed in a short period of time, nor could it be built by just a few people; Soochow spent almost three-tenths of its national power in building a naval army, and there were also its own shipbuilders and outstanding personnel. Navy general, otherwise, why would Cao Wei never be able to cross the vast Yangtze River;

"Bo Song, do you know how much national strength we need to build a navy? We don't have craftsmen who can build warships, we don't have an army on the water, and we don't even have a general of the navy," Liu Bei said softly.

There is indeed no prospect for the navy to develop in the Shu Han. Otherwise, how could the Shu Han not develop the navy throughout his life;
"Your Majesty, the last general has his own way to find a shipbuilder and the general of the navy for his majesty; I only ask your majesty to allow the late general to find a place to build a navy, but you need your majesty to send an army of one thousand people to the late general. Guard the construction of the water army; His Majesty only needs to distribute the rest of the money and food according to the amount of 2000 people. If at the end of a year, you can't build a warship stronger than the Soochow water army, please take back today's military order and punish the last general! Your Majesty, please give me your permission." Seeing that Liu Bei had no intention of building a navy, Zhuge Qiao was also impatient, and immediately stood up and knelt down in front of Liu Bei to beg for his life.

Liu Bei frowned, and seemed to be calculating the gains and losses in his heart; what he spent was only money and food for 2000 people, but he might be able to harvest a navy that was better than Soochow.

"Bo Song, how do you plan to build a warship stronger than Soochow?" Liu Bei asked curiously after thinking.

"The warships of the Eastern Wu Dynasty are based on large-scale ships. The large-scale ships of the Izumo and Gaihai can carry [-] troops, and the speed is about [-] miles per hour. They can walk sideways on the Yangtze River, and no warship can To block it, a female wall is built on the deck, just like a city on the water, which is daunting;
The warship is mainly used for assault. It has a slender body and is covered with raw cowhide. It has good defense. The hull is equipped with arrow windows and spear holes. The speed can reach about [-] miles per hour, and it can attack the enemy at close range. Army; Although the Wu army has thousands of warships, the last general still has the confidence to destroy them.

At the end of the day, I will know a kind of treasure ship; it is tall, wide at the top, head up and tail up, with two masts and three floors of cabins. The deck is as high as a city, and there are guard boards on the side; And hit the Japanese ship with the wind and the water, the speed can reach up to fifty miles an hour, and it can also travel on the sea.If our army can build such warships, the Soochow Navy will also be terrified. "Zhuge Qiao stated a little passionately.

Liu Bei didn't show any wavering, maybe he didn't have any plan to build a navy deep in his heart; he just couldn't bear to reject this confident heart.

"Bo Song, if the treasure ship you are talking about is the size of a large ship, will it cause a rollover if it is low and wide?

However, how could Jiang Xiao (Zhuge Qiao), who was born in liberal arts, know the principle of this. He just remembered that the treasure ship Zheng He sailed to the West was said in history to be constructed in this way. Everyone will doubt, how can the bottom and top width not roll over?As for the speed of the ship, Zhuge Qiao knew that during the Three Kingdoms period, the main driving force of warships was wood pulp, but in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there appeared chariots and ships, that is, warships driven by wheel blades, and their speed exceeded that of wood pulp. driven warships.

"I also ask Your Majesty to give the last general this opportunity, and I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations. I beg Your Majesty to make it happen." Zhuge Qiao did not explain the reason, but continued to plead for orders.

Looking at the man kneeling in front of him, and thinking about the battle of Jingzhou he created; he wanted to refuse but couldn't say it at this moment, it is inevitable that he will create another miracle.

"Bo Song, where do you plan to build the port?" Liu Bei came back to his senses and asked.

"Lancang River" Zhuge Qiao spit out three words slowly from his mouth;

Liu Bei was startled immediately, "Yongchang County, Lancang River? Soochow's navy is criss-crossing the Yangtze River. Why do we build a ship port on the Lancang River?"

"Your Majesty, on the way back to the army this time, the general met a master! The master told the general that the end of the Lancang River is the sea, just like the Yangtze River, and will eventually flow into the vast ocean. The master also told the general that the end of the Lancang River To the east is the land of Wu, and further to the east is the mouth of the Yangtze River. The warship that the final general plans to build is also guided by an expert. The border of Wei State." The more Zhuge Qiao talked, the more excited he became, and even brought out an expert to increase his credibility, and it happened that in this era, people believed in the words of experts and gods!
Hearing Zhuge Qiao's rambling words, Liu Bei didn't look suspicious, instead he was thinking about the feasibility of it!

If the construction of a navy is really implemented, can the national power of the Shuhan be driven?It is absolutely impossible to build an ocean-going navy with the money and food of 2000 people.

"This expert can keep his name," Liu Bei asked, taking his breath away.

"He calls himself the old man of Ji Han," Zhuge Qiao said casually without the slightest hesitation, but the meaning of the old man of Ji Han left Liu Bei with infinite contemplation.

"I am the descendant of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty died once when Wang Mang proclaimed the emperor; then Emperor Guangwu reorganized the great Han rivers and mountains, and rebuilt my Han Dynasty for ZTE! Now the Han Dynasty is in danger again, and he calls himself the old man of Ji Han , and Ji is three, the Han Dynasty has already been rejuvenated once and became two, if it is rejuvenated to be three today, it will be Ji! Isn’t it Ji Han! Could it be that this old man is telling me that Zhongxing is hopeful, and the big man can be prosperous!" Hearing the old man Ji Han When the name was given, Liu Bei began to guess the meaning of it.

Zhuge Qiao smiled secretly, his strategy has been achieved, it depends on how Liu Bei agrees to implement it.

"The last general also thought that the old man Ji Han would not be an ordinary person, so he asked His Majesty to build a navy on the Lancang River, so as to sail out of the sea to attack the Central Plains." Zhuge Qiao immediately echoed.

Liu Bei also stretched his brows at this time, and added a lot of smiles to his face.

"Yongchang County is located in Nanzhong, close to the barbarians; it may be very inconvenient! I allow you to bring 2000 soldiers, under the command of Chen Shi, to build the naval port and protect the port security; in addition, add [-] more money and food, In order to ensure the smooth construction of the navy, as for the boatman, the navy is not prevalent in Yizhou, so there are only a few boatsmiths," Liu Bei ordered.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will leave the work of the shipbuilder to the last general." Zhuge Qiao clasped his fists excitedly, but he did not expect that Liu Bei would actually send Chen Shi to lead the army.

[Chen Shi is an important grass-roots commander in Liu Bei's army. He served as the deputy commander of the navy during the Wu period, and later grew into a senior general. Under Zhuge Liang's military command, he had a brilliant record of conquering two counties in Wei State. 】

(End of this chapter)