Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 781 Is This Still a Fishing Boat?
Chapter 786 Is This Still a Fishing Boat?

Ran Zhi looked at Yang Yun who had a wonderful expression on his face, and said calmly: "I am already a damned person, Pei Qing will definitely be lonely down there, Yang Yun, you can hand me over for a fortune, right?" .However, agree to my last request. Give me a decent death. I am the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven has the destiny of the Son of Heaven!"

"Your Majesty," Yang Yun said, "We still have a chance."

"Opportunity, what chance is there?" Ran Zhi smiled wryly.It's not that he is ignorant, the strength of Wei's soldiers and horses has risen to its peak at this time.Especially after defeating the Murong tribe of Xianbei, the confidence and morale of the soldiers of the army were high, especially the excellent equipment, even if he defected to Jin, he would have no chance of winning.What he wanted to wait for were those powerful gentry, but unfortunately these people were too afraid of Ran Ming.In fact, it's not about being afraid of Ran Ming, but about Ran Min.

What's more, today, what else does Ran Zhi have?His status as the eldest son is gone, and the title of the prince is also lost. There is no soldier, no inch of land that belongs to him.

"Yes." Yang Yun saw Ran Zhi's hesitation and explained: "Your Majesty, we lost the Central Plains, but we are still alive. This is the greatest opportunity. Han Gaozu fought against the overlord of Chu, and Gaozu was defeated several times. The Grand Duke and Empress Lu both fell into the hands of the Overlord, so they won’t rule the world together in the end? Although Great Wei is strong, there are still hidden worries.”

Ran Zhi said: "I have no land and no soldiers. How can I come back?"

Yang Yundao: "There is no place to stand in the Central Plains, but that doesn't mean there is no place to stand."

"What do you mean?" Ran Zhi looked at Yang Yun in surprise.He was really confused at this moment.

Yang Yundao: "There is a large island in the southeast of Linhai County, which is comparable in size to Jiangzhou. It is two thousand miles away from Linhai County. The land is free from frost and snow, and the vegetation does not die. It is surrounded by mountains, where all the barbarians live. On the top of the mountain, there is Zhengbai shot by King Yue, It is a stone. The barbarians are called kings, and the land is divided. The people are different from each other. Everyone has their heads pierced and their ears are pierced, but women do not. They live in houses and plant thorns. Five grains, and more fish. Uncles, aunts and sons, men and women share a big bed..."

"Oh..." Ran Zhi was obviously a little unmoved.Although this piece of land is not small, but because of the thought of being a country in the Central Plains, he really despises the so-called Yizhou, a land outside the culture.Ran Zhidao: "The miasma in Yizhou is serious. Sun Quan sent Wei Wenwen and Zhuge Zhi to lead more than ten thousand Wu troops to station in Yizhou. After a year, due to the unacceptable water and soil, the non-combat loss of personnel was as high as [-]%, and we had to withdraw from Yizhou. Even if we can Arrived in Yizhou safely, how can we get a foothold?"

"Yes, as long as His Majesty has confidence, he will definitely be able to." Yang Yun said: "If you stay in the Central Plains, it's a dead end. But if you go to Yizhou, even if you die out of ten, it's better than the inevitable death in the Central Plains. We can Buy ships from Jiaodong, recruit strong men along the coast, buy armor, and train them into an army."

Ran Zhi is actually not that easy to give up.He still wants to make a final struggle.According to Yang Yun, it's not that Ran Zhi has no chance.Ran Zhi's heart, which had almost given up, was revived again.

"So, do you have money?" Ran Zhi asked.

Yang Yun said: "Although Yun has no money, Pei Xiangshi can leave a sum of money for His Majesty."

Ran Zhi said: "It was Wang Cheng who bribed Pei Qing. Pei Qing told me about it, and I casually agreed to keep it for Pei Qing, but can I still get that money?"

Yang Yun was not familiar with the matter of the bank, and now the bank had merged with the bank, and the newly established bank was called Wei Guo Royal Bank.Yang Yun said: "I'm not too sure about Yun. Yun will send people to try it out. If it can be taken out, that's the best. If it can't be taken out, it doesn't matter. There are more than 1000 mu of land under Yun's name, and the land price is not cheap. If you sell it, you can also buy a few big ships."

Ran Zhi paused for a moment, without objecting or making a sound.Yang Yundao: "The big ones in Yizhou are no more than a few, the small ones are hundreds of people, and there are three hundred self-defense warriors. These warriors are naturally inferior to the elite Wei army, but they are more than enough to deal with those barbarians. .We can first base ourselves on Yizhou. It is not a problem for Yizhou to support tens of thousands of people. Besides, Yizhou still has the remnants of Wu. We can unite them and gradually unify Yizhou. As long as Yizhou is unified, we can sit back and watch the Jin and Wei dynasties After the battle, Wei Guo may not be able to look around in all directions, and this is the best chance for us to fight back."

Ran Zhi actually thought about it, and felt that although this might be possible, the chance of success would definitely not be great.Once the Wei State goes south to prepare for the unification war, it will definitely be fully prepared.Never give Jin a chance again.Because of this, Ran Zhi thought that although Yang Yun's idea was good, it was difficult to succeed.He was not very interested, and said lightly: "This is easier said than done."

"One side is a deadly situation, and the other side is a slim chance. This is the difference." Yang Yun said: "Time is running out. If His Majesty has no objection, Yun will arrange it."

Ran Zhi nodded.

Yang Yun left.

But Ran Zhi also fell into deep thought.Why is Yang Yun so loyal to him?He doesn't hesitate to destroy his family's support, but Ran Zhi has no chance of success now, so it's unreasonable to do so.If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.Ran Zhi thought for a long time, but he didn't understand.However, Ran Zhi also became wary of Yang Yun.What people want, Yang Yun is not stupid, why follow a person who has no way out and can't see tomorrow?Ran Zhi slowly filtered it in his head.

Suddenly he thought of a possibility, and this thought shocked Ran Zhi...

In fact, it was smoother than Yang Yun thought. Since Huaxia Bank was merged with Qin State Bank, all the debts and storages it was responsible for had been borne.After all, doing business in this era still depends on reputation. If the reputation is gone, future business will not be able to continue.Although Wang Cheng bribed Pei Bi, the formalities of the bank are complete, that is to say, what is the law of the money and it is innocent. "Only these twenty pieces of flimsy paper are worth twenty thousand gold?" Yang Yun felt that he didn't know this world a little bit.

The bank clerk said: "Guest officer, if you need copper and silver coins, he needs to make an appointment. After all, [-] gold is not a small amount."

Yang Yun also knew that Wei Guo copper coins were the most common, but they were too heavy.One gold can be exchanged for 120 yuan, and 600 gold is 20 million yuan. If all this money is converted into copper, it will weigh [-] million catties, more than [-] tons. Even the heavy trucks of later generations will need more than [-] trucks to pull them all.Yang Yun also has no ability to spend the money.

The clerk said again: "Guest officer, our Royal Bank is a bank appointed by His Majesty. If you can't spend it with the money, I will pay you my head later."

After hearing this, Yang Yun took the money ticket and went to Buqicheng.

"Boss, do you want to buy a boat?"

For the title of boss, the title of board.I don't know when it started, but it is rumored that Ran Ming jokingly called Zhang Xun "Boss Zhang" that day, so it spread and became a fashion.

China's shipbuilding reached a peak in the Sui and Tang dynasties.Of course, the Northern and Southern Dynasties have always been wars, and technology has been relatively lost too much, but it is undeniable that ancient China was too smart.Ran Ming just proposed a keel idea, and the current Wei Guo Shipyard can already build more than [-] feet, which is equivalent to a large ship of [-] tons in later generations.Ran Ming heard that experts from later generations said that the largest wooden ship was only [-] tons, and the Dafu ship of the Ming Dynasty in history could not reach that scale, so the ancients exaggerated the data.Now Ran Ming really wants to beat those experts to death.

The keel is more than 40 feet long. Naturally, there is no big tree that is not that long, but who said that the keel must be made of such a long tree. Those ancient craftsmen used fish glue, iron nails, and steel bars to connect the keel into more than 40 feet. Zhang, just this kind of large ship of more than 40 feet, more than a hundred ships have been launched, let alone the big waves on the sea, it is really not easy to overturn it.

The man said, "Boss, I can see that you are a person of status at a glance. The son of a daughter can't sit down, how can such a big net worth not consider his own safety. The new Whale class ship in our shipyard has 48 secrets. Even if [-] of the water tanks are flooded, the ship can be turned back. The huge load capacity of [-] tons is the favorite of sea merchants. Especially this kind of load is heavy and the crew is large, so they are not afraid of pirates at all. Small boats like pirates don’t hit at all, they can be sunk by them directly.”

Yang Yun asked, "Are there many pirates on this sea?"

The man looked at Yang Yun in disbelief.Anyone who is engaged in sales work is usually a person with exquisite seven orifices and quick eyelids.This guy is no exception, not only that, he's the best in the business.

When the guy heard Yang Yun ask this question.It is guessed that Yang Yun may be a local rich man.Great changes have taken place in the state of Wei now.Especially those powerful gentry, their life is difficult.The industry and commerce in Wei State developed rapidly, and there were workshops everywhere. As long as you were willing to work, you would never starve to death.For the refugees who have no land in various places, the government of Wei State also did everything possible to resettle and distribute land to them.

The state of Wei now has more land and less people.Although the workshops in the Wei State earned a lot of wages, the people were unwilling to give up their land.For the Chinese, no matter how much money there is, it is not as solid as land.In ancient times, due to inconvenient transportation and backward planting methods, there was no large-scale machinery in later generations. It took almost a month for spring plowing and autumn harvest.There are not many farmers who own land and go out to help out.As for the gentry and powerful lands, it is becoming more and more difficult to find a human race.In fact, the taxes paid by farmers in ancient times were not high.However, it is all exploited by local officials. There will be loss of food harvest, and local officials and government servants have no wages. The annual tax work is their most important source of income. Therefore, various reasons are compounded, and the burden on the people It's heavy.More importantly, farmers have to bear very heavy corvees, such as repairing bridges and roads, digging ditches, repairing cities, and even building military camps, all need farmers to do.

Peasants who go to serve corvee not only need to contribute manpower, but also provide their own food.When serving corvee, there was not enough food to eat, and the physical labor was heavy, so many people died on the construction site.This kind of burden is very heavy. If it is a peaceful era and the weather is good, ordinary farmers can bear it, but once the world is in chaos, the common people will not be able to bear it.So in this case, Moehu came naturally.The gentry class not only had the privilege of being tax-free, but also had the special privilege of being exempt from corvee.Many peasants who have lost their land will attach themselves to the gentry and become their buddies.This way you can avoid corvée.Even if the land rent is as high as [-]% to [-]%, it is very attractive to the common people.

However, all kinds of basic construction in Wei State now adopt the method of commercial bidding. The government pays the money, and the merchants organize construction teams to carry out the construction. Although farmers are still needed to do the work, not only do they not need food, but they can also earn a lot of wages.Ordinary farmers don't need to bear corvee, so the gentry and powerful young households and tenants are not attractive.Unless the public land in the hands of the government is too small to be allocated, there will be no tenants who are willing to be powerful gentry.

Ran Ming used this kind of soft knife to weaken the strength of the gentry.For the time being, due to the power of the gentry clans, the young households and tenants of the big clan clans did not dare to break away from the attachment without permission, but those small clans or landlords would be miserable.Although they have land in their family, they don't have enough deterrent power, and the land has no human race.Although the land rent has been reduced repeatedly, the common people are willing to be self-cultivated farmers.The first to seek change are those little gentry and tycoons, who have accumulated wealth for generations, and of course they have money.However, if the land is abandoned, even the mountains of gold and silver will be exhausted one day.China has a sense of crisis since ancient times, and they began to choose a way out. The land was sold to the country, and they either opened workshops or went to sea to become merchants.

"Boss, you are going to go to sea!" The man said, "If it is your first time to go to sea, I will advise you to buy our whale-class big sea boat. Although the Wei navy is constantly encircling and suppressing, the sea is too big for you to Imagine, so there are still pirates. But pirate ships are small boats, and there is no way to deal with such whale-class ships. Do you see the boom on the first deck of the ship?"

Yang Yun nodded.

The man said: "This kind of boom is actually of the same nature as the racket rod on the Navy's five-tooth ship. The boom on our Whale class can not only lift cargo, but also can be slightly modified to become a racket rod. There are The ballast stone, people hang the ballast stone on the boom, so that it becomes a shooting pole. When you see a pirate’s ship, throw the ballast stone, and the pirate’s small boat can be sunk by them. Whale-class sea ship There are only four booms, which can be changed to four racket rods at any time, a whale-class large ship, and a dozen pirate ships can't take advantage of it. And..."

"And what?"

The man said mysteriously: "Moreover, the Whale-class ship can also be equipped with an eight-ox crossbow according to the needs of users."

(End of this chapter)