Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 458: Wei State Ships
Lu Bu finally accepted Bai Tu's decision to adopt Yan'er to the Lu family...
Regarding the succession of Qu'ahou, Lü Bu knew it was just an excuse - even if there was no adoption, what was the problem with Lü Bu passing the title to his grandson without a son? An imperial edict could solve it!
What Bai Tu said later, the issue of the legality of the eldest son, was the reason why Lu Bu finally agreed.
Thinking about the hidden dangers, even if it was just a slight possibility of brothers killing each other, Lu Bu felt that he should try his best to avoid it.
Of course, Lu Bu knew that Bai Tu made such a great sacrifice because he was filial to him...
Soon, the news that the King of Chu had adopted a prince to the Marquis of Qu'a spread throughout the court and the country!
If the situation were to change, there would probably be countless objections among the court officials.
After all, in the Later Han Dynasty where it was common for external relatives to interfere in politics, the origins of the emperor and empress should be as humble as possible and should come from the common people. The "Empress Lü" of Chu obviously did not meet this requirement, but there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, Lü Bu was the biggest helper of the King of Chu when he started his career, and he could be regarded as the foundation of Bai Tu's basic plan.
Moreover, with the King of Chu's stubbornness, no one else could stop him.
However, at this time, a prince directly adopted by the Lu family...
Wouldn't this further strengthen the already expanding ranks of foreign relatives?
However, there are some prerequisites. First, Lu Bu is the "adoptive father" of the King of Chu, and Lu Bu has no children. Although according to the Chu State's law of inheritance of titles, theoretically women can also inherit titles, but because they will respect the will of the title holder, everyone will ignore this in the short term.
Secondly, Bai Tu gave birth to twins this time. Before, everyone was worried about the vague legal basis of the eldest son. Now, adopting one of them away has indeed objectively solved this problem.
Even if someone had thought of this "cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron" solution before, no one dared to mention it to the King of Chu. Only the King of Chu himself could think of it!
Therefore, this incident did not cause much commotion in the court, except that many people congratulated Lu Bu when they saw him...
As for the people, after hearing the rumor, parents thought it was the King's filial piety, wives thought it was the King's respect for the Queen, young men thought it was very Chu-style, and even the non-mainstream knights thought it was in line with the spirit of chivalry.
Although there are certainly different opinions, at least in general, most people praise the King of Chu's decision...
The names of Bai Qing and Lu Yan also spread through deliberate publicity.
There was no taboo in the State of Chu, and "图" is now a commonly used word. At the beginning, court officials did avoid using "图", but Bai Tu deliberately corrected several memorials that deliberately avoided "图". He also changed the names of two palaces housing government offices in Jiangshan Garden to include "图". This stopped the trend of turning it into an "unwritten rule".
The reason for announcing the names of Bai Tu's two sons was to publicize Chu's emphasis on the Han River project and overseas development - a peaceful and tranquil sea could not be more appropriate at this time.
Two months later, in August, Lu Lingqi had already recovered. Although her maternity leave was still going on, she had already started practicing martial arts normally every day!
In August, the dowry from Wei was sent over from the sea...
This time, the State of Wei deliberately did not use the ships of the State of Chu to pick up the guests, but instead dispatched its own ships. In addition to the sense of ceremony, this long-distance voyage along the coastline was also used as a test voyage - the State of Wei had also begun to build "large" ships!
Therefore, Bai Tu also placed a ship design expert from the Ministry of Engineering in the team that welcomed him at the port to evaluate Wei's sea vessels...
The conclusion is that judging from the overall structure of the ship, it is roughly equivalent to the level five years ago when the General's Mansion just started building sea ships. However, some details have reached the level of the second or even third batch of sea ships - now Gan Ning's main fleet is the third version!
From the design of the sail, it can be seen that the other party has also mastered the principle of changing the angle of the sail to take advantage of wind from different directions...
However, the problem is the same as that of the State of Chu. Judging from the color of the wood, it has seriously insufficient time to be soaked in oil. It should be the wood that has been soaked in oil for only one year!
Another problem is that the sailors' appearance is generally poor. According to the escort fleet's response, the other side is still at the novice level in naval navigation...
Although Wei's navigation and shipbuilding capabilities slightly exceeded Bai Tu's expectations, they were not that surprising.
Among the three shipyards, Zhou Hu's shipyard has the best confidentiality. After all, it is isolated overseas, and the grassroots workers are bought out at high prices and specialize in undertaking confidential missions.
In addition, in the two shipyards in Kuaiji, only core technical personnel will sign long-term contracts and restrict the flow of personnel. For grassroots craftsmen, they only have ordinary three- or five-year contracts .
Moreover, it is difficult to control the leakage of information held by grassroots craftsmen. We can't always prevent thousands of people from leaving the shipyard...
Whether it was the State of Wei or the State of Chu, they were originally part of the Chinese civilization with one heart and one mind. They were just temporarily divided into different states. There was actually little obstacle for them to win over each other's technical personnel and detect the opponent's technology.
There were craftsmen in the State of Chu who took the initiative to report that someone was trying to win them over secretly. In response to this, Bai Tu specially arranged for the Wind Capture Guard to directly contact some craftsmen as "hidden agents" - when someone paid a high price to buy the technology, they would provide the other party with a trap design that was made by the Ministry of Works himself, with nine real and one fake!
Judging from the Wei State's shipbuilding skills, it is obvious that it has absorbed a lot of Chu State's experience and technology. However, what it has absorbed is only the overall structure with a low degree of encryption - which is actually a very important part!
During the wooden boat stage, it was difficult to keep such a large project completely secret. Fortunately, what the other party "dug up" were definitely fragmentary information, and there was also some interference, so the technology obtained was always lagging behind.
"But the other side should also have good designers. A lot of interference has no effect. And it can be seen that Wei's naval ships also have their own unique improvements." Pang Tong reminded Bai Tu.
"What if we use a Qi boat instead?" Bai Tu asked back.
The days when wooden ships reigned supreme are almost over...
"The secret of the steel Qi ship is not accessible to ordinary shipbuilders." Pang Tong did not state the conclusion directly, but the meaning was obvious.
Even if the head is cold, still be proud!
Indeed, as for the Qi boat, firstly, the power system has extremely strong encryption, and secondly, from steel to paint, it is highly technical, and more importantly, these have nothing to do with grassroots boatmen.
Compared to the "visible at a glance" wooden ships, it is easier to keep the technology of ships after entering the Qi era secret.
"The State of Wei also wants to directly trade our large sea vessels. What do you think, Shi Yuan?" Bai Tu asked.
" Your Majesty, you can consider delaying the process and raising the price. Once the Qi ship is ready, you can trade it at will... Compared with the achievements Wei has made, what is more noteworthy is that this symbolizes that 'Wei has always been paying attention to technological innovation.'" Pang Tong also reminded Bai Tu.
Although "Feng Chu" has long since moved away from "fighting with others", his basic overall perspective has not disappeared...
