Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 466 Return
In September, when Liu Ye received the news from Yecheng, his face looked a little strange.
Originally, Liu Ye thought that the high selling price would require Wei to take a long time to prepare. However, the news Liu Ye received was that Cao Cao ordered him to urge Chu to complete the transaction as soon as possible!
For a moment, Liu Ye was even a little nervous, wondering if he had forgotten to write "100 million" when he wrote the letter, and he checked the manuscript again and again...
Although he didn't know what happened exactly, Liu Ye guessed that there would be some new policies in Yecheng.
However, since Yecheng had sent the message, Liu Ye would naturally carry it out.
The Ministry of Revenue did not expect that the State of Wei was so wealthy, and even felt a little guilty - if they had known earlier, they should have asked for a higher price!
After Bai Tu learned from the Ministry of Revenue's letter that Wei was eager to make a deal, he first went to the Ministry of Works to check on the progress of the new ship. Then... he notified the Ministry of Revenue to let Liu Ye talk to the Ministry of Rites. He also notified the Ministry of Rites that if Liu Ye came, they should let him talk to the Ministry of Revenue.
After all, the "Pan-Qi Project" that can provide energy for large steam engines will not show initial results until at least one or two years later, and will not be able to be used in a limited way until three years later.
Moreover, at present, both trains and armored ships are only designed on drawings.
Although Pang Tong used his own strategies to verify the simulation, to really build it would mean thousands of tons of steel materials - the Chu State no longer adopted the old system of 120 jin as one dan, but instead used 100 jin as one dan, and set 100 dan as one ton, which is equivalent to about "2.5 tons" in later generations.
As for the unit of volume, hu is used as the standard, and the concepts of "hu" and "shi" are separated. The volume of one shi of water is taken as one hu.
Even though the iron ore traded in Liaodong has been refined and stockpiled in Zhouhu, the quantity... is enough to make the major princes who feel distressed about thousands of sets of plate armor despair... At the same time, there are also several large stamping machines, but to build armored ships, even if it is only a single-digit number, it will definitely not take a month or two.
Bai Tu did not mean to break the contract, but he wanted to at least delay the transaction until the "one year" period agreed upon in the contract before trading the sample ships - what Wei State wanted was actually just the sample ships.
As for the other ships, they will be delivered gradually over three years, almost until the armored ship is launched in Zhouhu.
Moreover, the remaining oiled wood is enough to build the fourth-generation sea vessels, and there has also been some progress in anti-corrosion painting. In the long run, it will not be a loss to manufacture the fourth-generation wooden sailing ships.
Only a very few people know that...the improvements to the four generations of Chu State's sea vessels were limited, because the "main forces" such as Pang Tong were all designing steam armored ships at all levels, while wooden sailing ships had become the "second-line project" of the Ministry of Industry.
But it can still be made. After all, the number of armored ships will not be too many, and wooden sailing ships are still a good supplement. In addition... they can also serve as smoke bombs.
The most important event in the State of Chu that Bai Tu has to decide on recently is the "Crossbow and Spear Dispute" in the Ministry of Works. It has become increasingly intense, and it is time to make a decision!
Bai Tu could not just look at the report, nor did he refer to the opinions of the six ministries. Instead, he decided to take the representatives of the Privy Council to the test site...
See for yourself how the practicality of both sides compares!
As for the cost issue? If we quantify it directly into the number of equipment, the generals will naturally understand it.
When is “then”?
Next month, mainly waiting for Gan Ning to come back...
As for the generals in other armies who are commanding troops outside and cannot return to Nanjing, if they are missed, then they will be missed. After all, it will be the same for other generals to come for evaluation.
However, in the navy, the only one who can be called a tactical master is Gan Ning.
Gan Ning is also the one who knows the most about naval battles and warships.
Therefore, Gan Ning's opinion is indispensable when deciding on the weapons to equip warships and arm the navy in the future...
After the first group of pioneers had arrived in Danzhou and had initially established themselves in half a year, Gan Ning finally set out to return.
Compared to the time spent on "searching" for Tanzhou, it took less than a month to return via Zhouhu according to the established sailing route...
In October of the second year of the Chu calendar, Gan Ning returned to Yangzhou with the main force of the navy . These pioneers received an unprecedented welcome at the port - the folk propaganda had gradually taken effect. Even for the Chu people who had homes and land, it was difficult to mobilize their desire to go to sea on their own initiative. However, most of them had respect and even admiration for the pioneers.
This also led some young men to even hide it from their elders and sign up for the pioneering army on their own initiative...
However, the Privy Council also has regulations on this. In principle, only children who have elderly people to support will not be accepted to register.
Gan Ning was also stunned by the welcome, but at the same time... he was glad that he had prepared this time and had kept a piece of gorgeous clothing that he had never worn, so he didn't have to wear those washed clothes and embarrass himself.
At the same time, they let people spread out their own beautiful carpets, showing off their high-profile luxury in a way that was not in line with their values...
In fact, the Chu State seldom publicized its "richness" from overseas land development, and restricted spontaneous development by civilian teams. For the group participation of aristocratic families, specific development tasks and scopes were designated.
Although this makes it more difficult to mobilize enthusiasm, Bai Tu does not dare to let civil groups do whatever they want. After all, far away from home, the Chu State's regulatory capabilities will be greatly reduced.
Baitu has the confidence to take things slowly and does not need to overdraw on humanity as a driving force for development.
In addition to technology, mankind’s best partner is also the brilliance of humanistic morality, especially after the technological explosion period - the technology in the white picture hard drive will eventually run out, and even in the information age of later generations, the speed of technological development will gradually slow down, waiting for the next "big bang".
For the current State of Chu, Bai Tu does not think that it is a good thing to hurt the people's sense of morality in exchange for development.
The State of Chu now restricts the conditions for private groups to join the development and only encourages immigration to the areas under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office. In name, it is a protection for the people of Chu, but in reality it is a protection for overseas ethnic groups, and in essence it is a protection for the newly emerging "Chu Learning".
Bai Tu also believes that once "Chu Learning" truly takes root in people's hearts, it will also protect the Chu State at the humanistic level.
After leaving the Chu state, especially the governor’s office, the constraints of “Chu learning” were even stronger than those of “Chu law”…
Of course, Bai Tu did not deliberately stop , and the Chu State only suppressed and criticized the predatory nature of overseas expansion, but encouraged consumption and encouraged people to strive for a better life, rather than blindly advocating frugality.
There are many people who dislike Gan Ning's behavior, but they can't do anything about it, and now there are even more people trying to please him.
Bai Tu had already been waiting for him outside Jinling City...
This was the routine welcome for returning naval officers and soldiers, and now Bai Tu had learned his lesson and was only waiting for him in the "city" of Jinling, which was the first ring.
Before this, from the port to the workshop area, Gan Ning could show off his wealth without worrying about overshadowing Bai Tu.
Of course, in reality Gan Ning never had such worries, which was why he was willing to serve the State of Chu and spend most of the year on the sea. Instead, it was Bai Tu who took the initiative to avoid stealing the limelight from Gan Ning in order to "avoid" him.
