"The King of Chu has arrived in Xiangzhou?!" Handan Xiangbang Mansion, as soon as he came out of the inner bed, the Marquis of Chunping got the news that the King of Chu had arrived in Xiangzhou. Xiangzhou was originally a land of Yan, in the north, how could the king of Chu run to the north, could it be that he escaped from the Qin State again?

"Yes, yes." Fu Zai Ge De didn't believe it at first, but the book clearly said that the king of Chu went to Xiangzhou. "Marquis Wu Anhou has gone to Xiangzhou to meet with the King of Chu. The king of Chu gave him a thousand sets of armor and five hundred vests, and said that he wanted to trade with my Zhao State in Xiangzhou. ”

"Commerce?" The Marquis of Chunping suddenly understood the intention of the King of Chu, which was to buy a horse. "When will the King of Chu come to Handan?"

"The king of Chu said that his time is limited, and he will not go to Handan." Ge De said, and then he was waved back by Chunping Hou.

Shangqing thought that ...... "Xiangbang's mansion may not be all Chunpinghou's cronies, at least the former Xiangbang Sikong Ma, the old minister Yu Qing, and Lu Buwei's front door guest Ku Cheng often discuss matters here." Their idea Chunping Hou listened to it, and the new king ascended the throne, and the country was stable.

did not kill the Yan Kingdom, but named Yan Sheng, the son of the Yan King, as Yang Lejun (now Yixian County, Jinzhou), and another concubine, Yan Xuan, as Xiangping Jun (now Liaoyang), in order to show that the worship of the Yan Kingdom is endless. But it is impossible for Yan to recover again, Brownstone Mountain (now Changli) guards the main road in western Liaoning, although Liaoxi and Liaodong are counties, in fact, there are not many dingkou.

"This King of Chu doesn't want to kiss me," Shangqing Sikong Ma stroked his beard. "I'm afraid that Zhao Guo will attack me and be burdened by me."

"The King of Chu is not the King of Chu yesterday." Yu Qing coughed. "If you want to make the Chu State and my Zhao State fight against Qin, the Chu army will not be allowed to send it unless all Ao agrees. The king of Chu has the capital of Ying, and the soldiers are less than 50,000. ”

"The king of Chu does not follow the Qin system but does the Ao system, which is false." Ku Chengchang sighed. "After I heard about the Ao system, Chu was a little younger."

"But they are all elite pawns." Yu Qing explained. "What's the use of a five- or six-foot pawn?"

There is no exhaustive thing in the world, although the Chu State Xing Ao system stabilized the political system, but the new system also made the number of Chu troops suddenly decrease, and the mobilization rate dropped significantly. Originally, there were 300,000 Chu troops in the country, but now there are only 200,000 Yue people. This is not only the reason why Da Sima formulated the standards for armor and eliminated inferior soldiers, but also the general psychology of each clan who was unwilling to do their best to catch fish.

"The minister asked Xiangbang to allow the king of Chu to do business with Chu in Xiangzhou, which is a move to strengthen each other." Sikong Ma suggested.

"I don't think so. Please take Xiangzhou as the food of the king of Chu, in order to reward him for helping me break the swallow. "Yu Qing's unexpected opposition, and the suggestion is also unexpected." The city of Xiangzhou is less than seven miles in radius, and Dingkou is only thousands. The reward for the king of Chu is to show that the two countries of Zhao and Chu are bent on fighting the enemy and relying on each other. The king of Chu has been building a sea boat for several years, and now the sea route can reach my Zhao country, which is good. If the state is rewarded to the king of Chu, Qin and Qi will be afraid of our Zhao country, and I am afraid that Zhao and Chu will help each other in the sea. ”

"Good." What Yu Qing said is indeed reasonable, the sea route has been opened, and it is indeed necessary to show the unity of Zhao and Chu with a six-mile small town, especially under the premise that the Qin State wants to turn the spearhead.

"The king of Chu went to Zhao and did not enter Handan, and the minister was willing to go to Xiangzhou to say that he would enter the capital." There is also competition between courtiers and doormen, and seeing that Yu Qing has come up with a good plan, he also offers advice. It's a pity that when he arrived in Xiangzhou, the Shao Siming had already set sail from Xiangzhou.

Xiong Jing met with Li Mu in Xiangzhou, and then moved to Jicheng to talk with Li Mu. The state of Chu first wanted horses, the second wanted fur, and the third wanted meat. Xiong Jing plans to open a tinplate canning factory in Jicheng or Yanmen County, specializing in buying cattle and sheep from outside the plug to make canned meat. Li Mu agreed to this, and when he left, he sent two Rong Ma stallions used as stallions, twenty Rong Ma mares, a bunch of Wen skin, bear skin, leopard skin, and two Lou Fu riders.

The temporary stables on the Twenty-two Maxiang Lady could not fit in any case, but fortunately, all the goods that had been shipped before were unloaded on Jeju Island. People can sleep in the cargo hold, and then divide a few horses to the Shao Si Ming, which can be regarded as barely stuffed.

In the spring, when there was a headwind, only the aftermath mainsail was available, and the southward speed along the shore was extremely slow, and the sailors rowed their oars, and there were only more than 30 knots a day. In the end, he had to take advantage of the southwest wind to sail to the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula near Lao Tieshan, and then collect the sails and paddle south to Zhufu (now Yantai). The brown stone mountain in the north, the annex and Langya are all big ports, and the southern Juzhang and Huiji are also big ports.

The sea boat was still a hundred miles away from the transfer, and it met the Qi merchant boat that crossed the Bohai Sea along the Miaoshan Islands. The style of the merchant boat is very similar to the old-fashioned winglets of the Chu army boat division, but it is made wider, about three or four meters. The boat is not a deck like a war boat, but a boat shed to avoid the wind and waves, there is a knight's room behind the boat, the draft of the young master is less than two meters, the freeboard on the main deck is nearly four meters from the sea, and the stern freeboard is higher, standing on the stern deck can completely overlook the Qi State Merchant Boat.

"It's Chu...... Chu Zhou? "Out of the shed came a man with tied hair and a crown, he stood on the deck and looked at the Shao Si Ming for a long time, only to see a big flag with the word 'Chu' written on the top of the mainmast with the sail closed.

The two boats were moving in opposite directions, getting closer and closer, and when they staggered, the Shao Siming stopped rowing, and the captain Hong Mou saluted the man and shouted, "How many miles is there from here?" ”

"Huh?" As soon as the south wind blew, the man couldn't hear anything, and Hong Mou shouted twice, waiting for Shang Zhou to approach this person and said, "But the Chu people? ”

"It's the Chu people." The merchant boat also stopped, and two sailless ships drifted in the south wind, and the paddleman tried to control the distance between them.

"Since you are a Chu person, why are you here?" The man looked up at the red mou on the boat, and the more he looked up, the more he felt that the sea boat was wide.

"The wind is blowing." Hong Mou replied. "How many miles is there until this is attached?"

"It's a day." After the man finished answering, he saw Hong Mu and thanked him, and then drove south, he rowed a section to the north and turned back again, following the Shao Si Ming to the south. The merchant boat was light, and finally ran ahead of the Shao Si Ming.

"Tell the king, the Qi people said that they could arrive in one day, but I don't know why Qi Zhou returned to Hong Kong." Qi people returned to attach, and Hong Mu immediately asked Xiong Jing for instructions.

"When you return to Hong Kong, you will return to Hong Kong, and you should go to inform the transfer of Hong Kong Chuzhou's visit." Xiong Jing's original intention was to pay a visit to the King of Qi. This is not for show, mainly because he wants to inspect the fishing industry of Qi country. Since there are so many fish and so many fishermen in Qi country, why can't it be expanded?

Xiong Jing was thinking about this matter mainly on the way to Qi. The rest, such as co-ordination with Qi State, is useless to talk about. The king of Qi is weak, and the state of Qi has been attacked by various countries, coupled with the threat of Qin and the instigation of Qi Xiang's victory, it is almost impossible to join forces.

"Your Majesty, please look." In the afternoon, Lu Li could finally see Zhifu Mountain in the mirror. Zhifu is an island, connected to the mainland, and is shaped much like a mushroom. The mushroom cap happens to be a breakwater, sheltering the boats in the harbor from the wind and waves. It's just that what Hong Mu wants Xiong Jing to see is not Zhifu Mountain, but the place he wants Xiong Jing to see is Long Island.

Nagashima is a long-shaped island that faces Pengrai on the sea. Not only is the island inhabited, but you can also see many boats full of catches. Right Shi saw Xiong Jing look at it again and again, and said, "Your lord, this fisherman is also." Guan Zhong once said: 'When a fisherman enters the sea, the sea is ten thousand feet deep, and the waves are against the current, and those who do not go out at night (do not leave the boat) are also beneficial in the sea. ’”

"Indeed, he is a fisherman." Long Island is obviously a fishing village, and Lu Li can see the dried fish drying in front of the thatched hut in the mirror. Xiong Jing was very accustomed to saying: "I don't know how much this fish is worth a pound?" ”

"This matter can be consulted after it is attached." Right Shi laughed.

"King, the people of Qi seem to send boats to greet you." Long Island is not far from the port of transshipment, and soon after sailing, the lookout saw the 'Qi' flag floating on the oncoming boat, which was a war boat, not a merchant ship.

"Zhan Zhan." Seeing Xiong Jing nodding, Hong Mou immediately ordered the sailor to show that this was the honor guard of the king of Chu.

As soon as the Shao Si Ming was unfolded, Tian Wei, the general of the Qi State Boat Division standing on the battle boat, was taken aback. He thought it was a merchant ship of the Chu State, but he didn't expect it to be the boat of the king of Chu. It's just that why did the king of Chu come from the north, is it really the wind blowing?

"Herald: All troops are exempted." Tian Widow took off the leather on his head.

"The general has an order, and the whole army is exempt." The heralds shouted from the warboat, and more than a dozen armorers on the old wings were immediately relieved. Seeing that Chu Zhou was getting closer and closer, Tian Widow ordered his hand to lean up.

"The last general, Tian Widow, has seen the king." Tian Widow saw the bear thorn on the deck of the stern, and he bowed a few dozen steps away, the wind blew north, although the distance was not close, his voice was still clearly audible.

Xiong Jing could only rely on the dozen or so people around him to shout in unison. "If you don't come from Zhao State, you will come to Qi State, when you enter Linzi and meet with the King of Qi, can the general tell you?"

"The last general is urgently telling the widow, saying that the king has come to the transfer, and wants to enter Linzi to meet the widow." Tian replied. After answering, he bowed to the bears on the deck and said, "Please enter the harbor with the king." ”

"There's General Law." No one has ever been to the port of relocation, so it is naturally good for someone to lead the way. The Shao Si Ming followed the voyage of Tian Widow's war boat to the annex port, and before entering the port, he saw that the shore of the port and the boats under the shore were full of people. This is the merchant and the boat people in the port, they first heard the merchants who returned to the port said that the Chu people had two boats outside the port, and the subordinates of Tian Widow hurriedly returned to the port, saying that the king of Chu arrived by sea boat, and ordered the boat parked at the dock in the port to quickly get out of the way.

The officials were very rude, and the merchants were very aggrieved, but when they saw the two Chu State sea boats getting closer and closer, everyone couldn't take their eyes off.

"This is the sea boat of the Chu people?" Someone muttered quietly. Because of the headwind, at this time, only the tail mast and the bow of the boat were hung on the Shao Si Ming with a few triangular sails, and the sails on the foremast and mainmast were retracted and not deployed, but the completely different structure and boat type of the Shao Si Ming still opened the eyes of the businessmen and boats who were familiar with the boat: it turned out that the sea boat of the Chu people was like this.

"It's a very strong boat." A boatman blinked, he couldn't see the thickness of the freeboard, but he could feel the firmness of the Shao Siming.

"That's ...... That's bronze armor! Another man shouted. The Shao Si Ming had copper armor attached to the maximum draft line, and now the sea boat was empty, revealing pieces of copper armor connected above the waterline.