The weather in Yan is so happening that even the meteorological experts of Qin cannot explain it, and the meteorology of Qin is still based on meteorological data observation. Due to the limitations of geolocation surveys and the complementary relationship of geographic data.

In order to understand the entire weather system, Qin needs to set up different meteorological observation stations in different geographical locations, for example, in the Siberian high pressure zone, which has the greatest impact in winter, Qin must send some meteorologists to establish meteorological observation stations in Siberia, but it is still under the control of the Huns. It is impossible for the Qin state to set up a meteorological observation station there, and for example, the warm and humid air flow observation in the south makes this Qin state even more distant, and the Qin state has not yet had a single overseas colony. Not to mention meteorological observations.

The development of meteorology was first and foremost based on geographical knowledge. Although, especially in terms of global knowledge, although Qin Guo observed other stars through astronomical telescopes, he learned the fact that the earth was round. For example, the two major stars, the Moon and Mars. However, the actual situation is still not corroborated. There is also a lack of strong evidence to substantiate this corroboration.

For this reason, Qin's National Science and Technology Award can only temporarily award the geography prize to geologists, and the geographical discovery category can only be temporarily shelved.

However, the commercial trade activities of the Qin and Chu states were well carried out through the Yangtze River trade. The inland waterway transport industry in the Qin State was developing rapidly.

In the south of the Qin State, a large number of shipyards have been established, from wooden, to ironclad, steel armoured ships have been set up, from ship repair, to cargo unloading, warehouse preservation, and the recirculation of goods have related industries for development.

"There are many kinds of goods from the Chu State. But the most scarce thing in the Qin State at the moment is not raw materials. Rather, a large number of slaves. These slaves came from the Yue region in the south of the Chu State. The Vietnamese indigenous people live in the south. And the merchants of Chu, like the merchants of Qin, set up a large number of mercenaries using musket weapons to hunt down, and then gathered and transported to Qin. ”

"These Yue natives, who will then be transported to the docks, are first stripped naked in groups and rinsed, and the cold winter makes these southern natives feel a little frightened, and they panic as they watch the Qin people disinfect these with water, spray disinfectant water, (The Qin people use hydrogen peroxide for disinfection.) And then the slaves were put in cages. The merchants of the Chu State paid for the construction of a slave trading platform on the docks of the Qin State. ”

"These slaves were painted with various markers, often distinguished by their constitution and gender. Qin slave traders bought these slaves from Chu merchants at relatively low prices, and then transported them to the railroad construction site or transported them by water into the land of Bashu, where the farms required a large amount of slave labor. ”

This is an article that has not yet been published in the Qin State Economic Magazine "The Merchant's Guide". From this article, it can be seen that the economy of Chu began to take the initiative to move closer to the economic needs of Qin. The state of Chu not only supplied a large number of cheap raw materials. At the same time, the workforce is also beginning to be actively involved. Participating in the provision of cheap labor means that after Qin, Zhao, Yan, and Korea, the fifth country, Chu, is also involved. The slave trade was thus expanded, and the issue of the slave trade would play an important role in the subsequent development of the economic situation of various countries. For this reason, the Chinese civil war expanded overseas, implicating a large number of overseas countries to invest in it. The scale of the war is escalating.

But now, the naval forces of the Chu State must first be developed.

"I am General Xiang Yan, commander-in-chief of the Chu State Naval Army." Xiang Yan shouted loudly. The surrounded water thieves on the opposite side looked nervously at the big man standing at the bow of the ship in the distance.

"Do you hear that? It's General Xiang Yan. "When the water thieves heard it, it was Xiang Yan. Everyone began to shake. After all, Xiang Yan's prestige was very prestigious in the Chu State. Especially people who hover on the edge of life with weapons. Everyone who fought the war has heard of it.

"General, danger, if those water thieves release cold arrows, the general's life is in danger?" A general eagerly persuaded.

"Yes, General. You are the backbone of my Chu State Naval Army, and the naval army can't live without you. Another general said anxiously.

"Don't say anything. Ben will have his own plans. All of them retreated. Xiang Yan scolded loudly.

As he spoke, the generals slowly retreated, but they gave them a casual look, and they motioned for the shieldmen behind them to quickly step forward to block the stray bullets that might be fired. You must know that at this time, the Chu State Navy gradually changed to new firearms. Heavy weapons such as machine guns were also transported to armed merchant ships at the docks of the Qin State. And the new guns were not only equipped with the Chu army, but also those water thieves who robbed the armed merchant ships of the Qin State. Compared with the water army of Chu and the water thieves, there is not much difference between the two sides. On the contrary, the power of some water pirates was once stronger than the Chu State Navy in some aspects.

Therefore, the worries of the generals of the Chu State Navy are not unreasonable, and Xiang Yan has already entered the distance range of the two sides in order to shout. As long as an order is given, the bullet can completely penetrate Xiang Yan's body. The distance between the two sides was only three hundred paces.

"Get out of the way!" Xiang Yan roared angrily. The shield bearers who had just protected Xiang Yan withdrew back. And the generals were full of anxiety.

"Look, the shieldmen who just protected General Xiang have withdrawn." The water thieves all craned their necks to watch, they saw the shield-bearers retreat with their own eyes, and they could clearly see Xiang Yan's target in the aiming door of their rifles. At this time, as long as the shooter with a rifle among them pulled the trigger, Xiang Yan was very likely to be hit.

"You are not born to be a water thief, but you are forced by the situation to act helplessly, and you will be able to understand and understand your feelings." Xiang Yan said loudly.

"It's really a helpless thing to do to become a water thief, for what you did before. Ben will not be held accountable, Ben will give you a great opportunity now. Xiang Yan deeply knew the ingredients of the water thieves on the other side. Water piracy is caused by land annexation, and a large number of unemployed peasants have no choice but to become cheap labor and flow to the cities, and some of them have no choice but to become water thieves. From an objective point of view, this is a historical necessity.

"You've heard about it, and you've seen it. The navy of the Chu State was indeed inferior to the navy of the Qin State. I'm afraid that some of you have fought against them, how about the Qin Navy? Xiang Yan asked loudly.

"The iron turtle of the Qin navy is too difficult to fight." The water thieves said to themselves. In fact, their opponent was not the Qin navy, but only the naval reserve force of the Qin state, the armed merchant ships of the Qin state.

"The navy of the Qin State is so strong, is the Yangtze River of our Chu State so gifted to the Qin State?"

General Ben did not agree. Now the opportunity is in front of you, you don't have to be a water thief, General Ben allows you to join the Chu State Water Army. You and I are like brothers. Defend the Yangtze River of Chu together. Xiang Yan shouted loudly.

This is an excellent psychological choice, water pirates live well, that is water pirates. After all, nominally inferior to officers and soldiers. And no matter how bad the treatment of officers and soldiers is, it is also a regular army, representing the armed forces of this country. Xiang Yan also saw this.

His idea was simple. It is the use of recruitment and the use of peaceful means to solve the problem of water piracy. This is indeed the case. If he fought, Xiang Yan knew very well about his strength, and the equipment of the Chu State Navy could only rely on the weapons imported by the Qin State to change little by little. But again, water thieves can achieve this through robbery. The gap in weapons and equipment between the water army and the water pirates of the Chu State is not very large. However, the gap between the two sides in terms of combat power and tactics is still quite large.

Xiang Yan had clearly collected the tactical improvements and arrangements of the water pirates, who usually used the method of sneak attacks to launch surprise attacks. Or to attack by means of ambushes. In terms of the use of firearms, the water pirates are more proficient in using firearms than the water army, and they will use the gun platoon tactics to suppress the opponent's firepower counterattack, but the Chu water army has no such arrangement. There are still some soldiers in the navy who are not proficient in their weapons, simply because bullets are precious and they are reluctant to shoot. And because of the frequent robbery, the chances of shooting are far greater than those of regular troops.

It was based on this consideration that Xiang Yan decided to use peaceful means to recruit these water pirates into the water army in the form of recruitment, and then mixed these water thieves and the original soldiers of the water army according to a certain proportion, and the Chu water army summarized some tactics of the water pirates and then formed the unique water army tactics of the Chu State.

It can be said that Xiang Yan's idea is very correct, what kind of weapons and equipment has what kind of tactical arrangements, Qin has armed merchant ships, of course, it uses large formations for centralized defense, and Chu State's weapons and equipment are obviously lagging behind Qin's armed merchant ships, for such a threat, Xiang Yan wants to change this approach in the short term, and the only way is to improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers. In addition to people, combat effectiveness is tactics. And these two points are exactly what the water pirates have. Moreover, the state of Chu can also take this opportunity to eliminate a major disaster.

Subsequently, Xiang Yan told the water thieves everything he wanted to say. Xiang Yan said something. The purpose is to set out a fact. Recognize a truth. The water thieves slowly relaxed, slowly put up their guns, and listened to the general.

The whole process is like a teacher explaining a truth to a group of students. The reason for this is that you give up the illegal cause they are doing and join the army, you have combat effectiveness, but you need a platform to play. Now, it is time to provide such an opportunity to give you a platform to showcase your individual talents.

"Alright. Let's go back. After Xiang Yan finished speaking, he then ordered to go back. The lifting of the siege of the water pirates is a show of good faith.