By the time we were done, it was late at night. Shang Wen dragged his tired body and sat in the car thinking about the issue of army building.

The navy is also a highly technology-dependent branch of the military, which King Qin obviously recognizes. But knowing is knowing, and I still have to build the army in person. How to do it. Shang Wen had a headache. The emergence of a technical branch is troublesome enough. But when another branch of the military appeared, Shangwen collapsed a little. The situation of technical reserves is far from keeping up with demand.

The whimsical ideas of the generals of the Qin army are constantly generating, but the technology has been slow to keep up. I can't blame myself. It takes someone to build the foundation. For this foundation, Shang Wen can only take his time. There is no such thing as a hundred years. It is impossible to have such a solid foundation.

But Shang Wen thought of something else. That is. Rely on the navy to seize rubber resources. If there is no access to the sea, a colonial-style outlet to the sea is established. On the southern coastline, there was no place for the Six Kingdoms, and the military seaport of the Qin State was established there. Then the Navy as a whole was transferred overseas. Before, it was necessary to build a fleet and fight it. Moreover, this fleet could not have been built very large in the first place. The size of the river limits the size of the fleet itself. In the Yellow River, or the chasm, some places are still talked about, especially the chasm, this artificial canal developed in the early Warring States period, under the exhaustion of the overall strength of the Wei State also lost its original role. Some places are no longer connected. This meant that Qin's naval fleet could only stop there.

However, there is another outlet to the sea, which is the Yangtze River. The land of Bashu was under the control of the Qin state. The Qin State only needed to establish a shipyard in Bashu. Qin's fleet could go directly east along the Yangtze River from Bashu. Although there is the State of Chu, as long as the fleet of the State of Qin is strong enough. It can directly control the entire Yangtze River waterway. Then, turn to today's Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong. Guangxi, Hainan, and now Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia. All the way to the Straits of Malacca in Singapore. In this way, the rubber resources in the south could be transported directly to the hinterland of the Qin State through this golden waterway, and then a developed road and railway system would be established in Bashu. Or set up a rubber factory right there. You can complete this rubber road. Thinking of this, Shangwen thinks about the creation of the navy. Solved a major problem of going south. But another branch of the military is about to be born. That's the Marine Corps. Shangwen believes that the independence of the Marine Corps is necessary. The mode of operation in the future is amphibious warfare. It must be done by a force that is proficient in landing operations.

Shang Wen thought of this. Feel like it's better to go with the flow, like. According to the original plan. The establishment of the navy should not be established until the Qin State has an outlet to the sea, but at the stage of military academy construction. The Qin kings and their military generals recognized the importance of the navy. Build it out early. This point has to be said to be unexpected by Shang Wen.

Instead of pushing it. It's better to follow the current situation step by step. What has history become? Shangwen himself didn't know.

Shang Wen took out his notebook. Start sketching. Shang Wen sketched the uniform of the navy. The uniforms of the Celestial Forces are sky blue. The navy is naturally predominantly white. The Army's affairs are left alone. But Shang Wen is sure. Wait for the uniforms of the Celestial Army and Navy to come out. The Army will definitely whine. Because their uniforms are much inferior to those of the Celestial Navy. In this way, the competition between the branches of the military began at once. Just because of this military uniform, it is estimated that both sides will have to fight.

When the Qin State was building its own new army with all its might. Yan Guo was not idle. They began to imitate the artillery, muskets of the Qin state.

Ever since the Yan Kingdom occupied the Julu City of the Zhao State, the whole country was cheering. The people of Yan seem to have seen the prosperity of the Zhao Dynasty again. When the news of the victory reached Yandu, the whole country of Yan was singing and dancing. The long-awaited victory has finally arrived. It was the first time that Yan Guo felt the taste of victory.

Stimulated by the victory, King Yan recognized this weapon from the Qin State, but when it came time to pay for it, he hesitated.

King Yan originally decided to spend 100,000 gold to buy firearms, but he also had to build pavilions and pavilions. This part of the money was used. Now without this part of the money, muskets and artillery naturally cannot be bought.

Ji Xin knows King Yan very well. Naturally, they know how to give advice. As a result, the work of imitating the firearms of the Qin State began.

Under the command of Feng Quji, the State of Qin collected a large number of craftsmen from the Six Kingdoms. But there are also some patriots among them. Feng Quji originally wanted to kill those craftsmen. However, the moral code was somewhat unpleasant, so it was not implemented.

Yan is a very strange country. The Yan people are often oppressed by the Yan King, but their sense of belonging is very strong. This is also one of the reasons why the repeated occupation of the Zhao army was unsuccessful. Artisans too. The Qin State had the least number of artisans acquired in the Yan State. This also gave Yan Guo the basis for the technology of imitating muskets and artillery.

"Your Excellency." A worker said.

"In addition to this musket, the imitation of this cannon has been completed. Please check it out as an adult. Gong Cheng whispered.

"Yes." Juxin agreed.

Looking at a cannon barrel thicker than the Qin artillery. Ji Xin frowned.

"Why is it so big?" Ji Xin said with a frown.

"Back to my lord. This is the first sample of an artillery imitation. Gong Cheng said.

"Is it Qin's two-inch caliber?" Ju Xin asked again.

"Back to my lord. This is the two-inch caliber of my Yan country. The two-inch caliber of my Yan State is much larger than that of Qin State. There is a lot of power, too. Gong Cheng said.

"Yes. Very good. Very good. That's right, the cannonball. There should be no problem. Ju Xin asked again.

"Nope. No problem. Gong Cheng immediately replied.

"Yes. Very good. But why not copper? It is made of iron. Ju Xin asked again.

"Back to my lord. This copper is more expensive than iron. This iron is harder than copper. If you use iron, wouldn't it be more powerful than the artillery of the Qin State. Gong Cheng said ambiguously.

"Yes, yes. Count you smart. Ju Xin happily pointed at Gong Cheng and said.

"Alright. Test guns. Ji Xin yelled loudly.

"Your Excellency has an order. Test guns. The generals below shouted one after another.

"Bang." A cannonball was fired from a replica cannon of the Yan Kingdom.

Ji Xin watched the cannonballs shoot out from a distance.

"How's it going? Take a look. Ju Xin commanded.

"Whoa." An adjutant general agreed. Then he turned and left.