"What are they transporting?" The first mate of a South Korean merchant ship asked the sailor on the side curiously.

"I don't know, it's almost weapons anyway, they transport things like this, I think, they're all cylinders, it seems." The sailor glanced at his first mate.

"What does it look like?" The first mate also asked curiously.

"Well, I think it's supposed to be a bomb, right? You see, those cylinders, and I just looked at them, are made of steel, and I think, probably, bombs. The sailor said.

"Fuck, transport bombs, don't blow up our ship, it's going to be a bit bumpy. Our ship is gone. The first mate said anxiously. But even if he is in a hurry, he can't do anything now, because the other party has already done this. They have to do things when they collect money.

"Forget it. Be careful, damn it, this bomb isn't for fun. The first mate said helplessly.

In fact, the Goguryeo people did not deliver bombs, and the sailors guessed wrong. They transported chlorine cylinders, which were the killer weapon of the Goguryeo people, poison gas bombs, and in order to achieve the goal of forcing the other side to sue for peace, the Goguryeo people could only use this method.

Northern part of the Qin State. An expedition also reached the seashore. And detailed records were made along the way. Meng He, a Qin officer on this expedition, was writing his diary.

"It's not as wild as it seems. The view is great. It is a good place to escape the heat in the summer, and I think that this place will be very good to develop tourism. There are also a lot of forest resources here, we don't go into the forest, we just move on the edge of the forest, because the forest is very deep, deep, as long as you don't carry a compass, once you enter such a place, there is basically only a dead end. But forest resources bring a lot of resources, for example, there is a kind of deer here, or it is not called a deer, it may be called a cow, but it is not a cow, something like a horse, anyway, it is very strange, but his meat is very delicious, and the Huns are willing to wait to hunt on the edge of the forest. Of course. There are also dangerous animals, such as bears, but under the blows of muskets. They also became our delicacy, and the Huns would have paid a very heavy price if bows and arrows were used, and the leader of the tribe, an old man, told me that such a place would be difficult for them to enter without muskets. Meng He recorded it in his notebook.

"There are a lot of resources here, I think, there will be a lot of resources, under the cover of forest resources, there will definitely be a lot of resources, if there is a railway built here, all the resources along the way will be developed, but unfortunately the winter here is very cold. Also, we finally arrived at the beach. The situation by the sea is not bad. The sea breeze is comforting, and there are seagulls, which will give us better guidance. We don't know much about this, but we now have a huge problem, which is to go back again, to deliver the message, and I think we can only get better support if we get concrete decisions. Maybe there's something we can do here. It's also nice to discover some of the nearby islands. Meng He wrote in his notebook.

"Lieutenant Meng." At this time, the old man walked in and said. He was the leader of the tribe.

"Old chief, is there something going on?" Lieutenant Meng put away his notebook and said.

"I don't think we're going to be able to cross an island like that. A lot of people feel that they are willing to go back, not to go to the island over there, there may be a big island over there, but we need to go back, and only when we go back can we know what happens next. The old leader said to Lieutenant Meng in embarrassment. Because it was an expedition, many Huns had already retreated, after all, if this continued, their survival would be a big problem.

"Well, I understand, I'm thinking about getting our people back to where they came from and erecting some signs here, after all, we've been out long enough." Meng He said.

"Thank you so much. There are too many of us. It's been out for too long. It's been too long. The old chief said.

Relying only on the Huns, after all, there are many restrictions, after all, the Huns are not good at the surface of the water, and the Qin people have less experience in exploration. It would be best if the problem of the water could be solved.

Admiralty of the State of Qin.

"Have you thought of it?" Wang Shu asked the young man opposite, although he looked young, his rank was already a lieutenant colonel.

"Sir, I've figured it out. Exploring from the northern land, although there are many conveniences and resources that we can use, but, I think, after all, there are still many limitations, for example, we don't know the situation in the northern seas, we don't know what kind of conditions those seas have. But if we set out from the sea and go on an expedition, I think things would be much easier. We can carry out the results along the way, which will be very convenient for us. Wang Guang said. He was an officer in the Admiralty, which had only recently been busy, but many of the Navy wanted to build on greater feats. Wang Guang naturally thinks so.

He heard that the Admiralty had sent personnel to recruit expeditions to explore the eastern coastal areas of the North. He felt that his career opportunity had come.

The route of the northern expedition was to be carried out by land, but things could be much better if they were to advance from the sea, for example, the Qin navy also had some ships that could provide them with great convenience, and they could go along the northern coastline like the Koreans, or the Chu people. But this requires ships.

"I can't guarantee that we will be able to provide enough power if we use our ironclad ships, because then it will require a lot of coal, which obviously will not meet your needs. For in the north we have no port to support you in doing so. I can only let you do something like this on a sailboat. Wang Shu thought for a while and said.

"Sailboats? Sir, in this case, we. Wang Guang was a little surprised, he felt that with the steam ironclad ship, their speed might be fast, but there was a problem in front of them, fuel. There are no ports in the north that provide sufficient fuel. Only adequate fuel will allow them to move forward. And the only vessel that can provide reliable power is a sailboat.

"Yes. There are only sailing boats, I think, you can buy some boats. sailing ships, moreover, the Qin state would also make a number of wooden boats. Because the Navy is underfunded. You know that military spending has been cut a lot, and the Navy continues to maintain a large number of ironclad ships, which is clearly unrealistic. Wang Shu said.

"So, we can only provide you with sailboats, of course. There will be more than three ships in the fleet, and that will work in your favor. This is the largest naval operation of the Qin Navy, and you will start from the port of Qingcheng in Jiaozhou, and then advance along the coastline and head north. All the way to where you think you should be. Wang Shu said.

"So, sir. Communication, whether to provide us with some reliable communication. Wang Guang said.

"Yes, we're going to build a series of communication stations in the north. You can only use radios, submarine cables. I'm afraid not. Wang Shu shook his head and said.

"Alright, sir, that's all there is to it." Wang Guang nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll have someone arrange your plan. Your plan is very good. Wang Shu said. Wang Guang nodded in gratitude, and then began to get busy, no one would pay attention to such a thing.

Exploring the coastal areas from the north to the east, the Qin State only explored the sea from the land, but did not explore the situation from the sea, which was a flaw, and the only way for the Qin State was to explore the places they wanted, as the Koreans and Chu people did. Only in this way can their needs be met. The Qin State needs the information over there. This is the only way to help them solve all their problems. This is Wang Guang's plan. And the Qin navy also needed such a plan to compensate for a shortcoming in their exploration of seaports from land.

on the Western continent. More and more colonial strongholds were established in more and more places, and these colonial strongholds were established along the coastline, and then slowly they were connected into a line, and then a face. These colonies, large and small. From Korea, the east coast of the two countries of Chu has been spread. On the west coast, the Koreans had already established a number of colonial areas, while the Chu had established some colonial strongholds.

These colonies were mainly based on agriculture and the slave trade, and they dumped muskets into their interior, which was their most advantageous commodity, and no one wanted to be defeated by threatening weapons, and the only way to prevent such a thing from happening was that you also had such weapons, so the arms trade and the slave trade rose rapidly. Arms brought gold, and the slave trade brought great profits.

However, the Chu colony was still not as numerous as the Koreans, who had rapidly expanded to Karachi on the west coast, where the Indians controlled.

"This port is so beautiful?" In the port of Karachi, two armed South Korean merchant ships docked, and the Karachiites brought their unique way of greeting them. There was a telegraph and submarine cables had been laid here, so they could get the news quickly. A lot of muskets, artillery were needed here. That's what they're here for.

"Hello." A Karachi native spoke in a not very fluent Central Chinese dialect.

"Hello. Hello. The captain looked excitedly at the man who greeted him.

"Do you have any goods?" The greeter asked in a whisper.

"Well, there is. Don't know what kind of goods you need? The captain asked curiously.

"Muskets, artillery, that's all we have." The man said. But he made it clear.

"This, a boatload is everything, a boatload is not enough. Two boats. The captain said.

"May I understand that you have two ships of muskets, artillery?" The Karachi man asked with a smile.

"Yes. It can be understood this way. But you should study your word well. The captain said. For the Karachi, he can only be understood through such people.

"Very good, very good, my master will buy such weapons, you come with me, we are actively learning your language, I think it will not be long before we will know your language. You can rest assured of that. The other party said with a smile.

"Well, that's great." The captain said.

The captain knew that the Karachi people lacked muskets, artillery, because they had to guard against the Yueshi from the north, these were the contents of the telegram. In this way, there is a market for their muskets. That's the main purpose of their coming here.

Qi State, Tian Heng's General's Mansion. Lou Jing came here in a hurry. Because Tian Heng has something to discuss.

"I think that when we build a navy, we need to expand our naval career." As soon as Tian Heng and Lou Jing met, they directly stepped into today's theme, expanding the naval career of Qi State.

"This." Lou Jing was a little surprised, but soon, he realized the problem. Tian Heng is anxious to expand the navy, because he sees that all countries are actively developing their navies, especially the naval expansion of South Korea, and the colonial government they established in Bangladesh has provided them with considerable financial support, which can reduce the financial pressure on Qi State, and South Korea can also do more things, such as building railways, South Korea is relying on Mengla's colonial aggression to achieve their goals, which is a great stimulus to Tian Heng, he thinks, Qi State can also do this, so, Qi can get more resources, and he asked Qi to actively develop maritime trade. Strive to solve the financial problems of Qi in the process of expansion.

"This, isn't it a little anxious?" Lou Jing said worriedly. After all, the Qi Navy has only been established for a long time, and many sea voyages, especially the training of cadets, are being discussed with the South Korean side, but at this time, Tian Heng is going to expand all of a sudden.

"No, it's not fast, we're already late. You look at the state of Chu, the people of Chu have already launched their military campaigns, and their fleet has gone south. And we. Tian Heng said.

"I'm in Laizhou, and I've ordered the shipyard to renovate some merchant ships into our warships, and then quickly head south after replenishing them." Tian Heng said.

"Isn't that a little too anxious?" Lou Jing still said.

"No hurry, no hurry, we're already late." Tian Heng said.

"Nope. I mean, if we take a modified merchant ship and become a warship, if we encounter an adversary, we will be very passive, and we better think about this kind of thing. Lou Jing persuaded.

"What you mean, I understand, but it's such a thing at the moment, and I don't think we can wait. Your side should speed up as well. Discuss with the Koreans, or let the Qin people help us, and quickly solve our seafaring problem, this sea voyage is different from the ordinary small-scale voyage, we still have to be cautious about this. Tian Heng said.

"It's just that the South Koreans are asking us to take a step back in this regard, on the situation on the peninsula. This is the request of the Yan country, as well as the South Korean side, that the South Korea can make some concessions on the issue of capital borrowing and the purchase of treasury bonds, or directly give us certain benefits in the training of naval personnel. Lou Jing said.

"Well, we need the development of the Navy at the moment, just do what the South Koreans say, we will get it back sooner or later, don't worry." Tian Heng said.

"Yes, we can't rush." Lou Jing said.

Zhao Guo, Handan. Shanty towns where workers live.

"Have you heard, our good prime minister? Prime Minister Li Cheng was impeached by the parliament. A woman said to the men who were eating.

"Impeachment is impeachment, people are prime ministers, what does it matter to us, we can still eat noodles and cakes now. That's good. The man said, holding a large bowl. As he spoke, he ate another bite of bread, then gulped down the broth, came back from work, and had a beautiful meal, which was good. Although their work is very tiring, the salary is relatively good, they can save a thousand and a half taels a month, and sometimes they can drink a meal of broth and eat a meal of meat, which is also good. This kind of life, in their lives, has been very well evaluated.

"What do you know?" The woman said dissatisfied.

"This has a lot to do with our children, do you know why the prime minister was impeached, for the purpose of taxation, taxation. It's for our children. Let our children study well. To be able to do great things in the future. The woman said.

"Tax, tax, and we'll have no money. Life is not bad now, we can still save some money, but in the future, we won't even have money. This tax, in my opinion, is good for impeachment. The man said. He is already satisfied with the current taxes. Because of the passage of the tax reduction plan, they do not have to pay taxes in many places. This makes them much less burdened.

"Fart, you stinky man, what do you know, people are taxing the rich and rich this time, and in this way, the tax will be extremely beneficial to us. The rich man paid the money for our son's future study, and our child can also go to college, which is much better than you being a worker and selling coolies. If you feel so satisfied, don't object. The woman said.

"What?" The man asked in surprise.

"This is for our son, this is a good thing, if the tax is levied, the rich will come out, and we will not come out, so the prime minister will be impeached and step down, and many people have agreed. They decided to go on strike tomorrow. Go to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion to support the Prime Minister's actions, and besides, there will be people at the door of the Parliament, so wait and see. Those rich people will definitely be taken aback by us. The woman said with a smile. When the man heard this, he was immediately surprised.

"This. This is a crime. If you do that, things will make a big fuss. You mother-in-law. Don't do it blindly, just do what you have to do. The man said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm here for our son, if you don't have this son, you won't go." The woman said.