"Widows?" Li Wending said.

"Yes, this is what the telegram from the front said. They heard the news that on the eastern coast there were some people who had crossed the strait to the opposite islands to hunt down the Japanese people, who were very earthy and especially able to obey orders, and they had taken some of the other side from the southerners, and they had received the news if we could stop the war. I'm afraid I'll be able to get these widows. Hawke said.

"Besides, the Yan side also has this demand, they want to get more labor in the gold mines, because only in this way can their mining needs be met, now the Yan people are very greedy, they put almost all their hopes on the gold mines, if we and the southerners take a step back, under the pretext of capturing the Japanese people, in this way, we can avoid such an endless war, if it continues, we Goguryeo people will probably be extremely dissatisfied." Hawke suggested.

"Hmm. You're right, and I mean, that our financial resources are no longer sustainable. If this continues, we won't be able to do a lot of things, and we will end up being suppressed to death, and the only way now is to do what we can, for example, get more labor. That's what we need the most. Li Wending thought about it and said.

"And to solve this damn war as soon as possible and reduce our financial burden." Hawke said.

"Well, just do it, let the countries solve something like this." Li Wending decided.

The Prince's Mansion of the Kingdom of Yan.

"Can this widow solve our labor problem?" Prince Dan is concerned about gold now, only with a large amount of gold can Yan Guo build the navy they need, the cost of the navy will be a lot, and they need too much money to do such a thing.

"It should be possible, after all, they say that the Japanese are hard-working." said the Minister of Finance.

"I don't care if they can do it or not, just be able to solve something like this. I think, so be it, we can get them to stop the war, anyway, such a thing is a mouthful, nothing. "Prince Dan decided to arrive.

Seth Country. Outside Basra. Zhang Bi held a telescope and watched the offensive battle.

The artillery roared, and the Sabbatarians built a large number of trenches outside the city, and there were also a large number of artillery positions, and the artillery fired fiercely. However, he soon noticed a few peculiar places, and he saw some strange artillery. The guns were distinctly Sabbatarian.

"Are those thick ones your artillery?" Zhang Bi asked.

"Oh. Do you mean those invincible general cannons? The young general asked easily.

"Yes, those are indeed artillery, but the artillery you forged, I think, is a little weird." Zhang Bi shook his head and said.

"Those are indeed cast by ourselves, and we imitate the artillery of the Qin people, but we have found a way to solve some technical problems ourselves." The young general said.

"The caliber of the Qin people is a standard caliber, and such artillery can play a great role in field battles, but, for us, it is enough. However, for attacking cities, it was not enough, so we developed some of our own. The young general said.

"Actually, we have always been dissatisfied with the Qin people's approach, the Qin people's artillery is smuggled to us, you know, the price of a cannon is very expensive, and we need something like this, the only solution is. Counterfeit. The young general said to him.

"The imitation is very unsmooth, first of all, the material, the artillery of the Qin people has bronze, there are iron cannons, we cast a lot of iron cannons, as a result, our artillery exploded a lot, and finally we only need to choose expensive bronze, fortunately, the bronze artillery is much smoother, we cast a lot of artillery. Of course. We tried all kinds of calibers, and the generals you see are like that, we cast them ourselves, but the effect is not very good, sometimes the power of firing is very large, and sometimes, the power of firing is very small. The young general said.

"Hmm." Although Zhang Bi is not a professional artillery technician, he knows that casting an artillery requires a lot of science and technology to support, and South Korea's casting artillery technology is not very good. The output is only about a few hundred, Zhao Guo's artillery casting technology is relatively good, they can produce more than 1,000 guns a year, if the scale of production is expanded, this number may develop some. But the technical difficulty of casting artillery is very great.

"Boom." Just as Zhang Bi was thinking about this, a loud explosion came from the artillery position of the rest people.

Zhang Bi's ears were buzzing, and what he saw was that a cylindrical cannon barrel was blown into the sky, and many torn human limbs were flying everywhere.

"Damn it." The young general was also dizzy. Artillery is a weapon with strong scientific and technological integration, the Sabbatarians thought that they had learned to shoot cannons, they could simply cast a large number of artillery, the result of this casting was a huge cost of casualties, their artillery technology was seriously not up to par, even if they used bronze, the number of their artillery firing was only a dozen rounds, but that's it, the Sabbatarians still didn't know the amount of their artillery propellant that science stipulated. This is what the young generals said, sometimes their artillery launches with great power, and that is the reason why their artillery charges are excessive, and sometimes the shots are very small, that is, they are loaded with less propellant. And this time, it's obviously too much. Or there is a problem with the artillery itself, and the body of the artillery has been difficult to withstand such increased pressure, in Zhang Bi's view, the artillery of Qin, Zhao, and South Korea can be cast lighter, that is, they have made some special raw materials in the artillery, or their iron-smelting and steel-making technology has reached a special level. And the Sabbatical Country, apparently, does not have such technology, and it is already a very remarkable idea that they can make a cannon on their own.

"See, this is our own cannon." The young general said. However, Zhang Bi's ears were still buzzing, and he couldn't hear what the other party was saying. However, the siege was still good for the resting people, and the city of Basra was very thick, and it was a big city after all. However, under the bombardment of artillery, the Seth people may not be able to hold out for long. Zhang Bi thought so.

On Zhangxiong Island, a large number of slave ships docked here, they either unloaded the slaves, or replenished some supplies and then sailed north again, they had to return to Qingcheng, where the demand for labor would be very large, so that they could make a lot of money. It's something they desperately want to do.

"Women, this way, men's side." The soldiers moved to separate the strings of labor. Zhangxiong Island requires a large amount of labor. The demand for labor is very high, especially in the arsenals.

The war greatly stimulated the production of munitions. In particular, the demand for bullets is very high. This is more than their average needs. There are three large arsenals on Zhangxiong Island, a gunpowder factory, mainly producing gunpowder, the danger factor is very large, there are some slaves arranged to do it, a little careless, they may explode, the gunpowder factory has had three explosions, but each time the explosion is killed by some slaves, the biggest loss is gunpowder, because a large amount of gunpowder is wasted. However, they had learned their lesson, and the gunpowder factory was divided into three smaller sub-factories, which were very far from each other, so as to avoid a greater risk. In addition to these, there are also ammunition factories, which mainly produce shells and bullets, and there are quite a lot of female workers concentrated here, they are all female slaves, they want to produce a large number of bullets here, all of them are made by hand, there are more than 10,000 female workers here, and the guards rub oil here from time to time, but the above does not care about these at all, they are concerned about the production of bullets, they have to produce tens of millions of bullets every month, but they are quickly sold out, the reason is not only the native soldiers, but also a large number of Chu merchants, armed forces, The ammunition they need is very high, as well as artillery projection packs of various calibers.

Another factory is the musket assembly plant, this factory is smaller, mainly because the north transports fewer parts, intermittently, because of the recent stormy weather, the ships sometimes do not pass, the workers here are better treated, because a skilled mechanic can produce a large number of guns. They can eat enough and not be treated too much. Everything is in orderly production.

"There will be more and more ammunition in demand at the front, and we need to hurry up and produce it, and if necessary, we can expand some more factories. Don't worry about the labor force, the number of slaves here will be very high. Yu Ziheng said to the director of the arsenal.

"This. I think the current quantity and quality of production have greatly met our needs, and I think we don't need to do this anymore. The director of the factory put forward his own suggestion.

"There is no need to produce again, let me tell you, not only the demand of a Bangladesh country, but also the Northern Dynasty, I heard that there is also a Saith country recently, I think it will not be long before the ammunition demand of the Saith country will also be produced on our side, you dare to say that there is no need to produce again." Yu Ziheng said angrily. The ammunition produced by the arsenal has become the main source of income for Zhangxiong Island. There is sulphur on Queen's Island, as well as on the nearby islands, because there are active volcanoes there, and the amount of sulphur is very high. There is also a large amount of gunpowder nearby, so it can be said that there is no shortage of raw materials, and they are easy to obtain, so it is easy for them to produce a large amount of gunpowder. This is the best way for them to develop their economy. Coupled with the huge demand stimulus, this stimulus is enough to bring the military production here to a whole new stage.

Sinjeong, South Korea.

"It seems that the people of Qi also have such plans." Han Shu looked at Yan Guo's report in his hand and said.

"The people of Yan seem to be content with their labor needs, we can't provide them with so much labor, but they can develop eastward. This was not expected, but for the time being they were asking for us. So, we're not worried about that, we have a bigger advantage. After all, there is a large labor force on the Western continent. But. Han Shu looked at the report in his hand and said.

"The purpose of the Yan people who need these labors is to develop their gold mines and use them to build a navy, in this way, this is a great potential competitiveness, now all countries are developing their navies, Qi has a navy, Yan has such a plan, and the navy of Chu is now suddenly exerting force." Han Shu said a little anxiously.

"Your Majesty, the Navy is not a simple army service, the Navy needs a lot of naval technology, the Navy is a very strong branch of the technical service, without such technical support, the Navy is difficult to develop, at present, our South Korean Navy has a lot of technical reserves, in the face of such a challenge, we don't have to worry, because we have such an advantage." Zhang Liang said without worry.

"That said, I'm still a little worried." The inferiority complex in Han Shu's heart made her feel that it was better to be careful, after all, this was the development of the navy, not an ordinary development force.

"Wang, at present, the development momentum of our shipbuilding industry is very good, and some shipyards have begun to transfer technology and funds. They can go to the State of Chu and Qi to invest, or they can go to the State of Yan, which is an inevitable choice. Zhang Liang said.

"Oh. Let's talk about it. Han Shu asked.

Just when Han Shu was trying to figure out some economic conditions, some small shipyards near the Wuyue Shipyard in Chu State came with some special guests, they were from Qingcheng, but they were also some slightly larger shipyards. With the increase in labor costs in Jiaozhou. The number of Qi people heading south began to decrease. Mainly in Laizhou, Dengzhou can also find the same jobs, although the salary is far inferior to Qingcheng, but they are closer to their homes, which is their advantage in development, so many people still stay. Or go to Laizhou and Dengzhou to look for work. With the increasing number of shipyards in Qingcheng, the profit margin began to decline, and only by continuously reducing costs can their shipbuilding profits expand, or build some ships with great technical content. But that requires investment, and some shipyards that are unwilling to invest began to look for a way out, so they shifted their targets to places like Yan, Qi, and Chu, because they had technology in their hands and could occupy a certain amount of shares, and at the same time expand their business scope. They can ship some critical materials, which allows them to earn a little more.

"You have also seen the situation of our factory. Our factory can build three ships at the same time, with sufficient personnel, and if we are fast, we can build and launch one ship in half a month. That's a lot of speed. A businessman from the Chu State excitedly introduced.

"It's just that in terms of technology, we still lack some support, I think, everyone, can you support it, reduce the shares, three percent of the shares, three percent of the shares, it's really not much for the little brother." The merchant pleaded.

"This, we are also very difficult, we don't have much money, and it is already very difficult to invest here. We have 40% of the shares, which is not a very large part of the shares. The personnel of Qingcheng Shipyard said in embarrassment.

"Besides, many shipyards now need a large number of technical personnel, if they are all in such a ratio, our risk will increase a lot, which is also extremely unfavorable to us, our shipyards need to be profitable to carry on, this cooperation project, can continue." Qingcheng personnel said.

Qingcheng Shipyard's shipbuilding profit margin has been reduced a lot, the only way is to come here to invest, take the technology to invest, they can get sufficient funds, in this way, their profits will be maintained, this is the only way now, and the demand for ships here is very large. A large number of shipyards are actively building ships.

"This. We don't have any more opinions. The merchants of Chu State saw such a scene. I can only nod and say. For the specific situation, he can only endure it.

In the north of Qin, the Xiongnu expedition team advanced along the edge of the forest, and the environment here was extremely unfamiliar. The conditions are extremely harsh.

"Within a few days of departure, we already had casualties here. A Hun man, because he drank unclean water, has been constantly diarrhea, these days have been seriously weakened a lot, now all of us can only drink boiled water. Lieutenant of the Navy, Xue Ben wrote in his diary.

"From time to time, some deer come out of here, and thanks to these deer, our stomachs feel better, and we eat too much canned food along the way. And the Huns don't seem to be at all averse to those cans, and I really admire their appetite. We can only walk along the edge of the forest, and if we enter the forest, we are afraid that we will never get out. Unless you have a compass, it's a terrible situation here. Every day we have to walk many, many roads, and we don't know how much to move forward. We measured as many coordinates as we coordinated, and we were at a distance of 51 degrees north latitude and 13 degrees east longitude. The climate here is okay, maybe cold in winter, and interestingly, it gets dark too late. Every time I sleep, I am not used to it, but the Huns can sleep, and they seem to like the way it is. However, the situation here is not too good, just a few days ago we met a tiger, but fortunately he did not attack. We have muskets in our hands, and the Huns want to try it, damn smoothbore guns, the accuracy is very poor, otherwise we will have tiger meat to eat in our meal. I don't know what it tastes like. Scheiben wrote in his notebook that this was his daily work, and he hoped that the diaries would help him record something that might be useful.