Under the Shu Han Navy

Looking at Liu Bei's slightly disappointed expression, Zhuge Qiao did not panic at all, and looked at the person in front of him with a confident smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, the last general knows a kind of warship; It can be side by side with the Soochow warships, and it is faster than the Soochow naval army, and it also has the ability to navigate; The last general asks His Majesty to give the last general a chance to build a naval warship that truly belongs to my Shu Han, and he will not disappoint His Majesty," Zhuge Qiao said earnestly.

Liu Bei pondered slightly, after all, building a naval warship is not something that can be completed in a short time, nor can it be built by a few people; Dongwu built a naval army, and it paid almost three-tenths of its national strength, as well as its own shipbuilding craftsmen, as well as outstanding naval generals, otherwise how could Cao Wei never be able to cross the vast Yangtze River;

"Bo Song, do you know how much national strength we need to build this naval army? We don't have craftsmen who can build warships, we don't have an army on the water, and we don't even have generals who are sailors," Liu Bei said softly.

There is indeed no prospect for the development of the navy in Shu Han, otherwise how could there be no development of the navy in Shu Han's life;

"Your Majesty, the last general has his own means of finding shipwrights and naval generals for your Majesty; I only ask Your Majesty to be able to find a place to build a naval army, but Your Majesty needs to send an army of 1,000 men to the last general to protect the construction of the naval army; His Majesty only needs to distribute the rest of the money and food according to the amount of 2,000 people, and if it is not possible to build a warship stronger than the Dongwu Navy at the end of a year, please ask Your Majesty to withdraw today's military order and punish the last general! Please Your Majesty's permission" Seeing that Liu Bei had no intention of building a naval army at all, Zhuge Qiao was also anxious, and immediately stood up and knelt down in front of Liu Bei to ask for his life.

Liu Bei frowned, and seemed to be calculating the gains and losses in his heart; What he spent was only the money and food of 2,000 people, and he might be able to harvest a naval army that was better than that of Soochow.

"Bo Song, how do you plan to build a warship that is stronger than that of Eastern Wu" Liu Bei pondered, and asked curiously.

"The Soochow warship is the main force of the building ship, and its Izumo and Gaihai building ships can carry 3,000 troops, and the speed is about 20 miles in an hour, and it can go sideways on the Yangtze River, and no warship can stop it, and the female wall is built on the deck, which is like a city on the water, which is daunting;

It is mainly used for assault warships, the body is slender, the hull is covered with raw cowhide, the defense is better, the hull is equipped with arrow windows and spear holes, and the speed can reach about 40 miles in an hour, and it can attack the enemy at close range; Although the Wu army had more than thousands of warships, the last general was still confident that he could destroy them.

The last will know a kind of treasure ship; The height is large, the bottom is wide on the top, the head is raised and the tail is upturned, the tree is two masts, the cabin is three floors, the ship is as high as a city, and there is a guard plate next to it; The soldiers took cover behind them and threw arrows and stones at enemy ships, and sank them with the wind and water, sailing at speeds of up to an hour and 50 miles, and being able to travel on the sea. If our army can build such a warship, the Soochow naval army will also be terrified. Zhuge Qiao stated with a little passion.

Liu Bei did not flash a wavering look, perhaps saying that deep in his heart there was no plan to build a naval army; I just can't bear to refuse this confident heart.

"Bo Song, if the treasure ship you are talking about is the size of a building ship, then the low tip and the wide upper part will not cause it to roll over; I don't believe that there is any other warship that can be faster than the ship," Liu Bei questioned.

However, how can Jiang Xiao (Zhuge Qiao), who was born in liberal arts, know the principle of this, and only remember that it was said in history that Zheng He's treasure ship in the Western Ocean was constructed like this, but as for the so-called principle, Zhuge Qiao was completely unknown, and even he would doubt that how could the width of the pointed bottom not turn on its side? As for the speed, Zhuge Qiao knew that during the Three Kingdoms period, the main drive of the warship was wood pulp, but in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were car ships, that is, warships driven by wheel fan blades, and their speed has exceeded that of warships driven by wood pulp.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to give the last general this opportunity, and he will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's expectations, and ask Your Majesty to fulfill it" Zhuge Qiao did not explain the principle, but continued to ask for orders.

looked at the man kneeling in front of him, and then thought about the battle of Jingzhou he created; I wanted to refuse, but I couldn't say it at the moment, and it was inevitable that he would create another miracle.

"Bo Song, where are you going to build a port" Liu Bei came back to his senses and asked.

"Lancang River" Zhuge Qiao slowly spit out three words from his mouth;

Liu Bei was immediately taken aback, "Yongchang County, Lancang River? The Soochow Navy is crisscrossing the Yangtze River, why do we want to build a ship port on the Lancang River?"

"Your Majesty, on the way back to the army this time, the last general met a high-ranking person! The master told the last general that the Lancang River is the sea at its end, just like the Yangtze River, which will eventually flow into the vast ocean. The master also told the last general that the end of the Lancang River to the east is Wudi, and then to the east is the mouth of the Yangtze River. The warships prepared by the last general were also instructed by the masters, and in a few years, our Shu Han naval army would definitely be able to sail out of the sea to attack the hinterland of Eastern Wu and even the border of Wei. The more Zhuge Qiao spoke, the more excited he became, and even moved out of the masters to increase his credibility, and it just so happened that in this era, he believed in the theory of masters and gods!

Listening to Zhuge Qiao's nonsensical words, Liu Bei did not have a look of doubt, but was thinking about the feasible letter in it!

If the construction of a naval army is really implemented, can the national strength of Shu Han be driven? Building an ocean-going naval army can never be satisfied with the money and food of 2,000 people.

"This master can keep his name", Liu Bei collected his eyes and asked

"He calls himself the old man of Ji Han", Zhuge Qiao said casually without the slightest hesitation, but the meaning of this old man of Ji Han left Liu Bei with infinite contemplation.

"I am the queen of the Han family, and the Han family died once when Wang Mang was proclaimed emperor; Then Emperor Guangwu repacked the Han rivers and mountains, and rebuilt my Han family for Zhongxing! Today, the Han family is in danger again, he calls himself the old man of Ji Han, and Ji is three, the Han family has been Zhongxing once for two, and now if it is Zhongxing for three, it is also for Ji! Isn't it Ji Han! Could it be that this old man is telling me that there is hope for Zhongxing and Dahan Kexing! When he heard the name of the old man Ji Han, Liu Bei began to guess the meaning of this.

Zhuge Qiao smiled secretly, his plan had been achieved, and it was up to Liu Bei to agree to implement it.

"The last general also thinks that the old man Ji Han will not be an ordinary person, so he asked His Majesty to build a naval army on the Lancang River, so as to sail out of the sea to attack the Central Plains." Zhuge Qiao immediately chimed in.

Liu Bei also stretched his brows at this time, and a lot of smiles were added to his face.

"Yongchang County is located in the middle of the south, close to the barbarians; It can be inconvenient! I grant you permission to bring 2,000 soldiers with you, under the command of Chen Shi, to build a naval port and to keep it safe; In addition, the money and food of another 2,000 people will be added to ensure that the navy can be built smoothly, as for the shipwright, the sailor is not prevalent in Yizhou, so the shipwright is limited," Liu Bei issued an order.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty rest assured, the shipwright's matter will be handed over to the last general to complete" Zhuge Qiao responded excitedly, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to send Chen Shi to lead the army.

[Chen Shi was an important grassroots commander in Liu Bei's army, serving as the deputy commander of the naval army during the Wu period, and later grew into a senior general; Under the military command of Zhuge Liang, he had a brilliant record of conquering two counties of Wei. 】