The four big ships have been moored in Haizhou for a while, and Hu Jingshui would come to the dock early every morning and look at the four big ships from afar, and he would look at them all day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He really likes boats so much, good ships are obsessed, especially these boats like the ones he saw in Haizhou, both the appearance and their performance are completely in line with the best ship image in his heart.

It's just that he doesn't know that his every move is under the watchful eye of others.

The four warships equipped with cannons are the biggest secret in Zhou Quan's hands, and even if the news of the cannons is completely leaked now, the highest level of secrecy measures will still be implemented. Hu Jingshui circled the ship all day long, and tried to sneak into the military dock a few times, wanting to observe how it would go unnoticed.

It's just that there is another reason, so I haven't dealt with him for the time being.

When Hu Jingshui was fascinated, a person quietly appeared behind him and coughed lightly.

But Hu Jingshui didn't react.

The man was a little helpless, and patted Hu Jingshui on the shoulder: "This Mr. Hu." ”

"Ahh

Hu Jingshui came back to his senses at this time, and he glanced at the man puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

"Aren't you going to visit Zhou Zhizhi, now that Zhou Zhizhi is free, please go and see you."

Hu Jingshui suddenly jumped up, and said with a smile: "Great, great, I finally have a chance to buy this boat!" ”

The person who came to inform him of the news quietly gave him a blank look, how could the gunboat be so easy to buy, not to mention that the cost was better than that of ordinary merchant ships, and now the shipyard is definitely not for sale.

Hu Jingshui followed the man around, and it didn't take long for him to finally see Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan smiled apologetically at first, and then said: "Mr. Hu has a letter of introduction from King Dali, which should have been seen earlier, but in recent days, he has been busy with affairs and has not been free, and I will see Mr. Hu for forgiveness." ”

Zhou Quan wasn't saying kind words, during this time, he was really busy.

Although he has not yet received the final news from the Jingshi, Dong Changqing has sent someone to report the situation of the Tai students against the Imperial City Division. Hearing that Dong Changqing provoked such a major political storm in the capital in order to clear his name, Zhou Quan was stunned at the time. But if you think about it carefully, it is a good way to break the situation by turning Zhao Ji's suspicion of him into a conflict between the imperial power and the ministers' power, so that he is not alone against the imperial power.

But what really keeps Zhou Quan busy these days is the news from Japan.

After some haggling, the three kingdoms of Liao, Goryeo, and Jin finally joined forces in Japan, and the three kingdoms faced the army sent by the Japanese court in Kumano. The Liao State used only 1,000 troops, but there were 10,000 Japanese servant troops, Goryeo used 5,000 troops, plus 5,000 Japanese servant troops, and Jin used 2,000 troops and 4,000 Japanese servant troops, so that the three countries made up a total of 27,000 troops.

The Japanese imperial court sent more than 20,000 troops, plus reinforcements sent by local wealthy families, a total of 39,000 people. In the Battle of Kumano, the two sides initially faced off against the Liao and Goryeo coalition forces and the Japanese, and the battle was deadlocked, after all, at this time, Japan's tactical tactics were still extremely simple, and the Liao and Goryeo people held on to the danger, and Japan was unable to attack the fortifications. Later, a Japanese army tried to enter the island from the mountain road, but was blocked by "bandits" from nowhere, and its intention to attack in a roundabout way was not realized, and the reinforcements of the Jin State, with the tacit consent of the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce, raided Wupu and threatened the Japanese army's supplies and rear routes.

Under such circumstances, those wealthy families who came to support were first shaken, and then, before the war, they left the army without permission and rushed to the Kanto region of Japan, under the banner of "King Qin", gathered more than 20,000 Kwantung samurai and militia, marched to Tokaido, and threatened to enter Heiankyo, after learning the news, the Japanese army collapsed, and on the way to retreat, Taira Tadamori took control of the military and fled back to Kurashiki with more than 10,000 people, and the rest of the army was destroyed.

At this time, Japan could no longer care about the invasion of other countries, and the contradiction between Emperor Shirakawa and Fujiwara was completely erupted under internal and external troubles. Fujiwara Faithful, because of the source of righteousness for foreign aid, is not like the historical obediently accept the order to be dismissed, on the contrary, accusing the people of the court administration office are ministers, and the northern samurai relied on by the emperor are a chaotic party, he summoned Yuan to enter Beijing in the name of "abdicating the emperor as a monk, not interfering in the government affairs" and "returning the government to the emperor today".

In the face of this game, Emperor Baihe was a little panicked, this old man is good at playing with women, and he is also good at conspiracies, but he is not so powerful in the face of real knives and guns. The samurai of the north that he could have relied on were now fighting outside, either killed or wounded in the battle with the Three Kingdoms, or by entrapping Taira Tadamori, so he made a decision.

Flee Heiankyo and rush to Kurashiki to join Heitadashi.

When the news came, Zhou Quan was a little surprised.

Although the changes in the entire political situation in Japan also had the result of his promotion, what he did not expect was that the situation of Japanese division, which he thought would not appear until after the war situation was settled, was actually advanced.

In the final analysis, it was Zhou Quan who underestimated the social crisis facing Japan at this time.

In recent years, smuggling has dealt a great blow to Japan's small-scale peasant economy, and the small number of yeoman farmers and urban craftsmen have gone bankrupt, and they have become a source of cheap peasants and soldiers while becoming bandits, and in order to compete for control of commercial interests, the contradictions between the Japanese imperial family and the ministers have intensified, and the local wealthy families lack a strong central power to check and control.

Internal contradictions, coupled with the invasion of the Three Kingdoms, were an inevitable cause of great turmoil in Japan.

In this process, Zhou Quan did not take a small matter to heart, and in the intelligence from Japan, this small matter was also placed in an insignificant place with a sentence.

In Tottori Prefecture, Japan, in the mountains where the competition between Todaiji Temple and the Taira clan was extremely fierce, a Japanese man who called himself Hou Hideyoshi, who claimed to have the support of the Great Song Dynasty Tokai Chamber of Commerce, gathered a group of farmers, wild monks, bankrupt craftsmen, and some soldiers who were defeated in the Battle of Kumano, established his own power, and threatened to overthrow Japan's "three mountains".

Although he knew that the analysis might not be reliable, after receiving this information, Zhou Quan still took his small team to conduct deductions and predict the trend of the situation in Japan. The results are interesting: Japan will face a great split similar to that of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China, where local tycoons will really take control of power, and the era of the imperial family and ministers will come to an end.

It is conservatively estimated that there will also be a confrontation between Japan's Kanto and Kansai, and as for Shikoku and Kyushu and the two islands, it is very likely that a semi-independent regime will be formed with the support of foreign forces.

In short, Zhou Quan's plan to split Japan seems to be about to be realized ahead of schedule.

How to make Huaxia get the most out of this feast of division?

Zhou Quan's eyes couldn't help but turn to the south again.

It is very good to ask for it, but it is not allowed to go to the Japanese, it is close to the mainland, and it is more reassuring to be developed by the local people of China. The area of Luzon, which is now known as Pulilu, is suitable for a large number of Japanese people to be used as serfs and mine slaves to cultivate and colonize.

That area is also rich in gold and copper mines, if it can be developed, there is the output of Japan, Liuqiu, and Pulilu, even if it does not go to the Americas, there are enough precious metals to support China to complete the industrial revolution and the first round of overseas expansion.

It is precisely because of such thoughts that Zhou Quan will take time to meet this Hu Jingshui.

He read the information of this person, it was a maritime merchant in Qinzhou, Guangxi, who had traveled to Shitang and Pulilu. It is only because of poor management that three ships were broken in a row, and now the situation is quite embarrassing, but there are still some ways to make friends with the Dali royal family in Guangxi.

Duan Heyu returned to the tributary last time, and when he was in Qinzhou, he saw this Hu Jingshui, and was moved by him, so he wrote a letter to introduce him to Zhou Quan, and also attached eighty taels of gold to support him.

The two of them had finished their chatter, and Hu Jingshui said very directly: "The villain asked to see the system before, it was for the purchase of ships, and the villain knew that there was a new ship on the side, called the scissor spaceship, which is not yet for sale, and the villain implored the system to sell two or three of these ships in the face of Duan Wangye." ”

Zhou Quan smiled slightly, under his huge investment, the shipbuilding technology of Haizhou Shipyard can be described as advancing by leaps and bounds, scissor spaceship, in fact, is a flying scissor sailboat, its normal speed of a day and night, can reach a terrible five hundred miles, if the wind and water are smooth, the speed can be faster, as if flying on the sea, it gets this name.

It's just that this ship represents the highest level of Haizhou Shipyard today, and it is impossible for him to sell it.

"Mr. Hu is funded by the king of Dali, I don't know what to buy a ship?" He asked.

"The villain has been sailing for many years, has been to Western countries, and is ordered by Prince Duan to trade with people from afar...... Speaking of which, this is all the influence of the system, after Duan Wang Ye arrived in the Central Plains, he admired the wealth of the Central Plains, so he learned from the system. ”

"If you're just for business, the scissor is not your best choice, we have other types of ships, although not as fast as the scissor spacecraft, but they are not inferior in safety and reliability, and the cargo loading capacity is also better." Zhou Quan said tentatively.

Hu Jingshui couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Next, the two talked about some overseas things, and Hu Jingshui recognized Diyuan very much, especially hearing Zhou Quan's words, if you sail in one direction, you can go around the earth, and she is extremely interested. After chatting for a while, Zhou Quan suddenly said: "I don't know if Mr. Hu intends to be the first person to sail around the earth, if Mr. Hu is interested, Zhou is willing to sponsor it." ”

It was not a whim, in fact, the navigator was one of the easiest people to meet him, and the captain of the sea who had visited him over the years would ask the question whenever he saw fit.

Hu Jingshui really prepared for this, and there was no big surprise: "If it was said like this before, the villain would definitely agree, but at this time, with the funding of Duan Wangye, he has to make some appearance, and the villain can get out." If a merchant acts without faith, how can he gain a foothold in the sea? ”

Zhou Quan was not disappointed, he smiled slightly, and threw out the bait: "If I take over the matter of making money for the Dali Duan clan for you, and let you concentrate on sailing around the world, what do you think?" (To be continued.) )