"How can this be reasonable, Chu thief insulted me too much!" Liu Zhang was so angry that he slapped the short case in front of him.

The subordinates were silent at this time - after all, Liu Zhang had just politely sent the envoy of Chu away, and now he just turned his head back and lost his temper, how can you persuade him?

In fact, Liu Zhang didn't quite understand what was going on, after all, it was news from Bohai, and in the absence of a special intelligence network, the news was going to reach Xichuan...... It will take more than half a year to say less!

This is also because, after the recovery of the commodity economy, caravans in various places are circulating at the same time, along with goods, "news" is also circulating.

Otherwise, Liu Zhang did not set up a special intelligence network, and I am afraid that he would not get any news for a year or two......

The first time I heard about this, I learned from the mouth of the envoy of the Chu State - together with you, the Chu State suffered a loss in the Bohai Sea, so you came to me to vent your anger?

But at this time, it can be seen that Liu Zhang is more "sophisticated" than Liu Xie!

Liu Xie also needs someone to give a step, such as the courtiers to persuade him, before he can make a decision, but Liu Zhang did not hesitate to do so.

It's just that after the incident, Liu Zhang, like Liu Xie, inevitably scolded and complained.

After Zhang Song hesitated again and again, he said: "My lord, the minister has a strategy to curb the arrogance of the Chu State."

When Liu Zhang heard this, he was not excited, but said excitedly: "But what I said before, is the so-called shipbuilding strategy to coerce Chu?" ”

"Yes, that's the cure." Zhang Song is obviously not the first time he has mentioned it.

He suggested that Liu Zhang supervise the construction of warships in Jiangzhou, and if necessary, he could go down the river at any time and "attack" Jing Chu!

Whether you have the courage or not, whether you can really succeed in the attack, the important thing is "can" - as long as there is such a warship, it may never be used, but it can make the Marquis of Shu, when facing the Chu State, have the confidence to "talk".

Instead of taking what you want, as you are now.

However, Liu Zhang was not impressed by this suggestion, after all, warships cannot be built overnight, let alone "make something out of nothing" by issuing a few instructions by himself.

Today's Liu Zhang is no longer naïve when he just achieved the position of Yizhou Mu, thinking that he can control the big and small affairs of Yizhou in Yizhou......

Reality taught Liu Zhang that even if he is a Yizhou pastor, it is a "role-play" after all, not a "real-time strategy".

Building warships in Jiangzhou?

What is it made of?

Not to mention that after the Chu State finds out, it will definitely exert further pressure, just the cost of building warships is not easy to come up with.

Although the Marquis of Shu did make a lot of money because of his business with the Chu State, because most of them found other people, he did not have the entrenchment to bear the cost of building large-scale warships on his own.

And if this cost is borne by the scholars, the scholars will inevitably be centrifugal, maybe they don't need to start with the Chu State, they will first rob the meritorious work of Xianzhou, and let the people bear it...... The scholars will inevitably incite the people, and even if they do not rebel immediately, they will inevitably lead to a situation in which the people in various places are attached to each other and do not go to the city.

As for the reason why the Marquis of Shu is still stable now, it is nothing more than because the control of the Marquis of Shu is even smaller - except for the State of Chu, there are no princes who have the courage to completely reform the commercial tax, especially the Marquis of Shu, who has almost no ......

And they also understand that if Yizhou joins the Chu State now, they are afraid that they will be the shrimp of "big fish eating small fish".

At that time, the market and manpower needs of Yizhou will be divided by the existing workshop groups in the Chu State, and perhaps the people can enjoy the various benefits and guarantees of the Chu people, but for the Yizhou scholars who are accustomed to living in the ruling class, this is obviously unacceptable...... At least not take the initiative to accept it!

Liu Zhang looked at it, and after Zhang Song finished speaking, many other really powerful ministers, including Wu Yi, all sat upright and silent, and knew that this matter could not be done.

"I heard...... Did Wei sink the main ship of Chu this time, or was it a 'civilian' force? Liu Zhang said thoughtfully.

If it is really possible to untie some restrictions on the scholar clan in exchange for a force that is at least enough to protect himself against the Chu State, Liu Zhang also thinks it is very cost-effective.

It's a pity that there is no need to look at other people this time, Zhang Song has already opened his mouth to dissuade: "Yizhou is not near the sea, and the benefits of sailing are limited, and the 'folk' ...... No one would be interested in fighting the Tyranny. ”

Wu Yi and the others nodded silently at this time - if it is really profitable, why wait for Liu Zhang to "unbind"?

You Liu Zhang didn't tie anything up, okay!

Indeed, the reason why the pirates of Wei dared to play with Chu was because they saw the inexhaustible manpower of Sanhan and Baekje, and saw the boatload of silver in Bozhou......

The navy of the Chu State was no longer able to deter their greed.

And what about Yizhou?

Shipbuilding out of the river...... After that, go to plunder the Chu State?

Playing with life is a means, not an end, okay!

Even if you really want to grab manpower, for Yizhou, the most convenient is the Nanzhong Bai tribe, which is the so-called Nanban.

And yet now...... Yizhou was invaded by the Southern Barbarians, and it was physically and mentally exhausted, not to mention robbing people, and even defending against its offensive was a bit "loss-making".

The reason for this situation is also because of the industrialization of Yizhou, which has almost no development!

It is said that in terms of industrialization, Chu is the absolute head, although Wei is much inferior, but theoretically it is also second, followed by the Qi Marquis who mastered the Qilu area, followed by the Qi Marquis, Zheng Hou also attached great importance to the assistance of the "virtuous ministers", and Zhang Lu, the Marquis of Hanning, was also improving his own teachings and striving to be more suitable for the industrial era......

The other three marquis of Yong, Zhai, and Sai, although they don't attach much importance to it, they are all following the development of "joining in the fun".

But Nishikawa has become an exception!

When the King of Wei and the Marquis of Qi were catching up, Liu Zhang directly sealed the customs to protect himself, although Shu Jin and Jingyan in Yizhou temporarily escaped, but he missed the best opportunity to start.

When the Marquis of Hanning, and even other princes of the Han Dynasty, were passively following to "join in the fun", Yizhou was targeted by the Chu State, and an agreement with the Marquis of Shu directly made Yizhou hope that in the era of industrialization, the two pillar industries that showed competitiveness collapsed......

is not like the Wei State, the principled "fight the dog and not the wolf" - to plunder overseas and northern, the Wei State can provide support and help secretly, but wants to be the agent of the Chu State...... Abandon the city warning!

The Guan sergeant clan is still thinking about industrial upgrading, and now most of the Yizhou scholars are pursuing cooperation with Chu and being middlemen between Chu and Yizhou.

Among them, the biggest middleman is Liu Zhang.

This kind of middleman, in later modern times, also has another name - comprador.

A slow start is a small problem, and the comprador is the big cancer of industrialization, and the situation in Yizhou is naturally different from that of other princes.

This is also the "fundamental reason" why Wei has a headache for the strong clans in the north, Xianbei and Wuhuan, while Yizhou has a headache for the Nanban who are "sent to the door".

As for the north, which is more suitable for plate cavalry, after importing plate armor from Chu State, the combat effectiveness has improved by leaps and bounds, while the horse breed and terrain of Yizhou have limited the combat of plate cavalry...... This can only be considered a superficial reason.