Chapter 65: Intermediate Dockyard
On the 11th day of December in the first year of the Beacon Fire, the weather was clear, and the warm sun shone on the earth, which had been frozen for several days. The snow that had not yet melted on the ground yesterday has now begun to turn into water.
On this day, more than ten days have passed since the establishment of Beichen County. Two days ago, the weather officially entered the cold winter. The low and cold temperature makes everyone not want to go out for a walk. All of them nestled up at home, lit a fire, and roasted their cold little hands.
As the lord of a country, Xiao Chen naturally couldn't help but hide in the house. No way, it's too cold outside. A basin of water was splashed out, and after a while, it directly turned into white crystalline ice cubes. Especially the heavy snow two days ago, the snowflakes were flying everywhere, and they were all stunned, and in just one morning, the entire Beichen Kingdom had become a white world.
At a glance, you can't see anything but snow, even inside Xiao Chen's palace. In front of the doors of the council hall and the various dormitories, you can't go out, and the heavy snow can directly bury your calves.
However, today is finally better, and the sun is out, indicating that the weather should be good for the past two days. As soon as Xiao Chen left the dormitory, his face immediately darkened. Can it not be so pitiful? Labor and management just opened the door, and the water from the melting snow outside poured directly into the house.
I'll rub, what else can I say, continue to be sleeping in the nest.
Feeling the ferocity of these waters, Xiao Chen had no choice but to lift the quilt again. Quickly stripped naked and got into the warm bed. Holding the sleeping Concubine Min with one hand, and constantly taking advantage of the other hand. Before I knew it, I yawned
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At noon, Xiao Chen was woken up by Concubine Min. looked at Concubine Min who was sitting up, only wearing a belly pocket, and the majesty of her chest was faintly visible. Xiao Chen swallowed his saliva, and his eyes almost didn't fly out.
"King, do you want to take a look inside~" Concubine Min asked Xiao Chen charmingly, and gently opened the belly pocket on her chest with her hand.
Hiss! Looking at the white flesh and meat, oh my god, even those two little beans are about to see them. The saliva at the corner of Xiao Chen's mouth remained, "Ai Fei, pull it down a little more!" Yes, yes! That's all, keep pulling! ”
With Concubine Min's movements, the area covered by the belly pocket became smaller and smaller, and the smile on Xiao Chen's face became more and more happy.
"The king~ people want it, what should I do?" Concubine Min looked at Xiao Chen affectionately and said.
it! It's easy to do!
So, Wushan again*!
However, this time, Xiao Chen was done quickly. Nima, I can't bear it, it's too cold. Even though it's covered with a quilt, the cold wind is still cold, so why is it so difficult to make an adult game? The master worked hard for the country's social work, and he was frozen like this.
After solving Concubine Min, Xiao Chen pushed open the door again, but fortunately, no water poured in this time. Although there are still piles of water stains on the ground outside, these are no longer a problem.
When I came to the council hall, all the ministers were already here. The three-day pilgrimage meeting began again. Dozens of charcoal fires had already been placed in the hall, and each official was assigned a single table and a thick wool mat. Dozens of officials all knelt at the morning table, warming themselves with their glasses of spirits.
Xiao Chen walked to the dragon chair and sat down, looking at the civil and military officials who were all in the hall, and he was quite comforted in his heart. The Great Dynasty Meeting, as usual, has changed from Li Ming to Xun Yu who spoke first. Prime Minister Li Dacheng is now ranked among the three princes, although the power is not very big, but the status is much higher.
Li Ming also knew that his talent was not comparable to Xun Yu at all, so it was better to let Xun Yu be the prime minister and take care of the Beichen Dynasty and politics. As for yourself, just find an idle official to do, anyway, now that he is not young, it is time to enjoy the blessings.
For Prime Minister Li Dacheng, Xiao Chen still felt sorry for him. Think about the former prime minister's government, mighty and domineering. Now, he was pulled directly to the palace by himself and dealt with the palace finances. Where is it like Wu Feng's old bastard, when he is a lieutenant of the court, although he is also a third duke, but his power is not small, and he is in charge of the training of soldiers and horses across the country.
However, Xiao Chen just felt sorry for the two old men in his heart, and in fact, what should he do.
Xun Yu sat on the prime minister's position and was in charge of the country's government affairs, so there is no need to say that majesty. But Xun Yu is not only majestic, but also takes care of the government completely, which also causes Xiao Chen to never take care of the affairs of the court for a while.
Xun Yu stood up first, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this time the heavy snow will be in the general, and there have been many incidents of freezing to death in my country. Therefore, Wechen planned to send the 300,000 slaves to cut wood and get charcoal. I don't know what the king wants? ”
"Freezing to death?" Xiao Chen said in surprise, then thought of Xun Yu's suggestion, nodded and said, "Okay, it's better to die slaves than to die our own people, let all those slaves go." By the way, give them more clothes, this king is worried that the group of slaves will make trouble. ”
"No! Wechen will definitely take care of this matter! ”
"Well, that's good. In addition to this matter, is there anything that has not been resolved in the government? ”
Xun Yu thought for a moment and said, "King Qiyu, I'm afraid our military salary next month will not be enough!" ”
What? Xiao Chen jumped up directly from the dragon chair and said in surprise: "We have no money again?" ”
Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Indeed, there is no money in the treasury again!" ”
"Isn't it! Do you use such a piece of flowers? "Xiao Chen has also become a bitter gourd face, money is always the biggest problem. It's troublesome if you don't have any money, alas~ Where can you make money? There was no training in the barracks this month, but why is this money still not enough?
"And how much grain do we have stored now?" Xiao Chen asked.
"King Qiyu, Minxiang City has stored 50 million units of grain and grass, Donglin City has stored 30 million units, and Ping'an City has stored 30 million units of grain and grass. These do not include the reserves in each town, but only the military rations that are stored in the three cities. ”
"After a while, send troops west! Grab the money and go! Damn, the master doesn't believe that he can't make money! Xiao Chen waved his big hand, pointed to the west, and spoke in a big way!
Eh, the officials in the hall were speechless for a moment, this boss, Khan, really has a personality! However, what the boss said is also that it is the fastest to grab the money.
So, as soon as Xiao Chen brought it up, everyone in the audience unanimously raised their hands in agreement. In the end, a group of people discussed it and decided to send an army of 250,000 troops. Among them, 50,000 sword and shield soldiers, 50,000 Changge soldiers, 20,000 archers, 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 servant soldiers attacked the 150,000 army led by Xiao Chen himself, and combined with the troops of his ally Lao Wolf, he went directly out of Xiaocheng and fought all the way to the west.
On the other way, an army of 50,000 sailors and 40,000 servants, and 10,000 archers, assembled an army of 100,000 men, with all kinds of ships, marched along the sea route and crossed the mountains of Bulara. Xiao Chen, the commander of this way, was very risky and planned to let Li Zhaoliang under the command of the old wolf take charge.
Wang Ping needed to follow him to attack by land, and there was really no general commander by sea. Li Ancheng, the commander of the water division, is not bad in water fights, but in land battles, it is really not high. Not to mention Luo Chengcheng, with his elm head, it would be good if he didn't play himself to death, so Luo Cheng was arranged under Wang Ping.
And Li Zhaoliang under the command of the old wolf is different, Li Zhaoliang has a super bull father, and his strategy and martial arts are more than a bull fork under the teaching of his father. Therefore, Xiao Chen's decision is very beneficial to all the armies on this expedition.
However, the officials in the court don't care so much. The 100,000 army of his own family was handed over to outsiders to command. It's an ally, but it's too risky. In case the man named Li Zhaoliang suddenly pulled the army to the side of the old wolf, Beichen Kingdom would suffer heavy losses.
In particular, out of the 100,000 troops, 50,000 sailors were newly surrendered, and their loyalty was insufficient. Not to mention an army of 40,000 servants, a full army of 100,000 archers who are loyal to the country. But what use can 10,000 archers do, those sailors and slave armies really want to rebel, and this 10,000 army may be thrown into the sea by the sailors to feed the sharks.
In the end, Xiao Chen overrode public opinion and made up his mind to let Li Zhaoliang command another army. The old wolf himself will definitely tie him to his side, so Li Zhaoliang won't be able to make any waves at all.
And Xun Yu, seeing that his own king had made up his mind, made another plan. The army of Ershiwuwan set out for battle, and the remaining army was all piled up in the city near Licheng, where the allies were placed to betray.
In this way, the army is scheduled to officially set out on December 15th!
The matter of the expedition was decided, and the envoys in Donglin City also rode big white horses towards Li City.
As soon as the court meeting dispersed, Xiao Chen took a few guards and came to the sailor camp in the north of Donglin City.
Looking at the seaside, this dense warship, Xiao Chen's heart was surging. In the 5,000-year history of China, it has never been a king or hegemon on the sea. The most famous navy is Zheng He's fleet in the Ming Dynasty. It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty was the time when all countries came to the dynasty, and there was no colonial intention at all.
Otherwise, with the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty at that time, it would have occupied several oceans long ago, and it would have been the turn of small countries such as the Netherlands and Spain to crisscross the seas. Now I have a warship, I heard that in the game, every country has a kind of top-level warship, and I don't know what China is, if it is a treasure ship used by Zheng He, it will be domineering.
The four types of warships, such as warships, fighting ships, car ships, and building ships, are all the equipment of Xiao Chen's current 50,000 sailors. Although, I opened a mid-level shipyard from the King's Pack, but that thing is too bad, and the system won't let you have a lot of fun.
Intermediate Dock Construction Drawings: Construction drawings, according to which the dock can be built.
Intermediate Dockyard: A building for warships, which can build ten ships at a time. Ships that can be built at the moment:
Stern: The most basic sail warship, 35 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 15 knots. It can accommodate a hundred sailors, belongs to small fast warships, and is equipped with two bed crossbows. The attack level is one star, and the protection level is one star, which is good for patrolling territorial waters.
Construction requirements: primary dock, 5,000 units of wood, 3,000 units of iron. Construction time: 10 days
Fighting ship: A mid-class sail warship, 75 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 13 knots. It can accommodate five hundred sailors, belongs to the medium-sized combat boats, is equipped with two catapults and four bed crossbows. Two stars for attack and two stars for protection.
Construction requirements: intermediate dock, 10,000 units of wood, 5,000 units of iron. Construction time: fifteen days
Vehicle and ship: high-grade wheeled warship, 120 meters long, 12 meters wide, speed 14 knots. It could accommodate a thousand sailors, and a hundred treadmills (strong men used to tread the wheels) belonged to high-class combat ships, equipped with five catapults and twelve bed crossbows. Four stars for attack and three stars for protection.
Construction requirements: high-grade dock, 20,000 units of wood, 10,000 units of iron. Construction time: 20 days
Building ship: super wheeled warship, 180 meters long, 15 meters wide, speed 16 knots. It can accommodate 3,000 sailors, 300 treadmills, belongs to the high-class combat ships, equipped with ten catapults and twenty bed crossbows. Five stars for attack and five stars for protection.
Construction requirements: special dock, 50,000 units of wood, 20,000 units of iron, construction time: 20 days.
Dragon Boat: God-class sail warship, 250 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 16 knots. It can accommodate 5,000 sailors, belongs to the god-level combat ship, is equipped with 20 catapults, 30 bed crossbows, attack level god-level, and protection level 4 stars.
Construction Requirements: National Rank Empire, 100,000 units of wood, 50,000 units of iron. Construction time: three months.
Primary troop carriers: 80 meters long, 8 meters wide, speed 8 knots. It can transport 500 soldiers at a time, with no attack or protection capabilities.
Construction requirements: primary dock, 5,000 units of wood, 3,000 units of iron. Construction time: eight days
Intermediate troop carriers: 120 meters long, 10 meters wide, speed 11 knots. It is possible to transport a thousand soldiers at a time, with no attack and no defense.
Construction requirements: intermediate dock, 10,000 units of wood, 5,000 units of iron. Construction time: 10 days
Advanced troop carriers: 200 meters long, 12 meters wide, speed 13 knots. It is possible to transport three thousand soldiers at once, without the ability to attack, without the ability to protect.
Construction requirements: high-grade dock, 50,000 units of wood, 10,000 units of iron. Construction time: 12 days
Super troop carrier: 300 meters long, 18 meters wide, speed 13 knots. It can transport five thousand soldiers at a time, with no protection and no attack capabilities.
Construction requirements: special dock, 100,000 units of wood, 50,000 units of iron. Construction time: fifteen days
Merchant ships, like troop carriers, are not much to explain. The above are the requirements for the construction of the intermediate dock and the rest of the ships, because it is a game, so the data of the warship has been increased infinitely