Qin Xiaobai visited the latest Wuyalou ship produced in the dock of Tanggukou Shipyard and expressed satisfaction with the progress of the work of Micai Qingniu.

The shipbuilding technology of Zhoushui Shipyard has reached a very high level, from the initial single mast and double mast to the complex four or five masts. Although there are only a few more masts, the basic mathematics and physics required by the craftsman are very high, and it is impossible to build a qualified multi-masted giant sailing ship without enough knowledge. The carrying capacity, agility and degree of the sailboat have also increased greatly with the increase of the sail mast.

The Zhoushui Alliance's investment in basic disciplines alone amounted to more than 50 million copper coins, not including the research costs in shipbuilding. If shipbuilding technology is not included, the total investment will not be less than five or six billion.

However, the benefits of these investments are also significant.

Zhoushui Shipyard has almost monopolized the manufacture of three-masted and four-masted cargo sailing ships in the entire Bohai Sea navigation circle, and even sold cargo ships to players in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and North and South Korea, and can sell sixty or seventy such large sailing ships every day, earning tens of millions of copper coins, which can almost be said to be one of the most profitable industries in the Zhoushui Alliance.

Qin Xiaobai approved the "Research Plan for the Seven-Mast-class Giant Sailing Ship" by Micai Qingniu, and decided to continue to invest hundreds of millions of huge funds to study larger sailing ships.

In the age of wooden sailing ships, the most advanced shipbuilding technology was the giant sailing ship with seven masts and 12 sails, which could carry the heavy task of sailing thousands of miles to the sea. Small sailboats are too light to carry too far. This advantage of the great sailing ship in the ocean will continue until the advent of the steam engine. Tin boats were replaced.

There is no prospect of a steam engine in the game for the time being, and the research focus of Zhoushui Shipyard is still focused on the continuous upgrading and expansion of wooden sailing ships. Whether it is the needs of long-distance seafaring warfare, or the needs of players for long-distance ocean business, the appearance of this class of giant ships is needed.

Not to mention anything else, the demand for high-grade sailing land on the battlefield between South Korea and Japan is very urgent. The use of high-end sailing ships can most directly change the situation on the battlefield.

Qin Xiaobai had already instructed the Zhou Shui Military Department to prepare for the second large-scale upgrade of the Zhou Shui fleet.

In addition to the three hundred Sanyalou ships existing in the Zhoushui fleet. There will also be 30 four-yalou ships, one five-yalou ship, and 100 five-masted giant flat-bottomed transport ships specially used to transport troops to the 6, strengthening the one-time number of troops in the Zhoushui fleet. These giant transport ships can put 500,000 troops of the 6th Army at one time, as well as the supply of "food, medicine, ordnance" and other materials needed by these 500,000 troops for 20 days.

After such a transformation, the Zhoushui fleet will not only be able to fight at sea, but also easily control the situation on the ground and on the ground.

A month later. The war situation in the Far East began to ease, and Khabarovsk, the capital of the Russian Far East, was breached by Chinese players and renamed Boli City. The Grand Duke of the Russian Far Eastern NPC fought his way out of the siege under the protection of a group of Russian player armies. After fleeing to the Baikal region, the Russian Far Eastern principalities officially perished, becoming the first of the seven Russian principalities to perish.

The two major cities of the Far East, Boli and Vladivostok, have been completely controlled by the Chinese players. There are still some small strongholds in the mountains of the Far East that are stubbornly defended by Russian players, but this does not affect the overall situation. The players of Yan Kingdom only need to slowly encircle and suppress these remnants of the Russian army.

In the past month, the Yan State has gradually recovered from the national war in the Central and Russian Far East, absorbing and digesting a large number of NPC slaves captured from the battlefield, and gradually recovering its economic strength. The iron-smelting industry flourished, and iron farming tools began to be popularized on a large scale throughout the whole Yan, and animal husbandry and cattle farming were also vigorously promoted. Grain production has increased rapidly.

A large number of adventurous Yan players who did not have land in Yan flocked to the Far East, where they gained arable land by encircling and suppressing the Russian player army. They no longer fought for the limited land and mineral resources in Yanguo, but came to the Far East to find opportunities to strengthen their own strength. Land in the Far East. At least it can meet the needs of millions of players - this has alleviated the conflicts between players in Yan Kingdom to a considerable extent.

After a Sino-Russian war, the "crime rate of newly relocated nobles" in the major walled cities in Yan was greatly reduced, and those players who were impatient and couldn't hold back their temperament, and players who liked to fight and cause trouble, almost all ran to the Far East in groups to fight. Then new tribal camps were established in the Far East to carry out production. The law and order situation in Yan has improved, which has greatly relieved the NPC magistrates everywhere.

Qin Xiaobai spent a month in Yan to continue to vigorously promote the economic revitalization policy of transportation, agriculture, light industry, and heavy industry. And with the king of Yan. and Da Situ Guo Kui and Da Sima Leyi. Take advantage of the best opportunity for a great victory in the Far East, when the military power is at its peak. An unusually low-key political reform of the Yan state began—from a city-state alliance chieftain system to a centralized monarchy.

The current Yan Kingdom is actually composed of NPC chiefs of a large family surnamed Ji, and each chief has its own small city-state. The king of Yan is only the most powerful city-state lord among them, and the king has no right to interfere in the affairs of the city-states in various places. In normal times, the chiefs were in charge of their own small piece of territory. Only in the event of a national disaster and military disaster, the chieftains of various places will gather under the call of the king and mobilize troops to fight - this is the so-called city-state alliance chieftaincy system, with a strong primitive clan flavor.

Yan Wang Ji Zhi was already very dissatisfied with this system, and he needed greater royal power to fulfill his ambitions. It is necessary to concentrate the military, political, and financial power of the small city-states throughout the country on him, the king. What he wants to do does not need to go through the restrictions of the local chief. He could appoint and dismiss the taishou of any city in Yan - this was the centralized monarchy, which became the only way to become a feudal dynasty and an empire.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Qin Xiaobai, Guo Kui, and Le Yi carefully planned for this and patiently waited for the opportunity. Before, it was because Yan Wang Jizhi had just ascended the throne, and the central army was not strong, so it was inconvenient to act immediately. Now that Yan and Russia have won a great victory in the Far East War, the prestige of King Yan has been greatly enhanced, and the Central Army is well-trained and well-equipped. The time is already ripe.

In the name of celebrating the imminent victory of the national war, King Yan decided to hold a state banquet and invite the NPC chiefs of the walled cities of Yan to come to Jicheng, the national capital, to celebrate. The chiefs from all over the Yan country received the invitation, and they did not doubt it, and they came to the national capital to celebrate. At least three-quarters of the chiefs attended the state banquet in person, and the rest, if not themselves, sent important ministers.

However, when the chiefs came to the royal city to celebrate, the great Sima Leyi transferred the NPC troops of the walled cities in various parts of the Yan Kingdom from the original walled city in the name of the king or chieftain, and replaced and purged its generals. The local walled NPC army is directly controlled by Da Sima, and is no longer controlled by the local government.

The first step in this low-key political reform was to strip the chiefs of their military powers. In the absence of blood, the city defense army of more than 30 cities in the territory of Yan State was replaced by the Central Army and the Zhou Shui Army overnight. These local armies were forcibly reorganized into mixed armies. There are still more than a dozen cities left to defend their cities, because their NPC chiefs are still there, and they have not been successfully replaced.

But don't worry, the best is yet to come.

Seeing that the soft one was not working, Da Sima Le Yi simply came to the hard one, brought hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers to the city, and threatened and forced those chiefs to hand over their military power to the king immediately, otherwise they would wave their troops to attack. Not every one of the remaining chiefs of the more than ten walled cities had the courage to face the king's army and the mighty Sima Leyi. Soon, the chiefs of several walled cities surrendered their military powers, and did not dare to fight the king. There are only three or five chieftains left who are still resisting.

Overnight during the celebration of the state banquet, the Yan Kingdom completely changed the sky, and it was no longer the original city-state. All NPC chiefs who enter the capital are under house arrest for a long time in the name of celebrating the end of the celebration, and cannot leave until the celebration is over.

And the king's position, confiscating the military power of each walled city, and placing the chieftains of the walled cities under house arrest, began to appoint NPC guards in large quantities. The Taishou, who were directly appointed by these imperial courts, went to various parts of the Yan Kingdom and took over most of the walled cities. successfully took over the city's walled cities across the country, and the military and political power were concentrated in one, which made Ji Zhi very excited.

At Qin Xiaobai's request, a rule for the appointment of taishou was attached: as long as the player has enough merit, he also has the same qualifications to serve as the taishou of various cities. Even the imperial court official system is fully open to players with outstanding achievements, and player forces can fully participate in national politics.

Considering the player's huge power and influence, as well as the need for prosperity, Yan Wang agreed to this suggestion.

This political reform, which had almost nothing to do with the players, was immediately strongly supported by the players of Yan Kingdom. In order to obtain enough feats and enter the phase, the player power organization is very enthusiastic about various national tasks, which can almost be described as hot.