"If you stay in Jimo City, wouldn't you be throwing yourself into a trap?" Jiang Shan said he couldn't understand.
But Zhang Beichen said: "Today's world is dominated by heroes vying for hegemony, and countries are annexing each other. This is no longer the way it used to be when we could help each other recover."
In the past many years, it often happened that a prince from one country fled to another country and regained the throne with the help of other kings. For example, this was the case with Yiqu Zan, the king of Yiqu Kingdom.
But now, all countries want to dominate the world and defect to other princes, which will only become the pawns of others.
Jiang Chan also asked: "The governor of Jimo already wants to search this place. How should we respond? How can we regain the throne if we escape the search?"
Jiang Shan said: "Why don't you let me recruit troops and capture Jimo City, and then the king will issue a proclamation to the world to conquer the rebels!"
Zhang Beichen still shook his head and said: "There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us right now. To start an uprising at this time is tantamount to death!"
At this time, the gap between Jiang Chan and Tian Heng was not only in military strength, but also in the hearts of the people. The subjects of Qi State all loved Tian Heng and had no favorable impression of King Qi.
Once an incident breaks out, it is estimated that no one in the entire Qi Kingdom will respond, and they will be annihilated soon.
"Your Majesty! I think we can go to sea to temporarily avoid risks, use the island as a stronghold, and slowly recruit troops and strengthen our power!" Zhang Beichen put forward his own suggestion.
There are some islands in the sea surrounding Jimo City, and some fishermen live on them. The power of the government basically cannot control the island.
"Use the island as a base?" During this period, no one paid attention to the ocean at all. Moreover, there are some demons in the ocean. Except for the fishermen in the coastal areas and the alchemists who are dedicated to seeking immortality, no one will pay attention to the ocean.
But in Zhang Beichen’s view, the ocean has great potential!
Jimo City itself is now the most prosperous port in the world. Through here, ships can resist the Yan State and the Yue State, and can also enter the inland through the Yellow River and Yangtze River.
The biggest obstacle now is probably that shipbuilding technology is underdeveloped and maritime traffic is very dangerous.
"First of all, let's follow your advice and avoid this search!" Jiang Chan couldn't think of any good way.
In her experience, usually when the simulation reaches this level, the simulation game is almost lost.
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[Under Jiang Shan’s arrangement, you and Qi King Jiang Chan packed your bags overnight, took a boat, and arrived at an island outside Jimo City. 】
The entire island is in an undeveloped state, with only a few dozen fishermen coming here to live from time to time. It can be said that the conditions are very simple.
Although Jiang Chan is a puppet king, he also grew up in fine clothes and fine food. Faced with such an environment, he is a little uncomfortable.
"Ah! Zhang Beichen, there is a snake!" Jiang Chan screamed in the cabin.
As soon as Zhang Beichen entered the room, Jiang Chan hugged him tightly and shouted: "The snake is inside!"
"Ahem, Your Majesty, just let me handle such a trivial matter!" Zhang Beichen reminded softly.
Only then did Jiang Chan realize that her delicate body was already close to Zhang Beichen. Her face turned red and she said, "I am so rude!"
Zhang Beichen entered the house, and sure enough, a venomous snake came in.
There are many venomous snakes on this island, it is inevitable.
Fortunately, this is not a desert island survival. In order to take care of Jiang Chan's daily life, Jiang Shan specially sent some servants disguised as fishermen to build a house for Jiang Chan, drive away poisonous snakes and insects, wash and cook, etc.
[A few days later, Tian Zhe led his soldiers to search the Jiang family's territory, but found no trace of Jiang Chan, so he could only report the truth to Tian Heng. 】
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"Not found?" Tian Heng thought, "Is this Jiang Chan escaping from Qi?"
"It's very possible! She has no foundation in Qi State, and it is useless to stay in Qi State!" Tian E said.
"In this case, the enthronement cannot be delayed for too long! If Jiang Chan is used by other princes, my name, Tian Heng, will be unfair!" Tian Heng said, "Send the order and prepare for the enthronement ceremony!"
[Two months later, Qi Prime Minister Tian Heng claimed that Qi King Jiang Chan was killed by the rebels. Under the persuasion of the ministers, Tian Heng officially ascended the throne and became the state of Qi, and the official office of Qi state was named Tian from then on. 】
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Tian Heng's usurpation of the throne did not cause any disturbance in Qi State. The people of Qi State recognized the new king, and some even rushed to tell each other to congratulate Tian Heng on becoming the king of Qi.
Jiang Chan was very depressed after learning the news and asked Zhang Beichen what he should do next.
Zhang Beichen said: "If you want to take back power, you must have money and people."
"I have nothing now." Jiang Chan whispered.
"Don't you still have me, Your Majesty?" Zhang Beichen looked at him with a smile, and Jiang Chan's heart moved. She didn't know why, but when Zhang Beichen was around, it seemed that everything would not be too bad, which made people feel at ease.
Zhang Beichen continued: "The first thing we have to do now is to make money. Only by making money can we recruit troops and strengthen our power!"
"How can you make money in a place like this where you can't even see anyone?" Jiang Chan looked around and saw nothing but deserted islands.
"Weichen has already inspected it. This island has a suitable climate and can be used to make sea salt. And there is a natural port here. After drying the sea salt, transport it by ship and sell it to various countries, you can make a lot of money!" Zhang Beichen said.
"You mean, smuggling sea salt?" Jiang Chan guessed what he was thinking. This is a huge profit for Qi State!
Jimo City prospered precisely because of this, so kings of all dynasties would attach great importance to this area. Making sea salt privately or selling it was a capital crime!
"Yes, but it is not considered smuggling, but normal business. Your Majesty is the King of Qi. How can it be considered smuggling when you are doing business in your own home?" Zhang Beichen said with a smile.
"Then let's try it!" Jiang Chan still didn't have much confidence. Even if the sea salt was made, how much would it be, and it was not easy to take action.
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[You ask Jiang Shan for manpower to open up salt fields on the island, introduce seawater, and dry the salt. 】
At this time, sea salt production technology was not yet mature, so Zhang Beichen made adjustments using humidity, temperature, wind speed and other meteorological conditions, and at the same time made improvements in various process links.
"Is this our sea salt?" When Jiang Chan saw the white crystals in the salt field, surprise appeared on her pretty face.
The sea salt made by Zhang Beichen was white in color and had uniform particles. It was much better than the salt she had seen before.
"This is a scarce item that is needed by all countries. As long as it can be shipped out, it can be exchanged for money!" Zhang Beichen said firmly.
In this era, many ordinary people cannot eat salt and can only rely on various methods to supplement salt.
"Then how do you plan to luck? The officers and soldiers of Jimo City are watching!" Jiang Chan said.
"Go by sea!" Zhang Beichen said directly, "Starting from Jimo City, it can be transported to Yan and Yue countries. It can also be transported to the inland through river transportation."
"Sea transportation?" Jiang Chan frowned slightly. In this era, long-distance shipping depends on luck. If you are lucky, you will arrive, but if you are not lucky, you will be buried in the sea!
In the final analysis, the ship technology is still insufficient, and the small boat cannot withstand the wind and waves. The largest "big-wing" ship at this time was only more than twenty meters long, and it had no oars and rudder!
Zhang Beichen had naturally considered this, so he contacted Jiang Shan very early and asked him to contribute money and efforts to help build the ship.
The ship was designed by Zhang Beichen himself. He adopted a keel design, which allowed the ship to withstand wind and waves! In addition, multi-layer sails and ship pedals are added, which greatly enhances the power of the ship and can increase the speed of the ship.
In addition, Zhang Beichen also specially asked people to smelt several small artillery and install them on the ship to deal with monsters in the sea and possible enemies.
When the first ship was built, even Jiang Shan was amazed.
In front of him was a building ship that was tens of meters long and had several floors. It could carry several times more people and cargo than the "big wing" ship!
"What a wonderful workmanship. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be proficient in shipbuilding!" Jiang Shan exclaimed, "Such a big ship can be said to be invincible on the water!"
"This is nothing, now we don't have enough money, otherwise we can build a bigger ship!" Zhang Beichen said, even a wooden ship can build a treasure ship hundreds of meters long.
But obviously, they don't have the resources to build such a big ship now.
In addition to this "wooden ship", Zhang Beichen also asked Jiang Shan to spend money to build some relatively small sailboats for transporting goods.
Shipbuilding costs a lot these days. In order to meet Zhang Beichen's requirements, Jiang Shan spent all the Jiang family's savings.
It can be said that once Zhang Beichen fails, the Jiang family will be completely destroyed, and Jiang Chan's great cause of restoring the country will also come to an end!
To be on the safe side, Zhang Beichen decided to go there himself. He wanted to sell sea salt to Yan State.
After Yan Qingwu's simulation, he has begun to pay attention to the economy. Now Yan State has close ties with other countries. As long as the sea routes between Yan State and Qi State can be opened up, the King of Qi will have a huge source of profit!
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[You personally sail the boat, load a boat full of sea salt, and set off along the coastline to the Kingdom of Yan. 】
[In order to identify the direction, you discovered Simon. 】
[With your basic understanding of the weather, you can always avoid wind, waves and dangerous sea areas in time. With artillery and personal strength, he prevented the attacks of monsters. 】
Zhang Beichen is very experienced in sea navigation because he has gone to sea to find immortals in several simulations.
[Your ship has successfully arrived at the port of Yan State. 】
"We're here!" The crew members looked surprised.
"We arrived safely and safely. This journey has been so smooth!" They felt lucky from the bottom of their hearts. In this era, sailing on sea voyages could escape death.
"It's all the adults who know people well who led us across the sea smoothly!" Everyone admired Zhang Beichen. If it weren't for Zhang Beichen's command, they might have sunk in the sea halfway.
[Your arrival attracted the attention of Yan officials. He reported the matter to King Yan and asked him to handle it. 】
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"Qi people use big ships to transport sea salt from the sea to our Yan country for sale?" Yan Qingwu immediately thought of Zhang Beichen when she heard the news, "No one except Zhang Beichen would do such a thing!"
She immediately ordered someone to find out the news, and sure enough she found out that the leader was Zhang Beichen.
Yan Qingwu went to the port in person to meet this group of people.
In the official office, Zhang Beichen met Yan Qingwu again.
"Zhang Beichen, where did I say you ran away? It turns out you went to Qi State!" Yan Qingwu said proudly, "The King of Qi has been usurped, how about it? Let's follow this game to me, I I won’t treat you badly.”
Zhang Beichen said: "Your Majesty, one minister does not serve two masters. Even if the King of Qi is lonely, I cannot leave her!"
"Haha." Yan Qingwu sneered and said, "You say this in every game!"
Seeing that Zhang Beichen could not be persuaded, Yan Qingwu asked, "What are you doing here this time? Are you a private salt dealer?"
Zhang Beichen said: "Your Majesty, this is the best sea salt produced in Qi State. I just came to Yan State to sell it."
"Why should I help you? You are my enemy in this game!" Yan Qingwu held her non-existent breasts with both hands and put on airs.
"Because this is a matter of mutual benefit!" Zhang Beichen said, "In this simulation, although the King of Qi has lost his position, the new King of Qi is not friendly to the Yan State. He has long wanted to annex the Yan State."
"The Yan State's national power is not strong at this time. If we can sell sea salt to various countries, we will definitely make huge profits, no less than porcelain!"
"When I sell it to the king, I only charge the normal price. If the king resells it, I can charge several times the profit!"
Because of Zhang Beichen's leading technology, the cost of making salt is much lower than others. Even at normal prices, he can make a lot of money.
Yan Qingwu thought to herself that this would indeed do no harm to herself. Even though it has increased Jiang Chan's strength in disguise, she has not even settled her own country yet and is still far away from competing for hegemony, so there is no need to worry for the time being.
"Okay, then I will set up an office in this city to manage this matter. From now on, the salt you sell must be handed over to my people!" Yan Qingwu directly monopolized this business.
"This is natural!" Zhang Beichen laughed.
When Zhang Beichen's fleet returned from Yan State, it had already loaded a boat full of food as well as some porcelain, silk, jewelry and other items.
These days, food is the hard currency, otherwise I won’t be able to spend the few boxes of Yan State sword coins I brought back to Qi State.
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On the island, Jiang Chan looked at the port every day.
"Your Majesty, it's windy at the seaside, so go back to the house and rest!" Jiang Shan suggested.
Jiang Chan was a little worried and said, "I don't know if Zhang Beichen succeeded."
Jiang Shanan asked: "Taji has his own destiny, and he should be able to successfully complete his mission."
In fact, Jiang Shan didn't think Zhang Beichen's chance of success was very high. No one had ever dared to carry out sea transportation like this before. To them, going on a long sea voyage is almost like gambling on their lives!
Jiang Chan looked at a line of sea level, feeling a little disappointed.
Here, apart from his uncle Jiang Shan, the only person he can rely on is Zhang Beichen. Without Zhang Beichen by my side, I always feel like something is missing.
At this time, she saw what seemed to be a small black spot on the sea level.
"Uncle, look, is there a ship coming?" Jiang Chan pointed into the distance.
"Where?" Jiang Shan is older and his eyesight is not as good as Jiang Chan's.
When the ship approached, Jiang Chan was sure and shouted excitedly: "It's Zhang Beichen's ship, he's back!"
"God bless you!"
