Qin Yun's words aroused everyone's interest. After all, both Yue and Daxia had been suffering from the Fusang pirates over the years.
In the past, everyone just turned a blind eye and closed one eye. Of course, the main reason was that the power of the sea was really not good enough. Even the countries in Dongjun can only huddle together to keep warm.
But now, times have changed. Qiongzhou has armored ships and guns that have changed the traditional battlefield rules. Naturally, what has been suffered must be returned.
Repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with kindness!
The ministers have even begun to discuss the details.
"I think ten ships are not enough. At least there should be a hundred or ten ships. Let's make dumplings!"
"Yes, let's put down the dumplings!"
"Fuck these sons of bitches."
"You little Japanese pirate, you will never die in destroying me in the Central Plains. Your Majesty, why don't we take advantage of the civil strife in Fusang and kill them. Anyway, the morale of the sergeants is strong now. If we capture Fusang, I, Qin Yue, will have the final say on this sea from now on."
Chen Jin suggested.
Not to mention, Qin Yun was really a little moved, but at this moment Shen Wansan stepped forward and poured cold water on him.
"Ultimate military force is the way to subjugate a country. The top priority is to develop people's livelihood and station troops and food. Especially the Ryukyu Islands have yet to be developed. I believe that we cannot expand blindly."
Qin Yun nodded slightly: "Mr. Shen, you are right. Don't forget, Wu State only lost one battle, and the other party has the ability to launch the next attack at any time. Moreover, everyone, our artillery shell production can no longer keep up with the speed. You have a great time fighting and bombing on the front line, but do you know how hard the logistics are?"
All the generals looked at each other.
Qin Yun looked at Lu Ban and Zhu Tieling: "Two masters, during this period, you only sleep for two or three hours a day, relying entirely on ginseng to support you. Millions of soldiers and civilians of the Yue Kingdom are working day and night to make weapons and ammunition for the front line, which is wasted. Daily livelihood.”
"So, it's time for us to recuperate!"
"If you pass the order, all the people of Yue will be exempted from taxes and taxes for one year."
"Qiongzhou and Ryukyu are also tax-free for one year!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the civil servants were stunned. It stands to reason that restoring people's livelihood is right, but if the country's taxes are directly exempted, where does the court's money come from?
Even Shen Wansan felt that this strategy was not advisable.
"My lord, if you are so tax-free, you can only sit back and have nothing."
Qin Yun smiled and said, "Who said that? Don't we still have trade? Head of the Pei family, please come in."
Everyone looked outside the tent, and the head of the Pei family, the first aristocratic family in the Yue Kingdom to surrender, bowed in.
"Caomin, Pei Qianbao pays homage to the King of Qin and His Highness the King of Yue!"
Qin Yun waved his hand: "Pei Qianbao, I have ordered you to be the director of the Vietnam Maritime Commerce Department, responsible for all maritime trade in Vietnam. In the future, whether it is Vietnam officials or private people who want to do maritime business, they must report to you. .”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
The ministers were confused. When did the Commerce Secretary appear?
Qin Yun had actually planned this for a long time. Since Yue State and Qiongzhou were located on the sea, they would naturally use their advantages to build maritime trade.
Prospering the country through trade can also restrict Daxia economically. Now, Qin Yun and Daxia have already broken up. But no matter what, the people were innocent, and Qin Yun did not want to fight with each other unless it was absolutely necessary.
The establishment of the Maritime Trade Department can, on the one hand, gather private trade capital and, on the other hand, cut off the roots of the Great Xia family.
In fact, the navy of the Daxia court was weak, but many of the major families along the coast of Daxia were making money from maritime trade.
Qin Yun has the courage to tax exemption because he knows that with the prosperity of maritime trade, the local taxes are simply not enough. Of course, there is another reason, and that is to plan for future maritime hegemony.
"Everyone, in the future, most of the tax revenue of Qiongzhou and Yue will come from this maritime trade. The head of the Pei family has rich experience in the sea for three generations, so the king has specially appointed him to be fully responsible for this maritime trade. Of course, just having a caravan will definitely If it is not enough, I have decided to wait for the Qiongzhou to be incorporated into the escort team of the Maritime Trade Department after the repairs are completed."
"In the future, when steel production increases, our maritime trade fleet will all be replaced by iron ships!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Shen Wansan cupped his hands and said.
The ministers also echoed: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Qin Yun waved his hand: "San Chao, Lu Ban, come to see you at the Zhutie Ridge Study Room."
"promise!"
…
In the study, Qin Yun took out a stack of thick drawings and handed them to Lu Ban and Zhu Tieling.
"There are ideas for industrial mother bed design here, but you still need to do the specific design."
"This is the design drawing of the transformer and the working principle of the copper hydrochloride battery. You two can study it in detail."
"This is a stamping machine tool. Master Caster can take a good look at it."
"besides……"
Lu Ban and Zhu Tieling looked at each other and gave a wry smile.
"My lord, you are embarrassing me!"
The cast-iron ridge showed its ugly face.
Even the always energetic Lu Ban frowned: "Your Majesty, these things are just the same, they all require me to study day and night for a long time."
Qin Yun paused and touched his nose in embarrassment. He was too hasty. How could industrial development be achieved overnight?
"You two, I am too impatient. Let's see, things can't be too complicated. There are actually two main problems we need to solve at the moment."
The two of them listened attentively.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Qin Yundao: "First, after large-scale weapon production, we must no longer use the old method of hand-making. This cannot guarantee quality, so we need to carry out modular upgrades."
“What is modularity?”
Zhutie Ling asked.
Qin Yun: "In the past, to build a gun, one person might be responsible for the gun body, magazine, etc. from beginning to end. This would require craftsmen to master more weapons and equipment forging techniques, so sniper rifles so far only have Lu Master, the accuracy of your creation can be guaranteed."
Lu Dian nodded: "Indeed, cultivating a qualified weapon forger is a waste of time and effort!"
Qin Yun said: "Moreover, it is easy to leak secrets. Although we have repeatedly purged countless traitors, as long as we are human, we will have weaknesses, and the enemy will often use these weaknesses to corrupt our craftsmen."
"We can't send people to monitor and protect everyone. Let them stay in the factory for the rest of their lives. In the short term, they may not say anything, but what about the long term?"
Zhutie Ling: "Yes, especially young people! But the waves are rushing through the sand. Without these years of keeping quiet, how can we become a master or a divine craftsman?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "What we need is scale. Master craftsmen naturally need it, but it is impossible to expect everyone to become a master."
"My idea is to dismantle all the processes and let the original experts lead newcomers. For example, making a bolt-action rifle, the gun body, barrel, spring, firing pin, magazine, and even hooks and belts can all be mass-produced. production, and finally unified assembly.”
The two people's eyes lit up when this was said, but Lu Ban immediately raised an objection: "The problem is that the sizes produced by different people are somewhat different."
Qin Yun said: "This is the problem with the bullets you mentioned before. Since there are differences, then we will solve the differences. For example, there is a gap between one foot in Yue and one foot in Daxia."
"And in the second step, what we need is to unify weights and measures and turn the original imaginary numbers, imaginary weight, and imaginary length into real numbers."
"This step is crucial! Only when cars are on the same track, books are on the same page, and rulers are on the same scale, will there be better room for development."
Their eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty, we understand. As long as we follow the same measurement, there will be no difference."
"Yes, this is also the fundamental reason why the Qiongzhou has problems now and then. The more precise and advanced the thing, the more attention should be paid to small errors."
Qin Yun handed over a form.
"From now on, the length of Qinyue will be expressed in meters, decimeters and centimeters, the time will also be calculated in hours, minutes and seconds, and the weight will also be calculated in kilograms and grams."
Lu Ban said: "Okay, let's come up with a standard reference as soon as possible."
Qin Yun nodded: "This is not difficult. Just implement it and get it deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From now on, all measurement units must be based on official standards."
"After solving this problem, we will make molds and stamping machine tools next. I believe you two will not find it difficult."
Lu Ban and Zhu Tieling looked at each other and said, "I will not let you down!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Okay! By the way, Master Zhu, Wu Guo has made a hot air balloon, and it seems that the other party has also won over many craftsmen."
Zhutie Ling said: "Zhushen Villa has been in the Wu Kingdom for many years and has already spread its branches. It is not surprising to some people. However, don't worry, Your Majesty, I will restrain my disciples."
Qin Yun: "Is it possible to pull this person over? Don't worry about the treatment."
Zhutie Ling: "I'll give it a try!"
Lu Ban said: "Tiangong Pavilion also has some inheritance scattered in Daxia. I can also write to call some old friends."
Qin Yun laughed and said: "Okay, you two, I leave the future of Qin to your hands!"
Qin Yun took a step back and cupped his hands.
Lu Ban and Zhu Tieling felt warm in their hearts. King Qin Yun actually treated craftsmen like them so kindly. Then what reason did they have for not working hard?
Scholars die for their confidants, and isn’t their lifelong wish to explore the secrets of the organization and catch up with the footsteps of their ancestors?
But judging from these days, they may have already surpassed the achievements of their ancestors.
Zhutie Ling's eyes were slightly moist: "Old minister, go write a letter now!"
Lu Ban: "I'm going too!"
