Lu Bu finally accepted Bai Tu's decision to adopt Yan'er to the Lu family...
Regarding the inheritance issue of Qu Ahou, Lu Bu knew that it was just an excuse - even if there was no adoption, what would be the problem for Lu Bu to pass the title to his grandson without a son? An edict can solve it!
Later, Bai Tu said that the issue of the legal rationality of the eldest son was the reason why Lu Bu finally agreed.
Thinking about the hidden dangers, even the slight possibility of brothers fighting each other, Lu Bu felt that he should try his best to avoid it.
Of course, Lu Bu knew in his heart that Bai Tu made such a big sacrifice because of his filial piety towards himself...
Soon the news that the King of Chu had adopted a crown prince to Qu Ahou spread among the government and the public!
If the situation were different, there would probably be countless objections among the courtiers now.
After all, in the Later Han Dynasty, it was not uncommon for relatives to participate in political affairs. The background of the emperor and the empress should not be too illustrious, and it was better to have a folk background. The "Queen Lu" of Chu State obviously did not meet this point, but there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, Lu Bu was from Chu State.
Wang Qi’s biggest help when he started his career can be said to be the bottom of Bai Tu’s basic market.
Moreover, with the strength of King Chu's "axis", no one else could stop him.
However, at this time, a prince was actually adopted directly to the Lu family...
Wouldn’t it mean that the already swollen relatives would be raised even more?
But now there are prerequisites. First of all, Lu Bu is the "adopted father" of the King of Chu, and Lu Bu has no heirs. Although according to the Chu Kingdom's title inheritance law, theoretically women can inherit the title, but because they will respect the title,
own will, so in the short term everyone will ignore this.
Secondly, Bai Tu gave birth to twins this time. Before, everyone was worried that the legal basis for the eldest son was unclear. Now, adopting one of them out has indeed solved this problem objectively.
Even if someone had thought of such a "throwing fire under the cauldron" solution before, no one dared to mention it to the King of Chu. Only the King of Chu could come up with it himself!
Therefore, this matter did not cause much trouble in the court, but many people congratulated Lu Bu when they saw him...
As for people who heard the rumor, parents thought it was the filial piety of the King of Chu, wives thought it was the King of Chu's respect for the queen, and young men thought it was very Chu-style. Even the non-mainstream heroes thought it was this.
In line with the spirit of chivalry.
Although there are definitely different voices, at least in general, most people praise King Chu’s decision...
The names of Bai Qing and Lu Yan also spread through deliberate publicity.
There is no such thing as taboo avoidance of names in the state of Chu. The word "图" is now also commonly used, and courtiers did avoid it at first. However, Bai Tu deliberately corrected several memorials that deliberately avoided "图", and specially used the word "图" in Jiangshan Garden to separate the two names.
The palace where official offices were held was changed to have a name with "Picture", which stopped the trend of turning to "unwritten rules".
The reason why the names of Bai Tu's two sons were announced was also to promote Chu State's emphasis on the Han River Project and overseas development - He Qing Haiyan, which was the most appropriate time to do so.
Two months later, in August, Lu Lingqi had already recovered. Although her maternity leave was still continuing, she had started practicing martial arts normally every day!
In August, the dowry of Wei State was delivered from the sea...
This time, Wei State specifically did not use Chu State's ship to pick him up, but dispatched its own sea-going ship. In addition to the sense of ceremony, it also regarded this long-distance voyage along the coastline as a trial voyage - Wei State has also
Start building "large" sea ships!
Therefore, Bai Tu also placed a bachelor's degree in ship design from the Ministry of Industry in the welcoming team at the port to evaluate Wei's sea-going ships...
The conclusion is that in terms of the overall structure of the ship, it is roughly equivalent to the level five years ago when the General Mansion just started building sea-going ships. However, in some details, it has reached the level of the second or even third batch of sea-going ships -
—Now Gan Ning’s main fleet is the third version!
From the design of the sail, it can also be seen that the other party has also mastered the principle of changing the angle of the sail to take advantage of the wind in different directions...
However, just like the problem in Chu State, judging from the color of the wood, the oil soaking time is seriously insufficient. It should only be oil soaked wood for one year!
In addition, the appearance of sailors is generally poor. According to the response of the escort fleet, the opponent is still a novice in sea navigation...
Although the level of Wei's navigation and shipbuilding slightly exceeded Bai Tu's expectations, it was not too surprising.
Among the three shipyards, the shipyard in Zhouhu has the best confidentiality. After all, it is isolated overseas. The grassroots workers are bought out at high prices and are specialized in undertaking confidential tasks.
In addition, at the two shipyards in Kuaiji, only core technical personnel can sign long-term contracts, and personnel mobility is restricted. For grassroots craftsmen, only ordinary three-year or five-year contracts are available.
Moreover, it is difficult to control the leakage of information held by grassroots craftsmen. There cannot be thousands of people, and they are never allowed to leave the shipyard...
Whether it is the State of Wei or the State of Chu, they are originally the same Chinese civilization with one heart and one body. They are just temporarily separated by feudal lords. To attract technical personnel to each other and detect the opponent's technology, the obstacles are actually very small.
There were craftsmen in the Chu State before, and they took the initiative to report that someone was secretly wooing them. In response, Bai Tu specially arranged for Fengwei to directly contact some craftsmen "hidden sons" - who would personally handle the work of the Ministry of Industry when someone bought technology at a high price.
Real and fake trap designs are provided to the other party!
Judging from the ship skills of Wei State, it is obvious that it has absorbed a lot of experience and technology from Chu State, but what can be absorbed is only the overall structure with a low degree of encryption - which is actually a very important part!
In the wooden ship stage, it was difficult to keep such a large project completely confidential. Fortunately, what the other party "digged" must have been fragmentary information. In addition, there was some interference, so the technology obtained would always lag behind.
"However, the other party should also have good designers. A lot of interference has not worked, and it can be seen that Wei Guo's ships also have their own characteristics and improvements." Pang Tong reminded the dialogue picture.
"What if we change it to a true air ship?" Bai Tu asked rhetorically.
The days when wooden boats were kings and hegemons are almost gone forever...
"The secret of the steel Qi ship is beyond the reach of ordinary boatmen." Pang Tong did not directly state the conclusion, but the meaning was obvious.
Even if my head is cold, I am still proud!
Indeed, in the case of a true air ship, firstly, the power system is extremely dense, and secondly, everything from steel to coating is highly technical, and more importantly, these have nothing to do with grassroots shipwrights.
Compared with wooden ships that are "clear at a glance", it is easier to keep technology secret for ships that have entered the Qi era.
"Wei still wants to directly trade our large ships. What does Shi Yuan think?" Bai Tu asked.
"Your Majesty, you can consider holding off for a while and raising the price. After you have a clue about the true energy ship, you can trade it at will... Compared with the results that Wei has achieved, what is actually more noteworthy is that this symbolizes the 'Wei State'
I have always paid attention to technological innovation." Pang Tong also reminded Bai Tu.
Although "Feng Chu" has long been away from "fighting with others", his basic view of the overall situation has not disappeared...