The development of Dayang Group and the Kingdom of Qixia, especially this harvest, has stimulated Nangong Zhi a bit.
Nangong Zhi pointed to the map, or nautical chart, and said loudly: "Everyone, time waits for us not! This time I went to Dayang Group, do you know what I saw?
In the dock, Dayang Group is building 10 warships at the same time!
At the same time, ten! Five 10,000-ton warships and five 20,000-ton warships. To be precise, there are five 15,000-ton warships and five 25,000-ton warships.
Among these ten battleships, there are two Iron Duke-class and one Zhenyuan-class, which are 20,000-ton battleships and belong to the Xuanzhen Sect.
The Xuanzhen Sect originally traded ten Iron Duke-class battleships with Dayang Group. This time they converted two of the Iron Duke-class battleships into one Zhenyuan-class battleship.
There is also an Iron Duke class and a Zhenyuan class belonging to the Kingdom of Qixia.
The remaining two Iron Duke-class ships and three Zhenyuan-class ships belong to Dayang Group itself."
"In other words, about a month later, the main fleets at sea will be:
First, the Ocean Fleet of the Ocean Group, four Zhenyuan-class ships and six Iron Duke-class ships.
Second, the Xuanzhen Sect’s Weihai Fleet, one Zhenyuan class ship and seven Iron Duke class ships.
Third, the Pearl Fleet of the Kingdom of Qixia, one Zhenyuan class ship and four Iron Duke class ships.
Fourth, the Thunder Fleet of the Kingdom of Canglan, three Iron Duke-class ships, plus a large number of warships.
Fifth, the Langya Kingdom’s Sea Dragon Fleet, two Iron Duke-class ships, plus a large number of warships.
In addition, it is said that Langya Kingdom has mastered the basic technology of making black iron battleships. And because black iron technology has spread now, the technical threshold is much lower.
It is foreseeable that in the future, all seaside countries will enter an unprecedented era of great navigation!
The prospects of the Age of Discovery can be seen through the Ocean Group: the net profit of a ship on one voyage can reach tens of millions of high-grade spiritual stones. Although each ship sells for up to 60 million, or even more high-grade spiritual stones.
Stone, but it only takes a few sailings, half a year, or at most a year to get the money back!
And the profitability of one ship and one trip to sea actually exceeds the total tax revenue of the entire country!"
The generals' breathing became rapid and they were jealous. This was not only related to the future of the country, but also related to their own interests - ever since the economic unification came into effect, and since Zhang Hao brought a new social system, these generals,
Officials know that their future needs to be in business.
But now, what could be better than sailing!
Then, everyone's attention shifted to the south of the map of Fertile Continent. There is the Kingdom of Langya!
Although the Langya Kingdom now has a maritime fleet, its land power has been weakened to the limit! The best way for the Shaoze Kingdom to break through is the Langya Kingdom.
Langya country has a coastline of six thousand miles. This makes Shaoze country greedy!
Fang Rong suddenly said: "General, how about we unite with the Canglan Kingdom? We don't need too much, as long as we can get one-third of the territory of the Langya Kingdom. Of course, it would be better if more.
We and the Canglan Kingdom both belong to the Xuanzhen Sect; and the Langya Kingdom has now surrendered to the Xiaoyao Sect.
If we unite to attack the Langya Kingdom, we can also pull out the Xuanzhen Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect from behind. In this way, we can fight with confidence. The Xuanzhen Sect will handle the battle for the masters.
And we can negotiate with the Xuanzhen Sect, and after occupying the Langya Kingdom, leave a port for the Xuanzhen Sect. How about the Sishui Port in the middle? This is the first port of the Langya Kingdom, and it is in the center, which is suitable for the Xuanzhen Sect."
Nangong Zhi's eyes suddenly brightened, "But there is a problem. We are full of waste now. If we continue to fight..."
"General, we are tired, but Langya Country is even more tired. Moreover, Langya Country has a strong foundation. If we wait for it to develop, Langya Country will also develop. Then it will be difficult!
Now that the Age of Discovery has begun to take shape, we cannot be trapped on land! General, we must seize the tail of the era at this time and develop towards the sea!
As for the domestic decline, it’s very simple. This southern expedition... we won’t seal the sword after breaking the city! Fight to support war! Use the wealth of the Langya Kingdom to reward the warriors!"
At the end of the sentence, Fang Rong's eyes flashed coldly.
Nangong Zhi tapped his fingers on the table, and after thinking for a long time, he nodded slowly, "Fang Rong, you immediately send an envoy to the Canglan Country! Cooperate, send troops, and obtain the land and coastline of the Langya Country as your first destination.
I personally went to Xuanzhen Sect to pay a visit.
The country of Shaoze has been unified, and Xuanzhen Sect needs to be informed both emotionally and rationally. Please ask Xuanzhen Sect to recognize our country."
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At the same time, here in Langya Kingdom, the monarchs and ministers of Langya Kingdom are also discussing the matter of the great voyage.
The success of Dayang Group and the glory of Qixia Kingdom undoubtedly stung the Langya Kingdom.
At this time, the northern territory of the Langya Kingdom was occupied by the Shaoze Kingdom for 800 miles, and the western territory was occupied by the Canglan Kingdom for a thousand miles. The territory shrank by one third, and the entire country was already showing some signs of danger.
Under such circumstances, the success of Dayang Group and Qixia Kingdom has undoubtedly made Langya Kingdom, which has always relied on the sea, feel the atmosphere of an era.
An unprecedented and super age of navigation.
In the court, Zong Bi, the prime minister of the Langya Kingdom, was analyzing: "Nowadays, first there is the theory of the round earth, and then there are steel battleships and great navigation. The success of Dayang Group and the Qixia Kingdom, as well as the participation of the Xuanzhen Sect, are undoubtedly releasing
A signal:
A new era, a new age of navigation, has emerged.
The first great voyage took place about 30,000 years ago, and the seven continents on the earth were connected with each other, and the present world came into being.
After a lapse of 30,000 years, a new age of navigation has arrived again.
This time, we use steel battleships as carriers to pierce the open sea. The victory of the combined fleet of Dayang Group, Qixia Country, and Xuanzhen Sect is an important symbol.
With the assistance of steel battleships, even powerful ocean monsters and dangerous outer seas cannot stop our progress."
"The only problem now is: the one who initiated this big voyage is our enemy! Although we have some contact with the Ocean Group now, this connection is very fragile. The Ocean Group can fall out at any time. But we... are not qualified to fall out.
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Your Majesty, and everyone, this is a very dangerous signal."
The Emperor of Langya Country stood up slowly, took a few deep breaths, and then slowly turned his head and asked the Maritime Governor next to him: "Lin Qian, how is the research on our 'Dark Iron Battleship' going?"
"Your Majesty, we are trial-producing a 5,000-ton black iron battleship. We have basically understood the technical information purchased from Dayang Group. We have also successfully copied the steam turbine, and the effect is very good.
The steam turbine we are making now can already reach the output power of 0.3 Yuan Ying in its early stage, and there is still some gap between it and Dayang Group's technology. But I believe we will catch up soon."
The emperor asked: "What is the power of Ocean Group's steam turbine?"
"A single-seat steam turbine is equivalent to the power of 1.5 Yuan Ying's early stages."
The emperor frowned, but still nodded slightly: "Yes, keep working hard, Dayang Group's success today will not be achieved overnight.
Build the first successful Black Iron battleship as soon as possible. This is not only the expectation of the country, but also the expectation of the Xiaoyao faction.
Tell all the craftsmen that as long as the sea trial is successful, each of them will be rewarded with at least 1,000 high-grade spiritual stones, be granted the title of baron, and be given fertile land! It will be hereditary!"
This is a huge reward! But we can also see the anxiety in the Emperor's heart.
Compared with the Canglan Kingdom, the Langya Kingdom's damaged steel battleships can only be repaired by oneself - purchasing steel from Dayang Group is too expensive, so that several damaged parts of the Langya Kingdom's battleships can only be repaired by oneself.
The strength of repairing it with black iron is naturally far from enough.
Now, relying on two steel battleships to compete with the three steel battleships of the Canglan Kingdom, Langya Kingdom is very struggling. Especially the steel battleships of Langya Kingdom are originally 'unfinished'. The superstructure includes more than just rooms, etc.
, and some simple aiming devices.
The rush of Xiaoyao Sect's procurement and the intentional actions of Dayang Group did create these gaps.
Although it is a simple aiming device, it is crucial. At least, it can increase the hit rate by more than three times, which invisibly increases the attack density and combat effectiveness.
The country of Langya is still discussing, but they don't know that a catastrophe is about to come.