dognovel Chapter 299 The Situation in the Mediterranean Sea
Chapter 299 The Situation in the Mediterranean Sea
A few days later, there will be a court meeting in Xianyang Palace and Qilin Palace.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the number of people who are willing to go to Liaodong to participate in the large-scale development has already exceeded 20 based on statistics from counties and counties in the past three days. After the spring of next year, the number can be increased to at least [-]!"
"The merchants are also very active in building workshops in Liaodong County. Only the merchants in Xianyang City proposed to set up three coal workshops and five fine wine workshops in Liaodong County."
"The royal firm, the steel and cotton spinning workshops built in and around Liaodong County, have also raised 2000 million yuan in funds!"
Nestern reported beamingly:
"If His Royal Highness is willing to open up more shares and technology, it will not be a problem at all to get [-] million yuan in funds within a month."
"The iron and steel industry involves the national economy and the people's livelihood, so it must be firmly in our own hands. Even the businessmen who have invested in the company must be strictly scrutinized, and no leaks will be allowed."
"As for the cotton spinning and wool industries, they belong to the light industry of the people's livelihood. If the businessmen are willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement and accept the supervision of Jinyiwei, they can consider opening up more shares so that the businessmen can get the bulk of the profits. We just need to prevent the outflow of technology."
Ying Yu thought for a while and said.
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"
Nestern was overjoyed.
He knew how envious the merchants of Daqin were for these workshops and technologies under Ying Yu's command.
If the prince is willing to open up and cooperate, then the funds will definitely come in a steady stream, and the construction of Liaodong County's industry will definitely not be a problem.
"So good!"
Ying Zheng also nodded in satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, the Roman envoys have been very anxious recently. They have to come to the Dianke Office for a long time every day, and want to ask to see His Majesty, or His Royal Highness, do you see it or not?"
Dianke Fengzheng stood up and said with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"No hurry, wait until after the naval parade."
Ying Yu smiled and waved his hands.
"Wait until after the naval parade? So, is the sea giant that the prince mentioned last time finally going into the water?"
A look of anticipation flashed across Ying Zheng's face and asked.
The military parade in Chengyang City before left an extremely deep impression on him, and he still thinks about it often.
Moreover, the degree of boosting the morale of the people in Daqin is also very obvious, and even the economic benefits are positive.
It's just that the shipyard is building such a super giant for the first time, so it encountered many problems during the construction process.
The naval parade has been delayed until now.
After all, the super treasure ship has absolute significance to the Great Qin Navy.
Tonnage means strength at sea.
"The basic construction has been completed, and some modifications are currently being carried out according to the conditions of the various sea areas of Daqin, such as the addition of living facilities for the hot areas of Persian County and Tianzhu County."
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
The treasure ship of the Ming Dynasty is the core of the Qin Navy's implementation of the blue water strategy, and it is also the main force of the Great Qin Navy that can truly fight at sea for a long time.
But the territory of Daqin, especially the sea area, is really too big.
From the surrounding areas of the mainland to Fusang County, to Tianzhu, and to Persia, the sea route is tens of thousands of miles long.
Among them, it has to experience various climates such as tropical, subtropical, temperate, and subarctic zones. If some corresponding living facilities are not added, it is easy to be acclimatized.
Unacceptable conditions are even more terrifying to the Daqin army than their opponents.
The cavalry troops in Persia County and Tianzhu County had a lot of non-combat attrition. For this reason, a group of doctors and a large number of herbs had to be transferred from the mainland to control the situation in time.
This also reminded Ying Yu that in naval operations, one must pay special attention to living conditions, otherwise, it is easier for the disease to spread on a closed ship than on land.
Even if it delays the launch of the Great Ming Treasure Ship a little because of this, it is still very worthwhile.
"The reason why we are not in a hurry to see the Roman envoys is not only because of the treasure ship and the naval parade, but more importantly, to let Rome and Carthage consume more time.
Ying Yu walked to the world map hanging on the wall of the court hall and said:
"According to the news from the front, due to the fact that Rome wrongly deployed its main force last time and Seleucid's army was wiped out by our Qin army, Carthage, which originally had a certain initiative, has launched a counterattack and achieved good results. Progress."
"The reason why the Roman envoys are so anxious is that the Roman Senate has been exerting pressure!"
"So let's wait a little longer and give Carthage enough room to play, so that I, Daqin, can get more benefits from the Romans!"
Ying Yu analyzed in detail.
"It's true, the harder Carthage fights, the more pressure Rome faces, and the more concessions it will make to Daqin!"
Wang Ben nodded and said, "Although I don't have the opportunity to cross the sea to attack Rome, Rome doesn't dare to gamble.
After all, there is only a strait hundreds of miles away between their capital, Rome, and my Daqin Persian County! "
"The meaning of hearing what the prince said is that you are not optimistic about Carthage?"
Ying Zheng heard Ying Yu's implication, and asked with some doubts.
"Carthage has been severely damaged since its fleet was completely wiped out by Rome decades ago. It has lost a large number of overseas colonies, and more importantly, it has lost its maritime trade rights in the Mediterranean!"
"Although relying on hundreds of years of accumulation, barely supported the emergence of Hannibal, drove the Romans out of the basic land of Carthage again, and gradually launched a counterattack, but they could not get the right to maritime trade. The gap between them and Rome in national power was only It's going to get bigger and bigger."
Ying Yu said in a deep voice.
Ying Zheng and all the officials nodded.
As the largest maritime trade country in the world, the emperors and ministers of Great Qin at this moment have fully realized the super high profits and importance of maritime trade.
For two countries with similar strength, there is absolutely a huge difference in treasury revenue whether they have the initiative in maritime trade.
What's more, Rome was already stronger than Carthage today.
"Furthermore, Carthage's biggest reliance is Hannibal, and it has been very unhappy with the Senate recently.
Carthage didn't have the tolerance of his father, and he planned to kill the donkey before he even started to unwind. "
"The leader of the front is at odds with the rear. There have been too many lessons in history. The result must be clear to my father and all the adults."
"And Carthage also overlooked an important factor
Although Rome suffered a disastrous defeat in Persian County, this also allowed Rome to get rid of the disadvantages of multi-line combat and can concentrate its forces to deal with Carthage! "
"Although Carthage is winning consecutive battles, as long as Rome takes a breath and reinforcements from all over the world arrive, Carthage will be in danger."
Ying Yu analyzed it calmly.
"Then, should I, Great Qin, consider supporting Carthage? Otherwise, if Rome takes Carthage, wouldn't it be a threat to my Great Qin's domination of the Mediterranean?"
Wang Ben hesitated for a moment, then asked.
Meng Yi and the others nodded one after another, and even Ying Zheng showed some emotion on his face.
After all, before Daqin opened the Suez Canal, it did not have the strength to cross the natural dangers of the Mediterranean.
What everyone didn't expect was that Ying Yu's answer surprised everyone.