Chapter 493: The Flame of War Reignites

After visiting the dry dock, he visited the rest of the shipyard; although the core location was not open, Zhao Ming was deeply moved by what he saw.

With the identity and vision of Prince Zhao Ming, his biggest emotion is: industry, in terms of personal practice, does not see any direct benefits for the time being; but in terms of national development, it has unparalleled advantages.

When the sun was setting, Zhao Ming finally left the shipyard reluctantly; at this moment, Zhao Ming very much hoped that Zhao Guo would also have such a factory—not necessarily a shipyard, because Zhao Guo was inland, but if a fortress, a cannon, or a Huge land-based locomotives and land-based ships are also very good.

After leaving the shipyard and getting back into the vehicle he got in, Zhao Ming finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Brother Li, are all the technologies of Shang Kingdom sold to the outside world?"

Huha, the fish is hooked! Li Xian was very proud of himself. "In principle, all can be sold, as long as the price is right."

The price is right. Zhao Ming thought for a while, and tried to ask, "What if it is the technology of the 90,000-horsepower engine that I saw just now?"

"This..." Li Xian hesitated for a while, "I'm not sure about this, because Fang Shijing has always been handling matters in this area. But if it's just for reference, then the technology itself may cost more than one billion yuan. gold.

But obtaining technology does not mean that you can produce.

To produce such an engine, you also need metallurgical technology, various machine tool technologies, and even many, many basic industries to support it. "

Zhao Ming frowned and shook his head slightly, "I don't quite understand, please brother Li explain."

Li Xian smiled proudly: "The high-horsepower marine engine is one of the jewels in industrial technology.

Perhaps it can be compared like this, a marine engine is like the imperial capital of a country; if you want to occupy the imperial capital, then you must first break through the border, break through the interception along the way, and defeat the country before you can capture the capital. "

Zhao Ming thought for a while, and finally nodded, "This statement is much clearer.

Then Brother Li, what if I want to introduce a complete industrial system? "

A full set of industrial systems? Li Xian hesitated for a while, "I can't answer this question for you at the moment, give me a few days."

Why did Li Xian hesitate? If you want to establish a complete industrial system, you need to start with education and the basics to cultivate a new generation of people with scientific thinking. And this is the foundation of the Shang Kingdom.

In the past, the so-called learning in the surrounding countries was just learning a part of the entire huge scientific system. No country has ever said-I want to introduce a complete industrial system. Perhaps, only the prince of a country like Zhao Guo is qualified to say this.

But Zhao Guo is willing to introduce it, but Shang Kingdom is not necessarily willing to support it!

Leaving aside issues such as leaks, let's talk about the foundation of the country. Zhao Guo is too huge and its foundation is too strong. As long as Zhao Guo is given a guide, it is very likely that it will turn around and overwhelm the Shang Kingdom in the future!

The comparison between Shang Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom is very similar to the comparison between Britain and the United States in another world.

The United Kingdom started the industrial revolution, but its small land is the fatal injury to the United Kingdom; the size, resources, population, and various foundations of the United Kingdom are not enough to support the United Kingdom to move towards a higher level of large-scale industrial era. Therefore, the United Kingdom has declined, or the United Kingdom has not declined, but their development speed is not as fast as other countries.

Therefore, decades later, the United States, Russia, Brazil and other large countries have made rapid progress, while European countries such as the United Kingdom have begun to experience economic crises.

Looking back, if Kingdom of Shang helps Zhao to establish a complete set of industrial foundation, Kingdom of Shang is likely to follow the old path of Britain and be overtaken by latecomers.

In the past, why Li Xian kept all relevant information such as "scientific thinking" secret, and even dared not disclose the words "technology, science", it was because of this consideration.

But when Prince Zhao proposed to fully introduce the industrial base, this problem had to be resolved. Therefore, Li Xian could not immediately give Zhao Ming a clear answer.

Rejection is obviously not a good choice - of course, if there is really no other way, rejection is also a barely qualified option.

In short, Li Xian needs to discuss this matter with his think tank.

Hearing Li Xian's answer, Zhao Ming was not disappointed, but excited: "Then I'll wait."

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However, after Han Yuanchang, the Prime Minister of the Liu Kingdom, left the Jin Kingdom, he naturally reported the situation to the Emperor Liu Guo angrily. The result? Needless to say, Emperor Liu Guo clapped his hands... Fight!

Jin Guo said so, even if Liu Guo gritted his teeth, he would continue to fight.

But after the wear and tear of the last war, the loss of Liu Guo was not small, especially the urgent need for replenishment of arms, so he had to contact Shang Kingdom urgently.

As for the state of Jin, it is also very interesting that it is also urgently contacting the Kingdom of Shang to purchase military supplies.

Speaking of which, the state of Jin loves and hates the Kingdom of Shang, and is even more afraid of it. "Love" is relatively simple. No matter how you say it, it is a reality that the country's income is increasing rapidly and its national strength is booming. This reality comes from the influence of the Shang Kingdom.

But there is a lot of 'hate'.

Hate one: defeat, compensation, apology, various unequal treaties.

Hate 2: Although the domestic economy is booming, many businesses are controlled by the Shang Kingdom.

Hate Three: Shang Kingdom's "fair and honest" support Liu Guo against himself.

Hate 4: Generals of the Kingdom of Shang sold fire everywhere.

This is the main thing. As for the rest of the hatred, there is more.

As for fear, it goes without saying that no one would be at ease with a powerful but not very law-abiding neighbor.

But in any case, seeing that Liu Guo was about to go to war again, Jin had no choice but to prepare for the war; and in the east of Yingzhou right now, if he wanted to go to war, he would naturally need arms and various military supplies.

As for the Kingdom of Shang, it could almost be said that it was a temporary and only arms exporting country! The arms of other countries are not enough for their own use, and the quality is not very good.

Naturally, the state of Jin could only put on a shy face and exchange... the land for arms from the Kingdom of Shang! Before Jin's war indemnity is fully repaid, land can only be used to pay for arms, which is not negotiable.

Probably, this is one of the reasons why the Jin Kingdom hates the Shang Kingdom. For any national leader, ceding territory is a shame.

As Jin State and Liu State prepared for war, Yingzhou Dongfang, which had just subsided for a long time, became completely nervous.

The Kingdom of Shang has just destroyed the State of Qi, and all countries are extremely nervous. Therefore, all countries wanted to unite to fight against the Shang Kingdom, but failed again; in the end, they united with the Shang Kingdom and became brothers and allies.

As a result, the emperors of all countries felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten flies.

Now that Jin State and Liu State are fighting again, all countries have ideas.

Is this idea to suppress the Shang Kingdom?

No, because all countries have seen that the Shang Kingdom does not seem to be easy to bully! Since it's not suppressing the Shang Kingdom, it's... bullying the neighbor Lila.

If you want to send troops, you need an excuse. After all, everyone has just signed a cooperation agreement.

As it happens, the excuse is at hand!

When Liu Guo and Jin Guo declared war on each other and prepared for war, Xiao Guo suddenly declared war on Cai Guo!

The reality of Xiao Guo's founding of the country is very bad, and now it is in a crack, and its area is only six counties. It should be said that the Tang Kingdom is even smaller, with only four counties, but before thinking about the Tang Kingdom, it is necessary to look at the Shang Kingdom, which is now seven thousand miles wide.

No, there is another weaker one, and that is Cai Guo.

In the east of Yingzhou and within tens of thousands of miles of the Shang Kingdom, the Xiao Kingdom is the most dangerous. It is backed by the Shang Kingdom and next to the Tang Kingdom, and is isolated and helpless. So, in desperation, Xiao Guo was optimistic about Cai Guo's fat!

Coincidentally, several very interesting things happened in Cai Guo recently. Huang Fu killed and chased away several capable people in Cai Guo, leaving Cai Guo unprecedentedly empty.

And Xiao Guo’s excuse for attacking Cai Guo is—we got some news about Mr. Sun Ming being kidnapped, it seems that Cai Guo people did it!

God knows where Xiao Guo and Xiao Liming got this "news and evidence", but it doesn't matter, politics depends on one mouth, I say you are you, and you are not.

Therefore, Xiao Guo used this excuse to declare war on Cai Guo. And there is another cleverness in doing this——Li Xian, look after me, Uncle Xiao, I am venting my anger for you, if you want to accept my love, you can't attack my country Xiao. In the future, when we have difficulties and ask you for help, you can't stand idly by.

Moreover, Xiao Guo used this excuse to declare war on Cai Guo, and the surrounding countries also declared war on Cai Guo. For a time, Cai Guo became a favorite. Perhaps, it is also the fuse.

Therefore, under all kinds of calculations, Cai Guo became a victim.

And that's not counting, Xiao Liming also sent envoys to various countries.