The bells rang, twenty-four times in total, and there was silence in the Zetian Palace.
The ministers knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
This was in memory of the empress Qin Yin.
In the year 7736 of the Imperial Calendar, the empress Qin Yin died in the blood-red abyss.
It has been four years now. in the past, but everyone You know, the day Qin Yin died, she was just twenty-four years old.
Even now that the three kings are ruling the world, the world still believes that Qin Yin will return, because she is the orthodox of the Qin family, and she is the only one in the royal family who has the main god The inheritor of the style.
After the bell sounded, Shangguan Jingyue, wearing the robe of the chief female officer, stepped forward and stretched out her hands: "My lords, please stand up."
Everyone stood up one after another and looked up to see the two kings Qin Yan and Feng Jixing standing side by side in front of the throne.
No one sat down.
Since the three kings came to power, no one of the three kings has coveted this throne.
Lin Muyu always believed that he could find it.
Qin Yin, Feng Jixing and Qin Yan didn't believe it.
"His Royal Highness Yu has sent news from across the ocean."
Feng Jixing's voice was low, but he said very steadily: "There is another continent on the other side of the East China Sea.
The two planes have been completely integrated.
The world on the other side is called Tianji.
It is ruled by three empires, namely the Tianji Empire and the Tianjue Empire. , Blackstone Empire , the martial arts prevailed in the Tianji Continent, and its strength was far stronger than ours in the Broken Cauldron Realm.
Now that Weiguo Gong Wei Qiu led the Gendan Battalion to kill the demons in Tongtian Gorge and retreated steadily, the empire should also focus on the demons, Yihe The country has moved to its rivals across the ocean.”
The ministers were shocked.
Some people heard some rumors and knew that there was a world on the other side of the Eastern Sea, but most of them knew nothing about Tianji Continent.
An old minister stepped forward, holding a jade wat in his hand, and said respectfully: "Your Highness King Xin, we are not sure about this yet.
Besides, even if there is a world on the other side of the ocean, we can send envoys with gold, silver, jewelry, etc."
Instead of making friends, instead of just thinking about attacking, the empire has been through wars for a long time, and its national strength is much lower than before.
I hope that your two highnesses can be considerate of the sufferings of the common people in the world."
Feng Jixing nodded: "What Uncle Yuyang said makes sense, but we must be prepared with both hands.
While making friends with Tianji Continent, we must also be prepared for war.
There is only so much land in this world.
The great empire cannot completely ignore the riches of the Broken Cauldron Realm.
If we don’t make preparations, we will only become lambs to be slaughtered.”
Uncle Yuyang bowed his head and said: "I just hope that your two highnesses will not resort to military violence, which will cause trouble for our great Qin Dynasty."
Qin Yan was a little displeased, frowned and said, "We have our own rules.
Uncle Yuyang doesn't need to worry too much."
Feng Jixing's eyes fell on Zeng Yifan, who was in the forefront of the ministers, and said: "Dong Zhong has worked so hard to come all the way from the Seven Seas Province.
Thank you for your hard work.
However, today's matter still requires more planning from Duke Zhong.
I think the Duke How should the empire respond now?”
Zeng Yifan's dull eyes were shining brightly, and he said: "Since Tianji Continent is separated from us by an East China Sea of nearly two thousand miles, then we must reorganize the navy, build new warships, and reinforce them with all the strength of the country.
The three eastern provinces of Lingdong, Tongtian, and Lingkong will be defended by troops.
In addition, we will go all out to cast magic crystal cannons.
Heavy artillery will be our greatest chance of victory. " Feng Jixing nodded with satisfaction.
Qin Yan said: "Where is the Minister of Industry?"
The Minister of Industry, already with a white beard, stepped forward and clasped his fists respectfully: "I'm here, my old minister."
"The casting and improvement of magic crystal cannons are mainly the business of your weapons department.
I hope you won't slack off."
"Yes, I know."
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At this time, the Minister of Arms behind him said: "Your Highnesses, Lord Qin Ziling has sent a blueprint from Tongtian Province in a feather letter, which is about building a building ship."
"Lou Chuan" Feng Jixing was stunned: "What kind of boat is that?"
"Your Highness, the building ship is a new type of warship.
The warship is protected by thick parapets on both sides.
Small magic crystal cannons can be placed in the cabin.
The parapets are wrapped with iron sheets to resist the attack of enemy ships' bows, arrows and ballistae.
Moreover, the building ship can be divided into multiple layers, which not only serves as a heavy artillery fortress when facing the enemy, but also It can also be used as a transport ship.
A large building ship can transport at least 20,004,000 imperial soldiers.
Lord Qin Ziling is a craftsman with extraordinary craftsmanship and wisdom.
Once this kind of building ship is successfully developed, he will definitely become the overlord in naval battles. ” "Okay."
Feng Jixing was overjoyed and waved his hand: "That's right.
Immediately order the development and construction of this kind of building ship."
"It's just Your Highness."
The Minister of Arms Department nodded and said nothing.
"Just what" "It's just that the building ships are exquisitely made, and the materials required include various exotic iron ores and woods that are scarce in the empire, so casting the building ships will consume a huge amount of money."
"Just tell me how much it costs to cast a building ship."
The Minister of Arms Department swallowed his saliva under Feng Jixing's gaze and said: "It takes about 300,000 gold coins to cast a large building ship."
"Three hundred thousand" Feng Jixing was shocked: "It's so expensive, it's like a warship paved with gold."
The Minister of Weapons Department smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way around this.
According to Master Qin Ziling's design, the entire warship is about two hundred meters long, so the wood used to reinforce the hull must be made of very tough golden willow wood.
This golden willow wood Five hundred years, it is originally a precious material comparable to gold.
If golden willow wood is not used to strengthen the entire hull, I am afraid that such a large warship will fall apart once it encounters a storm. " "I know, let's just say three hundred thousand."
Feng Jixing looked into the distance: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you will provide all the needs of the Ministry of Industry to develop weapons."
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is a fat man with a small beard on his chin, like a goat's beard, and his face is full of calculation.
He said: "Your Highness King Xin, a building ship is worth 300,000 gold coins, plus The magic crystal cannon, sailors, equipment, etc. that are carried on the building ship cost a full five hundred thousand gold coins. , the navy often has thousands of warships, and the value of a thousand high-rise ships is 500 million gold coins.
The empire has spent a billion gold coins on steel walls and magic crystal cannons.
The treasury is empty, where can I get them?
There is really nothing I can do about the 500 million gold coins.
If His Highness King Xin insists on collecting 500 million gold coins, there is nothing I can do."
Feng Jixing squinted his eyes and smiled: "Master Zhang, your son married a concubine and built a Cangjiao Pavilion for her in the south of the city.
It cost 30 million gold coins.
Someone reported it to me.
I don’t know if this matter is true.
If Hubu is really that poor, I should consider whether to investigate all of this thoroughly."
Xiao Han stood upright: "The end will be here."
"With the order, Xiao Han immediately led the Fire Bird Division to the house of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to thoroughly investigate his embezzlement of state treasury materials and false benefits for personal gain."
"yes" The fat man was immediately frightened, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, crying and crying: "His Majesty King Xin, please forgive me.
I, Zhang Rang, have worked hard for so many years, and I have never done anything for personal gain, and Quanzi's Villa is only run by him.
There is absolutely no corruption in the business income of the Chamber of Commerce.
If Your Highness, King Xin, cannot trust me, I am willing to take my dog to the streets to beg and collect the five hundred million gold coins for His Highness."
"No need."
Feng Jixing chuckled secretly and said: "Your reputation as an iron cock Zhang Rang has long been spread all over the world, otherwise His Highness Yu would not have chosen you to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
As long as you collect the 500 million gold coins and hand them over to the Ministry of Industry That's it, as for Treasury, you must keep a good record of every treasury revenue and expenditure, and submit one copy to Zetian Hall every month.
Ayu and I both trust you and think you can manage the treasury of the Great Qin Empire well.
Don’t let us down.”
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"Yes, the old minister knows."
Feng Jixing's combination of kindness and power has already made Zhang Rang docile.
Zeng Yifan said: "According to His Highness Yu's description, there is a military unit on the Tianji Continent called the Dragon Cavalry Regiment.
They are a group of warriors riding giant dragons with amazing power.
If this is the case, we must be prepared, otherwise, I’m afraid I will be controlled by others in the first step.”
"Um."
Feng Jixing nodded and said: "Dragon knights are indeed very tricky, but it is difficult for us to deal with the corps in the air.
Ordinary arrows cannot penetrate dragon armor, even white diamond arrows, because of the weight and speed of the arrow body.
It may not be able to penetrate the dragon armor.
As for the magic crystal cannon, the magic crystal cannon fired into the air may not be able to accurately hit the dragon, alas."
Qin Yan looked at Feng Jixing's frown and said, "His Royal Highness, King Xin, let's take it one step at a time.
We haven't even seen a real dragon rider now.
It's too early to think about how to deal with it now."
After all, Qin Yan was still too young.
Feng Jixing smiled bitterly and said nothing.
At this time, Zeng Yifan squinted his eyes and said, "Your Highnesses, I don't know if you still remember what Duke Wei is good at defending his enemies."
Qin Yan was stunned: "Archery."
"That's right."
Zeng Yifan said with a slight smile: "It is the archery skill of piercing the Yangtze with a hundred steps.
With the ability of the Duke of Wei, he fired a strong bow of 300 kilograms and shot the enemy 200 meters away.
The old minister was thinking, what if We can train giant war eagles, let the sharpshooters in our army ride the giant eagle, and only shoot the eyes of the dragon knight's mount, will it have a miraculous effect?"
Feng Jixing was startled: "Is it possible?
If you are riding a war eagle, your body will be unstable.
The trajectory of the arrow is also easily affected by strong winds in the air.
It may not be easy to hit a small dragon's eye." " "But do we have any other options?"
Zeng Yifan smiled bitterly.
Feng Jixing was speechless and waved his hand: "It seems that is indeed the case.
In this case, Duke Zhongguo will not return to the Qihai Province fiefdom recently.
He will stay in the imperial capital and help the Ministry of War develop this kind of war eagle marksman unit."
"Yes, I obey my orders."
The entire Zetian Palace fell into silence again, everyone was thinking about different things, but after a conversation, Feng Jixing and Qin Yan had a preliminary impression and confidence in facing the enemy in the distance
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