Chapter 2219:

In fact, the people of the four empires are very clear that now they are just a plaything of Cao’s house. The people of Cao’s house have already controlled them economically. If they continue to let the people of Cao’s house develop, they will The days are not so easy, but are there other ways for them one by one? When they chose to borrow money from people from Cao’s House of Business, all their paths were blocked by the people of Cao’s House of Business. They could not find other ways to go, so in the end they could only Accepting this reality, just as it is now, they continue to borrow from the people of Cao's Commercial Bank. Besides, they have no other way. Such things make them feel uncomfortable, but there is nothing else. That’s it. The people of the Western Empire are not the same as the Eastern Empire. They don’t need to consider the threat of the current war. In addition to obtaining loans, they must also obtain another thing, that is, the distance between the Western Empire and the Eastern Empire. Within a thousand miles, there are more than 30 islands with an area of ​​more than 1,000 square kilometers, the largest of which is nearly 200,000 square kilometers. It is already occupied by the Cao’s merchants. Although they have also begun to explore overseas Some places, but unfortunately they didn’t have that luck. When their fleet went out to sea, the people of Cao’s firm had already occupied it. If you want to occupy by force, you have to see if you have the ability, if it’s your own. If the navy is very powerful, everything can be done by looking at your abilities, but the navy is not very useful, and this thing will be fun. Just like now, how capable are you to do this? Facts have proved that you don’t have much ability. If you really have that ability, you will definitely not come to negotiate with the people of Cao’s house. The people of the Western Empire have been very prosperous in recent years. They tell people everywhere. No matter how powerful they are, they can't raise their heads by beating the people of Cao's Commercial Bank. The people of Cao's Commercial Bank have never said that they are wrong, and even they are still one by one. Those who agree very much with this statement, some senior Cao's firms often stand up and say that their strength is indeed not very good. The people of the Western Empire are indeed much better than them. This kind of statement says less, no one will believe it, but if it says too much, there are many people who believe it. Just the same as now. The people in the Western Empire felt that this matter was real.
This condition temporarily added by the Western Empire made Li Cong directly angry. He really didn't want to say anything about this unreasonable request from the Western Empire, because if this matter was promised to them, Wu Liu's efforts over the past two years would be in vain. The people of Cao’s House of Commercial Bank spent about hundreds of billions of dollars to establish a blockade system that is of little use. The last time it was launched, it was because the supply and other things could not keep up. Therefore, the talents of Cao’s House of Commercial will be here. The western empire began to look for some suitable places as its supply bases. The construction in the past few years is very good. Although I dare not say how great it can be, Li Cong dares to say if this If your luck is so good this time, you can definitely get assistance from here, and the result of the last war will not appear. Of course, this matter is not absolute. The people of the Western Empire will also set up in their own territory. They had a lot of defensive positions. They also absorbed the experience of the last time and began to build some huge crossbows in some key areas of the river. This kind of thing is very expensive, but for the people of the Western Empire, it can still bear the range. Yes, the people at Cao’s House of Business have also figured out where these giant crossbows are. It can be said that many people in the Western Empire do things very well. The place these people choose is a threat to the people of Cao’s House of Business. Great, if Li Cong wants to continue a war with the people of the Western Empire, he must also consider their actions. The people of the Western Empire have to deal with the Cao’s merchants because of the establishment of these strongholds. They made their request, of course, they didn’t bring anything. Cao’s family firm proposed to station troops in the western region of the Western Empire very early, but the imperial court of the Western Empire has always refused this matter. The difference between the guards of Cao’s house and the army is that the guards can only appear at the regiment level. No matter how large they are, they can’t exist. If they are stationed, they can exist in one division. The Western Empire agrees with the army of Cao’s house. There are 50 divisions stationed in the 35 provinces in the western part of the Western Empire. It seems that they have suffered a lot, but Li Cong feels that if he revokes all the defenses and gives them all the islands, You will suffer a lot. You have to know that you need those things, but if you really compare it, the islands are more important to you. If the Western Empire occupied those islands, you won’t even have the chance to attack the past. Li Cong is also very clear about such things. This is no small matter.
The thirty-five provinces in the western part of the Western Empire are all very important, but if Li Cong is to abandon the island outside, this bargaining chip is not enough. Besides, these thirty-five provinces are basically now Half of them are under the control of Cao's House of Business. Besides, you have set the number of troops to be stationed. Even if I have any other ideas, I have to consider it. Li Cong and Wu Zuoxi also discussed this issue. After a while, Wu Zuoxi thought that the people of the Western Empire should be very tough, and they would not give in to this issue. However, Li Cong believed that the people of the Western Empire were strong from outside, and they had fresh memories of the last war. They It’s impossible to do other things. In the last war, the Cao’s merchants did fail, but the people of the Western Empire should also remember very clearly how heavy they paid, even though the officials of the Western Empire It is said that those people are willing to give their precious lives to the empire, but Li Cong himself knows that the Western Empire has hurt his brain for those blood and gold. In the end, the royal family took out part of himself. This thing is considered to be a good thing if the gold is replaced by silver. If it was before, such a thing would have been impossible. When will the royal family take money out of its own vault? They are all taken inside. It can be said that the royal families of the four empires each have a lot of gold and silver treasures, but they just don’t take them out. Li Cong is also clear about things like this. You can see from this aspect. In fact, the Western Empire’s government has also fallen into a financial crisis. It’s just that they don’t say anything, but we will investigate. In the end, Wu Zuoxi felt that what Li Cong said should be reasonable, but this guy has been after all. The Western Empire's to the Prime Minister. So his opinions should also be considered. In the end, Li Cong chose a compromise option, allowing the people of the Western Empire to occupy half of the island. As for the other requirements, all other requirements were rejected, and the loan was cut in half. The interest rate has risen from 10% to 12% per annum. People in the Western Empire would naturally not agree to such a thing. One by one, they all regarded the Cao's members as their enemies, and they clamored with Li Cong at the negotiating table, but what Li Cong was least afraid of was the threat of these people. Now you can’t do anything to me, unless you think that your government has no credibility and directly banned everything in Cao’s business like the Southern Empire government. In that case, your credibility will end, and no one will follow. You mixed up.
The two sides began to stalemate like this. The people of Cao's Commercial Bank naturally did not have so much time to talk nonsense with the people of the Western Empire, because they all have a lot of things to do. First of all, they have to receive people here. There are many masters, and the negotiations on the Eastern Empire will continue. The Eastern Empire finally agreed, but the people of the Eastern Empire proposed to purchase the warships of the Cao’s Commercial Bank. In the past, the Eastern Empire insisted on its own For those who built their own warships, although the people from the Cao’s family firm had recommended their warships several times, they were not very interested in it. People in the Cao’s family firm were not very interested anymore. Who knows They came here by themselves this time. These things were built on the earth and planet rty. It can be said that the cost is really small and pitiful. If they are sold, it will definitely be hundreds of times the profit. The Western Empire proposed Buy 750-ton and 1500-ton large warships. Of course, they didn’t have any artillery, but only some empty installation points. This allowed the people of the Eastern Empire to install their war crossbows or small ones. The trebuchets, the main force of naval warfare in this era is still such things, and they all know that the artillery of Cao’s firm is a good thing, but for such things, the people of Cao’s firm will not sell them at all, and they are defeated. They were all destroyed at the time, which made them feel very helpless, but if they don’t develop such a warship, they will have nothing in the future. Instead of having nothing, develop such an old warship. It’s better, at least for now, they also have some defense capabilities of their own, much better than nothing. The price of these two warships is sold at 750 tons for 300,000 taels of silver, and 1,500 tons for 1,500 tons. 700,000 taels of silver, and 200 ships are sold at a time. If they are less, they will not be sold. The speed is 20km per hour. Of course, this is the fastest speed when the wind is smooth. Many people say that this speed is really good. It’s too slow, but there’s no way it’s not. This speed is already much faster than theirs. Of course they want to buy them. People in the Eastern Empire want to buy some of their own imitations. For this Cao’s firm It’s understandable, but it depends on whether you have that ability. Many places are equipped with some things on the earth. These things are not available on this planet. Besides, the things we give you can be immediate in a short time. Just use it. If you build it yourself, the cost will be high, and it will take precious time. You don't have this thing.
Regarding the procurement of warships, the Eastern Empire had to do some cumbersome things. For example, the military and military departments within the empire had to hold meetings and study vigorously for a while, but now there are not so many. I have said that because something happened on the front line, it was originally a trivial matter, but the people of the Eastern Empire ordered 500 1500-ton warships and 1,000 750-ton warships from the Cao’s House. This thing was also done by the people of the Cao’s House of Business. The people of the Cao’s House of Business announced to the public that the people of the Northern Empire had done many transactions with them, so as a gift, they gave the Northern Empire 10 ships worth 3 million. Two silver warship. These are all ten ships of the 750-ton level. Such a thing is also an unexpected gain for the Northern Empire. The emperors of the Northern Empire felt that it was a little impossible. The Cao’s merchants always earned us. Money, when can they give us something? Such a thing has never happened before, but they will not pursue such a thing, are you kidding, it is very good for us to give us something, if we don’t know what is good or bad, Go and discuss this with others. What can be said if something is wrong with your own mind? One by one, they drove the ten ships back. The Cao’s family members also sell some weapons. Of course, they are not the weapons used by the Cao’s family members, but their crossbows. As for things like the giant crossbow, the Cao's firm would not do it. It is too difficult to make something like that. It's better to just kill us if we want to do that business. Such things are really too troublesome. We don't have so much time to make so little money. They all understand things like this. When the ship goes back, you can’t just leave it alone. The people from Cao’s House of Business have installed some ordinary war crossbows for them, but this thing can’t be given to you. It is also a trader. Ten ships are already good. The people of the Northern Empire Navy are not greedy. They also know that they can’t do things anymore, so they paid about one million taels of silver. These ten ships were all armed, and they didn’t demand how powerful the ships were. The main thing was that they were afraid that when they passed the Eastern Empire on the way back, the Eastern Empire’s navy would directly stop them. It must be prevented, they do these things.
This was originally a trivial matter. The people of the Eastern Empire also got the news. After all, they were all in the headquarters of Cao's House of Business. Such news can still spread very quickly. Of course, this is also Cao's House of Business. People’s actions are moving. They want to give this news to the people in the Eastern Empire. It is very easy. Wang Quantai is in charge of the whole thing. At the beginning, Li Wei lit the fire on the Northern Empire. However, Wang Quantai will do everything in the future. If you don’t slowly throw firewood into it, it’s estimated that the people of these two empires will not fight, and they are not fools. It’s easy. Knowing that this matter is not so simple, but later, some troops under the two sides continued to attack each other, which also made them feel very angry. Over time, this matter could not be solved. How to solve this problem when more and more people come? There will be no solution at all, and everyone is not a fool, but you can't suffer, right? The scale of this war turned out to be extended to the road, and now it has reached the level of about a million, and that's it. If it continues to expand, it will be impossible. Although the people at Cao's Commercial Bank have worked hard. However, the scale of the war has always been at this level. It is not so easy to continue to carry out some things. These people are not fools, and they all have their own ideas. If this is the case, Let’s not talk about other things, but this time Wang Quantai has seized this opportunity. Didn’t you bother with each other? I will let the people of the Eastern Empire attack the fleet, and it will also cause the people of the Eastern Empire to lose some. Let the people of the Northern Empire see the role of this warship. At that time, the garbage you made in your own country must be something no one can look at. By then, our orders will continue to flow. Li from the rty planet. Yin has expanded a lot, and 150 ships of this type of takeaway can come out every day. The navy of Cao’s Commercial Bank will not continue to expand after a period of time, but these shipyards established at the beginning can’t. What is wasted must be continued production. Otherwise, can we keep so many workers? We don’t want to do this kind of thing, so we have urged people here several times to let people here quickly find some way out. On the other side of the earth, we won’t use such backward things. They are all used to high-tech products.
The people of the Eastern Empire would naturally not be idle after learning about this. One of their eighth-level fighters hurriedly took the airship of the Cao’s house and went back, so that they could arrange some encirclement on the road. The people of the Northern Empire drove these ships back, and they had another idea. That’s to see how the warships of Cao’s House are good. If they are good, they will naturally order them in large quantities, but if they are not of much use, they don’t need to waste their money. It’s such a thought. I really don’t know what is in their minds. These people are also very quick when doing things. When these ten ships of the Northern Empire just entered the territory of the Eastern Empire, they encountered about At that time, those people in the Northern Empire were directly dumbfounded by the containment of thirty East Emperor ships. They certainly have no chance of winning three times their own ships. Immediately they began to advance at full speed, wanting to go around and escape, except that they were captured on this road, and they would never think of being captured until the end. These people didn't think they could escape at first. It was all said by a sailor on the ship. This is the warship of the Cao Family Commercial Bank, and their speed is very fast. This statement directly reminded the fleet commander. Immediately ordered to throw out all the things that were not of much use, and then opened the full sail and must run out quickly. A miracle happened at this time. Originally, the Eastern Empire's war crossbow could already be attacked. They were there, but soon they discovered that the Crossbow could not reach this place at all. These people were cheering happily. Suddenly they thought that they could fight back at this speed, and they used their speed to start searching. Because of the weakness of the Eastern Empire fleet, in fact, if they all continue to escape at this time, they will definitely be able to go back, but these people all want to try this thing, that is, these curiosities have killed them all. All of them didn’t know how sinking they were or what they were capable of, but at the very beginning they also drove the seven warships of the Eastern Empire into the sea. They themselves had no casualties, because the warships of the Eastern Empire. They couldn't catch up with them at all. When they attacked, there was only a moment. People in the Northern Empire knew where the attack was, but people in the Eastern Empire didn't know, so they suffered a lot. At the end of the day, the Eastern Empire could only helplessly ask for help, otherwise it would lose.
If the thirty warships of the Eastern Empire were to fight against the ten warships of the Cao's House of Business, no one would say anything even if the entire army was destroyed, because this was an objective existence, but if they were to fight the ships of the Northern Empire, would they lose? Where did this face go, so they could only call in reinforcements. In fact, the matter of asking for help was very faceless, and they were all depressed, but their speed couldn't keep up with others. , Those people came over to beat them in a while, and when they reacted, those Northern Empire people ran away again. They all felt helpless about such things. Although there was a lot of anger in their hearts, there was no place to let them. They vented it, but the Northern Empire’s warships also paid what they should have paid. At this time, they should hurry up and get out, instead of waiting here for the Eastern Empire’s troops to come over. Now they all understand that they are following The gap between the Eastern Empire Navy and the Eastern Empire Navy’s reinforcements came. Fifty warships were at their exit. Some of the Northern Empire’s warships proposed to surrender, but such people were immediately thrown into the sea. , They had heard of it before. The navy of the Eastern Empire was killing people. If you didn’t kill their people, that would be pretty good, but if one of them died in your hands, this Things are not so easy. Look at the place where the battle was just now. Several warships of the Eastern Empire are still sinking slowly there. They killed thousands of people. Such hatred is not small, really. If they surrender, they might as well hurry up and feed the fish by themselves. If they fall into the hands of those people, they don’t know what will happen. These people are not good people one by one. These people do everything. It's very radical. In this case, if anyone wants to surrender, we just throw you into the sea. The rest of the people understand that they must resist to the end. They have no way out now. Just open the collision angle of the bow, and then move forward at full speed, rushing towards the ship in front, and maybe you can kill those guys. The ship with the collision angle is definitely very powerful, especially It was during this time that those guys would never pass too much. The people in the Eastern Empire were also afraid. They wanted to avoid, but their ships were too slow. Let’s talk about the time just now. All of them are in close formation. It is not easy to get out.
The people of the Eastern Empire were also depressed at this time. How could such a thing happen? The warships of the Northern Empire didn’t have much ammunition. If they were really blocked here, there would be a lot of ammunition. Slaves, they can also make a fortune when they go back. I really didn’t expect that now there is nothing left. These guys would rather die than be slaves in their own hands, when they knew they had won. It can be said that there is no joy at all, such a small encounter. It can be said that the people of the Northern Empire did not have any preparations. Even their weapons have not begun to adapt, and ammunition and other items are all pitiful, but even so, they still won. Just the same as now. They only had one boat and ran back. However, at least 20 ships of the Eastern Empire had sunk. In addition, there were more than a dozen injured. Five ships have lost their combat effectiveness. Even if they can be driven back, there is no need to repair them, because if the ship is repaired, it might as well be rebuilt. The little sweetness that the people of Cao’s house gave to the Northern Empire will end. Yes, this news has not yet reached the Northern Empire, but the people of the Eastern Empire already know everything. They immediately heard the news, and the people of the Eastern Empire bought a large number of warships from the Cao’s Commercial Bank. The purchase of weapons and ammunition with a total value of 1.2 billion has been completed. The people of Cao’s house have already had a lot of this stuff, but they will still say that it will take half a month, because if you get it too fast In the end, the money was not so easy to make. In the end, Wang Quantai had a face-to-face conversation with Cao’s subordinates in front of the purchasing officials of the Eastern Empire. They promised to give these ships to them within a week. Of course, the people of the Eastern Empire paid an expedited fee of about 10 million taels of silver for this, but the people of the Eastern Empire did not feel that there was anything wrong with this. They used to give it a month before. For your cargo, this time has been shortened for a long time. It is understandable that people ask for a little overtime. Besides, such things often happen in the Eastern Empire, and the Eastern Empire’s court directly approved it. Now, the people of the Northern Empire will probably do something. After buying these, the warship will go back quickly. They are all staring at the Northern Empire. They have already made a decision, regardless of whether the people of the Northern Empire buy it. Buy as many ships as more than double theirs and keep the pressure on them.
This matter has nothing to do with us anyway. We are at best a manufacturer. How you want to buy is your own business. Wang Quantai feels very comfortable for his start. You must know the Eastern Empire. The total number of navies in the country will exceed tens of millions. If such a scale is given to himself, what a large-scale order is this, but Wang Quantai also knows that some great nobles in the Eastern Empire are also doing this kind of business. It is impossible for them to put all the large orders of the court to Cao’s house, because this can only make the people of Cao’s house more comfortable and make them even less rich. People do not want to, but sometimes these things are not what you want. Take this thing as an example. Since you have said how many people from the Northern Empire order, you will order one more Times, so there will be a share of those in the country? It’s simply impossible. At this time, the people of Cao’s firm also introduced a new weapon, that is, the single-shot crossbow arrow. Although it is a civilian version, it is much better than the bow and arrow. , The accuracy is much better. If it is used on a boat, the accuracy will be much higher. Sometimes if the boat shakes badly, there is no way to use bows and arrows at all, because that thing has to let the upper part of your body When pulling the bow with full strength, there is not much possibility of aiming even in this way, but the crossbow arrow is different. This kind of thing has already been fixed, but you only need your professional aiming, which can save money. There is less energy. They are very clear about such things. The range can reach 800 meters. It can be said to be much stronger than their bows and arrows. Of course, this silver is definitely not. Cheap, the cost of bows and arrows in the East Emperor team is more than ten taels of silver, ours is three times yours, thirty taels of silver, of course. You can choose not to buy it, but if your enemy buys it, you may suffer a lot. There must be at least sixty people in the warhead of a ship. This is impossible for one person. You have to be rich. Yes, if it is broken, there must be a backup, right? The people of the Eastern Empire bought a million units at once, and the total price was only tens of millions of silver. The cost of such a thing on the earth was less than 20 yuan, which was hundreds of times the profit. Ugh. There is nothing to say.
Because the people of the Eastern Empire are relatively close to the headquarters of Cao’s House of Business, they can learn some news here as quickly as possible. Looking at the Northern Empire, they are relatively far away. . It is too slow to know about this. Li Cong also knows that such things are not easy to solve. But this guy thought of the kind of radio on Earth. If this thing can come over, then both of them can know the news at the same time. It also allows you to connect quickly and make money faster. Radio waves or radio frequency waves refer to electromagnetic waves that propagate in free space (including air and vacuum). Radio technology is a technology that transmits signals through radio waves. In astronomy, radio waves are called radio waves, or radio for short. The principle of radio technology is that changes in the strength of the current in the conductor will produce radio waves. Using this phenomenon, information can be loaded on radio waves through modulation. When the electric wave propagates through space and reaches the receiving end, the electromagnetic field changes caused by the electric wave will generate current in the conductor. By extracting the information from the current change through demodulation, the purpose of information transmission is achieved. The history of radio development is, to a large extent, the history of people's research and application of various bands. The first to be used is the long-wave band, because the long-wave induced current on the surface is small, the energy loss of the electric wave is small, and it can bypass obstacles. However, long-wave antenna equipment is huge, expensive, and small in communication capacity, which prompts people to seek new communication bands. In the 1920s, amateur radio enthusiasts discovered that shortwaves can travel long distances. The ionosphere theory appeared in 1931, and the ionosphere was like a mirror. It is best for reflecting short waves. Shortwave radio is both economical and portable, and it is widely used in telecommunications and broadcasting. However, the ionosphere is affected by weather, solar activity, and human activities, which reduces the quality and reliability of communication. In addition, the short-wave band capacity cannot meet the growing needs. The short-wave band is from 3mhz to 30mhz. Calculated based on the 4khz frequency band occupied by each short-wave station, it can only accommodate a few thousand radio stations. Each country can only be allocated a very limited number of stations, and TV stations (8mhz) are even more crowded. Since the 1940s, microwave technology has been developed in the world. The microwave is close to the optical frequency. It travels in a straight line and can pass through the ionosphere without being reflected. Therefore, the microwave needs to be reflected by a relay station or a communication satellite and then propagated to a predetermined distance.
It is obviously inappropriate to use satellites on this planet, so Li Cong is planning to build a large number of relay stations, but this is also a future thing, and now his vision is to return to reality. This radio technology is also in the short term. It is impossible to succeed, only to do some other things honestly. The news from the Northern Empire has basically come back. The warship where the people of the Northern Empire fled back has quickly told their boss about this. In fact, the people of the Northern Empire cooperated very well with the people of Cao’s Commercial Bank from the beginning. They are different from the people of the Eastern Empire. Many great nobles in the Eastern Empire have their own maritime interests. Now the Northern Empire directly An order for one hundred thousand ships was placed, which surprised the people of Cao’s firm. The reason was quickly found. The Northern Empire did not have its own shipyard. If their navy wanted to develop, everything would be They have to start from scratch. This kind of thing makes them feel very troublesome. Besides, it is not a simple thing to start building such a thing now. Even if it is really to be built, it cannot be in such a war period. The warships of the Eastern Empire may come over at any time. They must have their own warships. One hundred thousand ships are no problem. Li Cong directly took them out of his own internal world, and it took about five more. Tens of billions of small boats, these guys may think that large ones are more powerful at sea. Tens of billions of funds have quickly reached the hands of Cao’s House of Business, and the loans they have just given them returned. It’s so cool. Of course, the people of the Northern Empire owe a lot of debt. This year they will have a lot of minerals and land in the hands of Cao’s firm. We all have our own mortgage. If you If you don’t have the money, then I’m sorry. We will use your land to do things. If you don’t want to, just check the agreements we signed in the past~EbookFREE.me~ dignified one The empire must not make a fuss about this kind of thing. This is definitely not what the great empire should do. They didn’t understand this before, but now they are all clear about it. Now their ending is also They are all in this way. If they are crazy, they will not end well. The people of the Eastern Empire will not sit there after they learn the news. The order for 200,000 ships will come immediately. There will be Li on the planet rty. Yin Du Le is stupid. Either one of these orders will not come, but if they come, all will come, so let people not live?
The fleets of both sides almost started conflicts in the military port of Cao’s house before returning. For the safety of the warships of the two empires, the people of Cao’s house and their representatives talked about the warships purchased here. It’s your own business that you’re willing to do it when you’re on the open sea, but on our site, I hope you can restrain it. Otherwise, if anyone fires first, the fleet of our Cao’s business will not give you peace of mind. Yes, these warships are estimated to be driven back next year, because the people on the warships alone need millions of people, and it is absolutely impossible for them to come here to be airships. The two empires are not so. It’s a lot of money, so I can only come by slowly. Even if it’s a Cao’s firm’s ship, it will take a few months. It’s that time to drive back. Anyway, everyone has no advantage. . It's just that the people of the Northern Empire still suffer a bit. They suffer from such problems when they are far away, but there is no way it can't. Can an empire move? (To be continued...)