Chapter 687: Merchant ships from Chu

"Throw the cable here!" A Marine Corps soldier from the Qin Army stood on the dock with a bayonet on his gun. And it turned out to be a Chu State merchant ship that gradually approached.

The boatman struggling to paddle the boat over. The staff on the wharf has already begun to prepare to receive this merchant ship from Chu State. Qin’s wharf is a bit modern. Their wharf has large lifting equipment, which was originally used to build ship superstructures. But I didn't expect it to be used on the dock now.

This is the Jiangbei Wharf of Qin State. The outside of this wharf is a naval port, and inside are a large number of shipbuilding plants and commercial wharfs. The main consideration of this dual-use terminal is to protect the interests of businessmen. Only in this way can the Navy have the meaning of continuing to exist. The upper-level navy officers also understand this. So, when they were rebuilding the military port. Deliberately classify commercial terminals as one of them. This also indicates that the value of the navy can only exist if the commercial maritime trade is developed.

After Chu's large wooden structure merchant ship docked. The Qin State immediately began to unload the ship. They put the large weaving net on the ship, and then manually put the sacks with ore into the weaving net, and finally hoisted away by the large lifting equipment. This method of loading and unloading is very troublesome, because Qin can transport these ore away by means of a conveyor belt.

But Chu State’s loading method is like this. Their ship carrying capacity is very limited. In addition, they do not have large-scale lifting equipment, let alone any transmission devices, and some have a lot of cheap labor. A laborer can easily walk such a heavy sacks. In contrast, Qin State is much simpler. And it can greatly improve labor efficiency.

As this Chu merchant ship was quickly unloaded, other Chu merchant ships also began to dock for unloading. This is a large Chu State merchant fleet. They carry a lot of goods. There are tung oil, tungsten ore, manganese ore, copper ore, silk, rice, and preliminary processed brown sugar. Canola oil, as well as some finished products, silk, artwork, and some daily necessities that Qin requires. For example, soy sauce, rice wine, etc. These are all cargoes shipped by Chu State merchant ships, and these merchant ships will go to the berthing area to rest after they are carried. Qin will provide the services they need. The Chu merchants who arrived with the ship had to make preliminary purchases here in Qin. Or waiting for the goods they ordered to arrive. A highway will continuously carry these things away. And brought the things that Chu merchants needed. This was the beginning of the Yangtze River Golden Waterway trade between Qin and Chu.

Before the two countries were still at war, they are now engaged in commercial trade activities. This change was so fast that even the newspapers and media did not respond quickly, and there was no reporter to report on this matter. This is really a miracle in the history of Qin.

Behind these miracles was part of the private activities of Qin and Chu. The interests of the nobles in the Chu state believed that it was time to sell the goods in their hands. So they took the initiative to talk with higher-level figures in Qin. Such talks lasted many times. After bargaining, the two sides finally made the situation today.

First, Qin took a step back. Qin State has not yet developed naval power to maintain the Yangtze River. Therefore, Qin State accepted it as soon as it was good, and did not make any excessive demands. It just maintains control of the Yangtze River in the area controlled by the Qin State. The Chu State also privately promised not to let Chu's navy ships enter and leave the area at will.

Secondly, Qin needs a large amount of cheap raw materials for the rapid development of its own industry. The arrival of minerals and raw materials in Chu can greatly improve the situation. Qin's copper reserves are already less than three months, if you get it again If there is no supplement, Qin’s military industry, automobile industry, telecommunications industry, and power generation industry will all suffer huge losses. Similarly, Chu State also got what they wanted most, gold, and Qin State agreed to pay for the raw materials in the form of gold. But soon Qin made it back. Only a small amount of this gold went to Chu, and Chu bought the industrial products they wanted to buy in Qin.

Automobiles, gasoline, steel, cement, and even the power generation equipment Qin Guo took special care of and bought it to Chu State. Light bulbs, wires. They even started buying phones. In addition to these industrial products, there is a large amount of ammunition. This is also a special treatment given by the State of Qin to the State of Chu. This batch of munitions will complete the large-scale military armament of the State of Chu. At the same time, there are rare artillery pieces in this batch of munitions.

These are all agreements reached in private between Qin and Chu. This batch of munitions was used to block the mouths of Chu generals. It is necessary for them to sign the ceasefire agreement between Qin and Chu.

These generals knew everything privately between the upper class of Qin and Chu, but the generals didn't say a word. He even used code words to insinuate these Chu aristocrats, after Qin learned of these circumstances. Specifically in the agreement. In particular, a clause allowing arms trade was added to the commercial trade clause. Such a clause made the generals of Chu State finally stop speaking. Just when Qi State and Yan State were playing lively. Chu also secretly sent a military observation team to Qi to observe.

Qi Guo used smuggling and imitated the replacement of trap rifles. The rifle bullets were reused, or they were manufactured by hand. Compare that to Chu Jun. Only the rich noble private soldiers were equipped with trap rifles in the Chu army. The regular army troops still use old-fashioned flintlocks. The only thing that allowed Chu State to take a shot was that the gunpowder realized its own supply.

In fact, the military also believes that only a large-scale introduction of advanced weapons technology from the Qin State. Especially advanced weapons. In order to effectively contain the monster of Qin State. But they still don't understand that Qin State is really too utilitarian, and even exports arms. As everyone knows, Qin State has longer-term plans.

No matter what. The arrival of Chu State merchant ships meant that the war between Qin State and Chu State would cease, and the prosperity of commercial activities followed. It's just that Qin and Chu have to take a formal step. That is to complete the formal ceasefire agreement, and a statement.

And at this step, the high-levels of the two countries have already begun preparations for this bill, and the mature clauses are there, and they have already been implemented. The two countries will sign a document stating the end of the war.

For Qin, this matter did not rank in a very important place. For Qin, what is important is the strategic plan for the coming year. This is the most important thing.