Chapter 929: Mind in the south of Qin

In the southern port cities of Qin State, Beigang and Nangang.

These two places were established on the basis of the two original naval bases in the State of Qin. Nangang is mainly a military port. Nangang is more deserted. In Beigang, there is a part of Qin's military port. But most of them are civilian ports. There are a large number of more than 90% of Qin's shipyards, and the remaining 10% are in Qin's Weihe River Basin.

The shipyard here developed rapidly with the support of Qin State. In addition, here is the Southern Railway which Qin State just barely opened to traffic. In addition, Chu's merchant ships docked here for frequent and intensive transactions. Let this flourish all of a sudden. Almost overnight. This port city developed from a military port suddenly became a big city with a population of 500,000.

Because this city is rising too fast. Qin was too late to get a decent name for him. then. Beigang and Nangang, two names that are not names, have become synonymous with this city. Among them, the name of Beigang is the most prominent. because. Commerce is developed here. A large number of commercial trades are reached here every day.

"Qin's development in the south is rapid." After Xiao Chu came out of Qin's prison. They are unwilling to stay in the whole pass. that time. It happened that Qin State's Southern Railway was opened to traffic, so he swiftly headed south by train. He wanted to see how much Qin had changed.

The experience along the way gave him a whole new understanding of Qin Guo.

Qin has a large urban population. It's hard to imagine. Airship flying in the sky. aircraft. There are various land vehicles for its use below. Car, train. And a unified and neat highway. These are all working at high speed. Qin State is developing rapidly. These things formed a huge contrast with Chu State.

There is no decent highway in Chu country. Even the roads built by the state are mainly dirt roads. Such a pavement is difficult to compare with the expressway of Qin State. However, these highway construction methods in the State of Qin made Ning Chu an eye-opener.

It was the first time that he knew about reinforced concrete structures. For the first time, I learned that the steel produced by Qin's steel plant is so hard. usually. These steels are used to make weapons. And Qin Guo took the steel to pour their highway. This is really unimaginable. In those high-rise competitions, the amount of steel used has far exceeded Negative's understanding. There is also something called cement. Qin State has mastered such technology. You can turn the soil into hard as a rock. These things are really puzzling.

There is still electricity. This kind of thing. Can light up the night. Deliver the message quickly to all parts of the Qin State. As long as there is a cable. The information can be communicated. It is the first time that Ning Chu has come into contact with so many weird things.

"With these weird things. Why isn't Qin State strong?" Ning Chu said with emotion that the power of Qin State was so helpless. Because Qin is too powerful. It was so powerful that it was difficult for Chu State to contend with it with its current national strength.

Chu country now even steel. Materials like cement cannot be manufactured. These things can only be imported by Qin to meet their own country's needs. It's not just these building materials. There is also the train of Qin State. This kind of huge transportation tool that can transport a lot of things at once. Let negative cuddle feel scared. Because he saw. Qin can quickly increase troops to fight on the border of Chu by railway. And Chu needs two months of mobilization to reluctantly recruit a large army. These forces need to arrive intermittently before they can go into combat. Moreover, long-distance fatigue requires soldiers to rest. However, the Qin people can easily mobilize the army, and their soldiers can immediately go into battle.

This is something that Chu can't compare. It's not just the speed of mobilizing troops. One more thing is. Qin's developed telegraph system. These telegraph systems can quickly transmit information to the central area of ​​Qin State. Guanzhong Xianyang. In this way, the State of Qin could manipulate his huge land. The expansion of Qin's territory far exceeded the imagination of the six countries.

In the negative opinion. It is precisely because of Qin's territorial expansion too fast. As a result, Qin needed a certain amount of time to digest and absorb these territories. Time to digest. It happened to be the prime time for Chu's own development.

But can Chu State seize this opportunity? Ning Chu himself is very worried about the development of Chu State.

"Boom, boom, boom," came the sound of the beating of the cowhide drum. Ning Chu began to turn his attention to Beigang again. From this emerging and fast-rising city of Qin State.

"Newly arrived slave. Come and see." A man with Chu Guoyin stood on the high platform and shouted loudly. However, a large number of Qin people were attracted by the drums.

"What a slave. Take it over and let's take a look." As he said, the Qin nation began to roll up his sleeves. Then go on stage to view the slave. The Chu Guoyin man let the Qin people look at the slaves at will.

"Hey. Brother. Let me ask." Ning Chu asked.

"Why do you buy slaves? They are all from the Qin country." Su Chu asked.

"Ah. Dare to ask which country your husband is from?" the person who asked Suzu asked rhetorically.

"Oh. It's from the Chu country in the next place." Said negative.

"En. That's right," the man said.

"Below is the Qin nation. We Qin nation is in urgent need of a large number of slaves." The Qin nation said.

"We Qin people, change, that's a big one. Qin is building everywhere. Have you seen the railway?" the Qin countryman said.

"Qin country needs a large number of slaves to build the railway. People needed. Too many." Qin countryman said.

"En." Ning Chu nodded.

"It's not just these. There is also Bashu. The development in Bashu is quite large." Qin Guoren said by himself.

"Most of our land here is gathered in the hands of a few people. A farmer has thousands of acres of land. There are even larger hundreds of thousands of acres of land. How to cultivate these land." Qin said.

"There are machines in Guanzhong. We don't have this thing. That thing can't be transported. We have no choice here. We have to use slaves." Qin said.

"Ah." Ning Chu said with some surprise.

"Forget it. There is a lot of demand for this slave." Qin said.

"Look at these slave traders. Most of them are from your Chu country." The Qin man continued.

"Ah. Are we from Chu country?" Su Chu asked in surprise.

"Yeah. No one of us Qin people robbed so many slaves. The south is full of dense jungles. Mountains. Those who are more difficult to catch. The cost of catching a slave is too high. Not only that, we Qin people More and more people are concentrated in the cities. Many people have gone to work as workers. Some of them have gone to fight as soldiers. Many others have become farmers and ranchers. Farming, grazing, and factory work. We Qin people have that. So many people are going to be soldiers." Qin said.

"So it's like that." Suddenly, Ning Suddenly realized. The use of Qin's population resources greatly affected the pace of Qin's unification war. A large number of cities began to appear in Qin. And there are three million urban populations at once. A large number of people began to concentrate in the cities. The rural population annexed large amounts of land. People who sold land quickly flooded into Qin's cities. They become workers. This resulted in a large number of laborers in the industrialization of Qin.

The other part became mercenaries. These soldiers cannot become Qin's regular armed forces. Because Qin is undergoing military reform in the country. The State of Qin cut a large number of military personnel. Qin State only kept a standing army of about two hundred and fifty thousand. The standing army of 250,000 has changed the previous conscription system. Instead, a military payment system was adopted. this way. Accelerated the professionalization of the Qin army. The professional army will become more and more professional. The combat effectiveness is greatly enhanced.

At the same time, the military equipment of 200,000 people can greatly reduce the financial burden of the Qin government. Although the size of the army has decreased. But it increased the civil power of Qin. These forces have added a lot of wealth to Qin.

"No wonder," Ning Chu said to himself.

"Look at the slave traders. They used to be from the Chu country." Qin said.

"Now. In addition to Chu people, there are also Koreans." Qin said.

"What?" asked negatively.

"Yes. Korean. The Queen of South Korea strongly supports South Korea's overseas development. Koreans have also begun to acquire slaves from Chu. Participate in the slave trade of Qin." Qin said.

"Oh." Ning Chu nodded and said.

"Okay. Let's not talk about it. I'm going to the shipyard." Qin Guoren said. Then the Qin people left. Ning Chu looked at the distant Qin people. He began to think of a question. Why did Chu people participate?

"Two and a half, two and one slave. Deal." A Chu Guoyin man shouted in the distance. This is the reason for the slave trade. money. More money allowed Chu people to participate in the slave trade.

It's not just Chu people who are involved. There are also Koreans. Koreans also participate in this most profitable business. The taxation reform of Qin State. Ning Chu still knows. Taxes levied by the State of Qin were all in kind in the past. But after Shangwen reforms. Qin immediately changed the tax collection method. The real objects are directly turned into coins. Coins became currency in circulation and accelerated the commodity market to become a market economy. The market economy allowed Qin to regulate the circulation of resources through coins. What Qin levied was coins. Not the real thing. such. The State of Qin can encourage some commercial trade to allow the state's finances to grow rapidly through the collection of taxes. Qin's taxes are very low. Many people are willing to participate. The State of Qin reformed the taxation method. Tax reform. Let Qin's economy grow rapidly.

Thought of this. He seemed to understand the courage of the young man. Such reforms. It is unimaginable in this era.