The Prodigal Son of the Empire

Liu Zhong explained: "I suggested to the imperial court a long time ago that we should develop our own navy, but it was not taken seriously, so we in Huzhou built our own warships and trained the navy as a defense, but when war broke out, we all went to left the battlefield, but the battleship remained."

"Now I give you all of these!"

"This……"

"Don't worry, these warships are all built by ourselves, and there is no record in the Ministry of War..."

Liu Zhong said in a deep voice: "I did this out of selfishness. For a long time, our country of Zhao has not had its own navy. This will be a hidden danger sooner or later. If the enemy troops enter from the Lanjiang River and go down the river, they will be able to Straight into the hinterland of Zhao State, there will be endless troubles!"

"Now that the imperial court doesn't pay much attention to it, the country is weak, and you are fighting for Nansha Bay, this is an opportunity!"

As Liu Zhong said, he said in a low voice: "I'm old and I don't have a few years to live, but I believe you can, you can eliminate this hidden danger, so that our people will no longer suffer from this risk and embarrassment..."

hear this.

Wang Kang is in awe!

The image of the old governor in his heart also grew instantly!

Wang Kang said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I'm here..."

Chapter 957 Transformation of the Building Ship!

Liu Zhong is selfish. His selfishness is not for himself, but for the public, but for the country.

It is true that Zhao Guo has many corrupt officials who are mediocre and corrupt, but there are also officials like Liu Zhong who worry about the country and the people and are dedicated to the public...

Wang Kang has always believed in this point.

Hearing what he said, Liu Zhong said again: "Then leave everything to Mr. Wang, let's go, I will take you to see the warship."

Afterwards, Liu Zhong didn't write anything, and immediately took him to a place. This should be a village, which also belongs to Yuyao County, but it should be a place where Liu Zhong specially used to build warships.

A fairly wide ditch was also dug out to divert water in, so that warships could enter the water...

When you come here, you can see a tall warship at a glance, or it should not be called a warship, but a building ship. It has three decks, which is quite huge!

This already belongs to the category of large warships!

But this building boat seems to have not been built yet, and many people can be seen busy on it...

Wang Kang looked at Liu Zhong with a little surprise, and said, "You built a ship?"

"Ah."

Liu Zhong nodded and said: "At the beginning, I reported to the imperial court to no avail. Since I didn't get a response, I started to build it myself. At that time, I thought about building a building ship as the main ship, with several Mengchong warships attached to form a battle formation. ..."

hear this.

Wang Kang couldn't help sighing that the governor not only had advanced vision, but also had advanced tactical thinking.

"It's embarrassing to say."

Liu Zhong said again: "But building a warship is not a simple matter. It requires manpower, material resources, and financial resources. At present, there are only seven Mengchong warships that can enter the water. Finish……"

"Come on, let's get on the boat and have a look."

"it is good."

Wang Kang has also learned that building ships are the main force in water warfare at present. They are named because they are tall and wide, and they look like buildings.

But there are also shortcomings. Because the ship is too high, the center of gravity is often unstable, and it is not suitable for long-distance sailing. Therefore, it can only serve as the main force in water battles in inland rivers or near the sea!

The overall structure of this building ship has come out, and it is still a little short of completion...

Wang Kang looked at it carefully, and Liu Zhong was also explaining beside him.

At this time, a middle-aged man came over and said to Liu Zhong: "Master Liu, our money has already been spent, the craftsmen have not received their salaries for two months, and there is still some wood, which is also in short supply..."

The name of this middle-aged man is Fang, and he is responsible for building this building boat.

"Stop it."

Liu Zhong sighed and said: "I will find a way to settle the wages, let the workers go away."

The money needed for shipbuilding is not a small amount. In fact, Huzhou City's finances have long been difficult to maintain.

"Yes, then I'll go and tell them."

Equation obviously understands the predicament and can only cope with it helplessly.

"do not stop."

At this time, Wang Kang, who had been watching Lou Chuan from the side, spoke.

"Master Wang, the overall framework of the building has been released, and the biggest process has been completed. I don't want to give up halfway, but..."

Liu Zhong said with difficulty: "It's just that at present, I really can't afford it."

"You have misunderstood me."

Wang Kang said: "I mean, I will take over here, and I will bear the cost of building the ship next!"

"By the way, you just said that you will give me all the warships here, and I feel a little bit sorry, so I will pay and buy them all."

"Master Wang, this is not acceptable."

Liu Zhong hurriedly said: "I said it was for you, how can I ask for money?"

"So be it."

Wang Kang waved his hand and said, "If you don't accept it, then I won't!"

"OK then."

Seeing Wang Kang's tone, he couldn't refuse, so Liu Zhong had no choice but to agree.

However, Equation, who was listening on the sidelines, was a little puzzled. How could Mr. Liu be so respectful to this young man?

Could it be the son of a senior official?

But his tone was very loud, Fang Fang thought about it and said: "Not to mention anything else, just to continue building this building ship will cost a lot of money, it's not just talking about it."

"Don't be rude!"

Liu Zhong said: "This is Wang Kang, the Pingxi General of our Zhao Kingdom, Mr. Wang!"

"Wang Kang?"