[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

Whether it is Yazhou, the new prefect of Qiongzhou, or the shipping department of Qiongzhou City, they have all received the news early, so they have long been mentally prepared for the upcoming arrival of new paddle steamers in Nanyang. Of course, in view of the conditions of navigation technology in this era, From the North Sea to the South China Sea, the voyage period of most ships is difficult to estimate. Due to the influence of monsoons and ocean currents, the arrival time of ships can often vary by more than half a month.

Therefore, when the pier learned that the new paddle steamer arrived on time, Zeng Ye, the new chief executive of the Qiongzhou City Shipping Department, was really stunned for a moment. When he heard that there was only one, he froze.

He asked eagerly, "But what happened? Did you encounter an enemy, or ambushes?"

Of course Zeng Ye knew how ambitious the many feudal states in Nanyang were, and wanted to gnaw off a piece of meat from Da Jin.As the general manager of the shipping department of Qiongzhou City in the Jin Dynasty, Zeng Ye naturally would not be ignorant of sailing matters. @无限好文, all in Jinjiang Literature City

On the contrary, he is very clear that from the North Sea to the South China Sea, such a long distance, the new paddle steamer can arrive within three days on an agreed date, which shows that this kind of ship is not affected by monsoons and ocean currents. Unlike existing ships, the shipping schedule can vary by one month!The appearance of such ships often means one thing: the re-division of the ocean's sphere of influence.

In this regard, Dajin has come ahead of most countries in the world.

The little official who was in charge of passing on the message didn't know this, he just reported what he knew truthfully: "Return to your lord's words. Just now there was a word from Sun Zongbing, the navy division, that it was indeed an ambush, and it was from the Qianxiang Kingdom. Great army. However, their [-] boats were like paper in front of our boats, and they swished and swished. Then they went back and forth a few times, and more than half of them disappeared. They also captured forty boats. Now , Our boat is escorting these boats to Qiongzhou. The boat just came to report, and I hope that Sun Zongbing can send someone to meet him." @无限好文，全在晋江文学城

Zeng Ye's blood boiled when he heard it.

Pretending to be calm, he waved his hand to get the little official back, took the pen and paper, and was about to write, but found that he was so excited that he couldn't even hold the pen steadily.

Master Liu Ji couldn't help but said: "Dong Weng? Excuse me..."

"Mao Gong, do you know how many years I have been looking forward to this day?"

Liu Ji hadn't reacted yet.

"Dong Weng?"

Zeng Ye said: "My ancestral home is Nanzhi, and my family moved to Jinling when I beat my grandfather's generation. Not to mention, how prosperous was the shipping department in Jinling back then? Ships from so many foreign countries docked in that area. In order to pay tribute to His Majesty Gaozu and Taizong. However, my Dajin is good at everything, but I just learned from the previous dynasty, banning the sea! You think, those barbarians with golden hair and blue eyes have already sailed merchant ships to Jinling in our Dajin It's here, so the next time it's coming, is it their warship?"

Liu Ji was dumbfounded.

Of course he knew what Zeng Ye was worried about.

That's right, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Jin a hundred years ago, the ships of the red-haired barbarians and the yellow-haired barbarians sailed to the waters of the Great Jin. So, after a hundred years, will their warships be at the gate of the Great Jin?

Liu Ji thought for a while and said, "My lord, this new type of paddle steamer has too many constraints, for example, coal. What is the most abundant in Qiongzhou? It is agarwood, sandalwood! These are all silver!"

It's not that Liu Ji said that the imperial court asked them to prepare coal for the paddle steamer, but they were burning it with money!

Zeng Ye said: "This matter, I will write in the booklet. What's the big deal, just like the rubber forest, set aside a piece of land, and plant the kind of fast-growing and fast-growing trees that are used for burning charcoal? Otherwise, we Just encourage people from Yazhou to go to the Nanyang Islands to find coal? Didn’t the edict say that coal and peat are easy to use.”

Liu Ji suddenly laughed: "In the past, everyone said that the place in the cloud was bitter, and the surrounding mountains were full of black rocks, which could not be used for farming. Therefore, everyone was reluctant to go. Looking at it now, it is not a barren land. ! It’s black gold at all! King Jin is sitting on the cornucopia.”

Yunzhong is surrounded by coal mountains, and is under the coercion of Yanmenguan General Soldier. It is a place that can't make any political achievements, and it is still a bag.But as soon as this new type of paddle steamer came out, the importance of Cloud City immediately went up several steps.

Zeng Ye said: "Yes. This kind of ship that uses fire will definitely become the most ship on the sea in the future."

Liu Ji said: "Dong Weng, you haven't said it yet. Before today, who would have thought that a boat that is clearly walking on water would be propelled by firepower? This is something that the ancients would never have imagined for thousands of years! I think Now, since the Empress Dowager let the fire aboard, she won't let the iron float on the water, will she?"

Zeng Ye was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed: "It's very possible."

After joking for a while, Zeng Ye also had a clue.

In the memorial, he reminded the court to pay attention to the increasing number of red-haired and yellow-haired barbarians coming to the sea area of ​​Jin Dynasty. At the same time, he also proposed with great foresight the huge influence of the new firepower paddle steamer on the future.It reminds the Jin court that since the core components of this paddle steamer are made of copper, the importance of Luzon Island will also be highlighted.At the end of the memorial, he called on the court to strengthen its defenses and must firmly hold Luzon Island in its hands.

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While Zeng Yewo was writing the memorial in his study, the soldiers of Qiongzhou were all cheering for the new paddle steamer.

What happened to Qiongzhou before, why the imperial court dispatched troops from the Yangtze River Navy, and why their families were also ordered, they are all clear on the way to Qiongzhou now.

It's not that they said that they have lived on the water all their lives, and they are well aware of the importance of boats.

The boat is the life of the people on the water!

Bigger, better and faster boats can sometimes save two or three lives for people on the water!

So, don't ask them why they are so excited.

Qiongzhou not only has the army, but also people who come here in the name of businessmen to inquire about news.Among them was a man named Hao Mingshan. When he saw this new paddle steamer on the seashore, his expression changed.

He quickly took his men and left quietly through the night.About half a month later, he returned to Qiongzhou with the heads of two pirate leaders who were well-known in Nanyang, and asked the Dajin side to surrender.

On behalf of Dajin, the prefect of Qiongzhou accepted his request to surrender, and asked Qiongzhou General Soldier Sun Shaozu to recruit this person and his subordinates.

With the precedent of Ke Chengye, the officials along the coast will not easily criticize these Japanese pirates who surrendered to Dajin. As long as they know how to go astray, Dajin will accept them.

Not to mention, the Great Jin now needs a large number of troops to conquer the Qianxiang Kingdom.

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Datong was called Yunzhong in ancient times.