Looking at the thick scroll of words, Sun Ce was surprised and delighted. Whether he can get the results he wants and say that he can write so many words shows that Bu Qi has really worked hard, and the information that should be collected should have been collected, and what should be sorted out has also been sorted out, and there will not be too many omissions.

This is the basis of academic research – the possession of information as comprehensively as possible. Sima Qian's prehistory also took decades to travel the world, familiarize himself with historical books, and do the work of collecting and sorting out materials. The water battles were concentrated in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and when there are limited historical records, this is also the best area for actual interviews.

It can be said that Buqi is blessed to do this thing, and the time, place, and people are all available.

Sun Ce roughly flipped through the manuscript and looked at the table of contents in front of him first. Han Dynasty scholars already had the concept of a catalogue in their writings, with the title being the article and the record being a brief explanation of the purpose. Another item has been added to the step, and a number is written at the end of each table of contents, which is the approximate word count of the content of this chapter, accurate to 100. Sun Ce finished reading the catalog, and he already had a rough idea.

As he expected, there is not much content on water warfare techniques, most of them are records related to water warfare and pirates, and these records are mainly based on records obtained from wind collection. What pleased Sun Ce the most was that Buqi collected a large number of deeds to the sea, recorded the location of many islands, and summarized the wind and hydrology of different seasons, so he proposed a concept of monsoon.

Sun Ce pushed the manuscript to Guo Jia. "Zishan, this article is well done." He first gave Bu Qiu a positive evaluation. "You're from the East China Sea, have you ever met Gan Xingba?"

Seeing this, Gan Fubo read the manuscript and put forward some comments. He has already copied a copy and plans to arrange for someone to go to the field to verify and explore the way. Now is the time when the spring winds begin, and northbound is the most effortless. But the elk family helped him more than the information I provided, and the pattern of the monsoon was what they told me first. ”

"Elk?"

"Yes, most of the Elk's business is by sea, from Jiaozhou in the south to Liaodong in the north. It's just that the sea route is dangerous, there are often subversions, and pirates are often encountered. If there were bigger and more stable ships, escorted by sailors, their business would be much bigger. ”

Sun Ce looked at Bu Qi and showed a smile of understanding. "Buzishan, the elk family is very hospitable, right?"

Bu Qi also laughed. "Don't hide it from the general, the Elk family also copied a copy of this manuscript, and paid me a hundred gold for it. I know that the general has been using more money lately, so I'm not in a hurry. With the 100 gold of the Elk family, I am enough to buy a house in Wu County and settle the clansmen. General, I never thought that articles were so valuable. What other plans does the general have, I may be able to serve. ”

Sun Ce couldn't help but laugh. Bu Qi is interesting, half-truths and half-truths, neither humble nor arrogant. However, he may not have realized it himself, but his mind has changed unconsciously. Bu Qi is a pragmatic Confucian, but he is first and foremost a Confucian, and even if he is pragmatic in his actions, he will not talk about profit. Now that he can talk about this issue so calmly, it is already an improvement.

"The elk family's remuneration is the elk family's business, and I promise your remuneration is my business, and there is no conflict. Although I do owe a lot of debts now, I have already arranged for this money, and I will not owe it to you, and I will send it to you as soon as possible after passing the review. There are many more articles that can be done, but I still hope that you can make this article more in-depth and more solid. ”

"Whoa." Step bow and bow. "Command, General."

"You go to Wu County as soon as possible, communicate with Lu Saijiu and Huang Dajiang, and then rush back to Qu County to serve as the military strategy of Captain Gan. Do you think it's okay? ”

Bu Qi's eyes flashed slightly. "Is the general preparing to attack the Bohai Sea from the sea?"

"What do you think?"

"Okay." Bu Qi looked excited. "I had the same intention when I looked at it, so I spent some time visiting those pirates. The general may not know very well, the most pirate place is the Bohai Sea, that is, the northern boundary of Qingzhou, from Donglai to the northeast, at most two days to Liaodong, northwest to Yuyang, Youbeiping, the Bohai Sea is close at hand. If you can deploy a naval division in Donglai, it will be like sticking a knife in the ribs of Jizhou......"

Bu Qi was enthusiastic and made his discoveries one by one. He also made a special mention that the role of building ships in naval warfare was much greater than that of inland water warfare. The large size and large load of the building boat, which can carry more supplies and sail for a long time at sea, these are the advantages that those small boats do not have. The strong wind at sea can solve the drawbacks of slow movement due to the large size of the building ship. There is an important reason for the rampant pirates in the East China Sea is that in the early days of this dynasty, after the pacification of the Jiaolu thieves, the Lou Ship Army gradually fell into disuse, giving these pirates room to survive.

Of course, there are problems with the building boat, but in general the advantages are obvious. In order to build a strong sailor, especially a sailor who takes the sea route, the development of building ships should be the top priority, and the number of existing building ships is far from enough.

Buqi's views coincided with Sun Ce's thoughts, and he was even more convinced that Buqi was a qualified sailor military strategist. With him cooperating with Gan Ning, the sailor can play the greatest role.

Guo Jia listened to Bu Qi while reading the manuscript, and his opinions were similar to Sun Ce's, the difference was only that although he thought that although the number of buildings and ships was insufficient, it would not affect Gan Ning to go to the Bohai Sea to explore the way first. There are no real sailors in Jizhou and Youzhou, and it is more than enough to threaten the Bohai Sea with Gan Ning's current strength, so that Yuan Shao does not dare to go south with all his strength, and it is not a problem to contact Youzhou and transfer materials. The elk family does not have a ship, and they have made a big business.

Facing Guo Jia, Bu Qi was silent for a moment and objected.

"The business of the elk family is indeed not small, but the cost is not small, every year some ships will capsize due to wind and waves, and countless manpower and material resources will be lost. The moose family can benefit from it, which is the result of long-term accumulation. Specific to a certain year, it is not uncommon to lose money due to capsizing. Business wins and losses can be considered in the long run, but the war is blunt but there may not be such an opportunity, and the advantage of sending troops is sure to win, how can we hope for chance? If you can increase the odds of winning, even if it costs twice as much, it's worth it. Whether the number of ships is sufficient has a huge impact on the winning rate and cannot be ignored. ”

Step to avoid the table and bow your hand. "General, step up and be courageous, please use the building ship intensively, in order to be defeated."

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia, Guo Jia lowered his eyelids, noncommittal. Sun Ce helped Bu Qi up. "Zishan, I took note of your suggestion, I'll check the family first, see how many buildings and boats are available, and then give you an answer."

Buqi took the order and retreated to the seat.

Sun Ce asked some other questions, and the more he talked, the more satisfied he became. He conceded that he would stay in Gebi for two days. Bu Qi happily obeyed his orders and went with Lu Yi. Seeing Bu Qi get on the boat and walk towards the camp on the shore of the lake, Sun Ce turned around and asked Guo Jiadao, "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

"Buzishan has a strong sense of dedication, and what he said is not without exaggeration, even if the general doesn't speak, he will probably recommend himself to be Gan Xingba's military strategy." Guo Jia put away the manuscript and said lightly: "Although he has insight, he is a Confucian after all, and when he really goes to the battlefield, he will not be stronger than Gan Xingba, but he didn't realize this, and Gan Xingba didn't either." After all, he is a martial artist, and when he sees these Confucian scholars, his confidence is naturally insufficient. ”

Guo Jia said, walked to Sun Ce's side, and quietly looked at the passenger ship heading towards the shore. "General, there is a peerless rank among the tribesmen of Buqi?"

Sun Ce was stunned. "How do you know?" Guo Jia didn't go to the side to greet Bu Qi, so he shouldn't have had a chance to see that face. Although he saw it, he didn't show anything unusual when he asked himself. After all, beauties are not uncommon for him, and there is no need to make a fuss.

Guo Jia turned his head to look at Sun Ce and smiled slightly.