Chapter 1373

Let's take a look at the information of the most common 3,000-material sea ship along the coast of the Great Song Dynasty today, the hull is more than ten zhang long, that is, more than 30 meters, and the width is three zhang and two feet, that is, the width is more than nine meters, and the depth from the cabin to the deck is about 1 meter, the load is 3,000 materials, that is, about 200 tons, and the displacement is about 800 tons.

In other words, this data is quite touching, and the important thing is that three thousand materials, which can only be regarded as the most common sea ship in the Great Song Dynasty.

There were also larger ships on the top, such as the 5,000-material ones, with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons and a load of 350 tons, which was more than enough to fit Columbus's flagship directly into it 400 years later.

These are not counted, according to the real historical records, the statistics of the three years of Song Taizong's Taoism, the Great Song Dynasty built a total of 3,337 ships this year.

During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty ordered the dockyard to build two huge ships because of the need to send an embassy to visit Goryeo, one named "Ding Xinli Shehuai Yuan Kangji Shenzhou" and the other named "Flowing Smoothly Tongji Shenzhou". At the same time, the supervisors of Fujian and Zhejiang were entrusted with 2,000 materials to accompany six "Gu Recruit Passenger Boats".

So what about the loading capacity of the "Kangji" and "Tongji" Shenzhou? According to the record of the "Xuanhe Envoy Goryeo Tujing", "the length, breadth and height of the Shenzhou, the use of various objects, and the number of people are three times that of the passenger boat." In other words, the loading capacity of a Shenzhou is at least 6,000 materials.

But do you think that's the end? Hehe, let me tell you, this is not the end, these two Shenzhou are not the largest ships sailing out of the port of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Southern Song Dynasty Zhou Qufei's "Lingnan Reply" describes a kind of giant ship called "Mulan Boat", which was a giant merchant ship that sailed from the Great Song Dynasty to the "Mulan Pi Kingdom" (that is, the Murabit Kingdom in West Africa): "Floating in the South China Sea and south, the boat is like a huge room, the sail is like a cloud hanging from the sky, the length of the boat is several zhang, a boat of hundreds of people, accumulating a year's grain, and making wine in it." ”

There is also a larger magnolia boat: "The boat is bigger and bigger." A boat can accommodate thousands of people, and there is an organic market on the boat, or if it does not meet the wind, it will reach after a few years, and it is not a huge boat, and it cannot be reached. The so-called Mulan Boat in this world may not be so big as to say it. ”

Now that Wang Daguan has come to this era, since the shipbuilding industry of the Great Song Dynasty is so awesome and the maritime trade is so developed, then naturally Wang Yang will definitely push the boat with the help of the river.

After all, the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty can at least be regarded as the era with the most social status since the Qin and Han dynasties, so this is a beautiful era, so why can't they continue to continue?

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"In this case, I am ready to let the Jiaodong Navy rearm for war, waiting for news, once the female straight people take the Liaodong Peninsula, then the sailors will immediately go to take over the defense, in addition, from Tokyo Bianliang, transfer 5,000 elite forbidden troops to Jiaodong immediately and go to Jiaodong to standby. What do you think? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the forbidden army in Beijing is afraid that it is not suitable to go." At this time, Zhang Qi, the old driver, glanced at Wang Yang, saw Wang Yang's frequently signaling eyes, shook his head helplessly, stepped forward, and saluted to the Son of Heaven.

"The forbidden army in Beijing has not experienced battle formations, and the Liaodong Peninsula, deep behind enemy lines, is the most difficult and difficult place, if the soldiers' will is not strong, I am afraid it will be ......"

Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, thought about it and had to nod and admit it. "Qing's words are reasonable, although the forbidden army is now practicing diligently, it still lacks a trace of murderous and sharp spirit after all......"

"The old minister thinks that the northwest border army can be used, and it can be of great use." At this time, Su Dongpo interjected. "In the past few years, the Northwest Frontier Army of the Great Song Dynasty has been in battle for a long time, and every battle is full of vicious battles, but my Great Song Dynasty will win every battle, which shows the elite of the Northwest Frontier Army."

Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, smashed his mouth, this is really true, the most elite in the Great Song Dynasty now, I am afraid that the only one who crawled out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain is the division of a hundred battles: the Northwest Frontier Army.

"Wang Wushan, what do you think?" After thinking about it, the Son of Heaven decided to ask Wang Yang, an old driver who had served as a pacification envoy on the North Shaanxi Road, and he might have more right to speak.

"Your Majesty, the words of the two elders are very sincere, if my Great Song Dynasty wants to gain a foothold in the Liaodong Peninsula, it must be an elite and brave force, and the Northwest Frontier Army, over the years, has been in a fierce battle, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has been in battle for a long time."

"In addition, the land of the northwest is bitter and cold, but it is similar to the land of Liaodong, and it is only too difficult for them to adapt to it when they go there, so the minister also thinks that they are the most suitable candidates."

"Then ladies and gentlemen, who do you think is the best among the generals of the Northwest Border Army to lead the army?" Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, stroked his chin and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

After all, this is the first time in the history of the Great Song Dynasty army to go to the land of Liaodong, although it does not belong to the sixteen states of Yanyun, but at least it means that he will do what many of his ancestors have not done, so that the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty will set foot on the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, which has been occupied by foreign races for hundreds of years.

Su Dongpo, Wang Yang, and Zhang Qi, the three old drivers, gathered together, and after a quiet mutter, Su Dongpo, the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty, finally spoke. "Your Majesty, we think that the defense envoys of the three states of Yin, Shi and Long on the North Shaanxi Road are more suitable candidates for the commander of Liaodong."

"Why isn't it a discount?" After Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, was slightly stunned, he asked with some confusion.

"Your Majesty, General Zhe's stay on the North Shaanxi Road will play a greater role than going to the Liaodong Peninsula." Su Dongpo smiled and explained patiently.

"Among the people of Western Xia, the most feared person is Wang Wushan, and the second fearful person is only the general. General Zhe fought against the Western Xia several times, and the Western Xia was burned down by the Xingqing Cang and destroyed the royal tomb. If the soldiers of the army heard his name this summer, they would not hesitate to retreat in fear. ”

"Therefore, if General Zhe stays on the North Shaanxi Road, he can deter Western Xia and warn the East Road of the Northern Liao River. so that the two countries did not dare to move lightly. ”

"If General Zhe goes to Liaodong, then if the Northern Liao government and the opposition hear the news, they will be shaken, and I am afraid that our Great Song Dynasty will use Liaodong as a springboard to invade its hinterland, and the army will come to attack early."

"As for the general of the seed master, it is different from General Zhe Keshi, the general is good at attacking, while the general is good at defending, and the general is calm and cautious and does not take risks."

"The important thing is that over the years, although General Chong has also made a great attack on the North Shaanxi Road, his reputation is not obvious to the world......

After listening to the words of Wang Yang and the others, in the end, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, finally agreed to the suggestions of the three people, and transferred the Dao and the elite of the 5,000 Northwest Frontier Army to the Jiaodong Peninsula to stand by, waiting to cross the sea island.

In addition, he agreed to Wang Yang's recommendation and decided to let Zongze, the governor of Longzhou, Shaanxi, go with him. At that time, Zong Ze was responsible for governing the people, and that kind of division was responsible for governing the army.

"Wang Wushan, my Great Song Dynasty, can I really gain a firm foothold on the Liaodong Peninsula?" Even if the Son of Heaven had already agreed to this policy, when he turned his head and saw the map, he couldn't help but be suspicious.

After all, the Liaodong Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides, as long as the Northern Liao army comes to attack, the defenders stationed on the island will either resist desperately, or they can only retreat to the Jiaodong Peninsula through the navy in embarrassment.

If you don't occupy Liaodong, it's fine, if you occupy it and then lose it, it will be too much of a slap in the face, and it will also damage the prestige of Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, and the reputation of the Great Song Dynasty.