[This is to make up for yesterday's share.] Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are holidays, try to write as much as possible. 】

"The minister doesn't dare to take credit."

Han Gang and Cai Qu spoke in unison.

Cai Qu said, "The iron ship was originally Han Xuanhui's proposal, and there is no minister, how can he take credit,"

Han Gang also said: "Your Highness, the iron ship is only a small success now, and it will be discussed when it is completed." ”

Cai did then say, "But although it is a small success now, the results of the future can be seen." Give gold and silver to every master craftsman and servant, that he may inspire the heart. ”

"Xianggong said this very much." Agreeing to the queen is not a matter of excessive consumption, and Da Song can afford this expense.

"But the sailor's business is not just a matter of the boat." Han Gang spoke again.

Empress Xiang's spirit was shocked, and finally waited until Han Gang took the initiative to speak, and hurriedly said, "Xuanhui, please speak." ”

"Goryeo and Jingdong East Road face each other across the sea, from Denglai to the sea to the east, 400 miles away is Goryeo, tailwind only three days. Walking in Mingzhou, the distance has increased several times, and the chance of encountering danger is much greater. But why do most of the ships going to Goryeo depart from Myeongju? ”

"The reason why I don't go to Jingdong is just to beware of the Liao people." Han Jiang was very strange that Han Gang started talking nonsense for what he wanted, and he himself should know very well about the affairs of his hometown, "Deng and Lai are close to the Liao realm, and they have banned maritime merchants since their ancestors, and they were slightly released two years ago. These two places can be ignored, but if you go to Goryeo, now there are many people who go to Mizhou Jiaoxi Banqiao, not only Mingzhou. ”

"I don't know. What did the maritime merchants do to beware of the Liao? One more day of the voyage will cost you one more day. That is, not to mention Deng, Lai, but there are still more maritime merchants who go to Minnesota than Mizhou. Just looking at the tax income, you can see that what Han Gang said is true. [Note 1]

When Han Gang said this, he paused slightly, and after looking around the hall with his eyes, he spoke again, "In addition to the fact that in terms of business and trade, Jingdong is far less prosperous than the two Zhejiang, and there is also the reason that the sea route is not familiar. ”

On the one hand, it was a commercial problem for Goryeo ships to choose Mingzhou as the port to enter the Great Song Dynasty. Between Jingdong East Road and Liangzhejiang Road, it is natural that the soil production capacity brought by it is sold at a high price, and the acquisition of special products is cheaper Liangzhejiang Road is more suitable. Dengzhou and Banqiao Port in Jiaoxi combined, now far inferior to Mingzhou. Even if Han Gang goes all out, he can't change the objective reality.

But on the other hand, it is also the factor of the boatmen and sailors themselves. Otherwise, the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Goryeo, and everything for Lu was from Mingzhou? Instead of departing from the closer Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Michigan states? They don't need to care about business, they just want the shorter the trip at sea, the better.

To say that the port conditions of Dengzhou are not good, but the Banqiao Port in Jiaoxi, Mizhou is not lost to the Port of Mingzhou. To a large extent, it is because most of the sailors who went to Goryeo were born in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and they were used to the northbound route of Mingzhou, and they were not used to taking other sea routes, and would only follow the familiar old roads again and again.

In fact, there must be problems such as ocean currents and wind direction. But Han Gang didn't know much, so he simply avoided talking about it, anyway, few people in the list understood. When persuading people, it is best to focus on one key point, not to be mixed, but to make people listen to confusion.

"The minister has been to Cochin, and he also knows a thing or two about shipping. Today's maritime routes are not far from the coast, they are all inshore routes, and most of the time, they sail where you can see the coast. In the event of an accident, they will immediately dock. Routes away from the coast, such as the route from Guangzhou through the South China Sea to Tianzhu and Dashi in the west, almost all of the people who took that route were Tibetan merchants, even if the ships used were built in Guangzhou and Quanzhou, but not many of the owners were Han Chinese. Although some ships sink in the South China Sea every year, the vast majority still cross the sea unscathed. If you really want to calculate, in fact, the number of damage is not more than that of sailing in the offshore sea for the same distance. ”

Cai did snort softly.

As the prime minister, he is used to hearing people talk, and once someone talks in front of him, there must be something hidden. Han Gang's words are actually very interesting, "The number of damage is not more than sailing in the coastal sea for the same distance. Since the words are so twisted, that is to say, in fact, there are still more dead people in ocean voyages than in the offshore - capsizing near the coast and capsizing in the middle of the sea are two different things after all.

Han Gang was able to get the Empress Taishang above and Han Jiang in front, but don't want to hide it from him Cai Qu. Even though he left his hometown with his father very early, Cai is also from Fujian...... Quanzhou!

Through the passage in the center of the vertical arch hall, Cai did listen to Han Gang's unfinished discussion on the other side, and wondered in his heart, what did he want?

"The reason why we only follow the old path and don't go to the ocean is not that we can't, but we don't dare. I only see the sea and the sky, but not the land, and there is only a lonely boat as far as the eye can see, which makes people not afraid. ”

Xue nodded to Wen Yan. He did not know the situation in the south, but from the mouth of the Yangtze River to the north, there were many ships in the Yellow Water Ocean [Note 2] and the Green Water Ocean, but there were very few ships willing to go deeper in the sea in the Black Water Ocean. Speaking of which, he once considered going out of the Yangtze River to Jishui, from Jishui through Liangshanbo, and taking the Wuzhang River into the capital transportation route, but as soon as he heard about the sea, the faces of the officials below turned white.

"Does Xuanhui want those sailors to dare to take the deep-sea route?" Xue Xiang asked.

"It's not what Han Gang thinks, but they have to let them go. If we want to defend coastal defense, we must have a group of brave and capable sailors. How can a group of soldiers who dare not go to sea be guarded by a group of soldiers who dare not go to sea? ”

Han Jiang said: "People's hearts must be worried. Going deep into the sea, you can't see the land, and people's hearts will fluctuate. ”

"People's hearts are easy to appease, and they are often rewarded with praise, and then they are replaced by larger, more stable, and safer ships. No matter how chaotic the people's hearts are, they will be dealt with by their own military discipline. Han Gang said, "Time and geography are the most important things to worry about." ”

"There is no need to say that going to sea without looking at the weather is the result of the ship's destruction and death. The vast majority of shipwrecks at sea are also encountered by strong winds and waves. As for geography...... But the route? Cai asked quelled. He helped Han Gang lead the topic, and thought in his heart, how to make an exchange from Han Gang. I also need Han Gang's help, help Han Gang now, and then I can ask him to help.

But this must always understand what Han Gang wants.

Han Gang nodded, "The geography is unknown, you can't use soldiers, the route is unknown, and it's difficult to even defend." If geography is known, it is simple. With the size of the ocean, it is not possible to walk anywhere, reefs, shallows, everywhere. The land near the sea is mostly barren beaches, and there are only a few ports that need to be defended. ”

"But the route to the port is no more than a few ways to enter and exit the pass, the sea is boundless, and the thieves can kill them from anywhere!"

"Xianggong misunderstood." Han Gang said in a deep voice, "Han Gang's meaning is to send sailors to inspect the port on the other side of the sea. When it comes to getting in and out of the port, it's always a road. If it is a maritime merchant who does business, then let it go after collecting taxes, and if it is carrying soldiers, then send it directly to the bottom of the sea! ”

Several Zaifu's faces changed in unison, but they didn't expect Han Gang to dare to propose this. Listening to his tone, this is to directly send ships to inspect the ports of Goryeo and even Liao.

Zhang Duan opened his mouth, and wanted to speak, but his mind turned and he didn't want to speak again. Zeng Bu looked at it coldly, and he didn't mean to say much. As for Cai Qu, he didn't want to get involved in this matter now, and sent the sailor to Goryeo, Han Gang's plan was beyond the price he was willing to pay. Now that they are all prime ministers, all they want is to be safe, not to be aggressive when they are in charge of the affairs of the right chamber and supervising the imperial history.

It was Zhang Qi who said in pieces: "The Liao people should send an envoy to sue me for violating their borders!" ”

"There is no boundary on the sea, dare to ask where the boundary monument stands?" Han Gang smiled, "Since the Liao State was able to send troops to invade and occupy Xingling in Western Xia, then I, China, can also occupy a few islands with flowing water and ports outside of Goryeo, build fortresses, and garrison troops to patrol the sea." ”

Han Gang was bold, and Han Jiang couldn't bear it a little, "The Liao people drove the Goryeo maritime merchants, it's just a guess." Now it is necessary to station the sailors in Goryeo, not to make a fuss, but to have all the grass and trees."

"Since this is a possibility, China has to guard against it. It is better to keep the enemy out of the country than to stay at home. If the Liao State can really drive the thieves to commit the Great Song Dynasty, only three or five boats will be needed to make the south of the Yangtze River loud and quiet. But on the other hand, a naval division placed on the border of Goryeo can make the Liao State dare not act rashly. If necessary, it can also support Goryeo. ”

"Far away from the ocean, the garrison is so far away, the army's heart may be at ease?"

"No matter how far it is, it is not far from Kaifeng to Chang'an. Starting from Kaifeng, where can you go in three or five days? Nanjing Yingtian! Xijing Henan! Beijing Daimyo! ”

"How can a boat on the sea go the same way as on the official road? There are no roads or buildings, and it is difficult to know if the direction is off. ”

"Xianggong is very worried." Han Gang echoed Han Jiang's words, but he was refuting, "As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. It is necessary to have a sharp weapon to sail on the sea, so that people can explore new routes with peace of mind, and also allow the navy to patrol the sea frontier with peace of mind. ”

Han Jiang glanced at Han Gang a few more times, lowered his eyelids and stopped talking. When it comes to sharp weapons, both inside and outside the government and the opposition know that it is Han Gang's business. Han Jiang knew that no one in the palace was qualified to talk to Han Gang about this matter, and there was no need for him to rush to make this descendant kick his nose in the face.

Note 1: In the early days of exchanges between the Northern Song Dynasty and Goryeo, most of the envoys departed from Mingzhou, and the two most famous Wanshi Shenzhou were also built by Mingzhou Shipyard. It was not until the Yuanfeng period that there were more and more contacts and the sea route became more familiar, so it was changed to Banqiao Port in Mizhou as the starting place. In the second year of Zhezong Yuanyou, the city of Mizhou was established. The city offices of Hangzhou and Mingzhou were established in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Note 2: Since the Song and Yuan dynasties, Chinese navigators have called the Yellow Sea the Yellow Sea, the Green Water Ocean, and the Black Water Ocean. Roughly, the sea surface near the mouth of the Yangtze River contains more sand, and the water is yellow, which is called the Yellow Water Ocean; The sea water near 34 ° north latitude and 122 ° east longitude is shallow, and the water is green, which is called Qingshui Ocean; The sea water east of 32°-36° north latitude and 123° east longitude is deep, and the water is blue, which is called the black water ocean.