"It's hard to cover up. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Gongsun Bu shook his head.

Niu Youdao asked: "Reason." ”

Gongsun preached: "I went to check according to your instructions, but I have not found it, and you are sure that the other party will use a sea boat to transport, so your disciples asked an experienced old fisherman who often goes to sea to fish and made a detailed inquiry. I have asked many old fishermen along the coastline, because Qi prohibits the sale of war horses outside the country without permission, so I have never heard of a ship that specializes in transporting horses. ”

Niu Youdao: "There is no special, isn't the cargo ship good?"

Gongsun Bu shook his head: "We also have this question, according to experienced old people, the general cargo ship can not be loaded, not that it cannot be loaded, but most horses are used to being on land, on the ship, floating on the sea will not be used to, there will be bad symptoms, crowded together will have problems, so they need to be separated separately and maintained by experienced horse breeders." If you want to transport large quantities, the interior of the cargo ship must be modified. ”

"Our men checked the coastline for some suspicious ships and found no ships with modified interiors. According to Dao Ye, I am afraid that it is not something that can be solved by a few ships, and a large number of ships are needed, so you can't build a large number of new ships for these horses, right? To build a large cargo ship that can go to sea, it requires special shipbuilders, and it is not possible to build one in a short period of time, and the possibility of building a large number of ships is even smaller, not to mention that no similar new ships have been found. ”

"After our men walked the coastline, they excluded the places where ships could not dock, and all the areas where ships could only dock were sent to patrol the sections every day. In the case of insufficient manpower, there may be omissions that cannot be detected in time due to a small number of ships, but in the case of a large number of ships, it is only right that there will be more or less discoveries. So at present, I haven't found the kind of situation you said. ”

"Dao Ye, could it be that your news is wrong?"

Niu Youdao thought silently, although Shang Chaozong wanted to form a special cavalry, but Beizhou has such a large territory, how can there be more war horses than Shang Chaozong, since Shao Pingbo has the channel to get it, he will not be petty, that guy's ambition is estimated to have at least tens of thousands of horses.

After pondering for a while, he asked: "Gongsun, I have not been in contact with the sea ships of various countries, can you help me estimate how many ships are needed for 10,000 war horses." ”

Gongsun Bu was thinking about it, but it was Black Peony who interjected: "Master Dao, a few of us used to go overseas to look for spiritual grass, and we have traveled many times at sea, and we probably have a lot of thoughts about the ship. ”

Niu Youdao sighed and looked back at her, "Then you can talk about it." ”

Black Peony said: "If you have 10,000 horses... It depends on the size of the ship, and if the boat is small, it is very dangerous to sail long distances on the sea, and the situation at sea is unpredictable, and when it encounters large waves, the small boat can easily capsize. And horses are not goods, they cannot be stacked, they must be given a certain amount of space, and small boats cannot transport a few, so it is impossible to transport so many war horses in small boats. ”

Niu Youdao bowed: "It makes sense! How much can a big ship hold?"

Black Peony: "The largest kind of sea ship I've ever seen, it is estimated that it should be no problem to ship 200 ships at a time, but there should not be many such ships in various countries." If you want to transport tens of thousands of war horses, the biggest possibility should be the kind of medium and large sea ships that can carry hundreds of horses, this kind of ship is not very many, but it is not very few. ”

Niu Youdao looked at Gongsun Bu to confirm, and Gongsun Bu nodded and said: "What Sister Peony said is right, that's the case, I rarely went to sea before, and my experience in this area may not be as good as Sister Peony." ”

Niu Youdao hesitated: "In other words, at least a hundred such big ships are needed." ”

"Yes!" Black Peony nodded: "At least a hundred, it is not so simple to transport so many living creatures by sea for long distances, there will be various situations, you need to make adequate preparations, otherwise I am afraid that there will be few alive after arriving at the destination." If you count the consumables consumed by the horses on the way, there must be more than a hundred. I don't think it's possible for them to carry so many horses and stop at the shore from time to time to replenish their supplies, right?"

Niu Youdao wondered: "Is it very difficult to build a hundred or so big ships? Do you think they were secretly built in some place?"

"Impossible!" Black Peony and Gongsun Bu denied almost in unison.

Niu Youdao glanced at the two of them and asked, "How do you say that?"

Black Peony said: "As Brother Gongsun just said, if you want to build this kind of big boat that can go to sea, it is not something that ordinary craftsmen can build, and it is not at all comparable to the fishing boats made by some craftsmen you usually see in Neihu, and there is no comparison at all." The people who can build such boats must be experienced sea-going craftsmen in the coastal areas. ”

Compared with ordinary people, they are still somewhat afraid of the boundless sea, except for those merchants who take risks to make money, most people still focus on road transportation. People who fish along the coast will not use such a large boat, and they cannot afford it. Even if you can afford to drive such a big boat, you will need 10 or 20 people to control such a large boat, how far do you have to go fishing? If you run far, the fish you catch will be spoiled when you come back, and will the fishermen in the coastal waters be able to use such a large boat as a fishing boat?"

"Under the constraints of demand, in the troubled times, there are not many people who want this kind of ship, and there are naturally not many craftsmen who can make such a large ship. Even if it's a hundred, Dao Ye, any country, if it builds a hundred such large ships, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to do it with the strength of the whole country in a year. This kind of craftsman work is exquisite, even if you pull a bunch of monks to help, it's useless, it's not something that can be done well with high mana. ”

"Master Dao, I think what Brother Gongsun just said is right, there is a great possibility of renovating the interior of the cabin, this kind of work can be done by a carpenter, and it doesn't have to be too troublesome to save time and effort. Building such a big ship, building so much, and spreading it out a little is easy to cause a big disturbance, and there is no secrecy at all, and the other party should not do this. ”

Gongsun Bu also nodded, "That's the reason." ”

Niu Youdao bowed his head silently, he also felt that what he said was reasonable, and he also understood some truths, but he had never touched the sea ships here, and he had no bottom in his heart, so he asked in detail.

Now it seems that he wants to transport the war horse by sea is a bit taken for granted, but he didn't expect that there are so many complicated situations, and he thought that the ship was easy to find.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "How many such ships do you think there are in the kingdoms?"

Gongsun preached: "It's hard to say this, it is estimated that no one in ordinary monks usually pays attention to this, but I have the impression that there should be more sea ships like Weiguo." ”

Black Peony agreed: "In terms of location, a desert and an insurmountable plateau separate the Seven Kingdoms in two regions, with the Song, Han, Zhao, and Yan kingdoms crowded together, and the Jin, Qi, and Wei kingdoms together. Among the seven countries, the first four countries are poorer, the latter three countries are richer, and the Jin country in the back three countries is considered to be poor, but the Jin country is good at weapon forging, and the force is the strongest, and the martial wind is very strong, and it is also the strongest among the seven countries, but it can't compare to the national strength of Qi and Weiguo, and has been suppressed by the two countries together. ”

Niu Youdao couldn't help but laugh a little, he knew this, he didn't need her to say it, but after finding that this woman had witnessed something in Qingshan County, the change was indeed a bit big, and he interrupted with a smile: "Does this have anything to do with the Weiguo ship?"

Black Peony: "Of course it matters, the Qi country is relatively wealthy, because the countries have a demand for their war horses, and they need to exchange a lot of money and materials with them every year, but the Qi country does not dare to let go of selling war horses." Similarly, it is unlikely that the Jin Kingdom would sell weapons to other countries in large quantities to the point of threatening itself. Only Weiguo, the country's geographical advantages and climate environment are unique, and the grain planted can be harvested three times a year without much care. ”

"Every year, a large amount of grain is sold to the countries in exchange for money, and if the Song, Han, Zhao, and Yan countries had not received the food supply of the country, they would have collapsed long ago based on the situation in the four countries. As long as the defense of the country cut off the grain sales to the four countries, the four countries will collapse immediately. Of course, Wei Guo did not dare to do this, otherwise if the four countries had no way to live, I am afraid that the first unlucky one would be Wei Guo. ”

"Of course, although the country is rich, the people are not much better, and the rich are only those cultivators who are grabbing behind their backs......"

Niu You's eyes blinked, how did he feel that this woman was getting farther and farther away.

"Ahem!" Gongsun Bu also couldn't listen to this long talk a little, and interrupted with a dry cough, "Daoye, what Sister Peony means is that Weiguo often transports grain to various countries by sea ships, so there are more such sea ships in Weiguo. ”

Niu Youdao sighed and asked him, "How many?"

Gongsun Bu shook his head and said, "I really haven't paid attention to this, and I don't know." ”

Black Peony said: "There must be at least 1,000 ships defending the country like this, and the other countries together may not have as many as defending the country." However, I estimate that it is impossible for all the boats to be used in Beizhou from Weiguo, hundreds of large sea ships, if they come from one place, they are still too eye-catching. ”

"With such an amount, it seems that it is not difficult to obtain, so in this way, the possibility of transformation is indeed very great..."Niu Youdao touched his chin and muttered for a while.

Black Peony: "Master Dao, speaking of which, if our war horses want to take the sea route, I am afraid that the matter of transporting ships must be prepared as soon as possible." ”

Niu Youdao was angry and said with a smile: "Preparation? How to prepare? It's so troublesome, let's just talk about preparation now, we don't know when we will wait until the ship is quietly ready, and we still have to prepare a fart! Not to mention I don't know if we can get a war horse." I am also to blame for this, because I didn't pay attention to it earlier, and I missed the decision on the impromptu basis, which is more difficult than I imagined. ”

Black Peony asked, "Is it by land?" I'm afraid that it will be more troublesome, and there will be more joints to be opened." ”

Niu Youdao ignored this stubble, pondered and walked back and forth with his negative hand for two steps, and suddenly waved his hand at the black peony again, "Map!"

Black Peony immediately took the map, opened it, and hung it on the wall.

Niu Youdao stood in front of the map and let out cruel words, "I don't believe in evil, can so many ships be invisible?" Don't care about the others, Beizhou's boat must be dug up for me, I want to see the boat alive, and I want to see the corpse when I die, if I can't get it, don't think about it in Beizhou!"