Qin Hu

Chapter 95 Why Didn't I Think Of It!
Li You nodded suddenly: "I understand... Is there a strong country in such a fertile and vast land? If you go here, should you bring more soldiers and armor? If you encounter an unreasonable strong country, at least have more power to protect yourself!"

Although he was young and frivolous, he still cherished his life, which was human nature.

Zhao Zihu smiled: "Although this land is vast and fertile, there are no powerful countries. All of them are blood-drinking people. Compared with the Baiyue barbarians in the south of our great Qin Dynasty, there are almost fewer of them."

"It's even worse than the Baiyue barbarians, because they don't know how to smelt copper and iron, and they don't have vehicles to transport goods, let alone horses!"

"However, the more barbaric and backward, the more sturdy and fearless you are. You'd better not underestimate it, and you'd better not cause trouble. Concentrate on collecting vegetables and grains, bring them back, and record the route. credit."

"In the future, there will be descendants of Great Qin to develop this fertile and vast land!"

Li You listened carefully, nodded again and again, and finally waited for Zhao Zihu to finish speaking, but asked in doubt: "How did you know what the young master said?"

He seriously suspected that Zhao Zihu was talking nonsense again.

In the past, when he was talking nonsense, of course he would not ask too much, and listened to it for fun, as long as it was fun.

But now, he was going to go to sea, according to Zhao Zihu's instructions, if he was still talking nonsense, it would be making fun of his, Xu Fu and others' lives, as well as the lives of many entourages.

"A few years ago, I sneaked out of the palace to play. I wanted to find you, but I met an old man on the way. He sold me overseas things and told me these interesting stories."

Zhao Zihu knew that he would ask this question, so he just opened his mouth to talk nonsense, and said in a smooth manner: "I didn't believe him at first, I just thought that the old man was trying to cheat me out of money."

"But seeing that I didn't believe it, he took out a map and told me these things."

"At that time, I was skeptical and curious, so I secretly wrote down the map, and only said that I would go back to the palace to get money and buy what he was selling..."

"And when I got back to the palace, I looked for a map to compare. Guess what?"

Li You stared and said, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Diaochan, Hu Hai and the others also stared and pricked up their ears, waiting for his next words.

Zhao Zihu said hesitantly: "Quite! Accurate!"

"Let's not say whether the other places are accurate or not. At least the coast of the East China Sea to Jizi North Korea is accurate, and it is generally the same as the map kept in the palace."

"It's even more detailed than the maps kept in the palace!"

"What does this mean?"

"It shows that the old man is indeed a person who often goes to sea, otherwise there is absolutely no more detailed map than the royal palace collection!"

"Later, I took the gold cake and went out of the palace, but I couldn't find him. I felt very regretful..."

"Later, I carefully recalled the overseas vegetables and grains he peddled at that time, and found that they were all not available in Daqin, and I couldn't find similar ones in ancient books, so I couldn't help but not believe what he said!"

Li You and the others suddenly nodded their heads, believing most of them.

It is not surprising that Ying Zheng can believe that there are such illusory things as fairy mountains overseas, and they believe in Zhao Zihu's logical nonsense.

"Since you later found out that those overseas vegetables and grains are real, why didn't you offer a huge reward in Xianyang?"

Li You discovered Huadian, so he asked tentatively, saying: "Even if the old man sold the vegetables and grains, he must have sold them to people living in Xianyang or nearby. Offer a huge reward, spread the news, and naturally there will be buyers offering treasures!"

Zhao Zihu was stunned, but was stopped by the question, blinked Danfeng's eyes, and after a while he slapped his forehead and said: "Hey, you said, why didn't I think of it!"

Li You: "..."

Li You was speechless, his face twitched crazily, and he hesitated again: "Then...do I still need to go to sea?"

Zhao Zihu nodded heavily: "Yes! Of course there is!"

"The vegetables and grains that the old man peddled were only a little bit less, and more of them were overseas treasures. The buyers might not take them seriously at all, and only regarded the vegetables and grains as extras, and tried them when they got home. , or did not dare to eat it, and directly fed it to livestock, it is impossible to say."

"Even if the buyer intends to keep a trial planting, if he doesn't understand its habits, most of them will not be successful in planting. A small amount of seeds will be gone if the trial planting is not successful. I'm afraid it will not be possible to get a huge reward."

"So, the burden is still on you, you can't look forward to empty hopes!"

Li You nodded, the reason is this, and it is true that you can't put your hope on the buyer.

Moreover, the old peddler must have had no big battles when he went out to sea, and most of the vegetables and grains he collected were not complete.

And when he leads the crowd to sea, he can collect as much as possible!

This sea, no matter what you say, it is necessary to go out!
"Don't worry, son, you will fulfill your mission and return with a full load..."

Li Youzheng looked solemn, bowed his hands to Zhao Zihu, and said with emotion.

Zhao Zihu patted him on the shoulder, beckoning him to be calm, and said: "If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. If you want to go out to sea, you can't do without a good boat."

"Our Daqin's current navy ships are really not suitable for sailing in the open sea, even in the near sea."

"So, you still need to go to the coast of the East China Sea first, and let the navy craftsmen in Jiaodong and Langya counties help you build a few seagoing ships suitable for going to sea!"

Daqin's existing ship is a kind of ship called "Jiang", which already has the rudimentary form of a building ship.

The so-called Louchuan, as the name suggests, is a boat like a building, with tall protruding buildings built on it, like a castle on the water.

When fighting in water, it depends on whose building and boat are taller and bigger.

Whoever is taller can condescend and shoot the opponent into a hedgehog!

Whoever is bigger will be able to ram into his opponent and crush him to pieces!
This kind of building boat is extremely useful in rivers and lakes, especially in the cold weapon era, as long as it is built big enough and tall enough, it will be invincible.

But when it comes to the sea, not to mention that it is a fun boat, it is also really scary. The superstructure is tall, but it becomes a disadvantage. Once there is a big wind or big waves, it will be blown over and rolled into the bottom of the sea.

"Sea ship? What sea ship?"

Li You blinked his eyes in confusion and said, "Isn't that what ships are? Isn't the sea also full of water? Why can't they be used to go to sea?"

He really doesn't know anything about the sea, and he doesn't know the horror of the sea wind and waves. The most powerful flood he has ever seen is the Yellow River.

By the way, there are also wonders in Guanzhong where the eight rivers are diverted.

Zhao Zihu shook his head with a smile: "It seems that it is right to ask you to go to the coast of the East China Sea in advance, not only to build ships, but also to get familiar with the temper of the sea before the imperial driver arrives, so as not to get seasick after leading everyone out to sea in the future. That's a big joke."

"As for the sea ship, I will draw a picture for you now!"

As Zhao Zihu said, he asked the two servants to find a piece of new cloth and draw a picture of a sea boat for Li You on the spot.

He had played the big sailing game in his previous life, and he had played it for several generations, so he was considered a hardcore player.

This is also the reason why he is an engineering dog, but he can easily draw coastal geography. It is really because he has played too many sailing games, and his memory is too deep!
At this moment, drawing a wooden sea-going ship is naturally easy, and he can even draw a general idea of ​​the internal structure of the ship.

As for the details, he doesn't understand...Let's leave it to the shipwrights in the counties and counties along the coast to figure it out for themselves.

The professional wisdom of the ancestors is still trustworthy!
In addition, after drawing the sea ship, there is also a sextant, which is necessary for sailing, and it will not be outdated even when GPS is rampant in later generations.

On naval ships, it is generally necessary!

When Zhao Zihu was a soldier in his previous life, he caught up with a joint military exercise and learned how to use it from an old navy officer. It was a bit complicated.

But as long as you learn it, it is very useful!

The drawings of the ship and the sextant were quickly drawn. Zhao Zihu put the drawing of the sextant into his breastplate, and planned to hand it over to Gan Luo to help him make it.

As for the ship plan, together with the chart, I handed it to Li You, and said: "Okay, this is called a flying shear ship. After you arrive at the coast of the East China Sea, you can call the shipwrights to think about it first."

"It's best to try to create a miniature model first. How to build a real ship, the model will be built according to the scale."

"In this way, after the model is completed, it can be enlarged to build a real ship. I think it can save a lot of unnecessary troubles in construction!"

While listening to him, Li You carefully looked at the drawing of the clipper ship.

Diao Chan, Hu Hai and the others were also stretching their necks beside them, looking in amazement: "This boat is long and narrow, like a big fish, and it is also covered with dense sails, so the speed on the water must be extremely fast!"

Irrelevant, just a lot of fun.

However, Li You only focused on the difficulty of building the ship, pointing to the densely packed pieces of soft sails on the pattern and said, "My lord, what kind of sail is this? It is completely different from the existing sails of our Great Qin!"

Daqin's existing building and ship sails are actually hard sails, which are not much different from those of later generations, and are characterized by ease of operation.

It's just that the utilization rate of the sea breeze is not as high as that of soft sails!
The soft sail has higher requirements on the fabric, otherwise it will be torn if the sea wind is stronger. Taking Daqin's existing textile technology... I don't know if there is any fabric that meets the requirements.

Zhao Zihu, the son of Daqin, never had to worry about clothes from the moment he was born, so he didn't think about Daqin's weaving technology. He didn't know what level it had reached!
"It's different. You should think about it with the sailmakers in coastal counties and counties to see if it can be trial-manufactured. If not, you can use hard sails."

Zhao Zihu said hesitantly: "When you get to the place, you must listen to the opinions of the craftsmen. They know better than you, and they must know better than me. I just give an idea on how to build the boat. With the current conditions, it can It's up to the craftsmen to make what kind of thing."

"What you need to do is to draw a big cake for them, write down the merit list, let them see, let them know, as long as the boat is built well, Juelu will have a lot!"

Li You nodded, feeling at ease in his heart, put away the two pieces of cloth and said, "Then when shall I leave?"

Zhao Zihu waved his hand: "Now~!"

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