Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 639 The Importance of Controlling the Sea

Wang Xu went back in despair, and Sun Xiangfu directly shattered his proud heart. It turned out that everything he had done these years was so insignificant in Sun Xiangfu's eyes. It's a brand new gate, if the Wang family doesn't enter, let alone throwing others away, it will be difficult to keep up with others.

Therefore, even the top families like the Wang family have to consider the issue of family reform. However, it is very difficult and time-consuming for them to reform, but it is much more than Webster's. It takes half a year to a year. It is enough for the Changsun family, Wei family, Zhen family, Yu family and other families who were the first to reform to catch up with them by a long way.

In a country, it is better if there are more large enterprises, so that all the people can be brought into a state of welfare and security, and only then can more tax revenue be created for the country. At this moment, Datang no longer has to worry about them being too rich. When the money and property of the people are converted into shares and dispersed to the hands of each tribe, their harm has been reduced by half, and when they accept the company law of the court and the seemingly more rigorous and reliable asset supervision, Their harmfulness has been reduced by half again. They cooperate with local governments to develop some low-profit industries. Although they bind their own interests to the people and strengthen their own security, they also completely bind themselves to this country. In fact, their industry has developed, and the country will only be better.

In August, Li Shimin spent a rare Mid-Autumn Festival in Lingnan. The sugar production here is abundant, and the mooncakes made are also extremely sweet. When eating his favorite sweets and watching the memorial sent by Chang'an, he was in a happy mood To the extreme.

On the seashore, the sound of neat horns sounded. Tens of thousands of sailors, shirtless, jumped into the rolling sea water. Li Shimin, barefoot, walked slowly to the edge of the beach. These sailors, swimming and surfing Training is very entertaining.

After swimming in the sea a few times, he realized that swimming in the sea is not the same as swimming in the paddling pool repaired by the Royal Garden. Huge waves can always hit his face, Let him choke on water, he is regarded as a person who knows how to swim in the north, but in the south, it is not worth mentioning at all.

On the dock in the distance, the neatly arranged [-] large Baotou steel ships have finished their final repairs. After the top batch of boatmen from Weinan Shipyard and Lingnan Shipyard were evacuated from the ship, various materials began to be moved into the cabin by the boatmen one after another. .

This time, the duration of their voyage may reach more than two years. In addition to adequate preparations for necessities, their boats are also equipped with a lot of fishing, water filtration, various tools and new tools that can increase their continuous voyage ability. Skills, such as doctors, and even the art troupe members who use recreational activities to help the crew decompress, are prepared on board. Sun Xiangfu asked Zhao Long and the others to prepare almost every aspect he could think of. I really feel the difficulty of sailing in the open sea.

"Your Majesty, the materials shipped here are only a part, because once they go to sea, they will start to consume them. On Luzon Island, the minister has already sent fifty large ships with [-] shi to prepare another batch of materials. They will Over there, the supplies of the entire fleet will be filled up, and the fleet will go to sea with the fleet to replenish supplies for the fleet. However, with the sailing capabilities of those ships, the exploration fleet can only be sent to a place eight thousand miles away at most. The sea area is about to return."

Li Shimin nodded and continued to walk along the beach towards the direction of the fleet. He knew that eight thousand miles by sea may sound like a long distance, but it may not be one-tenth of the entire voyage. According to Sun Xiangfu's estimation, If the fleet goes around the world, it needs to sail at least one hundred thousand miles.

Of course, this does not mean that there are 4 miles around the earth. If you travel in a straight line and calculate the length of the equator, it is more than 300 kilometers, a little over [-] miles. However, the actual voyage is around the continental shelf. Then, The distance will be much longer, or even more than half. Taking Baotou Steel’s large ship downwind or against the wind, on average, at a sailing speed of more than [-] miles per day, it will take three to four hundred days to run the entire distance without stopping. In fact, the time for staying for supplies and landing for exploration is definitely not short. Therefore, Li Shimin would have to wait two or three years to know what the world outside the far sea looks like.

"Feng Qing, why do these boatmen have to carry so much tea, canned food and other materials on board, and put more food, wouldn't it make them eat longer?" Walking to the side of the pier, Li Shimin saw The boatman asked puzzledly about the things being carried.

"Your Majesty, you don't know about this. When the boat reaches the sea, there are all kinds of fishing tools. Generally, there is no shortage of food. The most lacking are fuel, drinking water, green leafy vegetables and fruits and vegetables. If people can't eat for a long time It is easy to have various diseases when you get these things, so if you are on a long-distance voyage, you need to prepare more of these materials.”

"It's no wonder that those boatmen and sailors who are going to Rinan County are more willing to eat these vegetables and fruits, but turn a blind eye to the delicious sea fish." Li Shimin suddenly realized.

Feng An's mind is complaining, if you run on the boat every day, you eat sea fish every day, it's no wonder you like it, some people even feel like vomiting when they smell the smell of sea fish.

So, at this moment, Zhao He and Zhang Lin, who feel like vomiting when they smell the smell of sea fish, are using baskets to pick up some rot leaf soil collected from the mountains and forests to the boat. They will find a place on each boat to plant Some green leafy vegetables that can grow quickly, such as lettuce and amaranth, will also sprout bean sprouts, which is a small stove for the crew at sea.

Seeing Li Shimin walking towards the fleet, Zhao Long closed the lid of a large suitcase, picked it up, got off the boat, and walked over to where Li Shimin was.

"Your Majesty, this is the suicide note of the 650 people who went to sea in the overseas exploration fleet. If we accidentally die in the sea, you are the most likely person in the world to help us fulfill our last wish, so please accept it." Zhao Long made a half-kneeling salute, raised the suitcase above his head and said.

For this ultra-long-distance voyage, even he who has been running on the sea for several years is not fully sure, so it is very necessary to prepare psychologically in advance.

"Suicide note? Why is this?" Li Shimin took the box that Zhao Long handed over and handed it to Dugu Mou, who was guarding beside him, and said with a heavy expression as he helped him up.

"Above the sea, any situation may arise. Making such preparations can arouse the sailors' awareness of survival cautiously when they set off. This awareness is very important and can help them avoid many crises."

Speaking of this, Zhao Long's eyes were a little red. He still remembered the shipwreck accident when he took the [-] sailors who had just been trained in Lingnan to Australia a few years ago.

It was night at that time, and there was a sudden strong wind on the sea, and the high waves of more than one foot overturned the two steamships controlled by the new crew, who had no time to adjust the direction and stabilize the hull. After most of the sailors on board fell into the sea, they had to die Blow up a sheepskin airbag to survive and tie it to your body to float in the waves. The visibility at night is too low, and the huge waves can't help the boats that have not been overturned to rescue them. Lost from the fleet, and at this time, they encountered a shark.

Sailors who have had some maritime knowledge training know that sharks will gather more and more because of the smell of blood. They only came here after smelling the blood smell from the injured crew members. If they want to escape, they must abandon the sharks. the injured crew.

At that time, many wounded who knew they were doomed loudly yelled their last wishes and swam downwind without hesitation along the waves. In order to fight for a way out for the uninjured crew, they chose to sacrifice themselves.

When Zhao Long led the fleet to search for it, there were only about 100 of the two or three hundred crew members left. This was the biggest loss in the fleet's several years of sailing, and all the living crew members are still grieving. Yu Huai.

Since then, the reduction of crew members due to various unexpected situations still occurs from time to time, but it is gradually decreasing, because, as they encounter more things, their methods of anticipating and responding to emergencies are becoming more and more serious. It is effective. In the past two years, it is basically difficult for similar situations to take their lives, especially after the application of steel-structured keel-clad steel ships with deeper drafts. Generally, it does not happen to be a typhoon, and they don’t have to worry about the hull of the ship. Overturned by the waves.

"Okay, I promise you, if any of you have an accident at sea, I will try my best to help them fulfill their last wish." Li Shimin patted Zhao Long's dark shoulder and said.

"My lord, thank you Your Majesty. By the way, these are some of the experiences we have explored to deal with emergencies when sailing at sea over the years, including predicting the weather, adjusting the hull, dealing with the impact of waves, dealing with heavy rain, and dealing with whirling countercurrents. Wait for the disposal plan for the more common dangerous situations at sea. There are also effective tactics and tactics that can be used when fighting at sea after being equipped with new equipment. It should be of great help to my Datang's naval training. Please also submit it to the various naval units for research and study."

Li Shimin took the brochure, nodded appreciatively at Zhao Long, and said, "The sea is so dangerous, you people, of course I will treasure the valuable experience you have gained in exchange for your life. It's just that you have so many crew members. To explore the far sea and risk your own life, do you not complain or regret it?"

Zhao Long shook his head and said, "Don't complain or regret. Teacher Sun once said that in the future, whoever controls the sea will control the world, because through it, he can go to any place in the world, and as long as he controls it, he will control the world." Temperament, the whole sea is flat for us, so that we can maintain the initiative in trade and military affairs.

For example, now, the Persians, Tianzhu people, and Garuda Lubo people cannot attack our Tang Dynasty at sea, but we can attack them at any time. Once they want to make an enemy of my Tang Dynasty, then all of them The rear of the coastline will be exposed to the attack of our navy. We have many routes that can directly attack Huanglong and attack their capital. In this case, they have no chance of winning.

Therefore, even if they sacrifice their lives, the ministers and their subordinates are willing to open up a sea route for my Tang Dynasty to lay the foundation for the crucial sea dominance in the future. "

"Whoever controls the sea will control the world..." Li Shimin murmured what Zhao Long said just now, and suddenly he had a clear understanding in his heart.

Today, Datang's ships are strong and have the ability to go overseas. In the future, if the ships of overseas countries are also strong, then Datang's thousands of miles of coastline and land no less than the size of Datang's land on the sea will be destroyed. Exposed in front of others, at that time, I really didn't know what kind of scene it was.

Li Shimin, who understands this truth, understands the importance of the booklet handed over by Zhao Long. Later, he will definitely pass it on to the various navies for training and training, so as to enhance Datang's ability to go overseas.

(End of this chapter)