Go to a bend in the lower reaches of the Heishui River, a hundred miles east of Xinhua City.
Two huge ships sailed up the river.
In the ancient river, for the first time, a giant warship built by humans appeared.
The huge building ship lowered its huge sails and relied on human power to row the oars and chop the waves.
Several bears who were waiting for fish on the river bank were so frightened by these two behemoths that they ran into the woods and peeed.
In the command cabin, a young officer sat in the command cabin.
He stretched his muscles a little boredly.
"Major General, we are only a hundred miles away from Xinhua City!" An officer who was obviously a deputy reported the distance.
Xu Yan nodded after hearing this.
As the eldest son of Han Dynasty general Songzihou Xu Han.
Although Xu Yan now only holds the false title of "Louchuan Sima" in the Louchuan General Yamen.
But in fact, the Korean fleet of the Han Dynasty, with Qinhuangdao in Liaoxi County as its home port, is currently under his command and management.
Last year, the Han Dynasty established the Louzhou General Yamen to take charge of all types of warships and ships in the world.
Then, in accordance with the emperor's order, the General Office of Louchuan selected four deep-water ports among the coastal counties in the world, and stationed four offshore fleets respectively to take charge of maritime affairs.
Because, so far, the Han Dynasty has not found any enemies from the sea, and there are no maritime interests to protect.
Therefore, the sizes of these four fleets are all very small.
Take Xu Yan's North Korean fleet as an example. It only has four large ships under its command, and a dozen or so auxiliary ships. Its main daily tasks are to patrol and fish along the coastline from Qinhuangdao to North Korea.
Very relaxing.
It was only two months ago that Qinhuangdao became lively after the imperial court began to immigrate to North Korea, Liaodong and Xinhua.
At one time, dozens of large ships from the previous expedition to Korea gathered together, as well as more than a hundred other large and small auxiliary ships.
These new ships have all had their combat facilities and weapons removed and converted into transport ships.
Constantly transporting materials and personnel from Qinhuangdao to North Korea.
The transport volume of these ships, especially the large-scale ships, is astonishing.
A large ship can travel back and forth to North Korea three times in a month, transporting hundreds of immigrants, all their belongings, and the food and materials allocated to them by the state to North Korea's Shishan Port, which is where the Han fleet landed.
That port.
Because the Han army landed there and then wiped out the brutal Wei regime and brought love and justice to the land of Korea.
Therefore, we named it ‘Shi Shan’.
Xu Yan was hurriedly sent to Qinhuangdao by his father after the immigration operation began.
On the one hand, it represents the General Office of Lou Chuan to supervise and supervise Qinhuangdao’s fleet.
On the other hand, it is to improve political performance and reputation, which is very convenient. In the future, the son will inherit his father's legacy and inherit the position of general building ship.
"How is our cargo?" Xu Yan turned around and asked.
"Major General, all the goods are in good condition!" the adjutant replied respectfully.
Xu Yan nodded when he heard this and put his heart in his stomach.
The materials transported to Xinhua City this time are very important.
There are more than one pair of eyes in Chang'an City that are always paying attention to this transportation task.
Otherwise, why would Xu Yan take the risk and go to sea with the fleet?
"I heard that Xinhua is very good..." Xu Yan walked out of the room and stood on the top deck of the building, looking at the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, thinking to himself: "I should be able to make a fortune.
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As the imperial court began to promote reclamation, a large number of people and materials were mobilized toward the northeast.
This created a huge emerging market and a trade route that is now thriving.
Ginseng, deerskin, antler, and fur from North Korea, Xinhua, and Zhenban are all in great demand in China.
The price of a bear skin in perfect condition in Chang'an often exceeds tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The more valuable mink, fox and otter skins are even more expensive.
Chinese fabrics, spices, silks and pottery, bronze products, and ironware are also very popular in these areas.
A piece of ironware produced by Yantie Yamen can be sold for less than a thousand yuan in Chang'an.
But in these places, it is very easy to exchange it for a piece of perfect fur. It often happens that a businessman gets lucky and gets a piece of burlap in exchange for a large piece of gold.
legendary story.
Trade is so booming. Profits are so high.
Naturally, it attracted the covetous attention of all forces in the world.
For example, the Donghai Captain who is stationed in Jiaodong Kingdom from the General Office of Lou Chuan has been reporting to Chang'an recently: Wang Xiongqu of Jiaodong has no laws and builds ships privately, which seems to be up to no good.
And Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, did not grow up eating grass, so he immediately bit back: Donghai Duwei Chen Shengzhi took it privately, smuggled goods, extorted the people, and competed with the people for profit.
This fierce battle even went directly in front of the emperor.
Xu Yan knew these inside stories very well.
After all, money is what moves people’s hearts!
Langya Port in Jiaodong Kingdom is the home port of the East China Sea Fleet selected by the General Office of the Lou Chuan.
The port is the best deep-water port in Jiaodong Province and can berth more than a hundred large ships at a time.
With the development and reclamation of the Northeast, business travelers and immigrants from Qilu and other places basically sailed directly to North Korea through Langya Port and along the waterway used by the Han Dynasty fleet's last expedition to North Korea.
In other words, whoever controls Langya Port may control a large commercial port with a daily transaction volume of over 10 million.
Liu Xiongqu was so poor that he almost went crazy.
Now, with such a big piece of pie falling from the sky, he would be a fool if he didn't want to catch it.
Of course, Louchuan Jiangjun Yamen will not just watch the local government extend its reach into its own territory.
Therefore, the fight this time was actually between Jiaodong King Liu Xiongqu and Xu Yan's father Xu Han.
And Xu Yan has no doubt about his father's final victory!
The reason is simple: the emperor is on the side of General Lou Chuan’s Yamen!
If Liu Xiongqu hadn't been from the clan, General Lou Chuan's Yamen would have been celebrating the victory by now.
Thinking about this, Xu Yan walked to the side of the deck and looked at the plains in the distance.
On the plain in the distance, there is a faint curl of smoke.
Looking at this land, Xu Yan was also full of expectations.
Because it is said that the emperor will entrust the princes and heroes in this new land to enfeoff again.
In other words, somewhere in this land, there may be a piece of land that will bear the surname Xu in the future.
Song Zi married the Xu family, starting from Xu Han's grandfather, who was a famous farming expert.
In thirty years, the country of Songzihou has transformed from a barbaric wilderness into a land of plenty.
Although the Xu family has been planning to repurchase their talents and become oceanographers since last year, this kind of field instinct is deeply engraved in the bone marrow of every descendant of the Xu family.
So when Xu Yan thought that his family might need another fiefdom equal to the area of Songzi Hou Kingdom, he couldn't help but think about replicating the development experience of Songzi Hou Kingdom in that place in the future.
In the technology of repairing the earth, the old Xu family is currently No. 1 among the princes of the Han Dynasty.
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After three hours of sailing, the building ship successfully arrived at the port outside Xinhua City.
Because the port is so small, it can only barely accommodate one large ship.
Therefore, Xu Yan asked another building boat to stop in the river first, and his own boat docked first.
When they arrived at the pier, the ship lowered a huge wooden plank, and then Xu Yan led several officers off the ship.
On the pier, several officials in official uniforms were immediately greeted.
Among them were Xu Yan's acquaintances.
As soon as Xu Yan saw the other party, he immediately raised his hands and bowed, saying: "Long time no see, brother Zi Ren..."
And Bo Shi smiled slightly and returned the favor: "Long time no see, dear brother!"
"Bo Shi" means "Ziren". The so-called "benevolence must come from the world". It is a symbol of the Han Dynasty. It should echo with one's own name and support each other.
For example, Zhao Yun, whom everyone is familiar with, means Zilong. That is, Yun extends from dragon.
Zhang Fei means "Yide". How can he fly without wings?
Picking up the names randomly is a sign of illiteracy and you will be laughed at when you go out!
The two young men from aristocratic families chatted for a while and talked about the scenery of Chang'an.
Then Xu Yan said: "Brother Zi Ren, I have been ordered to deliver three trawl nets to my brother. I also ask Brother Zi Ren to inspect them and sign for them. In addition, by your Majesty's order, the two large boats led by Yu Di will be sent to the
For the next three months, I will obey my brother’s orders and catch black water fish every two days!”
As he spoke, Xu Yan handed an official letter written on white paper to Bo Shi.
Bo Shi took it and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness!"
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A quarter of an hour later, Bo Shi was stunned when he saw dozens of Han soldiers carrying a huge net neatly folded together.
"It's so huge!" Bo Shi clicked his tongue, and he finally understood why the emperor ordered the dispatch of two precious high-rise ships to Xinhua City to cooperate.
Such a huge network cannot be pulled by human power at all!
Disembarking with the giant net, there were also several craftsmen from the Shaofu and an official who was clearly dressed as a Mohist. Who in the world would be barefoot except a Mohist?
"These three trawl nets were woven by craftsmen from Shaofu Dongyuan. The hemp alone cost tens of thousands of kilograms! Each trawl net is one hundred and thirty feet long and twelve feet wide. It uses coarse hemp as rope and wooden tube.
Reinforced and weighing more than a thousand catties!" After the Mohist got off the boat, he proudly introduced this unprecedented fishing tool jointly created by the wisdom of Mo Yuan and Shaofu.
The emergence of such large-scale nets indicates that humans will be able to catch countless fish in rivers and oceans on a large scale.
After the trawl net was successfully manufactured, a test was conducted in the Wei River.
Tests have shown that the trawl net pulled by two medium-sized floor boats can catch all fish of all sizes in the river without leaving any grass behind.
Because it is too buggy, the Prime Minister's Office issued an order not to use trawl nets in the Wei River. If trawl nets are used to fish in the Wei River, the fishermen in Guanzhong will be forced to a desperate situation.
And even when they came to Xinhua City, the emperor gave a special order that the trawl net should not be used for more than two consecutive days.
This is also the spirit that China's rulers have implemented in their governance philosophy since ancient times: they cannot kill everyone.
Starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty, pregnant and lactating beasts were not included in the hunting list.
This is benevolence.
Of course, as one of the manufacturers of this trawl net, the poet also knows very well that in fact, this kind of trawl net is limited by materials and technology and cannot work continuously.
Every two days, a trawl net must be overhauled, inspected and aired.
Otherwise, the trawl net will rot within a few days.
But Xu Yan and Bo Shi were both shocked by the word "Dongyuan".
As we all know, there are six Shaofu temples, each performing its own duties.
Among them, Dongyuanling Yamen was the concentration of the highest level craftsmen and technicians in the Han Dynasty.
This organization, in normal times, would only do one thing, making artifacts for the emperors of the past dynasties.
All the Huang Chang Ti Cou and gold jade clothes found in the tombs of princes and kings in the world came from the East Garden.
Therefore, the East Garden is also known as the "Netherworld Garden".
The craftsmen of Dongyuan can even weave silk as thin as cicada wings and cast lifelike bronze figures.
There is even a legend that there is a bronze mirror in the Ba Mausoleum that can clearly reflect human figures. It was polished bit by bit by the craftsmen of Dongyuan for ten years.
In other words, this institution is a concentration camp for top craftsmen who can paint eggs with their hands.
And this trawl net actually has to be woven by craftsmen from Dongyuan.
To a certain extent, this shows that the technical difficulty of this trawl has gone beyond ordinary and excellent, reaching the limit of what human hands can weave.
This immediately made Bo Shi feel infinite confidence in his heart.
Bo Shi looked at the Heishui River in front of him and burst into laughter.
With three giant nets like this, the fish in the Blackwater River will never be able to escape! (To be continued.)
