Gu Yu thought for a while and then said: "Miss Zhang Ying, how far is Liuqiu from the main island of Yizhou (Taiwan)?"
Zhang Ying continued walking and thought for a while and said: "It's probably as far as the two hundred miles as you Han people said. It's quite far for our tribe. After all, the ships our tribe can build are too small.
The sea is very stormy and the people from the Yizhou (Taiwan) tribe have to go through a narrow escape to get there and come back."
Zhang Ying paused and then smiled and said: "But after thinking about it, with your big ship that is more than ten feet high, it is not a problem to go to Liuqiu, which is two hundred miles away. There is no need to have a narrow escape like the people from our tribe who go to Liuqiu.
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Gu Yu nodded and said: "Miss Zhang Ying is quite insightful. Our country's shipbuilding skills are worthy of praise. Even Cao Wei and Shu Han are far behind.
After all, among the three countries, only our fleet can reach Yizhou (Taiwan). Since we can reach Yizhou (Taiwan), there must be no problem in going to Ryukyu (Ryukyu Islands) in the future."
From the geographical point of view, Wu State is near the river and the sea, and has a developed traditional shipbuilding industry. The shipbuilding workshops are large-scale and widely distributed. For example, Moling, Jingkou, Yuzhang and other places along the river, Yongning, Hengyang, Wenma (today's Fujian Province) along the coast
Lianjiang County) and other places have shipbuilding workshops, called "shiptun".
Many of the places where rivers are suitable for navigation are under the control of Wu State, so the advantages of building large ships are also very obvious, and it is also necessary.
Nowadays, the inland waterway shipping in the whole world is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River trunk and tributaries, Lingnan Yushui Basin and other rivers. Most of these places are under the control of Wu State.
The Huaihe River also has a certain shipping value, but due to the small amount of water, large seasonal changes, and freezing periods in winter, rivers in the north generally have low shipping value. Only the shipping value in Liaodong is higher, but that is only in the summer. Therefore,
The inland navigation conditions in Cao Wei's control area were very poor.
Shuhan is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. At that time, the Sichuan River section had many shoals and fast currents, and the shipping conditions were far inferior to those in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
The tung oil on the tung trees used for the anti-corrosion of wooden ships mostly grows in the south. Wooden ships use tung oil to seal the hull, which is a special technology for anti-corrosion of ship materials.
Tung oil is light yellow, translucent, has the characteristics of high viscosity, acid and alkali resistance and strong permeability. It is used to coat the surface of wooden boats and ships. It has anti-corrosion, water and moisture insulation, rapid drying, high temperature resistance, strong adhesion and other effects.
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Therefore, before the building ship is built and launched into the water, it must be sealed twice with tung oil and paint to ensure the durability of the ship in the water.
Tung tree is a tree that can reach up to three feet high. The oil extracted from tung oil seeds is tung oil. Tung tree likes a warm and humid climate and is afraid of severe cold. At the same time, it requires sufficient sunshine, deep soil, rich in humus, and well-drained microorganisms.
acidic sandy loam soil,
These climatic conditions can only be met in the vast area south of the Yangtze River controlled by Soochow. There are very few tung trees in the northern area controlled by Cao Wei, so a little output is definitely not enough for Wei.
However, there is no good way for the time being. They can only let Soochow take the lead in this aspect. But unfortunately, their land warfare in Soochow is really difficult. After all, they have a large river system in the east of the Yangtze River, and they often rely on ships to travel.
Unlike Cao Wei, Shu Han mostly relied on horseback to travel. Gu Yu was brought back to reality by Zhang Ying as he thought about it. At this moment, the sky was almost completely dark.
"General Gu, I heard that the large ships in your fleet are very spacious and magnificent. Can you take me to visit them after we go back?" Zhang Ying turned around and looked at him expectantly and said,
But they have never changed their name to husband. After all, the two of them have not officially gotten married yet and have to wait until next month.
"Okay, no problem." Gu Yu replied without hesitation. He could still take full control of this small matter.
"General Gu, I think it's getting late. Let's find an open space here to camp and rest tonight." Zhang Ying, who was leading the way, looked at the crescent moon slowly rising behind the mountain and said with a hint of exhaustion.
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Gu Yu nodded and said to his left and right: "Give me the order and find a place to rest nearby tonight."
At night, on the sea near the west coast of Danzhou, the fleet led by Zhuge Ke, the great general of Wu State, could be seen on the coast of Daimao County, Danzhou. They landed ashore in half an hour, with the flags of Wu and Zhuge flying.
On both sides of ships big and small, hunting in the sea breeze,
"General, the front is Tortoise County under the rule of Zhuya County in the Han Dynasty. It only takes half an hour for our army to land on the shore." Lu Kai, the captain of Jianwu School, came forward and said, holding his fists. At this moment, Zhuge Ke was holding his arms.
Looking towards the land not far away, he had no intention of entering the cabin to take shelter temporarily because of the strong waves on the sea.
"Landing at night is not very safe, and the terrain of the island cannot be clearly seen. Let the soldiers land again tomorrow morning. Jingfeng, Wenti, don't worry. With your help this time, I will be able to completely capture this place.
The regrets in your hearts have gone away!" Zhuge Ke said confidently,
In the fifth year of their reign in Chiwu, their Majesty sent General Nie You and Lieutenant Lu Kai respectively to Zhuya and Dan'er to lead an expedition to Danzhou (Hainan) with 30,000 troops. However, Nie You was promoted to Danyang Governor and Lu Kai was promoted to Jianwu.
Captain, the southern expedition was abandoned halfway.
From then on, the southern expedition to Danzhou (Hainan) became a regret buried in the hearts of the two of them. They were rarely mentioned to outsiders, but Zhuge Ke knew everything about it.
After all, Nie You had been friends with him since he was a county official. Every time he came to Jianye, he would interact and argue with him. Over time, the two became close friends. Nie You often mentioned this matter in front of Zhuge Ke.
, then it is inevitable to sigh and sigh,
Nie You and Lu Kai both clasped their fists and said, "The general is wise. The general has come to Danzhou (Hainan) in person this time. If my servants are willing to go forward for the general, we will definitely be able to recover this place!"
Nie You then said: "General, I have one more thing to report."
"Wen Ti, let's talk." Zhuge Ke said,
Nie You cupped his fists and said: "General, most of the aboriginal people in Guzhou (Hainan) are Li people. Since the Han Dynasty established counties here, the Han people have moved into Hainan one after another, but the number is not large.
And the Li people are spread all over the island. If we want to reset the counties here and completely take this place back to our country, we need to make good friends with the Li people and try to be kind to them."
Zhuge Ke's beard pondered for a moment and said: "If they can stay on their own terms, I won't bother to embarrass them, but if they don't submit to the jurisdiction of my country, I still have to subdue them first before we can talk."
Lu Kai stood aside and said: "What the general said is true. There are many Li tribes on this island. Our army needs to be careful about its relationship with them when it lands tomorrow.
This land is fertile and has no snow all year round. It can be said to be a good place for farming and growing rice. If this land is managed well, our country's grain, grass and military resources will be further guaranteed!"
The wind and waves on the sea gradually subsided at midnight, and everyone was able to sleep more peacefully. The soldiers patrolling on the deck were patrolling back and forth, and they rotated several times during the period.
Early the next morning, when the sun rose from the sea, Zhuge Ke beat drums and gathered the generals on his ship "Huwei". After Zhuge Ke gave a simple instruction, he asked the soldiers on each ship to approach in turn.
Landed ashore and set foot on this long-lost land……