As the floating population increased, and ships brought goods from the Song Dynasty one by one, the market became more and more lively, and the streets gradually became lively.
In addition to agricultural and livestock exchanges and grocery stores, hotels and teahouses have also opened.
When Cao Zheng was vigorously purchasing cattle and sheep, Li Jun and Zhang Heng jointly complained to Shi Jin in Shi Jin's study in Muyang City.
"Marshal, Cao Tiju has repeatedly complained that our navy's transportation is unfavorable, causing the goats to be stranded in Dalian, affecting the follow-up plans of the Agricultural and Livestock Exchange.
However, we only have so many navy ships, and they have been transporting them day and night.
Even Because the need to transport troops, horses, and goods has affected the normal operations of our navy.
Practice.
Marshal, the Liao Kingdom also has a navy.
Although it is far inferior to our army in terms of scale and combat effectiveness, if our navy continues to do the work of the transport brigade, we will not be able to deal with the Liao Navy.
Please also ask someone to set up a department to manage transportation, so that our navy can concentrate on training and preparing for war."
When Shi Jin heard Li Jun and Zhang Heng's complaints, he comforted him: "This is because I didn't think carefully before.
Don't worry, I will set up a Municipal Shipping Department in Dalian to manage maritime foreign trade, and at the same time add a transportation department." company, specifically responsible for transporting these goods.”
Li Jun and Zhang Heng quickly raised their hands and said, "Marshal is wise."
Shi Jin waved his hand for them all to sit down and asked: "When I asked you to go to Lushun to inspect the military port, how did the inspection go?"
Hearing Shi Jin ask about Lushun, Li Jun stood up and said excitedly: "Marshal, Lushun is definitely a natural military port.
It is the best military port I have ever seen.
The military port is located at the southwest end of Jinzhou, on the north coast of the Yellow Sea.
The port entrance opens to the southeast, with Golden Mountain to the east and Laohuwei Peninsula to the west.
The curved dry beach at Lushun Port looks like a tiger's tail, and we call it Laohuwei.
Laotieshan, the outlet to the sea is formed by the confrontation between the two mountains, Golden Mountain and Laotieshan.
It is less than 100 feet wide, and the channel is only 30 feet long.
Only three or four large warships can pass through it at a time, making it most difficult to defend and difficult to attack. .
As long as lighthouses are set up on the mountains on both sides of the channel, hidden forts and fortresses are built, and Lushun is protected by artillery, it will be a natural victory, even if there are thousands of troops, it cannot be defeated. " Zhang Heng also shouted: "Moreover, Tiger Tail divides the entire bay into East and West Ports.
The East Port is 35 feet wide and the water is two feet deep.
The pier is surrounded by stone walls.
The West Port is 70 feet wide and the water in the port is vast.
Freezing but no siltation, it is a shallow beach in the harbor It has good concealment and wind protection, and the existence of the Laohuwei Peninsula forms a large breakwater, making Westport like an inner lake.
Even if a storm comes, the ships in Westport can be protected from the threat of the storm.
An ideal harbor.”
Shi Jin nodded when he heard it.
Sure enough, Lushun was very suitable to be a military port.
"Since it's so suitable, you should submit the construction report as soon as possible so that I can arrange manpower to build the military port and runway."
"Yes, Marshal" After Li Jun and Zhang Heng had gone out, Shi Jin sat in the study, covering his forehead and thinking hard.
Building a new city is indeed extremely difficult.
There is a serious shortage of manpower and money is wasted.
Thinking about the difficulties he faced, Shi Jin thought to himself: "The population of Jinzhou is too small, so we still have to recruit people from the Song Dynasty.
For his own big plan, he has to trick people here even if he is abducting them."
Shi Jin found Zhu Wu and Lu Zhishen.
"Even if we know that Jinzhou has been captured by our army, it will take at least a month or two to spread the news to Liaoyang Mansion, then back to Shangjing, and then send out troops.
Now Jinzhou is full of waste and needs a lot of manpower.
Prepare to go back to Shandong to recruit people.
I will entrust you with this important military and political matter in Jinzhou."
"Marshal, don't worry, we will try our best to protect Jinzhou" Zhu Wu and Lu Zhishen shouted with their hands raised.
Standing on the bow of the ship and looking at the vast sea, Shi Jin patted the side of the ship.
The speed was still too slow.
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Now his main force is still in Shandong, but he is in Liaodong.
With such separation between the two places, communication and communication have become particularly important.
Once an emergency occurs, but the information cannot be transferred to oneself as soon as possible, wouldn't it be a big deal?
Relying on current navigation technology, it takes three days to travel from Shandong to Liaodong, and it may take even longer if there is headwind.
More than three days is too long Is there any way to speed it up?
internal combustion engine Forget it, with the current level of technology, it is simply impossible to achieve.
steam engine Shi Jin understood this basic principle, but the problem of cylinder sealing and how to improve thermal efficiency required continuous testing and improvement to create a qualified and durable steam engine.
It won't take more than ten or several decades to accomplish this, I'm afraid it won't be possible.
Now I am stepping up my strategy to conquer Liaodong.
How can I wait for such a long time?
Is there any other way to speed up the voyage?
When Shi Jin was thinking hard, Lu Fang walked behind Shi Jin and shouted softly: "Marshal, the wind and waves are strong on the other side, so let's rest in the cabin."
When Shi Jin heard this, he turned his head and was about to enter the cabin when he saw the sails on the ship, and an inspiration flashed in his mind. sailing boat I remember that there were windsurfing and sailing competitions in later generations.
Windsurfing sailing boats were also driven solely by wind, but they were very fast and could reach knots.
The maximum speed could even reach twenty or thirty knots.
If we use windsurfing or sailing boats to travel between Dalian and Dengzhou, it should not take more than a day.
The sailboat seems to have another name called a clipper boat.
I provided a sketch based on the shape in my memory and asked Yubangan Meng Kang to experiment and study it.
With the tips from his own pattern and Meng Kang’s many years of shipbuilding experience, I believe he will be able to create a clipper ship soon.
With the clipper ship, this trip will be faster in the future, and it will be very easy for me to cross the Pacific and conquer the Americas in the future.
Thinking of this, Shi Jin first used charcoal to draw the appearance of the sailboat in his memory on rice paper.
After writing down the characteristics and key issues of the two types of boats in detail, he handed them to Yubanganmeng when he was going to Laizhou.
Kang.
Shi Jin was very happy to have solved a worry.
He strode towards the cabin and shouted: "Lu Fang, take out the wine.
I am in a good mood and want to have a few drinks."
Seeing that the marshal was happy, Lu Fang also shouted happily: "Okay, marshal, do it well.
I will ask my men to prepare some more good dishes to go with the wine."
"Well, go ahead" After three days of sailing at sea, Shi Jin and his party finally arrived in Dengzhou.
As the navy returned again and again, it sent ships full of goats to Shandong.
Now Shandong Shui didn't know that Jiuzhilong Shijin had led the Liangshan army to defeat the Liao soldiers and captured the Suzhou Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom.
When they heard that Shi Jin was returning to Dengzhou by boat, the people of Dengzhou were all happy.
They helped the old and the young, lined the doors with fragrant flowers and candles, and all ran out of their homes to see Shi Jin and Liang Shanjun.
I saw Shi Jin at the front riding a tall charcoal red horse, wearing a golden lotus leaf helmet, a chain-linked gold armor with an animal face, a golden belt of lychee and seven treasures around his waist, and a Xichuan red embroidered robe.
It's majestic.
Immediately behind Shi Jin was Yu Baosi, the leader of the flag-bearing banner.
He was holding a flag that led the army, with the words "History of the General of the Liao Dynasty" pinned in gold on it.
Behind the handsome flag, there is an iron rod Luan Yu in the left hand, and a red-faced tiger Yuan Lang in the right, leading 500 light cavalry, all wearing flaming red flags, red armor and red robes, red horses with red tassels, long spears in their hands, and all bows and arrows.
The infantry followed the cavalry, led by two generals, Xiao Wenhou Lu Fang and Sai Rengui Guo Sheng.
They all rode war horses, holding painted halberds and swords hanging from their waists.
The 500 Tiger Guards led by him each hold steel knives, axes, broad swords and spears.
Although the people all over the city were staring at him, the soldiers of Liangshan Army were not affected by the outside world and walked silently one by one with serious expressions.
I saw the flags of the Liangshan Army were neatly arranged and the team was majestic.
The people who were watching all praised the award and were all impressed.
"I finally know why these Liangshan heroes were able to defeat the Liao army and capture the Liao city.
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It turned out to be so beneficial."
"You just know it now.
Let me tell you, as long as Jiuwen Long Shi Jin is here, there is no opponent that Liangshan Army cannot defeat."
"What is even more admirable is that the Liangshan Army is not like those officers and soldiers who are like thieves.
Whenever the Liangshan Army passes by, they do no harm to the people."
"But why did I hear that when the Liangshan Army went to the Liao Kingdom, they robbed many herdsmen of their goats?"
Hearing someone question the Liangshan Army, a commoner cursed: "Robbing the things of the Liao Kingdom, robbing those herdsmen is not a good thing.
Don't they often respond to the dog emperor of the Liao Kingdom to come to our Song Dynasty to rob things.
If you want to tell me, The marshal is still too kind, so he should kill all those Liao people."
"This is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: Therefore, it is wise to feed the enemy.
If you feed the enemy one bell, you will treat me as twenty bells; if you guard against one stone, you will treat me as twenty stones.
Marshal is feeding the enemy and weakening the Liao Kingdom."
In a restaurant in Dengzhou City, a group of people were looking at the Liangshan Army passing by through the door and window of the inn.
The troops were in great order, and a chilling atmosphere could be felt from a distance.
At a glance, you can tell that the Liangshan Army in front of you is a well-trained and elite tiger and wolf division.
Looking at the tiger and wolf master in front of him, a smile appeared on his lips.
Although this man was wearing the clothes of a scribe, the bulging muscles on his body exuded a heroic aura, and there was a sword hanging on his side.
He looked more like a martial artist than a literati.
"Nine-patterned Dragon Shi Jin, I hope you won't disappoint me":