NCCnovel Chapter 420 Can I Go and Rob?
Chapter 420 Can I Go and Rob?
Huangfu Lin was also full of expectations for the future and looked at Ye Kun.
Ye Kun thought for a moment and said:
"In twenty years, the population will surely double, and the cultivated land will also double; we will find all the overseas continents, and even completely rule them, turning them into the territory of China;
At that time, our steam engines were definitely put into use. Large ships and large carriages were all powered by steam engines.
Maybe, by the time electric lights are invented, we won’t need candles, torches or oil lamps for lighting when we’re working in the imperial court.
Our common people all have cotton-padded clothes and quilts, everyone has shoes to wear, and every family has meat to eat.
All our young people are literate, can write and do math, and know astronomy and geography.
Our paper supply will be guaranteed, and bamboo slips and wooden tablets will be completely eliminated. Even ordinary people will have straw paper when going to the toilet, and they won’t have to use bamboo strips to scrape their butts.
The average life expectancy of ordinary people is 60 years old, and people living to their 70s and 80s can be seen everywhere.
There will also be radio or wired telegraph, which should also be developed. At that time, I was in Yizhou and sent a message to Jinling, and it would arrive in the blink of an eye. "
Huangfu Lin and Jiang Laowu both grinned foolishly.
Very much looking forward to it.
In fact, they could not understand radio and steam engines, and could not imagine the specific scenarios in which radio and steam engines would be used.
In fact, Ye Kun had already officially launched projects and started research and development of radio, telegraph, steam engine, and external combustion engine two years ago.
The external combustion engine is the father of the internal combustion engine, and they are related by blood.
In terms of manufacturing difficulty, the external combustion engine is very simple.
However, the energy utilization rate is too low and is not suitable for promotion.
We first developed external combustion engines in order to pave the way for internal combustion engines and train talents.
Ye Kun also longed for that day and said with a smile: "If we work together, things will get better and better. This Northern Expedition to the Central Plains will be a battle that will crush everything with ease. You just need to do a good job of pre-war mobilization."
"As ordered!"
Huangfu Lin and Jiang Laowu clasped their fists together.
The next day, Ye Kun led the fleet out to sea.
One day later, we entered the East China Sea.
Huangfu Lin and Song Poliu commanded the naval fleet and conducted a series of exercises.
Outflanking, breaking out, cutting off and confronting, using guns, crossbows and ship-borne catapults to attack sea and coastal targets, landing on the beach, etc.
The naval warships designed by Ye Kun are not large. The largest warship has a full crew of only 300 people.
This is exactly the opposite of Jiangdong's previous approach.
Jiangdong likes to build big ships, but giant flat-bottomed boats are not suitable for sea navigation at all, they have poor maneuverability and slow speed.
Ye Kun emphasized safety, maneuverability and offensiveness, and did not allow the construction of large ships.
Even the troop and grain transport ships were limited to a carrying capacity of around 600 people.
The materials for making a small boat are readily available.
Even if you encounter a fire attack during a war, the entire army will not be wiped out.
The exercise lasted two days and included night combat.
Ye Kun expressed satisfaction with the results.
This is the level of a makeshift team, but it is enough to deal with Xiahou Chang.
In Ye Kun's opinion, Xiahou Chang's navy was only at the level of the small fishing boats in Jianghetou.
After the exercise, Song Poliu asked, "Principal Ye, do you think our navy can take over the Central Plains?"
"On the sea, we are absolutely invincible. Navy against navy, we crush Xiahou Chang."
Ye Kun smiled and said, "What we should consider is the issue of attacking the cities in the Central Plains after the navy lands."
Huangfu Lin nodded: "Yes, we need to formulate a battle plan, how to fight after landing, how to defend the city after taking it, how many troops are needed, which generals to assign..."
Ye Kun also nodded: "Within three days, we will come up with a naval combat plan. We need to prepare several plans so that we can adjust them at any time."
Everyone was on the naval command ship, studying the battle plan.
The meeting lasted for two days and three plans were agreed upon. They were top secret and only Ye Kun, Huangfu Lin, Jiang Laowu and Song Poliu knew about them.
After the battle plan was drawn up, Ye Kun asked Song Poliu, "Have you come up with a plan for a round-the-world voyage?"
"It has been completed. Please have a look, Principal Ye."
Song Poliu took out the voyage plan.
The plan was very comprehensive, marking some of the stops along the way, the expected arrival time, supply issues along the way, and personnel and weapons configurations, etc.
However, the number of ships and personnel required for this plan exceeded Ye Kun's expectations.
Ten large, medium and small warships and five logistics supply ships are needed.
In terms of personnel, it was estimated to be 2,200 people.
Ye Kun took a look and gave instructions: "Gather 3,000 people, I will feel more at ease. Bring more craftsmen. If our ship is broken, there must be craftsmen to use local materials to rebuild the ship."
In history, Zheng He sailed to the West with a fleet of more than 200 ships and more than 20,000 personnel. He swept across the world and was invincible.
The era in which the Great Ding Kingdom existed was far behind the era when Zheng He sailed to the West.
With Ye Kun's current equipment, and another 3,000 people, he would be able to sweep across the coast to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Song Poliu was very happy and said with a smile: "If we can gather 3,000 people, then everything will be safe."
Ye Kun asked again: "Have you decided who will lead the team?"
Song Poliu replied: "I have five sworn brothers, all of whom are from the Tanbing Hall and have two years of sailing experience. They can lead the team."
Ye Kun nodded: "Call them over tomorrow, along with the technical staff at the helm and pilot. I will give them a lesson and talk about the geography and customs of various places."
Song Poliu accepted the order and left.
Ye Kun also took the time to organize the information based on his own memories.
The next morning, Song Poliu came with several brothers, seven or eight helmsmen, and a guide.
Ye Kun convened a meeting, compared the globe and map, and said:
"The globe and map I made are not accurate enough. But the general direction is correct, you must believe it. As for the details, you will have to rely on this voyage to supplement and improve them. When you come back, you must bring me an accurate map.
Now, let me tell you about the four major races in the world. Because some people are different from us, when you see them, don’t think they are monsters. ”
Song Poliu smiled and said, "I have seen people from India, and I have also seen people from Rome and Qin. They are indeed different."
"There are even more different places, such as Africa, where there are all black people, with skin as black as charcoal or ink."
Ye Kun smiled and explained the appearance, skin color, and approximate distribution areas of the four major races.
Everyone was in disbelief, their eyes widened: "There are still completely black people in the world?"
"Yes, we are called black people. We have yellow skin and black hair, so we are called the yellow race." Ye Kun explained patiently and made sure everyone kept it in mind.
Then, Ye Kun analyzed the general level of civilization and military strength of various places along the way.
"On the sea, we are invincible. The biggest threat is the typhoon." Ye Kun turned the globe and said:
"When you land to resupply, you are most likely to encounter strong enemies in the Indochina Peninsula and the Tianzhu Peninsula, the southernmost part of Jiaozhi. They are not as developed as us, but they have a large population and well-developed agriculture.
The economy is also very good, and there is gold and silver.”
Song Poliu asked, "With so much gold and silver, can we go and rob them?"