When Zhao Xin was on the island, thinking about the future and imagining how to plan such a huge island next, Sun Ji, Xue Yu and the others were a little sad.

Zhao Xin said before that it will be in the port, and a problem in the port is coastal defense, the Great Song Dynasty is not without pirates, but there are few in the north, but what if someone attacks from the sea?

Sun Ji and Xue Yu, they are first-class super soldiers, and their strength is far greater than that of ordinary generals, but naval warfare is a field that has never been set foot in, what if there is danger.

Themselves, they still thought that when the time came, they would be more careful, and they would retreat if they really couldn't resist it, but now, Zhao Xin simply chose an island.

One of the biggest differences between the island and the shore is that some of the people on the shore escape, how to run the island, if the other party comes from the sea, they are almost certain, occupying the advantage of the sea.

It's so easy, I roughly summed up the thoughts in my heart in a vein, and I was about to go to the shore to see, Yuntai Mountain Island is so big, and there are many places close to the shore, so I must choose a suitable port suitable for docking big ships.

Unexpectedly, Sun Ji and Xue Yu were both bitter gourd faces, and they seemed to want to stop talking.

"Why, you two, don't you feel good here?"

"What's good, it's lonely overseas, and it's such a barren place, how to defend it!" Sun Ji said boldly, the contact with Zhao Xin has not been long, but they understand Zhao Xin's character, and there are some things that should not be hidden, but mentioned in person.

Zhao Xin patted his head, this era is really like this, people are full of strange feelings about the unknown sea, on land, there are cities and the like, which can ensure safety, above the ocean, there are roads everywhere, as if pirates and enemies can come everywhere.

Zhao Xin has never been worried, not to mention the Northern Song Dynasty, there are very few pirates, and even fewer go deep into the north, besides, Zhao Xin is ready to develop an ocean-going navy in the future, with the Northern Song Dynasty shipbuilding, plus Zhao Xin's mention, plus some weapons beyond this era, for example, muskets and artillery.

Even if he can't make it, ballistas and some specific weapons can increase his combat effectiveness, and when the time comes, the pirates will be worried.

Before the navy has actual combat capability, there is no need to worry, because Zhao Xin has a killer feature.

Fortress, on the island, the fortress is even more incomprehensible, especially on the relatively small island, located on the seaside, in the case of artillery is not popular, how do you fight, a landing, will make you suffer heavy casualties, and you don't even have to completely protect the island.

As long as a few bastions work together, it is a fortification that will never fall.

The island is not flat, there is nowhere to escape, and not every place can be landed, reefs, ocean currents, and these peaks on the shore, the places that can land are very limited, and after these places are completely shrouded in place, it is impregnable.

Zhao Xin told the truth, Sun Ji blushed for a while, he was just worried about the defense of this island, but he forgot that in Zhao Xin's hands, there is the strongest defensive fortress, this thing is a good hand on land, but it can't be used in coastal defense?

After Zhao Xin's introduction, Sun Ji found that at sea, it was even better, and even as long as he held his throat, then this would become the strongest point.

Sun Ji had heard Zhao Xin say before that it would only take 3 days for the immortal arts to make the fortress, and such a large island, not to mention covering them all, 3 fortresses with similar positions were enough to envelop everyone in it.

Of course, not now, just look at it casually, this barren island, it is impossible to attract pirates, in the future, after determining the location, if this place is converted into a border military state, there will definitely be garrisons, whether it is a forbidden army of an army, or other armies, there are enough personnel to protect these fortresses.

When the time comes, not to mention a little bit of water bandits, even if it is an army of tens of thousands, there is no way to face the terrible fortress.

Sun Ji and others, they don't know much about government affairs or anything, they just raise questions from the perspective of security, and now, security is not a problem, and they don't have too many problems.

Seeing that Sun Ji and the others did not speak, Zhao Xin also laughed for a while in his heart, the fortress itself is the strongest defense, at the beginning, it was to solve the defense of the island, after all, on the island, there is no geographical advantage, and some places are relatively narrow, and there is no way to build a huge city according to the standards of land.

As a last resort, the volume and area were reduced, who knows, actually created a defensive weapon, on the narrow island, as long as the enveloping range is determined, this fortress is more terrible than on land, and even the traditional digging tactics do not have much effect on the fortress on the island, until the appearance of siege artillery.

Next, Zhao Xin just proposed to go to the beach to have a look.

In fact, a seaside port involves a lot of things, such as determining the shipping lane, the shelter embankment, and many ancillary equipment such as the breakdown, which must not only be large enough, but also not have many reefs.

It is because of this that natural harbors are difficult to find, until later generations, waterproof explosives appeared, and some operations were used to blow up those unsuitable reefs and clear out the waterways, which made the harbor begin to popularize.

In fact, as a natural deep-water port in later generations, even if it was not developed in this era and was not bordered by land, the situation of this port was very good, and it could dock a large number of ships, and the throughput was quite high.

Zhao Xin, through careful observation, especially the in-depth perception given to him by the card system, included the surrounding together, and after a gradual inspection, finally confirmed three places, one can make the initial port, the other two are expansion projects, and eventually, a large, world-class port will be built.

The most important thing is that the distance between these three places is quite close, and as long as three fortresses are used, they can form a zigzag protection and include the entire port.

The area of Yuntai Mountain Island, as well as the port, were very satisfactory to Zhao Xin, and in the end, it was determined.

The determination of Yuntai Mountain Island, that is, Lianyungang in later generations, as a new starting point is a major event, and it also needs to be agreed by the center.

Different from Miaojiazhuang, Miaojiazhuang is a private village, even the land is its own, Zhao Xin tossed there, there are not many problems, but Yuntai Mountain Island is different, there must be a name.

Zhao Xin also had to garrison troops and establish a navy, which could not be done without a name, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, the restrictions on the military were very strong, but there was an exception, that is, the Jiedu envoy located in the border military state.

This is not only a level, usually Zaifu will also serve as a jiedu envoy, or it is just some outstanding in the clan, in these places, they have military and political power, generally speaking, it is like a country within a country.

The Northern Song Dynasty had strict control over the army, isn't this a thing contrary to the whole policy, in fact, it really doesn't violate it very much, the reason is very simple, these border military states are very small, only a very small part, equivalent to the state level, most of them are not even counties, most of them are in the relatively border, or barren, backward places, the Northern Song Dynasty in order to save the garrison, and increase the management of the setting.

Before Zhao Xin left Miaojiazhuang, he wrote to Renzong, explaining that he would choose these places, and now that the location has been determined, he is waiting for Renzong to cooperate from the top.

This cooperation needs to pass on the letter, it has been through for many months, and it has been in Baozhou for a long time, and now that Zhao Xin is finally safe, he is not willing to waste anything, the sooner it starts, the sooner this magical miracle city can be built.

Here in Haizhou, there is no eight-hundred-mile expedited, and even the official roads are in disrepair, and Zhao Xin wasted a lot of time when they entered Haizhou.

There is Huainan East Road nearby, Sun Ji made a special trip, and quickly whipped over to the post station to fold the song.

This time, without Han Qi's endorsement, but Zhao Xin is no longer what it used to be, in the name of the Marquis of Baozhou, he can borrow eight hundred miles to expedite.

But it must be a promotion twist and turn of the text, and it must be sent directly to the hands of the center, otherwise, if it is an ordinary matter, it is impossible to use the eight hundred miles to expedit.

This is also a restriction and preferential treatment, which is credited by Zhao.

A founding marquis, his status at the local level is not low, at least, it is not something that ordinary officials can interfere with, they don't dare to cover it up at all, and let this twist and turn enter the transfer department.

As for the person in charge of Huainan East Road, he happened to be qualified to know Zhao Xin's identity, so it was even more impossible for him to stop it.

There are more than 20 roads in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the transit envoys of each road are already considered high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and the Northern Song Dynasty initially had 15 roads in the Zhenzong period, and later expanded to 24 roads, all of which were provincial-level officials, and they were themselves middle-level and high-level officials.

The chief officer of this road is not a permanent official, but belongs to the central dispatch agencies, and the personnel of these institutions have been circulating for a long time, which is called the transfer department and is directly responsible for the affairs of the road.

But in fact, it should be the three divisions, and even some reserve officials in the center, most of whom have served as officials here, before they embarked on the road of governance.

There are some exceptions to this, I am afraid that there are a few officials who are promoted by Rocket, such as Han Qi, who was directly transferred from Jingzhou to the center and served as the deputy envoy of the privy council.

There are a few officials like Han Qi, and even if it is Han Qi, if he is not a follower of Fan Zhongyan, if he is not with the help of the spring breeze of Qingli's new policy, he will not want to cross this line.

This is also the key to Zhao Xin's identity, otherwise, it will be just a bottom-level roff, which will occupy a lot of his time and energy, so it's still good.

Sun Ji is still very responsible, and he has been seeing the transshipment department issue an official document, so that this can be rushed through eight hundred miles before leaving, and now, everything is done, waiting for the approval of the center, they can open their hands and feet.