Starting from the Kamchatka Peninsula and following the Pacific Ocean in the north, it took a full two years, and in the long time, it was a little bit of luck for the Dinghai Navy.

In fact, this route, starting from the Kamchatka Peninsula, which is more than 3,000 kilometers, if you are lucky, may take a few months, or even a year, to do so.

If there is a definite direction, along the direction of the ocean, as in Europe, the method of using human relays may be completed in half a year at most, as long as a sufficient price is paid.

The price is a huge human life, which is unacceptable to the Dinghai Navy, although the Dinghai Navy has paid a considerable price in the entire scope of exploration, but from the very beginning, it has paid attention to protection, logistics, and casualties within the acceptable range, so that the speed is much slower.

Although it is slow, but this route, but quite solid, Ding Navy can be sure that every step forward, is solid, every step, can be copied, follow-up personnel and ships, according to this channel, smooth progress, and, the logistics support to the extreme.

That's right, it has been exerted to the extreme, not to mention the flying clippers and Spanish sailing ships, which exist specifically for ocean voyages, but also the Chinese-style sailing ships that used to be, if this kind of ship relies on the logistics system built by the Dinghai Navy, it is also very likely to cross the ocean.

Of course, the Chinese-style sailing ship is a kind of offshore capsizing, he can cross the ocean, but the premise is that in a place not too far from the land, the position of the crossing will not be very far, 200 to 300 kilometers, this extreme position, for crossing the Pacific Ocean, yes, but once it encounters too strong wind and waves, it will not work, it is likely to capsize.

In the Age of Sail, when was it not dangerous, even if it was the most famous ship, it was a star when it was alive, and it was a legend for nearly a hundred years after its death, and it was finally put on the screen by the driver director and became the highest-grossing film in history, which lasted for more than ten years, until the appearance of another film of the driver and broken.

Even in this way, the ships that applied a lot of science and technology, which can be said to be the pinnacle of the history of steamships at that time, will sink, and even in the 21st century, ocean-going ships that have applied countless high-tech means, satellite navigation, and even radar and other advanced means, will capsize because of bad weather, let alone this era.

Zhao Xin almost did the logistics and support to the extreme, and built a total of 16 supply bases during the voyage of more than 2,000 kilometers across the Kamchatka Peninsula, and according to the distance, the farthest distance between the two supply bases was 320 kilometers, and the closest distance was only 180 kilometers.

In other words, according to the speed of the clipper, you can reach a base in one day with all your strength, and even if it is a Spanish sailing ship, the speed of about 8 knots is about 15 kilometers per hour, and 180 kilometers in 12 hours a day, at most two days.

That is, the Chinese sailing ship, will be a little slower, also about 4 days, if it is a tailwind, it will be faster, such a base, plus a small base dotted with stars, is enough to ensure safety, unless, just like the sea, under the premise of not leaning, encountered enough to capsize the ship and the fleet.

Under normal circumstances, there is a certain degree of danger, not to mention that when it comes to exploration, what the Navy can do is to reduce the possibility of such a danger to the maximum, rather than completely reduce it, which is impossible in the 21 st century.

On the charts that have been discovered, there are 16 of the largest bases, and at least 120 or so small supply bases. Basically, when occupying a base that can be developed on a large scale and has enough land, a steady stream of materials will be transported, and there is no need to report after discovery, which has been determined, and at all costs, under the premise that a road to North America must be opened, then perfect logistics guarantee has become the key.

The key to calling for help is actually the base 800 kilometers away, which is one of the three largest bases in the entire North Pacific Ocean, and the three most important positions in the entire exploration fleet.

In the process of exploration, in the key location, a total of 6 islands of more than 1500 square kilometers were found, among such islands, according to the location and direction, from the middle of the selection, the final left 3 bases, these three bases, the largest one is 3000 square kilometers as large, of course, this one is not very large, only 900 square kilometers.

Not to mention compared with the previous two largest, even compared with some supply islands that are not too important, they are not very large, but in terms of location, it is very critical, ocean currents, islands, plus the location of the distance, these together form the foundation of this base, and after nearly 8 months of development, it has been developed quite perfectly.

In this base, there are not only more than 2,300 huge Spanish sailing ships, but also a large number of materials and personnel, once found, there are islands that can be built, and these materials will be dispatched immediately.

Of course, for the island that has just been developed and cannot be completely self-contained, such personnel and materials cost a lot of money, in order to ensure their normal survival, the follow-up, there are countless ships behind, if you start from the simple efficiency and consumption, such a method, his cost will be very large, tens of thousands of people don't listen to much, the daily cost on the island is very high, but this method, but this method, is very efficient.

All the expedition fleets, like beehives, as long as the next one is determined, will be like bees, probing everything around them, and finally, step by step, they have reached their current location, only one step away from the Americas, and now, it is time to pierce the window paper.

Zhao Xin also knows that the road to open up such a route is not far away, but how far it will be, how much time it will take, this, I really don't know, there is no accurate chart, there is no satellite under the premise, there is no deviation in this exploration, I don't know, and only Zhao Xin, because of the density of the islands, I know, it should be in the right direction, because in the entire Pacific Ocean, there are a large number of relatively dense islands in the north, that is, here, in the south, and in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, There are not many islands.

10 ships can be said to perform their duties, they take one as a unit, respectively to their respective positions, the longest one, and even sail directly to the Dinghai Navy, that is a long route, at least tens of thousands of kilometers of voyage, even if the clipper ship sails at a speed of 250, or even more than 300 kilometers, it will take at least a month or more, in fact, long-distance navigation, can not run so fast.

Arriving in 40 days is already good, this good news must be reported to the given navy as soon as possible, to His Majesty the Emperor, this is what everyone wants to do, and he also knows that once this news is reported level by level, it is almost inevitable that every level will report to His Majesty.

In the distant other hemisphere, in a distance of more than 8 time zones, a distance of more than 10,000 kilometers, in the past, it was almost the end of the world, but now, it is within the scope of exploration, they have actually discovered the Americas, but now they are not certain.

In Shenyang, which has been under construction for almost a year, after more than three years of development, and with the advanced technology of the Dinghai Navy, it has been gradually improved, and now it shows the style of a big city, which is a little different.

In the palace, even if Zhao Xin has assigned many rights, the things he handles every day may only be one-tenth of what Renzong handles, and he still needs to deal with more than 2 hours a day, and in some special times, it will take longer.

Zhao Xin has already abandoned the way the emperors of the old era dealt with it, but adopted the methods of some leaders of later generations, decentralizing power, grasping the big and letting go of the small, and grasping the main problems, for example, formulating the direction of development, the exact scientific line, and some projects for the people's livelihood and benefiting the people, but even so, some occasions that must appear, and some things that must be dealt with, still occupy most of his time, and even some places that are bound to appear, will occupy half a day, or even a day or two.

After dealing with a series of necessary things, Zhao Xin took out a document, which is a middle-level exposition, in fact, it is something similar to the internal reference of later generations, anyone can submit it here, and then there is a bottom, or something controversial, will be put here, let the decision-maker, or Zhao Xin take a look.

Turning over the internal references, most of the things are clichés, among them, mainly in terms of people's livelihood, the Dinghai Navy is in the ascendant, because of Zhao Xin's proper control, there are not many poor people, and there is no poverty alleviation project, but some systems still exist where they are not taken care of.

Local officials will reflect the problems found in their own aspects, and most of the problems will be solved, and these problems will be people's livelihood problems.

However, there are still some different opinions, and most of them are objections to some policies implemented by the Dinghai Navy, and most of these objections cannot be resolved, because almost all of the lines and guidelines for the Dinghai Navy were put forward by Zhao Xin.

Zhao Xin, who came from the 21 st century, through the grasp of the information age, will not only surpass this era, but even surpass the next few hundred years and thousands of years in terms of the depth and breadth of the problem.

However, in some cases, some policies will arouse the opinions of others, and these opinions, under Zhao Xin's open-mindedness, can be expressed on the internal reference, giving everyone who can see and discuss together.

It's just that this part is just for a look, and it won't change Zhao Xin's policy.

Among them, the most strongly criticized is nautical exploration.

From the Kuril Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula, it took only half a year to explore more than 4,000 kilometers, explore a lot of islands, and a huge large peninsula that is not rich in products, so there may be no direct benefits, but from the territory, from the expansion of the territory, it is still acceptable.

Land is an important resource, which has led to a consensus that the Dinghai Navy is different from the feudal dynasties, and unlike the era when land was only used as arable land or pasture, land without these foundations was considered a burden.

During the Han Dynasty, even if the water and grass were abundant, they could not be controlled because of the long distance, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, the entire northwest, because of climate changes and changes in the earth, became barren and could not carry so many people.

Grain is very important, basic farmland, basic rations, this is a foundation, is a red line that cannot be crossed, in the face of such a red line, we must ensure basic farmland, can we ensure the steady development of the country.

However, other land, not necessarily unimportant, heavy industry, industry, and all kinds of smelting, the demand for resources, that is almost endless, although in terms of mineral enrichment, is different, but the total amount of land is large enough, all kinds of mineral deposits, this is a fundamental.

In the exploration of the North, in the discovery of the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and even the exploration of the Arctic ice sheet, this principle, is to increase the land area of the Navy, and this increase may not show its effect now, but can be in the future.

Although it is said that in the beginning, the investment was huge, and there were some casualties, but on the whole, within the acceptable range, there were some opponents, but there were a minority.

But then, after the discovery of the Kamchatka Peninsula, it took a full year and a half to go deep into the ocean, and the construction of countless bases involved huge manpower, material and financial resources, as for the follow-up, a large number of transportation, materials, and tens of millions of ships, so the cost was astronomical.

Last year, in the first half of the year, when exploring the Kamchatka Peninsula, although the cost was very amazing, the consumption of half a year was about 1 billion yuan, which was already 10 times the highest annual income of the Northern Song Dynasty before going out to work, even in the income system of the Dinghai Navy, it was also quite expensive.

However, in the second half of the year, the entire consumption has increased, directly increased by 5 times, reaching 5 billion, and under such consumption, there are more people who oppose it, after all, this expenditure has occupied a considerable amount of data, and the most important thing is that there is no gain.

In half a year, only a few islands were discovered, and the naval personnel of this era have not yet realized the importance of waterways and shipping routes, and they are not aware of this important role.

From this time, the number of opponents began to increase, and this year, compared with last year, this number has increased by 1 times again, and it is expected that in a year, it can reach 20 billion this number, and there are more people who oppose it at this time, especially now, it has reached the extreme, and the internal reference occupies almost a quarter of the page, which is the opposition of these people.

For this, Zhao Xin just laughed at it, he knew very well the important role of the Americas, not to mention 20 billion, even if it was 200 billion, or even 2 trillion, it was acceptable, but the luck seemed to be a little worse, it had been 2 years, and he had not found it, according to the current chart, he was only one foot away from the door, but this one foot at the door did not appear, which also made him feel a burst of irritability.

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