In the early human civilization, there was a reverence for the sea, the sea has an infinite area, a powerful and unfathomable power, even if the sea is abundant, no one can go deep into the sea. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Until the gradual improvement of the equipment, after the human beings have owned the boat, they will gradually show the generous side of human beings.

The Pacific Ocean, as the largest ocean in the world, accounts for about one-third of the total area of the earth and more than twice the size of Asia.

Crossing the Pacific Ocean, not to mention the current level of shipping, even in the future, is a very difficult thing, under the satellite positioning, perfect logistics system, there is also news of the silence of ships every year.

Not to mention that in the Northern Song Dynasty, this backward era when there were no simple means of communication such as radio, unless Zhao Xin opened the golden finger, so that the quality of the ship was greatly improved, and after the development of the later Age of Discovery, ships that could cross continents, so that it was possible to pass through the Pacific Ocean.

Ships are the basis of traffic, the ocean-going 10,000-ton freighters of later generations, to the aborigines of the Northern Song Dynasty to use, they can't use it at all, even if it is some sailing ships that can cross the Pacific Ocean, this kind of competitive sailing ships with only simple equipment, most of the others are manual equipment, you, in the hands of the crew of the Northern Song Dynasty, whether it can pass, is also a problem.

The ship is a piece of hardware, the simplest hardware, and software, which requires a skilled captain, a wealth of charts, surveying and mapping tools, and then the right direction, so as to be able to guarantee the passage.

China does not have many ocean-going professionals, but through recruitment and training, Zhao Xin's card system and the insight of the traverser can achieve the early ships of the Age of Discovery, this effort, it should not be difficult.

In fact, the shipbuilding industry in the Northern Song Dynasty has developed to a peak state, starting from the traditional Chinese sailing boats, absorbing the advantages of Arabia, Japan, and some other sailing ships, which is very distinctive.

During the Tang Dynasty, there were also maritime merchants concentrated in China, but they took most of the Arab sailing ships, Chinese-style sailing ships, did not enter the field of voyages, with the development of China, to the Song Dynasty, most of the merchants used Chinese sailing ships.

As long as this is changed, coupled with the application of spinnakers, China's own watertight cabins and huge warships have created a ship that surpasses the age of sailing, which should not be a problem.

Crossing the Pacific Ocean, it is too difficult, even if you have a ship in the Age of Discovery, or even more than a point, it is very dangerous to cross, often encounter some tropical storms, the ship will be destroyed and people will die, maybe ten fleets will pass, can have a successful pass, to the other end of the Americas, is lucky.

Zhao Xin asked, not only to go, but also to come back, in this way, you need to fight one percent of luck, if you are lucky, 100 ships can come back one, bad luck, maybe a few years, spend a huge amount of manpower and material resources, nothing.

The vast ocean, at any time, is worthy of awe, the history of the written Europeans, the glory of the Age of Discovery, it seems, as long as there is a ship of the Age of Discovery, you can calmly cross the ocean.

But history records, there are only a few successes, what about the others, the vast ocean is terrifying, the Europeans spent hundreds of years and countless sacrifices, in the face of such a huge sacrifice and death, gradually conquered the Atlantic, if the Atlantic Ocean is replaced by the Pacific Ocean, I am afraid that even the brave navigators will be afraid.

Replaced by the Northern Song Dynasty natives, even if they obtain all the ship information of the Age of Discovery, they will gradually fail and lose the courage to continue, Zhao Xin is the traverser, the insight of the traverser is the root of everything that changes, and there is a shortcut in the course of crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Along Japan to the northeast, from the Kuril Islands, the Aleutian Islands all the way past, is the Americas, which is a relatively stable shipping lane, and all over the islands, can be used in a steady way, for example, set up intermediary bases on suitable islands, each time with a relatively large fleet as a basis, step by step to improve the base and waterway, and finally arrive in the Americas in a ladder way.

The result of this is that it will be relatively slow, according to 300 kilometers as a node, a node may take one or two months to be able to explore, arranged, may go from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Americas, it will take 2 years, or even 3 years, the security is high, as long as you are careful, the probability of danger is also very small, as long as you have a perfect layout of various supply bases, once you reach the Americas, you can use the fastest speed, from the Americas to get the materials you need back, and even form a stable shipping lane, linking Asia and the Americas.

Such a tricky method, but it is also not easy, the ship of the age of navigation is the foundation, this is only the easiest to achieve, skilled crew, at least a certain amount of sailing experience, step by step to build a supply system, at least, to advance step by step, more than 9000 miles of voyage, for the ocean, is a huge constraint, Zhao Xin wants not one sacrifice after another, is a stable communication channel.

North America is rich in products, even if the Indians are not developed enough, there is always food, as well as important precious metals such as gold and silver, and of course, these crops, which is also the biggest purpose.

Even if it is possible in the future, when the population of the Northern Song Dynasty swelled, it can also be used as a direction for immigration, compared to the southern and tropical continents, which are rich in natural products but full of miasma and poisonous insects, and the North American continent, which has a warm and moist climate similar to China, seems to be another good choice.

This is a later story, as long as he obtains high-yield crops from North America, in a few decades, Zhao Xin does not have to worry about population density, in the future, Liao, Western Xia, Mongolia, and even Southeast Asia in the south, close to China, there is more land waiting for him to fight, North America, is just a last road.

From breeding to feed, from feed to corn, and then to high-yield crops in the Americas, Zhao Xin's brain is jumping greatly, to be honest, the food problem is a huge bomb, whether it is lacking or rich, it will affect the trend of a country, whether it is slavery, feudal, or even industrial society, it is the same.

Even in the future, after solving the current crisis and controlling a certain amount of territory, it needs to be slowly figured out, and it may take 5 or even 10 years to see results.

Now, what Zhao Xin needs to do is to start the breeding industry in advance and accumulate a little experience in Miaojiazhuang first.

Aquaculture is related to the future, although it is said that eating meat and eating food, it is not too affecting, the conversion rate of food is too low, for high-intensity training, meat is needed, for strong men, meat and protein are always the best way to increase muscle.

The current status quo, is not suitable for intensive farming, Zhao Xin is a historian, not an expert in breeding, even for the prosperity of his hometown, thought of the method of breeding, are superficial, at most understand the process, there is no strong foundation for later generations, rashly on the scale of breeding, the final result is, how much to raise and how much to die, a problem of infectious diseases, is the obstacle of large-scale breeding.

Can not be intensive large-scale breeding, but can be decentralized breeding, Miaojiazhuang itself has this condition, Zhao Xin specifically found Miao Yuan to talk about this matter, let him publicize it, let each family in Miaojiazhuang raise a few more pigs.

Just raise a few pigs, this is not a very difficult thing for Miao Yuan, there is a livestock market in Baozhou, although there are not many large livestock, but there are many things like piglets, and this thing is not very easy to sell.

Not every family is willing to raise pigs, pigs can get a profit, slaughtered during the New Year, you can get meat for the New Year, you can also get a lot of income, but the process of feeding pigs, it is more difficult, there are many people in the family, some people go to fight pigweed, and get some other things instead of food, you can also, because it is only incidental, the investment is not very large, if you feed purely with food, it will be very miserable.

This is also the problem, under the premise that there is no way to ensure that people are fed, if the food is used to feed the pigs, it is not a joke, this is to human life, some families who do not know how to operate, pigs have not been raised, and the food is gone, and finally the pigs have to be sold cheaply, and the pigs are raised to a difficult point, not nothing.

Pork can definitely make money, it takes time, a pig, it may take a year to grow well, with 1000 catties, or 1200 catties of grain, in exchange for about 250 catties of big fat pigs, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money, at least more than double, but what is there, can not support such a long time and such a large investment under the premise, who will do this.

This point, there is not much problem in Miaojiazhuang, before, Miaojiazhuang may not be able to support such a large breeding, the reason is just that Miaojiazhuang's grain stock, just a little rich enough, not too high under the premise, but now, Miaojiazhuang is completely different.

As long as there is one person in the family who can work in the steamed bread workshop, in addition to supporting the family, the money earned can raise a few pigs, not to mention two or three people in the workshop, Zhao Xin will also give them a back, and will buy it in full according to 80% of the current market price.

Don't underestimate this, the farmers are very smart, the market price is different from their sales price, they have long known that a large number of pigs, when there is more pork, it is natural to bargain, Zhao Xin's approach, is equivalent to giving everyone a reassurance, on the same day, Miao Yuan took the opportunity to sell steamed buns, bought 300 piglets in Baozhou, and will increase to 2000 in the future, that is, on average, each household, will increase by 4 pigs.