On the canal, before encountering the interception, the first card he lit up was the sand boat, the 200-material sand boat, on the canal, is a behemoth, but at sea, at most slightly stronger than some small sailboards.

The shipbuilding industry of the Northern Song Dynasty, on the basis of the Tang Dynasty, has achieved tremendous development, with more than 4,000 large ships, such ships, converted to, tons, is almost 1,300 tons, this is not a very small number, this is a very large number.

Before the Age of Sail, there was almost no development in Europe, although the various ships popular in the Mediterranean were small ships, that is, in the Spanish era, the Spanish galleon, and the English Galen, which set off a revolution in sailing.

It was not even until the 16th century that light Galen ships appeared, and the steamers that really surpassed the tonnage of the Northern Song Dynasty did not gradually appear until the 17th century.

When he lit up the sand boat card, he had considered the Voyage Century, and now, if he had to take a step back and still have a foundation, it would no longer work in an inland like Miaojiazhuang, and the inland would not be able to support his plate.

Now, Zhao Xin has taken navigation as a key point, a key point to obtain money and strength, which is the easiest way to obtain money and the easiest way to accumulate strength.

Once the strength is enough, just like Zhao Kuangyin, if you don't have a yellow robe, I'm afraid that no one below will be willing.

Navigation can bring a lot of wealth, expansion and war, but also make his men stronger and stronger, when the strength is crushed, what can not be done.

When many heirs were immersed in one acre and three points of land, they didn't know what the result would be if he had already laid a big territory outside, outside China, and with such a force, when he returned again.

Zhao Xin can't stay in Baozhou anymore, he has to find a harbor place, what is it, he is still hesitating, the distance can't be too close, because if it's too close, it's easy to be affected, and it can't be too far, he has to wander outside the core, but not too far.

With this goal, then the development foundation is better, and even a certain degree of Jiangnan is not selected, although through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, you can quickly go from Jiangnan to Bianliang, but it is too far.

From Kaifeng to Nanjing, the straight-line distance is more than 600 kilometers, to Hangzhou, it is close to 900 kilometers, this era, but there is no later generation, so the developed highway, if it is water transportation, meandering, may exceed 2000 miles.

This distance, for this era, is a terrible distance, at least 2 months, or on the premise that everything goes well, this is unacceptable to Zhao Xin, there is really something, the daylily is cold.

Jiangnan is the core of China's handicraft industry, a large part of porcelain, a large part of silk, tea and some other handicrafts, almost all of which are concentrated in Jiangnan, where there are also some large-scale workshops, and the largest can even reach the scale of 1000 people.

With thousands of pockets in Yangzhou, luxury enjoyment is synonymous with Jiangnan, and he will definitely be constrained when he goes there.

At the same time, when Zhao Xin is developing, he must also consider the future, the Liao State and the Western Xia, for the time being, ignore it, and the Jurchen and Mongolia must pay attention to it, so it can't be too far from the north.

Otherwise, even if it is a sea shipping, the cost is less, it is enough to affect everything, if it is simply to the Liaodong Peninsula is better to say, in case you want to bypass the Korean Peninsula, directly from the Sea of Japan, through the past, to the Heilongjiang River and the outer Xing'an Mountains, it will take a long distance, which is a huge test for the shipbuilding and navigation industry of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Jiangnan can't do it, then you can only choose north of the Yangtze River, and if you want to be closer, then you can only choose in Shandong and Anhui, Zhao Xin prefers the port in the same dimension as Tokyo Bianliang.

In later generations, Shandong and Anhui each had many ports, and they were quite good, but in this era, there was basically no development.

At present, the most well-known ports in China, one is Hangzhou, the other is Quanzhou, the former has a natural haven such as Hangzhou Bay, can dock larger sea ships, as for Quanzhou, it is a port that has gradually developed since the Tang Dynasty, the shipbuilding industry is very developed, and at the same time the trade is dense.

In the north, there are only some small fishing ports near Shandong, and occasionally some Japanese or Korean missions come to visit.

China's maritime trade, in this era, is mostly in Southeast Asia, India, and the Arab region, especially the Arab region, the regional advantages, coupled with his relatively barren environment, so that he can not develop other than the maritime shipping industry.

The maritime merchants who came from there were either in Quanzhou or Hangzhou, and then north of the Yangtze River, which was not suitable, not only took longer, but also did not make much profit.

But how to choose, this is related to the next 3 years, or even 5 years, the core area of development, once something happens, less will be a problem, more will be a waste of time, although he is still very young, but time is not so wasted.

Zhao Xin does not know much about the situation on the seaside in this era, this is just a preliminary idea, those well-known seaports in later generations, this era has not yet formed, those seaports formed by sediment impact, God knows that they are still not there, the future is suitable, it may not be suitable now, and it needs to be continued to investigate.

There are so many places, it is certainly impossible for all of them to be unsuitable, there are several key places, Yantai, Qingdao, Rizhao, Lianyungang, these are more well-known in later generations, and the environment is better.

However, if there is a choice, Zhao Xin prefers the last one, Lianyungang.

This is not a port in the traditional sense of China, he has a great disadvantage compared with other ports, which is also in the history of one or two thousand years, he has not developed the fundamental reason, Qingdao, Lushun, Dalian in the north, Shanghai, Quanzhou, Hangzhou in the south, these are more suitable ports than him.

His opening of the port is mainly because of the emergence of the Longhai Railway, there is such a major artery in the middle, and even in the future, it will connect the main artery of the entire Eurasian land bridge, a port connected to the railway, it has become a suitable choice, to the north and south, there is a huge distance, so the Belgians only began to invest in 1933, because of the war, 10 years, until 1943 to open the port.

Lianyungang location, almost with Tokyo Bianliang on a horizontal line, is among all the ports, from Tokyo Bianliang is the closest, the straight-line distance is only a little more than a thousand miles, the distance is very appropriate.

As long as a certain amount of water and land problems are solved, it should be very close to Tokyo, in fact, what satisfies Zhao Xin the most is that there is no development there, at least, in the coastal area, it is a barren land, this is a natural picture, a picture that can be splashed with ink.

Choosing there, not very eye-catching, a port, in this era, no one sees his interests, Zhao Xin can also get a smooth long time of development, this is the most critical place.

If Zhao Xin was really given a choice, Zhao Xin would rather choose a blank piece of paper than a landscape painting full of beautiful patterns. really wants to give Zhao Xin a developed city, but Zhao Xin really can't take it.

The inherent system formed by the development of the city, coupled with the people and forces of all sides, just to shield them, it will take time, not to mention some inherent concepts.

A bottleneck has stabilized the city, if you want to reform in it, just the pressure of the people, it will be very large, the reason is very simple, it turns out to be to obtain benefits, steady development, reform unless it is all at once will get a smile, for example, Miaojiazhuang, all of a sudden let everyone make money, this is no problem, it will definitely be promoted, it is difficult to adjust,

On the contrary, it is a blank piece of paper, which brings the lowest level, so it is easier, as long as they live a stable life and a little better, it is enough to gain their support, which Zhao Xin sees very clearly

Zhao Xin secretly made up his mind, but he was relieved, the next thing was to find an opportunity to inform Renzong of the result, he knew that it was not easy to convince Renzong, he not only had to consider the wording, but also needed a stable road.

Under certain circumstances, it is even necessary to let Sun Ji or Xue Yu come out in person.

It's one thing to fake your death and get out, but if you don't prepare well in advance and cooperate well in all aspects, there may only be disadvantages and no benefits at all.

His purpose is very simple, that is, to obtain enough benefits to lay the foundation for his future opening of the port, if he can give a little tilt in this regard, even if it is only in terms of manpower and capital, he will snowball in a short period of time.

It is really safe for him to be safe after he withdraws, it is impossible for anyone to care about him as the fourth young master of the Miao family in name, in this case, it is the safest, he can find it slowly, and he can always find a suitable place.

The key is also the question of timing, but Zhao Xin believes that after Sun Ji's letter is sent, the time will come soon, because it is very simple, Renzong's mentality, after being intimidated by the Baozhou mutiny, will definitely let Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu protect him, then his goal will be achieved.

persuaded Han Qi to contact Renzong through Han Qi's channels, and also spread this matter through Renzong and Han Qi.

If the fake death is really just to get out, there is no need to be so troublesome, his goal is greater, and he hopes to get the maximum benefit through this maneuver, so he must apply it flexibly, but all this will not be too far away.