Chapter 209: Out to Sea

If you want to go to sea, you must first buy a sea boat.

Wu Dong now controls all the wharves and ports in Dengzhou Prefecture, and it is of course extremely easy to buy sea vessels. Soon two huge sea vessels were bought, each dozens of meters long and with a draft of about 200 tons, capable of carrying countless cargoes.

After seeing these two sea ships, Hua Rong, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Wu Yong were all extremely shocked.

There are also a lot of ships in Liangshanbo, but the largest ships in Liangshanbo can't catch up with the sea ship in front of them, and the specifications are very different. Moreover, the ships of Liangshanbo are running in the inner lake, which is far less sturdy than the sea boats, and everyone is applauding in their hearts after going up to see it.

"There is such a big ship in the world, I, Ruan Xiaoqi, have a long experience today." Ruan Xiaoqi said.

"It's not the biggest ship, I've seen bigger ones before." Wu Dong Road.

"Is there anything bigger than that? How big should that be? Ruan Xiaoqi asked curiously.

"Is it a bigger ship, hundreds of meters long, with a draft of tens of thousands of tons...... However, there was no such ship in the Great Song Dynasty. Wu Dong said.

"Where is it?" Ruan Xiaoqi became more and more curious.

Wu Dong smiled and said nothing, of course, such a ship is only available in modern society. The Great Song Dynasty did not have such a large ship now, and the rest of the earth did not have such a large ship now.

"By the way, we can't just have sea ships, we still have to hire sailors." Wu Dong Road.

"Hire sailors? You don't need this, right? This time, we took hundreds of soldiers with us to the sea. These soldiers train in the water every day, they are very good at the water, and they can also operate ships, so they don't have to hire the rest of the sailors. Ruan Xiaoqi said.

"That's not going to work...... The situation in the sea is much more complicated than in Yangsanbo, and only those sailors who are used to running on the sea can really control the sea boats. This time you learn from them, and next time you don't have to hire sailors. Wu Dong said.

"Oh." Ruan Xiaoqi responded, but he didn't think so, still thinking that the soldiers of Liangshanbo would definitely be able to control the sea boat.

"You'll know when the time comes." Wu Dong said with a smile.

At the moment, Wu used to hire sailors, and at least 100 sailors were needed for such two large ships. It took a day to get hired.

The leader was a man named Xu Bin, probably in his 40s, with very dark skin, who apparently often ran on the sea. He was a little short and lean, but he was extremely water-based.

Xu Bin was brought in front of Wu Dong and the others, and when he saw the powerful Kong Wu of Wu Dong and the others, he couldn't help but be startled, and he was a lot more cautious in his heart.

"Boss Xu, I'm going to trouble you this time." Wu Dong said with a smile.

"What's the trouble, I also want to thank you for giving me a deal." Xu Bin hurriedly said.

This time they were hired for a lot of money, each of them could get 3 taels of silver, which was a lot of money for the sailors at sea.

"We went to Goryeo and sold some porcelain. When we arrive in Goryeo, we may ask you to be our guide. Wu Dong said with a smile.

"That's easy to say." Xu Bin said.

Seeing Wu Dong and the others tall and powerful before, he was still a little worried that the guests would not be able to serve well, but now that he felt Wu Dong's gentleness and politeness, his heart suddenly relaxed.

As for the goods, they were prepared long ago, and a lot of porcelain was moved to the sea ships.

Wu Dong just tested the sea route this time to understand the situation in Goryeo, so there were not many people with him. After a thorough understanding of this path, after a thorough understanding of Goryeo, send more people there.

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Before leaving, Ruan Xiaowu came to see him off and asked everyone to be careful.

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Brother, don't worry, with me, I will definitely be able to keep the big leader safe." My water-based, don't you still believe it? ”

The sea boat began to move in the direction of Goryeo, and Wu Dong, Hua Rong, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Wu Yong stood at the bow of the boat, enjoying the sea scenery.

Among these people, except for Wu Dong, they all came to the sea for the first time, and they were all very excited in their hearts, of course, the most excited was Ruan Xiaoqi.

Ruan Xiaoqi liked to make water since he was born, and now he can't wait to jump into the sea and have fun for a while. However, since joining the army, his temperament has calmed down a lot, "all actions are under command", without Wu Dong's order, he would not do such a thing now.

Not long after, Xu Bin arranged the things on the ship, and then came to the front of everyone.

"Ship boss, how long will it take to get to Goryeo?" Wu Dong asked.

"It will take about four or five days...... Goryeo is very close to Dengju, only more than 1,000 miles away, and the sea area in this section is also very calm, generally there is no wind and waves. Xu Bin said.

Wu Dong ordered the day, looked at the sea in the distance, and suddenly remembered many things. Including those things that preceded the rebirth of the modern age.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty began to implement the "sea ban", and at its strictest, "no piece of board is allowed to go to the sea", and China was completely cut off from the sea. And at that time, it was the time when the Western powers were crisscrossing the seas and seizing overseas colonies. China has lagged behind the world since the Ming Dynasty. By the time of the Qing Dynasty, it had plummeted, and it was no longer the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and was even constantly bullied by the European and American powers.

In modern times, the Chinese are also trapped in the inland sea, which is blocked by the island chain of the United States, and even in the inland sea, there are many disputes with Japan and other countries in the South China Sea.

Until Wu Dong's rebirth, China's power on the seas was far inferior to those of the real powers, and it did not have its own maritime superiority. Many things have made contemporary Chinese aggrieved.

"Since I have been reborn into this world, I, Wu Dalang, must not let China follow the old path of the Ming and Qing dynasties...... China wants to become a maritime power from now on. Wu Dong said secretly.

Now the maritime policy of the Great Song Dynasty is still very good, and it attaches great importance to maritime trade, and the people are not resistant to going to sea. However, there is no dedicated maritime army yet.

"From now on, we will have an army at sea to defend our ships." Wu Dong Road.

"Big Chief, are you going to vigorously develop in Dengzhou?" Hua Rong Road.

"Well, but it's not just Dengju, it's Goryeo. In Shandong, we are trapped in Liangshanbo, and we can't attack the city at all, if we capture the state capital, I am afraid that the imperial court will immediately use troops against us, and even if we can block it at that time, we will lose our strength. So we want to go overseas, and my first goal is Goryeo. Wu Dong said.

It was the first time he had really spoken his mind, but that was only his first goal. After conquering Goryeo, he will continue to develop outward.

"Goryeo was originally the Shu Kingdom of my Great Song Dynasty, but unfortunately, since the strong rise of the Liao people, Goryeo has been a vassal to the Liao people." Hua Rong Road.

"That's just right, it gives us a reason to attack them." Wudong Island.

"If you can occupy Goryeo, it will be a good place. The land there is also very fertile and has a large population, which is equivalent to a Shandong province. Hua Rong said.

Hua Rong was also a little excited in his heart, he used to only think about how Liang Shanbo would develop in Shandong, and he didn't think that he could go overseas or occupy Goryeo, but he admired Wu Dong more and more in his heart.

In fact, this is a matter of vision, Wu Dong comes from modern society, of course, he will not only focus on the Great Song Dynasty, but on the whole world, and the development of the Han people in the future, and his mind is naturally much broader.

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The boat traveled quickly, and the soldiers of Liangshan learned a lot of knowledge about sailing with the sailors along the way, and only then did they find that the sea boats and the inland lake ships were really very different, and the control methods were very different. If they were to steer the ship, it would not have been able to go far before it might be overturned by the waves.

In the middle of the night on the third day, Xu Bin suddenly broke into the cabin and said: "The weather is a little bad, I'm afraid of strong winds and waves, everyone should not sleep at night, and be ready to resist the wind and waves at any time." ”

Wu Dong and the others were slightly surprised, they said before that there is generally no wind and waves in this sea area, but they didn't expect them to run into it.

Soon, a hurricane blew up, and countless clouds appeared in the sky, followed by thunder, lightning gusts, and then a downpour.

The wind was blowing too much, and the sailors on the ship were extremely anxious and began to maneuver the ship, lest the ship be overturned by the strong wind.

The big waves are like mountains, constantly hitting the hull of the ship, and the hull is about to turn over.

It was the first time for Wu Dong and the others to experience such a scene, and they couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in their hearts.

At this time, the captain of the boat ran over and said, "Boss, it's not good, the mast is about to fall." After the mast fell, we were left adrift on the sea. ”

Wu Dong was stunned for a moment and said, "Take me there." ”

The boat boss Xu Bin took Wu Dong and ran in the direction of the mast, only to see the mast shaking constantly, Wu Dong came to him, grabbed the mast, and after a while, the mast stabilized.

"That's a lot of strength!" Xu Bin was taken aback at the moment, you must know that the mast of the sea ship is extremely heavy, and it is such bad weather, it is impossible to catch it without thousands of catties of strength. Their sailors at sea could only be helpless when they encountered such a situation, and Guy did not have the strength of Wu Dong.

Wu Dong was originally born with divine power, and later practiced the Eight Poles Pulse Lock Technique, and he still had the strength of a thousand catties in his hands, and there was no problem in grasping the mast steadily.

The wind is still increasing, Wu Dong is standing here like King Kong, motionless, Xu Bin admires in his heart, but he still has to command the sailors, and leave immediately.

After another quarter of an hour, Hua Rong suddenly ran over and said, "Brother, it's not good, Wu Yong fell into the sea." ”

"What?" Wu Dong was taken aback and said, "Can you save him?" ”

The rain was extremely heavy, and Wu Dong's voice was in a trance, but fortunately, the internal force was high, and Hua Rong could still hear it.

"Xiao Qi has already jumped, I don't know if I can save him." Hua Rong said loudly.

At this moment, at the bow of the boat, Xu Bin looked at the scene below in horror, only to see a figure turning over in the big waves.

A wave tens of meters high came, and that person stepped on the wave and walked forward, just like a god.

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