Chapter VIII The Problem of Supply Bases

Leaving Chibi, the boat went all the way to the east, and when it arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Chongming Island at this time already had some appearance, but this was not in Changsun Tang's calculations. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Yellow Emperor went directly to sea without stopping.

Early in the morning, Wu Yuanqing established a logistics base in Zhoushan that could be used to supply large fleets. At this time, the logistics of ocean voyages are relatively simple, and all that needs to be considered is water and food.

It's easy to say, but as the actual operator of all this, Wu Yuanqing is well aware of the difficulties inside.

"That's what you're talking about as a large supply base?" The eldest grandson frowned and looked at the godfather who kept getting on and off the boat, and looked at Wu Yuanqing with a puzzled gaze.

"Yes, you see that all this is so well organized and well arranged." Wu Yuanqing looked at the neatly arranged warehouses and said with some doubts.

The so-called large-scale supply base covers an area of only a few acres plus a small pond, and although the layout of this house is quite regular, the distance between the houses and the houses is a little too small, and once there is a fire, it is too late to rescue, and the roof is actually thatched.

"Is it okay like this?" For Wu Yuanqing's own base where he scored ninety points for himself, and the actual score was only five points, Changsun Tang really didn't have the strength to complain.

"How much do you think this scale can supply?" The eldest grandson asked.

"I know that this base has enough food for a thousand people to eat for a month." Wu Yuanqing is still clear about this.

"Okay, then let me ask you, how long will it take you to get the grain to the ship?" The eldest grandson continued to ask.

"I guess it'll take an hour." Wu Yuanqing said with some uncertainty.

The eldest grandson smiled a little angrily and said, "That's it? An hour? The dock alone can only be supplied by one ship, and it takes about half an hour to get in and out of a ship. ”

Only then did Wu Yuanqing realize that in Changsun Tang's mind, the scale of the current supply base was still too small. So he asked tentatively, "Are you saying that the current scale is a bit small?" ”

"It's not just small, it's too small." In fact, in terms of the actual situation, it is ideal for Wu Yuanqing to choose Zhoushan as a supply base, as far as the coast near the mouth of the Yangtze River will change year by year, but Zhoushan's will not change, which also reduces the clear work of silt, and this Zhoushan also has a good port foundation.

"If it's bigger, it means that the problem of this money, will it be a bit of a waste if it's like this?" Wu Yuanqing hesitated a little, he didn't believe Changsun Tang's words, what Changsun Tang said to him before, so far there was no big problem, even he himself took a vote of people to this Zhoushan Island, only to know that this is a good place to establish a supply base.

"Money is not an issue, and it will gradually become an important material distribution center in the near future." When this time of going to sea, when the valuables of the South Seas continue to enter the Central Plains, this will definitely be an important material distribution center, and Changsun Tang has this confidence.

"What you said is true?" Wu Yuanqing was still a little skeptical.

"You don't care about this, you can get the person in charge of this port last time, and expand the scale of this Yuezhou port according to it, at least two large wharves can supply four sea ships like the Yellow Emperor at the same time." Changsun Yu said.

Hearing the scale that Changsun Tang said, Wu Yuanqing hesitated a little and said, "Does it really need to be so big?" ”

"Just listen to me this time." The eldest grandson said nothing else.

After getting off the boat, Changsun Tang and Wu Yuanqing went ashore, just a cursory turn, and Changsun Tang found a lot of small problems, these problems may not be important, but they are also fatal when they are piled up.

"The warehouse on this dock is also problematic. For example, your treasury is unified and not classified, but this is definitely not possible. "In fact, for this first and only port in the world with supply as its main task, Wu Yuanqing has done a good job, but after all, Changsun Tang has more than a thousand years of experience, and some things can be seen at a glance.

Wu Yuanqing was a little big, and asked, "Does this warehouse still need to be classified?" ”

The eldest grandson said, "Then why don't you put the grain and live fish in one room?" ”

As soon as Wu Yuanqing said this, he also understood that the storage conditions required for these different substances were different, so naturally they could not be established in one place.

"In addition, there are no weapons stockpiles and basic repairs and maintenance of ships, which are necessary for a supply base." Changsun Yu continued.

In Wu Yuanqing's consciousness, this supply station is really very simple, a dock for the ship to come on, and then get some materials, who knows that there is so much knowledge in it.

But this is not the end, the eldest grandson, who has pointed out so many shortcomings, still has the intention of continuing.

Wu Yuanqing was immediately stunned and said, "Big brother, then my supply base is really useless?" ”

"That's not true." Changsun Tang paused for a moment and continued: "It's okay for this supply station to have such a scale at the moment, what I just said is basically a later stage of ideas and plans, it's really good that you can do this to this supply station in such a short period of time." ”

Seeing that Wu Yuanqing was a little crying without tears, the eldest grandson, who couldn't bear it, made up for it without hesitation: "It's really good, I mean it." ”

"Then you didn't say it earlier." Wu Yuanqing was already about to cry.

"It's not too late to tell! The point is that if I say it too early, I'm afraid you'll be proud. The eldest grandson said to Wu Yuanqing with an innocent look.

In fact, for ocean voyages at this time, fixed supply points are very important, which is not only a matter of material transportation and supply, but also involves the control of the surrounding area and the psychological factors of the sailors. So as soon as he came up, Changsun Tang put forward too high requirements for this supply base that was destined to be a model.

In Changsun Tang's mind, no matter what, as long as such a base can be spread all over the earth, plus an efficient and powerful fleet can be retained, then this Datang will extend its tentacles to any corner of the world. (To be continued.) )