Then the sails were unfurled, and the seven cables around the sand boat were untied, and with the help of the poles and the wind drumming, they gradually galloped out of the dock.

After that, the speed and steering of the ship began to be tested, and I was shocked when I tried it, well, in order to test, Ben Gongzi specially paid for a fishing boat and a medium-sized sailing boat that transported people.

This cautious sand boat, turned to the top, outperformed the medium-sized sailing boat, and compared with the fishing boat, the turn to the top was not equal, and it seemed very brisk. In the subsequent speed test, although the crews who operated the sand boats were not very familiar with the new boats, the sand boats were still far behind the fishing boats and sailboats in terms of speed.

"Well, this thing is really fast, compared to those two old ships, it's like a galloping horse." Liu Hongji couldn't help but let out such an exclamation.

"It's more than a third faster, and it's absolutely top-notch for navigating rivers, and it's definitely not inferior to other ships in terms of its ability to carry cargo. However, if it goes to sea, it will be difficult for the ship to resist the huge waves. The old boatman narrowed his eyes and looked at the sand boat speeding on the water, relieved but also a little regretful.

"That's fine, old man, the other three ships are the real ocean-going vessels. It's a pity that we are here where the rivers are, so we can only build small ones for sea trials. Ben Gongzi showed a bright smile and said to the old boatman.

The old boatman nodded and smiled. "Well, don't worry, Childe, we have already studied the other three ship models, and we can start building them in three or five days at most. However, the largest can only be built similar to the current sand boat. After all, those three types of boats have a deeper draft and are more suitable for sailing at sea than in rivers. ”

"How long will it take to test this ship before it can start construction?" I pointed to the sand boat and asked the old boatman.

"If it is an ordinary ship, I am afraid that it will have to be tested for two or three months, but the old decay looks at this ship, not only the speed of the ship is extremely fast, but also the turning is also very smooth and natural, there should be no big problem." The old boatman smashed his mouth: "If the son is in urgent need, the construction can start this month, and now there are enough people here, and the newly repaired docks are almost the same." ”

"Starting tomorrow, the old man will first build a sand boat that is seven zhang long and two zhang wide, and if there is no problem, then build a bigger sand boat." The old boatman stroked his long beard, his eyebrows soothed and his eyes curled.

"Cheng, then these docks, except for the largest and the two that are going to be used to build the other three sea ship prototypes, the other docks are all used to build the sand boats that you said are seven zhang long and two zhang wide." After thinking about it, I agreed to the old boatman's request.

"Brother Xian, it seems that Yang Guang's luck is really coming to an end." Liu Hongji sat across from me, holding the letter sent by Li Shimin, and read it there while smacking and sighing. "I can't imagine that it has become like this in just a month after sending troops."

Well, sitting there, sipping tea, Ben Gongzi is also extraordinarily emotional. On the third day of the second lunar month, Yang Guang set out from the eastern capital of Luoyang for the third time to conquer Goguryeo, but this time the northern expedition showed the many disasters and difficulties of the northern expedition from the beginning.

In late February, the thief handsome Tang Bi in Funai supported Li Hongzhi as the Son of Heaven, with more than 100,000 people, who called himself the King of Tang, all the way to the city and plundered the land, heard this guy call himself the King of Tang, and the son who was holding his chin with his hand to read the letter almost poked his finger into his nose and eyes.

Damn, that's too funny, isn't it? This guy actually dares to call Tang Wang? I remember that the king of Tang should be Li Yuan, the prince of Tang Dynasty, who rebelled against the Sui in the thirteenth year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty and captured Chang'an, and then established Yang Guang's grandson Yang Yu as the son of heaven, changed to Yuan Yining, and Yang Yu respected Yang Guang as the emperor of Taishang. In the name of Yang Yu, he pretended to be Huang Yue, the envoy, the governor of the capital, the military inside and outside, the Shang Shuling, and the prime minister, and entered the Tang Dynasty.

Could it be that this bandit leader who called Tang Bi is also a traverser? Actually proclaimed himself the king of Tang, damn, this son has an urge to find someone to ask this guy Youmu QQ number and Yi Meier.

In addition to this, when Yang Guang's army arrived in Zhuo County in mid-March, along the way, the soldiers kept fleeing, Yang Guang arrived at the Linyu Palace, when he worshipped the Yellow Emperor in the suburbs, he ordered to kill more than 1,000 defecting soldiers, and the blood of the dead was smeared on the war drum as a warning, but the fleeing was still intensifying.

I shook my head and said disdainfully, "...... Such bloody and violent means are simply the actions of a tyrant, the act of a faint king. Such a chilling thing can also be done, no wonder the soldiers are not only not afraid, but also make the world deviate from morality. ”

"It seems that the Great Sui Dynasty is really going to end." Liu Hongji smashed his mouth, with a look of disdain.

"Brother Xian is really far-sighted, and now, this Hancheng County is about to let you operate like an iron bucket. When the troubled times come, the virtuous brother will have a place. After thinking about it, Liu Hongji gave a thumbs up to his son with admiration.

"Maybe, I just hope that no one will take a fancy to this place, otherwise, this piece of land that the younger brother managed with great difficulty may be swallowed up." Ben Gongzi scratched his head and said with some emotion.

"That's the same, otherwise, for my brother, there are still some trustworthy brothers in Qianlai, why don't you pull a batch over?" Liu Hongji touched his fluffy beard, thought about it and asked me.

The 800 parts owned by this son are placed here, and the remaining 200 or so parts have now migrated to Chang'an with my mother and them. Eight hundred parts, thrown at home, seems to be a lot, but compared with those bandits who are often tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, it is simply a drop in the bucket, and self-protection is not enough

"If it's convenient for the elder brother, how about sending 300 people to the younger brother?" After I thought about it, I realized that there were many people.

Liu Hongji glanced at me, waved his hand very generously, and said, "Three hundred? Give you 500 people for your brother, anyway, Luoyang doesn't need so much, besides, there are too many homeless people now, as long as you can give food to eat, let them kill people and set fires, you will be given 500, and then try to recruit 500 people for your brother, and the strength will not decline. ”

"That's okay, thank you brother, little brother, there are a lot of homeless people now, but you can also recruit some." Ben Gongzi calculated.

"This is reasonable, Brother Xian, you have a lot of equipment in the arsenal, I believe that you can recruit three or five thousand people, make an army, and see who dares to attack Hancheng County. When the time comes, as long as the virtuous brother needs it, the brother will definitely come to help. Liu Hongji said very happily.

"Well, it's time to get it, I think no matter how much the court is, it won't fall in love with a mere Hancheng County, but if a group of unsightly bandits and bandits run to our Hancheng County to slip away, then this son will be miserable." I clapped my hands and nodded. "Today's bandits, as soon as they appear, are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, and they are not a dish for food at all."

"That's right, it's really necessary to recruit people, not afraid of 10,000, just in case." Liu Hongji also agreed.

Soon, Yang Qiong and Han Xiong were recruited again, after working together for more than half a year, these two, as well as the officials of Hancheng County, are now very clear that this son is not a heavyweight with them, follow us, there is soup to drink, and more meat to eat, if you want to go against this son, first weigh whether you can single out the eight hundred parts under the hands of this son.

The matter discussed was naturally about the recruitment of soldiers in the county to protect themselves. All the officials of Antai, who have been accustomed to Hancheng County, agreed with this question, but there is really no balance on how many soldiers and horses should be recruited in a county.

Ben Gongzi's opinion is that it is between 3,000 and 5,000, but countless people have jumped out and said that with the taxes of Hancheng County, it is already very good to be able to support 500 soldiers, and if it is more, it will be unsustainable at all.

This is true, but the question is, what if this son pays for it himself? My son blinked, and the old hen turned into a duck. "Ladies and gentlemen, the people of Hancheng County are our fathers and elders, I believe that no one wants them to be harmed by the disaster of swords, right?"

These words made all the officials who were foaming at the mouth subconsciously nodded.

"I believe that both we and the elders of Hancheng County want to live in a peaceful and happy, rich and peaceful atmosphere...... "Ben Gongzi stood up and began to play a bureaucratic official tone.

For four modernizations? Oh no, for the construction of a modern society of feudalism and imperialism, it depends on a stable environment and a reliable social system, and of course there must be a group of outstanding officials who dare to do practical things and abide by professional ethics, but the problem is that now there are more and more rebellions in all parts of the country, and the safety of Hancheng County has also begun to be affected.

What to do? How can we protect our achievements and fruits, unite Hancheng County, and create a better future in a harmonious and peaceful social atmosphere, which requires us to think deeply, and we need to speed up the pace to protect the safety of people's property and combat all unstable forces and influences.

In the end, seeing that this guy was all stunned by Ben Gongzi, well, they were all conspicuously starring, and his expression was dull, Ben Gongzi finally threw out a bomb. "This son wants to show the Son of Heaven, now I am in chaos in the Great Sui, thieves are everywhere, and the people of the world are not happy, so this county wants to ask the Son of Heaven to issue an edict, and all states and counties in the world are allowed to recruit strong men and repair more fortresses to control the scourge of thieves."

All of them claim to be good. However, Han Xiong jumped up. "Childe, this is a good policy for governing the country, but if Zi is far away in northern Xinjiang today, such a major decision, I am afraid that it will not be conclusive for a while, and my county is now only a dozen, if there are really thieves to commit, how to resist? Maybe when the time comes, Hancheng County will suffer from the disaster of the war, and we will not be able to escape the blame. ”