The East Zhejiang Naval Academy is located on the south bank of the Dahu River in the east of Qingyuanfu, an important coastal town in the southeast of the Great Song Dynasty. Because it was run by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, it is also known as the Great Song Dynasty Water Master School.

The Great Song Naval Academy is located on the south bank of the Dahu River, in front of the door is the ferry, only more than 20 miles away from the seaside, through the Dahu River, the warship goes all the way to Dinghai Port Naval Army Dazhai.

Zhao Hong stood on the deck and looked at the sea north of Zhoushan, where several warships of the Great Song Coastal Control Division were practicing. Compared with the training of the old sailors, the warships with firearms have been added now, and there are only more archery drills and tactical drills.

"Ministers Zhao Shanxiang and Wu Qian, see Your Majesty."

Zhao Shanxiang and Wu Qian boarded the ship and saluted Zhao Hong.

"How many warships are there for the Navy's drills? How many guns are loaded? ”

Staring at the warships practicing on the sea, Zhao Hong shook his head secretly.

This warship probably only has a dozen guns.

"Back to Your Majesty, the warships that are now being trained are 600 materials, loaded with fourteen large and small artillery, and four large firearms."

Wu Qian saw that Zhao Hong seemed to have a bad face, and hurriedly continued to explain.

"Your Majesty, one artillery piece is about a thousand catties, and if there are thirty or forty guns loaded, it must be at least fifteen hundred warships. Ships loaded with thirty or forty guns were too large and too slow, making it difficult to turn the rudder at sea. ”

Wu Qian said carefully, Zhao Hong was slightly stunned, and blurted out.

"How about turning a hard sail into a soft sail?"

In his memory, on his desk in later life, there was a small model of a sailing ship, which was a soft sail.

Moreover, in his memory, in the Age of Discovery, all the galleons of the West were soft sails.

"Your Majesty, the minister has not tried. But it sounds good, and the minister can let the sailors try it. ”

Wu Qian's scalp was numb, and he told the truth.

The hard sail becomes a soft sail, so that not only the soft sail must be made, but even the training mode at sea must be changed.

"Hard sails are used for offshore purposes, soft sails are used for open oceans, spinnakers in front, sirrunners in the back, and crosssails in the middle. I'll draw it to you later. If the Great Song sailors want to sail across the ocean, they must use soft sails! ”

When it comes to playing tricks, Zhao Hong doesn't lose anyone.

A warship, without forty or fifty guns, is it still called a warship?

And to conquer the oceans, it was necessary to switch to flexible and fast soft sails, which, after all, ushered in the Age of Discovery.

The Great Song Dynasty Sailor School was expanded on the original private garden address, the scale is large, the teaching facilities are complete, many instructors are transferred from the Jinling Lecture Hall, so the Sailor School has the name of "Little Jinling Lecture Martial Arts".

There is a principal in the Great Song Dynasty Naval Academy, which is naturally the name of the Great Song Emperor Zhao Hong, and the vice principal is Wu Qian, the deputy envoy of the coastal system. There are dozens of instructors and instructors in the Sailor Academy, all of whom are from martial arts, as well as various departments of the imperial court, plus more than 100 miscellaneous servants.

The curriculum of the Great Song Sailor School is divided into cultural classes and boat classes. The professional knowledge of the academy is the same as that of the martial arts hall, but the knowledge of the sea is much broader. In addition to studying the "Art of War", "The Art of War", "Liutao", "Wei Xuanzi", "Sima Fa", "Wei Gong Asks the Right" and "Three Strategies" and other "Seven Books of Wujing", there are also geography, algebra, geometry, water, astronomy, climatology, mapping, surveying and artillery drills. At the same time, students should also study Chinese scriptures, the purpose of which is to "teach the scriptures to clarify the great righteousness, teach the scriptures to understand people, and reduce their spirits, that is, to cultivate their roots." "After the completion of the course, the trainees will go on board for practical practice, in order to integrate theory with practice.

Like the Jinling Lecture Hall, the students of the Water Master School must first pass the assessment, and those who pass can enter the Water Master School to study. The food, accommodation, clothing and other living and learning supplies of the students of the Sailor Academy were provided by the Great Song Dynasty. The quota of students in the Sailor Academy is 200, with a semester of three years, one year of cultural classes, two years of boat classes, and irregular internships on warships.

It can be said that in addition to the Jinling Lecture Hall and the Jinling School, the Great Song Naval Master School is the third school related to the New Deal launched by Zhao Hong.

Now, standing on the teaching ground of the Great Song Sailor School, looking at the immature faces under the high platform, Zhao Hong, who is only twenty-two or three, let out a heartfelt sigh.

It's good to be young!

The 600 trainees ranged in age, the oldest was only 17 years old, the younger was 15 years old, and three years later, they were only 18 years old and 20 years old.

Like the students of Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall, the future of the Great Song Dynasty is also in these young people.

Zhao Hong made a look, and Wu Qian and the others hurriedly took a "world map" and hung it on the shelf.

This "world map was drawn by Zhao Hong according to his memory, seven continents and five oceans, he can still draw a rough idea."

"Trainees, you see, this is the Earth we live on. Only one-third of the Earth's land is made up of continents and islands. The remaining seventy percent is covered by water, most of which is covered by oceans and other bodies of saltwater. I divide it into seven continents and five oceans, the seven continents are: Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America, Antarctica, and the five oceans are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans. Our Great Song Dynasty is located in Asia, and the Pacific Ocean is to the east. ”

The students below were restless, and some raised their hands, as if they wanted to ask questions, but they were rejected by Zhao Hong, shaking his head.

No rebuttal is accepted here. Only when you sail the warship of the Great Song Dynasty and cross the ocean will you know that what I said is true! ”

As for why the earth is round, and people can stand because of gravity, these questions let them ponder in the future.

"In China's Yellow River Basin, arable land can support about 60 million people. The Great Song Dynasty Nandu, the Yangtze River basin can feed nearly 70 million people, which is already the limit. This also caused the people of the Great Song Dynasty to live too hard, and most of the people could only solve the problem of food and clothing. As for talking about a good life, it's far from it. ”

Zhao Hong looked at the students below and continued to speak.

"Therefore, if the people of the Great Song Dynasty want to live a good life, they will inevitably need more land to pass on the population crisis of the Great Song Dynasty. Otherwise, disasters and even wars will inevitably occur. ”

Wei Liaoweng and Wu Qian glanced at each other, and they were both shocked in their hearts.

From this point of view, Zhao Hong is going to use all his forces and expand his territory in a big way.

Zhao Tai and Du Xian and other martial arts hall students looked at each other, and they all muttered in their hearts. Maybe from now on, the Sailors Department of Jinling Lecture Hall will only recruit Neijiang students.

"This is North America, which is bigger than my whole of China, and it's almost uninhabited. If you occupy this place, you will be able to immigrate at least tens of millions of people within ten years. This is the Nanyang archipelago, which crops three times a year, and at least can solve the livelihood problem of tens of millions of people. ”

Zhao Hong explained carefully, the young students listened carefully, and even Wu Qian's eyes widened and he was concentrating.

The world was so big, he really wanted to see it.

"Therefore, if I want the Great Song Dynasty to be illuminated by the sun, the rivers and seas are all Han land, and without a strong navy, it is absolutely impossible."

The young students all pricked up their ears and listened carefully to Zhao Hong's flickering.

"Fellow students, what you are chasing is the sea of stars and the centuries of prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty. The future of the Great Song Dynasty is up to you! ”

After Zhao Hong finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to all the students.

"Your Majesty, the Jinling Martial Arts Hall only recruits 1,200 students, as well as the Sailors Section. The Sailor Academy recruited 600 people at once, will it be too much? ”

The students dispersed, and Zhao Shanxiang, the prefect of Qingyuan Mansion and the coastal system, complimented Zhao Hong with a smile.

is also a member of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Hong's attention to the water master really surprised him.

"The sea and the land are inseparable, and if you want to occupy the land, you must pass through the sea and have a large sailor. Ten years later, twenty years later, there were sailors of our Great Song Dynasty everywhere on all continents and oceans, and the flags of our Great Song Dynasty were fluttering in all the fortresses along the coast. In this way, the Great Song Dynasty could prosper forever after resisting the Tatars. ”

The establishment of a large naval division is equivalent to building a powerful maritime empire, so that generations of China can enjoy the dividends created by their ancestors, which is the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty.

His Majesty's words made these students all enthusiastic. Even the old minister is ready to move, and he can't wait to be born thirty or forty years early and follow His Majesty to fight in all directions. ”

Although he is a coastal envoy, he is actually just a name. The emperor reused young men, and he was happy to give way. With Zhao Hong's character, the future wars will inevitably increase significantly. Let the young people do these things of fighting and killing.

Zhao Hong pointed to the students on the school ground, and subconsciously asked:

"These sailor students, there won't be any problems, right?"

The Shui Shi Academy opened, and he was in Jinling Lecture Hall, and he didn't have time to come over, and he didn't know the details of these students.

"Your Majesty can rest assured that these students have all been assessed and all of them are innocent, as well as the dry knots and gentleman's knots issued by their relatives. They have no sickness, their ears and eyes are clear, their speech is clear, and their writing is clear, and they are all materials that can be made. ”

Wu Qian hurriedly replied. The students have all been assessed by the instructors seconded by the Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, which also shows that Zhao Hong attaches great importance to the quality of the students.

"How are they doing in the Academy?"

"Back to Your Majesty, except for a very small number of students who dropped out because they couldn't stand the boredom of their studies, the vast majority of the students performed well. The school stipulates that during the study period, students are not allowed to quit and marry, if they gather to make trouble or skip school in fear, they will be recorded in the register and will never be hired. ”

Wu Qian was a little weak-hearted.

Some students are so pampered that they can't hold on, so they can only drink and order them to drop out.

"The Sailor Academy is to cultivate naval talents for the Great Song Dynasty, and in the future, it will open up overseas, thousands of miles away. If you don't have a strong will, how can you endure loneliness, loneliness, or even face life and death. ”

Zhao Hong shook his head, without the slightest regret.

If the will is not firm, it is best to eliminate it as soon as possible, so as to save endless harm in the future.

Ten years of the army, a hundred years of the navy, maybe until the day he dies, he can see the completely strong Great Song Navy Division colonize the world.

"Let's go, let's go and see!"

Zhao Hong suddenly became interested.

What is the scene of the treasure island that made the Chinese people like a fish in the throat in later generations?

"Your Majesty, you can't wait for the colony, and there is no government office, so it's better to wait for the opening of the government and the construction of the government before landing on the island."

Wu Qian made a suggestion euphemistically.

Zhao Hong had no choice but to agree.

Liuqiu (Taiwan) in the Southern Song Dynasty was not a treasure island in later generations, due to the isolation overseas, the natural environment was harsh, not only there were many mosquitoes, but also the miasma was serious, and it was difficult for ordinary people to adapt. In addition to the thousands of coastal dwellers on the island, it is the indigenous inhabitants of the island who work on slash-and-burn.

At this time, it seems a bit inappropriate to go to "inspect" and beg.

"If you want to open a government and build a government, the food supply of Fujian and Zhejiang must be guaranteed. The main cultivated land in Liuqiu is the southwest coastal area, where the government can be opened and built. The northern part is a coal and iron producing area, and the island is rich in sulfur. The Penghu archipelago is a natural harbor and can be used as a naval station. ”

Zhao Hong couldn't help but remind again.

Liuqiu (Taiwan) is geographically important and can be used as a base for the navy to go south, and together with Qiongzhou (Hainan Island) and Champong, it will build a coastal supply chain for the naval division.