Chapter 39: Kublai Khan, What About My People?
That's right, Da Song is on the move.
Half a year has passed at this moment, and in this half a year, the white oak used for shipbuilding has long been found, and shipbuilding has naturally begun.
Regardless of the long-term transmission time, the speed of shipbuilding on the Da Song side is only a few months slower than that on the Da Ming side.
In just seven months, the first ships were built.
There are a total of ten ships, which is naturally incomparable to the five hundred ships that Da Ming made for the first time.
And even the quality is far from the same.
After Zheng He went to the West several times, the shipbuilding system of the Ming Dynasty was not only more perfect, but also more technical than the Great Song Dynasty at this moment.
Not to mention that Daming Shipyard also has a large number of seagoing materials that have been processed several years ago, which can make the shipbuilding wood withstand the erosion of seawater for a longer time.
Almost all of the wood in the Great Song Dynasty is fresh wood, and although it has undergone preliminary treatment, it is still difficult to support the erosion of seawater for a long time.
However, for the Great Song Dynasty, these sea ships are only used for emergency purposes, not for future use.
As for the standing sea vessels in the future, they have already begun to be processed at the moment, and I believe that it will not take a few years to really manufacture qualified sea vessels.
New seal.
Above the sea, ten strange sea ships stood, their sharp upturned and forward-extending bows resembling a pair of scissors with their reflections on the calm water, which was completely different from the previous Great Song Sea Ships.
Naturally, these are the ten clippers that were built.
And where the port is located, Lu Xiufu and even the little emperor Zhao Yu are all present in person at this moment.
"Lord Zhang, take care!"
Lu Xiufu solemnly saluted Zhang Shijie.
This return is undoubtedly a huge risk.
Although it is only to transport the people, it may also encounter an attack by Meng Yuan at any time, and with Zhang Shijie's less than 3,000 soldiers, there may not be a way to retreat.
"Lord Lu, don't worry, at the speed of this ship, it is impossible for Meng Yuan to catch up!"
Facing Lu Hideo's worried gaze, Zhang Shijie chuckled, his expression full of confidence.
He has verified the speed of the sea ship, not to mention the Mengyuan naval army at such a speed, even the former naval army of the Great Song Dynasty cannot catch up.
As the words spoke, the figure stepped into the clippers.
Soon, one by one, the sea ships set sail.
Under the eyes of Lu Xiufu in the port, the little emperor Zhao Yu, he quickly drove towards the north.
"Let's go, Your Majesty, let's wait for Lord Zhang's triumph!"
Seeing the ship gradually moving away, Lu Xiufu spoke to the little emperor Zhao Yu.
"Yes, Teacher!"
The little emperor Zhao Yu nodded seriously.
The group returned to the new lockdown.
And Zhang Shijie, who left, also took a flying clipper boat and quickly headed towards the Bering Strait in the north.
This time is undoubtedly much faster than the last time I came.
The speed offered by the flying scissors is unimaginable.
In less than ten days, ten flying scissors had reached the western part of the Bering Strait, followed by the passage through the Bering Strait.
The last time I crossed the Bering Strait easily on the Great Song Sea boat, it is undoubtedly less difficult to cross with a flying scissor sailing ship at this moment.
Half a month later, 10 scissor sailing ships arrived in northern Asia without the slightest damage, and then after another seven days of sailing, the ships arrived on the island again.
And at this moment, the whole island country is already a little rumored.
When the sea ship landed on Tsushima Island, Zhang Shijie quickly understood what was going on.
Kublai Khan wants to conquer the island country and has already begun preparations.
And such a result made his brows froze.
For the Great Song Dynasty, this is not good news, after all, in the previous plan, Zhang Shijie was ready to use the island country as a transit point, first transporting the people to the island country, and then transporting the people from the island country to the Americas.
But now that Kublai Khan is about to attack the island nation, such a plan will undoubtedly be difficult to carry out.
The island country can be defended, Zhang Shijie has no hope.
As for helping, forget it.
Although the enemy of the enemy is a friend, the problem is that the current Great Song Dynasty does not have the strength to confront Meng Yuan, and Zhang Shijie does not want to expose himself in a short time.
"Looks like we're going to have to change places!"
A whispering voice spoke, and Zhang Shijie's eyes involuntarily looked at the map.
Eventually, his gaze was fixed on the huge island off the southeast coast.
Soon, Zhang Shijie quickly gave the order, and the sea ship continued to go south.
Ten days later, Zhang Shijie led the fleet to the location of the Diaoyu Tai, which was later the location of the Diaoyu Island.
Compared to the island country, it is undoubtedly relatively barren.
However, with the island next to it, it is still enough to serve as a transit point.
It took almost a day for Zhang Shijie to inspect the two islands, and then he started to act.
The first is to start the construction of some houses on the Diaoyutai and the island next door.
Then one by one, the scissor sailing boats were sent out.
towards the entire Fujian coast.
That's right, it's Fujian.
Compared with other places, Fujian is the last territory controlled by the Meng Yuan, and the Great Song Dynasty will be able to attract more people.
In fact, it is.
A few years ago, in order to attack the Great Song Dynasty, the Yuan army almost entered the city on a large-scale massacre, even if it was somewhat restrained in the later period, but in the whole of Fujian, almost everyone wore linen and filial piety, and the people were even more miserable.
In addition, after the capture of Fujian by the Meng Yuan, a large-scale enclosure movement also began, resulting in hooligans everywhere and uprisings everywhere.
When the Song army arrived, the entire coastal population couldn't help but get excited.
Although when the Great Song Dynasty was there, the people did not necessarily like the court much, and even hated and hated it everywhere.
However, there must be a comparison in everything, compared to the brutality of Meng Yuan, Da Song is simply like a very close relative.
For Da Song, he said take them away.
Most of the people agreed without hesitation.
After all, the land has been robbed, and the safety of the wife and children at home cannot be guaranteed at all, rather than staying at home and waiting for death, waiting for Meng Yuan to come at any time to loot, it is better to follow Da Song to go overseas.
Of course, there are some people who don't want to.
In this regard, Da Song did not force it, but only wooed those who were willing.
And even so, in just ten days or so, ten ships were already fully loaded.
More than 10,000 people have been attracted to go to sea.
So much so that Zhang Shijie had to send three boats out to fish, otherwise it would be difficult to support the food he brought over, and the other two sea ships took the lead in transporting some people to the Americas, and the remaining five sea ships continued to win over the people.