Water Margin farming to become powerful

Chapter 303
There were also military exercises in ancient times, but this kind of military exercise may have the function of military combat in the early years, but as it developed later, it became more and more like entertainment or juggling.

Naval drills are most prosperous in the south of Hangzhou. It is said that Hangzhou’s navy will practice at the mouth of the Qiantang River every year during the Qiantang tide. Hundreds of athletes jump into the tide of the Qiantang River with superb water quality, holding big The flagpole, using swimming skills to make itself float above the water surface, holding a flagpole several feet long in the hand, the tail of the flag will not even splash a drop of water, this is what we can do.

The main combat method of naval warfare in this era is to quickly rely on gangs and then jump gang battles, or ignite fireboats to burn enemy ships, so there are extremely high requirements for sailors' water skills.

However, in Sun Xin's prediction, even if there is a navy in the future, he will not use this primitive method of warfare. Each ship is equipped with a few bronze cannons and a team of gunners. All the living people on the opponent's deck were shot.

So he didn't ask Shen Yun and the others to practice this kind of juggling naval skills, and he didn't even ask his sailors to be able to swim.

In the future, his ships will have to go on ocean routes. As long as they leave the shore at a certain distance, falling into the sea is a near-death practice anyway. It doesn’t matter whether they can swim or not. It’s better to practice the skills of handling ships and various navigation skills to identify directions. more important.

Shen Yun and the others operated the sailboat made by Meng Kangxin on the surface of the sea, and there were a few sailing actions that Sun Xin asked them to rehearse before, including using soft sails to grab the wind at various wonderful angles, even sailing against the wind, and fine-tuning The direction of the boat, let the boat grab the waves along the waves.

These actions are very important for navigation, but the supervisors on the shore seem to be a bit of a layman.

Meng Kang and the others nodded their heads repeatedly, but everyone in the Supervisory Committee became more and more bored the more they watched.

But seeing that Sun Xin attaches great importance to this, everyone is reluctant to leave.

After running on the sea for more than an hour, the ship finally returned to the port slowly. The crew happily stepped down from the sailboat. Sun Xin's eyes were already blurred, but he was just sitting there reluctantly. Shaking, waking up from a half-dream, and then showing a joyful expression for a moment, took the lead in applauding. Seeing this scene, the supervisors naturally responded with warm applause.

The joy on the faces of Shen Yun and others when they got off the bed was real.

They happily walked up to Sun Xin and received applause from the Supervisory Committee, and then they walked up to Meng Kang in Yubangan and praised him excitedly for how well the boat was built.

People who run ocean routes know the inconvenience of the old-fashioned hard sailing ships on the ocean, because the handling of the hard sailing ships is too rigid, and most of the time they can only move slowly along the coastline. Going deep into the ocean is a narrow escape.

But when I was maneuvering it just now, I felt that the ship moved very quickly. In Shen Yun's words, "It's like a sharp knife gliding in clear oil." As long as there is a certain inclination angle, the sail can move the ship slowly. When encountering various dangerous sea conditions, it is even possible to change the course of the ship in a timely manner by grabbing the waves. These actions may seem dull to outsiders, but they are particularly important for sailing.

"With this boat, I will be able to travel thousands of miles across the sea, and I am not afraid anymore." Shen Yun said this remark, and Meng Kang was very happy. Hearing this, Sun Xin took the initiative to let everyone applaud, and the applause broke out again in an instant.

After watching the ships, everyone went to rest behind the dock.

There are a few weed houses behind the dock, which were originally a temporary resting place for the shipbuilders. At this time, the house has also been cleaned up, and a few tables have been set up in the yard for today's banquet for the leaders of the Supervisory Committee. place.

All the food and drinks for today were brought from Sun Family Manor. After the banquet started, Sun Xin naturally made a toast first, and walked back to the main table with a smile, and saw his brother Sun Lizheng talking with the two of them.

Seeing Sun Xin coming, the two brothers sipped a glass of wine, and Sun Licai spoke slowly.

"Ting Lehe said earlier that you are short of manpower and want to open a school?"

Sun Xin nodded, and Sun Li stroked his chin and said, "Be cautious about this matter. I also know that you are worried that the Liangshan bandits will attack you, so you quickly expanded. The Liangshan bandits were defeated for a while but did not hurt you. Yuan Qi, although they are with you now, they are getting bigger and bigger in Liangshan. It is true that everyone in this world wants to make their power bigger, but with you Your power is growing, and I am afraid that the imperial court will really follow you."

Sun Newsyan's expression also became serious, and he put down his glass, "What do you think, brother?"

"In the past, you always felt that the court was an obstacle to you, but in the future you will inevitably have conflicts with the court. After all, you are not a person who does evil, and it is better to unite with the government if you can."

Sun News said in a haha, "I'm afraid of the government, and the lion will ask us too much. If he asks me to dismantle the supervisory committee and hang out with him, we will lose our family."

Sun Xin had also thought about how to deal with the government before, but the main reason why he never went to Zongze was that he still hadn't figured out what the government's attitude towards him was. Peaceful, but his power is already a little jealous. Once these officials are pressured from above, they will turn their faces when they say they will.

But Sun Li shook his head and said: "It's not okay to keep out of touch all the time. If you need it, I can help you go to Dengzhou to talk about it."

He looked left and right, and whispered to Sun Xin: "Even if you want to make trouble, now is not the time."

Sun Xin's face became more serious. He knew that the two brothers would not test each other on this kind of matter. Sun Li must really want to help him, and he thought carefully after hearing the words.

It is only five years since Zhenghe, and there are still ten years before the Jingkang Incident. It is obviously too early to start an incident now, and it is impossible for him to ignore the government all the time.

Seeing that his younger brother hadn't made up his mind yet, Sun Li said anxiously: "If you can unite with the government now, you can still get a lot of benefits. For example, if you want to expand the army and annex more land, you have to deal with these things now." It’s done secretly, but once the government comes forward, it will become justifiable.”

"You are now in Dengzhou, where the shelter is remote, and you can easily get the land with the landlords, but what if your power goes out of Dengzhou? Dengzhou is not a place suitable for expansion. Good place."

With a word that awakened the dreamer, Sun Xin's thoughts suddenly became clear. In fact, he had thought about where his power would develop before, but the previous road went very smoothly due to a combination of circumstances. First, unite with Dulonggang and then United with Zengtou City, what's next?
We can't just rely on such a loose alliance to go on.

Now that I have a certain strength base, I really want to start preparing to further actively expand my territory.

Sun Li was very happy to be able to help Sun Xin. The two discussed for a long time. Sun Xin had a lot of thoughts in his head, but he didn't come up with a plan for a while. make a decision.

After talking about this matter, the topic turned to Sun Li. Sun Li told Sun Xin that he had worked in Houjiazhai for two years and now he planned to return to Dengzhou. Sun Xin nodded. Sun Li went to Houjiazhai before. Excessive means, although Zhizhai is a fat vacancies, but now their brothers are not short of that little money.

It would be beneficial for Sun Li to continue to be in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty. Sun Li should be able to be promoted to deputy commander when he returned to Dengzhou. Sun Xin immediately said that he needed money and came to talk to him.

Sun Li nodded. After two years of being released outside Houjiazhai, he was no longer so jealous of Da Song's officialdom. Anyway, this mess has rotted into a mess. What's the use of being so angry?He really needs to spend money on sports, and he will not be polite to his brother on this matter.

After drinking all the wine until evening, everyone asked the villagers under him to light their own lanterns, and then rode back to Sunjiazhuang by car and horse.

Early the next morning, Sun Xin was woken up by a woman's voice outside the house, and when he opened his eyes, he heard many chattering people talking outside.

"We are also the backbone of Sun Family Village, why are we not included in the list of students this time?"

"That's right, is it possible that the owner doesn't need the cadres of our Women's Federation?"

Sun Xin frowned and went out to see several backbones of the Women's Federation, all standing in the courtyard with their hips akimbo, arguing loudly with the farmers who were serving him.

Those dealers originally wanted to drive these people out, but they really couldn't do anything against this group of menacing elder sisters.

Sun Xin asked, and these people became honest the moment they saw Sun Xin come out.

He opened his mouth to explain, but this time the first batch of admissions list of Sunjiazhuang Academy has been counted, and there is not a single woman among the more than 400 admissions places.

When Sun Xin was frowning, Hu Sanniang also hurried back from the outside. Sun Xin came home at midnight last night, and Sun Xin had already fallen asleep when Hu Sanniang was busy returning home from a meeting in the supervisory committee, so she simply went to the next room Lie down for a while, this morning when I heard about this incident, I quickly ran out from the next door.

Hu Sanniang dragged Sun Xin to the side and whispered, "I'm about to tell you about this. We can't keep a single girl in our school, right? Women's work is also very important."

To be honest, Sun Xin didn’t notice the ratio of male to female students in the school before, so he asked doubtfully, “Isn’t there any? There isn’t a single woman in the cadres of the Textile Industry Department to train?”

Hu Sanniang shook her head and said, "Brother Lehe said that it would be inconvenient to have a separate school for boys and girls. Originally, the textile department wanted to select some female stewards to learn technology, but they were also crossed off the list. This is really inappropriate."

(End of this chapter)