The big man has a living father

Chapter 187 (Big Chapter) Sea Power is Hegemony

In August, the last autumn heat arrives.

At the Chang'an Ancient Canal Wharf, a large number of dock workers are working here.

Most of these people are skinny, but there are also quite a few strong men.

A shipload of cargo had just been unloaded and several people were sitting on the boxes nearby to rest.

At this time of year, ordinary Chang'an residents have already started putting on the cotton-padded winter clothes they bought this year.

The dock workers still wore cotton and linen short-sleeved shirts.

There are two types of cotton winter clothes. One is for convenience, with tight cuffs, long pants, and long hem to keep out the wind.

There is another type, where a pig can be stuffed into the cuffs. Of course, this is more like a dress, a dress for formal occasions.

Short clothes are more interesting.

Originally, short clothes were basically made into shirts, and like long clothes, they also had to be tied up with a belt.

But this year, a trend in Changan has become to wear clothes that are put directly on the top of the head.

It's called a T-shirt.

It looks like the letter T in pinyin.

Last year, the autumn and winter press conference of Changan Cotton Textile Industry was successfully held.

Although Huo Hai did not participate this year, this grand event of the cotton textile industry still continued.

Among them, more than ten large factories engaged in cotton textile industry and many private tailors in Chang'an participated in the event.

In fact, everyone's designs are similar, but the garment factory under the Huo's Company, headed by Zheng Ni, came up with the latest designs.

The highlights are the T-shirt, long sleeves and short sleeves with no buttons or hems.

Of course, along with these, there are also cotton jackets, waterproof work-type down jackets, zipper jackets, and button denim jackets.

The release of these things shocked the entire audience.

First of all, T-shirts are designed specifically for workers.

There is no belt to tighten the waist, so it won't be uncomfortable. The materials include cotton, linen, and cotton and linen blends, which saves time and facilitates work.

You know, there are many pieces of equipment in factories that can kill people if their clothes get caught in them.

This kind of situation has happened quite a lot in Chang'an in the past two years!

Now the release of the T-shirt is naturally shocking.

Besides T-shirts, there are button-down denim jackets.

In fact, denim jackets are also work clothes, which can be regarded as a kind of jacket made of work cloth. This kind of clothes is suitable for short-term high-intensity but low-frequency work.

The button is the appearance of the seal that officials received. It was made into a button and can be used to button up clothes.

This design is convenient, beautiful, and the most advanced technology. It also has some connection with the Han officialdom. Once it was released, it immediately broke the circle.

Currently, people going to the gold mines, heading north to the grasslands, and working on ships all like this kind of clothes.

However, for dock workers, denim jackets restrict their arm movements too much, so T-shirts are still popular.

Moreover, they work a lot and have a high fever. While others are wearing sweaters, they are still wearing short sleeves or even long sleeves.

The clothes of several workers at the dock showed that they had many military medals, and they were veteran workers.

A few people took a rest while eating steamed buns and oil-fermented wheat bread to replenish their energy.

The worker eating the flower roll patted the trouser legs of his jeans and said, "I heard that the monthly salary at the Past Trading Company is a little higher than that at the dock. They are hiring eight people. Do you want to go?"

The worker who was eating the steamed bun shook his head as he ate: "If we don't go, it will be hard to find a job here at the dock again if we lose it."

Nowadays, most of the people in Chang'an, except for those who do business, are workers.

And most of it is heavy physical labor, such as in the construction industry where bridges, roads, and houses are built.

Although dock workers also do heavy physical labor, it is slightly better than those who repair houses. After all, they work in waves and have time to rest.

The person who ate the oil bread said: "I say, Third Brother, why are you so frugal every day? You have more than 2,000 yuan a month, but you eat steamed buns every day, and at most you eat some oil-pickled vegetables brought from home. Every bite you take tastes like oil, and it makes your throat sore."

He patted his muscles and said, "I still need to eat some meat to build up my muscles, so that I won't feel so uncomfortable."

The third brother who was eating the steamed bun took a bite of the pickled vegetables and said, "Bullshit, once the muscles are built up, the weight will increase. Didn't you read in the science newspaper that if you are overweight, even if you lie still, you will consume much more calories than others, so you have to eat meat for a long time to maintain protein, and eat oil to supplement calories. This way, you will spend hundreds of dollars more than me every month."

After two years of experience, the workers easily and naturally mastered some nutritional principles.

For example, strength and endurance do not necessarily come from muscles, but from tendons and bones.

Of course, this tendon and bone does not refer to the tendon and bone that doctors talk about, but refers to a layer of fascia on the surface of the muscle.

After training the fascia, it can exert the same strength as muscles.

But one looks strong and the other looks thin.

A strong man may only be able to carry 150 kilograms at most and walk a few steps, but he can do anything if he carries 100 kilograms.

A thin person may only be able to carry 120 kilograms at most, but he can still grit his teeth and carry 100 kilograms for a whole day.

Whether you want to endure this hardship and save more money, or eat better and make yourself feel more relaxed, it depends on your personal choice.

Workers who eat oily bread: "What's wrong with spending more money? I make 3,000 yuan a month. Can't my family eat 300 to 500 yuan a month?"

The third brother chewed a mouthful of steamed bun and said, "I won't eat it. I bought a small house with a mortgage. Although the yard is less than one acre in total, I have to pay back two thousand yuan a month, and it will take two and a half years to pay it off. After the loan is paid off, I will be relaxed and it won't be too late to enjoy it."

The worker who was eating the steamed bun tore his second steamed bun in half and handed one half to the third worker: "You bastard, can you even bear to eat this?"

"You worked yourself to death, leaving the money for your wife's new husband to spend?"

The third brother smiled innocently: "How can I save money?"

Don’t you know whether there is any money left? He eats the worst.

After eating the oily bread, the older worker stood up and stretched, and then he froze.

Why is the city in front of me moving?

In front of me, a tall building is moving horizontally to the right.

He just stood there with his eyes wide open.

The people nearby saw his appearance and turned to look at the river.

Several people were simply dumbfounded.

A 60-meter-long ship occupied almost half of the river, and the buildings on its deck were as high as four or five floors on land.

There were two huge black pipes standing on top, emitting white steam.

"Woo~"

He swallowed the last bit of oily bread in his mouth, stared at the worker on the big ship and exclaimed: "Oh my god, what the hell is this!!!"

“Whose building fell into the river?!”

"That's a boat. What the hell, it fell into the river!"

"Is this a boat?" He pointed at the boat he had just unloaded. "What is that? The kid under the boat?"

The third brother who was eating steamed buns was also dumbfounded: "This... if we pull a whole ship of goods, we will be exhausted and still not be able to unload it all!"

He was really right.

This ship is huge, and although the cargo ratio is not high, it can still carry 400 tons of cargo.

Four hundred tons is equal to 400,000 kilograms or 800,000 catties.

They were unloading goods. Generally, the things that were easy to carry were in packages weighing 100 jin. If they could only lift, it would be difficult to carry more than 100 jin.

It would take two people eight thousand trips up and down to carry these eight hundred thousand kilograms.

They were so tired that they couldn't unload all the items.

"Wow! Is this boat going to crash into the ancient canal bridge?"

Another worker gestured and said, "I think it can go under the bridge."

The height of the bridge was naturally specially designed, leaving space for ships of 500 tons to pass through.

However, in the future, a large number of steam ships will not go there.

The ship will go up to Bashui River from the location of Bashui River in the ancient canal, then unload the cargo at the newly built dock of Bashui River, enter the canal, and then load the cargo and leave in the opposite direction from the canal.

Of course, it is also possible that it entered through the canal and exited through the ancient Grand Canal.

Try to avoid U-turns.

If it is someone's private boat and there are no docks on both sides to coordinate with it, then it can only queue up at the end of the canal to turn around.

Anyway, the rules should be set at the beginning to avoid affecting the passage of others.

Only a small number of valuable goods that are to be sent into the hinterland of Chang'an can be docked at the pier next to the real ancient canal bridge.

But today, this behemoth is moving forward.

Along the way, workers on the canal, dredging workers, and people living on both sides of the canal all heard the news and came to watch.

"Oh my goodness, this is bigger than the palace!"

"It's not that big. It's just a comparison. The other boats on the river are too small, so it looks huge!"

What is this and where did it come from?

Many people have this question.

If there weren't so many sand-accumulated mining areas on both sides of the ancient canal, these people would have been able to move sideways all the way to watch.

Liu Che was looking forward to the real ancient canal wharf.

Liu Ju was even more excited than Liu Che: "Brother-in-law, is there really such a big ship, and such a big wheel?!"

Huo Hai nodded.

This was the first steel-framed boat, but it was also the first generation of exposed wheels, located on both sides of the boat, which paddled the water to propel the boat forward.

Although Erkuan and his team are already working on propeller structures, it is more reliable to have outboard wheels for the first batch of ships.

To be precise, Erkuan and the others were already on the boat at this time.

They also deliberately followed the boat in twists and turns, and took detours to many places before they were able to sail from Huaishuo to Chang'an.

You know, it takes two days to travel this distance by train.

It took half a month to travel by road, and taking the water route should have been the fastest, but it ended up taking the longest.

This section of the Yellow River is not navigable. It is broken in several places. At each break, one has to enter the water system in the east of the river and take various detours.

After all this detour, it was already the end of August when we finally arrived in Chang'an.

But it was also during this journey that Erkuan accumulated a lot of experience. After reporting to Liu Che here, they would go to Qiancheng to build a shipyard to study sea vessels.

Princess Wei tapped the back of Liu Ju's head and asked, "Why did you call me brother-in-law?"

Liu Ju: "It's only a matter of time! Can my brother-in-law give me a boat?"

Huo Hai: "After the first voyage, we will conduct an on-site inspection of the wear and tear of various components, as well as the bottom of the ship. After the inspection and recording of the data, we will give it to you."

In fact, there is really not much data to record. Huo Hai knows exactly what it is like.

Moreover, those who invented ships and sea-crossing ships in the previous life were all unconventional and reckless.

However, it is a good thing to study this with a rigorous attitude.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Here we come!"

Huo Hai turned around and saw Luo Xiahong.

Huo Hai would not be fooled and turned around to look.

What Luoxiahong can see is useless to others.

He can even stand on the ground and look at the craters.

Sure enough, the others craned their necks to look for a long time but saw nothing.

Dong Zhongshu nudged Dongfang Shuo's hip with his elbow and said, "Hey, they say the higher you stand the farther you can see. Did you see that?"

Dongfang Shuo shook his head: "I didn't see it."

Dong Zhongshu sighed, it’s useless even if you are tall.

Then he took out a telescope and put it in front of his eyes: "We still have to rely on technology."

Only when technology is advanced can it be truly advanced; only with high technology can we see far.

On the other side, Cao Xiang, Liu Sheng and several wealthy businessmen from Chang'an stood together.

Cao Xiang was originally carrying out differentiation work.

Once the differentiation work was on track and successful enough, he started.

Wei Qing was still watching there, and Cao Xiang returned to Chang'an.

He called it sending back captives, and all the captured Hun nobles were sent back by him.

The two of them stretched their necks to look at the other end of the ancient river channel.

Normally, you can see very far into the river, but now it is the hottest autumn weather and the water surface is a little foggy.

Cao Xiang looked at it and said excitedly: "I want to see if this 400-ton ship can pass through our Fen River."

Nowadays, they no longer call Fenshui "Fenshui" and have become accustomed to the newly learned name of Fenhe.

Liu Sheng: "If the 400-ton ship can't pass, let's buy a 100-ton ship. We must buy it anyway. You really don't know, I have already received news that the ship is coal-fired, and the cost of transporting goods is lower than that of the train. Lift up our ships and beat them. In the past, we were afraid of death when transporting animals to Chang'an, but now we can even transport them alive!"

Cao Xiang rolled his eyes: "Bullshit! When I came back from Huaishuo, I saw a 100-ton ship. A 100-ton ship can definitely pass through our place, but I'm not sure if a 400-ton ship can. No matter how little water there is, a 100-ton ship can easily pass through our place."

"This bowl of rice will be eaten by our descendants for ten thousand years!"

Liu Sheng: "What if in the future, with the development of technology, the river has other uses and cannot be used by boats?"

Cao Xiang had a look of disdain on his face: "King of Zhongshan, don't let your imagination run wild."

Liu Sheng was right. If we wait until the electrical age comes, there will be something to talk about.

At this time, Luo Xiahong, who could already see the boat, was talking to Huo Hai: "Er Kuan and the others put some things on the boat, which is different from what we saw when we left."

Huo Hai: “What is it?”

Luo Xiahong muttered, "It looks like a bloated sheep or a big fat pig, hanging on both sides of the ship."

Huo Hai understood that it was a sheepskin.

"That's an inflatable sheepskin. It's probably used to prevent people from falling into the water. If you fall into the water and can't float up, you just need to grab the inflatable sheepskin."

Luo Xiahong suddenly realized: "So that's it, why didn't I think of that? I was thinking that the sheep might be rotten and about to explode, but they actually hung the sheep that was about to explode on the boat."

Huo Hai glanced at Luo Xiahong. This guy must have seen a corpse explode somewhere.

But this only happens with large animals.

Liu Che looked back at the two of them.

These two bastards are just keeping us on suspense.

What’s so great about being able to see far?
Liu Che looked to the side and saw Dong Zhongshu observing through a telescope: "Dong Zhongshu!"

Dong Zhongshu turned around and saw Liu Che waving at him. Dong Zhongshu thought Liu Che wanted to talk to him about something, so he walked over and the telescope was requisitioned.

Dong Zhongshu watched Liu Che use a telescope to look at the boat and smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, how about I sell you this telescope?"

Liu Che: "What's wrong with me using it? By the way, why are you here instead of studying Confucianism at home?"

Can Dong Zhongshu say that he came to study fluids? No.

"Watch the fun."

Liu Che took down the telescope. He had already seen what the ship looked like and became interested in Dong Zhongshu's coming here.

"If you keep going like this, you'll lose. Do you still remember the original agreement?"

Dong Zhongshu made a bet with Emperor Wu of Han many years ago.

I bet that Liu Che could not come up with another set of theories to replace his Confucian theories.

If he wins, all future emperors will be governed by Confucianism.

If this set of theories appeared, Dong Zhongshu would have to fight against the new theory.

But now that the new theory has emerged, Dong Zhongshu has not taken any action.

In fact, Liu Che was just trying to stir up trouble. He and Huo Hai had already decided on future matters, and he just wanted to tease Dong Zhongshu.

Dong Zhongshu shook his head: "The new system is still being compiled...written."

After Dong Zhongshu knew that there was no destiny, he did not give up the idea of ​​the connection between heaven and man.

Instead, he became bolder.

It’s like a person who writes ghost stories. He won’t be disappointed after confirming that there are no ghosts in the world. Instead, he will write more boldly.

Liu Che didn't know that Dong Zhongshu's new theory did not conflict with science. He was writing about other things.

Finally, someone in the crowd said excitedly: "The ship is coming!"

Everyone had been here for a long time, so most people were talking to each other and not looking at the river at all.

Now someone noticed it and shouted, and everyone turned to look over.

Huo Hai was a little dazed.

I’ve seen some movies before that said whoever sees the Statue of Liberty when the ship arrives in New York is the luckiest and will shout out loud.

For those who will not come by boat in the future, whoever sees the clock tower at the pier will be the luckiest, right?
Huo Hai looked back. To get from the pier to the real ground, one had to climb many steps. At the top, there was a clock tower under construction.

Huo Hai didn’t know whether the gear operation logic of this clock tower was the same as the movement in the previous life, but it was fine as long as the pointer movement was the same.

"Woo!"

The whistle sounded.

Just like a steam train.

Huo Hai knew that the equipment on the steamship was much bigger and more exaggerated than that on the train.

The ship was so far away that it looked like just a dot and no one felt anything.

As we got closer, we realized how big that thing was.

At this time, there were also some troubles on the steamer.

Er Kuan: "What the hell! Slow down!"

It’s not that you can’t go too fast, nor is it that you have to slow down to get through.

It was because the waves caused by the rotation of the paddle wheel were rushing towards the two banks madly.

On the canal, those three to five meter long human-powered boats were directly overturned by a huge wave!

We must slow down, otherwise once this thing passes, the entire river will be cleared.

The people waiting at the dock were a little disappointed when they saw the ship slowing down.

Why doesn't such a big creature come like a train?

That's so cool!
The feeling of the rumbling sound rolling, rushing and crashing towards you is so powerful!

Isn’t this the maiden flight performance? What happened?

However, as the ship got closer, some people began to feel scared.

"Oh my god! This thing is so big? Could it have just jumped out of the water and changed its direction? Wouldn't it have crushed hundreds of people to death?"

"Don't worry, even if your life is worthless, His Majesty and Lord Huo are standing at the front."

"But seeing something this big is really scary."

People have megaphobia.

In fact, the source of gigantic fear may be related to cliffs with too steep an inclination.

Ancient humans were sensitive to the danger of cliffs and did not dare to get too close to them to avoid being affected by accidents such as landslides.

After a long time, this perception becomes embedded in our genes.

It's okay to see huge things from a distance, you will just feel their majesty, but if you see them up close, you will be scared.

The closer the distance, the greater the fear.

On the boat, Er Kuan saw Liu Che and Huo Hai and hurriedly blew the whistle to show his respect.

But the people at the scene became afraid: "Is he speeding up?"

The rational person next to him said: "Look, the wheel is turning slower and slower. How can it be speeding up? It's obviously slowing down."

"Slowing down? Look at the waves! Is this slowing down?!"

At this time, there was still a small boat docked on the opposite bank, one or two meters away from the shore, and it was pushed directly into the shore.

This is the real surge!
Why is there such a big commotion?

Only Liu Ju was staring closely at the pair of paddle wheels on the ship.

A huge wheel rotated at the waist of the ship.

The beauty of machinery, the turning of wheels, is so fascinating.

Liu Ju was very excited: "Sister, sister, my brother-in-law gave me this boat!"

Princess Wei Chang had seen the boat before, so there was nothing to get excited about: "Yes, it will be yours from now on."

Liu Che was amazed at the first steel-framed steamship that was so close to him.

While thinking, this big ship is not big enough, we still need to go to the sea and build a bigger ship? Even a ship much bigger than this one?
It’s only 400 tons, so what is that 10,000-ton ship?
In fact, this paddle steamer is quite narrow. It does have a pair of paddle wheels, which makes the widest part of the boat wider, but in fact, the boat is slender as a whole.

That's why it can only carry 400 tons. If it were a little wider, it could carry 800,000 tons.

As long as the paddle wheel is replaced with a propeller, and nothing else changes, the width of the ship will be doubled, and it will directly reach one thousand tons.

Therefore, Liu Che's deduction in his mind was actually much greater than reality.

On the shore, Luo Lie was already ready. He was about to board the boat with his men to check, because only after they had checked Liu Che on board could he board.

However, once you are on the boat, it is difficult to go back. You cannot turn around here. If you want to turn around, you must at least go to the entrance of Fenghe Water Conservancy.

Everyone was amazed, only Liu Sheng and Cao Xiang had already squeezed over: "Huo Hai!"

"Marquis Wu!"

Cao Xiang came over and said, "Brother Huo, this ship can carry 400 tons?"

Huo Hai: "This one doesn't have one. It's at most 200 tons."

Cao Xiang was disappointed.

Huh? It's different from what I heard.

Huo Hai continued: "However, the ship is not equipped with this shiphouse. Instead, it is used to load cargo. It is directly covered with canvas tarpaulin to waterproof it. It can easily pull 400 tons."

"Of course, for safety reasons, we recommend loading a maximum of 400 tons. No more than that."

Cao Xiang and Liu Sheng looked at each other. Liu Sheng said, "We have decided. We will order 20 ships to test the waters, 15 to transport cargo, and 5 ships with towers to transport people!"

Pingyang County Transportation Company is doing brisk business, and the upper limit of their transportation capacity is the upper limit of their business, as they simply cannot transport all the goods.

The area to the east and north of the Yellow River where they are located has a registered population of over 14 million. Together with the hidden population and the population in the northern areas that will soon be brought under their jurisdiction, the total population exceeds 35 million.

So many people, products, and all kinds of things have to be transported to Chang'an.

It can be said that the size of the ship determines the amount of cargo.

Moreover, the faster the ship, the more cargo it can transport.

Not to mention anything else, just the fruits picked there and shipped to Chang'an are sold at a different price than locally.

They bought the ship without any surprises.

In addition to them, other nobles who had built transportation companies in places with waterways were also ready to make a move.

Huo Hai smiled.

In fact, the cost of building a paddle steamer is not high, but if they want to buy it, the price will be extraordinary.

Isn’t it possible to have the capital to build this ship?
Huo Hai: "As for the specific matters, please ask the general manager of the shipyard. I won't ask."

Huo Hai smiled slightly and whispered: "As for your order, I will be the first to arrange the production."

Cao Xiang chuckled and said, "That's very nice, Brother Huo!"

Liu Sheng laughed: "Sure, sure, I'll treat you to a drink and watch the dancers dance in a few days..."

Before he could finish his words, Princess Wei Chang came over and glared at Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng: "See if my five-character regulated verse is outstanding..."

Princess Wei Chang: "Uncle, what are you talking about?"

Liu Sheng: "Ah, we were talking about pentasyllabic poems or something."

Princess Wei Chang: "Oh, which one?"

Liu Sheng: "That's right, that's right..."

Cao Xiang had a good memory and immediately added: "It's the poem that says, 'I don't want to be a marquis, I just hope the sea is peaceful~'"

Liu Sheng: "Yes, yes, yes, it's not my opinion. You have heard this poem by my niece, right? My niece-in-law is so good at writing poems. Who can compare to him since ancient times?"

After Liu Sheng left, Princess Wei Chang asked, "Do you want to watch the dance?"

Huo Hai: "Your uncle is an old pervert. I just want to make money from him."

Princess Wei Chang whispered: "I'll dance for you to see."

Huo Hai: "Okay, okay!"

At this time, the boat had already docked, and everyone in the crowd was surprised.

This thing is really huge.

Led by Luo Lie, the Imperial Guards boarded the ship to inspect it. Liu Che finally finished observing the entire steamship and looked back at Huo Hai: "Huo Hai."

Huo Hai led Princess Wei Chang forward.

Liu Che: "This ship is strong and its guns are powerful. This ship has a steel frame. Can it be considered a strong ship?"

Huo Hai: "That's not the case yet. In the future, these wood surfaces will have to be covered with iron sheets to barely be considered strong ships. Only when pure ironclad ships are made in the future can they be considered truly strong ships."

Liu Che thought about it, if this was covered with iron sheets...

"Then the cargo volume will drop dramatically."

Huo Hai: "Your Majesty, did you see the waves created by the paddle wheel when the ship slowed down just now?"

Liu Che nodded.

Huo Hai: "At sea, waves that arise without wind are more than twice as big as that wave. During storms, waves that are more than ten meters high are just ordinary small waves, and there may even be large waves that are tens of meters high."

"I meant the height."

"That kind of huge wave stretches for thousands of miles, and there is no escape. The only way for ships to survive the test of the waves is to forge ahead bravely and pass through the wave crests. Once they lean against or cross the waves, they will be overturned in an instant and swept to the bottom of the sea."

"Once a person is hit by a wave, he will faint on the spot and die in the rough sea."

“Only the strongest ships, with the stern still above the waves and the bow already in the air, which would not change at all if it fell, could survive such huge waves.”

After listening to the description, Liu Che said solemnly: "Let's develop giant ships."

Huo Hai: "However, a ship of this size can sail very far along the coast, but we need a more powerful ship to save the lives of our talents."

"We are not short of money for shipbuilding now, but we are short of talents to build ships and talents who can sail."

Liu Che agreed: "I have seen the strength of the ship, but what about the power of the gun?"

Huo Hai pointed at the ship in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, if this ship didn't have this paddle wheel, but was propelled by underwater propellers, there would be a cannon placed every three meters on the side of the ship, and each cannon would be able to fire five times farther than the cannon made by Zhang Daoli and his men that you have seen, and the shells would explode like explosive packs after they hit the ground..."

Liu Che broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this!
Then can we bombard the main city of Chang'an? ? ! ! !
Even if we can't break into Chang'an City, we should be able to hit the Taimiao.

This thing suddenly appeared from the river, and then started to hit us with a bang!
Who can stop it?
To stop it?
Not to mention shooting you with a cannon, even if I crash into you I will smash you into pieces.

Liu Che thought carefully and said, "Rivers are fine. At most, only this kind of ship can come in here. In the future, when there are more ships, it will be impossible for foreign ships to come in. But on the sea..."

A city on the seaside can't defend itself against anything and can only be attacked!

Moreover, the ship was running so fast. When it arrived at a city, the coastal country mobilized all its national forces to guard the city. As a result, as soon as the people arrived, the ship rushed to the next city. Wouldn't that mean it was attacking an empty city?

If the military forces are not concentrated, the coastal cities will have to fight on their own and be attacked by each other.

If it is a big country, it is still okay, but what about a small country? Won't it be destroyed directly?

How can one live in constant fear?

Liu Che figured out the fate of the Qing Dynasty and the colonies of later generations just by thinking about it.

He thought of Egypt again.

If these three ships arrived at Memphis in Egypt and Alexandria Island, would they surrender?
Don't vote? Wait for starvation!
Liu Che took a deep breath and said, "The strong ships and powerful guns are indeed powerful. If we allow the enemy's huge ships to attack our Han Dynasty, wouldn't all the cities along the coast be attacked? No matter how many troops we have to defend, it will be useless. The ships are so fast! Therefore, steamships can only be controlled by the Han Dynasty and no one else can get involved."

"Pass on my order. No private person is allowed to privately store cannons. All ships must have independent numbers and names that can be checked at any time. Any giant ship in the four seas that does not obey the Han will be directly regarded as an enemy."

The sea is not the same as the land.

On land, the enemy is always there. The monk can run away, but the temple cannot. It’s the same for everyone.

But at sea, if the enemy comes, you will just be beaten and there will be no way to hide.

As for transportation, water transportation is far superior to land transportation. If this is the case, then if we are surrounded by giant ships, and the transportation capacity is no longer needed, wouldn't development be completely frustrated?

Therefore, the kingly way is practiced on land, and the hegemonic way can only be practiced on sea!
If you are not domineering, others will be domineering to you.

Huo Hai was stunned for a moment and looked at Liu Che again.

Did Liu Che understand the origin of sea power just by listening?
Have you realized that sea power is hegemony?

At this time, Luo Lie had already hurriedly disembarked: "Your Majesty, it's already... ready, you can get on board."

Liu Che thought for a moment and said, "Liu Sheng, Cao Xiang, Liu Guang, Liu... Come aboard with me and see the most advanced technological product of our Han Dynasty this year! A steamship."

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