Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 203 Expedition

The 5000 fanatics were born in Khitan. It can be said that they are proficient in bows and horses. The only thing they vomit when they get on a boat. Under the leadership of the running-in training.

The latest warship is more than 50 feet long, and the widest point is nearly 20 feet. It is larger than the three five-yamed warships of the previous Sui Dynasty, and slightly larger than the Zheng He treasure ship of the later generation. 500 sailors.

The ship has four floors, the lowest is the starting place for the sailors, the ballast cargo, the second floor is the food and cargo storage point, the third floor is the soldiers and the sailor rest place, and the top is the deck. Each floor can be completely closed, especially It is the bottom two floors, with fully enclosed compartments. Even if it hits a rock, the ship's safety can be guaranteed unless it encounters a severe storm.

The outer steel plate of the ship is painted with a kind of anti-rust black paint developed by Taoist priests. The wooden boards inside the ship are brushed with tung oil, which is also waterproof and insect-proof. It can be said that it is the invincible overlord of the contemporary sea.

It’s not that it’s impossible to build bigger ships, but it doesn’t have that much power. To start a new ship with a full load, it takes 1000 sailors to work at the same time. After starting, there are twelve sails of all sizes on the ship. Sailing, with the help of ocean currents, can be more than a thousand miles in a day.

There are a total of four new ships, with 32 eight-ox crossbows on board, and no other weapons are installed. In Feng Daiwen's view, it is completely unnecessary. The main function is transportation, because they rely on their size at sea, and no other country can compete with them. Controversy.

The new ships were named Yuanzheng by Li Shimin, and they were No. [-] to No. [-]. After half a year of trial voyage, they would start building long-distance ships and start exploring unknown places. Originally, Li Shimin wanted to arrange two ships for long-distance voyages. Feng Daiwen tried hard to persuade them , Careful analysis, reasoning, and presenting the facts are the only way to get rid of the idea.

The Turks were also pardoned by Li Shimin, and 3 people who would not get seasick were selected, and they would follow them to Wa Island. The other 3 Turks formed one of the new twelve guards, and all the rest of the people moved to western Liaoning. It will be the place where the prisoners of Wa Island will live in the future. They will learn to farm under the guidance of the Han people and guard the prisoners of Wa Island.

The Turkic people are now divided into two by Li Shimin, and one part is resettled in Shuofang, farming and grazing, and is governed and guarded by Zhang Gongjin.

The rest is Feng Daiwen's business. It's no wonder that Li Shimin arranged so many Turkic people in western Liaoning. It's because Feng Daiwen left too much shadow on the Turkic people. It is the population, and with the experience of resettling the Khitan people, they can quickly and safely deal with the Turkic people.

Western Liaoning is simply a complicated place now. There are more than 20 Han Chinese, 30 Khitans who have returned, and now more than 30 Turks. Fortunately, the Khitans are very content with the status quo, and there are many soldiers. Ten thousand fanatical believers and ten thousand rattan armor soldiers are Feng Daiwen's greatest confidence.

Moreover, there are Cheng Yaojin's troops in Youzhou, staring at other races at any time, of course, it may also be staring at Feng Daiwen, after all, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and there are so many troops, it can't be overstated.

The new head of the Khitan tribe in western Liaoning, Zhishenli, was an old acquaintance with Feng Daiwen. He brought his original tribe of 3 people to western Liaoning. It seemed that he had gained Li Shimin's trust and let him manage the internal affairs of the Turks and assist Feng Daiwen.

"The last general has met the governor!" As soon as Zhi Shili arrived in Liaoxi, he saw the Guang'an mother and daughter who were still in confinement, and Feng Daiwen hurried back to Liaoxi. I didn't know they were Turks.

"Haha, I haven't seen the general for a long time, even more so in the past. It's really gratifying." Feng Daiwen said with a big smile. Both of them are members of the military formation, so naturally they went straight to each other.

"In the future, please ask the governor to take care of the Turkic people." Zhishenli's expression was quite complicated. The person in front of him could be said to be one of the culprits leading the destruction of the Eastern Turkic people. It would be useless to die among his subordinates, but now had to rely on him.

"General, you are welcome. The Turkic people have paid the price for their mistakes. They have been reformed through labor and are now joining Datang. I will abide by the sacred metaphor and treat everyone equally. I just need to ask the general to comfort you. After all, the number of people in western Liaoning is complicated. Everyone's language barrier is easy to cause misunderstanding." Feng Daiwen said seriously.

"Don't worry, Dudu, the Turkic talents have just started to live a normal life, and everyone cherishes it very much. If someone doesn't cherish it, they will be sent to see the Sirius God!"

The more he talked, the colder his tone became. This 30-year-old military general has a heart of the Virgin. He wrote to Li Shimin several times so that the Turkic people would no longer be regarded as hard labor. The important officials in the court have been visited and many gifts have been given. Everyone in the clan can become a Datang person like Huihe and Khitan.

Maybe it's because the two years of hard work have smoothed the edges and corners of the Turkic people, maybe it's because I have seen the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and I don't want to go back to the cold life before. At least there is hope.

The Turkic people obeyed the arrangement very honestly, because they were used to obeying Datang's orders and did as required every day, and they had formed conditioned reflexes in the past two years.

From the initial relocation in western Liaoning to the resettlement of the mountain people, the Khitan joined in, and officials of all sizes already had a whole set of experience.

After nearly half a month of arrangement, there was no disturbance, Feng Daiwen was relieved, and after discussing with Zhi Shisili, he selected another [-] Turkic people who did not get seasick.

On the third day of October, four huge warships docked at Qinhuangdao Wharf, and nearly [-] mixed soldiers began to board the ships, accompanied by ten large ships with thousands of materials.

There were [-] civilians accompanying him on the trip. They were brought along as logistics folks, and they were also the first batch of civilians responsible for colonizing the island country.

Cleaning up the island country is something Feng Daiwen has always been obsessed with. This time Feng Daiwen is more excited than ever. Not only did most of the soldiers on the expedition be Khitans and Turks, but he also brought along Xi Junmai and Feng Daihuo. .

Regarding the defense of western Liaoning, there are brothers who guard Yingzhou and Tanzhou, and they are not afraid of Goguryeo’s attack. They are saying that they probably don’t have the guts to leave Chen Hu, Yuchi Baoqing, and Li De to command Ma Zhou. quite stable.

As for the loss of thinking power, it is natural to follow and go to Wa Island. Li Shimin's trust is one thing. Feng Daiwen is not worried about leaving a Turkic man with appeal in western Liaoning. base.

　Thank you Brother Mouguang Haoyue for the monthly ticket, thank you for your recommendation tickets, thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)