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Chapter 179

What's the use of such a little space?You know, if you really want to use this foothold, it's not just the Ren family who come.There are also the Huo family, the Liu family, and some small families attached to the two families. This is not counting the later Dong family. After all, the Dong family only has two people, including servants, there are not many people.

There are so many families, including close relatives and loyal servants alone, there are no less than a thousand people. This one-and-a-half mu of land, not to mention enough places to rest, even if everyone is squatting, they may not be able to turn around.

What's more, this is just a transit point for landing, and a lot of supplies are needed to prepare for the South China Sea islands.One and a half acres of land might not even be able to hold these supplies.

"Have you thought about all the ways?" Ren Daoyuan took a deep breath, calmed himself down and asked. He knew that he was far inferior to the second steward when it came to dealing with people. If he couldn't handle things, he could use the usual methods. , I will definitely not be stronger than him.

"I've thought about everything I can think of. Since four years ago, Xiangshuiwan Town has issued a notice that people from other states are not allowed to buy their own residential land locally." The second manager said that the Ren family came a bit late. At that time, this notice had already been implemented, so it had to be handed over to the locals.

This kind of method sounds not difficult, but in fact, it is very risky. After all, money is attractive, and if you buy land in the name of the local people, if the people turn their backs and refuse to accept the account, it is very likely that the money and the land will be lost.

As for the use of force, don't even think about it. Ever since a large number of people from Bingzhou and Yunzhou entered the southern border of Bingzhou, the Daishui Empire has sent a large number of troops to the coast of the South China Sea, which was not originally a frontier. Quan Daozong personnel.

"Understood, what happened to the boat?" Ren Daoyuan frowned and asked, it seemed that this trip was far more difficult than he imagined.

The second steward was on the verge of tears. Although he knew these were the questions that the young master would have to ask, he really didn't know how to answer them. He had never been a steward for more than ten years. when.Being able to become the second steward of the Ren family, needless to say the ability, must be excellent.But after finishing this errand, he felt that he was useless.

"Master, there is only one boat, a fishing boat of 1000 or [-] materials. It has been used for more than ten years, and I have had it repaired. It can barely go out to sea. But..."

"Is there any more?" Ren Daoyuan was really going crazy. After making up for it, he knew that it is impossible for a sea-going ship with less than [-] materials to travel too far. The second manager only bought one, and it was used A ten year old ship.

The second steward gritted his teeth. Anyway, sooner or later, he will report to the police. At most, he will quit. Anyway, he is a loyal servant of the Ren family. He has lived in the Ren family for generations, and he can always find a job to survive. , This trip is really not run by people.From his point of view, no matter who he changed to run this mission, the result would be the same, and it could only be worse than what he did.

"Young master, we have a boat, but the boat company in Bingzhou does not accept our maintenance business. We can only spend a lot of money to hire some old boatmen to repair it by ourselves at the beach. The most troublesome thing is not the boat, but the people. .”

"People? You don't seem to be short of manpower. I remember dispatching manpower four times. Adding up, it's almost 100 people?" Ren Daoyuan asked. , in his opinion, the trip to Bingzhou might be troublesome, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

"It's not our people, but the people who go out to sea. Our family has enough people, most of them are idle, but there are no people who make boats." The second steward said.

"Impossible, I remember that among the third batch of dispatched people, many of them had used the ship." Ren Daoyuan said, he had a detailed list of dispatched personnel in his hand, and each person's name was marked with his specialties .Among them, most of the third batch are sailors who have sailed the ship, and three are the bosses of the ship. How could no one be able to sail?
"Young master, those people are on river boats. It's okay to walk in the river, but it's not good to go on a sea boat." The second steward explained with a wry smile. You know, sea boats and river boats sound like boats, but in fact, they are so far apart that they are two completely different things.

When Ren Daoyuan asked, he could only explain from the beginning.There are also sails for sailing on rivers, but usually only four winds are used, and more power comes from water currents, paddle wheels, oars, etc.When sailing against the current, sometimes a tracker is needed.

These toys basically have to be thrown away when they arrive at sea.There are winds coming from all directions when sailing a boat in the sea, and those who operate the sail will only stare blankly, and they can't play at all.A fishing boat of 1000 or [-] materials is divided into four types: main sail, jib, front sail, and tail sail. This is still a small fishing boat. It is said that a large sea warship has hundreds of sails. , I don't even know what those sails are for.

As for the auxiliary power, there is basically no sea-going ship, only an oversized rudder to control the direction.In the words of Bingzhou people, there is no wind and three feet of waves on the sea, and there is no need to worry about the lack of wind as a driving force when sailing in the sea.

Operating a sea-going ship is only the first step, and it is the easiest step. The sailors of the Ren family have never touched it. After more than two years, they can barely use it. It is not a problem to make the ship go.

But the most troublesome thing is to tell the direction at sea, which is the most important thing for sailing.Sailing in the sea is different from rivers and rivers. After going deep into the sea, you will be surrounded by sea water. You can only watch the sun during the day and the stars at night.

Of course, such things as directional stones can also see the direction, and the price is not expensive. If you want to buy them without falling down, you can't solve the problem of heading at all with the directional stones alone.

Without the advice of the old seaman, it would be almost impossible to research this thing by myself.Bingzhou people looked down on Qingzhou people, even if they paid a lot of money, they would not teach them.What's more, among the latest laws and regulations issued by Bingzhou, there is a prohibition on teaching the art of navigation.

In order to get the boat moving, the second steward was ruthless and let the Ren family sailors go out to sea. Originally planned to go to sea for three days, with a journey of [-] nautical miles, but in fact, this dilapidated fishing boat did not return to Xiangshui Bay until the tenth day.Well-meaning fishing boats passed by and brought them back, otherwise God knows where they would sail the boat.

From then on, the second steward didn't dare to let the sailors of Ren's family go to sea anymore. He tried his best, but couldn't recruit the crew.

Things to go to sea are much more particular, not only the boss of the ship who knows the direction, but also the second of the ship who knows how to navigate in all directions, the third of the ship who repairs the ship in damage management, and the fourth of the ship who guarantees the logistics.Even for offshore fishing boats, not everyone can play well.

There are countless problems in a ship, such as the speed of the ship, the length of the journey, the length of the time, the assignment of manpower, the distribution of food and water, and the second steward can't solve these problems even if he tries his best.

You must know that the knowledge of navigation has been summed up by the people who drove the sea for thousands of years, and its history is longer than the Tiandao calendar.It is simply a joke that the second steward wants to rely on a few sailors who have been traveling the river all the year round to spend a few years playing around with sea boats.

After listening to the second steward's narration, Ren Daoyuan realized that he thought the problem too simply. There are so many details in a small boat, and Bingzhou deliberately made things difficult. The matter is really difficult to handle.Although Ren Feng has been to the seaside and even boarded a ship, he also has limited knowledge about sailing at sea, so he can't help.

"Have you thought of a solution?" Ren Daoyuan asked.

"Help someone, there is no other way but to hire someone. Eldest young master, there are too many problems here. We can't solve the problem of just a chart. Even if we buy a chart, we can't understand it." The second steward barked Gritting his teeth, he said that he had seen a sea chart before. It cost two hundred gold coins and he could only look at it for half an hour.

"Sea charts? What's the use? Forget it, don't explain." Ren Daoyuan waved his hand and said, an industry that has been accumulated for thousands of years, if you want to explain it, it will definitely not be explained in a few days. Ren Daoyuan is in a hurry to go to sea and has no time at all. Go research this thing.

"Can't invite anyone?" Ren Daoyuan said in a deep voice.Bingzhou has done absolutely enough, not selling land, not selling ships, and not hiring people. This is to trap the Qingzhou and Yunzhou families in Bingzhou.

Thinking about it, although the Qingzhou and Yunzhou aristocratic families are not comparable to the Dazhou aristocratic families, they have hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation, and the money is extremely rich. If they can stay in Bingzhou, it will definitely be a good thing for the Daishui Empire.

As for the children of the aristocratic family, it is not a problem, Bingzhou has enough strength to swallow it, and Bingquan Daozong doesn't mind more peripheral warriors, it is really easy to calculate.

"No..." the second steward said hesitantly.

"Oh? Can you get it?" Ren Daoyuan asked in surprise. He knew that the second manager was very capable, but he also saw how difficult the trip to Bingzhou was. How could he get someone?
"There's one guy who might be able to get it, but he's asking too much, and..."

"Speak directly." Ren Daoyuan said, originally thought that money was not a problem, but when he got to the ground, he realized that money is also a problem.

During the four years, the Ren family spent one hundred thousand gold coins, and all they got was an acre and a half of their own land and an old fishing boat that had been used for ten years.It's hard to say whether the hundreds of thousands of gold coins in my hand are enough.

Naturally, his vision is not as shallow as that of the second steward. Let alone one ship, ten such ships are not enough. It is best to buy some big ships with more than [-] materials.

"Young master, this person is famous in Xiangshuiwan, but his reputation is not very good. His name is Shuisheng. He is only 16 years old this year and has a broken leg." The second manager said, he really couldn't invite anyone else, just This Shuisheng, if he wants to invite him, he doesn't know how much it will cost.

"He's the only one?" Ren Daoyuan asked calmly. Age is not a problem, and a broken leg is nothing. Sailing does not rely on legs, but on brains.But one person can't do it, even if the ship has 1000 or [-] materials, it cannot be played by one person.

According to the second steward's explanation, he was completely disappointed with the sailors sent by the Ren family.

"No, Shuisheng has a team of people, enough to drive a [-]-fuel boat." The second steward said.

(End of this chapter)