Building a trade system, even if it is just a trade system composed of hundreds of sailboats and carrier pigeons, is not less difficult than governing a country. Technology is particularly important for building this system, especially key technologies.

If you carefully count the Spanish Pacific routes in the Age of Discovery, you will find that the loss rate of merchant ships of the Spanish in that era was about 6%. If you carefully count the European Indian Ocean route from Lisbon to Goa, that is, the planned section of the Aragoran Port to Dahracquerus stone pillar, the loss rate is much higher than this.

In the decade from 1592 to 1602, 38% of Portugal's merchant ships sank on this route. Of course, this period was when the Dutch strangled the Portuguese at sea, and hundreds of Portuguese merchant ships were plundered or sunk and burned by the Dutch. Excluding the Dutch factor, the shipwreck rate on this route also exceeded 10%, which may be close to 20%.

Because of the sun's exposure, the earth is heated unevenly to form high and low pressures. There are two fixed wind belts on the entire earth. One is about ten degrees on both sides of the equator, namely the trade wind belt, or the trade wind belt. The Pacific route returns to Asia to use trade winds; the other is the westerly wind belt, which is about 40 degrees to 60 degrees, which is the path of the Pacific route to America. The directions of the two wind belts are completely opposite.

The northern and southern hemispheres have different geographical features. The main continents are concentrated in the northern hemisphere rather than the southern hemisphere. Especially the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is located in the westerly wind belt of the northern hemisphere, and North America has the Rocky Mountains that run north and south. Multiple obstacles make the westerly wind belt of the northern hemisphere extremely gentle;

The southern hemisphere is completely different. The southern hemisphere is only the southernmost tip of the African continent. The southernmost tip of the American continent goes slightly deeper into the westerly wind zone, which only has a slight obstacle effect. Therefore, the 40 degrees south latitude is called "roaring forty degrees" by sailors. Almost every day, there are huge waves here, and the strong wind is like a lion roaring angryly; if you go south and reach about fifty degrees south latitude, it is "furious fifty degrees"; if you go south and reach sixty degrees south latitude, it is "screaming sixty degrees".

The Vermilion Bird-level flying scissors cannot withstand the wind and waves of the Yizhou Strait, and it is very likely that they cannot withstand the 'roaring forty degrees' wind and waves. The loss of the Goa route in Lisbon is so high that it is related to the two times that the merchant ship passes through the 'roaring forty degrees' westerly wind belt.

As long as there is a mature ship shape and careful guidance, any country can create Taotie-level and Vermilion Bird-level sea boats today. The woodworking skills of this era are beyond imagination. Palaces, tombs, and coffins do not require nails. However, the pure wood structure has the disadvantages of the wood itself, which is also the reason why the length of the wooden hull is difficult to exceed 70 meters.

The reason why the Zhuque-class hull was broken cannot be found, so using the Giant Iron Keel, the Giant Iron Rib is a must. However, the rolling roller of the Giant Iron Mansion is indeed a bottleneck. The rolled Giant Iron Sheet is too narrow to cover the thick ribs. No matter how strong the iron-wood ribs are, they can quench their thirst. As for directly forging ribs at a certain angle, let alone the craftsmen in the building of the mansion, even Xiong Jing is confused.

Gong Yindao and Gongshujian retreated, Xiong Jinghua thought about the technical problems of iron-wood ribs for a lot, but there was no result. At this time, Outuo advised him to pull him back from meditation.

"I heard that in the western countries of Zhongzhou, there are only 100,000 soldiers in each large warrior. Since this is the case, why don't the king send troops to attack and take the canal for himself?" The short-haired Outuo looked murderous and feasted with the Seleucid envoys and Indian envoys, he learned that in addition to India, Seleucid, Egypt, and Greece, there are only 100,000 troops. In the world, there are 200,000 troops in the state of Chu alone, and the Qin State has more than 3 million men, and it is easy to recruit millions of soldiers.

Although recruitment is one thing, concentrating on going abroad is another thing, which involves logistics. But he still despises Western countries. These so-called empires have only a hundred thousand troops across the country, and the number of people who go to major battles is often only 100,000. Such countries are at most second-rate in China. Since they are second-rate, they can just swallow them in one breath, so why bother to go around tens of thousands of miles?

"It's not very good." Before Xiong Jing answered, Hong Kong immediately spoke out against it. "These countries originated from one lineage. If the rest of the countries destroy a country, they will definitely hate us. If the war continues, it will be unfavorable for business. Moreover, tens of thousands of soldiers will rush to the scene of thousands of miles away? How to collect food and fodder? If the Qin people attacked me at this time, what would it be?"

"What Hongqing said is very much." Xiong Jing smiled. He praised Outuo's idea. This capable Yue man was a fully qualified naval general. "The State of Chu cannot fight on both sides, and the sea and the land must make choices."

"The Baiyue people can take on this important task." Outuo bowed to Xiong Jing, "Baiyue can get 40,000 soldiers, and 40,000 is enough to destroy the country."

"No." Xiong Jing's voice became a little sterner and said again: "This is not the time. Egypt, Seleucid, and Antico were all Greeks, and they were all in common. How could the Chu State allow the canal to occupy the canal? Constant wars and poor trade, how can we make profits from India to buy grain?

However, Sinhalla on the other side of the Port of Aragankuran..." According to the trade plan, the Port of Aragankuran will become an important commercial port like the Port of Goa. The Portuguese invested a lot of money in Goa and built Goa like Lisbon. As an important fulcrum of the Indian Ocean trade network, in the long run, it should not be placed in Pandya, but in Sinhalla.

When Xiong Jing heard that Sinhalla was talking about, Outuo looked up and heard Xiong Jing continue, "... Maybe you can find a port."

"I must find a good port in Sinhala." It was confirmed that Outuo will lead a fleet to sail in the winter of this year and next year to explore the Red Sea and Xizhou routes westward. The Suzaku-class crash will inevitably delay the departure date.

"Maybe please ask India for help." Hong Chu suggested. "It is reported that the prince of the Indian king once went to Sinhala to preach Buddhism. Great Chu and India have a good relationship with them, so they need to set up a port in Sinhala. It is okay to ask for help."

"However." The suggestion of the Red River is indeed useful, but today's Sinhalese are like Baiyue, and there is no unified government at all. "The Tamils ​​and Sinhalese hate each other, and India seems to want to use the Sinhalese to restrain the Tamil Kingdom to make good friends with the Lion Kingdom. India can be informed of the establishment of the Sinhalese port, and the rest can be considered by Ou Qing."

Xiong Jing said this and gave instructions to the left and right, and soon the map of Sinhalla was presented. This is the map of Sinhalla drawn when the Mountain Ghost was waiting for Taotie last year. Xiong Jing pointed to the location of Colombo in later generations and said, "The Sinhalla people are all in the northwest, and they may set up a port here."

Colombo Port was a port established by the Arabs before the eighth century. Later, after several developments, it became an international port and the capital of Sri Lanka. Its earliest name was Kelanitota, which means the ferry of the Kelanito River. Xiong Jing did not know these history. He only knew that this was the capital of Sri Lanka. The British controlled it during the Age of Discovery. From the perspective of later generations, this should be a good port.

"Vei." Ou Tuo's face appeared again. He had not fought for a few years, and his hands had itched long ago.

"If there is someone here, maybe..." Xiong Jing smiled, and he joked about a solution. "... Maybe someone can go to the shore to ask for advice, saying: The goods on the boat are moldy, please allow you to go to the shore to borrow a cow to dry."

Neither Outuo nor Hong Shu understood Xiong Jing's meaning, but fortunately Xiong Jing continued: "The other party should agree to the rich rituals. At this time, you can take out a piece of cowhide and cut it into a thin circle."

"This..." The two of them were shocked, and Ou Tuo said: "If a Shang Port is built, wouldn't it be too small?"

"Not small." Xiong Jing said: "A piece of cowhide is cut into a thin strip, which is revolving..." He converted it in his mind, remembering that it seemed that a piece of cowhide was cut into a thin strip, which could be revolved in fifty square kilometers, which was larger than the entire Yingdu. "It can be revolved in about 114,000 Chu acres, which is even larger than Yingdu. It is enough to build a Shanggang."

"So that's it." Outu nodded repeatedly. Although Hong Kong Shu didn't agree with this deceptive method, he waited until Outu left him before saying: "Outu was eager to make contributions, or he might kill more. We waited to arrive there..."

"Sinhalese is a barren land, and only a barren land in India should not object. The Tamils ​​and Sinhalese people on the other side of the strait have many hatreds and they can only sit on the wall to watch. "Xiong Jing took a sip of tea. He remembered that the Indian envoy once said that Queen Pandya had 130,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, and 500 battle elephants. If this is true, then Pandya's army is not weak. "However, if I really take over this place to build a port, there may be an attack, fortunately Pandya does not have a new wing."

It is very fast to build a city with cement, with sand on the beach and stones in the river. When we go, most merchant ships are empty and there is no shortage of transportation tonnage.

"Who will the king send to station here?" Hong Shu asked. While there were Chu people around him, he added: "I heard that more people rebel more. If all people are more rebellious, what if the more people rebel, what if the more people rebel me in the future?"

The words of Hong Kong made Xiong Jing’s gaze a little complicated. On the one hand, the more people need to be united, and on the other hand, the more people need to be wary of. How to unite and how to be wary of? Xiong Jingshang cannot master this technique and does not want to use such techniques.

"Why did the Yue people rebel?" he asked back. "If the Yue people rebel, how could they profit from this business?"

"However, the king has already approved the artificial Shaosixian-level sea boat and allowed Otuo to go to the Xizhou channel." Hong Shu said two other things, which in his opinion were very dangerous. "And Lier (Hainan) has an iron factory..."

"So what?" Xiong Jing asked back. "If there is an iron factory, a merchant ship, and a waterway, you can take charge of maritime trade?" In the confusion of the Red River, he shouted: "No! The sailing channel is always fixed at a certain latitude. If there is no maritime force, trade cannot be guaranteed."

The Red Crane had never seen a sail battleship, nor had it seen dozens of 24-pound volleys. He thought Xiong Jing's so-called maritime force refers to the big-winged warship. "However, the Yue people also have big-winged warships."
Chapter completed!