Chapter 275

"I'm afraid it's hard to cover up." Gongsun Bu shook his head.

Niu Youdao asked, "why?"

Gongsun preached, "I've been following your instructions. I haven't found it. You're sure that the other party will transport it by sea. So my disciples asked experienced old fishermen who often go to sea for fishing in detail. I've asked many old fishermen along the coastline. Because Qi forbids the private sale of war horses abroad, I've never heard of a ship specially transporting horses."

Niu Youdao said, "can't a cargo ship do without a special one?"

Gongsun Bu shook his head: "We also have this question here. According to experienced old people, ordinary cargo ships can't carry, not that they can't carry, but most horses are used to floating on land, are not used to floating on board and at sea, and will have adverse symptoms. Crowded together will have problems, so they need to be separated one by one and maintained by experienced horse keepers. If they want to transport in large quantities, they can't carry goods The interior of the ship must be transformed. "

"Our people checked some suspicious ships along the coastline and found no ships that had been transformed inside. According to you, I'm afraid it can't be solved by a few ships. It needs a large number of ships. Can't we deliberately build a large number of new ships for these horses? Building a large cargo ship that can go to sea requires a special shipbuilding craftsman. It's not a short time to build one If it can be made in a short time, it is less likely to build in large quantities, not to mention that no similar new ships have been found. "

"After walking along the coastline, our people excluded those places where ships could not reach the shore. All the areas where ships could only reach the shore were patrolled by sections every day. If there were not enough manpower, there might be omissions that could not be found in time, but if there were a large number of ships, there would be more or less discoveries. Therefore, at present, no road has been found What you said. "

"Lord Tao, is there something wrong with your news?"

Niu Youdao thought silently. Although the emperor of the Shang Dynasty wanted to set up special cavalry, he needed more war horses than the emperor of the Shang Dynasty in a territory as large as beizhou. Since Shao Pingbo had access to them, he would not be petty. It is estimated that there must be at least tens of thousands of his ambitions.

After pondering for a while, he asked, "Gongsun, I haven't touched the ships of various countries. Please help me estimate how many ships it takes to load 10000 war horses."

Gongsun Bu was thinking, but black peony interrupted: "Lord Tao, we used to go abroad to find spiritual grass before our scattered repair. We have been running around the sea many times. We probably have points in mind about the boat."

Niu Youdao said, looking back at her, "tell me about it."

Black Peony said, "if there are 10000 horses... It depends on the ship. If the ship is big and small, it is very dangerous to sail on the sea for a long time. The situation on the sea is changeable. When encountering big waves, the boat is easy to capsize and capsize. Horses are not goods and can not be stacked. We must give some space, and small boats can't transport a few, so it's impossible to transport so many war horses by small boats."

Niu Youdao nodded: "that's reasonable! How much can a big ship carry?"

Black Peony: "I've seen the largest seagoing ship. It's estimated that it should be no problem to ship 200 at a time, but there should not be many such ships in various countries. If you want to transport tens of thousands of war horses, the most likely is the medium and large seagoing ship that can carry hundreds of horses. Many countries say that there are not many such ships, but not very few."

Niu Youdao looked at Gongsun Bu and confirmed. Gongsun Bu nodded and said, "sister peony is right. That's the case. I seldom went to sea before. My experience in this regard may not be as good as sister peony."

Niu Youdao hesitated and said, "that is to say, at least 100 such large ships are needed."

"Yes!" Black Peony nodded: "There must be at least 100 ships. It's not so easy to transport so many live animals by sea. There will be various situations. We need to make adequate preparations, otherwise we may have few to live after arriving at the destination. If we count the consumables on the way of horses, there must be more than 100. I don't think they can transport so many horses all the way to shore from time to time?"

Niu Youdao wondered, "is it difficult to build a hundred such big ships? Do you think they were built secretly somewhere?"

"Impossible!" black peony and Gongsun Bu almost denied it with one voice.

Niu Youdao glanced at them and asked, "what do you say?"

Black Peony said, "as brother Gongsun just said, if you want to build such a large ship that can go to sea, it can't be made by ordinary craftsmen. It's not comparable to the fishing boats made by some craftsmen you see in the inner lake. There is no comparability at all. The people who can build such a ship must be experienced seagoing craftsmen in coastal areas."

"Compared with ordinary people, they are more or less afraid of the boundless sea. In addition to those businessmen who take risks to make money, most people still focus on road transportation. People who fish and live along the coast will not use such a large ship and can't afford it. Even if they can afford to buy and drive such a large ship, boatmans alone need a dozen people. How far do they have to go to fish? Far away , the fish you catch are rotten when they are transported back. Can you use such a big ship as a fishing boat when fishing in the offshore? "

"Under the restriction of demand, in troubled times, there are not many people who want such ships, and there are naturally not many craftsmen who can make such large ships. Even if there are 100 ships, Taoist priest, it is difficult for any country to build 100 such large sea ships in a year. Such craftsmen have a particular job. Even if you pull a bunch of monks to help, it is not a way You can do it with great strength. "

"Lord Tao, I think brother Gongsun was right just now. There is a great possibility of cabin internal reconstruction. Such a job can be done by a carpenter, which saves time and effort and doesn't need to be too troublesome. Building such a large ship, building so many, and dispersing a little is easy to cause big noise. There is no confidentiality at all. The other party should not do so."

Gongsun bu also nodded, "it's such a reason."

Niu Youdao nodded silently. He also felt that what he said was reasonable. He also understood some reasons. He just didn't contact the sea ships here. He didn't have a bottom in his heart, so he asked in detail.

Now it seems that he took it for granted that he wanted to transport the war horses by sea. Unexpectedly, there were so many complicated situations. He thought the ship was easy to find.

After a little thought, he asked, "how many such ships do you think there are in various countries?"

Gongsun preached, "it's hard to say. It's estimated that no one will pay attention to this in general, but I think there should be more sea ships like Zhongwei country."

Black Peony agrees: "Geographically speaking, a desert and an insurmountable plateau separate the seven countries into two regions. The four countries of song, Han, Zhao and Yan are crowded together, and the three countries of Jin, Qi and Wei are in one. Among the seven countries, the first four countries are relatively poor, the latter three countries are relatively rich, and the latter three countries are relatively poor in price comparison. However, Jin is good at forging weapons, and the force is the most powerful. It is not yet The wind of martial arts is very strong, and it is also the strongest among the seven countries. However, it can not compare with the national strength of Qi and Wei. It has been suppressed by the joint efforts of the two countries. Individually, no country is the opponent of Jin. "

Niu Youdao couldn't help laughing. He knew that without her, he just found that the woman had changed a little after seeing something in Qingshan county. He interrupted with a smile: "does this have much to do with the patriotic ship?"

Black Peony: "Of course, it does matter. The reason why the state of Qi is relatively rich is that all countries have a demand for their war horses and need to exchange a lot of money and materials with them every year. However, the state of Qi does not dare to let go of selling war horses. Similarly, the state of Jin is unlikely to sell a large number of weapons to other countries so as to threaten itself. Only the state of Wei has a unique geographical advantage and climate environment and planted food It's almost impossible to manage three times a year. "

"Every year, a large number of grain is sold to various countries in exchange for money. If the four countries of song, Han, Zhao and Yan had not received the grain supply of Wei, they would have collapsed by virtue of their domestic situation. As long as Wei cut off the grain sales to the four countries, the four countries would collapse immediately. Of course, Wei dared not do so, otherwise, if the four countries had no way to live, they would be the first to suffer bad luck It is to defend the country. "

"Of course, although the state of Wei is rich, the people are no better. The rich are only those spiritual sects that grab behind their backs..."

Niu Youdao's eyes blinked and blinked. How do you feel that the woman is pulling farther and farther away.

"Cough!" Gongsun Bu couldn't listen to the long speech. He interrupted with a dry cough. "Taoist, sister peony means that the kingdom of Wei often transports grain to various countries by sea ships, so there are more such sea ships in the kingdom of Wei."

Niu Youdao shouted and asked him, "how many are there?"

Gongsun Bu shook his head and said, "I really haven't paid attention to this. I don't know."

Black Peony said, "there must be at least a thousand such big ships to defend the country, and other countries may not have as many. However, I guess it is impossible for beizhou to use ships from the country. If hundreds of sea ships come from one place, they are still too eye-catching."

"With such a quantity, it seems that it is not difficult to obtain. In this way, the possibility of transformation is indeed great..." Niu Youdao touched his chin and muttered for a while.

Black Peony: "Lord, speaking of this, if our war horses want to go by sea, we must prepare as soon as possible to transport ships."

Niu Youdao was angry and joked: "prepare? How to prepare? It's so troublesome. We'll only talk about the preparation now. Our current staff don't know when to prepare the ship quietly. What's more, we don't know whether we can get the war horse. It's my fault. I didn't pay attention to it earlier and missed the temporary decision. It's more difficult than I thought."

Black Peony asked, "do you want to go by land? I'm afraid it's more troublesome. There are more joints to get through."

Niu Youdao ignored this stubble and thought about taking two steps back and forth with his negative hand. Suddenly, he waved to the black peony, "map!"

Black Peony immediately took the map, opened it and hung it on the wall.

Niu Youdao stood in front of the map and said, "I don't believe in evil. Can so many ships be invisible? First, regardless of others, beizhou ships must be dug out for me. I want to see the ship alive and the corpse dead. If I can't get it, beizhou can't get it!"