Li Xin and Li Yan returned to their residence in a daze, not because they drank too much.
They didn't live in the same room, they lived next door. They didn't eat much or drink too much because they were confused.
The two people who couldn't sleep went out almost at the same time. After seeing each other, they said together: "Brother Li, please drink some more?"
They asked someone for wine. Not only did they have wine, but they also had food. They sat down and drank slowly.
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"It's April, it's almost here." Zhu Wentian was also drinking. On the top of the mountain temple, there was a small pavilion from which the entire Xiaqiu Village could be seen.
The chief sat across from him. It was hot and stuffy. The chief went to the sacrificial hall to chat with someone but didn't see anyone, so he brought wine and food directly to the mountain temple.
Sure enough, they saw Hanhan writing and drawing there, and the two of them came up.
In other places, the lights are turned off when sleeping at night. In Xiaqiu Village, lanterns are lit outside so as not to affect the sleep of people inside.
Some people can't sleep and sit at the door for a while.
"What's so fast?" What the manager brought was cold beer, soy beef, beef tendons, mixed pig ears, and braised pig trotters.
There is no green vegetable. It is hot and it is good to eat some protein. The main reason is that these dishes are ready-made.
"Let's fight! Xu Da's team is about to arrive in Lingbei. They have enough large animals. The soldiers are in good health by eating meat and wearing leggings.
Stable and stable, the marching speed will not be slow. Scouts are out in all directions, equipped with telescopes, so they can see the enemy first.
The biggest obstacle and barrier between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty is the desert there, called the Gobi Desert.
Once the Ming Dynasty captures the entire desert, it will be able to advance, attack, retreat and defend. Nothing is impossible. "
Zhu Wentian looked at the lights outside, and in his mind was the desert under the scorching sun.
He was thinking about how to station the army in the desert. Construction would have to start from the Gobi.
There is no water in the desert, mainly because there is no good drilling machine. If there is water under the sand, it is too difficult to get it out.
"How to deal with the desert? I have never seen what the desert looks like. I only heard from others that there is sand everywhere.
It's like the valley to the north of our village, but we can climb up from there. It's full of sand and will flow down, right?
If you fall in, you have to pull up with a rope, right? Otherwise, people would climb up and slide down again and again? "
Li Chang had never been to a desert place since he was a child, so he imagined it based on other people's descriptions.
Zhu Wentian shook his head: "It's not that scary. Just walk up slowly. It's like climbing a mountain. The sand doesn't all slide down.
The key is that the temperature difference between day and night is large, it is very cold at night, and sunburn and dehydration during the day are the most serious. As for snakes, scorpions, etc., they are easy to deal with.
Over there, the hotter it gets, the more tightly wrapped you need to be. Keep walking over there and you will reach the place where the Arabs live.
They all wrap themselves up, with only one pair of eyes exposed. It is better to wear white clothes, while black clothes absorb heat. "
Zhu Wentian tried his best to let the chief know more about the situation, as to why he was wearing black.
One is because it is adapted to the night. Black is better than white when fighting at night, especially when there is a moon.
Later, women often wore black clothes and men wore white. This was to prevent women from escaping. Wearing black robes could not walk too far in hot climates.
It's just that the official won't mention it, otherwise it will become discrimination, such as women having to wear veils.
After listening to what Hanhan said, he imagined it again and felt that he could indeed climb up. He asked, "It's not cost-effective for us to occupy the sandy area, and we can't farm, and we have to carry water all the way there."
"That depends on the extent of our occupation. If we can enclose the entire Gobi Desert and build a defense line in the north, the desert problem can be solved.
To put it bluntly, it is a matter of money. How much money are you willing to invest, and what do you want to gain?
Take out 10 million yuan and send 100,000 people there to plant plants that can survive in the desert, add grass grids, and see if it can be successful? "
Zhu Wentian knows this aspect best. It all depends on whether it is worth it or not.
The water can be carried over, and crops such as Haloxylon ammodendron, camel thorn, and salix can be planted. With the addition of grass grids, patches of green will appear.
It is naturally difficult to think that those resources should not be wasted in the desert because the return rate is too low.
"I'm a fool to eat meat. Anyway, I don't know so many things. I've never seen them. It would be great to take a look at them in my lifetime!"
The chief pushed the plate of sauced beef in front of Hanhan and looked at the night sky.
"It's simple. When stability becomes stable here, we will move the capital. Nanjing now has no external enemies, except for one Japanese pirate.
The Ming Dynasty had a large navy, so they did not need to go out to fight against Japanese pirates. They could just lead the people to fish along the coast from the Bohai Bay to the South China Sea.
The place where Japanese pirates can land is the line from Shandong to Fujian, and we can all use this line to develop the economy.
With financial support, the people will not join in with the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates come across the sea, and I know all the islands that can be used on the way. "
Another picture of a place appeared in Zhu Wentian's mind, including the foothold of the Japanese pirates.
Japanese pirates cannot always start from Japan Island every time they come to the Ming Dynasty to rob the coast. It is too far. The key is to encounter a big storm or something.
They relied on the islands and reefs as hiding places. How could the Ming people know the specific location?
Without a satellite positioning system, it is impossible to determine one's location. Currently, when sailing, everyone looks at the stars and tries to walk as close to the shore as possible.
There are compasses like Sinan, plus the star-pulling technique, specifically the star-pulling board, which most people don't know how to do.
The sea is vast, and as soon as you go out, you will be surrounded by blue tiles. When you look at the sun, you have to determine your position. If you are a little off, you won't know where you are going.
The Japanese pirates took advantage of this. They worked hard to figure out the location of the island and attacked the coast of the Ming Dynasty again and again.
"Then why don't we fight?" The chief never doubted the information Hanhan provided.
"After the attack on Beiyuan is completed, Beiyuan flees north, and the army retreats. This allows the people originally stationed in Nanjing to become familiar with maritime warfare, and then the troops can be freed up."
Zhu Wentian spread his hands inwards, saying that many things are not what you want.
What are you doing to fight the Japanese pirates now? All the good weapons are on the front lines, why don’t we wait for them to come back?
The troops staying in Nanjing should train, mainly in swimming. They can't swim in the river, let alone in the sea.
If you feel thirsty while swimming in the river, you can drink water at any time. Can you also drink water in the sea? The sea water doesn't taste good at all, not only is it salty, but it also has other textures and flavors.
What's even more terrifying is the sun. The seawater is stained on the body. When the sun shines, the face is burning, so I can only sink my face into the water to wash it again.
"What does the sea look like? Is it more turbulent than the river?" Li Chang had never seen a desert, and he also didn't know the sea.
"The seaside is not as dangerous as the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River flows very fast, and there are only a few waves on the seaside. If the waves are not big, don't jump up when swimming, just follow the waves.
The body must be floating. If you stand, you will fall over. Yes, people who can swim generally will not stand and wait for the waves to come.
The depth of the sea is different. It’s difficult to follow the waves. The waves cover your head directly, and you have to jump up from behind..."
Zhu Wentian was thinking about what happened in the sea, and talked to the head of the village. At the same time, he was thinking about when to take the people in the village to the seaside to have a look. It was not far away, so he went down along the Yangtze River.
(End of chapter)
