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When they arrived at the port, they saw that there were indeed hundreds of different sized boats, covering the entire port in an orderly fashion. This was a military port, and it was managed very well. The port was filled with sailors, and there were barely any signs of civilians.
”Lord General, this is our ship!” Huang Bo pointed to a large ship and said proudly.
Following Huang Bo's gesture, Yang Lin saw a few sixth floor high battleships, which were also Lou ships. It is a large warship with multi-storey buildings and attack facilities. It looks like a building. Not only did it look majestic and powerful, it was also equipped with spears and flags, and was extremely well-guarded, just like a fortress on the water. China's shipping technology and shipbuilding technology could be said to be the most advanced in this era, especially the warships. Their combat power was the most powerful, and among them, the most famous ship in the Han Dynasty was the ship building.
Yang Lin nodded in joy: ”Let's go up to take a look!”
Only after getting on the ship did Yang Lin understand. This large battleship was over 160 steps long, and it had an oars on top. It could open four doors and drive a horse. Each ship could carry over 3,600 soldiers. What was harder to come by was that around every floor of the Battleship, there were large bed crossbows and large catapults. Not only could they fire long arrow s or rockets, they could also fire Thunderbolt Bomb s that Yang Lin had specially designed for battleships.
”Lord General.” Zhang Banxian looked at the huge battleship and couldn't help but frown: ”Although this type of ship is huge, it is too heavy and cumbersome. It would be inconvenient to turn around on the battlefield, once the enemy attacks with small boats and fire, how can we withstand it?”
”Hehe …” Your question is reasonable! ” Yang Lin laughed and continued to speak, ”The iron shell of the battleship's outer shell is able to resist the enemy's rocket. At the same time, this type of battleship had powerful firepower, and it would definitely not allow any small ships to approach it. Moreover, this type of ship would not act alone, and there are usually quite a few frigates around it. ”
To the northern Zhang Banxian who had grown up, they had never seen a few large ships in their entire lives, let alone such a huge battleship. Hearing Yang Lin's clear explanation, he nodded and said thoughtfully: ”This type of battleship is good, but it's so huge, can it enter the inland rivers?”
”Of course.” Yang Lin smiled slightly, he knew that Zhang Banxian's words had reached the heart of the problem. At the current stage, there are almost no decent opponents on the sea, but in the future, the biggest opponents for my own navy will be the inland rivers and lakes, mainly the Yellow River and the Yangtze River: ”This type of battleship can completely enter the inland rivers and rivers, if matched with Thunderbolt Bomb s, I would like to ask who in the world can be the enemy?”
The large, medium, and small warships had all seen it, and the sun had already set to the west. Yang Lin and the others returned back to the shore and came to their own Big Account s. Everyone had just sat down, when Huang Bo suddenly said: ”Lord General, there is a Liaodong Merchant. Hearing that the Lord General is coming to the Liaodong, I have been waiting for you, wanting to meet the Lord General.”
”Oh …” What is he doing, why is he seeing me? ” With regards to a Liaodong Merchant wanting to meet him, Yang Lin was a little baffled. Although he was very good to these merchants, they didn't need to thank him in person, right?
”He also has a fleet of more than a hundred ships, and he often deals in the Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou's area. His ships have also followed our navy to the Kuijs Island, Viking Island, Ball Islands and Yizhou Island. He heard that the Lord General was going to pacify the rebellion, and said that he wanted to do business with the Lord General. ” Huang Bo looked at Yang Lin and conveyed the truth to him.
”Hehe …” This person was rather interesting. ”Alright, let him meet me. I want to see what kind of business he can do with me.” Yang Lin waved his hand, telling Huang Bo to call the Liaodong Merchant.
Liaodong Merchant was right outside the military port. She had been waiting there for a long time. Hearing Huang Bo's call, they immediately entered the military port, and then followed Huang Bo into Yang Lin's Big Account, with a plop, they kneeled on the ground: ”Liaodong Merchant Li Ming greets Lord General!”
”Li Ming?” Yang Lin sized Li Ming up, he was in his forties, not very tall, with a smile on his face and two lively small eyes, he looked like a merchant. He smiled and asked, ”What business do you have with me?”
”Lord General, I heard that Lord General is about to go to the Lulang Plains. There will definitely be a large amount of food and supplies to transport. Although there were a lot of ships in the Lord General's navy, they were not used for transportation. And I have more than a hundred ships that can build a water channel for adults from the Lulang to Guangyang. ” The merchant called Li Ming seemed to be well-prepared and even drew a sea transportation map.
This really was a shortcut. Not to mention the long and arduous journey by land, there were even times when they would be robbed. The sea transportation was fast and safe. At least for the current stage, they had never heard of pirates in the Bohai Sea or the Yellow Sea. If his own warship was involved in the transport, it would be even safer.
”We do need a fleet to transport the goods. As for this transportation line, we can actually develop it for you.” Yang Lin thought about it and felt that he should really develop a civilian fleet and mobilize the citizens to transport them by sea. ”Mr. Li Ming, I heard that your fleet has also participated in our maritime exploration activities, are you interested in maritime exploration?”
Li Ming nodded, and said seriously: ”To be honest, I saw Lord General's ambitious plan to farm, and I felt that he was the strongest person in the history. After hearing Lord General order Huang Bo and Huang Tao to explore the seas, I guessed that Lord General might want to go and settle down on the island, so I participated in Huang Bo and Huang Tao's exploration. No matter when Lord General starts to farm on those islands, my fleet will always be able to open up these sea passages for Lord General. ”