Chapter 405: The Beginning of the Age of Navigation
Fang Guoshou changed the topic and said: "Do you know what resources are the most important in Siberia?"
Duan Wenchang said: "Is it ore?"
Fang Guoshou shook his head and said: "Siberia is very rich in minerals. The former Soviet Union used several nuclear bombs to explore the mineral reserves in Siberia."
"Nuclear bomb? Nuclear bomb can also prospect for minerals?"
"Of course you can. I also heard from a professor in the Department of Geology that when a nuclear bomb explodes underground, by monitoring the changes in the spreading seismic waves, the type and location of the underground mine can be calculated."
"During the Cold War, both the former Soviet Union and the United States used nuclear bombs to prospect for minerals, and both achieved good results."
"In the end, hundreds of mines were discovered in Siberia, among which there were forty-six large mines that were convenient for mining!"
Duan Wenchang took a breath, what a coveted wealth this was.
Fang Guoshou said: "However, minerals in Siberia are not easy to mine. Some of the mineral deposits are under the permafrost, and the winter in Siberia is very cold, making it very unsuitable for people to live for a long time."
"The former Soviet Union built many youth towns, industrial and mining cities in Siberia, but the conditions were too difficult. After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the residents of these cities fled back to the warmer western regions, and these cities were abandoned."
"With the industrial level of the Soviet Union, it was so difficult to mine Siberian minerals."
"Our industrial level is still a long way from being able to mine Siberian minerals."
Duan Wenchang asked: "What resources do we urgently need?"
Fang Guoshou pointed to the map of Bohai Country and said: "Timber."
"Siberia is very rich in wood resources, and these are dense boreal trees. These are excellent materials for building ocean-going wooden sailboats!"
Duan Wenchang's breathing became rapid: "Mr. Fang, you mean the ocean-going ship?"
Fang Guoshou nodded and said: "The easiest way to sail across the ocean is a wooden sailboat. Our steam engine technology is still a long way from being able to put a steam engine on a ship, and steel shipbuilding still needs a long way to go."
"Now the Tang Dynasty has been able to build ships for offshore navigation, and the Arabs have been able to cross the Indian Ocean and reach the ports in the south of the Tang Dynasty."
"Although I don't know anything about shipbuilding, it was also the wooden sailboat that started the age of geographical discovery."
"The fine timber from Siberia is enough to support the development of the ocean-going shipbuilding industry."
"Moreover, this is a warm period in history. Vladivostok is navigable for half the year, not to mention ports further south."
"For example, Port Arthur in the Liaodong Peninsula is a natural port that does not freeze all year round! Although this port is now under the control of the Puppet Yan, as long as we can capture Liaodong, we will have the best port city in Northeast Asia.
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"The Liaodong region is very suitable for developing the shipbuilding industry. If it can be developed, it can become the center of Northeast Asia."
Fang Guoshou is drawing the northern blueprint in his mind.
Duan Wenchang has already seen the prelude to the Age of Navigation!
Not to mention going to America, the Korean Peninsula and Japan are both great places now!
Duan Wenchang said: "What Mr. Fang means is to occupy the Bohai Kingdom?"
Fang Guoshou shook his head and said: "It is not easy to directly occupy Bohai Country, but it can still be achieved through influence and penetration."
Duan Wenchang was completely fascinated by Bohai Country's abundant supplies. He quickly asked: "How does it affect it?"
Fang Guoshou said: "Bohai State was founded on commerce, and commercial civilization is the most easily affected by trade."
"The Anshi Rebellion not only affected the Tang Dynasty, but also had an even greater impact on the surrounding small countries."
"One turn of the giant whale may cause the small fish to fall into the whirlpool."
"The trade of Balhae country is to purchase grain from Balhae and Silla Japan, and transport it to Jiangnan to exchange for silk."
"The silk of the Tang Dynasty was purchased for grain, forming a dual cycle."
“When maritime trade was smooth, Bohai Country’s system was just sitting back and reaping the dividends.”
"It's really a win if you take a profit each time when buying and selling."
"But now the dual trading system is broken."
"The sea route is blocked, and the risk of sailing is high. The Tang Dynasty can't produce enough silk for trade, and the ships that risk rushing to the south of the Yangtze River have to come back empty."
"Trade is the foundation of Bohai State. If there is a problem with this foundation, the owner of Bohai State will be most worried."
"Furthermore, grain is different from other commodities. The price gap between the price of new grain and the price of old grain is not small. Moreover, grain will spoil. If it cannot be sold, it will be a loss."
Duan Wenchang suddenly realized: "No wonder we proposed to trade with the Bohai Kingdom, and the owner of the Bohai Kingdom agreed immediately."
Fang Guoshou nodded and said, "Yes, besides selling the grain in the Bohai State Treasury to us, who else can it be sold to?"
"Puppet Yan will not spend money to buy grain from them. Silla and Japan produce grain themselves, and there is no way to trade due to the war in the Jianghuai River."
"So we must seize the opportunity and vigorously develop trade with the Bohai Sea."
"As long as we, Longyou, become Bohai Country's largest trading partner, we can use trade tools to manipulate Bohai Country."
"For example, if we need wood, we just need to add wood to the trade list."
"We can even ask to build a factory directly in Bohai and then use force to protect the interests of the factory area."
"This silent method of moisturizing things is much less costly than direct military conquest."
"What's more, what we export to Bohai Country are all high-end industrial products, so we obviously make more money."
Duan Wenchang said sincerely: "Wonderful! When Mr. Fang proposed the great detour strategy, had you already started planning for the Bohai Kingdom?"
Fang Guoshou shook his head and said: "That's not true. There are very few records about the Bohai Kingdom in history. I didn't expect that this prosperous country in the east of the sea would be so rich."
"Chinese civilization has always been a powerful land civilization in history, but it declined during the Age of Discovery."
"Civilization that sticks to the mainland is flawed. I want to inject the genes of maritime civilization into the Tang Dynasty, starting from the Bohai Kingdom."
"Perhaps we can start the Age of Discovery in this 'world'?"
Duan Wenchang was also fascinated by the scene described by Fang Guoshou, but he did not notice that Fang Guoshou used "world" to describe the game world.
Fang Guoshou opened the map and wrote and drew without delving into the topic.
Duan Wenchang looked at the lines on the map and asked, "Mr. Fang, what is this?"
Fang Guoshou said: "This is the route map of the Puppet-Manchukuo Railway. This is a railway line from Changchun to Lushun."
"Puppet-Manchukuo Railway?"
Fang Guoshou said: "Do you know what the earliest American railways were used to transport?"
Duan Wenchang shook his head.
Fang Guoshou said: "It's just to transport wood."
"The pioneering movement in the United States was essentially about the need for timber from the vast forests in the central region."
"Even in the industrial age, wood was the most important industrial raw material. In the early days of the founding of the United States, the United States mainly relied on exports and wood to earn foreign exchange."
"I have to say that North America is really blessed with a unique geographical location, rich in products and self-sufficient."
"Railway construction in the United States was initially for timber, and later for oil, and Bohai Country has both."
Duan Wenchang's eyes brightened even more.
Fang Guoshou said: "Changchun is now within the Bohai Sea. Lushun is a natural port and the best ice-free port in the north."
"If such a railway can be built, then Bohai Country will be completely drawn into the Northeast trade circle, and we can control the entire Bohai Country through trade."
Duan Wenchang became more and more excited. Fang Guoshou's entire plan can be said to be perfectly integrated. This is a complete development plan for Northeast China.
Fang Guoshou recalled: "My hometown is in the Northeast, and I watched the Northeast decline step by step."
"Perhaps in this world, Northeast China can be given another path, a path that will not decline."
Fang Guoshou looked at the map and fell into reverie, while Duan Wenchang looked at the direction of the sea in the distance.
As a player with an adventurous spirit, what is more exciting than exploring the world on the sea!
I thought I had to conquer the entire Tang Dynasty before I could get access to "expansion packs" related to navigation, but I didn't expect that as long as I occupied the Northeast, I could build ships and go to sea.
This is an opportunity!
The top players in "Feng Yun of the Tang Dynasty" are not necessarily the players with the highest level.
For example, Duan Wenchang's general level is almost 18, but he is still not a first-rate player.
The top players in the Tang Dynasty are all able to influence the entire Longyou decision-making level in the "game".
But to stand out from ordinary players, both vision and ability are indispensable.
The reason why Duan Wenchang came to Liaodong with Fang Guoshou was for the opportunity to become a top player.
Starting the Tang Dynasty’s Age of Navigation seems to be such an opportunity!
Duan Wenchang looked at the map of Bohai Country. It was like a treasure inside, waiting for him to excavate.
Duan Wenchang secretly made up his mind to collect more information about the Bohai Kingdom and start recruiting talents who could build ships.
In addition, Duan Wenchang also needs to collect information on wooden sailing ships in the real world. After the players occupy Liaodong, Duan Wenchang will submit a letter requesting the development of the shipbuilding industry!
The player's goal is the sea of stars!
After a brief period of excitement, Duan Wenchang returned to reality.
The road still needs to be walked step by step. Now the player cannot even control the Songmo Governor's Mansion, let alone occupy Liaodong.
At the same time, Yu Chixin's army was also marching rapidly on the grassland.
In the second year of Zide, mid-September.
Longyou's army made a large detour into western Liaoning.
Datang and the puppet Yan general Cui Youqian's army faced off in Shaanxi Gorge, and the decisive battle to determine the fate of Luoyang was about to begin.
Puppet Yan general Yin Ziqi was continuing to besiege Suiyang. Nan Jiyun, who broke out from Suiyang, looked at the tall Pengcheng gate in front of him, took out the document asking for help from Suiyang guard Zhang Xun, and rushed into the city on horseback.
Zhang Wu, dressed as an ordinary citizen, also took advantage of the chaos and entered Pengcheng.