"How is the construction of the ship?"
Ying Mu asked.
When Li Xin's army was still outside Yan County City.
Ying Mu had communicated with Li Xin and the others, asking them to build ships as much as possible while they were stationed at Mount Zhong.
After all, there were many rivers across the land.
If he wanted to truly conquer Yue Di, he definitely couldn't lack ships.
For this reason, when Ying Mu had come from Xianyang, he had specially brought hundreds of shipbuilders from Qi and Chu. He had sent them to Li Xin's camp to assist in building ships.
Now that more than three months had passed, it was time to test the results.
"Your Highness, there are currently a total of 176 ships that have been built. Among them, there are 120 small ships, 39 medium-sized ships, and seven large ships. There are also more than 100 large, medium, and small ships that are currently under construction.”
Li Xin spoke lightly and reported the results of the ship building over the past three months.
The construction of the small boat was the easiest. It only required a qualified shipbuilder and three to five assistants. It could be built in one or two days.
Therefore, this type of ship was built in the largest number.
The only pity was that these small boats were mostly black awning boats. The hull was small and the awning was low, so the carrying capacity was limited.
Usually, five or six people on a boat was the limit. If there were too many people, the boat would be in danger of capsizing.
The next was the medium-sized ships.
There were many types of medium-sized ships, and they were generally about thirty to fifty feet long, ten feet wide, and ten feet tall.
It was equipped with a sail that could be used to move forward by the wind.
It could carry between 30 to 50 people, and the hull was equipped with ropes and protective plates that could transport horses and boxes of goods.
Finally, there was the big ship.
Currently, the Qin army had two types of ship building techniques.
They were the ships from Qi Land and the river boats from Chu Land.
These two ships were large ships that could carry more than a hundred people.
Especially the ships from Qi Land.
The largest ship could carry three to five hundred soldiers. It was more than thirty meters long, ten meters wide, and thirty meters high. It could be used for long-distance sea travel.
In history, Xu Fu had used such a ship to cross the sea to the East Ocean Continent.
Of course, the large ships built outside Zhong Shan City were not Qi Land's ships, but Chu Land's river ships. They were called Great Wings, 2.5 feet wide, 30 feet long, and 30 feet tall. They could carry more than 100 soldiers.
However, it was not easy to build a large winged ship.
Each ship required 30 to 50 craftsmen and 100 assistants. It took more than three months to complete the construction.
Therefore, the number of ships was the least, only seven were built.
Ying Mu listened to Li Xin's explanation and made a rough estimation in his heart.
There were seven large ships, thirty-nine medium ships, and one hundred and twenty small ships.
According to the calculation, the big ship had 150 people, the middle ship had 30 people, and the small ship had 5 people.
It could transport three to four thousand soldiers or civilians at a time.
Of course, this was the most optimistic calculation.
It only counted the number of people transported and did not include horses, supplies, grain, and so on.
Otherwise, carrying three thousand people at a time was already the limit.
Taking into account the fact that it would take about 20 days to travel from Zhongshan City to the Pearl River Delta region, as well as the number of Li Xin's army and Yan County's citizens that needed to be transported.
Ying Mu couldn't help but shake his head and say," Not enough. These ships are far from enough, especially the large and medium-sized ships.”
"In addition, we need to find a road from Yan County to the Pearl River Delta.”
"After all, millions of acres of fertile land is enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people. Only when Great Qin has more Vietnamese people will it be able to completely occupy Vietnam.”
Ying Mu said leisurely, not hiding his thoughts.
He envisioned that in the future, he would need to move at least 200,000 to 300,000 residents from Great Qin.
Only then could they meet the requirements to level up.
At the same time, only when Lord Ying Mu reached level 3 could he open the level 3 system store and unlock the technological items of the Iron Age and the level 3 extraordinary cultivation system.
Then, they would crush this era with both technology and cultivation.
So many people had migrated.
Who knew how long it would take to rely on the ships of Zhong Shan City?
Therefore, Ying Mu felt that apart from continuing to build ships, he also needed to open up a land route.
After all, although the land route was difficult and time-consuming, there was no limit to the number of people.
It could transport people to the Pearl River Delta region continuously.
"Your Highness, don't worry. I've already arranged for men and laborers to set off in the next two days according to the route map of the waterway sent by the scouts. I think we'll be able to clear a path very soon.”
Li Xin quickly replied.
Li Xin also understood what Ying Mu was thinking.
Ying Mu didn't even need to arrange this. He was already doing it.
However, this matter was not simple and could not be completed in a short period of time.
After all, many places in South Yue were wild forests. It was not easy to clear a road even if Li Xin arranged a lot of soldiers and labor.
Not to mention, the Yuedi River network was dense, and there were many rivers blocking the way. If one wanted to pass through, they had to build bridges.
This was even more troublesome.
In short, even under optimistic circumstances, it would take about half a year to open up a path to the Pearl River Delta through the wilderness, dense forests, and dense river network of South Vietnam.
"We can get rid of General Li for this matter!"
Ying Mu said gratefully to Li Xin.
"Your Highness, there's no need to be so polite. This is what I should do.”
Li Xin replied in a deep voice and then asked,"I wonder what Your Highness plans to do next. When do you plan to move the people to the Pearl River Delta region? Do you need me to send an army to escort them?”
Relocating civilians was definitely not a small matter.
Not to mention moving the people to the rear of South Yue.
In Li Xin's mind, the safest way was to wait until the land route was opened before moving the people.
It was just that the opening time of the land route was uncertain.
It was very likely that he would have to wait until next year before he could successfully open it.
In addition to the difficulties of land transportation, it would take three to five months to completely move the people.
Thus, Li Xin didn't think that Ying Mu would make this choice.
The reason was simple.
Because if Ying Mu really made such a choice.
When he moved the people to the Pearl River Delta.
The three years he had promised the First Emperor had almost passed.
In the remaining one and a half years, it would already be good if Ying Mu could build up his fief. How could he have time to conquer the South Yue Mountain People and completely take over South Yue?
Therefore, Li Xin was sure that the King of Yue in front of him would not wait until the land route was opened before moving the people.
Instead, they would move the people to the Pearl River Delta region in advance.
Ying Mu didn't hide anything from Li Xin. He smiled and said,"I won't hide it from you, General. This Prince is preparing to head to the Pearl River Delta region in a few days.”
"At that time, I'm afraid we'll have to borrow the ships and some of the soldiers in General's hands!”
Relocate the people?
This was not urgent at all.
What he needed to do now was to personally make a trip to the Pearl River Delta region for a real-life inspection.
After all, seeing was believing.
Ying Mu had only witnessed the real situation of the Pearl River Delta Plains two thousand years ago.
Only then could he determine the location of the city and the future development of the territory.
However, after Li Xin heard Ying Mu's words, he couldn't help but turn pale with fright,"Your Highness, you must not. The situation in the Pearl River is unknown. How can Your Highness take such a risk?”
Li Xin paused for a moment before gritting his teeth,""Why don't I go first? After I build the city in the Pearl River, it won't be too late for Your Highness to go.”
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