Become a feudal king from today

"Twenty-eight thousand people. Originally we had 180 warships. This time we gave 100 warships to Beidi. We made up 300 warships for Beidi..." Vice Admiral Li said.

Then he realized what he had said and immediately covered his mouth.

Zhao Xu sneered, "You don't have to hide it, I already know all about your and Beidi's plans."

In order to conceal his identity, he did not call himself the king.

When Vice General Li heard this, he immediately shrugged his head.

Zhou Yi was slightly surprised and said: "Your Highness, the strength of this Goryeo Navy cannot be underestimated."

Zhao Xu nodded, since Gao Li took refuge in Beidi.

Having lived a peaceful and comfortable life for nearly a hundred years, he has naturally accumulated abundant capital.

Otherwise, I would not dare to bully Da Song like this.

"Do you know the current household registration number in Goryeo?" Zhao Xu then asked.

Asking this, he just wanted to know how fat this fat sheep was.

Vice General Lee was a favorite of the King of Korea, otherwise he would not have been sent to supervise pearl fishing.

After all, this is a fat guy who has the opportunity to covet a lot of pearls.

He had heard Goryeo officials raise this issue about Zhao Xu.

Then he said: "Probably, about three million households."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu had a plan in mind.

If one family has at least three people, Korea has at least 10 million people.

This does not include illegal households. In fact, the population of Goryeo is estimated to be around 10 million.

According to the knowledge in his mind, in contemporary times, the population of the Goryeo region only reached this number in the 19th century, that is, in 1800, while the Japanese region opposite Goryeo had a population of nearly 30 million.

Historically, population growth has increased over time.

Therefore, this probably conforms to his inference.

The current world is probably in the early nineteenth century.

As for the population of Dasong, he also learned about it during this period.

After counting the data of 21 states, he found that the Dasong people were bounded by Jiujiang, with more people in the south and less people in the north. The population was estimated to be around 130 million, which was about the same as at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In the contemporary period, the population is around 300 million.

Obviously, this is not normal.

The reason for this may be that the oppression of the powerful and powerful families led to the hardship of the people and the slow natural growth of the population.

Another important reason is that two drought-resistant crops, potatoes and sweet potatoes, do not seem to have been introduced to Dasong.

Food cannot feed more people.

Even if it is introduced, it may only be cultivated in a part of the south.

After all, it took the Ming and Qing Dynasties three hundred years for the spread of contemporary potatoes to finally become popular.

Dasong's isolation for so many years will undoubtedly slow down the spread.

In addition, the powerful people will only hide the treasure when they get it, so the spread will be even slower.

It is not surprising that population growth in Da Song has problems in this regard.

"Take him down." Zhao Xu waved his hand and asked everything he wanted to ask.

But this did make him think of a question.

Even if he has his own fleet, he should bring potatoes and sweet potatoes to the four northern counties.

In this way, the food problem in the four northern counties will be greatly alleviated and more people can be fed.

The north is dry and cold, and these two crops are inherently adapted to drought and cold.

Zhou Yi waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to push down the deputy general.

He would never want to return to Korea again.

In the future, it may appear in a certain mine in the four northern counties.

After destroying six Goryeo warships, Zhao Xu ordered Zhou Yi to capture the fleeing Goryeo fishermen.

Next is the real important thing, annihilating Ulanba's troop transport ship.

If these Korean fishermen were allowed to flee back, they would only alert the enemy.

After a day and night of sailing.

The battleship rendezvoused with the remaining twelve battleships off the coast of Anseong Port early the next morning.

Looking at this small fleet, a smile appeared on Zhao Xu's lips.

In the early 19th century, Britain, the maritime hegemon, owned more than 400 warships.

Although his twelve battleships are too few compared to them.

However, shipbuilding in the Ship Division continued.

Although in a short period of time, it will not be able to compete with the world's maritime hegemony.

But after several years of shipbuilding, he will at least be able to gain maritime hegemony in East Asia first.

After all, judging from contemporary experience, during the colonial period, contemporary Western powers had a limited number of warships invested in this region.

"Your Highness, Beidi's ship has left the dock."

When Zhao Xu was admiring his battleship, Zhou Yi reported back to him.

Nodding, Zhao Xu looked to the north at Ancheng Port.

This key battle around Yanzhou is about to begin.

"Follow them and wait until they are about to land in Liao County before launching an attack." Zhao Xu said.

He still doesn't know where Beidi will choose to land.

The reason why they chose to launch the attack along the Yanzhou coast was to capture as many Beidi soldiers as possible.

For him, who comes from contemporary times, the importance of labor is ingrained in his bones.

Using these prisoners to do the heaviest hard work can reduce the burden on the four northern counties and save the government's expenses. Why not do it.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhou Yi has been in a state of excitement from yesterday to now.

After receiving the order, he went happily and discussed with the generals how to destroy Beidi's troop transport ship as quickly as possible.

Another day and night.

They tracked the Beidi troop transport ship to the waters near Laoting, Liao County.

During the whole journey, the Beidi fleet did not notice them at all.

"Your Highness, they seem to be landing at Leting." Zhou Yi said, "What a coincidence."

Zhao Xu smiled, "Unfortunately, the distance from Leting to Yanguan is the shortest."

It was precisely because of this that he transferred Bai Shang to Leting.

Unexpectedly, Ulanba also chose this place.

This Ulanba probably had the same idea as him.

"No need to hide anymore, attack!" Zhao Xu said.

The Beidi fleet is still about thirty miles away from Laoting Beach.

By the time they arrived, they probably had just arrived at the beach.

When the attack was launched at this time, Beidi had not yet had time to land.

The ship was destroyed and they had no choice but to jump into the sea.

When the time comes, they will undoubtedly become Bai Shang's prisoners after losing their armor.

"Go forward with all your strength." Zhou Yi shouted.

They have been hidden from Beidi's sight.

After receiving Zhou Yi's order, the crew immediately hoisted all four sails.

Blown by the sea breeze, the sail warship headed towards the coast with all its strength.

At this moment, Ulanba had no idea that a fleet was rapidly approaching him.

Now, he was standing on the deck of the building, thinking about how he would sweep across the entire Yanzhou after capturing Yanguan.

And how to go south from Yanzhou to attack and destroy the entire Dasong.

When he thought about Beidi destroying Dasong and ascending to the throne of Khan in the future, he would enjoy countless wealth and beauties, and the desire burning in his eyes became even hotter.

"King Yan, I'm here. This time I will cut you into pieces and use your skull to pave the way for me to become a khan in the future." Ulanba laughed.