From Propulsion City To Multiverse

The latest website: Taking advantage of the smooth wind and the current, Li Feng took the westward current in summer in the northern part of the East China Sea and crossed the East China Sea to Huduzhou at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

After a quick supply, with 4 steam warships, 15 sail armed transport ships, and 1,500 marines, usually the eastward flow of Zhoushan in summer, enter the warm current of the Yellow Sea (the branch of the Kuroshio Current), and reach Danluo Island directly.

The northern coast of Danluo Island is the location of the military port water village.

On the east and west sides of the port, two simple defensive positions have been established.

There are not many Danluo people on Danluo Island. Except for the nobles who were executed, there are only 3,748 people. 1,200 people were relocated to Tsushima Island, and 1,200 Japanese were relocated from Tsushima Island.

The value of this island is very good. Due to the influence of the oceanic climate and the higher dimension of the zero-degree isotherm during this period, the lowest temperature in winter here is 2-3 degrees Celsius, which is similar to the Jiangnan area at this time.

According to the surveying and mapping books of the Naval Map Surveying Team, Danluo Island has an oval outline, volcanic island geology, a width of 28 kilometers from north to south, and a length of 72 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of ​​1,825 square kilometers.

Among them, the coastal plain area accounts for about one-third of the total area, reaching 600 square kilometers, and the cultivated land can be developed with a potential of 400 square kilometers, equivalent to 600,000 mu.

According to the development potential of this land, even if part of the mountainous area is developed, the island can only support a population of 120,000 to 150,000 at most.

Of course, this way of development is taking chestnuts from the fire.

If the agricultural population in an area is in a limit state for a long time, it will lead to a very low ability to resist natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Wang Zhong, who stayed behind on Danluo Island, quickly integrated the population here, and initially stabilized the hearts of the people by allocating land and providing relief with work.

In this country where the national concept is not obvious, and there is a management method of big stick candied dates, it will soon be absorbed by the Human Revolutionary Union.

According to the plan, Danluo Island and Tsushima Island will become the advance base and supply station for the navy to enter the Whale Sea.

Li Feng threw down a battalion of marines and five armed transport ships with sails, and took away the steam battleship that was left here before.

Come to the north of Tsushima Island,

It also dropped a battalion and 5 sail armed transport ships.

Next, he continued to head northeast along the southern part of the Whale Sea, that is, the north coast of the Dongying Islands.

On August 28, the sky was clear.

As the Tsushima Warm Current moved northward, it reached the Oki Islands, 346 kilometers away from Tsushima Island.

This island belongs to the Wa Kingdom in name, but in fact it is just a place of exile. At this time, there are only more than 100 people here, and they are still Ainu people.

Li Feng occupied this place and established Oki Port on the southeast coast of Oki Island, leaving a company of troops to garrison it.

Continue to go north along the Tsushima Warm Current, about 470 kilometers away, and after sailing for about two days, you can find Sado Island.

The famous Sado Golden Mountain in later generations was still an unknown desert island at this time, and there were only more than 300 Ainu people here.

In fact, the northern part of the main island and Ezo Island in the Dongying Islands were still the territory of the Ezo people at this time.

The Wa people only occupy the southern and central parts of the island, as well as Chikushi Island and Iyo Island. Before the Dahua reform, the Wa country was still in a relatively primitive state, with a grain yield of less than 25 kilograms per mu and a total population of about 400,000 to 500,000.

That's right, the Wa country at this time only had a population of 400,000 to 500,000.

Hei Yiwei could deduce the population of Wa country without even in-depth investigation.

With a yield of 25 kg per mu, 20 mu of arable land is needed to feed one person (considering the influence of seeds and weather).

At this time, in the occupied area of ​​the Wa Kingdom, the plain area was only 26,000 square kilometers, the largest of which, the Kanto Plain, is still in a semi-developed state, and the overall usable cultivated land area is only 12,000 to 13,000 square kilometers, totaling 18 to 19.5 million mu.

18-19.5 million mu, divided by 20, is 900,000-975,000, which is the population limit of the Wa country at this time.

However, with the backward organizational ability in ancient times and the land merger activities of the nobles, the population limit of the land will be halved. Even if the Japanese live frugally, the population of 400,000 to 500,000 is basically the limit.

If there were not a large number of Tang envoys to bring back Tang rice (suspected to be Champa rice), a large amount of agricultural and smelting technologies, there would be no way for the Wa country to develop.

In addition, later generations set the tone for the population of Koguryo is also wrong, the size of 690,000 households? 3.5 to 4.5 million people? Are those brick houses substituting modern agriculture into ancient times?

Even if Goguryeo's agricultural production technology is at the same level as the Sui Dynasty, considering the climate of Liaodong and Lelang Peninsula, an yield of 80 kilograms per mu would be the best.

Just half of the Liaodong Peninsula and Lelang Peninsula, want to feed 3.5 to 4.5 million people? I am afraid that the seven tribes of Silla, Baekje, Khitan, and Mohe were not added together.

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Li Feng left a company on Sado Island, added an armed transport ship, and then continued north along the Tsushima Warm Current.

After sailing for about 370 kilometers, they arrived at the southwest corner of Ezo Island, leaving three companies and three armed transport ships nearby.

At this time, the Tsushima Warm Current has been exhausted, and it can no longer rush to the sea at higher latitudes.

Li Feng immediately started the steam engine and continued northward.

Sticking to the west coast of Ezo Island, they sailed for another three days, and they arrived at the southwest corner of Kuye Island (Sakhalin Island).

A small tribe of dozens of people was found nearby. Unlike the furry Ainu people, they belonged to the typical Xianbei-East Asian race.

However, after Li Feng tried to communicate with them, he found that their language was different from that of the Mohe people.

In fact, Li Feng didn't know that the cave speakers on Dead Leaf Island were actually Dongzhou people who left here a long time ago. They have the same origin as Indians, and their language belongs to the Indian language family.

People in this small tribe exchanged lighters, sugar, and salt with Li Feng with stored animal skins, some dried meat, and berries.

And Li Feng also learned some news about the island through communication. There are three relatively large tribes on Dead Leaf Island, with a total population of more than 4,000 people.

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They are tribes in the north, and they have also been to the Central Plains.

Of course, they did not take the sea route, but crossed the Mohe Strait (Tatar Strait) and went to trade with the Mohe Seven Divisions.

After all, the northern part of the Mohe Strait is only about 10 kilometers wide, and small wooden boats can float across it. In addition, they can wait for the sea to freeze in winter, and then they can quickly travel between the two sides of the Strait.

In the future, with the expansion of the estuary delta of Blackwater, the northern part of Dead Leaf Island is very likely to be connected to the mainland.

After completing the transaction with this tribe, Li Feng continued to explore north before winter came.

Along the Mohe Strait, close to the west coast of Dead Leaf Island, after sailing for about 890 kilometers, the steam fleet arrived at the great plain in the north of Dead Leaf Island.

I saw the northern tribe here, that is, the Grotto Department.

Through coercion and lure, Li Feng successfully subdued this cave with a population of 1436, and announced the establishment of Dead Leaf State.

Then leave 3 steamships and more than 700 soldiers to build Dead Leaf Port.

Immediately afterwards, Li Feng crossed the Mohe Strait and arrived at the Heishui Estuary Delta more than ten kilometers away, and encountered the Heishui Department of Mohe nearby.

For these Mohe people, Li Feng did not subdue them, mainly because his manpower was too small. This time, he was only exploring the waterway and controlling Dead Leaf Island because the above caves were said to be sparsely populated.

However, the Blackwater Department has a population of tens of thousands, and they are still distributed in the mountains and forests downstream of the Blackwater. Conquest requires a long-term plan.

After a rough survey of the mouth of the Heishui River, he immediately returned south along the continental shelf of the Mohe Strait, driven by the cold current of dry leaves.

Then I explored the coast near Vladivostok, took the Vladivostok-Lelang cold current, and returned to Tsushima Island.

A navy that knows a lot of ocean currents and monsoon data will not sail like a headless chicken, but make full use of these good times and places.

At this time, Wang Zhong, who was on Tsushima Island, saw the dusty Li Feng, and poured him a cup of persimmon leaf tea: Which location have you explored?

gurgling...

Li Feng gulped it down: Phew... I arrived at the northern part of Dead Leaf Island and conquered the Kushuo Department. I left three steam warships there, and I still have enough food for 10 months.

Wang Zhong looked at the map and found that the latitude of this place is as high as 54 degrees. Coupled with the influence of the cold current, the sea surface is estimated to freeze in winter:

I want to send them a telegram and ask them to prepare warming facilities as soon as possible, otherwise people will freeze to death in winter.

Li Feng also reacted at this time: I almost forgot about this.

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The three steam warships left in the northern part of Dead Leaf Island had a total of 723 sailors.

The three captains and the preaching officer have already realized that the winter on Dead Leaf Island will be very difficult. After hearing the description of the cave talker, they have already taken action.

They chose a location close to the port and a relatively leeward location, felled a lot of trees, and built a house by using the stacking tenon and tenon method and adding grass moss to block the gaps.

They also asked those cut twigs and leaves to dry and prepare for use as fuel.

The stove is a wood-saving stove, and with the hot gas circulation steel pipe, it can be used as a heating stove.

Another issue is food. Although the northern part of Dead Leaf Island is a great plain, it is only suitable for animal husbandry, fishery, and forestry. Only a part of the southern part of the island can barely grow crops.

Therefore, the steam warship had to take advantage of the good winter to catch sea fish nearby to replenish food.

As for those cans and rice that are durable to storage, reduce consumption as much as possible.

Pulling a few nets in the Sea of ​​Dead Leaves (Sea of ​​Okhotsk), the Caper caught more than ten tons of sea fish, especially the salmon that is widely distributed in the North Pacific Ocean. The salmon weighing more than ten catties is enough for them to eat long time.

The Ku said the department was not organized either, the goats they raised were raised in captivity, and the preaching officer also taught them how to store fresh grass in green to prevent the goats from freezing to death.

As a tribe that is half-herding, half-fishing and hunting, the production technology of the Kushuo tribe is extremely low. Once severe continuous natural disasters are encountered, the tribe's population will decrease rapidly.

The sailors brought wooden houses, wood-saving stoves, heating pipes, green storage technology, and caught a large number of sea fish.

In addition to other commodities, people in this tribe yearn for the life of the Human Revolutionary League very much.

In the wooden stockade near Kuyegang, the preacher not only guides production, but also is responsible for education and literacy, so that this non-literate tribe can become a real citizen of the People's Revolutionary Union.

The Heishui Department on the opposite side of the Mohe Strait did not know that the Human Revolutionary League had extended its hand so far.

However, Waguo and Silla, who have been paying attention to the RURA, already feel restless.

From Liuqiu Island, Ryukyu Islands, Danra Island, Tsushima Island, Oki Island, and Sado Island, it is like a chain, completely dividing the entire Dongying Islands and Lelang Peninsula.

In fact, they should be fortunate that the NRU's focus is on the Central Plains and Southeast Asia at this time, and it is only exploring the Beiyang, otherwise they would have been overthrown by the navy long ago.

Unknowingly, Dead Leaf Island ushered in the first snow.

It was only the middle of September in the fourth year of the new calendar.

However, the South Seas strategy is in full swing.

The Luoyue Kingdom, the Geluo Kingdom, the Goguluo Kingdom, the Moluoyou Kingdom, the Buddha's Death Kingdom, the Heling Kingdom, the Polu Kingdom, and the Daya tribe were quickly conquered by the Nanyang Fleet.

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