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Runing Prefecture belongs to the upper reaches of Ru River and Huai River. In normal times, there are many tributaries and dense water network.

Therefore, Liu Sheng obtained dozens more shipbuilders from Queshan County and the more than 20,000 refugees who migrated there.

Coupled with the more complete tools and equipment in all aspects of the shipyard, Huabu's shipbuilding level has also been significantly improved compared to before.

When Liu Sheng led an expedition team to explore the Xinluo River, the largest river boat could only carry 30 people and was about 15 meters long.

The largest river boat this time has a capacity of 100 people, is 36 meters long and more than 10 meters wide.

Although it is not comparable to the large-scale building ships in the Ming Dynasty that can carry hundreds or even thousands of people, it is enough to carry salt factory workers and their families, as well as related supplies.

There are so many types of ships that they cannot be simply distinguished by big, medium and small. The shipyard manager asked Liu Sheng to name various types of ships during his previous inspection.

Liu Sheng's diagram is simple, and he calls boats with a capacity of less than 10 people, called river boats with a capacity of 10 to 50 people, Class D river boats, and river boats with a capacity of 50 to 100 people, called Class C river boats.

To go to Longshou Bay, the Chinese Department dispatched a total of 10 C-class river boats, more than D-class river boats, and more than walking boats.

Class C river boats not only have a shed, but also sails that can be adjusted according to the wind direction to help sail.

The last time Liu Sheng took the expedition team to the lower reaches, it was easy to follow the current and it was extremely fast.

But when you come back, you go against the current. Even if the water in this section of the Xinluo River is relatively gentle, rowing and pole-holding alone are much more difficult than going against the current.

However, wind often blows into the large valley from the west.

Therefore, after Liu Sheng returned to the Chinese Ministry, he ordered the shipyard to speed up the trial production of sailing river boats.

This time, both Class C and Class D river boats were equipped with sails. When they came back upstream, the wind was favorable most of the time, so it was less strenuous.

As for the boat, you can put it on the big boat when you come back...

Upper Luobu.

Sha Sanlang was taking dozens of tribesmen on a canoe to fish on the river.

I don’t know if it’s because Huabu hunters have hunted too much. In the past few months, there have been obviously fewer prey in Shangluobu hunting ground than before, making it more difficult to hunt.

In order to meet the tribe's meat needs, Sha Sanlang could only lead his tribe to fish.

But I don't know if it's his imagination, but there seem to be fewer fish in the river recently than before.

Even when caught, the fish seem not as big as before.

Thinking about the increasing number of people in the upper-class Hua tribe and countless people, Sha Sanlang felt as if a big stone had been pressed on his heart.

He felt that perhaps he should not have agreed to Huabu settling upstream in the first place.

However, thinking about the soft and beautiful cloth and the beautiful and practical ceramics traded from Huabu, he felt that his original decision was right.

Besides, when the Hua tribe first appeared, they had a large number of people. They couldn't start an inter-tribal battle just to drive away each other when they went to the Luo tribe, right?

If that was really done, given the strength of the Hua Department, the Shangluo Department might be gone by now.

Now, what Sha Sanlang is most afraid of is that Huabu, relying on its strong strength, ignores the original plan and expands downstream.

In this way, the hunting areas and fishing river sections of Shangluo tribe will be reduced, and the harvest from fishing and hunting will not be able to support the needs of the tribe, which will be troublesome.

If he wanted to drive out the Hua tribe and start a war, he would at least have to convince the Zhongluo tribe, Xialuo tribe, and even several tribes across the river to form an alliance.

But Sha Sanlang, who has experienced a tribal alliance war, knows that once a war occurs, if one side does not have the strength to win steadily, then it is very likely that both sides will end up with many tribesmen killed and injured, and the strength of the tribe will be weakened.

Therefore, if it was not a last resort, he would not want to go to war with Huabu.

'Perhaps, we should go to the leader of the Hua tribe and remind him not to forget the original agreement.

At the same time, we also need to let him know that although our Shangluo tribe does not have many people, there is a powerful tribal alliance behind us. '

Just when Sha Sanlang was fishing and thinking, the tribesmen around him suddenly let out a cry of surprise——

"Look upstream!"

"What are those? Huabu's boats?"

"Oh my God, there are so many boats, and they are so big!"

"The river is covered and you can't see it!"

"···"

When Sha Sanlang heard the sound and looked upstream, he was also stunned with shock.

I saw that there were countless large boats made of wood like Huabu's on the upper river!

As a chief, he could barely count more than a hundred.

Therefore, when the boats from the Hua tribe approached, he made a rough count and found that the boats from the Hua tribe had almost caught up with the number of people from the Shangluo tribe!

As for the Huabu soldiers standing in Dazhoushan, even he didn't know it!

After coming back to his senses, Sha Sanlang immediately called out to his clansmen——

"Get ashore! Get ashore quickly!"

He was worried that Huabu was coming for Shangluobu.

Huabu's boat was so big, they definitely couldn't fight against Huabu on the river with their canoes.

But even if they go ashore, with dozens of them, they cannot be the opponents of Huabu.

So Sha Sanlang immediately sent people to inform the tribesmen to be alert and prepare for battle.

However, in the end, Huabu's boats quickly crossed the river and went away without stopping for a moment.

When the Huabu boat passed by, the feeling of covering the river surface gave Sha Sanlang and others a greater sense of shock and oppression.

Some of them even trembled uncontrollably and wanted to worship these boats as gods.

But seeing that the chief had no intention of taking the lead in killing the three wolves, people with such thoughts finally controlled themselves.

Sha Sanlang kept watching Huabu's boat go away, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when there was no trace.

His body was covered in sweat.

At this moment, he deeply felt that Huabu was too terrible.

They must not become their enemies - even if several tribes unite, they may not be the opponents of the Hua tribe.

However, the worry about the expansion of the Chinese tribe and encroachment on fishing and hunting territory still existed in Sha Sanlang's heart, making him even more worried...

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the Huabu fleet arrived at Longshou Bay.

Because there has not been any development here and it is a purely natural environment, the first thing to do is to find a suitable location for building a salt factory.

This time, Liu Sheng not only brought 500 salt workers and their families with nearly 2,000 people, but also brought two standing troops and an expedition team.

He made the most of his large numbers.

Let the expedition members group up and take a boat along the coast to explore good harbors and sites suitable for salt drying in the dry season.

It took about an hour to find a natural harbor with good conditions on the south bank of Longshou Bay, three or four miles west of the Xinluo River outlet.

It is an irregular inverted "L" shape, which can provide shelter from wind and waves, and the tidal flats along the coast are naturally suitable for transformation into salt fields.

Going south from the shore, the terrain rises step by step. After nearly two miles, there is a dense forest.

In this way, immigrants will not have to worry about wood for building houses and firewood for cooking salt for a long time.

Digging some ditches at the edge of the forest leading to the bay can prevent floods and waterlogging during the rainy season.

After choosing a place, Liu Sheng immediately brought everyone here, built a simple dock, landed and camped.