Without kerosene, the ships have no combat effectiveness at all.
"Third Priest, organize the civilians and build ships. Build more seagoing ships so that we have more transportation capacity. What if the enemy really attacks?" Ma Yue was no longer afraid. At most, I can build a seagoing ship, and you can destroy it.
"I hope Hai Rui comes back soon," Shuichong said. "With enough black oil, at least the flying team can take to the sky and resist for a while."
The wind was strong at sea, and the balloon would encounter too much wind resistance, so the flight would be meaningless. However, if it were near the sea, it would still have some strategic significance.
The enemy fleet was also afraid of the balloons in the sky.
Black oil, without black oil, I would feel uneasy.
"Then build more ships. At least, the next time Hai Rui's fleet goes out to sea, we can bring back more ships of black oil." The Third Priest also understood the immense significance of black oil to the Sea Tribe. Ships have a huge carrying capacity, and a few more ships could bring back enough black oil for a major war.
It is simply unimaginable to live in this era without sea transportation (no planes, trucks, or trains).
Summer plowing is over, so there's not much labor needed to tidy up and weed the fields. Everything has its priorities, and right now, shipbuilding is truly the top priority for the Sea Tribe.
There aren't many trees near Haifan City, but in recent years, the Sea Tribe's shipbuilding has been on White Mist Island, so there's been almost no felling near Haifan City. Since the situation is urgent, don't be polite.
Haifan City has many copper axes and can cut down large trees quickly. Once the basic framework of a ship is built, as long as the hides of sea beasts are harvested, the final sails can be made.
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