The shipping company's largest barge weighs a hundred tons, while the barges of township shipping enterprises are smaller than those of the county shipping company. To transport ten thousand tons of coal back, at least a hundred and fifty ships are needed!
Imagine that many ships navigating the Grand Canal, stretching so far.
Moreover, the canal is filled with numerous fleet and individual ships, with such high vessel density, and having to pass through many locks. Forming a convoy like that on the Yangtze River is impossible. Once they enter the Grand Canal, the formation is bound to be disrupted or even scattered for one reason or another.
Scholar Yu stroked his chin and said, "Including about forty members of the Cooperative Defense Team, it's still not enough. With that many ships, we can manage the front, but not the tail."
