That's right, what Chai Yanfeng gave to Shu Jin was a ship. A model ship, to be exact.

"It turns out that you've been polishing and grinding these days, and you're just getting this thing!" Shu Jin looked at the ship model in his hand, and really couldn't put it down. She didn't even notice that Chai Yanfeng quietly picked up the deerskin and comb to help her take care of her hair.

She just studied the boat in her hand carefully.

The ship model is made of pure wood, and each piece of wood is polished very smooth, revealing the original texture of the wood, so it looks very beautiful, and more importantly, this model is very exquisite:

The boat has a pointed bottom, and both ends of the bow and stern are curled with beautiful arcs; I don't know how Chai Yanfeng did it, the whole ship is like the real thing. In addition to the deck, there are two cabins in the hull, through the small window of the hole, you can clearly see the internal structure of the cabin; Some cabins are equipped with furniture such as beds and chairs, some cabins are equipped with various tools, some cabins are stacked with cargo, some cabins are neatly lined with rows of oars, and some cabins are empty.

If you look closely, you can see a small small anchor hanging from the bow, with proper drainage holes throughout the hull, and several straight masts erected on the deck, with ropes and sails on the masts.

Shu Jin curiously flicked the mast and sail with his fingers a few times, and found that he could turn around!

"Why is the bottom of the boat pointed?" In Shu Jin's impression, the bottom of the general ship model should be flat, so that it is easy to place. But this one turned out to be a pointed bottom, so it's easy to fall to the side like this, isn't it?

"The draft of the punt is shallow, and the draft of the spire is deep. So, a flat-bottomed boat is suitable for offshore and a sharp-bottomed boat is suitable for long-distance sailing. This is a ship suitable for long voyages. So it's culet. ”

"And that's it." Shu Jin sighed, he was an out-and-out "landlubber" in his previous life and in this life, and he didn't have much opportunity to contact this, so he really didn't understand it at all.

"Yes. If I put it on weekdays, I have made two brackets, and I put it on top of the bracket so that it won't fall over. This has just been done today, so let's take a look. When I have time, I can paint it and try it in the water. ”

"Into the water?" Shu Jin turned around in surprise. Looking back at Chai Yanfeng, "Can this still be in the water?" ”

Chai Yanfeng was startled by her sudden movement, but fortunately let go in time and didn't pull out Shu Jin's hair. Shu Jin is not very old, but he has always acted steadily. It's rare to think about it.

In fact, he likes to see such Shu Jin even more. But he didn't say anything on this point, but replied with a smile:

"Of course, if the boat is not launched, how can you know if it is applicable or not. Don't look small about this thing. I did it according to the actual thing, and it stands to reason that this ship functions the same as a big ship. However, it is not painted now, and the wood is easy to rot and deform after entering the water, so it is necessary to try it again after painting. ”

"Oh." Shu Jin raised the boat in his hand again and looked at it, he really liked this thing very much. Because it's really beautiful, "What kind of ship is this?" Sailing boat? ”

Shu Jin asked casually. It's just that I saw that there were sails, and I said it casually. Chai Yanfeng's voice sounded behind him. Just listen to him calmly say:

"This is not a sailboat. It's a warship. ”

"Warships?" Shu Jin asked in surprise, turned around and looked up at Chai Yanfeng.

He nodded, straightened Shu Jin's long hair again, and was nostalgic for the silky touch on it, but he didn't show anything on his face, but instead raised his hand to take over the ship model and began to explain it to Shu Jin one by one.

"I made this based on the shrunk of a real warship. You see here, here, and here, you can hide soldiers; Here, you can make a springboard; This position is designed to prevent collision and impact on enemy ships, and this place can be opened, look, so that the oars can be stretched out from here, and the soldiers are in this cabin, and there are people who are responsible for shouting trumpets, so that it is convenient to control the direction of the ship. When the wheels need to be accelerated, the soldier sits on them and pedals them, so that the boat is twice as fast as usual. ”

The more Chai Yanfeng explained, the more surprised Shu Jin became.

She didn't know anything about boats. However, this did not prevent her from understanding how remarkable it was to be able to build a warship in this backward era. It was only then that she really valued the gift.

"Can you build a ship? Or a warship? ”

Shu Jin has experienced the end times, and she knows very well that no matter what kind of organization, team, or country, combat effectiveness never depends only on people, but also on weapons. Combined with the current topography of the Great Performance Country: both sides face the sea. Then, advanced shipbuilding is definitely a very important technology in this country. I believe that there will not be too many such talents.

Shu Jin didn't know what level the shipbuilding skills of the Dayan Dynasty could reach now. But looking at Chai Yanfeng's ship, it must be very advanced, right?

"This is what my master taught me. This is the easiest one. I was in a hurry to give it to you, so I chose this one. ”

"Your master? Your master is a shipbuilder? "Shu Jin has never inquired about Chai Yanfeng's past. Chai Yanfeng has also been secretive, and he didn't expect that he would take the initiative to mention it today.

"Yes, it's not ......" Chai Yanfeng shook his head, seeing Shu Jin's doubts, he smiled, simply moved a chair, and sat next to Shu Jin. Then I started to talk slowly.

"I met my master in Yucheng County. When I left home at fourteen, I just planned to come out and find a job to earn money to support my family. I came to Jiangxing, but I had never been out of the village before, nor had I done any work, and no one was willing to accept if I wanted to go to a rich family to be a servant.

Yucheng County is close to the sea, and there are just a few large wharves. Every day, there are many fishing boats and merchant ships, and it is very lively. I went and asked them if they were hiring. Pity. ”

Speaking of this, Chai Yanfeng smiled, and then continued: "It's a pity that they don't want me because they see that I'm not old and thin." Later, I met my master.

The first time I saw him, I thought he was a sloppy old man. He told me that he was going to sea and needed someone to take care of his things and take care of his daily life. He saw that I was very organized, so he decided to let me try along. I was crazy to have a job, so I got on the boat with him......"

Chai Yanfeng's speech was not fast, but with his narration, Shu Jin could slowly see that the fourteen-year-old hairy boy in the past had left his hometown and followed the strange old man to sea with trepidation. Then, in the years that followed, how did it metamorphose into what it is now? (To be continued......)

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