Instant training on board: waterproof coats, military uniform modifications, crew armor and preventing the crew from going crazy.

For the solution of the last problem, Yan Dashao decided that a method is to make good food on the ship, otherwise it will go against the reputation of our Celestial Empire as a foodie country!

Before I wore it, as a map editor who was walking around, I had a lot of food in my stomach, and I should have a good plan.

Then there is entertainment, such as all kinds of board and card games, sports and fitness, fishing, diving and swimming, etc., are all good methods.

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As a training ship, the "North Port III" is equipped with imperfect personnel, but the core is there, the captain Storm, the deputy captain is Costeit, he manages the artillery crew, Siresma is the navigation officer, responsible for commanding all matters on the deck, the three are very competent naval officers, from the distant Netherlands, each of them has a single command of a warship across the Atlantic, across the choppy Cape of Good Hope, and then through the unpredictable Indian Ocean, sailing in the Strait of Malacca, into the South China Sea, and then to the East China Sea.

In fact, the conflict between the Dutch and the British is becoming more and more serious, in Europe, due to the dense number of warships on both sides, they are afraid of misfire, or restraint, but in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and then to the Indian Ocean, the two sides actually exchange fire, and it is not news that they do not see a ship, for example, in 1623, the Dutch slaughtered three ships of the British in Indonesia, Because the Dutch could not tolerate the British daring to cross the thunder pond: they thought of the East to trade with the Ming Dynasty and the shogunate!

Yan Changwu and a group of other officers who were waiting to take up their posts were first required to take up probationary duties to see how the warships operated under the command of foreign instructors.

The day's work on a warship begins at 4 a.m., when the midnight watch ends, and the people on the lower shift gather on the deck to count the number of people, and then change shifts.

This is a necessary job, every time there is a shift change, the people on the upper and lower shifts must be counted... What if you fall into the sea in the middle of the night? After a few days of checking, none of the ghosts were gone.

After that, the lookout post on the mast was replaced, the speed was measured, and it was recorded on the blackboard.

The carpenter began the rounds and overhauls, the cable chief directed the deck crew to arrange the sails and rigging, the cook began to prepare breakfast, and everything was in order.

At 5 o'clock, the sailors on duty began to clean the deck, which is a traditional duty in the navy today. Don't imagine that mopping the floor at home is as simple as mopping the floor, in addition to cleaning with seawater and mop, you also have to kneel and polish the deck with pumice inch by inch to polish the deck to be white and shiny, pumice is a spongy rock formed by the rapid cooling and condensation of magma, light and porous, and can float on the water, hence the name "pumice". Its size is about the same as that of the Bible, so it is also called the "Bible Stone".

The use of Bible stone is a cleaning method for the European navy, and in Yan Dashao's fleet, a kind of "steel wool" was later used for cleaning, which is obviously a ball of steel wire, why is it called a steel wool ball?

The crew didn't understand, but Yan Dashao said cleanly: "I like (say so)!" ”

In addition, all metal parts of the ship are to be carefully wiped down, and excess cables are coiled in a spiral shape for use.

The above work ends at about 7 o'clock, at this time the deputy captain will come to the deck to inspect in advance of the captain, he will go through it in advance to prevent leaks during the captain's inspection, so that the general deputy captain's inspection is just scolding, and the captain will be punished when he comes to check!

At 7:30 a.m., the captain blew his whistle, and all the sailors got up, tied up their sleeping hammocks, and tied them to the ceiling. The method and specifications of the strapping were strictly regulated, and the hammocks were fixed to the side of the ship to ward off shrapnel during battle.

The gun deck inside the ship is where the sailors sleep at night, and the sail warships do not have the conditions for setting up dormitories for ordinary sailors, and there is no need to think about the human rights of sailors at this time, and every night, the sailors take out their hammock wraps, hang them on the beams above the gun deck, and fall asleep with the bumps of the wind and waves, smelling the stench of their companions who have not bathed for several months (hehe, this is a factor of madness).

When the morning sun rises, accompanied by the sergeant's whistle and leather whip, the sailors wake up, according to the strict discipline of the hammocks folded, tied tightly, hung in the designated position on the ship, in the naval battle, neatly arranged, bundled standard hammocks are also one of the defensive measures of the battleship, can effectively reduce the damage of the projectile to the wooden structure of the battleship, absorb the collapse of shrapnel and sawdust.

Of course, the hammock packing is not used by senior officers, but they have to be checked, so they must also be familiar with the packing process, and everyone has been working for a whole hour to learn how to pack.

At about 8 o'clock, the captain came to the deck to begin the official round, after which breakfast began, usually half an hour.

The officers' canteen, which doubles as a conference room, is located in the stern building of a warship with a view, and is spacious, bright, and beautifully decorated, meeting the standards of a high-end restaurant, with a brightly lit table where high-ranking officers sit down and eat on fine porcelain tableware.

Since there is no voyage, the current food is okay, there are melons and vegetables to eat!

They ate rice, bacon (smoked with firewood), fresh fish and dried vegetable soup, while the sailors ate hard biscuits (no longer able to cook rice without water), salted meat (salted and then dried), dried fish and dried vegetable soup, and fast noodles!

In order to provide delicious food for the members of the warship, Yan Dashao invested in the establishment of a food factory to make hard biscuits, fast noodles, bacon, salted meat, dried fish, dried vegetables, etc., which were supplied to the army (including the navy and army), and then the quartermaster department purchased tea, fruits, dried fruits, etc.

Hard biscuits are taught by Storm, they are pure dry flour products, and the taste is not complimentary, but they cannot be eaten when there is a lack of water to cook.

There is another big killer, that is, bean sprouts and breakfast grinding soy milk!

The method is simple and practical, and it is very popular when sailing on long voyages.

Instant noodles are also a novel food for warships, Yan Dashao fried the noodles, and then packaged them, adding some messy soup ingredients: meat cubes, spices and dried vegetables, etc., heated with water and eaten immediately, it was actually very popular!

Whenever possible, live meat and fresh vegetables were to be supplied to the warships, and it was still more convenient to be not far from the port at present.

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After breakfast, the captain entered the post to direct the actions of the warship, the sailors on duty in the morning began the daily maintenance of the warship, and the cook began to prepare lunch. In addition to these duties, the most test of the sailor is to adjust the rigging and retract the sails according to the change of wind direction and speed under the command of the captain, which is also the most dangerous work, climbing to the high place of the mast with bare hands, and then stepping on the crossbar to operate the sails, it is easy to become a lost teenager if you are not careful.

It is very fortunate that Yan Dashao has given these sailors and non-commissioned officers benefits such as aerial work allowances, just like aerial work with air conditioning!

"You're so merciful!" Storm shrugged.

On the ship of the red hairy fan, there is no such good treatment!

Yan Changwu smiled and said, "I have always cherished my subordinates!" "He almost didn't say that he became a tool to cherish me!