There is no hurry in the affairs of the Great Voyage, there are not enough ships, there are no tests of wind and waves, there is nothing to talk about.

Ships sailing offshore, transporting troops everywhere are nothing, but there is no way to be five miles away from the shore. There is still a compass and a telescope, otherwise it is still possible to see the land beyond five miles.

It is also expected not to encounter wind and waves, otherwise you will not be able to dock before the wind and waves arrive, and the boat may capsize......

Fortunately, in the structure of the keel, Liu Tao probably remembered, and drew a pattern for the craftsman. Using the riveting technology of architecture, a reasonable keel is designed, and the ship is built on this basis.

When Liu Tao came to the dock, the first large ocean-going ship had come to an end.

Inspection, final renovation, at the end of the year you can consider sea trials for a period of time, after all, it has not been built before. If there are no problems in three months, it will officially become a standard and start large-scale construction. At the same time, this ship will also enter service.

"I didn't expect you to completely understand the technology, I was very surprised." Liu Tao met with several craftsmen.

"It is also the drawings and structures given by His Majesty that are very reasonable, and we can only build such a big ship." The master craftsman said excitedly, he is an old shipwright, he has built a ship for 20 years, and he has never built such a big ship.

This shipbuilding is not only a task, but also a challenge and breakthrough. Really build this ship, then the old shipwright, probably can blow for a lifetime!

When the imperial court sent someone to find him and take out the drawings drawn by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, he didn't even need to join in.

"Such a ship is generally ......" Liu Tao looked at the ship, as an ocean-going ship is only the basics, and he probably has an impression of being more advanced, but he only has an impression.

No one will look at a lot of nautical knowledge, and the understanding of the ship is probably the appearance, what is the inside, and the composition of the keel will generally not be specifically seen. Not to mention that most of the ships in modern times are steel ships.

Forget about this era? For example, anti-corrosive coatings? That's the biggest problem. Besides, there isn't that much steel to squander like this? Take 10,000 steps back? There was no offense, and steel ships had to be used to defend it.

"I'm sorry? With the ability of old decay, it can only be done temporarily. "Craftsman heard? Not unconvinced? It is not surprising that His Majesty can come up with such a drawing, there is a better one.

It's just that he has an understanding of shipbuilding technology, and to this extent, he has also spent a lot of effort to do this.

After all, these years? Most shipwrights? There is no culture in itself...... Being able to read drawings is not so much an understanding of the data as an understanding of the vessel.

Liu Tao found more than 30 old shipwrights, and only this sixty-year-old old shipwright could understand. He is so old that he can't even participate in the construction himself? You can only use your experience to guide other craftsmen to build.

Or even do you have more life to live? To persevere until the next bigger ship is built, he has no bottom in his heart.

"Finish building this ship? Other craftsmen also have experience......" Liu Tao looked at the old craftsman, "When is the time?" Would you like to become the dean of the Royal Shipbuilding Academy of Dahan? Passing on your craft? ”

The rich shipbuilding experience of the old craftsmen is very valuable? You can't just throw it away. Combined with Chinese and mathematics, Liu Tao is looking forward to whether the technology of the new generation of shipbuilders can go further.

"This ......" The old shipwright did not know what the emperor meant.

"Your son can also enter the academy to teach, and his skills should be no worse than yours." Liu Tao looked at the old shipwright.

"The old man has no sons...... the old shipwright looked gloomy, and gave birth to three daughters, none of whom inherited his skills. In other words, it is because he has no son that he devotes his mind to shipbuilding.

Sure enough, it's the one that passes on men but not women...... Liu Tao sighed, because I don't know how many excellent techniques have been lost. Of course, there is also the Confucian rhetoric of strange skills and ingenuity, and industry has not been able to develop.

After all, if production technology is improved, grain output will inevitably increase, and grain prices will fall. The reason why the well field system cannot be restored is because the production mode has changed, whether it is farming tools or farming patterns.

If we are asked to restore the production technology of the Spring and Autumn Period, the planting mode of that era, and the output of less than half a stone per acre of land, then the well field system can definitely be implemented.

If the grain cannot be sold at a price, then you can only start thinking about doing something else. Doing business or producing some complex goods is not only costly, but also has the possibility of losing money.

Moreover, it takes human and financial resources to invest a lot of energy to understand the market situation. In this way, the children of the family will not have extra time to study, how can they take exams if they don't study, and how can they become officials if they don't take exams? If you don't get out, how can the family grow and grow?!

So after the Song Dynasty, even if the landlords could no longer simply control the price of grain, they still had other means.

For example, vigorously develop the textile industry, plant a large number of mulberry trees, and turn a large number of farmland in Jiangsu and Zhejiang into mulberry forests. At the end of the day, food is not worth much, but silk is certainly valuable.

Not to mention the strange tricks, the word heirloom has been cultivated recently, and in Liu Tao's opinion, it has become more and more disgusting.

If you want to talk about poor children, they basically don't make a fortune by farming, such as Jian Yong and Kan Ze, there is no field, how to cultivate; Those who have a bit of a field are basically worried about life, and they don't have any extra effort to study; In the end, those who can cultivate and read heirlooms are basically local tyrants, landlords, and wealthy families.

Ploughing is not about cultivating yourself, but about a large pile of fields at home, which you can ask someone to cultivate. Relying on farming to produce grain and sell it for money to obtain income, and then provide for their own children to study and study, the purpose is to gain fame, which is 'farming and reading heirlooms'.

"Let's teach a few disciples...... The loss of good craftsmanship is a loss for the country. Liu Tao said solemnly.

The old shipwright did not know how his craftsmanship had risen to the level of national losses. However, I can also feel that His Majesty the Emperor really values his craft, and he was immediately very excited, and immediately said that he would do his best to cultivate.

"Constitution and ...... What do you say it takes to make those who have excellent craftsmanship feel safe to pass on their craftsmanship? On the way back, Liu Tao couldn't help but ask Jian Yong.

"The reason why I am so valuable to my own technology, even if it is actually backward, I refuse to pass it on, in the final analysis, is that I am worried that my children and grandchildren will not have this craft and will not have enough to eat." Jian Yong didn't know how to answer, so he could only explain from the root.

Even if it is taught to a disciple, it is incomplete, because the complete can only be one's own children. But as a result, there is no son to inherit, or the son is unwilling to inherit, so it is difficult to say whether it is with resentment or helplessness to bring the technology to the coffin.

It is also possible that they are embarrassed and have no way to explain to their disciples that they have not taught completely, and they plan to teach again. As a teacher, the dignity of not allowing such a thing to happen. In addition, the disciples generally leave separately, and it is not easy to find them back.

"In other words, it is not just the patent law that can solve the problem......" Liu Tao sighed.