"The sea is really big for his grandmother."

Five days later, Chen Zijian stood on the top of the mountain by the sea, looking at the wide ocean in the distance, his mind and body were comfortable and couldn't help but sigh, it has nothing to do with the first few times he saw the ocean, anyway, every time he saw the ocean, Chen Zijian had this feeling, and he couldn't wait to take the ocean as his own, but he also knew that now the ocean hegemon is the Netherlands in far Europe, or Spain, and the battle between the two ocean hegemons does not know whether it is over, who will get the ocean overlord, as for the later British empire, the sun never sets, is now in the process of development.

Chen Zijian now has a few lucky ships, and wants to dominate the sea, not to mention the Netherlands, Spain, and even the Zheng Zhilong pirate group in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in the north, will not agree, and the road is long!

When will the ocean be its own? Chen Zijian dreamed realistically, in this era, the overall Chinese people were the most civilized, and the number was huge, given a period of time Chen Zijian, he could build a huge number of ocean-going fleets, and crush the Europeans with numbers.

Zhang Wu came over and saluted, "Chief, I just received the news that the ship refit has been completed. ”

Several of Li Xian's cronies have their own tasks, and Chen Zijian re-selected a few volunteers to fight, after all, Chen Zijian has any tasks, and the order is conveyed, he can't be allowed to go in person, it doesn't matter how many times he does it once, if he has to do everything, it will be too hard.

Chen Zijian turned his head and said, "Yes, go over and take a look, the speed is still too slow, I have been waiting for several days." ”

After saying that, he got on his horse and led the people to the place where the ship was refitted.

On the simple dock, the four Fu boats are quietly docked, there are craftsmen on it to clean up the garbage left by the modified Fu boat, the Fu boat that originally relied on the sail power, without destroying the original hull structure, added two paddle wheels on both sides of the Fu boat, this power is not common in later generations, the later generations basically use underwater propeller power, and the paddle wheel power can be seen in some scenic spots.

Chen Zijian also wants to use the underwater propeller, but this modification consumes a lot more time, don't count on it for a few months, and this will also destroy the hull structure, the underwater propeller should drill a transmission shaft in the hull, and the sealing problem is not easy to solve, all the current technical conditions, it is the best choice to install paddle wheels on both sides of the ship.

With two paddle wheel power sources, no matter what the headwind of SF Express, it can go in a straight line, and the advantage is much stronger than relying on the wind alone.

Waiting for the crew to clean up the modified Fu ship, Chen Zijian went on board to watch, in addition to two more paddle wheels after the refit, there is also a modified deck, there were originally a lot of facilities on the deck, Chen Zijian asked people to remove the extra things, and the deck looked much larger than before the refit.

There is no doubt that the power of the paddle wheel is manpower, and there are ten crew members who pedal similar bicycle pedals together, giving two paddle wheels as a power source, which is just a simple mechanical transmission device, Chen Zijian gave the craftsman guidance, and the craftsman made it for him.

Chen Zijian sat on one of the pedals and stepped on the pedal a little harder, and suddenly the two paddle wheels began to rotate, Chen Zijian didn't use much strength, and the lucky boat didn't move.

"Is this thing reliable, can it move at sea?"

A craftsman who was in charge of refitting the Fu ship had just come up next to him, Chen Zijian asked curiously.

Wang Dafu is less than forty years old, his skin is red from the sea, but he looks older than the fifty-year-old people in later generations, but Wang Dafu's hands and feet are still very sharp, and he first made a move for Chen Zijian when he got on the boat, and a middle-aged man gave Chen Zijian a shake, which looks a little funny, but this is normal, it has nothing to do with age, it is related to Chen Zijian's power.

Wang Dafu heard Chen Zijian's question, and said with some excitement, "Chief, we have tested it in the inland sea before, and the two big guys can really make the Fu boat run." ”

The reason why Wang Dafu is excited is because he has seen that the new technology is applied to the ship, which can change the way the ship travels, the ships that used to go to sea rely on the wind or follow the current, now these two paddle wheels can change the way the ship travels, as for the paddle wheel needs manpower, it is nothing, just bring more people.

Chen Zijian said, "Haha, you let people come up and test it for me." ”

Wang Dafu: "Yes, chief, I will arrange it for you immediately." After saying that, he disembarked and arranged for the crew to board the ship, preparing to test the power of the paddle ship in the inland sea.

The Fuchuan was originally used for ocean transportation, but now it is only equipped with two paddle wheels on both sides, so there is no need to worry about the sinking of the Fuchuan after it goes to sea.

An inland sea is a place, a piece of ocean in a concave ocean-like land. Outside, there is land like arms folded, protecting this small ocean, and the wind and waves are calm.

Wang Dafu quickly found the boat and came up, untied the cable, and controlled the boat, the paddle wheel was trampled by ten young and strong young men, the paddle wheel rotated and rotated rapidly, the sails of the Fu boat did not rise, the boat just moved, many people on the shore looked lively, the boat in their eyes there are two ways to move forward, one by the oars to slide, the other by the sail forward, now under their eyes, there is a new way, can you not be surprised.

Commanding the fortune ship in the inland sea, one will go to the east, one will go to the right, rampage at will, now there is a fortune ship in the inland sea, Chen Zijian is not afraid of hitting other ships, soon, Chen Zijian at the stern, personally controlled the rudder, the rudder is also Chen Zijian let people modify, and the rudder of later generations is almost the same, the rudder is nothing more than to control the left and right directions.

People like Wang Dafu have rich experience in shipbuilding, and Chen Zijian understands it after saying it, so he doesn't have to think about it.

Driving on the paddle wheel in the inland sea, Chen Zijian estimated the speed of the boat, which was about forty to fifty per hour, which was the maximum speed, and if the power of the sail was added, the speed should be much faster.

The relevant speed allows people to test, and now the fortune boat plus the paddle wheel can be used, return to the shore, and let Wang Dafu prepare the four fortune boats, and if the weather is good tomorrow, he will go to sea.

The next day, Chen Zijian went to sea with a group of people.

"Heading east, I commanded the Captain to look for whales. Our purpose is to look for whale colonies. Chen Zijian said the purpose.

Wang Dafu's heart trembled suddenly, his eyes stared at Chen Zijian stunned, and a terrible thought appeared in his mind, as soon as that idea appeared, he was snuffed out, if Chen Zijian is this purpose, how can it be good? It's not that Wang Dafu hasn't seen a whale, but he believes in the opinion of the older generation, that is, the whale is the sea dragon king, and now Chen Zijian may want to hunt whales, which scared him so much that his face turned pale, and he believed in things for most of his life, and it was impossible to change them in one day.

"Chief, chief, what are you doing looking for whales?" Although he didn't want to ask, Wang Dafu still asked tremblingly.

Chen Zijian pointed to the giant crossbow on the front deck, didn't take Wang Dafu's horror in his eyes, and said with a smile, "See that thing?" This is a whaling crossbow, which I bought from the Space-Time Trading Center, and it has a device on the tail to tie the rope, which is for whaling! ”

Chen Zijian said that the space-time trading center was not afraid of Wang Dafu's leakage. But it's okay not to say it, as soon as Wang Dafu heard this, he sat down on the deck, and the same was true of the people who followed Wang Dafu to the sea.

"Chief, never! The whale is the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon, the incarnation of the gods, and it is omnipotent to turn over the river and the sea, and it can make the giant ship capsize with just a light tap, and we will not be able to go back when the time comes. Wang Dafu's face was full of horror, and his voice trembled.

Zhang Wu was disdainful next to him, of course not to Chen Zijian, but to look at Wang Dafu kneeling on the deck, if it was before, maybe Zhang Wu would have believed it, but after following Chen Zijian, now Chen Zijian is the immortal figure in his heart, what are those dragon sons and dragon grandsons, there are immortals like the chief to make a move, and the dragon son and dragon grandson are waiting for the chief to hunt and kill.

"What dragon son dragon grandson? I only know that now Zhangjiacun needs whale oil to develop, or you can get me oil, I won't kill the dragon son and grandson. Chen Zijian said rhetorically.

Wang Dafu suddenly couldn't say anything, what Chen Zijian wanted to do, it was really not something that he, an ordinary craftsman, could stop, whether he accepted it, whether he didn't accept it, he couldn't accept it, na, there was the sea next to him, go down and accompany Longzi and Longsun. Chen Zijian never believed in this thing.

And in later generations, the small Wa country hunted whales every year, and there was nothing missing, by the way, it seems that the European country also started by whaling. Chen Zijian had a little impression.

Two hours after the Fu boat went to sea, it used sail power, and the paddle wheel is generally used in emergencies, but now there is wind power and no use, so why waste manpower! The four fortune boats headed for the sea in the east, the specific direction was uncertain, and it was enough for Fang Zheng to meet the whale.

Whales are widely distributed, and there are oceans outside Guangdong Province, and all Chen Zijian waited very leisurely, sitting under the parasol on the deck drinking juice, squinting slightly, and it seemed that he was not here to hunt whales.

Finally, several columns of water of different heights appeared on the surface of the sea in the distance.

"Whales! See the whale and turn around! Veer! A column of water was found five miles to the right.! The Volunteers, who were lying on the main mast, cried out with joy, and searched with a telescope on it, and finally saw the Chief's target.

When Chen Zijian heard this, he stood up and took the binoculars to look at the direction pointed by the volunteers by the side of the boat, and sure enough, he found the situation and was overjoyed. Catch the whale early and go back early, there is still no land on the boat.

As for Wang Dafu, he was also frightened and regretted going to sea with him.

Just as this was the case, the volunteers on the mast reported the situation to Chen Zijian again.

"Chief, five ships have been spotted ten miles to the west, approaching this way. That ship was different from ours, so high sails. ”

Chen Zijian was puzzled, the situation that the volunteer said was not clear, so he simply observed it himself.

Chen Zijian asked the volunteer to come down, climbed up himself, and soon spotted the ship in the other direction.

"Damn, this should be a European ship, it's not easy."

On the mast, Chen Zijian saw the ships coming from afar, those ships used soft sails, and all kinds of cables were hung on the high masts, and the sails ate enough wind power, and the speed was faster than that of the lucky boat.

In this era, only Europeans used this kind of boat, and Chen Zijian didn't have to guess. Just came out to hunt whales, and met the Europeans, I don't know if it was the Dutch, the coachmen of the sea, or the Spanish who were in decline, or the Portuguese?

Chen Zijian smiled in his heart, he didn't look at the yellow calendar when he went out, but he actually ran into Lao Tzu, what is it, there are friends from afar, although they are far away, they will be punished! Europeans come from thousands of miles and don't send them to work in mines for decades, how can they be right for their efforts. The Europeans came over for wealth, there is no doubt about it, since this is the case, then help Lao Tzu to mine, and when it comes out, Lao Tzu will give you a reward of one or two silver, be happy. Chen Zijian complained in his heart!