After eating, Li Mingyang took Liu Yong to visit his big ship. Yun'er and Su Erniang were also very interested and followed.

When I arrived at the seashore where the shipyard was specially moored for boats, I saw a behemoth in the distance.

Su Erniang and Yun'er, who were suddenly shocked, shouted again and again.

Liu Yong smiled slightly, because this was exactly the boat he wanted. He was not surprised, because in later generations there were aircraft carriers, and this ship was just a child. Originally, he wanted to build an aircraft carrier, but he felt that there was no need for it, and it would cost three times the price, and the gains outweighed the losses.

As far as the big ship in front of him is absolutely huge on the sea, Liu Yong thinks that the appearance of this ship must be historic. More than a hundred years later, Zheng He's big ship may not be comparable to this.

Haha, he's pretty beautiful in his heart.

The closer you go, the greater the impact. It's breathtaking!

On board, there were already sailors busy going to sea.

This one ship alone is the size of a hundred sailors. Here are a selection of twenty people. One of the first mates is named Li Kui, and he and Liu Yong have loved you once in Lin'an Mansion.

At this time, he recognized the captain Liu Yong at a glance, and immediately stepped forward to bow and said, "I've seen the captain." ”

Liu Yong asked him to get up, smiled, and then asked him about the preparations.

Li Kui said that he could go to sea in 10 days.

Liu Yong was very satisfied.

Li Kui called all the crew members on the deck to pay homage to the captain, and more than 100 people came to pay homage together. Liu Yong nodded, let them get up and continue to work.

The people dispersed again, and went their own way.

Liu Yong first toured the deck, and then Li Mingyang personally guided him down to the cabin.

The ship is divided into four main parts. Decks, cabins, cargo holds, displacement compartments.

The cabin is mainly a place for people to live, which is divided into two parts, one is the place where the crew lives, the other is the captain's place of residence, and the office place.

Li Mingyang took Liu Yong to visit the area where the captain lived. There are a total of eighteen rooms. Add a large room dedicated to Liu Yong, an office for Liu Yong, a kitchen, a dining room, and a hall for leisure and entertainment.

The crew lived in a smaller place, because there were many people, most of them were four people in a room. However, although it is small, it is fully equipped inside, and there is also a hall for the crew to play.

At the end is the cargo hold, which occupies one-third of the entire ship and can pull a lot of cargo.

In fact, Liu Yong's boat is not mainly for pulling goods, and there are still 70 boats for pulling goods. And this time, he didn't come to pull the goods for the time being.

Liu Yong likes his exclusive room very much, it is very large, it has everything, and there is a small bathroom, a small flower hall and a large bedroom. He designed a modern style bed that would not be too cramped to sleep with all the ladies.

Of course, there are not many opportunities to sleep together, because Liu Yong is not so lewd-.

Some of the remaining eighteen rooms were larger ones for the five ladies and Yingying Chen An's family. There are also a few smaller ones for the sons. The rest of the small room is for the maids and mothers. The maids' room is also for four people.

Liu Yong thought in his heart that when he went to sea once, had experience, and found a new continent, then he would take his family to go to sea again and it would be considered a trip.

The boat was so big that it took almost an afternoon to visit.

Liu Yong and Lin Qingrou were also tired, so they went back to the shipyard to receive customers without visiting other ships. The condition is good.

After a long journey, Liu Yong and the two ladies rested after a beautiful meal in the evening.

The next day, Liu Yong continued to visit other ships. Especially thirty warships. Five thousand soldiers were already in place, divided into thirty boats.

Seeing that the soldiers were not idle in training, Liu Yong was very satisfied. These soldiers led the team by Qin Ming, Su Erniang's Chengjing's subordinate. When the soldiers saw Liu Yong, they shouted Liu Yong's name in unison.

Liu Yong returned to the post station after visiting the ship. Waiting for the goods and a hundred cannons from Lin'an Province.

The 100 cannons were made by the inventors according to the drawings he designed. And those who made it, Liu Yongdu, let Chen An arrange and raise them well, because these people are the foundation of his future arsenal.

Of these 100 cannons, 20 will be installed on the main ship, that is, on this big ship, and the remaining 30 warships will be installed separately.

Liu Yong transferred fifty of those soldiers to the main ship and used them to fire cannons. There are cannons, of course, there are shells. Each ship had a thousand on it, enough for the voyage.

On the third day, the goods and a hundred cannons from Lin'an Mansion arrived. And little Muhammad also arrived. Follow Liu Yong's side. It's a small guy. In addition to Yun'er by Liu Yong's side, he really needs a personal child. And little Muhammad was seventeen years old at this time.

Liu Yong hurriedly asked the chief officer to organize the installation and loading.

Liu Yong's goods were all silk and porcelain, and of course he also had his own soy sauce.

It took three days to load the goods only.

If Liu Yong succeeds this time, he will earn a mountain of gold.

Everything is ready, just waiting for Liu Yong's order to go to sea.

Going to sea is a big deal, and naturally there is a whole set of rules. What sacrifices to the god of the sea, the choice of good days and auspicious days, and what set off cannons to drive away evil spirits. These are all done by the chief deputy.

There are capable people below, and Liu Yong will be relieved. There are four deputies under the first officer, who are all good at going to sea who have seen the wind and waves.

Liu Yong is satisfied with the team.

Except for Liu Yong's big ship, which had many sailors on it, the rest of the cargo ships only had twenty sailors on each. Among them, there are also five support boats, all of which are daily necessities.

Such a fleet of a hundred ships was rare, and on the day of departure, almost all the people in Canton came to see the excitement.

Of course, there are some businessmen. The most of them is five boats, which is nothing compared to Liu Yong.

On that day, all the new ships were hung with red ribbons to symbolize the joy and success. The shipyard was crowded with people. The ceremony of going to sea was held on land.

In fact, the rituals are still very cumbersome, and some of them have to be done by the captain himself, such as offering incense to the sea god, kowtowing to worship, etc., which is Liu Yong's business, of course, he leads the sailors. He knelt down, and the sailors behind him followed.

The whole ceremony lasted about an hour. Then, some of the people who came to see him off had a banquet with Liu Yong.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the firecrackers on the trip sounded in unison. Resounded throughout the city of Guangzhou.

Then, Liu Yong got on the big ship surrounded by the first mate and some crew members.

Liu Yong stood at the bow of the big ship, facing the surging sea breeze, his eyes drifted to the distance of the sea, and began his maiden voyage.