Chapter 18 Successful Experiments
"Uncle Huang, is there a sea area where big fish like to haunt, the rolling hook I got is specially for catching big fish, and it has to be at least twenty or thirty catties to go up, it's too small to use." Seeing that Huang Lang was no worse than himself in playing with the sails, Hong Tao stopped staring at the other side, left the stern and came to the bow, sat side by side with Huang Hai on the partition, and began to calculate the future fishing business.
"Yes, in the past, I had to catch the tide and the direction of the wind, and it would take more than a day to walk, and if the weather was bad and the wind direction was not suitable, I couldn't come back for several days. Bo Zhu's eldest brother's family is so nothing. Now with your Australian sail, it will be much easier, no one needs to shake it, you can keep hurrying, find a good weather and we will take you there! You Fubo are so blessed! Huang Hai handed the bamboo tube filled with water to Hong Tao, looking at the drum island not far away, and he was in a very good mood. In the past, when I thought about this island, it would take more than half an hour even if it was downwind, but now although the time is not much faster, I basically don't have much effort. He never dared to think of this comfortable way to catch the sea in his life, but it was easily realized by this tall and big foreigner boy around him, and even he, a person who wanted to open very much, had to admire Bofu's luck, and he could enjoy the happiness of picking up a ghost in the sea.
"Do you know someone who knows how to build a ship? I want to build myself a new ship, a new ship like Australia, which can run several times faster than our Tanjia boat. With the fast boat, our sea goods can be transported to Qiongzhou or Guangzhou to sell, and more things can be exchanged for more, and then we can build bigger ships! Hong Tao was also inspired by the success and began to think about the next step. According to his plan, fishing was the first step to capital, and when he had a large enough sailboat, he was about to set sail. The four seas are home, and you can earn supplies by bringing some goods with you. He wants to sail around the world again in his galleon, what Columbus, Magellan, let's play it all, the only thing the future generations know should be himself, Hong Tao!
"Zhenzhou has a good way of building ships, but it costs a lot of money to build a new ship, don't worry, with your ground cage and this kind of sail, in winter, it will be enough for you to build a row of ships." Don't be busy fishing first, take advantage of the Spring Festival to get married to you and Bozhu in advance, and then you will not be a son, and you can make your own decisions about everything. If there is really the kind of fast boat you said, take Bozhu back to your hometown to see, go to the grave of your parents, and let them know that your Hong family still has a queen. Huang Hai would be wrong, he thought that Hong Tao was going to build a fast boat to return to his hometown, so he tactfully reminded Hong Tao that it was better to marry Bozhu first and then leave, otherwise his own ability alone would not be enough to pay for the new ship.
"I don't plan to go back to my hometown, even if I marry Bozhu, I don't want to leave. We still have my shares in the cooperative, and the sea wants to eat, no matter how capable a person or a family is, they can't fight it, and everyone must unite to grab it and grab it. When my parents were alive, they told me that their ancestors had come from Datang, and that I would have to come back sooner or later. Now that I'm back, I won't go back easily, and when I have a galleon of several hundred tons, I'll go back and pick them up and bury them in my hometown. Hong Tao heard the voiceover of the Yellow Sea, there was no way, he had to make up nonsense, this time even his parents were spared, and a drama of a wanderer returning to his hometown was staged.
"Good boy! There is a ...... Thorn ...... Ah. Huang Hai moved Hong Tao's impassioned words, patted Hong Tao's shoulder, and just wanted to encourage Hong Tao and say something heart-wrenching, when a sudden exclamation came from the stern, and the speed of the ship suddenly paused and slowed down. Hong Tao didn't have to look back to know what was wrong, the rag was torn by the wind.
"You fool, &......%¥##" Huang Hai was startled, jumped up directly from the partition, ran to the stern of the boat in a few steps, and slapped Huang Lang on the head while scolding, and then he was still angry, and picked up a bamboo pole for a net from the cabin to beat, but fortunately Hong Tao came quickly, and quickly hugged him.
"Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang! Don't be angry, a rag, tear it up, wait for my grandpa to come back, put on a new cloth, add an extra layer, and it'll be fine. Brother, I'm going to bother you now, so we'll have to shake it back. Hong Tao looked at the sail, it had been completely torn from the middle, Huang Lang may have had a good time, and secretly raised the sail to the full, this rag of the big patch stack of two patches could not withstand such a pull. At this time, this man, whose son is 6 years old, squatted in the stern of the boat with his head in his hands, as if he had made a big mistake, and he didn't dare to raise his head.
"Don't rock the boat yet!" Huang Hai snorted angrily and threw the bamboo pole in his hand into the cabin, shouted at Huang Lang, and then looked up at the rag, his eyes full of pity. There is no way, the Tanka family is poor, the clothes are worn out and mended, and if you can't wear them, you can disassemble the curtain that should be hung on the row of boats, or sew it and put it on the boat as a sail, who is willing to use new cloth as a sail, isn't that a loser.
Sailing out, rocking the wooden oar, tossing back and forth, when they arrived at the beach, Chen Mingen and Bo Fu had already returned for a while, unloading goods from the small boat to the row of boats. This time, they pulled a total of two large baskets of seafood, nearly 200 catties, in exchange for a bucket of rice, two horses of Li Jia's thick cloth, two bundles of thick hemp rope and two bundles of fine hemp rope. In addition, the 20 iron fish hooks that Hong Tao asked for are being processed in the blacksmith shop, and they can only be picked up the day after tomorrow. A total of two pieces of money were sold, and after such a toss, Chen Mingen only had more than 150 copper coins left in his hand. The main reason is that this kind of Li family's thick cloth is more expensive, a horse costs 500 Wen, thinking of taking such an expensive new cloth to be the sail of the wind and sun, Bo Fu's face twitched.
"It's worth it, it's just canvas, and it's hemp!" Hong Tao originally planned to sew together two layers of Li cloth like the soles of his shoes with dense stitches, which would be more durable. But when he saw the black fabric with his own eyes, he immediately dispelled his previous thoughts.
This kind of cloth is already very heavy, and it is not only cotton, but also linen, which is tighter than the canvas of later generations, as long as it is not wet for a long time, one layer is enough for sails. If you brush it with a thin layer of tung oil, it is an ideal canvas. Of course, this is relatively speaking, compared with those synthetic fabrics in later generations, this kind of cloth is okay with a small area, after the area is too large, it is too heavy, and the weight is greater after being stained with water, and a person can choke and pull it up.
"Azhu, I have to trouble you and your sister-in-law, just sew it according to the size of the broken sail, the four sides must be double-layered, and the eye-piercing place should be double-sided with a few more layers. This is more than 70 centimeters wide, how long is a horse? Hong Tao was very satisfied with the fabric, but he was a little disdainful of the width, which was less than one meter wide, too narrow!