Chapter 42 - Turtle Speed
Yangtze.
"Hey! I said Lao Li, can't you put the angle of the sail a little west? Why do we feel that the reason why we can't get up fast is because of the sails. ”
"Lao Hu is a bit reasonable, we also feel this way, although our ship is a little overweight wrapped in iron sheets, but this speed is too slow, right?"
"Okay, it's all up to your ......" Li Da looked at the three subordinates with some unhappiness and started chattering Dafa.
Especially Yu Wenxiu, who is now standing at the bow of the boat and not speaking, Li Da especially hates it, but he has no choice but to use this way. to express your displeasure!
You must know that since Yu Wenxiu suddenly appeared, those two hundred people have been restless. No one wants to work hard. Every day, I ponder crooked and evil ideas, and I want to ascend to the sky in one step. No, this Lao Hu and Lao Chen. That's how it came out......
Just when the four people who were trying the boat were intriguing, a group of people came to the shore, and the leader was Zhang Yun.
And Zhang Yun, who was holding a telescope, was interested in everything that happened on the model of the ship that was only less than a kilometer away from him. Even the expressions on everyone's faces are in full view!
It's just that Zhang Yun is not concerned with these, but with the suggestions made by those shipwrights with experience at sea......
Long before this model ship was launched, Zhang Yun had already collected a lot of what kind of performance a real warship should have in the water.
Although there are some suggestions, it is a little too much to take for granted. But Zhang Yun, who knows nothing about navigation, regards it as a treasure!
"These birdmen, thanks to you, you still regard them as treasures. But they have been away from Hong Kong for so long, but they are still drawing circles in the river. I'm going to put on a show anyway! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of so much of our effort and so much silver from Childe? ”
Zhang Yun was still patiently observing the performance of the model boat in the river. But Guo Zhenzong, who had long been fooled and lame by Zhang Yun, couldn't help but jump......
In this regard, Zhang Yun glanced back at him, but he didn't bother to deal with this bastard. Because this guy probably can't wait to drive this kind of ship to the sea to commit robbery!
But he didn't want to think about it, just with a battleship but no artillery. There is no navy that can drive these equipment, does he still want to conquer the world alone?
What's more, there is no artillery test today, and this guy wants to see the big scene. That's doomed......
The speed of a sail battleship on the water, especially the model of a sail battleship with an iron hull. The speed was so slow, he only saw Zhang Yun on the shore and wanted to jump to his feet.
Especially the four Li Da on the boat are still intriguing, but they don't know that Zhang Yun has a telescope in his hand, and he can know all their movements in the river.
"If we continue like this, will it be dark when we do all those tests?" Thinking about this, Zhang Yun finally couldn't help but say to Guo Zhenzong, who had been jumping up and down beside him.
"Hurry up and get those clippers out, go to the river and take that boat, and do all the test items, especially the speed of this kind of boat, and the performance after being hit, these two ......"
"Hey...... It's long overdue, son, just look at my old Guo! Before Zhang Yun finished speaking, Guo Zhenzong put down this sentence and hurriedly rushed to the dock.
And Zhang Yun, who hadn't experienced this feeling of being interrupted for a long time, didn't react until Guo Zhenzong jumped out more than ten meters away. Turning around, he glanced at Shi Cunzheng with some blankness.
Who would have thought that Shi Cunzheng at this time was also looking at himself with innocent eyes. As if to say that this guy is such a bastard.
Seeing this, the corners of Zhang Yun's mouth twitched, and he endured it for a long time before he calmed down the urge to kill. It's just about sending such a bastard to do an experiment. Aren't you a little brain-dead?
However, even if you want to recall it now, it is too late. The speed of the clipper can reach more than ten knots, and Guo Zhenzong has long been far away from the dock at this moment......
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Half an hour later, all the experimental projects have been completed, in fact, even if they are not completed, they can no longer be done, and the model ship has already been tossed and sunk by Guo Zhenzong!
Zhang Yun, who was on the dock, was waiting for everyone to return, and Li Da was the first to go ashore, just when he wanted to say some specific data to Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun took a few steps and crossed in front of Guo Zhenzong, who was still a little unsatisfied, and slapped his head and face.
"Do you know it's wrong?"
"I know it's wool's fault! Even if the ship sinks, why is it difficult to build another one if you have mastered the technology anyway? Of course, looking at Zhang Yun with an iron face, Guo Zhenzong would never dare to say this.
Therefore, as soon as his eyes rolled, Guo Zhenzong decided to avoid the important and light. "Childe, my subordinates are wrong. It shouldn't have been sunk so early. But the boat was too sturdy, and the subordinate could only hit the boat lightly by the pilot......"
Guo Zhenzong is still quibbling, but what! At this time, Zhang Yun, who was also angry, didn't want to listen to his nonsense. Instead, he said to Li Da: "Let's talk about the specific data!" ”
Seeing this, Li Da, who was almost frightened just now, hurriedly cheered up and told all the data. During this period, Yu Wenxiu and the three of them also added a lot. Let Zhang Yun finally figure out the approximate data of this model ship.
At the same time, Zhang Yun, who thought of something, hurriedly asked someone to find a document and record the data in detail. Fang Cai showed a hint of a smile......
"Li Da, do you four have any suggestions for improving this kind of ship?" Before leaving, Zhang Yun's heart moved
Hearing this, Li Da and the other four also rolled their eyes. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak, but shook his head collectively in unison.
After all, this so-called warship is actually an armed merchant ship of the red-haired ghost, but they are not very familiar with each other and do not trust each other. Li Da and the others had observed it from afar once or twice at most, and they didn't even have a chance to board the ship. Out of prudence, the four of them are in the spirit of saying more and making more mistakes. All of them have become mute!
In this regard, Zhang Yun was a little disappointed, but human nature is like this, if the four people in front of him have not been promoted to the big and small leaders by themselves. It's still bitter, maybe they'll take the risk, but now they're in their shoes......
Disappointed to get rid of them, in this general direction, Zhang Yun decided to do it himself. I really can't discuss it with those ordinary shipwrights!
The average speed was less than two knots, and that was the conclusion of an hour's flight today. Zhang Yun was very dissatisfied with this. Just ask the speed of these two sections, what can you do when you get to sea? Do you want to be someone else's target?
There is also the problem of too deep draft after covering the iron armor, which also gives Zhang Yun a headache!
I wanted to reduce the amount of iron armor used, considering that I might run into the Dutch when I went to sea in the future. No! It may not be possible to say that you may encounter them head-on, but you will definitely meet them.
As a man who wants to blockade the entire southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty in order to extract high commercial taxes, of course, at this time he can change his name to a toll. Zhang Yun absolutely can't tolerate his subordinates driving such a battleship out to collect protection money!
You must know that the ships that dare to smuggle will have to face all kinds of complicated factors at sea, so the speed of their ships is absolutely impossible to be slow, at least three or four knots is no problem. Otherwise, they will definitely lose all their money, and just the pirates everywhere are enough for them to drink a pot.
The problem now is the speed of the voyage, and in order to solve this problem, Zhang Yun, who left from the dock, went straight back to his temporary residence......
As soon as he arrived home, Zhang Yun immediately picked up the exquisite boat model, and before he had time to think about how to solve the speed problem, he smiled bitterly first. The kung fu of these boatwrights seems to be innate!
The model ship has not yet been launched, and this exquisite ship model has been delivered to his hands......
Of course, now is not the time to change their mindset, not to mention that I don't have that ability yet.
Therefore, Zhang Yun threw these inexplicable thoughts out of his mind. Start taking a closer look at the delicate model ship in your hand!
"Hey! It seems that Lao Tzu is really not a genius. After studying for a long time, Zhang Yun finally put down the delicate ship model in his hand, sighed and muttered to himself. Thinking of this, Zhang Yun decisively got up and went straight to the shipyard......
Because I know that those few people who put on shoes may not be honest with themselves. Therefore, Zhang Yun is looking for first-line craftsmen this time, and several of them are manufacturers who have participated in this exquisite ship model.
Stepping on the table, Zhang Yun said to the dozen or so people below: "I believe you all already know the detailed data, now this son wants to increase its speed, but he is not ready to reduce the number of iron armor......"
After Zhang Yun finished speaking, the following group of people looked at each other, you look at me, and I look at you. It's all a dilemma. Seeing this, just when Zhang Yun was a little disappointed and wanted to turn around and leave. Someone finally opened their mouths.
"Childe, the villain and the others have never seen the real thing after all, so they don't know why those ships are so fast. But after all, the villain has helped people run boats, and those boats of the red-haired ghost are real examples, proving that Childe's thinking is indeed correct. ”
"But now that Childe has no way to solve this matter, there is no way to get on the red-haired ghost's ship to investigate on the spot. Therefore, Childe might as well change the three-story cabin to two, reduce the weight of the ship, and the speed will naturally go up! ”
Zhang Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this, but when Zhang Yunzheng was annoyed why he couldn't think of such a simple truth.
The others below were prompted by this line of thought and immediately began to speak enthusiastically.
It's just that Zhang Yun became more and more annoyed the more he listened, what does it mean to simply set up only one deck? What if it hits the reef and leaks?