Since he decided to adopt the strategy of "violent soldiers", Yuan Yao naturally needed to figure out how to build ships, so he ordered Liu Xun as a guide to take everyone to inspect the existing docks in Lujiang and the various production capacities of the shipbuilding industry.

Liu Ye has already sent an envoy to Jingzhou, so he is not among them.

After spending another two days estimating the data, they began to discuss the size of the navy that needed to be built.

"General, there are more than ten ships and more than 50 ships in the navy, and we only have less than ten ships now, and I don't know if Liu Biao will sell the ship, and even if he does, I don't know how many ...... he can sell."

Liu Xun is not too observant, I don't know if he is dissatisfied, or if he loves to nag in the first place, and he always has nothing to complain about.

"Oh, how many boats does that Zitai think we need to defeat Liu Xuan?" Yuan Yao took away the rights of others, and he didn't care about himself, and he didn't get angry when he nagged, but began to call Liu Xun to show his closeness, because Yuan Yao also needed Liu Xun and his subordinates to exercise the right to be too conservative, so there was no need to stiffen the relationship, otherwise it would be a waste of time to fight for power and profit.

Liu Xun listened to Yuan Yao's inquiry, and said as a matter of course: "Of course, we have to have more than them, it's best to build a building ship, then we will win!" ”

"Oh, Lou Chuan is really so powerful?"

Yuan Yao was a little puzzled, because the warship with the attribute of height as the combat power data seems to be unique to the Chinese building ship throughout the global history. Others seem to be based on the number of oarsmen, the number of masts, tonnage, etc. Therefore, Yuan Yao couldn't help but feel a little weak-hearted, afraid that Lou Chuan was just a virtual appearance.

In fact, he was thinking in his heart whether to build the three-oared warship and the five-oared warship of ancient Greece in the system to replace the Chinese warship in order to achieve the goal of surprising victory, these are the warships in the Mediterranean, and it stands to reason that the performance should be stronger than the Yangtze warship.

In Yuan Yao's heart, the Sun family's navy in Eastern Wu was the best in the Three Kingdoms in history, so he couldn't help but confirm to Sun Ce on the side: "Does Bo Fu also think that the Lou ship is the most powerful warship?" ”

When Sun Ce saw Yuan Yao asking, he answered: "It's not that the last general thinks so, but everyone thinks so since the birth of Lou Chuan for nearly a thousand years. When a ship goes into battle, the low enemy ships within the range are suppressed, and the soldiers will die if they show their heads, so that they can easily board the enemy ships and kill them, and the same is true for landing. In addition, the building ship can carry thousands of soldiers, and it is incomparable in both water battles and landings, so what Liu Fujun said will agree with in the end. ”

Yuan Yao saw that even Sun Ce said this, and began to face up to the combat power of the building ship in his heart, after all, what has been verified by history, and the water ripples of the Yangtze River and the Mediterranean Sea are different, maybe they can't all be generalized.

Seeing that Yuan Yao was lost in thought, Sun Ce asked with a smile: "Could it be that the general is thinking about building a building ship?" ”

"Hmm......" Yuan Yao was comparing the data of Chinese and Western warships that could be built in the system, so he responded casually.

Sun Ce was stunned when he heard this, and asked here: "Could it be that the general can find a master who can build a ship?" ”

"Well, you can find ......" Yuan Yao found that Western warships attach importance to collision ability, so mobility is the first element, take the three-oared warship as an example......

"Seriously???" Sun Ce suddenly shouted.

", you scared me!"

Yuan Yao was really taken aback by Sun Ce, and even the swear words accidentally rushed out, and some of the data that he had calculated in his heart were all in vain, so he rolled his eyes angrily and said, "What kind of nerve are you doing?" ”

Sun Ce reconfirmed unconcernedly: "Can the general really build a ship?" ”

"What are you lying to!" Yuan Yao said impatiently, "So what, is it difficult to build a building ship?" Isn't Liu Biao a lot of ships? ”

"The general really doesn't know?" Sun Ce said regretfully, "There are not many masters in this world who can build ships. Building a boat is not like others, the higher the height, the greater the difficulty, not only requires superb skills, but also has extraordinary arithmetic knowledge, so as to create a building ship that is not easy to overturn. Or you can have a catalogue handed down from your predecessors and build it according to the map. When Liu Biao was appointed to Jingzhou, the Dongguan of Luoyang's book collection was still there, so he could naturally find the catalogue of the building boat, but now it has been burned clean by Dong Zhuo. ”

Yuan Yao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "According to what you say, wouldn't the person who can build a building ship become a treasure, and it is difficult for the people to find it?" ”

"Folk?" Sun Ce couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "In the past, who would build a building ship except the imperial court, it was expensive and useless, how could it be like the current group of heroes......"

Sun Ce put back his sensitive words halfway through speaking, and then changed his words: "If the general can really build a building ship, then our army will definitely win, and even soon, we will no longer have to be afraid of the Jingzhou navy." ”

"Hehe, since Bo Fu said so, then I have to build you a building ship anyway." Yuan Yao said with a confident smile.

In the system, the construction conditions of a three-story ship are not difficult, 200 clones, 100 days can build one.

Shipbuilding in this era is not like the next generation, which takes several years at every turn, first, it does not need to be built so large, and second, there are no various systems and equipment that need to be outfitted, and it is almost the entire hull that is built.

In addition to the three-story building ship, the construction of a double-story fighting ship only takes 50 days and 100 people; The single-story ship can be built in 30 days and 60 people.

In the West, the construction speed of three-seat oared warships is comparable to that of fighting ships, and the construction speed of five-seater oared warships is comparable to that of building ships, and there are also warships with six oars and more than seven oars, and there are also four-story and five-story building ships.

In the West with more than three oars, no matter how many oars there are, there are three rows of oars in the upper, middle and lower rows, but the ships are getting bigger and bigger, the number of oars is increasing, and the oarsmen are also increasing.

Moreover, the three-row oars are not three-decks, but the oarsmen sit and paddle in a staggered upper, middle and lower rows, and the area is not large, and it can fit in one cabin. Otherwise, if there were so many decks, wouldn't it be similar to the multi-deck sail battleships of later generations, then Yuan Yao could directly change it into a catapult battleship.

Perhaps the strategic concept was different, but the Chinese and Western ships of this period were very different, with the Western ships keeping their center of gravity as low as possible, their hulls narrow, their speeds increasing, and the number of oarsmen generally tripled as many as the soldiers on board.

But think about it, the Mediterranean Sea is so big, in the era of oars as power, if there are too few oarsmen, it is estimated that they will be exhausted, and when cruising, they should take turns to rest, and when fighting, all oarsmen must soar together.

On the contrary, China's warships are not aimed at being long and narrow, with a low center of gravity and high mobility, but with tall and large numbers of soldiers. The oarsmen also never exceeded the number of soldiers on board, so they were certainly not as fast as Western ships. However, as long as the battle is engaged, the Western ships have few troops, and it is estimated that they will definitely not be able to do the building ships, but if they collide, it is estimated that the Chinese warships will definitely suffer.

And the Chinese warship responsible for the collision mission is the shipwreck, because its hull is relatively small and the fastest speed. However, the three-seater oared warship that the Western warship is responsible for the collision mission is of the same class as the fighting ship, which is much larger than the warship, and naturally has an advantage in the collision.

Yuan Yao compared and weighed for a long time, and felt that on the Yangtze River, the naval army with the strategic purpose of "crossing the river" seemed to be more suitable for China's multi-soldier warships, and the West's high power and high endurance were a bit redundant on the Yangtze River, but it might be able to play a surprise role as an auxiliary attack.

After some thought, Yuan Yao finally decided to build a naval fleet that merged China and the West, with the main and western auxiliaries.