"That's a merciful idea, isn't it? It seems that the two of them are a little idle as a supply fleet, and they both have the heart of the Minister of Defense. Xiao Jiao, do you think this is good, you and Compassion discuss it, one of you is the Minister of Defense and the other is the commander of the Navy, isn't this very suitable! Hong Tao pondered a little, and knew why Bo Jiao came back. Mercy always wanted to join the main fleet to participate in the war, but Hong Tao did not agree, he simply secretly Chen Cang went to bewitch Bo Jiao, wanting to force himself to agree to him to participate in the war in this way. Bo Jiao was far away in the port of Kalamba, and if no one had informed him, it would have been impossible for him to know so clearly about the local situation.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Uncle, Weng Ya is pregnant, and her temper is so big that she dares to chase mercy and run for her life in my father-in-law's palace. You can help him, and his supply fleet doesn't have much to do right now. "Bo Jiao is immune to Hong Tao's soup, he likes to say whatever he wants, and he doesn't plan to leave when he comes back anyway, how can he drip it.

"I solemnly say to you for the last time, in the future, I will be your uncle at home, and I will be the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Navy on official affairs, this kind of clear disobedience to military orders must never happen again, don't force me to kill my relatives in righteousness!" Now that they are all back, Hong Tao doesn't want to pull down his face and deny his relatives, the captains of this era are very autonomous, and due to the lack of effective means of communication, they have the right to decide the next move according to their own judgment. The Reichstag did not have time to formulate reasonable laws and regulations to regulate these issues.

There had never been so many warships in Jinhe Bay, except for some of the main fleets stationed in Mingzhou, until March. Inland waterways are no longer stopping. Ships that had been refurbished and replaced with new and lengthened guns had to anchor in the shallow waters outside the estuary. Make room for subsequent ships to continue refitting. The Golden River also underwent minor modifications. In addition to the artillery, part of the mast and sail rope structure was adjusted.

The modified Jinhe lowered the tallest mainmast and raised the foremast and aftermast to three masts of the same height, while the trapezoidal multi-layer sails of the mid-mast were replaced by two inclined sails, leaving only the foremast sails. In this way, the midmast and the aftermath of the Golden River are hung with schooners, which allows the ship to turn downward in all kinds of winds more nimblingly, and at the same time does not affect the speed of the voyage, and also reduces the number of sails and the difficulty of handling. After all, there is a limit to the steering angle of the horizontal. Positive downwind is only a small part of the overall sailing time, and although the maximum speed of the yacht has been reduced after the change to schooner, it is not much different in actual use. Thanks to the increased number of shoukers, the speed is faster and the steering is more agile in crosswinds and headwinds.

This new style of sail improvement was not Hong Tao's idea, or even his behest to study it, but the new results of Wen Xiaoqi's many years of experimentation. The two generations of the Wen family are riveted with sailboats, Wen Lao Er and Wen Lao Da ******** improved ship types and shipbuilding materials, and Wen Xiaoqi and his cousin Wen Si pay more attention to the use of sails, which can be regarded as two different development paths for the two generations. After several years of continuous trials and improvements. They found this type of sail that was more suitable for warships. If the aspect ratio of the battleship can be increased to more than 4:1, the efficiency of this sail type will be better.

Science is such a stubborn thing. No matter how you change the course, the end result is often the same. Hong Tao knew Wen Xiaoqi and Wen Si about this new sail type, which was called the Bakentin type in later generations, and belonged to the large-scale sailing technology after the 20th century. Were there still large sailing ships in the twentieth century? It should be said that there is, but there are not many, and the power of these large sailing ships in the middle and late periods was replaced by steam engines and internal combustion engines. However, many traditional naval countries, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, Italy, Germany, and Chile, have retained a small number of large sail warships as naval training ships.

Hong Tao also knows what type of ship this sail is more suitable for, flying clippers! Most of these ocean-going high-speed ships are made of steel keels, the hull is thin and long, often equipped with four or five masts, and they like to use this kind of sail design with more longitudinal sails than crosssails, and if the wind direction is right, they can easily run at high speeds of more than 15 knots, faster than the power of steam engines at that time. Hong Tao can't fly shear bow technology, that thing has higher requirements for materials and production technology, and buoyancy storage is insufficient, when a long-distance cargo ship or fast cruiser is very useful, in the era when there is no large-caliber rear-loading naval guns, it is not suitable to be the main battleship, the freeboard is too low, too many naval guns can be installed, firepower and defense are insufficient.

"If you have time to change the Jiaosha class, I think the Jiaosha class should be more suitable for this type of sail, the hull of the Jinhe is a little too thick." Although this sail type Hong Tao has never been used, he is worthy of the title of half-immortal, and he got to the point in one sentence. Wen Xiaoqi and Wen Si were dumbfounded, originally they wanted to use this new sail type to show off with Hong Tao, and it was best to be embarrassed for Hong Tao to enjoy it. Now it seems that this emperor really knows everything, he has not seen the real thing, and he understands the advantages and weaknesses of the new technology just by looking at the drawings.

"Your Majesty, why don't you take the time to tell us about it, is there any better sail?" Hong Tao's blow did not dampen the enthusiasm of the two great shipwrights, but the two of them became more excited. Technicians like to discuss work with people who know more than themselves, especially people like Hong Tao who have no competition. In the words of Wen Laoer, Tao Lingzi's words are enough for our family to eat for a lifetime.

"As far as I know, the new sail you designed is already the highest technology in the sail era, the difference is only the number of masts, and it is probably impossible to improve the efficiency. If we defeat the Mongol Empire this time and clear the threat from the sea, you can try to build a few bigger, longer, more mast ships and try to see if the increase in the number of masts to four or five will make any real difference in the speed of the ships. This time, Hong Tao didn't pretend to be an intellectual god stick again, but told the truth to the two of them. Fooling politicians and businessmen is called inevitable, they are the characters who fool people and are fooled. But for science and technology, Hong Tao still has a very rigorous attitude, there should be no jokes on this, and the result of fooling technical personnel is to harm others and not benefit themselves.

"No......" Wen Xiaoqi listened to Hong Tao's words, he looked very lost, he couldn't find the way forward, which was very distressing for a shipbuilder who had just become a technology leader.

"Your Majesty, you just said that in the Age of Sail is the most high-tech...... Is there another era? A ...... that is more advanced than a sail "Wen Si's EQ is higher than Wen Xiaoqi, listening to the gong and listening to the sound, listening to the words, he heard other content from Hong Tao's answer.

"This one...... It's hard and hard to think about technology that spans one era, and you may not be able to do it in a lifetime. I don't mean to hide it from you on purpose, mainly because I am afraid that you will focus all your energy on it and affect your normal work. Now the situation of the empire is very delicate, the threat of the Mongol Empire has not been lifted, and we have not yet started this war, let alone win it in the end. Sometimes the latest technology is not necessarily the best technology, the right one is the best, and there is also the cost problem, what do you say? ”

Hong Tao didn't expect an unintentional sentence to make himself fall into passivity. You say it's not appropriate to stare at your eyes and tell nonsense, this thing has to be studied sooner or later, it's just the difference between morning and evening. You said tell them directly, Hong Tao was very afraid that they and Qi Zu would be angry with each other, and they would secretly go to build a steam engine, once there was an accident and a few casualties, it would be a big loss for the Jinhe Empire. At present, there are really few all-round talents like them who have creative ability and exquisite craftsmanship in the empire.

"We can both make military orders, and if we delay our work, we can cut off our heads...... Now we don't need our brothers for shipbuilding work, it's nothing more than staring at the shape and blanking, and most of the time we are idle. You said that everyone has something to do, but the two of us are idle, and our grandpa will not agree. What's the matter, our brothers have to be longer than their brothers, can't be like you said weasel rats, ashamed of our ancestors! Wen Xiaoqi inherited all the genes of Wen Lao Er at this point, and he has a natural thirst for new technologies.

"There is no need for military orders, there is no need to succeed in research, failure is the mother of success, I will not limit your exploration of the unknown. Well, if you really have the energy and time, it's good to think about it. But there is one thing, the results of research must be kept strictly confidential, and no one can say it, can it be done? Wen Xiaoqi's words persuaded Hong Tao, it is not difficult to control eating, drinking, life and death, but it is not easy to control other people's thoughts. Let the craftsmen of this era slowly transform into researchers and creators of a discipline, which is also the goal that they have been pursuing, and they cannot be choked because of the fear of waste.

"Of course you can, we don't need Your Majesty to say this, we understand this, we have all signed confidentiality regulations, Your Majesty doesn't nod, you can't even pass on your son, stealing other people's craftsmanship as your own, we can't afford to lose that person." Wen Si didn't think about it, and directly agreed to Hong Tao's conditions.

"You can't tell anyone that this anyone is everyone but me, are you sure you figured it out?" Hong Tao was still a little uneasy, and asked again.

"......" Wen Xiaoqi and Wen Si don't like to talk as much as Hong Tao, and they can't show obvious impatience when asked by the emperor, so they just nod their heads to fight. (To be continued.) )