He Chen looked at the red-hot sunset in the sky, the evening boat fishing song, but his mouth spit out words that were out of place with the scenery at this time, bloody killing, and extremely domineering: "Those who offend me as a strong man will be punished even if they are far away." Sooner or later, Yamatai will let them return everything that Yamatai has done to my big Han people. ”

When he said this, He Chen had an uncontrollable dirty thought in his heart, I don't know if at this time, the humble and military who is both civil and military in Qunying 7, as well as its Feng Yuji, Yu Yiji, Sakuya Ji, Ichikushima Jime, Taki Tohime and many other amateur beauties were born? When the time comes, they will be caught, and each loyal subordinate will be divided into one, and they will also be given a special taste of a woman from an island country.

Hua Xin looked at the corner of He Chen's mouth with a silver smile, a little inexplicable.

"By the way, are Bi Lan, Zheng Hun, and Pu Yuan here?" He Chen thought of something, and turned back to Hua Xin.

"It's already here." Although Hua Xin didn't understand He Chen's intention of summoning these three people, he didn't ask much. This is the way of dealing with the world as an official, what you should know, the above will naturally tell you, if you shouldn't know, you will ask in vain, and if you don't have a bad impression, you will fall to the lower level, which will annoy people.

"Inform them to the council hall that General Ben has an important task for them." After He Chen said this, he no longer looked at the night view of the Yellow River, shook off his clothes, and strode away, leaving only the silver and white charming moonlight all over the ground.

"No."

He Chen came to Gaotang with the only purpose of building a powerful naval army. Once in Jingzhou, he had such a belief in thinking, but with a paper order to leave, this lofty dream was stillborn before it could be implemented. And now, his own power has extended to the north bank of the Yellow River, and this idea has once again rekindled from ashes.

Bi Lan, the inventor of the keel waterwheel; Zheng Hun, an inventor who was not comparable to Ma Jun; Bo Yuan is not only a master of knife making, but also a genius in mechanical aspects and so on. He Chen planned to gather the wisdom and strength of these people, and with his own financial help, not only to build the most advanced Mengchong warship in this era, but also to improve and upgrade it, so that it would become more mobile, more powerful, and more prominent in its ocean-going capabilities.

The navy has always been a pain in He Chen's heart, and it was because of the closed doors and the lack of strength of the navy that Huaxia was knocked on by the barbarian countries in a certain year, resulting in the most painful defeat in history. Now that I have returned to this world, I will rewrite this history from scratch, and return these unequal treaties that have lost power and humiliated the country to whomever I want.

Gaotang County House.

In addition to He Chen, Hua Xin, Bi Lan, Zheng Hun, and Pu Yuan, there were three or four people. These men were either sturdy middle-aged, or drooping old men, or dressed as scribes, or dressed in coarse linen, but without exception, these people had dark and cracked skin, and their limbs were obviously thick and powerful, which was the reason why they had been blown by the sea for many years, and the sea was flooded, and the storm was reflected. Several of them are famous shipbuilding masters in the Han Dynasty today, and they were hired by He Chen with a lot of money and were appointed officials to worship the marquis.

He Chen sat on the main seat, began to talk about the purpose of the day, and said in a deep voice: "You are all skilled hands in the world, everyone in mechanical engineering, I invite you to come today, there is only one purpose...... Shipbuilding. ”

"For several ship divisions, as long as there are enough manpower and material resources, Ge boats, bridge ships, and fighting ships are as simple as pediatrics, as long as they are given a certain amount of time, even large warships such as ships and building ships are not a problem, but these are not the requirements and needs of this general."

Speaking of this, He Chen paused, and saw that everyone was full of puzzled eyes, and then explained: "What General Ben wants is not only a large warship that can sail the inland sea, but also can go on an expedition to the ocean. Outside of China, there are many Yiren island countries, with endless gold, spices, and land waiting for us to develop and develop. ”

"I see." Everyone realized, thinking about the situation of foreign races from all over the world entering the Central Plains to pay tribute, and they couldn't help but be speechless, this general's ambition is not ordinary, and now that the Central Plains has not been settled, they turned their eyes overseas.

"At the moment, warships almost depend on the sky for food, because the wind is unpredictable during water wars. Don't be left to war. Therefore, your first task is to pay attention to the development of manpower propulsion warships, that is, pulp ships. The key to the pulp ship is the word pulp. In this regard, Mr. Bi is a big man in the world, and his principle is similar to that of the keel waterwheel, so Mr. Bi has to worry a lot. ”

Bi Lan stood up and said respectfully: "My subordinates understand, general." ”

"General Ben can't give any good advice on how to build a ship, but he has a few experiences, and I still want to talk to you. First of all, the lower canvas structure can be improved. Spinnaker and even quadrangular sail, when sailing at sea, how to make better use of various wind directions to sail is the top priority. For example, if the sails on all sides are not facing forward, they all move diagonally, and they gather together to get the wind to blow. ”

"Then there's the rudder. This thing is installed in the stern of the ship, and the rudder means to be towed, because it is towed in the stern; The rudder helps the vessel to stay on course and get it to its destination smoothly. ”

"Mr. Zheng, I'm going to have to trouble you a lot in this regard." Speaking of this, He Chen said to Zheng Hun's forehead.

"This is simple, when Xia Guan traveled to Shouchun, he had already discovered that some fishermen had invented this kind of thing, as long as it was slightly improved." Zheng Hun responded quickly.

He Chen nodded and continued: "Third, it is a watertight compartment. The so-called watertight compartment is to divide the cabin into compartments that are not connected with each other, and the number of compartments is determined according to the design. Because of the watertight compartment, it has many superior surnames。 First of all, because the cabins are tightly separated from each other, the water does not flow to the other cabins during the voyage, especially on ocean voyages, even if one or two compartments are damaged and water enters. From the overall point of view of the ship, it still maintains considerable buoyancy and does not sink. Secondly, the ship is divided into cabins, which improves the efficiency of cargo loading and unloading, and facilitates personnel management. In addition, because the hatch plate is closely connected with the hull plate, it plays the role of reinforcing the hull, which not only increases the overall transverse strength of the ship, but also replaces the process of adding ribs, so that the shipbuilding process is simplified. ”

The three points He Chen said, the first two points have actually been invented in Hanwei, but they have not been popularized on a large scale, as for the watertight compartment, this was only invented in the Tang Dynasty, and it was only widely applied in the Song Dynasty. The invention of this rudder can be said to be two outstanding contributions in the history of the world's ships.

Of course, He Chen didn't expect them to be able to find the watertight compartment door at once, but at least he gave the direction himself, so that they also had a goal to move forward, as for the steamship and the ironclad ship, for now, it was still a little unrealistic. After all, the technology has not yet reached that level, and it is useless to have theoretical drawings alone.

He Chen's words, the eyes of the few people in the hall lit up, although some of these things have been heard and some have not heard of them, but this does not hinder the minds of these skilled craftsmen, there is no doubt that He Chen's in-depth analysis in simple terms allows them to see the possible surname of success.

One of the old men, who had gray sideburns and was full of energy, hesitated a little, and finally asked out loud: "The general's remarks must be described as wonderful. But the watertight compartment looks beautiful, but it lacks the addition of rib workmanship, and I am afraid that the ship will become bumpy, which is really not good for the soldiers. ”

He Chen smiled and said disapprovingly: "Mr. Wang has been immersed in silver boats for decades in his life, with superb craftsmanship and rich experience, it can be said that no one in the entire Central Plains can compare, but practice is the standard for testing everything, and it has not been made, judging by experience alone, sometimes there will be errors." Therefore, General Ben hopes that Mr. Wang will try his best to explore the doorway and shine for our Han army. ”

He Chen's words were first raised and then suppressed, first praised, and then vaguely criticized, but this old man was so happy that he could be praised by the world-famous General He, which made him a little fluttering.

"Ziyu, before Quan Rou came, all these things were left to you. Whatever they want, as long as there is a way for our army to develop a new type of warship, you can meet it. ”

"Yes." Hua Xin sighed in his heart, and even He Chen released these words, which shows how determined he is. If you do this errand well, you will be promoted to the rank of knight, and even become He Chen's confidant, and it is very likely that you will be transferred to the center. In any case, this thing must be done well. Hua Xin secretly made up his mind for the first time.

After saying this, He Chen stood up and slowly got down from the high seat and said, "If you don't have any ideas and opinions, so be it." Hehe, General Ben is looking forward to standing on the new ship you have built, traveling thousands of miles across the ocean, going to see the Cape of Hope, looking for mermaids, and maybe fishing for sunken ships, hahaha. Speaking of the back, He Chen couldn't help but laugh a few times.

At this time, a middle-aged man also smiled and said: "Xiaguan is also very much looking forward to the birth of these new warships, and he also wants to find overseas immortal islands, as well as the legendary ghost ships. ”

"Huh? Ghost ship? What's going on? Half of He Chen's legs had already stepped out of the threshold, but after hearing this, he stopped abruptly, turned around and asked in surprise.

"Well, that's right, fishermen who go out to sea from Leling can often see a big boat floating on the sea, and at first they thought it was a merchant ship and cargo ship, but they didn't care. But on one occasion, the attentive fishermen found that the boat was constantly dilapidated, and that there was no one on it, floating on its own in the windless sea, which frightened the fishermen. The fame of the ghost ship began to resound in Leling. It is said that there are more than one or two people who have seen this situation, and many people have witnessed it with their own eyes. ”

Grass, what kind of ghost ship is this, it should be a shipwreck. The more He Chen thought about it, the more likely it became, your uncle, Lao Tzu has been in this world for so long, and finally encountered a shipwreck. As long as he thought about the countless treasures and talismans on the sunken ship, He Chen's heart was itching. No, no matter what, I have to go to salvage, thinking of this time, He Chen immediately made a decision.

(To be continued)