"You're saying the technology for balancing rudders has been around for a long time? What about the balanced trapezoidal skew, and the watertight compartment? Ah, you don't know what? I'll draw it for you...... Oh, that's it, huh? This one too? Xie Hong's heart was full of surprise. 【Reading.com】

"It turns out that these technologies are already in the law...... I thought it was a secret trick. Wang Yun looked stunned.

"Brother Wang, do you know what positioning the treasure ship used when it sailed?" Xie Hong asked again.

"With Sinan, there is also a ...... across the ocean to lead the stars" Wang Yun really knows.

"......" Xie Hong continued to be surprised.

The discussion between these two people has been going on for a long time, Wang Yong can't say a word on the side, looking at the heated discussion between these two people, he is also sad and happy in his heart, and he can't say what it feels like.

Happily, the purpose of his visit this time should have been achieved, although I don't know what his son and Xie Hong are talking about, but it is right that the two of them talked very well, so it should not be a big problem for his son to seek a future with Xie Hong.

His family is not a big family, but he has also been cultivating and studying for generations, and he has a good reputation in the local area.

Originally, when he sent Wang Yun to study in Jiangnan, he was very worried, for fear that Wang Yun would linger in Jiangnan Fengyue, miss his studies, and even lose his surname.

But combined with his own experience, Wang Yong still feels that there are many benefits to letting Wang Yun study in Jiangnan, there are many scholars in Jiangnan, and he has a lot of influence in the court.

If he had such an experience at the beginning, then he would have had a lot of help in his career, so why bother to make any sacrifices to Liu Jin and end up in the current situation?

It's just that his worries are redundant and not unreasonable, Wang Yun really didn't linger in the land of wind and moon, but the actual situation is worse than this, Wang Yong would rather his son spend all day drinking in Jiangnan than learn what to build a ship!

Spending all day and drinking can still make a few friends with wine and meat, although it can't help anyone, but it can always be strong, and if it doesn't work, it will be considered a ruin and a disaster. But Wang Yun put a good reader right, but went to learn the skills of that strange silver technique, saying that he was willing to fall is praising him, this is simply self-harm!

It was already the first year of Zhengde when Wang Yong got the news, and he was also so anxious that he wanted to grow his wings and fly to Nanzhili to persuade Wang Yun to change his mind.

But at this critical moment, the rumors about Xie Hong in the capital were already noisy, and even affected him. If he stops and stays in his position, he may be fine, but if he leaves the yamen and runs to Nanzhili, let alone Zhishi, I am afraid that he may not even be able to save his life.

Therefore, in desperation, he had no choice but to send someone to pick him up and forcibly bring Wang Yun to Xuanfu.

The spleens and surnames of their father and son are also very different, Wang Yong's own surname is quite mellow, and he can't talk about any courage in acting, but Wang Yun is a strong temper, after making up his mind, ten horses can't turn back, and after a few big quarrels between father and son, Wang Yong is also unclear.

Just as he was hesitating, he was shocked to hear that the tense situation in the capital was still over, and after the dust settled, Xie Hong unexpectedly gained the upper hand and controlled the situation in the capital.

Wang Yong has also been paying attention to Xie Hong, knowing that the other party is also a scholar who understands craftsmanship, or a literate craftsman, which is quite similar to Wang Yun's situation. Moreover, Xie Hong set up a technical school, which seemed to be trying to cultivate people similar to him, so Wang Yong had the idea of letting his son go to Xie Hong.

Seeing that the two of them had negotiated the deed, he was overjoyed, but seeing that Xie Hong was so concerned about the path of Qiyin skills, he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart.

What the specific situation in the court is, he doesn't know as he is, but he can imagine that the important ministers have suffered such a major blow, and they must be cautious in the future. Xie Hong is not too old to be weak, and he has spent a lot of energy on his craft, after the other party gets serious, how can he be able to fight those old foxes?

Wang Zhizhou even knew the dangers of the court, and he knew the methods of the scholars, so it was not something that could be played just by being a little clever, not to mention people like Xie Hong who were more willing to spend their energy on the trail?

Alas, looking at his son who was in high spirits, he could only sigh secretly in his heart, no way, now that the matter has come to this, even if he doesn't let his son take refuge in Xie Hong, he won't want to eat well in Shilin in the future, it will be a defeat sooner or later, so it's better to block it now.

"Lord Xie, there is still something to ...... Xiaguan" Wang Yong didn't dare to interrupt Xie Hong's interest, but there were still people outside.

As soon as the two of them talked, they forgot the time, and saw that two hours had passed, and it had been evening since noon, and if they had asked the man outside to wait any longer, I was afraid that they would be tired. Xie Hong is naturally not afraid of the resentment of others, but if he is remembered by that fellow countryman, he will never be able to bear it.

"Uh-huh." Xie Hong nodded in agreement, and he didn't know whether he was promising Wang Yong or talking to Wang Yun.

Xie Hong was indeed very happy, from Wang Yun he learned that since the sea ban, although the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty has not made any progress, it has not regressed too much, and many technologies have been retained.

The largest kind of lucky ship, that is, a four-masted ship with a length of more than 40 zhang, a width of 8 zhang, and a material of five or six thousand, in the words of later generations, should not be seen now, but ships of one or two thousand materials abound.

From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, Chinese ships often use "material" as a unit of its size, this material is a volume unit, a material is ten cubic feet, converted into weight, roughly according to the proportion of one material is equal to one stone, that is, ninety-two and a half catties to estimate, this number is not very accurate, but it should be about the same.

That is to say, among the fleets of Zheng He's voyages to the West, the largest ones were all large ships with a displacement of two or three thousand tons, and now there are more ships in Jiangnan that are several hundred tons, which is no worse than the Western ships in the early days of the Great Voyage.

In addition, some important technologies counted in later generations have long been applied by the shipwrights of the Ming Dynasty, or in fact, in the Song Dynasty, these technologies have been quite mature.

Just as having a screw means that a boring machine is about to appear; With the steam engine, it means that it is about to enter the industrial age, shipbuilding also has similar technical indicators, with a watertight compartment, can ensure the ability to sail; The technique of using the eight-sided wind is also one of the highest techniques of sailing wooden boats.

With the astronomical observation and navigation technology of transoceanic star pulling, you can use the star drawing plate to measure the height of the stars in the location, and then calculate the geographical latitude of the place, so as to determine the specific course of the ship, which is the only way to sail to the sea.

There was no shipwright found in the capital, and he learned from the Ministry of Industry that the Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing and the Qingjiang Shipyard in Zhili had been completely abandoned.

Not only did he not have to start over, but even to a large extent, Daming's navigation technology still did not lag behind the West too much, how could this not make him overjoyed?

"Brother Wang, the junior brother intends to divide a navigation academy in the academy's research institute, would you like to help me?"

"Brother Xie Xian is a scholar, which really makes the foolish brother embarrassed, in front of the virtuous brother, where do I dare to show off? Moreover, I have not learned anything, compared to those senior shipwrights, I am far behind, where can I be worthy of such respect from the virtuous brothers? Wang Yun waved his hand again and again, and did not dare to agree.

He had been a little reluctant before he came. Although Xie Hong has a great reputation, he is a little suspicious in the eyes of these craftsmen, and he always feels that at his age, how can he learn so many crafts?

What's more, the technology of shipbuilding is very different from other skills, and it is far from being able to comprehend it after casually reading it, how can a person like Xie Hong, who is long in the inland, understand this?

After the two discussed, Wang Yun was extremely surprised, although Xie Hong did not say any new tricks, but in Xie Hong's mouth, those shipbuilding technologies were all systematic.

From the rudder that controls the direction, to the watertight compartments of the hull and the hull cladding, and finally to the sail technology and even the navigation technology. Xie Hong has told these technologies eloquently, from principles to applications, many of which Wang Yun has never thought of.

The old shipwright's teaching was just to teach him the skills he knew, and most of them were unknown to him. In fact, if it weren't for Wang Yun's life-saving grace, the old shipwright would have no children and grandchildren, and he would not have passed on such a mantle.

"Brother Wang, don't be presumptuous, in the younger brother's view, there is no distinction between technology and inferiority, it only depends on whether there is a spirit of specialization." Xie Hong explained: "For example, the junior brother is in this academy, and the technical college only requires exquisite craftsmanship and better literacy; But the research institute is different, according to the requirements, it must be written without hindrance, and there are technical expertise to enter, can Brother Wang know the reason? ”

"I don't know." Wang Yun shook his head. According to the traditional concept, reading literacy and craftsmanship are completely incompatible, like himself, they are all aliens, even his own father can't tolerate it, and I'm afraid there are few people looking for Daming.

"It's just for the convenience of research." Xie Hong said categorically: "As the saying goes, one person counts short, and two people count long." If the craftsmen adhere to the view of the door, and the craftsmanship is only passed down from generation to generation by blood, after a long time, many stunts will be lost, even if they are barely passed down, the mystery is unknown, let alone improved. ”

"Brother Xie Xian is right." Wang Yun nodded thoughtfully.

"For example, in the Song Dynasty, whether it was a divine arm bow or a hydrodynamic instrument, or a sea boat, it was all completed by craftsmen organized by the imperial court or court officials.

Xie Hong didn't wait for Wang Yun to answer, and continued: "Yes, the younger brother will organize the craftsmen on behalf of the emperor, not only to eliminate the view of the portal and study together, but also to record the process and results of the research for future generations to learn from, so that in a few years, or even ten or a hundred years later, my Ming skills will definitely surpass the world." ”

"Brother Xie Xian's words are very kind, no wonder Brother Xian has such an understanding of various technologies, but it turns out that he is far-sighted." Wang Yun got up and said: "Wang is not talented, not only will he not give up on his virtuous brother, but he is also willing to do his best to participate in this grand event." ”

Xie Hongxi said: "With the help of Brother Wang, I will achieve great things." ”

"Master Xie, there is still something to ...... Xiaguan" Wang Yong was very depressed, how else to say that the strange silver technique is not good? Whether it's Xie Hong or Wang Yun, the two of them won't be finished talking, and they'll hang him here alive, it doesn't matter if he himself is still, but there are still people waiting outside?

Besides, isn't it just a shipbuilding? What is the big thing to do, that is, his official position is not high, but he also knows that there are many docks in Jiangnan, but no one will say it in the open.

This Lord Xie is really rare and weird.

(To be continued)