At first, Liu Zongmin was just doing some simple work of repairing knives, axes, chisels and other tools, and quenching ironware, but with the deepening of the shipbuilding project, Liu Zongmin needed to do more and more work, which became more and more complicated. In the ancient shipbuilding industry, there are many special iron parts, such as iron nails alone there are dozens of kinds, and although Liu Zongmin looks very rough on the outside, but he has a pair of skillful hands, many iron pieces only need Liu Zude to draw the shape on the paper, he can make it, everyone has praised Liu Zude for his wisdom and knowledge, which also makes him more and more proud.

In this way, less than a month later, the first boat has been built, and Liu Zongmin's injuries are healed at this time, except for the fact that his right leg is still a little lame, which is no different from ordinary people. On this day, he finished the work in his hand, came to the slipway, and said to Liu Zude, who was directing his subordinates to finish: "Uncle, what kind of style is this boat, it looks so strange." ”

"Hugh is nonsense!" Liu Zude scolded in a low voice, he looked at the people on both sides before he lowered his voice and said: "This is made in the style of Lord Liu, don't talk about you, it's the first time I've seen it." ”

"Lord Liu can also build ships?" Liu Zongmin looked at the longship on the slipway in surprise and said in a low voice: "Can this boat work?" Isn't it going to sink as soon as the water sinks? ”

"Probably not!" Liu Zude shook his head, he called a subordinate, explained a few words to him, and then took Liu Zongmin to the next room, opened the cabinet, took out an object wrapped in sheepskin from it, put it on the table, opened the sheepskin and said, "Look." “

Liu Zongmin saw that it was a three- or four-foot-long boat model, exactly the same as the big boat that was about to be launched, but it was many times smaller, like a Lilliputian ship, Liu Zongmin couldn't help but be amazed when he saw it.

"This is the secret method that Master Liu taught me!" Liu Zude pointed to the small boat on the table quite proudly and said: "Before building a big boat, build an identical boat and put the boat in the water." If there is no problem, go and build a big ship, it will be foolproof! I haven't built a new ship, but it's a good one! “

Liu Zongmin picked up the ship and stroked its narrow hull with his fingertips, the raised bow and the upturned stern, the towering sides of the ship on both sides were like two low walls, protecting the crew inside, under the bow was a sharp angle of attack, above the bow was a high raised bow tower, and in the center of the ship was a mast. Sails made of woolen tweed were hung on it. Although Liu Zongmin didn't understand water warfare, he also knew that this was a ship specially used for combat.

"Liu Tou'er, Liu Tou'er!" Liu Zongmin was awakened from his thoughts by a hurried knock on the door outside, and as soon as he put the ship model back on the table, he heard Liu Zude's voice coming from outside the door: "What? Lord Liu is here? “

"Yes, the master is here, and the Mongolian Beji is here, it's more than half a mile away from here, you can clean up the inside quickly. You know what the master is here to see, right? Don't make any mistakes! “

"Don't worry. The ship was completed yesterday morning, and I have checked it three times, and there is no problem! Liu Zude's face turned red, and he patted his chest and said loudly.

"Good!"

Liu Zongmin walked out of the house. I saw a small officer on his horse and speeding towards the junction, his black cloak flying up like a crow. Liu Zude stared at the distant back, clasping his hands deadly. The knuckles have turned white.

"Uncle, is Counselor Liu coming?"

"Exactly!" Liu Zude tapped his palm as if he had just woken up from a dream: "Let's go, go to the slipway!" “

Outside the shed where the slipway was located, a small group of Mongol cavalry was already standing. It was the first time Liu Zongmin had seen these past enemies from such a close distance, these horseman-like barbarians wore hats and leather coats made of sheepskin, the cold light of iron armor could be seen on the hem and neckline of the leather coats, the horned bows that had been wound on their backs, the Hulu loaded with arrows on one side of the saddle, and the short spears used for throwing and hand-to-hand combat on the other; In addition to these, a few of them carried bone in place of a curved scimitar, a blunt instrument with a leather ring at the end that was attached to the wrist to prevent it from falling off, and a small round leather shield on horseback. Liu Zongmin knew very well that this scimitar was surprisingly sharp, and he had seen more than once with his own eyes as a speeding Mongolian knight unloaded half of the shoulders of a peasant army.

"Come this way, come here!" Liu Zudra tugged at his nephew so that he wouldn't bump into those alien cavalrymen, but he didn't see the vigilance and hatred in Liu Zongmin's eyes. The two entered the shed, and Liu Zude hurriedly urged his men to clean up the ground and cabin, but he didn't notice that his nephew hid an iron chisel in his sleeve.

"Your Excellency has arrived!" With a loud voice, the Mongol cavalry outside the workshop let out a cheer, and these rough shepherd warriors also struck the leather shield with the hilt or bone of their swords in a rhythmic sound, which was a tribute to Min Min Beji and Liu Cheng, who had just led them to victory.

Liu Zongmin, who was kneeling on the ground, recognized Liu Cheng almost immediately, and the reason was very simple: among the guards armed to the teeth with bird guns, four-meter-long spears, sabers, iron kui, and cloth-faced iron armor, only Liu Cheng was wearing a round-necked official robe and a folded horned head, even Min Min was wearing a cyan hood, with a horn bow, quiver, scimitar, and Luo scarf wrapped around his waist, which made him look even more heroic. ，

"Villains see adults!"

"Get up!" Liu Cheng looked at the longship on the slipway with satisfaction, the graceful curved bow is like a raised dragon's head, the streamlined slender hull gives people a sense of speed, and the air is filled with the unique fragrance of sawdust, he walked to the slipway, carefully checked the gap in the bottom of the boat, and was satisfied to find that it has been a mixture of putty and hemp velvet bonded very firmly, compared to the use of lap method, the Viking longship that will seep water for a period of time must be scooped out with a wooden spoon, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, it has learned to use tung oil, putty, The ancient Chinese ships that used a mixture of hemp velvet to bond the gaps between the planks were tall.

"Where's the oar?" Liu Cheng patted the dust on his hands.

"Here!" Liu Zude on the side hurriedly handed it over, Liu Cheng took the oar, which was about two feet long, stroked twice, felt quite comfortable, and returned it: "All have to be painted!" “

"Yes, sir!" Liu Zude hurriedly responded: "The villain will rush to work tonight!" “

"Are you ready to go into the water?"

"Just wait for the adult's order!" Liu Zude said with a smile.

"Let's get started!" Liu Cheng walked aside satisfied, and Du Gu hurriedly moved two Hu beds and asked Liu Cheng and Min Min to sit down.

got Liu Cheng's order. Liu Zude hurriedly ordered, the boatmen skillfully put the slipway in place, coated it with the grease prepared in advance, and then knocked off the skids under the bow of the ship, under the action of gravity of the ship itself, the narrow boat began to slide down slowly, and finally slipped faster and faster, and finally slid into the water through the lower slipway, splashing the sky.

Then the sailors climbed onto the long boat on small paddles and began to paddle their long oars rhythmically under the command of the helmsman's horn. The long and narrow bow of the ship cut through the water, and the people on the shore could clearly see that the new ship was constantly increasing its speed, and it soon reached an astonishing level.

"Liu Cheng, why is your ship so fast!" Minmin's eyes widened in surprise.

"The boat is long and narrow, and there are so many oarsmen, so it is naturally fast!" Liu Cheng said with a smile: "It's just that now it seems that sixty is too much, and one twenty or thirty is about the same." “

"Why?" Min Min asked puzzled.

"You see, a boat with oarsmen alone has at least forty people, and with the men, there are only sixty or seventy men. Twenty will cost more than 1,000 people, and if there are sixty boats, where can I feed them. Liu Cheng smiled bitterly: "Anyway, there is no enemy navy on the Yellow River, and it is enough to have twenty merchant travelers to catch and go." Speaking of this, Liu Cheng suddenly shouted: "Bai Wang! “

"The villain is here!" A rough man came out of the ranks and knelt down.

"I'll leave the boat to you. Tomorrow you will take your men down, and I will give you a month to learn the art of boating! Then you patrol the river, and you will resist arrest as long as the caravans come and go. Handed over to Mr. Yin's Inspection Division for disposal! ”

Bai Wang's face immediately fell when he first heard that he wanted to learn the art of boating within a month, but then he heard that he was patrolling the river to resist arresting the merchants. Immediately overjoyed, hurriedly kowtowed twice, and said loudly: "Don't worry, my lord, even if the villain fights hard for a month, he will learn this boat technique!" “

Liu Zongmin stood in the crowd, watching Liu Cheng give orders, only six or seven people away from him, only four or five feet away in a straight line, his right hand subconsciously clenched the iron chisel, and secretly thought that if he rushed up while he was unprepared, he would give Liu Cheng a blow to the back of the head, and as a result, he would avenge the brothers who died under his butcher's knife. It's just that there are a lot of guards around this guy, and they are very well guarded, so you have to be careful and patient and find a good opportunity to start.

Just as Liu Zongmin was thinking about his own thoughts, someone grabbed his arm and pulled it out. Liu Zongmin came back to his senses, but at first glance it was his uncle: "Uncle, what are you pulling me to do?" “

Liu Zude smiled and said: "Zong Min, Lord Fang Cai praised me for doing a good job, and I mentioned your credit." As soon as Lord Liu heard your name, he wanted to see you. You are truly blessed, and your generosity will surely reward you heavily! “

"Your Excellency wants to see me?" Liu Zongmin looked at his uncle with a smile on his face, but the idea of revenge in his heart faded, although his uncle didn't get along with him for a long time, he treated himself as his own son, and it was really good to treat him. If I hadn't met him, there was a good chance that I wouldn't have been able to save my life. If he breaks out and hurts others, no matter whether the thing is successful or not, his life will definitely be gone, and he will be implicated, he has worked hard for half his life, and now he has finally found a place to be proud, and he has hurt him for his own selfishness, which is really unreasonable.

"Yes, come with me, you can't keep your adults waiting!" Liu Zude didn't notice his nephew's expression, and pulled out of the crowd one by one, and the two came to Liu Cheng, knelt down and kowtowed twice, before Liu Zude raised his head and smiled: "This is Liu Zongmin, the villain's nephew." “

"You are Liu Zongmin?" Liu Cheng looked up and down with interest at the burly man kneeling on the ground, the history books record that he was brave, good at using soldiers and loyal to Li Zicheng, he was the first general under Li Zicheng, and made great contributions to the establishment of Dashun Jiangshan; But it was also this Liu Zongmin because of his bitter hatred for the gentry of the government, after entering the city of Beijing, he tortured and plundered the officials of the Ming Dynasty and beat many officials to death with sticks, which also laid the groundwork for the rebellion of the gentry in various places to the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the Southern Ming Dynasty after the defeat of the stone. As for saying that it was Liu Zongmin who plundered Wu Sangui's concubine Chen Yuanyuan, causing Wu Sangui to rebel against the Manchu Dynasty, I am afraid that it is just a novelist's words, which is not enough to believe. It can be said that the rise and fall of the Dashun regime is closely related to the fate of this person, but now even the future Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng is in his cell, not to mention a mere Marquis Liu Zongmin.

"Yes, it's the villain!"

"Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, sir!" Liu Zude and Liu Zongmin stood up, and Liu Cheng found that Liu Zongmin was a little clumsy when he got up, as if he was a little inconvenient, so he asked, "Liu Zongmin, what's wrong with your right leg?" “

"My lord, my nephew was injured when he came, and it was a little inconvenient for him to walk, but it didn't prevent him from striking iron!" Liu Zude was afraid that his nephew would say the wrong thing, but he annoyed Liu Cheng, and hurriedly replied.

"I see!" Liu Cheng nodded, he originally wanted to include this Liu Zongmin under his command, but since he had an injury on his leg, I am afraid that it will be difficult to join the army, so it is better to let him continue to do it in this shipyard. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Your uncle said that you are a skilled blacksmith, and you have contributed a lot to the completion of this ship so quickly." Anyway, what reward do you want? “

"My lord doesn't know, these are all my uncle's promotions, in fact, I just did my part, if there is a reward, please give it to him!"

Liu Zude was anxious when he heard this, and he was about to say something, but he heard Liu Cheng smile and say: "Okay, good, Liu Zongmin, you are a kind person, I have just seen some of the iron pieces you made, and the craftsmanship is really good." But in the future, there will be a lot of ships to be built in this shipyard, how much work can you do alone? In this way, you choose a few clever young people to be apprentices, and you don't have to worry about teaching apprentices, starving masters, and I will pay for them for each apprentice with five taels of silver a year! Speaking of this, Liu Cheng shouted: "Du Gu! “

"The subordinates are here!"

"You bring two sets of clothes for Master Liu."

"Yes, sir!"

As he spoke, Du Gu had already taken two straight embellishments of woolen wool, and Liu Zongmin reached out to accept the reward and bowed down to thank him. Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Liu Zongmin, you are here to strike iron well, disciple, it is beneficial to others and yourself, wouldn't it be better than being a thief and killing people in the past?" You must know that you can kill people, and people can kill you, and people are flesh and skin, not iron, understand? (To be continued.) )

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