The next morning, Shen Cheng took the shipwright to check the condition of the five seagoing ships early and made a detailed record. By the time Wu Tianxiao and the others finished breakfast, sorted out their equipment and came to the dock, Shen Cheng had already sorted out the situation of the ship. Nai reported to Wu Tianxiao: "The owner." The two new ships needed to repair their decks first, and the decks were damaged in many places. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded: "Well, I know this." Originally, there were some carpenters in Wujiazhai, and in the future, these carpenters and shipwrights will all be under your jurisdiction. In the future, the repair and construction of ships will be left to you. ”

Shen Cheng nodded and thanked: "Xie Dongjia trusts, the villain will definitely do his best." ”

Wu Tianxiao asked again: "Does Master Shen have any insights on the matter of transformation?" ”

Shen Cheng said: "The five sea ship villains have all been surveyed. Except for the largest 2,000-material sea vessel, which only needs to be repaired and can continue to be used, the other four are best modified and improved before going to sea. Otherwise, it is very dangerous to encounter a strong wind and waves, or to hit a reef. ”

Wu Tianxiao praised: "Master Shen is right. You know, I was very careful every time I went to sea, and even if there was a little breeze, I wouldn't go out to sea. The fear is that these wooden box ships can't withstand the wind and waves. ”

Shen Cheng continued: "In the morning, I saw a lot of piles of wood outside the stockade, all of which were rare and good wood. Although the wood has not been specially treated, we have modified the inner compartment of the sea ship, and we are not afraid of seawater corrosion, so this wood can be used just right. Nowadays, there are enough manpower, and the renovation and repair can be carried out at the pier. So the villain calculated that it only takes three to five days to repair the deck, and it only takes one month to renovate a sea vessel. Four months later, the villain settled with the owner of four sturdy sealed cabin ships. ”

Wu Tianxiao said happily: "Okay." Then repair the big ship first, this ship will be named Tamsui, paint the three words Tamsui on the two sides of the bow, and then use the Tamsui to go back and forth to Zhoushan Island, and the rest will be handed over to Master Shen. ”

Shen Quanquan bowed back: "But please rest assured." ”

Wu Tianxiao pointed to the steady flow of the Tamsui River and asked: "In the future, sailors will take turns to go to sea, and with the increase in cargo transportation, the five sea ships will travel in a fleet." But there are three of our stockades on both sides of the Tamsui River, and boats are needed to go back and forth. What kind of vessel does Master Shen think is suitable for sailing in this freshwater river? ”

When Shen Cheng entered the Tamsui River, he had seen the water potential of the river, and Wu Tianxiao had also introduced him to Guanhai Village and Hanxi Village on the other side. As long as you don't go to sea, a 2-500 material ferry boat in the Tamsui River is also suitable. Like this, one or two thousand large ships sail in, and it is a little inconvenient. It is okay to go straight, but if you turn around in a hurry, you are careful that it will run aground. ”

Wu Tianxiao listened to it and said yes, and then told Shen Cheng that he would install his modified Sinan carved plate on all the ships, and install an alarm bell on the lookout mast for the lookout to call the police. At this moment, Tan Lun, who was beside him, shouted: "Look, adults." Why did the smoke rise from the village on the other side? Is it on fire? ”

Wu Tianxiao was taken aback. Where is the smoke, it is clearly the wolf smoke, which is the alarm wolf smoke that the three villages are equipped with. This is the first wolf smoke alarm they have encountered since Wu Tianxiao and they came to Dongfan Island.

Wu Tianxiao didn't talk nonsense, at this time, there were only a few dozen people left behind in Hanxi Village and Guanhai Village, and even the farmers in Tuntian were only about 200 people. There is wolf smoke rising, apparently the indigenous have the situation. Guanhai Village also has the role of guarding the lighthouse while Tuntian, while Hanxi Village is the market where it is also in Tuntian and the aborigines. Although there are not a lot of materials hoarded in the Hanxi Village Market now, for the personal safety of the village, it is not allowed to be careless.

Immediately, Wu Tianxiao explained to Shen Quan: "The ship's affairs will be handled by you with full authority." Then he called for people and sent people to Wujiazhai to guard against him, and then boarded the expedition and crossed the river on the other side.

After the wolf smoke of Hanxi Village rose, Yang Hongju of Guanhai Village also made a guard, and called all the people who came out of the village to return to Guanhai Village to be on guard. The people in Wujiazhai are also calling the people who go out to farm to go back to the village to be on guard. Wu Dayou even took Chen Minxin and dozens of people to the dock, leaving only Jia Youshi and Chen Minzhi to guard the village.

Although the surface of the Hanxi River is not small, it is very fast for boats to cross, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to reach the Hanxi Village Wharf. Hanxi Village, on the other hand, was built with the wharf as the center. Therefore, as soon as the boat docked, everyone left only a dozen people to guard the outside of the boat, and they all followed Wu Tianxiao to the north gate of the village, which was the only exit of the village to the aborigines.

When Wu Tianxiao arrived at the north gate, he saw dozens of soldiers holding swords, shields, and spears on guard, and more than a dozen grenade soldiers and more than a dozen archers and firecrackers were also vigilantly staring at the outside of the village. Dozens of steps outside the village, a group of indigenous old women, many and young, were crying and wailing, but they didn't dare to get too close to the village. Jiang Zhuang was arguing with people about something through the walled gate.

Wu Tianxiao approached and asked, "Jiang Zhuang." What's going on? You ordered the wolf smoke to be released? ”

When Jiang Zhuang saw Wu Tianxiao coming, his originally nervous expression suddenly relaxed a lot. Exhaled and said, "Master Wu." The natives didn't know why, but suddenly a large crowd ran towards the stockade. In the past, when we traded with them, at most a few dozen people came with things. But now, look at it, there are hundreds of people, and there are men, women, and children. As soon as I came over, I shouted what autumn noodles! Autumn noodles! (Help) the villain did not dare to be careless, so people lit the wolf smoke and guarded. ”

Wu Tianxiao saw that the person outside the gate of the village was Yaqun, the chief of the Atayal tribe who had come to the market. Yaqun was very embarrassed at this time, and the cloth clothes he was wearing in exchange for the Han people had already broken many holes. And there are blood stains on the body, and a knife wound on the arm can even faintly see the bones.

When Na Yaqun saw that the person coming from the village was the Han man he met on the wasteland, he excitedly grabbed the wooden pole of the gate with both hands, put his head against the gate and cried out: "Han people, autumn noodles." Han Chinese, autumn noodles ......"

Wu Tianxiao saw Yaqun muttering for a while, but he could only hear the two words Han people, and he didn't understand anything else. was vigilant in his heart, but he asked Jiang Zhuang: "You have been in contact with these people for a while, can you understand what he is saying?" I think it's like a cry for help or something? ”

Jiang Zhuang looked at Yaqun outside the gate of the village and returned: "It's just that he said it too fast, although I can understand a few words, but I can't understand it very well." It seems that some sister wants to kill them. ”

Wu Tianxiao was puzzled: "Ah Mei wants to kill them?" ”

Jiang Zhuang was unsure: "I'm not sure. It's just that they seem to be more than just a tribe with their families like this. I also saw that a few days ago, the new Nanzou Tailu and Dawu Daoze came to the market. ”