"Oh oh~ Commander, the operation of this ship you designed is a little troublesome, but the speed is really first-class~" Gan Ning watched the pirates gradually transform from [Children's Dream] to [Da Wu's Future], and the depression that arose from his inability to participate in the Northern Expedition finally dissipated a little.

"It has been tested on small boats for a long time, and it is already a conclusion that soft sails are faster than hard sails." Lyle shook his head, not too excited, "But don't be too excited, this ship is a standard type of frigate, and when actually sailing at sea, it must maintain the same speed as the larger type of main ship, and I haven't finalized the design of the main ship yet, maybe the speed will disappoint you." ”

Gan Ning smiled: "Anyway, whether it's slow or fast, you also have your own considerations, right?" I'll just wait for the results. ”

Unless limited by objective reality, there is a kind of product with what kind of demand, the predecessors did not have the need for long-distance voyages, and second, there was no cannon as a weapon of naval warfare, and the sea ships they designed were only 'usable' rather than 'most suitable' for Lyle, and the choice of sail type was only the most prominent point.

Originally, the job of designing a sea vessel should have been entrusted to an experienced professional, but after two years of study and study, Lyle confidently took the job...... The results that have come out so far are very good, and even Gan Ning, an old water thief, can't find fault with it.

This incident also made Gan Ning confirm the fact that 'there is a gap between people's IQ', and he chose to keep his mouth shut and listen to Lyle obediently about technical matters.

"Ah, the question of the fish and the bear's paw, I'll think about it." Lyle nodded, he didn't mind Gan Ning's unambitious statement, he was actually more willing to be the only one than to train a large group of wise men to express their opinions in a mess, "Captain, now that the southeast wind is blowing on the sea, you sail in a circle in an hour, and I will record it on the deck." ”

The speed of the ship, the condition of the sails, the sailors' handling of the sails, and many other changes are what Lyle observes.

"Sure enough, you're going to put those oddly shaped sails on for testing?" After mixing up with Lyle a lot, Gan Ning guessed that there would definitely be more than one circle today.

This trip was just for 'experience' and 'experiment', and there was no destination, so I wandered around the sea for a few days and then returned to Koto. Needless to say, even Gan Ning has no experience in going to sea, and he also has to practice the skills of sea fishing; The latter is to put it bluntly, it is an experiment with all kinds of soft sails, sails made of different materials, square sails, funnel-shaped sails, triangular sails, round sails, Lyle can think of all this here.

"That's a matter of course." Lyle rolled his eyes, "Speed is a matter of survival, if we double the speed, we can cut the time at sea in half, consume half the food and fresh water, survive when we can't beat the enemy, and catch up when we can beat the enemy...... No matter how serious it is, I can't take it too seriously. ”

There are many, many factors that can increase the speed of the ship, but according to the technical conditions of this era, the two topics of 'the thickness of the hull' and the 'shape of the hull' alone are enough for Lyle to spend his life and spend a lot of money on research.

There is no disrespect for the craftsmen who are engaged in this research, but that is not the ideal of Lyle, at least not the ideal of Lyle in this life.

Gan Ning stroked his messy hair and said helplessly: "No, what should I say...... Commander, you know the risks of sailing but still want to go to sea, and at the same time try your best to be cautious, it's too contradictory. ”

"If you die in the middle of it, won't that be the end of what you can see? I don't think there's any contradiction in that. "The premise is to go to sea to see the world, and everything else is based on this position.

"Yes, maids, prepare your little master well, don't let him get sick by the sea breeze." Gan Ning just complained casually, and gave an order to the maids sent by Sun Shangxiang to take care of Lyle, and soon returned to his job as a 'captain'.

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Two years passed in a flash.

Lyle is still the same, in order to go to sea to study all kinds of things, from time to time to make a little new invention, not interested in the situation of the Han Dynasty and the internal political situation of Sun Wu. After Sun Shangxiang got married, his heart calmed down a little, but he was still far from the 'virtuous and virtuous lady', and often followed Lyle around, which led to the escalation of some of Lyle's actions, forming a chicken-flying dog-jumping situation.

Because he slept with Sun Shangxiang, who was good-looking, every day, he inevitably took that step prematurely. But rest assured, although Lyle is a scumbag, he has always been in good health, and he has not had any illness since he was a child, plus he has been studying medical books himself, and he knows to maintain moderation, so he has not hurt his foundation.

Of course, the result of Lyle's moderation is that Sun Shangxiang's belly can't bulge, but the husband and wife are not very old at the moment, and there is no hurry to have children. Even the three aunts and six mothers-in-law who love to break their mouths will not say anything after learning Lyle's age.

- This is already quite a happy married life.

"Second brother, this is a letter from Xianggong~" Life is happy after marriage, Sun Shangxiang will not have any opinions on Sun Quan, who decided this marriage, just like an ordinary brother and sister, after receiving Lyle's letter, he happily took it to show off.

"Is it news of sea trials?" Sun Quan raised his eyebrows, this brother-in-law is no one, good things will never remember to tell him, every time his sister uses it to show off, he knows, "Huh? …… Are you sure...... A spinnaker that can sail against the wind? ”

"More on that later." Sun Quan had doubts, and Sun Shangxiang had the same at first, but when she saw that the back of the letter was written decently, she was convinced that it was not a joke.

"When driving against the wind, turn to one side first, and then turn to the other side, and move against the wind in a zigzag way......" The letter did not understand the use and principle of the spinnaker at all, and Sun Quan still found it difficult to recognize this kind of thing, "It seems that I can only wait for Xingba and them to come back and see one or two with my own eyes~"

"But that's it...... Lyle, the day of his voyage to sea is getting closer and closer. Sun Quan was a little sore in the ass.

Don't look at the situation in Soochow is very good, the 'leak' predicted by Lyle back then has appeared, and Cao Jun has already started to use the 'rocket', it is estimated that the formula has not yet been figured out, but one day it will not be limited to 'burning' and enter the terrifying 'explosion' field.

Thinking that if it weren't for Lyle's early reminder and their determination to make up their minds to carry out a military expedition to the north, it is very likely that there would be a large chunk of territory today, and Sun Quan didn't want this genius brother-in-law who could play flowers no matter what field he was involved in to go to sea.

"It's still early...... Even if he goes all out to build a sea ship now, Xiang Gong plans to actually sail away in five or six years. Sun Shangxiang's eyes flickered, and there was no sign of worry.

The reason is not mentioned for the time being.