Ink sent someone to invite everyone to board the ship to observe, Zhuang Shaoyou readily agreed, Mo Mei naturally had no objection, Gongsun Linglong gritted his teeth and followed, Guoyuan Huaxin and others were a little worried, what if the ship sank? However, when he saw Zhuang Shaoyou, he did not hesitate to get on the boat, so he had to follow.

At this moment, the big ship in the dock began to move, slowly sailing out of the dock and into the sea, and the ink stood in the bow of the ship, constantly directing the people who put it on to carry out various operations, and the big ship slowly moved on the surface of the sea like a huge sea fish.

The original dimensions of the three-masted warship were: nine feet long, two feet and five feet wide, and three feet and three feet high; The size of this three-masted merchant ship has been greatly adjusted: the length of the ship is eight feet and eight feet, the width is three feet and six feet, and the height is three feet; The three-masted merchant ship was shorter than the length of the warship, but the width was increased by one zhang, and the height was slightly reduced by three feet, and in general, the volume of the cabin was increased by half, but the speed of the ship was reduced slightly, and the turning radius did not change.

In terms of the armament of the ships, the original warships were transformed from ordinary ships of the Mo family, which were not special warships, but the weapons and equipment should not be underestimated, and the front deck of the transformed warship was equipped with six bed crossbows with a range of 600 steps; The aft deck is equipped with four small catapults with a range of five hundred paces; There were 24 six-shot fixed crossbow machines with a range of 250 paces, which were mounted on both sides of the ship.

In addition, there are some shooting holes on both sides of the pass, which can be used by crossbowmen to shoot, the cabin is mainly for food and fresh water, and the rest of the space is the crew room, the bow is the ramming angle, and the bilge is equipped with a certain number of people to paddle, and when the wind is insufficient or the combat requirement, it is accelerated by manpower.

The three-masted merchant ship is much simpler, the front deck is vacant, the rear deck is equipped with two small catapults, the sides of the ship are equipped with a total of twelve fixed crossbow machines, most of the cabin space is the cargo hold, the crew live on the upper deck, and the fresh water and food storage space is smaller, after all, the longest round trip in the Bohai Sea will not exceed a month, and the crew is much smaller than that of the warship, so there is no need for too much food. There are no ramming angles in the bow and no sails in the stern.

Under the command of Ink, the big ship sailed deeper into the sea, and gradually the shore disappeared, and the big ship did various operational tests at sea, accelerating and decelerating, raising and lowering the sails, turning, etc.

The waves of the sea crashed against the boat, and the hull of the ship rippled slightly. Ink said, "Well, yes, the bump is much lighter than that of a warship!" Riding a warship is simply a crime, and the merchant ship is not bad, and the ability to resist waves is much stronger. ”

Two hours later, the big ship returned, and Ink asked Zhuang Shaoyou very excitedly: "General, you see what you are not satisfied with about this ship, we can improve it." Although he said so, he didn't think that Zhuang Shaoyou, a layman, could really make any suggestions.

Zhuang Shaoyou carefully observed the big ship and said, "Is the center of gravity of this ship too high?" I think the stern and bow of the ship should be streamlined, just like a fish, not like a moving bunker, if you encounter strong winds and waves in the open sea, it will easily capsize! And then why do the sails only have four-cornered sails? Is it bad to use a spinnaker? The spinnaker is hung diagonally on the mast and the side of the ship, which can increase the ability to drive against the wind, and the wind on our side is two seasons, half a year north wind, half a year south wind, if it is a pure quadrangular sail, it will be severely restricted by the season when it goes south in the future. ”

The ink on the side was dumbfounded! The center of gravity is too high? Spinnaker? This is what our ancestors have handed down! This shipbuilding technique has been passed down from generation to generation, and the Mo family has tried their best to lower the center of gravity so that the big ship can travel in the Bohai Sea, but they still dare not go to the open sea, because they are afraid that the wind and waves will be too big and overturn! The four-cornered sail is indeed very strong in chasing the wind, but the headwind is at a loss, and this problem bothers me a lot!

The previous predecessors of the Mo family were also committed to solving this problem and tried countless methods, but they all failed, but I didn't expect to be proposed by this layman today! Providence! It seems that it is right for my Mo family to follow General Zhuang, this is all providence!

The new ship trial is completed, everyone is very happy, Zhuang Shaoyou is the happiest, today is a good thing in pairs, the new ship trial is successful, it will be put into use immediately, and more importantly, tonight can say goodbye to the virgin body! Mo Mei is also very happy, Brother Shaoyou still likes himself, although he has to sacrifice himself, but there is no way, and he is a little apprehensive.

Ink is very excited, the bottleneck that has plagued the shipbuilding industry for many years suddenly has a solution, the thought of the history of shipbuilding in China will be qualitatively changed in their hands, the heart can not hold back the excitement! As soon as I got off the ship, I couldn't wait to go to the shipyard to find a few responsible research specific methods. Guo Yuan and Hua Xin are also very happy that the general's big ship has been successfully tested, and the Bohai Sea will be a smooth road in the future!

Only Gongsun Linglong was unhappy alone, what she had seen and heard in Xiangdi this month surprised her very much, although the people here were not rich, but their faces were full of joy, which was much better than the lifeless like walking dead in Xiangping City. I heard that beggars and homeless people have been eliminated here, and everyone has food, fields, and houses to live in.

Listen to the interpretation of General Zhuang's various legendary stories by everyone in the county, burning pirates, outwitting the official army, scaring away Zhou Wen, exterminating the bandits, breaking Goguryeo, etc., it is said that it is miraculous, although the water is very large, but it is all true, and the conclusion is that General Zhuang is very powerful, and he has food to eat and run with General Zhuang!

Today, I went to the new ship trial, the shipbuilding industry in the north was very underdeveloped in this era, and those who could build ships went to the south, and the north was a small broken fishing boat, and even the Han did not have a fully equipped sailor, and the largest official ships and warships in various places were more than half of the points here. The north shore of Xiangping City is adjacent to Xiaoliaoshui, and there are a lot of boats and boats, but they are all merchant ships and ferry passenger ships, which basically rely on manpower, and those with a mast hanging a page of sail on the ship are considered big ships.

And how can this hateful Zhuang Shaoyou's subordinates train on the school field every day, and the training methods are very strange, especially the cavalry, why doesn't that handsome young general know that he is tired? Every day, I take my men to practice riding and archery back and forth, although there are not many of those cavalry, only thousands, but it seems that the combat effectiveness is stronger than that of my father's personal battalion, no! I have to report to my dad quickly, my dad asked me to supervise Zhuang Shaoyou, I have to tell him the situation here, in case this guy has any bad intentions, dad should be prepared.

Mo Mei followed Zhuang Shaoyou back to the county government's house, but at night she hid back in the house and locked the door, even if Zhuang Shaoyou tried to coax her, she refused to open the door, Zhuang Shaoyou released poison and smoked her heart, no way, go back and take a cold shower, and sleep by herself.

The next day, Zhuang Shaoyou got up early in the morning to practice swordsmanship for an hour, and after breakfast, he went to the administrative hall to find Guoyuan.

"Does the general have something to do with his subordinates?"

"Well, this, that, Mr. Guo, I want to ask you for one thing!"

"The general said that his subordinates should do their best!"

"Hehe, it's not a big deal, it's just to go ahead of time, go to the Mo family to propose!"

"It's good to propose! Well? Mohism? Is it the Ink Eyebrow Girl? General, this will not work! The daughter of Liaodong Taishou Gongsun Du is still here, Ziyu specially said for you, although you can't get married now, but you can't marry someone else! Isn't this a slap in the face of Gongsun Junshou! ”

"Ahh It's so serious! Then I can't marry another woman before I marry Gongsun Linglong, and Gongsun Linglong can't marry me now? ”

"The general is right!"

"Oh! Cake sellers! Don't bring such a whole person! Mr. Guo, you can do it, just go to the Mo family quietly to propose marriage! I can't take it anymore! ”

Guo Yuan smiled and said: "General, the heart is calm and naturally cool, you see me, I am twenty-seven years old this year, and I have not yet married, and I go home every day to read and feed the chickens, which is also very good!" ”

"What?! Mr. Guo is only twenty-seven years old? I thought you were thirty-seven! ”

"General, you can't be humiliated!" Guoyuan brushed his sleeves away

Seeing this, Zhuang Shaoyou was anxious: "Mr. Guo! I'm sorry! Don't take it to heart! I didn't mean to! ”

At this time, Wu Liang and Zhou Tian came together.

When Zhou Tian saw Zhuang Shaoyou, he immediately saluted: "The grass people have seen the general!" ”

Zhuang Shaoyou cleaned up his mood, squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Why is Brother Zhantian so polite, please take a seat!" ”

The three of them sat down, and Zhou Tian took the lead in speaking: "General, the grass people also want to thank the general for their support, the grain growth in the field last time is gratifying, and it will be ripe in ten days, and the grass people expect that the yield per mu of the field near Longhu Lake should reach about three hundred and fifty catties!" Ordinary fields are also at least two hundred and fifty catties or more! It's really exciting! ”

When Zhuang Shaoyou heard this, he was also quite pleased: "Spring ploughing is enough to toss everyone, so that there is finally a good result, and it is not in vain for everyone's trust in the next place!" ”

Zhou Tian continued: "General, this year's bumper harvest is doomed, but every harvest year this grain price will be so cheap that people panic, don't look at our grain merchants are not looking forward to the harvest when the autumn harvest comes, but this year there are too many acres of land reclaimed, and the grass people expect that the county's tens of thousands of hectares of land will produce wheat at least more than 500,000 hu, which is equivalent to 400,000 hu!

That's enough food for 50,000 people for a year! But the county is only a little over 10,000, which is still a result of a three-fold increase in population compared to last year. Too little grain will starve people to death, but too much grain will kill people, and cheap grain will hurt farmers!

On the one hand, it will discourage the people's enthusiasm for planting grain in the coming year, and on the other hand, it will be a catastrophe for us landlords, especially those who have reclaimed a large number of land! In order to buy the land, we have already sold all the valuable things in our home, so we don't have any working capital at home, and this year's grain prices will be very low, and it is difficult to sell food, so it is difficult for us to return the funds. ”

Zhuang Shaoyou listened to Zhou Tian's bitter water, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou wants to sell grain elsewhere?" Just do it! However, there is not so much cash in the county to buy so much grain. ”

When Zhou Tian heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, the general local Haoqiang is extremely strict with grain control, and would rather rot in the warehouse than sell it to other places, this is a political issue, I didn't expect the general to agree!

"Don't worry, general, I will organize those landlords, gather the grain and hand it over to the general to sell, and then distribute it to us when the silver taels are recovered!" As long as the price is not too low, we will all admit it! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou waved his hand: "Okay, Brother Zhantian, don't keep crying poor, these are trivial things, I will let Wu Liang cooperate with you, and sell it wherever the price is high, I don't want your profits, how much money you can sell is your ability, I only provide ships and intelligence." ”

"How's that going to work? General, this will spoil them! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled: "Brother Zhantian, I still want you to do a big business, you are now like that little lamb, extremely fragile, a storm may hang up, I want to wait for you sheep to become bigger before going down to the wool, is this straightforward enough!" ”

Zhou Tian smiled wryly, yes, the strength of these small fish and shrimp is too limited!

Zhuang Shaoyou continued: "Brother Zhantian, that's the matter of grain, you have to give priority to selling it to Liaodong, the price is a little higher than that in our county, and give Liaodong Taishou Gongsun a face; In addition, we have to talk about the key issues, about the acquisition of special products near Liaodong and sold to Jizhou and Qingzhou, this matter also needs you and Wu Liang to test the depth of the water, if this is feasible, the grain is to let it rot in the warehouse, we don't have to worry! ”