Matsushita Fuming walked over, handed the water bladder to Zhao Dahe and said, "If I had such a brave and fearless soldier, I would definitely not punish him, I heard that he is still your brother-in-law." ”

Zhao Dahe nodded slightly: "Yes, that's why I hope he is more disciplined." ”

"Why, he can be your best deputy." Matsushita Fuming was surprised.

Zhao Dahe smiled: "I don't want him to just be my deputy, I hope he surpasses me." If he wants to do it, he should go to the big treasurer, and around the big treasurer, there are always rules. ”

"Well, you're a good chief and a good brother-in-law. Now let's talk about what's next. Tomaki Matsushita said.

Zhao Dahe looked at Panasonic Fuming: "My method of dealing with the Atayal people was used when dealing with the Yao people in the Ming army, I heard that you Chezhidan often deal with the natives in Nanyang, I believe there is also a lot of experience, you can talk about it."

Now our lives are tied together and we must work together. ”

Matsushita Tomaki had no opinion on this, and he said: "The attack of the Atayal people was repulsed, at least one hundred and fifty people were killed, and quite a few were injured. They came all the way, so the attacking fighters must have been the best, whether the size of the Atayal army was one thousand and five or two thousand, it was a significant casualty.

I have a feeling that they will retreat, or wait for more reinforcements. ”

"They won't retreat." Zhao Dahe gave his own judgment: "I have heard some legends from the Kaida Gran, there are legends about the Atayal people, their leader is called Kalaw, a cruel and fierce commander, even the Spaniards have heard of his murderous name.

But the appearance of the Atayal Grand Commander was a bloody process, and if Kalou retreated, someone would inevitably challenge his position, and if he lost it, he was bound to die. So the retreat was a civil war for the Atayal. ”

Matsushita Tomaki nodded and said, "Then we have to prepare for a long time, now our situation is somewhat similar to the Spaniards in the chicken coop, fortunately, we have friendly troops on the side and reinforcements in Tamsui." By the way, do I need to send someone to contact me? ”

Zhao Dahe shook his head slightly, pointed to the deep grass and trees under the holy hill and said, "Atayal people are all natural hunters, and one or two scouts can't escape their hunting at all. And with more people sent, our garrison will be much reduced.

But don't worry, the way I got in touch with Atta. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Dahe stood up with a knife, and came to the top of the stone hall of the Holy Hill Peak with Matsushita Fuming, he took out some dung and firewood from the box, lit it on the top of the stone hall, and two black pillars of smoke rose into the air, Zhao Dahe said, "Come with the telescope!" ”

An arquebusier brought a telescope to Zhao Dahe, and Matsushita Tomaki said, "What do these two wolf smoke mean?" ”

"A wolf smoke is something we can't support, and we will definitely die. The two wolf smoke are encountered by the main attack of the Atayal people and do not need support for the time being, and the four wolf smoke are encountered by the main attack and need support. The third and fifth lanes are encountering non-main attacks and do not need and need support. Zhao Dahe explained.

Matsushita Tomaki looked worried: "But once the Kaida Gran people responded with wolf smoke, their location was exposed. ”

Zhao Dahe laughed: "I have already thought of this. If you look at the northwest position, the trees on the highest mountain, there are nine trees in total, and if we need support, we will cut down two trees in response, and if we don't need support, we will cut down one tree, and only if we light a pillar of wolf smoke, we will respond with wolf smoke.

There are trees everywhere here, and if there are a few fewer trees, how will the Atayal people know. ”

Matsushita Tomiaki took the telescope and saw the trees growing in the middle of a pile of white stones on the top of the northwest mountain, which was indeed quite obvious.

"This is obviously a war between the Atayal and the Kaidagran, but our trading company is at the forefront." Matsushita Tomaki said, his tone a little complaining.

The battle with the Atayal people was to take advantage of the impulse and backwardness of the Atayal people, and only then did they achieve great results with almost no casualties, but then it was bound to be a long-term siege war, and casualties were inevitable, and it was normal for Matsushita Fuming to complain.

Zhao Dahe said disapprenosingly: "This is a matter that the big shopkeeper should consider, but he said that everything we do is to rule this land." The Dacheng did not belong to the Dutch, nor to the Spaniards, and the tall timbers, the fertile land, and all the natives belonged to the trading company.

And only the stupid Dutch and Spaniards knew only by means of conquest. ”

Freshwater City, shipyard.

It's a place Lee has been flanking these days, and it's been quite busy because of the rebuilding of the Shiratori and the construction of two long-dragon clippers.

Everyone in the trading company knew that the Shiratori was rebuilt so that the Nanyang sailors could return to their hometowns when the north wind came, so many Nanyang sailors came to help when they were on vacation.

Li Sizhi successfully manufactured the model of the Shiratori, although it took a lot more time than Li Zhaoji requested, but the details were very exquisite, and the main structure could be confirmed with the structure drawn by Li Zhaoji on the drawings, so the reconstruction of the Shiratori was carried out.

"You can't use wet wood, let alone freshly harvested wood, even wood that has been dried for less than five years."

"But if you don't use it, how do you make two ribs?"

"I can only use mortise and tenon joints to splic......

A round of brawl took place in the woodworking room, and when the Shiratori ran aground, two ribs broke off and were abandoned, and two new materials needed to be added, but the problem was that there was no suitable wood in Tamsuida.

Of course, the hilly terrain to the left of Tamsui is full of wood, and there is no shortage of wood, but the new wood that has been cut down cannot be used for shipbuilding.

Historically, during wartime, in order to increase the production of warships, Europeans used wet wood to build ships, which often rotted out of use in two or three years, and could only be used as a wartime means.

But splicing ribs is a technique that the Tessians did not master in the seventeenth century, and many people are not at ease.

"Old Qi, the White Bird is going to go to the South Seas, and when the time comes, more than 30 brothers will go together, and when they come back, they will bring back an unknown number of family members, so you have to come steadily." A Nanyang sailor who was helping admonished.

Qi Hai argued: "If you use wet wood, you will die even worse." ”

In the midst of a debate, Li Zhaoji was invited to preside over the overall situation.

In fact, the problem of wood has long been on his mind, according to the general law, only the wood that has been dried for five years can be used to build ships, but the Oriental Trading Company cannot wait for five years to build ships, so there are two ways to solve the wood, one is to buy from the Ming Dynasty, and the other is to use the technology of steam drying kiln to steam the water in the wood.

But neither approach will solve the problem at hand.

The purchase of timber from the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the tense relations between the trading company and the two Guangxi and Fujian, could not be solved by the transportation capacity alone, and the three armed merchant ships were forced by the Dutch to be friendly with the trading company, and they could not leave easily.

The steam drying kiln is not a ready-made technology in this era, it takes a long time to explore, and even if there is, the ribs that are several meters long are not something that can be done by a small drying kiln.

Li Zhaoji coughed lightly, and everyone stopped arguing because the person who took the idea came.

"Safety is the first priority, whether there is wet wood or splicing process, I need you to use your head to guarantee that this ship will not have an accident when it travels between the South China Sea and Freshwater." Li Zhaoji didn't give a good attitude to discuss, and said directly.

Nanyang sailors were the first to follow him, and many of them were already in the management of trading companies, so naturally they needed to be taken very seriously.

"Which of you dares to use your head to guarantee that your own method will not go wrong, I will use whichever one." Li Zhaoji looked around and said.

The craftsmen were silent, and Li Zhaoji said: "Not only the two masters, but any person, as long as he comes up with a convincing method and guarantees it with his head, I will give him a gold bar." ”

A gold bar appeared in Li Zhaoji's hand, held high, but no one dared to speak.

Just as everyone was looking down to avoid Li Zhaoji's gaze, a clear voice sounded, slightly immature: "I, I have a way." ”

Li Sizhi squeezed out of the crowd and stood in front of Li Zhaoji, in the previous process of manufacturing the ship model, he had already been recognized by Li Zhaoji, and he stepped forward again at this time, but it also made Li Zhaoji a little surprised.

Qi Hai stabbed his apprentice in the back in the back, signaling him not to be a hero, and Qi Hai, as an honest carpenter, would not dare to be contaminated.

Li Zhaoji admired Li Sizhi's courage and said, "Okay, then you can talk about your method." ”

Li Sizhi said: "The ribs are made of large wood, and there is no way to prove that it is safe whether it is spliced or wet wood. My solution was to bend and mill the two masts of the Shiratori with a ground dragon and use them as ribs. ”

Everyone suddenly burst into laughter, and some people directly ridiculed: "Four boys, what are you talking nonsense, you used two of the three masts of the White Bird, can our brothers paddle back to the South Seas?" ”

"That's it, talking nonsense here, don't step back quickly, don't make the big shopkeeper angry." Qi Hai kicked the apprentice and pulled him back.

Li Zhaoji was greatly pressed on Li Sizhi's shoulder and said, "Li Sizhi, I know you are not stupid, you continue." ”

"Yes, the two masts are used as ribs, and two more masts are needed. The Shiratori is small, and the main mast is only eight feet and four feet long, and my master used the method of splicing to build such a long mast for the Fubune.

If you go to the South Sea, the mast will be broken at sea, that is, it will run slower, but if the ribs are broken and the cabin is flooded, then the whole ship will die. There must always be a trade-off. Li Sizhi made a generous and powerful voice, which made everyone thoughtful, and many people nodded yes.

Li Zhaoji looked at Qi Hai, and it can be said that he is the most trustworthy regardless of technology and experience.

Qi Hai thought for a while, smashed his fist in his palm, and said, "You can do this." ”

Li Zhaoji looked at a few sailors who were going to the South Seas in winter, and several of them also nodded.

Li Zhaoji laughed, handed the day to Li Sizhi, and said: "This is a reward for you, you don't want to learn carpenter here in the future, follow me." ”

Li Sizhi took the gold bar, first bowed down respectfully to Li Zhaoji, and then knelt on the ground, holding the gold bar high with both hands, and presented it to Master Qi Hai.

In front of so many people, Qi Hai not only felt face, but also felt that he had not raised Li Sizhi in vain all these years, he couldn't help but have red eyes, patted Li Sizhi on the shoulder, helped him up, choked up and said: "Good boy, the big shopkeeper gave it, you can keep it, and hire your daughter-in-law in the future." ”

Everyone laughed again, making fun of Li Sizhi and making him red-faced.

At this time, Haruki, a native of Kaidagran, hurriedly came, his face was anxious, and he was followed by a few natives.

Normally, at this time, Haruki should be training with the escort team outside Tamsui City, Li Zhaoji asked, "Haruki, what happened." ”

Chunshu said anxiously: "Shopkeeper Li, the big chicken cage club has come, the Atayal people have surrounded the Holy Hill, and Captain Zhao has fallen into a bitter battle. ”

Li Zhaoji nodded and said, "Go back to Tamsui City immediately, gather the six sons, and discuss the military." ”