1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 145 Flying Clipper?
Niu Jinming commanded a few native coolies at the pier to lift thick pieces of marine timber out of the boat and transport them to the shipyard not far away.

At the end of the pier, Niu Jinming saw a group of workers from the construction team building a small fort to guard the pier and the fort.The function of this fort is to prevent the fort from being attacked from behind when the enemy lands from other directions.

Some small 4-pound and [-]-pound cannons will be placed inside the fortress. Together with the heavy artillery on the mountainside behind, the crossfire from far and near will definitely make the enemies who try to attack the fortress pay a heavy price.

Considering that at present, Hanzhou has almost no forces that can threaten them deep in the interior.Even for some small-scale aborigines, dispatching some rural soldiers is enough to deal with them.Therefore, Hanzhou spent more energy and resources on coastal defense, and it was bound to block all incoming enemies at sea.

The reason why the only two transport ships in Hanzhou were to continue to bring back shipbuilding timber from Batavia was because the shipyard successfully built another ship of about 5 tons in early May.Although it is still a small galley, a ship of this size is already capable of sea voyages not far away.

For this reason, Qi Tian specially asked the ship to carry 1 yuan of bricks and dozens of barrels of cement, and followed the "Polang 1" to the opposite Xinxiangbao on Timor Island.

Two weeks later, the 60-ton galley returned from Xinxiang Castle alone, and dozens of simply treated teak were also loaded on board.This round-trip trial voyage proved that the Hanzhou Shipyard has initially been able to manufacture cross-sea merchant ships.

So if this is the case, why not let the shipyard try to produce a classic "flying shear ship" for later generations!

The "flying shear ship" has a small freeboard and less superstructure, which not only improves the stability of the ship, but also can give full play to the role of the sail.The ship sails almost close to the water surface, and the aspect ratio is generally greater than 6:1.Its underwater shape is designed as the minimum resistance body to increase the speed, but it maintains a certain lateral resistance profile, which makes the waterline particularly beautiful. There is even a concave in the waterline surface of the head, and the long and sharp curved scissor-shaped stem is in the shape of A posture suitable for racing, which can cut waves (cut waves) and move forward to reduce wave resistance on the sea, so it is called flying shear.

The stem of the "flying shear boat" also extends the length of the hull, and a slash can be extended along the stem to hang some jib sails on the bow, which is beneficial to expand the capacity of the sail; the hollow bow makes the boat stand in the waves It is easy to raise the head, which improves its directional stability in waves.The sloping waterline of the rear body that gradually becomes thinner transitions harmoniously into the narrow round stern, blending harmoniously with the graceful bow shape.

The flying shear ship is more obvious that the sail area is very large. Generally, 3-4 masts are fully equipped with sails, often with tall masts. Sails, sometimes on both sides of the ship, also have outrigger yards, which are called wing sail rods, and wing sails can be hung, which increases the lateral extension area of ​​the sails.The front mast of the three-masted clipper ship is far from the stern, so a shorter slash can be used, and the interference between the sails is small. It can be seen that the horizontal size of the sail greatly exceeds the width of the ship.

At that time, when Qi Tian told many craftsmen in the shipyard about the characteristics and shape of the only ship type known to later generations - "flying shear ship", they were all stunned.The aspect ratio of sailing ships in this era never exceeds 1:6, and the capital of the ship is square or arc-shaped.For this kind of boat shape that they have never heard of, they subconsciously think that it is impossible to sail normally in the water.

But under the authority of the civil affairs chief, many craftsmen looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally all their eyes were on Frank Ian, the person in charge of the shipyard.

Frank Ian decided to persuade Qi Tian to give up the latest hull design model imagined by a powerful and unconstrained style, and everyone still used the precious ship materials to build more mature ships.

"Okay, you don't need to say anything more!" Qi Tian stopped the meaningless debate in time. Since the "flying shear ship" became popular in the second half of the 19th century, especially being loved by opium merchants from all over the world, its performance must be excellent. It has been proven.

Of course, as a fast water transport tool, the "flying shear ship" must sacrifice other necessary functions. For example, it is not suitable for being used as a warship, and its high aspect ratio limits its placement of more artillery. And affect the stability of naval battles.The shape of the ship is long and thin, the front end is sharp and protruding, and the speed is so fast that it is impossible to build a larger tonnage.

However, given the current actual situation in Hanzhou, it is impossible to take the initiative to attack and find the enemy for a decisive battle at sea.So, why don't we build some "flying shear ships" with small tonnage but fast speed?At that time, starting from Jianye City, we will be able to reach Xinxiangbao on the opposite Timor Island in three days, and Batavia in ten days. The transportation efficiency will be more than doubled compared to now.

In the future, Hanzhou will have a large number of "flying shear ships", so can we transport immigrants from Daming at a faster speed? In the past, it took more than three months to go back and forth. Then, with the "flying shear ships" , can the time be shortened to more than one month?
After Qi Tian left the shipyard, Frank Ian, the person in charge of the shipyard, looked at the sketch of the "flying clipper ship" drawn on the table and pondered for a long time.Afterwards, he took out the ruler specified by Hanzhou, and carefully drew and calculated on another piece of paper.

Now that the chief executive gave the order, many craftsmen could only build this ship with strange proportions according to the requirements. They walked to Frank Ian's side, surrounded him, and helped them calculate and analyze how to build this "flying ship" Shear the boat".

Qi Tian left a group of shipwrights behind to deal with some trivial matters in Jianye City.Recently, with the increase of immigrants, all kinds of conflicts have slowly erupted. Old people and newcomers, regions and regions, and even some corners of courtyards can cause some quarrels, which eventually turned into a fight.

Although, under the strong suppression of Qi Tian and Pan Qifeng, the conflict scene was quickly brought under control.But no one can prevent subsequent small quarrels and fights from happening. After all, there are more than a hundred people, and there are all kinds of people.What's more, there are less than 2000 people here.

"Let's set up a public security department." Qi Tian said: "Establish a police patrol system, and select some responsible people from the township soldiers to serve as patrol police. For ordinary fights, quarrels, and even violent acts, they will patrol and arrest. Responsibilities. Of course, those who have violated the "Public Security Management Law" are the targets of their arrest!"

Pan Qifeng pondered for a while the new words that Qi Tian said, the police patrol system, used for inspection and arrest, isn't that just a government servant.It seems that this Hanzhou has to establish a new system in all aspects, and even the yamen servants have been changed to patrol police.

"Then who will take up the position of the patrol department?" Pan Qifeng asked.

"Inspection to warn against the law, arrest and deter Xiaoxiao, must be brave. I will go to Commander Yu and ask him for a few former wounded brothers to support this functional department.... By the way, I will transfer a few more A person with a rough literacy went over to help them confirm the jurisdiction of the "Public Security Management Law" and control arrest targets." Qi Tian said.

In a few days, several teams of patrolling armed men with knives at their waists and short sticks appeared in Jianye City and Heishanbao.As long as there are sporadic quarrels and disputes, they will be driven away regardless of the reason.Is there anything too big to argue about here?If you have personal problems, go to your village head to solve them all!
As for those who fight, it is even more impolite. No matter who is right or who is wrong, a group of patrolmen went up, kicked and beat with sticks first, then tied up and locked the fightrs and took them to the black room of the patrol station to record their names and residence villages. .Then, after various punishments are imposed according to the "Public Security Management Law", the head of the village or the person in charge of the workshop will be notified to pick up the person.

All immigrants recorded by the patrol office, their housing and women's distribution, including daily food benefits, are naturally ranked behind.

"Uncle Kun, should we make a set of uniforms for the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Police Patrol?" Qi Tian suggested: "After all, they belong to an organized armed force, and they have distinctive uniforms. Ordinary people can make distinctions, and it can also enhance their cohesion and sense of honor."

"It's time to get a good-looking military uniform for our Hanzhou boys, otherwise, it looks like a group of refugees!" Yu Fukun nodded and said, "What kind of military uniform do you think the Hanzhou soldiers should wear?"

During this period, the military uniforms of soldiers in most countries used bright colors, such as the mandarin duck shirt of Ming Dynasty, which was red; England was also red, known as the "Red Shrimp Soldiers"; In red and orange; French in vivid blue with red trim.

Should our military uniforms in Hanzhou be the same as in this era?But we in Hanzhou don’t have so many resources, and the cloth we buy is also Indian linen and cotton, and the colors are even more monotonous, only blue, black, gray and white.

"Or, our military uniforms are all gray. In this way, fighting in the Nanyang jungle environment is not so conspicuous. I will go to those old tailors to design the specific style."

"Grey!" Yu Fukun smacked his mouth, "I think the Dutchman's uniform is very powerful and pretty, why don't you try that?" Because every time Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent came to Jianye When I was in the city, I was wearing a brightly colored Dutch navy uniform, which attracted people's attention very much.

However, Qi Tian always felt that those brightly colored military uniforms in Europe looked too coquettish.On the battlefield in any environment, it is definitely the most eye-catching living target.

However, in this era, the main combat method of infantry is row by row, and then shoot at each other. The focus of this formation is to keep your formation and not be disrupted by the opponent, so the soldiers must remain fearless. The spirit of courage to kill the enemy.Therefore, this kind of dress-style military uniform representing nobility and glory can play a huge role in encouraging the battlefield.

However, the military uniforms of Hanzhou soldiers should not be made into that kind of dress.One is to emphasize the practicality and convenience of the battlefield; the other is that there is no textile industry in Hanzhou, so it is impossible to make such beautiful military uniforms.

(End of this chapter)