Traveler Major League

Chapter 102 Shipbuilding and Sentinels
If you just want to build a small raft, you can tie a few tree trunks together with ropes on the shore, but if you want to build a little bigger and more delicate, you have to use a dock.

The so-called dock is to dig a hole by the river and build a wooden boat at the bottom of the hole. After the construction is completed, the gap between the river and the hole will be dug, and water will come in to make the boat float into the river. This method originated in the Song Dynasty and continued until the It is still widely used today.

The person in charge of the shipbuilding this time was still Yang Zeming, who was lying on a stretcher and commanding. This young man was not outstanding in appearance, his skin was a little dark, and he was even a little thin because of injuries that had not healed yet.

But everyone didn't dislike Yang Zeming because he was still lying on a stretcher. After all, he grew up on a small boat by the sea, and he was an old man who followed Liu Ze. It was expected that he was elected as the head of the shipbuilding team.

For this shipbuilding, the People's Army mobilized nearly half of its manpower to log and dig docks to build ships. The boats they built were all small boats, only four or five meters in length and a little over one meter in width, and could seat seven people with oars. Sliding provides power, and the bottom of the boat is flat. It is reasonable to say that it is only suitable for use in inland rivers, similar to the awning boat.

Liu Ze also knew that using a sharp-bottomed boat would be more suitable for the coast with many islands and reefs, but no one in the whole team understood it, so he could only rely on Yang Zeming's opinion to build this emergency boat.

It is estimated that the distance from the land is only about [-] miles, and finding a sunny and sunny weather should be enough to survive.

On the tenth day of crossing the island, the crowd was busy in the dock like a colony of ants, the wood piled up on the side became a hill, and the few carpenters were used as two people, each of whom commanded multiple teams, roughly Processing, cutting wood, splicing, applying filler between planks, everyone is busy.

Fortunately, the army brought a lot of saws, axes, chisels and other tools for the construction of fortifications. Unexpectedly, they would be of great use at this time.

"I miss home."

Facing the spectacular scene of [-] small boats distributed in an assembly line, and each shipbuilding link has dedicated personnel busy, Yang Zeming said softly.

Of course he knew that the distance from home to this strange island could not be calculated in kilometers, but these small boats reminded him of the scenes in his childhood memory. After years of wandering and wandering, he had long been accustomed to being strong and pretending. I was exiled to Shaanxi in such a difficult situation, and I never thought of homesickness.

I didn't expect to see these boats at this time, but it aroused nostalgia.

Although he tried his best to imagine the fishing scenes of the villagers when he was a child, and tried his best to bring in the images of the thirty small boats, he still didn't enter them.

Working overtime and rushing to work, everyone wants to go to a wider land to see, but the next few days of testing are needed to prevent accidents, so the time is still very tight.

Seeing Yang Zeming's distraught look, Wang Zhe knelt down and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's not as anxious as Cheng Mo's propaganda."

As the number one trainee of Liu Ze's assistant, Wang Zhe is very clear about Liu Ze's plan. After the ship is built, it needs to test the performance of the ship and practice rowing. Don't look at the number of people now, but there are actually no more than ten people who can swim. The others are all landlubbers.

"Bo Zong, are you not in a hurry? Everyone doesn't want to be trapped on this small island, right?" Yang Zeming turned his head and asked Wang Zhe.

Wang Zhe nodded, then shook his head and said, "It's urgent, but it's not urgent if you say it's not urgent. The commander just asks for safety. He said that he can't start until the thunderstorm triggers the thunder."

"So, we came here because the commander led the thunder?"

"exactly."

"I heard that the commander has a magic weapon, which can attract clouds and thunder, and can take people thousands of miles away." Yang Zeming's eyes were full of curiosity.

Wang Zhe hesitated for a moment and affirmed: "It's a black thing. I only saw it once. When the commander was in Du's village, the lightning strike was really spectacular. Don't let others talk nonsense."

"Don't worry, after this moment, we came to this place from the army of the army, who among us 630 dares to have two hearts? Although the commander said that there are no gods, who can say for sure." Yang Zeming pointed Pointing to the energetic soldiers around him, he continued, "I'm afraid the commander told them to die immediately, and none of them would blink."

Turning his head to look at the boats in the pit, Wang Zhe shook his head: "The commander doesn't like other people talking about it. By the way, Battalion Commander Yang, how is your leg? It's been a long time, right?"

"It's almost over. The commander personally helps me change the bandages and apply medicine every day. Now the scar is almost formed, but I still can't walk. No, I'm still sitting on a stretcher every day."

Speaking of Yang Zeming, in order to prove that his injury was all right, he patted his leg and laughed, but after laughing for a while, both of them fell silent. They usually have nothing to do together except work Communication always seems to be separated by something.

Seeing that the atmosphere was awkward, Wang Zhe took the initiative to break the silence and said: "We should communicate more. You lead the overall situation, and I will definitely do a good job in supporting the work. You are the main one, and I am the auxiliary."

Yang Zeming smiled. He often laughs. Although both of them are young people in their 20s, one has never read any books, and the other is a talented scholar. They have been working together for the past few days, but they still have nothing in common. .

Somehow, since Wang Zhe was sent by Liu Ze to serve as Yang Zeming's deputy, Yang Zeming always had some vague hostility towards him, and Wang Zhe was quite puzzled by this.

He is a scholar and not a bookworm, so he can feel it naturally. He also has some speculations in private, maybe because Liu Ze pays too much attention to the 21 assistant students who live and eat together all day. It can be seen that Liu Ze wants to train them as future leaders and save them for great use.

This may have aroused a sense of crisis among old people like Yang Zeming, but Wang Zhe didn't care about it. It is possible to sit down.

Not to mention Liu Ze's fairy look, in a word: the world is big, don't keep staring at your eyes.

This shipbuilding operation, with Yang Zeming as the person in charge and Wang Zhe as the deputy, is a model. If it is done well, it is very likely that the student assistants in the future will be gradually sent to various old people as deputy to accumulate experience, just like Liu Zechang said, young People are best shaped, and the future must be created by young people.

"I have nothing to guard against. The future of our team is great." Wang Zhe didn't say this in the end.

A messenger galloped towards Yang Zeming on horseback from the direction of the camp. He jumped to attention and shouted, "Report."

"Say." Yang Zeming nodded.

"The commander ordered that three larger ships be selected, those that can accommodate horses, and set off first. Wang Youyuan and the scouts will set off first to explore the way to the mainland."

Yang Zeming and Wang Zhe rarely looked at each other knowingly: Wang Youyuan has officially joined the gang.

(End of this chapter)