Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 59 The Man Who Became One Piece

Sun Jian was able to fight and lead troops, and the Zhou family was well-known and well-connected, and possessed the air of an overlord.

However, to establish the dominance of Jiangnan, one must have money, a lot of money.

So it was necessary to build sea-going ships to make money, but Yuan Ya Nei's lions opened their mouths and swallowed half of them.

A high probability of 150 million is not enough.

But Zang Ba said that as long as 80 million taels, the Royal Navy could be dealt with. Sun Jian was quite skeptical.

"How to operate?"

Zang Ba said in a low voice: "It's enough to borrow the dock of Shunfeng, and at most dig a water tank for display. As for shipbuilding, Yuan Yanei's face, brother's friendship, find Shunfeng Cai's to buy a few ships to support the scene. In this way, you can go up and down. Tell me, even craftsman labor is saved.”

Sun Jian was dubious and asked, "What if the imperial court inspects?"

Zang Ba smiled: "Even if an angel really comes down, a million dollars is enough to spend."

Sun Jian gritted his teeth and decided to do it against his conscience.

Compared with the two cards, Erlang under his command is indeed too difficult.

The two came to Kuaiji again and secretly met with Zhang Cheng and Cai Mao.

After making up his mind, Sun Jian was open and honest.

"The imperial court ordered General Fubo to preside over the Royal Navy. Now Sun has a heavy burden on his shoulders. Please help me."

Kuaiji was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou, so Yuan Shu had to give him face, not to mention that Sun Jian readily stated that he would buy sea ships and warships according to the price.

A total of nine ships were ordered, including three warships, six cargo ships, the excavation of a water tank, and the training of sailors. A total of 70 taels of silver was paid.

Both Zhang Cheng and Cai Mao are big names in the industry, so they naturally understand the meaning of the words and understand why they operate in this way.

300 million taels became 70 taels, why don't you borrow chickens to lay eggs?

This is a purely political task of fooling the court and the emperor, as long as the face is decent, so the two share it.

The Shunfeng took care of three warships and two cargo ships, and Cai Mao was in charge of four cargo ships.

As for the other warships and cargo ships ordered by the imperial court, let the navy build it slowly with its own tank.

The three parties signed a secret agreement, and Sun Jian made a fortune.

Now that you are rich, continue to recruit troops.

Xuzhou's army has expanded to [-], and the three counties of Jingnan have increased to [-], which finally looks a bit strong.

Sun Jian Zang Ba went back contentedly.

Cai Mao inspected the dock and talked with Cai He in the sailor camp. He was also very satisfied with the progress and reported to Boss Cao excitedly.

Zhang Cheng secretly came to the tank of the three-masted warship.

After three months of research and development, plus three months of construction, the first three-masted warship was launched today.

As the three-masted warship is the sharp knife of the age of great navigation, the importance of the first captain can be imagined.

Liu Bei's brother-in-law, 21-year-old Mi Fang, is ready to serve as captain after half a year of training.

According to the usual practice, Xu Jiu presented the gavel to Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng thought for a while, then handed the gavel over to Mi Fang: "You should come for Zifang's warship."

Mi Fang took the gavel excitedly, stared at the words "Challenger" under the bow of the ship, looked up at the tall mast, and imagined the pride of galloping the ocean and cutting through the waves.

Raise the gavel high, and hit the last clip firmly.

"Snapped!"

The freed warship slid down the slope rapidly. When it entered the water, the hull on the left side was flush with the water and almost overturned, which made everyone present very worried.

"Whoa!"

A large splash of water, very spectacular.

Seeing such a large tilt angle, Zhang Cheng became inexplicably nervous.

But Xu Jiu took his time and made many experiments. To be cautious, he even made a [-]:[-] ship model. There was no problem with the structure of the battleship.

Sure enough, after the violent shock, the latest three-masted clipper warship stopped steadily in the tank.

The battleship is slender and graceful, with its bow and foremast piercing the sky, like a noble black swan with its head raised to the sky.

"Oh oh oh!"

All the craftsmen who participated in the design and construction burst into cheers.

Zhang Cheng let go of his clenched fist, smiled and said to Mi Fang: "Captain Zifang, please!"

Mi Fang did her part, took the lead through the ferry and then climbed up the battleship from the ladder.

Secondly, Xu Jiu and other craftsmen and more than ten sailors also climbed up skillfully.

Open the warehouse in the abdomen, put on the springboard, and nearly a hundred sailors and civilian husbands carried a large amount of supplies onto the ship.

According to the operational requirements, when a new ship is launched, Captain Mi Fang must lead the sailors to conduct a thorough inspection from top to bottom, and at the same time arrange the person in charge of each position.

On the front deck, on the rotatable semi-enclosed turret, a special large ballista equipped with a mechanical pulley block was quickly assembled and erected.

Walking to the middle, sailors climbed up the tall masts one after another, raising sails one after another.

On the largest canvas of the mainmast, a huge black pattern is displayed impressively, with two crossed scimitars guarding a skull.

This is a drawing drawn by Master Hou himself. When he handed it over to Zhang Cheng, he said it was a dream for many years.

Come to the rear deck, also assemble and erect the ballista on the reserved turret.

Enter the cabin, release four sets of small paddle wheels, sixteen long oars, and movable portholes, as well as the lowest watertight cabin.

The sailors gradually took their positions, Mi Fang walked up to the deck, entered the captain's cabin, picked up the horn, and issued the first order to the belly compartment through the order port.

"I am Captain Mi Fang, listen to my orders now! Challenger's first trial voyage, target Dongyi Island, Yibei Port, paddle wheel crew, rowing crew, start speed!"

"Clap clap clap!"

"Wow hoo hoo!"

Four sets of paddle wheels rotated slowly, sixteen long oars swung simultaneously, and the battleship sailed steadily towards the mouth of the sea.

Facing the sea breeze and the deep blue, standing on the bow of the ship, Zhang Cheng felt for the first time that the sea and sky are vast and the individual is small.

The man who wants to be the Pirate King!

This is the undisclosed secret between Master Hou and himself.

Can a lowly black five-category really crack the earth and become king?
who cares?
Let's enjoy the baptism of sea breeze and waves first. Hey, what the hell is baptism?

Entering the ocean, the Challenger headed south along the chart with its sails inflated, visibly faster than the following paddle steamer.

At this time, Mi Fang picked up the horn and issued a second order.

"The helmsman and oarsman turn the direction, the target, the target ship being towed by the paddle steamer five miles behind!"

Nearly a hundred sailors are the best in the sailor battalion, and you can do all kinds of operations with your eyes closed.

The Challenger made a circle on the surface of the sea and completed the turn.

"The front and rear turrets are ready to attack the target ship towed by the paddle steamer."

I don't understand why the platform where the ballista is installed is called "fort"?
It can only be said that Master Hou's ideas are so wild that they can't understand people's lives.

Roaring past the paddle steamer, the ballista on the front deck aimed at the "target ship" and smashed it with a hammer.

"Boom!"

"Buzz!"

"call!"

Accompanied by the vibration of the crossbow strings, an extra-large javelin with a thick wrist hit the target ship like a missile.

"Praise!"

A huge hole suddenly appeared on the wooden side of the ordinary fishing boat, and more than half of the crossbow rods were shot into the hull.

The two sides were heading towards each other. The rear deck of the Challenger had already aimed at the target ship, followed by the ballista on the front deck, and smashed the guns.

"Crack!" The crossbow rod hit the target ship accurately, sending sawdust flying everywhere.

This time it just hit the waterline, and the sea water poured into the bilge along the big hole. If it wasn't repaired, it wouldn't go fast even if it didn't sink.

The ships staggered, and the Challenger quickly turned around and caught up with the target ship again.

Mi Fang, who is extremely lethal to ballistas, issued a new order: "Lock on the target ship, jump to fight!"

This time the Challenger slowed down to keep the same speed as the target ship. When the ships three feet apart were parallel, the two ballistas were equipped with special barbed guns in the grooves.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two crossbow bolts with ropes at the ends flew out from the bow and stern of the ship, piercing the outer side of the target ship, and the ends of the ropes were tied to the runners. Two sailors turned the handles and firmly stuck the barbs on the inner wall of the ship's side.

As the crank continued to turn, the battleship and the target ship slowly approached.

On the Challenger, more than 30 sailors, holding a knife in one hand and a buckler in the other, are ready to go.

They were naked except for the loincloths and the ropes tied around their waists.

In naval battles, falling into the water is a common phenomenon, and wearing too much may kill you.

five feet.

A whistle sounded, and the condescending sailors jumped to the target ship from the front and rear decks to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

On the Challenger, many sailors with crossbows were watching every corner of the target ship.

In normal combat, these crossbowmen will clear out the threatening enemies on the opposite side in advance.

After an hour, the first exercise of chasing and capturing a merchant ship came to a successful conclusion.

The sea boat returned with the target ship, and Mi Fang confidently gave the order to go south at full speed.

The Challenger adjusted its course, the paddlewheels turned, and the long oars flew.

Target: Dongyi Island, Yibei Port.

　Good luck on Thursday, folks!Work hard together and have fun together!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)