Feng Heming

Chapter 303 The Big Ship Is Built

Jiang Yuanxi raised his eyebrows, "Of course."

Liu Sanniang's eyes became brighter.

After the opening of the Taiyuan Academy, Liu Sanniang wanted to go there to study and read, but her parents said that she was old enough to want to see her husband and prepare a wedding dress, so there was no need to go to the Taiyuan Academy to study.

Now that she has the opportunity to go to Tai Academy, Liu Sanniang is very willing, she is sure to convince her parents.

The people watching were thinking about Jiang Yuanxi's request, until more and more rice was harvested and baskets filled with radishes, many people made up their minds.

Then, in the next half month, the Tai Academy was overcrowded very quickly, and Jiang San's grandfather and others were too busy to stop.

Jiang Yuanxi was very satisfied with this.

What surprised Jiang Yuanxi even more was that Huo Jingshan, who hadn't seen him for a long time, appeared in front of her, and he couldn't hide his excitement.

"My lord, the big ship is finished!"

Almost three months have passed since Jiang Yuanxi met Huo Jingshan.

In the past three months, after the dock was built, Huo Jingshan went straight into the dock, where he ate and drank, and suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Yuanxi, she almost didn't recognize him as Huo Jingshan.

The stubble on his face was messy and messy, his eyes were bloodshot, his skin was a little fairer than usual, and his clothes were wrinkled.

Jiang Yuanxi laughed and said, "Mr. Huo, you just came back from a disaster?"

Huo Jingshan looked down at the clothes on his body, waved his hands indifferently, and urged her, "My lord, we are going to go to sea for a test boat, do you want to go and have a look?"

Yes, of course, why not go and see it.

Jiang Yuanxi followed Huo Jingshan.

The dock was built on the shore close to the sea, five or six feet away from the sea, not in the same place as Yantian.

When Jiang Yuanxi arrived, he saw a small stream running from the dock to the sea.

Seeing Jiang Yuanxi looking at the small stream, Huo Jingshan explained: "I ordered someone to dig this small stream so that the big ships can sail from the dock into the sea."

It is said to be a small stream, but it is actually very big, almost able to accommodate four carriages in parallel. Jiang Yuanxi was a little surprised but quickly understood.

After entering the dock, Jiang Yuanxi saw the big ship in Huo Jingshan's mouth.

There are many large sails, like a painting boat, there are three floors, and there is even a watchtower on board.

Jiang Yuanxi looked at the watchtower carefully and asked, "This is...?"

It should not be called a watchtower, but a high shelf with a small place for people to stand on it, like a gazebo, but it is much smaller than the gazebo and can only accommodate one person.

"Accidents are prone to accidents at sea. Just like the watchtowers in those county towns, I also built a watchtower on the ship. There are boatmen watching from it and paying attention to the situation at sea at any time."

There has never been such a thing on a ship, but when Huo Jingshan was building a big ship, he thought of his ancestors having an accident at sea, and he was inspired to build such a watchtower. In fact, he didn't know if it was useful, but after explaining it this way , suddenly felt like it was very useful.

Jiang Yuanxi followed Huo Jingshan into the boat and watched carefully. Half of this big ship was used to build three floors, and the other half was the lower floor. She saw a lot of rowing boats on the lower floor. paddle.

The first floor has a small kitchen and a utility room. Huo Jingshan explained: "This utility room can be used to store food and clean water."

Jiang Yuanxi saw that there were many large wooden barrels in the room.

There are quite a few rooms on the first floor, which are the same as those on the second floor. The third floor has the fewest rooms, but they are also the most comfortable. There is even a bright hall, just like a painting boat, for receiving guests.

"What is this?" Jiang Yuanxi asked curiously as he looked at a steering wheel.

"This is used to turn." Huo Jingshan explained: "Decades have passed, my father and grandfather thought that sailboats on the river can change direction by paddling, but it doesn't work on the sea. The storm is too strong, or if you encounter a reef, it may be too late to paddle alone.

We saw the waterwheel, and the waterwheel will bring up the water when it rotates. We wondered if it could be used on a big ship. We made such a rudder turn, and we just waited for the big ship to be launched and tried to see if it didn’t work. "

Huo Jingshan's tone sounded calm, but there was quite a bit of excitement hidden in it. If Jiang Yuanxi hadn't provided the dock, materials, manpower, etc., after the big ship was built, he wanted to go directly into the water, so how could he wait for Jiang Yuanxi to come.

After Jiang Yuanxi looked at the upper and lower floors, he thought about some things, "If mats are spread in those rooms, how many people can live in one room?"

Huo Jingshan pondered for a moment and said, "A house can accommodate at least thirty people, and a whole boat can accommodate at least three hundred people."

Jiang Yuanxi's eyebrows twitched.

Seeing Huo Jingshan's impatient expression, she withdrew her thoughts and said with a smile, "Mr. Huo, why don't you see if the big ship can sail on the sea?"

Huo Jingshan couldn't wish for it. After he brought Jiang Yuanxi to the boat, he asked dozens of people to work together to carry the big boat into the small stream. These people also boarded the boat one after another, sat down at the oars, and waited until Huo Jingshan He also boarded the boat and gave the order: "Start the boat!"

Jiang Yuanxi squinted and saw that this ship was made of stone and mud on the outside, only the three floors on the ship were made of wood, floating lightly and skillfully on the water. After so many people boarded the ship, it was just It shook slightly, and after the oars moved, it slowly sailed into the sea.

Jiang Yuanxi and the others followed out of the dock, stood on the shore and watched the big ship sailing steadily into the sea, watched the big sail lowered and fluttered against the wind, and the big ship moved much faster.

Until the big ship sailed on the sea, the people who stayed in the dock and did not follow on board cheered loudly, some even flushed with excitement, and hugged each other, unable to suppress their joy.

It worked, they made it!
It turns out that boats that are not made of wood can also sail in the water!

The big boat has gradually moved away from the shallow water and headed deeper, the cheering people gradually stopped, and gradually became quiet, worry surfaced in their hearts.

It's going to be all right, isn't it?

Jiang Yuanxi has excellent eyesight. In the eyes of others, the big ship has become a small black spot. She can still see the whole picture of the big ship. At this moment, she clearly saw that the sails on the big ship turned a direction. Lost a head.

Jiang Yuanxi's eyes flashed, this boat could indeed turn, and it was very fast, much lighter than those clumsy wooden boats.

After waiting for a long time, the big ship approached the sea and dropped anchor, and Huo Jingshan and others got off the ship one after another.

"Mr. Huo, congratulations." Jiang Yuanxi congratulated Huo Jingshan.

The big boats made of stone mud, like those wooden boats, can easily sail on the water, and are not slower than wooden boats at all.

(End of this chapter)