The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 149 Set Sail and Set Sail to Dream
Don't show mercy, don't show mercy.Sun Shao didn't say anything, and he became a blockbuster. He put his father and son under house arrest on the spot, and then sent people to the warehouse in Hepu County to check the grain. After a short time, the news came back.So the question is, where did the remaining 13 yuan go?

Sun Shao announced that he would temporarily take over the post of prefect of Hepu, and threw all the people into the big prison. He suspected that Shi Yi and his son were enemies, so he wrote to the governor's office for impeachment, and at the same time asked Bu Zhi to rush to Hepu immediately to deal with related matters.

This move was like a common hurricane in Hepu, and it disrupted the situation in Hepu in an instant.The gentry initially suspected that it was Sun Shao who was framing the Shi’s family. After all, the Shi’s family had been in Jiaozhou for nearly 30 years, and there must have been plundering of money, but it was not enough to collude with pirates. Later, a huge deficit was posted, and everyone really couldn't think of where the [-] stone grain could go.

This made the Hepu people mad. After a long time, the scholars and the pirates were in the same group. The white ones were slashed once, and the black ones were slashed again. This is too damn cruel.The angry tyrants reported to Sun Shao one after another. After this investigation, the gap was not 80 shi, but the total was as high as 80 shi. Sun Shao was terrified.Damn, I have been wronged more than Cui Qian. If I hadn't revealed this matter, then the [-] shi would be a piece of shit planted on my head.If I really want to do this, it's no wonder that the tyrants don't give me a black hand in the end.

Sun Shao was very fortunate, if he had followed his previous practice and made false promises to the Shi family, he would have been played to death by Shi Yi this time, and the end would have been much worse than that of Bu Zhi.I used to think that Bu Zhi was incompetent, but now I see that it is not Bu Zhi who is incompetent, but that he has no strength. Otherwise, Bu Zhi is more ruthless than himself.

Therefore, people must have strength.

Sun Shao continued to work hard and suddenly blocked Xuwen City. Xuwen City was busy these two days. Sun Shao brought the navy to settle in. Pirates, big and small, fled. Xuwen's safety index was greatly improved. Trade before arriving, and the pirates are also eager to get rid of the goods in their hands and exchange them for money and food, preparing to run away from Sun Shao's soldiers.But none of them expected that Sun Shao would suddenly send troops to surround Xuwen City, one by one to investigate. Those who belonged to businessmen and continued to go back to do business, but those who came from unknown backgrounds, or even obviously did not look like good people, were all detained. , put into Xuwen County Prison, waiting to be dealt with.Of course there were mistakes, but it was undeniable that almost all the pirate spies who came to Xu Wen to inquire about the news were caught.

Pulling tightly, Sun Shao issued another order. In view of the rampant pirates and the hurricane season is approaching, a sea ban was issued near Hepu County. Otherwise, if they are seen by the sailors patrolling the sea, they will be killed on the spot.At the same time, Sun Shao informed the three counties of Jiaozhi, Nichinan, and Jiuzhen with the order of General Fubo to implement the ban on sea together. The prefect and county lieutenant should take full responsibility.That's not to mention, Sun Shao ordered that the grain collected by each county must be published in the local specific accounts, and those who practice corruption in the name of conquering pirates will be severely punished.

In just over a month, the atmosphere in Jiaozhou has completely changed.

In mid-June, Buzhi, the governor of Jiaozhou, rushed to Hepu.As soon as he saw Sun Shao, he showed a rare smile: "Fengxian, you can do it. I thought you were going to deal with Shi Yi for a while, but I didn't expect you to take him down as soon as you made a move."

Sun Shao smiled triumphantly: "This old fellow treats me as an idiot, who am I not going to punish him for? Fujun, you came too timely. I am wondering how to report this to Shi Xie."

Bu Zhi had planned for a long time, and he waved his hand easily: "The evidence is convincing, I'm sorry he doesn't dare to play tricks, just wait, his petition will arrive soon. But, Feng Xian, the matter has come to this point , you have no way out. If you fail to conquer this time, you and I will end badly, and Shi Xie is not easy to bully."

"I'm not afraid." Sun Shao spread his hands, with an expression of indifference: "At worst, I'll just pat my ass and leave, and the Fujun will be miserable. You have to clean up this mess."

Bu Zhi was angry and funny, he was a serious person, but when he was with Sun Shao, he couldn't be serious, so he ignored Sun Shao's indecency, and said straight to the point: "There is Zhang Gong in Nanhai County, so I don't worry. I came to Hepu this time to help you completely calm down Cui Qian. I have brought all the subordinates of the governor's mansion, and temporarily put the governor's mansion in Hepu, and I will sit in the rear for you. As for Xu Wenling, you can find a suitable one. choose the right person."

Sun Shao squinted at him: "It's just Xu Wenling, I thought you'd let me lead Hepu prefect."

Bu Zhi was stunned for a moment, he looked at Sun Shao in surprise, when did Sun Shao take the initiative to ask for an official?This is very different from what he used to do.Seeing him surprised, Sun Shao laughed and gestured to Yu Fan. Yu Fan tore off the Hepu Prefect Yinshou from his waist which had been hanging for several days, put it in front of Bu Zhi, and smiled maliciously: "Fujun, the hurricane is coming soon, you can be careful."

Bu Zhi didn't realize it for a moment, Sun Shao and Yu Fan had already left, and the old and the young went out side by side, and they laughed happily.Bu Zhi stood there stunned, looking at the seal in his hand, feeling a little startled.

They are not setting me up, are they?

"Zishan, why am I a little scared?" Wei Jing looked at Bu Zhi with the same uneasy eyes, "When did Yu Fan become like this? I've never seen him smile with anyone before. That old face, everyone looks at it." Like I owe him money."

"Ziqi, don't talk nonsense, Yu Zhongxiang is not easy to provoke." Bu Zhi interrupted Wei Jing's words pretending to be calm, sat down and thought about it, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wei Jing's words made sense.Yu Fan is notoriously difficult to get along with. To put it nicely, he has an old-fashioned style. To put it badly, it is disgusting. How can he get along so well with Sun Shao?These two get along very well.What's more, what he said was too scary. Yu Fan's resourcefulness is as famous as his temper, and his judgment can be said to be superhuman.When Sun Ce died, he was the head of Fuchun. At that time, many officials were going back to Wujun for the funeral. Only he decided to stay in office, thus avoiding a disaster.Now that he says a hurricane is coming—of course not a hurricane at sea, but a political hurricane—then there will be a hurricane.

Bu Zhi suddenly realized that he had made a mistake in rushing over. Sun Shao was making a big move in Xu Wen. The work was done and the grievances were settled. He happened to rush in and took over the seal of the prefect of Hepu. He was going to replace Sun Shao. Shao good aftermath.So easy to deal with aftermath?Shi Xie is not that aggressive. If you want to contain Shi Xie, there is only one way, and that is to support Sun Shao in winning this battle. You can't lose anyway, otherwise, Sun Shaoda can pat his ass and walk. The stallion is finished.

Bu Zhi regretted it too late.

Sun Shao was relieved. He spent every day in the military camp, either watching Lu Ji and the others fiddling with measuring instruments, teaching students, or discussing knowledge, or provoking a few of his subordinates to compete.Yue Hai, Su thick legs, and Chen Hai are all masters who disobey each other. They all feel that they are the best under Sun Shao's men, especially Yue Hai. He is upset when he sees Su thick legs. Leaving the Houguan Shipyard directly led to his demotion, so he often troubled Su Chuleg, but Su Chuleg didn't take him seriously. Swagger in front of the sea.Looking at each other is not pleasing to the eye, so it is natural to start a fight, so the competition of martial arts is inevitable. At first, it is just to see who is faster, who is more flexible in steering, and who can reach a certain goal first. Well, take a certain island as an imaginary target, one attack and one defense, and later, Sun Shao locked them in the cabin first, then took them to the sea, and gave them a small boat. Whoever can come back first will win, if they can’t find the direction , Those who return after sending out a distress signal at the end will be fined one month's salary.

The military training started in this contest between true and false.While the sea battle technology became more and more proficient, the three people who didn't agree with each other gradually became familiar with each other, and they had a tacit understanding with each other.In July, the last test of the new warship quietly began.

After feeling that a hurricane was approaching, Sun Shao ordered a large boat to be driven into the sea, anchored, and then all the personnel hid on a nearby island, and hid in the bunker dug in advance. Five clairvoyance planes lined up, and Ge Heng led the most skilled technicians to observe the situation of the building and ship in turn.Sun Shao, Yu Fan and others nestled in the low inner room, nervously waiting for the result.

"Can it work?" Chen Hai rubbed his hands, glanced at the slowly darkening outside, and the corners of his eyes kept twitching.He has never been at sea before, but there are strong winds in the Yangtze River. Once there is a strong wind, all buildings and ships have to enter the port for shelter, otherwise they will capsize in all likelihood.Sun Shao refitted all the building boats. The most obvious appearance is that the third and fourth floors have been removed. All building boats have two floors. The bottom of the building boats has added counterweights, which is conducive to preventing the building boats from being damaged. Capsized, but Sun Shao also reduced the width of the building, which is not good for preventing capsizing.The larger the length-to-width ratio of the hull, the better it is to increase the speed. The smaller the length-to-width ratio, the more stable it is. In the past, building ships did not grow according to speed. In order to increase stability, they were generally wider. The widest ship It can reach one-third or even two-fifths of the length, and now Sun Shao has set the length-to-width ratio of the ship at five to one. This is common on small and medium-sized warships, but it has never been seen on large ships.

"The simulation test is fine." Sun Shao felt his mouth was dry, but he still said confidently, "I think it should work."

"If it can be done, even if there is wind, we can go to sea in the future. Don't be like now, when there is a strong wind, we have to go to the port for shelter." : "We can also take advantage of the time when the warning signs are relaxed and attack. Seven large boats suddenly appeared outside his water village. This kid must be shocked."

"I hope to succeed, not just because of the reminder. This kid, at best, is just a group of pirates. We can't beat him, or we can't find him. As long as we draw him out and surround him, we will definitely Can beat him to death." Sun Shao smiled lightly, looking at the rustling leaves outside the wind and the rolling waves on the sea, he said faintly: "If this boat can withstand a certain amount of wind , we can cross the sea instead of going around the coast, so we can save a lot of wrong roads.”

Su's thick legs were scratching his feet, and he didn't say a word, listening to the wind outside with his ears focused.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the wind wheel placed outside to measure the wind speed whirled, and the wind blades could hardly be seen, making an overwhelmed creaking sound.There was a huge wave on the sea, and the distant building shook more and more violently, making people feel that they might be overturned by a wave at any time, but every time after the huge wave passed, when everyone thought it had capsized, It miraculously regained its balance and greeted the next wave.The people hiding in the bunker stopped talking. They each raised their clairvoyance eyes and stared at the distant ship. It was getting dark and they couldn't see their fingers. If it wasn't for Sun Shao who installed fixed They couldn't see anything at all. Now, people can barely tell whether the building ship is safe or not based on the positions of a few bright spots.

"The dozens of gold are really worth it." Yue Hai said with emotion.

"Hey hey hey, money should be used wisely." Su thick leg stabbed him.

In order to prevent wind lanterns from being broken by the waves, the glaze on the lampshade needs to be very thick, and glass that is too thick will produce various defective products with poor light transmission. In order to make these wind lanterns, it took Sun Shao a lot of money to make these wind lanterns. After spending dozens of gold, I finally picked out this point. The discarded colored glazes are all counted in piles.However, since Sun Shao was willing to use a large ship to do the experiment, the tens of gold colored glazes were of course no problem.

Yue Hai didn't care about rebuttals, and put his eyes on his clairvoyance, fixedly staring at the few bright spots looming in the waves, and held his breath.The howling wind outside lengthened the sound, stimulating everyone's diaphragm, and at the same time stimulating everyone's heart. They stopped talking, and their hearts were in their throats, waiting anxiously for the final result.

The wind was getting tighter and tighter, blowing sand and rocks outside the bunker, and I couldn't see anything in front of my eyes. The dark clouds rolled over, and the whole world became a cloud of ink, and I couldn't tell where the sky was and where the sea was.From time to time, trees uprooted by the wind passed by the bunker, making all kinds of strange sounds, as if there were grieving ghosts crying for a boat outside.Although the waves couldn't hit the bunker, the air was full of moisture, coupled with psychological tension, after a while, everyone's clothes were stuck to their bodies, making people feel very uncomfortable with the wetness.

"I can't see it anymore." Someone said in a frustrated voice.

No one said a word, they all searched carefully with clairvoyance.

"Perhaps the lamp was blown out?"

"Impossible. The light is embedded in the hull. Besides, if it is broken, it cannot be completely broken. Now I can't see a single bright spot."

"It may also be that the sky is too dark, and the wind is high and the waves are strong outside. When the wind calms down, we may be able to see again."

"I hope so."

A bolt of lightning crossed the sky like a spirit snake, illuminating the sky and the earth. At the same time, there was a loud "click" that shook the entire bunker and interrupted their conversation.Immediately afterwards, torrential rain fell from the sky, and the dense rain curtain completely blocked their sight. The originally sultry air was washed away immediately, and a refreshing sea breeze blew into the sultry bunker.

"Don't look, just wait." Sun Shao was the first to put down his clairvoyance.Immediately afterwards, Yu Fan also let go, and they formed a circle, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit suppressed.Sun Shao glanced at them and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you?"

"It doesn't feel... not very good, it should be sinking." Yue Hai smacked his lips.Su Chuleg nodded, but didn't say anything.Chen Hai's complexion was pale, and it was his first experience of a hurricane, even though he was not at sea, but it still shocked him.

"Hehehe, you guys, you only know whether the ship sinks or not, but you don't know when the ship sinks." Sun Shao laughed, adding a bit of anger in the suppressed space: "There are three waves in waves. The wave of one foot, the wave of five feet, the wave of eight feet, the wave of one foot, the wave of two feet, the wave of three feet, the wave of five feet, when it sinks is also very important."

"When did it sink, isn't it all sinking?"

"No." Sun Shao shook his head calmly, showing no sign of regret for the ship. "The original building boats can withstand waves of five feet at most. Now as long as they can withstand waves of eight feet, our improvement will be effective, and we can continue to improve in the future. Could it be said that we must be able to withstand waves of three feet, and waves of five feet must be able to resist wind and waves? ?”

Yue Hai and the others looked at each other, and although they found it novel, they could accept it. It's better to make progress than not to make any progress.

"General, according to the wind and waves, it should be in..." Ge Heng turned around, his chest was covered with water.

"Wait, you wipe the water first, let's gamble first." Sun Shao stopped Ge Heng, handed over a hand towel, and took out five coins from his purse to put on the table: "I guess it's eight foot waves."

Yu Fan looked at it, and took out five coins from his purse to put it on the table: "One zhang lang."

Yue Hai and the others looked at each other, laughed, and each took out five coins to put on the case.Yue Hai guessed five feet, Su Chugui guessed one foot wave, only Chen Hai was the least sure, he only guessed five feet wave.

"What's the answer?"

Ge Heng looked at them with a smile, stretched out his hand and picked up all the money on the case, looked it over, put a few behind each of the men who were watching the joke, and then turned his head, with a somewhat smug smile Said: "Two feet."

"Two Zhanglang?" Everyone was stunned.

"Yes, the anemometer shows that when the boat was still in the last observation, it was a wave of two feet." Ge Heng smiled: "We will know the specific result when the wind stops, but I estimate that the wave of two feet There will definitely be no problem, maybe it can withstand the waves of two feet five feet."

Sun Shao, Yue Hai and the others looked at each other, ecstatic.If it can withstand the two-foot waves, it means that as long as the ship is not particularly lucky and does not encounter extremely bad weather in the South China Sea, it should be fine.

"Wait for the final result." Sun Shao was inexplicably excited.

Several people were chatting excitedly, waiting for the dawn. The atmosphere in the oppressive stone room was somewhat excited, and each voice was full of excitement, even Yu Fan seemed very happy.Although no one said anything, they all vaguely realized that if the test of the building boats really reached the level of resisting two feet of waves, then they could sail across the South China Sea with only the remaining six buildings.Given time and some improvements, it is entirely possible for their navy to realize Sun Shao's dream of crossing the sea to Daqin in the far west, and it is even possible to complete the dream of circumnavigating the earth.

"General, tell me, the earth is really round, can it go around for a circle?" Yu Fan asked with a shivering voice.

"Sir, why don't you go and verify it yourself?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)