"Lord God, you ask how to build this ship? Then you have to look at the construction method... What is the construction method? It is the rules of shipbuilding... The Lord God witnesses! This 200-material sand ship has no central keel, only side keels spliced on both sides.
.So, use the side keels on both sides as a ruler to build parts of various proportions, and finally put them together...that is the French way of building it!..."
"To be more specific? Okay, I can carry this boat from beginning to end! ... Its surface is 6 feet 1 feet (about 20 meters) from beginning to end, and the bottom of the ship from beginning to end is exactly 4 feet.
Zhang (13.3 meters). The side keel is located in the middle, about 5 feet and 1 foot (17 meters)...and taking 5 feet as a foot, the two masts on the ship's surface are both hung with the entire length of the sail. The middle mast is the same length as the ruler, about 5 feet
, the front mast is 80% of the ruler, about 4 feet..."
"At the stern, the bare tip is 1 feet, 1 feet, 6 inches (3.9 meters). The width of the bow is 7 feet, 5 inches (2.5 meters), and the depth is 4 feet, 1 inch. The width amidships is 1 feet, 2 feet, 3 inches (4.1 meters).
, 4 feet 2 inches deep. The stern width is 9 feet 3 inches (3.1 meters), and the depth is 5 feet (1.67 meters)... The width of the ship ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 percent of the ruler, and the draft of the empty ship is extremely shallow!..."
The sun was almost gone, and the sand boats were singing late on the lake. The boatwright, Jin Shanshu, was making gestures and carefully describing the shape of the boats with the measurements of the kingdom. He talked for a long time. The Cedar Shaman and the old militiaman Chihuaco listened carefully.
, the shape of this two-hundred-material sand ship gradually came into mind.
"Well, it's really interesting! The ship is wide at the bottom and narrow at the bottom. It gets deeper as you go to the back. There is even a raised stern cabin. But the ship's deck is the widest in the middle. It looks like... a..."
"Like a skinny turkey with a raised butt! The anchor on the bow is like a chicken's beak, the water boards on both sides are like wings, and the two masts are like long chicken feathers standing up..."
Chihuaco, the veteran militiaman, took over the conversation smoothly and asked two more in-depth questions.
"Lao Jin, why is the shape of this ship like this? And it has two such long and big sails, which are subject to strong winds. If there is a storm, it will be easily capsized!..."
"Ah! Captain Qi, the shape of this ship has been passed down from generation to generation. The bow is like a knife, which makes it easier to cut through the waves and drive faster! If there is a storm, the sail can be furled. It is hard
The sails can be furled and hoisted very quickly! And if the storm is bigger, the ship can just dock on the beach. Look, the bottom is wide and shallow, and it can dock anywhere!..."
When talking about the details of the ship, the gold shipbuilder's eyes sparkled and his old face smiled. This was built by him from beginning to end, board by board. Oh no, the ship's planks and masts are all ready-made, and they were also dismantled.
I bought two half-built galleys. The ones made of solid materials make me feel distressed just looking at them! Which government official is willing to use top-quality nanmu, pine, oak and teak to build sand ships? Not to mention, he also
In the wood warehouse, I found hard-cut top-quality fragrant wood that looks like "sandalwood"!
After the gold boatsmith was over his shock, he asked the migrant workers and found out that this "sandalwood" was actually used to make paddles and rudders. It was said that it was not easy to break, but it took too many tools... God, this is the best.
Sandalwood! How many gentlemen have spent a lot of money to get a piece of sandalwood furniture, but they are all priced out of stock... Are these glue men actually using it to make parts on ships?...
Fortunately, the gold shipwright didn't know that the king of the lake kingdom had originally used this sandalwood to make the shaft of his trebuchet. If he had found out, he would have fainted from crying. Oh no, he has already fainted from crying a lot.
I came back, especially when I saw the half-built "Snow Wolf King" and saw the entire keel more than fifty meters long, I really cried with my life holding the "sacred tree"! But the "sacred tree" is really real
It's so big that it takes three people to hug it...
"Oh my god! This material is so solid, what a waste of wood!..."
"Huh? Lao Jin, Lao Jin!... You said the materials used are solid? Then how many materials are used to build this ship?..."
The cedar shaman held his scepter and knocked first on the hull and then on the mast. He was obviously very interested in the ship. Golden Bay in the north is a California region where the lake and the sea meet, and this kind of light transportation is in great need.
Sailboat. He wants to learn how to build this ship and let the craftsmen of the Beiwan tribe be able to reproduce this kind of ship...
"Ah? How much materials are used?... Well, let me think about it, I remember them all. Although the specific materials used are different, there are general rules for what kind of ship type and materials are used..."
The gold shipbuilder scratched his head, stretched his fingers, and counted the marks carved by his own hands on the ship. He muttered words in his mouth, obviously he had memorized them by heart, and was waiting for the masters to check the accounts. But this place was different from that in Korea and the Republic of China.
No one asked him to check the accounts for the materials used, everything was left to him.
"The standard for a two-hundred-material sand ship is to use at least two hundred pieces of wood of two feet. Ship wood (wood for shipbuilding): nanmu, fir planks of 456 feet. Two fir wood for the mast, two fir wood for the ship's scull, and two fir wood for the pole.
, scale bars, braces, water rails, rudder stock, rudder teeth, door closing sticks... Decoration work (decoration wood): fir veneer 61 feet. Pronunciation (Yau Ma Lime): I don’t know what oil 100 pounds
, I don’t know what 100 kilograms of hemp, 400-500 kilograms of lime. Made of iron (use iron), oh no, it’s made of copper (use copper): 500 kilograms of copper nails, 40 kilograms of copper float, and a copper pot. Use copper for reinforcement.
The hull is really majestic!…”
Thinking of the shiny copper materials used in shipbuilding, the corners of the gold shipbuilder's mouth twitched, and he was truly amazed in his heart. What is the difference between this and using "money" to build a ship? The five or six hundred kilograms of copper materials alone are worth at least 80 copper coins.
!But the iron material here seems not as durable and useful as the bronze material. And the Jiaoren Kingdom seems to be very rich, just like the golden mountains he has seen, and the golden talisman that was awarded to him...
"Ahem! In addition to the four most important materials of ship wood, decoration, reading, and copper, there are also tents, ropes, cables, paint, five inks, flags, spins, tassels, dyes, and clams... Among them,
The tents include bamboo, rattan and reedwood, which are mainly used to make sails. The cables are made of bamboo and hemp, etc., and are used to make ropes. As for the remaining items, you can understand them at first glance... Well, this ship's dye is used
Well, I think the red and blue ones are better than those used by the wealthy merchants in the country!…"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hiss! Are there so many various materials needed to build this ship?..."
After the Cedar Shaman listened carefully, the expression on his face became a little wonderful. It seemed that the various materials used in this kind of ship exceeded the processing level of the Miwok tribe. He didn't even know about the five hundred kilograms of copper alone.
Where to get it from…
"Wait! Lao Jin, why did you use clams when you built this boat? Are you eating them secretly? You don't want to eat too much of this stuff! If you really have diarrhea, there will be a big problem..."
Chihuaco frowned and noticed the details of the materials used. Jin Shanshu was stunned for several breaths before he answered strangely.
"Captain Qi, clams are used to burn clam ashes! Haven't you ever used clam ashes? Although this thing needs to be ground first and then burned, which is very troublesome to make, it is much finer than lime and is especially waterproof! Shipbuilding people
There must be gaps between the wooden boards. Apply the clam ash with oil and the paste will be solid. After it dries or splashes water to dry, it will be watertight!..."
"Ah! It turns out to be cement for caulking! Lao Jin, you told me earlier... There is a sticky black oil stone produced on the east coast, which can also be used for caulking. You can dig up a lot of it..."
"Uh... there is a kind of gum amber in the northern continent. After it is burned and mixed with fish oil, it can also be used to repair canoes!..."
The three of them were all well-informed, and when they talked about the products and uses of various places, they were very interested and very congenial. This conversation lasted for another half an hour, and it was not until it was completely dark that the three of them returned to the north bank of the lake.
The shipbuilder's bonfires lit up in front of the natural bay.
"God bless you! After going back and forth for dozens of miles, the boat didn't leak a single bit of water. It seems to be ready for use!..."
The gold shipwright docked the ship, lowered the anchor at the bow, and greeted the samurai stationed at the shipbuilding department. Although the sand ship was a little rushed, there was indeed no problem. The three of them were happy when they saw the shipbuilding company behind it.
In the wooden house, a torch came towards them. When they saw the figure under the torch clearly, the gold boatman's knees weakened and his legs began to tremble again.
"Jin! You old deer, you haven't come home so late, where do you want to eat young grass?!..."
Hearing the intimate title "Old Deer", Cedar Shaman and Chihuaco looked at each other and smiled. Jin Shanshu hurriedly saluted the two of them, confessed his crime, and jumped off the boat in a hurry. Then
, a strong Prepecha woman, wrapped in a headscarf and cotton armor, walked quickly with a torch in one hand and a spear in the other.
Seeing the attire and pace of the person coming, Chihuaco blinked and understood. It was obvious that this was the daughter of a Prepecha warrior family. She had also practiced spears on weekdays, and she could at least kill someone.
A passing wild wolf. Sure enough, when the woman saw Jin Shanshu, she skillfully hung the spear on the lanyard behind her cotton armor, and then grabbed her husband's hand.
"Old Lu, where were you just now? It's getting dark..."
"Lord God! I went to test the boat and walked a little further on the lake... Well, this is the golden talisman that Priest Mecat gave me after I built the sand boat... You can take it so that you can make some jewelry..."
"What's the use of making jewelry? It's beautiful but can't be used as food! The food at home is ready, go back and eat quickly... With this gold, I will buy a deer tomorrow! I will leave the deer whip and blood for you.
Take a good supplement...give me more strength and let me have a baby soon..."
As she said that, the woman took Jin Shanshu's arm, as if there was wind under her feet, and she walked away for a while. Cedar Shaman and Chihuaco still stayed at the bow of the boat. It wasn't until the torch went away that Chihuaco
asked with a smile.
"Old Mumu! It's so late, do you want to go to my place, have a sip of fruit wine and eat some cakes?..."
"Eating pancakes and drinking wine? Ha! Old corn, you have nothing but pancakes! You have obviously made great contributions to the kingdom and have many people under your control, but you are eating and drinking like an old farmer.
I have a woman to keep me company...forget it, just go to my place! At least I still have some dried fruits and rabbit meat..."
"Haha! God bless you, it's good to eat rabbit meat! I love tortillas first, and rabbit meat secondly. Unfortunately, spring hasn't come yet, rabbits are hard to catch, and buying them is too expensive... Let's go!..."
"God bless you! Then let's go!..."
A torch lit up, cutting through the long dark night. The two figures stretched very long, one end walked towards the simple wooden house, and the other end was submerged into the swaying sand boat and the big lake. The cedars and corn growing on the earth did not belong to the earth.
What truly belongs to them is the broader sea and the endless southern continent~
This chapter has been completed!