The bird boat has a small head and a long and straight hull. In addition to the mast and canopy (sail), there are two oars on both sides. When the wind blows, the sail can be raised, and when there is no wind, the oar can be swayed. It can travel flexibly, and the canopy is long and the oar is fast. The boat moves on the water like a bird.

"(Qing Dynasty's "Zhejiang Shipping Case"). Since the Ming Dynasty, small sea-going ships along the coasts of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong have mostly adopted the bird ship type in order to achieve speed.

So far, all four major types of nautical ships in ancient my country have appeared and been finalized. Although there were thousands of types of wooden ships in my country during the Ming and Qing dynasties, in terms of ship types, they basically all belonged to the sand ship, Fu ship, Guangzhou ship and bird ship. Four major categories. Liu Pei’s ship is a type of sand ship.

Liu Pei went to the owner of the ship and poked around, full of curiosity. But the ship was indeed very old. Moreover, the entire ship was extremely dirty, with seaweed left behind by the seawater washing up on the deck.

Seaweed and the like. It seems that after they returned to port during a storm, they unloaded the cargo and drove over without even washing it! It was obvious that they were bullying Liu Pei because he is a northerner who doesn’t understand ships!

The cabin was also smelly, and Liu Pei actually found a few rotten dead fish! So Liu Pei turned around a few times and lost interest. But he was very angry! The attitude of these southerners successfully aroused Liu Pei

He was so angry! Liu Pei didn't believe that he had the support of today's society, and even built a few sea ships! Liu Pei decided to go back and think carefully about how to deal with the problem of ship construction in the future.

When Liu Pei got home, he sent someone to call Wu Yizhou. Wu Yizhou was a person worth trusting in Liu Pei's heart. Although he was born in poverty and was not as literate as Qi Qitao, he had a tenacity in his bones and learned by himself.

Very quickly. And his implementation of rules and regulations was very good. This even surpassed Qi Qitao. So Liu Pei planned to transfer Wu Yizhou to the Navy to control this huge power for him.

Wu Yizhou saluted as soon as he entered the door and said, "Master, do you have anything to do with me?"

Liu Pei motioned him to sit down and asked: "I have heard you say before that you and your father went out to sea to fish, right?"

Wu Yizhou nodded and said: "Yes, there were many younger brothers and sisters in the family at that time, and there was not enough food to eat, so we could only go to sea to make money by fishing. But they were all working as boatmen for the ship owners."

Liu Pei said: "Then your water resistance should be good, right?"

Wu Yizhou grinned and said: "In

When it comes to making a living in the sea, there is nothing wrong with the water quality! The fishing boat is so small, and a big wave comes and people are swept into it! If you don’t fall into the water a few times when you go to sea, you will die long ago if the water quality is not good.”

Liu Pei clapped his hands and said, "Great! Now we have a sea ship. I plan to organize a navy. I plan to transfer you to be in charge of navy affairs. What do you think?"

Wu Yizhou thought for a while and said: "It should be no problem. But I was just a boatman in the past, and I have never fought on the water."

Liu Pei said: "No one here knows how to fight at sea! Just learn slowly. But I can provide you with many related books. And I have thought about it, isn't there a navy in Dengzhou? We can fight on the water

Recruit some people who know naval warfare from the division and let them serve as your subordinates. You will learn slowly and you will be good at it. And naval warfare, to put it bluntly, is just that! A big ship beats a small ship, and the one with more cannons wins with fewer cannons.

of!"

In fact, naval battles are so simple! There are many ways to do it! Liu Pei said this just to comfort Wu Yizhou. But Wu Yizhou heard what Liu Pei said and said: "Okay. I will follow the arrangement of the family master."

Liu Pei said seriously: "You must be mentally prepared. The navy is a very important part of my plan! Our stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and the money is naturally becoming less and less easy to come by! Just relying on it alone

The money from selling salt and perfume may not be enough. So I plan to get involved in maritime trade. In this case, your place will become very important! At least in the next few years, the navy will be more important than the army. And it will also

One thing I need you to know is that after you go to sea, you can no longer fly under our banner. You can only be a group of pirates!"

Wu Yizhou was shocked when he heard this and said: "Will he be surrounded and suppressed by the government?"

Liu Pei curled his lips and said: "Where are the Ming Dynasty's naval forces on the sea now? If we become big, even they will have to look at our eyes and act."

Seeing Wu Yizhou's dubious look, Liu Pei decided to reveal a little more to him. He dismissed everyone and quietly gave Wu Yizhou an outline of the first half of the naval plan. Even so, Wu Yizhou was also dazzled by what he heard.

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Starting from the next day, Wu Yizhou sent the navy selected by Liu Pei

The candidates were taken out to set up a separate camp. The camp was on the bay side. Starting today, the army and navy were completely separated.

Wu Yizhou divided these young men into several teams. Some helped to build trestles, some helped to repair seagoing ships, and some went fishing with fishing boats. They were very busy every day. After a few days, the trestles were repaired and the seagoing ships were also repaired. Wu Yizhou

Set off with the fleet.

As a result, when he came back in the evening, Wu Yizhou came to Liu Pei's room with a sad face. He drooped his eyebrows and said, "Master, we have a big problem here."

Liu Pei had already guessed that this might happen. After all, the navy is a group that needs close cooperation. If there is a problem in any link of any department, the ship will not be able to sail far and it will not be able to fight. That's why there is only ten years of army and one hundred years.

Navy's statement.

Liu Pei put down his pen and asked, "What's the problem?"

Wu Yizhou said: "None of the brothers know how to sail."

Liu Pei was stunned after hearing this. Logically speaking, the Chinese hard sail is the easiest sail to operate! The Chinese hard sail is a collection of the experience of the ancestors for thousands of years, using thin bamboo strips or wooden strips as the skeleton.

It is made to be the most convenient to operate. It can be raised with only one pulley. It requires few people and takes a short time to raise the sail. It is especially suitable for offshore and river trade.

But there are also disadvantages. Since the Chinese hard sail has only one support point, the sail area is limited. At the same time, the extensive use of bamboo wooden frames also limits the wind intake, so the speed is very slow and the efficiency is low when sailing across the ocean. It is not suitable for ocean trade and exploration.

.Also, the load-bearing capacity of the Chinese-style hard sail is also small. It cannot be equipped with long guns for naval warfare. It can only be equipped with land combat guns, and not many of them, so it is not suitable for naval warfare. Finally, the hard sail can only be raised to the top.

The sail power cannot be adjusted according to the situation, which is detrimental to naval battles and crossing island groups.

In comparison, the advantages and disadvantages of Western-style soft sails are also obvious. They have greater wind exposure and more support points, so the sail area can be larger, which has great advantages in speed and load. In addition, even soft sails on the same mast are

Section by section, the sail can be adjusted according to the wind conditions, which is beneficial to the sea.
Chapter completed!