After paddling a simple oar around the sea, Bi Fang towed the hull back to the shore after inspecting the quality.
Then I used a planer to shave some uneven places along the ship's edge, cabin and bottom of the ship. The original black hull immediately turned into a milky white color, and its appearance improved by more than one level.
Manager Phils looked at it with envy.
Trading a tree for a beautiful canoe crafted by a legendary adventurer like Bifang is a very lucrative business.
From now on, it will be placed at the entrance of the resort, and touching is not prohibited. As time goes by, the hull will be covered with slurry, and the value will rise to another level. Isn't this more advanced than a tree?
Maybe there's more than one.
Looking at Bifang who returned to the shore and started processing another palm tree, Phils diligently handed over a bottle of opened mineral water.
"Thanks."
Bi Fang was working enthusiastically and happened to be a little thirsty. He took the water bottle and drank it. Before he could find the trash can, Phils had already grabbed the water bottle and helped dispose of the trash.
Bi Fang: "..."
If he hadn't known Phils' true thoughts, Bi Fangming would have thought that he was a bit suspicious.
The construction method of the second canoe is exactly the same as that of the first one. It is still burned first and then planed. However, the shape of the finished hull is completely different.
At least that's how it seemed to the audience. The first canoe had its two ends raised high and looked quite huge. This one was much shorter in height, only about half of the first one.
[Why did Lao Fang want to make two canoes?] [Yes, replace it?] [How to replace these things, can one fixed to the other?]
[I know this! Use iron chains to connect the ships together to improve the stability of the ship!] [What fire burned Red Cliff?] Bi Fang did not answer directly, but talked about another thing.
"There are three major archipelagos in the Pacific. The first is Melanesia, which includes today's New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, etc.; the second is Micronesia, which includes today's Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, etc.
Islands, Guam, etc.; the last one is Polynesia.”
"At least 5,000 years ago, ancient humans originating from southern China passed through our treasure island, probably in 3,000 BC, and then came Fei Bing, probably in 2,000 BC, and then the Indonesian archipelago, all the way to the south.
Nearly, it finally split into four branches."
"One group turned west and occupied Madagascar around 300 AD; one group went east through New Guinea and settled in Melanesia; one group went north through Melanesia and settled in Micronesia;
The last branch continued eastward, occupied almost all the remaining viable islands in the Pacific, and developed into Polynesia."
"Among the four branches, the Polynesians had the most ambitious journey. They only took a short rest in Melanesia, and then continued eastward from Fiji. They first occupied Tonga and Samoa in Western Polynesia, and then discovered the Society Islands and
Marquesas Islands.”
"When they arrived here, they divided into two groups. One group was based on the Marquesas Islands and marched north to occupy Hawaii. The other group was based on the Pitcairn Islands and Henderson Island and occupied the most remote island in the world, Resurrection.
The last branch of the Island Islands went south and occupied New Zealand around 1200 AD. Since then, the 4000-year colonial journey of the Polynesians has come to an end."
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"This migration is one of the most massive in human history. Thousands of years ago when navigation technology was still relatively underdeveloped, these Nanyang people were able to sail tens of thousands of nautical miles and occupy the largest ocean on earth.
All the viable islands in the Pacific.”
Many of the islands mentioned by Bi Fang, apart from Hawaii and Easter Island, have been heard of, and many of their names are quite unfamiliar.
This does not prevent the audience from imagining that huge migration journey.
A few small canoes traveled across the ocean, just looking for a chance of survival.
"Judging from the technical level of the Polynesians, they have never mastered the construction technology similar to keel boats, nor have they invented navigation tools such as compasses, sextants, and navigational clocks. Just relying on this simple canoe, they actually
Just conquering the South Pacific is unbelievable."
"In fact, we have far underestimated human beings' desire for survival, and the courage and wisdom inspired by this desire."
"At this time, if you take out your mobile phone and look at the world map, you will find that the islands within the Polynesian Triangle, except for Hawaii and New Zealand, are simply the size of a handful."
Bifang gestured with his little finger to symbolize the size of those densely packed islands.
"With such a small area, the resources above are inevitably insufficient to support the development of human society. In order to develop, Polynesians have no choice but to turn their attention to the ocean."
"Because the accumulation of civilization is too limited, the only thing the Polynesians can produce is a canoe made from a whole log."
"Ordinary canoes have slow sailing speed and poor stability. They must not be able to face the rough waves in the South Pacific. At this time, the Polynesians made a simple and explosive invention, that is, the side canoe
External stent technology!”
[So those people in the Pacific are all Chinese?] [Damn, my ancestors are awesome!]
[I think Lao Fang may want you to pay more attention to the outboard bracket (dog head) he mentioned]
It was different from what he imagined it would attract, but Bi Fang didn't pay attention and instead explained it.
"Strictly speaking, it can be said that they are all Chinese, and their ancestors are from the same land." Bi Fang said with a smile, "I remember that in 2010, 6 French Polynesian warriors came back to visit relatives.
'."
"At that time, the six Polynesian Austronesian people drove an antique canoe and followed the footsteps of their ancestors from Tahiti, French Polynesia in the South Pacific. They sailed across the Pacific Ocean in a light boat, which lasted four months and sailed 16,000 nautical miles.
All the way across the ocean, we docked at Fuzhou Mawei Passenger Terminal."
[Hiss, so awesome?] [A bit strong]
[It turns out that Lao Fang is not the first to do this (the legendary value decreases)]
[No, crossing Point Nemo and crossing the Pacific are two different concepts...and the old side has no supplies, right?]
[Indeed, there is no comparison between the two.]
"From the Islands to China, this is enough to prove a great fact, that is, a canoe can completely cross the Pacific. It was a convenient means of transportation on the sea in ancient times, and our ancestors skillfully mastered the skills of driving it.
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"Canoes at that time could take humans from land to any island in the Pacific, and now it is no exception, even to Point Nemo."
"Well, I'm a little off topic. I just wanted to introduce the outrigger canoe."
[You continue (laughing)] Bi Fang peeled off a layer of bark and continued.
"Because they are made from a whole tree, canoe hulls are generally relatively slender and are made by hollowing out the trunk of a single log. Such a hull is not easy to leak or fall apart. However, a single hull will still
It is easy to capsize in waves."
"The clever Polynesian ancestors invented the outboard bracket grafted on the hull thousands of years ago. The method is to set up two wooden beams on the outside of the hull to connect the hull and the side of the ship. The side of the ship plays the role of counterweight and
The role of support.”
"These components are tied together with an extremely elastic and durable rubber rope. The improved canoe can maximize the ship's stability and wind and wave resistance without increasing the size of the ship."
"I made two canoes just to realize this structure and further develop it to form a simple platform that can move freely. For this reason, the shape of our second canoe will be changed."
On the ninth day, the second canoe was formed.
Looking at the hull shape that was completely different from the first ship, everyone realized how big the so-called change was.