Chapter 881 The irritable boy and the violent girl
The shipyard is busy.
All the craftsmen went to battle and replaced the warships with new sails. The north wind was not blowing at this time, so it was impossible to reach Linyi with the old sails. Even if the monsoon came later in the evening, would it be possible to reach Linyi?
After that, we have to wait for the south wind to return next spring?
With the new sails, the days of relying on monsoon winds for ocean voyages are gone forever.
"This is only a small step for mankind, but a giant step in the history of the ocean."
Fang Jun Niupi said coaxingly...
Little Hussein stood on the pier, looking at the busy craftsmen, wondering why. After all, Gadil had a lot of knowledge, and he had some clues.
"This kind of sail seems different from the previous ones. I wonder what it is used for?"
he asked.
Fang Jun glanced sideways at the bearded man: "Military secrets, no comment."
Gadil was depressed, doing this again?
Little Hussein asked him what Fang Jun said, and Gadir translated. Little Hussein suddenly jumped up in anger: "Shameless! How could the Tang Dynasty have such a shameless official like you! You are simply greedy, God will punish you.
, you guy! You have made too much money from us, are you still not satisfied?"
He was babbling, how could Fang Jun understand him?
I didn't know why the child was so excited, and looked at Gadil in confusion.
Gadil did not dare to hide it and translated directly.
Fang Jun laughed.
The biggest purpose of Little Hussein and his friends coming to the Far East this time is because Arab merchants heard about the unparalleled power of Zhentian Lei in the Western Regions, so they wanted to come to the Tang Dynasty to learn how to make this weapon.
But Fang Jun is a man who has seen several times in later generations where the American empire relied on arms to make a fortune. How could he let them learn the art of making thunder so easily? Even if the technical content of gunpowder is not high, it can be concealed for a while.
, now that we have the opportunity to make money, naturally we can’t leak even half a cent!
Finally, an agreement was reached. Little Hussein exchanged Arabian war horses for thunder, one horse and one thunder...
The price is outrageous, but who says it’s a seller’s market now?
If you want to buy it, just exchange it for an Arabian war horse, otherwise you will lose it.
As for manufacturing technology?
Sorry, even if you bring all the Arabian war horses, it will be useless. Military secrets must not be leaked...
So when he heard the words "military secrets", little Hussein became furious.
Fang Jun said leisurely: "You have to remember that your ships and goods are used to exchange for your life. If you want to shake the sky, no problem, you can exchange it for war horses. This new type of sail
You want it too? No problem at all, you can still exchange it for Zhentian Lei!"
In fact, this is pure nonsense.
This kind of sail that can travel against the wind can be regarded as a great invention, but its technical content is too low. It is not easy to invent it, but if you want to imitate it, you only need to take a good look and you can understand the general idea.
The principle. Even if you don’t understand the principle, it’s absolutely fine to follow the example...
It can be said that from now on, ships all over the world will end the history of relying on monsoons for voyages.
This is a trend, it is not man-made and cannot be resisted.
Datang was the country with the largest trade surplus in the world. The acceleration of ship speed meant the flow of goods accelerated, which meant that Datang used sea trade to amass wealth faster. Fang Jun had no reason to stop it.
As for Zhentianlei's transaction, it was not Fang Jun's decision. He wrote a letter to His Majesty Li Er, explaining the pros and cons of the transaction in detail, and then it was all up to Li Er to make the decision. Fang Jun could not bear this responsibility...
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If this new type of sail could really sell for some money, Fang Jun would sell the drawings without hesitation.
The navy is too expensive!
It cost nearly 60,000 pieces to replace this batch of sails for more than 100 warships in good condition in the navy's establishment. Ten more cannons were produced and installed on those new warships.
That's a bronze cannon!
Even if it is a copper-tin alloy, copper accounts for the vast majority. How many copper coins can be cast for a cannon weighing several hundred kilograms? That bronze cannon is made of money!
Otherwise, the navy has been a money-burning thing since ancient times, and poorer small countries simply cannot afford it...
In the distance, the tall and handsome Yu Minglei walked quickly, and beside him was Yu Mingxue who looked unhappy.
Yu Minglei handed over his hand from a distance: "In the past few days, I have been studying the compass made by the Grand Master, and I increasingly feel that it contains the truth of heaven and earth. No matter when and where, no matter whether it is raining, snowing or windy, it can keep the pointer pointing north. It is true.
What a wonderful work! That’s why I didn’t go to visit the chief manager, hoping to see Haihan.”
The compass is extremely simple, but it is more useful in ocean navigation than the Arabian chart!
Fang Jun ordered a craftsman to make one, which could accurately point out the direction just by placing it on the water. When Yu Minglei saw this thing, he felt as if he had received a golden nugget, and went up the mountain and into the sea to do experiments...
"It's a little gadget, as long as Brother Yu Ming likes it."
Fang Jun glanced at Yu Mingxue. This girl had a pretty face. He didn't know when he would provoke her again.
Little Hussein on the other side was immediately shocked when Yu Mingxue appeared! He straightened his robes, touched the turban on his head, and straightened out his chest and belly to look majestic.
Like a peacock about to open its tail, showing off its power in front of the opposite sex...
As a result, Yu Mingxue didn't even look at him and regarded him as nothing.
Yu Minglei looked at Fang Jun and said seriously: "I have decided to sail away with the chief manager."
Fang Jun suddenly had a headache. It was really not that the whole family refused to enter the house. Why were both members of the Yu Ming family like this? They were extremely curious about new things and had a strong thirst for knowledge!
It is inconvenient for Yu Mingxue to be a girl; Yu Ming, the old man, is too old and not suitable; then Yu Minglei is a man and strong, so what reason should he use to refuse?
There was no way he could refuse, so Fang Jun simply said generously: "I dare not invite you as much as I wish! Let us brothers sail through the wind and waves for a while, and sail across the sea! Let's see the vast sea of stars!"
Yu Minglei was very excited: "Haha, that's great! I'll go back first and make some preparations!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked away.
Yu Mingxue glanced at Fang Jun sadly, her aggrieved look seemed to have been abandoned by Fang Jun...
Fang Jun's heart jumped when he saw it. This girl actually has such a little charm? It's so tempting... With this thought, he quickly muttered in his heart: "Red pink skull, red pink skull, this girl is a devil covered in cute skin, can't do it"
Be soft-hearted, don't be soft-hearted..."
He said with a hard heart: "As I said, if you can solve the problem of peeing, I will take you with me. If not, then just stay at home."
Yu Mingxue narrowed her eyes slightly and gritted her teeth secretly.
Little Hussein on the side was dumbfounded...
Such a beautiful little girl has oriental delicacy, agility that Arab girls don't have, and a gentle and delicate charm. Little Hussein was immediately fascinated and drooled.
Pulling Ghadir's sleeve, little Hussein asked: "What did this girl say?"
Gadil was unsure: "It seems that he wants to go to sea with him, right? But the Marquis disagrees. You know, it is very troublesome for a woman to go to sea, especially on the same boat as a man."
Going to sea?
If that bad guy doesn't take you, I will take you!
Little Hussein said anxiously: "Tell her, I am willing to take her, let alone the sea, anywhere! We will be protected by Allah, there is no danger at all on the sea! And I am willing
We were on the same boat with him, just the two of us!"
Gadil had a dark look on his face...
I don’t know if Allah will protect you, but if you encounter pirates, Allah is useless. Also, are you sure it’s just the two of you in a boat? Who will control the sail? Who will steer the ship?
Seeing that he didn't speak, little Hussein kept urging him.
Gadir was so loyal that he had no other choice but to translate...
Fang Jun immediately looked at the excited and expectant little Hussein with a look of pity, "My child, take care..."
Then, I saw little Hussein screaming and flying into the air, and was kicked into the river in front of the pier with a simple and beautiful side kick by Yu Mingxue.
The girl had a pretty expressionless face and said in a cold voice: "Where did you come from? You're such a big boy and you can't even speak. You deserve a beating!"
She didn't know what Arabs were from Medina. When she saw this annoying boy, they just imitated the girls in wearing a headscarf.
Who wants to go to sea with you? This is so annoying!
Gadir didn't bother to ask why he was kicking someone. He jumped into the river like crazy to save little Hussein.
If this little ancestor drowned, he would not go back to Medina...