With real diplomats, Xu Lingmiao's part-time translator is no longer needed.
The good thing about this girl is that she is extremely knowledgeable. When I usually use her, she is often walking around and you can find it as soon as you turn your head.
But there was no need for her now. She disappeared without Wei Shilei opening his mouth. She was obviously on the same ship, but she could not be touched even once for several days.
So much so that neither Qi Yaoling nor Tang Liansheng Xu Xiaorang had ever seen this girl before.
Wei Shilei really felt a little sorry.
He is not born a noble person, and is used to being flattered and knowledgeable by the people around him. He is always accustomed to giving equal returns to others' kindness and does not want to owe others any favors.
It was rare to encounter such a problem that was not reciprocated, and he was really at a loss for such sincere and pure admiration.
After another two months, we finally reached the shore.
After everyone discussed it, Xu Xiaorang and his men were sent to send Bili Misura and his entourage to the capital for worship, and also escorted the pirates back to the capital.
Tang Liansheng stayed and taught these people simple foreign languages.
Wei Shilei continued to build ships and train troops.
This voyage lasted several months, which is not a long time, but it experienced strong winds and waves, which really exposed many problems on the ship.
For example, these ships are all sharp-bottomed sea-going ships. The draft is too deep. When the wind and waves rise, the ship will be easily shaken. Can they be made flat-bottomed?
Another example is that there are currently four sails on the ship, which are sometimes difficult to adjust. Can more masts and sails be added?
Moreover, during the process, Tang Shijin also wrote a letter, saying that if these weapons were used as naval guns, a larger space would need to be prepared, and various technical difficulties would need to be overcome one by one.
And at this time, although the imperial edict has not yet been issued, Yan Baiwei has already written to him about his intention to issue credentials to form a fleet. Therefore, what can I say, the task is more arduous and requires more caution.
Xu Wanghai was a real expert in this area. He proposed to build long sculls on both sides and stern.
The long oar goes deep into the water, swings and rotates underwater, and can maintain the speed of the boat even when there is no wind.
But on the issue of the bottom of the boat, he and Wei Shilei had completely different opinions.
Xu Lingmiao came over to deliver meals at noon, and heard him arguing with Wei Shilei: "You just take it for granted! Because the flat-bottomed boat has a shallow draft, it cannot withstand strong waves at sea! It can only sail in calm inland rivers.
If you can’t enter the deep sea, there’s no need to even try!”
Xu Lingmiao was thoughtful.
When Xu Wanghai returned home in the evening, she said to him: "Dad, do you still remember that when we went to Zhezhou, we once heard someone say that there is a kind of big boat called 'Suifengsong', which is a flat-bottomed boat.
, it can save man-hours and money, it can carry a lot of cargo, it has a shallow draft, it can sail fast, it can go in all directions, and it can do a lot of damage?"
Xu Wanghai thought about it for a while, and then he also thought about it: "That person was bragging when he was drunk, how could he take it seriously?"
"Why can't you take it seriously?" Xu Lingmiao said: "I asked afterward, and he said that his father was an old shipwright and had built several large ships like this, but then the shipyard closed down and stopped building such large ships...
I think it’s true.”
Xu Wanghai was stunned: "Have you ever asked?"
"Yes!" Xu Lingmiao said: "You said it was nonsense, but I thought what he said was very serious and very true, so I went to ask!"
The next day, Xu Wanghai told Wei Shilei.
Wei Shilei came over to ask her again, and then nodded: "I will send someone to inquire. If this matter can be accomplished, Miss Xu will be credited with a credit!"
He sent someone over, notifying Governor Shen to help, while also using his contacts in the world to inquire.
There are only a few large shipyards in Zhezhou. Governor Shen inquired carefully for half a month, and actually found a shipyard that had closed down, called Poseidon Shipyard.
After this shipyard went bankrupt, the ships were handed over to a company called Fadahai Shipyard. Because these large ships were so big, they were never built again. However, there are still two intact ships. Currently, they are It was rented to merchants and it is said that it has been on the sea several times, but there are very few experienced boatmen who have built this kind of ship.
Wei Shilei immediately took Xu Wanghai and several old boatmen to see it in person. After thinking about it, he specially added Xu Lingmiao to the accompanying list.
Minzhou and Zhezhou are not far away. A few people went there by land. Xu Lingmiao was familiar with the road. He was wearing Hu clothes and leading the way. He got on and off his horse by flying.
Wei Shilei saw this and couldn't help but ask Deng Xian: "Isn't Miss Xu's kung fu very good? She looks very nimble in her movements."
Deng Xian rolled his eyes.
Ever since Wei Shilei ignored Xu Lingmiao on the boat, which was said to have caused him to lose money, his eyes were full of resentment when he saw him.
But he still maintained basic respect and said: "It must be good. Anyway, she is much better than you. Do you want to know the specific level? I'll try her. I'll give you a call and see?"
"No, no, no," Wei Shilei was afraid that he would actually try it on a whim, so he quickly waved his hand: "I just asked casually."
After he finished speaking, he saw Deng Xian silently shooting at him, "You obviously just want to know, but you still ask casually", "Why do you care so much about others?", "If you care about you, why don't you just ask yourself, and you pretend to be clear about it", "Haha clatter"……
Wei Shilei, who understood everything: "..."
He found that Deng Xian was indeed different from Wu Buzheng.
Wu Buzheng is actually a very humorous person with a good temper, but Deng Xian may be younger and his temper is obviously more arrogant.
But when it comes to loving gossip, they are really the same.
Wei Shilei smiled and stopped talking, and then Deng Xian added: "By the way, there is something about Miss Xu that you want to hear? It's very important!"
Wei Shilei had nothing to do without saying the latter sentence. As soon as he said the latter sentence, he suspected that he was deliberately teasing him and said, "I won't listen."
Deng Xian asked: "It's really important and has a lot to do with you. Do you really not want to listen?"
Wei Shilei said: "I won't listen."
"Okay, okay!" Deng Xian took the horse away with a disappointed look on his face.
From an angle he couldn't see, he had a calculating and evil smile on his face.
You didn’t listen to this yourself! Don’t blame me for not reporting it when the time comes! Hahaha, he really wants to see what his expression will be like when he finds out!!
He leisurely caught up with Xu Lingmiao and chatted with her leisurely.
The group of people did not rush, just like touring the mountains and rivers. Soon they arrived in Zhezhou, and Shen Governor personally came to greet them.
In fact, when Governor Shen saw him, his mood was a bit complicated.
After Tang Shijin returned to Beijing, they never met again. However, every Qingming Festival and Chinese New Year, Tang Shijin would send people to pay homage to Shen Yiyi. People have come.
Because Shen Yiyi was Tang Shijin's apprentice, the two were considered equals, but Wei Shilei's attitude was still very respectful.
Within a few words, Governor Shen had a good idea of Wei Shilei's character. He was even more careful and personally took him to the shipyard.