Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 106 A pity, a pity

The moon and stars are sparse, and the winter wind is cold.

At the second watch of Suzhou City, the people were still asleep.

In the courtyard by the river, Mu Ying led twenty or thirty soldiers standing in the open space in the back garden.

The stone gate behind the rockery was slowly pushed open to both sides, and the steps made of stone were covered with moss.

Mu Ying glanced at the exposed stone steps and said to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, I'll go down and have a look inside."

Zhu Biao nodded and said, "I'll go with you."

"His Royal Highness, I will go too." Shen Qiancheng followed.

Old Mrs. Shen felt relieved, sat on the chair, glanced at Shen Zhifu, and said to her: "Your grandfather's boat that went to sea is underground here. After he left, this sea boat was placed underground."

Stone steps lead down, initially narrow and widening.As he went further in, Mu Ying's torch flickered on and off.

Because the river is about to run out, the air gets more humid the lower you go, and there are a lot of moss.

Shen Qiancheng and Mu Ying's soldiers held torches together.

The flame kept shaking, indicating that the air inside was flowing, and Zhu Biao heard the sound of water flowing underneath.

Stone pillars and some iron birches can be seen on all sides. It can be seen that Shen Yi, who has traveled to the Yuan Dynasty, is really clever and resourceful.

Thinking back that Qi Jiguang could repair old dragon heads in the deep sea, and the emperor's mausoleum and underground palace could survive for a thousand years.

It is not surprising that Shen Yi built a basement-like place here, he is still a modern person.

Walking to the middle of the steps, Zhu Biao had guessed in his heart that it was probably a boat, after all, the house is next to the river.

Look at this, this part is surrounded by rockery on the ground.

The lower you go, the colder it gets.

Mu Ying followed Zhu Biao closely, and said in surprise: "Your Highness, this underground must be connected to the river outside."

This is Shen Qiancheng's first time here.

No wonder my mother refused to sell this place even if she died. At first, she just thought that she liked the place near the water, but now it seems that is not the case.

After going down for another tens of meters, Mu Ying protected Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, let me go ahead and check for you."

"No, let's go together." Zhu Biao said to him.

"No, protecting Your Highness is the most important thing for me, Mu Ying." After speaking, Mu Ying walked forward holding a torch.

Zhu Biao followed closely behind.

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Lighted by the torches, what appeared in front of their eyes was a large ship, which was quietly parked in this concave shape with a length and width of [-] meters.

Outside the concave shape is a large stone wall built of stones, and water can still enter from the bottom.

The outside must be connected to the water system.

In ancient times, the Taihu Lake, Yangcheng Lake, Dianshan Lake and other lakes in the Yangtze River Delta area were originally large bays connected to the sea, and they were all connected.

It is not surprising that the boat can come here.

"This……"

"Your Highness, how was the stone wall built?"

Everyone was shocked.

Not just the boat, but the concave surface that stops the boat all around.

The boat looks a bit dilapidated, and it has been placed in a humid and watery place for decades, which is normal.

With the light of the fire, Zhu Biao carefully looked at the big ship, which was more than half smaller than Zheng He's treasure ship, and it was not like Zheng He's treasure ship.

As for whether the bottom is pointed or flat, Zhu Biao couldn't see it at all.

If you compare it with Zheng He's treasure ship.

If the boat has a sharp bottom, the draft must be far more than five or six meters, while the draft of a flat-bottomed boat of the same size is only four or five meters.

If the treasure ship enters the ocean from Zuotang, it can only be a flat-bottomed boat.

Shen Yi's ship is more like a modern ship combining Chinese and Western, how did he do it.

I'm afraid only Shen Yi who disappeared knows about this.

"Your Highness, my mother said that the things below will be handled by His Highness." Shen Qiancheng said.

Zhu Biao was silent for a moment, then pretended to be surprised and said, "Gu has never seen this kind of boat before, Mrs. Shen is really amazing."

"I don't dare to do it. I was young at the time and didn't know about my father's affairs." Shen Qiancheng replied truthfully.

There is a big boat hidden in his home, and he doesn't know anything about it. Shen Qiancheng is really impressed by his dead father.

Mu Ying picked out a few soldiers who knew water skills, and said, "You guys go on the boat and see what's there?"

During the Yuan Dynasty, there were more than 200 overseas countries and regions with which there were more than [-] documents.

The Yuan Dynasty also divided the sea area south of that time into "Western Ocean" and "Oriental Ocean".

In Song Dynasty, the system of Shibo Department also formulated the "Yuanfeng City Ship Regulations", which strengthened the imperial court's management of foreign trade.

No matter how you say, you have to develop ocean trade. Lao Zhu hasn't formulated his emperor's ancestral training yet.

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After a stick of incense, Mu Ying came down from the boat with a few soldiers.

"Back to His Royal Highness, many things inside have rotted, and the planks of the boat are also a little brittle." Mu Ying scratched her head and said, "I stepped on a few places."

Zhu Biao was disappointed, except for the few pots of potatoes left by the Shen family, the remaining boat was scrapped.

Although this ship is smaller than Zheng He's treasure ship, overall, sailing is no problem.

When I return to Nanjing, let the shipyard tow the ship away, and study and imitate it.

Shen Qiancheng next to him looked at the scrapped ship, feeling a little sad.

Zhu Biao then entered the ship again under the protection of Mu Ying. He can be sure that this ship added the advantages of Zheng He's treasure ship back then, but it was smaller than the treasure ship.

Going to sea is no problem, it is very safe, and it should be the best sea boat at this time.

It's just that this ship has exceeded its age limit and cannot be used.

Mu Ying touched the two things in her bosom, looked at the people outside the boat, and took out the things.

"Your Highness, I found this on the ship."

Zhu Biao turned his head, and with the help of the torch, he saw clearly that the thing Mu Ying handed over was a thick bamboo tube, so he took it and opened it.

This should be the route map drawn by Shen Yi Hanghai, and the mark at the end is the place where the potatoes were found.

The islands, oceans, and some names painted on it are also very strange.

Zhu Biao said, "Mu Ying, wrap up this sea chart."

"Your Highness, there is still this." Mu Ying handed it over.

"This is a telescope." Zhu Biao said to Mu Ying.

But it’s not modern, it should be Shen Yi’s self-made telescope at that time, Zhu Biao handed it to Mu Ying: “Take it together, you ask Suzhou prefect Lu Wenxuan to find someone to dismantle the stone wall and draw a picture of the ship’s structure.”

Getting off the wooden boat, Zhu Biao looked at Shen Qiancheng and said, "This boat has to be taken away."

Shen Qiancheng immediately said: "It's all up to His Royal Highness the Prince."

You can still ask Mrs. Shen about some things.

Zhu Biao went to the ground and asked Mrs. Shen about the boat. She only said that she didn't know, but she knew that Shen Yi dug the ground to release the boat, and she didn't know anything else.

Looking at the sky, it was already four o'clock.

After Zhu Biao asked Mu Ying to save the picture, he asked him to go to Lu Wenxuan.

Because the ship has been scrapped, there is no need to hide it and ask someone to draw a picture of the ship and bring it back to Nanjing.

Although the ship has been too long, it is no longer usable.But the volume of the nautical chart I found will definitely be useful when I go to sea in the future.

Shen Qiancheng sent Mrs. Shen back, and asked Shen Guanshi and Shen Zhi whether to send Zhu Biao to rest.

　If you don't like reading these chapters, you can skip them.

　　Old sea ships are divided into the following types:

　　(10) High-speed passenger ships over [-] years old are Class I old sea-going ships;

　　(10) Ro-passenger ships, passenger and cargo ships, passenger ferries, passenger and cargo ferries (including passenger trains and ferries), tourist ships, and passenger ships that are more than [-] years old are Class II old sea-going ships;

　　(12) Oil tankers (including asphalt tankers), bulk chemical tankers, and liquefied gas tankers that are more than [-] years old are Class III old sea-going ships;

　　(18) Bulk carriers and ore carriers over [-] years old are Class IV old sea-going ships;

　　(20) Ro-ro cargo ships, bulk cement ships, refrigerated ships, general cargo ships, multi-purpose ships, container ships, timber ships, tugboats, pushers, barges, etc. that are more than [-] years old are five types of old sea-going ships.

　　Older riverboats are divided into the following types:

　　(10) High-speed passenger ships over [-] years old are Class I old river ships;

　　(10) Ro-ro passenger ships, passenger and cargo ships, passenger ferries, passenger and cargo ferries (including passenger train ferries), tourist ships, and passenger ships that are more than [-] years old are Class II old river ships;

　　(16) Oil tankers (including asphalt tankers), bulk chemical tankers and liquefied gas tankers with a ship age of more than [-] years are three types of old river ships;

　　(18) Bulk carriers and ore carriers over [-] years old are Class IV old river ships;

　　(20) Ro-ro cargo ships, bulk cement ships, refrigerated ships, general cargo ships, multi-purpose ships, container ships, timber ships, tugboats, pushers, barges (including oil barges), etc. with a ship age of more than [-] years belong to five categories Old river boat.

　　
　
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