Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 266 Meng Kang Comes
Chai Lin smiled and said: "Good news, the shipbuilding workshop has rebuilt two 60-meter Dafu boats. The second good news is that Brother Meng Kang brought a dozen shipbuilders to Hailong Island. Prepare horses, let's catch up Bending Harbor."

"Yes." Jie Bao quickly prepared.

Dian Zhengnan, Jie Bao, Liu Tang, and twenty other soldiers rode to Dinghai Port mightily.

The craftsmen of the No. [-] Shipbuilding Workshop are busy and very lively.Ten ships on the berth are under construction. It has been almost three months, and the general appearance has been revealed.

The burden on Yu Hao's body is not light. Shipbuilding is more important than others, checking materials, progress, and dispatching various materials every day.

"The owner is here." Seeing that Chai Lin was coming, Yu Hao came up to him and asked.

Chai Lin said: "Come on, I see that the ten newly built ships are almost finished?"

"With the I-beam keel provided by the owner and the machine-sawed boards, the construction progress is much faster than expected. The three flat-bottomed sand boats are almost completed and will be launched in one month. But the seven blessing boats It’s still three months, Fuchuan uses thick materials, and the details are troublesome, if it’s not for the forecastle, it will take longer.”

Chai Lin nodded, expressing his understanding. The degree of mechanization is too low these days. It is a very laborious task to build a Fuchuan with a length of more than 60 meters, and it all depends on manpower.

"The number of craftsmen continued to expand, growing to about 600 people. The flat-bottomed sand boats continued to be built. These three sand boats were completed, and ten more sand boats were built. Sand boats have no boat towers, and the draft is shallow. It is too convenient to run along the coastline. The fleet on the shore transports supplies back and forth," Chailin said.

Yu Hao said: "Then I will redesign it and reduce the length of the ship a little bit. Since there are steam engines installed, only three masts will be kept. Three hard sails, use the wind when there is wind, and use the steam engine when there is no wind. Consider entering the canal water Shallow, with a load capacity of [-] to [-] tons, and the power of the ship should be increased to make it easier to go upstream."

"It makes sense. I have recently designed a plan, and I will arrange to make steel keels for you. How are the performance of the other two rebuilt Fuchuan?" Chai Lin asked.

"The buildings of these two Fu Chuan boats are too large. They were originally used for both passengers and cargo. There are many rooms and compartments. Each ship can carry more than 300 people and take out [-] tons of cargo. Compared with sand boats and centipede boats, These two Fuchuan are heavy and inflexible, but they have a deep draft, a low center of gravity, and a strong ability to withstand wind and waves, making them very suitable for sailing in the sea. I took the crew on the voyage for two days, and then handed it over to Commander Ruan to continue the experiment." Yu Hao said.

Chai Lin said: "Okay, then you can continue to work. Let's go to the navy to have a look."

Chai Lin dispatched a steam centipede ship from the port and rushed to Sea Dragon Island.I just saw two huge lucky boats sailing on the sea. The centipede boat is like a younger brother to the big lucky boat.If the centipede boat is a small bungalow, then the two big blessing boats in front of you are small buildings with four or five floors.

Looking up, it can be more than ten meters high. No wonder the ship is seven or eight thousand taels of silver after several years of age.

"Signal to let them go to the port." Chailin said.

"Yes." Immediately, the flag bearer signaled, and the ship sailed to the naval port of Hailong Island.

Ruan Xiaoqi and Xu Tanhai were in high spirits, and got off the Dafu boat to meet Chai Lin.

"Brother, this boat is really too big, it's exactly like a building, and I'm still not used to it." Ruan Xiaoqi said.

Dian Zhengnan, Xie Bao, Liu Tang and others were also stunned, seeing such a big boat for the first time.

Chai Lin said: "Go, get on the boat and have a look."

Chai Lin and a group of people boarded the boat. The mast on the boat was more than 40 meters high. The three main masts used hard sails, and the diagonal stays at the bow and stern used triangular sails.

The sail area is very large, and only a slight wind is needed to move the boat.However, these two lucky boats have a flaw, that is, because the ship’s towers are high, in order to pursue stability, they are very large.It is 60 meters long and 20 meters wide, so the speed is not flattering.

Combined with the power of the wind and the power of the steam engine, it is more than 100 miles per hour. Of course, if the wind is strong, it will be another story.

Ruan Xiaoqi pointed to the triangular sail and said, "Brother, with the addition of these two triangular maples, the speed is much faster. I didn't expect it to work. The operability is also much better. It's just that this lucky boat normally All kinds of sailors and gunners must be equipped with more than 80 people. Once the two Fuchuan are equipped, our [-] sailors will have [-] people left to defend the port."

Chai Lin looked at the big ship, it was long and wide, but it was a pity that it was a passenger ship.

"Don't worry about manpower, just recruit a little bit, don't come in a hurry. If this big ship is a warship structure, at least four main guns and forty auxiliary guns. Now there are only two main guns and ten auxiliary guns. Take some A giant crossbow. The naval army is different from the infantry, and there is no quick way. A ship is a whole, and it needs the close cooperation of the helmsman, sailors, and gunners. When we return from this long voyage, we must pay close attention to training sailors." Chailin sighed. .

Lu Da came out of the poop with his Zen staff in hand, and he lost a lot of weight.

It turned out that Lu Da was a fat monk, why had he become so thin in the past two days.

Lu Da said, "Brother, Sajia has vomited to death in the past few days."

Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Brother Lu Da suffered a lot these days, the seasickness was too severe, but he finally got over it."

Chai Lin said: "Brother Lu Da has become very thin these days. We will set off to raise horses in a few days. Commander Lu will take my humpback whale. The boat is stable and usually does not feel dizzy."

Lu Da shook his head and said: "It's okay, the Sajia can do it. You can't let the soldiers see the Sajia jokes. It turns out that the Sajia is always good at infantry, and the navy is nothing special. You only know it when you get on the boat. , swaying under my feet, as if stepping on a cloud, I was so dizzy that I vomited whatever I ate."

Dian Zhengnan tried not to laugh, but Lu Da said, "Big Dian, why are you laughing?"

Dian Zhengnan said: "Like me, I became a sick cat when I got on the boat. But this is still a shallow sea, and it's scary when I'm really on the ocean."

Lu Da said: "You can't scare the Sajia. The Sajia is a tiger on land, but it is also a dragon on the water. After a few days, the Sajia will learn to swim with the little seven brothers."

Lu Da had a tough temper, and argued with Dian Zhengnan.

The two Fuchuan are warships transformed from old passenger ships, and they are numbered, No. [-] Dafu Ship and No. [-] Dafu Ship.Since potential enemies in this era, whether they are regular troops or pirates, are using crossbow arrows and trebuchets, there is no need to increase the number of artillery equipment.

Chai Lin asked, "How thick is the board at the waterline?"

"Director Yu checked that it was [-] centimeters thick, but there are ten compartments in the whole big ship, so the sinkability is still very good." Ruan Xiaoqi said.

"Well, this is the characteristic of Fuchuan. These two Fuchuan are indeed very good. However, our newly built boats require [-] centimeters of thickness, and the water-proof compartments have been cancelled, so that they are strong and strong. Each boat is equipped with a general. More than seventy cannons," said Chai Lin.

Ruan Xiaoqi was a little speechless, and said with a smile: "I used to think about whether the enemy's warship would be leaked in the water battle, but now it seems that the fishing boat is used as a warship. The [-] cm thick plank, then How long will it take to dig."

At this time, Liu Tang came up with Meng Kang.

Meng Kang came to Chai Lin, thanked him, and said: "On behalf of the brothers, Meng Kang, thank you for taking me in. Death is inevitable."

Meng Kang and a group of craftsmen, except for two apprentices, are all experienced old craftsmen. No one in Chailin offered 20 taels of silver for Anjia, and promised [-] taels of silver per month, divided into houses, and took away. Free medical treatment and free children's schooling.In short, the treatment is the same as that of the craftsmen in the shipbuilding workshop, and there is no difference at all.The grateful eyes of this group of people turned red, and the hard days were finally over.

Chai Lin hurriedly helped Meng Kang up and said, "Brother Mengkang, you don't need to do this. I only pay you based on your technology. Our Chaijiazhuang only uses talents. If you have skills and talents, you will be reused. Brother Mengkang will follow me." Come, let me show you how the steam engine works."

"Okay, brother." Meng Kang said.

Meng Kang followed Chai Lin to the stern cabin of Fuchuan. One of the waterproof compartments was removed to make it look more spacious, and a huge boiler was burning.

　Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a recommendation ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)