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Chapter 100 Big Ship

Changsha is the only place where the waterway from the Central Plains to Jiaozhou must pass. At its peak, it was known as "above the Xiangshui River, where the big weeds come out, and they are all received by tens of thousands of dendrobium."

Now the world is in chaos, roads are blocked, commerce is not smooth, and the number of boats floating on the Xiangshui has been greatly reduced. However, because the situation in Jingnan has been relatively stable, compared with other places, it is still prosperous.

The continuous prosperity of commerce will naturally give birth to a vigorous shipbuilding industry. There are hundreds of shipbuilding houses in the distance from Linxiang to Dongting, three to four hundred miles away. year.

"Zhou Li Kao Gong Ji" said: "The skillful ones keep it, and the world calls it work." Can. The husband is, so the son of a worker is always a worker."

In the eyes of the ancients, family handicrafts have been influenced by their ears and eyes since childhood, which saves effort for teachers and quick learning, and has unparalleled advantages. As a result, the tradition of "the son of a craftsman will always continue to work" as said in "Xunzi·Ruxiao" has been formed.

The shipbuilding family takes the family as the backbone, recruits at most members of the same clan, rarely recruits outsiders, and regards shipbuilding craftsmanship as a secret that cannot be passed down.

Not only are outsiders unable to learn it, but it is also extremely difficult for the disciples of the shipbuilder's tribe to learn the technology. This bad habit of "teaching the apprentice and starving the master to death" is not only not conducive to the spread of technology, but also has the risk of being lost.

After all, shipbuilders are basically illiterate, illiterate, and do not know how to draw atlases. They are all dictated. If the shipbuilder suddenly has something wrong, one or more unique skills may be lost.

One day in early March, Liu Jing took Ma Zhou, Wang Qiang, Liu Zhu, and Liu Liang to a place thirty miles north of Linxiang. This place is one of the largest shipbuilding places in Linxiang and even Changsha. There are more than [-] boat yards, and from time to time you can see the wreckage of abandoned wooden boats, and there are also some boatmakers beating around the unfinished boats and boats, which is a busy scene.

Liu Jing rode Chiji straight to the destination - Huang's Shipyard.

He ordered [-] large ships from Huang's Shipyard last year, and the one with the fastest progress is nearing completion.In fact, it has never been the shipbuilding itself that restricts the speed of shipbuilding, but the timber.Shipbuilding wood needs to be dried in the shade or sunk in the pond, and the unit is year.Shipbuilding is much faster. For example, Xu Daofu in the Jin Dynasty pretended to build a fleet that could defeat the Jin army in just ten days as long as he had enough shipbuilding timber.

Liu Jing is not only a big man in Changsha, but also a big money owner. As soon as the owner of Huang's shipyard got the news, he immediately put down what he was doing and led his subordinates, big and small, to greet him.

"Liu Jun..." The owner of the Huang's shipyard is an old man in his sixties, with a thin body and a dark face full of wrinkles. His name has long been unknown, and people are used to calling him Huang Fanggong. , and the two boats also means that he has superb shipbuilding skills and is far ahead of others.

Liu Jing handed the reins of the horse to Liu Zhu who was behind him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang Fang, for the past five months, I have been waiting all day long."

Huang Fanggong grinned, showing his sparse teeth, and said in a very confident tone: "No one in Changsha can match the villain's boatbuilding skills, and he will never disappoint Liu Jun."

Liu Jing nodded and said: "It's not too late, please ask Mr. Huang Fang to lead the way."

"promise."

The boats of the Han Dynasty have very distinctive features, as Liu Xi said in his book "Shi Ming Shi Chuan": "The board on it is called Fu, and the words are covered; the house on it is called Lu, which looks like a house." Boats in the Han Dynasty were generally equipped with decks and high-rise buildings, and when they were developed to the extreme, they were building boats. "Historical Records" records that some buildings and ships are more than ten feet high, and the flags are added to it, which is extremely spectacular.

Liu Jing was taken by Huang Fanggong to a typical boat of the Han Dynasty. The boat was twelve feet long, two and five feet wide, with 25 oars on each side. The building is three-tiered, more than two feet high, and looks like a mountain.

This ship Huang Fanggong was built according to Liu Jing's requirements and with the specifications of a battleship. As long as there are parapets on the ship's side and a battle shed inside, it is no different from a fighting ship.

Because the building is too high, it is easy to capsize in a storm, which is not convenient for military affairs, and has a greater symbolic meaning. The main warships of the Han Dynasty are mainly warships and fighting ships.

For this boat, Liu Jing spent hundreds of thousands of dollars. To put it more intuitively, Liu Jing’s 230 shi and more than [-] acres of paddy fields were all sold, so he couldn’t afford this boat.

Although it cost a lot of money, Liu Jing was under the boat, looking up at Ruoshan's huge ship, and felt that it was worth it. Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, only three of the fifteen ships ordered were of this specification. They are all "small boats" six to seven feet long.

Seeing Liu Jing's happy expression, Huang Fanggong felt complacent, and asked: "Is Liu Jun still satisfied with the small man-made boat?"

"Very satisfied." Liu Jingjing nodded, and praised without hesitation: "Mr. Huang Fang has been building ships for decades, and his craftsmanship is superb. He is well-known in Changsha, and his reputation is indeed well-deserved."

Hearing Liu Jing's praise, Huang Fang laughed from ear to ear.

Next, Liu Jing was invited by Mr. Huang Fang to visit the boat. He knew nothing about boats, but he had Wang Qiang, an insider by his side, so Liu Jing could understand a little bit after listening to his explanation.

Layman to layman, Liu Jing came from later generations. Any idea is revolutionary for the present, such as watertight compartments.Of course, Liu Jing did not disclose that new technologies often require repeated experiments, and he is short on time and urgently needs boats, so he has no time for others.

After getting off the boat, Liu Jing asked Huang Fang, "When will the other boats be finished?"

Huang Fang knew it well, and replied: "It will not be later than the end of April at the latest."

Liu Jingjing nodded, that is to say, in less than two months, he will be able to get all the boats. It seems that the matter of recruiting Kaifu has to be put on the agenda.

Just the big ship in front of me needs fifty Kaifus, and fifteen ships need as many as four hundred Kaifus.

Fortunately, Changsha is a water town, so it is not difficult to recruit hundreds of husbands.

In the 11th year of Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu dispatched Grand Sima Wu Han and General Cen Peng to Conquer the South, General Liu Long to Execute Lu, General Zang Gong to Fuwei, and General Liu Xin to Conquest of Shu. There are tens of thousands of soldiers.It can be seen from this.

Before Liu Jing left, he promised Huang Fanggong that he would settle the final payment tomorrow. Huang Fanggong was secretly relieved when he heard the words, and thanked his disciples and grandchildren.

Liu Jing bid farewell to Mr. Huang Fang, walked out of Huang's shipyard, and said to Liu Zhu: "Wenxiu, I intend to let you lead the fleet."

Liu Zhu was very surprised. It turned out that this was Liu Jing's arrangement for him. The problem was that he had been living on land since he was a child, and the number of times he took a boat was very small. Can he lead the fleet well?

Liu Jing saw through his inner thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just learn slowly. Moreover," Liu Jing pointed at Wang Qiang again, and said, "Didn't I find you a helper. "

(End of this chapter)