Wild North America 1846

Chapter 27

From the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century, the skouna sailing ship, which was originally popular in Northern Europe, became popular in North America. This large schooner with a displacement ranging from 200 tons to 2000 tons only needs 8 to 10 people at the least. It can be manipulated, and after adding horizontal sails, it is suitable for the monsoon sailing across the ocean, so it is widely loved.

There is also a Cage schooner with a high foremast (main mast) and a short mizzen, also known as the Baltimore Clipper, which is also very common in North America and is mostly used for short-distance transportation in Central America and the Caribbean.

Night falls over the fjords
The bright moonlight swayed down from the sky everywhere, reflecting the sparkling water on the sea, and you can clearly see the silhouettes of more than a dozen sailboats moored in the fjord. Which one is the "Guangfu"?
"Master, that ship is Guangfu. There are 27 sailors including me. Now there are less than 20 people on board. The captain is called Lin Zhengshui, who is the uncle of the young leader Lin Zhanyuan." A captured crew member looked Said cringingly.

Following the guidance of the captives, Li Cha saw a three-masted skouna sailing ship quietly moored in the fjord. Under the moonlight, the tall mast and streamlined silhouette looked very beautiful. , Floating and sinking in the waves of the fjord.

This kind of skouna sailboat is generally made of ordinary wood, not the high-quality North American oak used by wooden battleships, so it is much cheaper and has a shorter service life.

This kind of ship can be built on the coast of North America and the Great Lakes region. It is relatively common, and its transoceanic cargo capacity is not weak.

It is estimated that it can carry nearly 100 tons of cargo and [-] to [-] passengers across the ocean to North America.

This time the "Guangfu" arrived in San Francisco. In addition to transporting 121 pig flowers, there were also more than 20 gang members brought by Lin Zhanyuan, the leader of the young gang. A very sought-after item at an exorbitant price.

121 Zhuhua were assigned to the Rose Manor for training, and more than 20 members of the gang joined the North American branch directly, but they were caught off guard by the Datang Club before they had time to familiarize themselves with the situation.

Except for a few who were shot to death randomly, the others were caught.

There were small sampans ready to go on the shore, and everyone pushed the two small sampans into the sea together, and then headed for Guangfu.

At about [-]:[-] in the morning, there was only the sound of the tide wave after wave. Most of the sailboats moored in the bay had sailors on duty at night. Some people saw two small sampans entering the sea, but they closed them wisely. mouth.

There were more than 20 people who came, and they were all cowboys in full armor. As long as they were not looking for trouble for themselves, it would be better to have one thing less than one thing more.

Even if you make trouble for yourself, it's too late to escape.

Steering a sailboat is a very cumbersome job, which requires the cooperation of all sailors on the ship, unmooring, mooring, lowering the mainsail, opening the fore sail, opening the rear sail, adjusting the sail against the direction of the wind, and slowly under the driving force of the wind. Let's start to act.

This process takes more than an hour to complete when the weather is fine, not to mention in this dark night, where can we just leave?

In the British and U.S. navies, the third-tier and fourth-tier sailing battleships are often armed with more than 100 artillery pieces and have a crew of 700 to 850. They are very powerful, and ordinary Central American pirate ships dare not stand aside.

The sail cargo ship is different. Although it will also carry a few artillery pieces for self-defense, the number of sailors is five to 60. A very small number of large four-masted sail ships with thousands of tons have more sailors, mainly for cargo transportation. Lord, basically there will be no more than 100 people.

Li Cha stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, watching the small sampan approaching the "Guangfu". Taking advantage of the moment when the small sampan was sinking and floating in the waves, he kicked his legs fiercely and jumped up. He had already grasped the side of the boat which was more than three meters high, and with a struggle with one arm, he went up like a wisp of smoke.

This action of his scared the two sailors on "Guangfu" who were on duty at night "Dangdang..." backed up a few steps, and sat down on the ground, their faces so pale that they couldn't even speak.

Whether this is a human or a ghost is too scary!
this year
Chinese sailors are more superstitious than white people. When fishing in the sea, they have to draw lots to ask divination, worship gods and ask Buddha, and there are many taboos. They are a group of people who are deeply poisoned by feudal superstition.

Today's Li Cha's physical fitness is superb, almost equivalent to the first-round pick in the NBA draft. The highest agility reaches an inhuman 3.7, physical strength 3.5, and strength 3.4, all of which are several times higher than ordinary people.

Seeing the panic of the sailors on board, Li Cha's indifferent mouth showed a sneer, and he ordered: "What are you still doing in a daze? Throw down the cable and let the brothers come on board."

"Hey... little one, let's do this little one."

Under Li Cha's icy gaze, the two Chinese crew members couldn't resist at all, so they quickly threw a few cables down, and the other end was still tied on the boat.

The process of occupying the entire ship went smoothly, except that there were some troubles when breaking into the captain's cabin. The captain Lin Zhengshui fired a shot outside, trying to make a pointless resistance, and was shot to death immediately, and the body was thrown into the sea directly.

Checked the inventory on the ship, there is a lot of raw silk, tea and porcelain, no wonder the draft is so deep.

Due to the one after another major incidents at the North American branch of the Agreement Hall, there is no extra manpower to deal with these materials, so they are all backlogged on the ship, and they want to wait until the situation stabilizes before making plans.

In the end, it was all cheaper than Datang Club.

300 bags of raw silk and 220 tans of tea leaves are not a small number. The value of 300 tans of raw silk alone reaches 15 taels of silver, which is only the price of the place of origin in Shenzhou.

In North America, the price will increase by 4 times, and in Europe, it will increase by as much as 6 times.

After the British invented the Jenny textile machine, the latest technology has used steam mechanical power, which has led to an increase in textile production capacity dozens of times, and a greater desire for high-quality textile raw materials.

on board

Li Cha had already cross-examined, and Lin Zhanyuan, the leader of the Young Gang, had indeed never been on board tonight. It seemed that he was hiding in a corner of San Francisco, waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Considering that it was getting late at night, Li Cha left 10 team members to guard the "Guangfu" and took away 10 sailors. They were put on horses with their hands tied behind their backs, and they returned to the new town with the horse team.

It was already past two o'clock in the night when we arrived at the sub-rudder.

Everything seems to be normal here, Lin Zhanyuan is not stupid enough to take risks alone, but quietly waits for the opportunity like a poisonous snake on the sidelines, and launches a fatal blow.

After busying in the middle of the night, Li Cha was also really sleepy. After checking the night guard around the yard, he came to the abode in the small garden in the backyard, washed up briefly, and then got into the warm brocade quilt Sleep soundly, sleep very sweetly.

(End of this chapter)