Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 274

[Chapter 274 Sail]

“Yes, I remember.”

Zhou Yi also whispered to Zhao Xu.

The two looked at each other, everything was self-evident.

After instructing Zhou Yi a few more words, Zhao Xu, Chen Shou and others returned to Pingcheng City.

Because it will be late, we will be able to return to Yancheng tomorrow.

He simply called Chen Shou and discussed with him the construction details of the sailing warship.

For Chen Shou, although King Yan gave him the blueprint.

But I don’t quite agree with the existence of some unique structures on the sailing warship.

So he said: “Your Highness, I don’t understand why the sails on this ship use soft sails instead of hard sails. It seems that the hard sails require fewer people to operate.”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

After talking in detail, he was quite sure of Chen Shou’s shipbuilding skills.

He can basically tell one, two, three about the structure of the battleship.

He also understands the different functions of hard sails and soft sails.

The two debated which configuration was best.

“Hard sails do require fewer people to control the sails, but hard sails have a disadvantage, that is, they have a small wind area and cannot increase the speed of the warship. Soft sails have a large wind area and can increase their speed at sea even higher.” Zhao said. Xu said.

In contemporary ancient times and the most common ships used hard sails.

This kind of hard sail has dense keels, and the sail will not be greatly deformed when the wind blows.

The soft sail has less keel, and the wind will present a large arc when it blows, so the area exposed to the wind will be larger.

This is the same as a kite. A single-sided kite is definitely not as powerful as a tube-packed kite.

Same principle.

Soft sails give the ship more power at sea.

“So that’s how it is.” Chen Shou was stunned.

He continued to ask: “Then why are all the buildings on the battleship moved to the hull?”

“This is a problem with the center of gravity. When the center of gravity is lower, the bottom plate will be more stable, and the ship will be more resistant to wind and waves when sailing at sea.” Zhao Xu patiently explained .

Dasong’s boats have a characteristic, such as building boats.

This type of boat builds a house-like structure on the deck.

This makes the top heavy and the bottom light.

This structure can hold more soldiers to fight on board, but it is easy to capsize when encountering big wind and waves.

Therefore, this structure is not bad for inland rivers and offshore navigation, but it will not work when encountering strong winds and waves in the ocean.

“Center of gravity?” This word is new to Chen Shou.

Seeing that Chen Shou was confused, Zhao Xu explained what the center of gravity is.

When Chen Shou heard this, the way he looked at Zhao Xu gradually changed.

Just now, when King Yan asked him about the construction of the battleship, he said it clearly and logically, and he was a little proud at first.

Now that the two questions came down, he found that King Yan was hiding something.

He didn’t understand these things either.

His own master had never taught him this.

“In the future, if there is anything I don’t understand, I should go to Yancheng to ask His Highness for advice.” Chen Shou was like a student at this time.

Zhao Xu smiled and said: “That’s certainly possible, but Mr. Chen, don’t underestimate yourself. Your shipbuilding skills are really good, but the ships that have always been praised are either in the inland river or in the near sea. There is never a need to go to the sea. You These shipwrights just don’t think about these structures.”

Chen Shou nodded, and had to say that King Yan really gave the truth.

Including him, he never thought of going deeper into the sea.

That’s why he was moved when he saw the blueprint of a battleship that could go deep into the sea, as King Yan said, and wanted to try to challenge himself.

“Your Highness, please continue to explain to me, why doesn’t this battleship use a watertight cabin?” Chen Shou asked after pondering for a while.

King Yan will go back tomorrow, he doesn’t want to miss this opportunity.

Not only must he be able to build it, but he must also understand everything about this battleship.

“The watertight compartment can certainly make the warship resistant to sinking, but it makes it impossible to thicken the hull and lay multiple decks. In this way, the warship’s anti-strike ability will be weak, and the artillery loaded will be less.”

This time he told Chen Shou’s drawings were actually designed with reference to Galen ships.

This kind of ship has a multi-layer superimposed hull, the hull is half a meter thick, very strong, and has a strong ability to resist shelling.

At the same time, the diagonal rib structure can be used to lay multiple decks, and each deck can be equipped with a large number of artillery.

The soft sail has a large wind area and can sail at extremely high speeds.

The disadvantage is that soft sails are cumbersome to operate and require a large number of skilled sailors.

To put it simply, this kind of warship is suitable for oceangoing and artillery battles at sea.

But in the coastal waters, the wind direction changes quickly, and this kind of warship is not as good as Da Song’s hard sailing ship.

Therefore, in the end, the functions of the two ships are different.

One is suitable for warships, and the other is suitable for commercial use.

Da Song never thought of conquering the ocean and exploring other continents.

The emperors of all dynasties thought that Middle-earth was the world.

Naturally, the craftsmen will not be allowed to explore the ocean-going ship technology, it is really not the craftsmen of Dasong.

until midnight.

Seeing Zhao Xu yawning all the time, Chen Shou was really embarrassed, so he left in satisfaction.

The next day, although Zhao Xu was very sleepy, he got up early.

Chen Shou sent Zhao Xu outside the west gate of Pingcheng City, and then returned reluctantly.

For him, in the matter of shipbuilding, he finally had a confidant.

After more than a day, Zhao Xu arrived in Yancheng.

After returning to the palace, Luan’er took off the fox fur for him and brought him a hand stove.

He sat down, squeezed his shoulders and beat his back again, very well-behaved.

At this moment, Feng’er also came over, her pretty eyes were full of prestige.

But when he saw Zhao Xu, he immediately turned into a soft and charming one.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu jokingly said, “Yo, who has offended Butler Feng again.”

“Pfft…” Feng’er couldn’t help laughing when she heard this.

She came over and pinched Zhao Xu’s right arm, and said softly, “Your Highness, you don’t know, people from Xie’s family came to give gifts yesterday, and there was a vase inside. Just now, a maid accidentally broke it, and the servant said something to her , she was even arguing with her servant.”

“The Xie family is here?” Zhao Xu heard the key information from Feng’er’s words.

“Heck…” Luan’er covered her mouth and laughed, she said to Feng’er: “Look, I just said that His Highness doesn’t care about these trivial matters.”

“You know.” Feng’er stretched out her hand to scratch Luan’er, the two played for a while.

Then Feng’er said coquettishly: “Your Highness, the affairs of the palace are also matters.”

Zhao Xu came back to his senses and laughed, “This king calls you Feng Steward, so naturally you will rule over the affairs of the palace. , The family has its own rules, and the palace naturally has the rules of the palace, so you must be punished.”

Feng’er laughed, and this Feng steward was very useful to her.

But at that time, King Yan just casually asked her to manage the palace.

Now many servants of the palace think that she is nosy because she is the personal maid of King Yan.

So she said it.

When Zhao Xu heard this, he understood why Feng’er felt wronged.

He said: “Okay, this king writes a letter to officially let your girl be the housekeeper, so that you can live the addiction of being a housekeeper.”

Luan’er is quiet and only likes to be a female celebrity.

But Feng’er couldn’t stay idle, and if she didn’t give her something to do, it would cause trouble.

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Feng’er was overjoyed, and she squeezed her arms much more happily.

Zhao Xu shook his head helplessly, and said to her: “Then the king gave you the first order as a steward, to invite the people from the Xie family to the palace.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Feng Er replied yes, walking lightly to go.

(end of this chapter)