Chapter 880 The irritable boy and the violent girl
The shipyard was busy.
All the craftsmen went to battle to replace the warship with new sails. There was no north wind blowing at this time, so it was impossible to reach Linyi by relying on old-fashioned sails. Even if the monsoon comes later in the evening, will we still have to wait for the south wind to return next spring after arriving in Linyi?
With new sails, the days of relying on monsoon winds for ocean voyages are gone forever.
"This is only a small step for mankind, but a giant step in the history of the ocean."
Fang Jun Niupi said coaxingly...
Little Hussein stood on the dock, looking at the busy craftsmen with his head tilted up and down, wondering why. After all, Gadil was knowledgeable and had some clues.
"This kind of sail seems different from the previous ones. I wonder what it is used for?"
he asked.
Fang Jun glanced sideways at the bearded man: "Military secrets, no comment."
Gadil was depressed, doing this again?
Little Hussein asked him what Fang Jun said, and Gadil translated. Little Hussein suddenly jumped up and down in anger: "Shameless! How could the Tang Dynasty have such a shameless official like you! You are simply greedy. God will punish you." , you guy! You have made too much money from us, are you still not satisfied?”
He was babbling, how could Fang Jun understand him?
I didn't know why the child was so excited, and looked at Gadil in confusion.
Gadil did not dare to hide it and translated directly.
Fang Jun laughed.
The biggest purpose of Little Hussein and the others' coming to the Far East this time was because Arab merchants heard about the unparalleled power of Zhentian Lei in the Western Regions, so they wanted to come to the Tang Dynasty to learn how to make this weapon.
But Fang Jun was a man who had seen several times in later generations where the American empire relied on arms to make a fortune. How could he let them learn the art of making thunder so easily? Even if the technical content of gunpowder is not high, it can be concealed for a while. Now that there is a chance to make money, naturally not even half of it can be leaked!
Finally, an agreement was reached. Little Hussein exchanged Arabian war horses for thunder, one horse and one thunder...
The price is outrageous, but who says it’s a seller’s market now?
If you want to buy it, just exchange it for an Arabian war horse, otherwise you will lose it.
As for manufacturing technology?
Sorry, even if you bring all the Arabian war horses, it will be useless. Military secrets must not be leaked...
So when he heard the words "military secrets", little Hussein became furious.
Fang Jun said leisurely: "You have to remember that your ships and goods are used to exchange for your life. If you want to shake the sky, no problem, you can exchange it for war horses. This new type of sail You want it too? No problem at all, you can still exchange it for Zhentian Lei!”
In fact, this is pure nonsense.
This kind of sail that can travel against the wind is a great invention, but its technical content is too low. It is not easy to invent it, but if you want to imitate it, you only need to take a good look and you will understand the general principle. Even if you don’t understand the principle, it’s absolutely fine to copy the gourd and draw the scoop...
It can be said that from now on, ships all over the world will end the history of relying on monsoons for voyages.
This is a trend, not something artificial that can be resisted.
Datang was the country with the largest trade surplus in the world. The acceleration of ship speed meant the flow of goods accelerated, which meant that Datang used sea trade to amass wealth faster. Fang Jun had no reason to stop it.
As for Zhen Tianlei's deal, Fang Jun couldn't make the decision. He wrote a letter to His Majesty Li Er, explaining the pros and cons of the transaction in detail, and then it was all up to Li Er to make the decision. Fang Jun could not bear this responsibility...
If this new type of sail can really sell for some money, Fang Jun will sell the production drawings without hesitation.
The navy is too expensive!
It cost nearly 60,000 yuan just to replace this batch of sails for more than 100 warships in good condition in the navy's establishment. Ten more artillery pieces were produced and installed on the new warships.
That's a bronze cannon!
Even if it is a copper-tin alloy, copper accounts for the vast majority. How many copper coins can be cast for a cannon weighing several hundred kilograms? That bronze cannon was made of money!
Otherwise, the navy has been a money-burning thing since ancient times, and poorer small countries simply cannot afford it...
In the distance, the tall and handsome Yu Minglei walked quickly, and beside him was Yu Mingxue who looked unhappy.
Yu Minglei handed over his hand from a distance: "In the past few days, I have been studying the compass made by the Grand Master, and I increasingly feel that it contains the truth of heaven and earth. No matter when and where, no matter whether it is raining, snowing or windy, it can keep the pointer pointing north. It is true. It’s a wonderful work of art! That’s why I didn’t go to visit the chief manager, I still hope to see Haihan.”
The compass is extremely simple, but it is more useful in ocean navigation than the Arabian chart!
Fang Jun ordered a craftsman to make one. Just place it on the water and it can accurately point out the direction. When Yu Minglei saw this thing, he felt as if he had obtained gold nugget, and went to the mountains and seas to do experiments...
"It's a small gadget, as long as Brother Yu Ming likes it."
Fang Jun glanced at Yu Mingxue. This girl had a pretty face. He didn't know when he would provoke her again.
Little Hussein on the other side has been astonished since Yu Mingxue appeared! He straightened his robes, touched the turban on his head, raised his chest and belly to look majestic, like a peacock about to open its tail, showing off its power in front of the opposite sex...< br>
As a result, Yu Mingxue didn't even look at him, and just ignored him.
Yu Minglei looked at Fang Jun and said seriously: "I have decided to sail away with the general manager."
Fang Jun suddenly had a headache. It really wasn't that the whole family refused to enter the house. How come both of the Yu Ming family were like this? Extremely curious about new things and extremely thirsty for knowledge!
It is inconvenient for Yu Mingxue to be a girl; Yu Ming, the old man, is too old and not suitable; then Yu Minglei is a man and strong, so why should he refuse?
There was no way he could refuse, so Fang Jun simply said generously: "I dare not invite you as much as I wish! Just let us brothers sail through the wind and waves for a while, and sail across the sea! Let's see the vast sea of stars!"
Yu Minglei was very excited: "Haha, that's great! Let me go back first and make some preparations!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked away.
Yu Mingxue glanced at Fang Jun sadly, her aggrieved look seemed to have been abandoned by Fang Jun...
Fang Jun's heart jumped when he saw it. This girl actually has such a little charm? It's very tempting... With this thought, I quickly recited in my heart: "Red pink skull, pink skull, this girl is a devil covered in cute skin, can't be soft-hearted, can't be soft-hearted..."
He said with a hard heart: "As I said, if you can solve the problem of peeing, I will take you with me. If not, then just stay at home."
Yu Mingxue narrowed her eyes slightly and gritted her teeth secretly.
Little Hussein on the side was dumbfounded...
Such a beautiful little girl has oriental delicacy, agility that Arab girls don't have, and a gentle and delicate charm. Little Hussein was immediately fascinated and drooled.
Pulling Ghadir's sleeve, little Hussein asked: "What did this girl say?"
Gadil was unsure: "It seems that he wants to go to sea with him, right? But the Marquis disagrees. You know, it is very troublesome for a woman to go to sea, especially on the same boat as a man."
Going to sea?
That bad guy won't take you, so I will take you!
Little Hussein said anxiously: "Tell her, I am willing to take her, let alone the sea, anywhere! We will be protected by Allah, there is no danger at all on the sea! And I am willing Sharing a boat with him, just the two of us!”
Gadil had a dark look on his face...
I don’t know if Allah will protect you, but Allah is useless when you encounter pirates. Also, are you sure it's just the two of you taking the same boat? Who will control the sail? Who will be at the helm?
Seeing that he didn't speak, little Hussein kept urging him.
Gadir was so loyal that he had no other choice but to translate...
Fang Jun immediately looked at the excited and expectant little Hussein with a look of pity. "My child, take care...
Then, I saw little Hussein screaming and flying into the air, and was kicked into the river in front of the pier with a simple and beautiful side kick by Yu Mingxue.
This girl had a pretty expressionless face and said in a cold voice: "Where did you come from? You are so old and can't even speak. You deserve a beating!"
She didn't know what Arabs were from Medina. When she saw this annoying boy, it was just like a girl wearing a headscarf.
Who wants to go to sea with you? It's so annoying!
Gadil didn't bother to ask why he kicked someone? He jumped into the river like crazy to save little Hussein.
If this little ancestor drowned, he would never return to Medina...(End of Chapter)