Chapter 1022： Kong Tai is smuggling?

After taking a break, Americo finally decided to set off again, looking for a return route. Conte, and the 100 bricklayers and 50 soldiers he brought with him, as well as their families, would stay and operate the new stronghold of Majiabao.

While bidding farewell to Amerigo and his party on the newly built Changqiao Wharf, Liu Laogen, the villager of Jilong Village, suddenly pulled La Contai's arm and whispered:

"Sir, can that man of Asia (Amerigo) leave a few sailors who are good at maneuvering sails?"

"Why is this?" Kong Tai was puzzled.

Liu Laogen whispered:

"Sir, wouldn't you be so trapped on this island?"

"What else can you do?"

"We can send a boat to Daming to buy things, and sailors are required to operate the boat!" After that, Liu Laogen also pointed to the pirate ship that had seized dozens of tons from the pirates and stopped in Keelung Bay.

"Don't the Ming Dynasty engage in sea ban? Oh, I see, do you mean to smuggle?"

"Exactly! We are not short of grain or salt, but lord, we are short of everything else! We do not have cattle, iron farming tools or you brought them. There is no cloth, no iron pot, no needle thread, no Sauce and vinegar ... nothing, you need to buy it on land ... "

Kong Tai nodded and asked rhetorically:

"You can just buy that boat by yourself. Why do we need our sailors?"

Speaking of which, Liu Laogen's face collapsed:

"Adult, our villagers, command and control the small fishing boat. This kind of big boat is not good at driving! And the small fishing boat, the loading capacity ... you know ... Moreover, the small fishing boat walks the East Fan Island Strait, where the wind and waves are high, Particularly dangerous ... "

Kong Tai nodded and ran to discuss with Amerigo. Americo is about to return home anyway, and it's no big deal. So, he let Kong Tai choose and leave 20 sailors. These 20 sailors are not only good at manipulating ships, but also repair ships, and even a few people will build ships ...

"What, do you still build ships?" Amerigo was also speechless about the all-round attributes of several middle-aged sailors. How could it be so all-around?

"Yeah, it's just not very proficient. When we weren't covered with tinplate before the ship, every time we sailed, the ship had to be overhauled. Then, we often helped those craftsmen repair the ship together. After repairing, we went up in craftsmanship. ... "

"Okay, do n’t say anything. From now on, you are a senior craftsman in Majiabao, and you will get double wages. Your task is to use the wood from the land to build a ship! By the way, that kind of message Will you build a speedboat? "

The speedboat that Kong Tai said is actually a variant of the Kirk sailing boat. Marin asked the shipbuilding craftsman to change the hull of the Kirk sailboat to be thinner, the bow became sharper, and the streamline structure was also used under the waterline to reduce the resistance of the seawater. Then, the sail was changed into a Chinese-style hard-lifting sail, and a double-sail speedboat was made. Of course, the Chinese-style hard sails that Marin asked the shipbuilders to modify were not really Chinese-style hard sails, but just dismantled the crossbars originally fixed to the mast and sewed them together with the sails. In this way, there are only three or four horizontal sails that resemble Chinese hard sails (the Chinese hard sails have many cross bones and are very heavy, so they are not high). Then, Marin borrowed the way of raising the national flag in later generations, and changed the way that the horizontal sail hung down in the past to rise from the bottom. Then, he made a movable sail similar to a Chinese hard sail and made a speedboat.

This type of speedboat generally has a displacement of only 30 to 40 tons. With two movable sails that can rotate, the speed can reach a high level. It is mainly used to quickly transmit messages between the North Sea country and England (the Atlantic dare not go, Because the hull is too small to withstand the Atlantic waves).

At this time, a middle-aged sailor named Karu stood up and said:

"I once participated in repairing this kind of speedboat, knowing its structure!"

"Okay, you will be the chief engineer of shipbuilding in the future, and your salary will be three times that of the average person! Your task is to use the wood from the island to supervise this kind of speedboat!"

The reason why Kong Tai used this speedboat was for smuggling purposes. The so-called smuggling is definitely out of sight. The Ming Dynasty was on the coast of Hu Jian, but there were Pinghaiwei, Yongningwei, Zhenhaiwei and other coastal defense agencies. Although the Southeast Coast Guard Station has been corrupted in the middle and late stages, it has little fighting power. However, there is no problem dealing with one or two smuggling ships.

Therefore, if you want to smuggle, you must avoid the naval warships of these coastal defense institutions. Even if it is found, it must be able to escape.

Therefore, Kong Taicai intends to build a speedboat. The speedboat is fast, because there is no need for water warfare, and the hull is designed to be very narrow. In order to be stable, the warships are not wide, and they are often wide. In this case, using the Beihai Brig Speedboat, you can run under the eyes of the Ming Dynasty naval warships to avoid being caught. This year, he was caught by bandits like soldiers, but it didn't end well. The sailors under Kong Tai are all Europeans, and they cannot be caught. Otherwise, there will be a big diplomatic accident. Even, it will affect Marin's plan. Therefore, Kong Tai did not dare to take risks, and could only use a fast but high-masted brig.

Karu, who was just appointed as the shipbuilding chief engineer, thought about it and proposed the requirements for shipbuilding:

"Master Kongtai, we have no shortage of shipbuilding tools, just removed from the ship. However, we are very short of shipbuilding materials!"

"What is missing?"

"Mainly nails for nailing wooden boards, as well as linseed oil (which acts like tung oil) and glue ..."

Kong Tai thought about it and said:

"Well, let ’s let the people in Jilong Village go to Daming to buy nails, glue and ... yes, there is no linseed oil, but according to Dagong, the oil produced by Daming is better than linseed And cheap! "

"That's good ..." Caru nodded, but quickly looked up again:

"Oh, there is the canvas needed for sails!"

"Relax, there is no shortage of these things in the Daming Empire, and the materials are cheap!"

"Oh, Master Kong Tai, how long do you want to ship?"

"The sooner the better!"

"However, the wood used for shipbuilding needs to be air dried for a year or two ..."

"No, we can't wait that long! By the way, what effect does using dried wood have?" Kong Tai asked.

"Dry wood ... this will greatly affect the quality of the ship ~ www.novelhall.com ~ For example, the ship has only a few years of life ..."

"Enough is enough! We just made a time difference and used it within the past two years! I will send someone to land to cut down the wood. You can choose and identify which kind of wood is suitable for shipbuilding. In short, we must build the speedboat at the fastest speed The life expectancy is not high, even if it can only be used for one year. Anyway, the cost of wood is low ... "Kong Taihao said dryly.

He personally made large purchases in Guangzhou, and naturally knew how low Daming's prices were. In addition, there is no cost to cut wood on Dongfan Island, making the cost of shipbuilding very low, at least several times cheaper than shipbuilding in Europe. Even if the life is low, it is acceptable.

At this time, Karu suddenly turned his attention to the Japanese boat parked on the shore ...

"Master Kongtai, maybe ... we can take down this boat and use the wood on it. That is all good enough for the year!"

Kong Tai frowned, saying:

"I was originally going to use that boat to go fishing, you know, I brought a few trawls. Our food is not enough, we need to catch fish to get enough food!"

This is also a characteristic of the Marin colony-wherever a colony must be brought with a fishing net and a sailor who can fish. In this way, even if there is a shortage of food, there will never be a shortage of food. Because the fish caught in the trawl is enough to provide food ...

"This ... or would you go out and catch enough fish in this boat, and then salt it to make salted fish. Then, we will dismantle the boat again?"

"Good idea, that's all. Let's send someone to go fishing. I will inform the village head Liu Laogen and let him send people to Daming to buy enough nails, tung oil and canvas!" After that, Kong Tai went to get the money. Too. Marin is not bad money, but also let Kong Tai bring a lot of money. This time, it just came in handy ...

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