Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 163 Ships

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

Standing on the high platform, Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, looked at the sails and masts like clouds, and couldn't help sighing: "Great navy master! Thousands of miles of sea, let me gallop!"

These ships are called treasure ships. They are as tall as a building, with a wide bottom and a wide surface, a high bow and a square bow and tail, which are good for breaking waves, have a deep draft, good stability, and are safe and comfortable.

In this way, hundreds of boats competed, and thousands of sails raced. Zheng He led the ships to embark on the feat of seven voyages to the West.

In the Zhangtai Palace, a systematic reminder came from Qin Wangzheng's mind.

[Ding, the little childish slave sent travel photos, please check the host]

Looking at the huge ship, Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If Da Qin can build this kind of ship, then wouldn't the soldiers of Da Qin be able to gallop on the sea, span thousands of miles, and reach the three fairy mountains of Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang!"

Qin Wangzheng immediately ordered Qin Mo to imitate the ship in the photo to build a warship.

However, when Tian Feng learned the news, he was shocked. Cold sweat broke out on his spine, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't build a [-]-ton ship!"

Qin Wangzheng's expression was ferocious, and evil spirit burst out in his eyes.

Although he didn't say a word, he seemed to have said everything.

The eyes are full of answers, if Tian Feng can't make it, then there is only one end for them, death!
Tian Feng swallowed, his hands trembling uncontrollably and said: "Your Majesty, I will do my best!"

Seeing Tian Feng gritted his teeth and agreed to the matter temporarily, Qin Wangzheng took a deep breath, expecting Tian Feng to build the ship.

The ships of the Qin Dynasty were divided into different types. The simplest ones were made of wood and were used for crossing rivers or transporting. They were called rafts or rafts.

But rafts are too simple to cross the vast sea, so during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people built canoes.

However, the weight of the canoe is fixed, and each canoe can accommodate up to two people. If there are more than two people, the boat may become unstable or sink.

Naturally, canoes and rafts are not enough for the army to cross the river, and V-shaped pontoons are needed.

Its biggest feature is that the keel is long and thick, and is completely exposed outside the hull. The keel is made of pine wood with high strength and good moisture resistance, and is joined by two pieces of pine wood with the same height and width.

The two boards next to the keel are entirely made of camphor wood.

When building a pontoon boat, in order to prevent water seepage at the seams between the ship boards, linen velvet and putty were used to add to the gaps, then they were scraped and smoothed, and tung oil was applied to the outside of the ship.

On the basis of floating boats, Qin Wangzheng made full use of the stern rudders, sculls and sails to create a new type of building boats for war. During the battle to destroy Chu, Wang Ben and the Bashu navy used building boats in the inland river. Cruising and fighting.

The building boat is the pinnacle of ancient shipbuilding technology. After improvements in the Han Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties, more stable and solid warships were built by using nailed and tenon joints.

And Qin Mo only improved on this basis, and made the building boat into a majestic posture, unrivaled, able to carry a thousand soldiers!
The imperial edict of Qin Wangzheng was issued, and Zhang Han and Qin Mo began to build towering warships one after another.

Satisfied with the three-month building of the warship, Xu Fu said with a sneer: "The king of Qin has great desires, and he doesn't know that life is only a few dozen years, so what is the way of longevity!"

"If I sail eastward and take three thousand boys and girls with me, I will never come back but settle overseas."

"At the same time, put on the black clothes of Xuanyi and experience what it's like to be an emperor!"

After all, he showed a wretched smile, if not for the reminder from the plumber, he would still be thinking about his big dream!

Just as the army was about to go out to the Fairy Mountain, Xiao Zhinu unexpectedly returned from another world, and this time he brought a compass.

A new navigation tool is enough to ensure that Xu Fu will never get lost at sea.

At the beginning, the Yellow Emperor invented a bronze man mounted on a car to point the direction called "Guide Car" to distinguish the direction in the fog and defeated Chi You.

During the Warring States Period, Sinan has been improved to be more portable, which is the kind that everyone sees a spoon on a plate in textbooks.

Shen Kuo in the Song Dynasty improved the compass called the compass, and it was introduced to Europe by Arab merchants in the early Southern Song Dynasty. The shape is roughly the same as the compass we see now.

And the compass brought by Xiao Zhinu was exactly a compass. Qin Wangzheng was amazed and ordered Xu Fu to demonstrate it on the building boat.

No matter where you go, the pointer always points to the south, so that you can distinguish all directions according to the angle.

A smile appeared on the corner of Qin Wangzheng's mouth, and he said lightly: "In this case, Xu Fu took the compass and went to the three fairy mountains to find the way of longevity!"

Xu Fu bowed down and knelt down to receive the imperial decree, but he was happy to speak in his heart.

The next day, Xu Fu took the fleet to the three fairy mountains, Qin Wangzheng frowned.

There are very few introductions to the fairy mountain in the ancient books, making Qin Wangzheng confused for a while, but Qin Wangzheng still has a glimmer of hope, hoping that Xu Fu will go back soon.

But who knows that Xu Fu will never return this time
After Xu Fu left, Xiao Zhinu's eyes burst out with a hint of evil spirit, and he looked fiercely at Qian Fan who was going away.

The three fairy mountains of Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou are nothing more than the Japanese Islands in the future, collectively called Fuso!
Due to the limitation of geographical location, Qin Wangzheng didn't know the other side of the sea, and could only vaguely see the look of the Japanese archipelago through the mirage, so he compared this looming phantom to a fairy mountain.

But Li Si and Feng Quji knew well that the three fairy mountains were just unknown continents, or they didn't exist at all.

Immortality is ultimately impossible to achieve, but they are afraid of the majesty of Qin Wangzheng and dare not touch the dragon's reverse scale.

Only by waiting for Qin Wangzheng to fail again and again and become disheartened can he turn the fantasy in his heart into a bubble.

Looking at the fairy mountains in the distance, Qin Wangzheng felt ruthless. If Xu Fu still dares to deceive me this time, I will tear him to pieces!

Ten days later, Qin Wangzheng drove back to the palace, and the mighty army returned the same way. The journey went smoothly, and the people along the road knelt down to show their respect for Qin Wangzheng.

The long army was like a giant python, one by one wearing iron armor, walking to the vicinity of Bolangsha, the sand dunes on the road were undulating, and the speed of the convoy slowed down.

Qin Wangzheng couldn't help but sighed: "Bolangsha is a treasure land of geomantic omen, with the Yellow River to the north and Guandu River to the south!"

As everyone knows, this area is also a good place to assassinate the Qin Dynasty!

Because near the Yellow River, yellow sand is everywhere, and a strong wind blows up the yellow sand all over the sky. The army dare not drive straight in, and walk and rest, but here there are reeds, and once assassinated, it is easy to escape.

And Zhang Liang, who has always been shrewd, also saw the important value of this place, so he hid in Bolangsha for three years, looking for news about Qin Wangzheng everywhere.
When Qin Wangzheng's army marched to Bolangsha, a huge iron hammer fell from the sky and smashed the chariot driven by six horses into pieces.
(End of this chapter)