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Chapter 1270 Map Opening up Zhao Ritian

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    Last year, after the old man signed a contract with the Folangji people in Macau, Zhao Hao waited until the end of the year and finally returned the two Western galleons.

    He was delaying time mainly so that Jiangnan Shipyard could reassemble the Oriental Beauty that had been dismantled.  Yang Fan also believed that Niu Boyi actually put it back together for them.  In order to allow the poor oriental beauty to sail safely to Macau, it is said that five thousand kilograms of nails and iron hoops alone were added, as if the sailing style had changed from a nautical style to a multi-rivet steamed steel.

    ¡°As a result, the Oriental Beauty drove staggeringly from Chongming Island to Xiangshan Ao, but at least it didn¡¯t break up midway.  As for what will happen in the future, whether it will fall apart as soon as the guns are fired, that has nothing to do with Jiangnan Group.

    Along with the two Western ships, most of the Portuguese crew, including Major Alfonso, returned to Macau.  However, there are also Pinto and Blanco who choose to stay and not go back.

    Pinto is afraid of being a scapegoat.  Blanco and others because Mr. Zhao gave too much, and if she has breasts, she is a mother.  Although due to Ming Dynasty regulations, foreigners are not allowed to enter the country without paying tribute, so they can only work in the shipyard and live in Xingang City, but it is still a hundred times better than living on a dangerous and dangerous ship with only sheep.

    Now Pinto is a full-time professor at Tamna Island Coast Guard School, and Blanco is a specially appointed engineer at Jiangnan Shipyard. In order to listen to both of them, Zhao Hao also brought them with him on this trial voyage.

    Both men are proud of Western-style sailing, especially full-sail sailing.  They believe that this test result occurred because all three ships were too small.  If it were replaced by the Oriental Beauty, the unparalleled speed advantage of the Western sail would be reflected.  Because larger boats can fit larger and more full sail rigs, the bigger the hull, the faster it goes.

    For example, the speed of the Oriental Beauty in the downwind is not comparable to that of the Duke of Goa, which is a backward ship.  No matter how good the Chinese-style sail is, it is limited by the weight of the sail itself and cannot increase infinitely as the ship grows.  If you want to build a large warship of more than 1,000 tons, there will be a situation where a small horse pulls a large cart.

    Therefore, the advantage of sailing is more obvious when the ship crosses the Atlantic Ocean!  Therefore, large warships still need to adopt Western full-sail sails!

    Yang Fan disagrees with this. He believes that Pengfan's shortcomings can be overcome.  If it is too heavy, efforts can be made to reduce the weight, and rigging can also be installed to reduce the burden on the sailors.

    As for the full sail outfit that the red-haired ghost is proud of.  He just laughed.  Because through communication with the shipwright of Folangji, he knew that this kind of sail dress suddenly appeared in Europe without any warning during the Xuande period.

    According to the records of the treasure shipyard, the foremast and mainmast of Zheng He's treasure ship were canopy sails, the mainmast was also equipped with a horizontal sail, and the mizzen mast was hung with a horizontal sail and a triangular sail.  Moreover, there is a bow post diagonally upward on the bow, and a horizontal soft sail is hung on the bow post.  There is also a triangular soft sail in front of the foremast.

    Except that the sails are all replaced by horizontal sails, it is almost identical to the full sail outfit of a Western ship.

    And this so-called full sail outfit was already perfected in the Tang Dynasty

    ¡°If this is a coincidence, it¡¯s really a coincidence.

    Hearing Yang Fan¡¯s insinuation that they were copying Ming Dynasty¡¯s sails, Blanco quit.  No, at most we just borrowed from the Arabs.

    The Arabs also copied the Ming Dynasty.  Yang Fan said.

    So the two sides fell into a fierce quarrel, and soon entered the stage of greeting each other's female elders and relatives, and racial discrimination.

    Of course, in this era, it is the red-haired ghosts who are discriminated against

    I heard Blanco say aggrievedly, "Isn't it just a good birth? What's the big deal?"  Mr. Zhao finally couldn't help but shouted stop.  Then he reprimanded Yang Fan and said, racial discrimination cannot be said on the lips, nor can it be written on the face. What is the difference between that and the object of discrimination?

    In the end, he concluded that commercial ships and warships under 1,000 tons should mainly use Chinese sails, but should absorb the advantages of Western sails and cables.

    As for large warships over 1,000 tons, you have to build a ship that big now.

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    The reason why sailing gear is so important is that the main source of power for sailing in the Age of Discovery was wind.

    In addition, in the East China Sea of ??the Ming Dynasty, ocean currents are also very valuable.

    After two years of continuous patrolling, the garrison area has basically understood the ocean currents and monsoons in the East China Sea.

    "The area under the jurisdiction of the guard area is mainly affected by the Kuroshio, which is the backbone of the East China Sea circulation in the entire Ming Dynasty." A few days later, on the Prajna, Jin Ke reported their observation results to Mr. Zhao: "This ocean current is smaller than other normal seawater.  The color is darker, hence the name 'Kuroshio'. The Kuroshio flows from south to north, remains unchanged in all seasons, and flows very fast, so when going north, you should try to follow the boat as much as possible, which can greatly shorten the voyage time."

    "The Kuroshio will also bring rich fishery resources." Mr. Zhao stood on the railing and looked at the obvious colorYears old.  "

    "Hahaha, I also think we have plenty of time." Zhao Hao laughed for a while and said seriously: "To cover the whole world within twenty years, this is a very serious task, because the window period given to us by history only leaves less than  Thirty years. If we try to unify the world after thirty years, the difficulty will increase exponentially."

    "Yes! I will fight to the death to complete the mission!" Although the two of them didn't know what the young master's basis was, they firmly believed in the Lord of the East China Sea's judgment.

    "Okay, thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to have such a dream." Zhao Hao smiled affectionately.

    "Young Master is joking. With your abilities, if there is no king of Jinke like dragon, there will be king of Yinke like tiger to serve you." Jin Ke said modestly: "The Ming Dynasty is full of talents, and there is no shortage of generals like us, but there has never been a shortage of generals like us."  Mr. Guo is such a talented person, but he values ??the ocean more than the land!"

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