"The king is right! Go get some fine sand!"
Increasing the draft will naturally increase the ship's ability to withstand wind and waves.
Chen Bo'an understood this truth after just thinking about it for a moment.
Several young apprentices hurriedly ran to the beach outside and brought back several bags of fine sand with their own clothes.
Chen Bo'an carefully loaded the fine sand into the cabin bit by bit with his hands.
Sure enough, with the entry of sand, the entire ship's draft became deeper and deeper. No matter how they fanned beside it, the ship could always drive smoothly.
Compared with ordinary flat-bottomed boats, the advantages are indeed much greater.
"It's done! It's done!"
A master craftsman was as excited as a child. After taking off his shirt, he jumped into the pond with a splash.
Taking a cattail leaf fan, he fanned vigorously next to the boat.
Driven by the three silk sails, the entire ship was like an arrow leaving the string, speeding through the pond!
"It's done! It's done!"
The craftsmen on the shore also began to cheer.
However, Liu Deng always had a faint smile on his face. Liu Deng knew in his heart that this was just the first step.
How can it be so easy to build a giant ship?
Because this is just a model of a ship, they can use a simple mortise and tenon structure to fix it, but it is the ship Liu Deng wants.
It is just a prototype, with a length of an astonishing 150 meters and a width of nearly 50 meters. It is fixed by wood alone. No one can guarantee whether the thin mortise and tenon joints can withstand such a large structure. strength!
When such a giant ship sails on the sea, the force of the wind and waves it receives is naturally much greater than that of ordinary ships!
If the keel cannot withstand such a large force, I am afraid that the entire giant ship will be like a flower in the moonlight in the mirror, and it will turn into a pile of splinters when the strong wind blows...
As the creator of the entire model, and with his many years of shipbuilding knowledge, Chen Boan certainly understands how difficult it is.
"Okay, it's just a model ship, why are you so excited!"
After about less than a quarter of an hour, Chen Bo'an let out a long sigh and then said.
"Chen, Mr. Chen..."
Several master craftsmen looked at Chen Bo'an with some embarrassment.
"The fifty-foot-long giant ship we want to build is not a plaything in this small pond! Let me ask you, how should the fifty-foot-long keel be connected? Ordinary mortise and tenon joints can hold it up Live?"
Chen Boan's words immediately caused everyone to fall into silence.
This is the first problem they face, but it is also an absolute flaw.
Relying solely on the strength of the wood itself, the small boat will naturally have no problems, but with such a large ship, who can guarantee that there will be no problems?
Especially as the keel, which is the load-bearing force of the entire ship, the connection of the three keels is particularly important. They can barely guarantee that there will be no problems with a large piece of wood of more than ten feet.
But for a piece of wood that is more than fifty feet long, who can guarantee that?
The surrounding air suddenly became quiet. In the quiet night, the only sound at this moment was the roar of the sea breeze in the distance.
Various thoughts flashed rapidly in Liu Deng's mind. Is it really necessary to use a keel made of pure steel as the keel of the giant ship?
But if you want to cast a fifty-foot-long keel, according to the current casting technology, it is simply an impossible task.
Unless the entire huge keel is divided into several parts and then connected.
etc!
Liu Deng seemed to have grasped something at once, and of course ordinary mortise and tenon joints couldn't do it.
However, since I have figured out the spiral technology, why not try screw connection?
If you think about it this way, you may not be able to make a pure steel screw by yourself, but you still can't make damn nails by yourself?
Liu Deng suddenly felt that he was the biggest stupid ass, a problem that could be solved with just one nail. What was he worrying about?
"I have an idea! Look, what if we use iron nails to connect the outer layer of the ordinary mortise and tenon structure? Use iron nails to penetrate the entire mortise and tenon, so that they are completely fixed together?"
"How wonderful! And not only can the keel be connected like this, but we can also connect the wooden boards outside the ship like this! In this way, the entire ship will truly become a single piece!"
Looking at the simple diagram Liu Deng drew on the ground, all the master craftsmen became excited.
"It's just that iron nails rust easily. I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand it for a long time, right?"
Chen Boan thought about it for a while and then said.
"Then use brass nails!"
At this time, Liu Deng's wealth was revealed. If iron nails don't work, then use copper nails. I am rich!
"But how many copper nails are needed to get this ship off?"
Liu Deng was wealthy, but the craftsmen below him lacked confidence after all.
"What are you afraid of? I have plenty of money. If the copper nails are not enough, I will melt the copper coins into copper materials for use!"
This argument was directly suppressed by Liu Deng's powerful banknote ability.
All the craftsmen laughed. After all, shipbuilding itself is a waste of money. It is really important to have a boss with super powers!
"Now that the keel matter is settled, how about we start preparing materials now?"
Although he didn't sleep all night, Chen Bo'an didn't feel any sleepy now.
The emergence of copper nails allowed them to solve the biggest problem at present. At least a ten-foot-long ship should be no problem at all!
"I think it's feasible!"
All the craftsmen were no longer sleepy. They took off their shirts and faced the sea breeze at night. A group of people began to go shirtless.
Seeing them start to work, Liu Deng felt a little more hopeful.
After they finish building this ten-foot-long ship, ships fifty to one hundred feet long will probably follow.
But Liu Deng also knew in his heart that it seemed that he had to make money faster.
After all, shipbuilding is really a costly undertaking. Each of these giant ships is built up with copper coins.
But just relying on your own family, even if you are exhausted to death, how long can you hold on?
It seems that at this time, I should bring in a few more allies. This matter of burning money should be spent together by everyone...
Especially the two brothers who are busy scheming. They seem to have too many copper coins in their hands. It's time for them to let out some blood...
