Liang Chuan wanted to hand over the task of making the compass to Shen Kuo.
Give this kid a direction and let him explore on his own.
This stuff isn't difficult.
After Liang Chuan proposed the concept of a compass, he learned from the crew's mouths that their 'compass' was extremely rough.
The pointing magnetic needle scratches on the magnet to generate magnetic force. Then take a bowl of water and place the magnetic needle directly on it. The magnetic needle will begin to roughly indicate the direction. This is the 'compass' they rely on to point.
Many experienced sailors cannot tell their position through the stars during the day or in bad weather, so they can only rely on this low-end compass to tell the direction!
This kind of compass is not very stable and accurate.
Liang Chuan told Shen Kuo the production plan and asked him to come up with a feasible plan to produce a high-precision compass.
Before getting the results of Shen Kuo's experiment, he first got the compass of Xiao Tianshi.
Yes, the little heavenly master is awake.
It has been more than a month since the little Celestial Master began to fall into coma during the retreat of Xinghua years ago. From the year before to the end of the new year, the Little Celestial Master has been lying on the bed, motionless.
When he saw the Little Celestial Master again, his silver hair was as shiny as the filaments spun out by spring silkworms. Liang Chuan had seen the Little Celestial Master when he was sleeping. His white hair was dry and frizzy, like a pile of weeds. Again Although the little Celestial Master's hair is still white when he wakes up, it seems to have a little more vitality and luster.
The little Heavenly Master woke up, moving as slowly as an old tortoise that had just woken up from hibernation. Although his face had the skin of a young man, there were many wrinkles. He was still the same person, and he could clearly feel that he had aged a lot!
'Why don't you lie down. '
Liang Chuan still can't forget the little Celestial Master's magic stick performance on the land of Xinghua. He actually summoned wind and rain and extinguished the fire in Xinghua.
No, Liang Chuan is not sure whether this heavy rain has anything to do with the Little Heavenly Master! But he was certain that the series of abnormal reactions of the Little Heavenly Master were definitely related to the rain.
A good person suddenly fell into a coma and slept for more than a month. A normal person who could sleep like this would have died long ago!
In the past month, Liang Chuan took out all the good medicinal materials he had at the bottom of the box and asked Dr. An Shen and Huang Yisheng to make them into medicines and give them to the little Tianshi.
When Liang Chuan was on the island, he asked how the Little Heavenly Master was doing every day!
What Dr. An Shen could answer was that the medicine was effective and the person was recovering. The Little Heavenly Master seemed to have consumed all his energy, and his body was hollowed out. However, he took the tonics he fed him. Collect everything and turn it into your own nutrients.
Relying on this treasure of heaven and earth, the little Celestial Master's empty body was finally replenished. It seemed that he had replenished enough nutrients, and he finally woke up!
Liang Chuan boldly guessed whether the little Celestial Master would become older if he fell into a coma once. .
Could it be that one day, the little Celestial Master exhausted all his energy and his life came to an end?
He is only in his early twenties, and he is like this, completely exhausted!
Thinking about Linghu Chuan back then, he also had white hair. Could it be that their Longhu Mountain secret technique had such a side effect?
Liang Chuan did not ask these questions.
Everyone has hidden secrets!
The sea breeze was biting, causing the Little Heavenly Master's figure to sway a little!
The little Tianshi woke up again and found that he was already on the island. He knew that he was far away from Xinghua. The first thing he said was: "Has the fire in Xinghua been extinguished?" '
There was a trace of bitterness at the corner of Liang Chuan's mouth. Su Wei beside him was not so surprised by this little heavenly master. In his impression, the little heavenly master was just a quack alchemist who didn't follow the right path!
Liang Chuan replied: "That fire happened a month ago. Do you think it was extinguished?" '
What! The little Heavenly Master was also very surprised when he heard this time. .
'I didn't expect that I fell asleep for so long. . '
The little Heavenly Master thought to himself, this time he thought he was going to die, but he didn't expect that he would be a blessing in disguise, and he would get some luck. God was so merciful that he gave him a few years of life. .
The secret technique of Longhu Mountain is activated by one's own lifespan when used. The greater the movement, the more lifespan is consumed.
The little Celestial Master has grown so much hair in recent years because he has used secret techniques several times.
Before going down the mountain, the people on the mountain told him that he should never use secret techniques unless it was absolutely necessary, otherwise it would be too late!
The little heavenly master saved the people of the whole city, maybe because he had accumulated enough karma, but God gave him a favor and did not take his life in advance. .
Seeing that the little heavenly master didn't speak, Liang Chuan was even more curious, but he didn't say anything more.
'Your compass doesn't work. '
The little Heavenly Master said a word and then returned to the house.
The sea breeze caused the little Heavenly Master a sharp pain, and he was unable to hold on as he recovered from his severe injuries.
Liang Chuan followed Shen Kuo and Su Wei into the house, where charcoal was burning. The little Heavenly Master walked a few steps, sweat dripping from his head.
A man in his twenties was weaker than a seventy-eight-year-old man. Everyone looked at him strangely.
The Little Celestial Master was the spiritual support of many brothers on the original island. His calculations were accurate and he never missed a beat. Anyone who came to him always came home satisfied, and everyone would respectfully call him Celestial Master when they met.
These days, many people come to visit the little Tianshi with fresh fish and dry goods, but he is unconscious and doesn't know.
As soon as I woke up, many people came outside the house, concerned about the little Celestial Master's condition.
Seeing that his popularity continues to grow, the Little Heavenly Master showed a faint smile.
The little heavenly master's compass is the Feng Shui compass they use to find dragons, ask acupoints, and see the wind and water.
Their compasses are more sophisticated, just like the ones Liang Chuan saw. They have thimbles on them, and the pointers will change directions accordingly as long as they are slightly sensitive. There are also Bagua directions on the compass, which correspond to different directions.
Liang Chuan looked at the compass and asked the little Heavenly Master: "Is this also created by you, Longhu Mountain?" '
The little Heavenly Master said: "No, this was created by Yang Gong, a master of the Han Dynasty. This water dish has not been used for hundreds of years, and you are still using it as a treasure." '
The compass Liang Chuan saw was the one in the hands of the Little Celestial Master. It was no different from those of later generations. Although Liang Chuan didn't understand how Feng Shui Master used this thing to tell good or bad luck, he knew to look at the direction, so there was definitely no problem!
However, such an advanced compass appeared in the Han Dynasty, which was a bit beyond Liang Chuan's expectation.
This has been nearly a thousand years. .
Having benefited from these Feng Shui masters in vain, the sailors at sea are still looking at the stars. .
This is probably the drawback of not communicating with each other.
People have been playing with this thing for a thousand years. Liang Chuan knew how to grind a needle to determine the direction at a rudimentary level, but he couldn't use it in comparison. He didn't say much. If more of these compasses could be made and matched with Jin Zhijian's telescope, Going ocean-going will not be a problem at all from now on!
'Can you make it?' '
The little Heavenly Master shook his head.
He also uses other people's ready-made ones, so he doesn't know how to make them himself.
Liang Chuan thought for a while and said: "Then we have to get someone to imitate a batch quickly, otherwise we have to go to the Central Plains to find it. I'm afraid only people in your circle have this thing." '
The people in the mountains, and they are Feng Shui masters, are synonymous with masters. They have always been aloof from the world, so it is not surprising at all to know this kind of thing.
Now he has artillery, a telescope, a chart and a compass. With these three artifacts in one hand, he can go wherever he wants on the sea!
The Liang Jiajun has no way to occupy the absolute advantage on land, but it is not a big problem at all to occupy the absolute advantage on the sea.
The Zheng family and his son in the late Ming Dynasty. Why was the Qing court so afraid of them? It was because they had a super powerful navy! And their base is Kinmen Island, which is very close to the Central Plains opposite them!
Xia Dehai's navy is not large enough to truly dominate the East China Sea.
There is a best opportunity at this time!
The imperial court made frequent mistakes and implemented a sea ban on all the southeast coast. Dozens of millions of fishermen lost their chance of survival. At this time, countless people would go to sea and become bandits.
If we can recruit people to join Xia Dehai's navy, we will really become an unstoppable force in the future!
But Xia Dehai is a man of few words, so asking him to work on development organizations is not his specialty.
If you really want to make this navy strong, you also need the cooperation of a good team player.
News has come from Yelu Zhongguang in Qingyuan. Several ships under the Liang Shipyard are nearing completion and will be launched and delivered soon. There are more than ten large-scale ships. Even if the hardware of the fleet heading north is in place, one more ship is needed. Reliable team!
Xia Dehai and Liang Chuan didn't want him to follow him to the north immediately. Anyone could do this, but now Liang Chuan has no way out except Penghu. If Penghu is lost again, Liang Chuan will have no way to return and will be dead. !
There is no room for loss in Penghu, and Liang Chuan also knows that if he wants to make the navy bigger and stronger at this time, he cannot rush it.
He has Xia Dehai, who is experienced and victorious, but the number of sailors is too small and can only support the small fleet in front of him. If he really gets a navy-level army, it will cost tens of thousands. .
Liang Chuan looked at the little Heavenly Master in front of him, but no one knew what he was thinking.
Everything is lost now and there is no need to delay.
After breaking up with the Song Dynasty court, if you want to survive, you must be strong enough. How to be strong is a troublesome question!
In the past ten years, Liang Chuan has never been more eager to become stronger than now. The more he is suppressed, the more he knows that he is not strong and others can step on his head at any time!
Seeing the tired look on the little Heavenly Master's face, Su Wei said, "Sanlang, you'd better let the Heavenly Master rest well and don't work too hard. News came back from Yelv Chongguang that Qingyuan's new sea-going ship has been launched and is almost completed!" '
'Okay, very good, just in time to transport the people across Qingyuan back with our brothers! Lao Wei, you have to make good arrangements for this matter. There may be a lot of people on the island at once. Arrange their residences and the fields so that every family has enough farmland! '
