Throop type sloop "Farmer's Merchant".
"Everyone, let's go up and have a look!" Looking at the sloop that is more than 20 meters long, four meters wide, and has a displacement of more than 100 tons, the bowsprit is pierced like a spear. In the vast sea, Kanglin smiled and invited his officers to board the ship. It was also the first time for him to see this kind of sloop. While marveling at the exaggerated length-to-width ratio of the ship, he was also deeply attracted by the height of the mast. Shocked by the densely packed sails and rigging that were as numerous as a spider web, he thought that reading thousands of books would be better than traveling thousands of miles. He took the lead in knee-deep water and came to the bottom of the "Distant Merchant". Then he grabbed the thick cable and climbed onto the deck of the dhow in one breath. The officer and the general manager saw that their leader had become the first person to eat crabs, so he no longer hesitated. One after another, they waded into the water, climbed up, and climbed onto the deck of the "Distant Merchant". Then, they saw a place that was completely different from their ship! What is hung on the lonely mainmast is not the wide hard sail commonly seen on the East Asian seas, but a soft sail made of cloth. The wind-receiving area of the soft sail is much larger than the former. Everyone has been sailing on the sea for many years. The old sea dog certainly knows that this kind of sail can allow the "Farmer Merchant" to run at a speed that is difficult for ordinary Chinese sailing boats to reach in the same wind. Seven or eight knots is just a normal operation. If the wind is smooth and the sailors are all experienced sailors, Under the circumstances, it is not unusual to run out of ten or even eleven or twelve knots, but this is a bit sensational! You must know that the two fastest bird ships in Chiyang have a maximum speed of only seven or eight knots. They cannot maintain it for a long time. How can they compare with the former, which can easily increase the speed to more than ten knots? And if the bowsprit and jib are raised, there is even a possibility of going one step further...
After thinking about this, 100 households in Kangda expressed that they were very satisfied with the new toys that the system rewarded them! At the same time, he also knew that if he wanted to truly bring out the combat effectiveness of the Throop-type sloop, he must have the Chiyang Banner Army board the ship as soon as possible to familiarize themselves with the operation of the European-style sailboat. After all, soft sails are not Hard sails and sloops are not fortune ships, bird ships, or sand ships. Without systematic training, it is impossible to get started quickly. Let alone rush to the front, as the force of the entire expedition fleet, how can we not fight? It would be nice to sink in the yellow ocean! At this moment, the Chiyang fleet is still in a weak stage. What it means to them to lose a powerful warship for nothing is self-evident: this is not only a decline in overall strength, but also a decline in overall strength. Even the energy and spirit that the flag soldiers had finally gathered together would be severely affected! And Conlin, as the supreme commander of the fleet, would not sit back and watch such things happen, so he took all the officers, the chief steward, and more than ten smart and capable sailors aboard the ship called " He wanted to seize the last moment before leaving for Goryeo to make his subordinates familiar with the European-style sailboat at their feet. The first step was to find a way to sail this sloop with a displacement of only 100 meters. Ton of sloop!
"System, unlock the elite Nassau Pirates experience card for me - Billy!" If you don't have enough skills, let's use a plug-in! Conlin had no talents familiar with European sailing ships, so he set his sights on the all-powerful empire system. He clearly remembered that during the previous treasure chest draws, he had drawn an experience card, a Pirates of Nassau card. Billy’s experience card! So, this guy asked the empire system to unlock this experience card. He wanted to use the rich sailing experience of Western pirates to help his general manager quickly become familiar with the sloop "Distant Merchant", so as to form combat effectiveness in a short time. !
"Boss, hello from Billy from Nassau!" Same recipe, same taste! After a burst of familiar white light, Billy, an elite Nassau pirate with short hair, a linen shirt, and tight pants, appeared in front of everyone with a cool look on his face, and met Ninja Suzuki The difference between Kojiro and the engineer and scholar Yang Shoucheng is that this tall European white-skinned man doesn't know what politeness and condescension are at all. As soon as he appeared, he made many demands to his leader, and immediately ignored everyone present. The crowd was dumbfounded! I thought to myself who this guy with blue eyes and big nose was, why was he so open-minded when he first came up? Could it be that he was just like the plague named Chang, an old acquaintance of the leader?
"Oh, damn, the weather is so cold. I'm about to freeze to death. Boss, can you give me a bottle of rum to go away the cold first? Also, the red coats you gentlemen are wearing are not bad either. Can you give me one too..." Regardless of the various looks around him, Billy was still talking to himself, not realizing at all that he was in a den of tigers and wolves. He was a Western pirate, How dare you act like this on the Ming Dynasty navy ship, and you are not afraid of being pushed out of the gate and beheaded by Master Baihu! In fact, he was really not afraid, because this guy was very keenly aware of the thirst for talent in the eyes of the other big boss. He knew that the fat captain in front of him would not do anything to him for some trivial matter, and everything that happened next , and it soon proved that his guess was right! Not only did Kang Lin agree to his request with a smile, but he also immediately and thoughtfully asked the guards to bring him all the things he asked for, including a bottle of Jiannan Shaochun, a red fat jacket, and twenty Spanish cross silver dollars. The stuff was looted from a merchant ship from Southeast Asia when Chiyang was still a pirate. Since Shandong Chengxuan was in the north of the empire, this kind of crudely crafted Fo Lang machine silver was not yet in circulation. Pancakes, so they remain until now. At this moment, since sailing the sloop needed to focus on this person, Conlin did not hesitate to make these silver cakes a favor.
"Oh, it's the silver coins of the bacon (a derogatory term for the Spaniards). Thank God, Boss, you are so generous. Billy from Nassau is willing to work for you!" He said that he disliked the Spanish as bacon, but he couldn't handle it. However, just when this guy stretched out his big yellow-haired hands towards those shiny cross silver coins, a sheathed Yanling long knife blocked his further movement. It was Kang Lin, Chi Kang Lin, the leader of the Yang Fleet, saw this man with a smile on his face and said in an unhurried tone,
"Mr. Billy, I can give you liquor and a coat to keep you warm, and I can also give you gold and silver to live in, but I can also give you lead bullets and steel knives to make you lose your life! Here are thirty Franc machine crosses Silver coins are a deposit for you. As long as you can teach my men to skillfully sail this sloop within ten days and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, I will reward you with more silver coins, one hundred cross silver coins. How about beautiful silk and precious porcelain?"
"Oh, God, are you talking about the silk and porcelain of the Seris Kingdom? My dear sir, if you really pay me those things, the villain will train you within ten days, uh no, within a week. The subordinates became qualified sailors, navigators, bosuns, and even second mates, first mates..." Money can make all the difference!" The white-skinned ghost who looked like a stinker just a moment ago, after hearing Kang Lin offer such a heavy reward, his face immediately changed. Not only did the previous arrogance and coldness disappear, but Kang Lin actually opened his mouth. Lin was promoted from Boss to a distinguished adult, and he also took over everything Kang Lin ordered. To be honest, training sailors is not a difficult task in his opinion. As long as you have rum and sticks, you can get enough drunks and homeless people in minutes by stopping in the back alleys of Port Royal or Nassau bars in Jamaica. , and vagrants serving as sailors. Of course, this is the mainland of Seris, and there are no garbage, scum, or maggots to knock him out and turn him into a ship to become a sailor. But looking at the gang of bastards wearing red military coats in front of him, Billy believes that as long as he uses it Sticks and whips can both train them into different personalities in a very short time! After all, these red-coated soldiers were originally experienced sailors and technical officers. What they lacked was not navigation experience, but the operation of European soft sails. Unlike Chinese hard sails that only a few people can control, European soft sails require constant raising, lowering, and adjusting the sail direction. They cannot take advantage of wind from all directions, so more people are needed to control them. Fortunately, the sloop Kang Lin relied on for Gancheng only had one mainmast and one bowsprit that needed to be raised, lowered, and adjusted. Therefore, the assault training was not difficult. The small pirate leader in Nassau was better than Li Cai dared to boast in front of the former, saying with certainty that he could train those Sailis sailors who had never been exposed to Western sailing into double-sailed sailors who were proficient in operating European sailboats in just seven days!
"Okay, we have a Chinese proverb that goes, 'It's the mule or the horse that comes out for a walk.' Today, you can boast about it. I only want to see the results. Within seven days, you can train me to be a qualified European-style gymnast." You can take away sailors, silver coins, silk and porcelain, but if you can't train them by then, please pick one to take away, lead bullets and steel swords! Okay, it's still early now, you can start training them now !" Conlin was already very familiar with using this method of carrots and sticks, so he impatiently interrupted Billy's boasting and asked him to start training the officers and sailors under his command.
"Okay, okay, you are the noble Lord and you have the final say! Gentlemen, hurry up and prepare to go up the mast. Just bring two guys who are not so stupid. The others will operate the winch, arrange the sail cables, and the stern rudder." Just two of us, don’t be impatient, take your time, we will be able to use this beautiful sloop under our feet to ride the wind and waves and go to any corner of the world..."
