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Author: Fat Bird Goes First

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The solution Su Ze came up with was "Hell Burner".

The so-called Hellburner is a type of burning ship used by the Dutch in the future naval battle between Spain and the Netherlands.

In this era, there were a total of four tactics in naval warfare - hand-to-hand combat, artillery bombardment, ship burning, and bow ramming.

During the Battle of Tuen Mun, the Ming Dynasty's method of defeating the Portuguese navy was to use burning ships.

After the wooden boat filled with fuel is ignited, it rushes into the enemy's fleet and ignites other ships.

This trick can be said to have a long history. The most famous case in China is the Battle of Chibi.

Hellburners are different from ordinary burning ships.

This kind of boat is filled with gunpowder, and then large rocks are used to suppress the gunpowder, and a timing device is used to set the time of explosion. As long as the explosion is close to the enemy, it can cause huge damage to the enemy.

This kind of burning ship first appeared in the naval battle between Spain and the Netherlands. Two "Hell Burners" filled with explosives floated into the Spanish fleet with the wind. The huge explosion suddenly sent the Spanish barrier wooden ship into the sky. The huge

The explosion terrified the Spaniards.

Later, the craftsmen who made Hellburners fled to England. During the Battle of Spain, Britain also sent "Hellburners" to scare Spain into fleeing.

Changningwei's dock can build fast boats.

Regarding gunpowder, Changning Wei took over Yanping Wei's Gunpowder Bureau, and now there is a large amount of gunpowder in the new workshop outside Changning Wei.

Delayed ignition device, there are two delayed explosion devices used by the Dutch at that time, one is a long fuse that measures the time, and the other is a custom-made clock mechanism device.

The former is a large match rope. All you need to do is measure the ignition time.

The latter is considered high-tech in this era, but there is also a clock device on the New World, which Su Ze can try to dismantle and make.

At this time, there were only my grandfather, Lin Xianzong and Lin Mojun at the table. Su Ze told everyone about the design of "Hell Burner", and everyone's eyes lit up.

Lin Xianzong can also build a fire attack ship. It seems that it is not difficult to build a fire attack ship filled with gunpowder?

Everyone has seen the power of artillery. What would be the power if a ship of gunpowder exploded?

Lin Mojun opened his eyes wide. Is there really hope for revenge?

Su Ze continued: "Know yourself and your enemy and you will be victorious in any battle. Our biggest advantage over King Lu is that we are in the dark and they are in the light."

"Baihu, the size of King Lu's fleet, the characteristics of the ships, and the tactics of naval battles, these are all important information."

"Every time Lu King fights, more information will be revealed, and he knows nothing about us."

"Only by collecting more information about his fleet can we formulate more effective tactics."

Lin Mojun nodded and said, "I'm going to find a way to collect the combat intelligence of King Lu."

The moon-viewing banquet ended with everyone full of surprises. Su Ze's proposed combat method of burning ships with gunpowder immediately made Changning Guard's shipyard busy.

The burning ship does not need to be too big. A merchant ship with 100 materials is enough. Changningwei's dock still has some materials in stock.

The New World is a large merchant ship with a draft of 400 tons, and a lot of wood can be dismantled. Although Su Ze is a little reluctant to part with it, now is the critical time to deal with the Deer King, so of course he must dismantle it first.

Without early development, there is no need for late-stage development, and as long as the Deer King can be defeated, there will be no shortage of ships in East and Southeast Asia.

There are large amounts of virgin forests in Penghu and Southeast Asia, and there are shipyards built by Europeans in Manila and Malacca.

Lin Mojun went to get information, the dock was at full capacity, and Su Ze also improved his skills.

The war is approaching, one more skill and one more attribute point will give one more chance to save one's life.

The first is water conservancy skills. Su Ze first went to Beishan Village and gave guidance on water conservancy construction to Chen in Beishan Village.

Then Su Ze went to the farm of Sun Dianshi's family and helped him renovate the water conservancy and irrigation facilities.

As the project progressed, Su Ze's water conservancy skills finally reached Level 5.

The system sounds:

[Skill 'Water Conservancy' breaks through Lv5, please choose passive skills! 】

Three rays of light, one blue and two green, flashed. These three passive skills are:

[Blue Passive—Tie the Canglong as a Machine: Build water-driven mechanical equipment, water conservancy skills +2.]

[Green Passive - Use solid stone to restrain dragons: When building flood control river water conservancy facilities, water conservancy skills +1.]

[Green Passive - Holding a strong shield to block the sea dragon: When building water conservancy facilities to prevent tides and floods at the seaside, water conservancy skills +1. 】

This time, he really chose with his eyes closed. Su Ze immediately chose the first blue skill.

Last time, Su Ze planned to use the rapid water flow of Jianxi River to build a water-driven workshop.

If the skill level wasn't high enough, I would have to give up in the end.

Jianxi also flows through the mines in the middle reaches, so Su Ze can build hydraulic facilities in the middle reaches where the water flow is fast.

Before the invention of the steam engine, Britain had built many textile mills driven by water power, not to mention the treasures in the forging field such as hydraulic rams.

Although hydraulic power also has various shortcomings and is not as omnipotent as written in most time-travel novels, before stable steam energy is used, hydraulic power is indeed a resource that can save manpower.

In Changning Guard, which lacks manpower, all this is even more important.

[The remaining free attributes are not allocated.]

Su Ze temporarily saved the attribute points and waited for the situation to allocate them again.

Having just upgraded the "Water Conservancy" skill to Lv5, Suze went to find Captain Alfonso and Pastor Pierre without stopping, trying to upgrade the "French" and "Portuguese" skills to Lv5.

These days, Pastor Pierre has become very interested in the shoelace theorem that Professor Suze gave to the children, and writes calculations in his room every day.

When Su Ze pushed the door open and came in, Pastor Pierre was still deriving the formula. Su Ze waited for him to finish writing the formula. The old pastor stood up in surprise and said: "What a genius method! Oh my God! There is such exquisite geometry in this world."

study!"

When talking about geometry, Su Ze suddenly thought of something. He asked the old priest in French:

"Pastor Pierre, do you know "Elements of Geometry"?"

The old pastor said: "Of course I do! This is a great book! I loved this book the most when I was studying in seminary!"

“Is this book available in East Asia?”

Pierre frowned and said, "Maybe you can buy it in the market in Malacca? Some missionaries coming to the East will also carry this book."

"Can missionaries read Elements?"

"Of course, God does not forbid mathematics."

Su Ze then remembered that Xu Guangqi and the missionary Matteo Ricci had translated "Elements of Geometry" together.

Su Ze is preparing to write an elementary school textbook. In addition to literacy and basic knowledge, Su Ze is also planning to incorporate basic mathematics content into this elementary school textbook.

Su Ze is also planning to incorporate some content from "Elements of Geometry" to introduce some basic mathematical knowledge to children.

In addition to mathematics, Su Ze also plans to incorporate basic physics and chemistry knowledge into the textbook.

"Father, can you help me find a way to buy a copy of Elements of Geometry? I want to have this book translated into Chinese."

Pierre thought for a while and said: "Bishop St. Seth of Macau is also a mathematics enthusiast. When I arrive in Macau in the future, I can help you ask him if he has brought this book to the East."

Pierre has his own thoughts.

When missionaries like Pierre came to the East, in addition to providing faith to the sailors on the ship, their main purpose was to preach.

It is difficult for modern people to understand the missionary enthusiasm of Westerners at that time, but religion is an important axis that affects Western history. Many wars that occurred in Europe during this era had religious factors as their root cause.

According to the "patronage" granted to Italy by the Pope, Portugal enjoys missionary privileges in the East. This is why Pierre, a French priest, wanted to board a Portuguese merchant ship.

However, Pierre also tried to preach to Ming merchants, but he soon discovered that the Ming people were not enthusiastic about their faith.

The same was true when he arrived at Changningwei. Pierre didn't understand the language. He tried to teach Su Ze's "knight attendant" Xiong Wu his faith, but Xiong Wu counter-brainwashed him with a set of religious theories that Pierre couldn't understand.

Many of Xiong Wu's questions are still echoing in Pierre's mind. No! You cannot think about these questions in detail. To think about them in detail is to blaspheme God!

In Pierre's world view, there are two knights in Changningwei, Su and Lin, two fair knights, who jointly rule this manor.

Suze had no interest in Pierre's missionary work, but he was very interested in Western technology.

Pierre thinks this is an opportunity. Even technology can be integrated into private goods!

Although "Elements" is a mathematics book, it can also incorporate some church content. When Pierre was studying in the seminary, the professor used "Elements" to explain his belief in God.

Pierre immediately said: "Su, I am willing to help you translate "Elements of Geometry"."

Su Ze originally wanted to refuse, but thinking that maybe she could improve her French skills by translating with Pierre, she nodded and agreed.

The two of them had their own thoughts. Su Ze looked at French skill level 4, 478/480 experience, and only a little left!

Mathematics has almost been discussed. Without new vocabulary, skills cannot be improved. Su Ze thought for a while and could only ask about the situation in Europe.

"Britain? The King of England is a cowardly sick man. Now the power is in the hands of the regent! I would say it is better to ask Princess Mary to inherit the throne. She is much better than her brother!"

Princess Mary?

Su Ze then remembered that it was 1552 when Pierre left Europe, and the King of England at that time was still Edward VI.
To be continued...