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Chapter 70 The Paddle

Bai Yu is twenty-five years old and is not old, but people who know him will never underestimate him. None of the words used to describe young people's rough, impulsive and insightful people can be applied to him. Even if he is humble, what can he say?

It was something he had never seen before, and 10% of it was something that most people would never see in their lifetime.

At this moment, he stood on the Yongfu and stared at the thing floating on the water for a long time, feeling dumbfounded.

However, while he and Zhong An were in a daze, Brother Mo, Lao Guan and others had already done everything they needed to do and called on them to jump on.

That thing should be a small boat? It looks very strange. In an ordinary small boat, the cabin is much smaller than the bottom of the boat. But its cabin is covered from bow to stern, like... a walnut shell, tightly covered from top to bottom, and open at both ends.

There are two compartments. There is a round plate on the top of the cabin, which can be opened and closed, and people can enter and exit from there. The hull has no color, or should be said to be log color, and is painted with tung oil to be close to the color of reeds. Even the pattern on the hull is strange.

I thought of it, but it was filled with reeds. I don’t know whose handiwork it was, but it looked very realistic. Then I decorated the boat with real reed poles. I believe that once the boat enters the reed swamp, no one will be able to find it.

Bai Yu felt that his heart was pounding. If such a little thing could be used by the Zhou navy, would it have the unexpected surprise effect he thought it had? Could it?

"Brother Mo, is this a ship?" Of course, Bai Yu was not the only one who had questions, but Zhong An was friendly and casual with others.

"Of course it's a boat." He was answered by a fish.

"Why are the two boats tied together?" Zhong An's description is quite appropriate.

"If you don't fasten them together, how can you sink them——" Xiuyu chuckled and was about to explain.

"Guys, if you don't move, the sun will be beating down on your forehead, and it's just the right time for someone to grab you and chop you." Mo Zi stopped the fish in time and said.

She named this kind of boat the Olive Boat. From design to manufacturing, it was all done by her hands. The Olive Boat is certainly not a submarine, because it is made of wood, and over time, the seams will leak more or less.

But as a fast ship, it has many advantages. It is small, can hide, and moves smoothly. Every time after completing a transaction, she and Lao Guan would sink the ship underwater. Because it is olive-shaped, it leaks to a certain extent.

It will be subject to air pressure, which can maintain the air bag in a short period of time, and maintain buoyancy even in the water. Unlike ordinary wooden boats, they will sink if they sink, and it is very troublesome to get them up.

In ancient times, the land was vast and sparsely populated. Even a bustling city like Luozhou had places that were off the beaten path. Moreover, it was easy to find temporary jobs for different craftsmen who were struggling to keep secrets. Every time she went out, she would not return home until dark, spending a lot of time

All the ships, including the Yongfu, were spent on this kind of carpentry work. Under the cabin is her modified stern rudder control rod, which can quickly adjust the ship's direction and avoid the reef in time. When crossing the fish-scarred beach, the water snake is at the bottom.

When turning on the stern rudder, the smelly fish conveys the rudder direction through the copper pipe connecting the upper and lower parts. Otherwise, it would be so smooth and it would have to go through natural dangers. This is why Lao Guan and the others admire her as a little girl. You know, in ancient times, there were women when fishing.

Superstition that prevents people from boarding the ship. Of course, they did not know that these improvements were her idea. They only thought that she was skilled in craftsmanship and used the master's ship drawings to make the changes.

These ship-improvement technologies have turned Qiu Sanniang's money-losing luck-based business into a basically stable and huge income. The two ships Mo Zi took cost more than ten thousand yuan each, and all the crew members were safe and their families were safe.

There is no need to give money to show sympathy.

For Mo Zi, the Yongfu also has an olive boat. The two ships are overkill. However, in the drawings of the Yongfu and the olive boat, she relives the ultrasonic detection of torpedoes and dolphin boats, small

The single-person diving motorboat and the countless high-end babies she has built bring her a sense of accomplishment. Having a boat is better than not having a boat. At this time, she will remember the benefits of Qiu Sanniang. If Qiu Sanniang only asked about the results and not the process

, she doesn’t care about the boat as a tool at all, and she doesn’t dare to try her skills in a small way.

From a global perspective, the shipbuilding skills of this dynasty are quite high among those of the same period. But Mo Zi knows that although her improvements are nothing in her eyes, they will have a shocking response in the eyes of her peers.

It's like an olive boat. If used in military applications, it would be a sharp knife thrust into the heart of the enemy.

There is no doubt that Bai Yu Zhongan is from the Zhou Dynasty. She stopped the smelly fish from talking, just to reduce the chance of using such a ship for war. She is also confident that people who don't understand ships, even if they look at Olive

The boat is very strange, and even if you tell the boatman about it, you can't understand the craftsmanship. For example, Lao Guan Shouyu and others have been sailing for more than ten years and are familiar with the operation of the olive boat, but if I ask them specifically, they can't explain the reason.

.because she had never shown anyone the most illustrative picture of the ship.

For some reason, whenever she thinks about her designs being used in war, she can't help but shudder.

"What's being dragged behind the boat?" Shi Lei's face turned green, and his body was still a little swaying when he stood, but he should be curious, but he was still curious.

"Private goods." Mo Zi had nothing to be taboo about, so he stretched out his hand, "If you still have any questions, let's talk about it on board the ship."

Bai Yu didn't borrow Mo Zi's hand, he took the lead and stepped into the cabin.

The size of the cabin is similar to that of the Yongfu, but it is long and narrow. One person can sit on one side, six in a row, a total of two rows, and there are still empty seats at the bow and stern.

Lao Guan waved to him to sit down.

Bai Yu discovered something strange again. Where he put his feet, there was a protruding low box, with a thick wooden board on each side of the box. His leg accidentally touched it, but the wooden board was movable.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Brother Bai, you sit two seats forward, that seat belongs to our boat gang." Lao Guan scratched his head and said with an honest smile.

"Laoguan, what is this?" Bai Yu finally couldn't help but ask.

"This is an oar for your feet." Lao Guan didn't hide anything. He considered a name that could reveal nothing.

A paddle for your feet?

A name, but Bai Yu was surprised. It is no exaggeration to admit that every feature of this ship opened his eyes. Walnut shell, camouflage color, foot paddle. These, no, who built this ship? He made it

The most outstanding shipwrights in Zhou Dynasty that I knew were definitely not able to build such an exquisite ship.

Bai Yu wanted to ask Lao Guan, but Brother Mo had already come down from the cabin roof. This man was very cautious, and it was difficult to get anything out of Lao Guan in person. So he sat down quietly, his eyes bright, and he didn't want to let go.

Any details. When everyone sat down, he observed that there were four foot-operated oars at the bow and stern of the boat, which were stepped on by Lao Guan and the others. Mo was at the stern, holding a log in both hands. The foot-operated oars were a bit like a wheel, but not the same.

It looked like a wheel. The stepping action reminded him of a folk waterwheel, but it was different from a waterwheel. Moreover, he could see the boat moving from the front, but he could not hear the slightest sound of paddling. It moved left and right.

Turning around, it was quick and quiet.

Zhong An was sitting next to him. He turned his face and saw Zhong An with a surprised look on his face. His hands were exposed from his sleeves and he was pointing at the foot on the oar.

At this time, Bai Yu had an idea in his mind——

We must find this shipbuilder!

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