Not only him, but also Wang Jing and others around him couldn't help but smile.
Hahahahaha!
really!
This time, everyone did not need to exchange glances with each other and directly reached a unified opinion.
Everyone's guess was correct, this bronze armor was a useless effort!
if not?
Our shipwrights have been building ships for generations and have never heard of such craftsmanship. Isn’t that just Li Sheng doing something random?
As for why Li Sheng acted recklessly... everyone quickly thought of the reason.
Most likely, it was Li Sheng who had achieved military exploits on the battlefield and was now very popular. The people did not worship him as a saint from heaven, but it was not nearly the same.
This demon must have had an inflated heart, so he copied what he had done on the battlefield in Mobei to the sea without any changes, and went straight to put armor on the ships to show off his illustrious martial arts.
snort!
Everyone quickly understood Li Sheng's childish idea and felt great contempt in their hearts.
That's it, this is a martial arts immortal and a Confucian immortal, it's obviously just a boast.
This is the person I’m talking about who has gained a false reputation!
Then, Pei Ji asked again.
"Are you sure that the bronze armor is of no use?"
Pei Ji is still more careful than others, after all...
He was the worst cheated by Li Sheng. Mad was a high-ranking official in the court, but now he is acting like a dog...
How could Pei Ji be willing to do so, but at the same time he was extremely wary of Li Sheng.
Caution is the boat!
The boatman was startled when he heard this, but since it was the master who asked the question, he started to think hard.
After a while...
He spoke slowly.
"The bottom of the boat is wrapped with copper... I really don't know what it is used for. But I have heard a rumor... In the deep sea far away from the shore, there is a strange creature called a barnacle. This
Things will stick to the bottom of the ship, constantly eroding the hull and damaging the ship..."
"But these are just legends, no different from the Classic of Mountains and Seas."
"If you gentlemen are worried..."
As the boatman spoke, he carefully glanced around, observing the words and expressions.
really……
After saying these words, the expressions of Pei Ji, Wang Jing and others changed.
Cui Baihe frowned and looked at Pei Ji, "Master Pei, you often walk around the capital. Isn't this true?"
Li Tiancheng on the side also frowned, "I don't have a thousand boats, but hundreds, but I have never heard of barnacles."
"But……"
Even though Li Tiancheng, Cui Baihe, and others didn't believe it, Wang Jing still said two words subconsciously.
But!
This means that everyone must be extremely careful when it comes to matters related to Li Sheng!
just in case……
Let the monster Li Sheng accidentally hit the ship and add a layer of insurance to the ship.
Li Sheng's ship will be protected by then, but ours will not.
Then when we get to the sea, wouldn’t it be...
Wuhu, how sad?
This is not possible!
Definitely be vigilant!
But at this moment, the boatman continued to add,
"If you masters are worried, you can also add a bronze armor. It just means that it can carry less cargo, but... since we are going to sea, it is good to buy some peace of mind."
The boatman told the truth. After speaking, he looked at everyone's frowning faces and couldn't help but become nervous.
Mudd, what on earth is going on with these people?
If you want to go to sea, why don't you just come with peace of mind? What's the point in worrying about it?
but……
The ship built this time was too big. He had never built such a big ship before. Even his father and grandfather had never built such a huge ship. They had only seen it in the ship genealogy passed down from his family.
therefore……
He didn't dare to speak either.
But seeing everyone so nervous and worried, the boatman was frightened and suddenly thought of something, "Masters, there is no need to be so nervous. In the many years my family has been building and running boats, I have never encountered anything called a barnacle.
thing!"
"ah?!"
At this moment, Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Wang Jing and others were stunned.
They all looked at each other and looked at each other in confusion.
Never...never seen it?
Damn...
This, this legendary barnacle, is it really just a legend?
If this is the case...then why are you all nervous? There is no need to be nervous at all!
He was stunned for a while.
Gradually……
Everyone in Wang Jing's group came back to their senses.
What the hell, since I’ve never seen it before, isn’t it a legitimate legendary creature?
If that's the case, why are you so nervous?
After relaxing for a while, the group laughed out loud.
The one who laughed was not others, but himself for being too timid.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Mad, you are really frightened by this illusory thing!"
"In that case..."
Wang Jing was completely excited at this moment.
Barnacle is a rumor that shipyards are not as big as shipyards and cannot build big ships.
Doesn't this mean that...
Isn’t the boat we built no worse than Li Sheng’s boat?
Wait, not only is it no worse than Li Sheng's ship.
distinct……
Thinking of this, Wang Jing suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, if this ship doesn't have big logs to support the beams and sails, how far can the ship be built?"
This is also one of the key things.
In this arms race among shipyards, Wang Jing and others adopted two strategies, a two-pronged approach.
One is to collect all the shipwrights from several prefectures and counties in the Jiangdong area for his own use.
Build yourself the best boat so that Li Sheng has no boat to build!
However, this strategy seems to have basically failed so far.
Li Sheng, a monster who obviously did not have a shipwright, actually recruited a group of ordinary carpenters and started building ships...
However, everyone had already expected this.
Although the move was unsuccessful, the entire plan did not fail!
Second...
It's the best wood for masts.
To make a ship mast, the wood must be extremely hard and tall.
If the requirements are not met, then the sails held up by such masts will naturally not be able to drive the ship.
It can even be said that the size of the ship that can be built depends directly on what kind of mast you can find!
This is absolutely indispensable. Secondly, it is the level and craftsmanship of the shipwright!
therefore……
This time, Wu Surname Qi Wang can be said to have spent a lot of money.
Regardless of Wang Jing, Li Tiancheng, Cui Baihe, Lu Changgeng and others, they all invested huge amounts and used their supreme skills to buy out almost the entire Tang Dynasty's top timber.
All of this serves a purpose...
When Wang Jing finished asking, the boatman was stunned.
But this was just the instinctive nervousness of being stared at and questioned by the master, and he immediately replied without thinking,
"Sir, if there are no huge trees and rafters, this ship will never be built big enough. Even if we manage to build a big ship, we still can't sail on the sea!"
The boatman finished.
Wang Jing, Pei Ji and others...
They were all stunned.
The heart beats wildly.
Doesn't that mean that...this time the plan has been successful?
