Chapter One Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty: A boat with a square head and square stern is called a sand boat.
"What? A good family must comply with the rules of God? Women must listen to men, and tribesmen must listen to noble lords to be a good family. Those who are disobedient will be punished, and even beaten with a wooden stick on the spot.
Death?... Lao Jin, what kind of 'gangchang' is this, what kind of rules set by the gods? It's clearly set by the head of your aristocracy so that he can command you, kowtow obediently, and pay tribute!"
"Old Corn is right! The great spirit told the northern tribes that they must respect the divine heaven and earth, respect all things and creatures, continue the life of the tribe and themselves, and work hard to live! No matter when, they must work hard to live.
How can you kill people at will? Even a tribal shaman like me, unless there is a big cold wave or when there is really no other way, can't throw away the lives of the tribesmen, let alone throw people into the lake at will... Besides,
Yes, the women of many tribes are more powerful than men! They can become grandmothers, female chiefs, huntresses, shamans and herbal wizards. In the eyes of the divine sky, women and men are equal...
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The evening wind blew across the lake, and the waves shone golden and red. The Chinese-style sailing ship with a square head and square stern was half-naked against the wind, and returned to the shipyard on the north shore. When the boat was going with the wind, it would probably make more than forty miles an hour, and now the gaffing sail was half-naked.
Returning, we can still reach nearly twenty miles in an hour. The speed is so fast and no manpower is needed, which is really surprising.
At the bow of the ship, the old militiaman Chihuaco and the Cedar Shaman stood in a row, looking at the shipwright Jin Shanshu who lowered his head slightly and clutched the golden charm. The three of them chatted and heard the various rules of the Liangtang tribe.
A bit bigger. That big Liangtang tribe across the sea, the Prepecha tribes where Chihuaco is located, and the northern safari tribe where the Cedar Shaman is, are really completely different! The three of them are like coming from three
After comparing the outlines of the shadows of the two eras, I suddenly discovered that those rules that seemed to be just and natural were all blindfolded and used to eat people!…
Chihuaco, an old militiaman, shook his head, recalling the experience of his family being destroyed and his family being destroyed, his eyes gradually became heavy and his voice became lower.
"Witness the Lord God! Divide people into four classes after they are born? There is also a 'base' that is not human? What is this? This is cannibalism, just like the Maya's god-descendant ant people! ... The master of your tribe, isn't he?
Is it plain cannibalism? It's just that in our place, people who know they are being eaten will hold weapons to resist and flee deep into the mountains and forests... But in your place, why not only don't you hate the masters above and don't know how to escape, but you hate those people?
You are a bitch, you hate those who don’t listen to the master?…”
"Old Corn, can't you see? Their aristocratic priests are very powerful, and their methods are much higher than those of the priests here! They have already used a set of principles to control their thoughts, and there is no need to use them.
Nothing real, no threats with swords, axes, guns and spears... Just a few words from the masters can make their tribesmen hostile to each other, unable to unite, and obedient and like dogs!..."
Having said this, Cedar Shaman sighed, stretched out his rough palms, and rubbed the hair of shipwright Jin Shanshu. Jin Shanshu subconsciously shrank his head and bowed, with a smile on his face.
"Master Cedar..."
"Lao Jin, don't call me lord! There are no lords in the northern tribes, let alone lords! There are only capable warriors who can make a good life for themselves and the tribe! You can build ships, you are a real person.
Yes, even if he cannot defeat the gray wolf or hunt the grouse, he is still a true tribal warrior!…”
Cedar Shaman said seriously, pressing Jin Shanshu's ceiling with one hand, and slapped the other person's back hard with the other hand, making Jin Shanshu straighten up instantly.
"Witness to the divinity of heaven and earth! If you are a warrior, you should stand tall and believe in your own ability! Forget your past and the broken rules of the bright tribe, just stay here and be like a red pine holding up the sky
People!... This is the great spirit of the north, and I am passing it on to you now! Ah ha ha ha ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah..."
As he spoke, Cedar Shaman's voice gradually became lower, and he slowly sang the shaman's mysterious hymn. The song seemed to come from the abdomen, deep and penetrating, making people's foreheads buzz with resonance. Jin Shanshu stood there in a daze.
, feeling the palms on his head and listening to the singing of Cedar Shaman, his eyes were a little divergent. At this moment, he felt that the other person seemed to be shining, like a real golden Arhat, who was giving him enlightenment...
"Forget the past and stay here?... Be a pine tree, be a boat timber... Ah! This is the Buddhist wish I once made, and this is the Bodhisattva who has come to save me!... The Bodhisattva who saves people and overcomes disasters.
ah!…"
Shipbuilder Kim Sun-shu's eyes were filled with tears. The suffering of the past forty years was vivid in his mind, so clearly. In North Korea, he knelt down to beg for his life, and the master was God. Then the Japanese invaded, his wife and children were separated, and he was kidnapped from North Korea to Jiegang.
Still kneeling down to beg for life, the Japanese master is the sky. Later, he went to the cold north and wandered on the extreme north sea for two years, and was kidnapped by the "mermaid" who suddenly appeared. This time, as soon as he went
Twenty thousand miles away, there is no possibility of returning to my hometown...
"Lord God! I can't go back, I have forgotten, those are not mine... I just stay here, rely on my own ability, and be a man with a strong chest!... The shark leaders gave me a wife,
I also got married here, became a master craftsman, and took on more than a dozen apprentices...My home is already here!...Ah, Bodhisattva!..."
Shipbuilder Jin Shanshu wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Cedar Shaman, but he was lifted up hard. With this strength, he truly straightened his chest for the first time in his life, and his face lost its flattering smile, and gradually revealed a rare expression.
Chihuaco, the old militiaman, was watching from the side. Looking at the old shaman who looked like God, and the old Jin who had been transformed by God, he couldn't help but smacked his lips.
"Tsk tsk! This old wood is worthy of his reputation as a shaman, and he does have some skills as a magician!..."
The square-headed sailboat continued to move forward, but the wind direction changed again, and the hull tilted again. The old militiaman Chihuaco adjusted the sail, and the boatwright Jin Shanshu came to his senses at this time, and hurriedly came over to help. And watching him walk
The way he looked, one moment he wanted to bend down instinctively, and the next moment he tried to straighten up, just like a strange prawn.
"Ha! Okay! This sail rope seems to have some tricks, but after thinking about it carefully, it's just the same thing... it's slightly swayed with the wind, so you can't face it. It's slanted with half the wind, and all the strength is turned into a boat.
The lean of the body. The gaff sail against the wind is actually the same as the half wind, except that it can borrow less wind and the ship leans deeper..."
"That's right! Praise the Lord! Captain Qi, you are very smart, and every word you say is on point! I have taught many sailors, but none of them are as diligent and smart as you!"
"Haha! Then tell me, Lao Jin, who is smarter between me and Lao Mu?..."
"Uh?...This!...I..."
"Old Corn, why are you embarrassing him? Why don't you come over and ask me!"
"Ask you? Do you still need to ask for this answer? The old turkey flies into the sky, the old wood turns into smoke, they are all beautiful flying and shining!..."
Hearing this, the cedar shaman laughed, held the scepter in his hand, and came to the side of the gold shipbuilder. He pointed back and forth with the scepter, and then asked seriously.
"Lao Jin, when you reported back to Priest Mekart at the shipyard, what was the name of this ship? Well, 'wooden sand ship'?"
"Ah! Dear Mr. Cedar, the name of this ship is the 'Two Hundred Materials Sand Ship'. It is a 'sand ship' made of two hundred pieces of wood at least two feet long!"
"Oh! A boat made of two hundred logs... Well, why is it called a 'sand boat'? Is it used to hold sand?..."
"Ah? Master Xuesong, the style and name of this ship, including the French style of construction...actually come from the Ming Dynasty! The reason why it is called a sand ship is probably because the bottom of this ship is wide and shallow, and it can travel near offshore sandbanks.
The shallow water... The Lord God testifies! This is almost the most useful and most used type of boat. It can travel in big rivers, lakes or offshore, and it is not afraid of wind and waves..."
Speaking of shipbuilding, the eyes of shipbuilder Jin Shanshu finally showed a look of confidence. Among the thousands of shipyards in the kingdom, he is the most powerful shipbuilder! Although, the big shipbuilder of this lake kingdom is full of confidence with him.
There is a huge gap between the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard in his expectations and his imagination... But here, he really keeps his word, can really be responsible for the construction of the ship from beginning to end, and can use the best things that have never been done before.
Materials, a real showcase of one’s strengths!
"God bless you! Lord Cedar, the sand boat is the most practical and not too difficult. It is also the first type of boat I built in the shipbuilding company! It has a square head and square stern, and does not need a central keel. It only needs flat keels on both sides.
.Although the side keels spliced from both sides of this flat plate are a little weaker than the central keel, they do not require any large wood. They are not only cheap to build, but also very labor-saving and can be built very quickly!…”
"The sand ship has a wide deck, a deep and small shape, low freeboards on both sides, and a medium-to-high carrying capacity. It relies on the girder arches on both sides to carry wind and waves, so that the deck can quickly discharge waves. When the waves are too big, a flat bottom is used to directly
Sit on the beach and take shelter on the shore. The watertight compartment in the cabin is the same as that on the ocean-protecting boat... The biggest advantage of the flat-bottomed square stern is that when there is no wind, you can paddle with long tips on both sides. This is better than just
A sheltering boat that can rely on sails is better!…”
"Witness the Lord God! This is the most suitable ship type for the kingdom. It is simple and easy to use, and can be used in rivers, lakes and near seas! The craftsmen of the shipbuilding department are still a lot behind. I am afraid that the ocean-covering ship is not safe, so we can only build this first.
Planting ships and practicing your skills... Priest Mekart said that the first batch of twenty ships will be built! But Priest Miki disagreed and said that he would build more and send them to the north, at least forty ships!... But where can I come from?
So many manpower? I can only look at five ships at most by myself. Only after the other master craftsmen have mastered the French style can I start to build more. I don’t have to worry about materials and manpower. After all, there are thousands of people.
The shipbuilding companies on Ganghwa Island are big!..."