"This is my boat..." Huang Chen muttered to himself as he stood on the shore, looking at a galley that was four feet three feet long and eight feet six inches wide opposite. He had previously heard from Zhao Hongyi, the know-it-all
I learned here that the eight-oared boat is also called a bluff boat, a trumpet bluff boat, etc. As the name suggests, there are eight oars on each side and a oar at the back. The length ranges from more than three feet to eight or nine feet, and the span is quite large. This eight-oared boat
The ship is a normal model. Because the eight-oared ship was manufactured by Panyi, that is, the French Portuguese, a cloth sail is hung on the single mast in the center of the ship, which is completely different from the Ming Dynasty ship-type canopy hard sail. There is wind to spread the sail, but there is no wind to row.
The oar is very fast.
Huang Chen couldn't wait to board the boat. He touched the oars for a while and the mast for a while. The more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it. Compared with the large sailboat, the eight-oared boat was pitifully small and inconspicuous, and the hull was slightly different.
It was damaged and looked even worse, but the question was, no matter how good the big sailing ship was, what did it matter to him? The eight-oared boat was small and broken, but it was his own ship.
The eight-oared boat is a small boat with no cabin. There is an arched canopy at the stern to protect it from the sun and rain. Huang Chen walked around the boat and climbed into the canopy. As expected, it felt cooler than outside. He sat leisurely
In front of a small table, he looked out through the canopy window and enjoyed the scenery of the coast. After becoming the owner of a boat, he finally no longer had to show his face all day long and go through wind and rain. Although basking in the sun is not harmful to the body, who knows?
I wish I could become a black monkey.
Just when Huang Chen was enjoying the change in status, Hu Yin came. After the latter got on the boat, he found Zhang Xing and Yang Dong were there. He was obviously stunned and thought to himself: "Is Huang Chen very short of manpower? How can we compare these two to each other?"
If people with vengeance are brought in, isn't he afraid that they will destroy the unity on the ship?" Seeing Huang Chen emerge from the canopy of the boat again, all the adult men around him showed a correct attitude and did not dare to be a little presumptuous. Hu Yin was secretly surprised and sighed Huang Chen
Chen is so capable! If it were him, it would be difficult to reach this point even with the help of his father's power.
"Young Master is the first guest on my ship. Welcome..." Huang Chen smiled and came up to greet Hu Yin.
"I heard someone said it yesterday, congratulations." Hu Yin said with clasped fists, looking like a young and mature man. The two walked into the canopy side by side. Hu Yin sat down and sighed: "I knew Brother Chen was no ordinary person, so I
I wanted you to be my personal follower, but I didn’t expect that I still underestimated you.”
"Luck, luck..." Huang Chen said modestly with a smile.
Hu Yin couldn't hide his envy in his tone: "No matter what it is, you have a boat and you have gone further than me."
Huang Chen comforted him and said: "Although the young master is young, he has a lot of experience, and his marksmanship is as good as a god, and he can always hit the mark. How could the second master not know about this? Maybe he will assign you a ship's belt soon."
Hu Yin slowly shook his head. He was only fifteen years old this year. He was too young. Not to mention that Mr. Hu was currently in a state of decline. He only had two ships under his command. No matter how many more ships he had, it would not be his turn.
You have to wait patiently for two or three years. But once Huang Chen's anomaly comes out, my father may reduce some of the years required, maybe next year...? Thinking of this, Hu Yin's heart became hot.
Not long after the two sat down to talk, Wang Fengwu also arrived. After making some preparations, they set off for the market. The eight-oared boat was somewhat dilapidated, and Huang Chen was temporarily short of manpower, making navigation inconvenient. Wang Fengwu used the big boat in front to pull Huang Chen with a rope.
Chen temporarily left his beloved ship and led his men aboard the Wang Feng Wu Fu ship. Looking at the brand-new, tall and majestic Dafu ship, Huang Chen's eyes were full of surprise and envy, wondering when he would be able to own one.
Hu Yin's thoughts on such a huge ship were the same as his. Indeed, such a big ship was enough to drive all men at sea crazy.
On the way, Wang Fengwu and Hu Yin reviewed the necessary supplies for Huang Chen. In addition, the cost of repairing the ship was no less than thirty taels. Huang Chen estimated that by removing some unnecessary things, the money he carried was enough...
Slowly, the conversation between the three of them turned to martial arts. Hu Yin usually couldn't talk about fists and kicks, but he brought up the fact that Huang Chen was good at wrestling. Wang Fengwu was unparalleled in fists, kicks, whips and swords, and his wrestling skills were also good, which made him feel itchy.
, proposed a discussion.
Huang Chen had a troubled look on his face. He was taller than an adult, but Wang Fengwu was much taller than a normal person. He was over 1.8 meters tall and had a strong build. Even in modern times, he would be considered a macho man. The difference between the two was several orders of magnitude. Huang Chen's small arms
Calf, how dare you compete with him? It wasn't until Wang Fengwu repeatedly promised that he would not try his best that he reluctantly nodded in agreement.
Huang Chen used all his strength and all means, but unfortunately the two of them were not on the same level. Even though Wang Fengwu had some strength left, he was still thrown into disgrace and couldn't tell his direction.
Listening to Hu Yin's unrestrained laughter from the beginning, Huang Chen had every reason to believe that Hu Yin deliberately showed off that he knew wrestling skills so that Wang Fengwu would teach him a lesson. As for the reason, there are still some reasons.
You have to say, the "big-eared thief" must be jealous that he got a boat and overwhelm him. This method of killing someone with a knife is too despicable! Who did he learn these crooked ways at such a young age?
Wang Fengwu grabbed Huang Chen, but he did not despise the latter's kung fu. On the contrary, he spoke highly of it: "Your sumo moves are quite exquisite. I have only seen them in my life. The reason why you can't knock me down is because
My strength is not good. If it is a strong man who is as good as me, I will probably lose." Then Wang Fengwu asked curiously: "Brother Huang, where did you learn your sumo skills?"
"Japanese people."
"Japanese people?" Wang Fengwu and Hu Yin all had a look of surprise on their faces. Huang Chen's answer was beyond their expectations. Wang Fengwu sighed: "I didn't expect the Japanese country to have such exquisite sumo wrestling skills in addition to sword skills.
It really shouldn’t be underestimated.”
"..." Huang Chen hesitantly.
The Dafu boat rode the wind and waves straight to the market and anchored at the port. Accompanied by Wang Fengwu and Hu Yin, Huang Chen sent the eight-oared boat for repair, paid a deposit, and made an appointment to pick up the boat in three days. Then the three of them rushed to the only market in the city.
I met Mr. Hu Er at an inn. The latter received a report from his subordinates yesterday and was not surprised at all. His chrysanthemum face with wrinkles bloomed slightly and he smiled and said to Huang Chen: "Brother Yin has told me about you a long time ago and said that you have great kung fu."
, is the number one young man in the village. Looking at it today, it is true that a hero emerges from a young man."
Huang Chen glanced at Hu Yin with a strange expression. His nickname was Brother Yin. His nickname was Brother Jin. What kind of fate was this? Then he felt a burst of emotion. In the past, he had never talked to Mr. Hu.
Opportunity, but now he praised him with a smile. Huang Chen gathered his thoughts and said with a smile: "What a young hero, it's just luck. How many people in the world can be as generous as Brother Wu?"
Hu Erlao nodded secretly, and couldn't help but look high at Huang Chen. He was successful but not arrogant. It is indeed not easy for a young man to do this. Let's not talk about his ability, but his character alone is worth cultivating. Hu Erlao again
Wu Dao to Wang Feng: "Brother Wu, you can send a boat out at will. I am stunned by how bold you are. You are really willing to do it."
"This is killing two birds with one stone, why not?" Wang Fengwu said with a hearty smile.
Mr. Hu Er had a clear idea of what he was referring to. He clasped his fists and said, "I, Hu Er, have fallen in love with brother Chengwu."
Wang Fengwu said disapprovingly: "We are all brothers and not outsiders, so why bother saying useless things?"
Mr. Hu Er knew Wang Fengwu's temper, and he also had the same temper, so he immediately stopped saying anything.
Several people entered the room to talk. Hu Erlao asked Huang Chen some information. Hearing that he still lacked a few manpower, he immediately decided to allocate five people to him, saving Huang Chen the trouble of recruiting again. Huang Chen took the opportunity to mention Zhao Hongyi,
He bluntly said that the latter was his leader and hoped that he could come to assist him.
Hu Erlao was stunned when he heard the words, and his eyes changed. Zhao Hongyi's reputation is as big as thunder, but it is not a good reputation. Zhao Hongyi is as afraid of the enemy as a tiger. He never retreats in battle, and he is not as courageous as a chicken. Zhao Hongyi is not one of them.
A confidant, not worth mentioning, Hu Erlao agreed to Huang Chen's request without even thinking about it...
Hu Yin remained silent, with a look of amusement on his face. A few days ago, he went to see Huang Chen, and happened to see the latter looking through military books. Only then did he realize that Zhao Hongyi was not as simple as he seemed.
He learned writing and learned the art of war, but he hadn't even had time to tell Mr. Hu about this.
Huang Chen came out of the inn and walked on the street, followed by Zhang Xing, Yang Dong, and Guo Dayan. Just now, Hu Erlao divided him into five people, bringing the number of his subordinates to nineteen in one fell swoop, excluding Zhao Hongyi and Zhao Hongyi who were recovering from injuries.
The reckless provocateur also had seventeen people, which was more than enough to drive an eight-oared boat. With the manpower gathered, the next thing Huang Chen had to do was to equip them with weapons.
Walking into a weapons shop, it was the same shop where he accompanied Wang Yong to buy Japanese knives last time. Huang Chen glanced at the various hot and cold weapons hanging on the wall. According to his idea, the more complete the equipment under his command, the better, and the more sophisticated it is.
The better, but he is quite shy in terms of money and has more than enough ambition but not enough energy.
The price of the bird gun was more than three taels. He couldn't even buy ten of them with the money he had on him, so he just ruled it out. The three-eyed gun was not expensive, only seven or eight taels of silver. Huang Chen felt entangled in his heart. On the one hand, he didn't like the fire door gun.
I despised something that should have been eliminated in the garbage heap of history. On the other hand, I felt that a gun, no matter how rubbish it was, had some advantages over cold weapons. After hesitating for a long time, I finally gritted my teeth and bought six guns and some lead powder.
Long-handled knives such as Zhanma and Xiaofeng each cost 1, 2, 4, or 5 taels of silver. The waist knives are also not cheap, totaling 1, 2, 3, or 4 taels of silver. A bow is more expensive than a three-eyed blunderbuss, more than one tael of silver, and yellow
Chen would never consider it unless he was crazy. After picking and choosing, Huang Chen chose the weapon he had used before - the wooden stick gun. First of all, it has good killing power. As the saying goes, three arrows are not as good as one knife, and three knives are not as good as one gun. Finally,
The most important thing is that it is cheap. Twenty wooden stick guns plus twenty spare sticks are only a little more expensive than six stick guns.
When paying the bill, the total cost was just over twelve taels. As Huang Chen paid the money, he thought to himself: "Am I saving too much?" Then he shook his head. He had limited money. It cost money to repair the ship and to replenish the supplies on the ship.
Eating, drinking, and having sex also cost money. There were so many ways to use money, so he had to keep his pockets tight and spend money carefully.
As if knowing Huang Chen's difficulties, Yang Dong bought a bird gun with his own money. This move made Huang Chen very happy and praised him for getting it right. Now he has three bird guns and six three-eyed guns on board.
, for an eight-oared boat that can only carry sixteen to twenty people, this firearm configuration is really not low.