, Flat-bottomed ships have a large load capacity and can sail in shallow water channels. Otherwise, if a giant ship like ours uses a sharp bottom, there will not be many ports in the world that we can sail into. "

Xia Xun briefly introduced Fei Yinglun and said no more. In fact, when Zheng He came back from the West last time, he also brought back several Western-style ships. At the Longjiang Shipyard, craftsmen once dismantled them.

After learning about these wooden sailing ships, I carefully studied the Western ships and found that their pointed-bottomed wooden sailing ships did not have keels. The keel can greatly improve the stability and sturdiness of the ship. China's pointed-bottomed seagoing ships have had keels since the early Song Dynasty.

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At the same time, our ship's plates use flat jointing technology, while Western ships still use a relatively backward overlapping method, which also affects the sturdiness of the ship. In addition, the craftsmen also noticed that the widest point of the Western ship is the hull.

The front part of the ship is like a fish, while the shape of the Chinese ship is like a water bird with webbed feet. The widest part of the ship is at the back, so it is better than the Western ship in terms of flexibility and speed.

As for the sail, the sail of the Chinese sailing ship is a "hard canopy" reinforced with bamboo poles laterally. This balanced longitudinal sail is flexible to operate and can withstand wind forces in all directions, which is also unmatched by Western ships. The other is the sealed cabin technology

, Western sailing ships also did not. The final evaluation result was that the performance of Chinese sailing ships was far ahead of Western sailing ships, and these Western ships had very little technology to learn from.

This is a fact. The performance of Western sailing ships has only been greatly improved since the 16th century. The invention of the keel technology and the technical key of moving the widest part of the hull backward to make the ship more flexible were discovered hundreds of years later.

Xia Xun didn't want to show off these advanced technologies to Fei Yinglun. The key to these technologies lay in invention, not manufacturing. If he knew the key and disclosed it to Westerners, he could produce it with some research.

Xia Xun is like an indomitable iron man and a stingy Grandet. As long as there is any advanced Western technology, he wants to learn it immediately, but what are his own strengths? He can hide it for as long as he can.

For a long time, Xia Xun never had the bad habit of being a teacher.

Xia Xun introduced a few words casually, then changed the topic and asked with a smile: "Has your accommodation been arranged? Are you satisfied with it?" Bunk G is also comfortable, which is better than the doghouse-like place I used to live in on the boat.

Too much. Ah, Mr. Xia Xun..."

Fei Yinglun approached Xia Xun and whispered: "You have a very high status on the ship, right? I found that the captain of this ship, the general who is in charge of hundreds of soldiers, does not have a spacious and luxurious residence like yours."

Xia Xun raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "Oh? You've already visited the entire ship? Yes, for some reasons, that general respects me more."

"Aha, I understand, I understand!"

Seeing Xia Xun's unclear expression, Fei Yinglun winked at him and smiled slyly, wondering what he understood.

Looking at his curly hair, unkempt beard, and the deep knife mark on his cheek, Xia Xun always felt that if he tied a turban with a whistle on his head and a wrinkled shirt, his eyes would be

With a black one-eye patch on his head and a rapier on his belt, he looked like a complete pirate.

Xia Xun could feel that this was a Westerner with a lot of stories, and his experience was by no means as simple as what he said. Xia Xun was about to inquire about his situation indirectly, but Zheng He had already sent Bo Lin to him personally.

When the envoy from Bangguo came out, the envoy stood by the gangway, bowed to Zheng He very politely, and asked him to stay.

Zheng He stopped with a smile and said a few more words to the man before he got out of the boat.

Fei Yinglun held the messenger in his hand and asked Xia Xun in confusion: "Mr. Xia Xun, who is that person?"

Xia Xun replied casually: "That is the envoy sent by the king of Bolin State. I think it should be to invite our fleet to visit the country!"

"Bo Lin State?" Fei Yinglun's face changed.

Xia Xun didn't pay attention to his expression and said, "I'll go up and ask about the situation." After that, he walked towards the gangway.

Fei Yinglun stretched out his hand as if to stop him, but when he saw that Xia Xun had already stepped onto the gangway, he hesitated for a moment and closed his mouth again.

Xia Xun boarded the top cabin and returned to the cabin. When Zheng He saw him coming, he immediately smiled and said: "My lord, who do you think the king of Bolin is?"

Xia Xun was surprised. Zheng He didn't tell the country's envoy what the purpose of his visit was, but he asked him about the identity of the country's king. Could it be that he knew this person? Who did he know who could go to Nanyang and become king? Do you think you are?

A bearded man? If you are a bearded man, wouldn’t I become Li Jing?

Thinking of this, Xia Xun couldn't help but laugh, and said to Zheng He: "My father-in-law, please stop playing riddles. I really can't guess who this king is?"

Zheng He laughed and said: "Back then, the Duke of Guo was ordered to suppress the bandits and subdued the Shuangyu group bandits. He also had a small encounter with the Nanyang bandit Chen Zuyi. After that, the Shuangyu group bandits became my officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Now they are protecting the Duke.

Western soldiers and horses, what about the Nanyang thief Chen Zuyi? Everyone thought he had disappeared, but who knew he would become the leader of the Bolin Kingdom!"

Xia Xun was shocked: "What? How did Chen Zuyi become the leader of a country?"

Zheng He picked up a letter from the case and said: "Chen Zuyi is a wanted criminal by the imperial court. He was very frightened when he heard the news about the Ming Dynasty fleet coming in force. He was afraid that his identity would be exposed and he would be punished by the heavenly soldiers. When he was a pirate,

He could escape by boat and go deep into the sea to avoid fighting. Now that he is the lord of a country, where can he hide? So he sent an envoy to surrender and took the initiative to plead guilty. He is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and be a vassal of the Ming Dynasty forever! Haha, my lord,

When we come here, we have not yet set foot on the Western border, but we have established a king and deposed a king. Your Majesty knows that he will definitely be very happy!"

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