"These newly built warships are indeed strong, and fast, but stable may not be obvious. The bigger the ship, the more so it is. It can barely be able to travel in the river, but when it comes to sea, such a ship..." Huang Chengyan shook his head and expressed disdain for comment. The contempt that came from his bones made Gan Ning angry. If Liu Xiu had not been in front of him, he might have jumped up. The bell rang and the result was Huang Chengyan's life.

Several trainee boat masters around Liu Xiu were also indignant. Most of them were from Yizhou and participated in the transformation of the new ship. When they saw the Jingxiang people whipping their hard work, they were naturally unhappy and immediately contacted regional discrimination, suspected that Huang Chengyan was here to destroy the situation and destroy the prestige of Yizhou people.

"Are you a lobbyist for Liu Biao?" The supervisor named Zhao snorted and began to exaggerate. I have to say that putting a political hat on his opponent and putting the opponent in a disadvantaged position first is a common move that has never been detrimental since ancient times.

Huang Chengyan didn't even look at him, and his calm eyes fell on Liu Xiu: "General of the Car and Cavalry?"

Liu Xiu smiled slightly: "How dare you defile the gentleman's ears? Although there is a lot of water in the river, I am afraid that my ears will not be cleaned. Come on, let's talk about the common things, and the gentleman will talk about this ship. The gentleman said this ship..."

The supervisor surnamed Zhao hurriedly reminded: "General, he may be..."

"No, Mr. Huang is a hermit in the mountains, how could he be with the so-called famous scholars such as Liu Biao who deceived the world and robbed the world and robbed the world. Don't think too much, just listen to Mr. Huang talk about the matter on this ship." He turned around and warned the trainees who looked resentful: "If you do academic research, you should be humble and follow the good, and keep the desolate and keep the prefectures is not the right way. Ren Dingzu and Zhou Shubu can abandon the old sayings. You have only been doing academic research for a few days, so why are you so stubborn?"

Seeing that Liu Xiu was unhappy, the young trainees did not dare to hold on anymore, so they bowed together to receive the order.

Huang Chengyan raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, took the model of the tower ship from Liu Xiu and talked freely. "The most obvious reason why large warships do not resist wind and waves is this tower ship. Because there are cabins on the tower ship, even as many as four levels. People only know that the tower ship is tall and mighty, shooting high and rushing along the water, and they are invincible. But they forgot that the biggest opponent on the rivers and seas is not people, but wind and waves. Once such a tower ship encounters great wind and waves, the disaster of overturning is in front of him. Even if there is an iron armored crossbow, what can he do?"

Liu Xiu's eyes lit up. The biggest problem with shipbuilding is stability, and it must be able to withstand wind and waves. The current Yangtze River is much wider than the Yangtze River in later generations, and the wind and waves are much larger. Small and medium-sized warships are not bad, but such building ships are easily overwhelmed by the wind. Although the improved building ship has been greatly improved, it still cannot withstand strong winds and waves. Huang Chengyan just looked at the model and knew the disadvantages. Perhaps there is a solution.

"Besides, such a ship type can still be used in places like Jianghu where the wind and waves are not big. Once you enter the sea and the wind and waves increase, the speed of travel will be greatly reduced." He stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "You can tell at a glance that the shipmasters at Yizhou Shipyard have never seen sea boats and do not know the characteristics of sea boats at all."

"What are the characteristics of sea boats?" An intern ship master couldn't help but retorted: "Since Mr. Huang said so, I must have seen it."

"I did see it." Huang Chengyan laughed and compared it under the boat: "The bottom of the sea boat is sharp, so that the draft is deep. It is not only stable, but also conducive to breaking the waves."

"Sharp?" The shipmaster laughed in silence, pointed at Huang Chengyan, shook his head at his companions, meaning that this man was talking nonsense, and there was no sharp one under the boat.

Liu Xiu was shocked. He remembered where his mistake was. He thought he did not understand technical problems, so whether it was Jinyang Academy, Guanzhong Academy, or the newly built Chengdu Academy, he kept letting the craftsmen explore themselves. He did not interfere in it and expressed his opinions randomly to avoid misleading. Whether it was new wine or glass, they were the collective wisdom of the craftsmen in the school. His role was to provide a condition that the solution of specific technical problems had nothing to do with him. The same was true for the transformation of the warship. He let the ship masters change it, but he did not put forward any constructive opinions.

However, Huang Chengyan's words reminded him of the characteristics of sea boats. The representative feature of sea boats is sharp bottoms. Zheng He used the kind of sea boats to voyages in the West, rather than the flatbeds used in inland lakes.

He was about to praise Huang Chengyan for being right, but when he spoke, he swallowed it back. He watched the young trainee slamming Huang Chengyan, but Huang Chengyan disdainfully refuted it. Until Feng Xi ship master closed his mouth bored, he smiled and said, "Practice has come true, is it right or wrong? Make a model and try it out. Mr. Huang, I wonder if he can help me improve it for a few days and open their eyes to avoid thinking that the teacher is talking nonsense?"

Huang Chengyan was a little hesitant. He was just on a whim and did not intend to build a ship for Liu Xiu. To be honest, he had seen a sea ship, but had never built a sea ship, and he had not even made a model of a sea ship. Liu Xiu asked him to do the model for testing. What if he was smashed? Shipbuilding is a very meticulous job, and it is not something that can be done casually. It is difficult for people with inexperienced to start.

He wanted to refuse, but then he thought, why not take this opportunity to see the process model of the Yizhou Shipyard. He had been to Yuzhang Shipyard, which was known as the number one, but the Yizhou Shipyard in front of him was obviously larger than Yuzhang Shipyard. Not only did it grow in scale, but even the small changes in the layout of various areas in front of him seemed much more rational. A huge shipyard is busy but not messy. Everyone is doing their own things, cooperating closely, orderly, and very particular.

Liu Xiu has been in charge of Yizhou for less than two years, so how could such a big change happen?

"Are you afraid that I will know the secret of Yizhou Shipyard? If you go back to Jingzhou?" Huang Chengyan declined tactfully.

"If Liu Biao can use you, I won't object. In that case, the Jingzhou Navy can independently pacify Jiangdong. I don't need to send troops, why don't I do it?"

Huang Chengyan was a little moved and was told by Liu Xiu. Of course, it was not that Liu Biao didn't want to use him, but that he didn't want to be used by Liu Biao. But the reason why he was unwilling to be used by Liu Biao was ultimately because Liu Biao could not let him let go. If Liu Biao really had that kind of demeanor, Jingzhou had many talents, and it was no worse than Yizhou. It would be easy to defeat Sun Jian and defeat Yuan Shu. How could he fall into this field? To put it bluntly, Liu Biao could not make full use of his talents, but he just recruited talents on the surface.

"Okay, I'll build a model of a sea boat to open your eyes." Huang Chengyan said: "But before that, I want to correct what the general said just now. I am indeed a lobbyist, a lobbyist from Jingzhou."

Liu Xiu savored the difference between the lobbyist in Jingzhou and Liu Biao's lobbyist in his heart. He understood that he walked up and naturally took Huang Chengyan's arm, and warmly invited him: "Mr. Huang, please sit in there, have a cup of tea, and talk slowly."

Huang Chengyan was a little embarrassed by his enthusiasm, but his heart was warm. I heard for a long time that Liu Xiu never took the initiative to date any famous scholars, nor did he look like a polite and polite person like Liu Biao. When he met today, although Liu Xiu's eyes lit up when he heard his name, he did not show any obvious intention to recruit him. Obviously, he had no idea of ​​recruiting him, a famous scholar in Jingxiang. He only became interested in him after listening to his views on the sea boat, but he was only interested. Judging from the point of view that Liu Xiu asked him to create a model to prove his point of view, Liu Xiu should not have completely believed his words.

Practice leads to true knowledge. Liu Xiu has not yet confirmed his ability, so this recruitment is naturally not a question. His current enthusiasm should be due to his love for the art of craftsmen. I have long heard that Liu Xiu must have a workshop to open a school, which is very different from Liu Biao's school, only Confucianism. However, for Huang Chengyan, a hermit who is proficient in the art of craftsmen, Liu Xiu's views are obviously closer to him.

The two of them sat down in the hall without saying a few polite words. Liu Xiu asked Huang Chengyan straight to the point. Huang Chengyan was not polite, and told Jingzhou now that he was in a frank way, "The reason why I took the liberty to come is that I don't want Jingxiang to be in trouble again. In the past few years, Yuan Shu occupied Nanyang and fought. The people of the rich Nanyang County were in danger of being damaged and covered with bones. Although I am a man from the mountains and fields, I can't bear it. I hope the general can march into Jingzhou, quell the rebellion as soon as possible, and return the world to peace."

"Liu Biao refused to accept the orders from the General's Mansion of my chariot and cavalry?"

"Yes." Huang Chengyan said: "He also wanted to use the court to check and balance the general's intention to control Jingzhou, but the Jingzhou clan was disappointed with him and did not want to support him anymore. General, it is a great time to enter Jingzhou at this moment."

"Hahaha..." Liu Xiu shook his head: "What the sir said is probably the thoughts of the Cai family, but not the thoughts of the Jingzhou clan. As far as I know, Liu Biao is not only relying on the Cai family, Ma family, Pang family, Kuai family, including the Huang family in Jiangxia, Lingling Liu family, and Yiyang Deng family are all objects of dependence on Liu Biao. They have gained a lot of benefits from relying on Liu Biao. How could they give up Liu Biao easily? Even if they are willing to return to the court, I am afraid that this interest is a factor that has to be considered."

Seeing that Liu Xiu said several major tribes in Jingzhou in one breath, Huang Chengyan knew that Liu Xiu was not unfamiliar with the situation in Jingzhou and knew what those major tribes were thinking, he nodded and said, "The general is right. The first thing the powerful families consider is interests, but interests also have gains and losses. When there are benefits to gain, they naturally have benefits to be more important, but when interests must be lost, they are less important. If there is a great chaos today, Liu Biao is not a talent for governing chaos, and he will only bring harm to Jingzhou. At this time, the first thing that major families should consider is how to avoid greater losses and then consider what benefits they can get. General, even if you don't give Jingzhou any benefits, at least they can avoid greater harm."

Liu Xiu looked at Huang Chengyan for a moment, laughed loudly, and suddenly changed his mind: "Sir, I heard that you have a daughter who is smart and clever. How old is this year?" (To be continued) Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better, updated and faster!!!
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