Although since the end of the Ming Dynasty, China's shipbuilding technology began to lag behind Hongmaofan, but as a former maritime power, there are also unique technologies, and watertight compartments are one of them.

Watertight compartments keep compartments tightly separated from each other, so that during navigation, especially in ocean voyages, even if one or two compartments are damaged and flooded, water will not flow to the other compartments. From the overall point of view of the ship, it still maintains considerable buoyancy and does not sink.

If there is too much water, the ship will not be able to support it, as long as the cargo is abandoned and the load is reduced, it will not sink to the bottom of the sea quickly. The watertight compartment not only improves the ship's anti-sinking performance, but also increases the safety performance of long-distance navigation.

The ship is divided into cabins, and the loading and unloading and management of cargo are more convenient. Different cargo owners can load and pick up goods in individual cabins at the same time, which improves the efficiency of loading and unloading, and is convenient for management.

Due to the bulkhead, additional partitions are added, which are closely connected to the hull plate and play the role of reinforcing the hull.

There are many advantages, using a ship equipped with a watertight compartment to sail can improve the safety of the ship, and modern ships have carried out the disposal of watertight compartments.

Of course, Yan Changwu will not kindly remind the red-haired fans that the sixth-level ship he built does not have a watertight compartment, so as to avoid too much trouble, and build it in a hurry to form combat effectiveness, but future ships will definitely have watertight compartments.

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After the visit, everyone went to the ship's dining room (and reception room) and sat down, Yan Changwu, Li Ying, Li De and Storm, and the British included Sir Simon Fox, Keppel and Captain Hagen, and Captain Baker, each side was four people, equal.

Yan Changwu sent a square "Kung Fu Tea Set" and a round "Kung Fu Tea Set", Gongfu tea originated in the Song Dynasty, with southern Fujian and Chaoshan being the most popular, even if it was on the ship, the senior officers of the Southeast Province still had to drink Gongfu tea.

The two sets of kung fu tea sets are made of copper, polished brightly, with exquisite craftsmanship and excellent works of art, which are placed in the cabin, adding a trace of oriental charm.

The square tea set is large, the round is small, the square is used to entertain many people in meetings, and the round one is used to taste tea with close people.

In addition to the tea set, the tea was also sent by Yan Changwu, and the British knew their own affairs, and the clumsy drinks on their ships could not be put on the table!

Boil water, make tea, and taste.

China is the homeland of tea, and the red-haired fans use their thick fingers to clumsily hold small tea bowls to drink tea.

They have to be careful not to fall off the ground.

Except for Sir Simon Fox, the other red-haired people were worried: "It's really stingy to introduce a young general, and he can't even give us a few sugar cubes!" ……”

In Europa, tea is a luxury, after all, it is shipped from as far away as Asia, and not many people can afford to drink it.

Tea leaves become bitter when processed, and the voyage from China to England is several months, and they often taste bad because of poor packaging, so the British generally have to put sugar to dilute the bitterness of the tea soup.

In his book Treatise on Warm Beers, published in 1641, the author listed all kinds of hot drinks known to the English at the time, but there was no mention of tea anywhere, so we can infer that no one drank tea in England at this time.

Before the early 1650s, there was no record of tea drinking in England, and no one knows how tea first entered England, but it can only be speculated that it may have flowed in through the European continent or brought back by people who had traveled to the East.

The popularity of tea drinking in the British did not begin until 1662 when Emperor Charles married Princess Catherine, a princess of Portugal who liked to drink tea, ---- a mainland girl who liked to drink tea.

But the officers of the British ocean-going warships (not the sailors) were one step ahead, they knew how to drink tea, of course, with their uncivilized heads, they didn't know what good tea was, and they didn't know that the best master-made small cans couldn't enjoy these red hairy pans at all.

The only one who has a little self-cultivation is Sir Simon Fox, who drank three cups in a row and said with emotion: "This is authentic tea, high-quality, sweet and refreshing!" ”

Yan Changwu praised him for knowing the goods, and pitied the other foreign devils in their hearts: "It's obviously bitter!" But Sir said it was sweet, and if he was right, wouldn't it be that we were sick and had to see a doctor......"

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"Listen to our people, you want to buy our Cambridge and Breda?" Sir Simon Fox asked with a smile.

"Your people said that anything can be sold for the sake of friendship!" Yan Changwu snorted and said.

"That's right, anything can be sold for the sake of friendship, but these two ships are very expensive and new, and we use them for ocean voyages to further test their quality and for training, and the mission has not been completed, how can we sell them to you? Moreover, these two warships have been sold to you, and I have not become the commander of the shipless, what do you say? He jokingly said, "I'm still young, I'm not ready to retire." ”

Knowing that the other party is asking for a sky-high price, the hateful thing is that the third-class battleship is a heavy weapon of a big country, and it is impossible to buy it if you want to, and people are willing to sell it, even if you smash the pot and sell it for money, you have to buy them!

Just like the Dongfeng missile sold by the rabbit to the big dog, the rabbit has not said that the currency unit is the soft sister currency, and the big dog can't wait to say that it is a beautiful knife (several times more), small money is a small problem, the key is to put the Dongfeng missile in the bag!

"I have an idea, for the sake of our friendship, let's use the cost price!" Yan Changwu proposed.

"Cost price?" Sir Simon Fox happily asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"This time you sell me at cost price, and the goods we sell you are also at cost price!" Yan Changwu gritted his teeth and said,

"Hahaha!" Sir Simon Fox laughed, causing the fifteen buckets in Yan Changwu's heart to fall to the ground.

"I heard that you sent four service ships to our officers and men yesterday?" Sir Simon Fox pulled out something.

"Yes!" Yan Changwu admitted.

"There are few lads as attentive as you! When I was your age, I was still pulling the sail line on the boat. Sir Simon Fox complimented: "Your achievement is no fluke! ”

The British military system is strict, and on the territory of non-allies, the officers and men on the ship are not allowed to go ashore except for necessary personnel (diplomatic, logistical, etc.).

That's right, the safety of warships comes first, and Yan Changwu's naval regulations are copied and also stipulate this.

But it's hard for the crew on the ship, and it's not allowed to go ashore when I see the flowers on the shore, and it's really itchy and itchy. . . . You may not have to take a shower for months!

There is a shortage of fresh water on the warship, and there will not be enough fresh water to give the officers and men such good treatment.

In addition to sending a large amount of supplies (they were inspected by the British army before approaching), the service ship sent by the southeast government actually arranged for the officers and men on the ship to bathe, and took away the clothes on the four warships (their names were sewn down), and arranged for the washerwoman to wash their clothes for them on the shore!

The officers and men on the four ships took turns to take a pleasant bath on the service ship! (The service ship does not have so much fresh water, and it is constantly replenished by other water ships)

After learning the news, and seeing that the hot water was sent to the Cambridge for the use of senior officers, Sir Simon Fox admired Yan Changwu very much.

For the officers and men of the navy, who work all day long, work on the equator, sweat like pulp, and have salt on their clothes, bathing is a very pleasant thing!

“OK！” For Yan Changwu's proposal, Sir Simon Fox agreed!