Ye Xinzao's ship has a characteristic, or an advantage, that is, it is fast, much faster than ships of the same size, which is also an important reason why Mu Xinya was able to gain a foothold on the sea.

Later, you can't just run, you can't just run when you see pirates, so who do business with you? So, Mu Xinya installed some military heavy crossbows and other military crossbows that General Feng secretly came on the ship according to the orders of the emperor, and with enough force, he began to have the right to dialogue with the pirates on an equal footing.

It's a bit of a stretch, let's get down to business. Seeing Ye Xin's expression, Yuan Fang knew that he was asking the right person, and asked expectantly: "How is it?" Can you ever build a bigger ship? ”

Ye Xin's biggest dream now is to build the world's largest ship, for this reason, he has been preparing for many years, has a mature idea, but it is limited to conditions that cannot be realized, Yuan Fang's idea coincides with Ye Xin, the two hit it off, and immediately, each of them started to talk about building a big ship with a cigarette in their mouths.

At the beginning, Yuan Fang didn't make a request, just listened to Ye Xin tell about his idea, which was similar to the boat he had built before, Ye Xin still planned to build a ship according to the previous style, but it was just to enlarge the size, at least Yuan Fang thought so, but in fact, it was not so simple, the hull could be enlarged in proportion, but there were many details inside that could not be enlarged alone, such as the rudder, the rudder of the small boat could be processed with a little rough wood, but the big ship was not good, there was no place to find such a long and strong enough wood, The patchwork link is not strong, so this aspect needs a lot of improvement, and Ye Xin's method is to use the principle of gears and levers to control the rudder, and this design has been proven to be very useful in full practice.

Through conversation, Yuan Fang also found that part of the reason why Ye Xinzao's ship will be faster is that the hull he designed has a nearly perfect streamlined shape, the lower end of the hull is slender, the upper part is slightly wider, and the draft is deep, which will reduce the resistance, and the sail design is also very reasonable, and all kinds of factors combine to have such an effect.

Ye Xinxing finished talking about his thoughts vigorously, but found that Yuan Fang's expression was still the same, no surprise or joy, Ye Xin's heart tightened, but he still expected Yuan Fang to help fulfill his wish: "Lord Yuan, what do you think?" ”

Yuan Fang was a little distracted just now, but now that he came back to his senses, he scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Well, Uncle Ye's idea is very good, by the way, according to your idea, how big can you build a boat?" ”

Ye Xinyan's heart was relieved, and he thought for a while and said, "Have you seen the biggest ship in Liusang?" It's almost half the size of it. ”

Ye Xin didn't know the bottom of his heart when he said this, his original idea was to build a ship that was slightly larger than Liusang's heavy battleship, but just now I heard Guan Xiaoyun's meaning Yuan Fang wanted to build a bigger one, in order to give me a chance, Ye Xin decided to try.

Yuan Fang nodded and said, "Well, yes, how long does it take to build such a big ship?" ”

Ye Xin hesitated for a moment and said: "It's hard to say, it depends on whether the materials are sufficient, whether the manpower is enough, and whether there are enough skilled craftsmen, and the most important thing is to have a large enough shipyard." ”

Speaking of this, Ye Xin was embarrassed to say: "A small shipyard like ours is not good. ”

Yuan Fang then asked, "If you have all the things you said, how long will it take?" ”

Ye Xin saw that Yuan Fang was really moved, his expression became solemn, he thought carefully for a long time, compared two fingers and said: "If the materials, personnel, and venues are complete, it will take about two months, this is the first ship, and many places still need to be explored and corrected, and it should be a little faster after that." ”

Yuan Fang didn't speak, thinking in his heart: "Two months is a bit long, but it's okay for such a big ship." ”

Yuan Fang pondered for a moment: "If there are enough people, can we build several or even more of that super-large warships at the same time?" ”

Ye Xin was stunned, it seems that this Lord Yuan's plan is not small, after careful consideration, it doesn't matter if Ye Xin works hard to realize his dream, he nodded and said: "It should be possible, but my energy is limited if I am alone, I can't take care of too much, I need more people to help, Tie Niu's child has been studying with me for many years, and now he can take charge on his own, I have to find him to help, and these people on the island can help somewhat." ”

Yuan Fang smiled faintly, he could see that Ye Xin was making a living for his relatives and friends, and he didn't say anything, he nodded and said: "This is no problem, as long as you can build more bigger and stronger warships as soon as possible, you can choose as many people as you like, and the salary will not be less, if you succeed, the empire may also give you the corresponding official positions and treatment." ”

Yuan Fang guessed right, Ye Xin is making a living for the residents of the island, since the navy came here, everyone knows that Changhuan Island is no longer their place to live, Ye Xin and several elders on the island have gone to Mu Xinya to talk about this matter, Mu Xinya's attitude is very clear, obey the arrangement of the empire, and the island is now starting to build a base, that is to say, it will become a gathering point for the navy, a military base, of course, they will not let ordinary people stay here, then, they can only move again, Listening to Mu Xinya's meaning, he planned to return to the mainland of the empire to live, but they would not do anything other than fishing, fishing, it was quite a bitter and dangerous thing, and the income was limited, and it was very difficult to make a living, Ye Xin didn't want everyone to continue to suffer, and now there was this opportunity, so he planned to let everyone follow him to help Yuan Fang build a ship, although this job was not light, but at least the danger was small, and the salary should not be less.

Yuan Fang agreed so happily, Ye Xin was overjoyed, but when he heard Yuan Fang's words later, Ye Xin's face changed, become an official? Serving the Empire? Ye Xin resisted from the bottom of his heart, the reason why the Ye family ended up like this is because the ancestor was an official, and he was also a big official, the so-called tree was a big move, and the ancestors' affairs were recorded in detail in the ancestral training, and the officialdom was dark, and it was not something that they craftsmen could easily get involved in.

Seeing that Ye Xin's expression became ugly, Yuan Fang asked curiously, "Uncle Ye, what's wrong?" What else is required can be said directly. ”

Ye Xin glanced at Yuan Fang, gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Yuan, I just want to fulfill my dream, and others just want to find a stable job to support their families, just be an official or something." ”

Yuan Fang was surprised at first, but when he thought of what Doctor Ye said to him, he was relieved, smiled faintly, and was not reluctant: "Since this is the case, then it will be done according to your old intentions." ”