Chapter 217: Life on the ship
Woke up the next day, the cabin was full of golden light, Yan Changwu looked at the time, awful, it was almost eight o'clock.
He didn't sleep well last night. He always dreamed of this fist, that fist, which is bigger than a fist, and he said that whoever has a bigger fist is right. It made Yan Changwu angry. He pulled his pants and revealed a door. The 32-pounder gun yelled: "Whose fist is strong enough for me?"
then woke up from a dream, and then tossed and fell asleep, and fell asleep dimly at dawn, woke up with a pair of panda eyes.
After washing quickly, he left the cabin for inspection at 8 o'clock and saw that Gan Hui, Shi Daxuan, Storm and Mr. David were all on the deck. Shi Daxuan reported: "Captain, everything is normal! But the gestures of the brethren are still No! The action is still slow!"
"Very good, keep practicing!"
Yan Changwu took the lead and inspected everywhere, and saw that everyone was working hard, the cabins and decks were cleaned, the rigging was neatly arranged everywhere, and he nodded slightly.
The warships are not very big. They are most afraid of being dull. Once they are bored, they will have everything. The officer should arrange work for the soldiers, and the non-commissioned officer should take the soldiers to work, and try not to let everyone stop.
He went up to the top of the stern compartment and saw the long, narrow, white wake trailing the stern of the ship stretching for several miles in the blue ocean. The sailor at the helm was a good hand. He could make the ship move forward so smoothly that the battleship lined out at sea. The track was straight and without curve, Yan Changwu praised the helmsman.
The helmsman nodded at Yan Changwu, very calm, this is an old helmsman, brought over from the former flagship Southeast.
"Come on, give me a try!" Yan Changwu said.
"Captain, move lightly!" the helmsman exclaimed.
took the rudder wheel and immediately felt the difference.
Compared with the previous batch of British battleships, the rudder wheel of Nanhai No. 1 reacted faster, more agile, and easier to operate.
Because of his preparation, Yan Changwu steadily moved the rudder wheel to the right three compass points and let it sail against the wind.
The sails of the battleship were adjusted and stopped. Driven by the wind, the battleship chopped through the waves, light enough to be faster than the cruise ship next to it.
Yan Changwu is having fun, just like a man's car and his wife are not allowed to borrow, Yan Changwu doesn't want to hand over the steering wheel.
"Captain, how fast do you say this is?" Mr. David asked.
"Eight knots on average!" Yan Changwu was not quite sure.
"The top speed is eleven knots, and the average is nine knots!" Mr. David replied.
"Awesome!" Yan Changwu couldn't help but said.
"Thisisagood Battleship!" (Very good battleship) Mr. David exclaimed authentically.
"It's really a good boat!"
Although the sailors are stupid, but under the yelling of savvy and capable officers and non-commissioned officers, the speed of this large ship is so fast that the fast cruise ship commanded by the rookie captain behind cannot keep up.
Mr. David opened the telescope and commented on the two cruise ships that were a little behind. He smiled at Storm and said, "Do they have certificates?" What he asked was whether the captains of the two ships have certificates. Storm said they did. , Mr. David smiled and said: "The students taught by you Dutch are not so good!"
He released the map cannon, and Storm sneered: "Wrong! I am a naturalized Ming country now! An authentic Ming country, you red-haired fan!" He said solemnly.
"Although the Dutch are not very good, but they control the Strait of Malacca, you British people have to pay taxes when crossing the border, do you guys understand?"
It’s true that which pot can’t be opened and which pot should be mentioned. Storm’s rebellion against Holland is the pain in his heart. In order to find the sustenance of his soul, he naturalized and became a native of Mingguo, but in his heart, he must have a dream about Holland. of.
Mr. David took his own humiliation and changed the subject: "The battleship made by the British (Mr. Phineas Petter) is still good!"
He boasted of his British compatriots, Storm couldn’t deny it, but he stabbed: "The next level of battleship is completed independently by us Mingren, and it must be better than the current level!"
Looking at a red-haired fan, we Mingren kept talking, saying that the other red-haired fan was a red-haired fan. There were bickering and everyone couldn't help but smile.
Ke Storm is really right. Once he joined the Ming country, he was a Ming country. He was no longer a red hair fan. Fans and barbarians were also Chinese. Those who entered China were Han, and everyone else was barbarians.
Some people have rivers and lakes, and there are always small circles. At last, the atmosphere in the Southeast Mansion is not strong. Under the premise that "development is the last word" by Yan Changwu, everyone knows that mouthing is useless. Everything depends on the effect.
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"I said that the instructor can't do it. It's good to see Yan Dong coming to control the battleship!" Storm scolded Mr. David, but he regretted it. After all, there were not many Hong Mao Fans in the Southeast Mansion. Everyone had to help each other in the same boat. Open the topic.
Everyone envied Yan Donglai's good luck, he could command such a large warship at a young age.
However, the best luck is the black warrior Siresma. There are two newly built third-tier battleships, Nanhai 1 and Nanhai II. The first is Yan Changwu’s ship, and the second is Captain Sires Madang. !
Nanhai II is now the forward flagship and the second hero in the fleet.
As the weather turns hot, he is still in a black helmet, a **** wing, and a black breastplate, but those helmets and breastplates have air intakes to dissipate heat. He wears black boots and black breeches, no longer like the winter. A set is so strict.
He was given a special treatment to receive shade cloth on the stern and stern of his battleship, and he could stay underneath and command.
Everyone looked at him, he looked back through the binoculars, waved to everyone, and everyone responded.
is very envious of his pulling style, but also knows that his risk is particularly high, such a dazzling master, when fighting, the enemy must pay attention to him!
Thinking of this~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Everyone thinks it's better to eat thinly, at least not as dangerous as him.
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At noon, the whistle called the officers and soldiers to eat, and a special ceremony was held on the deck.
The ritual of the captain's preparation of light wine with water uses three parts of water, one part of rum, plus appropriate proportions of lemon juice or orange juice and sugar.
The battleship is sailing, food storage is not a problem, but the problem is fresh water.
No matter how the fresh water is preserved, no matter how good the water quality is, the fresh water must go bad after ten days and eight days. Drinking it will cause diarrhea and even a plague.
In order to solve this problem, Yan Changwu came up with many methods, such as using alum to clarify the water quality; using activated carbon to filter; using a steam boiler to boil water; drinking tea; and establishing a supply base as much as possible, using a supply ship to transport water.
Among them, the activated carbon filtration method is unique to the southeast province, and the activated carbon method has not been spread out so far.
Many methods were used, but there were defects in the end. In the end, Yan Changwu sacrificed the method of oozing wine. This is not a way to solve the drinking problem of everyone.
There is wine to drink, this method was warmly welcomed by the officers and soldiers!
Yan Changwu is very much loved, and the support rate is suddenly smashing!
Each warship was rationed with rum. The rum was distributed twice a day, at 12 noon and at 6 pm, once at the end of the work, and a brief ceremony was held, which became the joy of the officers and soldiers. Time!
Yesterday, due to the impact of the storm, the storm was at first untenable. After the storm, they were busy repairing damaged places and pumping water. Everyone drank water directly (the quality of the water was not bad). Today, the ceremony can be held. The officers all attended and toasted each other. Congratulations on the smooth sailing.
The soldiers smiled and went forward to receive their share, drinking comfortably, this is a reward for their hard work!
