Daming One Piece

Chapter 46 Shipbuilding (Second update, please subscribe)
The next morning, very early in the morning, after setting up Mo Na, Hei Xiong and others to open up wasteland, Shi Yiwen went straight to the shipyard by the river.

In addition to Fang Dayang, Li Fuxing and the others, there are more than a dozen apprentices from the shipyard who have been waiting there early.

"The disciple has seen the master."

When Fang Dayang, Li Fu and the others were presenting, a young man of sixteen or seventeen among the helpers and apprentices also ran over.

"father."

As soon as the young man opened his mouth, Fang Dayang reprimanded him on the other side.

"Things that are not polite, quickly call the master!"

Li Fuxing quickly explained.

"Master, Brother Fang's son, Fang Dahai."

"Ah, the disciples and grandchildren have met the master."

Fang Dahai, who had been trained, saluted respectfully.

The father's name is Dayang, and his son is Dahai?
What about the grandson?
Looking at this young man who is quite strong in stature, Shi Yiwen thought for a while.Randomly took out a set of stainless steel rulers, everyone's eyes lit up when they saw it, and Li Fuxing and others were all envious.

Shi Yiwen laughed and said:
"I came in time, I didn't bring any greetings, so I'll give this steel ruler to Dahai as a gift."

"Ah! Thank you Master, this... this is good steel!"

When the others were jealous, Fang Dahai took it and knocked it casually a few times, and immediately realized that the steel was unusual.

"You useless thing, this is the treasure that the master gave you, whether it is steel or not, this is a steel ruler, for shipbuilding, it would be a waste to leave you..."

Fang Dayang said regretfully.

"Master, you don't know something. My son is really disappointing. He doesn't want to learn crafts. He just wants to go to sea like those ship owners."

"Father, look at what you said, it's not that my son doesn't want to learn crafts, but that shipbuilding is more fun than going to sea. Look at those ship owners, those who sail across the ocean, live their lives..."

When the young man was talking, Shi Yiwen could see the longing for the sea from his eyes, this kind of longing is extremely rare.

"Do you like going to sea?"

"Who doesn't like to build a ship and stay here for the rest of their lives, but it's different to go to sea, go north to Japan, go to Korea, go south to Luzon, go to Batavia, and even go to India..."

Looking at Fang Dahai in surprise, Shi Yiwen thought to himself, he really is a person with ideals and ambitions.

"What are you talking about?"

Fang Dayang said with a stern face.

"Master, don't listen to his nonsense, go to sea, what kind of sea, it is true to learn the craft well, master, don't be disgusted..."

"What do you dislike?"

Shi Yiwen waved his hand and said.

"It's rare that he likes it, Dahai, if you really want to go to sea, follow me in the future!"

"real!"

Fang Dahai said in surprise.

"Then there can be fakes, but I don't know if your father is willing or not?"

Shi Yiwen asked back.

Fang Dayang froze for a moment, then looked at his son again,

"father!"

Looking at his son's gaze, Fang Dayang thought for a while and said.

"Dahai, it's your blessing that master is willing to keep you. From now on, follow master well and honor master!"

"Well, Dad, don't worry, the child will definitely not..."

Before he finished speaking, Fang Dayang snatched the steel ruler from his son.

"Since you don't want to learn the craft, it's useless to ask for this ruler. Leave it to your brother."

Oh, so there is a trumpet!

Shi Yiwen thought about it, and took out another set of steel rulers.

"There are more here. Look at the size on this ruler."

Shi Yiwen pointed to the scale on the steel ruler and said.

"This is a meter ruler, this is one centimeter, this is millimeters, one meter is one hundred centimeters, one centimeter is ten millimeters..." After briefly explaining the metric units, he continued.

"In the future, we will use this size for shipbuilding, understand?"

"Uh-huh!"

Fang Dayang, Li Fuxing and the others nodded repeatedly.

"Master, I understand. This ruler is the secret treasure of our master. Our size is different from others. Even if others steal it, they can't steal Master's ability..."

Well, it was led crooked again!
Forget it, it's good for them to understand this way, after all, it's quite troublesome to explain.

Looking at the shipyard, Shi Yiwen asked.

"How is it? Are the materials ready? If so, let's start working today!"

Start shipbuilding!

We are also looking forward to this.

Looking at each other with Fang Dayang, Li Fuxing asked.

"Master, don't we really choose an auspicious day?"

"Auspicious day?"

Shi Yiwen laughed loudly.

"Look at this sunny day, it's not an auspicious day. With me here, every day is an auspicious day. Well, it's enough to simply worship Mazu."

Some superstitions are advisable, but they are just for the sake of peace of mind. Why do we worship Mazu? This is to make the sailors feel at ease. After all, sailors always need some psychological comfort at sea. As for the auspicious days of the zodiac, it is just the psychological comfort of the shipbuilders. Instead of looking for such comfort, trust the science.

"Let's try to build one first. If it succeeds, you will have a better life in the future, believe me!" Maybe this ship is not Shi Yiwen's, but he believes that as long as the ship is built, everyone's life will be better. Days will change!
And it's not just these artisans.

"Old Li, where's the material?"

Shi Yiwen asked.

"Master, if we start construction, we have to go to the material factory to choose a high-quality keel material. The keel is the backbone of the ship. We must use high-quality wood. This wood must be strong and durable, and ordinary pine and fir trees will not work. .”

Li Fuxing pointed to the material factory in the distance and said.

"It's not so particular. The biggest advantage of this kind of boat is that it doesn't pick materials, just use pine trees."

Shi Yiwen said.

The Sprue boat he wants to build is different from other European and American sailboats. This kind of boat does not need to pick materials and does not need to use high-grade wood such as oak. Most Sprue boats are built with cedar. Why is cedar the first choice because it is cheap? !
There is no need to use good materials for such a low-level sailboat.

"This, how can this be done? The keel is not strong, how can the boat withstand the strong wind and waves?"

"That's why its structure is special. Look at this drawing..."

Unfolding the drawings of the keel and ribs, Shi Yiwen explained them one by one. Listening to his explanation, Fang Dayang and Li Fuxing's eyes lit up from time to time. He looked at the ship's ribs, but he didn't expect that there were so many details in them.

Of course, he didn't know that this is science. In those seemingly simple principles, there are countless craftsmen's experiences and scholars' conclusions.As an engineering student, perhaps Shi Yiwen is a layman to shipbuilding, but he can combine the books he has read and the engineering knowledge he has learned to tell Fang Dayang how to build a ship in a relatively simple language.

"...If you want to reduce the deformation of the keel, you can solve the problem by strengthening the overall coherence of the hull structure, that is, the strength. Look at the connection between the ribs and the keel on the drawing, and the connection between the plate and the ribs. Now you understand ?"

Fang Dayang didn't know what intensity was, nor did he know what overall coherence was, so he could only nod repeatedly:
"Master's instruction, disciple will remember."

"The apprentice also remembers!"

When Li Fuxing nodded again and again, he was thinking in his heart, the things of the teacher's school were too profound, and he had to ask his son to listen to it later. That kid had been in private for several years, so he might be able to understand.

No wonder you can understand!
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. I will pick a few who can read and I will teach them."

Looking at them with blank faces, Shi Yiwen said again:
"Then, let's start building the ship first, let's start today."

As a result, the beach by the river outside the village became lively...

(End of this chapter)