Daming pirates

The craftsmen of the boat house made four large wooden pulleys on both sides of the slide. They used the animal power provided by oxen to rotate the pulleys. Ropes were coiled on the pulleys, and thick hemp ropes were hung on two sets of fixed pulleys and movable pulleys.

The pulley block is fixed to the hull.

As long as the oxen are moved and the pulleys and pulleys are moved, the hull can be slowly dragged towards the slide.

In order to reduce the friction between the heavy hull and the slide, you can also apply a layer of grease on the wooden slide. This is occasionally used in land-based boathouses, but because grease costs a lot of money right now,

Yes, many boathouses on land are reluctant to use this kind of thing, but for Sea Wolf, this is not a problem.

Someone has taken several large barrels of whale oil and smeared it on the wooden slide.

After the wooden frame was removed, the hull did not shake and was still sitting firmly on the frame. Someone began to shout and beat the oxen used for traction. After the oxen felt pain, they began to move, driving the windlass slowly.

It started to rotate, and the thick hemp rope wrapped around the huge pulley gradually began to tighten, and the pulley group also began to move. The hemp rope of the entire traction system was gradually tightened, and the force gradually acted on the hull.

Everyone held their breath at this time and watched nervously the situation of the towing rope. Although the weight of this sloop is not large, only about 70 tons when empty, it is still very heavy. It is almost

After the hemp rope used for traction was tightened, it began to make a squeaking sound, which made people feel uncomfortable.

The hemp rope became tighter and tighter every month, until all the elasticity was stretched out, and the animal-powered pulley began to make a creaking sound. The cow began to work hard. Under the whip, the cow's eyes widened and its muscles began to tighten.

, the cow stretched its head forward, and made mooing sounds from time to time. All four legs kicked the ground hard, and the muscles under the skin were tightened and formed into knots.

At this time, the hull finally creaked and moved, and then slowly began to move, sliding from the frame of the slipway towards the slide.

There was fierce friction between the heavy hull and the wooden frame, emitting a burnt smell, and there was also a scent of whale oil, a bit like fried something, and it smelled weird.

The hull slowly moved forward, entered the slide, and began to tilt forward. At this time, the dead weight of the hull began to play a role. It became easier for the oxen to pull the wheel, but it was immediately stopped. The ship

At that time, relying entirely on its own weight, it slid along the slide towards the water, the speed became faster and faster, and the friction against the slide gave off a heavier burnt smell.

In front of everyone's eyes, the first boat suddenly made a roar and rushed into the water. The bow of the boat immediately splashed huge waves. Many people standing on the shore to watch the ceremony were splashed with water.

There was an exclamation of surprise.

After the hull rushed into the water, it rushed forward for a certain distance, then stopped, swaying left and right, until it gradually stabilized. Until this time, the people watching the ceremony on the shore collectively let out a cheer.

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Yu Xiaotian looked at the new ship floating on the water with satisfaction. The line of this ship was indeed beautiful. There were a series of portholes on the side of the ship. These were gun windows. After testing the water, the twelve-pound cannon would be fired soon.

It is loaded into the cabin, and four doors can be arranged on the left and right sides.

With six 12-pound short guns, plus a 12-pound long gun on the bow, this new ship, when fully loaded, can equip thirteen 12-pound guns, not counting the additional deck sides.

Four one-pounder cannons specifically designed to deal with enemy personnel.

After this type of ship has been reinforced and improved, its firepower is already considerable. In close-range artillery battles, even European large plywood ships that are several times larger than it may not be able to take advantage.

What's more, the next ship to be launched must be equipped with a thirty-two-pound carron cannon that can rotate on the deck. With such firepower, just one shot and shot can destroy the deck of an enemy ship.

If it is completely cleared, it is even possible to get close and directly bombard the enemy's fort on the shore. With just a few shots, it is estimated that a small fort can be leveled.

So despite the small size of this sloop, its firepower is already quite powerful. But so far, it can only reach this level. If you want to increase its firepower, you probably won't need rifled guns.

There is no way to increase his firepower anymore.

The first boat to be launched tilted slightly to the left, indicating that the arrangement of the ballast stones in the bottom tank of the hull was not accurate enough, and the port side was a little heavy, but that was okay. Next, we only needed to adjust the ballast stones, and the hull would naturally be fine.

Recover.

After the first boat was launched successfully, everyone felt relieved and started busy launching the second boat into the water.

The second boat repeated the steps of launching the first boat, and soon it slid down the slipway, rushed into the water, and soon floated on the water, regaining its balance.

But when the third boat was launched, an unexpected and serious accident occurred.

When the third boat started to be moved, there might be something wrong with the quality of a thick hemp rope. After being tightened for a while, it suddenly broke.

After the tight hemp rope suddenly broke, it immediately flew out from both sides of the stern. The two apprentices who were launching the ship near the slipway were caught off guard and were hit by the thick hemp rope and were immediately swept away.

When they went out, one of them vomited a pool of blood and died on the spot. There was no time to save him. The other one broke a leg on the spot. It was probably a shattered fracture. The injury was very serious. Even after being cured, he would definitely be disabled.

Moreover, after the traction rope broke, the ship suddenly received uneven force and began to tilt slowly, which shocked everyone and shouted bad.

Someone immediately stopped the pulling cattle and stopped the remaining ropes that were still being pulled. Fortunately, the boathouse also had some precautions. Someone had prepared thick wooden sticks and waited nearby to prevent the boat from tipping over.

Guo Fu screamed and rushed over, hugging a log and rushing forward, shouting for the rest of the people to hurry up. A group of craftsmen rushed towards the tilting hull holding the log, and pushed the wooden stick hard

On the hull, he poked the other end hard on the ground, and after more than a dozen logs were pushed up, the hull was stabilized.

Yu Xiaotian broke out in a cold sweat and quickly called more people to come up, stabilize the hull, re-fix the cables on the ship, and drag the hull on the other side to prevent the hull from continuing to tilt.

Finally, the boat was stabilized again. Yu Xiaotian quickly sent people to rescue the injured and sent them to Tamsui City Medical Center as quickly as possible. As for the apprentice who had unfortunately died, he was also ordered to be dealt with properly.

After asking about his funeral, he was given a generous burial and could have given his family a generous pension. However, after asking about it, he found out that the apprentice was an orphan and had no family, so he had no choice but to give up.

If the ship is not rescued in time, once it capsizes on the slipway, it will be difficult to right it with current technology. The final result is likely to be to dismantle most of it on the spot, and the rest can be righted, which is equivalent to

It's almost like rebuilding one.

Fortunately, Guo Fu and the others were on guard and were able to save the boat at the last moment by holding it up and preventing it from tipping over. However, even so, the boat was reset within two or three days and could no longer be launched into the water.

This originally lively launching ceremony was overshadowed by an accident involving the boat, and it ended unhappily.

Guo Fu was so frightened that his hands and feet were weak. Such a good thing was done like this. Not only did such a big thing happen, but also caused casualties. So he ran to Yu Xiaotian sweating profusely and knelt down.

I apologize.

Yu Xiaotian is also in a bad mood, but this kind of thing is an emergency. In this era, there are no stronger nylon ropes or steel wire ropes. If hemp ropes can only be used, no one can guarantee that the hemp ropes will not break.

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Moreover, he personally saw the broken hemp rope. The hemp rope was very thick and not too thin. On the surface, the hemp rope did not have any damage. It could be said that it was completely unpredictable. Guo was blamed for this.

In retrospect, he was really wronged. Even if he was pursued, the craftsmen who made the hemp rope must be held accountable.

However, this kind of accident cannot be completely ignored. If we just forget it, in the future, craftsmen will still think that it is not a big deal if an accident occurs, and they will still not be careful.

So Yu Xiaotian looked sullen and immediately ordered that Guo Fu be fined three months' wages because he was the main person in charge of the boat house and personally arranged the launch of the boat without taking adequate precautions, which led to the accident.

serious consequences.

The steward of Mazuo was fined three months' wages because he failed to make qualified hemp ropes, which led to the accident. Several other craftsmen who made hemp ropes also had their wages deducted from one to three months each.

, to serve as a warning to others.

The craftsmen in the boat house were so frightened that they knelt down. After listening to Yu Xiaotian's reprimand, Yu Xiaotian once again reiterated his quality awareness and safety awareness in public, telling the craftsmen in the boat house that they must strengthen quality.

Consciousness, don't take chances, otherwise damaging something will be a trivial matter, and it is not impossible to directly cause death or injury like today.

What's more, ships are meant to run on the sea. If there is a quality problem, it may lead to the death of all people on the ship at any time at sea. It is a major matter that affects the lives of many people. Moreover, these ships are basically used for combat.

If something goes wrong with a warship during a battle, it may even lead to the defeat of the battle. The destruction of the ship and the loss of lives are nothing more than a trivial matter.

The craftsmen were lying on the ground and were being lectured by Yu Xiaotian. They were all silent and did not dare to speak. They were on guard and thought secretly that they should be more careful about what they say in the future.

The originally lively launching ceremony had to end hastily, but then Yu Xiaotian boarded the ship in person and checked the conditions of the two boats launched.