Wild North America 1846

From the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, the scuna, originally popular in Northern Europe, became popular in North America. This large schooner, with a displacement ranging from 200 tons to 2,000 tons, required at least 8 to 10 people.

It can be maneuvered, and after adding square sails, it is suitable for monsoon sailing across the ocean, so it is widely loved.

There is also a Cage schooner with a high foremast (mainmast) and short mizzenmast, also known as the Baltimore clipper. It is also very common in North America and is mostly used for short-distance transportation in Central America and the Caribbean.

Night covers the fjord

The bright moonlight shines down from the sky all-pervasively, reflecting the sparkling waves on the sea. You can clearly see the silhouettes of more than a dozen sailboats anchored in the fjord. Which one is the "Guangfu"?

"Sir, that ship is the Guangfu. There are 27 sailors including me, and now there are less than 20 people on the ship. The captain is called Lin Zhengshui, and he is the uncle of the young gang leader Lin Zhanyuan." The expression of a captured crew member.

Said cringingly.

Richard followed the prisoner's guidance and saw a three-masted Skuna sailboat moored quietly in the fjord. Under the moonlight, the tall mast and streamlined silhouette looked very beautiful.

, floating and sinking in the waves of the fjord.

This kind of Skuna sailing ship is generally made of ordinary wood instead of the high-quality North American oak used in wooden battleships, so it is relatively cheaper and has a shorter service life.

This kind of ship can be built along the coast of North America and the Great Lakes region, is relatively common, and has a good transoceanic cargo carrying capacity.

It is estimated that it can carry nearly 100 tons of cargo and 1,670 passengers across the ocean to North America.

This time the "Guangfu" arrived in San Francisco. In addition to transporting 121 pig flowers, there were also more than 20 gang members brought by the young gang leader Lin Zhanyuan. The cargo included 300 loads of raw silk, 220 loads of tea and some porcelain. These were all

Very popular goods with high prices.

121 Zhuhua were arranged to train at Rose Manor, and more than 20 of the gang's top players joined the North American branch directly. However, before they had time to familiarize themselves with the situation, they were caught off guard by the Tang Association.

Except for a few who were shot to death indiscriminately, the others were all captured.

There were small sampans plying on the shore, and everyone worked together to push the two small sampans into the sea, and then headed towards the Guangfu.

At this time, around midnight, there was only the sound of waves of the tide. Most of the sailboats moored in the bay had sailors on duty at night. Some people also saw two small sampans entering the sea, but they all closed their doors wisely.

mouth.

There were more than 20 people coming, and they were obviously all well-armed cowboys. As long as they were not causing trouble for themselves, it would be better to do less than to do more.

Even if you cause trouble for yourself, it's too late to escape.

Maneuvering a sailboat is a very tedious task. It requires the cooperation of all the sailors on the ship, unmooring, furling the anchor, lowering the main sail, opening the foresail, opening the mizzen sail, adjusting the sail ropes against the wind, and slowly being driven by the wind.

Start taking action next.

This process takes more than an hour to complete when the weather is fine, let alone in this dark night, where can you just walk away?

In the British and American navies, the third- and fourth-class sailing battleships are often armed with more than a hundred artillery pieces and have a crew of more than 700 to 850 people. They are so powerful that ordinary Central American pirate ships simply do not dare to move aside.

Sail cargo ships are different. Although they can also carry a few artillery for self-defense, the number of sailors holding the sky is fifty or sixty. The few large four-masted sailboats with thousands of tons have more sailors and are mainly used to transport cargo. Mainly, there will basically be no more than 100 people.

Richard stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his hands, watching the small sampan approaching the "Guangfu". While the small sampan was sinking and floating in the waves, he kicked his legs fiercely and jumped up, using one hand to He had already grabbed onto the side of the boat which was more than three meters high. He struggled with one arm and climbed up like a wisp of smoke.

His action frightened the two night watch sailors of the "Guangfu" and said, "Dang Dang..." they took a few steps back and sat down on the ground, their faces so pale that they couldn't even speak.

Is this a human or a ghost? It’s so scary!

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Chinese sailors are more superstitious than white people. When fishing at sea, they have to draw lots and ask divination, worship gods and Buddhas, and have many taboos. They are a group of people who are deeply poisoned by feudal superstition.

Today, Richard's physical fitness is super strong, almost equivalent to the first-round pick in the NBA draft. His highest agility reaches an inhuman 3.7, stamina 3.5, and strength 3.4, all of which are several times higher than ordinary people.

Seeing the frightened sailors on the boat, Li Chahun smiled casually and ordered, "Why are you still standing there? Throw down the cable and let the brothers come on board."

"Hey... little one, little one, let's do it."

Under Richard's cold gaze, the two Chinese crew members could not bring themselves to resist at all, so they quickly threw several cables down and tied the other ends in knots on the ship.

The process of occupying the entire ship went smoothly, except for some trouble when breaking into the captain's cabin. Captain Lin Zhengshui fired a shot outside in an attempt to resist pointlessly, and was immediately shot to death, and his body was thrown directly into the sea.

After checking the inventory on the ship, there was also a large amount of raw silk, tea and porcelain. No wonder the draft was so deep.

Because the North American branch of the Accord Hall has encountered major incidents one after another, there is currently no extra manpower to deal with these supplies, so they are all backlogged on the ship, hoping to wait until the situation stabilizes before making any plans.

As a result, everything turned out to be advantageous to Datang Club.

300 bags of raw silk and 220 dans of tea are not small amounts. The value of 300 dans of raw silk alone reaches 150,000 taels of silver, and this is just the price of the product in Shenzhou.

In North America, the price will be four times higher, and in Europe, it will be six times higher.

After the British invented the Jenny spinning machine, the latest technology has used steam mechanical power, which has increased textile production capacity dozens of times and increased the demand for high-quality textile raw materials.

on board

Richard has already interrogated and found out that the young gang leader Lin Zhanyuan was indeed not on the ship tonight. It seemed that he was hiding in a corner of San Francisco, waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble.

Considering that it was already late at night, Richard left 10 team members to guard the "Guangfu" and took away 10 sailors. They were helped onto horses with their hands tied behind their backs and followed the horse team back to the new town.

When we arrived at the sub-rudder, it was already past two o'clock in the night.

Everything seemed normal here. Lin Zhanyuan was not stupid enough to take risks alone. Instead, he was quietly waiting for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow like a poisonous snake watching.

After working hard for most of the night, Richard was really sleepy. After checking the night watchman around the yard, he came to the monastery in the small garden in the backyard, washed briefly, and got into the warm brocade quilt. I slept soundly, and had a very sweet sleep.