In March, the warm wind is intoxicating.


    On the beach, a huge wooden warship is slowly sliding into the sea with the joint efforts of workers.


    This is a long and narrow warship with strange shape.


    Of course, this strangeness only exists in the eyes of Chinese craftsmen and those Portuguese.


    In Qin Huan''s eyes, this is a perfect warship that combines the advantages of China and the West with his advanced ideas.


    But in any case, countless carpenters and workers on the shore were amazed at the huge ship slowly sliding into the sea, because they had never seen such a long sea ship before.


    The length of the whole ship has reached more than 55 meters, the widest place is only 10 meters, the widest place at the stern is only five meters, and the bow is only one meter.


    This is also the deck width. The bow below the actual waterline is almost conical. The whole ship body presents an extremely comfortable and smooth line from beginning to end, like a long and narrow oval.


    The warship is divided into three layers. The bottom layer is the bottom warehouse, which is composed of more than 20 narrow cabins. The second layer is the warehouse for stacking goods, and the third layer is the living area.


    Like the treasure ship, the stern of the warship is a section higher than the bow and middle part, and the higher part of the stern accounts for almost one-third of the whole ship.


    There are three masts in total. The main mast is more than 25 meters higher than the deck. Therefore, including the mast, the height of the whole ship is nearly 40 meters. The hull is mainly supported by a keel and more than 200 ribs, just like a sea dragon.


    As the warship was successfully pushed into the water, it shook left and right, and then recovered its balance again, there was a huge cheering on the shore.


    Qin Huan was also relieved. As long as the warship didn''t tilt after launching, there was basically no problem with the hull design. Next, just test the maximum displacement, speed, turning radius and other related matters.


    After some measurement, the warship did not lift the sail immediately, but began to carry hard stones to the bottom of the ship.


    Wooden warships are no better than steel warships. When the wind is calm, there is no problem. But once there is a big wave, if there is no heavy weight on the bottom of the ship, I''m afraid a larger wave will overturn.


    Just like the tumbler, the bottom of the ship only needs enough weight. When encountering strong winds and waves, even if the warship swings left and right and bumps up and down, it can always stand firm and stable as Mount Tai.


    In particular, the warship with a long and narrow hull and the weight of pressing the warehouse are definitely heavier than the sea ships of this era. Even Qin Huan, a layman, knows that Chinese shipbuilders and Portuguese people will not ignore it.


    However, it was necessary to test the ballast repeatedly to get the most reasonable weight, but Qin Huan could not wait to test the speed of the warship.


    According to the process, speed should be put at the end, but who called Qin Huan the emperor with nine words?


    It was almost 20000 kilograms of stone. Hundreds of sailors who had been ready for a long time began to board the ship, and then carried a group of shipbuilding craftsmen to sail. Qin Huan finally resisted not to board the ship.


    The main sail of the warship is the traditional hard sail of China, while the auxiliary sail is the popular soft sail in Europe. Several Portuguese personally operate it with their sailors.


    With the huge sails blowing in the sea wind, the warship began to sail towards the sea with white waves. The bow was like a blade, constantly breaking the waves and separating the sea water from both sides, greatly reducing the resistance of the hull. In fact, the bow was indeed wrapped with iron sheet.


    Qin Huan quickly raised his telescope, while others could only build a shed with their hands.


    After a few days of sea trial, the sailors barely adapted to the operation. At this time, the speed of the warship surprised almost everyone''s chin.


    When the sail is full and the wind is downwind, it has reached a terrible fifteen knots. Even if the goods are loaded, it is estimated that there must be twelve knots.


    Even if driving against the wind, there are three or four knots. If it is crosswind, it can reach about ten knots, which is quite terrible.


    After all, the fastest sailing ships in Europe in this era will not exceed ten knots, while those in China will be slower.


    "Oh, my God, your majesty, the design of flying shear bow is really wonderful. If you drive such a warship from here to Portugal and God cares, it will only take three or four months. Of course, it is inseparable from the exquisite craftsmanship of your carpenters."


    Several Portuguese, staring at the warships in the sea, all had bright eyes and even had the idea of going back to Portugal. Unfortunately, what they didn''t know was that they might not be able to go back in their life.


    Qin Huan smiled and was also very excited. This flying shear bow design is epoch-making for wooden sailboats. Even in Europe, it will take more than 200 years for the British to come up with it.


    It''s not that the British can''t think of it now, but that their shipbuilders can''t do it. After all, Europeans now know that the sharper the bow, the smaller the resistance, otherwise the bow won''t be sharper and sharper. However, before there were all kinds of machine tools, Europe''s wood processing technology could not be comparable to that of Chinese carpenters.


    After boarding the warship, Qin Huan looked around and asked the Portuguese beside him.


    "Jack, have you measured the full load displacement?"


    "Back to your majesty, the emperor has roughly measured that it is about 280 tons. Of course, this is the most reasonable full load. As for the limit full load, I''m afraid only God knows." Jack replied respectfully and shrugged.


    "That''s enough. Test it for a few days and start decomposition."


    Qin Huan waved his hand. He also knew that the ultimate displacement of wooden warships was not easy to measure, and it was not necessary to measure, because most of them were useless. They had to run and withstand the test of wind and waves.


    "Your Majesty, is this too hasty?"


    Seeing that the sea trial was less than ten days away, several Portuguese were about to dismantle the ship. They were a little anxious immediately, because in their view, it was best to conduct another ocean trial.


    But there was no time to toss about. It was just a wooden warship. It needed so much trouble, so he waved: "this is not what you need to care about. Your next work is the destroyer and the design of large warships."


    "All right! Naturally, we follow your Majesty''s wishes, but your majesty, you can take the liberty to ask about the Fusang woman... "


    "Don''t worry, it will be delivered in these two days. Is three for each person enough? If it''s not enough, I''ll buy it again. "


    Maybe you are in a good mood. King Qin is very generous this time.


    "Enough, enough."


    "Thank you, your majesty!"


    Several people quickly and excitedly thanked, but they almost didn''t kneel down. After all, they made a lot of money after coming for a few months, but their physiological problems can''t be solved. There''s no way. His Majesty''s racial concept is too serious. He sees them very much, and there''s no chance to go out alone.


    While talking, Qin Huan had come to the rear of the warship. In fact, the rear of the warship should be a four story structure.


    The fourth floor has the largest space and is very spacious. There is no compartment in the middle. It is six meters wide, fifteen meters long and five meters high. It is close to 100 square meters. The back and left and right sides are almost open. Therefore, it is designed because it is used to install rocket launchers.


    It''s certainly not good for rockets to be launched in the open air. It''s also not good for rockets to be launched in a narrow room. The smoke can''t dissipate in time, and the emitted tail flame needs to be considered, so we chose the topmost building at the tail.


    The view here is wide and the position is high enough. You don''t have to worry about the waves. Two launchers are placed on the left and right sides respectively, and another one is placed behind. The range can reach almost 300 degrees, and you can still launch when you escape.


    At that time, one will be installed in the bow, and some small single barrel launchers will be installed on the left and right side chords, which is enough to ensure an all-round attack.


    But several dutiful Portuguese did not know this. Maybe they heard that there would be women in a few days, so they dared to remind again: "Your Majesty, do you really need to reserve the muzzle for the left and right side strings? There is still time to adjust... "


    "As I said, these are not things you should worry about. This is the last time." Qin Huan''s face was so cold that several people trembled and dared not talk nonsense any more.


    The warship had to be broken down, so it was just painted with a layer of tung oil without naming. The next day it ran aground and was dragged ashore. Thousands of carpenters began to break it down, and literate people were responsible for recording and statistics.


    Qin Huan did not care any more, but went to the newly established Royal Naval Academy for an inspection.


    The college has fully recruited tens of thousands of teenagers aged 15 or 16 and more than 20000 young sailors with ship operation experience.


    While learning the relevant knowledge of operating sailboats, these people are also literate and learn the structural design of ships. Military training has also declined.


    Just as Qin Huan was going to go directly to Hangzhou by boat, then to Fujian by land, and then to Huguang. Finally, when he went north, Nanjing sent a fast ship. He had to cancel his plan to go south to Fujian and hurried back to Nanjing.