What Fei Qian needs now is inland river vessels that are relatively safe in the inland river environment, adaptable to various wind directions, faster, and more convenient for transshipment, rather than large warships that go to sea.

At the edge of Xuanwu Pond in the distance, Ma Jun was very excited.

Fei Qian had come to review the newly built cars and ships before, but at that time there were no fore-and-aft sails, that is, the crossbars of the sails were basically immobile. But now that the new sails have been adopted, the ship's ability to sail is almost the best.

Unparalleled in this world.

And Ma Jun himself will also become famous in one fell swoop. Of course, the majority of the credit goes to General Fei Qian, but isn't it a good thing to be able to fill in his name in the credit book?

"Cheer up, everyone! Check again!" Ma Jun yelled at the sailors and craftsmen on the ship, "If the trial voyage is successful, in addition to the hussar reward, I will also pay for you to have a good meal and a drink! There will be wine.

Meat, steamed stuffed buns are enough!』

"Oh oh oh..."

"Do not worry!"

"Ma Dajiang is so heroic!"

The sailors and craftsmen on the ship responded all at once.

If it comes to understanding ships and being familiar with wood, ten Fei Qian may not be as good as one Ma Jun. But if it comes to choosing the direction of research, or choosing the best one among many options, maybe even

It's the big man. Now, all the people put together can't compare to Fei Qian.

This is not to say that Fei Qian is smarter than everyone in the Han Dynasty, but that Fei Qian has experienced the information explosion of later generations, and the information Fei Qian possesses is accumulated by his predecessors after countless painstaking efforts and countless life and death experiments.

What came down was slowly tempered by countless successes and failures...

This is the power of knowledge.

The first trial voyage has begun.

Test the speed first.

Because there is no very sophisticated timing tool, we can only use the reference object mode. Next to the new ship, there is a standard manned stern, which will become the reference standard for the new ship.

Neither vessel had suspended sails.

The stern boat relies on oars, but the new boat relies on the turbine.

With an order, the red flag waved, and the two ships started moving almost at the same time. The boat was small and started very quickly. With the sound of the rower's trumpet, the uniform wood pulp caused the boat to break apart quickly.

He rushed forward through the water, and in the blink of an eye the new boat was thrown two hulls away.

Pang Tong, who was standing next to Fei Qian, raised his eyebrows slightly, then glanced at Fei Qian. Seeing Fei Qian's calm appearance, he continued to look down with his sleeves tucked away...

The new ship is larger, and of course it takes more time to go from stationary to moving. But when the huge wheel starts to rotate, and the rolling water splashes appear from under the cover, the speed of the new ship slowly increases.

, and then getting faster and faster. Although there is still a long way to go with the cockroach, the speed it showed surprised everyone who was watching the ceremony.

Although Xuanwu Pond is large, the distance is limited after all.

In the end, the new ship failed to catch up with Xuanwu, but the speed and power it displayed far exceeded everyone's expectations. When Xuanwu arrived at the other end of Xuanwu Pond and started to turn around, the new ship also arrived at the other end.

At one end, it began to rotate and turn around. Overall, it was only about 70% of the speed of the stern, but this speed was already quite impressive for such a relatively large ship.

In a battle on the water, a large ship that is close to a large ship has a speed that is close to 60 to 70% of that of a more flexible stern. Anyone who knows a little bit about water fighting will know how powerful it is!

Especially its acceleration and turning flexibility make people almost think that what they see in front of them is not a large-scale modified ship, but a medium-sized fighting ship...

The subsequent test of the second project made more people widen their eyes and open their mouths, looking at everything in front of them in disbelief.

Headwind sailing test.

In everyone's mind, the only way to move against the wind is to rely on oars and manpower. Therefore, when the new ship is like a flexible fat man in the headwind, it pulls up the triangular sail, and then uses the rudder and wheel to

When the paddle stirred up splashes of water on Xuanwu Lake, everyone present couldn't help but let out all kinds of uncontrollable sighs!

Compared with the balanced fore-and-aft quadrilateral sail, the jib sail is more convenient in headwind conditions. After all, the quadrilateral sail has a large area. When it is turned, the wind volume will increase and decrease, causing the ship to become unstable, while the jib sail will cause instability to the ship.

Because of the characteristics of the sail itself, when changing the direction of the sail, it will hardly have a big impact on the stability of the ship. Coupled with the role of the rudder, the ship is like a flexible water bird.

, advancing in left and right arcs on the water, and the sailing speed is not bad!

Even in the second half of the trip, the new boat stopped its propellers and just relied on the sails to sail against the wind. This completely shattered the previous concept of "it is not feasible to fight against the wind"!

A group of officials, big and small, who were watching the ceremony, all praised loudly...

"God bless the man! This is a weapon for water warfare, a war of nations!"

"With such a strong ship, there is no place in the Han River that cannot be moved!"

"In ancient times, who said a river was wide and a reed hung across it! Now, who says a river is broad and a boat can cross it?"

"The river is surging, but now there are strong boats, which can make it clear!"

"A boat can cross the sea and break the waves, and it can travel to the Shenzhou in the wind and clouds!"
Chapter completed!