Chapter 46 Patrol the New Ship House

These newly built flying fastships are all of the same size and style. After the previous ships were launched, after such a long period of use, the defects of this ship have been basically discovered and modified on the new ship. More importantly, these ships have all adopted steering wheel operation. It makes it much more convenient to operate the boat, whether it is used for offshore patrols, as a fast attack ship, or even sail in the ocean, with high flexibility.

If this kind of ship is a little too small, and the displacement is only 100 tons, that is, about 70 tons, which is not suitable for use as a main battleship, it is good.

Fortunately, when this kind of ship is currently used in the Seawolf Group, the main opponent is not the main ships of Western countries such as Clark sailboats or Galen ships, but a large number of Chinese sailboats along the coast of China.

Although the sloop is small, its hull structure is very strong, the design is reasonable, and its ability to carry artillery is far higher than that of Chinese sailboats year-on-year. Even the firepower of Chinese sailboats, which is several times larger than him, cannot suppress the firepower it has. In addition, its own fast and flexible advantages, it can deal with the same The various Chinese sailboats used in large numbers by the industry are simply a sharp weapon. Mr. Chu Cai was the first victim. At the beginning, only three sloop sailboats made Mr. Chu Cai and his men embarrassed.

Recently, several such fastships have been sent by Yu Xiaotian to the sea in the Liangguang area to be used as private boats. Their performance is even better. It has easily captured many merchant ships and added many usable merchant ships to the sea wolf.

Even if you encounter some large splint boats commonly used by Europeans, this kind of light dhow is not necessarily afraid of them, because its speed is faster and more flexible than these sail warships commonly used by Europeans now. Although it is right, it may not be able to beat its opponents, but it can't run. There is no problem, and it can also take advantage of the influence of the weather to repeatedly and quickly attack the opponent. If he can't bite him, he can make his opponent embarrassed.

But if the number is superior, this kind of Clippers can completely take advantage of their own advantages to clean up the big splints of those Europeans.

Therefore, under the current conditions, Yu Xiaotian believes that this kind of dhow is the naval weapon he needs most, not those large sail warships similar to the West. Of course, if one day his strength has developed to a considerable extent and he needs a global voyage, that's another story, but he At that time, he looked down on the sail warships used by Europeans, and he would launch better sail warships, and even "invent" steam engines as the power of ships, or iron-shell warships to completely change the mode of naval warfare.

At present, the three ships on platform 1st, 2nd and 3rd have been built near the end of the ship, and the hull has been completely formed. After installing the mast and rudder, they can hang their sails to test the voyage. Now the craftsmen on the ship are still doing the final finishing work and have begun to clean up some debris left on the ship. .

Yu Xiaotian's arrival made the craftsmen quickly stop their work and knelt down to welcome his arrival one by one. Some of these craftsmen were recruited by sea wolves from the land, but a considerable number of them were forcibly kidnapped by tough means.

For many people who first came here, they were shocked and afraid, and they were also very resentful of Xiaotian, but after arriving here and receiving a period of brainwashing and life, the attitude of these shipmakers has changed greatly.

Craftsmen are unripe in this era, and their social status is very low. Although they can make a living by virtue of their handicrafts, their lives have always struggled near the poverty line. The quality of life is not at all. If craftsmen with better craftsmanship are valued by their masters, they can still live a better life. At least a family can take care of the warmth. Full, if the owner is generous, he can still accumulate a little.

But most craftsmen can't reach such a level. The money they earn can only take care of their wives and children to eat half full. They can't die of hunger. They can't fill a decent new clothes in a few years, and if they are a little careless, they may lose their jobs. Once they lose their jobs, they will immediately become hungry people and may starve to death at any time.

So the craftsmen lived on land belonging to a group of people who were quite embarrassed, but when they arrived at the sea wolf, they found that the first food had become much better. The food here was quite good (relatively speaking), they were full, and they were given three meals a day. When they worked for the boat on the land, they were the main force. The craftsman can only manage two meals a day.

And the food here is oily, and you can eat meat from time to time, at least there are fish and shrimp to eat. In the past, they didn't dare to think about it. The owner of the boathouse was reluctant to give them such a good meal.

In addition to eating much better than before, they are also given clothes to wear. Although they are also coarse clothes and the style is very simple, these clothes are very strong and comfortable to wear. Once worn out, they can also be exchanged for new ones, which is very surprising to them.

And in the sea wolf, once they get sick, there will be people who will give them medical treatment and prescribe medicine, and they don't even have to spend money on medicine. In the past, they didn't even dare to think about it. When they work on land, they get a minor illness. They are reluctant to spend money to see a doctor in Langzhong, and they usually go to the pharmacy to get medicine. It is hard to carry it and pull it down. If you can't carry it, it will become a serious illness. At that time, even if you spend money, it will be late. Many craftsmen dare not go to see it because of illness. In the end, they can't even afford to work, and the whole family will suddenly get into trouble.

But in the sea wolf, once they are sick, they can immediately go to the medical center to see a doctor. The sea wolf's medical center will prescribe medicine for them, and will also prescribe a * for them. If they take * to the boat and hand it over to the person in charge, they can rest without deducting their wages. It is a paid vacation, which is even more unconceive. .

What's more, sea wolves tie them up to work here, not to use them as slaves. Working here will set wages for them according to their craftsmanship and the importance of the work they do, and then they will send them to them on time every month, and they can't afford to control food, shelter, or even clothing here. What kind of money, these wages can be saved, which is much higher than the previous wages.

When some craftsmen were tied up, there was only one person, and their families were still on land. The sea wolf actually sent their wages back to the land and transferred them to their families. This money could almost meet the needs of their families. At least it was not a big problem to eat enough.

In addition, the steward of the boat also told them that as long as they wanted, the sea wolf could also take over their families. Here their families can also work, earn some wages, supplement their families, and even give them a small piece of land to grow some land and raise some chickens and ducks in their spare time. It can still be supplemented for household use.

After these craftsmen get benefits here, naturally, many people are willing to move their families, so the sea wolf will send people to land, find their families according to the address they provide, take their families, assign them to their houses and land, and even give them three taels of family expenses, and even return them back to them. One stone of rice is used for cooking.

In this way, the craftsmen naturally feel at ease and work here honestly. Now they don't want them to leave. Here they have a stable job to support their families, have food, clothes, a house to live in, and even sick people to see a doctor. After they go back, they will It can be considered that they continue to work for the boat, and they can't live such a life.

Of course, there are also a small number of craftsmen who think that although the treatment here is good, after all, sea wolves are thieves. They are thieves who work here. If they don't bring their families here, one day if the court comes to suppress the sea wolves, even if they are caught, they can also say that they are being held hostage. Here, so some people are unwilling to move their families here. For such people, the sea wolf does not force them and continues to send their wages back to the land every month and give them to their families.

With these preferential conditions, the craftsmen of the boat house are naturally motivated. They often start to work in the boat house as soon as they open their eyes in the morning. At this time, the craftsmen are not as delicate as later generations. Later generations implement an eight-hour working system, and they will complain about it as soon as they work overtime. At this time, people do not have this concept. Xiaotian roughly calculated that in addition to eating and resting, craftsmen basically have to work for at least ten hours a day, and even twelve hours in summer when the sky is long.

During this period, the boat has to work, and you have to fight at night, work overtime, and sometimes even have to work for 14 hours. If it had been for future generations, it is estimated that they would have resigned or sued to the labor inspector!

"Please get up, don't be nervous! What should I do? Let's continue to do it. Yu just came to have a look! Don't waste your work!" Yu Xiaotian said kindly to these kneeling craftsmen that he rarely lost his temper with these people. The craftsmen who had seen Yu Xiaotian were very satisfied with this young big head, so they quickly thanked him and got up and went to work separately.

Yu Xiaotian is also an insider. After getting on the ship, he checked everywhere. Compared with the first batch of ships, the structure of these ships has not changed much, and the shape of the ship has only been fine-tuned, but some places have changed in this batch of ships, especially the bearing structure of the hull, which has been strengthened so that it can be carried. Heavier artillery.