When he arrived at the navy headquarters, Yang Fan saw Xue Rengui coming towards him.

As soon as they met, Xue Rengui politely said, "The lower officials have met the Grand Governor."

After Xue Rengui was appointed as the deputy commander of the navy by Yang Fan, his face as sad as an old farmer became more and more energetic.

Today I was originally planning to come to inspect the situation of the sea boat. When I saw Xue Rengui, Yang Fan asked: "No gifts, how about those sea boats?"

Xue Rengui replied respectfully: "Grandmaster, according to your request, my subordinates built sea ships in Fengzhou and Quanzhou Shipyards. All of them have arrived now."

Yang Fan was overjoyed: "How many are there in total?"

Xue Rengui was a little ashamed and bowed and said, "I have been forced to bear the heavy trust of the Grand Governor. So far, only four warships and eight cargo ships have been built, a total of twelve; the remaining eighteen may take about half a year."

"In the past, I was mainly unfamiliar with the engine installation of ships, so I took many detours... But now I have sorted out all of them and just need to test the water after installation."

Yang Fan did not blame him.

After all, the firepower engine I exchanged from the system is too advanced, and if I am not professional, I will inevitably have mistakes and omissions.

It is difficult for these craftsmen to overcome difficulties with drawings. Now they have built twelve ships, which is not easy.

Since it has been sorted out now, it will be natural.

After looking at the dock, she didn't see the boat. Yang Fan asked, "Where is the boat? Hasn't it been docked yet?"

Xue Rengui replied: "The lower officials kept the instructions of the Grand Commander. In order not to expose the secrets of the sea boats, they parked all the ships in the navy dock after arriving, and no idle people were allowed to watch."

A capable person is fully equipped when doing things, which is reassuring!

"Yeah, it's not bad!" Yang Fan praised a few words.

Then he called Quan Wanji, Cheng Mingting, Xi Junmai and others and rushed straight to the Navy Dock excitedly.

Several subordinates don’t know what Yang Fan is doing.

However, after hearing that it was a new type of sea boat, I became interested.

It is said that the reason why this great commander went to Jiangnan was to open up the maritime route.

When you walked into the Navy Dock, you were already guarded by guards around you.

The group climbed up to a lookout platform and looked around and the entire dock appeared in front of them.

Although the Huating County Navy Station was abandoned for a long time before, this abandoned dock was not small.

Even if twelve huge new-style sea boats are quietly parked inside, they do not seem crowded.

Yang Fan could not suppress the ecstasy in his heart just after just one look.

This is his powerful tool to open the door to abroad!

The four warships were built according to the drawings of later frigates. Although there was a lot of modern protective paint on the whole body, the iron bumps treated with anti-rust look even more terrifying.

The eight cargo ships were even bigger, while the four warships were like stunted cubs.

Although these ships look rough, Yang Fan believes that this will definitely be able to travel around the world in this era!

A group of entourage members were stunned by these behemoths.

Especially those huge freighters, it seems that a ship can load the entire city into it.

Of course, what everyone can't understand even more is that such a huge iron lump does not sink into the water.

In addition, if you use manpower to move, how many talents will be enough!

For a moment, everyone was stunned, but no one asked questions.

Of course, including Xue Rengui, before Yang Fan sent the engine, he did not believe that such iron lumps could surround the sea.

Yang Fan pointed to the cargo ship and asked: "Have you ever tested how much cargo can a ship be loaded, how far can it sail after filling it with fuel, and how fast it is?"

When Xue Rengui mentioned this, he was immediately excited. His dark face seemed to emit light. He danced and said, "Of course, this sea boat is too big, and it can hold a total of about 100,000 stones of cargo. In addition, after filling the fuel, he set out from Quanzhou Port and headed straight to Laizhou. He traveled for about ten days, and less than 1/4 of the fuel was used."

Hundreds of thousands of stones?

In the Tang Dynasty, one stone was equal to about 106 jin, and 100,000 jin, which was equivalent to 1.06 million jin.

How far is it to Quanzhou when you come to the state?

It was about 2,000 miles, and it took more than 4,000 miles to travel. After ten days of running, it was equivalent to running 400 miles in a day...

Those who know how to measure, pinch their fingers to calculate the measurement, and those who know how to distance, calculate the speed!

Ships in this era can hold tens of thousands of pounds, which is already considered a large cargo ship.

Now these new ships made by Yang Fan can actually load more than 1 million kilograms, which is incredible.

What surprised everyone the most was the speed of the navigation of these iron lumps.

In this era, ships can run about 50 miles in one hour under the wind.

It is possible if it is 10 miles against the wind, and there are even those that are blown back.

In this way, even if you have to make a full calculation, driving up to 300 miles a day is already the limit.

And these ships can travel more than 400 miles in a fixed speed, which is too fast!

Everyone was a little confused at this time, and Quan Wanji said even more shocked: "Can this ship run so fast?"

As a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, although he had never led the army, he still knew some basic knowledge.

Such a fast speed is simply impossible to achieve except when charging when you are on the wind.

Xue Rengui obviously heard of Quan Wanji's name and knew that Yang Fan valued this Quan Changshi very much, so he said respectfully: "Qiangshi doesn't know that the biggest advantage of this ship is not its speed, but its ability to withstand wind and waves. No matter how big the wind and waves are, there is little possibility of overturning. The most important thing is that you can sail regardless of the wind and wind!"

Yang Fan smiled but said nothing.

Indeed, with the engine, this makes the ship only have stable power, and can be unobstructed whether it is a downwind or a downwind.

Compared to this era, it is simply too convenient to go to sea through the monsoon, as long as there is sufficient fuel on the ship.

Although the use of coal is very primitive, it is very useful. After all, it is difficult to refine oil in this era.

Cheng Mingting, who was standing by, widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Tong Xue, are you mistaken? Throughout the dynasties, all sailing down the wind through the monsoon. If the ships are blown back against the wind? How can human power stop the power of nature? Isn't this nonsense?"

In his perception, ships mainly rely on sails when sailing on the sea.

The wind blows the sails to bring power, and at the same time, it helps to push the ship forward.

But if it is against the wind, the force will be reversed. It is difficult to drive. How can you move forward?

This is also the reason why people who go overseas to do business can only go back and forth one year, because they need to sail according to the direction of the monsoon.

Be kind to Quan Wanji, that's because Yang Fan attaches great importance to the other party.

When facing Cheng Mingting, Xue Rengui is not so polite.

Who is this big and thick guy? How dare you say he is nonsense?

Therefore, Xue Renguiliang said bluntly: "I am not a foolish person. General Cheng is ignorant, which does not mean that it is impossible. Why are you sure that the ship cannot sail against the wind?"

"This..." Cheng Ming smiled. Although he knew he was saying the wrong thing, it would be too shameful to ask him to admit his mistake.

Of course, Yang Fan also knew why Xue Rengui was so aggressive.

After all, these ships were just built by him, just like his children, and naturally no one allowed to question them.

So Yang Fan pointed to the warship in the dock and said, "Since everyone has disputes and doubts, the ship is right below, why don't we pull it out and have a slap? But since General Cheng doesn't believe it, Xue Dutong vowed. Both of you are not convinced. How about making a bet?"

This is a product that is beyond the times, so today I will definitely hack Cheng Ming to make a move.

Although this guy has been working for him, his mission is to protect Yang Guifei's general and is not under his command. Now is a good time to take him over.

Quan Wanji nodded immediately: "This can be found, I also want to see the vastness of the sea."

This old man looks very stern, but he is actually very sensible!

Yang Fan smiled: "In this way, gambling money hurts feelings, and it's a bit too vulgar. Why wouldn't they just bet who loses and whoever is the other person's deputy. At the same time, they have to invite everyone to have a meal. I wonder what everyone thinks is a slave?"

Xue Rengui was slightly stunned, but soon reacted and said with a blank expression: "I agree, but I am afraid that someone will lose and refuse to admit it."

The others also ordered that those who watched the fun would not be afraid of big things.

Besides, no matter what, they have something to eat.

Seeing everyone's eyes, Cheng Ming glared at him and said unhappily: "Why did you expect someone to lose? I don't believe it anymore. This ship doesn't even have sails. If you can move against the wind, it's better to say that the river flows back and bet. I'll take it, Tong Xue, you are the deputy."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan was slightly stunned.

Only then did I know why Cheng Mingting was so suspicious.

These ships of my own are the spiral sails from later generations, and they are not the sailing boats of this era at all. Obviously, this guy has made a misunderstanding.

This is the cognitive gap!

But Yang Fan did not explain, but instead looked at Xue Rengui with a smile and said, "What do you think of Xue Dutong?"

Nonsense, it’s obvious that Xue Rengui refused to win?

However, Xue Rengui was a little confused.

Why did Yang Fan find Cheng Mingting to be his deputy?

Of course, what Xue Rengui didn't know was that Cheng Mingting was a ruthless guy on the battlefield.
To be continued...