The shadows of trees danced on the water, and a few river otters occasionally passed by. The big beaver's flat tail slapped the stone mantle, rhythmically instructing the river otters to paint the boats with tung oil. After brushing with tung oil, the color of the entire warship model becomes deep and shiny, and its appearance is greatly improved. After one and a half almost two months, the Heli family, with the help of the Jiang Otter family, is about to complete the project! At the same time, Liang Qu was handing over another ship model at Liu Quanfu's house. "Toad actually has a tribe under his command!" The news that Fat Catfish just brought him was really unexpected. He thought the toad was just a solitary frog, but he didn't expect that there were a bunch of little frogs underneath! "The keel and planks are made of oak, most of the interior is made of pine, and the deck is made of mahogany. Ninety percent of the entire ship is made of these three types of wood, and some beech wood has been used, totaling fifty-four taels. The account book is here." Liu Quanfu turned the indigo book to a certain page and handed it out, bringing Liang Qu's thoughts back to reality.
Liang Qu closed the account book with his backhand and said with a smile: "No need to read it, I can rest assured that Uncle Fu will do the work." There are no Arabic numerals in Dashun, it is all complicated characters. He has a big head to see, and there are only a few taels of gaps left and right. "this……" Liang Qu's status became more and more prominent, and Liu Quanfu was deeply moved by such trust. Liang Qu didn't look at the account book and walked around the ship model, observing it carefully and feeling very satisfied. Two ships were sent out at once, and of course they couldn't have the same style. When he asked for the drawings, he asked Liu Quanfu to make the distinction. As a result, the warships built by Heli were in the shape of Guangzhou ships, while the warships built by Liu Quanfu were in the shape of sand ships. There was a big difference between the two. The sand boat model in front of us has an overall length of 13 meters, which is larger than the building boat last time, but the price of the wood used is actually cheaper than last time. Liang Qu remembered that the last time it was sixty-seven taels, and this time it was fifty-four taels. It wasn't that Liu Quanfu cut corners and deliberately used poor wood. The main reason was that the ship had a unique shape. Among the many ships, the structure of the building ship is the most complex. There are five floors above the deck. Each floor is proportionally smaller and consumes an incredible amount of planks and wood. On the contrary, no matter Fu Chuan, Guang Chuan or Sha Chuan, there is no such complicated deck structure. "I'm in a hurry. I didn't bring too much broken silver. Let's round up a hundred and sixty pieces. Uncle Fu, you don't have to look for them." Liang Qu took out the banknotes and ingots. "How can that be possible? I have already earned enough from you..." "Uncle Fu, there's no need to refuse. You don't know my current status. As long as the things are good, it's not a big deal, but I do have another request." "You say." Liu Quanfu was already embarrassed, and he immediately pricked up his ears as he wished Liang Qu had other requests. Liang Channel: "Can Uncle Fu make the ships in the future detachable and assembleable?" Six-party locks and the like are just gadgets and cannot be put on the table. Most of them have been played a few times, and once they feel the novelty, they are no longer interesting. If they are left in a corner to eat dust, they will be easily upset if they are often given to toads.
Liang Qu wanted to get it right in one step and assemble the whole ship model. But this kind of troublesome matter must be handed over to others, otherwise it will be a waste of energy. After you have money, the importance of money will plummet and be replaced by energy. Having enough energy can be spent on meaningful things, which is far more important than money. Liang Qu holds more than four thousand taels of silver and can be regarded as a wealthy man. Liu Quanfu frowned: "Disassemble or assemble?" As a carpenter, he can understand what Liang Qu means. Who has never played a tangram puzzle? What kind of assembly meets the requirements? Just make holes in the ship board and make mortise and tenon joints, leaving all other parts intact. Or is it possible to combine multiple ship boards into one component and then assemble it? "Parts, for example, can this ship be dismantled into more than 20 parts?" Liang Qu felt that it was too difficult to put the planks together individually. "I have to try it first." Liu Quanfu didn't dare to agree directly. As a senior carpenter, he understood the difficulty very well. If something is small, it’s just a matter of brains. If something is big, it depends on the material. Even the reduced ship is about ten meters long, not a palm-sized boat. If you want to use mortise and tenon to directly clamp it, the interface must be opened very wide and deep, otherwise it will be extremely fragile and cannot be clamped, and the joint will easily break. If we use the legendary treasure wood... The price is too high. "It's okay. Let's give it a try. If you can't do it, just do it as it is now." Liang Qu didn't care. He was responsible for making suggestions and Liu Quanfu was responsible for implementing them. The assembled model can be as big as a palm or even half a person, but if it is enlarged to ten meters, there is indeed a question mark as to whether it can be implemented. "Same as last time, come up and get it tonight. Uncle Fu, just leave the door open for me." "Okay, no one knows about the safekeeping." Liu Quanfu carefully stuffed the banknote. Back home. The beaver and the river otter cooperated with each other and worked enthusiastically. Liang Qu was about to call the clan leader of Jiang O's family to come over and discuss being his crew member, when a message from Fat Catfish suddenly came through his spiritual connection with the sea of consciousness. "Old Toad, do you want to come over?" what's the situation? Fat Catfish began to tell his story and experience.
Liang Qu's brows twitched. A long while. "Let it come." deepwater zone. In front of the undercurrent channel. The old toad stretched out a webbed claw doubtfully, and indeed felt a strong suction force. "Through the channel, can you go back and forth between shallow water and deep water?" Fat Catfish nodded. The old toad was very shocked. He didn't expect that such a dangerous place was hidden next to the king. The fat catfish patted its belly to reassure the old toad. It indicated that it had opened a stronghold on the opposite side, representing the frog tribe and successfully occupied part of the human race's territory! The old toad was skeptical and thought for a while, but still decided to go and take a look in person. It believed the identity of the fat catfish for the time being. After all, this strange thing looked very similar to the clam tribe in its infancy. Maybe it was really a special species. The big toad was also curious. It was the first time it heard of a stronghold. Unfortunately, the big monster could not dock, and the undercurrent channel could not pass it. Only the old toad was small and met the requirements. So... "Ouch, my old waist!" After a dizzy spell, the old toad fell flat on his face. The fat catfish, which landed steadily, laughed beside him, making the old toad so angry that he cursed at the ignorant and rude person who disrespected him, a toad over a hundred years old. The fat catfish floated up with his belly turned upside down, indicating that he would die if he listened again. The old toad reluctantly gave up, and put his hands behind his back, pretending to be a master. "Take me to the frog tribe's base quickly!" After a walk. The old toad crossed the underground river, with a lotus on his head, showing his narrow pupils, and looked around carefully. The huge pond was sparkling, and under the sun, the water temperature was much warmer than the deep water area. The old giant clam bathing in the sun, the beaver busy brushing oil, the river otter carrying wood... Many water beasts live in harmony and peace, just like a water beast paradise! The old toad opened his mouth wide, and his heart was shocked.
Really! It's really a water tribe base! Or a courtyard! The toad rose too soon, there is no palace in the swamp, no magnificent buildings, only a small rock wall cave. The old toad wanted to own a frog tribe palace. This scene, it has only imagined in books, and it is the first time to encounter it in reality! The frog tribe has established a base in the human territory! The frog tribe also has its own courtyard! The old toad felt sad, and all the past events came to mind. At this moment, it thought of the former king, the tadpoles, and the beautiful and plump frog lady at the village head, and couldn't help but sigh to the sky. "Old minister, I have no regrets in death!" Just as the old toad pretended to stroke his whiskers and sighed, the fat catfish poked its back with its long whiskers. When the old toad turned around, it immediately gestured. The old toad was stunned: "You want supplies?" The fat catfish nodded vigorously. The human race is greedy by nature. If they don't give some benefits, the frog tribe's base will not be able to maintain it!