第七十六章 夹板船
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“赵老爷果然好眼光,此乃红毛夷的夹板船,最是坚固耐用,远涉重洋,冲波破浪亦不怕!”身后传来一个熟悉的声音,赵有财转过身来,看到通译那张谀笑的脸。
“哦?我是陕西人,对于舟楫之事并不精通,还请解释一番!“赵有财拱了拱手,做了个请的手势。那通译方才见都司大人对赵有财十分敬重,以为是京师来的贵人,哪里还敢怠慢,赶忙鼓动唇舌:”赵老爷,若论船只大小,我大明比这夹板船大的亦有,但若论海上航行,交战,却少有及得上这红毛夷的,说来这夹板船有三桩好处!“
“哦?还请先生说来听听!”
“这第一桩便是不畏风浪,大人您可以看看这夹板船的船底,与我大明船只有何差别?”
“差别?”赵有财看了看己方的乘船,又探出头看了看“玛丽王后”号的船底,笑道:“我倒也看不出什么,只是好像我大明船好像船底要平些!”
“果然瞒不过赵老爷这双眼睛!”那通译翘起大拇指,赞道:“咱们这次乘坐的乃是沙船,又叫方艄,船宽、船舷浅、吃水浅,这船既能走海、亦能入江河,便是坐了浅滩亦无妨。咱们这里海滩泥沙多,又有潮水,这沙船最是便利;但这沙船面宽,就受水面大,度慢,而且若是离岸远了,风浪大了,便容易倾覆。洋人这夹板船就不同了,船头尖则利于破浪,吃水深就不怕侧风,船舷高就不怕大风大浪,虽然入不了江河、不好近岸,但跑远洋却是一等一的好船!您看这船上破损之处这么多,若是寻常沙船早就沉了,这夹板船还能撑过去,实在非我大明沙船能及!”
赵有财还是头一遭听说这些,不由得越有兴致,问道:“那第二桩好处呢?“
“老爷您看看这夹板船的船船尾是不是都高的很?”
赵有财照着通译手指的方向看了看,果然正如对方所说的,船的部与尾部都要比船身高出许多,而且封闭起来,倒像是两个碉楼:“不错,是高出不少,好像是两座碉楼。”
“老爷说到妙处了!船船尾高,则航行时及时遇到大风浪,也不至于海水淹到甲板上来,若是遇到敌人,也可以居高临下,占据优势!”
“不错,那第三桩呢?”
“老爷您随我来!”那通译领着赵有财走到船中央的,将地上的一块盖子翻开,露出一个黑乎乎的洞来。通译取了个灯笼,点着了从洞里走了下去,赵有财稍一犹豫,便跟了下去。他本以为下面应该是红毛夷装运货物或者让船员休息的地方,十分局促,可下来后才现空空荡荡的,竟然与船舱表面一样,是个大通层,毫无间隔。赵有财正奇怪,却听到那通译的声音:“老爷,这便是夹板船的第三桩好处了!”
“第三桩好处?”赵有财看了看左右,借助灯笼微弱的灯光,他可以看到四周黑褐色的侧板:“这莫不是给水手休息的大通铺?为何不隔开来,这些红毛夷也小气的很!”
“老爷,红毛夷的水手确实是在这里休息不假,不过没有间隔却不是因为小气,而是为了水战方便!”
“水战方便?这又从何说起?“赵有财惊讶的看了看四周,浑然不知道这一层全通的船舱与海战又有何关系。
“老爷,这红毛夷与我大明不同,水战靠的并非火箭投石、越舷先登,而是船上所载的火炮。几年前宁远之围,我大明屡挫东虏,所凭借的红衣大炮便是从夷船上来的。”
“原来如此!“赵有财咋舌道:”我只知道当年宁远大捷所赖这红衣大炮甚多,却不知是从夷人船上来的,可这和这船舱又有什么关系?“
“老爷您想,这红毛夷水战用这火炮对轰,自然是谁船上装的炮越多,谁的炮越大,谁就能赢。一开始这些夷人将炮放在甲板上,可这红衣大炮重达千斤,不免头重脚轻,若是有风浪便有倾覆之祸。为了避免沉船,所以一条船只能装很少的几门火炮,而且也只能装些小炮。后来红毛夷人中出了个聪明人,将火炮安置在下层甲板上,这样一来,装载的大炮不但不会妨碍航行,还能起到压舱石的作用,可谓是一举两得!“
赵有财虽然是西北人,少见舟楫之事,但重心越低物体越稳的道理还是明白了,听到这里不由得拊掌笑道:“不错,若是如此倒是说的通了,这里要摆放许多火炮、火药、弹丸,开战时要上下搬运,的确去掉间隔要方便许多。“
那通译见赵有财对此颇有兴趣,便笑着继续解说道:“赵老爷,其实夷人这么放置还有几个好处!”
“哦,还有好处?不妨说来听听!”
“赵老爷,您请看!”那通译将灯笼放在地上,伸出手指在嘴里舔了舔,便在甲板上边画边解说起来:“这炮在船上的放置也大有学问,须得前后左右平衡,否则一旦开炮,只怕船只便会倾覆;其次放置在下层甲板,平日里只需将炮窗关好,便不用担心炮管生锈、火药返潮;而且侧舷的板、肋骨都是用上等的硬木打制,寻常铳炮根本打不进来,坚固无比;其三、船身狭长,同等料数的船只,红毛夷的战船所能装载的炮数远胜我大明战船,其威力自然远胜。“
那通译在地板上又写又画,赵有财听得津津有味,他平生从未听过这么有趣的东西,仿佛有人突然给他打开了一扇窗户,看到外面的一个新世界,隐隐间感觉到自己后半生的功业便在这条红毛夷战船上了。想到这里,赵有财看了看那通译,笑道:“你叫什么名字?何方人氏?为何对这红毛夷的海事如此了解?”(未完待续。)
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