Main Characters: Yu Yuanzheng, Shangguan Ziqi
Yu Yuanzheng transmigrated into the original host on her wedding night. Upon arriving, she was immediately forced to listen to her cousin and hus...
Especially Shangguanziqi.
"There is such a big ship. No wonder they dare to sail so far. If my Great Wei also has such a big ship, we can also go out to sea." Shangguan Ziqi sighed.
What surprised Yu Yuanzheng was that people could already build such large ships at this time. So to what extent had their weapons advanced?
Find an opportunity to figure it out.
"Husband, let's find a way to keep these foreigners here. We can study their ship carefully, improve it based on this, and build our own large ocean ship. Then we can sail far away." Yu Yuanzheng thought of a solution.
"That's a good idea, let's do it."
Edward brought Shangguan Ziqi and others on board and showed them all the cargo on their ship.
When he carefully took out a transparent vase from a box, Shangguan Ziqi and Yu Yuanzheng's eyes widened.
Shangguan Ziqi had never seen such a large glass product.
What surprised Yu Yuan was that this country called Estria already had such mature glass manufacturing technology.
She knew very well that in the past history, a large amount of glass came from foreign countries.
At first, glass products were a luxury enjoyed by the nobility.
If Dawei could introduce this technology, then foreigners would not be able to make this money.
At this time, the couple thought of the same thing.
"Your Highness, we call this the Angel Bottle. It is the most exquisite work of art in our Esteria." Edward explained proudly.
In fact, in Yu Yuanzheng's eyes, it was nothing. It was just a little transparent, without any ridges or carvings on it.
"Mr. Edward, I have seen more beautiful glass products than this. Yours is nothing. It is just a relatively crude product.
But we have more exquisite works of art than this. I can take you to see our Dawei’s works of art.
If you like, we can exchange.”
What Yu Yuanzheng was talking about was of course the ceramics unique to the Great Wei.
The porcelain of the Wei Dynasty was absolutely unique, far ahead of other countries in the world.
These words immediately put an end to Edward's desire to show off.
Of course Yu Yuanzheng did it on purpose. Otherwise, it would be difficult to master this glass technology in the future.
Although Shangguan Ziqi didn't understand what they said, when he saw Edward's suddenly frozen expression, he knew that his wife was lying.
Yu Yuanzheng's words aroused Edward's great interest.
He gently put the glass bottle down again, too embarrassed to show it again.
"Mr. Edward, we can take this vase to the capital and let our emperor take a look to see if he likes this work of art." Yu Yuanzheng suggested.
After hearing this, Edward's eyes brightened up from the dullness just now.
Next, Edward took out everything on the ship and showed them to others, some of which were gems that caught Yu Yuanzheng's eye.
Few people in the Wei Dynasty wore jewelry inlaid with anything other than jade, so she could try these.
When she asked, she learned that these gems were collected by Edward during his voyage. They were not expensive. Some countries treated them as ordinary things and discarded them everywhere because they were too hard and could not be made into anything.
He collected some of these stones because they were beautiful.
After hearing this, Yu Yuanzheng could only sigh at the changes of the times.
Then Edward generously gave the box of gems to Yu Yuanzheng.
After looking at all kinds of goods, only these two items aroused Yu Yuanzheng's interest. Those wool products are also handicrafts, used as decorations, and so are the silverware.
Then, Edward took them on a careful tour of the entire ship, which made Guan Ziqi marvel again and again.
At the same time they also saw the damaged area.
It's just one hold, and the hull is divided into sections. As long as this hold is tightly closed, the ship can continue to sail. But this is not a long-term solution. If any other hold is damaged and flooded, the whole ship will basically be destroyed.
The huge amount of water pouring in was too heavy, and the final result was that the ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
"Mr. Edward, if we want to repair your ship, we need a blueprint. Do you have the blueprint of this ship?" Yu Yuanzheng asked with a smile.
"Yes." As a sailing ship, he certainly carried the blueprints with him, just in case it broke down and needed repairs.
"That's good. We will help you fix it. Please give us the drawings for reference." Yu Yuanzheng tempted.
Edward actually went to the cockpit to take out the blueprint and handed it to Yu Yuanzheng, with a hint of anticipation and nervousness in his eyes.
The design drawings of this ship are the crystallization of their country's multi-faceted navigation technology. If they are mastered by outsiders, it may pose a threat to their maritime advantage.
However, the hull is currently damaged. If it is not repaired quickly, the entire ship and crew will be in great danger.
After weighing the pros and cons, Edward chose to believe the Wei couple in front of him.
Yu Yuanzheng took the drawing, unfolded it, and looked at it carefully.
Although she did not recognize all the markings on the blueprint, with her understanding of mechanics and structures, she could roughly understand the structure of the hull and the functions of each compartment.
She secretly marveled in her heart that the design of this ship was indeed ingenious, especially the design of the segmented watertight compartments, which greatly improved the ship's resistance to sinking.
"Mr. Edward, the design of this ship is very exquisite, especially the design of the segmented watertight compartments, which is really admirable." Yu Yuanzheng said with a smile, with sincere appreciation in his tone.
Edward smiled proudly when he heard her praise. "This is one of our most advanced shipbuilding technologies in Esteria. It is thanks to this design that we can sail on the sea for so long without fear of wind and waves."
Although Shangguan Ziqi was not proficient in shipbuilding technology, after hearing his wife's explanation, he understood the extraordinary features of this ship.
He thought to himself that if Wei could also master this technology, future maritime exploration and trade would not be restricted by others.
"Mr. Edward, the craftsmen in our Great Wei are highly skilled. If we have this blueprint, we can definitely help you repair this ship." Yu Yuanzheng continued.
"However, it will take some time to repair the ship. You will follow us to the capital first. Since you have come to our Great Wei, you are an honored guest. It is necessary for you to meet the Emperor of our Great Wei. After the ship is repaired, you can continue your voyage. How about that?"
Edward nodded in agreement.
Although they encountered some unpleasantness at the beginning, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wei was very friendly to them.
And she was the only one who understood their language. This made them feel close to her and they wanted to make friends with her.
Moreover, he was full of curiosity about the mysterious oriental country of Wei.
If they could take this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the culture and technology of the Wei Dynasty, it would also be helpful for their current voyage of exploration.
"Thank you very much for your help, Your Highness." Edward said respectfully.
"Mr. Edward, have you drawn a map of the routes you have taken during your voyage? It would be our greatest honor if we could visit your country one day." Yu Yuanzheng thought that since they already had experience, he might as well learn more from them.
In the future, Da Wei will also organize sea expeditions, and with their experience to share, there will be fewer dangers.
Speaking of this, Edward felt like he had found a soulmate and wanted to tell Yu Yuanzheng everything they had experienced along the way and the dangers they had encountered at sea.
However, Yu Yuanzheng stopped him, saying that they should go to the rest area and talk slowly, and she wanted to record it.
This move made Edward even happier.
In the next few days, Yu Yuanzheng and Shangguan Ziqi asked County Magistrate Zhou to contact some shipbuilding masters to start repairing Edward's ship.
At the same time, Yu Yuanzheng also took this opportunity to carefully study the drawing.
She discovered that although Astraea's shipbuilding technology was advanced, in some details, the craftsmanship of Wei's craftsmen was not inferior, and in some aspects they were even unique.
It’s just that perhaps there was no need to sail across the ocean, so such a large ship has never been built.
"Husband, look here." Yu Yuanzheng pointed to a detail on the drawing and said.