Liu Tan and Mo Shi were slightly stunned. When they looked up, they saw that the boat, which had been sailing relatively steadily just now, had now fallen on the water.
He had just been discussing Mo Clan matters with Mo Shi and hadn't noticed how the boat capsized, so he asked, "What happened? Why did it capsize out of nowhere?"
Lu Xuan explained, "Just now, a gust of wind blew over, and the boat capsized."
Liu Tan felt it and found that the wind direction had changed. He thought that the ship capsized because of the change in wind direction.
He turned to look at Mo Shi and asked, "How is it? Do you understand the importance of sails turning according to the wind direction?"
Mo Shi nodded vigorously: "It was our negligence. We will work hard to redesign it next, as well as add sails to the bow and stern as Your Highness just mentioned."
Liu Tan responded, and Lu Xuan said, "Let's go back first. It's too windy outside."
Liu Tan tucked his hands into his sleeves, not caring about his image at all. As he walked, he said, "Mo Shi, I understand what you just said. But you have to understand that since the Mo Clan values the information about the ship so much, perhaps only Father's order would make them release it. Even if I intervene, they could refuse."
Mo Shi was slightly stunned: "This... can't be? His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory is a prince..."
"You also know that His Highness is a vassal king." Lu Xuan said coldly, "The Mohists are worried that the warship information will be stolen by barbarians, and of course they are also worried that it will be stolen by the vassal kings. What if the vassal kings build ships to rebel and attack Chang'an? You must know that the Northern Border Kingdom has the Yellow River."
Mo Shi was slightly stunned, and suddenly said in a panic: "It is my fault for not thinking carefully... I..."
Liu Tan glanced at Lu Xuan with a smile and said, "Alright, stop scaring the kid."
Mo Shi: ...He remembered that he seemed to be older than the King of the North.
However, although he thought he was honest just now, he actually did something wrong, so he didn't know what to say at this moment.
Liu Tan didn't expect him to say anything, so he simply said, "Alright, since you're representing the Mohist school, I'm sure they don't consider you an outsider. There's no need to feel bad about yourself. I'm building a pleasure boat, not a warship, so the Mohist records might not be useful. Well, you can write to them later and ask if they've done any research on sails. As long as it doesn't involve weapons, it shouldn't be a problem."
Mo Shi lowered his head and said, "Yes."
He took note of what Liu Tan said and left.
Liu Tan looked at his back and said, "No wonder I always felt that there was something wrong with this kid. It turns out he's not a member of the Mo family."
Lu Xuan said, "The Mohist school taught him well. He knows how to act directly and not resort to shady tactics."
Liu Tan scoffed, "Even if he's playing tricks on me, am I really afraid of him? Even though the boat capsized, it seems like we've made some progress. Maybe we can go on a boat trip in the spring."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "That's a good feeling."
The two of them went back chatting and laughing. Although they said they were going on a boat trip, in fact, neither of them really took it seriously.
Boats are different from cars. If a car is not well made, the risk factor is not that great. But if there is something wrong with the boat and something goes wrong on the water, then everyone will be buried at the bottom of the river if they are not careful.
Liu Tan is not a coward, but he doesn't want to die for no reason.
So when it comes to shipbuilding, Liu Tan will provide his knowledge, well, of course, the premise is that he can remember it, but he will definitely not be in a hurry.
What he didn't expect was that the Mohist School was actually willing to help him.
Mo Shi wrote a letter to Chang'an when he returned. Then on the tenth day of the first lunar month, Mo Shi's reply arrived, along with some handwritten information.
After receiving the letter, Mo Shi immediately went to the palace to meet the King of the North.
Liu Tan was extremely surprised after hearing this. "Given it to you? Does this mean you've become a core disciple of the Mohist School? Then I congratulate you."
Mo Shi immediately waved his hands and said, "No, no, I know I'm not qualified, but Master and the others should be lenient and consider Your Highness's face. And Master said that Your Highness can watch it if you want."
Liu Tan was instantly alert. When had the Mo family become so easy to talk to? This was their secret manual, why would they let outsiders see it so casually?
He jokingly asked, "What are the conditions? It's not that you want me to join the Mohist school, right?"
Mo Shi immediately said: "No, no, no, the Mo family dare not think of this."
If the Mohist school dares to let the King of the Northern Territory join your sect, Your Majesty will be furious to death. By then, I'm afraid the entire Mohist school will become a thing of the past.
It is said that Mohist disciples are everywhere in the world, which seems very powerful. But if they anger the emperor, even if they are really everywhere in the world, they will be found and dealt with one by one!
Liu Tan was slightly relieved: "Tell me your conditions."
Mo Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "Master said that if Your Highness is willing, you can look at any relevant information in the future, but the prerequisite is that Your Highness is willing to share what you have with the Mo family."
"Exchange what we have?" Liu Tan repeated, "What do you mean by exchange what we have?"
Mo Shi wiped the sweat from his palms and said, "These are some of the things Your Highness invented. If they are related to those materials, such as the shipbuilding here, and the special features on Your Highness's drawings, I hope you can allow the Mo family to use them."
Liu Tan was quite interested after hearing this and asked, "Are you allowing the Mohists to use it? I gave you the blueprints, so you can use them if you want, right?"
Mo Shi said sternly, "Of course not. This was made by His Highness. Although the Mo family pursues supremacy in mechanical engineering, they will not covet other people's technology. Even if we knew about it, we would not use it without the master's consent."
Liu Tan tasted it and felt that it seemed to have the flavor of patent rights in later generations, except that the Mohist school made equal exchange instead of using money.
Are all the Mohists gentlemen?
But think about it, judging from Mozi's propositions, the overall quality of the Mohists should be good, and the other party should be very flexible.
When facing themselves, they know they can't afford to offend, so they choose equal exchange, but this may not be the case when facing others.
The most important thing is that even if they make an equal exchange with Liu Tan, they will not lose anything, because the Mohists know very well that Liu Tan may just be in a momentary mood in this regard and it is impossible for him to continue to conduct in-depth research for a long time.
He had to manage the Northern Border Kingdom, find ways to develop the Northern Border Kingdom's economy, guard against the Huns, and keep an eye on the Western Regions.
With so many things to do, where does he have the time to study mechanical engineering?
But that’s what the Mohists did, so in the end they benefited.
But no matter what, Mo's attitude made Liu Tan feel a lot more comfortable.
He had no intention of hiding it. If the Mohist School really needed it and could make a breakthrough in warships, what would be wrong with giving the little he knew to the Mohist School?
Although the Huns are the biggest enemy of the Han Dynasty, the Baiyue in the south also pose a threat to them.
Baiyue is not a single country, but a collective name for many countries in Lingnan. Because there are many mountains there, just like in the Western Regions, a group of people can become kings and dominate the world by hiding in a mountain valley or a plain. As a result, there are many small countries there, even more than in the Western Regions.
It was just because the terrain there was so easy to hide, the Han Dynasty didn't even know what countries there were. It sent envoys there several times to try to go south but failed every time. The envoys were killed, the money they carried was robbed, and they couldn't even find the people.
Therefore, our understanding of that place was actually not as good as our understanding of the Western Regions. And because we were sure that there was a Yue Kingdom there, we simply called it the Baiyue.
The Silk Road in the Western Regions is gradually taking shape, and Liu Che's attention may begin to focus on the south. At that time, this ship may come in handy.
Liu Tan thought for a moment and asked, "You just want that blueprint?"
Mo Shi nodded seriously and said, "Yes, this is enough."
If it were someone else, Mo Shi would definitely have made more requests, but if it were the King of the Northern Territory, the Mo family had a lot of things to exchange anyway, so they couldn't anger the other party because of this little thing.
Liu Tan agreed straightforwardly: "Okay, I've given you the blueprint, you can do whatever you want."
Mo Shi readily asked someone to bring up a few large boxes.
Liu Tan was deeply troubled after seeing this: "Could it be another bamboo slip?"
Mo Shi said a little embarrassedly: "Originally, we wanted to copy it on paper and then give it to Your Highness, but after thinking about it, we still think it is better to give the original to Your Highness. Besides, we don't have that much time to copy it recently."
Liu Tan glanced at Mo Shi, and in an instant Mo Shi felt as if all his little thoughts had been seen through.
However, Liu Tan said nothing, only saying, "Well, I will have someone organize and copy it and store it in the palace. Without the permission of the Mo family, it will never be circulated. Once the copying is completed, the original will be returned."
Mo Shi bowed and stepped back, happily preparing to make a copy of the blueprint and send it back to Chang'an.
Lu Xuan, standing by, suddenly said, "The Mo family is worried that you won't trust them."
Liu Tan glanced at the large boxes and said, "They treat these things as treasures, so naturally they are afraid that I won't believe them and will be so generous."
Lu Xuan walked over and counted them. "There are six boxes in total. Even copying them would take quite a while."
Liu Tan smiled and said, "It's time for Zhang Anshi to work hard."
Lu Xuan was surprised: "Didn't you say that it's not allowed to be spread outside?"
Liu Tan spread his hands and said, "I don't plan on spreading it, but you can't ask me to copy it myself, right?"
Lu Xuan was suddenly at a loss for words. How was this different from the spin-off?
Liu Tan couldn't possibly let Zhang Anshi copy it alone. Since he used students from the academy, he must have chosen the best ones. Those students not only had photographic memories, but they could also remember most of it after copying it once.
Lu Xuan asked, "Aren't you afraid of the Mo family turning against you?"
Liu Tan casually picked up a bamboo slip and said, "In the field of studying things, self-study may lead to success, but it is rare. If they can learn it all by copying it once, then I'm afraid they will have to be worshipped."
He was talking and laughing while glancing at the bamboo slips, and he saw the words written on them: As the wind and waves grow stronger, there is a risk of capsizing, and the boat needs to be reinforced.
When he saw this, he thought of the scene of the boat capsizing yesterday. The four words "strengthen the hull" were like a flash of lightning that split the fog: Install the anti-roll keel!
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