To put it simply, the anti-roll keel is something that reduces the amplitude of the ship's swaying when sailing in wind and waves. This thing first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but in the Tang Dynasty only floats were placed on both sides of the ship. The real anti-roll keel appeared in the Song Dynasty.
So it’s no problem that Mo Shi and the others can’t think of this thing now.
The anti-roll keel is actually a long piece of wood with a semicircular cross-section installed longitudinally on both sides of the ship. It is placed below the waterline of the hull and cannot be exposed above the water even when nothing is installed.
It happened that Mo Shi did not take the model he brought last time. After Liu Tan had the boat brought to him and took a look, he found that he only remembered the anti-roll keel, but he had no idea where to install it, how to install it, or even how long, wide, and thick the anti-roll keel should be.
He asked someone to try it out a bit, but the result was not very good. After thinking about it, he simply asked someone to send the model and all the previous things to Mo Shi.
Mo Shi was completely stunned when he received the modified Sibu Xiang model ship. He looked at the ship and when he heard that it was His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory who had it modified, he understood and said, "I understand. Please tell His Royal Highness so that he can rest assured."
After the eunuch left, Mo Jiu, who had been helping him, came over and asked, "Brother, what did His Highness add? Why does it look so strange?"
Mo Shi glanced at the boat and said, "Your Highness has sent some information, I think it will be useful."
Mo Jiu also saw the sealed stack of papers. He reached out to take a look, but Mo Shi grabbed his wrist and said, "Ajiu, Your Highness has already finished half of it. Why don't we try to guess what Your Highness means?"
Mo Jiu withdrew his hand and followed Mo Shi to seriously study the half-installed thing on the boat.
Mo Jiu asked curiously, "Is this... wood? Why did His Highness install it with wood?"
Mo Shi was a little uncertain: "Is the wood on one side meant to resist something?"
Mo Jiu didn't say anything. He and Mo Shi studied it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what it was.
Mo Jiu squatted there, holding his face in his hands, and asked, "Brother, do you think... could it be that... this thing is completely meaningless?"
Mo Shi reached out and knocked Mo Jiu on the head, saying, "Don't use your brain to guess what His Highness meant. His Highness would definitely not do such a thing. If it was really meaningless, why did you send it to me?"
Mo Jiu covered his head and muttered, "Maybe they asked you to come and repair the boat? But Senior Brother, why do you admire His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory so much? In the past, even if it was something made by Master, you would raise objections if you thought it was wrong."
After hearing this, Mo Shi paused. He himself felt that it was a bit strange. After all, he really didn't seem to have thought of suspecting that the King of the Northern Territory had done anything wrong. If it was his master, he would definitely have questioned it.
He didn't think so before, but now that Mo Jiu said it, he discovered that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory had actually surpassed his master in his heart.
After thinking it over carefully, he lowered the boat and said, "You can't blame me for this. Master is only a mortal after all, and mortals naturally make mistakes. But His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory... He may not be infallible, but at least he shouldn't make mistakes in places he's familiar with. Think about it, if he had never seen this before, how could he have come up with this thing for no reason?"
Mo Jiu thought about it and realized the same thing, so he took another look. Finally, he couldn't help but say to Mo Shi, "My good brother, since it's something the King of the Northern Territory took out, it must be something that doesn't exist in the mortal world. You're asking me to guess the immortal's intentions. Isn't that putting it in a difficult position for me?"
Mo Shi also frowned at this time. He felt that what Mo Jiu said made a lot of sense. He was trying to guess the methods of immortals with his mortal body. Isn't that just looking for trouble?
Thinking of this, Mo Shi didn't get angry with himself. He took the information Liu Tan gave them and took a look at it. The more he read, the more surprised he was.
Mo Jiu watched Mo Shi's expression gradually change, and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what on earth is that?"
Mo Shi put down the information in his hand and said in a daze: "Anti-roll keel, anti-roll keel, what a great anti-roll keel, why didn't I think of it?"
Mo Jiu couldn't help but take the information from him. After reading it carefully, his expression gradually became very similar to Mo Shi's.
He put down the information and said, "Do ships in the immortal realm also need keel stabilization? Don't they rely on immortal arts?"
Mo Shi came back to his senses and thought seriously before saying, "I've heard that in ancient times, most of the rivers in the immortal world were extremely dangerous, not comparable to the Yellow River. Perhaps it was used in those places."
Mo Jiu said with a headache, "But... His Highness only told us what the anti-roll keel looks like, but didn't tell us how to do it."
Mo Shi patted his head and said, "Are you stupid? You've told us everything, what else do you want us to do? Your Highness can do it all by himself!"
Mo Jiu looked down at the half-installed anti-roll keel on the boat, thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think Your Highness wanted to make it himself but forgot the specific dimensions..."
Mo Shi sneered: "Don't think too much about those things, just study them quickly and see how to do it!"
Mojiu scratched his head and said seriously, "Oh."
Liu Tan had no idea that Mo Shi and Mo Jiu's discussion had strayed to some unknown topic. He was now looking forward to the Lantern Festival.
Compared with last year's Lantern Festival, this year's festival is obviously more lively. Some people from nearby towns have even arrived in Shuofang City early to wait for the festival.
Last year, the lantern festival was only held in the East and West Cities, but this year, half of the city has become a sea of lanterns.
Because of the special nature of lanterns, Shuofang City began to decorate them after the New Year and continued until two days before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Tan openly invited Huo Guang's uncle and nephew to go see the lanterns. Anyway, there would be a lot of people there, and there would be no such thing as a two-person world, so they might as well make an appointment to go together to avoid the embarrassment of meeting each other later.
Huo Guang probably felt that he couldn't control Liu Tan, so he simply said, "You can go out, but you must bring guards with you."
Lu Xuan glanced at Liu Tan and said, "This time, I will definitely not leave Ah Tan even a step."
Huo Shou also remembered what happened last year and quickly said, "I won't be so reckless again."
Liu Tan looked him over and said, "A Shou has grown quite a bit taller."
Huo Shou couldn't help but straighten his chest after hearing this. He secretly glanced at Huo Guang and said, "I... I have been studying and training seriously!"
Liu Tan patted his head and said with a smile: "You don't have to be so hardworking, kid, you should play when it's time to play."
Huo Shou's eyes widened, feeling that his three views were challenged. He had heard since he was a child that his father was very capable, so he also had to work hard. Liu Tan was probably the first person to tell him that he should play when he should play.
Huo Guang couldn't help but say, "Your Highness!"
Liu Tan looked at Huo Guang and said, "Am I wrong? It's okay to do whatever you want at any age. When you're past that age, playing around won't be fun anymore."
Huo Shou looked at Liu Tan curiously and asked, "Is it time for His Highness to play too?"
Liu Tan put his arm around his shoulders and said, "It's precisely because I didn't have that I feel this way. If I could do it all over again..."
Liu Tan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "In short, learn what you need to learn and play what you need to play, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Huo Shou was about to ask something else, but Huo Guang pulled him over and said, "Did you hear that? His Highness also said that you should combine work and rest, not that you should stop studying altogether! Let's go, it's getting dark, and the lanterns outside are already lit."
As they were walking out, it happened that they met the Wei Buyi brothers and Li Ling who were talking and laughing as they walked out.
After seeing Liu Tan and the others, he excitedly asked, "Your Highness, do you want to go see the lanterns?"
Liu Tan raised his chin and said, "Change your address. Don't look back. Your identity has been exposed before I even reach the market."
Huo Guang smiled and said, "That's just as well. With you here, there's no need for my husband to bring any extra guards."
Liu Tan looked around and curled his lips. "Don't even mention that there are definitely no bad guys in Shuofang City right now. Even if we were young and strong, we wouldn't be their target."
Huo Guang said bluntly, "I think those people's target last time was definitely not Your Highness."
Liu Tan glanced down at Huo Shou and said, "Of course it's not me. They're targeting Ah Shou."
Huo Shou, who was at the bottom of the food chain, shrank his neck, and the group walked towards the market in a lively manner.
The lanterns in Shuofang City are now considered unique in the Northern Border Kingdom. Some passers-by even say that even the lanterns in Chang'an cannot compare with those in the Northern Border Kingdom.
Let Liu Tan say that these people are either from the Northern Territory who are wearing a filter of pride, or they subconsciously think that the lanterns in Chang'an were also passed on from the Northern Territory, so the ones here in the Northern Territory are the "authentic" ones and look better.
He didn't believe that since Liu Che loved watching lanterns so much, the lanterns in Chang'an would not look good.
Even if we don’t mention Liu Che, there are still so many dignitaries and nobles?
Speaking of Liu Che, Liu Tan and Huo Guang discussed the arrangements for welcoming him.
In fact, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Liu Che’s travel itinerary for the year...at least for this year, was released.
It was definitely impossible to go in spring. On the one hand, it was because the Xiannong Ceremony needed to be presided over by Liu Che himself, and on the other hand, spring hunting was also a fixed event every year.
Next, Liu Che showed that he was going to the east. After all, he heard that immortals and gods really appeared in the misty place, and then he would come to the northern border.
Liu Tan estimated that his trip would be in vain this time, so if he didn't stay in the east for long, he could come here to escape the summer heat when he arrived in the Northern Border Country.
He sighed deeply and began to think about how to do something new for Liu Che. Did he really want Liu Che to take a boat ride to feel the magnificence of the Yellow River?
However, he had not yet figured out what new things to do. After the spring hunt, not long after Liu Che set out for Qi, Liu Tan actually received an urgent message from Liu Ju eight hundred miles away: Come back quickly!
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