"Take a look at this drawing. This is called a clipper sailboat. Although this type of ship is not big and can't carry much stuff, it is extremely fast." Zhao Qingrui enthusiastically introduced this thing to Su Ling.
A clipper is a sailboat powered by sails. The main difficulties in manufacturing this type of ship are the hull and the sails.
There is no shortage of wood in Daqin. As for sails, although there are no super sails like carbon fiber that are strong, light, and waterproof, it is easy to weave a sturdy sail with linen, imitating the Age of Discovery.
Su Ling took the blueprint and looked at it carefully. During this period, in order to build more warships, he also learned a lot of knowledge related to ships.
"This is impossible. There's no way a boat like this can float!" Su Ling widened his eyes.
A ship with this structure was different from the types of ships they had encountered before. Su Ling was quite experienced, but he had never considered such a hull structure.
I just think that such a design is too fantastical. Since the ship is going to sail in the sea, it must have a deep draft and must sail steadily.
However, the design of a clipper ship makes it difficult to even stay still at sea, let alone sail on it.
"Master, you can try making a smaller one first. Can I still fool you?" Zhao Qingrui didn't care about Su Ling's doubts.
Such a structure is indeed more advanced than the existing ship structure of the Qin Dynasty. It is normal for Su Ling to think that this design is unreliable.
"Well, building a ship alone will require a lot of money and will also delay the manufacture of warships." Su Ling hesitated.
"It's okay, I'll pay for it myself, and you can just have someone make it for me when the time comes." Money is not a problem. Ever since she became the crown prince, she suddenly found that she didn't even have a place to spend money. Whatever she wanted, someone would give it to her.
"Well then, the Mohist School still has some free people. I will let them build it when the time comes." Su Ling said seriously.
He had confidence in Zhao Qingrui, but he was still a little unsure about the drawings this time, so he planned to spend more time on it when it came to construction.
"Okay, you guys will take care of it when the time comes. If it is feasible, I will need to build more." Zhao Qingrui nodded with a smile.
"I understand." Su Ling said respectfully.
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