Steel Dynasty - Chapter 754

[Chapter 753 Battleship Transformation]

The continuous drizzle moistened the grass, trees and bluestone road, and the slight ticking sound was like the shallow singing of the earth.

Feeling this quiet feeling, Xiao Ming suddenly felt peaceful in his heart.

In the past five or six years, he has been busy with government affairs, but he rarely has such a relaxed time. Now that he is interested, he can’t stop it, so he said: “This is simple. I will give you a game that the four of you can play. This way “It can relieve boredom in your free time.”

Ziyuan liked the excitement the most. She clapped her hands and said, “What is the emperor going to teach us?”

After thinking for a while, Xiao Ming said, “There is no such thing now, so I can do it.” Let someone go to the ceramics workshop.”

After that, he called Qian Dafu, and found paper and pens to draw a lot of patterns, and then asked Qian Dafu to take this to the ceramics workshop and asked them to deliver it.

The next day, the ceramics workshop delivered the things. They were small squares with various patterns printed on them. They were none other than contemporary mahjong.

After breakfast, Luluo, Ziyuan and Cui Xueer came to the dormitory as promised. By this time, Xiao Ming had already explained to Fei Yueer how to play mahjong.

When the three of them arrived, Xiao Ming introduced them to the rules again. This time Xiao Ming used technology crystals, so the four of them memorized the rules quickly.

“This thing is fun.” Zi Wan’s eyes were shining brightly. She always liked to play, and when she touched this thing, she immediately fell into it.

Xiao Ming smiled at this time and said: “Come on, come on, I will play a few games with you today. If you have nothing to do in the future, you can also take the Queen Mother with you to save the Queen Mother from being bored.”

“The Emperor is absolutely right .

, This person must have some fun, otherwise he will always have random thoughts.”

Fei Yue’er, Cui Xue’er, and Zi Yuan sat down at the table, Lu Luo stood behind Xiao Ming obediently and squeezed his shoulders.

Zi Yuan had a bad smile on her face, “Then what are you thinking about every night?”

Luluo suddenly blushed, “Sister Zi Yuan, you bully me again!”

Fei Yue’er pursed her lips and smiled. She looked at Cui Xue’er, the imperial concubine and They were the most unfamiliar, so she said; “Xue’er, this Zi Wan is a bitch. The two of them are used to playing around. If you accidentally say the wrong thing, don’t worry about it.”

Cui Xue’er nodded lightly, in her heart She was a little envious of the laughter and curses of Fei Yue’er and the other three, and wanted to blend in at this moment, so she said, “Don’t worry, Madam, we are all sisters, I won’t get upset because of this.”

The most feared thing for a man .

There was a fire in the backyard. Although it was interesting to see some palace scheming in contemporary times, he didn’t want some messy things to happen in his own palace.

But now that he saw Fei Yue’er acting like a big sister, he felt at ease. As long as Fei Yue’er could take care of the overall situation, the harem would not be in chaos.

Xiao Ming and the four of them lost track of time as soon as they started playing mahjong. It was not until Qian Dafu reminded them about lunch at noon that the five of them came back to their senses from the fun of playing mahjong.

Because they had just come into contact with mahjong, the four of them were a little addicted. After lunch, they surrounded the table and started fighting. After all, Xiao Ming was someone who had been there before, so he was not very sad about this.

The four of them were left playing around in the dormitory, while he and Qian Dafu went to the Qingzhou Shipyard. Now that he has begun to expand his influence overseas, it is very important to maintain his maritime hegemony.

Without more advanced warships, his rights and interests at sea are likely to be challenged by European countries, so it is necessary for him to develop more advanced warships.

After leaving Qingzhou City, Xiao Ming followed the Xiaoqing River to the Qingzhou Shipyard. At this time, a ship emitting black smoke in the river attracted Xiao Ming’s attention.

This is a fifth-level Galen ship battleship. At this time, a towering pillar protrudes from the center of the battleship, and it is this pillar that keeps emitting black smoke.

Zhang Liang and Lin Wentao were both on Galen’s ship, and they were talking about something.

Seeing Xiao Ming’s arrival, the two of them got off the boat and came to Xiao Ming.

“Your Majesty.”

Zhang Liang and Lin Wentao said at the same time.

Nodding, Xiao Ming asked, “Isn’t this battleship one of the earliest Galen ships?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Zhang Liang responded, and he said, “After the official saw this steam engine, I think it is possible to convert the old Galen ship into a warship with sails and steam engine power, otherwise it will cost a lot of money to rebuild it.”

Xiao Ming nodded, Zhang Liang’s words spoke to his heart .

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In fact, Xiao Ming has been troubled by the upgrading of weapons during this period. In just six years, Qingzhou’s firearms have changed from flintlock guns to rifled guns, and now they will soon be upgraded to flash cap percussion guns.

Such constant changes of equipment are a bit overwhelming for the treasury, but the replacement of muskets is just that. The change of equipment of this battleship is a big problem.

A Galen ship cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and he couldn’t afford such an upgrade.

“Yes, that’s why I came to the shipyard a few days ago. Now that you can transform the Galen ship into a steamship, I feel relieved.” Xiao Ming said.

Being praised by Xiao Ming, Zhang Liang laughed and said, “This is the job of a lower official.”

Nodding, Xiao Ming continued to ask, “Now this Galen ship does not rely on wind power, it can be used in the water .”

How fast?”

“About eleven knots,” Zhang Liang said.

Lin Wentao said: “Your Majesty, the sailing speed of this ship has surpassed that of a warship relying solely on wind power.”

“Well, this is not bad. In this way, the time from Dengzhou to Goryeo will be greatly shortened, and it will also be able to take advantage in naval battles. “

Xiao Ming said that the sailing speed of this ship is expressed in knots. One knot represents 1.852 kilometers, and eleven knots is 20.372 kilometers. The speed is basically 20 kilometers per hour.

Compared with steam ships, sail warships rely heavily on wind speed. When the wind is light, three or four knots is the norm, and when the wind is strong, they can run up to 11 or 2 knots.

But generally speaking, they are not as stable as steamships, which is why sail battleships were quickly eliminated after steamships came out.

After all, if such warships meet on a calm day at sea, the sail warship will be completely beaten.

Showing excitement, he continued: “If the transformation of this battleship is successful, you will focus on the transformation of the battleship this year.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Zhang Liang responded, and then he said: “But this is still I hope Lin Wentao can provide enough steam engines.”

Lin Wentao immediately showed a bitter face, “Everyone who sees me now asks me for steam engines. Your Majesty, your subordinates are in a miserable state now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them said. Everyone laughed, and Xiao Ming said: “I was about to go to you to talk about this. Now you can hand over the steam engine to your subordinates. The most important thing for you now is to continue to develop new steam engines.”

(End of this chapter)