This feeling made Zhou Yu collapse inexplicably, just like someone who originally had a lofty dream. The ideal that he thought was very difficult to achieve suddenly came true when someone was serious about it, leaving only emptiness and loneliness.
As a result, all Zhou Yu has left now is to do something he likes, such as building seventh-generation ships and rebuilding two more.
By the way, this is also the reason why Zhou Yu wants to return to the Central Plains. He needs to meet Chen Xi. Whether it is to drink some chicken soup or something else, Zhou Yu plans to meet Chen Xi because he needs to find something new from Chen Xi. The goal.
The victory was too fast, and the victory was so smooth that after killing Selian and acquiring the entire Southeast Asia and Australia for nothing, all that was left was emptiness and loneliness.
"In short, that's it. We are not short of iron ore now, and there is no situation like before where we couldn't transport it." Zhou Yu said calmly, "So as long as there is enough time, I can transport iron ore of sufficient scale for you. Shi, it doesn’t matter whether it’s the Qingzhou Smelting Department or elsewhere, steel is not a problem.”
After this time, Southeast Asia will be the territory of Sun Ce's power. Not to mention enfeoffment, there will definitely be no resistance to sailing back and forth. Naturally, sea freight will no longer be any problem. In the past, cargo ships did not dare to When you go to sea, aren't you just afraid of being beaten by others?
Since this problem does not exist now, even if the cargo ship is not fast, going back and forth once every six months is a huge profit for Zhou Yu. What's more, after the opening of the ocean sea route, major shipyards will definitely have targeted innovations. After all, there are such huge benefits. If you leave it there, if you want it, the technology of cargo ships will inevitably be greatly updated.
This kind of thing that needs to be researched will naturally advance very quickly as long as the benefits are great enough.
"That's it." Lu Jun's eyes flashed. Although there is no shortage of steel in the production of seventh-generation ships, it is more about the integration of technology and the optimization and adjustment of various aspects. In terms of materials, after the Bingzhou Smelting Department started full-scale construction, Lu Jun The steel materials Jun needs have been fully included in the planned production.
In other words, according to Lu Jun's progress, he can get it whenever he needs it. If Lu Jun's progress is faster than expected, the reserve can even be used.
After all, Lu Jun's progress has shown that the research on battleships has made breakthrough progress. It is no longer the kind of thing that stayed on paper before, but something that is practical and can be realized with only a few obstacles left. .
At this level, Chen Xi is naturally much more motivated. He no longer holds the previous idea that it doesn't matter whether he succeeds or not just to see the excitement, but that accumulation of technology is also a necessary process.
Lu Jun is taking a technical route, so he doesn't know these things. But if Zhou Yu is willing to invest more resources, will Lu Jun not accept it? Of course I will accept it. Only with more resources can we build a larger fleet.
Is a seventh-generation ship enough? In fact, he is not satisfied. The reason why Lu Jun was more satisfied before was because there were only so many resources, and now there are more resources. Then Lu Jun will naturally not stay at his previous position, but will have very realistic extravagant hopes. Stronger, bigger.
After all, wouldn't a man's ambition be shown in a big toy with a stronger body shape and a wilder caliber? And Zhou Yu's movements of hands and feet all show that he has the ability to realize this ambition. If this is the case, why not accept it?
Anyway, Zhou Yu is also one of the shareholders. It is completely acceptable to inject capital to build big ships. As for how Changan determines this issue, Lu Jun thought about the steel to ship ten ships. Only two ships are needed. It is unclear whether the other ships are. Was it paid in?
Since Zhou Yu has such an understanding, what should he worry about? He is right.
"Is thirty-six thousand tons enough?" Lu Jun exhaled and said with a hint.
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this. At his level, there were not many things that could make him care. But did Lu Jun mean that he could build something bigger?
"After we complete this 36,000-ton ship, our technical level will be greatly improved. After that, producing this 36,000-ton ship will no longer be the same problem as before." Lu Jun said calmly, "But will we stop research and development? No."
In fact, it will happen. Lu Jun originally thought that after he built this unprecedented steel giant, he would be as satisfied as he was when he built the general Mo Xie and die as a martyr. Even Lu Jun was prepared. When the secret magic spirit failed, he sacrificed himself to forcibly awaken the soul belonging to this battleship.
But that was before. Now Zhou Yu has traveled thousands of miles to tell Lu Jun that he has a big deal. He has produced 400,000 tons of steel. He will build two big toys for me. You can consider the extra by yourself. This is what I want. A cool one.
Although even if there are eight more seventh-generation ships, Chen Xi will arrange for them to form several fleets to suppress the world. It has nothing to do with Lu Jun, but what Lu Jun wants is this process of building giant ships. The exhilarating feeling of colliding with wisdom, racking your brains to overcome impossible barriers, and then creating something powerful that transcends the human world.
Therefore, when Zhou Yu was willing to spend more steel to make warships, Lu Jun's deceptive thinking that had been cut off once again caught up with his brain. He looked at Zhou Yu with a faint smile and a little arrogance, his face was like Are you saying—that’s the only extent of your vision? Is a 36,000-ton giant ship the limit? No, it can be bigger and stronger!
Zhou Yu's attention was instantly attracted. Since he wanted to renovate, of course he wanted to make a bigger one. It turns out that the one he built so far is not the largest, so there is nothing to say. Come on, give me a bigger one.
"How big is the bigger one? Give me an accurate estimate. Don't worry about the steel." Zhou Yu folded his arms and looked conceited.
Lu Jun smacked his lips twice. Zhou Yu has really become a wealthy businessman this time.
Lu Jun recalled his origin. The Lu family was considered one of the four surnames in Wu County. He could be regarded as a big local family. He was also considered a famous ship designer in the Central Plains. He was quite famous. However, compared with Zhou Yu, this was really a big deal. There are some fireflies compared to the bright moon.
"Forty thousand tons to forty-two thousand tons. After we complete this warship, and the technology reserves have been adjusted and broken through in various aspects, we can reach forty thousand tons to forty-two thousand tons." Lu Jun took a deep breath and said, even if It is a fraud, but it must be justified.
The current Donglai Shipyard is undoubtedly the most technologically advanced in the entire Central Plains and even the entire world. After the 36,000-ton ship comes out, it will adjust the areas that have not been perfected so far in the next generation to eliminate those problems. After the hidden danger, the tonnage of the battleship can exceed 40,000 tons. Although this behavior is equivalent to redesigning, it is not a big problem.
Although the Nanyang Zhang family has a group of mechanical masters who have retired due to age, but because they have continued to build warships over the years, they have trained a new batch of disciples, plus a larger number of skilled workers, 40,000 Don't worry, it will take less than five years from design to production.
Zhou Yu looked at Lu Jun thoughtfully. Many people knew that Lu Jun was a fraudster, but this guy really built the foundation of the super battleship with the money from fraud, and up to now, many people are aware of it. Realize that Lu Jun can really build a battleship.
Therefore, Zhou Yu didn't want to prove whether Lu Jun was cheating on him. He just wanted to know whether Lu Jun could handle these more than 40,000-ton battleships.
However, this kind of thought just turned around in Zhou Yu's mind before being thrown out. After all these years, Zhou Yu still needs to consider this kind of problem. Isn't it more than 40,000 tons of steel? The problem is solved once you travel from Australia, so what else do you need to consider?
For Zhou Yu in the past, such losses could not be afforded, but for Zhou Yu now, even if there is a one-tenth probability, Zhou Yu dares to bet that the loss is nothing. It is roughly equivalent to free prostitution. As for the so-called transportation capacity Is it a problem?
Besides, if he messed up, the worst he could do was recycle the steel and make farm tools, white iron farm tools, sell them cheaper, and at least recover the cost. Thinking of this, Zhou Yu was too lazy to ask Lu Jun if he was fooling him. If he invested, wouldn't it just be steel?
"Sure, I will prepare the materials in the next two years, and I will calculate how long it will take to transport one million tons of ore." Zhou Yu said quite plainly, as if life is so boring, but I am cool, even if it is a scam The pit can also fill you up.
The average quality of Australian iron ore is very outrageous. It can even reach 68% without screening the ore, and the theoretical limit of iron ore is only about 72%, so the Australian iron ore can be poured into the steel furnace after being pulled back. No middleman is needed at all.
Zhou Yu's political figures told Zhou Yu three or four years ago what a terrible situation the iron ore mine in Australia was. Therefore, Zhou Yu also knew very well that he had brought back one million tons of iron ore, and the steel was produced because of the technology. The problem is that it will probably be around 62W tons.
500,000 tons were transferred to Dongnai Shipyard, allowing them to build large ships and research larger warships. 120,000 tons were paid to the Smelting Department as a fee. I didn't have to pay a dime. I just had to wait for the ship. As for that In the end, twelve ships of half a million tons of steel were shipped, and only two ships were given to him. Zhou Yu didn't care at all.
It is natural for the Han Dynasty to take the lead. Everyone can understand it, because a powerful mother country is very important behind the scenes. As for the diffusion of technology, Zhou Yu is not a fool. He really thinks that a 30,000-ton battleship will be given to you. If the technology is given to you, can you create it?
At present, in the entire world, only Dongnai Shipyard can gather so many technicians and skilled workers. Other countries, even Kushan, cannot build it if they get the technology.
Why is Chen Xi willing to build something like a battleship even when he can't? It's because this thing will stimulate many disciplines.
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