Xu Mochen had been busy on the wedding day for a long time. After the Enke exam, he finally calmed down a little.
Royal study room.
He was in a very good mood because there had been a major breakthrough in the development of Daqian.
Following him were Tang Derun and Zhao Yuheng.
Zhao Yuheng was originally Shen Zhining's senior brother and a cultivator of immortality in the Netherworld. Now he has abandoned the path of immortality and is mainly responsible for the Ningzhou Daqian Pharmaceutical Branch.
He also has another important task, which is to carry out trade with foreign countries in the name of the country.
Ningzhou is close to the sea, so this kind of trade is naturally based on sea transportation.
For sea transportation, we need to open up routes.
Xu Mochen has been to the sea and knows that the deep sea areas are basically occupied by the water monster tribe.
It would be very difficult for the human race to pass through on their own strength.
Usually, immortal cultivators from various countries participate secretly and negotiate terms with the water demon tribe in the sea area in advance, so that they can enter and exit.
In the past, China and Turkey focused on the development of inland areas, which was regarded as a closed country.
After hundreds of years of troubled times, there was no thought of opening up a sea route.
After the unification of Daqian, Xu Mochen captured Ningzhou, and then formal operations began.
Among the water demon clan, the most powerful ones are the dragon clan.
Now that Xu Mochen has reached an agreement with the Dragon Clan, it is much easier to open up this route.
But routes alone are not enough, ships are also needed.
Immortal cultivators can fly with swords and fly around this planet. As long as they are not afraid of being exposed or causing public outrage, there is no big problem.
But the human race cannot. If you want to pass through the sea, you need ships.
The foreign country is ahead of Daqian. They have a variety of ocean-going ships.
Some countries even built ironclad ships.
Of course, this armored ship is not a truly modern steel ship.
The Lanzhou Hydropower Station was completed and electrified, and then a steelmaking plant was built. Xu Mochen solved the steel problem.
After having steel, Xu Mochen issued a first-level secret order to start the mining and smelting of coal, oil and other resources.
Lanzhou's location is very good. Although there are few coal mines and oil in the territory, it is not without it.
Mainly because it is adjacent to Jinzhou, Liaozhou and other places, which are rich in the above resources.
Soon afterwards, relative mass production of rubber came out. Xu Mochen obtained tires, and such a simple vehicle machine was able to be manufactured.
The reason why it was so fast was not only the National Research Institute and a group of people headed by Shen Zhining who provided various information, but also benefited from the participation of some immortal cultivators.
Electricity has been acquired, but power is still a long way off.
However, the prototype of steam power is not difficult to manufacture once the design drawings are available.
After the principle was clear, it immediately became the current main energy mode.
Of course Xu Mochen wants gas power, but currently he only has access to petroleum crude oil, derived gasoline and diesel, etc., and the technology is not up to par.
Even if it is realized, the mining quantity is still a big problem.
Compared with oil mining, coal mining is much less difficult.
Xu Mochen was still very satisfied with this result.
There is a drawing on his desk, which is the design of a ship.
Naturally, it comes from Shen Zhining, but Du Niang is not omnipotent. Some core technologies cannot be found by searching.
Therefore, the final design drawing is actually the result of the concerted efforts of everyone.
Although Xu Mochen is a time traveler, he is not an encyclopedia, and he does not understand battleship manufacturing.
However, it could not stand up to this era. The human race was very smart and had the help of immortal cultivators. After repeated experiments on small models, it succeeded.
After the experiment is successful, it’s time for actual manufacturing.
Zhao Yuheng took out a crystal ball, and after touching it with his spiritual consciousness, it lit up and a picture appeared inside.
A ship is sailing on the sea.
This was the first steam-powered warship built by Daqian.
"Your Majesty," Zhao Yuheng pointed at the crystal ball, "According to Wei Chen's information, most of the warships of foreign countries are still powered by sails. The ocean-going warships are all three-masted sailing ships.
Some parts of the ship are called iron armor, but they are actually just some important locations covered with a thin layer of iron armor.
It is effective against attacks such as rockets, but it is still unable to defend against artillery shells. "
Xu Mochen enlarged the picture: "Then our ship is made of pure steel?"
"No," Zhao Yuheng said with regret, "According to the information given by Concubine Xian and the Princess, large-scale welding technology has not yet been realized, so it is impossible to build a completely steel ship.
Therefore, part of this ship is still made of wood, but where we can handle it, we replace it with steel and use riveting to reinforce it. "
This is also amazing.
Xu Mochen asked again: "What about combat power?"
"The artillery of the foreign country is almost as powerful as the one developed by His Majesty during the unification war." Zhao Yuheng switched the screen. "During this period, the research institute provided special confidential information, which is a large-caliber naval gun."
Xu Mochen has seen warships from foreign countries. Their main artillery is still the artillery array on both sides of the ship.
Judging from the development history of Blue Star, it is probably at the level of the middle and late stages of the Age of Discovery.
The warships now manufactured by Daqian have added steam power. Although they are not made of pure steel and seamless welding, they are close to Blue Star's 19th century ship standards.
Therefore, the ship in the crystal ball has two large chimneys on the hull, which are the outlets for steam power.
As for naval guns, according to Zhao Yuheng's explanation, they are also superior to foreign countries.
"The muzzle caliber is 306 mm, and the solid projectile weighs 108 kilograms," Zhao Yuheng reported the data skillfully. "The firing rate is one round per minute, and the effective range is about 7,500 meters."
After talking about a series of data, not to mention Tang Derun, even Xu Mochen was a little dizzy.
"Simply put," Zhao Yuheng concluded, with pride in his tone, "Kill all contemporary flagship warships of foreign countries in one instant.
If the actual combat operation goes smoothly, one battleship is enough to destroy the opponent's entire fleet. "
This is an exaggeration, after all, there is an advantage in quantity.
Xu Mochen smiled: "We can build a few ships now."
"This is the one that was launched for sea trials, and it is also the one with the highest configuration." Zhao Yuheng said with a slight regret, "There are four other ships being assembled, and five are about to be completed."
In other words, there are ten ships in total.
“Steel resources and coal mines in Daqian are still in their infancy, and their output is not high,” Zhao Yuheng continued to report. “What’s more important is that training actual operators is very difficult.
The current approach taken by Wei Chen and others is that the personnel in key positions, with outstanding human race members who have been specially trained as captains, lead the team to ensure that problems in every link can be dealt with in a timely manner.
In fact, the fleets of foreign countries are also configured in this way. After all, ocean navigation is very difficult and challenging. "
Xu Mochen was overjoyed: "My dear friends, what they have achieved is far beyond my expectations.
These weapons should be aimed at the human fleet and so on.
So, is there anything for immortal cultivators? "
(End of chapter)
