After drinking the soup, Qin Yun stretched out, dismissed Zhou Meiniang who was pestering him, and walked straight to Tiangongyuan.
Tiangongyuan is a place specially set up by Qin Yun to develop new weapons and equipment. It is where Qiongzhou's top military secrets are located.
Anyone, even he, must go through strict identity checks before entering.
The reason is very simple. The art of disguise in this world can still make the fake look real, especially the human skin mask like the Yue country.
That's why there is a rule of seven levels and twelve cards.
After passing the checkpoint, Qin Yun entered a high wall.
At this time, Lu Ban was testing his Continuous Machine Gun, which had made great contributions in the last dockyard battle.
Qin Yun also attaches great importance to this. After all, this thing is serious firepower. Now Qiongzhou can't see much effect.
But in the future, if it is placed on the grasslands and plains to face the enemy's cavalry, this thing will be a big killer.
Don’t you see that as soon as the Ma Keqin machine gun came out, the heroic and fighting nomads turned into a kind-hearted people who were good at singing and dancing?
"Master Lu, how are you? Is the water cooling ready?"
Lu Ban looked melancholy: "My lord, the water-cooling thing you mentioned is indeed useful, but it leaks, and if you use iron pipes, the weight is too heavy and you can't move it at all."
"Using bamboo pipes is not durable, which makes me worried."
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Today, I am here to help you solve this matter."
"real?"
Qin Yun said to Lu Ban: "Call Master Shangzhu!"
Qin Yun smiled and said, "He can use it too."
After a while, Zhutie Ling arrived in a dusty atmosphere.
"My lord, what's the matter?"
Qin Yun then asked: "How is the progress of the steam engine?"
Zhutie Ling: "According to the prince's vision, the path is definitely correct, but the air tightness cannot meet the requirements, resulting in a lot of wasted steam energy."
"However, the iron ship frame has been completed. The pure iron ship is currently a bit difficult, but we have found a way to overcome the difficulties. My idea is still to modify it."
"Previously, there was an unfinished Shenlong ship in the dock. The main structure was placed elsewhere because of anti-corrosion work, and it was not burned. We can replace the keel of this ship with steel and replace the original wooden boards with steel. Wrapped in iron sheets.”
"In this way, not only can large ships be built quickly, but they can also match the current first-generation steam engines."
"Of course, after the big ship is transformed, it can only be equivalent to a medium ship."
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Very good, what I want now is combat power. Our most urgent thing now is to kill these pirates and get back what belongs to us. Only in this way can we develop better."
Zhutie Ling sighed: "However, I haven't been able to meet the air tightness requirements for a long time!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Master Lu, do you remember that I asked you to delineate the rubber forest before?"
"Today, I will take you to tap rubber."
"rubber?"
Qin Yundao: "Yes, this is a natural industrial material. With its arbitrary plasticity, it can not only solve the heat dissipation problem of the continuous machine gun, but also solve the airtightness of the steam engine pipeline transmission."
"Let's go up the mountain!"
Everyone was extremely happy.
In the wild rubber forest, Qin Yun led people to teach them how to tap rubber.
"You see, a tree like this that has been growing for 20 to 30 years is just right for tapping rubber. Remember, you only take a small bucket from each tree, and you can continue to take it next year."
"My lord, is this sap really useful?"
"Don't worry, when did I deceive you? Moreover, this rubber has another use, that is, it can be used to make tires."
"Wooden wheels tend to rot easily when exposed to water and are very bumpy, but if they are made of tires and filled with air, they will have a shock-absorbing effect."
"Even if it's just wrapped in a carriage."
"With tires, we can try to make the bicycle I mentioned before."
"It's so good, then I need to cut more!"
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time, and cook it to remove impurities when you get back."
…
Three days passed by like this. Qin Yun and his men cut down the wild oak trees in half of the mountain before stopping.
"Yang Yong!"
"The humble position is here!"
"Send an order to clear 10,000 acres of mountain land to plant and transplant rubber trees."
"promise!"
Qin Yun knew that this thing would become a real strategic resource in the future.
Many people know that the explosion point of the industrial revolution was the steam engine, but many people do not know that the original steam engine was actually abandoned due to its low energy conversion rate.
It was not until the improvement and the rise of the rubber industry that the steam engine truly became available to the public.
Qin Yun is already looking forward to the birth of Qiongzhou's first steam engine.
With the rubber in place, a rubber tube was formed, and after solving the air valve tightness problem, Qin Yun no longer paid attention to matters in the workshop.
He knew that everything was ready, and the rest could only be left to time and the group of craftsmen.
Qin Yun has been busy these days, but he leaves Yue Qing behind.
However, she didn't mind. She followed Han Jiangxue to visit various places in Qiongzhou and saw new things everywhere.
People are building roads, building embankments and dams, and improving farmland. The whole Qiongzhou is looking prosperous.
As a woman she is stingy, but as a king she is very insightful.
With a scene like this in Qiongzhou, in another three to five years, no, in one or two years, the national power will reach a fever pitch.
"Qin Yun, Qin Yun, I didn't expect that you are also a good person in governing the country."
"Sister Han, I heard that you stayed and became Qin Yun's guest. Why is that? Could it be because of that man!"
Han Jiangxue: "Just take it as such. How about it, are you having fun these days?"
Yue Qing: "I'm happy, but I want to go to the arsenal!"
Han Jiangxue was confused: "I can't make the decision on this matter!"
"Hmph, stingy!"
"Who are you calling stingy?"
Qin Yun strode towards him, Han Jiangxue's eyebrows lit up, and she could tell that she was very happy in her heart, as she looked at her lover.
Yue Qing: "What's wrong with you being stingy? Didn't you say you wanted to sell weapons to my country, Yue? Where are the weapons?"
Qin Yun said: "I have been busy these days and have no time. I will take you to see it now!"
"Seriously? Aren't you afraid that I'll learn from you secretly?"
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "If you can understand and learn, you can go ahead!"
Yue Qing: "Don't look down on others, I am a genius!"
"Which way to go!"
"This way!"
Qin Yun pointed in a direction, and Yue Qing walked over carelessly.
Qin Yun came to Han Jiangxue, who was lagging behind, and touched the soft palm of her hand.
"let's have dinner tonight?"
Han Jiangxue: "Aren't you going to accompany your little wife and princess? I heard that Zhou Meiniang was beaten. Who did it?"
"Forget it, that girl Yue Qing did something. If she knew about our relationship, she might even beat you up."
Qin Yun said angrily.
Han Jiangxue blinked: "Is she really the King of Yue?"
"Absolutely true!"
Obviously, Qin Yun told Han Jiang Xueyue Qing's identity.
"What are your uncles and sisters-in-law mumbling about?"
Uncle and sister-in-law?
Han Jiangxue smiled and said, "Uncle Jiu, isn't it appropriate for you to squeeze your sister-in-law's hand?"
Qin Yun then smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful!"
"Pooh!"
The two of them stepped forward with a gap of ten feet.
Yue Qing looked at the two of them suspiciously.
"You two are so embarrassed, where is the arsenal?"
Qin Yun pointed to a mountain in front of him.
Yue Qing: "Are you kidding me?"
Qin Yun walked aside and opened a tombstone.
Hearing a roar, a stone door opened, and Yue Qing's eyes widened.
"This...there is actually a mechanism here?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Don't forget, I have a group of descendants of the Mo family's organ skills here."
"Let's go quickly, don't be so nagging."
"Hmph, I want this too. Don't worry, I have a lot of money in Yue State." Yue Qing walked in with his head held high.
After entering, Yue Qing was directly shocked.
This is not a small hill, this is clearly a natural secret.
After passing through the long and narrow corridor, Yue Qing saw the prototype of a small mountain village here.
Black smoke and white smoke were rising from the chimney not far away.
Carloads of iron ore were slid over by carts on the rails that stretched straight out from the ground.
The workers were sweating profusely. Some were digging rocks, some were pouring sand, and some were smelting or forging iron.
Soon Yue Qing's eyes were attracted by a long, black and thick cannon.
"What is that? It's so big!"
Han Jiangxue rolled his eyes aside.
"This is a cannon!"
"By pulling the bolt, the shell is fired from the barrel, and the shell is fired to cause effective damage to the enemy."
"How much?"
Qin Yun scratched the back of his head and thought about how to price it.
Han Jiangxue on the side smiled and said: "This cannon is much stronger than the mountain cannon installed by the pirates. Princess Yue, when we were on Haitang Island, you also heard that the pirates' cannons cost one million taels per piece."
"With your relationship with the prince, you can just pay 800,000 yuan."
"It's not expensive. Give me thirty doors first, no, fifty doors!"
"Why are you looking at me like this? The Yue Kingdom has done nothing but make money these years. The national treasury is almost full. My mother is still thinking about whether to exempt fishermen from the fishing tax..."
Qin Yun and Han Jiangxue looked at each other, rich man!
"Princess Qingqing, I think we need to discuss another big business."
Qin Yun stepped forward with a smile.
"What are you doing? You smile so obscenely, don't come over..."
