The Three Kingdoms

"Shi Lei, one of the three great generals under He Qi's command, is he willing to let you guard the workshop?" Sun Quan smiled slightly, a little surprised.

When He Qi conquered Shanyue in the past, apart from Huang Zhong, he had three other generals who were famous in the military for their bravery.

Shi Lei is one of them, a master of Qi training.

"The last general fought with local savages in Australia and violated military regulations, so General He sent me here to guard the boat!" Shi Lei was a little dejected, and explained in a low voice.

"This place is also very important, guard it well!" Sun Quan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"promise!"

Shi Lei nodded respectfully.

Lei Ding and others brought by Sun Quan.After crossing the barracks outside, we walked into the interior of the workshop. The workshop is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with the port at one end and the mountains at the other.

Across the barracks, is a canyon.This is where the real shipbuilding workshop is.

"Veteran Dong Qi, pay homage to Your Majesty, long live my king, long live, long live!"

At this moment, Dong Qi, the supervisor of the workshop, had already led the Dongzhi Shipyard up and down. Thousands of craftsmen stood at the gate of the shipyard and formed a formation.Welcome to Sun Quan.

"Long live my king, long live, long live!"

"Long live my king, long live, long live!"

"..."

Many craftsmen had never met Sun Quan, and Sun Quan's visit to the shipyard was because he valued them, and they couldn't help feeling a little excited.

In this era, meeting the king is a very sacred thing.

"Be flat!"

Sun Quan stood in front of the crowd, protecting them with one hand.Said loudly.

"Thank you king!"

At this time, everyone stood up.A pair of eyes looked at Sun Quan's somewhat frail figure.

"Old Dong, there is no need to be polite between you and me!"

Sun Quan took a step forward, quickly helped Dong Qi, and said with a smile.

Dong Qi is old, even kneeling down is a bit difficult.

It was Sun Quan who personally invited him to come out to help.From Taihu Lake to Dongzhi, in nearly ten years, he created countless battlefields, and now he is in his sixtieth year, with gray hair.His face was like withered grass, and his spirit was not as good as before.

But his waist is still straight and upright.

"Your Majesty, don't do this, courtesy must not be lost!" Dong Qi said respectfully.

It was the greatest luck in his life when Sun Quan invited him to go out to build ships. Over the years, warships have gone to sea from his own hands. With that sense of honor, he would die without regret.

At his age, he could have retired in a good position, but he never chose to retire.

For him, Dong Qi, in his life, he has nothing but shipbuilding.

"Ha ha!"

Sun Quan smiled, supported him with both hands, and said: "Although Gu is a great king, he doesn't have so many etiquettes here. Mr. Dong is the siege of Wu State. He is an old man who is doing his best for Wu State. This is what Gu should do." What I did, I came here alone today, is for the launch of the new ship!"

The new warship is also a building ship, just a small two-story building ship, but it is indeed a different iron-clad ship.

"Your Majesty, the warship is ready, and it's just waiting for the final launch. Please move your Majesty to the launching chamber with the character A!"

When Dong Qi talked about the new warship, his turbid eyes burst into a gleam of excitement. There are ten launching workshops in the workshop, which are the ports for launching the warship after it is built.

Dong Qi personally led the way, and after walking for half a day, he came to the Jiazi Xiashuifang. The outside of the Xiashuifang is the sea, a deep-water port.

The sea breeze is blowing slowly, and the autumn wind in October is a bit cool.

A warship covered in red canvas stood at the water outlet.

"My lord, please reveal the cloth!"

Dong Qi bowed and said: "This warship is a historic breakthrough for our shipbuilding technology, a milestone that will be famous in history, and the king needs to unveil its canvas by himself!"

"Okay, come here alone!"

Sun Quan strode forward, stretched out his hand, and pulled down the red sail covering the warship with all his strength.

"What a magnificent warship!"

The dozens of officials who followed Sun Quan couldn't help admiring.

The length of this warship is only less than 12 meters, and the height is less than [-] meters. The two-story scale is not as magnificent as the five-story building ship. There is a heavy crossbow on the top, and a trebuchet in the center.

If you want to say that it is different, the places it can see are all paved with iron plates.

Ironclad!

Dong Qi came out and respectfully explained the advantages and disadvantages of this warship to Sun Quan: "My lord, it took us two full years to research it. His hull can be covered with iron plates, and its body is still wood. Yes, but a solid iron plate is added on the outside, which is ten times stronger than ordinary building ships, and has very good long-distance shipping capabilities!"

The wind and waves on the sea are the greatest natural enemy of warships. The country of Wu can only wander around the East China Sea and South China Sea now because the warships are not strong enough to sail far.

"Is this an iron-clad ship?" Sun Quan looked at the warship carefully.

Ironclad ships in Asia in history should have appeared in Japan in the fifteenth century. Covering the surface of the ship with armor is an epoch-making shipbuilding process.

In the future, steamships and battleships all evolved step by step from iron-clad ships.

"Mr. Dong, have you tested its shipping capability?" Sun Quan said, "Don't sink it in the sea because of its heavy weight. It's a big oolong!"

An ironclad ship will affect the weight of the hull, and if you are not careful, it is easy to sink the ship.

Dong Qi heard the words, with black lines on his face, he hurriedly said: "My lord, the warships we launched have all passed the sailing test and passed the safety test before they left the workshop. By saying that, you are questioning the reputation of Dongzhi Shipyard!"

"Gu Ke didn't mean that!" Sun Quan smiled coyly, and he also knew that his words had stimulated the old man's heart.

"My lord, this iron-clad ship has been tested nine times by shipping from Duyizhou in Dongzhi, and it has been launched after repeated improvements!" A calm young man in his early twenties and less than 30 years old, Stand up and say respectfully.

"Who is this?"

"My humble minister, Luoshui!" The young man cupped his hands and saluted: "The deputy supervisor of the shipyard, the director of the warship research and development department of the workshop!"

"My lord, this is the old man's closed disciple, Luo Shui, Luo Zibin, they are very talented in shipbuilding, even the old man is a little surprised that he supervised and built this iron-clad ship by himself!"

Dong Qi patted the young man's shoulder vigorously with his exhausted palm, and introduced him with a proud smile.