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Is the ship changed? !

Ning Fei raised her head from the desk, and pressed the throbbing eyebrows casually.

That's something to see.

After all, he didn't participate in the refitting after the gun test on the sailing boat. He gave the blueprints and became a hands-off shopkeeper. Everything was decided by Donghu Shipbuilder and Liu Tong.

Now that there are research results so soon, it is beyond his expectation.

"Let's go."

He stood up from the table and shook slightly, his eyes darkened for a while.

Yu Xin was terrified by him, and rushed to hold his arm, the color of her little face was uglier than Ning Fei's.

"Juzi! Juzi, are you feeling unwell? I'll help you go back to rest, let's stop looking at the boat, okay?!"

"It's okay."

Ning Fei stabilized his figure and shook his head.

"It's okay."

he said softly.

My own body knows that this is just the ischemia caused by working at the desk for too long, just move around and it will be fine.

"Just going to the dock for a walk, how many ships are launched today?"

"One in the morning and one in the afternoon. This morning's big boat was personally tested by the Linka trainees, and the smaller boat in the afternoon will be handed over to the sailors as training boats."

The two talked while walking, and soon arrived at the beach area.

The beach area is a port area outside Bailukou City. There are several large and small shipyards, and several others are still under construction. It already looks like a shipyard.

Looking from a distance, the first thing that catches the eye is the huge wooden keel with a height of five or six meters and a length of more than [-] meters. This is the caravel galleon under construction, which is not comparable to the artillery sailboat of the age of great navigation. The large tonnage can easily exceed a thousand, but it is light and practical, and the construction cost is relatively low, so it can be put into combat power quickly.

The most important point is that Ning Sawzi no longer needs to increase the attack power of the fleet by arranging small artillery. A few rifled guns are enough to control the field. The naval battle is about the artillery and the hull, which saves the load on the number of artillery. His ships can be more flexible.

"It's already looking good."

Yu Xin sighed expectantly.

From the first day he entered the Bailukou city gate, he deeply felt the magic of this city.

This is the world of carpentry classes. Wheel saws, circular saws, and hand lathes are running non-stop. Huge logs are transported into the cutting room, and within a quarter of an hour they are turned into planks with precise dimensions and distributed to The next step of processing is carried out in different places, and finally sent to drying and finalizing.

This is a production method that Yuxin has never seen before. Juzi said that this is called standardized assembly line operation. Although it is the most primitive and rough standardization, the process is rigorous and the division of labor is so fine that it is said that only blacksmith workshops can match it.

Yu Xin is not from the blacksmith workshop, so she can't enter such a highly confidential place. She only vaguely heard people say that the things made there don't need to be polished by craftsmen, but the size is not bad.

Yu Xin was so excited, she couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Juzi, when will this ship be built?"

The progress of the shipbuilding will be reported by the craftsman every few days. At present, the keel of the sailing warship has been built, and the next step is to lay the hull.In order to improve the firmness of the hull and the speed of the boat, Ning Fei is going to cover the part below the water surface with copper skin, and this part of the project will consume some extra time.

"Probably around this time next year."

Ning saw the time silently in his mind.

"If there are no accidents, next summer will see the first new sailboat launched."

"Next year!? So slow?"

Yu Xin was surprised.

He was a child who grew up in Mozong, and he was used to various projects of the sect.This boat is all made of wood, and the carpentry class is the fastest-working workshop in the sect. The big boat has been planned since last winter, and it will have to wait until next summer before it can be launched, but it is much slower than refitting a boat!

"It's very soon."

Ning Fei said lightly.

"We have new tools, and we are using assembly line operations. The fine workmanship and efficiency are much higher than before."

"Originally such a ship," he pointed at the huge wooden keel frame, "will take at least three years, and the ideal effect is six years. Do you calculate how much we have saved?"

When he said that, Yu Xin was slightly speechless.He was afraid that Juzi would misunderstand that he was impatient, so he quickly explained in a low voice.

"Actually, I'm not in a hurry. Zongmen has never built a boat before. I want to see what the finished product looks like..."

"Then, will the steam engine we are researching now be put on this big ship in the future?"

Hearing his question, Ning Fei shook her head slightly.

Steam turbine battleships, this is naturally the most ideal dimensionality reduction strike, but judging from the current situation, it is impossible to achieve it in a short time.

Not to mention that he still has not been able to solve the problem of cylinder sealing, but the miniaturization of the steam engine, the low conversion efficiency, the warship hull material and metal corrosion problems, these are temporarily unresolved, and it is impossible to eat a fat man at one bite.

The sailing ship is also very good, using the wind as the driving force, isn't it also sailing around the world and discovering the New World of America?

The stage of the steam engine can only be on land for the time being.Compared with steam-powered battleships, trains that run smoothly on the vast plains are more realistic.

"In the future, maybe."

Ning Shaozi turned his head and glanced at the young boy.

"Yu Xin, do you like boats?"

Yu Xin nodded.

"like."

"Brother Jizi, this is the first time I've seen the sea, and the boat that can walk in the sea is amazing."

Hearing what he said, Ning Fei smiled kindly.

"Just like it, and only if you like it can you delve into it."

"What you see now is only a sailing warship. There is another kind of warship in this world. It is a steam battleship with an all-steel hull, a huge spiral rifled naval gun, and a huge hull."

"That kind of big ship can sail freely in the sea even in the absence of wind, and can reach places no matter how far away."

Ning Zaozi said in a persuasive tone.

This child once participated in the assessment of Juzi Ling with him. He is a very talented child. He can draw decent drawings without a professional teacher. He is a talent for scientific research.

"Steam boats are the trend of the future. If we can't do it now, it doesn't mean we will never be able to do it in the future."

Hearing what he said, Yu Xin lowered her head shyly.

"I can't do it... What Brother Jizi can't do, I can't do it..."

"Why is it impossible?!"

Ning Fei raised an eyebrow.

"You are very talented, as long as you are willing to work hard and put in the effort, you can do it."

"If this is not enough, then try to teach more talented children. Hasn't our Mozong been like this since the founding of the sect? What the master can't do, the apprentice must not be able to do. How can there be such a thing in the world?" The truth!?"

Saying this, no one in the world is more convincing than him!

The merits of Ning Fei, the seventh-generation Juzi, far surpassed the existence of the previous six generations and even the first generation of Dharma Saints, and he was absolutely superior to others.Therefore, the little boy Yu Xin's eyes brighten as he listens, and his fighting spirit is blazing.

"Brother Momoko! I will definitely work hard!"

Ning Fei nodded and smiled kindly.

He thought about it.

He is not a god and cannot do everything.

It is true that the steam engine is his dream, but who said that the dream will definitely come true?As long as you have worked hard, you will have no regrets in life.

With this understanding, he suddenly found his own problem.He has always been fighting alone, taking on too much with his own strength, habitually completing everything properly, and then handing over the results.

Although this can quickly pull the technology line of the times, it is also easy to develop the inertia of companions and let them habitually rely on him instead of exploring and researching on their own.

Sow the seeds of science, cultivate them to take root and grow little by little, and let the knowledge pass on.

Maybe one day in the future, Yu Xin and children like Yu Xin will be able to install steam engines on large ships and start a new era of sailing.

His dream will finally come true.

As for the Lu family's fleet... Hehe, there are modified battleships, sailing warships and the almighty Mu Ye brother, that's enough.

While the two were talking, they saw a group of people approaching from the opposite side, all dressed and looking familiar.

"Fang Langzhong?"

Ning Fei raised her eyebrows in surprise, seeing that the person opposite waved her hand, it was the doctor Fang Sheng.

Behind him were seven or eight men, all dressed in uniform white clothes, but they looked like a military army when they walked.

Strange, isn't Fang Sheng supposed to attend classes in Jiuling City?How did I get to the mouth of the egret!

As if seeing Ning Zaozi's doubts, Fang Sheng walked up to him and stopped, explaining with a smile.

"These are all ship doctors entrusted by the frontier army. I heard that a ship is launched today, so I specially took them on board to experience it."

Oh, like this.

Ning Fei nodded, and suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

In his medical workshop, although there were not two or three kittens when he signed up, there were actually quite a few students, and most of them were soldiers selected by the frontier army.

After these people graduate, they will return to the frontier army as military attendants.Some of the young soldiers who can swim and do not get seasick will serve as future ship doctors and will go to sea with the fleet in the future. They will not attend classes with ordinary students, and Fang Langzhong will be in charge of the training.

Ning Zazi glanced at the medicine boxes carried by several people.

This kind of wooden box and white cotton shirt have become the standard equipment for the students in the medical workshop. Young men and women walk on the street with a heroic appearance, which often attracts envious eyes.

After the epidemic in Gadfly Village, the number of people signing up for the medical workshop suddenly increased.Everyone seems to have seen the power of the new treatment, and they have great confidence in the Feng family and the frontier army, and they no longer care about the nonsense that girls can't look at people's bodies.

Now the refugees who have escaped are all teachers, and they have taught the residents of border towns vivid practical lessons with their own experiences.People who pay attention to ethics and morality have never put the lives of the common people in their eyes. The so-called ethics are just shackles used to bind and drive them, and those who put forward these things never have to obey them.

Nor do they need to comply.

Common people die when they die, anyway, if they are caught again, there will be more. In troubled times, who cares whether a refugee can survive? !

"Oh, right."

Fang Sheng suddenly remembered something, so he reached out and took out a stack of papers from the medicine box.

"The latest issue of Ding'an News has come out, and the old man's clumsy work has been selected, and Mr. Lao Ning will give you a review."

It is said that it is a clumsy review, but in fact the old man's face is full of complacency.

He held a thick stack, regardless of whether he recognized it or not, he would give one to anyone he saw, even children like Yu Xin.

The Ding'an Newspaper is a new thing that appeared in Ding'an City recently. At first, it was just a piece of A3-sized paper, printed on one side, and it published some new things in Ding'an City and the farming season.

The first issue was written by Ning Zaozi himself. The original intention was not to run a newspaper, but to advertise the ratio of fertilizer, soil and fertilizer currently needed for farming, so that new immigrants who have not taken farming courses can quickly get started.

Ning Fei is a man of science and engineering, and he can't write any gorgeous articles. In line with the usual rigor of engineering papers, he goes straight to the core, and the writing is extremely concise, almost just a pile of data.

The dry goods that were so dry that not a drop of water could be squeezed out became very popular as soon as they were released, and they had to be reprinted several times in succession to meet the demand.

Everyone doesn't care about the price of a lot of money. The tough and light paper alone is worth the fare, let alone the composting secrets written by Mo Zongjuzi himself, which is simply not more useful.

There are many families who simply offer this thin piece of paper, and go to pray from time to time, praying that their descendants will also be able to make a difference, and that they can be admitted to the school in Ding'an City to study and read in the future.

Afterwards, the tabloid published a few more issues, all of which were about scientific knowledge, and occasionally military and political affairs.

For example, Feng Kai's Black Armor Army recently used Donglai City as their base, and launched an attack all the way south against King Zuoguli who was entrenched in the old capital. Changning Pass firmly blocked Hu Qi in the southwest of the territory.

For example, the king of Yanshou County resisted desperately, barely resisted the attack of the Hu cavalry army, and prepared to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, and flanked the frontier army from north to south.

For another example, the big ships of the Lu family blocked the water system near Dingfeng City, and used He Yue's family's Xianyun Port to transport supplies for the coalition forces. The battle was very fierce.

Gradually, there were more and more news about the current situation in the newspapers. Ning Fei simply set up a newspaper management agency, which was led by Hassler, who was in charge of outreach in Jiuling City, and recruited students with excellent grades from the school to join.

After coming and going, it has developed in a decent way.

While the old man was distributing newspapers, Ning Fei glanced over the open medical box by chance, and was suddenly caught by something.

It is poured with natural resin for injection, and the color is mottled, but it already has the appearance of a modern infusion tube.

and many more!

Natural resin? !

Some varieties of natural resin can withstand high temperature. If it is used to seal the cylinder cavity, the problem of making him scratch his head may be solved!

How had it never occurred to him to seek answers from synthetic materials? !Isn't it common sense that the rubber ring is airtight? It's a waste of time!

If we can find a natural resin suitable for sealing, then there will be new solutions for the miniaturization of steam engines and high-pressure boilers. It may no longer be a dream to take a train to Jiuling Lake...

Thinking of this, Ning Zazi's heart beats again.