Chapter 1501 Major progress of ironclad ships
On September 3rd, the fifteenth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao finally finished his inspection and supervision of the Western Front, and returned to the lord's hut in Yidao, the holy land of Yidi's territory.
But as soon as Qu Mao walked into the living room on the first floor of the lord's cabin, he saw Kong Ming standing in the living room on the first floor of the lord's cabin, smiling and shaking a goose feather fan.
Qu Mao was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had been away from the Holy Land of Emperor Yi for too long, and Kong Ming must have something to look for him, so he found a chair and sat down, and ordered the maid in the lord's cabin to pour tea for him.
Taking advantage of the interval when the maid in the lord's hut was making tea, Qu Mao asked, "Kong Ming, when did you come back from the branch territory of Taiji Village?
Wait for me in the living room on the first floor of the lord's cottage. Is there something important to communicate with me? "
Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan, with a smile all over his face, and asked unhurriedly: "My lord, you have traveled all the way back from the Western Front, and the journey has been exhausting.
Are you tired now? Do you need a few days off? "
Qu Mao rolled his eyes and said, "Damn it! Kong Ming, you are too unreal.
You are all here, and you still pretend to ask me if I need a rest. If you are here, how can I leave you here to dry, and then go to rest by myself?
You are the lice on the monk's head—you obviously won't let me rest!
Tell me, what's the matter? Just say it and you're done.
how to say? I set off from Westport of the Principality of Pengda on the Western Front, and took a super warship of the navy to the civilian pier outside the Yidao Fisherman Village. You have also experienced sailing.
All in all, if you have something to say, don't worry about me too much. "
Kong Ming inserted the goose feather fan into the belt on his back, and said: "Since you have said so, sir, please go with your subordinates."
Qu Mao was stunned for a moment, just as the maid in the lord's hut came out with tea and put it on the tea table next to Qu Mao's seat, so Qu Mao jumped up and cursed: "Damn it! Kong Ming, I just came back, and I don't even have tea After taking a sip, you will let me go with you again? Where are you going?"
Kong Ming said: "My lord, didn't you say that you don't need to rest?
We went to Nanlai Xiaocun, took an underground steam train to the outlying island and went north to Xiaocun, went to the Power Research Institute to see the progress of the internal combustion engine project, and then took a steam train at the Power Research Institute Railway Station to Fukumura Shipyard on the outlying island to inspect the ironclad ship project. "
Qu Mao was stunned for a moment again, then reacted, picked up the teacup and drank the tea in one go, stood up and asked, "Huh?
Is there a breakthrough in the internal combustion engine project? "
Kong Ming nodded and said: "It's been a while since the prototype of the internal combustion engine project came out, but Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng didn't think it was a stable product, so they didn't notify you.
After the stable product came out, you fought in the branch territory of Taiji Village in Central China. After you came back, you ran non-stop in the two branch territories and the Western Front. You didn’t report to you face to face, so you just made a written report.
Now the ironclad ship uses the internal combustion engine as a new power source, and has made new progress, so I will take you to see it for yourself after waiting for you in the lord's cabin.
However, the steel chariot project is still at a standstill. At this stage, the finished product of the internal combustion engine developed by the Outlying Island Power Research Institute is still too large to be equipped on an iron-clad ship, but it cannot be equipped on a steel chariot..."
Qu Mao became excited in an instant, dragged Kong Ming, and said, "Damn it! Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up!
Go to the backyard of the lord’s hut to lead two war horses, and we will pamper them all the way..."
Kong Ming, who was originally urging Qu Mao to go on the road, was dragged by Qu Mao's arm to the backyard of the lord's hut. Kong Ming had no choice but to shake his head, and walked towards the backyard while saying, "My lord, what happened on the Yidao Island?" With a total of 3.7 million residents, it is impossible for us to let the horses run on the streets of Yicheng, my lord..."
Qu Mao was willing to listen to Kong Ming’s explanation. He dragged Kong Ming to lead the horse in the backyard of the lord’s hut.
The two rode war horses and rushed along the streets of Yicheng towards Nanlai Village. Although the horses couldn't run, the speed was not too slow.
At 11 am on September 3, the fifteenth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao, who had just returned to the Holy Land for a few hours, accompanied by Kong Ming, came to the Lidao Power Research Institute on the edge of the Lidao Reservoir Village.
Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng, who had already received the news, had been waiting for Qu Mao and Kong Ming at the gate of the Power Research Institute for a long time. Qu Mao didn't even bother to say hello to the director of the Outlying Island Power Research Institute who greeted him, and waved his hand directly to the internal combustion engine project experiment. room rushed.
Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng glanced at each other, and Bi Sheng said: "My lord, take a closer look. First of all, the fuel used and the operating mechanism are completely different. The steam engine is formed by burning coal to heat water and then boiling the water. power source.
The internal combustion engine now presented to you is different. It burns gasoline directly in the cylinder to form an impact force to form a power source.
Secondly..."
Qu Mao immediately waved his hand to stop Bi Sheng from continuing, and said angrily: "Damn! Don't talk to me about these useless things, can you understand better than me?
That’s it, can it be applied to ironclad ships? Or can it be used on the steel chariot? "
Bi Sheng said: "My lord, please go to Fukumura Shipyard to see the finished ironclad ship. The finished internal combustion engine we sent to the Fukumura Shipyard Ironclad Ship R&D Project Department is smaller than what is presented to you now."
Qu Mao said in astonishment: "Damn it! Is the finished product coming out?
Kong Ming, did you already know that the finished product is out? The finished products are all out, why should I waste my time at the Institute of Power?
Damn it! Let's go to Fukumura Shipyard quickly, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looking forward to the breakthrough of the ironclad ship project.
Bi Sheng, Yan Qisheng, please continue to improve the internal combustion engine, you don’t need to go to Fucun Shipyard with us. "
Qu Mao prevented Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng from following him to the Fucun Shipyard, but dragged Kong Ming to continue on their way.
The Outlying Islands Power Research Institute has its own train station, and it is the first train station in the Holy Land of Yidi Territory. The steam train to Fucun Shipyard is direct. It only took half an hour for Qu Mao and Kong Ming to arrive at Fucun Shipyard Railway Station.
Having received the news from the Outlying Islands Power Research Institute, the director of Fucun Shipyard and the person in charge of the iron-clad ship R&D project have long been waiting for Qu Mao and Kong Ming at the train station of Fucun Shipyard.
Qu Mao and Kong Ming still did not greet the director of Fucun Shipyard and the person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project, and went straight to the dock.
Before going to the dock, a steel warship 20 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 3 meters out of the water appeared in front of Qu Mao. Qu Mao couldn't help admiring just seeing the shape and the pure metal material. I got up and said, "That's right, the part exposed to the water has met the requirements, the deck is two meters above the water, I saw the gun port, the gun is not placed on the deck, it's very good.
Have you had a sea trial? The hull is all made of steel, so it shouldn't be light in weight. Can it run? "
The person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project bowed his hands and said: "My lord, under your care and guidance, this brand new ironclad ship has been tested three times. Although the speed is not fast, it can still be compared with traditional small warships.
This finished ironclad ship, my research and development team and I are equipped with seven cannons, all of which can fire solid shells, flower shells and other shells.
There is mainly one main gun at the bow, two secondary guns at the stern, and two conventional guns on each side of the hull. The reason for the different naming of these seven guns is mainly because of the different calibers. A heavy cannon. "
Qu Mao frowned, and said, "Damn it! It's only equipped with seven cannons. I'm afraid it's not enough firepower."
The person in charge of the armored ship research and development project smiled bitterly: "My lord, seven cannons are already a lot. We tried to add two more cannons, but the draft will increase by one meter, so it will be very unsafe for a warship to sail on the sea. will slow down.
And if this ironclad ship is to be put on the battlefield, it means that it needs to carry a full crew, a full amount of shells, a certain amount of food and fresh water, and enough fuel, all of which are weight.
Adding two cannons, even if it’s just conventional cannons, plus these supplies, I’m afraid the ironclad ship will sink to the bottom of the sea by itself. "
Qu Mao nodded, and no longer bothered about the number of guns on the ironclad ship. He touched the hull and asked, "With the current production capacity, how long can we produce such an ironclad ship?"
The person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project said: "My lord, it will take three and a half years to produce such an ironclad ship at Fukushima Shipyard.
However, Lord Xuande should have prepared a brand new shipyard. If the construction of different ironclad ships starts at the same time, the subordinates estimate that 4-5 ironclad ships can be built in three and a half years.
Of course, with the refinement of the division of labor in the future, the internal combustion engine will be produced directly by the internal combustion engine, the hull will be handed over to the steel factory for production, and the artillery will be handed over to the artillery factory for production. The shipyard is only responsible for assembling the parts. Can be compressed to less than one year. "
Qu Mao nodded and said: "Although it does not meet my expectations, it is already very remarkable to be able to produce a finished product. No matter how many problems there are, it is fine to optimize slowly.
The shipyard gave me and Kong Ming some light meals. After the light meal, we went to test the voyage in person. "
The director of Fukumura Shipyard is a little suspicious, but the person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project has already begun to recruit, and the simple meal is easy to prepare, but Qu Mao needs to do a lot of preparation work for the ironclad ship research and development project.
(end of this chapter)