(A large chapter is added to celebrate the fact that the previous book has finally gone from fifteen to two hundred two months after the end of the book.) Pen % Fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info)

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From the holographic projection, it can be seen that this is a cannon with a turret, much like the artillery on Earth. Although the staggered layout of nine guns in two rows is more compact, the size of this turret is still huge.

He looked at the above explanation, this weapon system is really like the naval gun of a surface warship on the earth, and there is a lifting system underneath, but this seems to be a Gauss gun. The caliber is 3.8 meters, and the barrel length is more than 300 meters.

Although such a giant cannon is terrifying to look at. Isn't it a bit embarrassing for such a space warship to use such a kinetic weapon?

"Heiyan, are you sure this is the weapon system plan given by the Kinip people?"

The turret style is indeed a bit "old".

However, Hei Yan also had an explanation for Zhuang Bifan's questions.

"This weapon system is indeed a reference to the technology given by the Ginip civilization, Marshal. Hei Yan said to him. "Although this is a kinetic weapon, it is actually also a directed energy weapon. However, this weapon still needs to wait for the development of new alloys. ”

Zhuang Bifan was curious: "It is both a kinetic weapon and a fixed-performance weapon?

"This weapon system can not only fire kinetic artillery shells, but also aggregate various energy particles through the energy field inside the barrel to produce a relatively large mass. An Enyonir channel is then created inside the barrel to launch the energy cluster, which allows the energy mass to have a certain mass and allows the energy cluster to speed faster than the speed of light. Faster-than-light particle clusters also create extremely strong recoil, which the turret simply cannot withstand with existing armor technology. ”

Zhuang Bifan's eyes lit up when he heard this. Previously, the main weapon on the Three-Eyed Mothership was the ordinary Directed Energy Launcher. The killer weapon is to disrupt the enemy fleet formation through space displacement technology, or directly send it to the designated attack area and destroy the enemy ship.

Although directed energy weapons are very powerful, as long as the launcher can withstand it, it can fire strong energy to burn through the shield and armor of enemy ships in a short period of time. However, directed energy weapons have a disadvantage, that is, the attack photon beam fired has almost no static mass, as long as the target's shield is strong enough, the photon beam will be severely weakened or even unable to damage the enemy ship. Moreover, it is easy to expose yourself when directed energy weapons are fired. Then there's the fact that directed energy weapons can't go beyond the speed of light. If you want to attack a long-range target, a single attack takes a long time, usually more than a second. Easy for enemies to spot and lock onto.

The weapon system designed by Hei Yan now can concentrate directional energy as if it were kinetic cannonballs, and the speed of the "cannonballs" fired can exceed the speed of light. Kinetic energy, which can easily penetrate the shield of an enemy ship and directly hit the armor, is far stronger than the speed of light's "cannonball" to tear through the energy-absorbing armor. Moreover, when the shell leaves the barrel, it basically does not produce light, and most of the electromagnetic waves generated are shielded and shielded. That kind of attack is more stealthy.

However, Hei Yan also said: "However, the time required for the barrel to gather energy is a little longer than that of ordinary directional energy weapons. It also requires a bit more energy. ”

Zhuang Bifan also knew that there would be gains and losses, and asked: "How much impact does that have on the density of firepower?"

"The impact is not huge. This weapon system can be equipped with two energy supply systems that fire kinetic projectiles in the gap between the fired shaped projectiles. Although it is not possible to use the energy field to accelerate the projectile beyond the speed of light, although the energy contained in this projectile is not as good as that of the shaped projectile, it can fire guided projectiles, and the armor-piercing ability of kinetic projectiles is stronger. ”

Zhuang Bifan remembered the powerful civilization that invaded the civilized world of the Three-Eyed People. That civilization's space battleship is obviously stronger than the Three-Eyed Man, and the opponent's individual combat ability is also very strong. Before, he thought that even if he could leave this space, if he met that civilization, he would have to hide. But now the sudden availability of such a weapon system, developed using technology provided by Ginip, somewhat increases confidence.

He asked, "What about the other technologies?"

"Several other technologies are relatively advanced compared to the highest technology of the Three-Eyes Civilization. It is also not thoroughly researched and cannot be applied for the time being. ”

"I see. That is, for the time being, it is not possible to build a mothership. "If he wants to leave this space, he can only take the mothership to penetrate the black hole group, and the smaller warships may be torn apart by the black hole group. But both the armor and the main frame of the large mothership need to be built with the strongest alloys, which is the only way to ensure that the gravitational pull of the black hole swarm cannot be completely counteracted by the energy field.

"Yes. Otherwise, it will only be a waste of resources to build. Black Flame gave an expected answer, but it also provided relatively good news. "But with those technologies, it can be shortened by at least 500 Earth years. ”

This may be better than nothing. That's the equivalent of five years less time he's spent on Earth.

He thought for a moment and said, "You can improve it again and arrange the weapon layout as reasonably as possible." In addition, the protection should also be strengthened. "The larger the mothership, the greater the chance of being hit. And as long as such a mothership is penetrated with all protection, it is easy to cause the internal energy to explode, and once that happens, it will not directly become a cosmic wreckage but also be seriously injured.

Black Flame showed him the other small motherships. It's said to be a trumpet, but it's only smaller than the new Black Flame. They are also extremely huge in their own right. However, this time, Black Flame is newly designed with two levels of different specifications. One is 9,800 kilometers long, and its appearance is similar to that of the New Black Flame. Hei Yan said that at this level, it initially plans to build four.

The second model is also 6,500 kilometers long, but it is a little different from the New Black Flame in appearance, the cross-section is oval, and the whole mothership is in the shape of a coarse cigar, just like a giant strategic nuclear submarine, but there are seven huge thrusters in the tail. For this one model, Hei Yan said that the initial plan is to build twelve ships.

And the previous five designs, Hei Yan also retained. For each design, twenty-four ships are tentatively planned.

Zhuang Bifan was very surprised by its plan. If all of them were built, it would be one hundred and thirty-seven giant motherships. And the amount of resources consumed by such a mothership is definitely not a joke. The smallest mothership would need more metal than the amount of metal available in the solar system, let alone the larger ones. How many star systems would have to be destroyed for such a construction project?

Regarding his worries, Hei Yan said, "The resource reserves of Space No. 2 are extremely rich. And we're only going to be able to mine resources faster. Resources don't need to be worried. As long as we have enough resources, we can still build quickly. ”

Since there would be no problems with resources, he no longer raised doubts. Anyway, the more motherships, the higher the security after he leaves this space. He kind of agreed to Hei Yan's plan. However, he ignored the words "preliminary, temporary" in front of Hei Yan's plan, and authorized Hei Yan to build the mothership.

In the East Palace in Longzhou, Sima Yun was still helping to negotiate.

Ming Ziluo pondered for a while about her proposal, and said: "The Grand Canal can be discussed, but the lower reaches of the Yellow River cannot. That's the river!"

Sima Yun proposed that the Yellow River should also be handed over to Zhuang Bifan for management, but the lion opened his mouth, and being able to win the Grand Canal was already in Zhuang Bifan's psychological bottom line IQ. She seemed to hesitate for a moment and said, "The lower reaches of the Yellow River, we can not count them." But we need cities with more than 200,000 people along the Yellow River to have the power to build ports and open shipping routes. The Grand Canal has been dredged along its entire line, and cities with a population of more than 100,000 along the canal have the power to build ports and open shipping routes, and to set standards for navigable ships and collect navigation fees. As far as I know, although the Grand Canal is not nationalized, the government charges a fee for every passing vessel. ”

Ming Ziluo knew that the navigation conditions of the HN section of the Universiade were relatively good. But most of the navigable ones are flat-bottomed tugboats and barges. They are all small boats, which are slow and have insufficient cargo capacity. That's also because the canals in the south actually have a certain amount of siltation, and the water depth is no more than four meters. If the water depth could exceed eight meters, the navigability of the canal over there would be greatly improved, and the barges and tugboats would indeed no longer be suitable for navigation on the canal.

It's just that if the empire leaves the Grand Canal to private management, it may cause certain social problems. And these questions may point the finger at their Ming family.

This is so powerful that he still needs to carefully analyze it clearly: "Such a thing needs to be approved by the parliament." I can't give you an answer right now. ”

Of course, Sima Yun knew that such a matter was no longer something that the royal family or the government could decide in a word. She nodded and said, "I understand." I'm going to make a plan tomorrow on how to run the Grand Canal. ”

"Can you briefly talk about it now?" Ming Ziluo was also very curious about what kind of confidence Zhuang Bifan had to spend so much money to dredge two rivers that add up to nearly four thousand meters.

Sima Yun nodded and said, "Bifan has reached a preliminary agreement with Aurora Island to purchase some high-speed boats. It is intended that these vessels will be used for river transport operations. In addition, he intends to open a canal between the Liao and Songhua rivers and, if possible, a new canal east of the Grand Canal in the North China Plain to completely connect the eastern plain. Form a river transport network. ”

Ming Ziluo listened to her simple plan and knew that if it could really be done, then the entire eastern part would be equivalent to an additional railway with a huge capacity. And river transportation may be slower, but it has its own advantages over other modes of transportation. That is, the transport capacity is very strong, and it is simple. It is a low-cost way for some logistics that do not require high transportation speed. And it can bring a lot of benefits to the regions along the route, whether it is agriculture or industry.

At this point, the two sides have some remaining details to discuss. Sima Yun had lunch in the East Palace, and talked to Ming Ziluo until four o'clock in the afternoon to end the negotiation.

Longzhou has always been the capital of the Chinese Empire, and the status of the imperial capital for 2,000 years has overwhelmed the city.

Today, the population of Longzhou has exceeded 18 million, which is not suitable for the capital. However, there were many proposals to move the capital in the Chinese Empire. The most recent was submitted to Parliament for consideration 50 years ago, but it was rejected by Parliament.

The city has always been the political center of the empire, but also the cultural center. All the central organs of the empire are located in this city, and the city is home to more than 120 universities, hundreds of media outlets, and hundreds of research structures.

The Emperor still wielded considerable power, and the palace remained the private residence of the Imperial Family. But the imperial power is no longer as sacrosanct as before, Sima Yun came out of the palace and did not let Ming Ziluo's driver send him to the hotel, but looked at the largest palace complex in the world surrounded by tall walls in the square in front of the palace.

In the square, there are many tourists from other places who take pictures here. As long as they don't run into the guards or attempt to storm the palace, or if they insult the royal family, they can get close to the palace here.

The royal family has always been on top, and even now that the imperial power has declined, it still holds the power of the country.

But Sima Yun only thought it was funny, a royal family protected by high walls, but the sky was unguarded. And her man, without anyone noticing, has to hold up a protective umbrella for this sky. She didn't know whether to be proud or distressed.

"Sima Yun!"

She suddenly heard someone calling for herself, and following the voice, she saw a girl in a long white dress not far away waving to her. She smiled and walked briskly.

"Fei Fei, are you sketching here?" she saw a sketch board in front of the girl, with a half-finished sketch of the palace tower.

Kong Feifei is her high school classmate and a member of the Confucian family in Qingzhou. He is now enrolled at the Imperial Academy of Art. Speaking of which, they haven't seen each other for more than a year, and only occasionally have contact.

"Why are you here?" Kong Feifei smiled and looked around for a moment. "Where's your Zhuang Bifan?"

Although they have been in contact for a long time, the news of the wealthy family is still relatively well-informed. Kong Feifei knew that it was normal for Sima Yun and Zhuang Bifan to be a couple.

"He had something to do, and he didn't come along. Sima Yun smiled.

Kong Feifei opened a small leather stool, pulled her to sit down, and said, "I heard about you, and when I saw your family announce the cancellation of your marriage with Na Ma Jinyi a few days ago, I knew that you must be with him." ”

Sima Yun returned to the sweet smile in front of outsiders, his eyes were crooked, and he said, "Hmm." We're in this together. ”

"Are you here to play in the capital?" Kong Feifei looked at her expression and knew that she might have been different just now.

"No, it's not. I'm here to do something. He had something to do to go to Aurora Island, so I came by myself. ”

Zhuang Bifan went above board this time, so she didn't need to be perfunctory. That seemed insincere. If you want to pretend, you also need to pretend to be believable. Therefore, when pretending, what you say must be at least eighty percent true. This is how people can believe that you are sincere. Even if you hear people say that you are pretending, most people will not believe it, that is the highest level of disguise.

"Hey, are you done, when are you going back?"

"It's almost done. In two days, I will return to Tianhai. ”

"That's great. Kong Feifei looked at her watch and said. "Let's find a place to have a drink and talk. We haven't seen each other in over a year. The last time I called you was during the New Year, and I was busy greeting the New Year and didn't talk well. ”

Sima Yun has nothing else to do now, and this Kong Feifei was a relatively good friend in high school, so she didn't refuse.

Kong Feifei packed her things, packed her sketching tools in a small suitcase, and took Sima Yun to find a nearby drink shop to sit down. The two ordered something, and while talking, the topic inevitably involved the matter between Zhuang Bifan and Sima Yun.

As she spoke, Kong Feifei suddenly sighed with emotion: "I don't know how many people envy you." Not only did the struggle succeed, but he also found such a good man. ”

"Yes!" said Zhuang Bifan, Sima Yun's face always showed happiness that did not need to be disguised. "I heard that you're engaged, it's your childhood sweetheart. ”

Kong Feifei said a little gloomily: "Yes." I don't know if I really love him. But he didn't seem to resist in his heart. Her family is also a wealthy family, a descendant of Confucius, although it is a side branch of the Kong family, but her family is not bad. His father was a high-ranking government official, and his mother also ran a small company. In such a family, the marriage will be more or less controlled by the elders.

But she immediately smiled and said: "Actually, I'm very lucky, at least he grew up with me, very familiar, and he likes me, although I don't know if it's love, but it's always a good one to be arranged randomly." ”

Sima Yun remembered the marriage she had arranged, it was really arranged indiscriminately. If there is no Zhuang Bifan, she has only two choices. One is to leave the house, and the other is to accept the arrangement. Leaving the house, even if she made some money before, unless she went abroad, anything else would be suppressed by the family until she gave in again. Obey the arrangement, and she may always live in the gloom. That's not what she wants.

Fortunately, Zhuang Bifan is her man! Sima Yun suddenly felt that she was starting to miss him again.

After separating from Kong Feifei, Sima Yun returned to the hotel. She first sorted out the plan for inland waterway shipping that Zhuang Bifan told her overnight and handed it to Ming Ziluo. However, she was not able to leave Longzhou immediately, and Ming Ziluo asked her to stay for two more days, and took her to find several respected parliamentarians from various parties to recommend the project.

She stayed in Longzhou for almost four days, but now that she was busy with her business, she planned to take an evening flight back to Tianhai.

Thinking of Kong Feifei's enthusiasm in the past few days, she called the other party and said that she wanted to return to Tianhai. Kong Feifei asked her out and asked her to have lunch to practice. She felt that there was nothing else to do before leaving, so she agreed.