Thousands of people are digging the river in full swing, and the price offered by the research institute makes these farmers who have some spare time after the summer harvest very excited. Each person manages two meals of sweet potato brown rice porridge and a large pot of vegetables every day, and there is a shack to shelter from the wind and rain, and there is one or two or five silver per month when they are in charge of eating and living. This is not a small temptation for farmers who rely on the weather for food and have no extra input. In them, Jiang Tian seems to see the migrant workers in his hometown who are active on various construction sites, and the simple and industrious side of Chinese farmers seems to have never changed for hundreds of years.

In Jiang Tian's design and planning, it is not only necessary to have a straight test waterway, but also a large number of auxiliary facilities on the shore, especially the most complex gantry cranes and wave-making equipment with parallel sliding, so Jiang Tian also knows that he may not be able to witness the completion of the world's first dedicated ship test base, and there is a regrettable problem that the current level of these rapid technicians is uneven, and it is difficult to ensure that they can play their due role without Jiang Tian's guidance. Over the course of a month, all kinds of useful and useless, traditional and novel ship models were repeatedly tested by these people, as if the matter of playing with ship models was very attractive in itself, as for what they summed up, at least Jiang Tian did not have any hope. Then, considering that his time was tight, it was impossible for him to really stay here and not return, so Jiang Tian had to pretend to summarize the information, and looked through all the various numbers they had tested these days, and then issued a new research and development order.

"During this time, you have also tested a lot of ship types, you should have a systematic understanding of all kinds of ships, now I have three development goals here, you can freely choose the direction of the main attack, I ask to see your design drawings within a month."

Jiang Tian ordered the development of three kinds of ships are very purposeful, the first is a large fast sailing ship that takes into account a certain military purpose in ocean trade, the requirement is that the speed of the ship should exceed 30 kilometers per hour at the fastest when fully loaded, which is converted to 17 knots in Western terms, which is enough to get rid of the attacks of the vast majority of pirates and warships in the world, and at the same time, in order to meet the needs of the ocean, the displacement of the ship cannot be less than 600 tons! After seeing this requirement, many people have a feeling of daunting, not to mention that they have no experience in building large ships, and even if they have this indicator, it is difficult to achieve. The other is simpler, mainly used for coastal trade and transportation, the speed of the ship can reach 18 kilometers per hour, which is basically the maximum speed of ten knots, but the loading capacity must be large and very strong. A minimum displacement of 800 tons is also required! In addition to being used for civilian trade, this ship can also be used as a military transport ship with minor modifications. And the third type of ship is a bit confusing, because the indicators clearly say that this ship will become the flagship of the Chinese Navy in the future, with a full load displacement of 2000 tons! Arrange 100 gunside gun emplacements! The maximum speed must not be less than 12 knots, and the number of operators should be kept as low as possible. It has the safety of being hit without sinking without being fatal......

"This ......" Zheng Hongming looked at the tender and gasped: "If this ship can really be built, it is indeed worthy of the name of the Chinese flagship, but it is ...... with our ability."

It is quite difficult to get a technician to admit that he is incompetent, but the standard proposed by Jiang Tian does make all researchers feel a sense of powerlessness, the kind of ocean-going ship that can sail to seventeen knots is enough, and the eight-hundred-ton cargo ship can also change the ship type of the Fu ship. Only this 2,000-ton battleship is unacceptable, maybe Zheng He's treasure ship can meet the tonnage requirements, and it can be equipped with so many guns after transformation, but the maximum speed is definitely a fool's dream!

"Why don't you have faith?" Jiang Tian looked at his subordinate with a smile: "You have to believe that I won't casually open my mouth, but there is no rule that you will build this ship within a few years, right?" It's just a matter of asking you to design a ship according to this standard and solve the known problems on the drawings. ”

Zheng Hongming gritted his teeth and nodded, to be honest, he didn't even have confidence in drawing drawings, but people made it clear that this is just a test of your creative thinking, and as for whether it is mature or not, it is not made now. Then this group of crash course researchers began their graduation project, to Jiang Tian's surprise, the 800-ton transport ship is the simplest, but there are very few people who choose to design this ship. When I asked why, the big guys thought that the design of that kind of boat was too pediatric, so they were a little dismissive.

"Hehehe......" Jiang Tian smiled brightly, of course these self-righteous guys will not understand, this kind of ship seems simple, but it has to take into account a variety of purposes, almost a panacea ship type before the advent of the steam era, even if you install a few cannons to fight smuggling, escort a fishing boat or something is no problem at all, so how to balance various functions is the biggest difficulty of this ship, if it is really done well, it can be more useful than those two kinds of ships. But Jiang Tian was not in a hurry to explain, or he was just waiting for these people to hit the south wall, otherwise how to let these accelerated technicians who had been trained by cramming grow up.

After the task was issued, Jiang Tian became idle, and the entire shipyard was busy, but he was carrying a fishing rod made of bamboo and a straw hat to fish leisurely. But even if he spends a whole day at the water's edge, he doesn't necessarily catch many fish, but he seems to be enjoying a rare tranquility. As for what others will be tossed into by his development plan, it is not within the scope of his consideration. Now the whole shipyard except for those who need to build the ships under construction, all the people are engaged in the test of the three ship types mentioned in the new tender, many people work all night without sleep and food, draw simple line diagrams, and then a group of people use the knowledge they have learned to discuss the technical feasibility. In every corner, you can see groups of researchers arguing over a certain issue, and even those who are not convinced to start another ring, in short, a garbled word.

Although it seems that Jiang Tian spends his days leisurely, setting up a bonfire on the leeward beach to barbecue seafood at night, Liu Baokai even asked his family in Jincheng to send a few goats, where the two idlers grilled various delicacies and shared them with the Praetorian Guards stationed there. Life seems to be comfortable and comfortable to the extreme, if it weren't for the fact that no unrelated people are allowed to enter here, it is estimated that these two people will probably be accompanied by a few beautiful maidservants. But everyone in the research institute was very puzzled in their hearts, this Jiang Tian shouldn't have time to be so carefree? A few days ago, because the performance requirements on the tender were too harsh, someone had proposed that this was not realistic in person, but Jiang Tian said that he also deliberately reduced the difficulty, if anyone said that this kind of ship could not be built, it was not worthy of continuing to eat here!

Such vicious rhetoric was naturally resisted by everyone, but considering his ability and status as an expert, Zheng Hongming hurriedly came out to persuade him, but he also felt in his heart that even if this kind of ship could be built, it could not be achieved with existing technology. As a result, Jiang Tian sneered and made a bet with everyone, saying that he could build a sailboat as fast as the wind, and if he built a big guy, he would design it according to his own requirements, and if he didn't build it, then he would automatically resign from the dean of the Naval Research Institute. As a result, after two days of closing the door, Jiang Tian handed over a stack of blueprints to the workers of the shipyard, and began construction in a closed dock, and no one knew what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd.

"Actually...... You don't need to make such a heavy bet! While nibbling on the fish in his mouth, Liu Baokai pretended to be careless and tentatively asked: "Everyone, I didn't expect your requirements to be so strict, in fact, shouldn't you just guide them well?" ”

Jiang Tian didn't care about peeling a prawn, the current time is just between the spring flood and the autumn flood, so there is no too good sea shrimp, but for the inland people in this era, it is already a rare delicacy, especially Jiang Tian also knows that there is no oil spill accident in Bohai Bay in this time and space, and the seafood produced is green and pollution-free and absolutely high quality in later generations. Even if you have a product in your official residence, it is impossible to eat such fresh seafood in Beijing, and if you don't take advantage of this time to eat more, wouldn't you be sorry for your stomach.

Chewing on the fragrant shrimp meat in his mouth, Jiang Tian laughed incomprehensibly: "When I say I can make it, I can make it." Besides, none of these guys understood, I was talking about building a sailboat as fast as the wind, and if there was no strong wind at sea, the ship would not be able to get up quickly! ”

The pervert has been melting his ears and eyes these days, and he knows that the key to determining the speed of the ship is the wind speed, and no matter how good the ship is, if there is no wind, it will not be able to move. In other words, the most critical thing in Jiang Tian's bet is the wind, if it is just a breeze on the day of the trial, then can you say that Jiang Tian missed the appointment? But the problem is that the wind is almost every day on the sea, and it is not small.

"The wind, which is originally part of the atmospheric circulation, is strictly speaking powered by the sail, and it is very difficult to be as fast as the wind, because when your speed is infinitely close to the wind, the less it pushes the sail, until the thrust is close to zero, and you can no longer accelerate. But sometimes we can use some workarounds to minimize the resistance caused by the sea, and then we can try to get as close to the wind speed as possible, and if you say that if there is a boat as fast as the wind, wouldn't it scare these unenlightened guys to death? ”

The pervert seems to understand, on the surface, Jiang Tian bets with these people who dare to question him in a fit of anger, in fact, he has long been confident, and he just wants to use this opportunity to deter these incompetent people, and when the time comes, he will not only establish a prestige, but also establish his unshakable position in the Naval Research Institute, even if one day the emperor removes this position, he Jiang Tian is still irreplaceable in the hearts of all people. Because no one can have the ability to do science like that.

The boat designed by Jiang Tian is mysterious and unpredictable, but in fact, it is very simple, and some people who love extreme sports in later generations can count several classic boat types. In order to deepen these people's understanding of science, Jiang Tian did not adopt the traditional shape, he simplified and copied a special record-breaking sailboat in his memory, he did not intend to impact the speed record, but to let these people understand that sometimes the boat can indeed be faster than the wind.

Jiang Tian's boat is still being built, and those researchers are naturally not good at striking and not working, anyway, everyone understands in their hearts that even if Jiang Tian fails to make an appointment and fails to build a boat as fast as the wind, they still have to do whatever they should do, and there is no room for bargaining with others, in fact, these people are also very strange, how could Jiang Tian, who has always been very kind, suddenly get angry, and take the initiative to bet that this qiē and qiē came too suddenly, so that many people have not come back to their senses, People have already turned to draw drawings and build ships. Zheng Hongming instinctively felt that Jiang Tian should have something to hide, but he was looking forward to this person who was admired by the Chinese scientific community really being able to create a miracle, so he just restrained curious people not to ask around, and as for whether it would surprise people when the mystery was revealed, he was not sure about it at all.

Fortunately, the mysterious boat is not large in size, and it didn't take more than ten days to build it in the hands of skilled workers, during which Jiang Tian made several modifications, mainly to rework the processing that is not in place or the proportion is not right, so it still took twenty days to launch, anyway, it is also a bet on the ship, there is no more anti-corrosion and post-treatment, just a simple launch can be used, as for whether the wood will be soaked and rotten, and how long the life of the ship is, it is not considered at all. What is presented in front of people's eyes is such a simple patchwork and glue of balsa wood, and then the surface is polished and smooth, like a sharp cigar smoke, with two arched support rods extending on both sides, connected to two hollow wood for balancing, if there is a traverser standing on the shore to watch, it will definitely be said that Jiang Tian copied the trimaran in "Future Water World", but the metal hull was replaced with wood. It's a pity that no one here can recognize what this is except Jiang Tian.

On the day of the trial voyage, the shore was crowded, and those who had jobs and those who did not work were crowded together to see how such a strange boat could ride the wind and waves, and several sailors transferred from the navy also climbed onto the boat tremblingly, and they also carried a few gourds tied up with hemp rope, probably not at ease with the ship, and planned to jump into the sea at any time to escape if something happened. Jiang Tian didn't care about the behavior of these people, but carefully told some precautions, such as once the speed is too fast, don't slam the rudder, otherwise I am afraid that the ship will be destroyed directly!

After hearing this, those sailors were even more confused, but the boss let them come here for a sea trial, and they couldn't do it! So they had to slowly tear open the sail of the silk zuò in frustration, and then they realized that this was not a traditional Chinese hard sail, but a soft sail similar to that of a Western ship, except that the sail surface was triangular and could be rotated at any angle. Just as the men were untying the ropes and facing each other at the spinnaker, a gust of wind blew abruptly, and the ship rushed forward like an arrow from a string, so frightened that the sailors almost jumped directly into the sea, but fortunately the sail was not fixed, and the dinghy did not leave after a few turns on the spot, but floated in the harbor with the current.

An old sailor reacted the fastest, grabbed the cable at once, and then looked at the shore in surprise, only to see that a group of civil and military officials had closed their mouths in surprise, don't look at it is just a momentary acceleration, people who know how to know it have naturally seen the extraordinaryness of this ship, but Jiang Tian is very cold with his hand to his mouth, and then shouted to the boat not far away: "This is a boat for men, if you can't master it, you should come back quickly!" ”

Not to mention, such a choking sentence does work, although these sailors dare not say that they can be compared with the old water ghosts of the Zheng family, but they also have their own self-esteem and pride, so although they are a little in a hurry, they still began to gradually adapt to the operation of the new ship, and did not let the people on the shore wait too long, you can see that they can basically control the new ship, and the ship is also very competitive, although its speed is not the same as the wind speed, but at least it is enough to prove the feasibility of fast sailing, Because no one in the harbor had ever seen such a fast ship. It's like a galloping horse on the sea, and no ship can keep up with its speed!

"Now!" Jiang Tian rubbed his neck, which was a little sore: "Who wants to tell me that it is impossible for the boat to run so fast?" ”

No one dared to take this conversation, the reality is here, a ship that exceeded people's expectations ran at an unprecedented speed, even if it was not as fast as the wind, but it was still an epoch-making unique design. In particular, the use of sails has been simplified to the extreme, and at a glance it is clear that the efficiency is definitely higher than that of all known sails. Zheng Hongming knew that Jiang Tian had not only achieved Liwei, but also completely convinced his side, not to mention building a 2,000-ton warship, even if it was an order to restore the treasure ship, no one would dare to complain, and he would confidently believe that under Jiang Tian's leadership, any kind of ship could be designed and manufactured.

Jiang Tian does have such an idea, for China's shipbuilding industry, the most urgent thing is not to dig out the existing technology and design, but to jump out of the inertia of Chinese and Western thinking, in the design of the idea of a transcendence, if there is no reborn change, China's shipbuilding at most is to follow the trend of the world, how to integrate the advantages of Chinese and Western design and then combine a unique but outstanding new way, is these on the seaside, but also on the trimaran in a daze of young people to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

At the critical moment, Zheng Hongming reacted, and then shouted at those things that were not successful: "What are you still looking at!" Hurry up and do your job! ”

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