Therefore, on October 20, the "White Lightning Operation" was actually discussed in the Senate, and on that day, the Nicole was returning to the Red Pier, and the personnel gathered in relative alignment, and the discussion was very lively at the meeting.

However, as the discussion progressed, what was supposed to be a discussion of action strategies became an academic symposium on industrial development, for it was finally realized that whether or not we could send troops to interfere with the Qing Dynasty's relocation order in the second half of 1662 depended fundamentally on the material and technical conditions available to us at that time.

For example----, Engineer Wang Xue assured everyone at the Senate discussion that by the first half of 1662, not only would we have completed the assembly of the seven Pride class armed merchant ships in the cave, but the shipyard would also strive to start the construction of a new light armed merchant ship from the end of next year, which was a smaller version of the Pride class and was expected to have a displacement of no more than 600 tons.

Wang Gong said that according to the existing shipbuilding capacity of the slipway, plus labor conditions and training, it is estimated that by the first half of 1662, the slipway will be able to build no less than six such light hybrid sailing ships -- this means that at that time, we will have the ability to control a certain section of the coast of the southeast coast of the mainland and rely on a strong maritime armed force to gain sea supremacy.

Then Wang Gong emphasized again: For this reason, the minimum prerequisite is: Holley Quanzhen Haian Hengtong They can provide qualified marine steel and non-ferrous metal materials to the slipway, and at the same time, Shuguang Machinery Factory can provide qualified power machines - the power is sufficient and not too bulky, in addition, Xiao Fei's marine radio communication system and the weapon system produced by Shuguang Machinery Factory must also keep up.

To this end, Huali, Quan Zhenhai, An Hengtong, Luo Boss and Xiao Fei all made professional speeches, first of all, three metallurgical professionals believed: under the existing conditions, we are sure that in the first half of next year, that is, before June 1660, small quantities of qualified ship steel - Huaquan two professionals on the spot patted their chests and assured ----that as long as the displacement of the ship designed by Wang Gong does not exceed 2,000 tons, the hot-rolled plate they are now trial produced can be fully qualified for the manufacture of various light ships, of course, Welding performance should be discounted.

Wang Gong smiled slightly, and responded on the spot: welding performance doesn't matter, because we can only do riveting now, and we can't afford welding in three to five years, as for whether there can be a welding process after three to five years, it is still two words, after all, it depends on the product research and development of Baisha Chemical Group and the non-ferrous metallurgy level of Xiao'an.

The three metallurgical professionals at the venue all nodded silently in agreement.

Immediately followed by Boss Luo's speech, he told the senators present: Report to everyone a good news, by the end of this year, our Shuguang Machinery Factory will mass-produce fifteen to twenty horsepower Stirling engines, including a light air compressor, which means that we can equip this light armed merchant ship with a power system similar to that of the proud class armed merchant ship.

By the way, industrial machine tools, various tooling and accessories from the old world are gradually being mothballed, and we are no longer consuming them unless there is a need for major product development.

Boss Luo continued, of course, fifteen to twenty horsepower Stirling engine for displacement of six hundred tons of sea ships is obviously a little insufficient, so we are currently developing a larger horsepower Stirling engine, it is expected that by the end of next year, we may provide about fifty horsepower Stirling engine, of course, this is just an estimate, if you can't do it, please understand, first of all, the thermal efficiency of the Stirling engine is worrying, fifty horsepower is probably the limit, if you want to further improve the power, you can only change the course and develop the internal combustion engineObviously, we live in an era where the industrial base is weak, and the internal combustion engine is still a bit distant for us, so the alternative at that time may be to use a combination of three or even four engines as the power of the ship.

At this time, Wang Xue interjected and said, then the payload will be sacrificed, the riveting process will lose a lot of payload, you come to the east and the west, and the payload of the entire ship will be much lower at that time!

At this time, someone asked Boss Luo why not directly on the internal combustion engine, Boss Luo immediately responded that the internal combustion engine is not only relatively complex in process, but also has higher requirements for materials, and the main technical bottleneck at present is the material, so we have no conditions to produce in a number of years, as for when it can be produced, I can only say: it is a matter of time, but obviously before 1662 we can not get a qualified internal combustion engine.

So the discussion about the internal combustion engine turned to this, and then everyone discussed the issue of weapons research and development---- obviously this is Boss Luo's area of expertise.

So everyone looked at Boss Luo, Cheng Dong and Huang Hai who were present.

At this time, Cheng Dong raised his hand and said, first of all, I would like to take this occasion to explain to you, at present, I and Boss Luo Huang Hai have a general professional division of labor, the power machine part and other mechanical processing are in charge of Boss Luo and me, and the weapon system is basically in charge of Huang Hai.

Also, although I am also helping Boss Luo, but as you all know, I am now an old driver of the train, and I am not busy on weekdays, and I am still developing steam locomotives, and I plan to apply for funds from the "North Fund" to set up a railway company in the near future, and the first railway construction project I plan is the railway from the new Qinzhou Wharf on Zixia Island to the Wharf in Zixia Town, so in terms of weapons research and development, I would like to ask Boss Luo and Huang Hai to introduce it.

Boss Luo nodded when he heard this, and raised his hand to signal Huang Hai to speak, so Huang Hai, a key member of the Huotang Club in the polytechnic men's group, stood up and said with a solemn face: At present, the development of the Montini machine gun of the Shuguang Machine Factory is progressing smoothly, and it is estimated that by the end of this year, and by the first half of next year at the latest, we may equip the garrisons of the three overseas territories with this kind of repeating weapon that can fire three rounds per second - but it is heavier, it has two wheels, and it needs to be pulled by a horse. The effective range is less than 600 meters, but rest assured, if this machine gun is equipped with enough in a company, it can theoretically deal with the grouping of enemy heavy cavalry.

Everyone in the venue couldn't help but applaud enthusiastically, and then Huang Hai said, at present, the Shuguang Machine Factory is imitating the 92 infantry gun, everyone, the reason why we can develop this weapon is obvious to all.

As we all know, the bottleneck that restricts our gun production is not the process technology, those process technologies we are clear, nor are they metal materials and processing capabilities, because there are all kinds of simple alternative processes and materials for us to choose, the big deal is that the guns are a little heavier, in fact, the main factor restricting our weapon performance is still in the chemical industry, fortunately, we have made a major breakthrough recently, everyone, the recent Baisha Group trial production of ** low fire and nitrocellulose - Huang Hai said and looked to the side, There sat Zhao Xihe, chairman of Baisha Group, and Mr. Zhao.

At this time, Mr. Zhao immediately retracted his eyes outside the iQue window, took a sip of tea with a smile and said to everyone: This nitrocellulose has made significant progress and will soon be able to be applied......

Before Mr. Zhao finished speaking, there was another round of applause in the venue.