"Uh, what are you doing with two paddlewheels on this ship?"

Seeing the appearance of the steamship, Chen Zijian was a little speechless.

In the past, there was a paddle wheel on each side of the hull, which was used to accelerate and turn during the battle.

The ship in front of me, good guy, I don't know who came up with the idea, under the premise of the paddle wheel, add a parallel paddle wheel, so that the lucky boat has four big paddle wheels, in Chen Zijian's eyes, it is a bit nondescript.

Zhang Tiancheng is the person in charge of the steamship, a shipbuilding family, because of the Ming Dynasty's system of inheriting his father's business, the previous imperial court banned the sea, and the result was that he had a craft to beg on the street.

Because he didn't dare to build ships openly, those who dared to build ships were businessmen with big backgrounds, and he dared to defy the sky as a powerless shipbuilder? was dragged to the street corner and beheaded in minutes.

Coming to the territory of the Volunteers is considered to have found the right way, from the original shipbuilder to the current shipyard director, it is not an exaggeration to ascend to heaven in one step. Of course, it is also because of Zhang Tiancheng's own shipbuilding skills.

Zhang Tiancheng introduced a little proudly, "Chief, this is a strategy of his subordinates, we have experimented with it, and after adding a pair of paddle wheels, the fortune boat has a significant speed." And the power of the steam engine was more than enough to drive the paddle wheel. ”

Well, subordinates have a sense of innovation, which is rare, although such innovation is a bit of a pit, but how to say it! It's good to have a sense of innovation, no.

Chen Zijian asked, "Do you want to speed up the speed in the future, and you can add the paddle wheel again?" ”

Zhang Tiancheng: "Yes, this is the idea of his subordinates, and he will find an opportunity to create it in the future." ”

Chen Zijian: "Well, there is no need to test this idea, the direction of development is wrong, and in the future, propellers will be used for ship power." ”

Zhang Tiancheng was confused, the first time he saw the paddle wheel of the lucky boat, he could understand the role of the paddle wheel, and now Chen Zijian told him a new power concept, so he didn't know why.

Chen Zijian: "Let's go up and take a look, have you tried it?" ”

Steam power was installed on ships, and it can be said that the world's first industrialization progress, it can be said that it was two hundred years ahead of the world.

Normal historical development needs to wait for Britain to open, but in the current era, Britain is still in the process of indecent development, and exists as an inconspicuous small country in Europe.

At present, the subordinate military factories have mastered the primary industrial production, such as simple turning, milling, and grinding, and several processes are very basic processes in industry, and there are already craftsmen who have completed the manufacture of tools.

I got on the steamboat and took a look at the paddle wheel transmission place.

Chen Zijian smiled, "Yes, you used bearings." ”

Zhang Tiancheng complimented, "It's all the credit of the chief, and when his subordinates saw the bearing of the trolley, they thought of using it on the Fu boat." For this reason, my subordinates found a bearing factory and asked them to manufacture marine bearings for us. ”

Zhang Tiancheng is not a corrupt person, he sees the benefits of bearings and uses them, so he finds a bearing factory to customize them.

Chen Zijian: "Yes, yes, Elder Zhang, if there is anything that can improve the ability of the Fu Boat in the future, you can try it, just spend as many silver coins as you want to report to the deputy city lord." ”

Before, the power of the paddle wheel was output by twenty men, riding bicycles, this method can only be used in the process of fighting, after all, when the manpower is poor, it is good to be able to hold on for an hour or two, and the naval battle takes a day and a half a day is not a thing.

The power is output by steam, and there is a qualitative leap in the continuous naval battle, the pursuit of enemy ships.

Using a steam-powered ship to bully a sail-powered boat, the picture feels too bullying when you think about it.

Chen Zijian: "Zhang Tiancheng, let's sail and go to Dianbai." Hey, what about the rudder, you didn't make it! ”

Zhang Tiancheng looked dazed, "What steering wheel is the chief?" ”

Chen Zijian: "Forget it, there's no time to get it now, you can do it when you come back." ”

The role of the rudder is to control the direction of the ship, and the ships of later generations are basically popular.

Chen Zijian: "How do you adjust the direction of control, do you use this paddle wheel to control?" ”

Zhang Tiancheng: "Yes, chief, we have gears on both sides of the paddle wheel that connect the power, and there will be different ways to steer. ”

Chen Zijian shook his head, Zhang Tiancheng They still don't know how to be flexible, but it's no wonder that they are.

It takes half an hour for the steam to start, and Chen Zijian explained to Zhang Tiancheng the role of the rudder, which can be used in the next construction.

The first generation of steam engines, don't expect how environmentally friendly, sprayed black smoke for more than half an hour, the steam boat finally started, and the output power was transmitted on the paddle wheel.

The boat went down the river, with steam power, the speed increased significantly, Chen Zijian had just returned from the sea, and he knew that the sail power turtle speed, when he encountered the wind direction and the current was not right, he could only zigzag forward, and the forward speed could be imagined.

Chen Zijian: "The speed of the downstream is at least 60 hours, I don't know what the situation is like against the current, but I finally have a good start." ”

Of course, Chen Zijian did not go to Dianbai County on a whim, he took a look at the oil storage situation by the way, and received news that Li Si mined a part of the oil in Luzon, of course, the stock is not large, but it is enough for the development of the Volunteer Army now.

The steam fortune boat emitting black smoke attracted the attention of the surrounding fishing boats all the way, and if it hadn't been for the figures walking on it, they would have run away in fright.

The Fu ship does not have complex sails, the deck looks refreshing, don't look at the Fu ship with a hard sail, the ropes used are still more complicated, ordinary people do not have a few months of training do not expect to operate.

Zhang Wu came out of the steam room with a look of ecstasy on his face.

"Chief, this is too powerful, as long as enough black coal is guaranteed in the future, the battleship will always be able to sail, and the speed is so fast, who else will be our opponent in the future."

Zhang Wu returned to Zhangjiacheng yesterday, and by the way, he brought back five ships of coal and sulfur in northern Taiwan.

In the future, the steam ship will first be equipped in the navy, and the steam train has already been seen, and it was very shocking when I saw it for the first time, but Zhang Wu did not expect that the steam engine could be installed on the ship.

Chen Zijian: "Soon the steam fortune ship will equip the navy, and how to distribute the northern navy and the southern navy depends on the merits of you and Zhou Hai." ”

Zhang Wu disagreed, patted his chest, and smiled on his face, "Chief, it's not that his subordinates boast, just Zhou Hai's kid, the credit must be a lot worse than mine." ”

"Hehe, you're sure!"

Zhang Wu was stunned, "No, that kid can't do anything big." ”

Chen Zijian's face was playful, "The news sent back by Zhou Hai some time ago extinguished the prestige of the Jiaozhi Kingdom and destroyed the Jiaozhi Palace, and by the way, he snatched a large number of gold and jewelry and came back, and he will return in the past two days. ”

Chen Zijian previously instructed Zhou Hai to go to Cochin, which was the surrounding area of Hanoi in Vietnam in later generations.

Zhou Hai went up the river and pushed all the way across, under the power of Minnie guns and artillery, the army of the Li Dynasty had no power to resist, even if the most powerful elephant herd troops of the Li Dynasty were used, they could only fall under the muzzle of the guns in the face of hot weapons.

If he entered the jungle to fight, Zhou Hai did not dare to pursue, but the Hanoi area belonged to the delta plain, and fighting in the plain, the 1,500 volunteers led by Zhou Hai pushed backwards from the Red River to the palace of the Li Dynasty, under the attack of artillery.

The Lê dynasty fled into the jungle with the remnants of its loyalty.

Zhou Hai finally looted the Li Palace, and brought the valuables back to Dianbai County.

The people of the Li Dynasty fled in a hurry, except for a small number of items, they couldn't bring anything at all, and the rest were cheaper than Zhou Hai and became the trophies of the volunteers.

As for saying that just 1,500 people can force a dynasty to flee, is it too exaggerated?

In fact, even in the later period of the Qing government, the British and French coalition forces did not still rely on a thousand people to push Beiping.

Now the soldiers of the Li Dynasty, the fire system, artillery and other hot weapons, there is no at all, how to rely on cold weapons to compete with the guns of the volunteers, and the soldiers of the Li Dynasty are not all extremely brave, in the face of several rounds of mini guns of the volunteers, they dispersed in a hurry.

When Zhang Wu heard Chen Zijian's story, his mouth opened wide, there were more such things than him.

Chen Zijian: "Moreover, when Zhou Hai came back this time, there are still millions of catties of grain, hehe, tell me what you think compared to his credit." ”

Zhang Wu made a bitter face, "That kid, I didn't see it so ruthless, I really can't take Zheng Zhilong's little thing on the table." ”

Zheng Zhilong, at most, is the roadblock for the navy to go north, that is, a matter of kicking away, Zheng Zhilong's main force is the sea, and now he is pushed by Zhang Wu, although he did not catch Zheng Zhilong and escaped by him.

But Zheng Zhilong's minions have been pulled out, and the remaining Zheng Zhilong with his little people can't give any threat to the volunteers, and they need ships to go to sea, and the Zheng family's ships were either captured or sunk in the last battle, so it can be said that the Zheng family has become a tooth-pulling tiger.

When the steam ship went out to sea, there was an obvious bump, but those who could get out ignored this bump.

Now that a steamship is going to sea, Chen Zijian is not afraid of encountering pirates or something, from Hainan to the coast south of the Yangtze River, he has been searched by the Volunteer Navy countless times, and pirates have long been a thing of the past.

Zhang Wu: "Chief, a large number of lucky boats were found in front, and looking at the flag over there, it was Zhou Hai's subordinate. ”

"Oh, yes."

Chen Zijian was originally lying in the shade on the deck, and the steam-powered ship was heading towards the port of Dianbai County at a speed of fifty hours, and there was originally a patrolling naval escort at the mouth of the sea, but the steam-powered ship was not a little more advantageous than the sail-powered ship.

The sail ship is still struggling to walk in a zigzag, and the steam ship is already far away in a straight line, and it can't catch up at all.

Chen Zijian did not expect to meet a large force of the South China Navy at sea, which can only be said to be a coincidence.

Zhou Hai returned to Dianbai County from Jiaozhi, and Chen Zijian caught up from behind with speed.

The black smoke of the steam fortune ship was found within ten nautical miles, and Zhou Hai's people had already discovered the ship behind it, and when the steam fortune ship approached, Zhou Hai had already stopped.

Chen Zijian dispatched, how could Zhou Hai, the Wang Qi who belonged to him, not know him, and with the telescope, he could see Chen Zijian and Zhang Wu clearly.

Zhou Hai never expected that he would meet the chief at sea, so he ordered the whole army to stop, wait for the black smoke Fu boat to approach, and bring people to ask to board the ship.

"Chief."

The five people brought by Zhou Hai saluted Chen Zijian.

Chen Zijian returned the salute.

As a courtesy to the superiors and subordinates of the volunteers, it has always been strictly enforced.

Chen Zijian signaled, and Zhang Wu ordered someone to come over and give Zhou Hai a few stools.

Everyone sat down, and Chen Zijian smiled and said, "That's good, Zhou Hai, you have more killing energy, it seems that you are doing a good job in Jiaozhi." ”

Zhou Hai took the documents that his subordinates had sorted out for him and respectfully placed them in front of Chen Zijian.

"Chief, this is a matter of subordinates in Jiaozhi."

Chen Zijian motioned to the guards to put it away, and it was not too late to look at it when he went back, Zhou Hai wrote down the things he had done in Jiaozhi in detail on the document, and returned to Chen Zijian afterwards.

It's just that I didn't expect to meet Chen Zijian here, so I gave Chen Zijian the passage in advance.

Zhou Hai: "Chief, this is the jade seal found by his subordinates in the Li Palace, and the Li King didn't have time to take it away, so he was found by his subordinates. ”

Annam received the influence of traditional Chinese culture, and the Li Dynasty naturally followed suit, representing Wang Chao's orthodoxy.

Chen Zijian didn't know much about jade seals, Li was undoubtedly white all over, engraved with unfamiliar words, anyway, Chen Zijian couldn't recognize what it meant.

"This thing will be placed in the museum for future generations to enjoy."

Chen Zijian: "Zhou Hai, this is a steam fortune ship, what do you think?" ”

Paddlewheel Zhou Hai is no stranger, because he is equipped with a lucky boat, but what is needed is a human drive, which can only be used during the battle.

Chen Zijian: "Zhang Wu, you take them to have a look, this is our exclusive ship, you will communicate more about how to use it in the future." ”

Zhang Wu looked at Zhou Hai with envy, he was able to seize the jade seal, how can this credit be overstated.

"Brother, let's go, follow me to see the chief's newly made battleship, and the sea will be the world of your brothers in the future."

After speaking, he enthusiastically put his arm around Zhou Hai's shoulders and took his people down to the steam room together.

"Brother Zhang, I didn't see anyone, how did this bright wheel move."

Zhang Wu: "Zhou Hai, you have seen the train in Zhangjiacheng before, it is that thing, the chief asked the people from the shipyard to install it on the Fu ship, as long as there is enough black coal in the future, the ship can always walk." ”

The steam room was so noisy that both men used to roar to make each other hear.

Hearing Zhang Wu's introduction, Zhou Hai's eyes lit up, he understood the truth too well.

The steamship once again smoked black smoke, leaving behind more than a hundred warships.

Chen Zijian rested in another place, and Zhang Wu and Zhou Hai came to the deck and had a common language.

"Brother Zhang, this boat is so good, you can give it to the younger brother in the future."

Zhang Wu: "Laughing, you kid, you must not let you easily, otherwise my brother below will not throw me into the sea." ”

The navy is assigned to the two of them, and no one wants to lag behind in the future, this is a good baby, who will give up one less point. I want to talk about "The Thief at the End of the Ming Dynasty" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find a confidant~