Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

Li Yang has already roughly stated the most advanced sailing ship, and then he just waits for them to build this kind of ship.

If there is a traverser at this time, he will definitely know that the sailing ship mentioned by Li Yang is the world's most advanced flying clipper ship born in the 18th century.

The clipper boat, also known as the clipper sailboat or the clipper sailboat, is a type of high-speed sailboat that originated in the United States.

As a "ship that controls strong winds", this type of ship is characterized by a small freeboard and less superstructure, which not only improves the stability of the ship, but also gives full play to the role of the sail. The boat is almost close to the surface of the water, the length-to-width ratio is generally greater than 6:1, and its underwater shape is designed to have the minimum resistance to improve the speed, but to maintain a certain lateral resistance profile, resulting in a particularly beautiful waterline, and even in the first waterline surface has a concave, long and sharp curve scissor-shaped head column is a situation suitable for racing, in the sea can split the waves (cut the waves) to reduce the wave resistance, so it is called flying shear.

Historically, the "Ann Makin", built in 1832, is the representative, with a displacement of 493 tons, using a sail suit, and many people believe that she was the first real clipper. However, it still does not have a hollow bow, so it is still not qualified in practice, and can only be called AFAB.

The real clipper is the "Rainbow", built in 1845, which has the hollow bow of the clipper's emblem and is considered to be the world's first true clipper-style sailing ship. The completion of the "Rainbow" caused a sensation in the world shipping industry, and later its design features were imitated by many ship designers, and its birth also represented a great leap in the development of sailing ships.

The clipper ship is slender and long, with a sharp and protruding nose end, and is fast and not large in tonnage. In the 40s of the 19th century, Americans used this kind of sailing ship to China to engage in the tea and opium trade. Later, the gold rush caused by the discovery of gold mines in the western United States led to the rapid development of flying scissor sailboats.

The "Great Republic" built in 1853 is 93 meters long, 16.2 meters wide, 9.1 meters deep, with a displacement of 3,400 tons, a mainmast height of 61 meters, a sail area of 3,760 square meters, a speed of 12~14 nautical miles per hour, and only 13 days to cross the Atlantic, marking the peak of the development of sailing ships. After the 70s of the 19th century, sailing ships, which were the main means of maritime transportation at that time, were rapidly replaced by the new steam engine ships.

How awesome are clippers?

Let's put it this way, the speed of the clipper ship can reach 12~14 knots per hour, it only takes 13 days to cross the Atlantic, and the highest record is more than 20 knots, which is already a flying speed, marking the peak of the development of sailing boats.

It was not until the 70s of the 19th century that the clipper ship was replaced by the emerging steam engine ship.

And now, Li Yang has informed the public loss book of the most advanced and fastest clipper ship before the steamship, if this is built, it will be equivalent to Daqin's navigation technology directly advancing for two thousand years!

Once the clipper ship is really successfully built, then in the future, it will only take two months at most to go from Daqin to Shaohao if you don't count the port calls along the way.

It is equivalent to the sea ship that Daqin will go to Shaohao in the future, and it can go back and forth six times a year.

What is this concept?

Let's put it this way, if there is turmoil in Baiyue in the south, the army in the north of Great Qin will be transferred to the southern province of Guangdong, and the march will take more than two months.

In other words, if there were troops in coastal areas such as Shandong, the time it would take for Great Qin to transfer troops to Shaohao would be even faster than the transfer of troops from the north and south of Great Qin itself.

Such a result will obviously make many people feel incredible.

It is conceivable that in the near future, with the strong strength of the Great Qin Navy, Shaohao, the territory of Great Qin overseas, will stand firmly on the American continent, and no enemy will dare to invade it.

Thinking of this, Li Yang turned his head and asked, "According to the improvement plan I said, how long will it take to build this kind of ship?" ”

The public loser hurriedly replied: "The plan stated by the dean is already very detailed and mature in all aspects, and it should take a year to create it. ”

"A year? No, it's been too long! When Li Yang heard this, he shook his head directly.

The public lost the book for a moment, groaned for a while, and finally said: "Half a year, give the next official half a year, I will build this ship." ”

"Half a year, can you really do it?" Li Yang asked.

The public loss book also seemed to be out of the way, and nodded: "If you violate the deadline, the lower official is willing to accept the guilt." ”

"Good!"

Li Yang applauded loudly, pointed to the public loss book and said: "If you can build this ship within half a year, this monarch will pay tribute to Your Majesty and record your great achievements!" ”

Next, in order to allow the public loss register to have greater resources to build ships, Li Yang announced on the spot: "From now on, the Langya Maritime Ship Manufacturing Bureau will be renamed Daqin Engineering and Manufacturing Bureau, which will be directly under the Ministry of Industry, and the public will be in charge of the Engineering and Manufacturing Department!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Everyone glanced at each other, and then the public loss book hurriedly went out of the column to salute, and said excitedly: "Xia Guan Gong lost the book, Dean Xie proposed it!" ”

What does this mean?

The former Sea Ship Manufacturing Bureau was a manufacturing official workshop under Langya County, but now it has been upgraded to an organization under the Ministry of Industry. Its nature is equivalent to the same level as the general's house.

There will be an order for the government, a silver seal and a green ribbon, a rank of 2,000 stones, and the official will be at the same level as the county. And now the Engineering and Manufacturing Department is at the same level as the general, which means that the public loss register has also been promoted to the equivalent level of the county guard.

With such a big promotion, can the public loss book not be excited?

Of course, the reason why Li Yang named the Sea Ship Manufacturing Bureau Daqin Engineering and Manufacturing Bureau is not only to mobilize greater resources for shipbuilding, but also because under Li Yang's vision, in the future, this organization will not only be for shipbuilding, but will also involve the manufacture and research and development of various civil engineering and large-scale machinery. For example, urban planning, architecture, bridges, guns, cannons, even the construction of trains, the invention of the steam engine, and so on.

After all, Jiangzuofu has always been manufacturing-oriented, because Jiangzuofu has a variety of professional assembly line workshops with different workshops, such as woodworking workshops, stone workshops, and smelting workshops......

They were responsible for the production of various armaments and equipment of the Great Qin.

Therefore, it will be the house, and its production advantages are greater than the advantages of research and development.

And Li Yang needs an institution dedicated to research and development, and this institution cannot be the same as the Academy of Engineering.

Although Daqin has established an engineering academy headed by Zhang Cang, the engineering academy is more responsible for research at the level of theory, data, and disciplines, and it cannot invent physical objects.

For example, the Academy of Engineering could not directly invent a ship, because it did not have a craftsman. If you ask Zhang Cang to build a ship, can he know how to make theoretical things, things on drawings, out of wood?

The answer is clearly no.

And this public loss book in front of you, it can do it!

Because this person's surname is Gongyi, he is the family that knows the most about instrument manufacturing today. You just give him a plan, a drawing, or even a sketch of your vision, and he can help you build a real thing.

For example, Qin Shi Huang put him in charge of building sea ships, which is not ...... And he made the ships of the sea.

Therefore, Li Yang believes that the establishment of the Engineering and Manufacturing Department is the right time now.

Because, the person who can take on this important task has already appeared in front of him.

In the future, the Academy of Engineering will be responsible for scientific research, and the results of scientific research will be handed over to the Engineering and Manufacturing Department, and the Engineering and Manufacturing Department will develop and create physical objects, and then the government will be responsible for the mass production of the assembly line.