633 Playground
There is still a lot of room for improvement in torpedoes. This requires the accumulation of important experience in future actual battles. The Navy needed a small boat with torpedoes. This kind of boat needs to be fast. Very maneuverable.
Two small boats were selected by the Admiralty in a competitive bidding process. Both use diesel engines. Propeller propulsion. The hull is very different in materials. One is that it's all steel. One is a wood-clad type that is half wood and half steel. That is, thick steel plates were welded on wooden ships.
Both boats exceeded expectations in size and carrying capacity. Both can carry a rotatable 3.5-inch direct-aim gun. Two of the latest air-cooled machine guns.
Take into account the processing and transportation challenges. If you ship a large amount of steel from the north. The amount of steel will exceed the total amount of all previous shipments. And there are also a lot of weapons. Thereupon. The Admiralty decided to build both ships at the same time. But there is a big difference in quantity. The former built about thirty ships. The latter built fifteen ships. It is mainly used for emergency operations.
In order to encourage the enthusiasm of the civilian population to participate in the war. The Admiralty of the Qin State issued a license for armed merchant ships. This kind of license is almost free of charge. There are no fees or handling fees. That's what you give away for free.
As the domestic futures index continues to climb. Especially the price of raw materials. This has caused a lot of price pressure. This also allows many people to see business opportunities. If it is possible to resume the transportation of raw materials at one time. Then the profit is going to be great. It is important to know that the ship transports a lot. In addition, the state attaches great importance to the Southern Railway. As a result, the shipyard received private shipbuilding orders from some investors. The shipyard construction program is accelerating again.
And naval aviation at this time, in addition to airships. The transition mission has been preliminarily completed. They were going to attack the Chu State Naval Army that was taking the initiative to attack.
"Can we win?" Xiang Yan shook his head and put down the newspaper of the Qin State in his hand. The newspapers of the Qin State vigorously criticized the navy for speeding up shipbuilding and investing a lot of material resources in naval construction. Especially the construction of that railway. It will pose a great threat to the state of Chu. That railway would be Qin Guanzhong's control of the south. It is also an important lifeline between the south and the north. With this railway, the Qin State could continuously transport the steel, artillery, machine guns, and airplanes developed from the north to the south. Compared to the state of Chu. Although there are golden waterways that are easy to transport. But the navy is poorly equipped. Most of the soldiers in the army are still equipped with cold weapons. The reason is that they cannot yet abandon traditional water warfare. Rely on gang tactics. Another important factor is the number of artillery. The state of Chu also imitated the artillery of the state of Qin. Especially after the mastery of gunpowder technology. The demand for this artillery expanded instantly. But the development of artillery technology in the Chu State was not very large. The Qin State had previously invented the pressure method for pouring. That method made the artillery closer. But the state of Chu did not have this technology. Their artillery has a large number of bubble holes. Moreover, the state of Qin no longer needed to make such artillery. Such artillery is entering the collection of the History Museum of the State of Qin. Either it is to flow into the state of Qi, Chu, and Wei with surplus materials. As a result, the number of artillery pieces in the Six Nations has increased significantly compared to before. But the number is still small.
Xiang Yan knows better than anyone else. Qin's war potential can easily defeat Chu when mobilized. Judging by the newspapers. The state of Qin had absolute confidence and ability to defeat the state of Chu. If possible. It can digest the influence of Chu State very well.
The number of Qin troops decreased. But the quality has improved dramatically. There are airplanes in the sky, airships. There are cannons, machine guns on the ground. In terms of transportation, there are horse-drawn carriages, mechanical cars and trains. Such a war potential simply cannot defeat others.
Defeat, it's only a matter of time.
Just as Xiang Yan was worried. Shangwen is not at all worried about naval problems. Opposite. He's relaxed. Because a large number of investors have armed merchant ship licenses. Invest in shipbuilding. The number of people in the shipping industry began to increase. This is a sign that the potential power of the Qin State has been tapped.
But Shang Wen still has one more important thing to do.
"Do you have time?" Shangwen asked during the break.
"What for?" Yingyu asked.
"Play. You'll find out when you come. Shang Wen said directly.
"What's so funny. Haven't you been around to it all? Yingyu said angrily. A planned travel plan. He was disrupted by his father.
"Play! There are also specialized places. See! Shang Wen pointed to the door number of a vacant lot in the new city.
"What? Disney Playground! Yingyu looked at the door number and read it.
"What a strange name!" Yingyu said with a thorn.
"Hey, let's take a tour first! You'll love it. Shang Wen said and pulled Yingyu to the side of the wooden chair.
Holding hands between lovers is nothing. Yingyu's heart kept beating. Shangwen felt that he had to get rid of Disney and turn it into a playground.
"Let's put it on!" Shang Wen took out his roller skates.
"What?" Yingyu asked.
"Place is huge. Hurry up with this. Saying that, Shang Wen put it on demonstrately. And Yingyu didn't understand or something else. Anyway, Shang Wen helped her do it.
"Stand up and give it a try. It's going to get out of balance at first. Shang Wen carefully picked up Yingyu.
"Ahh Yingyu just stood up. Suddenly slid down on the wooden chair.
"I'll just say, ...... from the beginning," Shang Wen said.
"What is this?" Yingyu was taken aback by the suddenness.
"Roller skates are like ice skating in winter." Shang Wen explained.
"Ice skating! That's right, kind of like. I'll give it a try. This time, Yingyu got up carefully. Then try to keep a balance.
Then slowly move your right leg. But she almost lost her balance again. Maybe he was born with martial arts. Yingyu suddenly returned to her balance.
"Hehe, it's not hard at all." Yingyu said.
"Come, take my hand. Slide slowly for a while. Then we went for a visit. Shang Wen held out his right hand. Yingyu glanced at Shang Wen. He smiled and shook Shang Wen's hand.
"Yes, take your time." Shang Wen gestured. Yingyu has a great talent for playing. After a while, you can skate freely.
"Oh!" Yingyu was very excited.
"It's so much fun!" Yingyu shouted.
"How about we slide through the streets every day?" Yingyu proposed.
"Yes." Shangwen accepted.
"Tell me what the big ship on the big shelf over there does." Yingyu asked.
Shangwen began his explanation. Because some rides take time to build. A lot of things can't be built all at once. But some things can be done quickly.
Carousel, flying boat, various water rides. There is not much to build. The Ferris wheel is not very big though. But there's one. Ying Yu listened to Shang Wen's explanation and wanted to try it again. But alas. It's only been a few days since it started. But Yingyu has a lot of hope.