Chapter 65: Ship Trial
The big ship with a steam engine, this is a more important thing for Liu Yuanshan, once this thing is made, the entire Fang County and his status will jump. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Because this kind of large ship is not only a good transporter, but also can carry a lot of things at a time and sail against the current, and most importantly, it is also an important armed force.
Once the trial voyage is successful, cannons can be installed on it, and musket teams can be prepared, and once a foreign enemy attacks Fangxian, even without hand-to-hand combat, these big boats can be used to guerrilla attacks on the Malan River to solve the problem.
Liu Yuanshan was a little impatient, and walked towards the dock with Liu Da.
Today's Liu family has truly become a super force in Fang County, not only has the right to speak in the county, but also chose a piece of land near the Malan River to build a private wharf, on the one hand, it is convenient for their own business, on the other hand, the work of shipbuilding and renovating ships is also carried out here.
"Hello young master!"
"Hello young master!"
"Young Master......"
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Walking all the way from the dock, the workers around him kept greeting him, and everyone's face was full of joy and gratitude. Liu Yuanshan took a closer look, some of these people were local, and some were refugees from Shaanxi.
Especially the displaced people from Shaanxi, it has become a problem to survive without food and clothing, but after arriving in Fang County, they were taken in by Liu Yuanshan like this, not only gave them enough food and clothing, but also found a way for them to make a living, which was even better than the previous life in their hometown in Shaanxi, so they were even more grateful to Liu Yuanshan.
"Young Master, this is the ship!"
Liu Da bowed and raised his hand, pointing to the big boat on an artificial waterway.
This ship was purchased by Erlang from the outside some time ago, Liu Yuanshan visually observed the past, the height above the water surface alone is six or seven meters high, almost two stories high, the width is about fifteen meters, the length is about seventy or eighty meters, it is a large ship with a carrying capacity of more than 2,000 materials, converted into the current transportation volume, is also more than 1,000 tons.
"Not bad!" Looking at the nine big masts in front of him that almost towered into the sky, Liu Yuanshan was also impressed in his heart.
Although the ship of the ancients was clumsy, this shape was really windy.
However, now that the steam engine has been installed, the mast and sails will be useless once the trial is successful.
"Let's go, go over and have a look!" Liu Yuanshan took a big stride, three steps and two steps, and soon arrived at the side of the big boat.
A descendant came and laid a makeshift gangplank between the dock and the deck of the big ship for people to walk with. Liu Yuanshan walked over calmly with Liu Da, and saw Song Yingxing who was busy working at the bow of the boat.
"Liu Gongzi has arrived!" Song Yingxing was very busy, and his attitude towards Liu Yuanshan was quite cold.
Without him, who let this thing make a big trick, and without his consent, he secretly took his family to Fang County, and now he can't escape, and he can only work for Liu Yuanshan for a long time for the rest of his life.
He could see clearly what Liu Yuanshan's strength was, and after this period of contact and a deeper understanding of the Liu family, he was even more shocked to guess Liu Yuanshan's wolf ambitions.
"Oh, it's really hard Mr. Song!" Liu Yuanshan smiled, took Song Yingxing's hand and said: "Although there are many such skills in my family, it takes someone like Mr. Song who understands to bring them into full play." ”
After hearing this, the light in Song Yingxing's eyes suddenly flashed, and the passion in his heart swelled again.
Yes, it was involuntary for him to be abducted by Liu Yuanshan, but for him personally, it can be said that he has benefited a lot. During this time in the Liu family, his knowledge and vision have not improved a little, and he has also seen real skilled craftsmen. He even had the idea that he had lived in vain for the first half of his life.
Although he is not very interested in Liu Yuanshan now, if he had to choose, he would definitely be willing to stay.
What he despises is only Liu Yuanshan's character.
Liu Yuanshan knows this well, and naturally he doesn't care very much, he wants people who work, not fans!
"Well, will the ship work?"
"I don't know!" Song Yingxing replied coldly, and looked at the not very big boiler at the bow of the ship, where the steam was empty, and the white water vapor and black smoke were entangled at the same time, which was a bit weird.
"However, according to the ancestral techniques of Liu Gongzi's family, it should be able to generate power, but I don't know if I can drive such a big treasure ship."
This ship is too big, and it is a fight with the medium-sized ships of Zheng He's voyage to the West.
"It's okay, let's try the voyage first, what are the bad points, and then change them one by one, the capital can't be built in a day, take your time, don't rush!" Liu Yuanshan waved his hand, "Mr. Song, order them to sail, I want to see it." ”
"Good!" The ship has just been assembled, and it stands to reason that it can sail, and Liu Yuanshan was notified as soon as the power equipment was equipped, and no real test has been carried out, so Song Yingxing himself has not experienced this moment of witnessing a miracle, although it seems a little cold on the surface, but his heart is hot and apprehensive.
"Liu Da, you go and command."
"Yes, young master!"
During this time, Liu Da was also trained to do so, and this is the time to come in handy.
Liu Da bowed his hands down, with more than a dozen people to assist the operation.
"Open!" Song Yingxing acted as a trumpet and shouted by himself.
Liu Yuanshan pulled him to the bow of the boat, looked at the wide waterway below, and nodded slightly at the cold autumn wind blowing.
The appearance of the big ship is good, and the installation of machinery and equipment on it is reasonable and reasonable.
A huge roar sounded, and after a while, the whole hull began to tremble, and the black smoke in the chimney behind the boiler rose like a demonic mist, which was quite terrifying.
"Buzz ......"
When the large steel machine is closed, the mechanical connecting rods that are in short supply are brought together, and the steam in the boiler drives the steam engine to rotate, and the power of the steam engine drives the various components, and finally transmits the power to the turbine below the water surface.
The turbine made a muffled sound, and it spun rapidly under the drive of the big gear, and there were patches of water on the surface of the water.
The big ship moved slightly, and the ground next to it began to retreat extremely slowly!
"It's moving, it's moving!"
The workers who were busy working on the ship were surprised and frightened, and there was still a bit of expectation and expectation.
They have been busy for a month, and they never believe that a bunch of black whining iron lumps can exert their strength, but after all, it is the fruit of their own labor, and they hope that he can lead the big ship.
"It's moving!" Song Yingxing's body seemed to have grown a little, standing straight on the deck, and his face suddenly became excited.
"It's moving!" Liu Yuanshan breathed a long sigh of relief, and his eyes were bright.