Chapter 436: Steamship, Ironclad, Robert Fulton!
He even looked forward to one day being able to sail an all-metal steam engine yacht and take his mother-in-law and children to roam the four oceans. And today, he seems to see hope for success.
Thinking that on that beautiful yacht, his mother-in-law was wearing a revealing and surname-like three-point style, revealing their hot bodies and fair skin, and himself, with a pair of small pants, posed like a bodybuilder, holding a bottle of grease in his hand, and asked earnestly in the most surname-oriented and magnetic voice: "Miss, do you need to be oiled?" ”
"Damn, this is called life......" Liang Pengfei, who was full of silver, looked at the steam engine ironclad ship that was getting closer and closer, and almost burst into tears.
Zhang Baozai and Xiao Si Dangdong, the two half-grown children, were already stupid, staring blankly at the boats that were gradually approaching with smoke and noise. Even the little Staunton didn't even notice the drool dripping on his white shirt.
"This must be God's handiwork!" Maria drew a cross on her full chest with great firmness, and prayed with great fervor as a moment when the religious fanatic woman returned to her true colors. Pan Bingjie next to her rolled her eyes at this foreign girl: "It will only appear at the suggestion of the husband, you guy, why do you have to do everything with your Western gods." ”
"Dear Jie, if it weren't for God's guidance in the dark, how could our dear husband find such an outstanding person in the West to design and build? And my ......" Maria raised her eyebrows with a smug face: "If it weren't for God's guidance, how could I have come to the East and married him?" ”
"Okay, okay, don't make trouble, give me peace, there are so many outsiders here, do you want others to make fun of your husband's lax governance?" Shi Xianggu interrupted the unnutritious argument between the two girls very angrily, staring at the ship emerging from the sea in front of her with a pair of apricot eyes, the brilliance on her face was unforgiving, like a female pirate who saw a fat sheep again, and was ready to do it ruthlessly.
Pan Bingjie secretly stuck out her tongue and glared at Maria, looking for the meaning of going back and cleaning you up, but Maria raised her eyebrows proudly, meaning that she won a game today. Not far away, Boss Pan heard the whispered quarrel of the three little girls here, and almost clamped the cigarette in his hand into two with two fingers, and hurriedly guided the people around him to turn their attention to the ships that were getting closer and closer, but he was thinking about whether to let his devout Buddhist mother-in-law teach his daughter two tricks after returning home, so that he couldn't even quarrel with a Xiyi ghost woman.
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"Son, what the hell is that? If there is no sail and no pulp, it can't be that there are cows pulling inside, right? Liang Daguan finally came back to his senses, pulled his son, who was very excited next to him, and asked in a low voice.
"Dad, that's an ironclad ship, a ship made of iron." Liang Pengfei's answer made Liang Daguan startled: "Son, aren't you crazy?" Iron-based shipbuilding? Aren't you afraid of sinking? You're a loser! ”
“…… Dad, it should have sunk a long time ago, you see, they all drove here from King Crab Island, do you say this can be sunk? Liang Pengfei was speechless for a long time to his father, who didn't understand new things.
"Qiyin skills, nothing more than that, nothing more than that......" Zhao Yi's old ruffian was still shaking his head there in disdain, Liang Pengfei's hateful teeth itched, this old man was just ugly, this time he got better, and he started to play again, who are they.
When the ships were moored at the dock, almost all the people who were qualified to attend the ceremony crowded to the pier, and all eyes were on the ironclad ship in amazement.
It was not large, no more than fifteen meters in length, and no more than five meters wide at its widest point, and there was no mast on it, only a black-painted chimney standing there, still snoring and snoring.
On the water, there was no equipment that could be seen what it was used to drive it, and only Liang Pengfei knew that this slow ironclad ship was using propeller. However, in addition to the metal used in the outer shell and some parts of the inside, most of the other components of this ironclad ship are still made of wood, such as the deck, as well as the internal bulkheads, and many of the structures inside, which are still designed according to the sailing ship.
Still, the black and hard hull of the ship, and the iron-black steam engine that towered over the back of the ship, spewing white vapor and smoke, and a heavy metal rhythm, were enough to amaze everyone to the extreme.
"How can this device be used to drive a ship? …… God, ironclad ships, such ironclad ships don't know if they can fight the enemy. Liang Daguan's eyes were a little red, if Liang Pengfei hadn't stopped him in time, maybe this old pirate would have held that hot steam engine for a close contact.
"Not yet, this is just a sample ship, it's already very good to be able to sail here from King Crab Island, don't try to use it to fight." Next to him, a proud and excited young ship-accompanying expert stood up and categorically rejected the illusion of Liang Daguan.
"Mr. Robert, it's great that you can personally pilot this ship, it's been five and a half months since we last met, I thought it would take a little longer, but I didn't expect that at this time, you let these ships appear on the sea." Liang Pengfei laughed and stepped forward, patting the Westerner who was not much older than him very affectionately.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce this to the President of the Steam Ship Research Institute, Dear Robert. Mr. Fulton. Liang Peng Feixuan introduced this Westerner who was not yet over thirty years old, but his face was already a large thick beard, his face was full of wrinkles, and his chestnut hair was already mixed with silver threads.
"You mean to say that this ironclad ship was made by this guy?" Liang Daguan looked up and down this young man in the West with some disbelief.
"It's not me, it's a lot of people, we're an excellent ...... Team. After Robert explained in a somewhat stammering Chinese, he seemed to feel that his Chinese was really not up to standard, and continued to speak to Liang Pengfei in English. There are many problems that we can't solve yet, and this ironclad ship can't even resist the tenth-level wind and waves. ”
"It doesn't matter, as long as you make it, and then find a way to make it more solid and bigger, that's our goal, I'm very optimistic about you, from the first day I met you, I knew that you had an ambition to make the ship run without using the forces of nature." Liang Pengfei patted the young man who looked a little short and thin, and his heart was as happy as if countless roses had bloomed, of course, he was not glass, but at this moment, his favor towards Robert had indeed reached the full value.
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This person was recruited by Liang Pengfei's subordinates from England at a great cost, and it is said that this guy is the same as the British inventor, that is, James, who made the first steam engine with practical value. Watt is a very good friend, and this guy always wants to trick Watt into using the steam engine to apply it to ships.
Still, James. Watt still seems to be hesitant, not too interested in investing in this kind of steam engine ship, however, Liang Pengfei sent to the UK, and the personnel who specialize in collecting talents will naturally not let go of Watt, the big guy, but Watt is reluctant to leave the UK, after all, he has become famous and has a huge industry.
However, for the sake of the generosity of these Orientals, James. Watt recommended this Robert to the personnel Liang Pengfei had sent to the West. Mr. Fulton, then, having heard of the mysteries of the East, there was a powerful king who was very interested in these new technologies, and if he could be convinced, the project would be richly invested.
After Watt's persuasion and the expatriate's demagogy, with a hint of hesitation and uneasiness, as well as curiosity and yearning for the ancient and mysterious East, Robert. Fulton came to the East.
Hearing that his subordinates had actually recruited this steamship bull fork figure, Liang Pengfei was so happy that he almost passed out and met with Robert. Fulton, after an in-depth conversation, Liang Pengfei determined that this was the bull man in history, so a large amount of money was invested, and a large number of technicians were desperately stuffed around this Western scientist, and even generously transferred the maintenance dock of King Crab Island to him for use.
However, his generosity was rewarded by Robert. Fulton worked diligently with research, and Liang Pengfei directly surpassed the paddle wheel, to Robert. Fulton elaborated on the propulsion system of replacing the paddle wheel with propeller, and with the guidance and advice of Liang Pengfei, a shameless traverser, Robert. Fulton, in addition to his sincere admiration for this oriental wise man, worked harder and worked day and night to finally develop a steam-powered ship a full year ahead of history.
Of course, in history, he spent a lot of time looking for investors, and now, there is a Liang Pengfei big financier behind him who is responsive and generous to the extreme, and naturally the work is so smooth that it can be successfully completed.
"But if it weren't for the advanced ideas and opinions you gave me, as well as your ideas like a stroke of genius, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for me to complete such a masterpiece in such a short time, and its glory should belong to us, to our collective, and to Your Excellency the Führer." Robert bowed deeply to Liang Pengfei to express his inner reverence and gratitude.
(To be continued)