From the sea to North Korea, Xie Hong mainly considered the issue of raw materials. 【】

Like ginseng, the forests in eastern Liaoning are also in the Changbai Mountains, and there are also in southern Liaoning, but the quality of wood is far inferior to those in the deep mountains and old forests, which are all hundreds, or even hundreds of years old, and they are best used for shipbuilding.

The best way to transport this timber is also to take the sea route, after cutting the wood in the forest, directly weave it into a raft, drop it down the Yalu River, and drag it back to Lushun directly after entering the sea, which is both labor-saving and strong in concealment.

If you take the land route, it will be more troublesome, the road conditions in Liaodong are very general, the closer to the Yalu River, the more so, if you want to transport wood back by land, you can only build more big cars, and then stretch the line.

In this way, needless to say, although the carriage made by Xie Hong is light and adaptable to the road, the shock-absorbing equipment needs springs made of stainless steel, and the current assembly line is just manual, and it is not so easy to manufacture springs.

Moreover, the main force of the foundry academy remained in the capital, and it would take some time for the blacksmith workshop here to be established, so the idea of building a cart to pull wood was not advisable.

Although the water resources in Liaodong are good, they are far from the water network like the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not feasible to transport timber by rivers.

However, even if there is a competent navigator, you can't rely on fishing boats to pull wood, and the risk is not enough, the key is that the power is insufficient and the efficiency is too low.

Therefore, after solving the problem of sailors and navigators, Xie Hong devoted his energy to shipbuilding.

There is no shortage of timber near southern Liaoning, and it is a little difficult to build a large number of ships, but it shouldn't matter if the number is small, the ship that Xie Hong conceived is not large, so there is no need to take care of these. What he has to do is to draw the drawings as soon as possible, and complete the discussion of various details, and get into the water as soon as possible.

Two days after recruiting the Lu family brothers, Xie Hong finally came out with a stack of drawings.

Wang Yun has been looking forward to the ship designed by Xie Hong for a long time, although he also knows that it is difficult for people who have not gone through practical work to design a qualified ship, but no matter what happens, as long as it happens to Xie Hong, there will always be something unexpected.

This time was no exception, Wang Yun took Xie Hong's drawings, looked dumbfounded, and only remembered for a long time before he remembered and asked, "Brother Xie, what kind of ship is this?" ”

"Well, let's call it a flywheel battleship." Xie Hong smiled slightly, and gave the new ship a name.

"Flywheel battleship? Human-based ...... Drive axle ...... Then use the axle to drive the paddle, could it be ......" Wang Yun looked at the drawings one by one, the more he looked, the more confused he became, he groaned for a while, and suddenly raised his head and asked: "Brother Xie, could it be that this is the legendary car and ship?" ”

"Exactly." Hearing Wang Yun's question, Xie Hong was also a little surprised, what surprised him was not that Wang Yun said the name of the car and boat, but that the other party was knowledgeable.

As early as the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, China already had a record of vehicles and ships, and the clear record is that Li Gao, a Tang man, often had ingenuity, for the warship, carrying two wheels, flying the wind and waves, as fast as hanging sails, and the province was easy and long-lasting, which was talking about vehicles and ships.

Vehicles and ships can be said to be the prototype of modern ships, the Tang Dynasty was mostly military, in the Song Dynasty was all the rage, both military and civilian use, and with Xie Hong's understanding, to the Ming Dynasty vehicles and ships should also be there, but rarely heard.

Thinking about it, with the suppression of craftsmen by the scholars of the Ming Dynasty and the confinement of navigation, those are just imitations of the scales and claws of their predecessors. What's more, the vehicles and ships of the previous dynasty also had many shortcomings, and they were only suitable for application on large rivers and lakes, and places such as canals were impassable.

"Brother Xie is really good, he can reproduce such legendary ships, but it's just ......" Wang Yun was amazed at first, and then he also remembered the various flaws in the relevant records, he frowned again, shook his head again and again, and said: "As far as Brother Yu knows, this car and ship are too cumbersome to withstand the wind and waves, but they can't enter the sea......"

After that, he also let out a long sigh, obviously regretful.

Xie Hong smiled, very disapproving, although Wang Yun is good at learning and is very studious, he is still influenced by many traditions, and often regards the things recorded by his predecessors as the truth.

Before the invention of propeller-driven steamships, in addition to the driving mode, paddle steamers were not much different from ancient Chinese cars and ships, as long as they could avoid the corresponding defects, sailing in the sea was no problem.

"Brother Wang, the main reason why the car and ship cannot enter the sea is because the hull is bulky and there are too many superstructures on the hull, which causes the center of gravity to be too high, so it is easy to turn over. Now that you know the problem, as long as you prescribe the right medicine, you can come and see ......" Xie Hong took out a drawing and pointed:

"There are very few superstructures on my ship, and most of the installations are below the waterline, and after my calculations, the center of gravity should be low enough...... In addition, the axle that drives the propeller is different, and I used a combination of screw and gear, which not only saves labor, but also saves space and equipment, and the hull is far less bulky than the car and ship in the document. ”

There are many sailing ships in the Age of Discovery, and there are not a few warships and merchant ships suitable for long-distance voyages, but Xie Hong does not specialize in this, and of course he can't remember the detailed parameters, so he chose the car and ship.

Of course, this chariot and ship is definitely different from the ancient chariot and ship, although the appearance and principle are similar, and the ship is also driven by manpower, but in fact, Xie Hong's flywheel warship is more similar to the steamships of later generations.

Although Wang Yun has some bad habits, he is very modest, after listening to classes in the academy for a few months, he can also understand the principles that Xie Hong said, and after careful consideration, he also nodded and agreed with what Xie Hong said.

"Theoretically speaking, Brother Xie, what you said should not be bad, but in the end, how to make it has to be said, and the side is fine......" Although he recognized the theory, Wang Yun's brows still did not open, "There is no way for the foolish brother of the wheel axle inside the ship, how to solve this?" ”

"It's okay, when Master Lin and the others come, just build the blacksmith workshop, Brother Wang, you can make the hull first."

Although Dong Ping stayed in the capital, but Xie Hong also brought a blacksmith master, compared to the Navigation College and the School of Physics that were established later, Dong Ping's apprentices on the casting side were many, Xie Hong picked a few of the best of them to bring Liaodong, it is difficult to rely on these people for further research and development, but it is not difficult to simply copy the metallurgical workshop in the capital.

"It's fine." Wang Yun didn't look up, studied the drawings several times, and felt that there was no problem, so he got up and said goodbye, went to gather the shipwrights and carpenters, and prepared to start work.

It's really not easy, Xie Hong pinched his eyebrows, he is still lightweight, how cool it was when he cooperated with Brother Dong, what do you want, just go over the next strip, at most it is to draw drawings, why is it so hard now?

Talent is the most important thing.

Xie Hong walked to the door, and was about to go out to blow the sea breeze to refresh himself, but Scarface walked in with a bitter face, and when he saw Xie Hong, he pounced on him as if he had seen a relative, and wailed: "Brother Xie, I can't stand it, I really can't stand it, you can do it, let me go." ”

"Oh?" Xie Hong raised his eyes and saw that it was him, and asked with a smile: "What, Brother Jiang, it's your turn again today?" ”

"Isn't it? I said Brother Xie, I'm a general right away, why do you still want to take a boat? Even if you take a boat, you have to wait for the big ship to be built before you can sit on it, right? Isn't it fatal to ride in such a small fishing boat? No, no, so-and-so really can't hold on, so-and-so has to rest for a few days. Jiang Bin saw that Xie Hong was unmoved, so he simply played a scoundrel.

"Brother Jiang, I heard everything you said to the monk." Xie Hong laughed playfully.

The Lu brothers were useless for a while, although they could explore the charts of the coastal sea, Xie Hong didn't want them to continue to risk with small fishing boats, but it was not his style to let resources be idle, so he simply divided the border troops into several groups and let them go to sea by boat to adapt to navigation as soon as possible.

Of course, for the border army, which is composed entirely of landlubbers from the mainland, this kind of experience is really hard, except for a few who adapt quickly, most of them are like Jiang Bin, they are shaken and vomited, so Scarface will come to cry.

"What if you hear that?" Jiang Bin's confidence was a little lacking, but he still stiffened his neck.

Xie Hong said mysteriously: "Brother Jiang, I know what you are thinking, that is, the one I told you when we first arrived in Nanzhen Fusi, right?" But you don't know about this knowledge, do you want to know? ”

The so-called Xie Hong's promise to the Fusi of Nanzhen, that is, before the Fusi of the North Town, in order to boost morale, he took out the allusion of Jiang Binde's North Korean show girl to tell the story. At that time, Xie Hong's promise was for everyone, but then North Korea never came to pay tribute, and the matter was shelved.

The border soldiers were all paid well in the capital, and there was a discount for going to Lichun Courtyard, Xie Hong originally thought that they had forgotten about this stubble a long time ago. As a result, he heard the monk and Jiang Bin talking in Shanhaiguan, he pondered it afterwards, and asked the monkey again, only to figure out that these people were still thinking about it.

Xie Hong doesn't understand why these guys' tastes are so weird, but just as he respects Zhengde's unique taste, he doesn't plan to find fault with Jiang Bin and them, maybe those two show girls really have something unique that makes them nostalgic, and Xie Hong is what Xie Hong is best at.

"Yes!" The trick he liked was really good, and when Scarface heard it, he forgot even the pain of seasickness in a small fishing boat, and his eyes were shining, like a hungry wolf that saw meat.

"Actually, although the North Koreans are all on the same island, there is a distinction between the north and the south...... Xie Hong began to flicker.

"Oh!" Jiang Bin's eyes widened, and he nodded again and again.

"It is said that the women of Nanbang are more, well, have a taste, why, because the water and soil of Nanbang are better, and they are closer to Wajima, so they have been influenced by Wajima......" Xie Hong couldn't figure out what Jiang Bin and they liked about the show girl, so he had to continue to fool around with more general words, and also led the topic to Wajima.

"Brother Xie, do you mean to say that the women of Wajima are more flavorful?" Jiang Bin quickly embraced the new term, and applied it.

"Probably." Flickering successfully, Xie Hong nodded with satisfaction.

"What does that have to do with a certain boat?" Scarface wasn't stupid and quickly turned his attention back.

Xie Hong pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "Brother Jiang, don't you like the original?" Of course, the original one has to go to the place of origin? You've seen all the maps I've drawn, think about it, whether it's to go to Wajima or Nanbang, isn't it the most convenient to take a boat? If you can't even make a boat, won't you have to be brought back by someone? How different is that from when you wait in the capital? If you turn a hand, it's called second-hand, understand? ”

Jiang Bin nodded like a chicken, and replied in a loud voice: "Understood, understood." ”

"However, since Brother Jiang doesn't like to take a boat, then with our friendship, being a brother can't embarrass you, just do this, you don't want to participate in the training, the Marine Corps to be established in the future, well, let Brother Hou lead it, you just wait in Jinzhou or Liaoyang, everyone will definitely come back with your share."

"No, the monkey is the oldest, where is the turn of the Marine Corps to get him, and when he is trained, he will definitely be better than him." As soon as Jiang Bin heard this, he immediately became anxious.

"Then Brother Jiang, you have been seasick like this, little brother, I can't bear it in my eyes." Xie Hong is compassionate.

"It's okay, spit, spit, so-and-so, I'm used to it, don't thank you brother, you don't have to worry about it, okay, this matter is settled, when you go to Nanbang and Wajima, you must take me with you, well, the captain of the Marine Corps has to be me!"

"Okay, then it's hard for you, Brother Jiang."

(To be continued)