readx;?“ Fortunately, there is no shortage of charcoal in Hainan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info But if it goes on like this, it is estimated that it will not be able to cope with the world for a long time. Liu Yao straightened up with black hands, looking at the big whirring machine in front of him, and felt very proud. Looking back at his wife and children, he said loudly, "Look! I built a steam engine! ”

Any time-traveling novel has to be goldfingered, and this one is an exception. Anyone who knows a little about mechanics will say that you can't talk about steam engines without welding technology. No, unless there is no lathe either. The cylinder of this steam engine consisted of a cast steel cylinder and a lid, which were connected by threads, and yes, the cylinder head was screwed up. There are protruding ears on both the cylinder and the cylinder head, which are bolted between them to prevent the cylinder head from rotating and falling off. Where the piston connecting rod protrudes from the cylinder, it is completely controlled by the precise size of the connecting rod and hole. The precision lathe turns out the perfectly round connecting rod and connecting rod hole, moistened by the lubricating oil, the operation is very smooth, and there is no air leakage at all. As for the connection of the pipe, it is all about bolts. All the pipes that need to be turned are cast and molded in one piece, and the threads are threaded at both ends and the threaded joints are set. These setups give this device a very strong steampunk flavor, it doesn't use springs, it doesn't use rubber, it doesn't use welding, it just steel, threads, and hex bolts. Because of this, it can't be made very large. The 60 cm diameter cylinder provides about 50 hp. Liu Yao was already thinking about the scene of six or eight steam engines on the ship running at the same time, and his mood became more and more excited.

Liu Man and Yao Ying looked at the bulky machine a little unmoved, they neither understood it very much, nor did they feel very novel: the machine, I had seen a lot before I came. Liu Ze tried to pounce on him several times to play, but after being pulled back, he also lost interest and clamored to shoot. Liu Yao turned his gaze to the carpentry workshop's subordinates in disappointment, hoping for a response, but the result was also disappointed. Although Qian Er and others knew the importance of the steam engine, they only understood it in the abstract and were completely ignorant of the revolutionary power of the steam engine. So in this time and space, Liu Yao was the only one who looked at this machine in a fascination and loneliness.

"The equipment is preliminarily finalized, the drawings are sorted, and all the parts must be clear in size and special requirements. Then immediately began to work on the second one. This one lets it work continuously, and sends people to guard it 24 hours a day, and records any situation. I'm going to see how it fails. Liu Yao put down those thoughts, took a rag to wipe his hands, and gave instructions to Qian Er.

"Didn't you, sir, say it can sail? Can we get on board and do a continuous work test? "Qian Er's temperament is also more anxious, and he wants to see the results as soon as possible.

"I'm afraid not. Its power is still relatively small, and the ship we built is relatively large, so I am afraid that a machine will not be able to push it. It takes the two to work together. So we'll have to wait to get on board. Liu Yao patted the machine with great regret, and he also wanted to see the results as soon as possible.

"Sir, did you build a ship so big that it was used for war? Can you make it smaller? Qian Er still didn't give up. On the one hand, I am reluctant to let the machine idle in vain.

"Those big ships are used to carry cargo. The ships fighting the war are about the same size as the two ships that we have now gotten our hands on. It may be possible to push it with one steam engine, but it must be installed with two to have the right speed. However, it is better to test the steam engine separately so as not to interfere with each other. Liu Yao tried to explain the situation clearly.

"What Mr. said is, isn't this just a preliminary finalization, maybe there are adjustments, and I can't rush it." Zhang Heng said on the side. Recently, he was a little afraid to go to the county. The matter of spears and armor was not reported in time last time, and this musket and grenade are not known to be good. And it seems that Liu Yao's situation is very good, and whether the county magistrate still needs to rely on it has to be considered. But tomorrow is when I want to go to the county Huang Fatzi's store to answer users' questions, and if I don't report to the county order, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain this matter. Zhang Heng couldn't make up his mind in his heart, but he couldn't see it on his face at all.

"I'm talking about it, it's preliminary. It's not in a hurry. Zhang Heng, are you going to the county tomorrow? Liu Yao asked.

"How does the gentleman know?" Zhang Heng was shocked, tried his best to control his expression, and showed just the right amount of surprise.

"Didn't I have you hang a plank on the wall?" Liu Yao pointed back. "It says, tomorrow is your time to go to the store. You go and bring me back the fat man, I have something to discuss with him. By the way, I ask, how much does it take to repair what is sold? ”

"Not much. Most are normal wear and tear. The parts we get back are stored in the warehouse, and they are being counted month by month. I remember more than 80% of it was normal wear and tear. Zhang Heng is still quite familiar with his business.

"That's good. There have been too many things recently, and I only care about making requests to you, and I don't care about what problems you are encountering. Tell me, what's the problem? ”

"Two things. One is that spring ploughing is coming soon, and many people want to go home to help, and I plan to let them go back for a while, so the recent work may be a little less. Another one, after the spring ploughing, many people have been working for a year, and some of them have to consider leaving the school, and it is time to issue silver. I don't know if you have prepared so much silver, sir? Qian Er was honest about his problem.

"The first question, it's right to go home and help. But it can't be too long, ten days should be enough, right? We are still workers, and we must focus on factories. If there is someone who is willing not to go back, he will be given double pay during this time. The second question, I called Huang Fatzi to come, also to prepare for the silver. Yesterday we discussed that starting next month, everyone will no longer receive food, but silver. And it used to be considered an apprentice's salary. In the next month, anyone who can complete the division will be given silver according to the market. ”

"What do you mean by giving silver according to the market?" Qian Er asked.

"Whoever is appointed to this man will be paid. However, the approval of wages is at the superior of the person who fixed the wages. Just like you Qian Er and Zhang Heng, you must have a carpentry team leader and a die-casting team leader, these people are usually assigned by you, and the salary is set by you, but I have to approve it - I am your superior. These team leaders then set the wages of his subordinates, and you will approve them. Qian Er nodded and smiled, and said to Zhang Heng: "The methods that Mr. came up with are all set in a set, and there must be a reason for it." Is it kneading the rules with Wang Daixi's girl again? ”

"This time, Zhang Daosong and a few people from their bank participated." Liu Yao said casually. He was glad he didn't have to do it himself.

"What is a bank?" Zhang Heng hurriedly asked. This is another new thing.

"It's the money bank. It's a little different. Liu Yao replied as briefly as possible. He was in a hurry to attend the ceremony of the formation of the navy.

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It took less than an hour for the ship to arrive at Ishoroku Harbor, and it was about 10 o'clock in the morning. The leaders of Liberty Hill are here. Qian Er, who almost never attends meetings and activities, was also dragged by Liu Yao to participate in the event with black hands, standing on the beach with squinted eyes.

This is the beach where there was a big fight with the bandits. The sea breeze smoothed out all the traces, leaving only an intact sandbox standing upright, uncollected for some reason.

With their backs to the sandbox were all the leading figures, including the top of the guard: Zhao Fei, Sun Fu, and Liu Man. Mei Jiaju and Yao took the general as the invited representatives, standing with everyone in full cloth. Facing them was less than 50 people led by Zhong Laosi. Liu Yao boarded the sandbox, greeted everyone, and began his speech: "Everyone, your feet may have been soaked in blood. Maybe it's the blood of our children, maybe it's the pirates. Shiroku Port and the upstream villages of Chahe and Mejia will also be invaded by pirates from time to time. The bandits can come as soon as they want, and they can leave as soon as they want, and we can prevent them once and for all, and if we can't prevent them, they will be wiped out. If we want to live a good life here, we have to control the sea, we have to clear the sea. You can't let the pirates get close to Ishroku, and you can't let them come whenever they want. So we have to have a water army. ”

The wind whistled across the beach, and everyone's eyes sparkled. They think of their deceased loved ones and are also hopeful about the future.

"For us, the ocean is not only about safety, but also about wealth. Recently, we made a deal with the Li people, and we only sold 100 sets of armor and spears in exchange for dozens of square kilometers of land upstream of the reservoir. Jiao Huang is still surveying and mapping, and it is estimated that it will be close to 50 square kilometers. What kind of deal is this? That is, with two sets of armor and spears, that is less than 50 kilograms of iron, we can exchange one square kilometer of land. Of course, we made a huge profit from this trade," the crowd laughed. Liu Yao also smiled, and then said: "We will also trade with others, and we really can't make so much money in ordinary trading." But you can think about it, these hundred sets of armor and spears in an ordinary cabin can only fill a small corner of a cabin, and they can't occupy half of the cabin at all. At this point, he stretched out his hand and said, "Look, the big ship we are building now, and the space in it is the size of 160 cabins like the one I said, and if it is full of goods and sells to others, we can get a lot of wealth!" The ocean must be ours! So, we have to have a water army. ”

"Starting with the water army, let's sort out the affairs of the army by the way. Externally, we are nominally a team exercise. Internally, we call it the Guard. Now I'm thinking, from today onwards, we will call the Freedom Mountain Army and the Freedom Mountain Navy, and as for how to deal with the Wang County Order, the Mr. Mei who handed it over to us will bother. Both the Army and the Navy are under the administration of the Liberty Hill Military Department. I will be the minister, Sun Zhuang will be my deputy, and the military department consists of the General Staff Department, the Intelligence Department, the Recruit Department, and the Equipment Department. In the army, Zhao Fei served as the commander, with a company under his command and three platoons, which were stationed in Liberty Mountain, Chahe Village and Shilu Port. In the navy, Zhong Lao served as the fourth commander and had two combat teams under his command. Each team consists of at least two ships. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yao glanced meaningfully at Mr. Yao and Mei Jiaju, and then said: "As I said just now, we have set up a military department, and there are quite a few departments in it. The military department is in charge of the army's major affairs, whether it can fight a war or not, whether it wants to fight a war or not, this military department has to decide, and the army itself cannot go to war casually. The General Staff Department is in charge of how to fight a war, how many troops to use, what equipment, how much baggage, when to set off, and what the specific strategy is. The Intelligence Department is the spies. The Recruits Department is responsible for the recruitment and training of new recruits, including the training of military doctors. The preparation department understands very well that it is the production of munitions, for example, this shipyard is in charge of the equipment department. The task of the army and navy is very simple: to obey the orders of the military department and win the war. After this arrangement, our army will be basically present. Except for one person and one place I haven't arranged yet. One person is Mei Jiaju, who is the founder and first de facto commander of the Guard. One place is the Ishroku Port in front of you and the 1,000 soldiers here. Yao was always nervous, and I don't know if Liu Yao will break the cup and lead a team of knife and axe players. I heard Liu Yao continue: "This Shilu Port is a military base for us. It's our gateway, it's the place where our military power is most concentrated, it's a fortress. So I'm going to have a stronghold commander. When there is no war, the troops stationed in the fortress are under the jurisdiction of the commander of the fortress, and when the war is fought, the commander of the fortress is the decision-maker who is higher than the commander of the navy or army. As you can imagine, Ishroku Port is very important to us. Those 1,000 troops are also important to us. Our army and navy can't always mix in the name of regimental training, fooling Wang County's order for a day or two is okay, but after a long time, it can't be done, and it is estimated that it won't be fooled for a day when we go to the prefect. Therefore, in the name of the Ishiroku Guard, I will hide our army and navy in it. Mr. Yao, I openly stated my plan in front of everyone, this is not a conspiracy, it is a conspiracy. I hope you will cooperate with me in completing this idea. After saying this conspiracy, all the people and things have been arranged. Mei Jiaju, I hope that after the navy and army are stationed in Shilu Port, you will report to the military department and take up the post of commander of the fortress. Mr. Yao, I hope that your soldiers will be merged with my soldiers, and that this is your soldier externally, and that the people of Freedom Mountain will manage it internally. Of course, all military exploits are yours. ”

After saying this, Liu Yao looked around and said passionately: "Ladies and gentlemen, I invite everyone to come here, not only to witness the establishment of the navy, but also to witness the establishment of the Freedom Mountain army. From today on, we are a group of people protected by the military. My goal: to train three platoons of the Army, four ships of the Navy, and ten times better than the cannons on those two ships by the summer! With these military forces, I want to actually control Changjiang County and the sea surface of Shilu Port after the summer harvest, so that we can stay away from threats by land and water! As for what will happen by the end of the year, I haven't made a plan yet, so I won't talk about it here. (To be continued.) )

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