Chapter 9 I know a thing or two about the construction of ships
The dockyard of the Navy Headquarters is still easy to find, and from a distance you can see more than a dozen brand-new warships moored, some large and some small, the big one is much taller than the one of Karp, and the small one can only be regarded as an ordinary sailing ship.
A recruit saw Luo Qi passing by, and immediately gave him a military salute, and he replied, pressing the general's hat even lower, and his eyes were also looking at the ground, like a spy who had infiltrated the enemy.
On the edge of the dock where the ships were moored was a huge shipyard, where countless workers came and went, and thick timbers were carried on the shoulders of some of the navy's recruits.
"Please show the military order, no idlers are allowed to enter this place." Two admirals armed with muskets stopped Roach and ordered in a serious voice.
Roach did not apply for a military order for the ship, but he directly took out the order given to him by the pheasant and handed it to the navy.
After the Navy took it, after inspecting it, the two exchanged words, and then walked in with the order.
After a while, a tall middle-aged navy with at least the rank of lieutenant came out of the shipyard, he took Roach's order, looked up and down, nodded and commanded.
"Let him in, and you can take him to Harlan."
With that, the lieutenant turned and left.
The two guards immediately agreed, saluted Luo Qi, and said loudly: "Captain Luo Qi, please come with us." ”
Luo Qi hurriedly covered the mouths of the two and whispered in their ears: "The secret mission knows, don't make a noise, and don't tell others that I've been here, you know?" ”
The two navy soldiers were startled, nodded quickly, said no more, and led Roach into the shipyard.
As soon as I entered the factory, I clearly felt a harsh noise, and as Roach went deeper and deeper, the sound became louder and louder.
The two admirals took Roach to an open field and left.
Curious, Roach found that there were at least a thousand workers in the factory, and the sawing machines were running at full strength, countless sawdust were flying all over the sky, and the ground was also covered with a thick layer of dust.
In the center of the factory was a narrow canal, on which a giant warship of nearly two hundred feet was being further assembled, and Lodge could clearly see that a keel ran through the entire hull under the wooden plank.
What surprised him the most was that this keel was actually trimmed out of a complete giant tree, an ancient tree of this size, which was at least thousands of years old on the home planet, and was an absolutely precious resource.
"What's the matter, boy, you know how to build ships too?"
A deep voice sounded from beside him, and Roach quickly turned his head, but found nothing.
Then there was a sharp pain in his knee, and his voice shouted in annoyance, "Isn't it great to grow taller?" Keep your head down! ”
Luo Qi covered his knees and lowered his head, and a thin old man less than one meter three tall appeared in front of him, dressed in simple linen clothes, with a bare head, and the beard on his chin was so long that it was almost dragging to the ground.
The old man was on crutches, which was the same weapon used to attack him before.
"I'm Harlan, Roach, come with me, young people nowadays have no manners at all."
Harlan snorted coldly and walked towards a small room in the factory, Rocky scratched his head and hurriedly followed him.
At first glance, this room was prepared for Harlan, and the height was only about one meter five, and with Luo Qi's height approaching one meter eight, he could only bend over and walk in aggrievedly.
The room was cluttered with drawings of various ships, and the one that Rocky cared about the most was the drawing of the warship pasted on the central table, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the data on the drawings.
"Hehe, can you understand my ship too? It's kind of a bit of a skill for you. Harlan's expression relaxed when he saw Roach staring at his drawings so seriously.
He propped his cane on the ground, jumped onto the table, and pointed to the drawings and asked Roach.
"Can you see any mysteries?"
Roach smiled a little embarrassedly, walked a few more steps, and almost put his face on the drawing.
"This warship must be the one built out there, right? It's an amazing construction, and the person who created it must have been a genius. ”
"Hahahaha, it's indeed a genius, tell me what you see?" Harlan grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"This drainage chamber seems to be a bit complicated, I can't understand it, but this boat as a whole is a bit oval, and it is not suitable for breaking the wind and waves, hey, but this power unit can convert the thrust of the surrounding water into power, but it turns the defect into an advantage, which is really an incredible idea."
When Roach was in his home planet, his only hobby was ships, although due to lack of money, he could only collect models of the same scale.
This hobby also led Roach to consult a large number of books on ship construction and to make his own models of ships.
However, with the disaster struck, he hadn't paid attention to these things for a long time, and seeing so many ship drawings at this time suddenly rekindled Rocky's love for ships.
Harlan was stunned for a moment, and looked at him in surprise: "How do you know so much about ship construction?" ”
"I've always loved boats since I was a child, but it's just a hobby, and it's the first time I've seen so many drawings, and it's almost perfect, but unfortunately there are still some flaws in the sails."
Roach really didn't lie to Harlan, he saw the drawings of his ships on the Internet, it can be said that in the entire pirate world, innovation may be far inferior to others, but he doesn't have to know less about these experts.
"What flaw?" Harlan immediately asked.
"Since the shape of the ship is already oval, the sails should also be adjusted accordingly."
Then, under his guidance, Harlan continued to revise the drawings, which also made him more and more optimistic about Roach.
"You've got this talent, Roach! What kind of navy, follow the old man and I will build a ship! Harlan jumped on top of Roach and grabbed him by the neck.
"No, no, I think the navy still has a future." Although he was extremely fond of boats, he had no intention of making Roach a hobby his job.
"You know the, when I retire, this shipyard is not yours yet, do you know how much money a ship here can earn from the Navy Headquarters." Harlan raised his cane, slapped Roach's head hard, and roared and shouted.
"Don't fight, don't fight, I'm the ...... of the Navy appointed by Admiral Pheasant"
Unexpectedly, Harlan, who looked short, had such a lot of strength in his hands, and Luo Qi could only take out the pheasant as a shield under the begging for mercy.