I remember that when Duke Jackson first came to Paradise Island, he introduced me to the general location of Paradise Island. Paradise Island is located in the south-central Anglo Ocean, far away from the large island groups in the west and the large island groups in the east, which can be said to be a natural transit point, but from the situation we have summarized before, Paradise Island may be further south than previously expected. The British Empire originally wanted to build Paradise Island into a transit point for colonial expansion to the east, but later it should have been discovered that if Paradise Island was used as a transit station, then in fact, it would take a V-shaped route from west to east, and Paradise Island was not the most ideal transit station, so the Empire did not continue to strengthen the construction of military facilities on the island.

Because Paradise Island is located in the south, so it is very close to the Antarctic Islands, although we have not been to the Antarctic Islands, I don't know if it is the same concept as the Antarctic in our impression, but from what we know so far, it should be much the same, all belong to the frozen and cold land.

The world we are in now is a world composed of archipelagos, although the concept of islands here may not be so narrow, some islands may be as large as two or three Japanese islands, but after all, they all belong to island countries, fish resources are extremely rich, in the words of the students in the camp, the most worthless in the world may be seafood. However, there is also a range, worthless, easy to obtain, is those common seafood, for some scarce and precious, or the distribution area is relatively limited, it is still quite valuable, such as the fish resources of the Antarctic Islands.

According to the students in the camp, the fish in the Antarctic Islands used to be as valuable as gold of equal weight, so many people sailed thousands of miles to the Antarctic Islands to fish, but because of the cold climate in the waters of the Antarctic Islands, there would be a long and obscure snowstorm, and many ships were not prepared and died in the ice and snow. Of course, some people were lucky enough to catch some seafood in good weather, but when they brought it back, most of it died.

If we can get a ship into the Antarctic Islands and mine enough ice to make a cold room that can transport not only fruits and vegetables, but also fish from the Antarctic Islands, we can make money much faster than selling rum.

We all sat around and looked forward to it, and suddenly we realized that the future was bright, and we began to consider how much it would cost to build such a ship.

First of all, the ship has to be large enough, at least medium-to-upper, because the cold room will be built, so the ship's dead weight will increase, and if the ship is not large enough, the cargo load will be limited. Secondly, the ship has to be able to withstand the cold polar weather, and even if we don't pay attention to the fish stocks of the Antarctic Islands, we will have to go there every once in a while to replenish the ice, so the ship must be able to sail in the cold waters full of ice floes. Finally, the ship should have a more advanced power plant, although the ship's cold room can play a role in freezing and preservation, but after all, it is the most primitive refrigeration method, the effect of refrigeration and the time of air conditioning are limited, if the long-term transportation time is too long, then the effect of freezing and preservation will be greatly reduced.

Among the three requirements, the first point is the simplest is nothing more than the increase in construction costs, the second point is a bit difficult, but it is not completely impossible, the most difficult to achieve is probably the third point, the upgrade of the power plant needs the support of science and technology, at present, the world uses a steam engine to drive wood pulp to produce power ships have a prototype, but the efficiency of the steam engine is still very low, and it does not reflect any superiority at all, and there has even been an accident of steam engine explosion, so the current ship is still relying on sail propulsion.

I said to everyone: "It's not a big problem to build a boat, anyway, I already owe Jackson so much money, I'm not afraid to borrow it from him again, and I think he will definitely be willing to lend it to me, but the problem of this power plant is really a big problem, you can't think about it again, is there any way to solve it?" Can't you even invent a steam engine as a Super Saiyan who can rely on ions in seawater to replenish energy, can use iris mapping to change faces, and can grab bullets with your bare hands? ”

Xiaoka shook his head awkwardly and said, "Brother Han, I have explained to you before, those things I know are innate, I have indeed invented some small things on Pelican Island, but I really can't do this steam engine you said." ”

Uncle Wei also said: "The steam engine is a cross-era product, where can be invented casually, if you can really invent a modern steam engine, it is not a simple invention, it is simply an industrial revolution." One thing I want to remind you is that in fact, the issue of power plant can be said to be very important, but it is not necessarily so important, you must know that the world currently wants to carry out cross-border trade, it is necessary to get a trade license jointly stamped by the two countries of trade, so we are planning to transport fish resources from the Antarctic Islands, or from Paradise Island to transport goods out, at present, there are actually only two destinations, one is the British Empire, the other is the Oprah Empire, and we can't go to other places if we want to. So we just need to build the cold room a little bit according to the distance between the two places. ”

I nodded and said, "I see what you mean, but it would be nice if I could work out the steam engine." ”

"It's strange to say, James, they should have been on the island for almost half a year, why don't they even have a school on the island? Without education, there will be no future, and without the future, where will there be scientific and technological progress? Sister Hongmei asked with some confusion.

As soon as she said this, everyone thought about it, there was no school on the island so far, but because none of us had children, no one paid attention to this problem.

Lin Ruyi said: "It may be that the population of the island is not large enough, and there is too much infrastructure to be built on the island, and there may not be the energy and funds to take care of this area." ”

I said, "It is possible that there is an element of this, but I think it is more likely that the empire did not want to build a school at all, after all, this is only a territory far away, and the people here have been ignorant and ignorant, isn't it more conducive to rule?" ”

"That's why we need to preach the republican revolution and let the people be the masters of the country, so that everyone can get equal access to education, medical care, and the world can continue to progress!" One of the students said suddenly.

"Why did you bring up this stubble again, you unlucky boy?" I pretended to be unhappy and said, "You have said it many times, don't think that there is any political system that is suitable for any country in the world, and that only when the whole world is republicned can the world progress?" ”

Those students thought I was really angry, and they didn't dare to speak out immediately, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became awkward, Sister Hongmei hurriedly smiled and said, "Xiao Han, you too, there are no outsiders here, why don't you just talk casually." Don't take it too seriously. ”

Lin Ruyi also said: "That is, although the republic may not be the best political system suitable for the world, no matter what, it is much stronger than the rule of the feudal dynasty, right?" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll admit you have a point." I sighed and raised my hands in surrender, and everyone laughed and the atmosphere came alive again.

After I had eaten and drunk enough, I rested for a while and left the camp, and I went to James's grandson to ask what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.