The food is plentiful, not a little better than last year.

After the woman and the children had eaten the dumplings, they went to the side hall and chattered. Where there are many women, there are naturally many topics. Li Xiao saw Tokugawa Chihime pulling a cigarette face, as if he was asking for something.

After Li Hao was full, he ran out with the old fisherman's grandson, and he didn't have to guess to know. This must be to find his fox friends and dog friends, all of whom are children of high-level families, hoping not to cause anything.

Only Xiao Yu was in Li Xiao's arms, listening to the old fisherman and Li Xiao talking while drinking.

Ay......! There is no intimate, just such a little padded jacket-like sister.

"The old man has lived all these years, and he has been happy in the past few years, and he has lived a personal life." The fisherman took a sip of wine, his face was happy and satisfied. For him, making a superior machine is the embodiment of the value of life.

"In my lifetime, I can see such a development of firearms, and I have no regrets in this life!" Inatomi Yuzhi's lifelong thought is to make better firearms. The research and development of fixed ammunition was almost done by him independently. Of course, the advice given by Li Xiao also played a role in fueling the fire.

"Machines and firearms, the development is almost endless. Mechanically, the steam engine can be made smaller. Finally installed on the ship, the entire ship is made of steel. You can still be as fast as a galloping horse at sea! Li Xiao looked forward to the future a little.

The warships of later generations could soar at a speed of forty or fifty knots at every turn. Calculated at a speed similar to that of a horse. Li Xiao: This is not bragging!

Hearing that it was possible to build ships with iron, Li Xiu's eyes immediately lit up. He who eats at sea, he knows too well what an advantage a ship made of steel will have. What would it be like to have a steam engine ship? Li Xiu unleashed his infinite imagination, trying to think about how a pile of iron could float on the water without sinking.

"It's the same with firearms, now that there's already a fixed set of ammunition. In the future, there will be bursts of firearms, and as few as thirty or forty shots can be fired in a row. Many, hundreds of rounds can be fired in a minute. At that time, it was the real bullet raining down. Li Xiao looked forward to it a little again, and now it was Inamifuyou's turn to get excited.

"The old man has built a boat all his life, but he has seen a turtle boat of the North Koreans. The outside was covered with a layer of iron, but the inside was still wooden. How can this iron ship float on the water? "The fisherman is an old connoisseur of shipbuilding, and now he is short of manpower, otherwise his favorite thing is shipbuilding. If Li Xiao could provide enough manpower and money, Li Xiu would have wanted to start an ambitious shipbuilding plan long ago.

The third five-masted ship after the renovation this year has finally been put into service, but for the vast Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, the three ships are obviously a little powerless. Li Xiu looked forward to the new warship, and his eyes were almost blue.

But Li Xiao really doesn't have the ability to build a new warship for Li Xiu now. In fact, the brass cannons that transformed the five-masted ship had already made Li Xiao have the urge to vomit blood. That's just two words, and it costs money! It's so fucking expensive!

"Bring a basin of water!" As soon as Li Xiao gave an order, a servant immediately brought a basin of water.

Li Xiao saw the candy box in Xiao Yu's hand, which was very similar to the tin chocolate box in later generations. It was Xie Youcai who specially ordered someone to send it from the capital in order to tie up Li Xiao.

The iron box was thrown into the water, and sure enough, it floated on the water. The old fisherman looked at it with straight eyes, and when he stroked his beard, he pulled off a few beards and didn't know it.

"Yikes! Float up, float up! Xiaoyu clapped her hands and shouted happily.

"Not to mention such a small iron box, even if it is this copper basin, you can float in the sea." Li Xiao's words are a bad thing, Xiaoyu poured out the water with the copper basin, and was going to the beach to play with the copper basin.

"It's too cold, and I get cold when I go back. It doesn't have to be in the sea, the bathtub you bathe in is big enough. It's the same when you put it inside! Li Xiao touched Xiaoyu's head dotingly, and finally coaxed this little ancestor back. Xiao Yu immediately went upstairs to his room with the copper basin, preparing to study the buoyancy problem in the bathtub.

"Hmmm! As long as it is built big enough, it can indeed make the boat float on the sea. It's just that the sails can't be carried on such a heavy ship, and you say that using steam maneuvering as a power is indeed the best way. The old fisherman also came back to his senses at this time and nodded.

"Big brother, build me a ship like this, just one!" Li Xiu didn't mention the word ship in front of him, when he heard that such a good ship could be built, Li Xiu's face turned red with excitement.

"Now this thing is a concept, and we won't be able to make it for at least ten years. The miniaturization of the steam engine alone will have to be studied for several years. Besides, there is no money to build such a ship now. If nothing else, special steel was needed to build such a ship. Otherwise, after a few years in the sea, I will embroider a fart. "Li Xiao also wants to have a battleship and come out to show off everywhere. In this era, a battleship sailed to Europe, and it was an invincible existence. That's a real boat that can conquer a country.

But now it really can't be built, although there are no magnetic mines in these days, and naval ships don't need to demagnetize. However, the steel used in naval ships still has to be studied, and in the high salinity of seawater, the corrosion of steel is very serious. In addition, the ductility and yield strength of steel are far from meeting the requirements of building warships.

Not to mention, a steam engine the size of half a football field. How many tons of that thing, Li Xiao didn't bother to count. Anyway, it's on land, but just pulling this steam engine on the sea will kill you.

"There are a lot of problems that need to be solved, and they may not be solved in 10 years. In the lifetime of the old man, it is enough to see such an iron ship launched! "Maybe it's because I've been with Inafuyou for a long time, and the old fisherman has also begun to slap words.

Li Xiu's face collapsed suddenly, and he got on the ship prematurely to serve as a soldier. As a result, his cultural knowledge is seriously lacking, and now he can recognize the words more fully and calculate the accounts clearly. Counting on how deep his knowledge of physics is, he simply doesn't have that time.

"Yes, you will live a long life. Here's a toast! Li Xiao picked up the wine glass, touched a glass with the old fisherman, and drained the five grains in the cup.

"Handsome! I don't know ...... that repeating gun! "Inatomi still likes guns, and when he heard that a gun that could fire six hundred rounds a minute, he immediately came to his senses. It was inconvenient for the fisherman to ask just now, but now where can he bear it.

"When a bullet is fired, there is recoil. You can attach a spring to the bolt so that it can rely on the recoil of the shot and make the bolt repeat quickly. To achieve the purpose of rapid fire, 600 rounds of ammunition in one minute is only a theoretical rate of fire. When it comes to real combat, it can't be that fast. Li Xiao tried to explain the principle of the machine gun in the most concise language.

Now almost everyone in the upper echelons of the Liao army has a Western pocket watch, and the words "what time and a few minutes" have appeared on the combat order.

"Hmmm! This is feasible, why didn't the old man think of it. Belch......! However, with such a high rate of fire, the barrel could not withstand it. "Inatomi is worthy of being an expert at playing with guns, and immediately thought of another question.

"Oh! It's easy to do, you can add a sleeve to the outside of the barrel. It is filled with water, and the heat emitted by the barrel will be absorbed by the water. If the water is too hot, just let it go and refill it with cool water. Li Xiao smiled, the air-cooled machine gun was technically a little difficult. But Makqin is no problem, he just needs to prepare more kettles.

"Hmmm! This thing works, this thing works. Inatomi Yuzhi's eyes were hooked, probably thinking in his mind how to tinker with this machine gun.

"Hey......! Don't think so much about it, this kind of repeating firearm has high requirements for the steel of the receiver. And the requirements for the barrel are also very high, otherwise even if it is cooled with water, it will jam due to the deformation of the barrel after a dozen. "Li Xiao can't help it, the basic discipline of materials science. That's the water grinding work that relies on time to grind out little by little, and this kind of thing can't be done.

"Oh! Oh! The joy on Dao Fuyou's straight face also dimmed, and the phosphorus steel produced by the Changxing Island Steelmaking Plant could not meet this special need. But thinking about the idea of Li Xiao's gun barrel with a built-in strike array, his mind became active again.

"These things can't be rushed. It needs to be done little by little, what is produced on our island today. It's enough for the troops, especially rockets. Although we fought a draw with the Tartars in the Battle of Dahushan, if we used rockets, the dense formation of the Tartars would have long ceased to exist. ”

Li Xiao was talking, and suddenly there was a cheer outside. It seems that Li Hao's children are calling, and they are so excited. Even Xiao Yu, who was studying the buoyancy of the copper basin upstairs, ran down and pulled Li Xiao and shouted happily: "Big brother, go and see the Kong Ming lantern." ”

"Kong Ming Lantern ......!" Li Xiao thought of this thing, and he once let it go. I was also chased around by the police!

was shocked, and immediately followed Xiaoyu out in a hurry. Yulao, Daofu Youzhi and Li Xiu can only follow Li Xiao out.

"Can't let ......!" As soon as he went out and shouted, Li Xiao swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach.

Kong Ming's lantern had already flown out two or three zhang high, and at this time, even if he stabbed it with a pole, he couldn't shoot it down. Li Xiao wanted to pull out a gun, but he didn't have a gun on his body. Roast chicken: They only have knives on them, and they are still not used to revolvers.

Although Changxing Island does not have any dense forests, it does have arsenals and steel mills. In case this Kong Ming lantern falls to a fatal place and burns, the consequences are unimaginable.

Reaching out and feeling the wind, it was blowing towards the sea. This is not afraid, this Kong Ming lantern can only fall into the sea and extinguish it in the end. During the Chinese New Year, it is rare for children to be happy. Li Xiao decided to issue an order tomorrow to prohibit the burning of Kong Ming lanterns. Now in winter, the mountains are full of dry branches, and if it catches fire, it is a big accident.

"Huh! This thing is interesting for the boys to play, handsome, you said that with the release of the number of Kong Ming lanterns, can you simply pass on some messages at night? The fisherman stroked his beard and said.

In this year, the old beacon tower is still used for alarm, but the beacon tower is not so easy to use at night. Especially in rain, snow and foggy weather, the function of the beacon tower is greatly reduced. But it seems that in this kind of weather, Kong Ming lanterns don't seem to be so good.

However, Li Xiao quickly thought of another thing from the inspiration of Kong Ming Lantern.

"Fisherman! You said that you can make a large Kong Ming lantern, the kind that can take people into the sky for a while. Li Xiao naturally thought of hot air balloons, although this thing cannot be used as a bomber under the existing technology. But it's still a good choice for reconnaissance. Flying high in the sky, it is clear at a glance where there are infantry and artillery in the enemy positions.

"Dashuai is really whimsical, Kong Ming lantern is said to have been invented by Zhuge Kong Ming back then. It has been a thousand years ago, but no one has ever thought of making a large Kong Ming lantern to fly into the sky. Rong Lao Yu thought about it, what kind of trick this thing is. The old fisherman's eyes lit up, and he naturally understood the meaning of this thing.

Fly to the sky! In order to fly into the sky, Wanhu made a large firecracker. As a result, he did go to heaven, but only to the western heaven!

How many years, how many generations of dreams. Now that there is hope for success, how can the old man not be excited.

"Fuel is the key, and our current fire oil is not yet available." Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, wanting gasoline. But now where can I find oil?

Liaohe Oilfield? Victory Oilfield? What are you kidding, you have to have an oil extractor.

"Hmmm! The existing fierce fire oil really doesn't work. The old fisherman shook his head helplessly.

Li Xiao was even more helpless than him in his heart, if he wanted good things, he needed industrialization. But industrialization is not a single technological breakthrough, but a series of technological breakthroughs.

Take the gun as an example, the problem of ammunition standardization is solved. Then there is the machining accuracy, as well as the material used for the receiver and barrel. Next, there is the issue of standard ammunition for artillery.

Brass guns are expensive now, but damn breech-loading guns are even more expensive. Cannon steel alone is something that can't be solved now.

If you use the current steel, the most likely thing that will happen is to blow up the chamber. Especially after one or two shots, when the chamber temperature is extremely high, it is a question whether the gun latch can be closed.

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, wanting to solve these problems. You can't do it on your own, and a thought that has long come to mind. That is to run a school, as long as there is a school, there will be talents.

As long as there are smart people involved in research, sooner or later there will be a big breakthrough in technology.

Thinking of school, Li Xiao had a headache. The reason is that there are too few teachers, and there are elementary schools on Changxing Island. In fact, it is the appearance of a private school, with two or three masters, with a hundred and ten children studying. The talents I want are not taught by those masters who only know Zi Yue Shiyun.

Ay! You have to go bare-chested, otherwise you really can't do it.