Xu Mochen was busy for a while, and after the Enke exam, he finally stopped a little.

The Imperial Study.

He was in a very good mood because there had been a major breakthrough in the development of the great cadres.

He was followed by Tang Derun and Zhao Yuheng.

Zhao Yuheng turned out to be Shen Zhining's senior brother, an immortal cultivator in the Netherworld, and now he can be regarded as abandoning the Immortal Dao, mainly in charge of the Ningzhou Daqian Pharmaceutical Branch.

He also had another important task, which was to trade with foreign countries in the name of the country.

Ningzhou is close to the sea, so this kind of trade is naturally based on shipping.

In the case of sea transportation, it is necessary to open up shipping routes.

Xu Mochen has been to the sea and knows that the deep sea area is basically occupied by the water demon clan.

It is very difficult for the Terrans to pass through with their own strength.

Generally, immortal cultivators from various countries secretly participated, and negotiated the conditions with the water demon clan in the sea area in advance, so that they could enter and exit.

In the past, Middle-earth attached great importance to the development of inland areas, which could be regarded as a closed country.

In troubled times for hundreds of years, he didn't even think about opening up a route.

After the reunification of the Great Qian, Xu Mochen took Ningzhou, and this began the official operation.

Among the water demon clans, the most powerful is the dragon clan.

Now that Xu Mochen has reached an alliance with the Dragon Clan, the opening of this route is much easier.

But it's not enough to have routes, ships are also needed.

Immortal cultivators can fly with a sword and fly around the planet, as long as they are not afraid of exposure or public outrage, it is not a big problem.

But the Terrans can't, if they want to pass through facing the sea, they need ships.

The foreign countries are ahead of the big cadres, and they have all kinds of ocean-going ships.

Some countries even make ironclad ships.

Of course, this ironclad is not a truly modern steel ship.

The Lanzhou Hydropower Station was completed and electrified, and then a steelmaking plant was built, and Xu Mochen solved the problem of steel.

After having steel, Xu Mochen issued a first-class secret order to start the mining and smelting of coal, oil and other resources.

The location of Lanzhou is very good, although there is little coal and oil in the territory, but it is not nothing.

The main reason is that it is close to Jinzhou, Liaozhou and other places, which are rich in the above resources.

Soon after, the relative mass production of rubber also came out, and Xu Mochen got tires, and such a simple vehicle machinery could be manufactured.

The reason why it was able to be so fast was that in addition to the National Research Institute, a group of people led by Shen Zhining provided various materials, but also benefited from the participation of some immortal cultivators.

Electricity has been obtained, but it is still a long way to go as power.

However, the prototype of steam power, after having the design drawing, it is not difficult to manufacture.

Once the principle is clear, it becomes the main energy mode at present.

Of course, Xu Mochen wants gas power, but at present, he has only obtained petroleum crude oil, derived gasoline and diesel, etc., and the technology has not yet been reached.

Even if it does, the amount of mining is a big problem.

Compared with oil extraction, coal mining is much less difficult.

Xu Mochen is still very satisfied with such a result.

On his bookcase, there was a drawing of a ship.

Naturally from Shen Zhining, but Du Niang is not omnipotent, some core technologies cannot be found by searching.

So the final design is actually the result of a concerted effort by everyone.

Although Xu Mochen is a traverser, he is not an encyclopedia, and he does not understand the manufacture of warships.

However, it can't stand this era, the human race is very smart, and with the help of immortal cultivators, after repeated small model experiments, it has been successful.

After the experiment is successful, it is time for the actual manufacturing.

Zhao Yuheng took out a crystal ball, and after his divine sense swept in and touched it, it lit up, and a picture appeared inside.

A ship, moving on the sea.

This was the first steam-powered warship built by Daqian.

"Your Majesty," Zhao Yuheng pointed to the crystal ball, "According to Wei Chen's intelligence, most of the warships of foreign countries are still mainly sail powered, and the ocean-going warships are all three-masted sailing ships.

Some of the so-called ironclad ships are actually some important positions, which are just covered with a thin layer of ironclad.

It is effective against rockets and other attacks, but it is still not defensible against shells. ”

Xu Mochen enlarged the picture: "Then our ship is pure steel?" ”

"No," Zhao Yuheng said with regret in his tone, "The information given by Concubine Xian Niangniang and the county lord has not yet achieved large-scale welding technology, so it is unlikely that you want to build a ship that is completely steel."

So this ship, part of it is still wooden, but where it can be handled, we replace it with steel and use riveting to reinforce it. ”

It's also remarkable.

Xu Mochen asked again: "What about combat effectiveness?" ”

"The artillery of the foreign country is almost as powerful as the one researched by His Majesty during the Great Cadre United War," Zhao Yuheng switched the screen, "During this time, the research institute provided special confidential information, which is a large-caliber naval gun. ”

Xu Mochen had seen the warships of foreign countries, and their main guns were still dominated by artillery arrays on both sides of the hull.

Judging from the development process of Blue Star, it probably belongs to the level of the middle and late Age of Discovery.

And now the battleships made by Daqian have added steam power, although they are not made of pure steel and seamless welding, which is close to the standard of ships in the nineteenth century of Blue Star.

Therefore, the ship inside the crystal ball has two large chimneys on the hull, which are the steam-powered gas outlets.

As for naval artillery, according to Zhao Yuheng's explanation, it is also beyond foreign countries.

"The muzzle caliber is 306 millimeters, and the solid bullet weighs 108 kilograms," Zhao Yuheng skillfully reported the data, "The rate of fire is one round per minute, and the effective range is about 7,500 meters." ”

Speaking of a series of data, don't talk about Tang Derun, even Xu Mochen is a little dizzy.

"To put it simply," Zhao Yuheng concluded, with pride in his tone, "the flagship-level warship of all the contemporary foreign countries in seconds."

If the real combat operation goes well, one battleship is enough to destroy an entire fleet of the opposing side. ”

This is an exaggeration, after all, there is also an advantage in quantity.

Xu Mochen smiled: "At present, a few can be built." ”

"This is the one that was launched for sea trials, and it is also the one with the highest configuration," Zhao Yuheng regretted slightly, "There are still four of the remaining ships that are being assembled, and five of them are about to be manufactured." ”

That is, there are ten ships in total.

"Iron and steel resources and coal mines, Daqian is still in the initial stage, and the output is not high," Zhao Yuheng continued, "and more importantly, it is very difficult to cultivate actual operators."

At present, the method adopted by Weichen and others is that the personnel in the main positions are led by the outstanding Terran members who are focused on training, and the team is carried out to ensure that problems in each link can be dealt with in a timely manner.

In fact, the fleets of foreign countries are also configured in the same way, after all, the difficulty and challenge of ocean voyages are very great. ”

Xu Mochen was overjoyed: "Aiqing has achieved this level, which has far exceeded my expectations.

These weapons should be aimed at the Terran fleet and so on.

So, is there anything for immortal cultivators? ”

(End of chapter)