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Faced with this letter from Donglai Port in Qingzhou, and the contents contained in it.

Chen Xi, who checked it in person, was amazed, and he was even more unbelievable about this situation.

To make a huge ship, most of the structural problems were overcome thanks to the special craftsmanship and materials of this world.

Therefore, even if a huge ship appeared, Chen Xi would not show any expression of surprise or surprise.

But the unique thought and idea of using pure steel to build a steel warship of tens of thousands of tons will shock Chen Xi not because of a certain person, but because of the idea put forward by this original person.

In particular, it also explains the reason and process, which proves the authenticity of the matter and the rationality of the manufacture.

Chen Xi looked at the pile of papers that were almost as thick as his fingers, and couldn't believe how much time Lu Jun had spent writing this thing.

But it is undeniable that just looking at the things and data on paper, if he didn't know some information, I'm afraid even he thinks that a steel battleship of this grade and weight can be manufactured.

It's a pity that Chen Xi, who knows some things, is very clear about this, how high the cost and huge price of such a huge steel battleship is.

Moreover, the navy is different from the army, if the army is defeated, even if it is ambushed on all sides, there is a glimmer of life.

If the navy is defeated, it really means that if it is gone, it will be gone.

The hundred-year-old navy may be wiped out in a day.

Compared with the army, the navy is more like a technical type of service, which eats more experience and skills, and also eats more equipment.

In this case, if you really have this kind of steel battleship, it will indeed be able to form a generation gap in equipment, thereby changing the lack of technology and experience.

But the cost is too high, so high that even Chen Xi can't help frowning.

With the ability of the left hand to the right hand, the price of steel can basically be lowered, and it can even be done in the manufacture of steel, except for the cost of the workers.

But even so, the labor cost of 40,000 tons of steel manufacturing will not be less than 300 million.

And with such a huge price, Chen Xi, who already belongs to a critical period, is also difficult to draw money to pay.

After all, it's not just the cost of workers, but also the time cost of loading.

But I have to admit that the drawings and plans made by Lu Jun are quite excellent.

did not use other false plans to deceive him, but revealed his actual creation with real knives and guns.

With a hint of curiosity, Chen Xi directly approached Liu Tong and asked about some things and results.

The final result made Chen Xi fall into entanglement and thinking.

If you really want to build according to this level and drawings, and gradually solve the problems that arise in the ship.

Even if Liu Tong is willing to help, this time will not be less than five years.

Building a ship is not simply about tonnage.

It is impossible to say that it takes a month to build a ship of 1,000 tons with all its might, and it takes 40 months to build a ship of 40,000 tons.

The difficulty of building a ship is not a simple plus or minus sign, but a variable that appears according to the situation mastered by the technology.

Especially when the tonnage reaches this level, the technical content and material strength required will come to another level.

It can even be said that before World War II, there were very few countries in the world that could build 40,000-ton steel warships.

And if you put it to the end of the second century AD, the appearance of such a huge and heavy steel warship basically means crushing.

But that's just under normal circumstances, this world is not normal at all, in addition to normal materialism, it also includes idealism.

So after careful consideration, Chen Xi finally made a pending decision, and then returned it to the Jiangdong Lu family.

If he seriously recuperates for two years, he should be able to come up with enough capital to meet this kind of large steel warship.

Although it is a fairly obvious disadvantage to know that this kind of large steel battleship will take a long time to build, it is not without advantages, and the steel battleship that has been manufactured for a long time means that most of the materials do not need to be prepared in advance, and only need to be replenished slowly when there is time in the future, and it will not delay too much time.

And Lu Jun, the Jiangdong Lu family, was not surprised after seeing the content of such a reply, let alone refutation and second appeal.

Not because he has given up on his dreams, but because he has understood the reality.

Nearly 40,000 tons of steel is enough to arm an army of millions of people.

In such a situation, what a madness to take so much military equipment to him and make it into a ship.

But if anyone else is more sensible, it is impossible to agree to such a request.

And it is obvious that everyone in the Fenggaocheng Government Affairs Hall of Taishan County is quite rational about this, and they are not carried away by this excellent drawing, and give some instructions that do not use their brains.

But the letter gave him a pending reply and gave him some hope.

If he just held on to that hope, he wouldn't have said anything.

But the Gongsun family gave him another surprise, a steel ship under construction.

Lu Jun was completely unimpeded in this aspect, and it was easy to see the bizarre dock in the Gongsun family's ship construction center.

Although he understood Lu Jun's identity, the person who built the ship did not stop him too much, but he still reported it to his superiors.

Not long after, Gongsun Yu of the Gongsun family ran over in person and confronted Lu Jun face to face.

After the conversation between the two, Lu Jun also understood the origin and manufacturing process of this steel battleship.

Different from the large steel battleship he conceived, the steel battleship in front of him was relatively much smaller.

Even in many places, slimming and shrinking, as well as continuous debugging, have been carried out to solve the problems.

Gongsun Yu did not stop Lu Jun who was watching.

What can you see when you stand outside and watch a normal construction ship?

The exterior structure, the materials used, and the number of people who built them are all things that cannot be changed even if you see them.

After all, Donglai is just the two of them, and it is better to be open-minded than to hide it.

The order he grabbed was his, and the order that the Lu family grabbed was the Lu family, which was very fair.

And this steel battleship is the order obtained by the Gongsun family.

Later, to Gongsun Yu's surprise, Lu Jun chose to join the manufacture of steel battleships on the spot.

Gongsun Yu wanted to refuse, after all, once others joined, it meant that the profits would be distributed, and how to cooperate was also a big problem.

However, Lu Jun directly chose not to be paid and paid to help with the work.

In this case, Gongsun Yu didn't even think about it, so he agreed directly.

With the help of the people of the Jiangdong Lu family, the speed of work will inevitably be much faster, and a lot of problems can be solved, not only that, but also greatly reduce labor costs and increase the profits of their own family.

You can even learn the current technology of the Jiangdong Lu family in this kind of cooperation, so that the technology of the Gongsun family can be more perfect, open up a new direction, and go further.

(End of chapter)