A simple robe, a simple bun, and a simple whisk are all he has. Oh, and there's also a storage ring on your finger.

Facing Zhang Hao's surprised eyes, Guangyangzi smiled gently: "What, does Xiaoyou feel a little cold?"

Zhang Hao smiled a little embarrassedly, "Let the seniors laugh." Senior, inside please. ”

As he spoke, he asked the guards to inform his father Zhang Shengde. Everyone in charge of the teacher has come forward in person, and the Zhang family must also show enough respect, and only Zhang Shengde can come forward in person.

Zhang Hao continued to receive everyone at the door. After a while, Bai Ye also came with a few people smiling, because there were outsiders present, Bai Ye did not call Zhang Hao 'junior brother'.

"Young Master Zhang, take the liberty of disturbing me. ”

Zhang Hao looked at the smile in Bai Ye's eyes, "Deacon Bai came in person, and the Zhang family was full of light. Please, please. ”

After the white night, the representative of Xinglintang finally came belatedly. The representative of Xinglin Hall is Zhou Shuhai's eldest disciple, Xie Hongsheng, who is similar in age to Zhang Hao.

Among the representatives of the parties, Xie Hongsheng was the youngest. The last time he went to Xinglin Hall, Zhang Hao didn't see Xie Hongsheng, as if he was in retreat; It's very calm, and he doesn't speak in a hurry or slowly, and he doesn't know if it's a character created by alchemy.

After the Xinglin Hall, everyone arrived. Zhang Hao accompanied Xie Hongsheng to walk inside, also talking. For such a disciple of Zhou Shuhai, Zhang Hao is quite vigilant in his heart - will he get the moon first near the water~

Xie Hongsheng didn't talk much, and he felt a little stuffy. When talking about the division of interests this time, Xie Hongsheng just said that he was just coming to see, and Zhou Jue was responsible for the specific negotiations.

This time, Zhou Jue only represented Xinglin Hall, and the Jiuyang Sect was in charge of the sect himself.

When Zhang Hao arrived in the lobby, Zhang Shengde was already entertaining everyone, and everyone was talking and laughing; for the time being, most of the talks were about cultivation, the situation of the country of Jinyang, and so on.

Zhou Jue sat on the side, looking at Zhang Hao in a daze, his eyes ...... It's complicated.

Zhang Hao gave Zhou Jue an ordinary smile and looked at everyone: "Thank you for coming to Zhang's house in your busy schedule, please come with me." ”

Mei Qianyun of Yuxue Villa was the first to speak: "Zhang Hao, we are here to discuss shares today, where are you going to take us?"

"How about I take Fairy Mei to see the sea?" Zhang Hao grinned.

The crowd burst into laughter.

Mei Qianyun spat angrily, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and it has become bad." Yingying, I heard that Zhang Hao has been playing some gold house recently. ”

"Ahem!" Before Mu Yingying could speak, Zhou Jue was the first to quit, "Fairy Mei, we are going to see the model of the iron ship that the Zhang family just built, if you don't want to see it, forget it." ”

With that, Zhou Jue turned around coolly and walked out. When passing by Zhang Hao's side, he asked dryly: "It's still the seaside where the Dutian Fire Array was placed last time." ”

Zhang Hao nodded, and Zhou Jue strode away.

Zhang Hao smiled at everyone: "Everyone, please." The Zhang family has already built a model of the first ironclad ship. ”

Zhang Shengde also sent out an invitation again, and everyone walked out with a smile, and they were also very curious about the so-called "ironclad ship" of the Zhang family. Although I had seen the one-meter-sized model last time, it was so rudimentary that I couldn't feel the power of industry at all.

Mu Yingying looked at Zhang Hao's figure, gritted her teeth, and approached Zhang Hao. "Brother Shi, can you tell me about some of the situation of the ironclad?"

Zhang Hao looked at Mu Yingying, the girl bit her lower lip, and her face was a little gloomy.

Zhang Hao was a little weak and had a headache, and nodded: "This time, the ironclad ship is the result of the labor of more than three hundred craftsmen who have hardly slept for a month.

The design of the ironclad ship can be said to be very different from the traditional ship. The biggest difference is not only in the replacement of wood and other materials with steel, but also in the technology and design.

Compared to conventional ships, the bottom of an ironclad ship is protruding rather than flat.

And because of the heaviness of the ironclad ship, we completely eliminated the traditional methods such as sails and oars, and instead adopted the mechanical power that everyone had seen before.

In addition, the link between the traditional ship formwork is mainly based on the mortise and tenon method, and the nail is assisted. The seal is mainly glued and painted.

And the new ironclad ships, which are completely riveted links. In terms of sealing, most of it depends on the process itself. Sometimes a soft copper sheet is used to complete the sealing.

In fact, sealing technology is one of the most difficult techniques to make ironclad ships. ”

Zhang Hao said as he walked, and everyone also raised various questions from time to time, and after a while, they came to the beach, which was the same place where the Dutian Fire Array was last placed.

The waves roll tirelessly, but there are no more sea monsters to be seen here. The Dutian Flame Array turned the sea area within a radius of five or six kilometers into a blazing heat, and it was no longer suitable for the survival of sea monsters. Compared to the dark green water around it, the water here is a translucent blue with a faint silence.

However, everyone's eyes were focused on the port.

The port is still very simple, it is more like a port than a wharf, but it is just a few wooden stakes and a few planks.

However, the 'ironclad ship' parked next to the harbor is particularly eye-catching.

As Zhang Hao said, only after seeing it, can you feel the majesty of the ironclad ship.

Bai Ye even trotted a few steps to the side of the port for a closer look. Before, he only thought that Zhang Hao was bragging, but after he really saw it, he really felt an indescribable power, and the black hull revealed a kind of heaviness and domineering.

Compared with the traditional wooden boats, compared with those flashy flying boats, although the current ironclad ship is only ten meters, it has subverted the traditional concept of the white night.

The hull is slender and faintly gives a sharp feeling.

The most obvious thing on the ship is the three-meter-high mast. Then there's a red waterline on the hull.

The hull is straight up and down, the lines are rigid, and the smell of the steel industry comes to the face. There were no uncomplicated sails or oars, and the hull was completely sealed. The most obvious thing on the surface of the hull is the rows of rivets.

There are two types of rivet arrangement. One is a double row and the other is a quadruple row. It can be seen from the direction of the rivets that four rows of rivets were taken for the main load-bearing beams and other positions, while two rows of rivets were taken for the secondary positions.

The rivets are as big as a fist, and the rivets are arranged very densely, with only ten centimeters between each rivet.

Bai Ye gently patted the side of the ship, feeling the weight of the steel, and then looked at the deck. The deck is wooden. However, the mast on the deck is the most eye-catching, it is an observation deck, but it is too tall compared to the hull of the ship.

Bai Ye frowned slightly, and asked, "Although I haven't studied ships, is your mast a little too high, will it cause the ship to be unstable?"

Zhang Hao smiled, "Deacon Bai will know later."

Ladies and gentlemen, the boat can carry 20 people, and everyone can take turns to go up and have a taste. ”

Before Zhang Hao's words fell, more than 20 people immediately rushed onto the deck. The boat was already small, but with more than twenty people in it, the deck was crowded, and the waterline on the hull was close to the sea.

Everyone swayed back and forth on the deck, trying to test the balance of the ship, but soon they were surprised to find that no matter how they rocked, no matter how the ship was bumpy, it would automatically correct.

"It's very stable!" Mu Pengcheng said, "My family has built boats before, but even the best building ship with a length of seventy or eighty zhang is not as stable as this one." Weird...... Oh, I see, the bottom of this ship is heavy enough to hold the boat. ”

"Let's call it the center of gravity!" Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake, the shipbuilding directors of the Zhang family, walked over, and it was Hou Shangzhuo who spoke.

Mu Pengcheng turned his head to look at Hou Shangzhuo, and saw that he was just a craftsman in the Qi refining period, and suddenly felt a little contemptuous, "What is the focus on lightness." ”

Hou Shangzhuo smiled, turned his head to look at the last few who got on the boat, and asked them to go down.

"Why!" someone quits, and you are a little craftsman who directs me?

Hou Shangzhuo still kept smiling: "I am the person in charge of this ship, and I have the final say on this ship!"

After successfully building the ironclad ship (model), Hou Shangzhuo quickly matured and became confident.

"Come down! We're here to observe and study today, not to make trouble. This sea test is still safety first. "On the shore, the head of the Nine Yang Sect spoke.

Hou Shangzhuo watched a few people go down, stood at the bow of the ship, and said loudly: "Please let me introduce to you the approximate data of this ironclad ship."

This ironclad ship, still belonging to the model, is 10.6 meters long, 2.7 meters wide, 1.6 meters draft, and has a full load displacement of about 22 tons. The dead weight of the ship is 12 tons.

The keel, load-bearing frame, and side of the ship are all made of ordinary iron, and the hull is riveted.

In terms of power system, in order to propel the heavy hull, we abandoned the traditional sails, oars, etc., and adopted the mechanical power technology that we researched ourselves.

Of course, this ship is still a model after all, and many technologies are still being tried and perfected. But you can already see a little bit of the futuristic, steel ship style.

Stand still, the ship is about to start. ”

After that, Hou Shangzhuo ordered the craftsmen to take place - there were no sailors for the time being, and no one had sailing experience, so those who temporarily served as sailors were shipbuilders and other craftsmen. They are most familiar with this ironclad ship.

Some craftsmen climbed to the lookout of the mast, and some drilled into the machine room. And Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake stood together in the bow to command—now the deck was empty, there were no buildings, and the only thing was the rudder.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake glanced at each other, both saw the surprise and confidence in their eyes, and then looked at the vast sea in front of them.

Hou Shangzhuo yelled: "Start!"

"Start!" a craftsman shouted.

Voices full of pride drift in the waves and breeze. Bai Ye and the others looked at Hou Shangzhuo's back, and suddenly had a strange feeling: their backs seemed to be very tall!

White Night suddenly felt a jolt under his feet, a low, powerful hum was heard, and then he felt the ship begin to move slowly.

"How did you move, why didn't you feel the breath of the formation?" Bai Ye couldn't help but ask. He hadn't seen a steam turbine before.

"It's a steam turbine!" said someone who had visited a steam turbine last time.

"Gas...... What chicken?"