After the court meeting, Zhang Yi went to the back garden and Xiao Liu made tea for him.
Right now, it is the season when hibiscus, golden osmanthus and chrysanthemum are in full bloom. Sitting in the wooden pavilion, you can admire the golden, red, pink and white flowers and smell the rich fragrance.
But what attracts Zhang Yi the most is Xiao Liu, who is wearing Hanfu. Her clothes are exquisite and the colors are bright, just like a beauty walking out of a painting.
"My husband is in a good mood today."
"Yes, everything I see today is beautiful, especially you."
"Hahaha!"
Xiaoliu laughed so hard that the tea cup in her hand overflowed with water.
The two started talking and laughing, and their laughter spread far away.
Xiaolong and Xiao Han came, stopped, and stood far away in the corridor, not knowing whether to come over or wait.
Zhang Yi saw the two brothers and waved his hand, and they came over.
"Fragrant tea, flowers, heroes and beauties, such a wonderful time, we won't disturb it, right?" Xiao Han said with a smile.
"Brother Yi, are you sure you don't want to rest for a day or two?" Xiaolong asked with a smile.
"Xiaohan is really good at talking," Xiaoliu said with a smile, "Xiaolong, can you issue a decree to force my sworn brother to take two days off every month?"
"Liu'er is joking, hahaha," Zhang Yi asked the two brothers to sit down at the stone table, picked up the teapot and poured tea for them, "I am not the only one who has worked hard, the brothers are also very tired and need to rest.
Let’s all rest together.”
Not to mention others, Xiaolong and Xiao Han never rested. The affairs they shouldered were extremely heavy. Each of them had multiple jobs and was busy until midnight every day.
"I don't need to rest, sister-in-law," Xiaolong said with a smile, "Now that the world is peaceful and there is no pressure from war, it is a great enjoyment to be able to do things calmly."
"That's true," Xiao Han agreed. "When I'm not fighting, I feel extremely relaxed and can calm down and think about things."
"Okay, I surrender to you brothers," Xiao Liu covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I thought that my sworn brother would specially accompany me to enjoy the flowers and scenery today, but who knew that my sworn brother came to you to discuss official matters again, that's all, I will accompany you.
Let’s do something together!”
The four of them threw their heads back and laughed.
…
"Today, let's sort out our thoughts." Zhang Yi said, "The words have been spoken. Before the end of June next year, we will build a steel fleet. I don't know where I got the confidence. Can we do it?
arrive?"
Zhang Yi would only say this to his own people. It is incredibly difficult to build a huge modern fleet from scratch in 8 months!
Xiao Liu suddenly stopped laughing and complained.
"Yi Ge, why do you insist on saying that you can't give yourself more time before the end of June? No one is forcing you!"
Zhang Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"I'm speaking from feeling, Liu'er, we don't have that much time. The great powers are all developing rapidly. Now the world has entered a stage of rapid advancement, which is changing day by day. Especially the Western powers, their foundation is better than ours, and their development will be
Faster.”
"It feels like comprehensive judgment. Yi Ge's judgment has always been very accurate," Xiaolong said. "There is nothing wrong with setting a bottom line for yourself and forcing yourself."
"Now that the words have been spoken, let's just work hard," Xiao Han said, "However, if you want to build a steel battleship, it requires a lot of conditions. Should we list what technologies are needed?"
Zhang Yi nodded vigorously.
"That's right, we will list the required technologies around how to build a steel battleship. Liu'er, you record it."
Xiao Liu quickly took out a pen and notebook. She carried a cloth bag with her and was ready to take notes anytime and anywhere. She had already played the role of Zhang Yi's secretary.
Zhang Yi thought and continued.
"The steam engine is a milestone in the industrial era, but the steam engine alone is not enough. It is only a power facility. If we want to build warships, we must have advanced steel smelting technology and produce qualified steel parts."
Having said this, Xiao Han realized a huge problem.
"Brother Yi, how do we join the steel parts together? For the steel armored chariot used in the Battle of Chang'an, we used screws and rivets to connect the steel plates together, but the battleship is much larger, so this connection method is very difficult.
It’s not strong at all!”
Yes, the overall structure of the armored chariot was deformed during the bumpy process, not to mention the huge battleship, which may not be able to withstand the blow of the violent waves.
Zhang Yi considered this issue.
"This is what I want to say, Xiaohan, it is thankless to rely on rivets to fix the heavy steel plates and keel frames of the battleship. We must use electric welding technology!"
"Ah, electric welding technology?" Xiao Han said in surprise.
"Where did the electricity come from?" Xiaolong asked in surprise.
"How should I write these words?" Xiaoliu asked, squinting her eyes worriedly.
Zhang Yi smiled. The shock of several people was expected. People living in the wasteland world have long forgotten the concept of "electricity".
He took the pen, wrote these words on Xiaoliu's notebook, and then said.
"Don't worry, I have found and read all the relevant books. We can make it if we follow the instructions. Without welding technology, it is impossible to build strong and durable warships and vehicles. We can make generators and welding
Machine, welding materials and cables, the principle is actually not complicated.”
Xiao Liu, Xiao Long and Xiao Han were stunned. Isn’t this complicated?
They are all new terms and I can’t even understand them. It’s like Yi Ge is speaking from heaven.
What Xiao Han is currently involved in is still primary machinery manufacturing, making simple steel parts by hand and assembling simple mechanical devices. He can't do more complex things, but he can barely understand it, so he asked hurriedly.
"Yi Ge, can we make a generator?"
Zhang Yi nodded and confirmed.
"Yes, but before we start, we need to sort out the ideas clearly. You all don't understand, so you can't see the context. In fact, the steam engine is the core. The first step we have to do is to build the steam engine. There we have it.
With the steam engine, we can convert thermal energy into mechanical energy. Then through the generator, we can convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. With electrical energy, we can use an electric welder to firmly weld all the steel parts together. In this way, we
Can build steel battleships!"
The three of them looked at Zhang Yi with wide eyes. They didn't understand much, but they could tell that Zhang Yi was confident in turning these complicated things into reality.
"Steam engine... generator... welding machine... this is the order we need to research and manufacture, isn't it, Yi Ge?" Xiao Han, who knew better, asked.
"Yes, with the addition of steel smelting technology and solving the above major problems, we can not only build warships, but also trains, cars, lights, elevators, electric fans..." Zhang Yi said with confidence, "Everyone
, come and engage in industry, we will create a series of miracles!"