Zhang Hao was stunned. He never expected that Zhou Xueyao would ask such a question at such a beautiful moment.
But looking at Zhou Xueyao's pretending to be strong but a little aggrieved look, Zhang Hao immediately replied seriously: "In my eyes, you are the most perfect and the best!"
"real?"
"real!"
"Oh...then you feel happy if I pinch you?" As she said that, Zhou Xueyao had already taken action.
The corners of Zhang Hao's mouth twitched, but seeing Zhou Xueyao's aggrieved and coquettish look, he suddenly hugged the beauty and held her tightly in his arms, and then...
After a while, Zhou Xueyao pushed Zhang Hao away with a blushing face, turned to look at the sea, and gave Zhang Hao a beautiful back view.
Zhang Hao gently hugged Zhou Xueyao, "Why do you ask this question?"
"You really don't understand?"
"I really don't understand!"
"There are rumors all over the street now that the reason why you purchased more than one million in Liu Xinyu's war bonds on behalf of Dayang Group is because...because...you and her are not clear!"
Zhang Hao suddenly couldn't laugh or cry: "My good sister, do you believe these boring words? The country is in trouble now, and we must try our best. And those are not Liu Xinyu's bonds, they are the country's!
Oh...I understand. I will announce tomorrow that you are my fiancée...hiss..."
"How dare you!" Zhou Xueyao pinched the soft flesh of Zhang Hao's waist fiercely; Zhang Hao's cultivation at the peak of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment was powerless against Zhou Xueyao's cultivation at the golden elixir stage.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, someone came to the rescue. Zhang Shengye walked over leisurely and said, "Oh, the young couple are having an awkward moment."
"Ah..." Zhou Xueyao plunged into Zhang Hao's arms and didn't dare to see anyone. Even though she was holding Zhang Hao's hand, she still didn't relax. Zhang Hao smiled bitterly, "Second uncle... hiss... what's the matter... Hey, be gentle..."
Zhang Shengye looked at Zhang Hao and laughed, "The shipbuilding base asked me to come over and inform you that the main body of the steel giant ship has been inspected and applied for the initial launch test."
"Ah..." Zhang Hao was overjoyed. The speed of the shipbuilding base was beyond imagination. It was the first time that riveting technology was used. The craftsmen quickly mastered the skills and the speed continued to increase. Can we finally launch the ship today?
Zhang Hao excitedly picked up Zhou Xueyao and spun him around, but the next moment he was thrown aside by Zhou Xueyao; Zhou Xueyao disappeared under the dusk with a blushing face.
"Ahem..." Zhang Hao blushed a little. He had to practice faster. But after more than a month, he still couldn't break through the middle stage of foundation building. Well, Zhang Hao also understood that it was good to have two epiphanies in succession.
, but after all, spiritual practice is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Zhang Hao and Zhang Shengye walked towards the shipbuilding base. Zhang Shengye said: "Xiao Hao, Zhou Xueyao is good this week, and the little girl has been in our house for such a long time, and there are always some gossips outside. I think this matter should be simpler, I
How about asking someone to go to Xinglin Hall to propose marriage?"
This time it was Zhang Hao's turn to be surprised, but soon Zhang Hao had to nod. Yes, Zhou Xueyao had been staying at home for too long, almost three months. For such a long time, gossip was obviously inevitable.
But who is more suitable to propose marriage?
The current Zhang family is extraordinary, and not everyone in Xinglin Hall is qualified to enter. Ordinarily, the most suitable person should be Zhang Hao’s cheap master, Taoist Master Mingxu. But now, Taoist Master Mingxu is still in Guan Xiao
What about the dark room?
Zhang Hao thought for a while and suddenly had a candidate: Liu Dingshan!
Liu Dingshan, a master of the divine transformation stage and the supreme emperor of Qixia Kingdom.
Zhang Shengye was horrified after hearing Zhang Hao's "imagination", "God Transformation Stage? Why did you invite me?"
Zhang Hao smiled: "Invite him to come and visit the first sea trial of the giant steel ship! What a meaningful thing!"
Zhang Shengye was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Maybe it's good. If Liu Dingshan comes forward in person, Xinglintang will be embarrassed to refuse; the most important thing is that it can greatly enhance the influence of the Zhang family."
The two walked while talking, and soon they arrived at the shipbuilding base. The shipbuilding base was close to the sea and was shrouded in several layers of defensive barriers, making it impossible to see inside from the outside world.
As soon as they entered the barrier, they heard the deafening sound of machines and the sound of steel clashing. Although the main body of the steel giant ship had been completed, something else was still being built.
For example, naval guns. Also, due to technical problems encountered in the production of guns, giant crossbows are temporarily being installed on giant ships to deal with some problems.
There are also the superstructures of the giant ships, etc., which are all under production.
But for the main body of the giant ship, there are only a dozen people currently conducting final inspections, or in other words, nitpicking. The workers have invested great enthusiasm in this unprecedented steel giant.
Zhang Hao came to the side of the giant ship, looked at the huge hull quietly, and gently stroked the steel body.
Rows of fist-sized rivets are neatly arranged, splicing the steel plates together into a huge thing. There are fine tapping marks on the seams of each piece of armor, which is for better sealing.
Limited by technical and design issues, the first steel giant ship did not have a tilted armor design, but a vertical one. This design was rough and domineering, showing the power of industry in the simplest way.
Only the lower third begins to shrink in an arc.
The front end of the hull not only has armor added, but also a "blade". A gleaming arc-shaped blade is fixed in front, and the front of the blade protrudes into a spike. This spike is three meters long.
Behind the hull is a beautifully designed four-blade propeller. The propeller is about 5 meters in diameter. The huge propeller blades are fixed on the main shaft by thick bolts. The tops of the bolts are semicircularly ground and polished.
The hull is about 110 meters long, 19 meters wide, and 10.5 meters high; the safe waterline is 7.6 meters. The safe displacement is about 4,000 tons, and the ultimate displacement is 5,200 tons.
However, the weight of the hull alone is as high as over 1,000 tons; with the addition of artillery, superstructure, etc., it is expected to exceed 2,000 tons. In other words, the actual effective safe load capacity of the ship is around 2,000 tons.
Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake followed Zhang Hao to explain with bright smiles on their faces.
Zhang Hao walked around the hull and nodded with satisfaction, "It looks good. Is there any water leakage?"
Wang Dake said excitedly: "I tested it with magic, and it's leak-proof! It's even tighter than a wooden ship. I didn't expect that this ship made of iron is better than wood."
Zhang Hao nodded: "I'm sure there's no problem. I'm going to invite people to visit tomorrow. Maybe someone will come during the transformation period, so you should be prepared!"
Hou Shangzhuo shouted: "Don't worry, young master, I guarantee that nothing will happen!"
Zhang Hao looked up and flew upwards, "Let's go take a look inside the cabin."
After getting on the deck, Zhang Hao stepped on the deck, which was also made of steel and had almost no seams. He was very satisfied. The deck was very thick and he stomped it a few times, and almost no echo was heard. The entire steel battleship was solid.
beyond imagination.
It's just that there is nothing on the deck at this time. There is still a hole in the preset artillery part, and the I-beam bracket can be seen.
The deck area is more than 1,300 square meters, and there are still a few craftsmen in the cabin who are doing final repairs and cleaning inside the cabin. A large number of bolt structures are used on the deck, and there are many similar structures in the internal watertight compartments. For some burrs and sharp edges
Corners, etc., all need to be repaired.
In addition, the interior of the cabin is also being divided. These partitions are not simply adding cabins, this process will further strengthen the hull. These techniques are all craftsmen's past experience.
It’s just that square timber and wooden boards were used in the past, but today I-beams and steel plates are used; in the past, mortise and tenon structures and auxiliary nails were used, but today riveting, screws, etc. are used. The most important thing is that they have established simple
mathematical model.
The layout of the cabin is very regular, especially the ammunition storage section, fuel area, maintenance workshop, etc. Of course, Zhang Hao's guidance is indispensable.
Along the central passage, Zhang Hao walked all the way to the power room.
For technical reasons, what is temporarily used here is not steam power, but a turbine driven by spiritual stones and formations. The turbine cylinder is more than ten meters long, and is connected to the rear with a main shaft with a diameter of about 60 centimeters; the main shaft extends out of the ship.
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The connection adopts a series of honeycomb shaft seal structures, and there are oil pipes connected here. Finally, there is a sealing array to ensure absolute sealing.
Zhang Hao turned around and was very satisfied. Many details on the ship were handled very well, and there was almost no fault to be found.
Zhang Hao was very satisfied, and before leaving he said to Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake: "Be prepared, I will invite many experts to come and participate in the sea trial, and I do not rule out the regent and the emperor coming in person.
If you perform well this time, you will be rewarded!"
"Yes! I promise you won't disappoint the young master!" the two shouted excitedly.
After leaving the shipbuilding base, Zhang Hao started calling friends non-stop - representatives of Dayang Group. He needed to give them confidence and tell everyone: The Zhang family is really not bragging.
Liu Xinyu also needs to be notified, so that Liu Xinyu can see hope. The current situation of Qixia Country is already very bad, and a failure may lead to a complete collapse at any time.
The Kingdom of Jinyang has gone crazy, and now it is bent on taking down the Kingdom of Qixia. The resilience shown by the Kingdom of Qixia, its connection with the Kingdom of Canglan, and various changes such as Dayang Group, artillery, and war bonds have made Jinyang
The country is uneasy.
Zhang Hao spilled the news that night, and Zhang Hao was woken up by the guards early the next morning - everyone was here!
Are you all here? Zhang Hao was stunned when he arrived at the courtyard. The Supreme Emperor Liu Dingshan, the Regent Liu Xinyu came, representatives of Dayang Group came, Zhou Shuhai, Bai Yutang (former Jiuyang Sect leader) and other influential masters came.
Also, Wu Fanghai sent his disciple Shu Bennan. Liu Jingming even rushed back from the front line just to watch a sea trial.
In short, those who have good relations with the Zhang family have sent representatives even if they did not come.
As for those who are unfamiliar...of course they can't come. Fu Yun and other people from the Canglan Country didn't come.
Before Zhang Hao could speak, Liu Dingshan rushed to Zhang Hao and said in a very domineering and eager manner: "Boy, you can really sleep in. Lead the way, I want to see what a giant ship made of steel looks like!"