Liu Xinyu's words continued to echo in the minds of everyone in the Danyang Kingdom, like a magic voice, soothing the soul.
Liu Xinyu's last words were not in a tone of discussion. They were a "question". They were more like an 'ultimatum'! They were very tough and domineering, leaving no room for choice for the Kingdom of Danyang!
Either accept it, or...the remaining five countries of ours complete their internal purification!
Before Song Qiming could speak, the princes of other countries expressed their approval: We agree with Her Majesty the Queen's proposal.
Finally, everyone stopped and turned to look at Song Qiming silently, waiting for Song Qiming to speak. But Song Qiming was trembling with excitement.
The Prime Minister Wang Fei next to him finally said helplessly: "Thank you Your Majesty and Your Highnesses for your concern. But this matter... I cannot make the decision. Please allow me to wait until I report to the Emperor before I make a reply."
Liu Xinyu nodded grandly: "I'm sorry to make things difficult for you. I just don't want to see my former comrades suffer.
We also understand the situation in your country. Well, for the sake of being one of the six Western countries, I will make the decision and give you 300,000 Yuan-Building Pills and 50,000 Foundation-Building Pills for free. I hope your country can recover as soon as possible.
Strong!"
"Ah..." Everyone was stunned by Liu Xinyu's sudden generosity. Her Majesty the Queen, what are you playing at? Our sweethearts can't stand it~
The Crown Prince of Danyang Kingdom, Song Qiming, and the Prime Minister Wang Fei looked at Liu Xinyu blankly, feeling a little stupid for a moment.
Liu Xinyu smiled faintly and waved to the side. Someone immediately brought in 15 large boxes.
50,000 Foundation Establishment Pills weigh one ton. Including packaging, etc., there are five large boxes in total.
The 300,000 Pei Yuan Pills weigh about three tons. Compared with the Foundation Establishment Pills, the packaging of the Pei Yuan Pills is simpler, but 300,000 pills are still stuffed into ten boxes.
Fifteen boxes were placed in front of everyone, which was quite impressive. Although everyone was a prince, it was the first time they had given away so many pills. It was enough for an army of 100,000 people to need for half a month.
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"This...this..." Song Qiming looked at the box in front of him and was at a loss for a moment.
Liu Xinyu smiled faintly and watched quietly without saying a word. But there was an indescribable domineering expression coming from her body. She was already the queen, the first in the history of the West in the Fertile Continent.
Queen!
Finally, Wang Fei stood up and thanked him.
Liu Xinyu nodded, stood up slowly, and walked out as he said: "That's it for today. As for the country of Danyang, I will give you ten days. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to ask me and other five countries.
Make a request and we will try our best to protect the country of Danyang!"
"We, the Kingdom of Yanyun, support your Majesty's decision!"
"So are we!"
"So are we……"
Everyone expressed their support, except for the representatives of Danyang Kingdom who looked unhappy. After Liu Xinyu finished speaking, they left and went to the study room next door. Hu Yinglan came in and invited everyone to leave.
After everyone left, Prime Minister Zhao Duo finally came behind Liu Xinyu and said, "Your Majesty, we have not discussed before that we should give pills to the country of Danyang. Will this..."
Liu Xinyu waved her hand to stop Zhao Duo from continuing to speak: "I have my own considerations. You go and do your work."
After everyone left, Liu Xinyu slowly opened her 'diary' and wrote down what happened today seriously. There are many reasons why she suddenly wanted to give Danyang Country elixirs:
First of all, if the country of Qixia wants to counterattack and become the 'captain' of the six Western countries, it must show its due ambition, means, and spread its wealth appropriately.
Also, the Kingdom of Qixia said that it would support the Kingdom of Danyang, but how to support it? Youdao is just a word, so Liu Xinyu needs to show something.
Third, Liu Xinyu also used this method to tell everyone: What I said before is serious. I really want to develop the six Western countries and unite everyone.
There is also the fourth point, fishing; if you expect to get something, you must give it first. This is the most common but also one of the most effective methods in politics; and this will also pave the way for Liu Xinyu to directly intervene in the internal affairs of Danyang Kingdom in the future, and even send troops
, leaving a foreshadowing. If troops are really sent out in the future, it won’t be too sudden.
Also, Liu Xinyu concluded that these pills would intensify the conflicts and struggles within the Danyang Kingdom and accelerate the strife within the Danyang Country. Moreover, these pills did not seem to be very expensive for the current Qixia Country.
Finally, there is a little bit of girlish thinking! You think tanks are so good at calculating, but I just want to have some personalization!
But overall, Liu Xinyu's gift was not a whim, but a well-thought-out gift. It was a cannonball, but it was sugar-coated.
Liu Xinyu admired her diary and closed it with a smile. But in the next moment, she frowned slightly. Although she was a queen, she was also a girl. In her spare time, she also had some of the daydreams a girl should have...
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Zhang Hao no longer cares about Liu Xinyu's affairs. Now Zhang Hao is preparing to take the distinguished guests from the East to visit the Zhang family's shipbuilding base as planned.
Zhang Hao waited for a day, and early the next morning, representatives from 32 trading firms arrived.
Not only that, but some rangers who came with the ship also came. Everyone was very excited.
But Zhang Hao stood in front of the Zhang Family Courtyard and frowned slightly: "Everyone, I should have made it very clear before that I am inviting representatives from all trading firms to visit. Each trading firm can have a maximum of three people, and they must be core personnel of the trading firm.
Rangers and others, as well as the remaining people, can only ask everyone to wait here.
It concerns the Zhang family, and even the secrets of the entire Qixia Kingdom, so we apologize for any inconvenience."
Some people understood Zhang Hao's words, but others were dissatisfied. For example, Ranger Lengfeng got into a big fight: "Master Zhang, it was you who said you wanted to open the tour, so we rushed back overnight. Now you say you can't visit again. This is a joke.
Let’s do it!”
As a ranger, everyone speaks directly and rudely. This is completely different from the merchant's attitude of trying to be as tactful as possible.
Zhang Hao looked at the cold wind and the many noisy rangers around him, and smiled, "I don't need you to remind me what I said. And this is my home. There seems to be no need to discuss with you who I want to visit!"
"
Zhang Hao knows very well that he cannot be polite to these guys! Besides, what are you thinking about visiting in such an eager manner?
"You're playing tricks on us!"
"Get out!" Zhang Hao suddenly roared angrily, "On the count of three, if you don't leave, you'll die!"
Zhang Hao said, slowly raising three fingers; the guards around the Zhang family suddenly became cold and solemn. This Lengfeng was a master at the Yuan Ying stage, but Taoist Master Mingxu was in the Zhang family. There was also Dugu Junjie's 'bodyguard' Chen Yansong.
Also here.
You really think that I, Zhang Hao, am easy to talk to, which means I am easy to bully! If you just jump out, I will kill you!
Lengfeng opened his mouth, finally dropped a few words and left dejectedly.
Zhang Hao turned his head and smiled brightly at everyone: "Let's go, we're ready!"
Representatives of 32 trading firms, a total of more than 80 people, followed Zhang Hao towards the shipbuilding base in the rear.
The shipbuilding base is currently less than two kilometers away from the port and is protected by a layer of barrier. This barrier was recently arranged by Zhang Hao through his master, Taoist Master Mingxu.
Taoist Master Mingxu may not be as good as Liu Dingshan in cultivation, but his attainments in formations are far superior to Liu Dingshan. After all, the masters in the Holy Land are somewhat capable. From the outside, the barrier looks chaotic and nothing can be seen clearly.
Zhang Hao and others approached, and Feng Zhiling appeared. He opened a door and invited everyone to enter.
As soon as everyone entered the shipbuilding base, they were shocked by the sonorous sound.
For example, Leng Qingsong, the young master of Qixing Trading Company, was in a daze when he saw the scene in front of him.
He saw a huge underground space in front of him, and the seawater blocked by the seal in the distance was still rolling. In this underground space, a huge steel support had begun to take shape.
Different from the construction of wooden ships, in the construction of steel battleships, the keel and main ribs are laid first. Only when there are no problems will the steel plates be installed.
At this time, the craftsmen were riveting. The red steel rivets, which were as thick as an arm, were smashed flat by the craftsmen with sledgehammers to complete the joint of the keel and ribs. Sparks were flying, and the sound of shouting was heard.
Vigorous and powerful.
At this time, the shipbuilding base had removed machine tools and other important items, but there were still vehicles and other equipment left.
The I-beams that have been drilled one by one are lifted to the required position with the assistance of the crane. Now, the length of the I-beam can reach 9 meters, especially the I-beam as the central keel, which is more than 80 centimeters.
The width and thickness are up to 22 cm. The weight of an I-beam can reach more than 30 tons.
These heavy pieces of steel are neatly riveted together under the hands of craftsmen.
The steel skeleton being laid is more than 160 meters long and 27 meters wide; with the experience of the last steel battleship, the craftsmen have made new breakthroughs.
In the shipbuilding base, thousands of people were busy, the sound of forging echoed like thunder, and the sparks bursting out illuminated everyone's eyes.
This was a scene they had never dared to imagine.
Battleships made of steel were originally built like this.
Leng Qingsong looked at it most carefully. He saw that the craftsmen first checked the round holes on the I-beam, corrected the angle, and even polished it appropriately. The craftsmen carried "magic weapon-level grinding tools" with them, which could be easily modified.
The edges and corners of I-beams, etc.
After the proofreading is completed, reinforced steel plates will be attached to the joints; then steel bars will be used to fix the joints to reinforce the seal; and then riveting will begin.
When riveting, first rivet the four nearest holes and rivet them diagonally. After these four holes are determined, rivet the four farthest holes, and then rivet all the holes in the middle.
The craftsmen took advantage of the cultivators' strong physiques, and it took four craftsmen only half an hour to rivet a pair of I-beams.
Then the upper and lower layers of I-beams will continue to be superimposed, and holes have been drilled in the middle. During the riveting process, the main ribs must be riveted. At the connection between the keel and the ribs, triangular steel must be installed for estimation. It is very
Cumbersome.
But this scene was very shocking.
Zhang Hao didn't speak, just stood aside quietly with a smile. Anyway, when everyone looked at it, they couldn't see any technology. Although riveting, driving, etc. had some technical content, it was not high.
Riveting requires excellent craftsmen, and the real technical content lies in the training of craftsmen.
As for driving, it doesn't matter. They can't open the machine that drives it. And in the world of spiritual practice, lifting is never a problem. At least that's the case for the time being.
As for the smelting of steel, the design of ships and data models, etc., they cannot see it. Of course, they can definitely learn a lot by seeing such working scenes.
Zhang Hao brought everyone here to shock everyone and make everyone have confidence in the Kingdom of Qixia. Zhang Hao needs to win over some people in order to open the ocean road to the Kingdom of Qixia.
It wasn't until dusk that Zhang Hao led everyone away; he had been observing for a whole day.
In fact, no one wanted to leave. At this time, the keel had been laid and the installation of steel plates had begun. Everyone was sailing and was very curious about the sealing of the steel battleship. Unfortunately, Zhang Hao started to chase people away.
The sealing of steel battleships is a very critical technology. Although there are many benefits to building ships with steel, sealing is the biggest problem!
A giant ship of several thousand tons floating on the sea will inevitably experience thermal expansion and contraction, various stresses, and slight local deformation. As long as one part of the ship is not sealed properly, it may cause a catastrophe.
The Zhang family's steel battleship sealing technology was developed bit by bit by Zhang Hao by combining the memories of another world and the craftsmanship of this world. This can be regarded as one of the core technologies of the steel battleship. This cannot be leaked.
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Although everyone was dissatisfied, they understood, were even satisfied, and were shocked.
Arriving outside the barrier and looking at the sunset, Zhang Hao said loudly: "Everyone, I have prepared a gift for you today. I hope you like it."
Zhang Hao clapped his hands, and immediately a guard appeared with a large number of sword boxes. There were 32 trading houses, a total of 96 sword boxes. Three for each trading house.
Leng Qingsong took a sword box with both hands, and when he opened it, he saw a long sword with a very simple appearance. The scabbard was also gray, simple and even a little crude, without even the basic patterns being carved.
Leng Qingsong picked up the long sword, but it was heavy in his hand. The scabbard was actually made of iron. No, it was made of steel!
Slowly pulling out the long sword, a cold light suddenly burst out, reflecting the brilliance of the setting sun, and the sword seemed to have some kind of blood coming from it.
"What a sword!" Leng Qingsong couldn't help shouting. He slowly pulled out the long sword and looked carefully. He saw that there were layers of wave-like ripples on the sword. It was beautiful and mysterious at the same time. This was the result of folding and forging.
traces left behind.
There are also faint wavy lines on the blade. This is the mark of the burning edge. After burning the edge, the weapon becomes sharper and stronger.
But what really surprised Leng Qingsong was that the sword was actually made of steel. Although it was just a 'blank slate' with no additional spells, formations, etc., the sword was still extremely sharp. It gently scratched the hard rocks on the seaside, and the rocks were like
Tofu is usually cut into pieces.
I used the appraisal technique to identify it, and I was surprised to find that the purity of this sword reached 99.7%!
Zhang Hao introduced from the side: "This is what the craftsmen of the Zhang family have built in the past few days. The steel is tempered with 99.7% black iron. After being smelted and purified through complex processes (actually some impurities are added to it), it is also processed through
It is folded and forged 13 times to make it plastic, and finally covered with soil and burned. The hardness of the sword edge is comparable to that of Lingbao.
The only regret is that because the steel is too hard, it is difficult to carve the formation."
Leng Qingsong flicked the sword, which trembled slightly, like a clear water. He sighed: "Young Master Zhang, you are so polite. Such a sword may be more precious than ordinary spiritual treasures.
Because there is no formation, there is no mutual conflict, and there are no requirements for use. In some special circumstances, this sword... can save lives!
The world of Eastern cultivation is relatively complicated, and various methods are emerging one after another. In this case, this kind of top-notch non-attribute equipment has the strength of a spiritual treasure in itself, and is very precious! It is rare to see!"
The others praised him one after another.
Zhang Hao was a little surprised. Did I accidentally do something amazing again?
Leng Qingsong approached Zhang Hao and said, "Master Zhang, how many more swords like this are there? We'll pay 500 high-grade spiritual stones for each one, and we'll take whatever you get!"
Others all said that this could be traded.
Zhang Hao blinked and gradually smiled: "This sword has 200 high-grade spiritual stones, so it doesn't cost more than 500. Let's do this. I'll ask the family's craftsmen to make a batch and take them away together when everyone leaves."
"Master Zhang is sincere!"
After the lively dinner in the evening, Zhang Hao said goodbye to everyone, but rushed to the research base in a hurry.
Long before the dinner, Huang Mingshan told Zhang Hao, Master, the locomotive you asked us to study has finally achieved great success. We have also made key progress in the steam turbine.
Arriving at the research base, Zhang Hao saw a coveted technology at first sight: locomotives and rails!
From the very beginning, when the cannon was just produced, Zhang Hao asked Huang Mingshan and others to start researching locomotives to replace horse-drawn carriages. However, due to the immaturity of the overall technology, it was difficult to achieve results.
If you want to build a locomotive, you need a power core. The Zhang family's temporary mechanical power core is turbines, including steam turbines and spiritual stone-driven turbines.
But the steam turbine is bulky and the technology is not mature enough. The Lingshi turbine is good, but the technology required to convert mechanical energy into continuous output power is far more complicated than Zhang Hao expected. This makes the locomotive very bulky and difficult to walk on the road.
plunged directly into the ground.
And there is no rubber or similar items now. In the past, carriage wheels were either made of wood and iron, and the carriages of wealthy people would use monster skins rolled into tires. But obviously such tires cannot meet the needs of industrialization.
Later, Zhang Hao had to settle for the next best thing, which was to study rail locomotives. They were so-called trains.
Moreover, if fuel and steam are used as power, the locomotive will be very powerful, the cost will be very low, and it should be of great use.
Now, Huang Mingshan finally succeeded.
This is a real steel monster. It is almost 3 meters tall and has no skin. You can see the main body of the steam turbine with complex pipelines. The boiler is an oil-fired boiler. The boiler has adopted a water-cooled wall structure.
Fuel injection combustion.
When Zhang Hao arrived, Huang Mingshan and others were testing. The locomotive moved slowly along a fifty-meter-long railway track. The iron wheel driven by the connecting rod rolled slowly on the railway track. The width of the railway track was a full three meters!
"Master!" Huang Mingshan greeted excitedly from afar, "Master, how about we lay a railway to Ninghe County and Luanci Mountain tomorrow?"
(The third update, a 5,000-word chapter. I’m begging for votes.)