After the morning session the next day, Liu Xinyu took the train to Zhang's house with her guards.
Nowadays, the tracks across the country are double tracks, but there are branch roads at some important intersections for transferring, parking, and repairing locomotives.
There are also specially parked locomotives here in the palace, which are specially prepared for Liu Xinyu and important officials, and usually transport some important resources.
However, the departure of trains needs to be uniformly scheduled. The trains here at the Palace depart on the hour.
Nowadays, communication is inconvenient, and there is almost no command and dispatch. All operations are controlled by controlling the departure time, and sentries are added along the way to monitor the train operation. Fortunately, there are only 12 locomotives in the country, plus 4 spares, so there is no problem for the time being.
Through the car window, Liu Xinyu saw the changes along the way. Bustling brick houses and two-story buildings began to appear in the once dilapidated villages. Many of the mansions that once belonged to the nobles have become ruins, most of which were destroyed by Liu Xinyu's internal control.
Cleansing. Most of the important towns passing along the way had their city walls removed.
Broad roads can be seen everywhere, and from time to time you can see migrant workers repairing damaged roads. Now the roads are mainly made of rammed earth. Now that it is late winter, the water from melting ice and snow is destroying the integrity of the roads. At this time, road contractors,
Road repairs are being accelerated.
Tolls are now very considerable. With the successful return of Ocean Group China Southern Airlines, with the commercial transformation of Xinglintang, and with the recovery of business, the income from tolls has also increased.
But now the competition for tolls has become fierce. If the road here is difficult or the toll is high, we will take another road!
Free competition has blossomed in the land of Qixia. In such an environment, on average, there are more than two highways connecting each town and city. This creates competition invisibly.
Under such circumstances, highway contractors have to improve their services: better highway environment, more reasonable tolls. And this kind of free competition, for the time being, seems to have brought prosperity to the country of Qixia.
This is a country that has just begun to completely transform into industry and commerce, and it is also a prosperous country. Opportunities are everywhere here. In such an environment, as long as everyone is willing to work hard, they can get relatively good returns.
The cost of building the road is expected to be recovered in just two years. This also allows more people to invest in the plan.
Then Liu Xinyu saw winter wheat again, patches with no end in sight; and spiritual rice grown in winter. These plants, which can grow to more than two meters, were undulating in the late winter wind. Occasionally, he could see busy farmers below.
Piles of broken spiritual stones were buried in the formation in the field.
The train was speeding, but what Liu Xinyu saw was a prosperous country.
"Without the nobles, the country would be better off!" Liu Xinyu couldn't help but mutter to herself.
Hu Yinglan next to her didn't speak, just stood quietly. In fact, Hu Yinglan's cultivation level is not high, but she is the most trustworthy. Hu Yinglan is more like a multi-functional maid, and the only one who can always be by Liu Xinyu's side.
people.
The train did not arrive at the port until 14:00 in the afternoon. Zhang Hao and his people had been waiting here for more than three hours.
Liu Xinyu slowly stepped off the train with a faint smile on her face, "Zhang Hao, I noticed that you seem to be restless. Did you just participate in the renovation of Xinglin Hall?"
"Your Majesty is wise. Please, the Pearl is already at the port, waiting for your Majesty's review."
Liu Xinyu slowly walked towards the shore, but before she reached the shore, she saw a... white battleship!
As he got closer, Liu Xinyu saw it clearly.
Compared to the Zhiyuan, the Iron Duke is made of steel, but the current battleship is white. The shape and size are similar to the Iron Duke but more slender and slim. The shipbuilding technology of Dayang Group is growing rapidly.
It's just that there are no superstructures and artillery yet.
On the side of the ship, there are fonts milled out of steel: Mingzhu.
Compared with the Zhiyuan, the Iron Duke's writing is directly engraved on the hull. This writing is cut with steel and machine tools. Each word is about one meter long. The surface of the steel writing has sharp angular steel twill lines, and the silver
The white steel shines with the rays of the sun, making it dazzling.
Liu Xinyu stood on the shore, her eyes a little straight. The first time she saw the battleship, she was stunned. She murmured to herself: "This battleship... looks as noble as a swan!"
Zhang Hao smiled and said: "Only a battleship like this is worthy of His Majesty!"
Liu Xinyu looked at the battleship for a while, then turned slightly to look at Zhang Hao: "Why do you suddenly want to give me a battleship?"
"It's not a sudden thought, but I have always had this plan. Your Majesty, I said that your majesty will spread to the entire known world! And the best communication carrier at present is... a battleship!
Your Majesty, our country is different. Our country will use battleships to explore the world.
As the monarch of this country, Your Majesty, you should have a battleship as your vehicle.
Moreover, Your Majesty told the Xuanzhen Sect before that only after I retrieve a 'Pearl', will I grant the title of Ninghe County to the Zhang family, and thus rejected the Xuanzhen Sect's senior Hong Yunzi.
Furthermore, now we have seen hope. Your Majesty’s crown may not be without pearls, but this country cannot be without pearls!
Therefore, no matter which angle you look at it, His Majesty needs a pearl."
Liu Xinyu slowly turned her head and looked at the motionless warships in the waves in the port. Her heart was filled with passion for a moment. Although she didn't know it was the first time she saw a steel warship, she had different thoughts in her heart at this time.
Steel battleship!
Looking at the small wooden boats moored at the port, which were used by the Zhang family and Dayang Group to train sailors, and comparing them to the warships made of steel, an unspeakable pride echoed in Liu Xinyu's heart.
"Okay! I accept this battleship! However, the country's rules cannot be broken. Let's exchange this battleship for an oil field. Recently, the country discovered a very large oil field in Nanyang County, near the seaside. The preliminary estimate is that the scope is at least
It’s an area of three towns, and you can see oil flowing on the ground.”
Zhang Hao nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Recently, I have been thinking about purchasing this place from the state. Nanyang County calls this place the Black Swamp.
It just so happens that our oil refining technology has made some progress recently, and we are now capable of building large-scale oil refineries.
In the future, as the number of battleships increases, as the number of locomotives increases, and as industry develops, oil will become the food for industry.
By the way, your majesty, the last bit of asphalt that is difficult to use as a product of oil refining can be used to pave roads. The Zhang family has tried to pave roads with asphalt, and the effect is good. As long as the current rammed earth layer is covered with a layer of asphalt,
This will allow the road to be protected from wind and rain.”
Liu Xinyu smiled: "It's too far, let's take a look at the battleship first."
This is her own battleship. Liu Xinyu boarded the battleship with excitement and gently touched the railing. The battleship was painted with white paint. In order to make the paint adhere better, the surface of the battleship was lightly polished. The paint was also specially treated.
It has a light matte finish and looks low-key and luxurious.
The deck is made of steel, but it is paved with a layer of lavender noble sandalwood. This battleship is more like a work of art.
Next to him, Hou Shangzhuo was holding a book and explaining to Liu Xinyu. This battleship is similar to the Iron Duke, except that it is longer and thinner, has a slightly lower displacement, and a slightly higher weight. However, the battleship's performance has been greatly improved.
The battleship's power system still uses steam turbines; its speed is higher than that of the Iron Duke.
Using the rivet manufacturing method, the 10,000-ton class has reached the temporary technological extreme. If you want to build a larger warship, you still need to accumulate technology.
But this satisfied Liu Xinyu. The sea trial lasted for more than an hour. When the warships docked, Liu Xinyu shouted excitedly: "We will try to reach 10 warships this year. At the end of the year, also before the New Year, we will go to Langya Country
!This year, I will make it impossible for Langya Country to survive the new year!"
Her Majesty the Queen holds a grudge!
Zhang Hao nodded: Definitely!
"By the way, Zhang Hao, last time the Zhiyuan was attacked by three gods in the Land of Langya. If we go there next time, will there be more attacks in the gods?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have figured out what happened last time. Because there was a God Transformation Stage on the battleship at that time, the opponent's God Transformation Stage also attacked.
Next time our battleship will not have the Divine Transformation Period. This will give the opponent no reason to attack.
Of course, just in case, our transformation stage will also be hanging at the back."
Liu Xinyu nodded: "Very good. Next time, I will smash all the ships in Langya Kingdom, completely wipe out their navy, and then blow up their coast!"
"Will do!"
Liu Xinyu added: "Recently we have received information that Langya Kingdom is also manufacturing black iron battleships, and it seems that it can also produce steam turbines. Do you know about this?"
"Yeyuelou has received the news. But your Majesty, don't worry, their boat... actually has a flat bottom. They will cry when the time comes!"
"What happened to the punt?" Liu Xinyu didn't quite understand.
"The flat-bottomed boat...when the cannon is fired, the boat will float on the sea! And the flat-bottomed boat is not stable. After testing and calculations, we found that in a fierce combat environment, the stability and maneuverability of the flat-bottomed boat, etc.,
Overall weaker than our current warship design.
And Your Majesty, don’t worry, the production of steam turbines is not that simple. There are many steam turbines purchased in China, who can produce steam turbines now?”
What is the core technology of steam turbines? Is it formations? Is it black iron? Or magic? None, but fluid mechanics and mathematics! If you don’t know this thing, all attempts to imitate steam turbines will be in vain.
The world of spiritual practice is certainly good, with a lot of accumulation. However, the world of spiritual practice also has many shortcomings. It focuses too much on spells, formations, etc., but it is far from enough on the study of basic physics.
But don’t underestimate Langya Country because of this. This is a world of cultivation. There is no steam turbine, but we still have formations! If Langya Country cannot develop steam turbines in the end and directly use formations, it’s not impossible, but it will consume a lot of money.
some.
And once the formation is completed, this ship...maybe really can fly!
Zhang Hao and Liu Xinyu chatted about Langya Country for a while, and gradually came to the shore. Suddenly Zhang Hao changed the topic, "Your Majesty, please come here today, there is another important matter."
"Oh...what's the matter?" Liu Xinyu had a smile in her eyes: Are you, Zhang Hao, finally going to make a request?
Zhang Hao put away the faint smile on his face, "Your Majesty, we are sailing south this time thanks to an astrologer, Zhao Dahe."
Liu Xinyu nodded: "I have heard of this person, and I would like to express my gratitude to him in person. By the way, do you know the origin of this person?"
"It has been investigated clearly and it is credible. But what I am going to talk about today is related to Zhao Dahe. Your Majesty, you may not believe that Zhao Dahe... measured the thickness of the earth!"
"Well..." Liu Xinyu was stunned. She didn't know how to respond to this news. Are you kidding?
"Your Majesty, come with me. This matter is still relatively confidential, and only a few people know about it. This is a breakthrough in knowledge, and this is the breakthrough... everyone feels a little frightened."
Liu Xinyu:...The more you talk about it, the less I understand.
A few people, including Liu Xinyu and Hu Yinglan, followed Zhang Hao to a new courtyard of the Zhang family; but they were surrounded by imperial guards.
Entering the yard, you saw Zhao Dahe making a wooden ball about one meter in height with a somewhat excited expression.
Next to them, Zhang Shengde, Zhang Shengye, Bai Yutang, Zhou Xueyao, Zhou Shuhai, Bai Ye, Zhou Jue, Li Yousheng (Li Yuanyuan's father), Mu Mingchen, Zheng Changfeng, Mei Qianyun and other important personnel of Dayang Group, as well as many researchers of the Zhang family
People such as Huang Mingshan and others stood neatly in a circle. Moreover, all of them looked strange.
After Zhang Hao brought Liu Xinyu in, he came to Zhao Dahe and said to everyone: "Everyone, starting today, Qixia Country has a new subject. Zhao Dahe and I jointly named it: