Kai Fu Han

Chapter 452 Lushan

The biggest improvement is the manufacturing of gun barrels. With the steam engine-powered drilling machine, to produce the gun barrel, you only need to use abrasive tools to make an iron rod, and then use the drill machine to quickly drill out a seamless steel pipe. Compared with manpower, it is faster. Fast and high quality. .

[With these more than 400 fairy talismans, I believe that all kinds of steam engine-powered machinery will soon enter the industrial system of Xinghan League. 】Liu Zhimu looked forward to it.

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When we arrived, Liujiabao was outside.

Opening the curtain inside the carriage and looking out from the glass-encrusted window, the entire periphery of Liujiabao has been completely surrounded by various buildings.

From where the carriage was, looking up, one could see all kinds of houses, neatly arranged, and only a small section of the city wall could be vaguely seen from the end of the street.

The city wall is not high, probably less than two feet.

The carriage continued along the avenue, with guards clearing the way. As it entered the city, the speed of the carriage also slowed down, so it did not have much impact on the pedestrians on the street.

However, as this strange steel beast carried a huge carriage forward on the street, pedestrians on the street did not feel like stopping to watch. Knowledgeable people knew that this machine was a steam engine, and they proudly gave it to the people next to them. Companions spread.

"Such a nice house is built outside the city wall. Don't you worry about it being destroyed when the enemy attacks?" Xu Han asked.

"We, the Xinghan Alliance, are confident that we can keep the enemy out of our territory." Liu Xinqi replied confidently.

"It's really a transformation of the prosperous Taoyuan era." Li Gang praised.

The flow of people on the street is very dense. In Jiangnan, it is difficult to see such a dense flow of people now because the scale of the city is limited by logistics capacity.

Before Kaifeng fell, the density of people might be comparable to that of Liujiabao, but now Hangzhou has just moved here, and in terms of prosperity, it is worse than Baishiwan.

"After several years of governance by the Xinghan League, Dengzhou is no worse than Jiangnan. It can be said that if Jiangnan has it, Dengzhou can guarantee it. But if Dengzhou has it, Jiangnan may not have it." Liu Xinqi boasted.

The first fleet is constantly trading between Dengzhou and Jiangnan, and there are fleets going back and forth to clear out pirates on the route. This route has been completely opened, and many maritime merchants are doing business on this route.

The Xinghan League's fleet is limited by policy requirements, and there are requirements for bulk trade targets, mostly food and other livelihood supplies and raw materials.There are no restrictions for other private traders. They can bring industrial products from Dengzhou to Jiangnan, and then bring various high-value commodities from Jiangnan to Dengzhou.

"I believe this." Li Gang nodded. This sentence had been verified in Penglai before.

"When we get to the market in the fort, I will let the two elders get out of the car. I will arrange for guards to follow the two elders to protect their safety." Liu Xinqi arranged: "Second elders, don't get me wrong. I don't mean to monitor you."

Li Gang listened to Liu Xinqi's words and simply agreed. Instead, he made a request that embarrassed Liu Xinqi: "I wonder if the leader of the alliance can let the two of us follow and take a look at it to gain insights. We promise not to interfere. Word."

"This…"

Steam engine warships have been seen on the sea, and they can sail without sails. They have been seen by many people on the sea, and it is not a secret.But the Lushan number is different.

The Lushan was an iron-clad ship far ahead of its time. If it were built larger, it could already be called a cruiser, leading the world by more than 700 years.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Xinqi finally nodded in agreement.

It is also beneficial for the Zhao court to know the power of the Xinghan League's naval warships, which can greatly enhance the deterrent effect of the Xinghan League's navy and prevent Zhao from having any evil intentions after the Xinghan League's westward march.

In this era, it is impossible to completely defend the coastline. The sea is vast and it is impossible to completely defend the entire coastline.The technology of later generations is so advanced that smuggling and smuggling are not completely prohibited, let alone now.

If Zhao was stupid and recruited a large number of ships to invade the Xinghan League's coastline, Liu Xinqi would really be helpless. "Okay, there's nothing shameful about it. Since you two are interested, come and see it with us." Liu Xinqi nodded: "To be honest, this is the first time I've heard of it and I haven't seen it yet."

A few people continued chatting, and the vehicle drove out of Liujiabao, continued eastward, and followed the wide cement road to the shipyard.

It was not convenient to drive inside the shipyard, so a few people got off the car and walked in. Under the guidance of the captain, they arrived at a huge shipyard.

After walking into the dock, even though Liu Xinqi had seen the giant steel ships of later generations, he was still a little stunned when he saw the Lushan. Not to mention Li Gang and the others, they were already stunned.

From the stern to the bow, the length is fifteen feet.There is currently no water in the dock, and the height from the bottom of the ship to the upper deck is more than six feet.

The most shocking thing is that the outside of the ship, above the waterline, is covered with a layer of iron plates.

"What a big boat!"

"So much iron!"

After a while, the two of them came back to their senses and exclaimed in admiration.

"Director, how thick is the iron armor?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"It's all steel plates." The captain corrected Liu Xinqi's question, and then introduced: "Each steel plate is one foot long, three feet wide, and two minutes thick. On the hull of the ship.”

1寸=10分，1分=10厘，1厘=10毫，1毫=10丝，1丝=10忽。

Half of it is equivalent to 6.7 mm thick

"How protective is such a thick steel plate?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"If you shoot with a giant bed crossbow at close range, you won't be able to penetrate it." The captain gestured, and the close range was three feet away: "Actually, it can be made thicker, but if it is thicker, there will not be much free load left on the ship. , the extra protective power is a bit wasted. Besides, we plan to install steam engines and steel plate armor on all mountain-class ships in the future. If it is too thick, the steel production in the alliance will not be able to support it. "

Liu Xinqi understood after hearing this that the thickness of the two points was decided after everyone considered it many times.

"When will you go into the water?"

"There are still some preparations, it will take another hour."

"Okay." Liu Xinqi was a little bored as he waited. It was strange to see Li Gang and the two people here. Liu Zhimu and the captain were discussing something together, and they were very focused.He simply left the shipyard by himself and started walking around the shipyard.

In the entire Baishiwan Shipyard, in addition to the mountain-class ship Lushan that is being renovated, there are still six mountain-class warships under construction.After walking along the coast for a short while to the south, Liu Xinqi saw a huge construction site.

This is a dock construction site. Judging from the excavated outline, the dock should be used to build the Wanshi battleship.

"Alliance leader!" The person in charge saw Liu Xinqi and immediately came up to say hello.

"How big a shipyard is this?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Thirty thousand dan," the person in charge replied.

(End of this chapter)