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Chapter 312 New Warship Model

Lu Chengqi took the lead towards the Royal University without waiting for the other carriages to arrive.Zhang Zai followed closely behind, and the two looked like father and son.According to the rules set by Lu Chengqi, the inspectors guarding the door insisted on checking the tokens of the two before letting them go.

After entering the Royal University, Lu Chengqi couldn't wait to say: "Take me to see that new warship!"

Realizing a slip of the tongue, Lu Chengqi hastily added two more words: "Model..."

That impatient look made Zhang Zai want to laugh, but he didn't dare to.Suppressing a smile, he said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. According to your will, the Royal University is being expanded. The warship model can only be tested after the pond is ready. Now, the model is just a decoration." .”

Lu Chengqi was taken aback for a moment, Shen Kuo had also told him about this situation.It's just that after so many days, Lu Chengqi thought the pond was built.But it doesn't matter, Chang'an City is adjacent to the Feng River, what kind of water experiment can compare to testing in a real big river?It's just a few more steps. In order to see the performance of the new warship, such hardship is worth it!

After making up his mind, Lu Chengqi said, "Then it's good to see the model, so let's lead the way..."

Zhang Zai shook his head, and led Lu Chengqi through the garden of the Royal University. After the simple buildings, he finally came to the experimental area.This place, if it was Zhang Zai, would not enter this place even if he was killed.Such a smoky environment and a group of scientific lunatics make some self-proclaimed refined scholars avoid it. How could they ever think of stepping in one day?
It's just that Zhang Zai, who has realized the meaning of a saint, understands that if he wants to know this matter absolutely, he must do it himself.In addition, thanks to the little emperor's respect, he was hired as a lecturer at the Royal University, how could he not do his duty?Therefore, Zhang Zai, after learning about the Royal University, suddenly became fascinated by this thing, which is why he had the previous emotion.

Bringing the little emperor to the experimental area, Zhang Zai wanted to call out Shen Kuo who was working, but Lu Chengqi stopped him.Now, the trio that made the first rifle in time and space have dispersed.Su Song was in charge of the overall situation, taking care of both cannon casting and shipbuilding; Tang Xun was in charge of cannon casting, who said his specialty was iron smelting; and Shen Kuo was better at carpentry, so he didn't run away from shipbuilding.

For this reason, all three of them protested to Lu Chengqi, because both of them were new things, and these scientific lunatics who were obsessed with inventions and creations all wanted to have both.But Lu Chengqi said that you can't have both fish and bear's paw, and those who give up the fish and take the bear's paw will also compete.It depends on each person's specialty and cannot be refuted.It is because these two things are sharp weapons that Dashun will put on the battlefield. With them, Dashun can protect the country forever.

Lu Chengqi pressured them with righteousness, and the three of them succumbed.It's just that in private, they all secretly envy Su Song.There is no way, who told him that he is capable, it can only be that the capable are working too hard.

However, after the blueprint of the new warship was completed, Su Songren was not often absent from the Royal University.For nothing else, there was a big trouble in casting cannons at the Military Weapons Supervision, and Ji Dashun's two top scientists couldn't handle it. Lu Chengqi also felt that if he wanted to make iron cannons, he still had to wait another year or two.There is no way, the technology required to cast a cannon is too high, especially an iron cannon that can shoot stably.But Dashun's technical reserve is not enough, so he can only use his IQ to make up for it.Fortunately for Lu Chengqi, if it weren't for the famous Su Song and Shen Kuo in history, even the prototype of the iron cannon might not have been made.Even now, the waste of high-quality steel has accumulated to more than tens of thousands of catties. Although it can be recycled and reused, the consumption is still astonishing.

Of course, Lu Chengqi, who knew long ago that casting a cannon is not easy, did not pin too much hope on it.It was a stroke of luck that the Hongxiang rifle could be made by mistake, and it was only by finding the principle of the Mini rifle that it could be accomplished.But Lu Chengqi, who was not familiar with casting cannons, was completely blinded when it came to casting iron cannons, so he could only let Su Song and Tang Xun do it.

Walking to Shen Kuo who was carefully polishing the model, Lu Chengqi looked at the new warship in Shen Kuo's hand with great interest, but his heart was full of doubts.In his opinion, this so-called new-style warship seems to be nothing special, even Lu Chengqi has seen cars and boats before, so he couldn't help being very puzzled, and suddenly asked: "Shen Qing, this is the new-style warship." Why is the ship completely different from the blueprint I saw earlier?"

Shen Kuo was startled, turned his head to look, only to find that Lu Chengqi was standing behind him, quickly stood up and gave a long salute: "I have seen Your Majesty!"

Lu Chengqi said: "There's no need to be polite, tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Shen Kuo quickly said: "Yes, Your Majesty. This model is actually not a new type of warship, but a horse boat."

"Horse boat? What is it for? To transport horses?" Lu Chengqi asked puzzled.

Shen Kuo explained: "Your Majesty, this horse boat can transport both people and horses. Your Majesty, please see that the cabin of this horse boat can carry people in the front and horses in the back. If it is only for transporting troops, one boat can accommodate up to 300 people."

Lu Chengqi took a look, and indeed, the horse boat was huge in size, and its capacity must also be huge.And there is no wood pulp on both sides, and it is powered by eight masts. In this way, it can indeed carry more soldiers.It's just the speed, and it probably won't go anywhere fast.

Lu Chengqi asked again: "Is this horse boat built with keel technology?"

When Shen Kuo heard the words, he immediately sighed: "Your Majesty's learning is indeed heaven and man. This keel was proposed by Your Majesty. After experiments, I found that the boat made of keel can sail regardless of rivers, lakes and seas. It is really a miracle. "

Lu Chengqi only felt his face burn. He only knew a little bit about it. In fact, he didn't know anything about how the keel was made.But science and technology are like this, what is often lacking is only a direction.Lu Chengqi broke this direction, which naturally made everyone like Shen Kuo admire him.

Lu Chengqi saw that everyone admired him for science like Shen Kuo, and he was not at all happy. Instead, he felt like he had stolen something and felt guilty, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Is the watertight compartment designed by the way? I think this invention is good. !"

Shen Kuo said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I didn't invent it. This watertight compartment already existed in the previous dynasty. I just picked up the wisdom of the predecessors..."

Lu Chengqi once again revealed his ignorance, but he had a thick skin, and directly admitted: "I haven't studied it, and it's nothing unusual if I don't know it. You just need to know, Shen Qing. By the way, since there are horses and boats , so where are the new warships?"

After Shen Kuo heard this, he turned around and slowly took down a huge warship from the shelf behind him. When Lu Chengqi saw it, he was fascinated by the giant ship made of true proportions: "This... Is it a new type of warship?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this is the blueprint presented to Your Majesty a few days ago, a new type of warship that has been scaled down thirty times." Shen Kuo said proudly. Looking at the model of this giant warship, Shen Kuo seemed to be She looked at her own child with pride in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)