Steel Dynasty - Chapter 36

[Chapter 36 Galen Ship]

Time passes easily when you are idle. Ever since Li San went to Chang’an, half a month has passed in a blink of an eye.

For half a month, the snow in Qingzhou has been intermittent. The snow in the city is enough to reach people’s knees. When the sun comes out, the snow melts, and the roads are very muddy.

As a result, the people in Qingzhou City were even less willing to go out and move around.

Xiao Ming had the same thoughts as the common people. In addition to going to the Equipment Department to supervise, he usually drew pictures in the palace. Today, the structure diagram, overall renderings, and node diagrams of the Galen ship were all released.

“Fortunately, I still have some art skills.” Xiao Ming said proudly. In modern times, his only hobby was drawing comics, so he was somewhat involved in drawing.

Although he only used a brush, he drew this picture with style, and the lines are as clear as those produced by a computer.

“Why is Your Highness so happy?” Luluo then brought breakfast over.

After winter, the food becomes even more monotonous. Breakfast is just two pieces of bread, pimple soup and the like. However, there are more people hunting at this time of year, so there is some venison, wild birds and the like on the market.

Now that Prince Qi’s palace has money, he can eat meat every now and then.

“The boat I painted is finally finished.” Xiao Ming happily took the dough and slipped his fingers on Luluo’s little hand.

Luluo gave Xiao Ming an angry look and got used to Xiao Ming’s character.

Looking at the dozen or so drawings on the chopping board, Luluo stuck out her tongue, “Your Highness is really amazing. If this was Luluo, I don’t know when and what month he would be able to draw so many.”

Xiao Ming was in high spirits. The drawings came out, and it was time. Let Zhang Liang move.

He believes that in terms of shipbuilding technology, Dayu is not lagging behind at this stage. What is lagging behind is only solid thinking and technology.

“What’s so difficult about this? It’s a good night. Come here and I’ll give you some guidance. I’m sure you can make rapid progress.” Xiao Ming said while eating the cake.

Luluo blushed and said, “Your Highness must be playing tricks on Luluo again, so I won’t fall for it.” After saying that, Luluo pouted and left Xiao Ming’s bedroom.

Xiao Ming smirked and watched Lu Luo go back. After a quick breakfast, he took the drawings to the Equipment Department.

In the coldest month of winter, I couldn’t go anywhere else, so I could only go back and forth between the Equipment Department and the Prince’s Mansion.

And taking advantage of the slack farming season in winter, he also wanted to set up some simple workshops so that they could be used after spring.

“Your Highness.” Chen Qi bowed and said when he saw Xiao Ming coming.

Unlike other places, the Equipment Department was still a bustling scene at this time, with craftsmen and servants very busy. In the backyard of the Equipment Department, two blast furnaces more than three meters high rose from the ground.

On both sides of the blast furnace are steps of tamped soil for loading materials. At the bottom, each blast furnace is connected to a huge bellows for blowing air.

In front of the blast furnace, there were some dark things piled up, not coal, but coke that Xiao Ming asked Chen Qi to burn.

“How’s it going? How’s the blast furnace ironmaking test going?” Xiao Ming asked.

The mature technology taught by Xiao Ming helped Chen Qi avoid many detours, but the specific process still requires down-to-earth experiments.

“Back to Your Highness, the coke was not fired successfully at first. There was too much iron residue. Later we adjusted the temperature and suffocated the carbon more tightly to obtain qualified coke. When making iron, we It took many adjustments to the wind force and the amount of coke before refining qualified wrought iron.” Chen Qi said.

Ever since Xiao Ming asked him to use a blast furnace to make iron, he has been working on it, and now he has finally succeeded in making wrought iron.

Xiao Ming nodded, “Yes, once the crucible is produced, the wrought iron can be refined into qualified steel, and the strength of our machine tools can also be strengthened.”

“We are just waiting for Butler Qian to come back. Logically speaking “Butler Qian has been out for about twenty days, why hasn’t he come back yet?” Chen Qi was almost obsessed with craftsmanship and couldn’t help but feel a little anxious at this time.

Xiao Ming frowned. He was also a little worried. The road was blocked by heavy snow and thieves were infested. But he must not let anything happen again.

Glancing at the cooked discus, Xiao Ming said, “Don’t worry, the Equipment Department has a lot of work. You can do other things first. By the way, how have Zhang Liang and others performed during this time?”

Chen Qi seemed to be worried. Zhang Liang and others forgot about it. At this time, Xiao Ming mentioned it and said: “Your Highness, these people have been responsible for some hard work, but they are very diligent. What does your Highness want from them?”

Xiao Ming flashed the drawing in his hand, “For this, when the time comes, the Equipment Department I’m afraid I need to help produce some parts.”

“Your Highness, can you let me take a look?” Chen Qi looked scratching his head.

Xiao Ming knew Chen Qi’s nature and handed him the drawing without teasing him.

“Is this a ship?” Chen Qi glanced briefly and exclaimed, “But I have never seen this kind of ship.”

“This kind of ship was originally called Galen Ship. After many improvements by this king, Now I will call him Qingzhou Ship,” Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi probably turned it over and handed it back to Chen Qi. He scratched his head and said, “Your Highness, I’m afraid I can’t do anything about shipbuilding. I’ve never learned it before.”

“I’m not asking you to build a ship, I’m just asking you to cooperate in the production of some parts.” That’s all.” Xiao Ming smiled.

Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief and then remembered, “I asked why Your Highness is looking for Zhang Liang. Didn’t his family run a shipyard in the past? I will call him over right now.”

After a while, Chen Qi brought Zhang Liang over. , Zhang Liang bowed and said: “I have met Your Highness, old servant.”

“No courtesy.” Xiao Ming helped Zhang Liang up and said, “I am asking you to come here this time. I have something to entrust you with, and make your Zhang family the head of the family. It’s a waste of labor. Come on, take a look at this and see if you can make it.”

Zhang Liang was startled for a moment, then took Xiao Ming’s drawings. When he looked at them, he was dumbfounded. It took him a long time to flip through each page of drawings like crazy. At the end, Zhang Liang’s hands couldn’t stop shaking. stand up.

“Your Highness, how did your Highness get this blueprint? This kind of ship has never been heard of by the old slave, but based on the old slave’s experience, this ship is very suitable for sea navigation.” Zhang Liang said.

Xiao Ming nodded. This sentence showed that Zhang Liang still had some skills and could see the technical content. He said: “Don’t ask about this. I only ask you if you are willing to build this for me.” “

Ship?”

“Yes!” Zhang Liang said without hesitation: “It’s better than living with ore and cinders all day long.”

“Well, in that case, I will restore your shipbuilding workshop, but from now on you will. “

This shipyard is an official business and has nothing to do with you. Are you willing?”

Zhang Liang sighed and said, “The old slave is now a sinner and a slave. He just wants to be able to live up to his lifelong learning.”

” Well, in a few days, you and your tribe can go back to the shipyard, and I will take care of the Qin family’s affairs.” Xiao Ming said.

Zhang Liang’s former shipyard had been held captive by the Qin family, and Xiao Ming had to go and get it back. After settling the matter, the Equipment Department had nothing else to do, so he returned to the palace.

At this moment, the Qin family’s merchant ship docked slowly at the dock in Chang’an, the capital of the Chongqing Kingdom.

Li San got off the boat and looked at the majestic Chang’an City not far away, dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)