Chapter 187 Ironclad Ship

A simple Taoist robe, a simple Taoist bun, and a simple whisk are all he has. Oh, and there's also a storage ring on the finger.

Facing Zhang Hao's surprised eyes, Guangyangzi smiled gently: "Why, do you feel a little shabby?"

Zhang Hao smiled a little embarrassedly, "I made senior laugh. Senior, please come inside."

While talking, he asked the guard to inform his father Zhang Shengde. Even the head teachers have come forward in person, the Zhang family has to show enough respect, and only Zhang Shengde can do it in person.

Zhang Hao continued to receive everyone at the door. After a while, Bai Ye also came with a few people smiling, because there were outsiders present, Bai Ye did not call Zhang Hao 'junior brother'.

"Master Zhang, I take the liberty of interrupting you."

Zhang Hao looked at the smile in Bai Ye's eyes, "Deacon Bai came here in person, and the Zhang family is full of splendor. Please."

After Bai Ye, the representative of Xinglin Hall finally arrived late. The representative of Xinglintang is Zhou Shuhai's first disciple, Xie Hongsheng, who is similar in age to Zhang Hao.

Among the representatives from all parties, Xie Hongsheng was the youngest. The last time he went to Xinglin Hall, Zhang Hao didn't see Xie Hongsheng, as if he was in retreat; now Zhang Hao saw this young man. He is very calm, and he speaks neither in a hurry nor too slowly. I don't know if it is the temperament created by alchemy.

After Xinglin Hall, everyone arrived. Zhang Hao walked in with Xie Hongsheng, talking at the same time. For such a disciple of Zhou Shuhai, Zhang Hao was a little bit wary-would he get the moon first if he was close to the water~

Xie Hong didn't talk much, and felt a little bored. When talking about the division of interests this time, Xie Hongsheng just said that he just came to take a look, and that Zhou Jue was in charge of the specific negotiations.

This time Zhou Jue was only representing Xinglin Hall, and the head teacher of Nine Suns Sect was there personally.

When Zhang Hao arrived at the lobby, Zhang Shengde was already entertaining everyone, and everyone was talking and laughing; for the time being, most of the talks were about cultivation, the situation in Jinyang Kingdom, and so on.

Zhou Jue sat on the side, staring at Zhang Hao blankly, his eyes... very complicated.

Zhang Hao gave Zhou Jue an ordinary smile, and looked at everyone: "Thank you for coming to Zhang's house during your busy schedule, please follow me."

Mei Qianyun from Yuxue Villa was the first to speak: "Zhang Hao, we are here to discuss shares today, where are you taking us?"

"How about I take Fairy Mei to see the sea?" Zhang Hao grinned.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Mei Qianyun spat angrily, "If we haven't seen each other for a few days, it will turn bad. Yingying, I heard that Zhang Hao has been playing with the Golden House Cangjiao lately."

"Ahem!" Before Mu Yingying could speak, Zhou Jue was the first to quit. "Mei Xianzi, we are going to see the model of the iron ship that the Zhang family just built. You don't want to see it."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Jue turned around coolly and walked out. When passing by Zhang Hao, he asked dryly, "It's better to set up the beach where the sky is full of fire last time."

Zhang Hao nodded, and Zhou Jue strode away.

Zhang Hao said with a smile to everyone: "Everyone, please. The Zhang family has already built the first ironclad ship model."

Zhang Shengde also extended the invitation again, and everyone walked out talking and laughing, curious about the so-called "iron-clad ship" of the Zhang family. Although I saw the one-meter-sized model last time, it was too crude to feel any industrial power at all.

Mu Yingying looked at Zhang Hao's figure, gritted her teeth, and approached Zhang Hao. "Brother, can you tell me something about the ironclad ship?"

Zhang Hao looked at Mu Yingying, the girl bit her lower lip, her face was a little sad.

Zhang Hao felt a little guilty and had a headache, and nodded: "The ironclad ship this time is the result of more than 300 craftsmen working almost without sleep for a month.

The design of ironclad ships is completely different from traditional ships. This difference is not just about replacing wood with steel. The biggest difference lies in technology and design.

Compared with traditional ships, the bottom of the ironclad ship is convex instead of flat.

And because of the weight of the ironclad ship, we completely canceled traditional methods such as sails and oars, and adopted mechanical power that you have seen before.

In addition, the link between the traditional ship templates is based on the mortise and tenon method, supplemented by nails. The seal is mainly made of glue, paint and hemp.

The new ironclad ships are completely connected by rivets. For sealing, most rely on the process itself. Sometimes an auxiliary soft copper sheet is used to complete the seal.

In fact, the sealing technology is one of the most difficult technologies in the production of ironclad ships. "

Zhang Hao said as he walked, and everyone raised various questions from time to time; after a while, he came to the seaside, which was the place where Du Tianlie Huozhen was placed last time.

The waves rolled tirelessly, but there were no more sea monsters to be seen here. The Dutian Blazing Formation made the sea within a radius of five or six kilometers hot, making it no longer suitable for sea monsters to survive. Compared with the surrounding dark green sea water, the sea water here is translucent blue, revealing a little bit of dead silence.

However, everyone's eyes were focused on the port.

This port is still very crude, it is better to say it is a dock than a port, but a few wooden piles have been added and a few planks have been laid.

However, the 'ironclad ship' parked next to the port is particularly eye-catching.

As Zhang Hao said, only after seeing it can one feel the majesty of the iron-clad ship.

Bai Ye even trotted a few steps to the side of the port for a closer look. Before, he only thought that Zhang Hao was bragging, but after seeing it, he really felt an indescribable power; the black hull revealed a kind of heaviness and arrogance.

Compared with traditional wooden boats and those flashy flying boats, although the current ironclad ship is only ten meters long, it has subverted Bai Ye's traditional concept.

The hull is slender, giving people a faint feeling of sharpness.

The most obvious thing on the ship is the three-meter-high mast. Then there is a red waterline on the hull.

The hull is straight up and down, the lines are rigid, and a breath of steel industry blows towards the face. There are no complicated sails, no oars, and the hull is completely sealed. The most obvious thing on the surface of the hull is the rows of rivets.

There are two ways to arrange the rivets. One is double row and the other is four row. It can be seen from the direction of the rivets that four rows of rivets are used in the main load-bearing beam and other positions, while two rows of rivets are used in the secondary positions.

The rivets are as big as a fist, and the rivets are arranged very densely, with only ten centimeters between each rivet.

Bai Ye patted the ship's side lightly, feeling the thickness of the steel, and then looked at the deck. The deck is wood. But the mast on the deck is the most eye-catching. This is a lookout, but compared to the hull, it is too high.

Bai Ye frowned slightly, and asked, "Although I haven't studied ships, is your mast a bit high? Will it cause the ship to be unstable?"

Zhang Hao smiled, "Deacon Bai will find out later.

Ladies and gentlemen, the boat can carry 20 people, and everyone can take turns to experience it. "

Before Zhang Hao finished speaking, more than 20 people rushed onto the deck. The boat was not big at all, but when more than 20 people were crowded at once, the deck became crowded; and the waterline on the hull was also close to the sea surface.

Everyone swayed back and forth on the deck, trying to test the balance of the ship, but soon they were surprised to find that no matter how they shake, no matter how bumpy the ship is, it will automatically correct itself.

"Very stable!" Mu Pengcheng said, "My family has built boats before, but even the best building boats with a length of seventy to eighty feet are not as stable as this boat. It's strange... oh, I understand Yes, the bottom of this boat is very heavy, and it can hold the boat.”

"We call it the center of gravity!" Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake, the shipbuilding directors of the Zhang family, came, and it was Hou Shangzhuo who spoke.

Mu Pengcheng turned his head to look at Hou Shangzhuo, seeing that he was just a craftsman in the Qi refining period, he was a little contemptuous, "What carelessness?"

Hou Shangzhuo smiled, turned his head to look at the last few people who boarded the boat, and asked them to go down.

"Why!" Some people quit, and you, a little craftsman, command me?

Hou Shangzhuo still kept smiling: "I am the person in charge of this ship, and I have the final say on this ship!"

After successfully building the ironclad ship (model), Hou Shangzhuo quickly matured and became confident.

"Come down! We are here today to observe and study, not to cause trouble. Safety is still the first priority in this sea trial." On the shore, the head teacher of Nine Yang Sect spoke.

Hou Shangzhuo watched several people go down, stood on the bow of the ship, and said loudly: "Please let me introduce the approximate data of this ironclad ship.

This ironclad ship is still a model, with a length of 10.6 meters, a width of 2.7 meters, a draft of 1.6 meters, and a full load displacement of about 22 tons. The ship weighs 12 tons.

The keel, load-bearing frame, and sides of the ship are all made of ordinary iron, and the hull is riveted.

In the power system, in order to push the heavy hull, we abandoned the traditional sails, oars, etc., and adopted the mechanical power technology researched by ourselves.

Of course, this ship is still a model after all, and many technologies are still being tried and perfected. But you can already see a bit of the future, the style of steel ships.

Please stand still, the ship is about to start. "

After all, Hou Shangzhuo ordered the craftsmen to be in place - there are no sailors for the time being, and no one has sailing experience; therefore, the sailors who are temporarily serving as sailors are shipbuilders and other craftsmen. They are most familiar with this ironclad ship.

Some craftsmen climbed to the observation deck of the mast, and some drilled into the engine room. And Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake stood at the bow of the ship and commanded - now the deck is empty, there are no buildings; the only thing is the rudder.

Standing on the bow of the ship, Hou Shangzhuo and Wang Dake looked at each other, seeing the surprise and confidence in their eyes, and then looked at the vast sea ahead.

Hou Shangzhuo roared: "Start!"

"Start!" A craftsman shouted.

The voice full of pride floats in the waves and sea wind. Bai Ye and the others looked at Hou Shangzhuo's back, and suddenly had a strange feeling: their backs seemed very tall!

Bai Ye suddenly felt a tremor under his feet, a deep and powerful hum came, and then he felt that the ship began to move slowly.

"How did it move? Why didn't you feel the breath of the formation?" Bai Ye couldn't help asking. He hadn't seen steam turbines and such before.

"It's a steam turbine!" said a man who had visited a steam turbine last time.

"Qi...what chicken?" Bai Ye didn't understand.