Lord of the People: I Rely on Cheating To Fight For Hegemony

On September 3rd, the 15th year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao finally finished his inspection and supervision of the Western Front, and returned to the lord's hut in Yidao, the holy land of Emperor Yi's territory.

But as soon as Qu Mao walked into the living room on the first floor of the lord's hut, he saw Kong Ming standing in the living room on the first floor of the lord's hut, smiling and waving a goose feather fan.

Qu Mao was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had been away from the Holy Land of Emperor Yi for too long, and Kong Ming must have something to look for him, so he found a chair and sat down, and ordered the maid in the lord's hut to pour tea for him.

While the maid in the lord's hut was making tea, Qu Mao asked, "Kong Ming, when did you come back from the branch territory of Taiji Village?

Wait for me in the living room on the first floor of the lord's cottage. Is there something important to communicate with me? "

Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan, his face was full of smiles, and he asked unhurriedly: "My lord, you have traveled all the way back from the Western Front, and the journey has been exhausting.

Are you tired now? Do you need a few days off? "

Qu Mao rolled his eyes and said, "Damn it! Kong Ming, you are too unreal.

You are all here, and you pretend to ask me if I need to rest, you are here, how can I leave you here to dry, and then go to rest by myself?

You are a lice on the monk's head-you obviously won't let me rest!

Come on, what's the matter? Just say it and you're done.

how to say? I set off from Westport of the Principality of Pengda on the western front battlefield, and took a super warship of the navy to the civilian pier outside the Yidao Fisherman Village. You have also experienced sailing.

All in all, if you have something to say, don't worry too much about me. "

Kong Ming inserted the goose feather fan into the belt on his back, and said, "Since you have said so, sir, please go with your subordinates."

Qu Mao was stunned for a moment, just as the maid in the lord's hut came out with tea and put it on the tea table next to Qu Mao's seat, so Qu Mao jumped up and cursed: "Damn it! Kong Ming, I just came back, and I don't even have tea After taking a sip, you will let me go with you again? Where are you going?"

Kong Ming said: "My lord, didn't you say that you don't need to rest?

We went to Xiaocun in the south, took the underground steam train to Xiaocun in the north of the outlying island, went to the Institute of Power to see the progress of the internal combustion engine project, and then took a steam train at the train station of the Institute of Power to Fukumura Shipyard in the outlying island to inspect the ironclad ship project. "

Qu Mao was stunned for a moment again, and then he reacted, picked up the teacup and drank the tea in one go, stood up and asked, "Huh?

Is the internal combustion engine project a breakthrough? "

Kong Ming nodded and said, "It's been a while since the prototype of the internal combustion engine project came out, but Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng didn't think it was a stable product, so they didn't inform you.

After the stable product came out, you fought in the Taiji Village branch territory in the mainland China. After you came back, you ran non-stop in the two branch territories and the Western Front. You didn’t report to you face to face, so you just made a written report.

Now the ironclad ship uses the internal combustion engine as a new power source and has made new progress. That's why the subordinates are waiting for you in the lord's hut when you come back, and take you to see it for yourself.

However, the steel chariot project is still at a standstill. At this stage, the finished product of the internal combustion engine developed by the Outlying Island Power Research Institute is still too large to be equipped on an iron-clad ship, but it cannot be equipped on a steel chariot..."

Qu Mao became excited in an instant, dragged Kong Ming, and said, "Damn! Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up!

Go to the backyard of the lord's hut to lead two war horses, and we will pamper the horses along the way..."

Kong Ming, who was originally urging Qu Mao to go on the road, was dragged by Qu Mao's arm to the backyard of the lord's hut. Kong Ming had no choice but to shake his head, and walked towards the backyard while saying, "My lord, what happened on the Yidao Island?" With a total of 3.7 million residents, it is impossible for us to let the horses run on the streets of Yicheng, my lord..."

Qu Mao was willing to listen to Kong Ming's explanation. He dragged Kong Ming to lead the horse in the backyard of the lord's hut.

The two rode their war horses and rushed along the streets of Yicheng towards Nanlai Xiaocun. Although the war horses could not run, their speed was not too slow.

At 11 am on September 3, the fifteenth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao, who had just returned to the holy land for a few hours, accompanied by Kong Ming, came to the Lidao Power Research Institute on the edge of the Lidao Reservoir Village.

Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng, who had already received the news, had been waiting for Qu Mao and Kong Ming at the gate of the Power Research Institute for a long time. Qu Mao didn't even bother to say hello to the director of the Outlying Island Power Research Institute who greeted him, and waved his hand directly to the internal combustion engine project experiment. room rushed.

But the moment he stepped into the laboratory of the internal combustion engine project, Qu Mao turned from being full of expectations to being extremely disappointed. He curled his lips and said, "Bi Sheng, Yan Qisheng, are you using this to fool me? You tell me: what is the difference between this and a steam engine?" ?”

Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng glanced at each other, and Bi Sheng said: "My lord, take a closer look. First of all, the fuel used and the operating mechanism are completely different. The steam engine is formed by burning coal to heat water and then boiling the water. power source.

The internal combustion engine now presented to you is different. It burns gasoline directly in the cylinder to form an impact force to form a power source.

Secondly..."

Qu Mao immediately waved his hand to stop Bi Sheng from continuing, and said angrily, "Damn! Don't talk to me about these useless things, can you understand better than me?

Just like this, can it be applied to ironclad ships? Or can it be used on the steel chariot? "

Bi Sheng said: "My lord, please go to the Fukumura Shipyard to see the finished ironclad ship. The finished internal combustion engine we sent to the Fukumura Shipyard Ironclad Ship R\u0026D Project Department is smaller than what is presented to you now."

Qu Mao said in astonishment: "Damn it! Is the finished product coming out?

Kong Ming, did you already know that the finished product is out? The finished products are all out, why should I waste my time at the Institute of Power?

I rely on! Let's go to Fukumura Shipyard quickly, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally looking forward to the breakthrough of the ironclad ship project.

Bi Sheng, Yan Qisheng, please continue to improve the internal combustion engine, you don't need to go to Fucun Shipyard with us. "

Qu Mao prevented Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng from going to the Fucun Shipyard with him, but took Kong Ming to continue on their way.

The Outlying Island Power Research Institute has its own train station, and it is the first train station in the Holy Land of Emperor Yi. The steam train to Fucun Shipyard is direct, and it only took half an hour for Qu Mao and Kong Ming to arrive at Fucun Shipyard Railway Station.

The director of Fucun Shipyard and the person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project, who had already received the news from the Outlying Islands Power Research Institute, had been waiting for Qu Mao and Kong Ming at the train station of Fucun Shipyard.

Qu Mao and Kong Ming still went straight to the dock without the director of Tongfucun Shipyard and the person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project.

Before going to the dock, a steel warship 20 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 3 meters out of the water appeared in front of Qu Mao. Qu Mao couldn't help admiring just seeing the shape and the pure metal material. I got up and said: "Yes, the part exposed to the water has met the requirements. The deck is two meters above the water. I saw the gun port. The gun is not placed on the deck, which is very good.

Have you tried sailing? The hull is all made of steel, so it shouldn't be light in weight. Can it run? "

The person in charge of the iron-clad ship research and development project bowed his hands and said: "My lord, under your care and guidance, this brand-new iron-clad ship has been tested three times. Although the speed is not fast, it can still be compared with traditional small warships.

This finished ironclad ship, my research and development team and I are equipped with seven cannons, all of which can fire solid bullets, blooming bullets and other shells.

There is mainly one main gun at the bow, two secondary guns at the stern, and two conventional guns on each side of the hull. The reason for the different naming of these seven guns is mainly because of the different calibers. A heavy cannon. "

Qu Mao frowned, and said, "Damn it! It's only equipped with seven cannons. I'm afraid it's not enough firepower."

The person in charge of the armored ship research and development project smiled bitterly: "My lord, seven cannons are already a lot. We tried to add two more cannons, but the draft will increase by one meter, so it will be very unsafe for a warship to sail on the sea. will slow down.

And if this ironclad ship is to be put on the battlefield to fight, it means that it needs to carry a full crew, a full amount of shells, a certain amount of food and fresh water, and enough fuel, all of which are weight.

Adding two cannons, even if it's just conventional cannons, and counting these supplies, I'm afraid the ironclad ship will sink to the bottom of the sea by itself. "

Qu Mao nodded, and stopped worrying about the number of guns on the iron-clad ship. He touched the hull and asked, "With the current production capacity, how long can we produce such an iron-clad ship?"

The person in charge of the iron-clad ship research and development project said: "My lord, it will take three and a half years to produce such an iron-clad ship at the Fukushima Shipyard.

However, Master Xuande should have prepared a brand new shipyard. If different ironclad ships are started at the same time, the subordinates estimate that 4-5 ironclad ships can be built in three and a half years.

Of course, with the refinement of the division of labor in the future, the internal combustion engine will be produced directly by the internal combustion engine, the hull will be handed over to the steel factory for production, and the artillery will be handed over to the artillery factory for production. The shipyard is only responsible for assembling the parts. Can be compressed to less than one year. "

Qu Mao nodded and said: "Although it does not meet my expectations, it is already very remarkable to be able to produce a finished product. No matter how many problems there are, it is fine to optimize slowly.

The shipyard gave me and Kong Ming some light meals. After the light meal, we went to test the voyage in person. "

The director of Fukumura Shipyard was a little suspicious, but the person in charge of the ironclad ship research and development project had already begun to recruit, and the simple meal was easy to prepare, but Qu Mao was going to test the voyage, and the ironclad ship research and development project required a lot of preparation work.