Chapter 336 Shipyard 2

"This ship is so strange, I don't know what kind of power it uses?" Zhang Yang asked.

The old man brushed his beard and said, "This is simple, just pedaling, which is much more efficient than the oars."

Suddenly, Zhang Yang remembered Zhou Xingxing's invincible invention in his mind. He used the power of a few mice to pedal the wheel to vibrate the bed. It was also divided into one, two, three, four, four gears and reverse gears.

With pedals to drive huge ships, you really have to be imaginative to do it.

Zhang Yang didn't know that in fact, this kind of ship really appeared in history, but due to various problems, it ended up in the pan.

"Please sit down." Zu Xingzhi said.

Zhang Yang sat down and looked at the old man, who was still in high spirits, and asked, "Mr. Zu, it seems that you are very good at shipbuilding."

"Where, where, the family is in the middle, and I haven't been in contact with it for many years." Zu Xingzhi said.

Although he said so, Zhang Yang also saw his love for shipbuilding. When he just mentioned shipbuilding, his pupils immediately became bigger.

"The sample of Mr. Zu's ship just now, if it can really sail, there is actually a necessary thing missing." Zhang Yang said. He originally wanted to say the word model, but it is estimated that there is no such saying in the world.

"Oh? I hope to hear that it is auspicious." Zu Xingzhi said.

"Power." Zhang Yang said, "After all, there are many restrictions driven by manpower. If there is an advanced power that can meet the use of ships, this kind of ship will be far better than a four-masted sailboat.

"So, you already have the right motivation?" Zu Xingzhi asked.

"Yes, I have a rather advanced motivation." Zhang Yang said, "Use fuel to burn, boil water, turn it into gas, and then push the piston, just like boiling water can push the lid of the teapot. My power is enough to drive a large ship."

"Provide the power of the ship with the power of boiling water?" Zu Xingzhi shook his head. It's a little whimsical, isn't it?

"I have a boat outside, which is this kind of motivation. I wonder if Mr. Zu is interested in visiting it?" Zhang Feng said.

"Oh?" Zu Xingzhi's eyes were shining. He just thought that the other party was talking about a theory. Unexpectedly, the other party had loaded this power on the ship to sail? He was moved.

Maybe I haven't been out and have seen the things outside. In the past few years, the outside world has changed a lot, and I can't keep up with the trend?

"Grandpa, I'll go with you." At this time, a 28-year-old girl suddenly came in from outside.

Wearing a pink embroidered shirt and a pearl white lake crepe skirt, on the melon-shaped white and tender jade face, the pear vortex smiles, the eyes are affectionate, and the long black hair exudes a fairy-like temperament, just like Sister Lin falling from the sky.

"Qingqing, why are you coming to join in the fun? Go back to your room." Zu Xingzhi said.

"No, Grandpa, as you know, I have seen enough of your shipbuilding drawings for a long time, especially your painstaking treasure ship. If it has the right power, it will be like a tiger adding wings." Qingqing said.

It turned out that this girl was the granddaughter of Zu Xingzhi. Her name was Zu Qing. Zhang Yang was excited in her heart. She didn't care about men and women. It didn't matter whether she was beautiful or not. The key was that she just listened to the dialogue between their grandparents and grandchildren. This woman named Zu Qing inherited Zu Xingzhi's manor and got his true biography.

Although the ancestors are in good spirits, they are already an old man after all, and this woman is still young. If she can make a ship for herself... Zhang Yang already has an idea in his heart.

"Qingqing, don't you see that we are discussing big things? When you interrupt, you are getting bolder and bolder. Go back to me. Zu Xingzhi said.

"Oh, old gentleman, since this lady wants to go, let her go with you," Zhang Yang said, "Anyway, our boat is very big. Take everyone to Taihu Lake for a walk.

As soon as Zu Qing heard this, she made a grimace at her grandfather.

Zu Xing knew that he had no choice but to agree.

The group came out of the old house of Zu Xingzhi, and the carriage was already prepared outside.

"Since the invasion of Mongolia to the south, I have not asked about the world for many years, and even this Pingjiang City has rarely come out." Zu Xingzhi said with some feeling.

Although the other party did not identify himself, Zu Xing knew that his legs were old and his heart was not old, and he had already seen Zhang Yang clearly. Although the people outside seem to be messy, they are actually secretly protecting him. This person is definitely a big man, and in Pingjiang, I'm afraid that the most popular adult Zhang can be called a big man now.

In fact, he has not asked about the world for a long time. If the magic machine hadn't moved him this time, he really didn't want to come out, because he knew that once he came out, it would not be easy to go back.

Zu Qing looked excited: "Grandpa, you always don't let me go out. Look outside. There are so many sellers, and the store is also full of joy. The New Year is coming soon. It's time for our family to add something new."

"You girl... Your parents died early, or you wouldn't be so dis disciplined." Zu Xing said with some understanding.

"Humph, grandpa, I'll ignore you." Zu Qing pouted.

When they arrived at the shore, Zu Xingzhi and Zu Qing got off the sedan chair, and both of them were shocked by the guy on the shore.

Look at the hull, it is an ordinary inland river transport ship. It is flat in front and back, and the bottom is wide. It is smooth and stable, which is more suitable for inland river transportation.

However, there is no structure such as a mast. There are two large water wheels on both sides. It seems that it also depends on rowing. If you use people to pedal the water wheel, I'm afraid it will take at least hundreds of people to work together.

In the upper part, there is also a large chimney, which is smoky. This is the order of Zhang Yang to set off. The boiler of the steam engine began to be activated by the furnace sealing state and is starting to add fire.

"Please get on the boat." Zhang Yang said.

Since you are here, there is no reason to go back. Zu Xingzhi and Zu Qing got on Zhang Yang's warship.

Obviously, this is a warship, because there are several cannons on the bow. This makes me more convinced of Zu Xingzhi's judgment. The person in front of me must be the current Xingsheng Zuocheng, Lord Zhang.

"Yuan Heng, is the pressure enough?" Zhang Yang asked.

The disadvantage of the steam engine ship is that after making a fire, the boiler must be burned to a certain pressure before the steam engine can be started. Now it is in the state of sealing the furnace, and it is relatively easy to heat. If the fire is started, it will probably take an hour.

"Brother, it will be ready right away." Bian Yuanheng said.

"Can I look around?" Zu Qing asked.

"Of course, Miss Zu can look at it casually." Zhang Yang said.

Zu Qing immediately walked to the place where the chimney was. The secret there was what she was most concerned about.

Bian Yuanheng wanted to stop it, but was stopped by Zhang Yang with his eyes.

It's so hot! Zu Qing only felt a heat wave coming. Several soldiers inside, naked, were shoveling coal into the boiler with shovels, and the fire was shining inside.

Zu Qing was a little embarrassed when she suddenly saw the naked man, but she soon calmed down and turned to the huge boiler.

Iron, the fire inside is very strong, and there is an incomprehensible round thing (air pressure gauge) at the top, and the burning big stove is connected to a machine in the back through the pipe.

The machine behind

is also made of iron, with complex roulette and connecting rods, as well as several large cylinders, and the pipes are connected to these cylinders.

"The air pressure is enough, you can start." A soldier in charge of observation said.

"Chip the ship immediately." Bian Yuanheng shouted.

The soldier immediately opened the valve.

"Wo!" Zu Qing heard a sound of air gushing through the pipe, and then saw a huge machine and began to move.

It's moving, it's really moving. Zu Qing felt very strange. She saw the connecting rod and the roulette gradually turning from slow to fast. It was amazing!

You should know that in this era, there is no universal power that can be used either by manpower or animal power, wind and water.

Zu Qing ran out again and only saw that the waterwheel had begun to paddle, and the ship was slowly moving forward, gradually getting faster.

"Grandpa, there is really a machine that can be moved in their cabin. It can be rotated by boiling water through the boiler." Zu Qing said.

"This is called a steam engine." Zhang Yang said.

"Wow!" Bian Yuanheng pulled the whistle on the demonstration, which shocked Zu Qing and immediately covered his ears.

Zu Xingzhi had no words. He knew that the other party did not come to him to let him ride such a strange warship for free. They must have another purpose.

"I don't know, Mr. Zu, are you interested in our ship?" Zhang Yang asked.

"The power of this ship is really strange. Only then did the old man know that there are people outside, and there is a heaven outside." Zu Xingzhi said, "It is indeed a good invention to use water to burn gas as a driving force."

"It's just that your warship is too unsatisfactory. This steam engine is equipped with this kind of hull modified by the ship. It's really a waste. The resistance of the water is too great, the speed can't be raised, the bow is also slow to turn, and the mobile surname is not good. If it is matched with Grandpa's painstaking treasure ship, it is the perfect match." Zu Qing said.

"Qingqing, don't talk nonsense." Zu Xingzhi was a little unhappy.

"Mr. Zu, don't you want to see your painstaking efforts and carry it forward? Don't you want to watch the treasure ship you designed and sail around the world? Zhang Yang said.

All over the world? Zu Xingzhi was shocked by Zhang Yang's words. At this time, the other party's vision at this time was not limited to the Central Plains, but also looked overseas.

Zu Xingzhi also knows that the world overseas is wider. If his treasure ship can sail in the sea, he will feel comforted in his lifetime.

"I'm preparing to build a new shipyard in Pingjiang. If the old gentleman is willing, I would like to ask the old gentleman to coordinate various matters as the director of the shipyard. I wonder if the old gentleman is interested?" Zhang Yang asked, he could see that Zu Xingzhi had been moved.

(to be continued)