Chapter 159 Education

In the Yangtze River Shipyard, 10 miles west of Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant, this shipyard is the largest shipyard along the river. It plans 8 docks and 12 platforms. Even before the first dock was completed, the compacted platform began to ship, and the ship was not a common wooden shell or iron shell ship, but from Huainan through the Huaihe River, A cement ship carrying coal and coke from the Grand Canal to Ma'anshan.

Use steel wire to weave a mesh boat, and then water the cement of cement. Whether it is a corrosion-resistant surname or a durable surname, it is worried about steel shell ships, and the flat-bottom cement ships have lower cost, faster construction, and lower technical requirements for workers. Only construction workers can do it. At the same time, the requirements for the dock and platform are reduced to the bottom, or even do not need to Shipbuilding equipment can be mass-produced with only mixers and steel wires.

It is because of the fast construction speed that the shipyard has built hundreds of cement ships with a load of tens of tons to 100 tons in just a few months to meet the fuel demand of Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant. After the company's needs are met, this low-cost "new ship" is even 20% to 30% lower than that of wooden ships. The pursuit of boat people.

When walking towards the No. 1 dock, he looked at the workers on the platform who were working overtime to build a cement ship. Shi Tiange frowned slightly. In his opinion, the eggshell-like cement ship was just a side door, but this impact-resistant cement ship with an eggshell-like surname was the owner of the Yangtze River Shipyard now. More than 30 ships can be made in a month.

"A ship or a steel-shell ship is better!"

With a sigh, Shi Tiange walked into the No. 1 dock. Unlike the popular stone docks in various countries, the No. 1 to No. 3 docks of the Yangtze River Shipyard are made of reinforced concrete shipyards made of silicate cement that are not afraid of seawater erosion. Only platforms 4 to 8 are the bottom cost, and they have been changed to Jiuhuashan granite. The stone dock of the foundation.

These eight test docks are all designed by Chinese designers hired by the company. Like the No. 1 dock in front of it, which is more than 160 meters long and more than 20 meters wide. There are two dock gates, which are divided into internal and external areas, which can be used at the same time or separately. The difference from the general dock is that the designers design the dock with a slight curvature, not a straight dock wall, so that they can make full use of the force point of the slope, which is convenient for ships to enter and exit the dock and repair. Two 5,000-ton ships can be built at the same time.

At this time, when the pneumatic rivet gun in the ship hit the red-hot steel rivet, red sparks splashed everywhere, and the air was full of the sound of factory-specific metal strikes. The hull assembler is riveting the steel plate seams together, and then aligning the joints with riveting them. The workers wearing safety helmets transported the steel plates cut and rolled into various shapes to each assembly area through the pulley crane. In the hull, the electricians were straightening the wires several kilometers long, just like countless black yarns.

In this rectangular cement dock, the workers perform their duties under the command of the supervisor and keep working. If it is at night, anyone on a ship passing by the Yangtze River can see the brightly lit shipyard. The steel shell cargo ship with a load of 6,800 tons agreed by Russia is built by Shangjiang Shipyard. The first sea ship in the true sense, although more than a dozen steel-shell ships have been built in the past few months, most of them are passenger and cargo ships of the Yangtze River.

"60% of the completion is expected to be completed in 85 days..."

Entering the platform, Shi Tiange directly launched a supervision schedule. This fully shielded deck and steam-type cargo ship is a order received by the shipyard from a Russian shipper in Vladivostok by "4 months in advance". The cost is 501.32 yuan per ton, and the delivery ship is better than that of other shipyards. It is one-third earlier, but the price per ton is more than 20 yuan less than that of other countries.

But even so, the Alexi shipping company that bought the ship still bears the risk. All instruments such as hulls, boilers, smoke boxes, machines, wheel axles, etc. are manufactured by the Yangtze River Shipyard. The steel used is provided by Ma'anshan Steel Factory. Regardless of the technology of the shipyard, even the raw materials can't be reassuring Russian businessmen, and even That's why there is a price pressure when signing the contract.

The reason why the shipyard agreed to deliver the ship at a low price at high speed is to open up the popularity of the shipyard. After all, this is the first time that China has exported a large cargo ship. Not to mention capital preservation, even if it is at a loss, the shipyard will not hesitate.

"We still need to speed up the progress. If you pay one day late, you will be fined 300 yuan a day. After 30 days of late payment, the fine will be increased to 500 yuan. On the contrary, if you pay one day early, you can get a bonus of 300 yuan! Taodong, you have a great responsibility!"

After adding a few words to the supervision schedule, Shi Tiange turned his head and looked at Li Jinyang seriously and said that this 6,800-ton "giant ship" was the first ship designed and supervised after he was hired by the Yangtze River Shipyard. The shipyard could not hesitate to open up its popularity, but he wanted to advance the construction period to win back the original shipyard. Li.

"It will definitely be no problem to complete it 25 days in advance according to the current schedule!"

Li Jinyang's answer made Shi Tiange not very satisfied. Instead, he clenched his fist with his left hand and patted the palm of his right hand nervously until it turned red. Then he stared at the 60% completed cargo ship in the dock.

"No, at least 35 days in advance!"

Then light the cigarette with a slightly trembling hand. A wisp of smoke followed the wind blowing from the river, which calmed Shi Tiange a little.

"And it is necessary to ensure the quality and quantity. This is our first ship. It not only needs to be delivered in advance, but also to show our engineering level. Only in this way can we attract merchants to the shipyard to order merchant ships in the future. The Qing court is not like other countries. Ship merchants in other countries have subsidies for shipbuilding and buying ships, but the Qing court does not have any subsidy. If you want to fight The opening of the market depends on the robustness of the hull project and the excellent configuration. Only in this way can the ship be negotiated to build and repair the ship!"

Shi Tiange crushed the cigarettes he had smoked two or three times with the leather shoes under his feet, and then gently rubbed his temples with his fingertips.

"Taodong, you are the on-site supervisor. You are in charge of this ship. I have some other things on my side!"

Li Jinyang just smiled, but he didn't say anything from Jiangnan Shipyard to the Yangtze River Shipyard. If there is any difference between this place and Jiangnan, there is no need to worry about the instructions of lay officials. Here he found the job he yearned for, purely technical.

After leaving the dock, Shi Tiange walked directly to the office building a few hundred meters away. His studio was on the second floor of the two-story small building, a reading office. It was in that he personally drew the Russian order "Subert?" The cargo ship Paul.

"Oh!"

As soon as he entered the office, Shi Tiange sighed, especially after looking at the half-drawn drawing on the board, he frowned.

He must be able to design a 15,000-ton battleship, but he is unwilling to design this kind of gadget of only a few hundred tons. In the past few months, when he looked through more than a dozen tons of books and materials brought back from Britain, he has been constantly doing various experiments according to limited data to improve its design.

Submarines are a new thing for the whole world. Even Britain only bought five Holland submarines from the United States three years ago, and then began to study submarines. When he was in Britain, he studied Holland submarines with his teacher out of curiosity, and it was the contact with Holland submarines that made him interested. Recognizing submarines that can navigate and attack underwater is almost a nightmare for traditional navies.

With the help of periscope submarines, it can quietly approach large warships such as battleships and cruisers from underwater, and then launch a deadly blow with torpedoes, just like John? Holland's starting point for developing submarines is to use this underwater weapon to attack the Royal Navy, which has an absolute advantage.

After being hired by the Yangtze River Shipyard, of course, Shi Tiange knew that it was not realistic to build a large warship in such a private shipyard. Without buyers, the Qingzheng axe would rather buy it than make it by itself, but in his heart, he did not want to give up his dream of coastal defense easily. That's why he was completing the "Subert? After the design and early supervision of the Paul, he began to make this underwater weapon.

"... The command tower of the Holland submarine is very short and can only be used in the port when the wind is calm! Otherwise, if the command tower is opened, it is easy to sink into water..."

Looking at the Royal Navy's research report on the Holland submarine in his hand, Stinger modified the design of the submarine again. As last time, the submarine was enlarged again.

This submarine, which stays on the drawing, has increased from the first two torpedo tubes to four, from the original 150 horsepower gasoline engine to two 150 horsepower diesel engines. The cost of each modification is that its tonnage is constantly amplified, from the initial dozens of tons, which has expanded linearly to the present. 300 tons.

"You must have the ability to sail in the ocean and replenish torpedoes!"

When designing this submarine, the basic design carried out by Shi Tiange completely refers to the shortcomings of the Royal Navy for the submarine. It has made improvements to the surname, adding torpedo launch tubes, torpedo tanks, increasing horsepower, increasing command towers, adding batteries and fuel tanks, so that it can be built with excellent surnames and can be used in the sea. The repeated modification of the ocean-going submarines patrolling and attacking brought a new problem to Shi Tiange, and it was these problems that made him feel retreated many times.

"It's still too small..."

Looking at the slowly formed conceptual graphics, Shi Tiange finally shook his head and pulled the drawing off the board. According to the specifications of the submarine on the drawing, it was far from the large, ocean-going, overseas and efficient ocean-going submarine he yearned for. At least this two or three hundred tons of submarine could not be full. These conditions are met.

"It should be bigger!"

"Teacher!"

Niu De, who walked into the office, just brought coffee and fruit and put them on his desk.

"Teacher, do you have any other orders?"

"No!"

Shi Tiange replied, and at the same time whispered a few words of gratitude.

"Htaane, how's your schoolwork going!"

"The schoolwork has been completed. I'm going to the dock in the afternoon!"

Niu Degang said respectfully that he was one of the students led by Mr. Shi.

He nodded, pointing to the information about the submarine he brought back from Britain on the table.

"Here is some information. Take it and have a look."

I took the English information from the teacher's desk. Niu De just looked through a few pages casually. In addition to the handwritten text, there were also some simple drawings that were probably drawn by the teacher.

"Submarine!"

While thinking about it, Niu Degang seemed to understand what the teacher was busy with recently. Occasionally, when he came in, he could see that the teacher seemed to be drawing similar patterns, but now it seems that the teacher's research is not ideal.

"Teacher, have you been studying submarines?"

"Hmm! If you are interested, you can also work hard in this direction.

When he was speaking, Shi Tiange had already lay in front of the drawing platform and began to redraw the basic drawings.

The teacher's behavior made Niu De just realize that it was time to leave, so he turned around and left the room. When he left the room, he looked through the information in his hand as he walked. After the initial English materials, there were still more than a dozen pages to read. It seemed that the teacher had recently summarized some materials or technical requirements. .

"Does the teacher think it is possible to make such a submarine in the factory?"

Niu Degang thinks that it is unrealistic. He studied shipbuilding in Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. Since Jiawu, this Chinese shipyard has not built many warships. Don't build them. Even if they are built, no one will want them!

Thinking of the company's recently rumors of sponsoring students and employees to study in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, Niu Degang couldn't help but have some expectations for this information. The students are selected from three schools: industrial schools, steel schools and engineering schools. In addition to the students, a group of technicians will be selected from the company to go to China. Study outside.

"800 people stay abroad. If they can design a submarine, they may be able to pass the examination of studying abroad!"

At the moment when the door opened, Chen Moran stood up with a smile and greeted him, while stretching out his right hand.

"Mr. Cai, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Wu, we finally meet!"

Cai Yuanpei, Jiang Guanyun and Wu Jingheng stared at the person who appeared in the guest room in surprise. He was the crutch!

"It's you!", "Boss Chen!", "Chen squeam!"

Three people have three different titles, and the surprise of the three people is only Chen Moran's laughter.

"Three gentlemen, please sit down. Today is a thing that I have been silently yearning for for a long time!"

As he spoke, Chen Moran walked leisurely to the sofa, and Cai Yuanpei, Jiang Guanyun and Wu Jingheng still looked at Chen Moran in surprise when they sat down. Until then, they finally understood why New Yongjian called him "Mr. Cane". In last year's Jiangchuan's night talk, he was still on crutches.

I also understand why they have been keeping his identity strictly confidential. If it is not kept secret, such a large property in the industry will not be an enemy.

"If I remember correctly, this should be the third time we meet with Mr. Chen!"

Cai Yuanpei first said that when he established the China Education Association with Jiang Guanyun and others at the beginning of the year, he had a relationship with Chen Moran. And Chen Moran's action was extremely generous, 50,000 yuan! Even the funds needed for the printing of the "Revolutionary Army" were converted from him.

"I just don't know that Boss Chen, the famous industry in Shanghai, is Mr. Crutches from the Far East. We are really extremely disrespectful!"

Wu Jingheng hugged his fist and said with a smile. Chen Moran was indeed worthy of his name, and his silence became a big deal.

"On the ship returning to China, Yuan Pei also wanted to visit Mr. Chen after visiting Mr. Cang. Mr. Chen helped thousands of students to study in Britain, the United States and Germany, which is really unprecedented!"

"Don't brag about the three gentlemen. Compared with the three gentlemen, silence is just a little clever!"

In the face of praise, Chen Moran quickly waved his hands. This meeting was required by the three of them, and it was also needed as time went by. The Restoration Council needed not only those young people, but also great talents like the three of them.

"Writing something with a pseudonym is just to vent my anger and send students abroad. First, it is to solve the embarracle of the company's talents, second, it is for the future development needs of the country, and to accumulate talents after the future national restoration. Unfortunately, it is too late to delay to this year. In silence, whether it is now or in the future, we want the restoration of the nation and the wealth of the country. Strong, be the first education!"

At this time, Chen Moran's attitude is extremely sincere, and what he said is from the bottom of his heart. After paying attention to education for a hundred years, it is just an empty talk.

"Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees, full of people, full of clear customs, cut off the backbone of my compatriots with easy clothes and shaving order, for the selfishness of a family, so as to curb the creativity and imagination of a country and a nation, soften the bones of a nation, and enslave the psychology of a nation. Such enslavement has educated our compatriots for 259 years, and it is easy to recover, but how difficult it is to enslave our compatization for 260 years! It's the work of a generation!"

Looking directly at the three people in front of him, Chen Moran couldn't help sighing, thinking that many people sighed at the so-called "political achievements", the so-called "prosperous times" and the so-called "eousands of the ages" of "the ancient emperor" of "Kangxi", "Yong Zhengye" and "Qianlong Ye". When they talked endlessly, they always felt sick when they were young, especially when they saw the Qing Dynasty. This is especially true of the prevalence of palace opera.

Listening to Chen Moran's words, the three of them looked at each other, and their eyes were full of admiration. Just a few words gave birth to a feeling of nothing. This feeling was by no means what they could experience when they met another person when they wanted to Yokohama.

"...it's still that tree. Looking back, it has become the tree of 259 years ago. That tree should make people wake up, think deeply and make people excited. Thinking of that tree again makes me feel a kind of fear: the laziness, cruelty, selfishness and decay of barbaric aliens in politics, coupled with the indifference, isolation, comparity and numbness of the public's hearts brought about by enslavement education, completely buried a nation that has been at the forefront of the world for a long time.

Wu Jingheng quoted the end of "Tree" written by Chen Moran in the magazine "Qizhi". It was the tree that Chongzhen was hanged from the country, and it was not a tree that hanged the Han nation.

"All three gentlemen know that I never talk about revolution, only about restoration. Some people call me a pseudo-revolutionary. This is really wronged me. I have never been a revolutionary. I'm just a member of the national restoration righteous. In a silent view, instead of talking about the revolution and talking about how to be full, it's better to sit down. Let's talk about how we can Let the nation, which has been enslaved for hundreds of years, harden its bones and warm up the hearts of the people! This is also the reason why I see three gentlemen today. The three gentlemen are revolutionaries in the eyes of the outside world, but in Yu Mo's eyes, they are national educators!"

When Chen Moran made a set tone for this conversation, Cai Yuanpei, Jiang Guanyun and Wu Jingheng looked at Chen Moran in surprise. At this time, they finally understood what the real difference between him and that person was.

"This is also a matter of silent desire for three!"

(to be continued)