Chapter 308 North Sea Fleet
Of course, although the technical content of this train is not high at the beginning, not everyone can make it. From the beginning, Liu Xia asked all scientific and technological personnel not to leak technical information. Otherwise, it will be punished as a crime of treason.
The train test is in full swing, the people are also running around to watch the bustle, and the newspapers are overwhelmingly covered with this kind of news. Even the railway from Yanshi to Hualoguan began to be built.
"Your Majesty, where will our railway be built in the end?" Luo Chengxian looked at Liu Xia eagerly. Liu Xia had not given him the plan and only asked him to build the railway from Luoyang. However, Luo Chengxian clearly knew the great potential of the train. In his opinion, social travel in the future was likely to be replaced by trains.
Therefore, Luo Chengxian, as the head of the railway company, naturally wants Liu Xia's specific plan.
Liu Xia smiled, stood up from the seat, walked to Luo Chengxian's side, and said with a faint smile, "Where my Pingbei army goes, the railway will go!"
When Luo Chengxian heard the words, he couldn't help but be stunned. If according to what Liu Xia said, when Liu Xia controlled the world, wouldn't he have to build a railway that day?
"How huge the siege is!"
"If it is connected to the south, isn't it necessary to build a bridge on the Yangtze River?" Luo Chengxian didn't think about building a steel and cement bridge on the Yangtze River at all, because he didn't dare to think about it. With today's industrial foundation, it is not enough to build a Yangtze River bridge.
"Isn't the prince too big? What if you get to the edge of the Yangtze River? The Yangtze River is very wide.
Luo Chengxian looked at Liu Xia in disbelief at this moment and looked up. What Luo Chengxian saw was Liu Xia's smile. He only stopped Liu Xia and said, "Don't worry at this time. We can take our time. When you build the railway, on the one hand, you can recruit some exiles and let them build the railway, and we will pay for the food. On the other hand, some people can also be extracted from prisons for labor reform. You can do it. There is nothing you can't do in the world, not to mention the Yangtze River, even the sea can conquer!" Liu Xia couldn't help thinking of the Yangtze River Bridge of later generations, and her heart suddenly rose.
Luo Chengxian was admired by Liu Xia's momentum, and at the same time, he secretly vowed in his heart that he must work hard to solve all difficulties, so that he could be worthy of Liu Xia's cultivation.
After a while, Liu Xia picked up a map from the table. This is a map of northern China with several clear black lines drawn on it. This black line is the train lane drawn by Liu Xia.
Immediately, Liu Xia handed the map to Luo Chengxian and said, "This is my plan for the railway in the future. Look, this is only for the present. As for the continuation of this in the future, it will continue to increase.
After Luo Chengxian took it, he looked down and saw that the train lanes were all over most of the land currently controlled by the Pingbei Army.
"I have notified steel mills to increase production capacity and add several factories. At present, we don't have to worry about insufficient steel production."
Luo Chengxian was overjoyed when he heard the words and said, "I know that I will live up to the prince's expectations. I don't know which part of the railway the prince wants to build first?
Liu Xia said, "Start from Luoyang, go to Longmen, Zhengzhou, and then go north, so that it is much easier for us to transport supplies, and the logistics is also guaranteed. You don't have to pay too much attention to the problem of slow logistics when dealing with the tarros.
When Luo Chengxian heard this, he frowned and said, "But, my lord, there is the Yellow River in the north. How can we cross the Yellow River?" Although the Yellow River is slightly better than the Yangtze River, after all, there is a dry season every year, and the water level of the river is not high. But it is not easy to build a bridge.
Liu Xia locked her eyebrows and said, "Don't I have a cement factory? As soon as the cement sand and stone enter, you can build unusually strong stone slabs. When you wait until the dry season, slowly connect and build a stone bridge, and the train tracks will pass through it.
"Yes!"
When the train became the star of the people, the warship factory in Jiaozhou also built the first warship at this moment. The warship was covered in steel armor, but it was only about 20 feet in size. It was equipped with a steam engine, which can be mechanically driven without human power.
At this moment, Yu Mingjun has already led 5,000 sailors to Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou has established a military port and a military drill base. Yu Mingjun is also a master of water warfare, but only he has a little knowledge of water warfare in the whole army, so he has to be the leader.
Although the current force is only 5,000, a guard, his level is not low, and he is already the highest-level cavalry general.
"The sailor is powerful! The sailor is powerful! Kill, kill!!!"
On the school yard, there was a shout of killing. These 5,000 people have veterans and new recruits, but the same thing is that they are all good people. They are selected from various armies. They come from all over the world and get together from all directions.
If a new army wants to win the war, it must have strong cohesion, so the first thing to solve now is the cohesion of the army.
Only when these recruits are fully integrated into this new military establishment can they produce cohesion. Some of these soldiers may come from the Rosefinch Legion, some may come from the White Tiger Legion, some may come from the Iron Lion Legion, and some may come from the Guards Brigade. They come from different places, and they must be quite remembered for the old troops, and they are not suitable for the new troops at the beginning.
"We are brave white shark guards, eagles on the water, and indestructible warriors! Any enemy will turn into ashes in our hands! The sea will be conquered by us!"
Opposite the school yard is the endless blue sea. The sea waves constantly beat the reefs along the coast, and flocks of seagulls fly over the sky. Shocked away by the passionate shouts on the campus.
"White Shark Guard! White Shark Guard!"
According to the establishment, the navy is the North Sea Fleet, in which three guards are formed. At present, Liu Xia is only equipped with one guard. The title of this guard is the White Shark Guard. The great white shark is synonymous with fierceness. They are the overlords of the sea!
At this time, a personal soldier came from outside the school yard and walked to Yu Mingjun's side and said, "General, there is news from the shipyard that the first warship has passed the examination and can go to sea. Let the general, you send a few soldiers to the sea for further testing!"
"Okay!" Yu Mingjun's face was full of joy.
These days, Yu Mingjun has only found some small logs. The broken fishing boat serves as a warship for training, and its combat ability can be imagined. How can you become a navy without some good warships? Therefore, the launch of this first warship is of great significance to Yu Mingjun and also to the current Pingbei Army. This is the world's first steel giant ship they built, and it relies on steam engines to navigate.
"Good! Let's go. I'll go and have a look in person.
After saying that, Yu Mingjun stopped the training and led a battalion of soldiers to the shipyard. The shipyard is not far from the campus. Both are in the same area, because the sailor has another responsibility, which is to protect the shipyard here and the steel factory not far away. After all, this is a weak area of the Pingbei Army, and it is inevitable that some emergencies will occur.
Soon, Yu Mingjun and his party came to the shipyard. The responsible person of the shipyard was welcoming the arrival of Yu Mingjun with a smile. The director of the shipyard was also according to the military rank. The director of the shipyard was at the level of Yangwu School, which was not high, much lower than Yu Mingjun. The shipyard is also under the jurisdiction of the Logistics Department.
"I've met the general."
"Lord Qian, you're welcome."
"Please meet the general!"
"Lord Qian, please!"
Soon, everyone came to the steel-armored giant ship. Although this warship looks monotonous and simple than those warships of later generations, it is undoubtedly the most advanced in this era. I was so happy to see that Yu Mingjun.
"Good! This warship is really good. Yu Mingjun looked at the steel-clad giant ship and shouted.
"This time, Lord Qian came here. This warship is officially accepted by our North Sea Fleet. I don't know when the rest of the warships of Lord Qian will be delivered to us? Yu Mingjun asked eagerly, after all, a fleet can't have only one warship. A warship cannot form an invincible fleet.