Super Chief

Chapter 589: Norfolk Shipyard

Shi Xiong didn't rush to the dry dock to see the iron ship that had been built. Instead, he made a circle around the base with the hard bones and the big river. Of course, Jack Williams, David Adrian and Adrian Carlos were also accompanied.

   Williams and Aidean were among the first four alchemists to follow Stone Bear, but they no longer call themselves alchemists, but call themselves "scientists."

   In fact, with their current inventions, they are more qualified to hold the title of "scientist" than most of the so-called scientists in Europe. Among other things, look at the white-glowing molten steel in the workshop, and look at the equipment full of industrial power. This is almost all the credit of Williams and Aidean.

  This kind of scene, in this era, even those powers in Europe can't see it!

   Even Shixiong can be proud to say that in terms of this industrial base, it is at least a century ahead of the European powers!

   In fact, in this era, invention and creation are very easy things.

  The development of mankind to the present, after thousands of years of farming, has accumulated and accumulated, and the industrial revolution will naturally start. At the beginning of the industrial revolution, an idea or an idea may make you a true scientist.

   This is the same as the Internet era in later generations.

   Later generations of Internet tycoons, didn't they all rely on an idea or idea to succeed in the initial stage?

   The same is true in this era when the industrial revolution is just emerging.

   It’s just the age of steel, and the age of the Internet is the age of code.

   After a big turn, Shi Xiong was really satisfied.

   The scale of the Norfolk Shipyard is far from comparable to the Shangjing Industrial Base, and even the Daqingshan Industrial Base is more than ten times larger than here. But here, it is an industrial base with the highest technological content of the entire Yanhuang tribe.

   Here, water power has become only auxiliary power. The main source of power here is steam engines-steam engines of different sizes!

   Even under the guidance of Shixiong, the steel-making open-hearth furnace built by Williams and Aidean was powered by a steam engine.

   Although the steam engine is currently the most advanced power source, Shixiong is still not satisfied. Shi Xiong intends to take advantage of the period of the War of Independence and begin to develop the internal combustion engine.

   And now the Yanhuang tribe, which has already laid down the Great Lakes region, has included the area that first produced oil in North America. Bill Gates, who is proficient in chemical experiments, is now preparing to carry out purification experiments on the black crude oil produced by the famous "Petroleum Creek".

  In the original historical time and space, this oil stream in northeastern Pennsylvania was the site of the first oil well in the United States. At the intersection of the Oil Creek and the Allegheny River, an oil city appeared.

   If there is no stone bear, this is the territory of the Seneca people, one of the six tribes of the Iroquois League. Now that the Stone Bear has even defeated the entire Iroquois Alliance, it has naturally become a territory controlled by the Stone Bear.

   If you want to develop an internal combustion engine, petroleum is indispensable. Therefore, Shi Xiong has sent a scientific research team headed by Brother Gai to search for an artesian oil field in Youxi.

   It has not been affected by the war of Independence, and the scientific research team headed by Brother Li is guarded by a regiment of Grizzly soldiers, which is enough to protect their safety.

   Of course, the internal combustion engine is still early, and the power source used now is mainly steam engine, supplemented by hydraulic power.

   The proportion of steam engines used in Norfolk Shipyard is much higher than that of Shangjing Industrial Base and Daqingshan Industrial Base!

   I can have such a situation here, Shixiong is really satisfied.

   But the Adrian Carlos next to him is worried. He suffocated his stomach and wanted to ask Lord Chief.

   It seemed that he felt Carlos' emotions. On the way to the dry dock, Stone Bear took the initiative to talk to Carlos.

   "Ade, what useful experience did you get in the process of building that iron ship? How many things did you sum up about this steel battleship?"

"Master Chief, the design and construction process of this ship has benefited me a lot." Carlos said excitedly, "But Master Chief, this ship is always an experimental ship. I am still not sure about the ship's quality. Specific performance indicators, everything has to wait until the water and the test after I have a bottom."

Shixiong said with a smile: "Ade, this kind of thing is not anxious. However, we finally built such a ship anyway. The design and construction process of this ship will definitely let our scientific researchers Getting a lot of inspiration will also allow our shipbuilders to be well trained."

"Yes, Lord Chief, this ship has taught us a lot of things." Carlos said sincerely, "But Lord Chief, I have a lot of questions to ask you. How do you know so many things? Knowing that at the beginning, I didn’t know the things you pointed to us, but the facts later proved that the things you pointed were really too correct, so I really want to ask you, how are you... …"

Carlos didn’t finish his words~lightnovelpub.net~ and was interrupted by the bones on the side, “Adrian, don’t you still understand how our chieftain’s title of son of God came from? The chief chief of the empire was really personally directed by the supreme sun god. It is precisely because of the personal guidance of the sun **** that our chief chief will know everything!"

   Although Carlos does not believe in the sun god, he is an out-and-out Catholic. He believes in God and **** Christ. So he believes that there are gods in this world.

   Of course he knows what the title of his chieftain, the son of god, means.

Seeing Carlos’s speechless expression, Shi Xiong smiled slightly: “How do I know those things, I don’t think this is the point. As an excellent ship designer and builder, I think you The focus of attention should be what you learned and learned during the design and construction of this ship, and then use what you learned to design and build a better and faster warship instead of always paying attention to me. You say What about, Ad?"

   Ishikuma’s words made Carlos a little embarrassed, he smirked and nodded.

Shi Xiong patted his shoulder, "Ade, you are a very talented and talented ship designer and engineer. I believe that with the design and construction experience of this ship, you will definitely design and build in the future. To produce a more powerful steel battleship."

   While talking, the group of them came to the dry dock.

   After Dahe personally opened the door to the dry dock, a dark warship shining with the unique light of steel appeared in everyone's eyes...