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Chapter 182 The canal that eats people

Improving a ship is a big technical problem. It does not mean that increasing the output power can significantly increase navigation. There are two formulas in the shipbuilding industry, which are used to summarize the relationship between the power, tonnage and degrees of a ship. Power is proportional to the quadratic third of the tonnage, and power is proportional to the nucleus of the degree.

This formula may not be easy to understand, and you can understand it even more with a few examples.

For example, a large ship with a capacity of 50,000 tons has 10,000 horsepower, which can travel at a 12 nautical miles at full load. A high ship with a displacement of only 300 tons will need more than 10,000 horsepower to run to more than 30 knots.

For example, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has a full load displacement of less than 10,000 tons, the main engine exceeds 100,000 horsepower, and the aircraft 31 knots. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has a displacement of more than 100,000 tons, the power system has a power system of 260,000 horsepower, and the aircraft 30 knots.

It can be seen that the difference between power and tonnage is not large, but the relationship between power and degree is very large. Using the same power to push a ship with twice the displacement will not reduce much sailing, but if you want to double the sailing, the power will be ten times or dozens of times. There is no good solution to this problem until later generations. I am not a shipbuilding expert, so of course I will not have any solution.

"Okay, if you can see it alive, I probably won't die..." Wen was a little moved, mainly because Hong Tao's reputation in this regard was good. Anything he said could be 100%.

"That's not necessarily. If you stay up for several days without sleeping, or secretly suck it to death, you may not be able to consume me. Look at our muscles, look at your sac, and everyone believes that I am your brother. Don't stay on the boat all day long and think about it. Eat, eat, sleep, exercise more, and at least you have to wait until I die before kicking my legs. You say that you can't beat me in your life, and you can't scold me, and you don't marry many wives. You don't have many wives.

The children are not as much as me, I eat not as much as me, and I drink not as much as me. Even if you kill someone, you can't kill me. Do you think you die earlier than me, will you lose in your life?" In addition to the ship's problem, Hong Tao happened to take the opportunity to talk about Wen Xiaoqi's physical problems. It's not an exaggeration. If you don't know Wen Xiaoqi and Hong Tao's people, you may really think that Wen Xiaoqi is several years older than Hong Tao, which has a lot to do with daily maintenance and energy.

"A good person doesn't live long, bad guys live for thousands of years... Add pressure! All!" Wen Xiaoqi made Hong Tao run so hard that he couldn't feel the meaning of living. It's worth living for decades, and nothing is as good as humans. But what Hong Tao said is really right. In fact, he didn't say anything less. Wen Xiaoqi is no match for talking. So Wen Xiaoqi scattered all the sadness and anger on the copper tube, and his loud shout was like a thunderous blow.

The weather characteristics of Mexico are very obvious. The plateau area is very comfortable all year round. The coastal areas are very humid, regardless of the rainy season or the dry season, but the temperature is not high. However, in the inner 6 plains in the south, it is a bit uncomfortable during the rainy season. Not only is the humidity high, but the temperature is also relatively high, like a big steamer.

In addition to verifying the performance of the steam engine, the Industrial No. SE also has another task, which is to go to the canal construction site to inspect. The canal has been in operation for almost two years, and Hong Tao has only come back once in the middle. It’s not that he doesn’t want to come, but that everything has been together, and there is really no time.

After more than a year, I entered this canal again, and it was really incomparable to the past. From the estuary of the sea, the lush forests on both sides of the river bank were manually repaired, which not only maintained the protection effect of the trees on the soil on the shore, but also prevented them from growing wildly to hinder the smooth flow of the river. Every ten kilometers, there is a wooden tower and a small pier. This is the canal defense system set up along Swan. It passes through the most primitive wolf smoke during the day, and fireworks are set off at night to communicate with each other.

When the Industrial Bank was experiencing black smoke along the river for about 150 kilometers, a huge village suddenly appeared on the north bank of the river, more than five times larger than the Indian villages Hong Tao saw when he first arrived in the Americas. However, the atmosphere here is the opposite of the natural and peaceful Indian villages. In addition to the dense guardhouses, the Alliance 6th Army with live ammunition can be seen everywhere. To be precise, this is a large military camp and a large warehouse. This place is the final point of the sailboat upstream that Swan determined, which was the place where the big stone was. Now it is called Stone Port, but the big stone was blown up while building the port.

This port, located at the junction of the mountainous areas and plains, is the location of the command center of the entire canal project. It is also a transfer station for most people, materials and grains, and controls the transportation between the canal site and the outside world. Just as Swan said, as long as you control Shitou Port, the slaves on the construction site have nowhere to escape. Unless they are willing to risk the overwhelming poisonous insects, mosquitoes, flies and beasts to go to the tropical jungle to die, they can only rely on Shitou Port’s supplies to survive. Every day, a bunch of small boats rely on oars to move upstream, transporting the food and tools of the day to the upstream construction site, and then transporting the patients and wounded on the construction site back to Shitou Port.

"What is the south bank for? There are open spaces in the north, so why do you have to go to the south bank to carry out construction?" After hearing Joseph briefly introduce the situation in Shitou Port, Hong Tao found an unreasonable layout. On the south bank of the river, a large area of ​​woods were burned by fire, but it has not been cut down yet.

"It's God's forbidden land..." When Joseph heard Hong Tao's question, his face, which had been expressionless for 365 days a year, showed a hint of hesitation.

"Talking to me!" Hong Tao was a little impatient. What is the forbidden area of ​​God? Why do you still explain this God's religion to him? There is no one around now, so why do you say it so mysteriously?

"It is a place where the bodies are burned... The climate here is not suitable for burial. If the wounded and sick on the construction site are not necessary for treatment, they will be taken to the south bank for cremation." Joseph hugged the golden scripture in his hand to his chest, as if this would make him calmer.

"...How many people have been burned so far?" This is indeed a very heavy topic. Just looking at the burning area of ​​the woods, Hong Tao could roughly feel that the number of deaths will definitely not be small.

"Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-two people... and there are 1,05 people who have not found the body, or are no longer suitable for transporting it back for processing, so they are cremated directly on the construction site." At this time, Joseph opened the scripture in his hand, took a look, and reported very accurate numbers. The money-making thing was not the scripture, but his account book.

"How many slaves are there in total?" In two years, nearly 5,000 people died. With advanced medical insurance and sufficient food supply, we can see that these dozens of kilometers of rivers are really not easy to dig. On average, almost 100 people will die per kilometer. God knows how many people will die until the completion.

"Twenty-seven,511 people, and at the same time, they still maintain the five thousand inhabitants of the Kingdom of God. They are rotating, and each group works for two months. The death number just now does not include them. To this day, a total of 175 inhabitants of the Kingdom of God have entered the Kingdom of God." Joseph has reached the highest level of deception, and as he spoke, he has moved into the state of a high priest again.

"The number of casualties is almost one-fifth, isn't it too high?" Hong Tao was a little creepy when he heard it. On average, one of the five people died here. The woods on the south bank must be closed in the future. It's too creepy.

"...Sir God, what I mean is the number of cremated people, and disability is not included. If it is to be considered disability, there will be another 2,207 people. I sent most of them to Saba City and asked them to work in the factory. There are still hundreds of disabilities that are not too serious but cannot continue working at the construction site, so I stayed here in the docks and warehouses to help." Joseph was honest and immediately corrected Hong Tao's wrong understanding.

"Have you ever inspected the construction site? Have you ever deliberately abused slaves or killed them?" Hong Tao instinctively felt that there were too many casualties, so he had another guess.

"I have never seen it, but there are frequent fights among slaves, mostly for extra food and medicine rations. Generally, in this case, General Swan would pull the injured person out and put it in the most dangerous work section. In fact, there is no difference between executing him." Joseph shook his head and denied Hong Tao's speculation.

"That's good. Don't abuse them too much. After the canal is repaired, these people will still be our people. Don't create too much hatred. By the way, where is Lao Luo and my son-in-law?" Joseph said no, it is very credible. He doesn't even want the kingdom he gave him for free, so there is no reason to lie to himself on these small issues. Moreover, this kind of thing cannot be hidden. You can figure it out after a little replay and ask.

"They went to the westernmost construction site and walked with the explosives three days ago. It was the last ridge. After it was penetrated, the canal channel was basically formed, and the remaining work would be much easier. Your son-in-law thought the blasting technology of the slaves was too dangerous. He said he wanted to go to the construction site in person to see if the process with the most dead people could be optimized." Joseph finally smiled a little, not knowing whether he was celebrating the completion of the project or celebrating the hard work that was finally over.

"He's just a big deal! People who have never seen nitroscopic cotton dare to come here to make teeth. Luo Youde, the father-in-law, is also a mess. I have to go up and see him. He doesn't want his son, I can't let my daughter become a widow so early, and no one can worry about it!" When he heard that Luo Meizhou went to the construction site to guide the work of using explosives to open mountains, Hong Tao immediately became anxious. Who doesn't know that this job is dangerous? Even Bush, who has been merciling these things for many years, naturally, Luo Meizhou wouldn't have any good solutions. This is equivalent to losing and dying.
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