"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You should eat when you need to eat, and you should sleep when you need to sleep."
Jin Feng quickly waved his hand.
Others might just say this to express their loyalty, but Jin Feng knew that Hong Taoping might actually do this.
Because this is a common trait among men in science and engineering, and Jin Feng has done it before.
That night, Jin Feng and Hong Taoping explained in detail the precautions for building ship assembly line operations. It was not until midnight that Hong Taoping left Jin Feng's study.
When Jin Feng sent Hong Taoping away, he found that the lights in the two docks were bright, and people were coming and going on the Zhenyuan No. 2 on the sea.
"Sir, haven't you rested yet?" Daqiang passed by with a patrol and greeted Jin Feng quickly when he saw him.
"You just sent Master Hong away," Jin Feng asked, "Why are you patrolling in person?"
As the scale of the shipyard becomes larger and larger, its importance becomes higher and higher, and the technology covered almost represents Dakang's current highest mechanical technology.
For the safety of the dock, Princess Ninth sent a lot of additional escorts to the dock. Daqiang, as the top commander, has been working conscientiously since being transferred here, and has been promoted from company commander to battalion commander.
Everyone has their own responsibilities. Where can the battalion commander personally lead the patrol?
"I don't usually patrol, isn't this the time sir is here?"
Daqiang said: "His Majesty issued a decree the day before yesterday that your safety is my most important task in the near future. Today is your first day here, and I am not at ease, so I came out to see if there are any loopholes in the security work."
"Thank you for your hard work!" Jin Feng nodded and patted Daqiang on the shoulder.
"It should, it should!" Daqiang quickly waved his hand and said: "If it weren't for sir, I would still be hunting in the mountains. At that time, I would often lie down in the mountains all night just to catch rabbits. Now I can keep watch for my husband all night.
What’s the hard work?”
Jin Feng smiled and changed the subject: "Why hasn't Zhenyuan No. 2 left yet?"
"The captain said that the Zhenyuan No. 2 has been busy transporting grain recently and has not been inspected for many days. He is worried that there will be a problem with the ship. He took advantage of today to come to the shipyard. There are engineers here to conduct a good inspection and drain the water from the boiler.
Clean the inner walls."
Daqiang replied: "I walked over there half an hour ago and found that they were adding water to the boiler. They should leave soon!"
"It really should be overhauled." Jin Feng nodded.
The steam engine used by Zhenyuan No. 2 is relatively simple. If it breaks down, it may not be repaired in ten and a half months, which will delay things even more.
While the two were chatting, they heard the roar of a steam engine coming from the sea, and then saw a thick smoke rising from the chimney into the sky.
Then, Zhenyuan No. 2 started to move slowly, and headed south under the moonlight.
The next day, Jin Feng did not sleep in, but got up early in the morning.
After breakfast, both Tang Xiaobei and Runniang thought Jin Feng would go straight to the dock, but Jin Feng had someone call Zheng Chiyuan over.
"Greetings to the Imperial Master!" Zheng Chiyuan saluted Jin Feng solemnly.
"General Zheng, there is no need to be polite!" Jin Feng raised his hand slightly to signal Zheng Chiyuan to get up, then turned around and shouted: "Run Niang, give General Zheng a cup of tea!"
Runniang agreed and walked out carrying the teapot.
"Don't take it seriously!" Zheng Chiyuan quickly stood up and wanted to pick up the teapot, but when he stretched out his hand, he felt it was inappropriate and retracted it.
After Run Niang finished pouring the tea, Zheng Chiyuan quickly saluted Run Niang: "Thank you, Madam! Thank you, Madam!"
"General Zheng is so polite!" Runniang smiled, turned around and walked into the inner room.
"Master Imperial Master, what virtues and talents are there for a humble minister? You actually asked your wife to pour me tea. Isn't this a disgrace to a humble minister?"
Zheng Chiyuan said with a panic look on his face.
"It's just a cup of tea, it won't be a big deal." Jin Feng smiled and waved his hand: "General Zheng, sit down and talk!"
"Thank you, Master Imperial Master, for giving me a seat!"
Zheng Chiyuan cupped his hands towards Jin Feng and sat on the chair opposite Jin Feng.
But with only half of my butt next to the chair, I looked a bit reserved.
No way, what Jin Feng did in the past few months really scared Zheng Chiyuan.
Let’s not talk about Yuguan City. It already has the advantage of the city wall. The bodyguard is the standard defensive side and takes more initiative.
But in the battle of Zhuanggou, Jin Feng was at a disadvantage in almost all aspects, including the weapon advantage that the bodyguards were once proud of.
When he first learned about the comparison between Jin Feng and Dangxiang King Qin's coalition forces, Zheng Chiyuan was worried about Jin Feng, and even thought deep down in his heart that Jin Feng would definitely lose this time.
At that time, Zheng Chiyuan only prayed that Jin Feng could escape back to Sichuan alive, and had no thoughts at all about defeating the enemy.
However, Jin Feng, with tens of thousands of troops and many new soldiers, defeated the allied forces of Dangxiang and the King of Qin that were several times larger than his own.
When the news reached Donghai, Zheng Chiyuan was frightened.
As a veteran official, Zheng Chiyuan understood that after this battle, no one could stop Jin Feng's rise.
When he saw Jin Feng again, even though Jin Feng's attitude was as approachable as ever, Zheng Chiyuan still couldn't help but feel oppressed.
This is not only recognition of Jin Feng's identity and status, but also a veteran's respect for his peers.
Zheng Chiyuan asked himself that if his positions with Jin Feng were reversed, he would never be able to defeat the coalition forces of Dangxiang and King Qin.
"I came here to see the general today because I want to discuss something with him." Jin Feng noticed that Zheng Chiyuan was a little nervous, so he went straight to the topic.
"Master Imperial Master, just give your orders, and Zheng will do his best!" Zheng Chiyuan's posture was very low.
"General Zheng, you should remember that I told you that there is a continent on the other side of the ocean thousands of miles away, and there are high-yielding food crops on that continent, right?" Jin Feng asked.
"Remember." Zheng Chiyuan nodded quickly, with a look of expectation in his eyes.
Jin Feng had talked to him about this matter before, and Zheng Chiyuan knew at that time that Jin Feng would definitely go looking for the New World one day.
Zheng Chiyuan, who has been in charge of the Donghai Navy for so many years, also likes sailing very much, otherwise he would not often take a warship to chase pirates himself.
From that day on, Zheng Chiyuan was looking forward to Jin Feng talking to him about that continent again.
After waiting for so long, the wait is finally here.
"I came to the dock this time to prepare to build an armored warship and go to find the New World."
Jin Feng said slowly: "I came to the general just to discuss with him how to select some good men from the navy and follow the armored ships to find the new world!"
This is what Jin Feng just thought of last night.
Although Sichuan and Sichuan have now established fleets, the fleets in Sichuan and Sichuan only operate on the Yangtze River and most often visit the East China Sea. None of them have experience in sea navigation.
At this time, it is already too late to train relevant talents. Since the Navy has been dealing with the sea all year round and has rich navigation experience, it is the easiest way to find people from the Navy.