To be honest, Yu Lian assured the spirit of the universe that he was completely unaware of this sudden demonstration. He did not know the names of the organizers, nor their number and organizational structure, nor even the names of the organizers.
They knew nothing about their demands. However, it must be admitted that this labor movement was quite mild. Although 300,000 people blocked the main roads and airport entrances of Space City 8, they did not restrict the travel of ordinary citizens.
There was no zero-yuan shopping behavior. Overall, it was very restrained and could even be considered civilized.
The parade lasted for nearly a week, and the airport was blocked for a week. Only then did Yu Lian realize that the shipbuilders' request was only "an average monthly salary increase of 50 stars."
...Hmm, okay, according to statistics from 832, the average monthly salary of the alliance is 1,100 Xinxing. Considering that in many remote star regions and franchise countries, there are still a large number of workers who do not even have basic social security, 50 yuan should not be enough.
not enough.
However, in Nephi, where prices are relatively high, this is only enough for a family of three to go downstairs and have a meal.
Therefore, the capitalists stated very frankly that they absolutely could not accept this price.
Finally, it is said that it was because the leading organizers were found to have various problems, such as tax evasion, cheating when they were students, drunk driving, hitting an old woman crossing the road, and running away with a big belly.
Or something like that, or be arrested or executed.
As a result, this large-scale workers' movement came to an end.
But no matter what, if the construction period is delayed, the construction period is delayed.
Now, the crew members from the community who are preparing to come over to accept the warship have gathered at Nantianmen to start initial training. If the ship is not unusable after the people arrive, tens of thousands of people in the alliance will be a huge problem.
An expense.
Of course, the alliance still expressed with confidence that the reputation of the alliance in doing business is well-known in the world. Since the construction period has been set, it will definitely not be completed on time. Not to mention that Space City 8, where the problem occurred, is at least 100 meters away from the slipway.
Seven to eight million kilometers, even if the slipway is burned down, it will definitely not delay the construction period of the battleship.
As a result, within a week after the equipment arrived, the workers at Taita Shipyard began to work in full swing in three shifts day and night.
Now, within Yu Lian's sight, there were busy workers and machinery everywhere. It was a bustling scene of large-scale industrial production, except for the loud gongs and drums and the waving red flags.
After the final equipment plan was determined, the rest of the entire construction period was present. Naturally, it was natural to see at first glance how these best shipbuilding technicians in the entire alliance and even the entire universe had made exquisite plans and arrangements, and advanced equipment, and sacrificed workers.
The liver came to meet the construction deadline.
It must be admitted that, putting aside ethics, the technology and management level in the alliance's manufacturing field is something that people on Earth will take a long time to learn.
"The reason why the psychic array platform sent before was not working has been found, and now a new one has been made..." Krell said again.
"Sure enough, it's because someone took advantage of it and embezzled the high-purity zero-element materials and replaced them with low-purity ones, right?" Yu Lian said with a smile.
The other party coughed and said quickly: "Actually, some engineers who were dissatisfied with the results of the demonstration and strike took action. We have already instructed the security department to solve the problem."
"Tsk tsk tsk, is it true? Brother Krel, do you think I believe it or not?"
"Well, just believe it for now. Our alliance also has national conditions here. The water here is very deep. Brother Yu Lian, unless you officially decide to give up your community nationality and join Yani, don't take this matter seriously."
Claire had no choice but to squeeze out another smile and said:
"In short, the pre-test of the new psychic array went very smoothly, and it has been successfully connected to the main energy source of the Fuxi. Wait until next week, the main gun and shield will be installed. If everything goes well, even 3
In less than a month, we can leave the slipway for fire tests." Clair, wearing work clothes, grinned proudly.
He did indeed spend time on the slipway during this period and participated in a lot of construction work. He was exactly the same as those enthusiastic young engineers, but he really looked like a working class man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
"Look, I told you before. A small workers' movement will not delay her going to sea." Krell said seriously.
I did see a perfect street lamp pendant growing vigorously! Although Yu Lian wanted to say this, but considering that the other party was busy with things here, he just sighed and said casually: "Speaking of which, you
Didn’t you tell me last time that the directors of your sixth machine repair shop and ninth outfitting shop also went to participate in the parade?"
"Yes! They also brought more than two thousand skilled workers." Krel also sighed with a sad face: "If this incident hadn't happened, they would have become branch factory directors sooner or later. It's true.
What a pity... But there is nothing we can do. After all, this is a sensitive period. Moreover, the military industry is a major national matter and must be monitored."
After all, some time ago, the "ghost fire incident" occurred in Steel Flame City, which is less than 300,000 kilometers away from the No. 4 slipway. Although everyone believed that it must be a terrorist activity caused by snakes, it is understandable that the alliance officials would overreact.
of.
Therefore, the two workshop directors who participated in the demonstration went in because of some "unfounded" charges. The unit they took over was not an ordinary police station, but the National Defense and Security Bureau.
"Don't sympathize with them. Strictly speaking, this matter has nothing to do with you." Krel said to Yu Liang.
"...I don't even know who they are."
"But they must know you! The leader of this parade is named Mai Kui..."
"I know that engineer Wa Ying from the Communications Quality Inspection Department of the Poseidon Ship Group, right? I heard that the Security Bureau arrested him for drug possession. Haha, he couldn't have sent someone to secretly leave the moon candy in someone's home.
, and then send someone to the door to call the thief who caught the thief, right?"
"Well, he has type 7 radiation sickness and needs to be injected with liver wash fluid once a week. That stuff does contain illegal drug ingredients. In the past, I always bought injections one at a time according to the doctor's orders, but this time I found two injections in his backpack.
Year. Find a reliable master and it will be enough to make a ton of moon candy." Krell said seriously: "Mr. Maikui himself said that he happened to come across discounted medicines on the Internet, so he placed an order for a year.
However, when I looked for the website he mentioned, there was nothing there. Since I couldn’t provide any evidence to prove my innocence, it is actually reasonable to say that I was charged with drug possession.”
If you don’t have medical insurance, liver cleansing medicine is very expensive. Normal people would be tempted to place an order when they see that they can buy it for a whole year at a discount, right?
Yu Lian understood immediately, showed an astonished expression, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Krell, you betrayed them again!"
"I, I am not betraying... Strikes or other things that affect the construction period, how can it be called betrayal? And I have never joined their organization. Anyway, in short! Our alliance has national conditions and cannot delay business.
Most of the labor leaders in this strike did get into some minor troubles, but the ordinary participants were fine, and each of them also received a 200-yuan shopping voucher." Belmont turned his head away a little and saw
Yu Lian's face was already very ugly, so he hurriedly said:
"Even Mr. Mai Kui won't be imprisoned for too long. After all, there is insufficient evidence for this drug possession prosecution. The Poseidon Ship Group has already spoken privately. After he is released from prison, he will not be held accountable. He will just be dismissed from his position.
Therefore, he confessed that he had read "Yuan Lun". In addition, the workers' uprising in Guye City also inspired him."
"It's a pity that the encouragement is not enough." Yu Lian sneered: "If he really imitated the uprising workers in Guye City, he would not be a prisoner, but would become your guest."
Claire spent two seconds thinking through the logic and felt that what Yu Lian said was indeed very reasonable.
"You admit now that this matter has nothing to do with you, right?"
"It's just a ghost rising." Yu Lian sneered: "If you have to set up a relationship, you can also give me the entire poisonous eucalyptus. I am very happy with it and am proud of it."
"Ah hahahaha, it would be too childish to hide poison. In your case, at least you must be a disgusting spy who endangers national security...ahah haha, you are just kidding."
In short, thanks to the previous "ghost fire" in Steel Flame City and this strike of 300,000 workers, there are now more than 5,800 workers in Slip 4, but the security department is a fully armed
Reinforcement company.
There shouldn't be any potential dangers in such an environment. There shouldn't be any assassins coming to refill themselves from tens of thousands of meters away, right?
Probably not...
"So, when will the Cloud Giant Engine start testing?" Yu Lian decided to focus on business.
"Well, I don't know if it's my imagination. Brother Yu Lian, I always feel that you are more interested in the Cloud Giant engine than the observatory and the new Type 12 deflection shield." Krell said with a belt.
He glanced at Yu Lian with a little bit of scrutiny.
Although our Belmont man has once again jumped from a model worker to a perfect street lamp pendant, he is a street lamp pendant with engineer qualifications after all, and his sensitivity in this regard is indeed quite high.
Such thoughts flashed through Yu Lian's mind, but he said: "Who told Yani to praise this thing so much that it is the so-called second-generation sublight engine? But, as far as I know, any equipment that involves iteration
, I always need to pay tuition. I have to be prepared."
Creel thought there was nothing wrong with this, so he took Yu Lian to the vacuum laboratory in the back cabin of the shipyard.
"The first batch of twelve sets of engines are all in place. The last simulation before boarding the ship is in progress. Do you want to take a look?"
This is a closed cabin that can simulate the vacuum environment of the universe (which actually contains a large amount of identifiable or unrecognizable radiation), simulating the navigation state of a space vehicle or engine when it is running.
It stands to reason that this kind of work has been done when the Cloud Giant engine leaves the factory. However, this so-called second-generation sublight engine is the first time to be installed on a large battleship.
The quality and shape are simulated again, which can be regarded as a kind of meticulous craftsmanship.
Then, Yu Lian looked through the light-shielded observation port and saw a huge indoor space that could accommodate the entire city. In the space, there was a mechanical equipment about one hundred meters high and shaped like a Mayan pyramid.
It was pulled in mid-air by the traction light cable, and a large amount of plasma flames were sprayed out.
The staff is constantly adjusting the indoor simulation environment, and the inverted triangle is also rapidly adjusting its angle and exit rate, as if there are a pair of sensitive hands behind it constantly controlling its state.
"If it is a cruiser, one set of engines is enough. However, since it is a dreadnought, it must use more than ten sets. The angle must be adjusted at any time using a phased array." Krell said proudly: "How about it?
, so agile that it hardly belongs to a weapon, just like a dancing girl."
"I thought you wanted to say that it's as flexible as your tongue that can tie a rose vine stained with mustard." Yu Lian said with a smile.
"Rose vines dipped in mustard are too much. I practice with cherry vines... Uh, wait, who is saying this?"
"...Well, maybe it was Helena or Renee? I can't remember clearly." Yu shrugged: "Anyway, you told me at the last banquet."
All in all, the current large-scale galaxy-class ships include two different propulsion systems: the jump engine and the conventional sub-light speed engine in the galaxy. Regardless of the former, the latter is also collectively referred to as "sub-light speed engine".
Of course, this does not mean that they can really push the ship's speed to more than 70% of the beam, which is "sub-light speed" in the scientific sense, but it is just a speed slightly slower than the absolute speed of light.
Generic term.
The first-generation sublight speed engine was mainly installed at the tail of the hull, and was born in line with the mainstream concept of facing the enemy from the bow. However, after years of evolution, although the energy utilization rate has increased, the absolute speed and endurance of the engine have also improved.
It has been improved to a considerable extent, but essentially it is still the design idea of this generation.
In comparison, the Cloud Giant engine, which uses a phased array for unified control, places different engine groups at the stern of the ship and arranges them in a fan pattern. The output rate of a single engine can be adjusted at any time according to the battle, so that it can carry the entire
The ship performed very agile super maneuvers.
...Although it always feels like something is wrong when a giant ship tens of thousands of meters long is maneuvering.
In addition, if the phased array management system fails, all engine output rates will have to be adjusted semi-manually by the crew. By then, the scene will be infinitely close to the age of sails, with those sailors dragging hemp ropes. By then
, the battlefield performance may not be as good as traditional engines.
Because of this, this kind of phased array managed engine module has been around for more than 20 years, but it has always been suspected by conservatives. Most of them are used on small assault ships and destroyers, and the Cloud Giant engine system
, it was the first time I boarded the intelligent engine unit of a battleship.
"As far as I know, all devices with an intelligent prefix will eventually become artificial retards that embarrass themselves and the enemy. For the sake of safety, the crew of the Lord God class must have four more damage control units than the Independence class.
Group, eight energy control groups, and ten ignition groups, a full 2,000 more people, and they are all technical arms. Coupled with the voyage subsidy, the main god level will spend several more dollars every year just on personnel expenses and daily maintenance.
Billions." Yu Lian sighed: "Because of this issue, I have already taken on a lot of pressure. Brother Krell, you should know that all issues involving military expenditures are sensitive issues for the Lords of the Earth.
.”
Claire nodded with a concerned expression.
"Moreover, this is leaving aside the most important issues of battlefield security and stability. Brother Krell, I think that as a guinea pig, our country can fully afford to work hard!"
Claire rolled her eyes inwardly, but outwardly continued to nod with concern.