The whales had to be dismantled after the tide receded in the middle of the night. Qing Mulan had already seen it once, and there were a lot of things going on in the factory, so she didn't wait. After telling the workers to pay attention to their safety, she took them away.
However, Princess Lu Jie waited until midnight, and did not leave until the workers broke the whale into pieces and sent them back to the shore.
By the time she returned to the courtyard, it was already early morning.
Jiang Wenwen originally thought that Princess Lu Jie would sleep in, but early the next morning, she got up early the same as the previous two days.
Jiang Wenwen had no choice but to divide the escorts into two teams. One team would follow her to protect Princess Lu Jie, while the other team would rest in the dormitory and replace the first team at noon.
Princess Lu Jie also knew that the escorts had not had a good rest. After seeing Jiang Wenwen, she said embarrassedly: "Miss Jiang, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's okay, this is what we should do." Jiang Wenwen waved his hand and asked, "Where are your Highness going to visit today?"
"I want to visit the two docks over there, is that okay?" Princess Lu Jie pointed to the No. 2 dock and the No. 1 dock not far away.
I have visited the kelp drying ground, No. 3 dock and Anjiaao salted fish factory, but now there are only two docks left that I have not visited.
"The No. 2 Dockyard has recently been undergoing equipment upgrades and it is inconvenient to visit. I'm afraid your Highness will have to go to the No. 1 Dockyard." Jiang Wenwen said.
Dock No. 2 was built during the last assembly of the building ship. Later, the assembly of the building ship was completed, and the new parts were still being worked on and had not been shipped yet.
Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Although the No. 2 Dockyard was designed by Jin Feng and seemed perfect to Hong Taoping, many problems were still discovered during the actual operation stage.
After the assembly of the building ship was completed, Jin Feng summarized the problems that had been discovered before, and took advantage of this opportunity to ask Mancang to lead people to make some upgrades to the No. 2 dock.
During this process, a lot of equipment will be dismantled, and a truly knowledgeable craftsman may learn it after watching it.
Jin Feng agreed to Princess Lu Jie's visit to Yuxi Town. He just wanted to show off his muscles and gain leverage for the subsequent negotiations. He did not really want to give her the building ship technology, so he restricted her from visiting the No. 2 Dockyard.
Princess Lu Jie also knew Jin Feng's intentions and felt a little regretful, but Jin Feng refused to let him visit, so she had no choice, so she nodded and said: "Then let's go to the No. 1 Dockyard and have a look. By the way, what is the No. 1 Dockyard?
From a boat? Isn’t it also a fishing boat?”
"No. 1 Dockyard is for building large ships. Our first steamship Zhenyuan No. 1 was built in No. 1 Dockyard." Jiang Wenwen explained.
Now that the Zhenyuan No. 1 has been sunk by the Dongman, Princess Lu Jie was a little confused when she heard Jiang Wenwen talking about it, so she changed the subject and asked: "What ship is being built in the No. 1 Dockyard now?"
Anyway, we were going to visit soon, so Jiang Wenwen stopped hiding and said, "Dockyard No. 1 is currently building iron-armored warships."
"Iron-armored warship?" Princess Lu Jie asked curiously: "Is it a warship with iron armor wrapped around the outside of the hull?"
"No, it's a warship whose hull is entirely made of iron armor."
Jiang Wenwen said: "According to my husband, this kind of boat is not afraid of being hit or burned. It can even refloat even if it is knocked under the water by big waves."
"A warship made entirely of iron armor?" Princess Lu Jie couldn't believe it at all: "The iron armor is so heavy, won't it sink if a ship is built with iron armor?"
"Many people have asked this question. How do you think our husband answered it?"
"How did you answer that?"
"The gentleman didn't answer. He just made a big basin out of iron and threw it into the water."
Jiang Wenwen said: "Not only did the big basin not sink, it could actually seat one person."
Chapter 1569 Iron Mountain (2 / 2)
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Although Princess Lu Jie had never seen an iron basin, she often used wooden basins. As soon as Jiang Wenwen said this, she understood the reason.
But she still couldn't imagine what a big ship made entirely of iron armor would look like, and she became even more curious about Dockyard No. 1.
The armored warship is considered to be the most important project in Yuxi Town. The security level is very high. Even if they are led by Jiang Wenwen and they carry the passes jointly issued by Jin Feng and Hong Taoping, they still go through several inspections before the guard guard lets them go.
They go in.
Entering the dock hall, Princess Lu Jie covered her mouth and let out an exclamation!
Even Jiang Wenwen's eyes widened.
The last time she came to Dockyard No. 1, there was not even a shadow of the armored ship, but now in the hall of Dockyard No. 1, there is a mountain as big as a whale!
And this mountain is made of steel!
The armored ship is completely black, but just looking at it, a heavy sense of oppression hits your face!
Princess Lu Jie felt that she was not facing a ship, but a steel mountain that was about to collapse and crush her!
"Is this an ironclad ship?"
Princess Lu Jie looked up at the huge armored ship with extremely complicated eyes.
When visiting the No. 3 Dockyard, Princess Lu Jie was more interested in the novelty of assembly line operations and Jin Feng's concerns about applying steam engines to sawmills, which also made her aware of the gap between herself and Jin Feng.
But now, Princess Lu Jie felt fear.
Although the fishing boats built by Jin Feng are fast, they are small boats after all. They cannot go far and have low combat capabilities, so it is difficult to threaten the Eastern Barbarians.
But the armored ship is different!
If Jin Feng had such a big ship when they attacked Yuguan City, would they have been able to sink it?
Princess Lu Jie was so immersed in shock that she didn't see a young man with messy hair walking towards them.
"Who are you? Please stop!" Bing'er stood in front of Princess Lu Jie and looked at the young man warily.
"Who am I? Who am I to ask you?" The young man looked up and down at Princess Lu Jie's group, then looked at Jiang Wenwen, his eyes full of questions: "What do you do?"
Although he didn't know Jiang Wenwen, he felt that he looked familiar. Moreover, Jiang Wenwen was wearing the clothes of an escort and could swagger in. He must be one of his own.
"I've met Mr. Hong!"
Jiang Wenwen saluted Hong Tao: "I am Jiang Wenwen, the platoon leader of the third platoon of the Iron Can Mountain Detachment of Women's Musket Team. This is Princess Lu Jie of the Eastern Barbarians. I am visiting Yuxi Town. Sir, I have asked me to protect her safety!
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After finishing speaking, he introduced to Princess Lu Jie: "Your Highness, this is Mr. Hong, the person in charge of the Hong family shipyard, and a good friend of Mr. Hong. Mr. Hong is responsible for building the Zhenyuan No. 1 and the armored ship.
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When Lu Jie heard this, her eyes couldn't help but light up, and she bowed politely to Hong Tao: "Lu Jie has met Mr. Hong!"
"No need to be polite!"
Hong Taoping returned the gift casually, and then did not shy away from Princess Lu Jie. He frowned and looked at Jiang Wenwen: "Don't you know that the armored ship is a confidential project? Why did you bring the princess of the Eastern Barbarians here?"