Become a mayor from today

Shipbuilding starts on the wooden platform, as long as one side is blocked with a wooden stopper to prevent the ship from slipping into the water, and after the ship is built, just remove the wooden stopper and enter the water along the wooden platform.

This method is actually a method used by coastal shipyards. After all, a ship is too heavy, and it is a bit too laborious to pull it into the water by manpower.

When Liu Feng came to the gap, he frowned. Not to mention the boat berth (wooden platform), the roof of the dock, and so on, there was not even a dock frame, and there was no "magic tool" like cement, so the construction process was really slow.

"My lord, you're here." Wei Shi immediately ran over to salute Liu Feng when he saw Liu Feng. He was a little nervous, afraid that he might not do it well, after all, it was his first time accepting such a big task.

"How is it? Is there any problem?" Liu Feng asked lightly.

"No, there is everything you want here." Weishi shook his head again and again, can you be dissatisfied, you want people to give, you want wood to wood, even carpentry tools are unprecedented, such as the saw, the chisel made of fine steel, etc. .

"Build one berth first, and expand the rest next year." Liu Feng urged. What he wants is an indoor berth. After all, it is made of wood. Before it is painted with waterproof tung oil, it will be exposed to wind and rain. The period will not be too long.

Moreover, next year's expansion will not be this kind of wooden slipway, but a pure cement slipway, or a water diversion type slipway, which relies on water diversion to create buoyancy, and then pulls it into the river.

The most important thing is that a bridge crane can be made by adding steel to a concrete column and a pulley block. It is just that it needs to be pulled manually, but with the principle of labor-saving pulley blocks, only a few people can lift heavy objects that are many times heavier. That is the equipment prepared for building a large ship.

At that time, the speed of shipbuilding will increase many times. After all, the most time-consuming thing is handling, especially for tall and large ships. It will take a lot of time to move wood from under the ship to up.

"Yes." Weishi quickly replied, in fact, he thought so too. After the first ship was successfully launched, it was necessary to expand to be able to expand with confidence.

"What kind of wood is used to build the boat?" Liu Feng asked curiously. He had never seen the real thing, and he had never heard of the name of the wood.

"It's a spotted fir tree." Welsh became excited when he mentioned this, and said hastily, "My lord, this kind of wood is the most suitable for shipbuilding. Its hardness is only a little worse than iron wood, but it is very corrosion-resistant and can last for a long time. Soaked in water..."

It turns out that the spotted fir trees only grow in a few places, and there is a large patch of fir forest in the forbidden mountain range near Xiyang City.

Weishi went to inspect it personally, and the number of ships that have been built for hundreds of years can never be used up. This is simply a gift to him. For example, a ship made of pure spotted fir trees in coastal docks is five times more expensive than ordinary ships. more than.

"Take me to have a look." Liu Feng ordered.

"Yes." Weishi quickly led the way and brought Liu Feng to the place where the spotted fir logs were placed.

The spotted fir tree is a tall tree species, tall and straight, with spots of red stripes growing in the trunk, which is also the origin of the spotted fir tree's name.

"What about the keel? What kind of wood is used?" Liu Feng continued to ask. The most important thing about a wooden boat is the keel.

"Iron mahogany." Weishi said seriously. If the spotted fir tree is a surprise, then iron mahogany is ecstasy. This material comparable to iron is the best ship keel.

The single price of iron mahogany is more than ten times more expensive than spotted fir. It is usually used by big businessmen and nobles to make spear handles or furniture.

As for the keel of a boat, few people use it. On the one hand, it is expensive, but mainly because it is rare. Only the iron mahogany grows in the confinement mountains.

Liu Feng nodded. He knew this iron mahogany tree. It was famous for its strong wood and red heart. I heard that it took a day for a knight to chop down a single iron mahogany tree with a long sword.

This made Liu Feng think of the iron wood on the other side of the earth, which is also extremely strong, but not as exaggerated as the iron red wood.

As for why iron mahogany is not used to build ships, it may take half a year to process the wood alone. Liu Feng has heard that four or five people divide iron mahogany into planks, and only one piece can be produced a day.

Just think of how many planks a ship takes, and the thought of that amount is enough to send you rock bottom.

Iron mahogany shipbuilding can be built, but not now. Liu Feng once planned to use iron mahogany to build a ship, but he only built one ship a year. This time let him know that there is no rush.

In the future, his big boat will be made of iron mahogany, and he still wants to go to the sea of ​​this world to see it.

Chapter 0343 The added value of the farm.

The Confinement Mountain Range is worthy of being the largest mountain range in the world, and there are rich species in it. Like the iron mahogany that is not found in other places, there are many in the depths of the Confinement Mountain Range.

And near the branch of the Forbidden Mountain Range near Xiyang City, there is a small piece of iron redwood forest. According to rough calculations, the number is more than [-] trees, which is a surprise.

Liu Feng knew about iron mahogany from the very beginning, because Niu Ben knew this kind of wood, and now that piece of iron mahogany has been banned from private logging.

In fact, if he just sold iron mahogany, he could bring Liu Feng a huge income in gold coins, but of course he had to keep such resources for himself.

His super warships may be made entirely of iron mahogany. After all, using steel to build large ships will not be a problem in the next five or six years. It will be difficult to manufacture steel ships simply by relying on technology and steel production.

But iron mahogany is different. Although its hardness is worse than steel, it can be manufactured within a year or two, and with some weapons such as bed crossbows, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sea fortress.

"According to the current speed, how long will it take to start shipbuilding?" Liu Feng asked calmly, suppressing the urge to build a large iron mahogany ship immediately.

"My lord, we can start building the ship in a month." Wei Shi straightened up, and after seeing Liu Feng frown, he quickly explained, "Now we are dividing the planks for shipbuilding, and we have to wait for the planks to dry, at least one It will take a month to get started.”

"Can the ship be launched in time for next spring?" Liu Feng asked with a slight brow.

"Yes, according to the current number of people and work progress, we can go into the water next spring." Wei Shi promised.

In fact, if it is a trial-manufactured ship, it can be launched without waiting until the spring of next year, but such a ship will not last long at all.

"Go get busy." Liu Feng waved his hand, as long as he can go into the water next spring.

"Yes." Weishi saluted and ran away quickly. He wanted to focus on the construction of the berth, which was the most important thing, and it was related to whether the ship could be launched smoothly.

"Iron mahogany, spotted fir." Darlene mumbled blankly. In her fleet, the keel of the main ship only used spotted fir, and the outer hull was made of sand pine or gray teak.

These woods are commonly used in shipbuilding. Darlene buys a few ships every year, or replaces a few ships, and she knows the ships very well; Prices for fleet ships.

But if someone bought it, she would definitely buy a boat made of spotted fir wood. It was durable and sturdy, and it was much better than other ships. If the two ships collided, the boat made of spotted fir wood would be fine.

According to Darlene's information, the King of England has several ships made of spotted fir, and Catherine's father, the Grand Duke, also owns ships made of spotted fir.

To put it bluntly, only rich and powerful nobles own boats made of spotted fir. Every year in Youshui River, spotted fir boats crash many ordinary ships.

"Your Excellency Liu Feng, will you sell ships in the future?" Darlene asked seriously.

"Sell?" Liu Feng raised his eyebrows, looked at Darlene's expectant eyes, shook his head and said, "I have no such plan for a few years."

The ships built in a few years may not be enough for myself, let alone sold. The navy needs at least a dozen or more large ships.

"That's it!" Darlene's blue eyes were a little disappointed, and she decided to ask again later.

"Let's go, let's go to the farm to have a look." Liu Feng said lightly, and walked towards the carriage.

The shipbuilding technology he gave is hundreds or thousands of years more advanced than the shipbuilding technology of this era. If the ship is sold, the shipbuilding technology will not be cracked, but the hull structure will be learned immediately.

Then, Liu Feng's advantage on the water will be reduced by half. This is not what he wants to see. What he wants is a crushing gap, and he wants to sell the boat?Let's wait until he builds sail battleships and the like.

The farm is in the south of Xiyang City, which is close to the greenhouse vegetables. When the site was first selected to build the farm, it was considered that the greenhouse vegetables needed fertilizer.

"Ta Tata..."

The carriage ran quickly, and arrived at the farm not long after. Liu Feng took Mina and Darlene got off the carriage, and saw that the surroundings of the farm were very messy, especially the sewage drain into a river.

This scene made Liu Feng frown. This is still downstream. If it is upstream, everyone eats water mixed with feces and urine?

Walking into the farm, the smell is even more stinking, because there are stoves here to keep the animals warm, but the smell is really unacceptable.

"It stinks." Darlene covered her nose and backed out before she had time to look inside.