Chapter 396 The development direction of the ship
Frederick characterized the factory's sale of bonds as a normal business behavior at a regular meeting of high-level government officials. He did not give too many instructions. He just asked the Ministry of Commerce to conduct extensive interviews with buyers and sellers first. Opinion survey.
Private transactions of corporate bonds and equity have long existed and will be sold publicly sooner or later. However, the introduction of relevant policies is not that simple, especially this unprecedented event. Failure to consider carefully can lead to Something even scarier happened with the Tulip Bubble.
After work, Frederick did not forget his new warship. He took people to the shipyard to investigate, and then encountered a big setback.
In the director's office of the shipyard, director Bockner cautiously said to Frederick: "Sir, the battleship you designed looks good, but the life of the hull will be short."
Bockner was the director of the shipyard and an excellent ship designer. He was familiar with every detail of the ship, and he could see problems with Frederick's design at a glance.
Frederick was very depressed and could only sigh after understanding the problem.
He wanted to use the 75mm caliber used in the battle to recapture Constantinople and the recent war to annex the Franconian Archduke and the League of Legens, known as the "War of the Trade Routes" After moving the "Golden Rod Cannon" onto the ship, the mechanical hoist and steering gear were not a big problem.
What is now on the table is an outline drawing of an offshore gunboat with a displacement of about a hundred tons. The layout is based on the gunboat in his hometown. There is a 75mm caliber gold rod cannon on the bow and two on each side. The door can shoot horizontally with a jet mortar and three pea gatlings.
But the problem is that the recoil of the artillery is too great for the wooden hull. Every time the gun is fired, it is an impact on the hull, and the hull will soon collapse because it cannot bear it.
The five river steamers equipped with artillery that went to liberate Constantbul had similar problems. Fortunately, they only participated in a few small battles and could still be used after repairs.
So now Baron Adikon uses jet mortars on the pirate ships. In order to improve the accuracy, they fire flatly at close range. The recoil is not big and can be tolerated.
Frederick did not know about the inland river steamer. Such technical details were not written in the report to him, but only damage and repairs were written in general terms.
Bockner was worried that the leader would be angry, and continued: "I was greatly inspired by the shape of your ship. After using the engine and discarding the mast, the entire hull was much simpler, and the superstructure improved the space layout..."
Frederick just kept smiling, a compliment he had already given when designing the Flying Tulip.
He said: "It is a historical trend to put large-caliber guns on ships. I heard that someone in the Kingdom of England is designing a warship with ten or more jet cannons behind the side windows."
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Frederick continued: "Future ships must have all-steel structures, but it is still too early to start. We can start with small boats with steel keels and wooden shells."
"The problem of artillery recoil can be considered starting from the design of steel keel ships, so that the recoil is dispersed instead of acting only on the deck."
"Now we need a batch of offshore gunboats of about 100 tons to deal with the increasing pirate attacks in the north of the Rhine League."
Bockner heard what Frederick meant, and now leads the soon-to-be Rhine League. The Lord Admiralty, who has the political goal of protecting the coast, also proposed the direction of future ship discovery, and even produced a concept drawing of a "warship". He was obviously determined to do it.
"Such a warship must be designed from scratch." He did not waste any more words and quickly got into work. "The use of steel for the keel involves many issues such as the weight distribution of the hull, and there is no precedent for processing. A lot of experiments need to be done."
Frederick heard Xuan's voice after dealing with them a lot, so he said: "The funds for the experiments are not enough, so I will send a report."
The steel keel requires a lot of technology points to be developed from scratch. A lot of work also needs to be done in the steel plant and heavy machinery factory. In the future, a special processing plant will be built in the shipyard. These are huge investments.
Frederick was not omniscient and omnipotent. In the field of ships, he did not know any of the three frame forms of the hull: transverse frame, longitudinal frame and mixed frame. The design method of first principles and then specifics, gradually deepening and gradually approaching was even more so. His eyes darkened.
Fortunately, he has the rough industrial system and research system that he spent ten years to initially build, and he still has money. He only needs to point out a direction, and someone will study it. There is no need to engage in crucible speculation like before. Steel and bearings take matters into their own hands. Just as Frederick and Bockner were discussing the feasibility of torpedoes, the office suddenly went dark.
“BASF?!” Frederick looked at the door, “You won’t be able to get in if you don’t lose weight.”
“Did you know that a while ago, the railway Give me an application over there. You need to buy tickets for two seats on the bus.”
Vanessa came with Frederick as a secretary today. Her husband Schmidt and BASF are classmates, and they often move around the house. At this time, she also joked: "He stays with slimes every day, and his figure has also changed." It’s like slime.”
Basf is now one of the richest people in the state of Wisconsin. After his family got rich, he gradually became a glutton and was often teased by his friends.
He just smiled, but Frederick said to him seriously: "You can't do this. You have to lose weight, otherwise you will get sick as you age."
BASF made a face Helpless look: "I also want to lose weight, but I can't."
Vanessa revealed his background on the side: "Who told you to always say that you have the strength to lose weight only when you are full."
Bockner also joked: "There is a butcher in our cafeteria who is very good at his skills. If you don't let him cut off your fat, our doctors are also very skilled. If you sew it up immediately, there will be no problem."
"No, no, no!" BASF shook his head hurriedly, "If you do this, don't ask for anti-moth coating."
Frederick raised his eyebrows and asked: "It's anti-moth coating for the bottom of ships. "
He had used a lot of paint in his previous life, but he didn't know how to make paint, and he couldn't start developing it if he wanted to.
BASF explained to him that it has been working on developing slime glue-based coatings in the past few years. It is actually a colored film. In addition to color, it is also waterproof and rust-proof. It can already be used on furniture, cartons and Used on iron railings and the like.
Last year, BASF considered that wooden boats have high requirements for waterproofing and mildew resistance, so they came to the shipyard to promote them. Bockner commissioned him to research anti-moth coatings for the bottom of boats.
The people brought by BASF brought in two wooden stakes the size of human legs. One was covered with barnacles, and the other was wrapped with a dark red film that looked quite smooth.
No need to explain too much, the effect is very intuitive.
Bockner squatted aside and stretched out his hand to pinch the wood coated with anti-moth film, and asked: "Is the coating strong?"
BASF replied: "It is very strong connected to the wood, but it is definitely Not resistant to collisions and friction. ”
Frederick squatted aside and said: "Why don't you try the 'three rubbers and two cloths' like buried water pipes, or add short fibers to increase the strength?"
Bockner said: "You can try it."
Another benefit of using this kind of paint is that after a layer is applied to the bottom of the boat, it can effectively prevent water leakage in the gaps between the planks.
Frederick knew that the two of them had something to talk about, so he didn't bother him anymore and asked others to take him around the factory area, intending to see the Flying Tulip being refitted.
At this moment, someone sent an urgent telegram.
(End of this chapter)