Chapter 594 Field Investigation
The next day, Frederick took a boat to an experimental swamp reclamation area.
The ship is an experimental armed cargo ship of the Wesson Navy. Lilu personally sent the "Maygrass" to serve Frederick. The captain was Alfred, the deputy commander of the navy.
The ship stopped in the open sea, and Frederick boarded the ship in a fishing boat. No one knew it.
At sea, Alfred told Frederick about the battle with the Venetian fleet that day: "At that time, the Venetians had five ships, lined up all the way."
"I directed Maygrass to catch up from behind and fired five torpedoes aimed at them."
"The first torpedo aimed at the fifth ship at the rear hit the third ship."
"The second torpedo aimed at the fourth ship hit the first leading ship."
"The third torpedo aimed at the third ship hit the second one."
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“The fourth shot aimed at the second ship hit the fifth ship at the end.”
"The fifth shot aimed at the first ship hit the fourth."
Frederick said with a black line: "In other words, none of them hit the intended target?"
>Alfred nodded and said: "Yes, the situation in the sea and experiments in the lake are two different things. In the future, we can only use them closely."
Frederick sighed and said: "Look We still need to develop a gyroscope to ensure that the torpedo moves in a straight line."
Alfred asked curiously: "What is the gyro that is so powerful?"
Frederick briefly explained the function of the gyroscope, but no one could understand it.
Alfred said: "Now many countries have begun to study new weapons on ships. Some people use gunpowder cannons, and some tie up the jet tanks of shotguns."
"In the future, naval battle tactics will change Due to changes in technology, the combat distance will become farther and farther."
"Professor Omet said he would help us develop a torpedo-like underwater puppet that can automatically find targets and hit it."
“I heard that we are planning to build one that can fly in the sky.”
Frederick nodded and let them do whatever they wanted.
The Maygrass docked at a simple port near an experimental area. Waldemar von Pistor's fishing boat arrived half an hour earlier. He came here to ask for data.
"Wei... Archduke Wesson?!" Waldemar was startled when he saw Frederick.
Frederick said casually: "Don't be nervous, I'm just taking a look."
Can Waldemar not be nervous?
Not only him, but everyone in the experimental area became nervous because of Frederick's arrival.
The dock is two kilometers away from the swamp. The experimental area is located on the top of a hill on the edge of the swamp. All the original trees have been cut down, and wooden houses, walls and watchtowers have been built, with three floors surrounding it. Barbed wire.
When everyone heard that Frederick was coming, they immediately came from their respective posts.
Frederick waved his hand and told everyone to go about their business and go to the watchtower to take a look.
Alfred was curious about what was going on here and followed him up.
Waldemar was caught by Frederick and asked to explain what was going on here.
The swamp ahead is the delta of a large river. It is five or six kilometers wide on the seaside and more than ten kilometers long along the river, forming a relatively pointed triangle.
It is now the end of the rainy season in the forest, when the water is at its highest. The entire swamp is a vast ocean, and some reeds can be seen swaying in the water.
Waldemar explained the renovation plan here to Frederick.
Unlike the damming and reclamation of lowland areas, the United Fruit Company planned to bulldoze nearby hills and bury the marshland with soil from the higher areas.
According to the plan, after the rainy season ends, the mountains will be set on fire, and then magic such as turning mud into swamp will be used on a large scale to artificially create landslides, and then bulldozers will be used to level the land. The hill on which it now stands was the highest point in the vicinity, and it remained unchanged for later settlements.
After the swamps are filled in and the hills are cut away, rivers are dug to divert water and lakes are dug to store water. In addition to this big river, other nearby small rivers can also be diverted as water sources.
It is expected that the entire plot will be about one meter higher than the highest water level of the river. With the addition of the dam, it will be safe.
When the entire project is completed, tens of thousands of hectares of land can be reclaimed on both sides of the river.
Frederick asked Waldemar: "Are there any uneasy and well-meaning neighbors here?"
Waldemar shook his head and said: "No, in June and July, the army went west along the south bank. How dare people have bad intentions towards us?"
Frederick nodded and asked: "Has the trial planting of relevant crops begun?"
Waldemar replied: "The experimental field. In another experimental area, we started to try to grow common crops.”
“We also started to select special fruits in the rainforest and plan to plant them artificially.”
"Recently, some people have begun to select some local poultry and meat animals and try to breed them."
"Not long ago, we heard something about a kind of kerosene fruit in the forest that can squeeze a lot of oil."
“There is also a kind of yellow slime in the woods. The oil they secrete is very slippery and can slide away the teeth and claws of predators.”
“Some people feed this oil with kerosene fruit. Slime, you can get a layer of oil by putting oil slime in warm water. This oil is used to lubricate the door window without making any noise."
At this time, Alfred, who was watching the fun, said: " We have bought this oil before, and it is better than whale oil for lubricating the machinery on the ship.”
"It has a high ignition point and is not prone to fire or smoke. It has good lubricating properties and does not solidify even when water freezes."
"There are more and more machines now, and the demand for this kind of lubricating oil is definitely not high. There will be less."
After thinking for a while, Frederick said: "Send some back for experimentation."
"Linhai is a huge treasure house. It depends on whether we can dig out treasures from it. "
Waldemar said: "There are many magical plants here. I heard that there are red fruits that taste very sweet, but after eating, the urine will be red. "
Frederick nodded and said: "Yes, I have eaten it. It is delicious."
"But it grows deep in the depths and not many people have seen it."
Waldemar continued: "There is also a kind of oil eagle here, which is a bit like an owl and is very fat."
"This kind of eagle has very fat fat, and local people often catch it to make oil for consumption."
“Some of us have an idea to see if we can raise them artificially.”
Frederick nodded and let them slowly explore the treasure house.
"What about safety?" He asked again, "Do you have any measures?"
"In the forest, when the crops are mature, there will be many animals to eat them."
< br>Waldemar said: "We have taken this into consideration."
"We plan to plant a poisonous thorn vine on the outside of the farmland, about a hundred meters wide, to surround the entire farmland so that animals can Can’t come in.”
"We will also hire falconers in the future to drive away the birds that fly over the farmland to prevent them from bringing in the seeds of the trees and weeds outside and eating the crops."
Frederick nodded. , very satisfied with their work.
(End of this chapter)