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The Sigh of the Giant Spirit

Although the Han Navy now has the strength to be proud of the world, Liu Xie did not think that the current shipbuilding technology was perfect. He tried to draw a hypothetical picture of a submarine for the Jiangdong ship. It was originally just to give everyone a prospect for the future, but unexpectedly it was unanimously opposed by the technicians.

Perhaps humans have lived on land for too long, so they are full of fear of underwater life. You cannot imagine how cruel it would be to let a group of soldiers stay in a stuffy iron box for several hours or even days without surfaced. Most soldiers will definitely die in such a harsh environment. The technicians refused to even make a small model, because once this thing was launched, there must be soldiers with the ship. Although the Han Dynasty has many soldiers and a wide range of generals, there is no need to let these heroic soldiers sacrifice unnecessary sacrifices.

This domestic reaction made Liu Xie very angry, but he calmed down and thought about it. At present, the Han Dynasty did not have any requirements for the use of submarines. After all, the Han Navy currently has an absolute advantage on the sea surface. A weapon like a submarine that gives the enemy unexpected strikes may have miraculous effects when defeating the strong with the weak, but the generals have fought too smoothly over the years, and no one has considered so much.

The result of Liu Xie's repeated thinking was that his attitude was stronger. This made Jiangdong ships and naval generals puzzled. Liu Xie did not explain too much, but wrote a few numbers in a letter: If no one has a long-term plan, he will have immediate worries. If other countries succeed in developing submarines, how can you deal with it?

These words have achieved miraculous effects, and China has begun to become interested in submarines again. While these words have made the upper class ashamed, they have also deeply realized that the submarine is terrible. The generals have had to control this idea within a range that a very small number of people have learned. They have also cleverly divided the technical research and development objects, so that every technician knows only a small part of the idea, and the entire plan is only controlled by several people.

However, with the current technological level of Dahan, it is far from meeting the requirements of all submarine production. First of all, the power system is relatively large. Before oil was officially studied as an energy system, steam engines could not become a qualified power for submarines. The cabin sealing technology could not make people optimistic. The water leakage of submarines is not a joke, and there will be almost no other result except the entire army is wiped out. As for air compression technology, it is just starting out and there will be no breakthrough in a short period of time.

With other difficulties, the submarine plan has almost become a mission that Jiangdong ships cannot complete. However, Liu Xie firmly believes that instead of doing the unrealistic giant god, it is better to spend more energy on submarine research and development. Once the submarines that can meet the actual combat requirements can be launched, the scientific and technological level of the Han Dynasty has reached the level of the early 20th century in later generations. At present, it is obvious that only some areas can meet the level of the late Western industrial revolution.

After realizing the arduousness of the submarine plan, scholars from the Han Empire could only solve technical problems step by step. Under this heavy pressure, the "Shenlong" system project received unprecedented attention, because only after the manufacturing level of surface ships alone reached a new level can the submarine plan be developed.

After countless tests, the steam-powered thruster was finally improved to provide the ship with powerful power that is not inferior to manpower or wind. However, the volume control is still not optimistic. Its huge volume directly affects the effective loading capacity of the ship. Therefore, the small warship has no chance of being with it for the time being, and only the main warship is partially equipped with steam-power.

Liu Xie once thought about letting oil enter the stage of history in advance, but at present, no maturity is met, so he can only give up temporarily. A systematic industrial system cannot be formed overnight, with the Han Dynasty's emphasis on education and technology today. He believes that in the next hundred years, the whole world will change drastically. As for how many monsters like the Giant Spirit will appear, he is not very interested. After all, the development of history cannot be transferred by personal will.

With the situation where national defense technology is thousands of miles a day, Liu Xie is often worried about the backwardness of communication technology. The Han Dynasty's territory spans thousands of miles from north to south, east to west. Whether it is fast horses or carrier pigeons, it is impossible to deliver urgent letters to other places in a short time... Before the electricity is released, relying on radio waves for communication can only be Liu Xie's good wish.

But he didn't know that the electromagnetic phenomenon had been discovered by an unknown scholar. However, this man was fond of Confucianism when he was young and was depressed all his life. After middle age, he served as a secretary in the Yellow River Army. Although he had the opportunity to come into contact with some advanced military technology, this did not mean that he was very interested in these killing weapons.

Just like Newton had a sudden idea after being smashed by an apple in the head, and later he was inspired. Finally, he sorted out a major mechanic law along the way of why the apple had to fall to the ground. When this scholar accidentally sorted out some metal coils, he discovered an electromagnetic phenomenon that could not be explained in this world. Although Liu Xie brought enough theoretical knowledge from later generations, he was born in the liberal arts and could only talk about many things. As for the specific research and development process, he could only hope for the scholars to suddenly realize it.

Scientific discoveries often occur after countless failures. Xihu, this scholar only left the problems he found in his notes and did not mention them much to others. It was not until decades later that someone discovered these contents from his legacy notes that began systematic research. In fact, in the entire history of human civilization, such cases are never uncommon. Those great inventors and scientists who shine for thousands of years often have strong resilience and are full of perseverance in the field of their research. No matter how many times they fail, they will never give up easily.

The electrical era of the Han Dynasty was destined to be out of reach with Liu Xie's generation.

Then we have to improve the pigeons and horses. The current pigeon system can ensure that the letter can reach any area of ​​the man within ten days. Compared with fast horses, it has the advantage of speed, but the safety and reliability must be discounted. Pigeons have higher requirements for the weather than horses. Moreover, the threat of birds of prey along the way is also a problem that must be considered. Sometimes Liu Xie even considered replacing pigeons with eagles, but unfortunately it was found that it was too difficult to achieve the level of good quality, so he had to give up temporarily. Fortunately, the man can basically say that the world is stable at this time, so the requirement for information transmission is not imminent, so Liu Xie did not pay more attention. piaotian novels.com

Turning around, Liu Xie re-emphasized his interest in the arms. The East China Sea artillery gradually equipped the navy, which made the Han navy move around the world without any obstacles. No country dared to challenge the Han Han at sea. However, the advancement of the Han Han army and local soldiers was not only reflected in equipment. Even if it was a small-scale suppression of pirates, the Han army and local individual combat capabilities were also proud. In this development without an opponent, Liu Xie was deeply worried about how long the Han could maintain its advancedness. However, in this world, he did not need to support an opponent to train troops. Such an approach is even more nonsense. As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated. The Han army has been invincible over the years, and it is inevitable that some arrogance will grow among the soldiers. How to minimize this emotion is also a question that Liu Xie has been thinking about.

There are many such examples in history, such as the Mongolian cavalry that later generations dominated the world. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, even the peasant army that had always been weak in Jiangnan could not deal with. What did the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty finally become corrupted? Liu Xie, who was familiar with history books, remembered it deeply. How to maintain the strong fighting spirit of the army, Liu Xie has always had a headache about this issue, but when the war is over, only peace and stability can there be great economic development. He has never considered a good solution to how millions of troops in the Han Dynasty can ensure sufficient combat effectiveness in a peaceful environment.

In fact, Liu Wei has been considering this issue for a long time. At present, the Han's ordnance technology has left the alliance countries far behind, but after all, the great powers have absolutely no interest in hiding under the wings of the Han Dynasty for a long time. Sooner or later, someone will jump out to challenge the Han Dynasty's ownership of the world. Strong ships and profits do not mean that the Han Dynasty can win with confidence.

Then, only by continuing to maintain a small-scale war to ensure that the army will not continue to be corrupt. Besides that, Liu Wei has no good idea. He solicited opinions from Liu Xie several times, but Liu Xie did not argue with him. He just said that the power had been handed over to you. You should know what to do.

Since Liu Xie did not object, Liu Wei naturally let go of his hands and feet. Otherwise, what would many arms manufacturing clubs eat? If they don’t fight, the soldiers would have no chance to split the land and become marquis, and they would die in the village after half of their lives. No one wanted to fall on their heads.

So the militant Liu Yi became a pawn. He often launched some small-scale wars on the internal affairs of various alliance countries, but many of these wars were famous. Moreover, the focus was on training and no heavy moves against the defeated country. This kind of war was basically initiated in the name of defending the road and was not resisted much. On the contrary, when the defeated country was reorganized, the Han army was still quite popular with those powerful officials.

Liu Xie did not make any comments on this phenomenon, but said to Pang Tong privately that since the Han Dynasty is the only master in this world, it is necessary to maintain the order of various countries. There are many capable people in every country, and it is never uncommon for those who are ambitious. It is of course the best if these people can be used by the Han Dynasty, otherwise they would have to use them to sacrifice their flags. For the long-term stability of the Han Empire, war will never be avoided.

After exhausting the financial resources of the empire, the Giant Spirit God finally launched the first test prototype. However, the performance of this machine is so unstable, and the speed on the flat ground is probably equivalent to that of an elderly person walking. If that were the case, it would be reasonable. After all, this is just a prototype. But this giant took two steps and gasped, and the chimney at the tail kept spraying thick black smoke. Several soldiers holding Jingzhou muskets stood on the platform with panic on their faces. The faces were pale, but they were completely ruined by coal ash in the near future.

This made Liu Wei, who was boasting at the beginning, feel very embarrassed. Fortunately, Liu Xie, who was present at the same time, did not show any dissatisfaction. He just said lightly: "This huge thing is not a matter of one day or one night. You can continue to work hard."

The giant spirit god's huge size is far beyond Liu Xie's imagination. He had to re-examine this iron guy who he didn't care about. No matter how effective this weapon is, it has an unprecedented shock to the enemy. As for the great man, there is no city wall that can be strong enough to be continuously hit by it without collapse. In the face of an army of hundreds of people, it is absolutely invincible.

Liu Xie suggested to Liu Wei that weapons of this type must be equipped with a large number of accompanying troops at the same time. Because with the number of accompanying troops currently designed, thirty people can easily wipe them out when facing small groups of troops, but if the other party sends elite special forces, such as sergeants who are good at assassinating and kidnapping, as long as all these thirty people are controlled, the power of this iron lump turning the gun is extremely terrifying.

Of course, Liu Wei had thought of this a long time ago, but today's giant god was not very successful, so he didn't have the nerve to talk about it in a long story. After all, in war, people are the ones who play the final decisive role. Any weapon can only be used by people who are familiar with their characteristics to exert its maximum power.

Despite his old age and physical weakness, Liu Xie refused the dissuasion of the ministers and personally climbed the Giant Spirit God to inspect. The soldiers lined up respectfully, watched Liu Xie ignited the fuse and hit the target in the distance. Everyone cheered in unison, and Liu Wei felt relieved. Although this guy is not very reliable now, he is still quite successful in this trick. In the future, he must speed up the pace of perfection, so that the big guy who has entrusted the expectations of tens of thousands of elites in the Han Dynasty to enter the actual combat as soon as possible.

After that, Liu Xie and his son listened to reports from several scholars involved in the research and development. During the report, Liu Xie found that scholars were having a headache about the low energy efficiency ratio of steam engines. However, considering that some of them are just starting out, he does not expect that the great man can complete one or two hundred years of scientific research in the next few years in just a few years, so he is still basically satisfied with the current progress.

During the Giant Spirit God's Plan, some technicians improved the existing gunpowder formula, making its explosion more than twice as powerful, but their safety was more secure. Before this, the production and storage of gunpowder were a headache for the military. The craftsmen who died in gunpowder production and transportation were always high every year. As for storage, although no major incidents shocked the whole country have occurred so far, both the soldiers who were guarding the gunpowder and the ordinary soldiers stationed nearby were inevitably worried.

The new gunpowder was first loaded on the cannon assembled by the Giant Spirit God. It not only increased the range of the cannon by 20%, but also greatly increased its lethality, basically meeting Liu Wei's expectations. Of course, in the process of advancing this huge plan, one technological innovation after another emerged one after another, which made Liu Wei very excited and became more confident in his decision.
Chapter completed!