Release that Witch Chapter 498: H.M.S. Roland gunship

After spending a day returning to the border area, Roland felt backache and back pain, and went to bed early after washing. The next day was not regained until noon.

It seems that his special ship must be equipped with soundproof cabins and soft lounge chairs. He thought to himself that it would be better to have a large bed. Otherwise, sitting on a trembling hard bench, listening to the repeated roar of steam engine, it is a double torture to the spirit and the body.

Entering the office, the first thing for Roland was to recruit Prime Minister Barov Mons and Minister of Agriculture Seney Darley. Now there is only one last week left for the scheduled time of the spring offensive. The military has Iron Axe control. He is very relieved, so the most important is to catch Good agricultural production and good spring planting work, after all, with grain in hand, you can not panic.

"In Longsong dock, I have seen the seeds transported in the past. As long as there is Golden No. 1, this year ’s harvest will not be worse. But the border area is the focus. We are role models, proof, and publicity. An example for everyone! "He knocked at the table." So, how is the spring ploughing work done, who will tell you? "

"His Highness, this is the current situation," said Barov. "Only three adults in the first group of promoted serfs were willing to continue farming. In addition to newly recruited serfs, the total agricultural population is now around 10,000. . According to the average wheat output of the previous year, the food produced by this 10,000 people should be able to feed 40,000 to 50,000 people. "He paused, added," I said that the feed is calculated based on the official purchase limit of wheat for residents, This number is much larger than the daily consumption of civilians in other cities. If it is only required not to starve to death, an additional 20,000 can be added. "

"That's about it, Your Highness," Seney said. "But the above conclusions are based on the statistics of the previous year by Ministry of Agriculture. About half of the serfs this year are mainly new Golden No. 2s that will use the Lady Leaf improvement ... Really, if I had n’t seen it myself, I could n’t believe that so many ears of wheat could grow on the straw, and there were 2,000 people who would switch to potatoes and corn, so I ca n’t predict what the final actual output will be. . "

"The farming part is currently being plowed. According to the previous crop planting manual, farmland needs to be plowed three times and the fermented compost will be mixed into it. This process usually takes three to four weeks, mainly depending on The number of laborers in the field and the farm tools used, basically the serfs of the previous year rented iron farm tools, which should shorten the time for ploughing. "

"As for how deep the ditch must be and the seeds scattered into the space, I have arranged apprentices to conduct propaganda and teach them to follow the best practices in the planting manual.

It can be seen that the former Wolf Family's Knight has done a lot of work on farming. The aspects that need to be considered are well considered, and even Roland can't help but nodded.

In this era, agriculture is underdeveloped because it depends too much on the land itself. A field is equivalent to all the planting. In order to protect the field, it is necessary to plow for one year and two years. The efficiency of land use is extremely low. Now Neverwinter City has controlled water irrigation, natural fertilizers and reasonable planting methods, plus seeds transformed by Leaf, the yield is naturally amazing in the eyes of local people. However, for Roland, more than 10,000 people in the total population of 30,000 are engaged in plantation agriculture, and this proportion is still too high. Next, if you want to reduce the agricultural population, the most effective way is to start with agricultural tools, such as manufacturing agricultural equipment that uses animal power or mechanical power to work.

"Very good, keep the momentum going," he said with satisfaction. "In addition, the staff assigned to Longsong region must also keep a record, and if they want to promote to other cities in the future, follow this model."

After finishing the agricultural affairs, Roland left the castle and went to the Scarlet Water River shipyard accompanied by Nightingale and personal guard.

The ship under construction by Anna has entered the weapon installation phase two days ago, and I saw that the hull coated with a gray-red dual-color anticorrosive coating stood on the sleepers quietly. There were three hulls the size of a cement ship. Very burly. Unlike the cement Stream Ship without cabins, its sideboard is close to two meters, and it can stuff boiler and steam engine into the abdomen. The two ribs also cancel the paddle wheel. In addition, it is also characterized by a raised bridge in the center of the hull. Although it is only one story high, it still looks very eye-catching.

Of course, as a shallow water gunship, the most important equipment is undoubtedly the 152mm cannon. In order to save construction time, Roland did not let Anna make a ship gun version separately, but instead removed the stronghold gun on the city wall and planned to directly ship it.

Now it is standing beside the dock, waiting for the final lifting.

"His Royal Highness," seeing Roland appear, Anna immediately waved at him, "here!"

The prince walked over with a smile, "How's the construction process going?"

In the week when he went to Longsong region, Anna arranged all the production of gunship. Although he handed over the drawings of the key parts to her, it was an unprecedented large project after all, and encountered various problems. It is also very normal.

"It didn't go well," she shook her head. "The more troublesome are the deformation of the side of the hull, the leakage of the propellers, the hull tilting to the side after welding the bridge, and the problem that the gun ca n’t catch cannon, but I have Solved. "

"Both ... solved?" Roland was surprised.

"Yeah," Anna said with a bright smile, holding his fingers, "The side deformation is caused by the thin steel plate on the side of the ship. I installed a fixed support frame in the deformable part; the water leak of the propeller is because There is always a gap between the casing and the linkage rod. I surrounded it with a water tank, so that the water leaking come in will not run around. It can be pumped out by the power of steam engine; the bridge deflection is due to the weight asymmetry Regarding the modification of then it will be alright a little, the problem of the gun mount is the most difficult to solve. In the end, the inspiration I found on revolver first cut a row of tooth marks on the bottom ring, and then added a hook that can be inserted between the teeth. The upper rotating gun mount is fixed in any direction you want to aim at. "

Roland blinked and spit out a sentence for a long time, "You are a genius." Although these are not intractable problems, it is for myself who has drawn countless mechanical drawings, especially the last One point, from the revolver structure, we can think of the fixing method of the gun base. I am afraid that only the Anna has this meticulous observation.

"Yes, Your Highness, does this ship have a name?"

"Not yet," he raised an eyebrow. "What happened?"

"Those First Army soldiers come to see it every few days, and they are eager to engrav their name on the bridge," Anna chuckled. "They said you promised the best artillery person. You can have a ship named after you. "

"Ah ... This is what happened, "Artillery Battalion Rodney and Nelson appeared in the head of Roland." But this is not enough. You must know that the name of the first warship not only represents the ship itself, but This level model. He raised his mouth, "I can't give this honor to others, so I call it H.M.S. Roland, Roland V.1." "(To be continued., Your support is my greatest motivation.) 16-12-2611: 53: 52