Release that Witch

498. Chapter 498 HMS Roland gunship

    After spending a day returning to the border area, Roland felt backache and went to bed early after washing. The next day was near noon.

    It seems that there must be a soundproof cabin and a soft recliner on the special ship. He thought that it would be better to have a large bed. Otherwise, sitting on the hard bench of constant tremors, listening to the repeated roar of the Steam engine, it is a double torture of the spirit and the body.

    When I walked into the office, Roland first recruited Premier Minister Barov Mons and Minister of Agriculture Seney Darley. Now, the last week of the scheduled time off the spring offensive, the military has Iron Axe grasp, he is very Rest assured, so the most important thing is to do a good job in agricultural production, do a good job in spring work, after all, you have the food in hand to be able to do it.

    “At Longsong dock I have seen the seeds of the past, as long as there is Golden No. 1. The harvest on the other side of this year will not be worse. But Bentham District is the focus, we are role models, proof, is an example of propaganda for everyone! ”He knocked on the table. “So, how is the spring plowing work done? Who said it?”

    “His Highness, the current situation is like this,” Barov spoke first. “Only three of the first promoted serfs were willing to continue farming, and the newly recruited serfs now have a total agricultural population of around 10,000. According to the average wheat production in the previous year, the food produced by this 10,000 people should be able to feed four to 50,000 people. ”He paused, added, “I said that the feeding is based on the amount of wheat purchased by the official residents. This number is much larger than the daily consumption of civilians in other cities. If you only ask not to starve, you can add another 20,000.”

    “This is roughly the case, Your Highness,” Seney said. “But the above conclusions are based on the statistics of the previous year. According to the statistics of the previous year, about half of the serfs this year – mainly newcomers will use the Golden Leaf modified Golden No. 2 ……Seriously, if I didn’t witness it, I couldn’t believe that there were so many wheat ears on the straw, and there were still two thousand people who would switch potatoes and corn, so I can’t predict the final actual production. How many. ”

    “In the farming part, the farmland is currently being ploughed. According to the previously prepared crop planting manual, farmland needs to plow three times and mix the fermented compost – this process usually takes three to four weeks, depending on a piece of land. The number of people working in the farm and the farm tools used, the last year’s serfs basically rented iron farm tools, and should be able to shorten the time of ploughing.”

    “As for the depth of the ditch and the spacing of the seeds, I have arranged apprentices to carry out propaganda and teach them to plant according to the best method in the planting manual.”

    It can be seen that the original Wolf Family’s Knight has made a lot of effort on the farming, and the aspects that need to be considered have to be considered. Even Roland can’t help but nod.

    The underdevelopment of agriculture in this era lies in the fact that it relies too much on the land itself. A piece of land is equivalent to the whole planting. In order to protect the land, it even has to be farmed for two years, and the land use efficiency is extremely low. Now that Neverwinter City has controlled irrigation, natural fertilizers and reasonable planting methods, plus the seeds of the Leaf, the output is naturally amazing in the eyes of locals. However, for Roland, there are more than 10,000 people in the total population of 30,000 who are engaged in growing agriculture. This ratio is still too high. The next most effective way to reduce the agricultural population is to start with agricultural tools, such as manufacturing agricultural equipment that uses animal power or mechanical power.

    “Very good, keep the momentum going,” he said with satisfaction. “The other people who are assigned to the Longsong region must also make a record. If they want to promote to other cities in the future, they will follow this model.”

    After completing the agricultural affairs, Roland left the castle and accompanied by Nightingale and personal guard to the Scarlet Water River dock.

    The ship, which was under construction by Anna, entered the weapon installation stage two days ago. It was only found that the hull coated with the gray-red two-color anti-corrosion coating stood quietly on the sleepers, and the three hulls of the size of the cement ship were very burly. Unlike the cement Stream Ship without a cabin, its sideboard is nearly three meters long, and the boiler and Steam engine can all be inserted into the abdomen, and the two ribs also cancel the paddle wheel. In addition, it is characterized by a raised bridge in the center of the hull. Although it is only two stories high, it still looks very eye-catching.

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

    Now it is sitting next to the dock, waiting for the final lifting.

    “His Royal Highness,” Anna saw Roland appearing, and Anna waved at him immediately. “Here!”

    The prince walked over with a smile. “How is the construction process going smoothly?”

    During his week in the Longsong region, Anna arranged the entire production of the gunship. Although the drawings of the key parts were given to her, it was an unprecedented project, and it was very difficult to encounter various problems. normal.

    “Not very well,” she shook her head. “The troublesome side is the deformation of the hull, the leakage of the propeller, the hull tilting to one side after welding the bridge, and the problem that the base cannot catch the cannon, but I have already solved it. ”

    MiyakoSolvedRoland was surprised.

    “Yeah,” Anna burst into a bright smile, licking her fingers. “The side deformation is caused by the steel plate being too thin. I installed a fixed support frame in the deformable part; the screw leaks because of the casing and There is always a gap in the linkage bar. I use a sink to surround it, so that the water leaking in the ine will not run around, and can be pumped out by the power of the Steam engine; the bridge deflection is due to the weight asymmetry. A little modification of then it will be alright, the problem of the base is the most difficult to solve, I finally found the inspiration on the revolver – first cut a row of tooth marks in the bottom circle, and then add a can insert into the teeth With the hooks, you can fix the top rotating gun mount in any direction you want to aim.”

    Roland blinked and said a word for a long time, “You are a genius.”Although these are not difficult problems, but it is for myself who has painted countless mechanical drawings, especially the last point, can be associated with the revolver structure to the fixed position of the base. I am afraid that only Anna has this nuance. Observing power.

    “Right, Your Highness, does this ship have a name?”

    “Not yet,” he raised his eyebrow. “What?”

    “Those First Army soldiers have come to see it every few days, and they are vying to engrave their names on the bridge,” Anna chuckled. “They said that you promised that the best artillery can have A ship named after himself.”

    “Ahhhh……That’s the case,” Roland’s brains show Artillery Battalion’s Rodney and Nelson. “But this one can’t. You know that the name of the first warship represents not only the ship itself, but also the model.” ”He raised his mouth. “I can’t give it to someone else, so call it HMS Roland. – Roland V.1 ship. ”