Black Dragon Code

Amid the low voices of the people, Caesar watched with satisfaction the first ironclad ship in the north slipping into the sea.

To be honest, this ship was not easy to come by. Caesar himself knew nothing about sea ships, and the barren north also lacked shipbuilding technology, and there were very few knowledgeable shipbuilders. Fortunately, the empire spread the black dragon emperor's reward to the mainland through the public opinion control department Various places have attracted many talents.

Different from the solid wooden ships covered with iron sheets that are currently sailing at sea, this ship uses a steel skeleton for the first time. No matter in terms of design scheme or material level, it is one level ahead of today's mainstream ships. The overall strength It is also several times higher than wooden warships.

Corvet Velen, the master who came all the way from the trading city-state, gained official attention and respect as soon as he arrived on the west coast. After understanding the model and working principle, he quickly modified the drawings he had conceived long ago to design a warship that met the requirements of the Northern Empire.

When all the technical problems were overcome, Corvette's shipyard immediately received strong support from the empire. This huge and incomparably large machine was granted, and it took only one year to meet the requirements of Emperor Caesar. The armored ship has been available.

"But now, this thing is still a semi-finished product." Caesar stared at the giant sea monster that was bigger than himself and exuded the beauty of steel, knowing it in his heart.

In order to speed up the construction speed, this armored ship is not equipped with power modules and weapon systems, but Corvette has considered this problem at the beginning of the design, and reserved space for installing steam furnaces, transmission structures and paddle wheels in the hull. The card slot and interface can be spliced ​​by welding on these metal parts, and it is not difficult to install.

This design idea is good, and Caesar decided to keep it to facilitate mass production in the assembly line factory.

As early as the feasibility demonstration of manufacturing armored ships was completed, the empire invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the control area on the west coast, and began to build large-scale assembly line factories.

That is the real Northland official shipyard. With the emergence of products such as molds and machine tools, the factory can basically produce exactly the same ship parts without changing the requirements, so as to avoid installing power systems and weapons. Deviations occur when modulating.

With technical support, reliable modules, and a huge labor force, the only factor restricting the production of armored ships is steel production. However, with the extensive mining of mineral veins and trade imports in the Northland, the steel provided is completely sufficient to support the empire. demand.

In other words, Beidi can manufacture more than three armored ships within a year, and if the Black Dragon Emperor is willing to expand the size of the shipyard, this number will become even more.

You must know that this is not an ordinary merchant ship or sailing ship, but a giant military armored ship. In naval battles, such an armored ship is usually used as a flagship, and it must be supplemented by a group of small battleships of a certain size.

This means that if the manufacturing speed of the steam furnace and the training of the Blackwing crew can keep up, the empire can have vast sea power within five years, and the entire west coast will be filled with its own warships. The Extermination Fleet is nothing more than that.

This is the charm of combining industry and magic.

Now that the armored ship has successfully launched into the sea, the next job is to install the power components, and the weapon assembly has to be moved back a little bit, because the black artillery that was originally expected has been banned, and the weapon workshop is developing new artillery—this is also Caesar The reason why one hundred twenty-five-pound black cannons were given up and all were given to the forest of elves.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand."

Standing at the feet of the black dragon, Hogg raised his head and asked, "This will become our best weapon, why did we leak it out in advance." The gnoll scanned the crowd with his scarlet eyes: "There are also weapons from other places in here." Human beings may become our enemy."

"To promote national strength."

"Well?"

"I just want them to see how the empire is growing stronger.

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Caesar smiled: "Before I ruled here, there shouldn't be such a thing in the Northland, right? With the gradual improvement of living standards and the continuous appearance of things that didn't exist before, they will recognize the empire more and more." Going higher and higher—the improvement of this mentality is all-round, from resistance to skepticism, to firmness, piety, worship, and finally, they even think that the empire is omnipotent.”

"I still don't understand, you are not a god, you can't absorb faith from it, so what's the point of doing this?" Hogg's voice was still puzzled.

"I can't absorb faith, but it doesn't mean that faith has no effect on me."

The black dragon whispered: "If everyone in this empire is willing to die for it, then what is the difference between the Black Wing Empire and the Kingdom of God? I am here with the gods..."

He stopped halfway, bowed his head and smiled at the Gnoll: "It's enough for you to understand, exposing the armored ship is a means of propaganda."

After the new ship was launched into the sea, a two-week inspection was carried out. After confirming that there were no problems, the officials immediately invited Corvette Velen to the royal court, where a grand award ceremony was held under the ceremonies of the crowd.

According to the official announcement, based on the outstanding contribution of the shipbuilder Corvet Velen to the empire, His Majesty the Emperor decided to grant him the title of Earl. Although the title of Black Wing Noble has not been hereditary since the establishment of the Empire, the Empire has retained his descendants to inherit Earl Corvet The power of the fief.

The turmoil caused by this incident is even greater than the impact of the launch of armored ships, because after all, only a few people pay attention to ships and warships, and entrusted nobles are the glory that all the subjects of the empire long for, and this time His Majesty bestowed His title is not low.

An earl, you must know that since the establishment of the Black Wing Empire, the royal court has not granted anyone the title of nobility. People have begun to doubt whether the empire will abolish the aristocratic system. However, at this moment, a new nobleman boarded on the imperial stage.

What's more dramatic is that the person who was awarded the title was actually a shipbuilder!

Although Covet has a wide reputation in the industry and is honored as a "master" by insiders, in fact, judging from Aladea's current values, he is still just a craftsman, and his status is not as high as that of a businessman. Climbing magicians are distinguished, even incomparable with slightly capable adventurers.

But all the titles coveted by spellcasters who defected to the empire were obtained by one such craftsman.

Some keen people have already smelled the attitude of the empire from this incident, and can clearly see what the royal court really values ​​and encourages.

At the same time, this conferment also caused dissatisfaction among some spellcasters who served the empire, but that was all. The spellcasters soon fell silent, and there was nothing to continue. 8) For more exciting novels, welcome to visit our Reading Academy