At four quarters (16 o'clock) in the afternoon, the first flat ice boat loaded with frozen fish slowly left the inland terminal and headed towards Baihe City along the river.
Many people have witnessed the first voyage of this strange ship - compared to those common river sailing ships, its sides are even lower than the trestle, almost like an ice brick laid flat on the water, but it is the size of an ordinary ship. Several times that of the boat, and its length has reached nine feet. It is definitely the "king of boats" in the inland river.
It also has no sails, and even if it goes up against the river, it doesn't look like much effort. In addition to the piles of frozen fish on the deck, there is also a Xuanwu Machine Beast and a dozen tightly wrapped soldiers. . Everyone knew that widespread famine had occurred throughout Shenzhou, and this large ship was heading to Baihe to support the disaster relief team, so when it set off, a warm farewell erupted on the dock.
"I never thought before that it only takes half a day to build a ship." In a corner by the dock, Mo Yun couldn't help but sigh.
Ning Wanjun, who came with her in disguise, asked puzzledly, "Wasn't the previous ice ship also produced by the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau?"
"This new ship is simpler than the previous batch. It's so simple that the Mechanical Engineering Bureau only provided templates and components of the celestial motion instrument." Mo Yun shook his head, "In Xia Fan's words, it is just to install a wooden board with a Power source, just make it move."
This is also true. Ice ships used in naval battles still have cabins and front hatches, while flat ice ships do not even have the concept of cabins. This type of boat, which seems unsuitable for the sea, is surprisingly useful in inland rivers - there are no rough waves, and the ultra-low sides make loading and unloading cargo very easy. At the same time, the wide hull makes it easy to maneuver in the water. Walking on flat ground, even people who have never been in the water will not feel any dizziness or discomfort standing on it.
In other words, this type of boat was born to be transported.
When Xia Fan came to the door and said that he would build the first finished product and put it into actual operation before evening, Mo Yun was still deeply skeptical. After all, no matter how easy it is to make an ice ship hull, it always takes a day. In addition, it is a type of ship that has never been seen before. It has to be launched into the water for several trial voyages to determine whether it is feasible. How can it be built in the morning and completed before night? Officially launched
The result turned out to be beyond her imagination.
With the help of Qianzhi and Qianyan, the launch test of the hull was completed in just half an hour, followed by two hours of debugging of the rudder and heavenly motion instrument. Not long after noon, the first flat ice ship was launched The sailing requirements were met.
Obviously Xia Fan had anticipated this situation, and one day was even an understatement.
Mo Yun realized this only belatedly.
The question is, how did he come up with such an ugly but effective thing
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There was a saying among the Mechanism family that the more powerful the Mechanism creation, the more beautiful and moving it would be. She believed this deeply - the Xuanwu Mechanism Beast created by combining her lifelong experience and knowledge was the most vivid example.
But this flat ice ship driven by a celestial device... can also be considered a type of mechanical creation, right? For some reason, Mo Yun didn't want to admit that it was his own work when he saw its rough and simple shape.
"If we open the door to building, how many ships of this kind can be built in a month?" The princess' question brought her thoughts back together.
"It depends on whether the living dead's energy is enough," Mo Yun calculated in his mind, "but at least thirty or forty ships can be guaranteed."
"In other words, as long as the inland river can reach the place, I can mobilize an army of machine beasts to rush to the battlefield in a short time at any time. If it is limited to the territory of Shenzhou, it may even only take one day?"
Mo Yun thought for a moment, "... you can think so."
"I now somewhat understand what he means by a brand new city." There was a trace of uncontrollable excitement hidden under Ning Wanjun's calm tone.
"Your Highness?"
Whether it was receiving the news that night and being able to mobilize the entire city and send out the first batch of aid the next day, or large-scale troop mobilization and arriving in the entire Shenzhou area within one day, it was far beyond the imagination of the world, because from common sense Technically speaking, these are all impossible things.
However, Jinxia City can do it.
It is difficult for Ning Wanjun to accurately describe the difference between the two, but she can already vaguely feel that Jinxia and other cities in Qiguo are in different eras.
"This is a brand new city that can do things that other cities can only dream of." She said word by word.
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At noon on the third day, the first batch of ground relief troops sent by Jinxia appeared on the outskirts of Baihe City.
This time point is more than two hours earlier than the scheduled arrival time.
The soldiers did not bother to rest, so they immediately set up camp in front of the east city gate and lit a fire to cook porridge. This group of energetic Jinxia people wearing uniforms immediately attracted the attention of the residents of Baihe City.
Without the need for publicity from the branch office, news of Jinxia City's distribution of relief porridge quickly spread in the streets.
"Have you heard? Jinxia's rescue team is really here!"
"How much food did they bring?"
"There seemed to be a dozen cars."
"Is this enough? There are tens of thousands of people in our city. Even if we cook them all into porridge, they won't last for half a month."
"Having said that, the fact that they are now able to save Baihe City means that Jinxia is not short of food, right? Otherwise, how would they have the time to support us?"
"By the way, are there any conditions for receiving porridge?"
"It doesn't seem like there is. Each person is limited to one bowl. If you drink it, just put a stamp on your hand."
"How about... let's try it too?"
"Honestly, the porridge is quite unpleasant to eat. It's watery and astringent... If you don't really have nothing to eat, I suggest you forget it."
Conversations like this can be heard in various places in the city.
Pelicans are no exception.
He pretended to be a homeless man, leaning against the city wall and looking at the relief camp in the distance. At the same time, he had confirmed one thing in his heart, that is, the Baihe Affairs Bureau had a means of instant communication with Jinxia City. Any changes that occur here can be known immediately over there, otherwise there is no way to explain that the relief troops have already arrived at the city after just one day and night.
There are soldiers guarding the camp all around, and there is not much shelter in the suburbs. It is undoubtedly much harder to cause trouble here than in the city.
Things get troublesome.
Pelican knew in his heart that people's fear was the source of unrest - famine can indeed create this kind of fear, but it takes a certain amount of time to consume food reserves, which is not as rapid as floods and epidemics. After all, the former is a process of gradual expansion. As long as he is given one more month, he will definitely make the wildfire in people's hearts turn into flames that burn the city. But now, this explosive process is suppressed by the relief food.
The fact that food prices in various food stores did not continue to rise today is proof of this.
Obviously everyone is waiting to see how far Jinxia City can achieve.
This kind of wait-and-see is undoubtedly quite detrimental to the Privy Council.
Those grain stores... may not be able to survive.