It's easy to say harsh words, but the problem is that there is no way to retaliate against the whales on Whale Island. If you want to retaliate against the whales, you must at least have a whaling ship. Lorist has been to the Ruins Islands before, and the natives there are all good whalers, but they drive canoes one after another, attacking with spears soaked in paralyzing venom like a pack of wolves rounding up bison , paralyzed the whale and dragged it to the beach, cut it alive and ate it raw...
It was impossible for Lorist to call on the sailors to learn from the natives of the Ruins Islands. What he needed now was a large whaling ship, so he came to the shipyard again, summoned all the craftsmen leaders, and began to discuss how to build a whaling ship. Boat.
The three training ships originally built were only 24 meters long, but the returning sailors reported that the giant whale that crushed the first training ship was more than 30 meters long, so the whaling ship to be built At least twice the size of a whale to compete with a giant whale. Lorist put his idea on the sail cruiser of his own design whose keel had already been laid.
The sail cruiser designed by Lorist is seventy-five meters long. Unlike the previous life, there are many giant trees in the Black Forest, and it is easy to find suitable wood instead of splicing the keel. The construction has increased a lot of convenience.
Since the sail cruiser was to be converted into a whaling ship, the watertight cabin had to be doubled to prevent the ship from being hit by whales and sinking. Twenty centimeters of ship plank, two layers of ship plank are connected with long copper nails. Although it slows down the boat and adds weight, the hull is stronger and less prone to breakage on impact. Lorist happily accepted this opinion, and rewarded the craftsman with ten Gold Fords.
The plan to convert the cruiser into a whaling ship was quickly finalized under Lorist's huge bounty. But another problem that urgently needed to be solved was in front of Lorist, that is, it was already November, and winter was approaching, and it was impossible to continue building ships during the days of heavy snowfall.
Lorist wanted to build a huge wooden house in which the boat could be built. However, there is no way to draw the blueprints. It is impossible to build such a huge house with the current construction level and conditions. At this time, Barek's father came up with a solution, that is, there is a huge karst cave under the cliff behind the open space where the wood is piled up in the shipyard. If the opening of the cave is enlarged, the hull can be built in the karst cave. The built hull is pulled outside and then post-work such as mast erection is carried out, so that it can be completed in less than a month.
Lorist went to inspect the cave himself, and found that it was very spacious inside. He immediately decided to follow Papa Barek's suggestion, and built not one but two hulls of whaling ships in this cave during the four months of winter. Construction started at the same time. He also told Papa Barek that manpower is not a problem. I believe that those citizens who have nothing to do in winter at home are willing to work to earn some money in winter, and the family will allocate all the expenses needed, as long as the quality and speed are guaranteed.
After leaving the shipyard, Lorist took the guard battalion and rushed to the Blade's Edge Mountains again. This time he was going to the black iron refining base that Master Sid was in charge of.
What is the saying? If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapon. Although the steel crossbow on the chariot is more than enough to move to the ship to deal with whales. After all, the skin of a whale is not as tough as the fur of a monster, but the whale is huge. Indeed, it seemed a bit short, and Lorist was not going to shoot the whale and finish the job. The whole body of the whale was full of treasures. The whale meat, whale skin, and whale oil made from whale fat were the best treasures. Even the ribs of whales are the best material for making umbrella ribs.
If a super steel crossbow is installed on the ship, I am afraid that when the whale is killed by one blow, the whaling ship will not be able to withstand the strong vibration and crack. So this time Lorist went to prepare to design another ballista to be installed on the whaling ship, with several hundred meters of cables. The arrows were in the shape of a harpoon. Carcasses dragged and brought back to the docks to be divided...
Master Sid thought that Lorist came here for the 100,000 sets of standard equipment ordered by the Feisabrun family. He patted his chest and asked Lorist to rest assured that it would be no problem to manufacture 8,000 sets of fine iron armor pieces a month. They are only responsible for providing the armor pieces of the standard armor, and then transport the armor pieces to the weapon production base, where the workers assemble the armor pieces on the leather armor, and it becomes a set of standard equipment.
Immediately afterwards, Master Sid took Lorist to see his latest achievement, that is, the trebuchet that Lorist commissioned him to improve last time. When he got there, Lorist was surprised. The design drawing of the trebuchet he originally designed should actually be regarded as a return gun, that is, a lever trebuchet, which is huge and heavy. But what appeared in front of him now was a six-wheeled catapult, but the torsion noose used for catapult braking was changed to a wire spring.
Lorist originally wanted to design a catapult with a torsion noose, but he really couldn't remember how the torsion noose made of animal tendons and hair was wound to launch the catapult, so he chose the lever-type catapult helplessly. . Unexpectedly, Master Sid gave him a surprise, replacing the torsion noose with a wire spring, and also made a catapult.
"Master Sid, how did you come up with the idea of using wire springs to make catapults?" Lorist felt ashamed. In his previous life, he was a society with rapid development of industrial science, but he didn't expect to be able to solve the problem so easily. It's really embarrassing for the traveler to rack his brains to recall the details of the replica of the ancient Roman torsion rope catapult that he saw on TV.
Satisfied, Master Sid stroked his goatee and said modestly, "My lord, this is an accident."
Pointing to the row of hydraulic forging machines under the waterfall on the other side of the valley, Master Sid recalled: "It was always a big problem to reset the largest hydraulic forging machine in the past, and we always used U-shaped steel sheet springs to make it Reset, but the loss of this kind of steel circlip is very large. Once the steel circlip could not be connected, the original one had no elasticity, and the pressed gap was very large, so we simply twisted it a circle and put it back I went in, but I didn't expect it to work again, and the use time was several times longer than the original circlip.
The adults commissioned me to improve the trebuchet, which made me think of this kind of circlip with a twisted ring in the middle, so I did experiments and finally found that the circlip made of steel wire is the best. But now I think it is more appropriate for adults to call this kind of steel wire circlip a steel wire spring, and it will be called a steel wire spring in the future. "
"My lord, look here..." Master Sid pointed to a fan-shaped metal plate pasted on the wall of the catapult, with five straight lines engraved on it, and a few lines of writing: "This is what we have obtained based on experiments. The throwing distance, the top straight line means that if the sling rod is level with this straight line, the throwing distance is 100 meters, and the bottom straight line means the furthest distance of the throwing stone is about 500 meters, but this requires our special round shape Stone bullets are fine. Throwing irregularly shaped stones will affect the range...
Look, my lord, I used a steel-wood structure for this catapult, which is solid and reliable. Although the body below needs six wheels, this is because the stability required for catapult launch has to be increased, and the chassis weight of the vehicle has to be increased. . The speed of the catapult is a bit slowed down, but it is very dexterous and convenient. Whether it is marching or stationed on the spot, it can be ready to throw and launch at any time, especially it only needs three people to operate.
One man set up the car, one carried the stone bombs, and the other fired them. My lord, you can see that this iron wheel turns after throwing stones, put the sling on the metal plate and the straight line that is equal to the distance to be thrown, and then let people put the stone bullets into the iron pocket on the head of the sling. Pull the lever next to the iron wheel, and the stone bullet is thrown. "
"Master Sid, you really surprised me. You are a genius mechanical designer. So now this trebuchet can be finalized for mass production?" Lorist asked.
"My lord, I think there are two shortcomings of this catapult. One is that the maximum throwing weight is only 50 catties, and the other is that the durability of the steel wire spring is not satisfactory. Generally, it has to be replaced after nearly a hundred throws. I I have tried many ways to increase the strength of this wire spring, but they have not succeeded." Master Sid took the initiative to talk about the shortcomings of the catapult.
"No, Master Sid, you did a good job. The poor durability of the wire spring is a problem with the material, and has nothing to do with your design. As for the maximum throwing weight of 50 catties, it is already very good, because no matter how heavy it is, it will be a problem." It will also affect the flexibility and speed of the catapults. If these two shortcomings are the only ones, it’s no big deal. You can mass-produce 300 catapults first, and I plan to form a catapult battalion.” Lorist said .
"As you said, my lord, I will arrange manpower to manufacture it as soon as possible. But my lord, aren't you going to see the improvement effect of the trebuchet you designed?" Master Sid said.
"Oh, you even modified my trebuchet?" Lorist was very curious, wondering how Master Sid would improve that lever-type trebuchet.
Master Sid took Lorist to a four-wheeled carriage, which was full of things and covered with a large tarpaulin. Master Sid called five people and ordered them to pull the carriage to the open space next to it and assemble the things on the cart.
After the tarpaulin on the carriage was lifted, strips of square wood and steel fittings were exposed. Lorist understood that this was an assembled trebuchet. Sure enough, in less than half an hour, a lever trebuchet with a height of five meters appeared in front of Lorist.
"My lord, the only disadvantage of the trebuchet you designed is that it takes time to assemble, and the operator needs to be trained to assemble it in the shortest possible time. However, its advantages are also obvious. The maximum throwing weight can reach one The longest distance can reach more than 600 meters. So I designed this trebuchet to be assembled, so that even if it needs to be moved, it can be quickly disassembled and transferred to a carriage to travel to other places.” Master Sid introduced.
"Yes, you did a very good job. The design is very ingenious. With the catapult designed by you, master, and this assembled catapult, I believe that there is no strong fortress that can stop the progress of our family's armed forces." Lorist praised.
"Well, Master Sid, I will also make ten of this assembled catapult. I am going to form a battalion with two hundred catapults and ten catapults. Let's call it the Thunderbolt Camp. You will make the catapult Write me a report on the production cost of the trebuchet and I'll approve the funding right away."
"Thank you, my lord," said Master Sid.
Schwader, who was keeping records beside Lorist, reminded: "My lord, has anyone chosen the commander of the Thunderbolt battalion you are planning to form? Is this battalion to be classified as top secret?"
Lorist thought for a while before he came up with the answer: "Schward, record the order, assign Ovikis, the commander of the 1st Guards Battalion of Rock Castle, to be the commander of the new Thunderbolt Battalion, and order him to transfer half of the 1st Guards Battalion to pass the test. Soldiers from the Chinese family joined the Thunderbolt Battalion, and the vacancies were supplemented by veterans from other troops.
Order 2, the family knight Paul Binns was promoted to the commander of the first battalion of the Rock Castle Guards, and the vacancy of his battalion was supplemented by the recruit battalion. In addition, this thunderbolt camp does not need to be classified as top secret, it is enough to be classified as secret. "
"Yes, my lord." Schwader recorded the order and handed it to Lorist to sign and seal, and then stuffed it into a silver tube and handed it to the guard on a fast horse.
"By the way, Master Sid, I came to you this time for another matter." Lorist stopped Master Sid who was about to leave: "The family sailor battalion was attacked by a whale during offshore training. I lost two training ships and suffered heavy losses. I am going to take care of these whales. The shipyard is already building a large whaling ship, but I still need a large crossbow to deal with whales... "
"Large crossbow? My lord, you should go to Master Falin..." Master Sid was puzzled. Master Falin, the person in charge of the crossbow making workshop not far away, is a professional master of making crossbows.
"Master Falin, hehe, he can't do it." Lorist shook his head: "Master Falin is indeed specialized in making crossbows, but he habitually follows the steps, has no innovative concepts in his mind, and stands still. That's why I can't entrust important things to him, and the time is very tight, and it must be finalized after the spring of next year, so I think it's better to entrust it to the master."
Lorist's compliment made Master Sid feel very comfortable, he smiled and said: "Since Your Excellency thinks so much of me, I will give it a try, but I hope that Your Excellency can let Master Falin cooperate with my research. With him It is also convenient for me to ask him to answer questions... "
"Okay..." Lorist agreed, turned his head and ordered: "Schward, go to the crossbow workshop over there and invite Master Falin here, and bring a few guards to the crossbow workshop to get spare chariots." Move over the steel crossbow and the super steel crossbow left here..."
"Yes, my lord."
Master Sid was most interested in the super steel crossbow, and even wanted to try it himself, which scared Lorist and Master Falin into a cold sweat. Even a strong family soldier had to rest for an hour after shooting. Those with old arms and legs must die on the spot when they go up to try shooting. It wasn't until Lorist ordered a guard to shoot an arrow that the tragic situation made Master Sid understand that this thing is not so easy to test shoot.
"My lord, can you tell me the detailed requirements for the large crossbow you want?" Master Sid asked.
Lorist picked up a pen and paper, and first drew a crossbow bolt. The people next to him who saw the design of the crossbow bolt gasped. Without him, the crossbow bolt looked fierce and sharp. The arrowheads of the three-meter-long crossbow bolts are half a meter long. The three-sided pointed cone has blood grooves sunken in on three sides. There are three-edged barbs behind the arrowheads, and there is a ring behind the arrowheads, which are used for tying cables. The entire crossbow is made of refined iron.
"The large crossbow I want is to launch this kind of crossbow to deal with whales. It must be larger than the steel crossbow of the chariot to fire such a long crossbow. But it can't be as big as the super steel crossbow, and the vibration of shooting is so strong. On the boat. The direct shooting distance of the crossbow is between 100 meters and 150 meters. It is required to ensure that the arrow part can be submerged in the fish body, and it will not deviate when flying with a cable, so the firing force must be strong …”
Master Sid looked at Lorist's request recorded on the paper and pondered for a long time: "Okay, my lord, I know it well. I will try my best to get this kind of crossbow for your lord within three months."
"Well, I'll leave this to Master Sid."
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