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After returning from Qingniu River, Ning Fei logically stayed in Bailukou to rebuild the steamship.

Feng Kai stayed with him for two days, seeing that he was in good spirits and seemed to have no discomfort, so he set off for the old capital.

Regarding Cui An's handling, Feng Kai had carefully asked Ning Fei for his opinion.

After the incident in Ding'an City, although Cui An was imprisoned, he was taken care of with good food and drink all the time, and there was nothing wrong with being guilty.

But Cui An is not doing well.

He couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep every day, and he tossed and turned just wanting to see Ah You.

But he has no face.

What can he say after seeing Ayou?How could he explain that what he said in his letter was good, but he brought an assassin to assassinate him as soon as they met?How can he be an uncle, he is clearly impermanence who is demanding his life!

Yes, Cui An felt that his nephew was probably fine.

Although there was no proof, the Feng family's ability to leave him like this without touching him meant that Ah You was safe and sound.

Although he is still at a loss about the whole matter now, the most worrying situation has not happened, and Cui An has let go of his mental calculations a lot.

He tossed and turned for several days, and after hesitating over and over again, he finally made a request to see Mo Zong Juzi while the messenger was delivering the meal.

"Huh? You want to see Mr. Ning?"

The guard stared, raised his hand in the air and put it down again, the expression on his face changed from anger to restraint.

"You have a face too!"

He muttered something, his eyes were very fierce.

It seems that it wasn't for the explanation from above, he was about to beat people.

Cui An's face was flushed, and he had never been ashamed like this in his whole life.

But he also knew that he was wronged, so he held back and begged the messenger again.

This time he was not scolded, but until he was released from the prison, Cui An couldn't wait for the person he wanted to see.

"Let's go, Mr. Cui Lang."

Feng Bosheng's youngest son had a gloomy face, as if sending off the plague god.

Behind him was a well-armored frontier army, with sharp blades and a menacing aura, as if they were afraid that Cui An would not leave.

Cui An was also in a bad mood. He had been looking towards the direction of the city gate, hoping to meet the person he most wanted to see at the last moment.

But, in the end, it still didn't arrive.

Seeing that his thoughts were in his eyes, Feng Kang suddenly sneered.

"Let's go quickly, Brother Xiao Fei can't possibly see you."

"Brother Xiaofei said that your Cui Lu family sent a big gift, and he can't let you go back empty-handed. You will know when you return to Nanjun."

Speaking of this, the young boy seemed to feel puzzled, and added bitterly.

"Brother Xiaofei has nothing to do with your family. Don't come here just to fight the autumn wind when you see people getting rich. Such an adult should show some face!"

Cui An was sprayed with saliva, covered his face and left Ding'an City.

On the way back, he heard about what happened on the Qingniu River, so he got very drunk that night, and lost all energy after a serious illness.

Ah Zuo sent soldiers to assassinate Ah You, and Ah Zuo retaliated with his own hands, knocking Ah Zuo into the river.

The elder sister's two flesh and blood actually killed each other without holding back, which made him ashamed to see the underground elder sister with his eyes closed!

how so? !How did it come to this point? !

Cui An couldn't figure it out, and couldn't sleep all night, and when he returned to Nanjun, he was so emaciated.

But after all, he still misses Ah Zuo more.

Although A Zuo did this thing too dishonestly, completely disregarding his uncle's safety, and even took advantage of his uncle's wishes, but... A Zuo is still a child, he can't figure it out for a while, and it is possible to be deceived.

Cui An was worried about Lu Shiji's injury, and wanted to go back and have a good chat with that child, so he hurried all the way back to Nanjun.

Unexpectedly, a bigger blow was yet to come.

When he wanted to go to the Lu family to visit his nephew, he was explicitly rejected by the Lu family.

"why?"

Cui An was so angry that his hair stood on end.

"Why doesn't Lu Tao let me see Ah Zuo, I am Ah Zuo's uncle!"

"Mr. Cui," the manager of the Lu family laughed dryly.

"It's not that our lord refuses to let you go, it's that Azuo Xiaolang lord doesn't want to see you."

"You also know that Mr. A Zuo Xiaolang was seriously injured and has been lingering on the sick bed, probably because he was afraid of giving you the anger of his illness."

Cui An didn't believe this, and made a fuss a few times to no avail, so he had no choice but to return to his mansion.

He couldn't figure out why the two nephews disappeared when he came down from Ding'an City. What did he do wrong as an uncle?

In fact, what Cui An didn't know was that when he was locked in the prison of Ding'an City, the "Ayou" he was thinking of once went to see him once.

At that time, Ning Zaozi was about to leave for Qingniu River, and before leaving, he entered the prison in the middle of the night and took a look at Cui An from afar.He didn't really want to see the original body's uncle, but he wanted to confirm whether the remaining emotions from before would affect his judgment. Overturned.

Facts have proved that his exaggerated performance is useful, and with the few letters Cui An wrote to him in prison, the effect is simply not better!

So Ning Shaozi killed Qingniujiang with peace of mind, and then blasted away all the love and hatred of his predecessor, letting the last obsession return to ashes, dust to dust.

When he came back again, he felt that his whole body had been sublimated.

There is no more entanglement and depression in my heart, the sky is wide and the ground is wide, and the world is extremely free!

Especially when I met Brother Muye again, hehehe, I felt more stable in my heart.

For several days in succession, Ning Zaozi, who was retreating in the camp, worked hard to write a book, listing all the experience and lessons learned from the operation of the steamship this time, and after improving one by one, he wished he could go to sea immediately to try the wind and waves.

Fortunately, he didn't wait too long for this day.

The finished steam engine that has been manufactured before makes it possible to customize standardized parts.

The huge steam engine drives the lathe to run non-stop. Parts that could only be knocked out by hand in the past few days and nights can now be made successfully in just a few moments, and the finished products of the same batch are almost exactly the same size.

The anti-corrosion process of the metal hull is temporarily impossible, so the ship is still made of wood, and a relatively independent airtight compartment is installed to ensure that the hull will not sink in the event of a single compartment leaking.

It should be said that this ship is a combination of experience in shipbuilding technology in the age of great voyages.Although it seems that it is not quite consistent with the popular ships nowadays, in terms of performance and parameters, the expectations of the new ships are far ahead of the times.

In addition, it also installed the first steam engine in history, transforming from a purely wind-powered ship to a hybrid power of steam and wind. Once successful, Mozong's new ship will open a new era of power.

Early this morning, Bailukou Dock was crowded with people.Yuxin, Sanshui Laodao and a large number of craftsmen working in the dock all gathered at the dock.Because there were too many people, those who came late had to stand on the edge of the gate, looking around, waiting for the first appearance of the new ship.

Now Bailukou Dock has grown to seven. In addition to the group of shipwrights brought back from Nanshicheng at first, many students who studied mechanics and forging in Jiuling Lake have joined recently.After a period of running-in and growing up, these people gradually developed a unique tacit understanding with the rapidly developing mechanical tools. The knowledge and technology I have mastered are summarized into a system, and I become a teacher of the ship science of Jiulingcheng College.

Ning Sawzi promised that their Karak was not built, but they all participated in the construction of the first steam warship in history. What an honor!

Compared with the Lu family's multi-storey building boats, Mo Zong's boat is actually not too big. It is less than 90 meters long and 33 meters wide. The steam turbine room is built in the middle of the hull.

Since the successful trial production of pressure boilers, the miniaturization of steam turbines has become possible.Ning Fei accumulated a lot of experience during his trip to Qingniu River, and gained a deeper understanding of pressure boiler and power design.

It’s just that this is the first time a ship has been built, and this time the steam turbine has only turned on part of the design power, and is not ready to run at full speed for sea trials.In addition to the necessary fresh water and food, the hull load is that the most important naval guns and ammunition are placed in a water- and moisture-proof airtight cabin.

In the closed dock, Ning Fei took Nada and others to do the final overhaul.After confirming that there was no problem, Nada entered the boiler room and started to ignite the furnace.Coal is prepared in advance, flammable and stable and resistant to burning.

Ning Fei stepped onto the bow, waved the flag in his hand to the people in the watchtower in the distance, and the wooden gate of the dock slowly opened.

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

The long siren sounded, breaking the rhythm of the waves beating on the beach.

The people standing on the pier were shocked at first, and then heard the sound of the turbine stirring the sea water. After a while, faster and faster, a large ship slowly sailed into the estuary.

Without sails, without oarsmen to paddle, the progress of the ship never stops for a moment.

People standing on the beach below feel it more directly. They are almost facing the huge hull. They can see the propeller rotating continuously in the water, and they can see the huge steel rudder splitting the water flow, just like the legendary monster in the water, tyrannical Domineering to the point of being powerless to resist.

This... this is what they made... this is what they made? !

For a moment, fear, astonishment, bewilderment, pride, confusion, disbelief.

All kinds of complicated emotions mixed together, making all the shipwrights onlookers lose their voices, and no one could say a word for a long time.

However, the most shocking thing was Linka's head in the cockpit.

Standing in front of the transparent and bright glass window, the field of vision is unbelievably wide. The operation of the rudder wheel is a little complicated. It needs to use the vertical bar and the winch at the same time, and use the small transmission plate to drive the movement of the rudder, so as to control the giant beast to swim left and right. .

On the platform in front of the rudder wheel, there is a chart laid flat.

As long as Linka lowers his head slightly, he can see the direction marked on the map, which is simple and clear.

Looking at the white steam drifting outside the window, Rinka's head and palms were sweating, feeling that he had never been so nervous in his life.

Even fighting against the wind and waves on the sea was not as careful as the steamboat turned. The moment it smoothly turned into the Wuzhi River, Linka's stiff muscles even faintly felt sore.

woo-woo-woo-

The deep siren sounded again, three long beeps, this time paying tribute to the creators of these times.

Everyone on the pier held their breath and concentrated, reluctant to make a sound. Some even closed their eyes to listen to the voice from the new era.

woo-woo-woo-

Three more whistles sounded, and the big ship dropped anchor and slowly stopped at the wharf of Wuzhi River.

Thunderous cheers resounded on the originally quiet pier, and everyone celebrated like crazy. The shipwrights from Donghu Lai even danced a folk dance, pulling many colleagues from the border town together, and everyone laughed and made a fuss.

In the cockpit, Linka kept his head in the previous posture, standing stiffly in front of the bridge, holding the handle of the steering wheel tightly.

If someone approached him at this moment, they would find this iron-like man with reddish eye circles and trembling fingers. He was excited like never before.

Really driving a complete steamboat is different from the feeling of being on the Qingniu River with Ning Juzi before.

With this boat, he feels that he can go farther to the sea and see the farther skyline.

"Okay!"

Standing at the bow of the boat, Ning Zaozi held up a loudspeaker and shouted hoarsely towards the cheering crowd below.

"The voyage of this test voyage is from Bailukou to Jiulingcheng Wharf, and return to Bailukou Wharf in the afternoon."

"Those who want to get on the boat line up immediately, everyone boards the boat in order, don't push and jump in line, pay attention to safety."

"The first steamer bound for Jiuling City is about to leave."