第三二五章 初遇金玲
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珠江主航道上,一艘船舷两侧安装了巨大水轮的西洋帆船发出低沉的轰鸣声,飞快的在航道上疾驰,飞快旋转的水打破了平静的江面,在“哗哗”的水声中,蒸汽明轮一路赶超沿途的船只,飞驰而去,在江面上留下一道道水浪,江面上过往船只上的人纷纷出来观看这难得一见的西洋景。龙腾小说ltxsba.com
蒸汽明轮船首甲板上,易知足顶着日头负手而立,在迎面而来的江风吹拂下,他并不觉的热,看着一艘艘各式各样的船只被甩在身后,心里说不出的舒畅。
其实这艘叫“企业号”的蒸汽明轮速度并不快,但在逆风的情况下比起依靠风力前行的中式帆船却是快了一倍都不止,只是蒸汽机的噪音有些大了,他宁愿顶着日头站在甲板上,也不愿意在船舱里忍受那机器的轰鸣声。
听的身后传来脚步声,他转过头来,见是伍长青,不由的笑道:“长青怎么也上来了?受不了机器的轰鸣声?”
“是嘈杂了点,但总比在日头下暴晒的好。”伍长青含笑道:“知足兄就不怕晒的跟黑鬼似的?”
“多晒晒太阳是好事,晒晒更健康。”易知足说着一笑,“昨日,你家老爷子该高兴坏了吧。”
“那是。”伍长青笑道:“昨日晚宴,老爷子还特意换了官袍。”说着,他话头一转,道:“船上有不少造船厂工匠,是怎么回事?这船不会有问题吧?”
“放心,船没问题。”易知足道:“叫工匠随船而行,是准备抽空闲时间指点他们。”说着,他含笑道:“将他们叫上来罢,船舱里太吵。”
不多时,一众造船厂工匠都赶到了甲板上,其中还夹杂着不少花旗国技工,易知足看向伍长青道:“我说中文,你来翻译,说两遍太累。”说着,他便扬声道:“对于蒸汽明轮,我提几点要求。”
缓了缓,他才接着道:“船头是方头,不易破浪,也影响船速,象飞剪船那样,改为尖首,船的体形也可以适当修长一些,机器的噪音太大,要想办法减少,一是加强机器舱的密封,一是将机器舱位置向后移,不用担心影响水轮的安装。
这种明轮蒸汽船,最大的弱点,就在于外置的水轮,既容易遭受攻击,也容易损坏,咱们要放弃这种明轮,改用船尾后置水下螺旋浆为动力。”
待的伍长青翻译完,立马就有花旗技工道:“易先生,蒸汽船不是考虑过用螺旋浆为动力,螺旋浆蒸汽船的船速根本比不上这种蒸汽明轮船。”
早就考虑过螺旋浆了?待的伍长青翻译完,易知足才问道:“知道是什么原因?”
“不知道。”那花旗技工干脆的道:“只是听说曾经试验过采用螺旋浆为动力,后面放弃了,因为速度太慢。”
是什么原因导致速度慢?易知足不知道,但他知道螺旋浆才是主流,当即便道:“速度慢可以想办法改善,明轮船的缺陷太多,而且都是致命的,必须放弃。”说着他看一众中方工匠,道:“咱们老祖宗很早就开始运用螺旋浆,你们都好好琢磨琢磨,谁能研发出实用价值高的船用螺旋浆,重赏!”
说到这里,他提高声音道:“研发建造新的螺旋浆蒸汽轮船,这是我们长州造船厂当前最主要的目标,所有工匠和学徒,但凡是能够提出有实用价值的设想和建议以及作出特殊贡献的,重赏!不仅赏现银,赏职务,还赏元奇身股!”
听的这话,一众工匠不由的喜形于色,长乐机器制造厂的奖励制度他们早就听说过,一个个眼热不已,如今终于轮到他们造船厂了,看的出,大掌柜对新型螺旋浆蒸汽轮船极为重视,这意味着他们的好日子到了。
将一众工匠打发走,伍长青才好奇的道:“真能研制出什么螺旋浆蒸汽轮船?比这船还好?”
“当然,比这真情明轮要好的多。”易知足含笑道:“不过,难度也不小,能不能鼓捣的出来,很难说。”
伍长青眼珠一转,道:“那些花旗技工会不会将这一设想泄露出去?”
易知足笑道:“不用担心,这本就是西洋人放弃的想法,泄露出去,也不会被引起重视。”
这倒也是,伍长青点了点头,话头一转,道:“那几千战俘,真就这么白白的交还给英夷?”
“不然,还能怎的?”易知足说完觉的不对,看了他一眼,道:“长青有想法?”
伍长青点了点头,道:“战俘毕竟是从咱们手里交还给英军的,这事传出去,怕是有碍元奇的名声,这事还是的慎重。”
“长青虑的是。”易知足含笑道:“若是以这批战俘作为交换条件,让英国人为广州做一件有益于整个广州城士绅官商百姓的事情,怎么样?”
伍长青一楞,道:“什么事?”
“让英国人帮助咱们元奇在在广州建一个自来水公司,将自来水安装进城,接入千家万户,从此不用再挑水,如何?”
“妙!”伍长青轻赞了一句,随即懊恼的道:“我怎的没想到这点?早就听闻英夷提及他们伦敦家家户户使用的是自来水这感情好,如此一来,至少能堵住广州城悠悠之口。”说着,他有些迟疑的道:“懿律能同意吗?”
“有什么不同意的,这是促进两国关系的好事。”易知足漫不在意的道,自来水安装没有什么技术难度,就算懿律不同意,自来水公司元奇自己也能建,他有的花旗几个,到时候安到英国人头上便是。
其实这件事情,他也是反复琢磨,白白交还四千多战俘,这至少是二百万两银子,就这么丟水里,他还真是不甘心,思来想去,唯有从技术上着手,自来水安装只是其一,欧洲各国已经普及的技术,他不介意借这个机会引进几项,当然,这得看懿律、义律是否识趣。
“我就说,知足兄哪会甘心白白交还。”伍长青话未说完,一脸惊讶的指着前面,道:“怎么回事?”
易知足一转头,就见前面不远,一艘原本直行的官船突然横斜过船身,很明显是冲着他们船来的,他不由眉头一扬,谁这么不晓事?外地来的官儿?广州这地界上的官员没有谁不知道元奇手里这艘缴获自英军的蒸汽明轮,不少官员还特意来乘坐尝鲜。
驾驶蒸汽明轮的船长经验丰富,眼见的前面官船打横,迅速一打舵,明轮划了一道漂亮的弧线,几乎是挨着官船擦过,激起的水浪让官船摇摆不已,两边过往的船只见这情形,纷纷减慢速度,远远的瞧热闹。
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