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But as a result, the amount and difficulty of such an in-depth modification far exceed that of simple modifications in the past. Some ships have to be docked or put on the slipway before they can be modified, which takes up the limited dock and space of the Seawolf Shiphouse.

The slipway is so refitted that it is very slow now.

This is also the reason why Yu Xiaotian plans to expand the output of Tamsui Shipyard and stop the construction of Feihao clippers on Nanyue Island. He plans to do two things in parallel, each performing his own duties, shipbuilding and shipbuilding, and refitting and refitting, to improve

Seawolf fleet update rate.

Although there was a serious accident when the ship was launched today, except for one casualty and one injury, the ship itself was not damaged, which can be considered a blessing among misfortunes. Yu Xiaotian watched two launches

After learning about the situation of new ships and the standardized production sheds that have been put into trial in the shipyard, the mood has become much better.

There is another thing that he is happy about, and that is the problem of wood drying, which has been basically solved in the past few days. After the craftsmen renovated the drying room, they adjusted the way the wood is placed, improving the quality of the wood.

The ventilation rate of the room makes the wood dried in the drying room much better the second time.

When the drying room was opened two days ago, Guo Fu and others inspected it and found that about 60% of the wood that entered the drying room was well dried and could be used for shipbuilding. The rest were

20% is scrapped and 20% is not dried enough and needs to be continued drying. The overall yield is much higher than when the wood was dried for the first time.

So Yu Xiaotian immediately ordered the boathouse to continue to build a large drying room nearby, and move the drying room that originally belonged to the boathouse to set up a separate wood drying plant to handle the felled wood. In addition to providing

In addition to being used in boathouses, it can also be supplied to construction and carpentry workshops to achieve specialization in the industry, improve production efficiency as much as possible, and at the same time free up the craftsmen in the boathouse to devote all their efforts to shipbuilding production.

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In addition, the wood drying plant will also take over the work of breaking wood, because breaking wood is a menial job in woodworking and does not require carpenters or other craftsmen. As long as you have the strength to pull a big saw, even hard labor can be done.

If you do it, there is no need to waste talents.

At the same time, Yu Xiaotian also thought about it and ordered that several small-scale charcoal kilns in this area should be integrated into the wood drying factory in the future, and be managed by dedicated personnel responsible for making charcoal.

In fact, charcoal is a process of retorting. In the past, simple methods were used to make charcoal. Not only was it wasteful and polluted, but the quality of the fired charcoal was not good enough. Charcoal is still an important industrial fuel for Sea Wolf, and it is also used as gunpowder.

The basic raw materials, especially the charcoal used to make gunpowder, have very high requirements for the quality of charcoal.

The small charcoal kiln firing method used in the past is obviously not able to meet the needs of Sea Wolf, so it is best to build several large wood retorting kilns and let specialized personnel be responsible for retorting wood to obtain charcoal.

The quality of charcoal produced in batches is much better than that produced in scattered small workshops in the past.

In addition, when retorting charcoal, you can also obtain wood tar. The composition of wood tar is very complex and can be used as a simple pesticide. It can also be used as wood preservative. It is used in boathouses and many places. As for other uses that require deep processing,

He can't do it yet.

Generally speaking, Yu Xiaotian's plan is to divide the industries within his jurisdiction as much as possible in the future. It will no longer be like before, where to build a workshop requires all kinds of craftsmen, large and complete, small and complete.

, but try to hand over some of the common processes to a professional factory for production. Other workshops no longer produce these common parts or accessories on their own, but directly customize them from specialized workshops and then use them for production.

That’s it.

This may seem troublesome, but it can greatly improve production efficiency, form intensive production, and reduce waste.

Since the Feizi Clipper, which is testing the Karron cannon in the boat house, has been launched and is about to begin its trial voyage, according to previous experience, this kind of ship will not undergo major changes in its structure and its line will not be significantly modified again.

The trial meeting is relatively simple and short.

After launching the ship, you only need to check the leakage of the hull plate seams, test the stability of the ship's center of gravity and the flexibility and solidity of the rudder mechanism, and then it is basically ready for use.

But the gun mount prepared on the No. 2 ship that can rotate 360 ​​degrees is specially designed for the newly trial-produced large-caliber carronage cannon. Now the gun mount is in place, and the only thing that needs to be done is to put the carronade gun in place.

It was ready for testing, so Yu Xiaotian was eager to obtain this new type of cannon to test its effectiveness and power.

People who play with Western ship models generally need to have a detailed understanding of the conditions of the ships, so Yu Xiaotian is no exception. He has read quite a lot about the artillery equipped on Western sailing warships and their installation methods.

Therefore, the carronade is one of his choices. Once it is powerful, it will become his main weapon in the future.

When Yu Xiaotian arrived at the artillery factory, there was still a row of bustling production scenes inside the artillery factory. New cannons were being cast and undergoing various inspections.

There are no metal flaw detectors to test the quality of artillery. One is to rely on visual inspection to check whether there are cracks in the gun body, and the other is to rely on tapping to determine whether there are large pores in the gun body. The third is to use the water filling inspection method.

, put the gun barrel up, block the fire door, and then pour water or oil into the gun barrel to observe whether there are subtle cracks in the wall of the gun barrel. After these inspections, we can basically judge whether the gun is

There are quality issues.

However, this kind of inspection is not the end. Before the cannon is put into storage, the cannon must be taken to the shooting range for test firing. The maximum amount of gunpowder required in the specification is used for loading, and more than two rounds of test firing are carried out.

Check the condition of the gun body. If no problems are found, the gun can be considered to be fully qualified and the finished product can be officially put into storage waiting to be transferred to other places for use.

When Yu Xiaotian entered the artillery work, Blacksmith Qiu rushed out after hearing the news. He knew what Yu Xiaotian wanted to see this time, so he quickly took Yu Xiaotian to a large work shed.

This work shed is used to trial-produce new cannons. All the elite soldiers in the artillery work are arranged. The inside of the work shed is also in full swing and the temperature is very high. However, because there is a certain risk of splash damage, the craftsmen

They were not allowed to wear thin clothes. They all wore very thick clothes, and they also had to wear a thick canvas apron in front of their bodies and thick gloves.

It’s a pity that we can’t get asbestos cloth now, so we can only use thick canvas for the craftsmen. The chance of burns among the craftsmen is very high. Fortunately, here at Sea Wolf, we pay more attention to the welfare of the craftsmen. Once the craftsmen are injured, they can also get it.

I have a good doctor, and in the blacksmith shops such as Gunsmith and Gunsmith, I usually prepare some badger oil and some burn ointment. Minor burns can be treated on the spot.

Moreover, the craftsmen are treated very well. In order to cool them down, a dedicated person provides them with mung bean soup every day for them to drink and prevent them from heatstroke. In addition, they are also specially cooked for them to have health-care decoctions that can cool down and prevent heatstroke.

For drinking, each craftsman can even get two bowls of ice water with ice cubes every day to cool them down.

Therefore, in Sea Wolf's workshop, although the work is hard, these craftsmen are still very satisfied with their current treatment. The wages here are high, and they are treated as human beings. Even if the work is tiring and difficult, they are still happy.

Happy to do it.

Yu Xiaotian was not in a hurry to enter the work shed to watch the trial production of the new cannon. Instead, he inspected the heatstroke prevention and cooling measures during the cannon production. When he saw that the arrangements here were in place, he nodded to express satisfaction.

, followed Blacksmith Qiu into the work shed.

On a stand in the work shed, Yu Xiaotian immediately saw a short and thick cannon, which was placed on the stand. A craftsman was polishing the surface of the cannon body and removing a small amount of burrs left during casting.

and rough areas, so that users will not be scratched during future maintenance and wiping, and it will be easier to clean.

Trial-producing a new cannon is not as simple as just opening a mold. In addition to making an iron frame, if the caliber is the same as the previous artillery, it will be simpler. But if a new caliber artillery is developed,

If so, in addition to making the iron mold, new boring heads and boring bars must be made to prepare for boring the inner bore of the cannon after the cannon is cast.

Therefore, this process cannot be completed overnight. Even after the iron mold is completed, the iron mold must be inspected. Use the iron mold to make a clay mold first to see if the iron mold has deformed after it is made.

Only after all kinds of inspections are completed, cannon craftsmen will officially start to close the iron mold and go to the casting platform to start casting new cannons.

It has been nearly half a month since Yu Xiaotian came to Danshui Village this time. Blacksmith Qiu knew that Yu Xiaotian was eager to get this new cannon, so he did not dare to neglect it at all. The same goes for the craftsmen who brought the cannons.

Working day and night, the several iron furnaces were almost never turned off.

Finally, a few days ago, the first 32-pound carronade gun was successfully cast thanks to the efforts of Blacksmith Qiu and his colleagues. It has passed the preliminary inspection in the ironworks and no quality problems were found. The final work is now being done.

Surface polishing.

Yu Xiaotian excitedly headed straight for the carronade. This carronade was no different from the carronade in his impression. The barrel was short and thick, and the length was about the same as a twelve-pound short gun, which is also a mountain howitzer.

, but it is much thicker than that guy. It has a gradual cone shape from the muzzle to the tail. The tail is thick, but the muzzle position is thickened to prevent the muzzle from collapsing due to excessive chamber pressure.