Zhu Shengkai began to search the system's technology tree.
He wanted to see if there were any advanced blueprints for naval ships that he could buy.
In the end, he was shocked when he saw it.
For example, a blueprint for a battleship with a technological level equivalent to that of World War I.
All of them actually required millions of cultural points!
"This, why is the technology of World War I so expensive?”
Zhu Shengkai gasped.
He advanced and looked over carefully.
Only then did he realize that it wasn't because the battleship blueprint itself was expensive.
Instead, it was the various prerequisites for building a battleship with World War I technology. The cultural points required for the technology added up was expensive!
" An improved steam turbine!"
One of the more important ones, for example, was the improved steam turbine.
Although this world was slightly different from the history of Zhu Shengkai's previous life, now, basically all the ships on the sea had sails and were covered with a layer of iron.
Although the ships also had steam engines as their power source, the ships were still in the middle of the sea.
However, the steam engine boiler power of this era was not enough to completely move a ship that weighed thousands of tons on the sea.
Therefore, the ship still had sails.
Zhu Shengkai's Big Ming had just been established for more than a month.
Even battleships of World War I technology required all kinds of advanced technology that did not belong to this era.
The blueprint for a battleship wasn't expensive, but the various technologies required to build it would cost more than a million cultural points.
Zhu Shengkai looked at the amount of cultural points he had now.
It was about 110,000.
During this period of time, Da Ming's publishing company in Los Angeles did not idle around. They increased their efforts to print the first volume of Journey to the West.
Nearly 100,000 copies were printed.
After that, sales went to San Francisco, San José, Sacramento, and even a portion of Journey to the West left California and began to sell to the eastern part of the United States.
This allowed Zhu Shengkai's current cultural value to reach 110,000.
"Not enough."
"If we want to build a navy that far surpasses this era, then all kinds of pre-existing technologies and techniques need to be exchanged.”
"110,000 cultural points may seem like a lot, but it's gone after buying a few technologies.”
"We still have to invest more in Da Ming's publishing company.”
"Increase the promotion of 'Journey to the West' in the US Federation, further sales, and earn more cultural points.”
Zhu Shengkai thought.
Although it was currently impossible to build a navy that surpassed this era, it was still possible for the Ming Dynasty's shipyard to build a few ships of the same level as this era.
However, Zhu Shengkai always felt that it was a waste to use a high-level building like the automated shipyard to build a sailboat with a wooden structure and wrapped in iron sheets.
"If the steam turbine used by the ship is from the late 19th century and does not exceed the timeline of the 20th century, it will only cost 100,000 cultural points.”
Zhu Shengkai noticed this.
In 1712, the steam turbine used by the all-metal warships in the late 19th century was already very powerful!
Zhu Shengkai had an idea.
What he needed the most now was undoubtedly a ship with strong power and fast mobility on the sea.
Then, these ships would be able to quickly pass through the Pacific Ocean and head to the Qing Dynasty, pulling waves after waves of people to the Ming Dynasty.
This was the most important thing!
In the absence of war, Zhu Shengkai would not have such an urgent need for advanced battleships.
Zhu Shengkai immediately exchanged the steam turbine technology.
It cost him 100,000 cultural points.
This steam turbine technology would be applied to the Ming Shipyard.
They would build a wooden hull with an ironclad covered in steel armor.
At the same time, because of the use of advanced steam turbine, the ironclads that Ming wanted to build were different from the ships of other countries. They did not have sails.
Zhu Shengkai did not need to buy the other corresponding shipbuilding technology from the system.
Because other than the steam turbine, Zhu Shengkai did not need any other advanced technology.
It was fine as long as it was the technology of this era.
As for who to buy it from.
The navy of the Great Britain's Sun Never Sets Empire was powerful, so it was a good target.
Moreover, in this era, no matter which country it was, there was no awareness of technological secrecy.
As long as you could afford it, you could even buy the " advanced " battleships currently in service in the British Empire.
Of course, this was only for this era.
After choosing the Sun Never Sets Empire, Zhu Shengkai sent people to contact the Sun Never Sets Empire.
Zhu Shengkai knew that with the steam turbine exchanged from the system, even if the ship technology built by the Ming Dynasty was purchased from the Great Britain, the Sun Never Sets Empire.
The ship that Ming created, its strength and speed would far exceed the naval ships of the invincible Great Britain.
At present, ships of this level were enough.
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The capital of the United States, Washington.
At the train station.
Donald, who had a big belly and was dressed like a gentleman, got off the train with sweat all over his forehead. He had worn a real leather fur coat and a tall hat.
Although the weather was cold, he was still sweating.
There was no other reason.
There were too many people at the Washington train station.
There were even more people in the train station than the population of Los Angeles.
"As expected of the capital of the Federation, the most prosperous eastern region. There are too many people.”
Donald sighed. The chimney on the train next to him was emitting thick smoke. The surroundings were noisy. The weather was so cold, but he still felt a wave of heat.
He used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his fat orange face and picked up his suitcase.
"Chief Shi, where are we going now?”
Donald's entourage, who was also carrying bags, asked him.
"Of course we're going to see President Lincoln. He's only been president for less than two months, so we have to pay him a visit first to discuss the military uniform order from North America's Big Ming Company.”
Donald didn't forget Zhu Shengkai's mission.
First of all, he was going to use the money Zhu Shengkai gave him to bribe the president of the United States, Lincoln!
If that didn't work, he would bribe someone else. At the very least, it had to be another member of parliament or a big shot in the military.
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