? Segmented construction method!
The Xianyang Shipyard, Chang 'an Shipyard, and Tianlan Shipyard, the three military shipyards used by the Great Qin Royal Navy, all used the divided construction method.
This pieced construction method was born during the Second World War and matured after the Second World War. It was divided into different pieced construction methods such as curved surface, flat surface, and three-dimensional.
However, the overall process was similar. They all created different ship body sections in advance, then used the welding method to assemble these sections on the berth, and finally became a complete ship body.
After the hull was built, the next step would be to lift the bridge or the island and other parts of the upper structure. Only when the ship's outfitting and painting were all completed would the construction of a warship be truly completed.
The traditional keels no longer existed in the construction of sections. The only thing that could be called keels was the bottom steel beam structure that was connected to the hull of the ship after the hull was pieced together.
Compared to the traditional construction method, this new construction method had shortened the construction period by nearly half!
The technology was not provided by Qin Zhen. He had not fished up this technology yet. It was brought up by the hundreds of engineers he had obtained from his first fishing trip.
Several hundred top-tier engineers in the fields of ship construction, metals, and machinery joined Great Qin Heavy Industries, which was controlled by the royal family, causing Great Qin's research capabilities to rise to a whole new level.
"Your Majesty, after the expansion of the Xianyang Shipyard, there are currently 450,000 workers on duty. They are working in three shifts to ensure that the construction of warships will not stop for 24 hours.”
Three shifts?
Qin Zhen raised his eyebrows. He was really humane! There was actually no 996,007!
"You didn't work overtime?"
Deng Zhigao shook his head and said," No, the workers in Great Qin don't like to work overtime. They can only work eight hours a day at most.”
"The gardeners who come to work are very hardworking. They fight to work overtime every day to earn money.”
Qin Zhen was speechless.
Good heavens, he was already starting to get involved?
In actuality, Qin Zhen could understand why Great Qin's people were unwilling to work overtime.
Great Qin's population had been very small since ancient times, not exceeding 25 million. It had a highly developed industrial economy, and the government placed great importance on education. The amount of money it gave to the Education Department was even more than the military budget.
In the early 19th century, Great Qin had already taken the lead over the West and announced that it would give everyone free education.
After more than a hundred years, the proportion of citizens who had attended university had rapidly increased from 18% to 65%, the highest in the world.
Knowledge changed one's fate, and their cultural standards rose. Their talent pool far surpassed that of the western countries, so Great Qin naturally led the 2nd Industrial Revolution. Its industrial economy skyrocketed, and by the end of the 19th century, Great Qin no longer had any farmers or fishermen. They were all engaged in finance, light and heavy industries, import and export trade, investing in factories, shipping, and other jobs. Even if they weren't good enough, they could still work in factories as workers with high benefits.
In 1915, before the First World War, Great Qin had overtaken Great Britain and Germany, once again becoming the world's largest economy.
Who would be willing to work overtime to earn a meager overtime pay when they were already so rich?
Even after the plague, the blockade by the western powers, and the economic collapse, 70% of the people were unemployed.
However, with the government providing free food, the people of Great Qin did not want to work overtime.
"How many workers are there?"
"There are about 100,000 people in the whole country. Our Xianyang Shipyard has the most people, with 43400 people.”
As he spoke, Deng Zhigao pointed to a work platform not far away. More than a dozen well-built but not tall men were working hard.
Compared to the tall and strong Qin people, they were indeed a little short.
This was the easiest way to distinguish between a gardener and a Qin person!
Before 1949, the gardeners had insufficient nutrition over the years and their protein intake was too low. The average height of men in the south was less than 1.65 meters, while the average height in the north was slightly higher, 1.69 meters.
Where was Qin? After six centuries of evolution, the average height of men was 1.72 meters, and tall men above 1.8 meters were everywhere. Women were also very tall, with an average height of 1.61 meters.
"Are they apprentices?"
Deng Zhigao smiled and said," No, they've passed the Level 6 Welder Examination. The factory has already submitted their citizenship application. After the National Security Bureau's assessment, they should be able to become Great Qin's citizens.”
Whoa, a level six welder?
Even though Qin Zhen didn't know much about the classification of professional skills, he knew that a level-six welder was something.
With curiosity, Qin Zhen walked to the side of the workbench.
Seeing a group of people walking over, the workers who were working looked up and were stunned when they saw Qin Zhen, who was extremely recognizable.
Emperor?
Subconsciously, the thirteen workers knelt down in unison and paid their respects.
"This commoner pays his respects to the emperor. Long live our emperor…"
"Stop! The Miqing Tribe had already been destroyed, so there was no need to kneel in Great Qin. Bowing was enough!”
Hearing this, the workers hurriedly stood up.
After living in Great Qin for ten or so years, they knew that Great Qin did not have a kowtow ceremony. Even officials who did not do a good job could scold them.
At first, he was not used to it. It was very awkward!
In their minds, not to mention scolding officials, commoners would avoid officials like mice seeing cats.
However, as time passed, they found that not only did Great Qin's officials not put on airs, but they also treated the commoners as human beings. The law was fair, and as long as one did not violate the law, no one could bully them, not even nobles!
It was no wonder that the 400,000 gardeners had said that Great Qin was a paradise. They finally believed it.
They were all flower farmers, but compared to the lives of Great Qin's residents, the difference was like heaven and earth.
As such, even if they could not read, they were determined to work during the day to earn money and spend money at night to hire Qin workers to help them with their studies. They would work hard to obtain a professional certificate and apply to become citizens of Great Qin.
"Where are you guys from?"
"Your Majesty, the ancestral home of the thirteen of us is Yangzhou, Zhejiang Province!”
Fellow townsman?
Qin Zhen was surprised.
It was written in the royal family's genealogy that the Qin family's ancestral home was the Shaanxi Province. They were members of the royal family of the Great Qin Empire. Later, when the Great Qin Empire was destroyed, the ancestor of the Qin family, Ying Lin, changed his surname to Qin Lin. He took his six-year-old son and fled to Xianyang, living in seclusion in the south.
This was also the reason why the founding emperor Qin Xiao had named the country Qin. It could be considered as restoring Great Qin.
"I'm also from Yangzhou. How many years have you been in Great Qin?”
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