Chapter 117: , Naval Research Institute

The shortage of saltpeter has been alleviated, and the peat days of the Republican calendar snowy month (the Republican calendar does not correspond to the usual calendar month one-to-one. The number of days in the month is less than that of the Chinese lunar calendar. It's a bit like-so that there are only three hundred and sixty days in the twelve months, and the extra five days are used as national celebrations. And the start time of each month is different from the usual calendar.) That is 12 On the 21st, a large amount of nitrate was found in Touraine, France.
  It is a discovery, but it is not accurate. There was nitrate in Touraine. In fact, when France was still a kingdom, someone knew about it and it was recorded. It's just that the French didn't regard it as a big deal at the time.
Compared with the saltpetre from India or Turkey, the quality of the saltpetre in Dulan is very average. The saltpeter from India and Turkey can be used after only a little purification, even if it is only used to make bullets and shells. Brown powder can be used without purification. However, to use Dulan's nitrate, a lot of purification work is required. This also greatly increased the production cost, so in the kingdom era, when there was a supply of saltpeter from long-term allies, the French were foolish to dig Dulan's nitrate. And over time, they simply forgot that Dulan had this thing.
  Until recently, someone finally rediscovered the nitrate soil of Dulan when they were collecting Dulan's wine.
  Nowadays, let alone the ready-made nitrate mines, the "National Salvation Committee", which can't even let go of the toilet pigpen, certainly does not dislike the taste of nitrate mines and the high cost of mining and extraction. Moreover, the Dulan area has convenient transportation and transportation is not difficult, so the National Salvation Committee has set aside 28 areas in Paris for the construction of nitrate extraction plants.
   But even so, if you want to rely solely on the soil of Touraine, it is not enough to equip the entire French army with a large number of "little melons". And because of the eagerness to produce, various accidents continue to occur in the mines in Touraine and the refinery in Paris. As a result, the increase in production has been slowed down.
"With the nitrate mine, this is good news! But the bad news is that our enemies are gradually reorganizing, and our current production speed is still not fast enough. Moreover, if there is not enough caustic alkali, the'Republic One' explosive Still can’t mass produce.
Kano said to Joseph, who is reporting to him,
Joseph, do you know shipbuilding?

   "Huh?" Joseph was taken aback, "Lazar, I was born by the sea, but I have never done shipbuilding."
  "I see, I am just rushing to the doctor. Well, I have this idea because you published an article on how to use mathematical methods to calculate fluid resistance, right?"
   "Yes, but that was all a year ago." Joseph said.
  "Is there any new progress in this research?"
   "No, this research has been put on hold for a long time, first is the war, and then the explosives. Where can I care for such purely academic things?"
"Damn it!" Kano said, "Now our caustic alkali can only be obtained by smuggling. Foreign smugglers charge too high a price. We smuggle ourselves and it is not cheap because it is easy to get caught with people and boats. So. We need a kind of clippers, preferably faster than any ships of the British and Spaniards! Hmm...hmm? What can you do now? Damn it! Isn't Lavoisier taking care of explosives? Hmm, Find some people, take the lead, and see if you can get a faster boat. As long as the speed is fast, other performance can be sacrificed!"
   "Well, Lazar, I understand what you mean." Joseph nodded, "Tomorrow I will give you a list, including the personnel and materials needed."
   "The staff is easy to say, the materials..." Kano said, "Save as much as possible."
  Joseph’s memory happened to have a kind of ship that was relatively suitable for Kano’s requirements, and that was the last sail carrier—the flying shear ship. In his last life, Joseph used to accompany his son to make a model of a flying shear ship, so he has a little understanding of the ship type that used to compete with early steam-powered cargo ships in the Atlantic Ocean.
  Joseph stood up, ready to say goodbye and leave. But he suddenly remembered something: "Ah, Kano, is there enough wood for shipbuilding? I watched it, but someone else embezzled them to do other things."
  "You can get the list out first before talking!" Kano said angrily.
  Kano also had no way, because Robespierre and the others forced the French sailors to run smuggling. And Kano felt that the loss of sailors was really distressing. Because sailors are not infantrymen, they can't just spend a few livres to pull one out of the country.
   But Robespierre said that unless Kano can have any new solutions, otherwise, if Kano asks for money, then there is really no money.
  Joseph returned to the institute, spent two days working out a plan, and then came to Kano’s office again.
  After closing the doors and windows, Joseph passed his plan to Kano.
   "Lazar, look, this is the basic plan." Joseph said.
   "Ah, let me see..." Kano looked at it seriously.
  Joseph went around in a circle: "Lazar, where is your coffee here?"
   "No, the supplies are tight." Kano said without looking up.
   "Oh. I'm going to go back a little bit from you."
   "There are already a lot of rations for you...Nowadays, there is no coffee rationing except for scientific researchers."
   "Damn it, mine let Lavoisier go. I thought I could make a little loss with you..."
   "Okay, drink water by yourself, I'm busy!"
  After a while, Kano put down the file in his hand.
"how about it?"
   "The idea is okay... But Joseph, we are friends... Don't you think that in your idea, you ask for too much money?"
"Huh? I want a lot of money. Lazar, we have to speak with our conscience." Joseph immediately widened his eyes, spitting and retorting directly, "Look, which one of our plans is wrong? Necessary? Which one is not calculated according to the best price-performance ratio? Um... the relevant calculation is in the attachment, have you seen it?"
   "I watched it, of course."
   "Then there is a problem with my calculation? Could I still make a mistake on such a simple math problem?"
   "Of course it's true, but..."
   "Since that's right, what's the problem?"
   "The only problem is... we can't spend that much money." Kano said.
   "So can the schedule requirements be relaxed?"
   "This... how is this possible? Joseph, don't you bargain, okay?"
"Tsk tusk...Lazar, you are all about running horses and not eating grass! We are people who study science, and we want to talk about science! You can't expect me to say that we need new technology, just With new technology. I am not a god! Technology depends on time and money. Understand, Lazar?!"
"Okay, okay..." Kano made a retreat, but said again, "But Joseph, when we talk about science, we should also know how much an excellent scientist can contribute to scientific research. They can greatly reduce the time required for scientific progress and save a lot of money. Joseph, I think you are such an excellent, and you may even be a great scientist in the future. But look, yours With this plan, you completely regard yourself as an ordinary researcher. This is not enough. I think you should get at least a 50% discount on your ability, progress and cost!"
"Do you understand science!" Joseph immediately became anxious. "Science is sometimes unclear. There are a lot of luck in it. It's like Archimedes, if you give him a bath. That servant did not put too much water. How long do you think it will take him to discover the law of buoyancy? How can you say a 50% discount? If Robespierre believes your nonsense, then my luck is again It’s not good enough, the money is ran out, and the technology hasn’t been developed yet. How many people should accuse me of sabotage or even sabotage?

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'll help you with it~EbookFREE.me~Fart! You have to withstand everything, who do you think you are? Is Atlas? (The Titan who holds up the sky in Greek mythology) This kind of thing also needs you Hold on?" Joseph said with disdain, "You throw this plan to them, and give them the pressure first!"
   "Then they will definitely go back. Because they really don't have that much money."
"At that time, you said, this plan can be divided into stages. First, verify the most critical and most likely successful plan. If it succeeds, then you can get a 50% discount. If it fails...they will also look at the plan. After we have passed, discussed, and approved, we are no longer responsible, understand!"
  Kano was stunned. After a while, he nodded and said: "This is also good, just do it! Well, where do you think the new shipyard is better?"

It’s better to put it in the Mediterranean. Spain is also one of our smuggling targets. Moreover, the speed of our envisioned ships will definitely affect other performance. Including part of the navigation performance. First of all, use these things in the Mediterranean Relatively speaking, it is safer."
  ……
  One day later, at the meeting of the National Salvation Committee, Kano sprayed all the misers, including Robespierre, and finally allowed the National Salvation Committee to pass a new research plan. Immediately afterwards, Joseph received the order to go to Toulon, where the "Naval Technology Division of the Army Technology Institute" was established.