Chapter 2: Workers Brawling At The Match Factory
“Hiss! There’s such a good thing?”
“Learning to become stronger?”
As soon as Zhou Wenhua heard the system’s final prompt,
his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed involuntarily.
Although he retained much of his previous life’s high-tech knowledge and technical capabilities after transmigration,
he was not an all-around super genius and thus lacked knowledge in many fields.
But now, with this suddenly appearing system and its accompanying ability to become stronger by learning, he could accomplish many technical feats in this era that was about to descend into chaos.
Perhaps it would be helpful for his own survival and the anti-Japanese resistance.
So, after Zhou Wenhua acquired this special system ability,
he was no longer in a hurry to attend to his father Zhou Jiawei’s business. Instead, he intended to immediately try out the system’s accompanying ability to see how it operated.
Thus, he immediately went to his father’s study and took out a book he had accidentally seen after transmigrating.
This book was 【Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering【, the 1931 edition.
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is a discipline that specializes in cultivating advanced engineering and technical talent engaged in the design, research, production, manufacturing, and inspection of ships, underwater vehicles, and various marine structures.
This discipline primarily involves learning the fundamental theories and basic knowledge of physics, mathematics, mechanics, ships, and marine engineering principles,
enabling individuals to master the design methods for ships and marine structures, as well as possess technical skills such as shipbuilding blueprinting.
In his previous life, Zhou Wenhua had a natural inclination to research how to build ships and high-tech products like aircraft carriers.
Of course, this was just his personal hobby, but he lacked the strength and ability to research these things. Moreover, these were national-level military research projects.
He was not involved in the business of military enterprises, nor was he a member of national defense personnel, so he could only satisfy his hobby by reading books, watching videos, and perusing various documents.
However, now that he had transmigrated into “Snow Leopard,” perhaps he would have the opportunity to build his own warships and ships for the anti-Japanese resistance.
Furthermore, according to his current memories, his current father, Zhou Jiawei, truly had a friend who had participated in the engineering of the warship “Minquan” at the Jiangnan Shipyard, which was under the National Army Navy Department.
The construction of this ship was primarily driven by the Navy Department’s desire to continuously maintain the belief in building new ships, and it was only through fundraising that they had the financial means to complete its construction.
At that time, Director Chen, the Vice Minister of the Navy Department, along with many naval officers, had contributed financially, and some warships were also sold to fund the construction of new ships.
During the launching ceremony, the Mayor of Shanghai, Minister He, Vice Minister Chen of the Navy Department, guests from all walks of life, naval personnel, and high-ranking generals all attended the launching ceremony of the warship “Minquan.”
The event even made headlines in major newspapers, including naval publications.
In short, the newly launched and freshly painted Minquan, after completing the assembly of boilers, steam engines, and various other outfitting components at the Jiangnan Shipyard, began its first trial voyage on January 25, 1930, with Staff Officer Zheng of the First Fleet Headquarters serving as captain.
Therefore, as soon as Zhou Wenhua accessed this segment of memory related to his current body,
his interest and fondness for learning 【Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering【 became even more profound.
He even strongly wished for an opportunity to see and meet the friend of his current father who worked as a shipbuilding engineer at the Jiangnan Shipyard.
His name was Chen Ziting.
This was a relatively unfamiliar name; Zhou Wenhua had never heard of such a person in his previous life.
【Ding… Congratulations on reading the latest 1931 edition of 【Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering【, comprehending 10% of its essence, and permanently storing the book’s knowledge into the memory system! Level: Rookie Newbie!【
【The main course content of this book includes Theoretical Mechanics, Material Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Structural Mechanics, and Ship Principles.【
【Please continue to study hard, host, to lay a solid foundation for becoming an entry-level user as soon as possible!【
Just as Zhou Wenhua was momentarily distracted, the system prompt in his mind sounded again as he reread 【Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering【,
continuously issuing prompts.
“Good! It’s truly great!”
“This system ability is too amazing. With such a magical system ability, it’s hard for me not to become a top student!”
After Zhou Wenhua finished testing the system’s accompanying ability, he spoke excitedly and happily again.
So, after finishing his excitement and jubilation,
he found a chair in the study and sat down to continue studying this 1931 edition of 【Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering【.
Although this book could not be compared to the new scientific and manufacturing technologies contained in later editions of 【Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering【,
it was still very beneficial to Zhou Wenhua.
At the very least, it provided an initial understanding of the shipbuilding techniques and processes of this era, including the selection of raw materials and the shipbuilding methods of the time.
Just as Zhou Wenhua was engrossed in his reading and studying,
“Not good! Fourth Young Master!”
“Master’s match factory has a problem; the workers are fighting!”
Butler Liu Xing, with a panicked expression, rushed into the study to report to him.
“Hmm?”
“Workers at the match factory are fighting?”
“Why did they suddenly start fighting?”
Hearing this, Zhou Wenhua snapped back to attention and retorted to the panting butler Liu Xing who had rushed into the study.
At this moment, butler Liu Xing was trying to catch his breath and couldn’t answer Zhou Wenhua’s inquiry immediately, his breathing still rapid.
At this time, Butler Liu Xing was catching his breath and couldn’t immediately answer Zhou Wenhua’s inquiry, his breathing rapid.
