Chapter 1064: Taoguang's Discussion

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Lin Yiqing came to the flybridge of "Dingyuan". Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。ｉｎｆｏ

There are 2 ladders leading to the first and last floors of the "Dingyuan" flybridge, and there are compasses and car bells installed in the open air on the flybridge deck, and navigation lights on the left red and right green are installed at the wings of the two wings of the flybridge. In the middle of the flybridge there is an oval opening, which is the entrance to the conning tower from the flybridge, and at the back of the flybridge there is a small wooden house with several sets of large drawers in the signal flag box. This is the command hub of the "Dingyuan" class ironclad ship.

Matching with it, a bucket-shaped mast is arranged in the lower part of the foremast adjacent to the flybridge deck, called the lookout, and one searchlight with 0 candles and 20,000 candles with illumination is installed, and there are officers and soldiers on duty who are specially responsible for observation and lookout tasks; In addition, there is a spare command system near the rear mast of the "Dingyuan" class ironclad ship, an open-air command platform equipped with a standard compass, and a manpower steering wheel set connected by three wheel wheels with a diameter of 2 meters nearby.

The living quarters of the "Dingyuan" class ironclad ships are mainly concentrated on the first level below the main deck, referred to as the next deck. At the bow of the next deck is a large Western-style military hospital, equipped with operating tables, beds and other facilities. Between the military hospital and the ironclad fort, there are functional cabins such as kitchens, confinement rooms, and guard rooms. After entering the ironclad fort area, you will first see 6 large hatches on the floor, and below is the ammunition depot of the whole ship, from which the ammunition is lifted out and transported to the gun emplacements of the whole ship, and with it, there are rails and sky cranes on the ceiling of the next deck for lifting and transporting ammunition. Past the exit of the ammunition compartment, there are 2 giant crankshaft rocker arms, which dozens of sailors will turn to drive the 4 305mm cannons above the deck. Further back, the entire area was filled with chimney shafts and a generator room (the generator room was equipped with three generators and was very large), and the bathrooms of the officers and soldiers were scattered in the middle. Walking through this area, you will exit the ironclad fort and enter the stern, which is the living quarters of the officers, following the tradition of the sailing era. In the center of this area are two officers' dining halls, which are places for officers to eat, meet, and entertain, with pianos, wine cabinets, and dining tables, where military meetings were held before naval battles. Outside the conference room, the officers' quarters were distributed on both sides, and the European-style bronze plaques on the doors indicated the functions of the cabins. The entire space at the back of the warship belongs to the captain, including the captain's office, bedroom, bathroom, personal reception room, etc., and the entire area is extremely luxuriously decorated. Compared with the officers, the living space of ordinary sailors is much more pitiful, they do not have a special place to rest, they eat, sleep, and work in the same place. In order to meet the needs of life when sailing at sea, the "Dingyuan" class ironclad ship is equipped with 20 fresh water furnaces in the cabin, and the fresh water produced by the seawater desalination machine can supply more than 300 people on the ship every day.

The "Dingyuan" class ironclad ships have concentrated powerful firepower and protection, and have attracted the attention of all countries in the world when they were completed. Although the design is not perfect, like all warships in the exploration period, it is a fairly advanced warship of the first class in terms of the current state of technology. In order to build this class of ironclad ships, the shipmaster has made great efforts in selecting the mother type, negotiating and signing contracts, and ensuring the quality of construction, and has sent skilled workers to practice for future repairs and maintenance of warships to make technical reserves, and finally sent naval officers to supervise and practice to ensure that this class of ironclad ships can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. The success of this tremendous effort to develop the navy was praised by the world and also established the position of the shipyard in the imperial court of the Qianguo State.

"Han Peng, this ironclad ship you designed is really good!" Li Shaoquan's voice came from behind Lin Yiqing.

"Hehe, Brother Zhang Tong is too famous, I'm just putting forward a rough idea." Lin Yiqing rarely felt a fever on his face, "The specific design is the high-footed Chen Wei of Master Barnabey, the director of the British Navy's shipbuilding. Lin Yiqing took the opportunity to introduce Chen Wei to Li Shaoquan.

Chen Wei stepped forward and gave Li Shaoquan a Western-style military salute, Li Shaoquan looked at Chen Wei, his eyes were full of appreciation.

"Sure enough, it was a famous teacher who came out of a high apprentice and designed such a first-class ironclad ship on the earth for my great cadre, he is really young and promising!"

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Governor, Qianguo is also my motherland." Chen Wei replied in fluent Qianguo official dialect.

"He also has a teacher of Qianguo, who is Guo Yunxian Guo." Lin Yiqing said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Yiqing say that Chen Wei was Guo Yunxian's student, Li Shaoquan was even more surprised.

"I didn't expect Songtao to accept such a good student, I didn't even know at all." Li Shaoquan exclaimed, and couldn't help but step forward and grab Chen Wei's hand.

He noticed that the hands, although well maintained, were strong and powerful, with a number of minor scars, indicating that they were real military hands.

Seeing Li Shaoquan's incomparable love for talent, Lin Yiqing saw it in his eyes and couldn't help nodding secretly.

Koukou

Koukoukou (To be continued.) )

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