On September 12, 1889, Keelung Harbor, a slender warship came at high speed from the distant sea level, as the outline of the battleship gradually became clear, the crowd that had been waiting on the shore gradually stirred, people's enthusiasm gradually warmed up with the approach of the battleship, in 1884, the French Far East Fleet showed off its might outside Keelung Harbor and left a deep impression on the Taiwanese, only a few warships, under the command of the commander of the French Far East Fleet, destroyed the Keelung battery with fierce naval guns. Subsequently, Liu Mingchuan and others had to lead the troops to start a war of resistance in the interior of Taiwan, although they finally won the victory, but the situation of letting others kick open the door casually still made many Taiwanese people unforgettable. Even Liu Mingchuan planned to form a fleet of cruisers for Taiwan to protect this isolated island, but for various reasons, this plan was not realized, and today, as the latest patrol clipper of the Beiyang Fleet, it has made a special trip to patrol Taiwan, and will allow Taiwan's officials and gentry representatives to board the ship to visit. Although this act of goodwill is unattainable for the vast majority of ordinary people. However, it did not prevent everyone from standing on the shore with great enthusiasm to watch this cutting-edge warship of the Beiyang Sea. For the simple Taiwanese people, even if they can take a closer look...... The heart will also be very satisfied. As a result, the entire Keelung Harbor people were intoxicated with the power of Zhiyuan, but there was one person who seemed to be ..........

A tall man. The young man with a white face and a suit just pouted, and then said to himself with a slightly unscrupulous sneer: "The so-called Beiyang Gancheng, is it all this kind of goods?" Then he prepared to leave. But just as he was about to leave, a large hand pressed on his shoulder.

"Friend, be careful when you speak." Although the language of the visitor was calm, there was a hint of anger in his tone. And the strength of the calloused hand also made this young man, who was still mocking just now, feel that Yali Mountain is big. At least if you really move your hands, this buddy who is angry with a book at first glance is obviously not the opponent of any master.

"Brother Zhengqing, it's just young and frivolous, forget it." Xu Jie said with a smile.

"Who said I was a child, sir, I am a decent ship designer in the United States, if you want to talk about warships and ships, what are you?" The young man looked at the person who had just been persuaded and said dissatisfiedly with someone of his own age.

"What's your name?" Xu Jie asked with a smile.

"Yan Boxun. Working as a designer at the Seattle shipyard in the United States, do you know where Seattle is? Saying this, Yan Boxun had a mocking expression on his face.

"Looks like we're still walking together." Xu Jie smiled kindly.........

"From the Fuzhou Shipyard Bureau?" Yan Boxun swept the fake braid on the back of Xu Jie's head and said.

"I am also a Chinese who has returned from overseas. But now I'm just working on an errand in Beiyang. Xu Jie said.

"Where is my brother?" Don't say it, Yan Boxun is really a little familiar, and when he heard that the other party was also an overseas Chinese designer, he immediately came to the spirit.

"Italy." Xu Jie said vaguely.

"Italy? Who has heard of a Chinese designer named Xu Jie? Yan Boxun's eyes flashed with excitement.

"I know, it's Xu Jie from the ** Design Bureau, right? I know him well. Why are you looking for him? Xu Jie said with a smile.

"It is said that this person is now in the Qing Dynasty. Brother, you can introduce me, and I'll give you this number. Yan Boxun stretched out three fingers and shook them.

"£300?" Xu Jie asked pretendedly.

"Ugh." Yan Boxun's face suddenly turned pale. "Why don't you go and grab it?" It took a long time for my fingers to tremble before I squeezed out these words.

"Isn't it just £300? We settle in pounds. Xu Jie almost burst out laughing. And Deng Shichang and Zhang Peilun had already turned their faces away and laughed secretly.

"Who are you fooling? Italy uses the lira. Yan Boxun glanced at Xu Jie ..........

"You still don't believe it." Xu Jie didn't say a word, took out a check from his pocket, and wrote something on it. Then he shook Yan Boxun's eyes and said, "Isn't it just 300 pounds?" Give me a reason for you to see him, and the money will be yours. ”

"If you add a zero to the end, I'll show you something." Yan Boxun smiled.

"What is worth £3,000?" Xu Jie couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Tu Lao Hat, this thing is really worth 3,000 pounds, if you are sincere, I can show you the sketch first, and if you think you can, we will talk in detail." Yan Boxun said proudly. …。

"Okay. Isn't it just £3,000? Xu Jie frowned, directly put away the 300 pound check, and then wrote another 3,000 pound check in front of someone. It's ok now? ”

"Jishi, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Peilun on the side hurriedly asked.

"It's okay, it's just fun." Xu Jie pretended to be relaxed and said, although Xu Jie was rich, it was far from the extent that he didn't care about 3,000 pounds at all. However, Xu Jie's intuition told him that this person is not simple!!

"Ugh." In Yan Boxun's eyes, Xu Jie rose directly from the old hat to the rich man!! "Let's go...... Go to the place where I am stationed to inspect the goods" After being stunned for a while, Yan Boxun gritted his teeth and said..........

"We're going to the inn, don't waste time with this kid." Deng Shichang said impatiently.

"I don't care about that moment, maybe we can pick up a treasure." Xu Jie smiled mysteriously. So the group was led by Yan Boxun to the place where he lived, and then he took out two rolls of white paper from a cabinet and spread them on the table that had been vacated.

"What is this?" When Xu Jie saw the battleship line map on the first map. I almost shouted: "You Y can't be crossed, right?" I saw that on this slender battleship, these 4 terrace main guns were arranged in the central axis, if you didn't look carefully, Xu Jie almost thought that this was a certain drawing ship during the 2nd war. However, if you take a closer look, this ship still maintains the angle of attack of the battleship at that time, the basic ship type and superstructure still do not get rid of the frame of the battleship design at that time, and these 4 8 guns are not the backpack design commonly used in later generations, just tiled. So judging by these factors. The person who designed this thing is definitely not a traversal like him. But the idea is avant-garde enough.

"How? Not bad, right? Looking at Xu Jie's reaction, Yan Boxun said proudly.

"It's a great idea, but it still needs to be polished." After carefully looking at the data below, Xu Jie shook his head lightly and said. "Styx-class high-speed ironclad ship, 132 meters long, 17 meters wide, 6 meters draft, and 6 meters freestring. Displacement 8867 tons, speed 20 knots. 8 10-INCH 35X ARMSTRONG GUNS, 12 76MM GUNS, AND 50MM OF BOW AND TAIL ARMOR. THE MAIN ARMOR BELT 200MM. MAIN GUN GUN SHIELD 200MM. ”。 …