"Lord Xu, the Spaniards have finally agreed to our amendment agreement. It was agreed to give national treatment to personnel in the Beiyang system in the Philippines, and at the same time allowed Beiyang businessmen to open mines and set up factories in the Philippines. Yang Yonglin walked into Xu Jie's house with a telegram and said.

"The Spaniards eventually succumbed." Xu Jie said with a smile. "However, Lord Yang, you will have to work hard in the next few years, and it is up to you whether you can temporarily limit the sphere of influence of the United States to North America." Xu Jie said with a serious expression.

"Yang will do his best to live up to his mission." Yang Yonglin said.

"In addition to helping the Spanish Navy, there is another important thing that Lord Yang needs to do." Xu Jie nodded and continued: "Pay attention to the progress of European naval technology, and send the most advanced European technology trends back to China as much as possible, in this regard, Yan Boxun will stay in Europe and work with you, he is an expert in warship design, you only need to be responsible for data collection, and leave technical problems to him." ”

"Yang should cooperate with Mr. Yan to handle this matter." Yang Yonglin said.

"That's the best...... If Lord Yang can do these two things well, I, Xu, thank Lord Yang on behalf of Beiyang. Xu Jie said solemnly. Lord Yang, if it's convenient, please let Yan Boxun come to my house. ”。 …。

Half an hour later, Yan Boxun, the first warship designer who was pulled into Beiyang by Xu Jie, finally appeared in front of Xu Jie with a big grin. "Boss, what's the good thing that reminds me?" Someone picked up a wine glass on Xu Jie's table out of nowhere and poured himself a glass of red wine.

"Why does it smell weird?" Just one bite. Yan Boxun found the problem.

"That bottle of wine has been open for 5 days, just for you." Xu Jie laughed.

"Boss, if you don't want me anymore, just dismiss me, you can't kill people." Yan Boxun said with a peculiar expression.

"Since you entered this door, you have done a good job, you are the future leader of the Beiyang Design Bureau. If you don't do a good job, I will send you to burn the boiler on the battleship of the Beiyang Naval Division. But it will certainly not let you go. Unless the place you're going to be is a cemetery! Xu Jie said jokingly.

"MYGOD, I SIGNED A CONTRACT, NOT A DEED OF SALE!" Yan Boxun said with a sad face.

"Alright, that's the end of the. Now let's get down to business. Xu Jie said solemnly. Do you want to be famous? Xu Jie asked.

"Of course I want to, I always dream of being famous, how good it is to be famous, if you are famous, you will be rich, and if you are rich, you will have a girl......." Yan Boxun immediately started running the train..........

"Y also crossed over." Xu Jie scolded in his heart. "Hurry up and stop, if you change the subject, then this opportunity to become famous will be given to Vittorio."

"Vittorio? He's already famous, so leave it to me. Yan Boxun saw that Xu Jie's face had developed towards Tie Qing, and immediately said: "Boss, tell me, what do you say, what do I do." ”

"First. Focus on the power systems of ships in European countries. In particular, pay attention to the progress of steam turbines in various countries, and if my speculation is correct, next year there will be a small warship officially equipped with steam turbines as power. Xu Jie said.

"This thing has obvious advantages in efficiency and work-to-weight ratio compared to vertical steam engines, but it doesn't seem to be stable. But it was rarely used on battleships. And the price is also relatively expensive, why not continue to use the 4-cylinder three-expansion steam engine? It's a great thing to use. Yan Boxun asked.

"It's very easy to use, right, then you can design me a battleship with no less protection than the PISA, the main gun is 6 8-inch guns, and the speed is about 24 knots." Xu Jie said.

"Boss. This is basically impossible, the British powerhouse class has a plan for a dome armor design, but this thing is equipped with 24 boilers, and it only reaches 23 knots when using the dome armor, and it was rejected because of excessive consumption and low cost performance (this is the historical power, but the plane is gone~~). Yan Boxun said seriously with a wink. It's not because the horsepower can't go up, but because the powertrain is too inefficient, and if you want to increase the speed even further, ....... Speaking of which, Yan Boxun finally understood Xu Jie's purpose! …………。

"Got it? The second point is to design a giant ship according to this diagram, the key is to solve the stability problem of the battleship caused by the knapsack turret, as well as the specific construction plan. As he spoke, Xu Jie took out a drawing, and the battleship on it was a battleship with a head-to-tail knapsack, which Xu Jie made based on the king's line drawing from memory, but he gave a turret in the middle.

"Holy. This ship is mighty. But Boss, you're not right, it feels a bit like copying the design of my original 8 10-inch guns, but it's just changed. Yan Boxun smacked his lips and said.

"However, it's not a change, it's a big change! The problem of too much space occupied by the artillery layout was solved by carrying it...... More weight can be left for other systems, but then the center of gravity is shifted upwards and stability becomes an issue. Seeing that Xu Jie was about to go crazy, Yan Boxun immediately changed his words.

"That's the problem you're going to solve, work well with the Italians, bring this drawing to life, and you'll be famous." Xu Jie said funny. "By the way, by the way, write my name in the manuscript, I want to be more famous."

"Boss, it's not right for you to do this." Yan Boxun wailed ..........

"Okay, now let's talk about the third question, that is, fire control equipment, to put it bluntly, how to make artillery more accurate, do you have any research on artillery skills?" Xu Jie asked.

"So-so." Yan Boxun said with a wink.

"I hope you can study this issue with Yang Yonglin, who stayed in Spain, and those artillery experts in the German Army. I can only give you two reminders, the first one is to ensure the ranging of the target and the accuracy of the side. The second point is to observe the position of the bomb point and the target, and make full use of the test launch. Xu Jie thought about it and said. The third is to analyze the trajectory of the opponent's warship through observation and mapping. ”

"Boss, this is a 3-point reminder." Yan Boxun touched his head and said.

"Finally, there's one more thing you need to pay attention to. The problem of adding a quilt cap to the warhead of an armor-piercing projectile. And how to ensure that the inside charge of the armor-piercing projectile is stable enough so that it does not explode prematurely. You can try using TNT as a charge, you can try adding cushioning wood between the charge and the wall, or even increase the strength of the projectile, well, okay, that's all. After Xu Jie finished explaining the last thing, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Boss, I have one last question." Yan Boxun said..........

"Say it." Xu Jie glanced at the other party and said angrily.

"Are you sure I'm going to get fame and fortune?" Yan Boxun said quite seriously.

Thanks to the book friend Shan Qingying and Gneisenau for the tip~~~. There's one more tonight!! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )。