Chapter 0290 - Using aircraft carriers as a standard
At night, the sea breeze gets colder.
The three yachts are connected in a row with iron hooks, making it easy for everyone to go back and forth.
On the 'King Charlie' in the middle, Li Zitao is performing authentic Chinese grilled fish.
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The oil stars splashed, and the fish meat cut into long strips was grilled to a pale yellow color, and it looked beautiful.
The aroma of fish was wafting, and the tired girls lay on the deck, waiting for Charlie Lee to buy the grilled fish fillet.
"Alright, let's try it. Li Zitao put the six pieces of fish and meat side by side on a plate and asked the girls to pass on the tasting.
"Oh yes, this tastes amazing. The girls who had eaten looked at him with surprise on their faces.
"You can't do that, even though Charlie is rich, but he likes honest girls. Lawrence smacked a piece of fish in disbelief and put it to his mouth and bit it open.
"Charlie, you should be a chef, oh Maiga, it's a loss for the culinary world, they're delicious. ”
Lawrence was even more exaggerated, making the girls laugh.
Li Zitao tasted it himself, and the taste was not bad, the fish pieces were simply marinated with white wine and spices, and the sea salt taste of the fish itself was very fresh.
However, he seems to have been grilled a little, and foreigners prefer the taste of fish juice.
"I'm going to show you a fish belly. Holding a dagger-sized sliced fish knife with a thinner blade, Li Zitao swung quickly on the hanging half of the fish.
The transparent, two-finger-wide fillets of fish fell on the plate like snowflakes, which really stunned everyone.
"Taste it. "Soy sauce, true additive-free brewing, absolutely authentic.
Add two drops of brandy and lemon juice to it, it won't be so particular, pick up a slice with your hand, use the corner to dip a little in the dipping sauce, and put it in your mouth.
It's delicious, don't let him bake it more deliciously.
Tender, Q-bomb, juicy
Li Zitao, who had aroused his appetite, was interested, and jumped into the water despite everyone's obstruction, searching for his lobsters and crabs.
In the end, he really found two king crabs, and even the crab legs were almost 80cm long.
Six 40~60cm long, also known as Florida lobsters, and shells larger than a palm.
A feast of sea and sky, and finally turned into a seafood feast, which did not end until the early hours of the morning.
In the cabin on the lower deck, on the sofa, the girls lay casually.
There are also some cabins that go to the ground floor, hehehe
Swimming, diving, sea fishing, sunbathing, life is leisurely and free without worrying about anything.
Happy times always go by quickly.
Unconsciously, the scheduled 5-day sea day was extended to 7 days, and everyone reluctantly returned to the dock.
"Charlie, I heard you're collecting pocket watches?" On the way back, the three of them lay lazily on the upper deck, chatting casually.
"Personal hobby, what news do you have?" Whether it is playing with a watch or playing with a watch, it is a hobby for Li Zitao.
For example, on this sea trip, he received a 'Ava' exquisite watch.
"Han Harrison, have you ever heard of that name?" asked Lawrence.
"Nope. "Li Zitao really doesn't know.
It was the first HNA precision chronograph pendulum clock he designed, the first nautical precision chronograph pocket watch, and the pendulum clock is still in the collection of the Royal Observatory of Country Y. ”
"Are they interested in selling?" Li Zitao sat up.
"The historical significance and commemorative value of that pendulum clock cannot be measured by money. Lawrence said, rolling his eyes.
If you don't sell it, then talk about a chicken!
Li Zitao lay down again in anticipation, and heard him continue: "But the first HNA pocket watch marked as H4 and made by him is here with me." ”
"How much, I want it. Li Zitao didn't hesitate.
The commemorative value of this thing is really immeasurable, according to Li Zitao's estimate, this watch put down the 21st century, and sold enough to replace a set of courtyards.
History first, by the history of the famous craftsman, handmade, and the world is the only one, no semicolon.
According to Lawrence, this marine watch has been able to throw time accurately by 1 second per day so far.
200,000 US dollars, Li Zitao found clothes on the spot and handed him the check.
"From now on, I want all the watches that are commemorative. Li Zitao wrote a check, and did not forget to tell his two friends about his enthusiasm for playing watches.
"I knew that the Mellon family had a watch like no other. Lawrence winked his eyes triumphantly.
"For the next party, I've got it. Li Zitao resisted the urge to beat him violently.
The surprise was enormous, Breguet, number 160.
Custom-made in 1783 by Queen Mary of the Kingdom of F, a self-winding Perpétuelle watch with a date display.
It took 44 years to complete, and each process represents a legend, with a total of 37 master craftsmen involved.
"There is no better pocket watch in the world. Lawrence smiled treacherously, and he succeeded in piking Li Zitao's interest.
But one thing he 'forgot' was that the watch was a treasure of the Mellon family, and it wasn't so easy to get his hands on.
Li Zitao, who was pondering and struggling at sea, how to get it in his hands, knowingly and selectively forgot about its existence after going ashore.
As one of the family's most important collections, it is impossible for him to sell them.
It's better to wait for the opportunity to talk about it, for example, give Lawrence a big gift at the wedding that he can't refuse, and then leave the problem to him to solve.
Lawrence, who had just pitted Li Zitao, didn't know that the other party was planning how to move this pit to his feet at this moment.
After playing and playing, of course, the next step was to do something formal, and the three of them went to visit the Lee C Astor shipyard together.
The dockyard looks even larger and more complex than the Brown shipyard where the Queen Mary is being built.
"The original design of the dockyard was built to the specifications of the aircraft carrier. Jonathan's eyes were full of ambition.
Since 1918, country Y first proposed the concept of aircraft carriers and began to build the Athletic God, after the RB's Fengxiang was launched first.
The whole world started a competition for the construction of aircraft carriers, and then put forward the aircraft carrier formation to enter a vigorous military competition.
In 1925, the U.S. Navy's first-class fleet attack aircraft carrier, converted from a battle cruiser.
They were the launch of the USS CV-3 Saratoga on April 7.
On October 3, the USS CV-2 Lexington, the first ship of the same class, was launched.
"Because of the Washington Naval Treaty signed by various countries, the navy currently has only 69,000 tons left to be used to build new aircraft carriers.
When the Great Depression came, Congress had been cutting military spending to ease the pressure on the domestic economy, but it seemed that it would not be needed in the short term. ”
Lawrence calmly analyzed on the side, although it could not produce benefits for the time being, Jonathan's positioning of the dockyard was still affirmed.
The future is the world of aircraft carriers, and anyone who knows something about military affairs can see the independent operation, maneuverability, and powerful strike power of aircraft carriers.
And in this era, no one understands the importance of future aircraft carriers better than Li Zitao.
"The study of aircraft carriers was carried out in advance, regardless of investment and cost. "Technical reserves are the most valuable asset, and Lady Luck will only favor the lucky ones who are prepared.