Chapter 86: Standing in line is not only a demand (2)
The famous British designer William 61 White was also on the Grand Fleet, and he was not angry in the face of the demonstrative voyage of the Chinese Navy. Not only was he not angry, but Master William 61 White couldn't help but cheer. This made a group of British colleagues around him, who had been dumbfounded, cast puzzled and even disgusted glances at him.
However, the master did not notice this at all, Master William 61 White was so passionate about the shipbuilding industry, and in the eyes of others, he was probably a formidable opponent. But what the master saw in his eyes was the extreme scenery that human beings could achieve in building ships.
For countless days and nights, the master pondered and meditated for various parameters and designs. He often doubted himself, wondering if his design had exceeded the limits of what the ship could reach. When arguing, when discussing, and even when he had to appeal, the master was a little weak-minded. Now the Chinese warship proves that these are by no means utopian, but achievable facts. All doubts about himself were gone, and Master William 61 White felt that he had been completely liberated. The Navy has not reached the top, but has only reached a bottleneck. Once this bottleneck can be broken, there will be an unprecedented amount of space to move forward.
At this time, the French and Italian navies again came into the master's sight. In the eyes of the well-trained naval personnel, the French and Italian moves were not made to meet the Chinese fleet. They are simply ceding the surface space of the sea to the Chinese Navy for full representation. But in the eyes of Master William 61 White, this has a completely different appearance.
After all, the Italian navy is original, and although it has many shortcomings compared to the Chinese navy, it shows something that is the crystallization of human ingenuity. That alone is enough to commend. But the warships of the French Navy have nothing to praise at all. This navy was built entirely to catch up with the British navy, and presented to the world only the kind of shoddy workmanship peculiar to inferior copyists. Compared with the Chinese warships that were galloping to their heart's content, Master William 61 White only felt that it was a sin to build such a warship.
Not only did he not bother to comment, Master William 61 White did not even bother to look at the French fleet again, he turned around and went straight to the command of the British Navy on the ship. At this time, there was a situation of low pressure in the headquarters, no one spoke, no one wanted to speak. The Royal Navy of the British Empire, which had come to show off its might, put a better opponent on display. The emotions brought about by this gap are difficult to heal.
Seeing Master William 61 White come in with a little joy, many people felt that his mood and the current situation were really too unpleasant. But everyone was in a low mood, and no one wanted to come out and scold them. Master William 61 White walked up to the Admiral in a few steps and excitedly suggested, "Your Excellency, I ask you to invite the Chinese Navy to visit Britain. I ask you to arrange for me to visit the Chinese warship. ”
That euphoria was untimely, but Master William's 61 White request was very reasonable, and there was a real sense of progress. The Secretary of the Admiral felt that if an engineer of the rank of Master William 61 White could be allowed to take a closer look at the Chinese warships, it would certainly have a great effect on the British shipbuilding industry. However, the possibility of such a thing is very small, and the Chinese are here to demonstrate, not to cooperate with the British. The British Admiralty Secretary really couldn't find a reason for China to share the technology of pressing the bottom of the box with the British.
However, in the face of such a serious and reasonable request, the British Admiralty reluctantly bred up his spirits and replied: "Believe me, Mr. White, I will do my best to fulfill your request." ”
After saying this, the British Admiralty Secretary suddenly remembered another group of people on the ship, besides the naval and shipbuilding engineers, and that group of people were damned journalists. The purpose of bringing them on board was to hope that the journalists would be able to publicize the might of the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy of the British Empire and the overwhelming superiority of the Grand Fleet over the European countries. But what the reporters never expected was to see the might of the Chinese fleet and the overwhelming superiority of the Chinese fleet in the face of the same number of British fleets.
After the first move, Master William 61 White was gone, and the Admiralty Chancellor said to his subordinates: "I would like to ask the newspaper reporters not to disclose this information on the grounds of military secrecy." ”
The Royal Navy personnel were very much in favor of this suggestion, but what did they say after the public information was made public? "Fifty new Chinese warships can destroy the Royal Navy of the British Empire after they sail to Europe?" Or is it "the Royal Navy is a man with its tail between its legs in the Indian Ocean?" Head in the crotch of the officer? ”
No matter what pleasing scenery the world saw to him, the world was gray in the eyes of the Royal Navy. Under the command of the wireless communication equipment that God knows how to operate, the warships that could travel 120 nautical miles in six hours suddenly came out of the front and rear of the British Grand Fleet, or God knows what direction, according to the orders of the Great Emperor Wei Ze, who was thousands of miles away in China. That kind of future really doesn't make British Navy men optimistic.
If there is another group of damned journalists fanning the flames of British society at this time, ...... days will not be over.
Seeing that all the naval officers fully agreed with his opinion, the Admiral Chancellor ordered: "Let the commander do this." ”
The fleet commander frowned slightly, he didn't expect that there was such a backhand buried in the question of the Minister of the Navy. While it was perfectly correct to ban journalists from "talking nonsense" on the basis of military secrets, the problem was that the people who did the work would undoubtedly be besieged by the same group of journalists. These newspaper people are like mad dogs, they have to create news when there is no news. Now that they are forced to shut up, the people who do it will definitely be attacked by this group of reporters.
Throwing the tricky matter to his subordinates, the Minister of the Navy immediately changed the subject, and his voice was sonorous, "The first thing is to obtain China's communication technology." No matter what method is used, at what cost. The British Empire had to acquire this technology in the shortest possible time. We must not be left behind! ”
Indeed, the Admiralt's opinion is correct, and although those who hold office will always face great difficulties, it must also be admitted that he is correct. A kind of naval personnel did not say a word, but listened quietly. The commander of the Navy is already in front of the pearl and is going to impeach the reporter. No one wants to be "blue-eyed" by the Minister of the Navy because of his statement.
"The second thing is that we need to cooperate more with China. We need to let the Chinese know that it can be extremely immoral and dangerous to inspire war in the world. "The Admiralty expresses a stern and righteous opinion.