Xu Lang got up and greeted him, and Ye Sun's whole family stood in the courtyard: "Old Ye, you also have a good New Year, I wish your whole family good luck and health." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Come on, we just made dumplings, let's come in and eat some together." Zhao Zhiruo saw that Sun Jiayi was also standing in the yard with the child in her arms, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.

"No, no." Ye Sun Quan waved his hand again and again, "If you want to go to another house to pay New Year's greetings, you won't bother Master Xu." ”

Xu Lang knew that Ye Sunquan was still a member of the presidium of the Federation of Associations, and he was also a well-known figure in Yulin Bay, and there were many homes to visit, so he didn't keep it anymore, so he brought out a few glasses of wine: "Old Ye, I don't force it, let's drink this glass of wine, even if it's a New Year's greeting to each other." ”

Shi Xianyang took the wine and asked, "Ye Yan, Ye Zhan, where are you going to pay New Year's greetings?" ”

"Judge Huishi." Ye Yan replied, "I still have to go to some patrol houses to have a look, and the second child will also go to the barracks to see his soldiers." ”

"Ye Zhan, you're going to the barracks?" Zhang Hai asked Xu Lang a little strangely, "Did the Military Commission arrange it, why didn't I receive the notice." ”

"Sir, this is not arranged by the Military Commission." Ye Zhan said, "This year, except for those on duty, all of the Military Commission will go home on vacation. Because of the habit of so many years, I usually go to the army in the first year of junior high school. ”

"You kid, okay." Zhang Hai boasted, "After the New Year, when you become the commander of your lieutenant colonel, you will definitely be able to lead your regiment well." ”

The Spring Festival passed so lively. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, according to the custom, the new year's crossing meeting should be held on this day. However, the committee and the military commission jointly decided to postpone it by one day, because all the members of the two committees, all the bureau chiefs, directors, and senior officers had all come to Qiu Peng's shipyard, and the renovation of the Donghai Pearl was nearing completion.

A large crowd bustled through the docks, and after being inspected by the sentinels at the gate, they entered the dock.

"Qiu Peng, you're almost catching up with Shen Daxing's arsenal." Zeng Guangxian shouted as he walked, "We, the people of the Admiralty, are also so strictly inspected. ”

"No distinction between the other." Qiu Peng turned his head at the front of the team and shouted, "Don't talk about you, aren't Chairman Zhang and I also subject to strict inspection, the rules are the rules." ”

"Qiu Peng, let Chairman Zhang send you a medal." Sun Tianhao shouted again, "Your secrecy work is very good. ”

"It's useless to just keep it secret, you have to show results." Qiu Peng smiled, "I haven't had a day off for months, and my life is about to be on the line for this ship." ”

"Is it that serious, don't say it so scary." Zhang Guodong walked beside Qiu Peng, "You were a workaholic when you were still the first mate on the Pearl, and your temper has not changed until now. ”

"Chairman Zhang." Qiu Peng suddenly stopped, "I have too deep feelings for the Pearl, I worked on the ship for 6 years in my last life, and now I can see it every day, so I hope to personally transform it into the current Far East, no, it should be said that the world's first warship." ”

Zhang Guodong smiled and patted Qiu Peng: "Go and see your first battleship." ”

Everyone came to the Pearl with a smile, and Qiu Peng took everyone to introduce while walking: "Now the functional division and facility transformation of each part have been completed, and all gun positions and power positions have been reserved. We have retained the original power, and now we are waiting for Shen Daxing to send the steam engine and cannon over, and we can test it after installation. ”

"Qiu Peng, tell me about the performance and firepower of the Pearl." Zeng Guangxian, who is about to concurrently serve as the captain of the Pearl, is still very concerned about this issue.

"The transformation of the Pearl is basically in accordance with the standards of the Jiyuan during the First Sino-Japanese Period." Qiu Peng introduced to the traversers, "The normal coal carrying capacity is 240 tons, and the maximum is 300 tons. The power is two steam engines, four coal-fired boilers. If it is completely powered by steam, it can reach a speed of 8 knots, and theoretically a maximum speed of 10 knots, with a cruising range of 2,000 nautical miles. At the same time, we have retained the original powertrain, which can reach a combined range of 4,000 to 5,000 nautical miles if fully loaded with diesel. In other words, we can drive directly to Australia. ”

"How's its firepower output?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

"Because we've added a steam system and the crew quota has increased dramatically compared to before, there's less room for artillery." Qiu Peng continued, "But Shen Daxing has already patted his chest and promised to provide 24-pounder guns and 32-pounder guns, and we have reduced the original configuration of 48 cannons, and equipped 32 24-pounder guns and 6 32-pounder guns, a total of 38 guns. ”

"It's only 38 guns, why are there so few." Luan Xu shouted in the crowd, "I thought I had to install 100 doors." ”

"Hahahaha." Everyone laughed, "You think this is a sail battleship?" ”

"Don't look at the lack of artillery." Shen Daxing said loudly, "My 24-pounder cannon can hit 3,000 meters, and no one can compare to it in this era." ”

"Shen Daxing." Zhang Guodong asked, "Didn't you pat your chest and promise, how many cannons have been produced now?" ”

"It's coming, it's coming." Shen Daxing stuck out his tongue, "More than a dozen have been produced now, and the rest will be completed in almost another month." ”

"Qiu Peng." Jiang Beiming suddenly remembered a question, "Why didn't the Pearl have a mast installed, I remember that the Jiyuan was also equipped with a mast at the beginning." What if there is no more coal? ”

"There's nowhere to put it." Qiu Peng replied, "We have also thought about this problem before, but it is true that there is no place, and it will be slow to push the Pearl with sails. I asked the Industrial Bureau, our current coal production is okay, as long as every voyage is full of coal, there will be no problems. ”

"How's the Pearl's defenses?" Zeng Guangxian asked again.

"Don't worry about this." Qiu Peng replied with confidence, "Originally, the Pearl was an iron-hulled ship, and we have installed one-foot-thick hardwood planks in important positions, so there is no problem at all in resisting the current artillery." ”

The next day, the first crossing conference of Chongzhen's nine years was officially held.

What all the traversers didn't expect was that the first topic of this traversal conference was collectively submitted by Tan Jing, Cheng Yiyi and Zhang Guodong, and all three of them asked to resign from their current positions.

Tan Jing and Cheng Yiyi's resignation request did not cause much of a sensation, and their reasons seemed to be very strong, and they wanted to give birth at home with peace of mind. But the vast majority of time-travelers did not understand why Zhang Guodong also resigned from the post of chairman of the Military Commission. Zhang Guodong has been in this position for 6 years, and there has been no mistake, why did he suddenly resign at this time.