So a group of officers and some personal soldiers, more than 30 people boarded the passenger and cargo ship.

"Oh my God! This ship is made of iron! Everyone stepped on the deck under their feet and touched the guardrail, and they all exclaimed in disbelief.

Liu Benshen asked Wang Yuedao: "Lord Wang, this ship is made of so much fine iron, but why is it not sinking?" ”

Wang Yue saw that they were full of curiosity about the guest roller, and took them around to visit.

Guest rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, infirmaries, seating halls, cockpits, etc. It's a medium-sized passenger roller ship with no swimming pool and tennis courts or anything like that. Because it is more practical, it was selected by Wang Yue. The kind of 20,000-ton cross-Bohai large ferry, I will get it later.

The officers and men of the coastal defense battalion were speechless after visiting, where is this boat, this is a palace for them. Even in the scattered hall, it was full of sofa seats. In their humble eyes, it has reached the point of outrageous extravagance.

"Lord Wang, this giant ship has no style, how can it walk?"

"Lord Wang, this giant ship is more than 100 million catties of refined iron, it will cost a lot of money, right?"

Their questions were varied, and Wang Yue tried his best to answer them, but unfortunately they still didn't understand them.

But one thing they are completely sure of is that this king is not only rich, but also very rich. Not to mention anything else, just sell this giant ship as scrap iron, at least one million taels of silver.

So they are full of confidence in working for Wang Yue, such a rich person is afraid that he can't afford to pay that salary? That's a drop in the bucket!

In order to entertain these officers and soldiers who eat fish all year round, chicken and pork are also indispensable.

In the elegant passenger ship restaurant, the officers and men of the coastal defense battalion have seen the world. Today is in the form of self-service, picking up piles of delicacies by yourself, and taking as many as you can eat. Anyway, all fish and meat are salted, salted, baked in the oven, and served with some cold dishes, which are best served with wine.

There is only one kind of wine, and that is Erguotou, which is also a good wine for them.

On the Tiance army, only Li Zixiong and Zhouqiao Battalion and others were to accompany them, and there were too many things on the navy side.

Liu Benshen and others, who were eating happily, thanked Wang Yue and the others repeatedly: "Thank you Lord Wang and the brothers of Tiance Army for their hospitality today!" It should have been our friendship with the landlord, but I didn't think about it! Alas! ”

Wang Yue laughed and said: "Everyone is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, they are all a family, regardless of each other!" ”

Liu Benshen was in such a good mood today that he raised his glass and said, "Lord Wang's words are reasonable, we have made this toast!" ”

"Okay, let's all do it together!" Wang Yue said boldly.

All the officers and men were enthusiastic and raised their glasses and drank one after another.

After drinking too much, Wang Yue said to Liu Benshen: "Liu Shoubei, it is said that your forts are in disrepair. This time, our army came with artillery, and this officer intends to assist your coastal defense battalion in garrisoning the battery. What if you don't know what to do? ”

Inviting them to dinner today is also one of the key points. Although this fort is half-crippled, it is still a fort. As the construction of the port unfolds, it will eventually have to be built within the range of the battery, so it is always a threat.

According to the strength of the Tiance Army and the navy, the fort is a bit dispensable. Under normal circumstances, no one can enter the port. However, taking into account that all ships are out of port, there is still a battery to be had.

Therefore, Wang Yue still plans to rebuild the fort, and the fort he wants to build is definitely not a small but heavy bronze cannon, at least a modern artillery.

The simplest thing is to build several platforms, and one platform can be equipped with a 070 35-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

It is said that direct fire such as cannons should be used to hit ships, but the smallest cannons are all 122 mm caliber, and the firepower is excessive.

The double-barreled 35-mm anti-aircraft guns could hit aircraft at an altitude of 50 to 5,000 meters, so it was not a problem to hit any wooden warship of this era. When encountering a land threat, a single door has a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute, and it also has the ability to defend itself. And it can carry more ammunition, which is much more practical than a large-caliber cannon.

This gun has a fire control radar and a search and tracking radar, which can monitor targets 20 kilometers away, and can hit warships in this time and space with almost 100 shots.

In addition to the battery, an electronic navigation station was to be built in the port. In the absence of satellites, navigating ships into port is similar to a lighthouse.

Liu Ben was deeply stunned, he didn't expect Wang Yue to have this proposal, if someone else said such a thing, he would suspect that there was any attempt.

However, the Tiance Army is the army of the imperial court, and the name given by the emperor himself. In terms of status, it is not at all comparable to these miscellaneous cards of theirs.

It is basically impossible to say that there is a bad intention. In terms of the value of those guns on their batteries, compared to the giant ship of others, they can only be tattered, so Wang Yue definitely can't take a fancy to those things.

Besides, they don't know how many years, they haven't encountered an enemy at sea. He didn't know if those cannons were going off or not, because he hadn't fired a single cannon in his ten years.

Why don't you try two shots? It's a lot of money! Every cannon is silver, the court is too poor to open the pot, can you be so bad? This is different from the coastal forts in the south, where it is necessary to defend against Westerners and pirates.

"How could Lord Wang have thought of assisting us in defending the fort?" Liu Benshen asked.

The other officers and men of the coastal defense battalion also calmed down, and they were all puzzled.

Wang Yue laughed and said, "There are two points. One is that we are building a dock here, so we need to strengthen our defenses to prevent pirates from invading and plotting against them. To be honest, I'm not worried about the capabilities of your forts. ”

He's talking nonsense, with the kind of firepower of the Tiance Army and the navy, no pirate can break through. Although the navy is new, the guns are all familiar.

"Again, that's true. We have tens of thousands of people working here, and your fort is right above our heads, and if any of you who doesn't have a long eye makes a mistake and gives this side a shot, it will be a big joke. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present laughed, such a picture was too joyful.

Liu Benshen waved his hand again and again and said: "My lord said that I am joking, I and other soldiers are going to help with the work soon, how can we do such a bastard thing?" Don't hide it, my lord, I have been here for ten years, and the artillery has not been fired once, and it is not certain whether it can be sounded or not. ”

Wang Yue insisted: "It's better to rely on others than on yourself, our army assists in the defense of your coastal defense battalion, and it can also allow you to allocate more manpower to work, killing two birds with one stone." ”

Liu Benshen thinks it's good, he can pull a few more heads and earn more silver, why not.

(Thanks for the tipping of the fishing tweed)