After solving the most difficult problem of barrels and accessories, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and the Shipbuilding Gun and Artillery Institute are now building "Lin's machine guns" that are "electric guns" at full power, and Li Hongzhang decided to equip the Huai Army with Lin's machine guns first to "set an example for all armies." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 During the annual exercise, the new machine gun equipped by the Huai army quickly attracted the attention of all parties, and some local governors had already placed orders with the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and the Shipmaster Gun Institute. Now, the name of the "Lin's machine gun" has been preliminarily launched.

"These are for the new ship," the foreman said to Lin Yizhe, introducing a few newly built 11-barreled electric guns, "The cartridge is also newly made according to the drawings given by the adults, and it has just been test-fired, and it is very useful." ”

Lin Yizhe looked at the new 11-tube naval machine gun carefully and nodded with satisfaction.

He knew that what was missing now was the output.

Since the establishment of the Shipmaster Gun Institute, all aspects have been running well, but due to the limitation of scale and funds, it is impossible to greatly increase the production capacity, but to have the current scale, Lin Yizhe has felt very satisfied.

After all, the only money he can get now is the money from Europe that was remitted on time to sell "Lin's corset"!

And a large part of this money was subsidized by him to the shipbuilding project of the shipmaster.

Until now, the sequelae brought by Zuo Zongtang's erroneous policy to the development of the shipyard have not been completely eliminated!

At this time, Lin Yizhe was thinking about how to make more patented inventions.

After all, as a traverser, in this era, the biggest advantage is the advantage of knowledge!

Like the cartridge of the "Lin's machine gun" in front of him, it should have been invented by Gatling a few years later, and because of his own relationship, he had already let it come out in advance and preemptively registered the patent.

Lin Yizhe was pondering about patents there when Wu Zhongxiang walked in.

"Kunyu, someone from the U.S. Consulate has arrived, saying that there is something important to look for you."

"Okay, let's go, let's get over here." Lin Yizhe was slightly stunned, but he didn't think much about it, so he followed Wu Zhongxiang to the government office.

When Lin Yizhe came to the living room, a middle-aged American man who was looking at the model of the ship placed in the corner of the wall turned around, and two Americans in bowler hats and black coats sitting not far from him also stood up.

"Hello, I don't know who Your Excellency is? ......" Lin Yizhe smiled and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who looked about 50 years old, he was very strong, very tall - half a head taller than Lin Yizhe's height of 176 cm, long tanned face, light blue eyes were surprisingly large, British-style hooked nose, serious corners of the mouth, straight body, probably because he had experienced a lot, he was originally a square face, but now he looks thin, the marks of the years are very obvious, the expression on his face is very haggard, and the sideburns of his black hair are already a little white.

Somehow, the person in front of him always gave Lin Yizhe a sense of déjà vu.

"Hello, dear Lin." Before anyone could answer, a kind voice had already sounded behind this person. An American walked forward quickly and stretched out his hand to Lin Yizhe.

"Hello, dear Mr. Stanley." Lin Yizhe recognized him as Owen Stanley, the U.S. consul in Fuzhou, smiled and replied in English, shaking hands with him.

"My wife is very grateful for the gift from your wife." Stanley's face was unpretentiously genuine. "That was the best gift she received after coming to China, and I always wanted to see you and thank you in person on her behalf......

Lin Yizhe understood what he was talking about, and couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, it seemed that "Lin's underwear" would soon be popular in the world.

Stanley wanted to talk to Lin Yizhe for a while, but he seemed to sense the dissatisfaction in the middle-aged man's eyes, so he shrank down the words in time.

"Mr. Stanley, this is ......" Lin Yizhe noticed the change in his expression and immediately asked.

"Hello. I'm Dr. Richard Jordan Gatlin. Before Lin Yizhe could finish speaking, he had already stepped forward, but he didn't stretch out his hand.

No wonder it's so familiar, it turns out to be the famous Gatling God in later generations!

When it comes to the name Gatling alone, not many people may feel anything, but when it comes to the Gatling gun, I am afraid that everyone knows it, and everyone knows it.

Lin Yizhe looked at Gatlin, although the expression on Gatlin's face seemed calm, Lin Yizhe still felt a trace of anger. He smelled the faint sea breeze from Gatling's body, and vaguely guessed his intention.

"Hello, Dr. Gatlin, good luck!" Lin Yizhe said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Yizhe call himself "Doctor", Gatlin's expression eased slightly, but he looked at Lin Yizhe's sharp and clear gaze, and the sense of vigilance in his heart was even stronger, and he still didn't mean to shake hands with Lin Yizhe.

Lin Yizhe noticed the subtle change in the expression on Gatling's face, and couldn't help but smile slightly in his heart.

He knew that Gatlin had attended medical school in Graport, Indiana, for two years, and was admitted to the Ohio Medical School for one year, where he was awarded a bachelor's degree. He liked to be called "Doctor" (both "Doctor" and "Doctor"), and until his death, he liked to add the title "Dr." to his last name.

"Dr. Gatlin, this is Lord Lin Yizhe, he is the ...... of the Qing Empire" A trace of embarrassment and confusion flashed between Stanley's eyebrows - although he had been in China for more than a year, he had never known how to speak English about Chinese official titles.

"Our country's bureaucracy. It's very different from the West, and my official position is small, so it goes without saying. Lin Yizhe said with a smile, but he had already relieved Stanley of the siege without moving, and he immediately changed the conversation, "What is the matter with Dr. Gatlin?" ”

"I'd like to ask you to see something first." Gatlin took out an American newspaper from his pocket and handed it to Hayashi.

Lin Yizhe took the newspaper and read it, and the first thing he saw was a large black-and-white photograph of two Chinese soldiers with their heads tagged in the middle of the fire using a stun gun, and behind them were Chinese soldiers holding a triangular flag.

Lin Yizhe looked at the text under the photo and knew that this was a photo taken by foreign reporters at the scene during the autumn exercise of Li Hongzhang's Huaijun. Obviously, this exercise of the Huai army caused quite a stir.

Lin Yizhe opened the newspaper again and flipped through it, and saw another photo, which was a photo of the Huai soldiers in a procession, and in front of them, there were neatly arranged electric guns, about thirty or so.

"I don't know if I'm dazzled, Mr. Lin," Gatlin tilted his head slightly, stepped forward and pointed to the photo in the newspaper in Lin Yizhe's hand, "I actually saw my patented invention in the Chinese army......

He leaned forward and stared at Lin Yizhe with slightly squinted eyes: "Mr. Lin, is this really just a coincidence?" ”

"I don't understand what you mean by coincidence." Lin Yizhe's speech and demeanor at this time are no longer the slightest bit green and pretentious. Whether he spoke or acted, he seemed calm and light, like a veteran who had been floating in the sea for many years, which surprised Wu Zhongxiang, who had never had a chance to speak in the living room.

"Sure enough, it came out of a hundred hands!" Wu Zhongxiang secretly admired in his heart, and regardless of Shen Baozhen's careful education, just by leading the "Ten Thousand Years of Qing" to the north to be read, Lin Yizhe was already untouched between Zeng Guofan Chonghou and other important ministers of the court.

"These machine guns were invented by me, and they have been patented in many countries, and it is very normal for our country to produce and equip them." Lin Yizhe said, "Is there any problem? ”

"You are blatant plagiarism!" Gatling's voice grew higher, "This is my patent, I registered it in 1865!" ”

"Of course I know this, but what my country is equipped with now is not something you invented, although they look similar from the outside." Lin Yizhe smiled slightly, although in the face of the angry Gatling, his words were more calm and peaceful: "If you have any doubts, then please follow me to our gun factory to visit, and I will show you how they differ from your patents." ”

Gatling looked at Lin Yizhe with an unbelievable expression, but the latter seemed to be unaware, only to see Lin Yizhe smile and nod at the other two Americans, "Please come with me." ”

When Gatling followed Lin Yizhe to the shipyard gun station, and saw that the Chinese workers had processed a number of machine guns with a few rudimentary machines, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Please take a closer look at the structure of this machine gun, it is very different from your original design." Lin Yizhe pointed to a stun gun that was still a piece that had not yet been assembled and said to Gatling.

Gatlin crouched down and watched carefully for a long time before standing up again.

"I have to say, Mr. Lin, I really admire your improvement." Gatlin stared at Lin and said, "However, these improvements are still based on my design, which you can't deny." ”

"Maybe it's not my own design, but there's not much basis for you to say that I'm plagiarizing, because my gun is too different from your gun. This canister, in particular, is something that you don't have in your design. "So I think if you want to file a lawsuit, I think the chances of winning are very small." ”

Gatlin wanted to refute, but his eyes instantly darkened as he remembered what had happened to him after he filed a lawsuit in the United States.

If the United States can win the lawsuit, he doesn't need to travel all the way to China.

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