On December 30, 1867, the new factory area of the shipyard was opened. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Lin Yizhe stood on the construction site, looking at the completed slipway not far away, and the excitement and ecstasy in his heart were indescribable.

After the survey of the new site of the shipyard was determined, the shipmaster and the whole staff immediately began to be busy for the construction of the "No. 1 steamship", the workers set up a temporary shed by the river in the factory area, Dashibo and other senior foreign consultants staked out the drawings of the shipyard "No. 1 ship" brought from France according to the 1:1 scale to the floor, Dasbo explained to the Chinese workers hand in hand, and the foreign superintendent Ri Yige personally went into battle, acted as a French translator, and tirelessly explained the installation method to the Chinese workers, and Lin Yizhe, as a rare "French-proficient" Chinese in the shipyard, became the assistant of Riyige, and when Riyige needed to go out and was not in the shipyard due to procurement and other matters, it was Lin Yizhe who went into battle shirtless.

While helping the Japanese translators, Hayashi Yizhe also earnestly learned about shipbuilding from professionals such as Dashbo. In fact, since almost all the materials for the "No. 1 Steamship" were manufactured abroad and shipped to China, Dashbo was actually instructing the Chinese workers on how to assemble them.

The slipway needed to build the ship soon began, and the Chinese workers used the primitive piling method, standing on the ladder, dozens of people struggled to pull the 700-pound hammer, slowly smashed the 6 to 10 meters long wooden piles into the ground, and tamped the foundation of the slipway. Then on this specially reinforced ground, the sleepers are stacked cross-stacked, and the sleepers are connected with iron nails with a length of more than 1 meter and a diameter of 10 centimeters, and they are erected into a sleeper slipway with a height of more than 5 meters in front and more than half a meter in the back, and a length of 76.8 meters, and there are giant wood supports on both sides of the slipway. As of today, the first slipway of the Ship Administration has been completed, and the construction of the other three similar slipways is also under construction.

On the shore of the Majiang River in winter, the sound of piling can be heard from the shipyard area for several miles, and the Chinese workers shout trumpets, carry giant hammers, and work hard.

Lin Yizhe knew that the workers had laid a solid foundation not only for the shipyard, but also for modern China to move towards the sea!

On December 13, the first sailing ship loaded with supplies ordered by the shipmaster from France arrived at Mawei, and hundreds of people spent more than 20 days carrying into place pieces of strange things that the Chinese of this era had never seen at all, as well as the iron pieces and iron bars needed to build the "No. 1 steamship." In the next few days, the timber ordered in Hong Kong and other places also began to arrive, and 129 craftsmen and sailors recruited by Riyige and Hu Xueyan from Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang also arrived at the factory one after another, and everything was ready. The "First Steamship" will soon be able to start construction.

Lin Yizhe looked at the slightly simple slipway and the surrounding slab house buildings, recalled the work of these days, and deeply realized the hardships and hard-won success of the shipyard.

At this moment, history for him is no longer a few dates in textbooks, boring statements and paranoid comments, but a living fact in which he has been immersed and has become a part of history.

"SALUT, DEAR LIN!" Riyige's voice pulled Lin Yizhe's thoughts back.

"SALUT, MR. RIYIG."

Hearing Ri Yige greet him in French, Lin Yizhe also smiled and replied in fluent French.

It may be that there are too many times when I speak Chinese in China, and when I hear Lin Yizhe's standard French greeting, Riyige feels very cordial.

The young Chinese in front of him, he was not too impressed before, until that day he suddenly asked Dashbo in French, which attracted his attention.

For Lin Yizhe's "rapid development" in French, many people in the shipping administration such as Wu Zhongxiang and Xia Xianlun were very surprised, and Shen Baozhen and Lin Puqing were of course no exception, but they did not have doubts, but wishful thinking attributed to Lin Yizhe's own intelligence and diligence.

"What were you thinking?" Ri Yige noticed that Lin Yizhe was looking at the slipway just now, so he asked.

Since the turmoil of the change of location of the shipmaster, although Lin Yizhe is still a small assistant of the shipmaster, the weight of his words is obviously much heavier than before. It is no exception among these high-ranking foreigners such as Riyige.

"I'm looking forward to the launch of this ship soon." Lin Yizhe smiled and said.

"I think you've found out, everything went incredibly well," replied Riyige with a confident smile, "You know, our esteemed Emperor of the French Empire is also paying attention to this project, which symbolizes the friendship between our two countries, so I have brought with me the best engineers in France, and you will see that the construction of this ship will be a miracle, a miracle in China." ”

Lin Yizhe knew why the Japanese and the emperor were on their lips, because the French emperor Napoleon III played a great role in the fact that the French Emperor Napoleon III was able to obtain the final consent of the French Admiralty and the two of them were employed in China while retaining the status of French naval officers. After learning of the existence of such a cooperation project between China and France, Napoleon III took a keen interest in it, and specially met with Riyig and others, asked the French departments and the commander of the Eastern Fleet to cooperate with it, and awarded medals to Riyige and others as a reward. Therefore, the earliest French engineers and technicians of the shipyard were soon able to sign direct contracts with the Japanese and Italian geese, went to China in batches, and purchased a large number of equipment and materials for the shipbuilding of the shipyard and shipped them to China.

"I also hope to see more miracles in the future." Lin Yizhe replied with a smile, "To be honest, Mr. Riyige, it is still some distance from the warship in my mind. ”

Of course, Ri Yige heard the meaning of Lin Yizhe's words, and knew that he was still worried about Zuo Zongtang's "dual-use" ship type, but he was shrewd, although he was already very familiar with Lin Yizhe, and he also disagreed with Zuo Zongtang's "policy" for the shipping administration, but he was familiar with the rules of Chinese officialdom and still did not make a clear comment on it.

"The design of this steamship is still very advanced, compared to the small steamer built by His Excellency the Governor in the West Lake, it can be said to be a real leap, although it is still a certain gap compared with the latest warships of the French Imperial Navy." Riyige said with a smile, "I understand your feelings very well, but China's shipbuilding industry has just begun, and it still needs time to develop, so we can't be too anxious." We're off to a good start, though, aren't we? ”

"Yes! A good start is half the battle. Lin Yizhe smiled and nodded.

"With the support of His Majesty the Emperor of France, the prospects for our cooperation are very broad." Riyi seemed to be reassuring Lin Yizhe, and of course it was more like comforting Lin Yizhe, "I promise, you will see the battleship you want." ”

"I have no doubt about it." Lin Yizhe said, the words quietly changed, "I myself am very interested in shipbuilding, but my knowledge is very limited, I hope to learn more from you about shipbuilding and naval construction, is it okay?" ”

"Hehe, you are too polite, in fact, I can't teach you anything, my dear Lin, I am just an ordinary French naval officer, and my knowledge is very limited. For more information about shipbuilding, you can ask Mr. Dashbo. Riyige said with a smile, "As for naval construction, you need more professional people to help you." ”

"I see." Lin Yizhe said, "Perhaps, in terms of naval construction, we still need His Majesty the Honorable Emperor of France to continue to help us." ”

"If His Excellency the Governor and His Excellency the Chancellor make such a request, I think that for the sake of the friendship between China and France, His Majesty the Emperor will not refuse." Riyige felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart, but his face was still smiling.

Of course he knew that the reason why Lin Yizhe said this to him was probably on behalf of Shen Baozhen and even Zuo Zongtang's wishes!

"That's great." Lin Yizhe's face showed excitement, "You are the envoy of Sino-French friendship, Mr. Riyige, when the time comes, you must help us get the support of His Majesty the Emperor of your country." ”

"Willing to help." Riyige agreed, "That's my honor." ”

At this time, Riyige didn't know that the expression on Lin Yizhe's face was specially pretended to show him, because since he knew that the French Emperor Napoleon III was paying attention to the cause of China's shipbuilding, Lin Yizhe had a faint plan in his heart!

Of course, he is not very sure of this plan now, and it can be said that it is just an idea.

And once this plan is realized, it is likely that what will change will be the course of European history!

Of course, it's still early to that entry point......

Thinking that perhaps it would be much easier to change the history of Europe than it would be to change the history of China, a wry smile appeared on the corner of Lin Yizhe's mouth.

In today's China, it is so difficult to change the address of a project and the fate of a ship, and the rest can be imagined.

Lin Yizhe temporarily put aside the idea that seemed a little vague and unrealistic at present, and concentrated on how to break the shackles of the stupid "dual-use" policy set by Zuo Zongtang on the shipyard.

The reason why he did not mention the change in the type of the "No. 1 Steamship" was also inspired by the previous shore collapse incident.

Prior to that incident, Hayashi had warned of the possible disaster caused by the typhoon, but because of the small words of others, the result was not taken seriously, resulting in a landslide. However, the huge losses and casualties caused by the collapse also woke up Shen Baozhen and other shipping officials, so under Lin Yizhe's efforts, the shipping master successfully moved to the new site.

Similarly, Lin Yizhe had previously pointed out the flaws of the ship type and design guiding ideology of the "No. 1 Steamship", but Shen Baozhen took Zuo Zongtang's face into account, and at the same time, he may have been anxious to see the new ship launched, so he did not follow Lin Yizhe's advice, but insisted on building according to the original design. In this regard, Lin Yizhe did not fight anymore, but acquiesced to this fact.

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