Chapter 211: Pirated Izumo
Outside the tea stall, Aixin Jueluo Ruojing wiped the sweat on her face with a handkerchief from time to time.
Although the northern country has been frozen, in the Fujian area, you only need to wear an underwear and coat to survive the winter.
Distressed to see that there was sweat on Liu Jun's face, Aixinjue Luo Ruojing also wiped the sweat on Liu Jun's forehead with a handkerchief, for these, Li He, who was sitting opposite, pretended not to see it.
He was very puzzled in his heart, a dressing box was sent in, and Pei Yinsen didn't ask anyone to come out and beat himself to death.
It's a great humiliation to give a man something for a woman. What's more, it's a great Confucian like Pei Yinsen.
"Boss, can you do it, I've been in for a long time." Li He was somewhat worried when he saw that the gate on the opposite side was still closed.
Liu Jun waved his hand and signaled Li He to wait patiently, he didn't believe that Pei Yinsen didn't open the door, you know, what was contained in it was not cosmetics, but the drawings of warships, and the drawings of the Izumo customized by Japan in the United Kingdom were also the Izumo that was later bombed by the Republic of China Air Force and could not be sunk.
The Izumo armored cruiser Izumo cruiser is 120 meters long and 20 wide. 93 meters, draft 7. 37 meters, the main engine power 14500 horsepower, speed 20. 75 sections, with a strength of 672 people. Armed with 4 203-mm guns, 14 152-mm guns, 12-pounder rapid-fire guns, 2. 8 5-pounder rapid-fire guns, 4 450-mm torpedo tubes.
It's just that Liu Jun has made some adjustments to the inside, that is, the muzzles of the withdrawn artillery are different, and all 200 mm guns are used.
Liu Jun discovered a long time ago that the ships of the Beiyang Naval Division fleet were only able to see each other, and the artillery was uneven, and a warship had at least five or six caliber guns, which could easily make it quite difficult to store artillery ammunition, and even make mistakes in wartime.
During the decisive battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Yellow Sea, the artillery of the Beiyang Naval Division, because they mistakenly moved the shells, insisted that the 120-mm guns of the Hashidate did not fire a single shell for ten minutes, otherwise, the Itsukushima of the Combined Fleet would have been destroyed in the Yellow Sea long ago, and there would be no chance to escape back.
After Liu Jun learned about this situation, he was very sorry in his heart, and at the same time, he also vowed in his heart to change the situation of the Beiyang Naval Division.
After secretly cooperating with Germany, Liu Jun wanted to customize the two armored cruisers, and the requirements for Germany were that the artillery must be unified, and not all the seven aunts and eight masters could be pressed.
If it weren't for Li He's saying that he would go south to escape the cold this time, Liu Jun would have almost forgotten the shipyard bureau in Fujian.
At that time, he felt that the Beiyang Naval Division should be strengthened, and it was not possible to rely on foreign orders alone, and it could be built in the country if it could be built in its own country, not to mention the convenience of maintenance, and it would also allow the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau to practice its hands, and in the future, after the completion of the Lushun Shipyard, it would be all rushed to Lushun.
After thinking about all this, Liu Jun returned to the study at that time, and after his own search, he found that he had seen a warship in the warship books, that is, the Izumo, the technology of the Izumo, with the ability of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, is fully capable of building, as for the steel problem, he once asked to bring back some steel when his father-in-law went to Germany, at that time it was mainly to prepare materials for the future gun factory, this time, Liu Jun planned to hand over all to the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, and first put the warship out, As for the bad things, how to get them, that's trying to figure out a way.
With a squeak, after the red door on the opposite side opened suddenly, Liu Jun saw an old man walking out in a beast suit, kept looking left and right, knowing that this person was looking for himself, smiled slightly, settled the tea money, Liu Jun took Li He and Aixin Jueluo Ruojing to the opposite side,
"The old man is looking for someone to deliver the box?" Liu Jun smiled.
"Exactly, dare you ask you?" Pei Yinsen saw that there was only a young man about twenty-two years old standing in front of him, and he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't believe that this drawing was from this person.
Liu Jun saw his doubts and opened his mouth to say some of the data: "The ship is 120 meters long and 7 meters wide. ”
"Inside, please." Without any suspicion, Pei Yinsen stretched out his old hand and motioned for Liu Jun to enter the house.
Pei Yinsen took Liu Jun's gaze all the way into the study.
Liu Jun took a look after entering, this old man seemed to be a clean official, and there were almost no decorative things in the house, only some necessary furniture, and those furniture were also old.
After some subtlety, after asking someone to serve good tea, Pei Yinsen took out the drawings and asked suspiciously: "Dare to ask the name of the little brother, the old man has lived for so many years, if he can see this kind of warship launched, he can die blindly." ”
Liu Jun smiled slightly and reported his name: "Liu Jun." ”
Liu Jun and Pei Yinsen's eyes widened suddenly: "But that Liu Dashuai in Lushun?" ”
"Yes, it's me, this is Li He, the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, and this is my wife, Aixinjue Luo Ruojing Gege." Liu Jun pointed to the two people sitting next to him and introduced Pei Yinsen.
Pei Yinsen never dreamed that the person sitting in front of him was actually the Liu Jun who gave the court a headache when he talked about it, and he couldn't wait to swallow it alive when he heard it, and he also led the army and navy alone to defeat Japan. However, when he heard the names of the two people behind, he believed it, and the imperial court Aixinjue Luo Ruojing Gege married Liu Jun to the name of Li He, the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, and no one dared to pretend to be it, especially Gege, who was going to be killed.
It took a while for Pei Yinsen, who was on the spot to recover, and after a while, he took a deep breath, took away the drawing, and looked at it again.
Liu Jun saw Pei Yinsen looking at the drawings from time to time, with a faint temperature: "Pei Lao, if this warship starts, can you complete the delivery of my Beiyang Naval Division within two years." ”
"The marshal means to build this warship here?" Pei Yinsen looked surprised.
Originally, I thought that this drawing could only be a look, after all, the cost was not ordinary. A large amount of silver is required.
Liu Jun nodded: "Yes, I drew this drawing, which is to ask Pei Lao to preside, complete the construction of this warship, and at the same time, cultivate outstanding talents for my Great Qing Kingdom." Cultivate shipbuilding talents for Lushun Shipyard in the future. ”
Liu Jun did not hide his selfishness, but said it directly, for this patriotic Pei Yinsen, an old man who has dealt with warships all his life, Liu Jun has no need to hide it.
Pei Yinsen was already excited, trembling all over, when he saw this drawing, he was already extremely excited, and now when he heard that this warship was going to be built, he was even more excited and burst into tears.
"If the marshal looks small, I will definitely complete the construction of this warship within two years. Please also ask the marshal to give the warship a name. "Pei Yinsen is not a hypocrite, and he will get to the point immediately.
Liu Jun thought for a moment: "Pei Lao has fought for the cause of my Qing Navy all his life, and this warship is named after you, and it is called Yinsen." ”
With a plop, Pei Yinsen fell to his knees all of a sudden, his life's hard work, he didn't expect to make a Liu Jun who had never met him understand, and the emotion in his heart was indescribable, so he could only kneel down and thank this confidant.
Hurriedly helped Pei Yinsen up, Liu Jun asked some shipbuilding questions in detail, and then left Pei Yinsen's mansion and warned Pei Yinsen that he would lead people to the dock at night to come for one million taels of silver. as a shipbuilding expense.
This million taels of silver was originally used by Li Hongzhang to build the Northeast Ordnance Bureau for Liu Jun, but now, Liu Jun is using it to build warships.
In Liu Jun's view, in the short term, there should be no big war on land, and with the ability of the Lushun Military Cooperation Bureau, it can completely supply ammunition to the army. The Northeast Ordnance Bureau, on the other hand, can be relieved for a period of time before construction.
On a beach in Mawei, the sea breeze gently pushed the cool to the beach, and then slowly pushed it down, Liu Jun, who was sitting on the beach, looked at Aixinjue Luo Ruojing, who was playing on the beach with bare feet not far away, with a smile on his face, and his heart was unusually calm.
I thought that it would be difficult for the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau to build such a warship, but Pei Yinsen told him that as long as the materials and silver were sufficient, he could be launched in a year and a half. This news made Liu Jun extremely happy, the old man who was already on the way back to China had already brought back most of the materials, and the rest, as long as the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau had the money in place, it could produce it by itself. As for the cost of this warship, it is still within Liu Jun's affordability, and it only takes more than one million taels to calculate it large and small.
This time, Liu Jun brought out from Lushun, there was one million taels, and he also delivered all of them to the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, and as for the rest, it will be paid in full in the later stage.
The Fuzhou shipyard, which has not been smoky for a long time, will once again enter a busy period, building the first armored cruiser in China for the Beiyang Naval Division.