After Lin Yizhe got this "Montigni" platoon gun, he was ecstatic and immediately started the renovation project, and after nearly half a month of busyness, the renovation work was finally completed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Judging from the results of today's test launches, Lin Yizhe's transformation can be said to be completely successful.

Thinking of his "reward" for himself in those few nights, Chen Wan was flushed for a while, quickly turned her head, and focused her attention on her daughter in the crib.

At this time, Chen Wan would not have thought that the platoon gun she helped her husband get would change her husband's fate.

After the warship "Wannianqing" was launched, it anchored at the riverside near the shipyard area to carry out outfitting work. Considering that "a new ship is like a new ship, and the non-bridle is not the same," Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping, made a very far-sighted decision to select officers and men for the "Wan Nian Qing" in advance, and to train on the ship during the outfitting stage to familiarize himself with the warship, and then gradually practice sailing out of the ocean from near to far. The rank of deputy general was supplemented with guerrilla questions, and Bei Jinquan, the capital of the right battalion of Penghu, was appointed as the steward of the "Wannian Qing" steamship. Lin Yizhe came to Pei Jinquan's house early on this day and discussed with him about choosing a shooter for his newly made machine gun.

Since Zhou Kaixi personally test-fired the "Lin's machine gun", he strongly recommended it to Shen Baozhen when he went back, and asked to install it on the "Wannianqing", and Shen Baozhen was also very happy when he heard about it, so he agreed. After getting the approval of Zhou Kaixi and Shen Baozhen, Lin Yizhe began to rush for his machine gun to form combat effectiveness on the "Wannian Qing" as soon as possible.

Hearing Lin Yizhe's visit, Pei Jinquan, who was nervous at home, hurriedly greeted him in person.

Pei Jinquan, 38 years old, is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, in his early years from a poor family, was introduced by the villagers to the Portuguese merchant ship as a sailor, and later returned to his hometown due to illness and made a living by ferrying. At that time, piracy was rampant along the coast of China, and the local government and gentry of Ningbo spent money to buy a modified steam paddle gunboat "Baoshun", hired Bei Jinquan as the pipe band, and went north and south to destroy a large number of pirate ships, which became famous. After Zuo Zongtang supervised Fujian and Zhejiang, he was recommended by his close aide Hu Xueyan to enter the account of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and served as the pipe band of the "Hua Fubao" small steamer purchased by Fujian. Zuo Zongtang retained him to Shen Baozhen, and Shen Baozhen appointed him as the "Wannian Qing" pipe belt, which can be described as a good person. It is particularly noteworthy that Pei Jinquan's appointment came after Hu Xueyan left the shipyard, indicating that Shen Baozhen did not distrust Pei Jinquan because of Hu Xueyan's affairs.

Despite this, Pei Jinquan's heart is still not so down-to-earth.

Seeing Pei Jinquan personally greet him, Lin Yizhe stepped forward with a spring breeze on his face and took Bei Jinquan's hand.

"Today, the little brother gave Brother Bei a good thing, and asked Brother Bei to smile."

As soon as Pei Jinquan saw Lin Yizhe, he noticed that the servant beside Lin Yizhe was holding a square brocade box in his hand, and when he heard him say this, his hanging heart was slightly lowered.

"This ...... How can this be done? ......" Pei Jinquan said with a smile as he introduced Lin Yizhe into the inner hall.

"Brother Bei was promoted to the 'Wannian Qing' ship management belt, and the younger brother should congratulate his brother."

After entering the inner hall and taking their seats, Lin Yizhe asked the servant to send the brocade box to Pei Jinquan.

The younger brother took the liberty of speculating that this gift would be useful to Brother Bei in the future. Hehe. Brother Pei might as well take a look. ”

Pei Jinquan thanked him again, he took the brocade box and opened it, and when his eyes fell on a revolver with a beautiful carved pattern inside, his body couldn't help but stiffen, and his breathing stopped.

"This is a new type of plum pistol made by the younger brother with the Belgian national plum pistol as a reference." Lin Yizhe said with a smile while admiring Pei Jinquan's surprised expression.

This pistol was made by Lin Yizhe according to the Belgian pistol drawings given to him by Riyige, combined with the characteristics of pistols and modern pistols of this era, improved and simplified the structure, and then drew the drawings and asked the craftsmen to build them in the same way.

Lin Yizhe also based on that experience in the United States, it can be said that he shamelessly plagiarized the design of the "Smith & Wesson" revolver produced in the United States in 1870 and used it in the pistol he designed. The launch method has also been changed from the original "side needle fire" to the more advanced "middle needle fire" in this era.

"Good gun, good gun." Bei Jinquan muttered, took the pistol out of the brocade box, and played with it carefully.

"The so-called treasure knife for heroes," Lin Yizhe lost no time in holding Pei Jinquan, "Little brother heard that the French Navy ships are equipped with this kind of plum pistol, Brother Pei was honored as the first steam soldier in the Qing Dynasty this time, and it is appropriate to wear this gun." ”

"Such a generous gift, how can I repay it!" Bei Jinquan was grateful, and his voice was a little choked.

In China in this era, a new pistol like this is not only valuable, but also a symbol of status and status, and not everyone can use it. Lin Yizhe actually gave such a generous gift, it can be said that he sincerely wants to befriend him.

Regarding the grievances between Lin Yizhe and Hu Xueyan, Pei Jinquan's heart is actually clear. Since he was recommended by Hu Xueyan, after Hu Xueyan left his post for arson, he was naturally worried about Lin Yizhe's troubles, but today's gift of guns shows that he not only has no prejudice against himself, but also attaches great importance to himself. Pei Jinquan thought that he had been inexplicably speculating about Lin Yizhe with the worst malice these days, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of guilt in his heart.

"The younger brother has not been accustomed to the wind and waves, if he has the opportunity to go to sea in the future, he has to ask Brother Bei for more guidance." Lin Yizhe said with a smile.

"Kunyu is too polite," Hearing Lin Yizhe say this, Pei Jinquan's doubts were relieved, "Kunyu is a great talent, he has learned from China and the West, I am a martial artist, where can I talk about guidance, but I have more experience in going to sea, Kunyu must not say so, as long as he has something useful in the future, just open his mouth." ”

"The new type of serial gun developed by the younger brother, Brother Bei has already seen it, and he is ready to equip it with three guns on the 'Wannian Qing' ship, and the shooter of this gun, Lord Shen and Lord Zhou, is to select and train the sailors on the ship." Lin Yizhe explained his intention, "The younger brother's meaning is that he wants to practice as soon as possible, so that he can refer to the 'Wannian Qing' ship going north." ”

"Kunyu is worried about state affairs, very respectable, Bei dares to disobey his fate." Pei Jinquan Zhengse said, "Kunyu rest assured, I have recruited a group of sailors in the past few days, all of them are my fellow villagers in Ningbo, smart and strong, and I will arrange for you to go to you today." ”

Hearing Pei Jinquan's words, Lin Yizhe knew that the last adverse effect of Hu Xueyan staying in the shipyard no longer existed.

"The Lianzhu spear made by Kunyu has fierce firepower, and it is a real weapon for close combat," Bei Jinquan and Lin Yizhe had no sense of life at this time, so he said his opinion, "It's just that this gun consumes so much gunpowder, and it needs a lot of medicine just to practice, if the medicine is insufficient, I'm afraid that it will ......."

"Brother Bei rest assured, the medicine used in this gun is the medicine of the 'Chasaibo' rifle of France, I have asked Mr. Riyige to negotiate with the French Admiral of the Navy and purchase a large number of medicines, which can be safe." Lin Yizhe said.

"That's very good." Pei Jinquan's eyes also flashed with eagerness, he had seen the power of the "Lin's machine gun", as a Chinese officer who had been through the storm for a long time, he could not help but like new weapons.

Thanks to Pei Jinquan's efforts, the first batch of officers and sailors of the "Wannian Qing" ship were quickly assembled, and except for the three members of the military band who were from Jiangsu, the rest of the 94 people, including the first mate Shen Renfa, the second mate Sun Xiaoyun, and the third mate Tu Caiyou, were all from Ningbo, Zhejiang, without exception. Ningbo is the birthplace of Changjie's army in the Second Opium War, and at the same time, there are many fishermen along the coast of Ningbo, the "Baoshun" steamship destroyed the pirates, and the Chinese pirate fleet of Ningbo officials and merchants Zhao'an defeated the Portuguese pirates entrenched in Ningbo, are all famous examples, and Ningbo produces good sailors, which has become the consensus of the people of the time. It was Lin Yizhe who treated all the sailors on the "Wannian Qing" as Ningbo people, and he did not feel anything wrong.

On September 6, 1869, the outfitting of the "Wannian Qing" was finally completed, and the Western technicians led by Riyige and Dashibo to test and adjust the steam engine on the ship, and everything was in good condition. On September 18, together with Huang Weixuan, a shipping officer, Pei Jinquan instructed his fellow villagers to raise fire and anchor, and the "Wannianqing" sailed away from the ship's administration river and carried out its first trial voyage in the Majiang River along the line of Min'an, Wantou and Hujiang rivers. On the evening of September 25, Shen Baozhen was accompanied by Ri Yige, Zhou Kaixi, Wu Zhongxiang, Xia Xianlun, Da Shibo and Lin Yizhe and others to personally board the "Wannianqing", and in the early morning of the 26th, the "Wannianqing" with the red background and gold dragon's tooth flag sailed out of the Majiang River against the wind and tide, entered the vast ocean, and began the trial voyage of the open sea.

The first voyage of the "Wannian Qing" was catching up with the northeast wind and the huge waves, and in such sea conditions, Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping, experienced the feeling of riding a nationally made steam warship for the first time, which can be said to be a special feeling. In the diary, Shen Baozhen was very excited to take notes on this magnificent landscape that he had never seen before, "the stars and the moon are in the sky, endless, the silver waves are endless, and the ups and downs are like mountains", although Shen Baozhen gradually felt a little dizzy and physically exhausted in the bumps of the waves, but he was pleased to see that the sailors on the "Wannian Qing" were "all moving naturally".

According to the data measured during the voyage test, the propeller rotates about 4,680 revolutions per hour at full speed, the speed is about 10 knots when the wind and tide are headwind, and the speed is about 14 knots when the wind and tide are calm, and the speed of the "Wannianqing" is 12 knots, which greatly exceeds the 7.9 knots of the parent "LaMotte-Picquet" class gunboat.

Seeing such test results, the shipmaster officials were overjoyed.

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