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On the right side of the Mawei Artillery Bureau is a large stretch of bungalows, and a team of security guards at the door is patrolling back and forth under the leadership of a student of the Ship Master Academy.

After taking charge of the ship, Qin Kai immediately sent a telegram to meet with the German consul von Schleier, for the invitation of the Chinese Qin, von Schleier was absolutely happy, the first two cooperation, the German Empire paid a mere 1.25 million taels of silver, and obtained the confidential information of the empire's biggest competitor, and obtained a leading grinding machine technology patent right to use.

These materials have been affirmed by the professionals of the Volkeng shipyard and the Krupp company, especially the mechanical grinding machine, which has greatly improved the quality of the Krupp gun, and can be applied to the production of new steam engines.

Qin Kai met with Consul Schleier in the research institute, and Qin Kai first complained about Germany's failure to provide torpedo-related equipment, which was expected by him, and he took it out to nag, which was to pave the way for future bargaining.

Consul Schleier was obviously prepared for Qin Kai's nagging, and among the results of the first batch of transactions, the only thing that failed to be completed was the purchase of equipment for the Kaopf torpedo factory, but he still made some compensation, and in the transaction of at least 100 German skilled workers requested by Qin Kai, he was very generous to raise it to 200 people, and 100 of them had already come to Mawei with the ship.

"Mr. Schleier, I need professional technicians, not European carpenters, blacksmiths, and the like that the French have found for us?" This was originally a transaction, and Qin Kai naturally talked about the conditions.

"Dear Lord Qin, you must rest assured that after seeing the grinding machine patent you provided, Volkeng Shipyard, Siemens Company, Krupp Company, Brush Kauff Torpedo Factory, and Mauser Gun Factory are all very willing to communicate with you in terms of technology! Among them, there are technicians for torpedoes and Zeiss optical lenses, which you particularly need," Schleier said in a very honest way.

Some time ago, after learning about the origin of the artillery of the Tianjin military exercise, the German minister Schneider immediately instructed Schleier to reach a technical exchange agreement with Qin Kai, a shipbuilding organization with technical research and development capabilities in the East, what potential is it bringing! And the tip of the iceberg that the other party has revealed is enough to shock.

Schleier's statement somewhat satisfied Qin Kai and somewhat surprised, after thinking about it, he immediately understood the other party's thoughts, and fancy our research and development capabilities! However, the arrival of this group of German technicians completely solved some of the problems of teachers in the institute, and it also allowed the workers to communicate with the German technicians, learn the rigorous style of the Germans, and hope to quickly improve the quality and craftsmanship of the shipyard workers.

"Mr. Schleier, thank you very much for your sincerity, for the friendship between you and me, and for the further improvement of the German Empire's warship manufacturing process, we will soon invest in the development of a new model of battleship composite armor, and this technology will be very happy to share with you at that time!"

Qin Kai once again smiled and threw out the bait, the armor used in the ironclad ships before 1876 was cast iron armor, the protection ability was average, and it was particularly heavy, and then France began to set off a major change in steel armor, using high-hardness steel armor with a carbon content of 0.45% zuò armor, the protection ability of steel armor is good, but after being bombarded by heavy artillery, it is easy to break laterally.

The British in the Inflecil white ironclad has used a new type of steel composite armor, which is a kind of low-carbon wrought iron with the appearance of high-carbon hard steel and the interlayer is "Bessimani" steel, which has strong toughness.

Schleier is naturally a layman for battleship armor, but listening to Qin Kai's introduction of composite armor, it sounds very tempting, and the effectiveness of this composite armor is more than Germany's most advanced forged iron armor, how can Schleier not be impressed, this is another great achievement. ,

Qin Kai is not lacking in technology now, what he lacks is the process of transforming technology into products, and this large number of skilled workers in Mawei Shipbuilding is undoubtedly the best group of talents in China in this era, but compared with the old imperialism that has begun the first industrial revolution for decades in this era, the gap between them is also obvious.

What he can think of is the exchange and training of German technology, hoping to greatly improve the basic technical quality of Mawei shipyard workers, the investment is absolutely worth the money, of course, Qin Kai will not let these Germans participate in their own scientific and technological research and development, a qiē technology research and development team, must be completed by the Chinese themselves.

Schleier got what he wanted most on this trip, and then he took out his last pressure box bottom color, "Lord Qin, the ironclad ship you urged me to ask for some time ago, under my strong efforts, Volkeng Shipyard has been completed more than a month ago, and now it is on the way to Mawei, I specially asked the shipyard to arrange ten technical engineers to assist you in completing the installation of subsequent deck weapons." ”

"Did you do what I asked?"

"Exactly what you wanted, Dear Qin!" Schleier was very gentlemanly and vouched for his credibility.

Qin Kai opened the German Danfil red wine that Schleier brought as a gift, and raised his glass to his own interest ally, "Dear Consul von Schleier, for your friendship, I will be sincerely thanked by the honest and kind Chinese people!" ”

"Lord Qin, then please start the test of composite steel armor as much as possible, the second batch of German skilled workers will be sent to Mawei soon!" Schleier stared at Qin Kai with a smile, the young Chinese official opposite him was completely different from anything he had ever seen before, but he was sure that as long as he ensured the cooperation with Qin Kai, his family's honor would soon be proudly realized in him.

"Now, let's talk about personal friendship!" Qin Kai smiled like a fox.

Soon the two sides reached a secret agreement, Schleier would pass on a piece of news from France, one of Germany's main enemies, to Qin Kai, and help Qin Kai continue to recruit high-tech talents in Germany.

The weather in August is hot, especially in Fuzhou, and the air is full of stuffy and humid elements. A few days later, when Qin Kai was busy accepting the first batch of 100 German technicians, Sun Fu came to him, and news came from Guangzhou that Lord Shen Baozhen, the founder of Mawei Shipping Administration, the first Minister of Shipping, and the son-in-law of Lord Lin Zexu, had died of illness.

Qin Kai came to this era, and this modern science and technology advocate, a famous minister who was worried about the country and the people, had already recuperated due to illness, but when he heard the news, he was also somewhat emotional. Sun Fu brought little news, but Qin Kai knew that this old man who had returned from illness was still concerned about the country's maritime frontier and the sailors he founded.

When the old man was dying, he also dictated his bereavement, and presented the Yehenala clan who listened to the government with the curtain down, "Those who do not forget every meal of the ministers have not been able to buy ironclad ships so far." And the foolish of pleading always thinks that ironclad ships must be done, and the Japanese must not be despised "! In this era, there is no shortage of famous ministers who have opened their eyes to the world, but they are helpless to this Manchu Dynasty that is extremely mediocre.

Three days later, Qin Kai secretly recounted the old man's last wish in his heart, and watched a huge ship in front of him slowly sailing into a deep-water dock that had just been built behind the Mawei Shipyard, and near this huge warship, a huge dock was under construction.

"Lord Shen, your last wish should be fulfilled by Brother Zhonghu for you in four years! But now that I have come to this era, the wish of this ironclad ship has been fulfilled for you, and the Mawei Shipyard you founded will definitely create the most brilliant achievement in the East as you wish!"

In the governor's yamen, Ding Richang had a strange look on his face, and Sun Fu, who was sitting on the side, wanted to speak and stopped, but Qin Kai, who was sitting below, still looked smiling, because he had just told Old Man Ding the news of the new purchase of ironclad ships.

Ding Richang pondered for five minutes, he also heard the news of Shen Baozhen's purchase of an ironclad ship by the imperial court, and was still wondering whether to follow the trend for his old friend, after all, this is a major event related to the fortunes of the country, but he didn't expect that the chapter had not yet been drafted, and Qin Kai ran here to say that he had bought an ironclad training ship for the Mawei training fleet. ,

Is this a training ship? The most advanced Beiyang and Nanyang naval divisions raised by the imperial court with tens of millions of taels of silver are just wooden-hulled warships! This Qin Liefeng can really make silver, how much silver does it cost?

It's not enough to have silver alone, Li Zhongtang didn't think about buying an ironclad ship, the price of the British's two old second-class ironclad ships rose all the way from 1.3 million taels to 2 million taels, so that the General Department of Customs and Excise Hurd inquired too many times, and the British were still reluctant to sell! Lord Nakado is also very distressed by this soaring price wharf.

"Gale Wind, your shot is a little too big, I know that your Qin Gale Wind's ability to make money is no worse than making a machine, but if this thing is spread out, it will be somewhat inappropriate!" Ding Richang's brain was a little short-circuited for a while, and he couldn't think of any reason to criticize himself as a general.

"My lord, what can happen here, the ship is about to enter the dock for overall dismantling and research, I hope that through guò's overall design and craftsmanship of this ship, we can improve our shipbuilding capacity as much as possible, this wooden-hulled ship is really completely unsurvivable under today's cannons!"

Sun Fu on the side finally found the conversation, "My lord, Gale has this heart and is also for the country and the people, Lord Ding's last wish is not to let my Da Qingshui Division do his best to equip the ironclad ship, with this first ship, we can only build the second and third ships in the future, which is much more useful than buying the British ship." ”

"You two ......" Ding Richang patted the table, secretly funny in his heart, this Qin Liefeng's ambition is not small, but he finally did not misunderstand this successor, and the Mawei Shipmaster will definitely be able to carry it forward in his hands in the future, "Okay, okay, anyway, I will hand over this training camp to you, you can do it well, one day in the morning, if you can prove what the old man is called today, I will also be at ease with the old man!" ”

"My lord, why don't you go and have a look?"

"Look! Of course I want to see it! Let's go now! Ding Richang also became the shopkeeper, and immediately drove straight to the shipyard with great interest.

Although he had been mentally prepared, but seeing this new warship with a total length of 78 meters and the entire hull covered with this thick forged ironclad, Ding Richang couldn't help but be deeply moved, he had built foreign guns, foreign cannons, imitation Green guns, and steam engine ships in the Jiangnan Bureau at that time, but in the face of this fully armed ironclad ship, he found that his dream of foreign affairs was actually just beginning.

Ding Richang boarded the battleship and walked almost the entire ship, this excitement made Qin Kai a little stunned, and when he returned to the shore, the first thing he said was: "Gale Wind, how long will it take to imitate this ironclad ship?" ”

This problem really stumped Qin Kai, this ship engineering is not as difficult as imagined, the shipbuilding technology of Mawei Shipbuilding in this era, I want to be higher than the Restoration for more than ten years, Japan is only high, not low, and Japan under the normal historical development, after more than ten years, has been able to imitate battleships.

However, it is difficult to say whether there is a shortcut to the development of this industry, although he has cross-era technology, but many of the problems encountered in practice are caused by product technology, for example, even if he has the drawings of aircraft carriers in the twentieth century, with the technology of this era, it is simply impossible to complete the mission.

Qin Kai couldn't extinguish Old Man Ding's enthusiasm, and after thinking about it, he said: "My lord, this matter is not urgent, I need to test the artillery system on this ship, learn and study the hull design of the Germans, and when the craftsmen have learned the technology in place, this imitation will naturally come naturally!" ”

Old man Ding patted Qin Kai, "Gale Wind, originally my old man's long-cherished wish in this life has been fulfilled, these days, I am very concerned about the toothpaste industry you mentioned, this thing is really useful, there are almost more than 100 large and small workshops registered in the yamen, and even Funing Mansion and Quanzhou have people coming over to make things and make them, and they can really make money." ”

Qin Kai was a little depressed when he heard that Old Man Ding didn't talk about the ironclad ship and went to talk about toothpaste, and he wanted to take the opportunity to talk about the transfer of people from Nanyang, but now he could only look at Old Man Ding.

"Gale Wind, I understand this very well, if you don't build this ironclad ship, the Westerners and the Japanese will have to make trouble, you try your best to do what you want to do, silver, I don't have the old man, that thing is your strength, important people, I have already given you paperwork, I have also said hello to Commander Liu, when you want to go, let Master Sun accompany you!"

Old man Ding was really a little nagging today, Qin Kai had to accompany him all the way carefully, and after being sent to the carriage, he was still there in a daze. On the carriage, Ding Richang smiled, and Sun Fu on the opposite side saw some meaning. ,

"My lord, why did you say something to Qin Liefeng today?"

"Sun Fu, what can I say, this Qin Liefeng has thought everything through, not only will he make money, but he also has the ability to recognize people, but he is still a little tender about things in the officialdom, this time Jin Wu's matter, the Governor's Mansion spent a lot of money to save his life, Governor Wen is not a person who wants to be with him, you talk to Gale Wind, you will suffer a big loss if you are too sharp!"

However, it is obvious that Ding Richang's worries are a little redundant, since the ironclad ship arrived at the shipyard, Qin Kai has completely disappeared, except for when he and Sun Fu went to the Nanyang Navy Division to recruit people from the training camp, there was a little movement.

Liu Shen, the commander of the sailor, was naturally very opposed to Qin Kai's recruitment of people, and he didn't know which tendon of his boss Ding Richang was holding up, so he agreed to let the sailor send some people to help run the sailor training camp, but after hearing that the warship would not be transferred from him, Liu Shen was also relieved.

Now the Nanyang Naval Division is all steam engine warships, this horsepower is enough, the speed is fast, from Mawei to Guangzhou, Shanghai is only two or three days of sea journey, these warships have to take turns to go out for training anyway, it is better to run close than far, take some private work, run back and forth, that is at least a few hundred taels of benefits.

So when Qin Kai came to transfer people, Liu Shen also showed up, and glanced at the list given by Qin Kai, the first one was Lu Han, who had never been very obedient, this kind of foolish thing should have been transferred away a long time ago, and then there were two characters like pipe belts, all of whom were characters who were not very easy to get along with on weekdays, as for some other lists, Liu Shen was not even impressed.

This sailor is less than 2,000 people, and Liu Shen doesn't care about it at all, but after the people are transferred, Liu Shen vaguely heard that the people who were transferred away are all good hands on the warships, but ...... What does it matter? In Liu Shen's view, obedient crews are far more useful than good and capable people.

And after Qin Kai gathered the first wave of people in this training camp, the personnel engaged in technical work represented by Chen Tongpu were quickly assigned to the Mawei Research Institute, and Lu Han, the cadres of the water division, Qin Kai summoned them all, these are all military talents that Zhou Ruidong and Zhang Kui took a group of students to dig in the Mawei Water Division in the previous stage.

These are obviously qualified soldiers, and they are all sitting in the room at this time, and there is Lu Han, who Qin Kai is familiar with, and most of them are the first time they have met.

Although these military attaches in the audience were silent, they were also a little inexplicable that they were transferred to the Nanyang Naval Division Training Camp this time, but seeing that the silent person standing in front of them was a well-known figure in the Mawei Ship Administration, and Lord Qin, who was promoted to the Wupin Ding Dai and concurrently served as the Mawei Ship Master within a few months, everyone was somewhat curious in their eyes.

Qin Kai stood straight, staring at the military attachés of the sailors below, and the critical gaze swept back and forth at everyone present, and these military attachés were uncomfortable, which was very different from his previous style, everyone sat straight and did not squint.

"Ladies and gentlemen, most of the brothers are meeting for the first time, I am Qin Kai, the superintendent of the Mawei Shipyard, and I am under the order of Lord Ding to prepare for the construction of the Nanyang Naval Division Training Camp!" He spoke in a light tone at this moment, and he didn't have the same fierce momentum as he stood just now.

"But...... It's ......" Suddenly, Qin Kai's volume increased several times, and several military attachés who had just breathed a sigh of relief were startled.

"What a sailor looks like now! What kind of virtue is it to be a soldier now! What kind of is the current military attache doing all day long! Surely you know better than I do! These thunderous words were almost shouted out by Qin Kai one by one, and the faces of the military attachés below changed drastically, and the court official above was wearing the top of the five grades, everyone didn't dare to imagine, how could these words dare to be said so loudly!

However, thinking of the actual situation in the water division, everyone's breathing couldn't help but become short, this is directly to the hearts of the people, how many of the people present are diligent military attachés, the official positions are big and small, most of them have been standing still for many years, what is the reason, I naturally understand in my heart, no one is a fool......

"Why did Lord Ding agree to build such a training fleet?" Qin Kai glanced around with cold eyes, and then said: "After entering the training camp, I can't guarantee your promotion, I can't guarantee your wealth, and I can't guarantee you a comfortable life, but!" I can guarantee that you will have the opportunity to train a new sailor, and I will devote all my skills to support you in a completely different path from the other one! If there is another strong enemy attacking that day, and the cannons and ironclad ships are pointed at our country, you can not hesitate to overturn them in the sea! ”

Qin Kai said this, somewhat gritting his teeth, how long had he been thinking about these words that pointed directly to people's hearts.

Dozens of people below looked at this Qin Supervisor in a daze, is this a welcome ceremony for people to join the training camp? No matter how it sounds, it sounds like tossing people! There is no guarantee, the only guarantee for everyone is to take everyone on a different path of sailors! How much strength can the training camp have, regardless of this, and toss the training camp to death!

"Okay, that's all there is to it, if you are willing to do it in the training camp, stand up!" Qin Kai shouted out these words one by one.

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