Since the structure of the "No. 1 Steamship" was all wood, a large number of suitable timber needed to be used as the ship's timber, but Taiwan's camphor wood was produced in the deep mountains and was difficult to transport, so Chief Engineer Dash Bo went to Siam to buy teak. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoOn October 11, 1868, the first timber ship "Hua De Xile" was transported from Siam to teak for more than 500 sections, Shen Baozhen and Riyige immediately organized the hull construction of the "No. 1 steamer", but the follow-up timber ship was delayed, so Riyige was forced to go to Xiamen and Hong Kong to buy timber, but the quantity was extremely limited. Two months later, on December 4, the second Siamese timber carrier, the Mala Samdin, arrived at Mawei and brought in more than 270 pieces of bent wood for the ribs of the ship, more than 190 square pieces of wood, and more than 360 pieces of teak planks used as hull boards, alleviating the urgent need. Immediately afterwards, on December 10, the third timber ship "An Mi Li" also arrived, and more timber was transported, including more than 1,220 sections of bent wood, more than 220 square logs, and more than 190 teak planks. After the timber arrived, the hull of the "First Steamer" was finally completed in just a few months. In fact, Lin Yizhe knew in his heart that if the timber supply was timely, the construction of the "No. 1 steamship" would definitely be faster.

"Kunyu, come here, I have an unknown place here, you can help me refer to the details." Shen Baozhen saw the excitement in Lin Yizhe's heart and said with a smile.

"Uncle, please speak." Lin Yizhe came to Shen Baozhen's side, took the book in Shen Baozhen's hand, and read it.

In order to better understand the knowledge of shipbuilding, Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping, began to teach himself physics (then called Gezhi and Gewu), and the traditional officials who were born in the imperial examination and were full of sage classics began to diligently pursue Western science, which can be said to be a gratifying and huge change. This can also be seen Shen Baozhen's diligence. If the prime minister himself can possess the corresponding basic knowledge to control such a modern engineering project, it will obviously be beneficial for him to preside over the overall situation and supervise the foreign staff.

When reading the relevant books in the Harbour Master's collection, Shen Baozhen also wrote to the Prime Minister Yamen for help, and when he saw such a studious official, the Prime Minister Yamen was happy to help, and sent five sets of newly printed physics books "Introduction to Gewu" at once. Amid the sound of students reading aloud in English and French from the students of the nearby Harbour Master School, Shen Baozhen, Zhou Kaixi, Wu Zhongxiang and Lin Yizhe and other shipmaster officials are not reciting poems and singing to the moon, but are studying physics and advanced mathematics together, which can be said to be a spectacle in today's Chinese officialdom.

With the help of Lin Yizhe, after many days of study, Shen Baozhen has now completed these courses on his own, and his understanding of Western natural science is not the same as before.

After the discussion and study, the shipping officials chatted and took a nap. Lin Yizhe chatted with everyone for a while, and suddenly remembered that he asked Riyige about the pistol drawings, so he said goodbye to Shen Baozhen and others and came to Riyige's office.

Riyige was writing something at his desk, and when he saw Lin Yizhe coming, he immediately put down the quill in his hand and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"I hope it didn't bother you." Lin Yizhe said with a smile in French.

"Of course not." Riyige said kindly, "Dear Lin, what do you need me to do for you?" ”

"I remember the last time I told you that I wanted some drawings of the pistol construction...... Lin reminded him.

"Oh! Yeah! That's right! And lo and behold! I've been so busy these days that I forgot to give it to you. Riyige patted his forehead, said apologetically, opened the drawer of his desk, and began to rummage inside.

Lin Yizhe paced to his side, saw the documents on his desktop, and glanced at them casually.

This is a report, Lin Yizhe saw that the title was actually addressed to the French Admiralty, and he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, but he still didn't show any signs on the surface, and he didn't continue to read the contents of it.

"Found it, here." Riyige handed a drawing of the revolver to Hayashi Yoshizhe.

"This is a pistol drawing from a Belgian factory, and the instructions in it are very detailed, I hope it will help you." "The officers of the French Imperial Navy are currently armed with this type of pistol. ”

Lin Yizhe opened the drawing and took a look, which showed a "Rifers" type revolver.

Lin Yizhe, who is familiar with modern history, knows that the "Lifuser" revolver equipped by the French Navy in 1856 is this style, and Riyige did not lie to himself.

After the "Lifuser" revolver was introduced to China, it was vividly called the "side needle fire" revolver by the Chinese, and the pistol bullet used was also called "side needle fire". After the French Navy was equipped with this pistol, European countries competed to follow suit, and this Belgian factory drawing also used this design, and the shape of the gun was better than that of the French Navy.

"Thank you very much! Mr. Riyig. Lin Yizhe showed a happy smile, "You really helped a lot." ”

The reason why Lin Yizhe wanted the pistol blueprint was because he wanted to transform the gun in this era.

As a history buff and military enthusiast, he has copied many metal models of ancient guns with his colleagues, from the internal structure to the appearance of all in the same proportions, it can be said that there is a lot of experience. Of course, in his original era, even fiddling with models was a big risk. So back then, he could only bury his desire to play with real guys deep in his heart, but now, everything is different, and he can not only study the real things in a grand manner, but also have the possibility to spread them.

Of course, the last time Xu Run was attacked in the alley, Chen Wan Caiyue leveled himself and completely watched from the wall, which also gave him a lot of stimulation.

A man can't always rely on his wife and maid as bodyguards, right?

"You're a genius, dear Lin." Ri Yige lost no time in complimenting, "I already have a hunch that you will become a great inventor in China." ”

"The French Navy is already equipped with such pistols, and I hope that in the future, our Navy will also be equipped with such weapons." Lin Yizhe said, he pretended to inadvertently glance at the report on Riyige's desk, "You are writing a report to the Admiralty?" Did something happen? ”

"Nothing. It's just a routine debriefing. Ri Yige smiled and picked up the report and handed it to Lin Yizhe, signaling that he could read it casually, "I need to report the personnel changes that happened a while ago to the Admiralty, so as not to make rumors and affect our common cause." ”

Lin Yizhe took the report and took a look at it, and it was as Riyige said, the recent personnel changes in the French employees of the shipyard.

After the shipbuilding project was on the right track, there were also some discordant episodes, such as the deputy superintendent Dirk Bei expressed dissatisfaction with the Japanese Yige who was inferior to his qualifications and professional knowledge, and the relationship between the two foreign superintendents was in crisis, Shen Baozhen tended to support Riyige, Dirk Bei then left his post and went to the northwest to join Zuo Zongtang's camp, Riyige initially planned to hire another French naval officer Sgong Saig as his technical deputy, but Lin Yizhe and the French employees, especially the chief engineer of the shipyard Dasbo, got along for a long time. It was considered more appropriate for Dashbo to be appointed as deputy overseer, and before Dashbo came to China, Riyige promised him more about his post after he arrived in China, saying that if one of the supervisors left, he would take over. At the insistence of Hayashi Yizhe, Riyige fulfilled his promise and appointed Dashbo as the deputy superintendent of the ship.

For the Harbour Master, these personnel changes are very normal, but the fact that Riyige has meticulously reported to the French Admiralty is actually self-evident.

The French Admiralty is well aware of such a trivial matter as personnel changes, which shows the extent of its "concern" for the development of the Chinese Navy.

In fact, Lin Yizhe, who is well versed in history, knew that for a long time in the late Qing Dynasty, the Chinese navy had few secrets to the Western powers.

Although now, this contradiction is not very prominent (the Chinese Navy does not even have a decent warship).

However, Lin Yizhe felt that it was necessary to knock on this Frenchman at this time.

Of course, Lin Yizhe's other purpose is the emperor of the Second French Empire on the head of this Frenchman......

"Mr. Riyige, we are good friends who talk about everything. Friends should be honest with each other, and I, as your friend, feel it my duty to remind you of something. Lin Yizhe said sincerely to Riyige.

"Say, my friend, without any reservations." Riyige seemed to know that Lin Yizhe would say this, so he moved a chair and invited Lin Yizhe to sit down, and then sat down in front of Lin Yizhe and listened intently.

"Mr. Riyige, I know that as an officer in the French Imperial Navy, this is your duty, and I personally express my understanding and have no intention of accusing you." "But as you must know, China's political system and national conditions are very different from those of the French Empire. Mr. Riig has served in our country for many years and is very familiar with the situation in our country, so you must be very familiar with the officials in our country who are specifically responsible for impeaching others for their mistakes, right? ”

Hearing Lin Yizhe talk about the official, Ri Yige's face couldn't help but change.

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