On the deck of the bow of the merchant ship, an old man in a robe and a horse coat looked at the flybridge of the "Wannianqing", lifted the hem of his clothes, knelt down with a solemn face, and solemnly bowed three times. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Shen Baozhen and other shipping officials saw this, and they all hugged their fists as a salute.

Lin Yizhe looked at this strange scene, and his heart was also excited.

The "Wannian Qing" stopped next to the merchant ship, and the sailors lowered their sampans and went to the rescue of the merchant ship. Since the mast of the merchant ship had been broken and could not be moved, Shen Baozhen decided to have the "Wannian Qing" tow the merchant ship back to port.

When the "Wannian Qing" escorted the merchant ship back to Mawei Port, it was already getting late. When the "Wannianqing" docked, Lin Yizhe saw Chen Wan standing on the pier with the child in his arms at a glance, as soon as the trestle was put down, he couldn't wait to fly off the trestle and hugged his wife and children into his arms.

The battle of life and death he had just experienced made him understand why the people on that merchant ship cried like that after they got out of the catastrophe.

Shen Baozhen, who had just come out of the cabin, happened to see this scene and couldn't help but smile at Wu Zhongxiang.

At this time, several sailors carried a stretcher and walked down the trestle, looking at Zhou Kaixi, who was lying on the stretcher and was emaciated and sleeping, Shen Baozhen couldn't help but sigh.

"Today is thanks to Kunyu." Shen Baozhen sighed, "If it weren't for the Lianzhu machine gun he made, we people would have confessed all of them today." ”

"yes!" Wu Zhongxiang nodded with palpitations, "Kunyu said before that this ship's armament was too thin, but he didn't expect it to come to this point!" It's so hard to fight a pirate ship! ”

"This 'dual-use of arms and business' is indeed a mistake between soldiers and business, and it cannot be built any further." Shen Baozhen frowned and said in a low voice.

"Today's incident, if the official learns that the steam ship of the shipmaster is so bad, it will be another big storm." Wu Zhongxiang sighed.

At this time, Lin Yizhe was not able to hear the conversation between Shen Baozhen and others, but enjoyed the sweetness of reuniting with his wife and daughter.

"What's wrong? Kunyu? Chen Wan first saw Zhou Kaixi lying on the stretcher, and then she was suspicious, and then she smelled the smell of gunpowder smoke emanating from Lin Yizhe's body, and couldn't help but be startled, she didn't care about being intimate with Lin Yizhe, and quickly asked.

"I fought with pirates today." Lin Yizhe didn't want her to worry, so he said lightly, "I also saved a merchant ship." ”

"Oh? Got into a fight with pirates? What do you think? Are you okay? Chen Wan was taken aback, and hurriedly checked whether Lin Yizhe had any injuries on his body, and only after making sure that he was unscathed, Chen Wan was relieved.

"It's okay, let's go, this battle today, it's a good time, go home and tell you in detail." Lin Yizhe affectionately hugged his daughter from her arms and took Chen Wan's hand.

Shen Baozhen wanted to call Lin Yizhe and tell him about the equipment of Lianzhu machine guns, but when he saw the intimate appearance of their little couple, he couldn't help but smile. He thought that there were many things to do, and he was not in a hurry for a while, so he did not call him.

"Xiaotao, Wei Yun, you come with me, today's matter, I'm afraid there will be twists and turns when it gets out, let's discuss it first, just in case." Shen Baozhen turned around and said to Xia Xianlun and Wu Zhongxiang.

Xia and Wu responded, got off the boat and followed Shen Baozhen to the ship's government office.

That night, with great excitement, Riyig wrote this report to the French Admiralty:

“…… The new steamships we helped the Chinese build were successful, and the Chinese are very satisfied with the efforts we have put in and the help we have given them, and I think this is a good start, and our cooperation with the Chinese will be further expanded. ”

“…… On its first voyage to the sea, the steamer, the Wannian Qing, encountered pirates, and the Chinese officers and men on board fought a fierce battle with them and won the victory. Our ship sank thirteen pirate ships, killing almost a hundred pirates, not a single one was killed, only a few were wounded. …… It is noteworthy that Chinese cleverly installed the 'Gatling' rotary machine gun on this ship, and it was with this machine gun that they dealt a fatal blow to the pirates, so I suggest that our Navy consider equipping it with more of these weapons......"

Almost at the same time, in the cabin of the rescued Fujian merchant ship "Lai Shunli," the old man who kowtowed to the bow of the ship, Lu Ruiping, the owner of this merchant ship and the chief treasurer of the Fuzhou branch of Shanxi's "Wei Changhou" ticket, was also writing a letter to Qiao Zhiyong, the owner of the Shanxi General Ship.

“…… There is a military factory outside the port city, and a warship is built every month by the superintendent for driving and patrolling. In fact, the sailors led the ships there, or rented them to merchants to sell goods, or rented them to pass through the Taiwan to send envoys; Occasionally, they go to sea, but they are only sent to the seashore, and there have never been many cases of foreign pirates......"

“…… The sailor and the foreign thief are one and two, and his father is a foreign thief; His son is a sailor, and he is always there. Sailors and soldiers, mistakes are dismissed, that is, they go and become foreign thieves; The battalion recruits sailors and soldiers, and foreign pirates come to enlist in the army, and those who are not familiar with the situation cannot be filled. …… This time in the sea theft, the original intention of the ship is exhausted, there is no physiology, it is difficult to see the proprietor again, suddenly see a smoking soldier ship to rescue, the first sight thought that the French military ship, near the mast dragon flag, only to know that it is the Qing Dynasty division ship also. This is the ship's newly built steam ship 'Wannian Qing', on the occasion of the first voyage of the test run, when we saw that our ship was stolen, we rushed to the rescue, and launched an artillery attack on the thief...... The thieves were extremely fierce, seeing that the "Wannian Qing" soldiers were few and the artillery was single, and they accidentally ran aground, so they stepped forward to rob, extremely rampant, and the water of the "Wannian Qing" bravely hit it with the newly created "Zhuan Guan Shenji Lianzhu Gun", the bullets rained down, and many of its ships were destroyed, and the thieves were killed and injured very seriously, and fled in embarrassment, and our ship was safe. …… In the book, all difficulties are described, and the people on the boat hug each other and cry with joy, all of whom feel their great virtue. …… The shipmaster is different from the green camp sailor, and now that he sees it, he will be a great shipkeeper in the future, and the proprietor may wish to pay attention to it......"

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Lin Yizhe came to the Harbour Administration Office early the next day, and he noticed that Shen Baozhen, Xia Xianlun, Wu Zhongxiang and others were all there, and Zhou Kaixi was the only one who was missing, and immediately thought of Zhou Kaixi who vomited blood on the flybridge of the "Wannian Qing" and was carried off the ship after being carried off the ship, and couldn't help but be secretly worried.

"Shou Shan is too tired for a while, and this time she went to sea and suffered from the cold, and vomited blood, she has fallen ill and can't take care of things, and her duties are temporarily handed over to Wei Yun." Shen Baozhen seemed to understand what Lin Yizhe was thinking, and without waiting for him to ask, he said, "There are a few more generals at the construction site, you don't have to go over all the time." Wei Yun has a lot of things to do, and these days when you take care of that matter, Kunyu, you can share more for Wei Yun. ”

"Yes." Lin Yizhe agreed respectfully.

"Come and sit." Shen Baozhen saw that Lin Yizhe was still as respectful as usual, without the slightest pride in his achievements, and he was very satisfied.

After Lin Yizhe sat down, Shen Baozhen said: "The first voyage of the 'Wannian Qing' ship was successful, and this time it destroyed the pirates, made great achievements, and became famous at home, which proves that the hard work of all of us for a while has not been in vain. ”

After listening to Shen Baozhen's words, the shipping officials present were all embarrassed.

"I originally planned to play the imperial court on the same day, and I was scheduled to send the 'Wannian Qing' ship north to Tianjin next month to be read, and then I asked the imperial court to select a large number of people to inspect it." Shen Baozhen sighed, "Who would have thought about the first sea trial, but such a thing happened!" Although the pirates were defeated this time, the 'Wannian Qing' ship also had many damages, how could it go north for reference? ”

"The 'Wannianqing' ship is in urgent need of repair, and the dock is not completed at the moment, so it can only go to a foreign shipyard for repair." Wu Zhongxiang said, "If you want to catch up with the day of reading, you need to start as soon as possible." ”

"In your opinion, where should I go for repairs?" Shen Baozhen asked.

"In order to be safe, it is better to be a large shipyard. It is better to go to Shanghai Yesong Shipyard for repairs. Wu Zhongxiang said.

"Going to Shanghai to repair? Isn't it farther away? Shen Baozhen groaned, "It will take a lot of time to go back and forth." ”

"Although the road is far away, the speed of the 'Wannian Qing' is fast, the round-trip travel is convenient, and the Yesong shipyard is a large factory, the workers are skilled, and the machinery and equipment are complete, which can save time." Wu Zhongxiang said, "If it is repaired in a nearby small factory, although the road is close, if the repair is not very handy, it will inevitably take time, and the two are equal." Compared with it, it is better to go to a big factory.

"It's okay, let's go to Shanghai to fix it." Shen Baozhen nodded and agreed to Wu Zhongxiang's suggestion.

"The armament of the 'Wannian Qing' ship is too thin, and it is a long way to go to Shanghai, so it is best to have all the gun emplacements." Xia Xianlun said, "The kind of 'Turning Tube Divine Machine Bead Gun' made by Kunyu is also better equipped with a few more, if you encounter pirates again, it will not be as dangerous as yesterday." ”

"Yes." Shen Baozhen nodded, turned to Lin Yizhe and asked, "Kunyu, how many other Turning Tube Divine Machine Bead Guns you made?" ”

"This gun is dismantled and rebuilt from the old Belgian 'Montigny' 37-barreled platoon gun, and a total of four guns have been built, and now the 'Wannian Qing' ship is equipped with three, and one is still available." "The remaining barrel is reserved for backup, so it has not yet been assembled. ”

Lin Yizhe didn't dare to say that the remaining "Lin's machine gun" was intended to be given to Zeng Guofan.

"Then bring it with you." Shen Baozhen said, "If the existing three doors fail, they can be replaced." ”

"Yes."

"I remember that there are still many old small cannons in the warehouse, and you can also take the larger one and install it on the free gun position first." Wu Zhongxiang thought for a while and said, "Wait until the newly purchased cannon arrives, and then replace it." ”

"That's all there is to it." Shen Baozhen sighed and nodded.

"This time I went to Shanghai, Kunyu, you should follow it." Shen Baozhen turned his head to Lin Yizhe and said, "You know Western Chinese, and you know the secrets of shipbuilding, the matter is big, you go along, I can rest assured." ”

"My nephew obeys." Lin Yizhe responded. He didn't expect Shen Baozhen to let him take the "Wannianqing" to Shanghai for maintenance, and he was a little surprised for a while, but he didn't show it at all on the surface.

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