Under Lin Yizhe's order, the workers worked tirelessly to build a huge wooden shed to completely cover the two slipways, and Lin Yizhe also ordered to send additional manpower to verify the identity of the survey, strictly enter and exit, and no one who did not survey was not allowed to enter. For example, Shen Youdan, who is the Minister of Shipping, was unable to enter the slipway area because he forgot to bring the survey during the inspection. It was precisely because of these strict measures that the Japanese side was ignorant and unaware of the shipmaster's transformation of the next two ships of the "Weiyuan" class cruiser into a new type of light armored cruiser. It was defeated in the naval battle that broke out in the ensuing battle, and the "Fujing" class armored cruiser also attracted the attention of the world.

Thinking of the scene of Lin Yizhe standing on the flying bridge of the "Fujing" and directing the battle, Lin Yiqing, who was a soldier, couldn't help but have his blood boiling all over his body.

In order to ensure the construction and development of the navy, the imperial court not only restored the monthly operating expenses of 50,000 taels of silver for the shipmaster, but also ordered the construction of warships to be continued, "in case of emergency", and said that "the household department has money to be allocated." With the financial support of the imperial court, the shipmaster began to build new ships. From the very beginning of their construction, the two newly built warships defined their mission -- to garrison overseas. Lin Yizhe, who defeated Japan and was still full of vigilance against Japan's wolf ambitions, gave the two warships two powerful names when he was in Beijing: "Yuan Kai" and "Deng Yingzhou".

"Yuan Kai" and "Deng Yingzhou" are the improved models of the "Weiyuan" class, in addition to the addition of 75 mm armor belt, the artillery has also undergone great changes, the original two powerful 190 mm guns have been removed, all changed to 8 140 mm breech guns, 1 at the head and 1 at the tail, 3 on each side, in addition, the number of machine guns has also been increased, the ship is equipped with a total of 5 40 mm Ha Qi Kaisi machine guns and single-barreled 40 mm machine guns 8 each, 6 Lin's machine guns.

From the day when the first keel of "Yuan Kai" and "Deng Yingzhou" was laid on the slipway, it meant the birth of the first class of foreign warships of the Qianguo in the future.

In addition to the "Yuankai" class warships stationed abroad, the shipmaster also built the "Thunder" class high-speed notification ships and shallow water gunboats that can be used for inland river operations.

Lin Yiqing was amazed by the achievements of the Harbour Master presided over by Lin Yizhe, but thinking of the current situation of the Fuzhou Harbour Bureau, Lin Yiqing couldn't help but be a little worried.

He already knew from Li Shaoquan that because of the opposition and covert sabotage of the old guards in the DPRK and China, the Harbour Administration was once again plagued by the problem of insufficient funds, and the ongoing construction of the new "Kaiji" class warships was in danger of giving up halfway.

When Lin Yizhe was alive, the shipmaster also faced the dilemma of insufficient funds many times, but thanks to Lin Yizhe's best efforts and various fundraising, the shipmaster was maintained. Under his painstaking management, the Daqian Empire had its first steam fleet with considerable strength.

But now Lin Yizhe is no longer there, although the current Prime Minister of Shipping, Ding Yusheng, is outstandingly talented, and has the help of Li Shaoquan, the Governor of Zhili, and Shen Youdan, the Governor of Liangjiang, but he obviously does not have as many channels for Lin Yizhe to come to the money, and it is difficult to ensure the follow-up development of the Shipping Administration.

What's more, Ding Yusheng, who was known as the "Ding Ghost Slave" because of his enthusiasm for foreign affairs, was also hostile to the old ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China and Shilin, and had to deal with the ubiquitous open guns and hidden arrows!

What do you have to do to keep the most important trump card in your hands?

"Shall we go in?" Seeing Lin Yiqing standing at the door of the Harbour Administration for a long time, his face was cloudy, and Chiho Kirino asked softly on the side.

"No, we won't go in." Lin Yiqing glanced at the red-clothed sentry standing with a gun in the sentry box and shook his head.

Lin Yiqing originally planned to visit the Harbour Master's Office, but after observing the door for a while, he changed his mind.

If you want to gain Ding Yusheng's trust, you must show your true face in front of him, although most of the shipping officials are Lin Yizhe's old subordinates and cronies, but after all, there are many people here, and once the news comes out, it is likely to cause trouble.

In a situation like this, the fewer people who know their true colors, the better.

"So where are we going now?" Chiho Kirino asked.

"Let's go to the shipyard and have a look." Lin Yiqing said.

When Lin Yiqing took Chiho Kirino and Yusaku Uehara to the shipyard area, he was surprised to find that it was not as heavily guarded as he imagined, but allowed people to come and go. In addition to the workers and technicians, you can also see many people who come to visit, including Qianguo and foreigners.

A large number of workers were busy around the slipway, and at a table not far away, Lin Yiqing saw that Chief Engineer Da Shibo and his deputies An Le Tao, Si Gong Saige and other foreigners, as well as Wei Han, Chen Zhaoao and other students of the Ship Master Academy were gathered together, discussing something.

He was familiar with history, and after seeing the photos of these people, he easily recognized them.

Lin Yiqing did not immediately approach the slipway, but stood there watching the construction. He saw workers using cranes to lift huge steel plates and transport them to the frame for construction. At this time, the huge ribs of the "Kaiji" stood up to the sky, and the sunlight shone on it through the windows of the wooden shed, emitting a faint black light, although the hull of the ship had not yet taken shape, but it had already shown the tall and majestic of this battleship that had not yet been launched.

Lin Yiqing carefully inspected the part of the "Kaiji" that had already been built, and although he only looked at it from a distance, he could still see the skillful skills of the shipbuilders of Qianguo from the smooth and shiny rib surface and the neat rivets.

"There don't seem to be that many guards here." Chiho Kirino whispered to Lin Yiqing.

"The construction of this warship should not be a secret project, which is why so many people visited." Lin Yiqing replied softly, but his gaze never left the slipway.

This battleship under construction should be one of Lin Yizhe's unfulfilled wishes, right?

The current Lin Yiqing still can't see the design theme of this battleship, but he guesses that there must be Lin Yizhe's own design in it!

Thinking that Lin Yizhe could personally command the battleship he designed to fight, Lin Yiqing's heart was full of envy.

As a history buff and military enthusiast, he is arguably obsessed with the design of naval vessels, especially the steam ironclad battleships of the pre-dreadnought era.

Among the warship models in his collection, the most cherished are the warships of the pre-dreadnought era. On more than one occasion, he had designed and modified those models by himself to make his favorite ship type.

Lin Yiqing suddenly realized that he had the opportunity to realize the construction of a warship of his own design.

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