The maximum speed maintenance time is 100 minutes. The steam turbine is intact, and everything in the boiler compartment is intact.

The maximum firing range of the triple turret is 12,000 meters, and the effective firing range is 8,000 meters.

Within the effective range, the shooting stability is good. The maximum rate of fire is 1.5 minutes per shot.

The structure of the whole ship is intact, and the main structure is intact. No destructive damage occurred.

Okay, okay, Guangxu took the second encrypted telegram sent back from Guangxu Island, and after translating it himself, he was so happy that he didn't sleep all night. I didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty, which had a weak industrial base, would be able to test it successfully.

Triple guns, high speed with new power, and an outwardly floating Atlantic-type bow...... Oh no, it's now called the bow of the Chinese type. For the vertical bow that is easier to go up the waves than in the west, the new Zhonghua type float bow is not easy to go up the waves and improves the stability of the ship and better adapts to the harsher sea conditions, but the long and sharp curved scissor-shaped bow column is a suitable situation for racing, which can split the waves to reduce wave resistance at sea. In this way, it ensures that the powerful power of the ship can be converted into high speed to the maximum. The heightened bridge design allows the command and driving staff to have a better view. The slender hull also effectively reduces the bomb area.

These can only be seen from the appearance, the Chinese type bow is not a problem for countries with strong industrial strength in the West, even if it is a triple gun. However, a triple gun without a gun delay device will lose its utility due to the scattering of the point of impact. Therefore, the hydraulic decompression technology, artillery delay device, knapsack turret structure, and small watertight compartment design used in the interior of the warship. The concept of key protection and the most critical steam turbine technology are the confidence that China can challenge the world.

This era is no longer the era of cold weapons with more people or more power, and the quality of weapons often determines the direction of the battlefield. Faster speed and greater firepower became the design purpose of naval ships. Finally. Under the leadership of Guangxu, relying on the vision of penetrating the navy in the next hundred years, the future elites of the world were concentrated, the top workers in China were mobilized, and all the financial and material resources of the Qing Dynasty were mobilized...... Finally, the Huludao test ship, which can lead the world's naval technology, appeared. Unfortunately, it is not yet in front of the world. Because one of its present life will inevitably cause the United Kingdom, including the world's first navy. and Germany and France, who wanted to challenge Britain, and the Americans, who did not bother to stoop to a corner. The Qing Dynasty has not yet reached the time when it can resist. So, it can only appear quietly. Then quietly left. Just like the anti-sinking experiment that is about to be carried out, it is actually hitting Huludao with a 305-mm shell. The purpose is to mimic the survivability of a warship after being bombed. And this kind of experiment may not be done once, because some of the data needs to be repeated.

In order to keep the Huludao, a warship that cost more than 930,000 taels of silver to build, it is still a domestic cost price. Cheng Cheng, who has always been steady, bluntly said that Guangxu was a waste of national funds. Even Wu Deren, who was still clamoring to build a hundred and ten ships to fight the British, began to say that Guangxu was a loser. Even Liu Buyun and Deng Shichang, old Beiyang officers, looked at Guangxu's eyes red. Some people such as Feng Qi have moved directly to the Huludao, saying that they will sink with the ship.

The anti-sinking test is a must, because it can't wait until it's on the battlefield. "This is irresponsible for the lives of naval officers and soldiers, and it is also a preliminary experiment in the design of future battleships. It is also exercising the salvage ability of our ships. Guangxu's words appeased the excited navy very well, so that the navy began to prepare for the sinking resistance test of the Huludao test ship with great regret and the expectation that the battleship would appear in the future without knowing when it would appear.

Guangxu looked at the telegram over and over again, how happy he was. Even when he boarded the train the next day, Guangxu, who still had dark circles under his eyes, still looked smiling.

It is naturally a joy to have the best cruisers. Even if it is only a test ship, it also represents the combat effectiveness of the future navy of the Qing Dynasty. While there are also people who are happy, there are also people with deep worries. Like what. Wang Shizhen and Tang Shaoyi, who also read the telegram.

Tang Shaoyi believes that the emergence of such warships means that the science and technology of the Qing Kingdom are at the forefront of the world. This will certainly arouse the vigilance of all countries in the world, and will also lead to difficulties in introducing foreign technology and sending students to study abroad.

But Wang Shizhen is worried about the overly powerful performance of this warship. Everyone knows that this warship is intended for future war against Japan, but its appearance will inevitably attract the attention of the countries in Shanxi, and even if the Qing Dynasty defeats Japan, the Qing Dynasty's navy will still be weak in front of Britain and France. Once the Western powers wanted to forcibly obtain the relevant technology of the ship, how should the Qing Dynasty respond?

The problem may be troublesome, but it is not urgent. At least before the outbreak of the war with Japan, Guangxu was sure that he would be able to keep this secret. After all, the design and manufacturing unit involved in the security is the cold agents and the royal gendarmerie. Japan's 66th Fleet is a thorn in its side at the moment, so let's build the ships first, and then talk about it when Japan wins the war.

Of course, the experiment was not without its problems. The axle was a bit overheated and stuttered, the deformation of the right hull compartment beam caused the failure of the three watertight compartments involved, three of the shock springs of the two main turrets failed, and one hydraulic detractor seal cover bolt broke and leaked...... Although they are not fatal problems, they do have a long-term impact on the ship. While the technicians involved in the test on Guangxu Island were still reviewing the reasons and ways to improve them, Guangxu had the most important problem in the telegram -- materials.

The overheating of the ship shaft is due to the poor heat resistance of the material and the high coefficient of thermal expansion, the deformation of the cabin girder is due to the insufficient strength of the material, and the bolt fracture is estimated to be related to the impact resistance of the material. Although the Huludao uses high-performance nickel steel that has just been developed, although the material performance of nickel steel can meet the design requirements, the uniformity of the texture of the material is an important indicator to test the industrial capacity. Guangxu believed that they would be able to come to this conclusion after testing the materials of the problematic parts. This is not Guangxu's boasting, and it has not yet appeared that he can understand the material better than him in these years. I, a senior engineer who was about to work in Germany, was not a cover.

Speaking of materials. Guangxu's mind is now full of the grade of the material. Spring steel, bearing steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, and even Guangxu are now considering replacing the hull with stainless steel altogether. High-performance metal materials, even in later generations, are the top military secrets of various countries. This is because higher performance materials and special materials are produced for certain military applications, and because of some of these new types of materials. It has also made a lot of science fiction a reality. For example, the wave of people who are also developing airplanes on Guangxu Island have not succeeded for a long time, isn't it because the materials of the engines cannot withstand the high pressure required by aviation power?

Of course, for the materials of various countries or top military secrets, of course, it is not something that he, a civilian mechanical engineer, can know, but those materials that have been eliminated from military products into civilian products in later generations are well known. Take out a random material from it, it is the world's top material, Guangxu not only knows the composition of the material, but also knows the manufacturing process of the material. But that's where the problem comes in.

Everyone knows that the material of the spire depends on the top production process, and the same top production process can also produce the material of the spire. It's a mutually reinforcing relationship. But these materials that Guangxu knows are all produced by those processes of later generations, and the current production process does not meet the conditions for producing these materials. For example, the Fengtian Steel Mill, a subsidiary of Asia Mining, which concentrated the power of the whole Qing Dynasty. Now the annual output is only more than one million tons, and any steel mill in the future can achieve it. It's not that there is no money to expand production, it's not that there aren't enough materials. That's the limitation of the production process. Again, it is the process that determines the uniformity of the material texture. But everything doesn't matter, this is not Guangxu, Guangxu has the most classic craftsmanship in his mind after countless tests. The equipment corresponding to the process has been developed at the Academy of Sciences. It is based on the accurate theory provided by Guangxu. With the backing of the country's financial resources and the plundering plan as the guide, it is only a matter of time before the equipment appears.

Guangxu has too many applicable materials in his head, but he knows whether it can be produced by the current military capacity of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise it is not nickel steel, tungsten steel, manganese steel Guangxu can be produced now. And there was a problem with the Huludao, so Guangxu plunged into the Huludao shipyard. Warships are the largest weapons built in the world and the highest manifestation of a country's military capabilities. Nature is the highest demonstration of a country's production processes and production capacity. To get an idea of the country's highest processing capacity, the Navy Yard is undoubtedly the best place to inspect it.

Three days. Three whole days. Guangxu ignored the affairs outside the factory, so he stuck in the factory. Each piece of equipment must be operated with your own eyes, and some people who can't understand the place will have to do it yourself, and even participate in the maintenance of production equipment. Just because Guangxu wanted to understand the first information of production capacity and conditions, so that he could come up with the most suitable materials.

In the past three days, Guangxu seems to have returned to the days when he drilled equipment and screwed day and night in order to develop new projects. Drinking coarse tea foam with the workers and talking about the performance of the equipment, discussing the application of the new equipment with the technicians in the open clothes, and slapping the table and arguing with the engineers about the new design...... No one knew that the emperor in front of him was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and the workers thought that he was a new technician without a shelf, and the technician thought that he was an engineer sent by the Jiangnan shipyard to study, and the engineer thought that he might be a researcher sent by the scientist to do technical support. In three days, Guangxu did not leave the factory for a single step. After three days of getting along with each other, everyone admired the technical ability of the approachable Li Ming. And the people who know Guangxu's identity are extremely nervous, and those who can go to work in the past few days have checked the ancestors of the eight generations, but those who have some doubts or whose performance is not up to the top will be on vacation. The most painful thing is Yang Dongzi, Guangxu does not allow him to send guards, and he can't help but send them. As a result, the bodyguards who were cautiously lurking around like thieves might be beaten up if they couldn't explain it clearly, and finally simply withdrew.

In the past three days, Guangxu has gained a more comprehensive understanding of the industrial capacity of the naval shipyard, and some data that can be taken out immediately in his mind have been taken out. The data requirements for the process requirements are documented, and the material composition is also recorded. The new process concept, the new manufacturing method, and the new metal property analysis made everyone stunned and more enthusiastic about the application of new technologies.

It has to be said that the Chinese at this time were simple and kind. Chinese without more entanglements of interests want to prove that they are better than others through more sophisticated technical capabilities.

It wasn't until three days later that Kou Liancai, who was holding the dust, originally wanted to quietly find the emperor. But accompanied by several directors of the factory, he ran all over the factory and failed to find the emperor, so he shouted in the factory: "Your Majesty." The Russian minister asked to see him, and Lord Tang asked the servants to invite the emperor back to the palace. ”

The bullshit palace, just a row of train cars, Guangxu lived directly in the factory, and he didn't even look for a station.

"Oh, Russia has decided, hasn't it?"

Guangxu, who had just come out of the machine tool, stood in front of Kou Liancai with an oily face, and Kou Liancai didn't recognize it at once: "Go back to the emperor." Where did the servants of the court know about the major affairs of the court, Lord Tang just asked the servants to urgently invite the emperor back to the palace for deliberations. ”

After saying that, Kou Liancai suddenly burst into tears: "Your Majesty." What's wrong with you? How did it get like this? ”

Kou Liancai hurriedly wiped the emperor's face with the placket of his clothes, and scolded the factory officials next to him while wiping: "You are all dead people, this is the emperor of our Great Qing Kingdom." Your clothes are cleaner than the emperor's, and that's how these minions serve? ”

"Shut up. You are the one who came before me. Crying like this. Let the world think of me. Guangxu shook his face and knocked down Kou Liancai's hand to wipe his face: "This is bathing and changing." ”

In the simple bathroom in the factory, Kou Liancai insisted on seeing the whole body of Guangxu with a bare ass. Even if Guangxu said that he would behead him if he looked at it again, Kou Liancai would have to wait until he confirmed that the emperor was not injured. There are no injuries on the body, but there are a lot of injuries on both hands. Kou Liancai puffed out of the door of the bathhouse, and Guangxu could hear Kou Liancai's scolding through the door.

When the bath was over, Guangxu, who was dressed in a dragon robe, appeared in front of everyone again, and these people who were giggling all day really believed it. The shirtless man who drilled the machine tool with them turned out to be really the emperor.

"Let's all be excused." Guangxu smiled and walked up to the engineer who was still talking to him about technology not long ago: "I just talked to you about carburizing and surface quenching on the surface of the gear, you go down and do a few more tests." In the end, which of the two of us is right, use the facts to prove it. Don't always take it for granted that it's not feasible and don't experiment. You are an engineer, and you should understand that technological improvement and innovation are built on failure. Cost is not something you should be considering, because that's my business. All you have to do is produce the best performance product. Do you understand? ”

Being able to drill machine tools with the emperor is a blessing that can only be repaired in several generations? The excited engineer began to speak incoherently: "The grass people must have a lot of imperial grace to repay the experiment." After speaking, he hurriedly waved his hand: "No, it's not ......."

"If you really want to repay the emperor's kindness, then get things out." Guangxu turned to everyone and said: "The test of the test ship will soon be over, and the new ship-building task will come down soon, so everyone must complete the maintenance of the equipment as soon as possible." Everyone knows that the warships that the Japanese bought from the Western powers will return next year. I believe everyone knows what their warship is going to do when it comes back. However, the warships of the Qing Dynasty are all old ships, so whether the Qing Navy can defend the country depends on whether you can build the new warships before the Japanese warships come back. Whether the Qing Dynasty will repeat the mistakes of Dadonggou depends on your hands. ”

"The grass people and others must live up to the emperor's grace."

"Immediately carry out a fully enclosed transformation of the No. 2, 3 and 4 docks, maintain all equipment, and make all preparations for the construction of new ships." Guangxu left satisfied.

Guangxu originally wanted to come and go quietly as a technician, just to imperceptibly teach the most advanced technology in his mind. As a technologist, it is clear that the best way to convince them is to use technology to defeat them. Once you use power to suppress, you will only get the opposite effect. However, this sudden and short-lived political show was very successful, and Guangxu believed that as long as the materials and technology were sufficient, four new ships would be built at the same time within a year. It wouldn't be a miracle, nothing is impossible for a people who can grow watermelons on an island full of stones.

Europe began to rise from the Industrial Revolution, and Western civilization was ahead of Chinese civilization for the first time. It is said that industry is very important, but only when we go back to this era can we really understand. In fact, the industrial revolution that Europeans claim is nothing more than boasting.

Since ancient times, an improvement in tools has led to a progress in society. From wood to stone, from bronze to iron, better and better performance materials support more advanced technology, and advanced technology also brings better performance materials. Until the alloy appeared, there were cannons and giant ships. In later generations, it transitioned from steel to aluminum alloy, and the application of silicon materials appeared. The application of alloys has only been 100 years, and human beings have walked from the ground into space.

There was no industrial revolution, only a de facto material revolution. And today, the material revolution of the Qing Dynasty has begun. (To be continued......) u