"The Crimean War itself is nothing to praise it, but it is a watershed moment between modern warfare and traditional* warfare. Since this war, the world has entered the era of modern technological warfare. It was during the siege of Sevasburol that the steam-powered battleship was on display for the first time. And at this time, propellers have also begun to be used on warships. For the invention of the propeller, we often habitually ask, who in which country did this thing invent it? History classes often ask the question, what are the facts? …… If you have studied the development of ships in various countries in that era, you will find such a fact! During the same period, many countries around the world were developing their own propellers, which is why they later claimed to be the first inventor of propellers. …… There is a question here, why is this happening? Why do we all work on the same thing at the same time? …… Because of the revolution in communications, because of openness, it also heralds the arrival of a new era, and the major technological advances in the world will show a pluralistic state of multinational efforts, and if you have an invention, maybe the next day similar inventions in other countries have appeared. It is difficult for a country to control a technology for hundreds of years because of a global blockade of information. From this, we can also know whether a country is advanced or backward, and where is its node? The answer is to see if the country can become a unity in the era of pluralism and keep up with the progress of other countries. Just like natural selection and survival of the fittest in the animal world, with the development of the era of pluralistic technology, there will always be some countries that cannot keep up with the pace of progress of the times, and at the same time several countries stand out from the pluralistic competition, fundamentally speaking, this is the road to the rise of great powers. Wang Yi smiled at the students in the classroom at this time and said, "Okay, that's all for today's class, end of class." ”

Squad leader Wang Bohai stood up and said in a loud voice: "Stand up." ”

All the staff stood up and said, "Goodbye, teacher!" ”

"Goodbye, classmates!"

At this time, a group of students rushed to the podium, surrounded Wang Yi, and asked this and that.

Wang Yi is now taking classes in the maritime academy of Dashang, in fact, there is no specific topic, in a way, it is more like the speech he gives every weekend at the primary school affiliated to Dashang, which is not so much imparting knowledge as instilling a concept in students, so as to help them broaden their horizons and expand their thinking.

Now sitting in the classroom are not only the students of the Maritime Academy, but also the headmaster, the Englishman Jimmy Kellan, and the general manager of the Dashang Shipyard, Zhang Jingxiao. When Jimmy Kellan was in class at Wang, he would bring a translator, and if he was puzzled, he would ask questions directly in class, which was completely without the excessive respect for teachers in the Qing Dynasty. Wang Yi is quite accustomed to this feeling of discussing with each other, although he still doesn't know everything about foreigners, but he can also be regarded as a mentor and friend who helps each other.

Jimmy Kellan, in his forties, British, used to be a sea captain, and then *after being introduced by Charlie Fama of Qichang Foreign Company, he ran to Yingkou. Of course, during this period of consideration, silver played a decisive role. However, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for, Jimmy Kellan is not only knowledgeable and experienced in navigation, but also has a unique insight into the design and manufacture of ships, and from any point of view, he is the best choice for the principal of the Dashang Maritime Academy.

In addition to being the principal of the Maritime Academy, Jimmy Kellan has also been of great help to Wang Yi in other ways. For example, buy 2000 tons of hydraulic press from the UK, such as steel rolling mill, cold rolling mill, iron coiling machine and so on. It is no exaggeration to say that without Jimmy Kellan, Wang Yi's Dashang Iron and Steel Company would have opened at least a year late, or even longer.

Speaking of which, Jimmy Kellan was more surprised by Wang Yi.

First of all, he was curious about Wang Yi's background, but after a preliminary understanding, he was completely shocked. As an Englishman of this era, and also a naval officer, Jimmy Kellan's pride was everywhere. But when he saw the industrial room of the great merchants, and saw the various inventions and creations that appeared in the industrial room, such as telephones, electric lights, etc., he even wondered if God had made a mistake and put himself into the shell of a yellow man.

Of course, at this time, Jimmy Kellan still maintained his pride, the pride of being the captain of a naval power, but when he saw the "Theory of Sea Power" written by Wang Yi, and listened to Wang Yi's prediction of the impact of various new technologies on future maritime wars, he finally regarded this child as a person on the same level as himself. And his dedication to education in his own country even gave Jimmy Kellan a heartfelt respect.

The king was God's only chance for the Qing Dynasty. Jimmy Kellan always thinks so.

Of course, "On Sea Power" was not written by Wang Yi, and Mr. Mahan in the United States did not write this book. The theory of sea power is only a theory, which was put forward by Mahan as the basis for supporting the US naval strategy. His relevant theories are scattered in his various books, and others have edited and sorted them together to form the so-called "Theory of Sea Power".

Compared to Jimmy Kellan, Zhang Jingxiao is much busier every day, in fact, he hasn't seen his father for a long time. And his weekly rest is to come to the Maritime Academy to listen to Wang Yi's class, which is only half a day in total. But I don't know why, every time I listen to Wang Yi's lectures, he feels as if he is refreshed and full of energy.

"Mr. is in charge of a large group, and he is still able to prepare the course every day so wonderfully and fascinatingly. And I'm only in charge of one shipyard, but I'm already in a hurry. Zhang Jingxiao sighed at Wang Yi.

Wang Yixin said that he would shake off the shopkeeper.

But to say that Wang Yi is fooling around every day is a bit of a loss of conscience. He wakes up at 5:30 every day and starts copying books from his tablet. After breakfast, Wang Yi would go to teach the more than 100 students in the medical school, from eight o'clock in the morning to twelve o'clock. At noon, Wang Yi would have lunch while dealing with the specific affairs of the big merchants. In the afternoon, Wang Yi either went to the base of the martial arts school to attend classes, or went to the industrial laboratory to guide and research, and sometimes went to various places to conduct investigations and visits. In the evening, Wang Yi will accompany Shen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia to eat and talk together, Wang Yi is busy himself, and the two girls are also busy, they both have their own studies, so they don't have a lot of time to meet every day. After nightfall, Wang Yi would continue to copy books from his tablet, and then go to bed at ten o'clock in the evening.

Jimmy Kellan and Zhang Jingxiao came to Wang Yi's side at this time and said with a smile: "Chairman, today's class is very interesting, and people have benefited a lot after listening to it." ”

"Mr. Kailan, you are polite, and you are ashamed. Oh, by the way, I heard that the sailing training ship you requested has also been completed, so I wonder if I can go and see it. ”

Jimmy Kellan laughed, "Of course! ”

As for the real thing of the galleon, Wang Yi really hadn't seen it with his own eyes, so he really wanted to see it. Before the crossing, when he was a child, he was very fond of the manga One Piece, so he was also full of imagination and longing for the ocean. It's just that as he gets older, the ocean gradually loses its mystery, so he pays more attention to the starry sky above his head, and often drives alone and carries expensive astronomical telescopes to stargazing.

Although the Maritime Academy and the Dashang Shipyard are nominally under the management of Zhang Jingxiao, they are not actually in the same place, and they have their own independent docks and venues.

Today's weather is not sunny and cloudy, but it is not gloomy either. The air by the sea is very humid, cooler than inland, with a faint salty smell. There is a huge sailing ship docked next to the dock of the Maritime Academy, which is a three-masted sail and steam-powered hybrid sailing training ship ordered by Wang Yihua from Britain with a total displacement of 680 tons and can carry 30 trainees.

"This is our sail training ship, his sister ship is still under construction, should the chairman give her a name?" Jimmy Kellan's words are somewhat suspicious.

Wang Yi was very useful, Shen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia, who came with him, had already gone to the side of the boat to watch, sighing a few times from time to time, as if they still wanted to board the boat to have a look.

"Since it's the first ship in our Maritime Academy, let's call it Blue Dream!"

Zhang Jingxiao repeated it a few times, nodded and said, "Good name." ”

Jimmy Kellan also followed suit.

In the Maritime Academy, after Wang Yi turned around, accompanied by Zhang Jingxiao, he said goodbye to the principal, Jimmy Kailan.

"Let's go to the shipyard." Wang Yi smiled at Zhang Jingxiao.

After more than a year of construction, the Dashang Shipyard has begun to take shape, and now the only two docks have been started, in addition to dozens of foreign technicians, there are many people recruited by Wang Yi from the Mawei Shipyard and the Jiangnan Shipyard.

One of the two docks under construction is being built for a general cargo merchant ship for Qichang Foreign Company, which is the first shipbuilding order received by Dashang Shipyard. The other dock was kept very secret, surrounded by high wooden fences, guarded by insurance team members with guns, and without Wang Yi's permission, even Zhang Jingxiao could not bring people into the tour. Under construction is an all-steel verification warship with a total displacement of 860 tons. Last year, an all-iron ship, the Jinou, was built at the Jiangnan Shipyard with a displacement of 196 tons. Wang Yi did not have much psychological expectation for the development of the new ship of Dashang Shipyard, after all, it was self-made and full of difficulties, although there was the full cooperation of Dashang Iron and Steel Plant, but it was not easy to complete such a technological leap.

Wang Yi felt that he was already very satisfied that the ship could be developed before 1879. However, if the development does not go well, it will not be too much of a problem for a year or two later.

However, Zhang Jingxiao didn't have such an idea, and would take time to walk around the verification ship every day, and every technical breakthrough made him ecstatic and enthusiastic, and he would call Wang Yi as soon as possible.

Wang Yi sometimes feels that compared with Zhang Jingxiao, he seems to be more like an old man, and he lacks a passion for entrepreneurship.