"Xu, what you said makes a lot of sense. But you know that the circumstances of our country dictate that we cannot design warships like Britain and France. If you rely solely on a battleship with a balance of firepower, speed, and protection to fight the French. We don't have any odds of winning. After all, the gap between Italy and France in terms of industrial and shipbuilding capabilities is too great. Brin said with a sigh.

"But highlighting firepower and speed is not to ignore the waterline defense, the performance of a warship should be looked at comprehensively. For example, if one of the planks is shorter than the others, then no matter how high the other planks are, they will not hold much water. The amount of water a barrel holds is determined by its shortcomings. And the performance of a warship is also obviously affected by its weakness. Xu Jie said as he picked up a cup and gestured.

"Your analogy is apt. Go on. Now let's talk about how we can expand its volume with a certain budget and raw materials. Brin suddenly found himself interested in this yellow man from the East. Completely ignored the commission.

"You see, we can increase the volume by optimizing the shape of the bucket, or we can reduce the thickness of the bucket wall a little bit while making it strong, if you don't use it to carry water over long distances. We can also save the lid. By analogy, a good designer should choose to use existing technology to build a battleship with the most limited resources on the basis of considering the practical environment of the battleship. At the same time, we can also consider the versatility of the battleship. For example, we can use the same hull to design different firepower combinations, power pack combinations or protection combinations. This allows us to get the highest possible power at the lowest possible cost. After Xu Jie finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, he said everything that should be said, and it depends on how this Mr. Brin chooses.

"Your ** level is to follow the train of thought you just had." Brin's eyes lit up. It was as if a walker groping in the dark had suddenly found his way.

"Yes, that's right. The **-class dome cruiser is a ship that adopts a common hull and expands the scope of application with different accessories. Xu Jie couldn't stand Brin's overly enthusiastic eyes. said with some hair in his heart.

"However, you should know. The 4,500-ton dome cruiser can only be counted as a second-class battleship in the Italian Navy. What we need is almost 10,000 tons of warships that can effectively fight various threats. You know what I mean, right? Unconsciously, Brin also changed his address to Xu Jie with honorifics.

"Of course, I know that a mere dome cruiser of less than 5,000 tons will naturally not be as good as the Italian Navy. So this boat is just an appetizer, a real feast, which you will be able to see in the near future. Xu Jie said with a smile and a sip of coffee.

"Really? Can you tell us about your plans? I want your plan ship to be as good as the **-class dome cruiser. Brin looked at Xu Jie in surprise.

"First, 8,500 tons in tonnage. The power crew is about 17,000 horses, and the flying scissor head is used to ensure that the speed is around 22 knots. Second, replace it with a 10-inch rapid-fire gun. Thirdly, the use of new armor and subdivision compartment design to ensure the protection performance of the warship. Xu Jie briefly said an overview of his perfect outfit.

"But at present, the design and production of 10-inch rapid-fire gun turret structure is still somewhat unrealistic. And now the best armor is nickel steel armor, which has no obvious advantages over steel-faced iron armor, and considering economy, it is not as good as the former. Brin frowned.

"If a battleship is practical with the technology that is now mature, then it cannot be the best battleship, it will be easily imitated, and it will be easily surpassed by warships that use new technology. Perhaps before it entered service, it was already lagging behind. So we need to be bold and use technologies that have potential, but no one dares to use them. Only in this way will we be able to guarantee the occupation of the commanding heights in the field of warship design. Xu Jie said with a smile. And these technologies are not impossible, I am now designing a new 10-inch turret. The terrace style was abandoned in favor of mechanical loading and servo guns. As for the armor, I can also provide some clues, and if there is enough money, I think it will be okay to produce armor with higher performance than the current one. Xu Jie said mysteriously.

"Well, if you really have the ability, that's fine, but ......," Brin suddenly showed a sneer on his face. …,

"Look at this." As he spoke, Xu Jie unfolded a drawing in front of Brin. This is a diagram he drew after referring to the British Emperor's MKB3 turret in 1898. The most important feature of this turret is the mechanized ammunition/propellant delivery and the full circumferential loading of the gun. Although the rate of fire is not comparable to that of the 1900 MKB4 turret with an independent loafer. However, the former is expensive in terms of low technical difficulty and stability.

"This? Well, ingenious design. Genius design. "Just a cursory glance. Brin found the superiority of this turret in this, which was simply different from the traditional patio cannon.

"Considering the weight of ammunition and the current level of construction machinery, I personally believe that the 10-inch gun is the limit of the current dormitory gun. And this, this is my newly designed gas spring retractor. With this, I don't think it's a big problem for a 10-inch gun to reach a rate of fire in 1 minute. Xu Jie added another fire. Hearing this, Brin quickly closed the drawings brought by Xu Jie, these things are too precious. It's enough to make the navy of any country bother with this. After taking a few deep breaths. Brin said very sternly: "Mr. Xu, if you can, can these drawings be placed in the Italian Navy Design Bureau?" Of course, you can rest assured that we will not be short of patents and remuneration. If you wish, I can also guarantee you admission to the Italian Naval Design Bureau. How about the deputy chief designer? If you feel that you can contribute to the development of the Italian navy, I think the king will give you the title of nobleman. ”

"This set of drawings is naturally important, but it has not yet been completed. If I could, I'd like to go ahead and finish it first. Of course, if a part is not completed, the Italian Naval Design Bureau can naturally come and take part of it, but I want to have a backup to continue research. "Xu Jie knows that since he has taken out the drawings, he can't hand them over to the Italian Navy if he wants to." As for entering the Italian Naval Design Institute. I have already reached an agreement with Mr. Rio Cuniberti to set up a ship design institute with him. He and I each have a 50% stake. Looking at the slight change in his face, for fear that he would enter the commission of the Italian Navy Design Bureau, Xu Jie said with a smile.

"Well, well, I respect your choice, and I'm sure that entrusting Mr. Leo will do the relevant confidentiality." With a hint of disappointment, Brin emphasized the second half of the sentence.

"Definitely, this set of drawings, except for the Navy Design Bureau, is only known to me and Xu, and will definitely not let the third person know, and my wife will not know, I promise, I swear in the name of God." Entrusted Leo looked a little gloomy, and Brin, who was staring at him, quickly made his position clear.

"But I still don't feel at ease, and I think the Italian Admiralty will be willing to provide security if it is needed by Mr. Leo." Brin thought for a moment and said.

"Thank you, we will definitely ask for help from the Admiralty if needed. But now, you see. I still have something to do with Xu, if you don't have anything else to do. I think it's time for us to leave. It took Leo nearly 1 minute to get his words clear.

"How about you two have dinner at my house tonight?" Brin sent out an invitation.

"No, no, no, we're going back today to continue working on this turret design problem, this, you know, time is running out right now, and we're going to hurry up every minute." Now the situation is that Bryn has placed a company of the navy in the house entrusted to Leo. In this case, Leo really didn't have the courage to stay here anymore. What he wanted to do most now was to quickly pull Xu Jie out of here, and then go back to perfect the damn turret design that almost ruined him and Xu Jie's company!!