Authority is something that needs to be maintained and demonstrated, especially when the rights and responsibilities are unclear, and it is necessary to show from time to time that the Guangzhou Shipyard, although it was established by Yang Meng, but the power has always been in the hands of the Pan family, and his majesty in the shipyard is not enough, simple, killing people and standing up!

The people admire and the prestige is increasing, Yang Meng knows that he does not have such capital, such a world, in the face of all kinds of people with big pigtails, etc., the best and fastest way to stand up is to kill people, simple and direct, to subdue most of his subordinates by brutal means, is Yang Meng's choice.

Yang Meng doesn't need them to be respected, fear of obedience is the same, fear of obedience and the restraint of interests, most people will not have the heart of anti-water, those who understand skills are different from ordinary people, the more they understand, the heavier their minds, the lighter their gratitude, it is better to treat each other with courtesy than to force each other to die, on their necks, the necks of their families are horizontal butcher knives, Yang Meng is not afraid that they will not do their best.

Pan Shicheng, who lost face, is also maintaining Yang Meng's authority, Yang and Pan are the main Yang family, what to do, Pan Shicheng is also from the interests of the two families, and it was not out of selfishness to deceive his son-in-law Yang Meng before, and now he bows his head for the interests of the two families.

"Let all the designers and senior technicians of the shipyard start to demonstrate the transformation of the ironclad ship overnight, and tomorrow morning, I will see their plan!"

casually threw the drawings of the iron-hulled power ship on the table, Yang Meng's words made the heads of the people below sweat, and in one night, it was impossible to solve the things that had not progressed for more than a year!

"There is no plan early tomorrow morning, beheading one by one!"

Without waiting for the people below to complain, Yang Meng added. It made most people's faces show a miserable expression.

"Taechen. Arrange for 2,000 men to enter the shipyard. Anyone who dares to flee will be destroyed! ”

Sentence by sentence, the stewards of the shipyard below are getting shorter and shorter, Yang Meng's three or two sentences are really as heavy as Mount Tai!

"Why don't you do it quickly? The third master Chrysostom said that if you can't come up with a plan early tomorrow morning, don't even think about living! ”

The pressure is pretty much enough. Glancing at the stewards with a bleak face, Pan Shicheng also spoke, and when he heard that Master Pan also said the same, this matter was true, and he hurriedly bowed, and the stewards below also went down in a panic to arrange.

"Xingdou, there is no plan to really kill tomorrow?"

"Huh...... I'm just talking about the plan, and I didn't say that I have to come up with detailed drawings for the transformation, as long as they are not stupid, they will not be stabbed. If it's a stupid passive slacking, it's a place to die and give way. ”

"Alas...... I don't know how Taichen used to follow you. I didn't make it anyway, and I almost died with half a life on this day.

Ironclads, is it really so important? ”

Although he was lost face, Pan Shicheng was not angry, in his opinion, this is a good thing, if his son-in-law blindly retreats, it means that he is not capable, he dares to be tough, and he has not torn the faces of the two families.

"Sixty percent sure of defeating the first navy of the British world!"

"Why didn't you say it earlier? You understand in your heart that it's not good, I'm old and can't understand it. ”

"The time is not right, and there will be endless troubles after saying it, and it can be kept secret if you don't say it."

"Alas...... Take your liking! You haven't been back to Lixiang Garden for more than a month, and Lian'er is thinking about it! Zhiqing, that girl Lian'er sent me to bring it to you, and a few thin horses, don't be bitter about yourself. ”

The idea of the beloved son-in-law is right, Lian'er is pregnant, and she doesn't dare to move lightly, Pan Shicheng simply brought Wei Zhiqing with her.

"Hey! Take the skinny horse with you! Too much to bear, just leave Zhiqing! ”

What old Taishan has in mind, Yang Meng probably knows, it seems that Lao Taishan still has his heart set on the Yang family.

"Worry less!"

Leaving a request, Pan Shicheng didn't stay in the shipyard for long, there are some things, he can't take care of it now, once he manages it, the relationship between the two families is not good, after many twists and turns, he can be regarded as open, relying on the mountains and the water to eat the water, as long as the Yang family is prosperous, the Pan family does not do too much, and his vein will never fall.

"Hoo ......"

Old Taishan left, Yang Meng also breathed a sigh of relief, and said that the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, but some people are too difficult and stressful to beware, but fortunately!

There is no decent house in the shipyard, but there are very good rooms, the main cabin of each battleship is a very good guest room, and the three large English warships that are about to be transformed have become the place where Yang Meng settled.

"Master, if not, I'll go!"

After entering the cabin and glancing at Yang Meng, who had sparkling eyes, Wei Fuzi decisively confessed, this has been held for more than a month, but it is not something that he can bear alone.

"It's late! Why don't you think about it when you come? ”

The next thing is that the eighteen kinds of martial arts take turns, wiping the bright lines from the corners of her mouth, Wei Zhiqing begged for mercy in a hoarse voice.

"Master, kill me! I can't stand it! ”

"That's what I said, it'll be fine tomorrow night."

The warship moored in the dock fluctuated with the waves from time to time, falling asleep with the sound of the waves, and it was an elegant thing, but Wei Fuzi lost that mood.

Early in the morning, Yang Meng practiced his fists and feet on the deck, and he did not leave his mouth and fists, no matter what he had, he would not slack off easily in the morning, noon and evening for half an hour of internal boxing, this is the real ability.

"Third master, there is a result."

"Hmmm! Set up tables and chairs on the deck, discuss matters on the deck today, find a servant, Zhiqing needs to be taken care of. ”

Slowly retracted the momentum, and when talking about business, Yang Meng did not forget Wei Fuzi in the cabin.

After breakfast, a group of red-eyed shipyard designers and mechanics also gathered on the deck, and the scale of the small hundred and ten people was huge.

"How many plans have you come up with?"

There are too many people, and the deliberations are troublesome, Yang Meng originally wanted to disperse a group of people, but these words put a lot of pressure on the people in the shipyard, isn't it the owner of the shipyard, really want that person to open the knife?

"Three ......"

"Hmmm! Those who participated in the plan stayed, others continued to work hard, and the ironclad was the top priority. That gave Lao Tzu slack. Don't let go! ”

Most people breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed. The remaining dozen or so people are much more stressed.

"Whose plan is this paddle battleship? The paddle wheel will definitely not succeed, and the ship will be scrapped after a shot, but the design drawings are remarkable, four paddle wheels, four steam engines, you can try it, you people will find a merchant ship to try!

Now that the results have been obtained, let's argue again. Look at such paddle steamers, where they are suitable for sailing. ”

The three-point plan has rough drawings, and the paddle wheel battleship was directly rejected by Yang Meng, but the merchant ship of the paddle wheel may not be useless, Yang Meng said a word, and there were only nine people left on the deck.

"Is this a sailless battleship! Good is good, but now the design of the steam engine is not perfect, once the steam engine has a problem. Or lack of fuel, ironclads are dead creatures at sea. Leaving the mainsail is still very necessary for the ironclad ship, so that the daily patrol will also save some fuel, and the endurance of the ship will be more outstanding.

In the same way, full sails are not advisable, the steam engine is the combat power, the sails are only auxiliary power, and there are too many sail lines on the deck, which is not conducive to the erection of artillery on the deck, and second, the target is larger and easier to hit.

Let's compromise between these two plans! The steam engine serves as the main and operational power, one or two mainsails as auxiliary power, and one more point, this mast can also be used as a lookout, and it doesn't hurt to keep it.

Steam power must be strong, durable, shock-resistant and easy to maintain.

Sail power, there is not much requirement, it is enough to push the battleship to drive normally, and enough space should be left in the bow and stern for the erection of artillery.

There was a combination between the sail and the steam engine, the chimney of the steam engine with the mast, and as for the thrusters, twin propellers.

Now, let's work together! ”

It is difficult to choose between sail power and steam power! Steam power is an emerging object, and sail power has reached its peak after hundreds of years of development, considering the endurance of patrolling the sea frontier, Yang Meng combined the two.

The two groups of designers who came up with the plan began to work, and Yang Meng was not idle, holding the plans of both sides and the drawings of the three British giant ships, he was also doing his own design.

Power, just a matter of concept, after a short period of time, the two teams' plan, came out, the twin masts and twin steam engines as the power, because the ironclad ship is a new thing, the accurate speed, these people can't estimate, but most people still think that the speed of the ironclad giant ship can't be fast.

The displacement of more than 3,000 tons of warships, all wooden structure, the weight is also extremely terrifying, in addition to the watertight cabin, the space left by the warship is extremely limited, two high-power steam engines, plus coal, the original cabin space, it is even more narrow, to solve the structure of the cabin is also a difficulty.

According to his limited knowledge of ships, Yang Meng roughly drew a few, the cabins of large ships he had seen before, this was also a matter of concept, Yang Meng provided ideas, and the designers and technicians of the cabins were responsible for solving specific problems.

"My lord, can such a structure ensure that the ship will still float on the water after attaching the iron armor?"

The structure given by Yang Meng is very different from the traditional shipbuilding structure, and after some argumentation, several foreign designers nodded, and one person raised everyone's questions.

"How do I know the way? If I knew the Tao, I wouldn't need you, Lao Tzu would just design and build it directly, and you would just try to transform one? ”

Faced with such a question, Yang Meng rolled his eyes, spread his hands, and gave them a reply that made people laugh and cry, try to transform one, this is really an adult!

Confused, the structure of the cabin can be regarded as passing, what if it doesn't pass? Waiting to be beheaded? No matter what nationality they are, they cherish their lives very much, especially their own lives, and when they meet a devilish shipyard owner, these designers and mechanics can only blame themselves for being unlucky.

If you can't run, if you don't do well, you won't die, and after a long time of argumentation, these people can't get any positive answers, so they can only nod their heads and agree to give it a try.

"Covering the old battleship with iron armor is the biggest problem, what do you think?"

Ironclad ship, ironclad ship, with ironclad can it be called an ironclad ship, covering ironclad is not an easy task, the biggest difficulty of ironclad ship is in the coverage of ironclad.

Yang Meng raised this question, a group of designers and technicians, directly speechless, the all-wooden battleship is already very heavy, plus a layer of five-inch thick iron armor, it is no different from a solid cannonball, it does not sink into the water, this is the biggest problem, if it is covered with a layer of iron, it is definitely an easy task, but the five-inch thick iron plate is covered, no one can believe that such a battleship can still sail on the sea.

"Your Excellency, let's take a look at the drawings of the battleship first! Of these three battleships, the thickest part of the board was more than two and a half feet, and the thinnest part was about one foot, and the whole ship was covered with iron plates at least five inches thick, which seemed absolutely impossible to us. ”

Giant ship, where is the power? One is the speed, the second is the density of the gunfire, and the third is the thickness of the ship's plank, the first two are not too difficult problems for the transformation, but the thickness of the ship's board has become a barrier that is difficult for designers to cross.

In fact, in the final analysis, the problem is the weight of the ship, the buoyancy of the watertight cabin is limited, and the old ship is covered with iron armor, which exceeds the carrying capacity of the watertight cabin, even if the transformed ship can float on the water, the possibility of sinking in the wind and waves is very great! Maximum! (To be continued......)