Chapter XXVIII

Five days later, Yang Feng had already appeared in the Chinese Embassy in London, and he still had the title of an embassy interpreter, so he naturally had to report first when he returned to London, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he came back, Xue Fucheng gave him a surprise.

"I'm about to send a telegram to the United States asking when you'll be back!" After Xue Fucheng finished speaking, he pointed to a white man in his thirties beside him and said: "This is Mr. Ma, the head teacher of the Sailor Academy, who came from China on a special trip, and he will be responsible for the affairs of your ship in the future."

To put it bluntly, Li Er's devil was not worried about his twenty 152 rapid-fire guns, so he specially sent someone to keep an eye on him, but he actually sent a foreigner to be his supervisor, which made Yang Feng quite surprised.

"Mr. Magiffin is an American, right? I've just returned from your country. Yang Feng shook his hand very casually, then sat down and said.

"Really? I haven't been back to China for almost a decade. Ma Jifen looked at the guy in front of him who was younger than himself with curiosity and said, Boss Yang has been a man of the year in the past year, even if he has heard of it in distant China.

"That's simple, I have a speedboat myself, and I will often go back and forth between the old and new continents in the future, and I can take you with me next time I go to the United States." Yang Feng said, it is said that this Ma Jifen is still quite admirable, as a mercenary, he can actually fight for the Beiyang Naval Division to the most rear, it can also be said that he is very professional.

Obviously, this guy is a quick temper, and the two of them didn't talk a few words, and he immediately changed the topic to the main topic: "Mr. Yang, now that the Beiyang Naval Division has fulfilled its responsibilities, Lord Zhongtang hopes that you can give us the rapid-fire cannon as soon as possible."

"Didn't you say in the contract that when Armstrong delivered the warship to Yang's shipyard, I would hand over the rapid-fire gun to you?" Yang Feng said strangely.

"The sailor has accepted the invitation of the Japanese side and will visit Japan at an appropriate time, so Lord Nakado hopes that he can replace it with a new cannon as soon as possible and then go over, so as to show the military might of my sailor." Xue Fucheng explained on the side.

Now Yang Feng understands, it doesn't matter if he gives them now, but the problem is that the delivery date he and Woolf set is with the ship, and now the ship is not half built, and the Armstrong company must not have built a rapid-fire gun, this thing is the best-selling munitions now, so the order has to be queued.

"Can you contact them, first move a few doors for us to deal with the emergency, now the Japanese are eyeing North Korea, this sailor's visit is very important to deter them, if you can replace it with a new gun, the effect will definitely be better." Xue Fucheng said that he knew Yang Feng's energy in the UK.

"I'll try!" Yang Feng said helplessly.

Armstrong was very face-saving, and agreed to move six doors from the British Navy's order to Yang Feng first, but they also proposed to visit Yang Feng's Nautilus, this strangely shaped yacht, parked on the banks of the Thames, but attracted a lot of people's attention, especially after knowing that it could run to the twenty-eighth festival, and now a large number of admirers come every day, but they are forbidden to board the ship without Yang Feng's consent.

"Hey, I thought it was a big deal, so let's do it, my yacht hasn't been renovated yet, and this work will be directly handed over to your company, but it must be done quickly, and it must be completed within a month, because I will need it urgently." Yang Feng said to Woolf.

"Mr. Yang, what is the maximum power of your diesel engine now?" Woolf asked tentatively, this is his real purpose, if you want a yacht of more than 1,000 tons to run 28 knots, then the total power must not be less than 10,000 horsepower, even if the three-body design is used to reduce the draft, this must be necessary.

"Seven thousand, but it's a bit bigger, and the performance is already very stable." Yang Feng said with a smile, the fish finally began to take the bait, the goal of this goods is to lead the British Navy to a crooked road, and he has made sufficient preparations for this, his two diesel engines not only made a fake shell several times larger on the outside, but also equipped with two sets of control systems, one can run twenty-eight knots in the end, and the other set is locked, which is a set that can output full power.

To be honest, if the factory in Sweden is now asked to imitate a 7,000-horsepower marine diesel engine, it is simply a fantasy, even if the size is increased and enlarged, but if there is a beautiful avatar responsible for manufacturing the most critical combustion chamber part, then it is estimated that there is no big problem, it is nothing more than that she makes more and less there.

In fact, 7,000 horsepower is enough to drive a battleship at this time, and the two together are more powerful than the Sovereign-class power system that the British are building, of course, the British will certainly not be stupid enough to really put the diesel engine on the monarchy, even if the diesel engine is no problem, they have to have a place to refuel, the steam engine can be refueled in any port, and their own yachts can only order special fuel from Mobil, but an order to test the ship model is indispensable, once the British Navy adopts the diesel engine, even if it is only partially adopted, It will definitely attract the attention of other countries, and then just wait to collect the money!

When the time comes, they can also give them the authorization to produce, anyway, without their own parts, they will not be able to produce large marine diesel engines in this era anyway, so it is equivalent to all the navies that use diesel engines are pinched by themselves, in order to get rid of the control they will desperately research, and spend countless funds to the end of the end is a failure.

But what about the steam turbine? Parsons and Laval, but they are about to build their experimental boat, if the steam turbine is launched at this time, then it is likely to have a fatal impact on their diesel engine, you must know that this thing needs a lot of boilers, and it is not much worse than the diesel engine in other aspects, and more importantly, the steam turbine can completely get rid of its own control, although it is also a product of Yang's company, and the patent is also in the hands of Yang's company, but in this kind of thing related to national security, This kind of restriction of patent rights is also a laugh.

Do you want to kill Parsons? Boss Yang suddenly thought of a bad year, saying that Comrade Parsons's historical mission had been completed, and he had given himself the patent for the reactionary steam turbine, so he could basically return to the arms of the Lord, and then leave the rest of the work to Laval in charge, let him study it slowly! At the very least, after the diesel engine begins to be used on a large scale on warships, the steam turbine will be launched.

Just in this case, what to do with the dreadnought? Boss Yang was so worried that his head was about to hurt, if he wanted to see the dreadnought showdown, he had to have a steam turbine, which could push the steam turbine, and it was not conducive to his own control of the world, or let them make do with the diesel engine to power the dreadnought? In other words, four 7,000-horsepower diesel engines are enough, and there is still a future for development.

Go back and kill Parsons! At this moment, Boss Yang immediately made up his mind.

Woolf opposite him didn't know that Lu Dao was such a short period of time, and a series of conspiracies to murder and control the world were turned in his mind, in fact, he also turned a lot of things in his head, Armstrong can be said to be the overlord of the shipbuilding industry in the world now, and the emergence of any new technology must not be let go, when Yang Feng's Black Arrow first appeared, it had already aroused their great interest, but the power of five hundred and twenty horsepower was still a little insignificant compared with the current steam engine tens of thousands of horsepower, At best, it's a small seedling that needs to be focused on, but now it's clear that the rate at which this seedling grows is a bit appalling.

The two guys, each with their own ghosts, were speechless for almost a quarter of an hour before Woolf tentatively asked, "Mr. Yang, are you interested in cooperating?"

Yang Feng smiled reservedly and motioned for him to continue.

"Young's Power Systems, build two of these marine diesel engines for Armstrong, we will lobby the Royal Navy to add an order for a high-speed destroyer, and then we will jointly install these two diesel engines on this destroyer, as long as the speed can exceed thirty knots, I think such a warship will be very popular, although I know that you also have a shipyard, but your factory does not have any experience in building warships, and it is impossible for the Royal Navy to buy warships, This partnership makes it easy for you to enter the UK market. Woolf said.

"Of course you can, but you should know that I have a lot of people to work with, such as Germans, French, Italians, and even the British, but I am the only one you have to choose, so I feel that in this case, I have the right to ask for something extra." Boss Yang said with a smile.

It was the first time Woolf had met a Chinese who had spoken so openly about blackmail, but he did have the qualifications to blackmail, and such a machine did not have anyone but him, and he had not even heard of it, and he did not have the right to bargain with him.

"Mr. Yang, please speak!" He said cautiously.

"It's very simple, such a ship is not to build one, but to build three, I will provide diesel engines for free, but after the completion of these three, two of them belong to Sweden Young's shipping company, and I will let Sweden register this company immediately." Yang Feng said that just one armored cruiser, the strength of his fleet is too thin, but if two more destroyers are added, it will be almost the same, as long as it is not equipped with artillery, this is a merchant ship, and no one will care about it under the name of the shipping company.

When it was built, it was necessary to reserve gun emplacements, and even install the turret, and when it was necessary to turn it into a warship, find a dock, install a 130 cannon on the front and rear sides, and then install four double 37 anti-aircraft guns, and get steam gas torpedoes, such a destroyer is absolutely formidable.