"Xu, I have good news for you. We are going to meet a very important person today. "When Xu Jie ushered in the first ray of sunshine on the first Sunday of 1889. Entrusted Leo walked into Xu Jie's bedroom at an inopportune time. "This, you see I'm still wearing pajamas, isn't it a little inappropriate to talk about business now." Xu Jie said with some embarrassment. "It's okay, I don't mind." Leo was stunned for a moment and then said. "Well, okay then. Tell me about the important task of meeting you today? King of Italy or boss of the Sicilian underworld? Xu Jie said half-jokingly. Naturally, there is a difference between the two and His Royal Highness, but they are much more honorable than the godfather of the Sicilian mafia. Leo pretended to be serious. Who is this person? "Xu Jie suddenly became interested, and the person who can make Leo value so much will naturally not be an idle person." Brin designer, designer of the battleship Italia. And it is said that he may be the head of the navy.

With a poof, Xu Jie, who was rinsing his mouth, sprayed the water directly onto the mirror opposite. The name Brin is too shocking and too familiar to Xu Jie. Speaking of this powerful ship designer. Let's start with the 80s of the 19th century. It was he who designed the Italian 2-ton battleship. Among them, the largest standard row is more than 13,000 tons. It's almost twice as much as Dingzhen. IN TERMS OF FIREPOWER, THE POWER OF THE 431MM MAIN GUNS ARRANGED IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE TWO SEATS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS WORLD-CLASS. And the speed reached 17.8 knots!! Of course, the protective surface is a bit backward for the battleships that were put into service after 90 years and were equipped with a large number of rapid-fire guns, and the first stage had no waterline armor belt and only dome armor, so some people in later generations gave it the nickname of a dome armored battleship. And the second-level waterline armor belt is only 4 inches. In the face of the large number of 6-inch rapid-fire guns on the battleship around 1895, they would be full of holes, but they met the needs of the eighties. Although the journey has been quite bumpy, as a newly industrialized country, being able to build such a huge warship in the 80s is itself a reflection of the level. Perhaps because the basic industry factors are not satisfactory, but its design and industry are commendable. And this Brin master was even more prosperous in the 90s. Comrade Brin became the Minister of the Italian Admiralty in the 90s, what is this concept? The number one in the Italian Navy, and he himself is a technician, and he has to be tough on both administrative and technical skills. The development strategy of the entire navy and the procurement of equipment are basically decided by him alone!! Moreover, this person is also quite prestigious in the Italian Navy and at home. There are only two designers in the world whose names have been used as the names of warships, and one of them is this Mr. Brin (the other is a Frenchman). So to speak. As long as he decides on things. Not only did no one within the Italian Navy dare to object, but even the Italian king and prime minister wanted to sell him face. (Blinkan as Secretary of the Navy and the naming of warships after him are historical facts)

"Xu, do you know him?" Leo said with some shock. "Nonsense, I even know you, let alone the famous Brin." Xu Jie cursed in his heart. "That's great, let's go together, Master Brin is very satisfied with the **-class battleship you designed, listen to his entourage, Master Brin is very appreciative of the firepower and speed in it, if there is no accident, he said that he will push the Italian Admiralty to order our dome cruisers, and it is said that he will stop the cruiser project under construction to give priority to the construction of our warships." Leo said with a fluttering eyebrow. "What are you doing?" Leo, who said that the place of rise, looked at Xu Jie, who was wearing pajamas, and scratched on the desk for a while. "I'm sorting out my materials, and if nothing else, he'll be interested in our new ship." Xu Jie said flexibly. I didn't expect to meet the legendary leader of the Italian Navy so soon, which is really a bit unexpected. With Brin's support and help, there is a 6-point chance of winning by ordering warships from Italy. "Xu, you have a blueprint for a new type of battleship? You're such a genius, let me see. After a brief moment of shock, Leo joined in cleaning up the table. …,

Two hours later, Xu Jie, who had cleaned up the park, and entrusted Leo to ride in a private carriage. "Xu, with all due respect, this new outfit of yours may not be favored by Mr. Brynn. Under your main casemate, and the waterline protection is a little too thick, at least Mr. Bryn thinks. You know, the warships he designed were all about speed and firepower, and as for waterline protection, they didn't pay much attention to it. Leo said with some embarrassment. Are you sure? Xu Jie sneered in his heart. Entrusting Leo to know Brin only one-sidedly knows the past and present, but Xu Jie knows the real Brin. To tell the truth, Minister Brin definitely did not want to ignore the protection of some people in history, on the contrary, under the conditions at that time, he really achieved the unity of protection and firepower, and did not think that the Italian was vulnerable because it did not have waterline armor, and under the conditions at that time, in order to better ensure the protection of the artillery and engine room, Brin abandoned the waterline armor belt, and added almost all the defensive weight to the power compartment and the main gun part. Moreover, the angle between the dome armor and the horizontal of the protective power compartment is very small, don't look at only 4 inches, but in the test, it can actually defend the main 17-inch level of the main gun design (friends who understand battleship artillery must know that the depth of the gun is divided into vertical and horizontal, the farther the distance, the greater the horizontal penetration. The smaller the vertical. Therefore, in the close-range artillery battle, in the face of the almost horizontal arrangement of dome armor, the black powder cannon at that time was simply unable to penetrate it!! So, in the conditions of the time, the guns and power parts of the Italian-class battleships could not be penetrated!! It is accompanied by a main gun with a caliber of up to 17 inches and a weight of 100 tons produced by Armstrong. Who would dare to compete with the warships in the world?! To put it mildly, the Dingzhen ordered by Beiyang from Germany at that time could only be regarded as a little brother compared with the Italian number. If Italy is a first-class battleship, Dingyuan is at most a second-class battleship. As for this idea of abandoning the waterline armor belt in the 80s. In addition to Brin, Barnaby in Britain also had this idea, but Barnaby's status in Britain could not be compared with Brin's in Italy, so he gave up. As for someone asking who Barnaby is? Know Wright and Watts, right? The William White, who designed the monarchy for England, and Watts, who designed a series of battleships such as Yoshino and Hatsukumo for Japan, were all Barnaby's apprentices!! When Brin and Barnaby came out to mingle, White and Watts didn't know where to play in the mud!! Therefore, Xu Jie was not worried that Brin would veto his mention because of protection issues, at most he was entangled with himself on the issue of the arrangement of waterline armor. With 100+ years of experience and knowledge. I believe that convincing Brin is not a big problem.