Shen Wanqing nodded and said, "So that's the case, but it's ......"

Shen Wanqing pointed to the end of the slideway away from the sea, and wanted to say something, when she saw Xu Jingcheng coming over, looked at Lin Yuan in surprise, and asked Lin Yuan in a disbelieving tone: "Do you really know how to build a warship?" ”

Lin Yuan let out a long sigh and said, "Lord Xu, from the first time we met, I told you that I know how to build warships, why don't you believe it today?" ”

Xu Jingcheng said embarrassedly: "The matter of building a warship is too difficult, so I have to doubt ......"

Shen Wanqing said to Lin Yuan on the side: "Okay, ignore him, I have a question I have always wanted to ask," and pointed to the slide in the distance and asked, "What are those wooden stakes for?" ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Those are pier wood, the warship is built on it, you can't put the warship on the ground when building a warship, first, the bottom of the warship is pointed, and it can't stand at all, so use the pier wood to erect the warship, so that you can also paint the bottom of the warship." ”

At this moment, a British diplomat came up and said to everyone: "Ministers, please take a seat, our launching ceremony is about to begin." ”

Lin Yuan sat in the seat behind him with the ministers of various countries, and Shen Wanqing reluctantly said, "I'm going to take pictures and interview." ”

Lin Yuan took her hand, pulled her closer to herself, and then said in her ear: "When you take photos, pay attention to the following positions, the most important place is the propeller, through the analysis of the propeller, we can understand the information about the power of the warship," said Lin Yuan pointed to the stern of the ship, and said: "You see that there is a big board behind the stern propeller, blocking the propeller, I can't see it, you go around an angle, you should be able to take pictures of the shape of the propeller, In addition, the shape of the warship below the waterline should also be photographed. ”

Shen Wanqing took out her camera from her bag, and just as she was about to leave, a diplomat came over and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Reporter, we are not allowed to take photos here." ”

Shen Wanqing was unconvinced, pointing to a few people with cameras in the distance and asked, "Aren't you not allowed to shoot?" How can they shoot? ”

The diplomat laughed: "They are our people, so they can shoot." ”

Shen Wanqing sat back beside Lin Yuan helplessly but with relief, and at this moment, she heard Prime Minister Cecil say, "Now welcome Her Majesty the Queen." ”

There are still many workers on the slipway, they all do the most post-inspection for the launch of the warship, hearing this, they all stopped what they were doing and cheered, Lin Yuan also stood up with the ministers of various countries, and applauded gently, at this time the sound of music sounded in the shipyard, Queen Victoria walked in surrounded by everyone, and waved to the workers below as she walked, and with Queen Victoria's walk, the workers below let out a cheer of Lang higher than Lang!

The cheers did not subside until Queen Victoria was seated, and Cecil said into the microphone: "First of all, on behalf of the Honourable Queen Victoria, I would like to welcome the ministers who have come to watch the launching ceremony, and I ask you to extend their warmest applause. ”

Lin Yuan and the ministers stood up and waved their hands down, only to hear weak applause from below, Lin Yuan said to Shen Wanqing beside him: "See, the British are so proud that they ignore us." ”

Shen Wanqing said with a smile: "It's okay, let them be proud, sooner or later one day they will be our subordinates defeated." ”

When Lin Yuan and the others sat down, Prime Minister Cecil continued to speak, most of what he said was words of thanks, a lot of names, Lin Yuan couldn't understand, but he could probably guess that they were the designers of the dreadnought, and when Cecil finished thanking the people, he said solemnly: "Next, please give a speech to Her Majesty the Queen!" ”

Everyone erupted in high-pitched cheers again, and Shen Wanqing complained beside Lin Yuan: "It's really boring, why do you have to have a leader speak at the ceremony?" Sick of it. ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "You don't understand this, the leader's speech on this occasion is very important, because the leader will tell the public about the future direction of the country on this occasion, and for us, we can get information about the country's future decision-making." ”

At this time, Queen Victoria's deep voice was heard throughout the shipyard: "Today is the day when our British Empire's brand new warship is launched, and I want to thank everyone involved in the design and manufacture of this kind of warship, even if you only calculate a data, even if you only process a screw, even if you just weld two steel plates together, no matter what it is, you are all heroes of the British Empire!" ”

"This kind of warship, which we call 'dreadnought', is dreadnought! As the name suggests, in the future, our British Empire will be as fearless as the name! From this day on, threats from any corner of the earth will be eliminated, and the sun of the British Empire will never set! ”

When Queen Victoria said this, she raised her arms high to the sky, as if embracing the scorching sun of the sky, and the workers on the slide erupted into even more passionate cheers with her raised arms!

In the cheers, Lin Yuan whispered to Shen Wanqing: "You listen to her, there is no doubt that the British will definitely deal with us in the future." ”

At this time, Cecil waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Now for the second item of the launching ceremony, the warship display!" ”

With his words, I saw that the huge tarpaulin covering the hull of the ship was slowly pulled apart, the towering mast, the thick chimney gradually displayed in front of everyone, the most surprising thing was its five thick turrets, each turret was equipped with two large-caliber guns, although the ministers of various countries did not know much about warships, but also obviously felt that the caliber of this kind of warship was one size larger than that of their own country.

Cecil then said a word in a loud voice, and Shen Wanqing immediately asked Lin Yuan, "What does this word mean by him?" ”

Lin Yuan also shook his head and said, "I didn't understand either, it seems to be a procedure for launching the water...... When he was talking, he saw a few workers walk to the side of several large boxes on the side of the warship, and pushed open a pin, only to see that the box immediately opened a hole, and a lot of sand and gravel rolled out of it, and the entire shipyard was suddenly filled with the sound of sand and gravel falling to the ground.

Lin Yuan suddenly realized and said to Shen Wanqing: "That word should be a command, that is, let them open this box." ”

Shen Wanqing asked again, "Then what are these boxes and the stones inside for?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "After the construction of the warship is completed, it cannot be launched directly, because the place where the bottom of the ship is in contact with the construction pier has not been painted, so the warship must be moved from the construction pier to another pier, and then painted in the place where it is not painted, and the warship can only be launched after the painting is completed." ”

"And these boxes play the role of another pier, they can support the ship so that it can be painted, and after the painting is done, the sand and gravel in the box will be released, so that the height of the box will be reduced, and the warship will fall on a shelf, and this shelf is the launching support, which is in contact with the slipway, and the warship will slide into the water on this shelf, and when the warship is like water, the shelf will leave the warship."

Shen Wanqing pointed to the slideway and asked, "But you see that this slideway is tilted, how can the warship ensure that it will not fall?" ”