Because of the construction of the Saroyan No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant, Rookes suffered a serious fire during this time. Before he came today, he was in a state of anxiety. If Blackfire could come up with a battleship similar to the Sailfish-class corvette, as Eliza said. Then for the same thing, the Imperial Navy will definitely give priority to the procurement of the Black Fire Company.

Without this order, Rookes would have a strong rival in Saroyan, and the shrinkage of its operations would inevitably lead to a financial crisis within the company.

This time, the Sailfish corvette won the game, and Rooks could finally breathe a long sigh of relief, and the complicated mood change made him run in front of Da Liang to provoke regardless of his identity.

However, unlike what Lux expected, Young Master Liang actually had the idea of acquiring Lux Steel Plant.

He must have thought that the Marquis of Whitehead could help him get orders from the Imperial Navy, but he couldn't see that he had failed.

Just as Rookes was about to taunt Da Liang a few more words, another naval officer came up and whispered to Da Liang: "Young Master Liang, the Governor has invited you to the main stand, and he hopes that you can give Marshal Hopkin a detailed introduction to the warships brought by the Black Fire Company. ”

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In the main stand, Marshal Hopkin said to the Marquis of Whitehead in a very bad tone: "Lord Governor...... As you said, you will not interfere with the procurement of the Imperial Navy's Grand Fleet.

Now you're showing me Blackfire's warships again......

If Blackfire can get rid of the rubber skirt of that ship, I can give them an order for a few ships. But if we are allowed to buy a warship in its current form, the Flominck Imperial Navy will become the laughing stock of the world, and Your Majesty will definitely investigate the fraud in procurement. ”

There was no expression on the Marquis's face.

He didn't know why Anne suddenly asked to test Blackfire's battleship, but she must have known something by the way she insisted. He believed that his daughter would not do anything to disgrace the empire and the family at this time, so maybe the battleship of the Blackfire Company was really ...... What's so special about it?

The Marquis said to the angry Marshal Hopkin: "I have no intention of interfering in this procurement meeting of the Imperial Navy, but I trust my daughter. Anne was an intelligence staff officer at the Naval Command, having previously worked in the General Directorate of Garrison and for a time as Director of the Marcellus Special Security Bureau.

She is the best intelligence officer in the Empire, and she said let's take a look at Blackfire's warships, then we won't lose much time to see.

If Blackfire's warships were really as bad as they looked, the Imperial Navy could not have a single one. ”

Marshal Hopkin looked at the Marquis, and then at Anne who was standing behind, and said with a slight decrease in anger: "Okay, since you have notified Young Master Liang of the Black Fire Company to come here, then let's see what kind of warship he brought us."

I believe that there is no warship here that is stronger than the Sailfish-class corvettes, which are the ships that the Imperial Navy needs. ”

Soon Da Liang and Rookes were in the center of the main stand, and the attendants placed a chair next to Marshal Hopkin and the Marquis of Whitehead, respectively. Field Marshal Hopkin invited Rookes to sit beside him, and Da Liang sat next to the Marquis of Whitehead.

At this time, Marshal Hopkin couldn't wait to say to Rooks: "The Sailfish corvette surprises me everywhere. I promise that after today, this battleship will be known to the world, because it has eliminated all corvettes of its class.

The Imperial Flamenk Navy was very honored to have such advanced warships at the beginning of its establishment.

Its speed, its fire control...... It's impeccable to perfection.

Of course, its cost is the only thing that makes us feel uncomfortable. 670,000 gold pounds a ...... At this price, you can buy two corvettes of other models. ”

Rooks smiled. The Minister of the Navy has already begun to talk about prices, then the result is already impossible to change. The Black Fire Company was invited over, but it was just to eat the leftovers of the Rookes Company.

"Honorable Marshal." Rookes replied to the offer of the Sailfish corvette: "You have seen how good my battleship is. In terms of firepower, it is one level higher than that of warships of the same class, with a 30% increase in output per unit of time, and a 20% faster aiming speed.

speed, you see it too...... Except for speedboats, which can only deal with cargo ships of 100 tons, no warship can surpass it.

In addition, the steel mill under the Rookes Company has developed a special steel for this battleship, which is 100 percent harder than the steel used in shipbuilding today.

Marshal, such a corvette is only 670,000 gold pounds...... Is it expensive? If only special steel is sold separately, it is three times that of ordinary marine steel. If it weren't for the sake of building the Imperial Navy and protecting my own maritime interests, I would not have sold such a good warship so cheaply"

"What?" Hearing about the hardness of steel for the construction of the Sailfish corvette, Marshal Hopkin almost jumped out of his chair: "More than twice the hardness of ordinary shipbuilding steel!" How could the Rookes Steel Plant produce such steel? ”

Field Marshal Hopkin, who came from the Army, knew very well how strategically valuable this steel was. Not only can it build warships, but it can also forge cannons and battle fortresses......

When Marshal Hopkin was about to continue to inquire about special steel, the Marquis of Whitehead said, "Marshal...... It's just a special steel with high hardness. This kind of steel can also be produced at the Saroyan No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant.

Now that we know about the Sailfish-class corvettes, Mr. Rookes also made a suitable offer for his ship.

Then let's listen to Young Master Liang introduce the corvettes he brought. ”

Marshal Hopkin looked at Young Master Liang. Although he had already decided in his heart that he wanted a Sailfish-class corvette, when he knew that the Saroyan No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant could also produce high-strength special steel, he did not dare to show snubbing towards Da Liang.

"Young Master Liang, please start introducing the battleship that the Black Fire Company brought to the Imperial Navy this time, I hope it can bring me some surprises."

Da Liang said: "The battleship I brought shouldn't actually be called a corvette, it's a brand new type of ship designed by the Black Fire Company for the Frominck Empire.

I call it a Turtle-class multifunctional combat platform.

Everyone has seen that my ship has not yet been equipped with armament systems, and the reason is ...... There is no need to design its armament system separately. It has a spacious deck that can be mixed with all kinds of weapons at will.

Equipped with torpedo tubes, it is a torpedo boat; Equipped with sonar and depth charges, it is a professional anti-submarine speedboat; With the main guns, anti-aircraft artillery, it is a frigate.

Even if it is equipped with a 155 mm heavy gun, there is no problem.

It is simple to operate...... It can change its maritime functions at any time by changing its armament as needed. The parts are interchangeable, which can effectively reduce the pressure on logistics. If the Imperial Navy were to purchase all of my Turtle-class multi-purpose combat platforms in this tender, you wouldn't need to train sailors for different types of ships separately.

You can form combat effectiveness in the fastest time. ”