Portsmouth, the largest naval base in the United Kingdom, is home to 60% of all warships, and is also home to the famous Armstrong Shipyard headquarters.

When the cruise ship slowly sailed into the port of Portsmouth, Li Mo, who was standing on the deck, couldn't help but take a deep breath, and as far as the eye could see, the dense ships along the harbor, the huge dock in the distance and countless chimneys in the sky, showed people what is the most powerful empire in this era!

The Spaniards, the Dutch, the French, etc., all of these countries have risen in front of the Empire of Immortality, and have all been trampled under their feet, and when these targets sink in front of their eyes one by one, no one even thinks that the sun will one day fall from England!

But as a traveler of later generations, Li Mo is deeply aware that the United States has quietly caught up in the economy, the rise of Germany on the European continent has made the British jealous, and the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, who is afraid of internal greed and stinginess, has aggressively embezzled and embezzled in the Far East, which has made Britain uneasy, so there will be a later British alliance, and there will be a Russian war!

The British will not allow Tsarist Russia to expand in the Far East, so they will support Yuben to take the stage, so if they meddle in the Far East, how will this behemoth in front of them deal with themselves? At the thought of the huge fleet of hundreds of ships stopping in front of Pearl Harbor, Master Li's face turned green!

What can you do if you have money? What about a steam turbine? Without four or five years of accumulation, Young Master Li can't even build a cruiser of several thousand tons, let alone a more technologically complex and advanced dreadnought!

The young master is still weak!

I thought that the shipyard on Oahu was already quite large, but I didn't expect that just one Portsmouth would be more than ten times larger than him, not to mention the entire British Empire. But Oahu, Hawaii, is such a big place, according to someone in later generations, a small country with a booggy! No matter how much you increase and expand the shipyard, you can't compare it with the United Kingdom, not to mention the lack of resources in Hawaii, all materials need to be imported by sea, once cut off, the consequences are unimaginable!

"Looks like we still have to find a piece of land! Why don't you knock Alaska down? Li Mo held the handrail and thought about it.

"Young Master!"

Before Li Mo could figure it out, he pulled that piece of land into his arms first, and as soon as he stepped off the boat with Du Dazhuang, he was almost strangled to death by Chen Ping's two iron arms. "This guy is doing well in Europe, at least his face is a lot whiter." Li Mo muttered in his heart, and hugged Chen Ping tightly, calculating that the two had been separated for a whole year.

"Hey! Dear Lee, I miss you! Another strange cry came, and without looking back, Li Mo also knew that it was Simmons, the bearded man who was sent to receive the battleship.

"I hate beards!" Simmons was fatter than the last time they met, and he wanted to hug Li Mo fiercely after seeing him, but he was kicked away by Master Li: "Especially the Chilean beard!" ”

"Haha."

Simmons already knew the habits of Master Li, and he had been beaten many times when he was in Chile last year, so he immediately turned around and dodged him, and teased: "Li, you can't kick me anymore, you know?" I'm your torpedo shipbuilder's commander-in-chief! ”

"You still dare to say torpedo ships!" Speaking of torpedo ships, Li Mo was angry, this guy cheated tens of thousands of pounds on each ship, but when he telegraphed to Qiu Zishan last time, he actually said that the first keel had just been laid!

Ya, the young master's money is too easy to make!

"Oooh. Rest assured, I dear Lee. After dodging Limer's big kick, Simmons laughed and ran outside, shouting, "Don't worry, you will get all the torpedo ships in two years." ”

"What are you doing outside? Didn't you come to greet me? Could it be that the young master's shadowless legs have reached the point where the wind in his legs can hurt people invisibly? "I'm wondering why Simmons is going? After a while, a strange-looking four-wheeled car suddenly appeared outside the dock, looking at Simmons sitting in the exposed cab, waving at him triumphantly, Young Master Li was dizzy!

Four-wheeled ?!!

Li Mo shook his head, didn't he say that Daimler only introduced the first four-wheeled velo in 1894? It's supposed to be the age of tricycles!

Young Master Li was very curious, could it be that someone had traveled to Europe earlier than himself? So I hurriedly went to the car and took a closer look. The body design is very small and narrow, there is no shell, the single-cylinder engine is placed behind the cab, wrapped in a piece of iron, large and noisy, the power is the most used kerosene engine in Europe at the moment, the smell is a little pungent.

However, from Li Mo's point of view, this car is still relatively successful in design, although it is not as perfect as the Ford Model T, but in this era, it can be regarded as a very successful design.

The cab was very small, and it really couldn't squeeze four people, so Li Mo kicked Simmons to the back and told him to lie down, oh no, it was to let him and Du Dazhuang "hang" behind the car, and under the stunned eyes of passers-by and Simmons around him, he climbed into the cab and started driving.

Simmons and Chen Ping's eyes widened, could it be that the young master had driven a car?

I've opened it, but I've never opened it so old! Li Mo was in a hurry, and it took a few minutes to preliminarily grasp the surname Xi of the vehicle. Simmons also woke up from his shock and proudly introduced his new toy to him.

Li Mo guessed well, this car is really a new product of Daimler, it is still in the testing period, and there are very few on the market, this is the last time Chen Ping went to recruit Diesel Busel, he happened to meet someone to test, Simmons looked at it and spent a lot of money to buy one.

also said proudly that this was specially prepared for Li Mo to come to Europe to play!

"you!" Li Mo raised his middle finger at Simmons, and scolded in his heart, making too much money from the young master! Spend a hundred pounds on this? It's like there's money and nowhere to spend it!

After contempt, the corners of Li Mo's mouth hooked up a smile again, haven't he been thinking about the problem of industrial workers? What could produce a large number of industrial workers than the automotive industry?

But before he finished secretly rejoicing, he got a bad news, because he sent it two days late, so the delivery ceremony of the two cruisers was held yesterday, and Chen Ping couldn't help it, after all, it was a warship commissioned by Chile to be secretly ordered, and if he left a day earlier, he could reveal less secrets.

"It's a pity." Li Mo was speechless, he didn't expect that he had gone around half the world, and he was still a step late, and he blamed those big-headed monsters, pestering himself to delay time, and going back to deduct all his wages!

Seeing Li Mo's face full of disappointment, Simmons didn't care: "Li, if you want to see the warship, I have a way." ”

"Oh?" Li Mo became interested.

"Have you forgotten? I'm a warship superintendent, and according to the agreement between the two countries, I can check the progress and quality of the warship at any time, so if you treat me to a drink, maybe I'll relent. Ha ha. Simmons laughed at the end.

Flip your middle finger and continue to despise you!

This guy's character is really! Hack my money, drag me out of the construction period, look at the warship and still want to extort my wine, who does this kind of person despise if he doesn't despise it? Don't look! It's a big deal that after the young master and the warship return to Hawaii, he will visit alone behind closed doors!

But in the end, Li Mo still did not resist the temptation of the battleship, and after being blackmailed by Simmons for three bottles of Lafite, he finally found an opportunity to infiltrate the overseer and enter the shipyard.

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Unsightly!

Standing under the 10,000-ton big iron guy, Li Mo didn't feel any excitement, he just felt that he was a little worthless to spend this money, compared with the smooth hull of the ship in later generations, the big guy in front of him now is like a middle-aged uncle who lowered his head and was blocked by a big belly, couldn't see his second child, and was still full of pimples.

It's ugly! Li Mo pouted.

The hull of the ship is modeled after the high freeboard, flat deck design concept of the Sovereign class, and the seaworthiness surname has been improved. But the bow was straight into the water. There is no way, the processing technology of the Atlantic-type bow is high, and the design concept of the outward float has not been widely adopted, let alone the bulbous nose design!

The two tall chimneys have been reverted back to a front-to-back design, rather than a side-by-side design like the monarchy. There are two tall masts in front and one in the back, and the bridge has been raised a lot according to the requirements, but the command tower is too damned, and it can be placed under the bridge to protect it with armor, but the semi-cylindrical design that is deeply recessed into it is like a Spartan warrior wearing armor and no neck!

The motivation is also terrible! Sixteen boilers, two three-expansion reciprocating steam engines, three-bladed propellers, two-shaft propulsion, everything can only be said to be decent.

The most ugly thing is the main turret, the outer wall is actually vertical, like a boxy box, there is no concept of beveled armor at all, not to mention the improvement of bullet resistance, the huge opening at the root of the barrel alone is very ugly.

As for the cannon silhouettes that cover both sides, hey! It's really ugly, when will the young master be able to use the full turret? As for the inside of the battleship, it is still so-so, at least the telephone system in the ship has begun to be used, and there is no need to shout and scream at the iron pipe.

Forget it, it would be nice to be like this in 1892!

Li Mo frowned all the way and looked at his warship, the battleship has basically been formed, the main guns have been installed, if everything goes well, it will be time to launch and outfit in a few days, judging from the progress, the British are not bragging.

As the head of the delegation, Simmons is very familiar with those British engineers, and he patronizes and greets people along the way, where do you remember to check the quality! was so angry that Young Master Li shouted, but you can't run over and kick his ass, right? "Forget it, anyway, the British are quite sincere, at least they don't pit themselves in the thickness of the armor."

Touching the cold armored hull, Li Mo raised his eyelids and sighed!

It's ugly!

When will the young master be able to use the dreadnought?