In the eighth year of Taiping, the eighth day of the second month, Shanghai Prefecture, the waters near Changxing Island.

The "Yamato" with four tall chimneys and a full load displacement of 25,000 tons is particularly powerful in the appearance of the "Yamato" with four tall chimneys and a full load displacement...... The floating hotel has laid an iron anchor outside the wharf of Jiangnan Heavy Industry's Changxing shipyard near the mouth of the Yangtze River.

And at this very moment, in the lobby of this cruise ship with luxurious interiors, an unprecedented product launch is being held - the kind of press conference where a very popular CEO, no, a naval colonel, stands on the stage and blows about the awesome products of the Navy and the women they brought to the audience, as well as the specially invited journalists and freelance writers.

And this naval colonel, of course, is recognized as the first "handsome" talent (a particularly handsome talent) of the Ming Navy.

The product that Zhuge Weidao wants to sell today is not a "psychic phone", nor is it a "red rabbit car...... Rather, two majestic warships!

That's a ...... It's a little dumbfounded.

In these years, beautiful clothes and perfumes and cosmetics have not been sold like this, let alone battleships and armored cruisers? Battleships and armored cruisers sold like this...... Is it reliable?

But Zhuge Weidao doesn't care about this, he feels good now, a bit like being a "Gebus...... It's not that I think there is a lot of money when "a certain booth" is rich, but I like this feeling.

As for whether these two warships can be sold, he is not worried at all.

In his words, he was selling warships, but some of the customers were probably buying a Roman Empire!

When he heard the whistle, he already knew that he had arrived at the place - battleships and armored cruisers were not cars and mobile phones after all, and they could not be put on the podium, so he could only take the "Yamato" to set off from the Bund Ferry Terminal in Shanghai and go to the Changxing Shipyard Pier to see the goods.

"Ladies and gentlemen, turn left...... Left! You'll soon be able to see the most advanced battleships and armored cruisers in the world...... I repeat, this is the most advanced and powerful battleship and armored cruiser among the real warships that exist at the moment!

Maybe you can see on paper more advanced and powerful battleships and armored cruisers than them. But the hero-level and hero-level have not only been created, but also placed on the arms sales shelves of the Ming Empire.

Among them, the hero-class battleship can be driven home for as little as 8.88 million silver yuan, and the hero-class armored cruiser can be purchased with a minimum of 6.66 million silver yuan! If your country's military spending is not sufficient, there are special financial institutions in our country that can provide loans to buy ships......"

As he spoke, Zhuge waved his arm and shouted at several sailors of the Ming Navy present: "Pull up...... Curtain! ”

"Yes, sir!"

Hearing his order, the two sailors began to pull back the thick curtains that hung on the side of the lobby. As the curtains were slowly opened, the weather outside was fine, and the sunlight suddenly shone in, dazzling some unprepared guests for a while. And when they fixed their eyes and looked out, they were greeted by two large surface ships that seemed to have been outfitted and moored at the shipyard's delivery dock.

The professionals and reporters in the lobby of the "Yamato" hotel who really knew the navy were immediately attracted by these two huge warships not far away, and everyone involuntarily took steps and rushed to the window. Some held up binoculars, while others held up the latest Seagull portable box cameras to take pictures of the two warships.

Although these people have already seen the pictures of the Hero and the Hero from the information sent to them by the Ming Admiralty, and they have just listened to Zhuge boast about himself for an hour, they have a better understanding of the battleships in the past two days.

But when they saw the Hero and the Hero for the first time, they were still shocked...... They also began to realize that the unreliable battleship salesman Zhuge Weidao was not talking nonsense, the Hero was indeed the most powerful battleship in the world, and the Hero was the most powerful armored cruiser in the world!

And such two battleships...... Is it really on the shelves of the Ming Navy now?

Zhuge Weidao took advantage of this opportunity and quietly walked to Alexander, the Rakshasa ambassador to the Ming Dynasty. Sergeyevich. Vice Admiral Menshikov's side - this Vice Admiral Rakshasa seemed to have known that Zhuge Weidao would come to talk to him, so instead of joining in the fun, he stood next to a pillar, stretched his neck, and looked at the battleship Hero with a blank face.

Zhuge Weidao walked up to him and said in Russian: "Alexander. Sergeyevich, you told Nikolai . Pavrovich...... Our Ming sold warships, and what he bought might be a Roman Empire! ”

"The Roman Empire?" Vice Admiral Menshikov looked back at Zhuge Weidao, "Colonel, what do you mean?" ”

Zhuge smiled for the road: "Isn't this clear?" With a standard displacement of 18,500 tons, the Hero can run at a high speed of 20 knots with a 22,000-horsepower steam engine...... It also has 6 twin batteries with a total of 12 45x-diameter 280mm cannons.

When facing the enemy on the side side, it can concentrate eight 280 mm guns for a salvo...... What terrible firepower that is!

If you buy five 10,880,000 Yen Invincible Plus at the same time, we will also install the latest radios on each battleship, and we will equip your naval base with another five...... With a radio station, 5 Heroes can concentrate fire, and 40 280mm guns will bombard one target at the same time! Even if it is at the monarch level, it can't withstand a few rounds of salvos! ”

It turns out that the hero level and the hero level also have three configurations to choose from: "top configuration", "high configuration", and "low configuration"!

"What? 10.88 million ......" Vice Admiral Menshikov was stunned, "Didn't you say that 8.88 million could be driven home?" How did it become 10.88 million? ”

Zhuge Weidao explained with a smile: "8.88 million is a low-profile version...... There is no radio station, and the armor steel uses ordinary case-hardened steel plates, while the high-end reinforced version of the 9.88 million uses case-hardened steel plates based on chromium-nickel alloy steel, which is quite strong! As for the top version of the 10.88 million, not only will the best steel plate be used, but a radio station will also be installed, so that it will be possible to carry out multi-ship concentrated fire! However, the biggest advantage of the top version of 10.88 million and the high-end version of 9.88 million is not the steel plate and radio station, but the delivery time! ”

"When will it be delivered?" Menshikov was stunned again, "What's so important about this?" ”

Zhuge Weidao was also a little speechless to the unresponsive Russian general, but he still said patiently: "The hero level only came out early, and the technology it uses is not very advanced, and the three-expansion reciprocating steam engine is also available in the United Kingdom, and the level of 20,000 horsepower can also be reached." They also have rapid-fire guns in 10-12 inches, and the layout of the 6 turret will take a look. The British also had new armor steel. As for the radio station...... The British are also concentrating on research, and there will be soon.

However, it will take at least one and a half to two years for them to get everything right, integrate it, and then complete the British version of the hero ship design, which is the key to your Rakshasa Kingdom becoming the Eastern Roman! As long as there are four or five heroic ships belonging to the Rakshasa Empire to block the Eastern Mediterranean, no one in the world can stop you Rakshasas from liberating Constantinople!

There is already one built Hero, and four more Hero hulls have been built for a year and a half to two years, and will definitely be delivered...... By that time, Emperor Nicholas will have 5 Heroes class, and the British will only have a bunch of drawings! Five 10.88 million, that is, 54.4 million, collect 54 million from you, isn't it expensive? Alexander. Sergeyevich, if you can place an order before I leave Daming, I can also be the master Buy One Get One Free, buy a hero, and send a flying dragon (airship)! ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge paused again for the sake of the road, and said to Menshikov: "Lieutenant General, there will be a test ride and a test gun later...... Let's board the Hero and feel its power! ”