Zhu Jingyuan's inner thoughts are very simple, this ship will be the first dreadnought in the world, and its commemorative value is self-evident.

Even if it is difficult for her to form commercial value, she will find a way to preserve it.

Zhu Jingyuan also worked hard to increase her commercial value from the beginning of design, and tried to use her own money to support her.

When I just retired, I should be in good shape, and I can use it to run the business activities I planned.

Ordinary people may not be able to use warships for commercial activities, but he is a big food king wearing a black and gold crown!

After a few decades, her hull was in poor condition, so it was changed to a museum and sold tickets for retirement.

Faced with Zhu Jingyuan's plan, the old emperor was silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded:

"I think we can try it, and go back and let the Royal Passenger Ferry Company also participate in the design, you can go on......"

The scene immediately resounded with a burst of suppressed exclamations and discussions.

Although Zhu Jingyuan's previous reasoning is very clear, this is to deal with experimental ships that may soon be decommissioned.

But the fact that passenger liners are involved in the design of warships also makes everyone feel emotional.

What the hell is wrong with this world......

However, Zhu Jingyuan himself didn't think too much, and after getting the permission of the old emperor, he nodded directly and agreed.

adjusted his mentality again, put on a serious expression as much as possible, and continued to tell the following solemnly:

"Next, it is not this perfunctory and conservative design, but an extremely radical, ideal-oriented, long-term exploration design.

"It was necessary to completely overhaul the design of the battleship itself from the inside out while using all the same large-caliber main guns.

"The specific design ideas and details, the technology that may be required for design and construction, I have prepared a lot of content, and it is impossible to explain all of them on the spot.

After the meeting, when the full design work has begun, I will communicate directly with the department corresponding to each function in detail.

"Today's on-site introduction is just to explain the concept and direction of the design, so that everyone knows what kind of ship we want to build.

"According to my assumptions, there is a very obvious gap between this kind of warship and the previous warships, and a new type of warship can be listed separately.

"I'm going to call it - a high-speed battleship."

Zhu Jingyuan's plan was to skip the battlecruisers and traditional battleships and directly design the complete body of the dreadnought battleship - a high-speed battleship.

If Zhu Jingyuan's plan can be realized, there should be no battle cruiser in this world.

Full-fledged battlecruisers can be considered early high-speed battleships in their own right, such as the British battleship Hood.

It may be that there will objectively still be battlecruisers in this world, but they should be reversed as immature high-speed battleships.

This time Zhu Jingyuan himself said very seriously, but the audience at the scene did not have any surprised reaction.

Zhu Jingyuan said too generally, and it is impossible for the personnel involved in the design and construction of warships, as well as the personnel of the navy, to directly imagine what a high-speed battleship is.

The only thing they could find out was the word "high speed", and the battleship was automatically corresponded to as the capital ship.

Most of the world's original capital ships are still below 20 knots, and Britain's latest Dreadnought class is 18 knots.

The speed of the cruiser was also only 23 knots.

Therefore, they all subconsciously thought that Zhu Jingyuan, the so-called high-speed battleship, might increase the speed of the capital ship to the level of a 23-knot cruiser.

Zhu Jingyuan on the stage, after a short pause, began to introduce more details:

"First of all, the hull design of the battleship, we must design it with the goal of adapting to the speed of 30 knots, in order to live up to the name of the high-speed battleship......"

As soon as these words came out, there were immediately suppressed exclamations at the scene, including the old emperor.

This kid really dares to think about it!

Do you know how much power the engine is needed to push a 30-knot capital ship?

A capital ship with a speed of 30 knots is considered a high requirement in World War II, but it is really outrageous in the naval environment of the current era.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't wait for everyone's astonishment to completely pass, and directly entered the tentative "interactive link":

"The most critical factor in determining the speed of a battleship is, of course, the efficiency of the power system she uses.

"According to the information I have learned so far, the most powerful ship power system of our Ming Dynasty is enough to make a 40,000-ton ship run to 30 knots.

"But I'm not sure if the information is reliable, and I have to ask the master engineer of the ship power manufacturer to help confirm it."

This time, before Zhu Jingyuan's words were finished, the scene was completely in an uproar.

You don't just want to speed 30 knots, you want to build a ship of 40,000 tons?

Now the world's largest capital ship in service has a tonnage of less than 20,000 tons!

The No. 1 dreadnought, which has just started its design today, is expected to have a tonnage limit of only 24,000 tons.

If it weren't for the emperor and a number of court officials at the level of Shangshu and Governor at the scene, the following might have shouted directly.

It's just that now these Shangshu and the governors themselves also have a little urge to exclaim, but they are a little worried about the image.

The object of Zhu Jingyuan's inquiry, the shopkeepers and craftsmen of the ship's power manufacturer, were also stunned for several seconds.

Then, under the old emperor's looking back, a middle-aged craftsman with glasses stood up:

"May I ask Your Highness, is the so-called power system that makes a 40,000-ton warship run 30 knots, is it a high-density small water pipe pure fuel pressurized spraying boiler with a steam turbine?"

At this moment, the surrounding audience, especially the people from the Military Aircraft Department, the Governor's Mansion, and the Military Department, suddenly pricked up their ears, and they all had incredible expressions on their faces.

Listening to the meaning of this ship's power manufacturer craftsman, the kind of thing Zhu Jingyuan said really exists?

But the craftsmen below, as well as the low-level officials, were stunned, showed abrupt expressions, and finally couldn't help but shake their heads.

It seems that they understand what this thing is all about, and they don't seem to believe that this thing can be useful.

Zhu Jingyuan was also very cooperative, and helped to ask what they wanted to ask:

"Yes, that's it, since this big worker asked, does it mean that this technology does exist?"

The middle-aged craftsman's expression was a little helpless:

"If you want to say that it exists, it does exist, but according to the standards of His Majesty Emperor Shizu, it is still in a pure laboratory state, and the actual shipment verification has not yet been done."

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile:

"If you have it! It doesn't matter if there is no loading test, it's not too late to start testing, the design of a high-speed battleship could take years! ”

The middle-aged craftsman was noncommittal, but Cao Zhenyong, the representative of the Military Aircraft Department, couldn't help but come out and question:

"Small water-tube boilers with higher power density and lighter overall have been around for more than 30 years.

"But the main ships of our Ming Navy always use large water-tube boilers that are more bulky and have a lower power density.

"It is because the large water tube boiler is easy to maintain in the ocean, and its convenience of use is far greater than that of the small water tube boiler.

"Now we are switching to small water tube boilers, or the so-called high-density mode, how to solve the problem of difficult maintenance in the ocean?"

Zhu Jingyuan directly helped the craftsman answer:

"Burn the oil!"

Cao Zhenyong was stunned when he heard this:

"Burning oil? Can burning oil solve the problem of ocean maintenance? ”

Zhu Jingyuan smiled again and nodded:

"Yes, it is difficult to maintain the boiler because the coal ash and cinder of the boiler are too difficult to clean, and there is no such thing as burning oil!"

Cao Zhenyong vaguely understood that he had entered a misunderstanding before.

The middle-aged craftsman next to him also sorted out his voice, and added an explanation next to him:

"The relatively clean fuel oil completely solves the pain point of the maintenance difficulty of small water tube boilers, and the two really complement each other.

"At present, the large water-tube coal-fired boiler commonly used by the navy has a single boiler power of only 1,700 horsepower, which can be increased to about 2,200 horsepower after switching to pure fuel oil.

"On the other hand, the power of a single boiler can reach 4,000 horsepower in the coal-fired state, and it can be increased to more than 6,000 horsepower after switching to pure fuel oil.

"25 small water-tube oil-fired boilers can provide 150,000 horsepower, which can make a 40,000-ton warship achieve a speed of 30 knots.

"Combined with the steam turbine to form a complete power system, the average power per ton weight can provide 30 horsepower, and the total weight of the power system is about 5,000 tons.

"If this power system is used, a 40,000-ton 30-knot warship can be achieved, but it is not recommended.

"It is recommended to reduce the speed to less than 25 knots, and use more weight to improve firepower and armor, so that the hull shape is more reasonable, and the overall construction cost is reduced......"