"Master Xu, the Spaniards have finally agreed to our revised agreement. They have agreed to grant national treatment to our Beiyang system personnel in the Philippines, and at the same time allow Beiyang businessmen to open mines and set up factories in the Philippines." Yang Yonglin walked into Xu with a telegram.

Jay said behind the house.

"The Spanish finally surrendered." Xu Jie said with a smile. "However, Mr. Yang, you will have to work hard in the next few years. Whether you can temporarily limit the scope of the United States' influence to North America depends entirely on you.

." Xu Jie said with a serious expression.

"Yang will definitely do his best to fulfill his mission." Yang Yonglin said.

"In addition to helping the Spanish Navy, there is another important thing that Mr. Yang needs to do." Xu Jie nodded and continued: "Pay attention to the progress of European naval technology, and try to send the most advanced European technological trends back to the country as much as possible.

In this regard, Yan Boxun will stay in Europe to work with you. He is an expert in battleship design. You are only responsible for collecting data and leaving technical issues to him."

"Yang should cooperate with Mr. Yan to handle this matter." Yang Yonglin said.

"Of course it's best. If Mr. Yang can do these two things well, I, Xu, will thank Mr. Yang on behalf of Beiyang." Xu Jie said solemnly. "Mr. Yang, if it is convenient, please let Yan Boxun come to my room.

"

Half an hour later, Yan Boxun, the first battleship designer who was drawn into Beiyang by Xu Jie, finally appeared in front of Xu Jie in a carefree manner. "Boss, what good thing did you remind me of?" Someone is sorry.

The foreigner picked up a wine glass on Xu Jie's table and poured himself a glass of red wine.

"Why does it taste weird?" Yan Boxun discovered the problem after just one bite.

"That bottle of wine has been open for five days and was specially prepared for you." Xu Jie laughed.

"Boss, if you don't want me anymore, just fire me. It's not like killing someone to silence me." Yan Boxun said with a rather strange expression.

"Since you entered this door, if you do well, you will be the future leader of the Beiyang Design Bureau. If you do not do well, I will send you to burn boilers on the battleships of the Beiyang Navy, but I will definitely not let you go. Unless you

The place we are going to is the cemetery!" Xu Jie said jokingly.

"Mygod, what I signed was a contract, not a contract of sale!" Yan Boxun said with a sad face.

"Okay, the nonsense is over. Now let's talk about business." Xu Jie said seriously. "Do you want to be famous?" Xu Jie asked.

"Of course I do. I have always dreamed of being famous. How great it would be to be famous. If you are famous, you will have money. If you have money, you will have girls..." Yan Boxun immediately started running.

"Y also came from time travel." Xu Jie cursed in his heart. "Stop it now. If you change the subject again, then this opportunity to become famous will be given to Vittorio."

"Vittorio? He is already very famous, so you should leave it to me." When Yan Boxun saw that Xu Jie's face had turned livid, he immediately said seriously: "Boss, tell me, I will do what you say."

"First, pay attention to the ship power systems of European countries, especially the progress of steam turbines in each country. If my guess is correct, a small warship will be officially equipped with a steam turbine as power next year." Xu Jie said.

"The efficiency and work-weight ratio of this thing have obvious advantages over vertical steam engines, but it seems to be unstable. However, it is rarely used on battleships. And the price is relatively expensive. Why not continue to use 4 cylinders and 3 cylinders?

Expansion steam engine? This thing is very useful." Yan Boxun asked.

"It's very useful. Then you can design a warship for me, with protection no less than Pisa level. The main gun is six 8-inch guns, and the speed can reach about 24 knots." Xu Jie said.

"Boss, this is basically impossible. The British Qiang Sheng class has a plan to design a dome armor, but this thing is equipped with 24 boilers, and it can only reach 23 knots when using dome armor. As a result, due to excessive consumption, the cost-effectiveness

It was too low and was rejected (this is the strongest force in history)

Sheng, but it is gone in this plane)." Yan Boxun blinked and said seriously. "It's not because the horsepower cannot be increased, but because the efficiency of the power system is too low. If you want to further increase the speed..." At this point

, Yan Boxun finally understood Xu Jie’s purpose!

"Understood? Second point, design a giant ship for me based on this picture. The key is to solve the stability problem of the battleship caused by the piggyback turret, as well as the specific construction plan." As he said that, Xu Jie took out a drawing.

, the battleship above is clearly a battleship with a piggy-back style. Xu Jie made this picture based on his memory and based on the king's line diagram, except that one turret in the middle was removed.

"Damn it. This ship is mighty. But boss, you are not right. It feels a bit like copying the design of the eight 10-inch guns I shipped back then, but only changed it." Yan Boxun smacked his lips and said.

"However, it is not a change, but a major change! The problem of the artillery layout taking up too much space is solved by carrying it on the back. More weight can be left for other systems. However, in this way, the center of gravity moves up and the stability is improved.

It becomes a problem." Seeing that Xu Jie was about to lose his temper, Yan Boxun immediately changed his words.

"This is the problem you have to solve. Cooperate with the Italians to turn this drawing into reality, and then you will become famous." Xu Jie said funny. "By the way, write my name in the original manuscript.

I want to be more famous."

"Boss, what you are doing is wrong." Yan Boxun wailed.

"Okay, now let's talk about the third question, which is the fire control equipment. To put it bluntly, it is how to make the artillery fire more accurately. Do you have any research on gunnery?" Xu Jie asked.

"So-so." Yan Boxun said with a wink.

"I hope you can study this issue with Mr. Yang Yonglin who is staying in Spain and the artillery experts of the German Army. I can only give you two reminders. The first reminder is to ensure the range measurement and lateral direction of the target.

Precision. The second point is to observe the location of the bomb point and target and make full use of the test." Xu Jie thought for a while and said. "The third point is to obtain data through observation and drawing to analyze the navigation trajectory of the opponent's warship."

"Boss, this is your 3 o'clock reminder." Yan Boxun touched his head and said.

"Finally, there is another thing that you need to pay attention to. The issue of adding a cap to the warhead of the armor-piercing projectile, and how to ensure that the charge in the armor-piercing projectile is stable enough so that it will not explode prematurely. You can try using TNT as the charge, or you can try

Adding buffering wood between the charge and the projectile wall can even improve the strength of the projectile. Well, that's it." Xu Jie let out a sigh of relief after explaining the last thing.

"Boss, I have one last question." Yan Boxun said.

"Say." Xu Jie glanced at the other party and said angrily.

"Are you sure I will gain both fame and fortune?" Yan Boxun said seriously.
Chapter completed!