My Italian Chapter 56

Szczecin is a straight-line distance of 126 kilometers from Berlin, and is crossed by the railway from Berlin to East Prussia. Since the 12th century, the city has become one of the most important and powerful seaports on the south bank of the Baltic Sea, and it is also one of the most important and powerful seaports on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Birthplace of Terina II.

Since this is an important seaport, the shipbuilding industry must be very developed, but the most famous of them is the Volken Shipyard.

The factory is located on the banks of the Oder River, with an area of ​​100 hectares. There are nine large and small docks in the shipyard, of which the most eye-catching is the No. 3 and No. 4 docks, where the Saxon Improvement-class, Calm No. 2 ship is being built.

On this day, Liu Buchan got up early. After exercising, he happened to see Wei Han who came with him.

"Brother Ji Qian, you got up so early."

Wei Han, who was stopped by Liu Buchan, looked at the sweat stains on his shirt and said with a smile. "How can I be considered early, or you Zixiang is considered early, this is all practiced."

"There's no way, it's all a habit, and it's hard not to practice for a day."

The two of them chatted for a while and then dispersed. After taking a shower, they started a new day of work.

That's right, the two of them are the people in charge of receiving the second ship. Liu Buchan is responsible for leading the selected naval officers and soldiers to get acquainted with the two warships, while Wei Han is responsible for supervising the construction of the warships.

So they need to go to the Vulcan shipyard to watch every day, and they don't dare to relax.

When the two felt that the Vulcan shipyard was in a very wrong mood today, the workers in the shipyard were busy cleaning up, and not many people went to work.

Both of them knew some German, and upon seeing this, they immediately pulled a person in charge to ask. "How is this going?"

"Today, a big man came to inspect."

The news from the shipyard staff didn't make them care much. It's not that they haven't seen big figures in Germany. I remember that when they came, they were also received by the German Deputy Minister of the Navy.

But it didn't take long for them to realize how naive they were. Several carriages, accompanied by guards, arrived at the shipyard. Magu Gilbert, who was in charge of the shipyard, immediately greeted him with someone.

"I have seen His Royal Highness the eldest grandson and His Majesty Carlo."

It was the eldest grandson and the king who came, which surprised them a little.

That's right, this is William II and Carlo. After they got off the carriage, they talked with Mr. Gilbert for a while. Carlo saw two oriental faces standing beside him with sharp eyes, so he pointed to them and asked. "Is this the representative of the Qing Kingdom?"

"Yes, His Majesty King Carlo, they are Liu and Wei, the representatives of the Qing Dynasty in the factory."

"Can you invite them over? We just want to visit the battleship they built. How can we do this without the owner's consent."

"Of course there is no problem."

So Liu Buchan and Wei Han shouted loudly to them when they saw Gilbert, the head of the shipyard, waving his hand. "Liu and Wei, please come over here."

The two people who were called in front of them inexplicably widened their eyes and couldn't believe it when they heard that an Italian king and the eldest grandson of the emperor planned to go to the warship built for them, but Liu Buchan responded quickly. replied immediately. "Of course there is no problem. It is a great honor for our country to allow the two of you to visit the warship."

Although Liu Buchan's German was sloppy, everyone understood it, so Carlo replied. "Thank you for your permission."

So after joining the two representatives of the Qing Kingdom, the group went to the No. 3 and No. 4 docks in a mighty manner.

"This is the No. 1 and No. 2 ships of the improved Saxony class we built for the Qing Kingdom. At present, the hull of the No. 1 ship has been completed and is ready to be outfitting, and the hull of the No. 2 ship has also been built 85%. into the water."

Coming to the dock, Gilbert introduced the recent situation of the two warships to the two distinguished guests.

Looking at the two unfinished warships, Carlo asked, "Can we go up and have a look?"

Gilbert replied immediately after looking at Liu Buchan and Wei Han. "sure."

So the group boarded the Dingyuan Ship No. 1, which was about to be launched, and stood on the unpainted deck. Gilbert continued to diligently introduce its capabilities to the two.

"The ship has a standard displacement of 7,220 tons and a full-load displacement of 7,670 tons. It uses a three-cylinder reciprocating steam engine. It is propelled by double propellers and is equipped with eight boilers. The main guns are 4 305mm breech guns produced by Krupp, and the auxiliary guns are Krupp. Two 150mm breech guns..."

Then Gilbert introduced the information on the fish, speedboats, and armor that the warships were equipped with. Inexpensive Although Gilbert's words are hype, this does not change the fact that it is a second-class ironclad. Among them, the design of the main guns of the two ships is very unreasonable. They are equipped with 305 retractable guns, all of which are installed on the front deck. Although the design is staggered from left to right, it does not meet the needs of future naval battles at all.

This will reduce the accuracy of its firepower to the rear. If there are enemies around the rear, it will be difficult for this class of warships to deal with ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Of course, this is also Carlo's point of view from the perspective of later generations. In this era, there is no large-scale experience. In the naval battle of ironclads, the designers still don't know what ironclads need, and it is normal.

"Your country's warship construction technology is no less than that of our country. I believe that in the future, the German fleet will surely dominate the ocean."

Of course, William II, who came with him, knew that Carlo was speaking for his own hearing, but it was good to listen to this praise, he would not take it seriously. You must know that Italy has built a 10,000-ton first-class armored ship, and Germany currently does not have that capability.

"Carlo, you are overrated. The current strength of the German navy cannot do this."

The conversation between Carlo and William II, other people can't talk, they can only serve as the background board, of course, there are two more Chinese figures on the background board.

Of course, when Carlo and William II came to the Vulken shipyard, it was impossible to leave after seeing the second ship of the calm, and more or less to see other ships, so the industrious His Excellency Gilbert took the two to the shipyard. Go elsewhere.

As for Liu Buchan and Wei Han, naturally they were not following.

Looking at the group of people leaving, Liu Buchan always felt something was wrong, so he asked Wei Han. "Ji Qian, why did you say that the eldest grandson of the German emperor brought the king of Italy to see the second ship calming?"

Wei Han, who also didn't think of a reason, opened his mouth and suggested to him. "Zixiang, how do I know about this issue, why don't you report it to Lord Zhongtang?"

"Master Zhongtang is so busy, how dare you work the boss on such a trivial matter."

Liu Buchan shook his head like a tinkling drum, so he wouldn't report the matter. Maybe it was someone else's interest, so why not take a look?

Well, Mr. Liu is the truth.

Chapter end