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No one will pay attention to what the old pedant is thinking, and his thoughts can't influence the changes of the world, not only can't influence the changes of the world, even in the face of world changes, people like them will be eliminated soon.

This point has long been proved by "Tianyanlun", the survival of the fittest is the most basic operating rule of this world.

When Wang Kaiyun was a little overwhelmed by the impact of the completely different side of Ming Dynasty, on the other side of Linhai Bay, several engineers from Datang were also suffering from unprecedented impact.

The hammer of the huge 5000-ton hydraulic press "Tom, tom..." is forging a huge steel billet, which is red and red.With the strike of the forging hammer, the steel ingot changes shape like dough.

"Old classmate, look..."

Pointing at the hydraulic machine, Lu Xiangyang said in a rather complacent tone.

"5000-ton hydraulic press! There are only two in the world, one in Nanhua Shipyard and one here. In the past, we used a 100-ton Schneider steam hammer, but now we have the world's largest free forging hammer. With it we can build better armor, better guns!"

Lowering his voice, Lu Xiangyang said without any concealment.

"356mm!"

"what?"

With the wave of the operator's big hand, the beam of the hydraulic machine fell quickly, and the big red steel ingot was rubbed back and forth like dough, with gold flowers splashing everywhere, and soon turned into a long barrel billet...

"That's what we're building now."

How heavy are the shells?

"Go south, you don't need warships to go south."

"It's not a big deal. The Nanyuan Iron and Steel Company has already begun to build a hydraulic press of more than [-] tons. With the giant hydraulic press, we can build better equipment, such as the rotor of the generator..."

Wouldn't a giant shell be able to sink a warship with one shot?
No one could answer his question. Maybe Lu Xiangyang didn't hide that his empire had produced a very powerful naval gun, but no one would tell him how powerful that cannon was.

Lu Xiangyang said directly.

"If you want to import equipment, my suggestion is that you should at least introduce a 2500-ton or 5000-ton hydraulic press. Only with this can you come to Tang to build your own battleship!"

"My dear brother does not know that the expansion project of the Qingdao Naval Shipyard has been rejected. The adults in the imperial court feel that the immediate priority is not to build warships, but to buy cannons and firearms, and then go south..."

"It's only been a few years of work. I never thought that the technology of the empire has made such amazing progress. It's really hard to imagine!"

After a while, he was shocked to see a steel ingot weighing more than 100 tons was transported from the heating furnace, and the crane stretched out its powerful arm to place the steel ingot firmly on the anvil of the hydraulic press.

Less money, not to mention cheap, and high quality!

Wang Mingbai shook his head repeatedly and said.

The Imperial Navy has more than a dozen battle fleets, and they will definitely eliminate warships. When they are eliminated, Datang will just spend money to buy them back.

Lin Yuexin looked at the steel ingot on the hydraulic press in astonishment.

356 mm naval gun!

It is better to buy than to make!

Fragrant!
Absolutely delicious!

Not only did he not expect it, it was simply unbelievable, Wang Mingbai couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the fiery red blank.

For the current Datang, the existence of the Ming Empire not only relieved the pressure on their coastal defense, but also the warships sold to them by the empire at low prices in the past few years have also made the entire Tang Dynasty fall into a situation of "buying is worse than building".

In fact, before coming to Daming again, Wang Mingbai had also imagined the industrial progress of the empire, but everything was beyond his imagination. What was presented to him was the rapid progress, which was far beyond his expectations.

If Huaxia becomes stronger, at least Daming will have a companion and a helper.It wouldn't be like it is now, the powerful countries are all European and American countries that are completely different from the civilization of the Ming Dynasty.

"With its hundreds of tons of steel ingots of different materials in its hands, they are kneaded into the required shape like a small dough. From the tube blank of the cannon to the armor of the battleship, we can manufacture it according to the needs. How about it? Before the Ming Dynasty, I never thought there would be such a big machine!"

Lin Yuexin's words made Lu Xiangyang shake his head helplessly.

Wang Mingbo was puzzled.

Looking at the old classmates beside him, Lu Xiangyang said.

"It's a 14-inch, 14-inch naval gun, with a 45-fold barrel, the best naval gun in the world!"

Of course, the Imperial Navy doesn't mind providing Datang with some outdated but usable warships.Even now, as these engineers lament,
In the imperial palace of the central capital, Emperor Zhu said to Zhuge Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the empire, while taking a walk.

His Majesty's words startled Zhuge Jun, and he said in amazement.

Whether they can't be classmates, or they are both Huaxia people, they all hope that Huaxia will become stronger.After all, there is only Daming in this world, it is really too lonely.

Compared to building expensive warships with mediocre performance and quality by myself, wouldn't it be nice to buy a special and cheap second-hand warship from Daming?

"The empire will never sell warships to you at a low price forever. Sooner or later, you will always need to build your own..."

"What! 356mm, how heavy is that shell!"

"Besides, many people are thinking that if you can buy warships from the empire at a low price, then they will be refurbished second-hand, and it will be much cheaper than building them yourself."

Lin Yuexin sighed helplessly.

"Three battleships? Your Majesty, this is quite a lot! Can the Navy agree? Battleships are the heart of the Navy Department!"

For the navies of all countries in this world, how could the battleship not be the heart and soul?
"This was proposed by the Ministry of the Navy. The "Cuba Crisis" not only exposed the dilemma of the insufficient number of capital ships of the Imperial Navy, but also exposed the dilemma of the Imperial Navy being flooded with a large number of old ships. Therefore, the Imperial Navy tends to eliminate old warships. , and then purchase new warships. The first batch of eliminated are three warships seized from Brazil. Tell them that if they want, they can sell them for 150 million yuan. In addition, they revealed that the Imperial Navy intends to sell two As for the four Nanhua-class ships, the price...of course there will be a lot of discounts."

"...Considering the British side's support for Jiang Ning, in order to help Datang form an overall advantage over them, the Empire can consider expanding the amount of credit loans this year from 5000 million to 8000 million. Well, in addition, if they promise Within two years, the unified operations will be implemented, and the empire will transfer three battleships to it at a low price."

"Hey, there's still nothing wrong with building a battleship by yourself."

Zhuge Jun nodded in agreement with His Majesty's answer.

"It would be perfect to sell the old ship to the Tang Dynasty. They only have some coastal defense pressure. Unlike us, if we want to consider going to war with the British Royal Navy, the warship technology must remain at the leading level."

Emperor Zhu nodded.

"It is true. In the next few years, the Nanhua class will be eliminated. If they are willing to take over, it is appropriate, but the most important thing is to let them be willing to form an alliance with us. Only in this way can we play a one-plus-one-equal The effect of the second."

(End of this chapter)