Chapter 223: Self-built small iron armored ship

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"Otherwise, the purchase of warships from Western powers is a suggestion made by Chinese officials such as Li Hongzhang. The Manchu and Qing courts are not necessarily willing to pull out huge sums to support the purchase of the army. Therefore, I believe that the purchase of warships led by Chinese officials such as Li Hongzhang may win the Manchu and Qing court However, the development of the navy is bound to be limited, and it is difficult to obtain the full support of the country like the navy of the East Laos. "
The tough suppression of the internal rebellion and the compromise of foreign aggression and concession, the performance of the Manchurian government in the two Opium Wars not only caused contempt for small western countries such as the Netherlands and Belgium, but also caused ambitions in Japan and North Korea.
A natural disaster occurred in North Korea in 1869. A large number of North Koreans fled across the Tumen River to Yanji, Hunchun, Dunhua, Helong, Wang Qing, and Antu. The North Korean government first requested Northeast officials to return North Korean refugees. A few months later, It also renamed that about 40,000 square kilometers of territory occupied by North Korean refugees, including Yanji, belonged to North Korea, and asked the Qing government to return it.
In the face of North Korea's ambitions, the Qing government only set up a border monument on the border and did not impose any punishment on North Korea.
The North Koreans are small and small. Although they have the ambition to expand their territories, they do not have the strength to match their ambitions. After Japan's downfall war, the country achieved unity. At the same time, after ten years of reform and reform, Japan in 1878 had a certain capacity for external expansion. Huang Yurun was aware of the development of Japan in recent years, and then asserted that the Japanese navy was the enemy of the Manchurian navy.
"Since Mr. Huang attaches great importance to the Dongbei Navy, then how do you think Han's naval strength will compare with Dongbei's after receiving three iron armored ships in China?"
Before Wang Zhengyi immigrated to South America, he was just an ordinary person with some martial arts. It was difficult to distinguish the true strength comparison between Manqing and Japan, so he turned to another question.
"The tonnage of the domestic navy's main ships is lower than that of the Eastern Navy. However, in terms of comprehensive combat capabilities, the Han Navy and the Eastern Navy should be of equal strength."
Before 1870, by ordering two iron armored ships from Britain and three iron armored ships seized from Brazil, the Han Navy was higher than Japan in the tonnage of the main warship at that time, but lost two iron armor in the naval battle with Brazil. The main iron armored ships dropped to three, and Japan continued to purchase new iron armored ships during the Meiji Restoration, and gradually surpassed the Han in the tonnage of the main iron armored ships.
At the end of 1875, Japan customized three new iron armored ships to Britain. Subsequently, Han Guo started the ship purchase plan again and placed an order for the French Mediterranean shipyard to build two iron armored ships. Although Han Guoxin customized two iron armored ships, the tonnage of Han Navy was surpassed by Japan due to the financial pressure of transporting immigrants.
The conversation between Huang Yurun and Wang Zhengyi soon ended due to the differences in their knowledge. At the coastal port of Xinjing, Han, a brand new iron armored ship was leaving the dock.
"This ironclad ship is 64 meters long, 9.75 meters wide, 4.57 meters draught, and 1350 tons of displacement. It uses four three-stage expansion steam engines to power the boiler, with dual shafts, power of 2600 horsepower, speed of 15-16 knots, and endurance of 5000. Nautical miles / 8 knots,
The coal holds normally carry 250 tons of coal, and the maximum coal load is 300 tons, ... "
A blond foreigner gushed in front of Li Mingyuan.
"My Excellency Falman, I believe in your own vision and your ability, but now it is the time when the armored ship leaves the factory, your introduction to the performance of the armored ship will be described later."
"Hi lord, believe me, I won't let you down this time."
The blond-haired man resisted the urge to continue the introduction, and assured him earnestly.
"Well, we can start now." Nodded and ordered.
"Observe, Your Highness." Falman saluted Li Mingyuan respectfully, and then turned to command the technical shipmen on the armor to inspect the armored ship.
"Boiler No. 1 is operating normally, No. 2 boiler is operating normally ... The shipyard on the left is normally sealed, the main gun is turning normally, and the ammunition is filling ..."
The technical boatman reported the performance test results of the iron armored ship one by one, and listening to Li Mingyuan's ears made him nervous.
The period from the 1860s to the end of the 19th century was to explore the performance of ironclad ships. During this period, many new technologies for building ironclad ships appeared. Only a small part of these technologies were proved to be reasonable technologies during the construction of warships. The rest Most of the technologies, along with those failed experimental vessels, were either dismembered as scrap or sold to other countries as export warships, and eventually were eliminated along with defective warships.
As a shipyard mechanic of this era, the Frenchman Dalman improved a new type of marine steam engine-a three-stage expansion steam engine, and was very fortunate to be favored by a big gold owner.
Two months after the patent application for the three-stage expansion steam engine, a South American company purchased Dalman's patent at a high price and invited Dalman to South America to use the three-stage expansion steam engine technology to build an iron armored ship.
Out of his fancy for improving his technology, of course, he doesn't rule out that the compensation given by the other party is attractive enough. Using his relationship, Dalmand has recruited more than 40 people from several shipyards in France who are willing to follow him to South America for luck The technical boatman arrived in Han country by merchant ship and then started to work for Li Mingyuan.
The three-stage expansion steam engine is a relatively mature technology. After obtaining Dalman's patent from his intelligence personnel, Li Mingyuan appointed a French company to take it from Dalman in the name of Hanking Xinjing Shipyard. The patent ownership was reached, and an agreement was reached to hire Darman to build a warship in Han.
After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, in order to end German occupation of French territory, the French government paid 5 billion francs in compensation to Germany.
The value of 5 billion francs is equal to more than 700 million francs of silver, which is much higher than the compensation paid to Japan by the Qing government after the Sino-Japanese War.
Although France has a developed financial industry, a short period of up to 5 billion francs still caused a major blow to the domestic economy. In order to ease domestic economic pressure, the French government accelerated the colonial expansion in Asia and Africa after the Franco-Prussian war. On the one hand, the control of foreign capital was temporarily relaxed, allowing foreign capital to enter France, and the purchase of a three-stage expansion steam engine and the recruitment of some French technical shipmen in Han Dynasty were also completed under the background.
"His Royal Highness, do you think foreign devils will succeed this time?"
Li Han, the commander of the First Fleet of the Han Navy, asked while the performance monitoring of the armored ship was underway.
"Dalman improved four times, and this time it should be successful."
Li Mingyuan stared at the armored ship and replied.
"The foreign devils have failed four times. If they fail again, the iron armor will be destroyed.
His Royal Highness, if this test fails again, do you think that the shipbuilding plan was suspended and an iron armored ship was purchased directly from Britain? "
The first small iron armored ship built by Hanking Xinjing Shipyard not only cost more than Britain, France, and other countries, and failed four factory inspections. Therefore, in Li Han's eyes, it is not cost-effective to build a self-built warship. It is better to buy it directly from Western countries. Warships are convenient and affordable.
"Purchasing warships from Western countries is an expedient measure. Only at home can we build warships to ensure national maritime security. Li Han, you are the commander of the First Fleet. Do n’t just focus on the gains and losses of one or two small iron armored ships. The long-term development of the Navy considers the issue. "
Li Mingyuan stared at Dalmang with a sweat on his forehead and paused for a while. Then he said, "Dalmang worked hard during the construction of the iron armored ship. The main cause of the unqualified performance of the iron armored ship was the unskilled Chinese ships building the warship. When they hone a few more times, the effect will be much better. "
"His Highness, how can you say this iron golem is so difficult to build, the Xinjing Shipyard and Xinghe Shipyard have hired hundreds of foreign technicians. We have also sent more than 200 shipbuilders to the German, French and British shipyards to learn how to build ships. How can technology be so busy that even a small iron armored ship cannot be built for so many years, I really don't understand why foreigners can build iron armored ships like hills. "
"The technology of building iron armored ships is not so easy to learn. Foreigners have 20 to 30 years of experience in building iron armored ships. They now have a year or two to build a medium iron armored ship. Han Guogang has just learned to build iron armored ships for seven or eight years. Building 700-800-ton gunboats is a good achievement. "
Li Mingyuan saw that the two-thirds of the iron armored ship's technical inspection steps had gradually restored his confidence.
Smile said, "Iron armored ship technology is developing very fast. As long as the country continues to increase its support for shipyards, it won't be long before the Navy can drive all ironclad ships built by domestic shipyards."
"His Royal Highness learned." Li Han whispered back, afraid to complain, and then followed Li Mingyuan to watch the inspection process of the iron armored ship.
"... the armor thickness is 0.27, the horsepower is 2600, the speed is 15 knots, and the performance of the iron armored ship is up to standard!"
Half an hour later, the last inspection was completed. Dalmang ran to Li Mingyuan in excitement and said, "Your Highness, it succeeded! The three-stage expansion steam engine is running well, and all the performance of the iron armored ship is up to standard!"
"Very good, very good!" Li Mingyuan repeated.
After being happy, he immediately asked the other party, "When can the second small iron armored ship with a displacement of 1350 tons start construction?"
"A month later, the first ironclad ship was commissioned to the navy, and a second ironclad ship of the same class could be built!"
"Your efforts will be richly rewarded. Later, I will let someone give you the rewarded money in accordance with the agreement. In the next six months, I hope you will fulfill the last item of the agreement and arrange the handover work of Xinjing Shipyard. ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Your Highness rest assured that I will do my job. "
Dalmang stooped to salute Li Mingyuan, suppressing the excitement.
"Yes, I am confident in your character."
Li Mingyuan nodded, watching the other person's face can't restrain the joy, intending to do his best to keep the other person saying, "Whether your Excellency considers staying in Han country for two more years, I will give you better treatment."
"I have gained considerable wealth and lived a meaningful life here in His Royal Highness. Now the technicians at the Xinjing Shipyard have mastered the technology of building small iron armored ships. They can replace my role, and I want to return to France. , And start a happy life with the riches that His Royal Highness rewards. "
"I respect your choice. If you change your mind and want to stay in Han, you can report it to the principal of Xinjing Shipyard at any time, and he will report the situation to me."
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