"The machine that was dismantled must be re-debug, otherwise the accuracy may be incorrect." On October 26, 1691, a middle-aged man with a red sleeve pointed at several machines on the coast of Nancungang, Shanghai County.

These machines look half-new and not old, but they are indeed indispensable equipment in daily production of modern special ship factories. Each one has a number, inside the factory, inside the department (the modern factory is a company directly under the Ministry of Transport) and the Mei agency regularly send people to check to ensure that these controlled equipment is not at risk of being lost abroad.

It is said that since the contract exchange document signed by King Carlos II of Spain arrived on the East Coast and the Chairman of the Executive Committee Shao Yaoguang signed it on it and took effect (Ma Wenqiang's heart is ten thousand mud horses...), the East Coast people have just started to receive La Plata's huge land assets. As for the buildings and other real estate attached to the land, because it is a peaceful purchase, the East Coast people have made a private bid for the property rights, and the public naturally accepts them directly.

Local Spanish residents can choose to join the East Coast nationality. Those who can use daily Chinese dialogues can be naturalized directly, and those who cannot be sent a temporary identity by the East Coast Civil Affairs Department, and the official identity will be issued after passing the Chinese proficiency assessment. In principle, Indians or Mestiso people of Indian ancestry are not allowed to stay in the local area, and must be deported or accepted by the East Coast government to go to overseas colonies. Note that this is only in principle, and there is still room for operation. For example, a municipal councillor's son and nephew who have Indian ancestry may continue to stay in the local area and obtain legal status.

The modern special ship factory was originally located in Hekou Township, Zhenhai County. In recent years, due to development needs, it has begun to seek relocation. Similar to them is the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard, which has already gone to Qingdao Port and started formal production. The modern factory did not go there to join in the fun, but chose to go to the newly obtained Shanghai County to settle down.

The first batch of relocations started at the beginning of this month, with about a hundred people coming in total. The reason why it was so late was mainly because there were still a batch of steam engine sailboats ordered by the Ministry of Transport to be completed, so it was delayed for several months. Most of these ships have been completed, and relying on their steam power to sail from Hekou Port to Nancun Port, which is a test of its steam propulsion system.

After the ship docked at Nancun Port, it was pulled into a temporary dock and began to install the upper deck facilities. Some of these parts can be purchased from the outside world. In fact, the supporting companies in Hekou Township were also relocating here. Some had to process them themselves. Therefore, they valued these machines and equipment very much and hoped to be debugged and put into use as soon as possible.

"Director Qi, when will your company be relocated as a whole?" David, vice president of the Pravdale, stood in front of a middle-aged fat man with a big belly and spoke.

"Cartain Qi" is named Qi Jing, the grandson of the elder Qi Yongjie, and was born in Jingjiang County. Their family's grandchildren all worked in the industrial system for three generations. His grandfather Qi Yongjie served as the Northern Chemical Factory and the Northern Pharmaceutical Factory. His father served as the factory director of the Meilin Railway Machinery Processing Factory and the Jingjiang Paper Factory. Now Qi Jing is the director of the modern special ship factory. Considering that other members of their family are operating some mechanical processing enterprises (providing supporting state-owned factories), this is a complete industrial family.

"The relocation progress will not be too slow. At the latest, our factory will be relocated as a whole in the middle of next year and will be officially launched in Shanghai County." Qi Jing put his hands on his hips and looked at the employees who were busy debugging the machines in front of him, and replied.

"Of course, Vice President Dai, you have also seen that because of the production task, the factory's relocation process will last for a long time. We naturally hope to come here earlier. However, you also know that the orders of the Nanhai Transportation Company are very large, and it will be difficult to complete for a while, so we can only take it slowly." Qi Jing added.

The shipbuilding tasks mentioned by Qi Jing just now are not only their modern factories. In fact, several large state-owned factories, such as the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard, the Pacific Shipyard, and the Zhenhai Shipyard. Even the private Xinxing Shipyard has received orders for two ships - this factory is now moving. It was originally in the Yazi Lake Basin, but due to shallow silt, the factory recently plans to move to Luoqia Port to resume production.

Such a intensive order is actually related to the country's policy changes. Previously, the new chairman Shao Yaoguang had ordered the increase in the number of immigrants from the Far East. For this reason, all factories have received orders for a batch of air-sailing ships and special immigration ships to supplement ships that have been retired or damaged in recent years.

In addition, due to the development of shipbuilding and steam engine technology in continental countries, people on the East Coast feel that it is meaningless to hide steam engine sailboats. In fact, over the years, people have already obtained a lot of physical objects through various channels, such as salvage of ships in the East Coast, smuggling waste steam propulsion systems, and buying technicians. The reason why they have not built steam engine sailboats yet is to be honest, to be honest, their processing technology is not up to standard, although they have been improving over the years.

Therefore, steam engine sailing is not a key control facility now. The use of such ships that have great advantages in safety and speed on routes to Europe can indeed be put on the agenda. It just so happens that Europe's steam engine industry is also developing, and the amount of coal mining has increased greatly. It is no longer difficult to set up coal-plug stations in many node cities, so the conditions for opening routes have been fully mature.

In this way, large shipping companies like the South China Sea Transportation Company will have no worries. They have decided to gradually eliminate traditional sailing ships in the future and start placing orders to purchase more steam engine sailboats. As for fully steam-powered ships, they will also purchase them, but at this stage, the purchase volume will not be too large because they are afraid that they will fall behind when they buy them and become other people's guinea pigs.

Therefore, under the combined effect of the above two factors, the ships of several major domestic captains were suddenly filled with sailboats, and the market was in full swing. For example, modern special ship factories also had to help artificial dredgers, whaling ships, lighthouse ships, medical ships and other special ships, and also had to do steam engine sailboat business, so that even the relocation of the old factory slowed down, which shows that.

"I understand, understand." David nodded, and then raised another question: "Director Qi, I heard that your factory is doing supporting production for the 'Bianliang' class armored warship. Can you specifically talk about what aspects it is? We will post this question in the internal journal and will not be published in the newspaper publicly, so don't worry."

Qi Jing gestured with his eyes, and asked the two management cadres next to him with red sleeves and workers to move away a little further, and then he carefully replied: "I don't know much about the 'Bianliang'. After all, the design plan of this ship has not been determined yet. The navy came to us just because our factory has certain experience in building special ships and can provide some help. The main body of the 'Bianliang' is still the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard located in Qingdao Port, but this is also a project that is coordinated by relevant enterprises in the national industrial system."

"I can only talk about it in general now." Qi Jing continued: "The power of this ship is a mixture of steam propellers and sails. An armor belt will be installed on both sides of the ship's side. The thickness is still under discussion. According to the established principle, the armor belt not only protects the hull, but also protects the artillery and artillery position. In other words, the artillery and artillery position of this ship is protected by armor to avoid being killed by enemy artillery fire."

"This is destined that the ship's cann't be equipped with too many artillery guns, right?" David asked.

"Yes, there will be about 15-20 artillery pieces. But that doesn't matter. We will use more powerful artillery and shells to enhance their power. We have made breakthroughs in technology." Qi Jing said: "And the 'Bianliang' will use the latest large steam propulsion system. Therefore, if the design is reasonable, its speed will not be low. I expect it to be in the 10-15 knots. Of course, this is just an estimate, and it doesn't count. In the end, it depends on how it is designed."

"I understand." David nodded with a smile, "So how many ships will be built in the end? Where will they be deployed separately? What kind of shock will it bring to our potential enemies?"

"My God, if you include R&D costs, the cost is about 500,000 or 600,000 yuan. And it's a conservative estimate. You actually asked how many ships you want to build? One ship is going to be dead!" Qi Jing said with a slightly exaggerated smile: "You reporters, you always want to make big news, which is not advisable! To be honest, there is only a plan to build one ship at present, let's see the effect first. If possible, then build 3-4 ships. Of course, it will be within a few years. It is impossible to start construction so many at the same time, and it is not financially affordable."

"Chief Qi, can we understand that the 'Bianliang' class armored warships are invincible and cannot be sunk? If we really have 4-5 such powerful warships, we can almost defeat the navies of all other countries? Well, one is deployed on the local land, one is deployed in South Africa, one is deployed in Brunei or Malacca, and one is deployed in the Cape Verde Islands. If there is an additional one, maybe it can be deployed on Huaiyuan Island? Wouldn't the order of the ocean be entirely controlled by us?"

"It's true in theory." Qi Jing said helplessly: "But in fact it won't be like this. Before our economy, population and fleet size reach a certain level, we will still follow the principle of equal benefits. We have no malicious intentions towards other countries, as long as they do not offend us. In addition, maintaining military presence around the world is also very costly to national efforts. If this behavior does not bring enough benefits, it will not continue."

"I understand, thank you Director Qi for your explanation. The last question is, will you build sail warships in the future?" David asked after thinking about it.

"This is an obvious thing, of course it will be built." Qi Jing replied without hesitation: "Given the high construction and maintenance costs of the Bianliang, it is impossible for us to replace all sail warships at the beginning. We must maintain a certain number of warships, otherwise we may not be able to take care of them. Therefore, it is a long process to eliminate the old ships. During this period, we not only have to repair the old sail warships, but also start construction of new sail warships until the number of armored warships reaches a suitable scale."

"Thank you, I think I understand. After I go back, I will have someone write an in-depth report that matches the facts. Of course, this will first be reviewed by the Mei agency. I think Director Qi's wonderful introduction will make this article more colorful, allowing more ministers, directors, and directors to understand the development plan of the navy and understand what is behind this plan. The navy is everyone's navy. Only by increasing understanding can everyone eliminate misunderstandings and be more refreshing when allocating funds in the future." David concluded: "I hope the 'Bianliang' class armored warship will be finalized as soon as possible and then start construction. I believe that the day when its construction is completed, it will greatly enhance the self-confidence of our East Coast nations and enhance our sense of pride."
Chapter completed!