Chu Yun was taking the Industrial steam locomotive to Tianjin Wei, but he didn't know that his subordinates who were far away in Nanyang planned to tribute the Queen of Aceh to the capital as spoils.

"Think about it carefully, I haven't left the capital for a long time..." Chu Yun was drinking tea on the train's dining car while looking at the view outside the car window.

Although there are some modern shadows in the carriage, the outside of the carriage is almost just a rural scene of thatched huts.

There is still a long way to go to build a modern society, and the source is that the productivity of the entire era is not enough.

"Mr. Army Master, you can stay. I'll just go and check the ironclad ship on my behalf." Ella from the Intelligence Department sat opposite Chu Yun and said to him.

"It's too comfortable to stay in the capital. Moreover, launching the ironclad ship is a major event worth remembering in history. The form of naval battlefield will change within ten years." Chu Yun put down his teacup.

The first "secret class" steam ironclad ship built by Dalian Port Shipbuilding Factory was completed. After half a month of simple training, the sailors drove the ironclad ship to Tianjin Wei to prepare to receive Chu Yun's inspection.

For the Admiralty, the addition of the first ironclad ship is an exciting thing!

They were like taking out their most precious treasures and showing them to everyone to satisfy their vanity.

Da Yu'er did not follow him, but took care of Ling'er in the mansion.

Chu Yun and six senior officials from the Ministry arrived in Tianjin. The officials and generals of Tianjin Wei received the news and had already been waiting at Tianjin Wei Railway Station.

After Chu Yun returned to the capital from Nanjing a few years ago, he had not left the capital. This time he suddenly came to Tianjin Wei, making the officials of Tianjin Wei feel like they were facing great enemies.

"Greetings to the army leader!" Many officials bowed after Chu Yun got off the train.

"No need to be polite." Chu Yun also returned the politeness.

Although etiquette has been simplified, maintaining a certain etiquette can still cultivate a sense of cultural ritual, just like the gentleman's etiquette in Britain, which can enhance internal cultural cohesion.

"The military leader is exhausted, and the officials are ready to stay." said the civil affairs officer of Tianjin Guard.

"Let's go to the dock to see the new warship first." Chu Yun did not mean to rest, but could not wait to see the new warship.

Not to mention that the Navy was surprised by the birth of the Iron Craft, Chu Yun couldn't wait to see the Iron Craft.

At present, the 3,000-ton steam cruiser is just the beginning. The peak of steam ironclad technology is the large battleship of the Fearless-class era with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons and powered by steam turbines.

Of course that's a very later thing. The ironclad ships are just loaded with very thin armor and do not have reliable smokeless gunpowder, and their power is incomparable.

"The ironclad ship had some minor changes at the beginning. It was originally expected to be 20 artillery, but now it has been changed to 22 artillery, and the budget is a little more expensive than before. There are two sets of generators inside the ironclad ship, mainly to provide lighting in the cabin, which is much safer than open fire. If such an expensive ironclad ship was burned due to a fire, the loss would be too great." Nelson took Chu Yun and his party to the dock to introduce the situation of the ironclad ship.

"It's no big deal to add 2 more cannons." Chu Yun was most concerned about the matter of creating the ironclad ship itself.

The increase in the number of artillery is nothing compared to the cost of building an entire warship, and Chu Yun would not care about spending thousands of taels of silver.

Because of the monopoly of technology, the people who purchase steam engines from the government have to pay patent fees for the use of new technologies, which can provide the government with a lot of benefits.

The technology of building ironclad ships can also be used on private ships in the future to recover costs.

What's more, the Shipbuilding Factory is an official enterprise, and the profits will be handed over to the finance department.

"The new order has also been handed over to a factory. If this ironclad ship is put into operation and performs well, it is expected that two or three ironclad ships of this level will be submitted to them again in the next ten years. In the future, each fleet can have one ironclad ship, or a special steam ironclad fleet can be established in the future." Nelson said excitedly.

At least he can see a huge fleet of steam ironclad ships in his lifetime!

"Are two to three ironclad ships enough?" Chu Yun said with a smile, "If you want to extend your hand to the whole world, two to three ironclad ships are not enough. At least you have to build more than a dozen naval bases overseas and have hundreds of steam ironclad ships. The Navy must have 100 steam ironclad ships with displacement of more than 1,000 tons within 30 years, traversing all over the world."

"Owning one hundred steam iron armored ships within thirty years?" Nelson was surprised when he heard Chu Yun's ambitions.

In his opinion, even if each fleet of the Admiralty has 1 to 2 steam ironclad ships, it is already invincible. Chu Yun directly planned that the Admiralty should have 100 steam ironclad ships, which means that three ironclad ships with more than 1,000 tons will be launched every year!

What a crazy thing this is!

At present, the Navy Department has only one "secret class" ironclad ship, and two 1,200-ton patrol ships have just begun to design. With a trainer ship that is also in design, only four qualified ironclad ships will be barely met in two years.

Chu Yun disagreed. In the middle of the 19th century, the Sun-Don't Set Empire had more than 200 advanced steam-powered ships and dominated the world's colonies. If the current great empire also wanted to establish a global military port, 100 ironclad ships of more than 1,000 tons were far from enough.

"In thirty years, I really hope to survive until that time and see several fleets of ironclad ships." Nelson sighed.

"So too." Chu Yun was also full of hope for the future.

However, he not only wanted to see such early iron-clad ships, but also wanted to see 20,000-ton sea monsters like the Dreadnought.

When everyone arrived at the pier, an iron-clad ship with the Qinglong flag was anchored in the port of Tianjin Wei.

There are rows of naval soldiers arranged neatly on the dock. They are all soldiers on this ironclad ship and the first naval soldiers to operate ironclad ships. The captain is a naval colonel from the Navy Department. He stood at the front of the queue with his head held high, waiting for the review of Chu Yun and others.

The sea power, replacing land power in this era, has become the most important display of national strength.

It can be said without any scruples that in the era of great navigation, whoever can monopolize the ocean can become a hegemonic country.

This group of people is a talent reserve to maintain imperial hegemony. With the first batch of ironclad naval soldiers, it is easy to train the second and third batches of naval soldiers.
Chapter completed!