Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1182

[Chapter 1169 Torpedo]

The sea breeze ruffled the surface of the sea.

After inspecting the battleship Jingtao with the generals, Xiao Ming led a group of generals to board Bisha City.

Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the entire Beisacheng area, shipyards, mines, factories, and roads at a glance. This mountain city that once belonged to Goryeo has now become part of the empire.

Facing the sea, Xiao Ming pointed to the east and said: “Liu Chen, there is another enemy in the east of the empire. As the commander of the Pacific Navy, you should know who it is, right?”

Liu Chen’s expression became serious, and he said: “The United States. “

Xiao

Ming nodded, “Yes, the conflict between the two major camps in America and Europe is almost inevitable, but we cannot let others take advantage of this opportunity at this time, otherwise everything the empire does will become someone else’s wedding dress.”

Chen nodded and said, “What the Emperor said is true. When I was in Europe, I often found American merchant ships traveling to and from France. Many of these merchant ships were selling supplies to France.”

“This is not surprising. The United States became independent with the support of France, and their relationship with France is naturally good. “Xiao Ming said: “This country has unique geographical conditions. Once it has the opportunity to develop, it will definitely become a threat to the empire in the future, so from now on. You have to make arrangements for this.”

After that, Xiao Ming took out a chart from Qian Dafu’s hand, pointed to several islands in the Pacific and said: “Establish naval bases on these three islands and cooperate with Zhu Sansi to capture them. The west coast of North America. “

The three places Xiao Ming mentioned are contemporary Guam, Midway Island, and Hawaii. By occupying these three places in the vast Pacific Ocean, the imperial navy can control the entire Pacific Ocean and control the west coast of Zhu Sansi. Also very beneficial.

After a pause, he said: “As for matters in Europe, let’s leave it to Xie Yuan, the commander of the Atlantic Navy.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Liu Chen responded. Now he, the commander of the Pacific Ocean, will finally realize his dream of controlling the Pacific Ocean.

After deciding on the navy’s next strategy, Xiao Ming and the generals arrived in Youzhou on a steam locomotive.

Since the barbarians were driven out of this land, Youzhou has once again been full of vitality. Now many businessmen have settled in Youzhou.

Most of these merchants are engaged in the business of selling cattle, sheep and horses, because Youzhou was originally developed as a pasture.

However, with the development of the empire’s industrialization, the pastures around Youzhou City are now shrinking, and many pastures have been turned into factories by businessmen. At first, they were meat processing plants, and soon more factories were born here.

The increase in factories attracted the migrant population of the empire. In more than ten years, Youzhou became more prosperous than ever before.

Like Qingzhou, the current Youzhou City does not have a complete city wall, and the only remaining city wall also exists as a landscape.

The special steam locomotive stopped in Youzhou City. Xiao Ming and a group of generals got off the train. Outside the station, Youzhou officials who had been notified in advance were already waiting for everyone’s arrival.

Thinking of some rumors, Liu Chen couldn’t help but ask: “The emperor seems to be very interested in Youzhou City. There are many rumors in the court that the emperor is planning to move the capital. I don’t know whether it is true or not.”

Xiao Ming smiled and said, He said: “There are some people in the court who don’t concentrate on their own affairs and always like to speculate on my thoughts when they have nothing to do. But this time they are right. I do have the idea of moving the capital to Youzhou.”

“Why?” Liu Chen was confused, “This empire is not as prosperous as Youzhou. Why did the emperor choose this place to be the capital of the empire?”

Xiao Ming showed a helpless look. After all, this world is different from the local one. Here, Youzhou is just a different place. An eye-catching place.

But for Xiao Ming, Youzhou has a different meaning, but there is another reason why he chose to come here.

That is, after years of industrial explosion in Qingzhou, environmental pollution has become very serious, and things like fog have become normal in Qingzhou City.

Although he comes from modern times, Xiao Ming knows the importance of environmental protection, but for an era where coal can only be burned, this seems to be just a luxurious idea.

Moreover, the requirements for environmental protection technology are very high, and some technologies are not achievable in this era.

So, he had the idea of moving the capital for two reasons.

After simply stating his thoughts, Liu Chen said with a smile: “I see, compared to the foggy sky in Qingzhou, the sky here is blue and white. Moreover, the general has always thought that the palace in Qingzhou is too small and not worthy of the emperor’s status. The second emperor must build a bigger palace. “

Xiao Ming laughed when he heard this. He also wanted to leave something special to the world, so he said: “I have already wanted to build this palace. Let’s call it the Forbidden City. “

While talking, Xiao Ming and Liu Chen took a car and walked towards the outskirts of Youzhou. Only then did Liu Chen realize that the emperor’s visit to Youzhou was not for the imperial capital.

Noticing Liu Chen’s expression, he said: “You’ve seen this battleship before. I have to show you a special weapon of the battleship.”

Liu Chen knew that there was a military factory in Youzhou that specialized in the development and production of naval weapons. He said: “Isn’t the main gun the main weapon of the battleship?”

“Of course it is, but this one is more concealed.” Xiao Ming laughed. In fact, this thing is not very mysterious, it is just a torpedo used on the battleship, but to Liu Chen, this thing is incredible.

When they arrived at the military factory, the military factory personnel responsible for receiving Xiao Ming arrived. Xiao Ming did not beat around the bush, he said: “I received a call saying that you have made a breakthrough in weapons here, so I stopped by to take a look.”

The official in charge of the military industry in Youzhou said excitedly: “Your Majesty, the military industry in Youzhou is divided into two parts, one is the army and the other is the navy. The navy’s torpedoes are already complete. We have successfully used a compressed air engine to drive a single propeller, and hydraulically The valve controls the horizontal rudder plate at the tail of the torpedo to control the depth of the torpedo. Now our torpedo can completely board the ship. “

Liu Chen was stunned when he heard this. As a combat force, they are only responsible for fighting, and they know very little about military industry. .

So he could still understand things like cannons, but they were completely confused about the principles of torpedoes.

Seeing the expressions of Liu Chen and the generals, Xiao Ming said: “The purpose of bringing you here this time is to understand all the equipment of your navy. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about it. After you go back, you will receive brand new warships.” When the time comes, you will sink the warship yourself, and I will not let you go.”

The generals shuddered when they heard this, and they all stepped forward to grab the military technicians and asked them carefully.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming and the military personnel walked to another yard, which was an equipment research base of the Army. Like the Navy, a weapon of war was born here.

(End of chapter)