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Zhang Cheng designed an iron-armored battleship far exceeding the Dingzhen 2 ships on his computer.

First of all, the tonnage is 9999 tons of no-load displacement and 12225 tons of full load displacement. The maximum length is 155 meters, the width of 18 meters, the width of the protruding part is 21 meters. The maximum draft is 8 meters.

Main gun: Two double-connected 305mm main turrets, 35-diameter tube retracting guns. The main guns on the Dingzhen two ships that retract guns were already old goods ten years ago. In addition to the same caliber, the new guns are far superior to the old guns in both the rate of fire and the range.

The secondary gun: two 45-diameter double-connected 150mm rapid-fire guns, a total of four.75mm rapid-fire guns were each on the bow and stern of the ship, and eight 37mm six-barrel machine guns.

The shells are charged with picric acid and smokeless launching drugs. One pound of picric acid is equivalent to one hundred pounds of black gunpowder. This must be replaced.

The maximum thickness of the main armor belt is 450 mm - the main turret, boiler and ammunition depot commander tower are the thickest. The thinnest part of the armor belt is 240 mm thick. How can it be called an armored battleship if it is not strong?

The 350-strong crew is used. The horizontal three-speed water pipe steam engine boiler is equipped with a maximum output of 25,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of 25 knots. It requires pressurization to reach this speed and cannot be used for a long time, otherwise the boiler will explode. Generally speaking, maintaining a speed below 22 knots is completely safe.

Since there is no torpedo design, the ship can also be equipped with four forty-ton torpedo boats. Each torpedo boat has a maximum speed of 32 knots, and can carry two 533 mm power torpedo and a 37 mm six-barrel machine gun.

In terms of design, in addition to adding some secondary guns, the size of the Dingzhen Second Ship was basically slightly enlarged, and there was no way to match the caliber of the Beiyang gun.

In fact, such a 10,000-ton ironclad ship is equipped with a 305-caliber main gun. The small boat of the Sanjing ship is equipped with a 320mm Ghana gun is simply weird - the consequence is that it is not fast or accurate in shooting, and it also affects the airworthiness.

The new ship seems to be much larger than the Dingzhen two ships, but the artillery has not been added much, but the armor has actually increased a lot. The armor strength has increased even higher.

The firing rate from the main gun to the secondary gun has been increased, especially the secondary gun has been increased several times. Accordingly, a larger ammunition compartment must be added to store shells and launching medicine. The engine power has also been improved, so we naturally eat more coal - it is impossible for those who eat less to run faster.

Then, a larger coal bin is naturally needed. Calculate that, because the fire rate of artillery and the power of shells have greatly increased, the combat power is far from comparable to the two ships of Dingzhen. Almost one can sweep the Beiyang Fleet by taking it out.

The two ships combined are invincible in the world. The ironclad ship with the largest tonnage in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 is only 14,000 tons in full load displacement. It is not much larger.

It was already the eve of the battleship that Europeans built about 20,000 tons in a crazily battleship that took place more than ten years later.

After designing the new ironclad ship, he handed it over to the nanorobot to build two. Zhang Cheng chose the autumn of 1893 and opened the portal to Guangdong.

Why do you have to go to Guangdong instead of Tianjin or Weihaiwei in Lushun? Of course, it is because the old witch Cixi is still in the north. Although Guangdong in the south is not the territory of Beiyang, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in 1893 was Li Hongzhang's biological brother Li Hanzhang.

At this time, the Qing court had already taken more precautions against Li Hongzhang. Since 1891, it has been strictly prohibited from purchasing ships and artillery ammunition in Beiyang.

So, when you arrive in Beiyang in the north, you may not be able to sell it even if you blew your tears and vomited blood.

At this time, Guangdong was one of the richest provinces in the country. As the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Hanzhang had a much better life than Li Hongzhang. Li Hanzhang also had a Guangdong Navy under his command. The Guangdong Navy could also buy ships by himself. What the court prohibited was to buy ships in Beiyang and buy cannons.

After two 10,000-ton ironclad ships were operated by biochemical robots, they appeared on the ocean near Guangdong and were immediately reported to the government by locals. Two days later, Zhang Cheng and the old Governor Li Hanzhang of Guangdong and Guangxi met in the back flower hall of the Governor's yamen.

Li Hanzhang: "I heard that these two armored gunboats are to be sold to the court. I wonder how much money is needed?"

Zhang Cheng stretched out his two fingers: "Two million taels, two ships. Each ship has one million taels of silver, but don't have silver."

Zhang Cheng, who has a lot of silver, has to throw away all of them, so of course he can't ask for money.

Li Hanzhang: "What do you want?"

Zhang Cheng: "Golden nanmu, wood and furniture are fine."

Li Hanzhang knocked his finger on the table and said slowly, "It's better to ask for silver. The golden nanmu is a tribute. The materials used in the palace and the imperial tomb are not enough."

"There are actually golden nanmu among the people. As long as the adults say something, they are afraid that everyone will send it to you. As the saying goes, the King of Chu is so thin that he starved to death in the palace." After saying that, Zhang Cheng exposed another news: "As far as I know, the total tonnage of the Japanese navy has been far more than that of the Beiyang. Moreover, Japan is causing trouble in North Korea. Once the Beiyang sea and land battle is defeated, it will not be a problem with golden nanmu. I am afraid that it will be cede land and pay compensation."

Li Hanzhang: "Young people are alarmist."

Zhang Cheng: "The lifespan of the iron armored warship is only ten or twenty years. The Japanese do not fight. What should I do if I buy so many iron armored cruisers in a few years?"

Li Hanzhang: "But, if you really fight, you're fighting in the north. What's the use of me, the Guangdong navy?"

Zhang Cheng: "How could those Man Man know the difference between 7,000 tons and 10,000 tons? These two 10,000 tons iron armored ships were designed to take this into consideration. Except for the size of the two, it was almost the same as the Dingzhen Second Ship. Of course, the new ship was faster, the fire rate was higher, and the armor was thicker. As for the old Dingzhen Second Ship, I think it could be modified and replaced with a new boiler and cannon, and used as the main ship of the Guangdong Navy. If something happened in the north, I can also support it."

Li Hanzhang was actually very moved by this condition. It is true that golden nanmu is a tribute, but everyone likes good things. Li Hanzhang also has golden nanmu furniture at home, which is still given by his subordinates. At this level, it doesn’t cost any money to ask for something even if it is a tribute.

Even the concierge of Li Hanzhang's family can shout on the street, "I don't have any money for restaurants under the city of Guangzhou." This is how the status and power have reached a certain scale.

Even the small seventh-rank magistrate was a magistrate. If he became a powerful figure like the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he could be said to be a giant crocodile.

Finally, Li Hanzhang and Zhang Cheng reached an agreement to exchange for the two 10,000-ton iron armored ships in Zhang Cheng's hands for the price of one pound of gold nanmu and one tael of silver.

In fact, Li Hanzhang was not confident of getting two million kilograms of gold-silicon nanmu wood. However, it would be easy for furniture. The local officials and gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi could get it together. If it wasn't enough, you could speak to your second brother. After all, the real benefit was for Beiyang.

The officials of the Huai Army were everywhere, and there was nowhere to find some golden nanmu.
Chapter completed!