1855 United States Tycoon

The London newspaper's report on Scrooge's "Aurora Goddess", ordinary people just read it with envy, and exclaimed: "It's great to have money." Maybe there will be people with aspirations standing in the Port of London. On the high bank of China, looking at the snow-white oil tanker with beautiful lines, he sighed, "It's the same for a man." But in the Royal Navy, things feel completely wrong. The reason is simple, the boat is too fast and too dangerous.

The strength of the British Empire is built on the basis of a powerful navy, and the hegemony of England is the hegemony of the Royal Navy. If one day, the Royal Navy's superiority ceases, then the sun of the empire will slowly set after the sun does not set. The strength of Britain comes from having the most colonies in the world. Relying on these colonies, Britain can provide his factories with the cheapest raw materials in the world and ensure that his industrial products can always find a place to sell. The sea routes connecting Great Britain and her countless colonies in this world are the lifeline for the British Empire to maintain its prosperity. The biggest mission of the Royal Navy is to protect these lifelines from interference and cut off. Once someone can cut off these lifelines, the end of Britain will be here. In order to ensure that no one can pose a threat to British sea power, the British even put forward a so-called two-power standard, that is, the strength of the Royal Navy must be sufficient to kill the world's second navy and the world's third navy at the same time.

However, the appearance of the "Aurora Goddess" caused a headache for the Royal Navy. Because if this kind of ship can be converted into a warship with similar performance, it will pose a huge threat to the British sea lifeline. The British believe that as long as the navy of any country dares to confront the British in a decisive battle, the Royal Navy can crush them to pieces at any time. The confidence is the accumulation of generations of the Royal Navy in the battles. Any enemy coming down, as long as he sees the Royal Navy's flag, will be frightened and flee. The navies of any other country in Europe have almost been "royal navy phobia" by the Royal Navy. The United States Navy is no exception. The United States Navy is a group of pirates without any species. Whether it’s the War of Independence or the Second American-British War, the United States Navy will only engage in sneak attacks and the like. They have never dared to go head-to-head with the Royal Navy. They only dare. To bully the transport ship or something.

But now, if there is really a warship that runs so fast, it is simply a wretched artifact like the United States Navy. Just as the unduly scholar Engels mentioned in the article he just published, the speed of the "Aurora Goddess" and the ability to maintain high speeds will completely change the situation of naval battles. With this, the people of United States can take their shameless tricks of "fighting and running if you can't beat them" to the extreme. Think about it. A group of high-speed warships with a speed of up to 26 knots were sent to the ocean to attack the British merchant fleet like pirates. Although the Royal Navy has more warships and stronger combat effectiveness, it cannot catch up. They, what a terrible thing this is. If the British gather the fleet to ensure that the US fleet can be defeated in battle, then the merchant fleet will be in an unprotected state, and the United States The speed advantage allows them to have the power to choose whether to fight or not. This means that this U.S. fleet can avoid the British main fleet at will and attack those merchant fleets that lack protection, killing them in smoke. And if the British spread the escort power equally in each merchant fleet, it would be tantamount to betraying the most basic military principle of "concentrating superior forces." The result must be that any escort fleet is not the United States fleet. In the end, people gathered their superior forces to annihilate the enemy one by one, killing them bit by bit. What? You said that every merchant fleet is equipped with an escort force stronger than the entire United States fleet? Then there is no need to fight again, the British Empire itself will be crushed by such a financial burden."Damn it, how does this ship make it so fast, and how can it continue to maintain a high speed like this?" Facing the ministers, the Queen and his wife, who are not too concerned, are also rarely anxious.

"Lawrence, how much do you know about this ship?" Queen Victoria asked.

"Your Majesty, I know only a little bit about this kind of ship." Lawrence replied, "But I guess he should use the so-called second-generation steam engine, which is the so-called steam turbine. I remember that this thing is ours. A patent has also been applied for here."

In Scrooge's power plant, the source of power comes from steam turbines. There are so many power plants in the country that this is not a secret that can be completely kept, so this machine is patented in countries around the world.

"Quickly, check the international patents we accept and see what they are like?" The Queen ordered. At the same time, the queen was also thinking hard about what he would do with this matter if Albert was in good health. Since the last serious illness, Prince Albit's body has not been very good. Recently, he has become so weak that he is almost unable to walk in the room without assistance. Think about the reason why the husband broke down. Her Majesty is very angry with her son, Prince Edward. Well, in the past few years, the Queen has hardly allowed the crown prince to participate in any government affairs, and whenever Prince Edward’s body has something If it is wrong, the queen will dislike Prince Edward more and more. It is said that the queen has decided not to hand over the crown to the crown prince until the day of death. Considering Queen Victoria's long standby property in history, Prince Edward is really a coffee table. Of course, there is no most coffee table, only more coffee table. Prince Edward finally became king when he was 60 years old, and many years later, a prince named Charles, the crown prince who has worked for 56 years, is already 66. He His mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, is still on standby.

After a while, an attendant found a patent document related to the steam turbine. However, this document is very simple, just some basic principles.

"It looks like it's a steam blower." The queen said that compared to her husband, the queen's literacy in physics is much worse.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the principle."

"Then can we imitate it?" the queen asked.

"I'm afraid not, Your Majesty, the information here is too brief. If we start from the beginning, it will take a long time to put it into practice. By that time, I am worried that the United States people have already gone further in technology, and their The new warship has been in service for a long time." A minister replied.

"It seems that we must also take the road of introducing technology." The Queen said, "Lawrence, you can ask the people in United States, what are the requirements for fully purchasing the technology of the engine on his ship?"

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Two days later, Scrooge left the UK and took the "Goddess of Aurora" to Hamburg. Before that, he and the British reached an oral agreement that the British could exchange technology and open the radio market to him. As a condition, obtain the relevant technology of marine steam turbines. As for the specific content, the two sides decided to wait for Scrooge to come back to discuss in detail when he returned from Prussia.

The queen told the result to Prince Albert, who was ill.

"My dear, you did a great job." Prince Albert said. Hearing her husband's praise, the queen smiled like a child.

"Scrooge is a typical businessman. As long as the price is right, he can always negotiate a good deal." Prince Albert said, "I am really relieved to see your performance." He smiled slightly, sunset The brilliance of Wang shone on his pale face, as if it was shining on the leaves of late autumn, a layer of pale golden brilliance appeared.

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