Chapter 28 Conspiracy

  Five days later, Yang Feng appeared in the Chinese Embassy in London, still holding a translator's title at the embassy. Returning to London naturally required reporting back, but what he didn't expect was that Xue Fucheng gave him a surprise as soon as he returned.

  "I was just about to send a telegram to America to ask when you're coming back!" Xue Fucheng said, pointing to a white man in his thirties beside him: "This is the chief instructor of the Naval Academy, who has come all the way from home to take charge of your ship's affairs."

  To put it bluntly, Li Er Guizi didn't trust his twenty 152mm quick-firing guns, so he specially sent someone to keep an eye on them. However, he unexpectedly sent a foreigner to supervise himself, which was quite unexpected for Yang Feng. Ma Zong Jiao Shi, he immediately knew who this person was.

  "Mr. Majifen is an American, right? I just returned from your country." Yang Feng said casually as he shook his hand and sat down.

  "Is that so? I haven't returned to my country in almost ten years." Maggie looked at the young man in front of her with great curiosity, and said that for a year now, Mr. Yang had been a legendary figure, even in distant China, his name was well-known.

  "That's easy, I have a high-speed yacht myself, and I'll be traveling back and forth between the new and old continents frequently. Next time I go to America, I can take you with me." Yang Feng said, it's worth admiring this Majifen, as a mercenary, he was able to fight for the Beiyang Navy until the end, which can also be said to be very professional.

  It's clear that this guy is impatient, after exchanging a few words with Yang, he immediately turned to the main topic: "Mr. Yang, now that the Beiyang Navy has fulfilled its responsibilities, Commander-in-Chief hopes you can deliver the quick-firing guns to us as soon as possible."

  "Didn't we agree in the contract that I would hand over the quick-firing guns to you when Armstrong Company delivers the warship to Yang's Shipyard?" Yang Feng said strangely.

  "The Admiral has accepted the invitation from Japan and will visit at an appropriate time, so Marquis Tseng hopes to change to new guns as soon as possible before going over, which is also good for showing off our naval power." Xue Fucheng explained on the side.

  Yang Feng finally understood that it didn't matter to him now, but the problem was that he and Woolf had agreed on a delivery date with the ship, which was still only half-built. The Armstrong company definitely hadn't finished making the quick-firing guns yet, as they were currently the best-selling military equipment, and orders for them had to be queued up.

  "Can you contact them and ask for a few ships to be transferred to us as soon as possible? The Japanese are now eyeing Korea covetously, and this naval visit is very important in deterring them. If we can replace the old cannons with new ones, the effect will definitely be better." Xue Fucheng said, he knew Yang Feng's influence in Britain.

  "I'll give it a try!" Yang Feng said helplessly.

  Armstrong's company was very accommodating, agreeing to divert six guns from the British Navy's orders for Yang Feng. However, they also requested a visit to Yang Feng's yacht, the "Parrot", which had an unusual design and was docked on the Thames River, attracting many people's attention, especially after it became known that it could reach speeds of up to 28 knots. Now, every day, large crowds came to see it, but no one was allowed on board without Yang Feng's permission.

  "Hey, I don't think it's a big deal, so here's the thing, my yacht hasn't been internally decorated yet, and this task will be directly handed over to your company. However, speed is essential, it must be completed within a month, because I'll have urgent matters afterwards." Yang Feng said to Woolf.

  "Mr. Yang, what is the maximum power that your diesel engine can reach now?" Woolf asked tentatively, this was his real purpose, wanting a thousand-ton yacht to run at twenty-eight knots, so the total power must not be less than 10,000 horsepower, even if using a triple-body design to reduce draft.

  "Seven thousand, but it's just a bit bigger in size, the performance is already very stable." Yang Feng said with a sly smile. The fish had finally started to bite, and his goal was to lead the British Navy down a wrong path. He had made sufficient preparations for this, and his two diesel engines not only had a fake outer casing several times larger than usual, but also came equipped with two sets of control systems. One set could run at twenty-eight knots, while the other was locked up - that one was capable of full-power output.

  To be honest, if Sweden's factories were to replicate a 7,000-horsepower diesel engine for ships now, it would be a fantasy, even if the size of the head is increased again and again. But if a beauty like you were in charge of manufacturing the most critical combustion chamber part, I estimate there wouldn't be much of a problem, just a matter of how many are produced.

  In fact, 7,000 horsepower was enough to drive a battleship at that time. Two of them together had more power than the British were building for the Queen Elizabeth class propulsion system. Of course, the British wouldn't be foolish enough to actually install diesel engines on the Queen Elizabeth, even if they didn't have any problems with them, they would still need somewhere to refuel. Steam engines could refuel at any port, but their own yacht could only order special fuel from Mobil. However, an experimental vessel type number was indispensable, once the British Navy adopted diesel engines, even if it was only partial adoption, it would definitely cause other countries to follow suit, and then they could just wait for the money!

  At that time, they can still be authorized to produce by themselves. Anyway, without the parts provided by themselves, it is impossible for them to produce large marine diesel engines in this era. This is equivalent to all navies of countries using diesel engines being controlled by themselves. In order to get rid of control, they will spare no effort to research and spend countless funds, but ultimately it will be a futile effort.

  But then what about the steam turbine? Parsons and de Laval have almost completed their experimental vessel, if they were to launch a steam turbine now it would likely have a devastating impact on their own diesel business. After all, this thing requires a large number of boilers, but in other aspects it's not much worse than a diesel engine. More importantly, the steam turbine can completely escape their control, although it is also a product of the Yang company and the patent rights are held by the Yang company, but when it comes to national security, patent restrictions are just a joke.

  Should we get rid of Parsons? A wicked thought suddenly flashed through Yang's mind. Now that Comrade Parsons had fulfilled his historical mission by giving him the patent for the reaction turbine, he could basically return to the bosom of the motherland. The remaining work would be handed over to Laval, who would slowly study it. At least wait until diesel engines are widely used on warships before pushing out the steam turbine.

  What about the Invincible then? Mr. Yang was worried sick, wanting to see the great battle of the Invincible, but it had to have a steam turbine, which would be detrimental to his own control over the world. Should he let them make do with diesel engines as the power source for the Invincible instead? Four 7,000-horsepower diesel engines were enough, and besides, there was still room for development.

  Go kill Parsons! At this moment, Yang Da Boss made up his mind.

  He had no idea that the goods would be so short-lived, and in a moment, his mind turned to a series of conspiracies involving murder and world control. In fact, he himself had many things on his mind. The Armstrong company could be said to be the overlord of the world's shipbuilding industry now, and any new technology that emerged was absolutely not to be missed. When Yang Feng's Black Arrow first appeared, it had already aroused their great interest, but with a power of 520 horsepower compared to the tens of thousands of horsepower of steam engines now, it seemed a bit insignificant, at most considered a small sapling that needed attention. But now it was clear that this sapling had grown at an alarming rate.

  The two men with their own thoughts stood silently facing each other for almost a minute before Woolf ventured to ask, "Mr. Yang, are you interested in cooperating?"

  Yang Feng smiled elegantly and nodded for him to continue.

  "Yang's Power System Company, for Armstrong company to build two such marine diesel engines, we will lobby the Royal Navy to increase an order of high-speed destroyers and then we jointly install these two diesel engines on this destroyer. As long as the speed can exceed thirty knots, I think such a warship will be very popular. Although I know you also have a shipyard under your flag, but your factory has no experience in building warships, and the Royal Navy is unlikely to purchase warships from abroad, such cooperation can make it easy for you to enter the British market." Wolf said.

  "Of course, it's possible, but you should know that I have many partners to choose from, such as Germans, French, Italians, and even locals in the UK. But your choice is only me, so I think in this situation, I have the right to ask for something extra." Mr. Yang said with a smile.

  Woolf had never met a Chinese person who spoke so bluntly about extortion before, but he indeed had the qualifications for extortion. Such a machine, not to mention that no one else has it, even heard of it, and he didn't have the right to haggle with him.

  "Mr. Yang, please go ahead!" he said cautiously.

  "It's simple, we won't just build one ship, but three. I'll provide the diesel engines for free, and after they're built, two of the ships will belong to Swedish Yang Shipping Company, which I'll have registered in Sweden immediately," said Yang Feng. With just one armored cruiser, his fleet was a bit too weak, but if he added two more destroyers, it would be about right. As long as they weren't equipped with cannons, they could pass as merchant ships, and no one would bother them if they were registered under the shipping company's name.

  When building, reserve a gun position, even if the turret is installed, it can be converted into a warship when needed. Find a dock to install one 130mm cannon at the front and rear, and then install four dual 37mm high-altitude cannons. Add steam-powered torpedoes, such a destroyer will be absolutely powerful.