"I saw it. The biggest limitation of industrial development is basic materials." Zero said lonely.

After Liu Qingying answered Yun Yi's question, she took out the broken engine wreckage after the commander opened the iron box.

"Captain Liu, how long can the engine made from the materials of the empire run safely?"

Liu Qingying pointed to the engine wreckage and said, "This is the most successful one at present, and it has been running for more than thirteen hours."

"Well, it seems that the progress of the Basic Materials Research Institute must be accelerated."

Yun Yi was a little disappointed that the research progress of basic materials could not keep up with the progress of other projects, but he would not blame the researchers. The time was still too short and he was a little anxious to achieve success.

The emperor's identity sometimes has no effect on some people. Liu Qingying continues to be busy with her own affairs without any intention of explaining to Yun Yi. Yun Yi can only leave, just know the general progress.

"There is still time, where is Your Majesty going to see?" Dai Peishan asked.

"Go to the Shipbuilding Institute and see how their related research progress is going?"

"Please come with me, Your Majesty."

Dai Peishan took the lead and led the way to leave.

"At present, the power system of our ironclad ship is still a steam engine. The power of the warship equipped with it is far from meeting the protection work of our vast territory. It can only increase the number. When will the internal combustion engine or more advanced steam turbine be studied, and the renewal of artillery, we may only need a small number of warships to meet all needs." Yun Yi said to Zero with anticipation.

"The renewal of artillery is near, and the power system has technical data. As long as basic materials research can keep up, I think it won't take too long. Why are you suddenly so urgent?"

"I don't know what's going on, I always have a bad premonition. Although the researchers are studying hard, I still hope that various technologies can speed up the R&D."

"It seems that the enemy's appearance is near. You have the power of the body. It is absolutely possible that something is wrong with you. The magic of the power of the body has just begun to appear. You have to understand and experience it yourself."

"Why didn't you remind me earlier?"

"I just thought of it."

"You are the boss and you have the final say. It seems that the enemy is in Africa. The continent we don't know the least is it. It always gives people a feeling of mystery, including modern society. The helicopters on the rock paintings, portraits in space suits, and atomic reactors from ancient times, etc., all of which have been discovered or not discovered are so mysterious."

"I believe there will be news coming soon. What should come will always come. It's useless for you to be anxious."

"Your Majesty, this is the Ship Institute."

With Dai Peishan's introduction, Yun Yi and others stepped into the gate of the institute. After passing through the drawing design room, Dai Peishan pointed to a young girl with long hair and slightly fat, and introduced: "Your Majesty, this is Ni Xiaoling, the leader of the Ship Research Institute, and is also a genius figure."

"I have seen your Majesty, welcome to our institute to visit."

Ni Xiaoling, who saw Yun Yi coming from afar, quickly greeted her and said with a smile on her face.

"It seems that the girls in our empire are indeed as good as men. Team Leader Ni, can you introduce the current key research goals of the institute?"

"I'm very happy to be able to explain to Your Majesty." Ni Xiaoling said enthusiastically with a smile:

"The research on our institute's goals is going well. When the high-power engine of the Power Institute can keep up, we will be able to replace the navy soldiers with all-steel warships. If the current power is used, the speed of the warship will be a fatal disadvantage. Our current focus is to design a variety of battleships, cruisers, destroyers and frigates for the Empire, providing a variety of options for the navy. With most of the technical information you provide, we can learn from many different types of warships with advantages. The design of different types of warships with different advantages has made rapid progress."

Ni Xiaoling seems to have a cheerful personality, and Yun Yi also avoids the embarrassment of no introduction in the Institute of Dynamics.

"Zero, the warships we designed ourselves can also be made, right?"

"Of course, as long as you provide the design drawings, the standard warships provided by the Empire system are all balanced in performance and are not suitable for all environments. The warships designed by researchers are more suitable for naval fleets in some places. They can be equipped with a small amount of equipment before they are upgraded to the industrial age. It is better to use the system-provided warships. There is no better performance than the warships designed by the system."

Yun Yi, who got zero answers, asked again: "Thank you, Team Leader Ni for your explanation. I know that the current armored warships have been replaced with rotating turrets. The power of artillery of various calibers has been significantly improved, and the number of artillery has been reduced accordingly. However, through me, the speed of our warships has not increased significantly. What is the reason?"

"Your Majesty, the main reason is that the power system cannot keep up. Moreover, although the number of artillery has been reduced, the caliber has increased a lot. In addition, the speed cannot be increased. At present, the main battleships we designed are forward-lookingly designed to be the main gun with a unified caliber to reduce the number of secondary guns. For example, the British Fearless Class Battleship in the early 20th century in the real world. I have learned about the progress of the project of the Guns and Cannon Laboratory and boldly ordered the design of this type of warship. Although the tonnage has not exceeded 10,000 tons, it is already very close."

"Very good. Your designs must focus on protecting the safety of soldiers, because the lives of soldiers in every empire are precious."

"Yes, your majesty, we will focus on the protection design of the watertight cabins and the various gun positions."

Ni Xiaoling immediately agreed and asked with a slight show of herself: "Your Majesty, are you interested in seeing another weapon of naval battle?"

"I think it must be a submarine?"

"Yes, your majesty, the submarine design room is next door, please come with me."

Everyone followed Ni Xiaoling out.

When he came to the submarine laboratory next door, Ni Hongling pointed to the submarine drawings that the researchers were drawing and said: "Your Majesty, this is the first submarine we designed, with a displacement of 860 tons, similar to the U-shaped submarine in Germany during World War I, borrowing from many of its technologies, but we directly adopted the water droplet hull design and canceled the deck gun. The surface speed can reach 16 knots, the submarine can reach 8 knots, the submarine depth is 60 meters, the submarine time is up to half an hour, and two torpedo launch tubes and 8 bombs are available. Now I am waiting for excellent energy storage batteries. I have learned about the relevant situation. I believe this type of submarine will be equipped with the naval fleet soon, and we are also carrying out related design work for better submarines."
Chapter completed!