Chapter 214 Submarine (Please Add It to Your Collection)

Wei Jichen looked at the description below the image with excitement. Sure enough, it was the same as he guessed, and it brought him a greater surprise.

Imitation of German U-9 submarine:

Displacement: 215 tons on the surface/289 tons underwater; maximum speed 12.3 knots on the surface/5.8 knots underwater; endurance: 1700 nautical miles on the surface/7 knots, 30 nautical miles underwater/4 knots; safe diving depth 100 meters; 3 380mm torpedo tubes on the bow, 5 torpedoes.

It turned out to be a U-9 submarine, which was so sharp that Wei Jichen wanted to buy one immediately.

Germany's U-type submarines are famous. In 1890, Germany designed and manufactured w1 and w2 submarines for Russia. Of course, they are still under construction today.

Later, Germany in the original history manufactured U-series submarines for its own country. Until the outbreak of World War I, there were 29 submarines in service. U-9 was certainly not the most advanced submarine among them, but it was a famous "underwater killer".

In September 1914, the U-9 submarine won its first great victory in the English Channel south of the North Sea. It sank three 10,000-ton British armored cruisers within an hour, staged a good show of small fish eating big fish, and created a miracle in the history of naval warfare.

You know, the displacement of Dingyuan is only more than 7,000 tons, not even 10,000.

Moreover, the imitation U-9 sold in the system has much better performance parameters than U-9, which is definitely a killer.

Moreover, Wei Jichen believes that the selling price of cheap submarines in the system will not be too high, and the submarine personnel only need about 20 people, which is convenient for him to keep secrets.

Thinking of this, Wei Jichen immediately checked the price-the merit points required for a submarine are 20,000 points, and each submarine is given 25 torpedoes, and the price of torpedoes is 100 merit points each.

20,000 points, Wei Jichen felt dizzy, it was a bit expensive, in Wei Jichen's imagination, it was still a relatively cheap thing in the navy.

But when Wei Jichen thought that this weapon surpassed the current submarine technology by more than ten years, and it was definitely a secret weapon to deal with ships from other countries, he felt better.

Let's see how much he can buy.

Enter personal information.

Wei Jichen, male, 23 years old

Rank: Lieutenant.

Merit value: 82450.3.

Prestige value: 56483,

Last time I checked, the merit value was still more than 60,000 points, but then I got another 10,000 merit points for recovering Jinzhou, plus the gains from killing the Japanese, it is not surprising that there are more than 80,000 points.

Prestige value is steadily rising.

More than 80,000 points, a total of only enough to buy 4 submarines, Wei Jichen began to think that the merit value certainly cannot be used to buy submarines, at most buy two, he is still mainly developing the army, and he also needs to find naval talents.

Well, this can be found by Liu Buchan, let him introduce some talents, the navy has lost so many ships now, many naval personnel have been dismissed or waiting at home, and have nothing to do.

Submarine personnel are not much, only 20 or so people are needed. One or two small cargo ships can be purchased in the name of a shipping company, and then they can be replaced secretly.

By the way, isn't there a Yang Yonglin? Yang Yonglin's legs were blown off, and the court would definitely not reuse him. I only want his brain, and the rest are trivial.

Yang Yonglin is experienced and proficient in navigation. He has served on gunboats, torpedo boats, and cruisers. Submarines are not rare things. I believe that after Yang Yonglin gets familiar with them, commanding 20 people will not be a piece of cake.

Wei Jichen felt that his thoughts were becoming clearer and clearer. Of course, the port could not use the naval deep port of Lushun. He could choose a place not far from the Lushun military port to build a simple civilian port, which was specially used to park the company's cargo ships, and the submarines could be secretly docked in it.

Now we are waiting for the Japanese to return the occupied territory. The negotiations are coming to an end. I estimate that after returning to Haicheng, it will not take long for me to go to receive it.

Thinking of this, Wei Jichen felt relieved. What he could do now was to send someone to start a freighter company. Yan Dunyuan was later called a Beiyang Confucian merchant. Let him take care of this important matter.

After thinking about it, Wei Jichen entered the task system again and saw that the main task had changed. Last time, he only completed two-thirds of the main task of recovering three cities, and obtained a total of 20,000 merit points, which was considered a failure.

New main task: Strengthen the army.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. If the host wants to dominate the world, he must first train an elite division. The task completion rate is 100%: the Dingliao Army is completely controlled by the host and wins a victory in the war.

Reward: 100,000 merit points, 100,000 prestige points.

Wei Jichen saw that this main task still had completion, and immediately checked how much had been completed.

The task completion process is 10%. The Dingliao Army is still in its infancy, and the completion rate is 100% to get the reward.

Wei Jichen was a little depressed. He thought that completing 10% would give him 10,000 points of merit and prestige.

Since the rewards for the main task are not available for the time being, let's look at the rewards for the side tasks first.

Side task 1: Join the Qiangxue Society. Kang Youwei and other reformists are actively running around in the capital, trying to establish a special society organization. The host joins it and contributes to the development of history. He will be rewarded with 10,000 points of prestige.

Wei Jichen directly ignored this side task. Fortunately, there is still one.

Side quest 2: Suppress bandits. In Liaodong, the people are displaced, the defeated soldiers are in trouble, and the tigers are entrenched in the mountains and forests, turning into thieves. The government is powerless and the people are suffering.

The host with a benevolent heart should make decisions for the people. In addition to the original merit points, every time a team of more than 100 horse bandits is eliminated or subdued, an additional reward of 1,000 merit points can be obtained from the system. Similarly, a team of 200 people will get 2,000 merit points, and a team of 1,000 people will get 10,000 merit points.

This is good. Wei Jichen immediately accepted this side quest and prepared to implement it immediately after returning to Liaodong. On the one hand, he can train soldiers, and on the other hand, he can earn merit points. Why not do it?

Wei Jichen stayed on the Fast Horse for such a long time. Duan Qirui, Wang Huaiqing and others were a little anxious, but the order from Wei Jichen before was to wait there, and they did not dare to board the ship. They had to comfort themselves in their hearts that fortunately the Fast Horse was stranded on the shoal and there was no danger.

About half an hour later, Duan Qirui saw Wei Jichen coming back in a small boat with a happy face.

"Sir, is this broken ship worth your happiness?" Wang Huaiqing asked curiously when he saw Wei Jichen's rosy face.

Duan Qirui also listened with his ears erect. Wei Jichen replied with a smile: "I am going to open a cargo ship shipping company, and the Kuaima can be used as a training ship."

"Cargo ship shipping company?" Duan Qirui said hesitantly: "General, now the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company and several foreign shipping companies control the business in various places. If the general intervenes again, he will probably lose money."

"I am just making a small move, just running around Liaodong, Shandong and Zhili." Wei Jichen said meaningfully.

Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Beiyang Fleet did a lot of smuggling business in Korea, Liaodong and Shandong. Now that the Beiyang Fleet's strength has been greatly reduced, it is a good time to intervene. Of course, Wei Jichen is not only for these petty profits, but also for what he thinks in his heart.