"You really have a rich imagination, can't you just live a good life quietly?" Harry Sheffield shook his head and said, "There will always be deaths in war, and no one can blame me for what happened to my father."

"You can't convince grandma, so you come here to convince me? All I know is that society is going against the wind." Sheffield said in a nonchalant manner. He and the old man had different views. He admired this kind of open-mindedness in letting go of hatred.

But in order to successfully take over the power of the United Company, we should still side with Lafayette.

Harry Sheffield promised his son that after returning to Paris, he would pay more attention to news about submarine technology.

Slave owners always thought that Germany was the country with the leading submarine technology. They never expected that the French were now the leading country in submarine technology, and there were also double-hulled submarines.

France covered its inner shell with an outer shell. This gave the submarine an outer shell that resembled a torpedo boat and an inner shell designed in accordance with the requirements of the submarine. The crew and all equipment were housed in a pressure-resistant inner shell.

The space between the inner and outer shells is used as a ballast water tank to control the submarine's diving and surfacing. After the water in the ballast water tank is removed, the boat can have good adaptability like a torpedo boat.

Navigation. This type of submarine was later inherited by countries affected by the Soviet Union.

Sheffield sent the old man to the ship in Houston, and waited for Anne to say goodbye to her mother. Then he went directly to the Houston Shipyard. Although he had never visited other shipyards, he could feel the equipment of the Houston Shipyard.

It's really not that good. It's very, very difficult to build some large battleships such as battleships.

This necessitates finding a new approach. For types of ships such as aircraft carriers and submarines that have just appeared or have not yet appeared, you can try to build them now. After thinking about it, Sheffield sadly admitted that he would have to spend money again.

"Who wrote the letter to Arlington about manufacturing the product?" Sheffield asked as he walked among the oil-stained factory buildings.

"It's a man named Lake who has just arrived at our factory not long ago." The director of the Houston Shipyard replied, "This man believes that submarines are beneficial to the country. Unfortunately, the people in the Navy are not interested in the submarines he talks about."

"Bring me your resume, I want to see it!" Sheffield nodded and looked at this person's resume first. With the aura of the king of emerging industries, there are many people who come here to cheat and drink. It's just for the time being.

There was no such project as a land swimmer, and the slave owners were regarded as kings and fishes.

Simon Lake, influenced by the French science fiction film Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, borrowed money from relatives and worked hard to build the first submarine ten years ago. It looked like a cabinet. He later installed it in the submarine.

Air compression equipment was installed and an air lock was installed.

Lake made the air pressure generated by the compressed air equipment equal to the pressure of the sea water outside the boat. In this way, by opening the door of the air lock cabin, people can wear diving suits and walk out of the boat, but the sea water will not pour into the lock cabin. People will

A lock door that prevents seawater from pouring into the boat but allows people to enter and exit freely through the hatch of the boat is called a valve or water door. With the help of the valve.

Therefore, it is entirely possible to send people to conduct underwater operations, mine clearing and laying mines. However, the U.S. Navy Department rejected Lake's good intention.

"Ask him to come over and I'll talk to him." After reading his resume, Sheffield knew that this man who advocated the construction of submarines was actually preparing to leave for Europe. He just came to Houston to try his luck and see if he could start from the city that paid the most attention to emerging industries.

Slave owners are recognized here.

Lake had an old-fashioned beard similar to that of William II. He was less than forty years old and looked older than his actual age. He stood in front of Sheffield and was also looking at him.

"I heard that Mr. Lake is going to Europe, I don't know if it's true." Sheffield gestured to sit down and started communicating in a very relaxed way.

The next scene shocked the slave owners. Lake denounced the bureaucracy and rigidity of the U.S. Navy. Europe paid more attention to the development of submarines and was worthy of being the center of the world today.

Sheffield took a sip of water in embarrassment. This inventor was still a bit fond of foreign countries. He changed a few words in his speech and it turned out that a hundred years later, he would be praised as the United States where the air is sweet.

"Mr. Lake!" Sheffield stretched out his hand and had to interrupt the inventor who was cynical and fiercely criticizing the system of the United States. He then changed to the topic and asked, "Aren't your words a little more intense?"

Just for the remarks I just made, if I become a mid-level commenter in a hundred years, I might be able to prosper on the barrage website of the Republic, at least I won’t have any problems.

"This project can be started!" Sheffield King Duoyu possessed him and Simon Lake calmed down.

Perhaps because the contrast with the attitude of the Admiralty was too obvious, Lake looked at the slave owner blankly, with an expression of disbelief on his face and said, "Boss, is it true or not?"

"Really, you can't blame the Ministry of the Navy. With our country's national strength, we must develop a large navy. It is normal to pay more attention to surface power and not care about these submarines whose technology is not yet mature." Sheffield comforted, "

Any new thing always needs to be tested by practice and time to determine who can survive to the end. But I have some suggestions for improvement, and I hope you can do it."

Sheffield knew that submarines of this era were actually warships that could dive. They had higher combat effectiveness above water than underwater, and their appearance also had remnants of the times. They also had the same prow as surface warships, and were designed to be suitable for surface navigation. Submarines

There are also naval guns on it.

Slave owners hope that the inventor who initiated the submarine will build a submarine that mainly focuses on underwater use. The outer shell is more similar to a cigar-shaped shape. The side shape of the current submarine is similar to that of a surface ship; in order to reduce the wave-making resistance during navigation, the bow

It is made into a shape similar to the bow of a surface ship; in order to make the submarine have better seaworthiness on rough seas, the bow has a large ridge and is equipped with a buoyancy chamber. The buoyancy provided by the buoyancy chamber is relied on to improve the submarine's maneuverability.

The phenomenon of heads buried in wind and waves.

Sheffield will try his best to meet all requests and support. He is ready to lose money on this project. "I have invited some talents through my contacts in France. By then you can join many people who also like submarines."

Research."

This may be the most sufficient support Lake has ever received in his life. Now it seems that it is nothing to think about not going to Europe. He said with emotion, "If you can develop at home, who would want to go to Europe?"

Sheffield smiled and said nothing. Europe in this era is indeed very attractive. For many high-end talents, Europe is much more attractive than the United States. Aircrafts and submarines obviously appeared very early in the United States. As a result,

They were all developed better by European countries who came from behind.

If the United States can never climb the mountain of Europe, it may be a little better than other civilizations. By proving that we invented airplanes and submarines, we can prove that our ancestors are too rich.

The slave owners' requirement for submarines is that the displacement should be at least 500 tons, because France already has 500-ton submarines. The cigar-shaped catamaran hull, I believe, should be enough even if wolf pack tactics are used.

"It's out, I've been waiting for a long time." Annie complained a little, then covered her nose and said, "Such a strong smell of oil."

"That's what shipyards are like. The working environment is just overthinking." Sheffield changed the subject and asked, "Is my dearest wife having a baby?"

"I don't know, and I have never given birth." Anne said shyly, "If I knew, I would tell you right away and make you happy too." Anne's desire to have a child was much stronger than that of the slave master.

, she really hoped in her heart that her husband would stick to his words.

"I thought you were going to stay in Arlington for a while." The news spread, and Gale knew that the owner of Oak Manor was back, so he came over as a guest immediately, "You came back by yourself, not with your wife."

"Bring them all! All of them. Evelyn and Natalia, accompanied Anne for a walk." Sheffield pretended to be reserved. "I just saw the newspaper. Governor Langehunt celebrated the population breakthrough of New Orleans."

Eight hundred thousand, our governor is very proud."

"The past two years have been really smooth for the governor. I can't imagine what New Orleans will be like in the future. The houses have sold much better and the flow of people has increased." Gale also said very happily, "Doing business will be much easier.

, I wonder what the future will be like?”

"The future will create a poverty ring around New Orleans, sucking blood from the surrounding areas." Sheffield directly pointed out what Gale's future looks like.

"No way! Vampire is a bad word." Gale said in disbelief, "How could this happen?"

"Every big city is sucking blood, without exception." Sheffield said calmly, "But if we don't suck blood, if we are sucked away by the Yankees, we might as well keep people. And with the new

The location of Orleans has this foundation."

Although the words are ugly and some are unacceptable to Gale, it is a fact. Every big city is sucking blood from its surroundings. Jiangsu, which wants to be nicknamed the Soviet Union, is blooming. Not all places have such superior geographical conditions. So.

A certain province in the southwest pooled the efforts of the whole province to build a provincial capital and prevent people from leaving the province to work. The idea was that rather than being sucked out, it would be better to suck them up yourself.

From the current point of view, New Orleans has already experienced a siphon effect, beginning to gather populations from southern states. These gathered populations will make the city more developed, thus draining the population of nearby areas.
Chapter completed!