Alexey stared at little Adlerberg's face for a long time but couldn't figure out why. The fox father and his son were both movie stars, and their expressions were impeccable. Anyway, others thought he was just an ordinary passerby watching the movie.
, I would never have thought that he would be one of the masterminds behind the scenes.
In desperation, Alexei turned back to the court, and the questioning finally began. Yelofe was asking:
"His Excellency, Grand Duke Andrei Konstantinovich, have you ever expressed your suggestion to build a new type of steam ship?"
Li Xiao replied calmly: "Yes, is there a problem with this?"
Yelofei said bitterly: "There is no problem, but it is worth discussing. As we all know, steam ships are not mature and have a series of problems that are difficult to overcome. Before these problems have been overcome, blindly advocating steam ships is probably not a negative thing.
A responsible attitude, right?”
After saying that, Yeluofe was a little complacent and a little impatient. He felt that next was the time for him, a real expert, to perform. He wanted to repay the humiliation he had just received twice as much!
Li Xiao was still so calm and calm, and replied calmly: "I'm sorry, Colonel Fedinov, I didn't understand your question? What did you just say?"
Ye Luofei looked at Li Xiao with disdain and thought to himself: I can't even understand the words, but at this level, I still have the nerve to think of myself as a prince. It's really shameful. Sure enough, a bastard is a bastard! Dog meat cannot be put on the table!
Yerofei raised his head and replied with some pride: "I'm asking, before a series of problems with steam ships are overcome..."
Li Xiao cut him off directly and asked: "What are the series of problems you call? Why haven't I heard that steam ships have any insurmountable problems? It's not a good habit to be alarmist!"
Ye Luofei felt more and more that Li Xiao was uneducated and incompetent. Why should he complain about the problems of steam ships? He would catch a lot of them. However, seeing that Li Xiao was seeking death, he was willing to give him a try:
"Why are you being alarmist? Don't you know, Your Excellency, that to put it simply, the reliability of steam engines and boilers is not very good? The steam engines and boilers we spent huge sums of money to purchase cannot meet the needs of long-term voyages. How can this be?
Are they all big problems?"
Li Xiao smiled and asked again: "How do you know that steam engines and boilers cannot meet the needs of long-term voyages?"
Yelofei sneered and said: "Do you still need to watch this? Almost all steam ships can work for three or five days at most, and then they either burn out the coal or break down. This is not the case for the steam ships in our fleet.
Are you prepared to turn a blind eye?"
Whispers arose in the venue, and everyone's attention was attracted by Yelofe. After all, the situation he responded to was very realistic. If steamships are really so bad, then they really shouldn't be strongly promoted.
However, the proud Yelofey did not notice the expression on the face of Grand Duke Constantine. The grand duke did not show any joy at all. Instead, he looked at Yelofey as if he wanted to breathe fire.
The reason is actually very simple. Grand Duke Constantine supports steam ships, and he is only opposed to Li Xiao. He has repeatedly told Yelofei before that he must control the attack area. He can attack Li Xiao freely, but it is best not to attack.
Steam ships. Even if we want them, we have to focus on a few points that Li Xiao emphasizes and opposes.
But now it's better. Yeluofei swept across with iron bars as soon as he came up. This suppressed Li Xiao's arrogance, but it also dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of steam ships. Where does this put his naval innovation plan?
Naturally, Grand Duke Constantine was filled with hatred and was very angry with Yelofey. But if you think about it, it was actually quite difficult for Yelofey. Grand Duke Constantine's request was inherently unreasonable and it was difficult to meet both ends.
Take into consideration.
And just now, Li Xiao's heavy attack in the opening made Yeluofei eager to regain the victory, so he couldn't help but not push too hard. After all, the old man still wanted to perform well.
At this time, the triumphant Yeluofei looked at Li Xiao with a victor's smile. He asked somewhat cheerfully: "Your Excellency, you have no explanation for this? Don't you have anything to say?"
From Yelofe's point of view, he would definitely win this round. After all, there were those unusable steamships in the Baltic Sea as examples. How could the other party refute?
But Li Xiao was still able to refute. He sighed and looked at Ye Luofei with a pitiful look, as if he was looking at a retarded person.
"Colonel Fedinov, I have to ask you, how long has it been since you paid attention to the actual operation of a steamship?"
Yelofei frowned and asked angrily: "Your Majesty, Grand Duke, what do you mean by this? Let me tell you, before coming to ask questions, I specially asked about the use of relevant steam ships in our Baltic Fleet. What I said
There is evidence!”
"No, no, no!" Li Xiao shook his head and said, "What I'm asking is how long has it been since you paid attention to the use of steam ships in countries with higher levels of steam engines and boilers? Do you know that a large number of steam ships in the British Royal Navy
They can all use steam power to sail at sea for a long time."
"For example, the Black Hawk used steam power to sail more than 20,000 nautical miles from 1843 to 1847, averaging more than 4,000 nautical miles every year."
Li Xiao laughed sarcastically and said: "Based on the use of steam ships by the Royal Navy this year, as long as they are properly maintained, steam ships can sail on the sea for a long time, and because they are not affected by the wind force and direction, the longer the distance
The sailing efficiency is higher than that of traditional sailboats.”
After saying that, Li Xiao paused for a moment and sneered: "As for those unusable steam ships in the Baltic Fleet, Colonel Fedinov, with all due respect, can you tell me when they were all antiques?"
"By the way, I forgot to mention that as far as I know, the maintenance costs of the Baltic Fleet's steam ships are often misappropriated. What do you think a ship that cannot even guarantee maintenance can perform?"
Yelofe's expression changed. He had really never paid attention to the use of steamships in the Royal Navy. Because steamships performed poorly in the Baltic Fleet, he felt that this fact was enough.
But the examples Li Xiao listed slapped him hard in the face, and he even mocked him mercilessly. The poor performance of the Baltic Fleet's steamships was entirely a man-made disaster and had nothing to do with the ships. He easily defused his attack, but instead let
He was a bit unable to get off stage.
Immediately, Yeluofei secretly complained in his heart and must fight back immediately, but from which direction? He must attack Li Xiao's arrogance without embarrassing Grand Duke Constantine who supports steamships. This is really too difficult for him...