Chapter 650 The Kind and Generous Miser

"How can this be played!?"

Tang En wanted to turn the table over, but for no other reason, the hydrodynamic magic energy engine was so effective when used on a battleship, it was so good!

At first, he only considered the insufficient speed of the battleship, so he tried to streamline all kinds of additional equipment on the battleship as much as possible. Even the protective armor was planned to be implemented with a magic shield. This greatly reduced the weight of the battleship, but he did not expect that in the end The result is that the speed is too fast!

And this is not the speed without a load, but the speed after being loaded with supplies and ammunition!

After returning from the maiden voyage, the old marines were so frightened that they vomited after getting off the ship. Even they couldn't stand the high speed, let alone the new batch of rangers that Tang En had recruited.

The conditions at sea are different from those on land. The sea conditions are too complicated. Turbulence, undercurrents, ocean currents, monsoons, seabed topography, etc. will all affect the ship. The ship speed can reach 180 kilometers per hour. This is not high performance, it is fatal!

It's great to be able to sail so fast on a calm day, but if you go so fast in strong winds and waves, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will be killed in a matter of minutes. What a fart!

At that speed, if the ship wants to turn and the angle is slightly larger, the people on the deck will be thrown out by the inertia. If the people in the cabin are not happy, it is still a good thing to stick to the wall. If you are unlucky, , you can directly GG when your head hits the raised area.

Therefore, the speed must be reduced, and it must be reduced. The speed must be reduced to at least 120 kilometers per hour, which is about 66 knots, which is barely considered a safe value!

Why don’t we use kilometers instead of knots? The answer is - because it saves trouble! Anyway, this world doesn’t have the same old sailing traditions as on Earth. The crew members also worship Anita Lyle, the goddess of water, or Icardis, the god of wind. There is no special tradition, just use kilometers per hour.

Even at 120 kilometers per hour, this kind of sailing speed is very impressive. After all, it is not faster at sea than on land or in the air. There are too many unexpected situations.

Down, down, down!

Tang En immediately started working on the engine's speed-down modification. Fortunately, this kind of work only required adjusting the upper limit of the magic output of the magic circle. No major project was required, so it would not waste too much time.

However, Tang En did not completely restrict the engine. He redefined the speed range. Below 60 kilometers per hour is the low-speed safe cruising speed, 60-80 is the green standard cruising speed, and 80-100 is the yellow high-speed cruising speed. 100-120 is the red emergency avoidance speed. As for 120-160, it is limited by a separate small magic circle. Under normal circumstances, this speed cannot be activated. Only the captain presses the button in the hiding place. Only then can you unlock this extreme speed that soars to the sky. As for the situation in which it is used... I'm afraid it can only be a life-or-death situation when escaping.

It took Tang En an hour to readjust the engines of the sixteen battleships, and then he conducted a second armed test. This time, both the old navy and the newly recruited rangers were required to be on the battleships. Those who had already personally operated the Danny and others from Weapons will teach these people step by step.

Although ordinary crew members are not required to operate weapons at ordinary times, if a dangerous situation occurs, such as when the rangers encounter an unexpected situation and no one else is available, they must bite the bullet and take over, so the necessary operational knowledge is still needed. knew.

There is still half a month left. During this half month, these rangers, as well as the soldiers supported by Tang En, must stay on the battleship for food and accommodation to adapt to the upcoming sea battle.

Watching the fleet carrying the soldiers out of the port, Tang En turned back to deal with the remaining matters at the Fila Shipyard.

Such as wages and so on.

Tang En promised that these people's bonuses would be doubled every day they were ahead of schedule. Unfortunately, no matter how cunning the employees were, they could not be considered bosses. They worked hard to get the task to be completed within fourteen days of the night. Now a group of people were looking at it with envy. He sat there waiting for Tang En to settle his wages.

Even Bismarck Hood, the original head of the shipyard, was waiting with his eyes wide open. Although he was not poor, he did not want to miss such a sum of money.

"Is it settled?"

"It's been settled."

Fiona raised her head, said expressionlessly, and then confirmed again: "Are you sure you want to do this? You must know that your words have doubled our extra wages."

Originally, according to the agreement with Tang En, these people did not complete the task in advance, and each of them was only paid a thousand gold coins. However, Tang En felt that they worked very hard and should be rewarded, so each of them received an extra thousand gold coins. Gold coin bonus.

There are 1,165 people in the shipyard, plus the 246 technicians Ellington came to support, and each person's bonus of 2,000 gold coins means that Tang En will have to pay this time Two million eighty-two million gold coins.

"Money is not the most important thing to us, is it?"

Tang En spread his hands and said very innocently: "What's more, it is precisely because of their efforts that we can successfully complete the mission, so don't let the supporters who believe in us feel cold, dear Ms. Fiona."

Tang En's words of love immediately captured Fiona, who was in the ruthless mode. Her face blushed slightly, and then she muttered: "Forget it, as long as you are happy."

Fiona went outside with Tang En with her book under her arm, and her face once again regained its rigid and ruthless look. This was a good disguise, making those who wanted to get close to her and sympathize with her feel that she was invulnerable.

"Everyone, I want to inform you of something before paying your wages."

Fiona's calm voice reached everyone's ears clearly: "Before the construction started, His Majesty and everyone reached an agreement. Every time the work is completed one day ahead of schedule, the bonus can be doubled. Now it seems that even if a large number of people are recruited, Support, you have not fulfilled this agreement, so according to the contract, everyone present can only receive a salary of one thousand gold coins."

The workers standing in the audience were very frustrated, but they were speechless. There was nothing they could do. It was indeed their failure to fulfill the agreement, not His Majesty's default.

But they soon became energetic again. Even if it could not be doubled, the salary of one thousand gold coins was still a lot.

"but."

Fiona changed the topic and looked down at the people below: "The kind-hearted Majesty Tang En is considerate of the people, knows your hard work, and knows how much you have contributed to completing the task, so he gave everyone a special encouragement. Prize, everyone’s prize will be doubled and they can get two thousand gold coins!”

Two thousand gold coins!

The entire audience was in an uproar, followed by huge and enthusiastic cheers. At this moment, Tang En had truly conquered them and gained their heartfelt support.

For the sake of gold coins, as long as you are willing to give out gold coins, you are a good king.

"Cheers for His Majesty Tang En!"

"Long live His Majesty Tang En!"

"His Majesty Tang En is invincible!"

All kinds of random cheers came one after another, and Tang En even heard the jaw-dropping blessings such as "His Majesty Tang En is so majestic in the night with thousands of women."

His sister, Ye Yu Qian Nu? Is that guy cursing himself to shoot instantly? ?

All in all, after the bonuses were distributed, it could be said that the guest and the host were enjoying themselves. Everyone was smiling and planning to spend the evening to reward themselves for working hard day and night in the past half month.

"did you see that?"

Tang En pursed his lips: "If they get enough gold coins, they can live a comfortable life. The first thing they think of is to spend them to improve their lives. These gold coins just spin around in their hands." , after it reaches the hands of various bosses, part of it becomes taxes and returns to the national treasury, and the other part flows to other places to stimulate the operation of society. This is the real effect of money.”

Fiona was thoughtful. In fact, she could now vaguely understand Tang En's unique views on the economy. However, the education she received since childhood was all about how to make wealth, and she had never thought about other principles. So for a while, Still can't turn a corner.

These temporary workers leave, patting their chests and promising that they can always come back if needed - as long as their pay is still as generous.

After watching those people leave, Tang En and Fiona returned to Ellington.

He doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the fleet for the time being. Nokia, Locke and the navy veterans will train the new recruits into experienced ones. The new ships with brand-new equipment will consume all their energy in the past half month.

After a week of trial sailing and training, the fleet returned to the port to resupply, then rested for two days, and then set off under the leadership of Naga's envoy to the center of the Abyssal Sea, an area of ​​water rarely visited by humans.

The Skybreaker on Cloteau will also set off with the fleet on the day of sailing, providing intelligence work such as escorting the fleet in the sky and observing sea conditions.

All Tang En could do now was wait.

Of course, besides waiting, he can also be busy with other things.

Such as Oscar and Rivitz's orders.

After the battleship parts processing was completed, there were enough manpower and resources to process the production line of Harley-Davidson motorcycles for civilian use. This gave Tang En the idea of ​​expanding production capacity again.

Unfortunately, the manpower is still insufficient.

Tang En suddenly thought of a way: "How about using my identity to announce the news that Ellington is recruiting workers? I think that will be very effective."

"sure."

Fiona glared at Tang En: "I thought you had thought of this method a long time ago."

"Not only that!"

Tang En suddenly said with gleaming eyes: "We can also take advantage of this opportunity to announce labor laws and necessary personal protection policies."

“Yes, yes, but how do you ensure the implementation of the policy?”

Fiona's words made Tang En dumbfounded.