The Disposition of Jiang Jun
Jiang Jun heavily sighed, explaining to Quan Yi with a bitter expression.
"Young Master, in reality, during the research process, many shipwrights in the factory couldn't understand, and some even regarded it as an oddity.
This has almost nothing to do with the shipbuilding knowledge they have mastered and accumulated. Moreover, the development of the Iron Ship requires more of the blacksmith's abilities.
Those shipwrights who deal with wood are excluded instead.
Therefore, they showed strong resistance during the research process.
In order to maintain the shipwrights' motivation, I took the liberty of coming up with this compromise.
The responsibility for this matter lies with me. If there is to be punishment, please punish me alone.
I will take responsibility."
After Jiang Jun revealed his true feelings, he felt a sense of relief, much more relaxed.
Quan Yi quickly exchanged glances with Quan Yue and Quan Li beside him.
They had calm expressions, completely aloof.
Obviously, they wanted to see how Quan Yi would handle this matter himself.
Quan Yi sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Such a situation was unforeseen by everyone.
Under these circumstances, Factory Head Jiang was still able to preside over the overall situation, stabilize it, and successfully complete the research and development of the Wooden Hull Steamship.
This is a clear merit.
However, as the factory head of the Quan Family Shipyard, you failed to motivate the shipwrights to overcome difficulties and instead chose to avoid the problem.
This is your fault.
In the Quan Family, merits and demerits cannot offset each other. In the name of the Quan Family Young Master, I dismiss you from the position of factory head.
However, in view of your contribution to the Quan Family, I will retain your qualification as a researcher.
The Iron Ship, in the final analysis, is still a ship. Shipbuilding cannot rely solely on blacksmiths.
I hope you can understand this point."
Seeing that Jiang Jun was not lying, Quan Yi did not impose severe punishment on him.
However, although Jiang Jun's shipbuilding ability is outstanding, he is clearly not suitable to act as a manager.
Moreover, this matter also reminded Quan Yi that the Iron Ship to be built in the future will be a composite craft.
Shipwrights must understand the blacksmith's work, and blacksmiths also need to understand the shipwright's work.
However, it now seems that Quan Yi's sudden move has instead aroused the contradiction between the two.
As the commander, Jiang Jun is clearly unable to adapt to such a situation.
Therefore, Quan Yi directly removed Jiang Jun from the position of factory head.
However, this does not mean that Quan Yi has given up on Jiang Jun, but has chosen to give him a chance.
The process of researching the Iron Ship will be a process of integration within the Quan Family.
This process is both a crisis and an opportunity.
Blacksmiths and shipwrights are not opposing existences.
Whoever can understand this point first and make changes will become a true leader.
And, at this stage, the closest to Quan Yi's requirements is actually Jiang Jun.
Now, it depends on whether Jiang Jun can change his views.
Jiang Jun's thin face trembled slightly.
"Jiang Jun accepts the Young Master's arrangement.
Thank you, Young Master, for your leniency.
I will follow the Young Master's teachings and focus on developing the Iron Ship in the position of researcher."
He dared not harbor any dissent towards Quan Yi's arrangements.
On the contrary, he was moved to tears of gratitude for Quan Yi's arrangements.
Because he knew he had made a grave mistake.
That was, he had not followed orders and had presumptuously changed the direction of research.
As an appendage of the Quan Family, this was actually an unforgivable crime.
After Quan Yi had seen through this, Jiang Jun had already prepared for the worst.
However, in the end, he chose to attribute all responsibility to himself.
It was this act that made Quan Yi decide to give him another chance.
"Well, I hope you don't disappoint me.
Alright, let's leave it at that. Today, we're here to witness the effectiveness of the Steamship.
Factory Head Jiang, why not show us the true power of this ship?"
Quan Yi smiled lightly, quietly turning the page on the matter.
Jiang Jun looked at Quan Yi with awe and said loudly, "As Young Master commands."
With that, he pushed the metal rod next to the ship's wheel.
A crisp metallic sound rang out, and the steam whistle became even more piercing. At the same time, the speed of the ship suddenly accelerated, reaching thirty knots, which is fifty-five kilometers per hour.
This speed is close to that of an ordinary adult Demon Soul Great White Shark.
This is the true power of Steam power created by Soul Guidance Metal in cooperation with Douluo Continent blacksmiths.
At this speed, almost no Sea Soul Beast can keep up with it at sea.
In this way, the safety of the ship is greatly increased, and the time is greatly reduced.
The technical skills mastered by the blacksmiths of Douluo Continent are not only not weaker than those of his previous life, but have become even more terrifying due to the existence of Martial Souls and Soul Power.
However, they had previously been unable to truly unleash their abilities.
Fortunately, Quan Yi happened to have mastered a method to unleash the potential of blacksmiths.
Just like the Steam engine they now master, it has become more efficient and more robust under the design of Blacksmith Yuan.
It can be seen that blacksmiths are indispensable to the Quan Family.
To put it bluntly, if the shipwrights represented by Jiang Jun did not cooperate with Quan Yi, he would not hesitate to denounce them as dissidents.
However, as the saying goes, to punish without teaching is tyranny.
It was understandable that such a mistake occurred because Quan Yi had not conducted strict education beforehand.
However, Quan Yi's patience is not infinite. If such a situation occurs again, he will not be lenient.
This time, the dismissal of Jiang Jun is a warning to everyone.
Quan Yue and Quan Li smiled at each other, obviously very satisfied with Quan Yi's arrangements.
Clear rewards and punishments, both prestige and virtue, and the combination of both, is undoubtedly the demeanor of a qualified leader.
The Steamship experiment lasted for an hour.
It was traveling at full speed in one direction.
In just one hour, the Steamship rushed out of the land for a hundred kilometers.
During this time, the movement of the Steamship attracted the Sea Soul Beasts in the ocean along the way.
In fact, even though the Steamship charged straight through their territory, it did not cause any conflict.
This is because the Steam engine, which emits terrifying heat, is unreservedly spreading the aura of Ultimate Fire to the distance.
This, in turn, prevents the Sea Soul Beasts from approaching.
Realizing this phenomenon, Quan Yi showed a headache expression.
"In this way, our fishing boats can only be equipped with Ordinary Steam Engines."
At this moment, Quan Yue on the side said, "What's so special about that? Fishing boats need attack power more than speed.
Even if equipped with a Steam engine, its sound will startle Sea Soul Beasts.
In terms of stealth, this Steamship is inferior to a sailboat.
Moreover, apart from this, the fire aura contained in the Soul Guidance Metal you forged is too strong. Although the defense is very strong, it is easier for high-level Soul Beasts to detect.
Fortunately, our target is Sea Soul Beasts below ten thousand years, otherwise, we would really have to dismantle the metal armor outside the ship."
Quan Yi's heart stirred, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck his mind.
"Since my attributes are not suitable, what about metal forged by others?"
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