The Handling of Jiang Jun

Jiang Jun let out a heavy sigh and explained to Quan Yi with a bitter expression.

"Young Master, in fact, during the research process, many shipwrights in the factory could not understand it, and some even regarded it as an anomaly."

This has almost nothing to do with the shipbuilding knowledge they have acquired and accumulated. Moreover, the development of Iron Ship requires more of the skills of Blacksmith.

Shipwrights who dealt with wood were excluded.

Therefore, they showed strong resistance during the research process.

In order to keep the shipwrights motivated, I took it upon myself to come up with this compromise.

The responsibility for this matter lies with me. If anyone should be punished, please punish me alone.

I will take responsibility.

After Jiang Jun opened up, he felt a great sense of relief and ease.

Quan Yi quickly exchanged glances with Quan Yue and Quan Li beside him.

They looked completely calm, as if they were detached from the situation.

Clearly, they wanted to see how Quan Yi would handle the situation.

Quan Yi sighed helplessly to himself.

"This situation was unexpected by everyone."

Despite these circumstances, Factory Head Jiang was still able to take charge, stabilize the situation, and successfully complete the research and development of the Wooden Hull Steamship.

This is a definite achievement.

However, as the owner of the Quan Family Shipyard, he was unable to lead the shipwrights to overcome the difficulties, and instead chose to avoid the problems.

This is your fault.

In the Quan Family, merits and demerits cannot be offset. In the name of the Young Master of the Quan Family, I hereby dismiss you from your position as factory director.

However, considering your contributions to the Quan Family, I will retain your researcher status.

Iron Ship are, in the final analysis, still ships; shipbuilding cannot rely solely on Blacksmith.

I hope you understand this.

Seeing that Jiang Jun was not lying, Quan Yi did not punish him severely.

However, although Jiang Jun's shipbuilding skills are outstanding, he is clearly not suitable to be a manager.

Moreover, this incident also served as a reminder to Quan Yi that the Iron Ship to be built in the future would be based on a composite process.

Shipwrights need to understand the work of Blacksmith, and Blacksmith also need to understand the work of shipwrights.

However, it now seems that Quan Yi's sudden action has only exacerbated the conflict between the two.

As the commander, Jiang Jun was clearly unable to adapt to this situation.

Therefore, Quan Yi directly removed Jiang Jun from his position as factory director.

However, this does not mean that Quan Yi has given up on Jiang Jun, but rather that he has chosen to give him a chance.

The process of studying the Iron Ship will be a process of integration within the Quan Family.

This process is both a crisis and an opportunity.

Blacksmith and shipwrights are not opposing forces.

Whoever understands this first and makes the change will become the true leader.

However, at this stage, Jiang Jun is actually the one who comes closest to Quan Yi's requirements.

Now, it remains to be seen whether Jiang Jun can change his mindset.

Jiang Jun's thin face trembled slightly.

Jiang Jun accepts the Young Master's arrangement.

Thank you for your mercy Young Master.

I will heed the Young Master's teachings and, in my role as a researcher, diligently work on developing the Iron Ship.

He dared not have any dissent regarding Quan Yi's arrangements.

On the contrary, he was extremely grateful for Quan Yi's arrangements.

Because he knew he had made a big mistake.

That means they disobeyed orders and changed the research and development direction on their own initiative.

As an appendage of the Quan Family, this is an unforgivable crime.

After Quan Yi saw through this, Jiang Jun had actually prepared for the worst.

However, in the end, he chose to take all the blame upon himself.

It was this action that made Quan Yi decide to give him another chance.

"Well, I hope you won't disappoint me."

Alright, that's enough about that. Today we're here to witness the power of steamships.

Captain Jiang, why don't you show us the true power of this ship?

Quan Yi smiled gently and quietly turned the page on everything.

Jiang Jun looked at Quan Yi with reverence and said loudly, "I will obey the Young Master's orders."

As he spoke, he pushed the metal lever next to the rudder.

A crisp metallic sound rang out, the whistling sound became even more piercing, and at the same time, the ship's speed suddenly accelerated to thirty knots, or fifty-five kilometers per hour.

This speed is close to that of a normal adult Demon Soul Great White Shark.

This is the true power of steam power created by combining Soul Guidance Metal with the Blacksmith of the Douluo Continent.

At this speed, almost no Sea Soul Beast can keep up with it on the open sea.

This makes the ship safer and significantly reduces travel time.

The Blacksmith of the Douluo Continent possess technical skills that are not only no weaker than those of their previous lives, but are even more terrifying due to the existence of their Martial Soul and Soul Power.

However, they had never been able to truly unleash their abilities before.

Fortunately, Quan Yi had just mastered the method to unleash the Blacksmith's potential.

Just like the Steam Engine they now possess, under Blacksmith Yuan's design, it became more efficient and more robust.

This shows that the Blacksmith was an indispensable part of the Quan Family.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Jun and other shipwrights would not hesitate to oppose Quan Yi if they did not cooperate with him.

However, as the saying goes, to punish someone without teaching them is cruelty.

It's understandable that Quan Yi made such a mistake because he didn't receive strict instruction beforehand.

However, Quan Yi's patience is not limitless, and he will not be lenient if the same situation occurs again.

The removal of Jiang Jun from his post serves as a warning to everyone.

Quan Yue and Quan Li exchanged a smile, clearly very satisfied with Quan Yi's arrangement.

Clear distinction between rewards and punishments, combining authority and virtue, and using both kindness and strictness—this is undoubtedly the demeanor of a qualified leader.

The steamship trial lasted for an hour.

It was traveling at full speed in one direction.

In just one hour, the steamship had traveled 100 kilometers across the land.

During this time, the steamship's movements attracted the Sea Soul Beast in the surrounding oceans.

Even though steamships rampaged through their territory, no conflict occurred.

This was because the Steam Engine, radiating terrifying heat, was spreading its Ultimate Fire aura far and wide without reservation.

This, in turn, deterred the distant Sea Soul Beast from approaching.

Upon noticing this, Quan Yi looked troubled.

"As a result, our fishing boats can only be equipped with ordinary Steam Engine."

At this moment, Quan Yue said, "What's the big deal? Fishing boats need attack power more than speed."

Even if it were equipped with Steam Engine, its noise would still startle the Sea Soul Beast.

In terms of secrecy, steamships are actually inferior to sailboats.

Moreover, besides that, the fire aura contained in the Soul Guidance Metal you forged is too strong. Although it has a strong defensive capability, it is easier for high-level Soul Beast to detect it.

Fortunately, our target is Sea Soul Beast less than ten thousand years old; otherwise, we would have had to dismantle the ship's metal armor.

A thought suddenly struck Quan Yi, and a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.

"Since my attributes aren't quite right, what if it's metal forged by someone else?"