Of course, for Jervis, preserving the steam battleship construction plan he initiated single-handedly also means retaining his position as Sea War Minister.
A knock on the door came, and Jervis's assistant spoke outside the office: "General, Lieutenant Colonel Mackpherson requests to see you."
Jervis gestured for the reporting official to leave first, then said to the assistant, "Let him in."
Immediately, Mackpherson entered the room and saluted, placing a stack of documents in front of Jervis: "General, the investigation results are out."
Jervis weighed the report, somewhat impatiently said, "Just give me the conclusion."
"Yes, General," Mackpherson slightly bowed, "Among all the malfunctioning battleships, at least six suffered from broken ship axles."
Well, since most of the problematic battleships didn't make it back, the solid evidence exists for only these few ships.
