1890 King of Southeast Asia

"Mr. Liu, what else do you know?" In the captain's room of the Zhiyuan, Deng Shichang stared at Liu Yiming nervously.

"I know a lot, for example, your army's southward march this time is completely a conspiracy of the Japanese!" Liu Yiming said.

"Conspiracy? How to prove it?" Having said that, Deng Shichang has already believed it. As for the group of people from Die Qing, those who know Nanhua will not care about it, and those who care about it have no channels to know.

"I asked the British to get this intelligence." Liu Yiming took out the intelligence given to him by Charles and took out the part about the Japanese.

"British?" Deng Shichang looked at the intelligence, but he cared more about the relationship between Liu Yiming and the British. "Did the British tell you about our southward march?"

"Some, we have many sources of intelligence, especially you didn't cover it up at all." Liu Yiming said, "Nanhua and Die Qing have always been in contact, especially I am still collecting refugees and sending them to Java Island. Last month, the refugees were suddenly cut off. At that time, I opened the intelligence system. Nanhua knows much more about this matter than Die Qing."

"Mr. Liu's purpose of coming should be Are you trying to persuade me to go back? But unfortunately, this is not the Warring States period. Mr. Liu has the talent of a strategist, but he has no place to display his talents. "Deng Shichang changed the subject and said, "Mr. Liu might as well join Lord Li Zhongtang. Lord Zhongtang loves money. Besides, Nanhua is just an island, so Mr. Liu's talents cannot be fully utilized."

"Lord Deng, I know you are strict in military management and your soldiers are well-trained. Today, I boarded the Zhiyuan ship. There was no rust on the ship, the supplies were neatly stacked, and the soldiers moved in an orderly manner. It is enough to see the great talent of Lord Deng. What a pity..." Liu Yiming also changed the subject.

"How is it a pity?" Knowing that Liu Yiming was trying to trick him, Deng Shichang couldn't help it.

"It's a pity that Lord Deng is in his prime and will die for the country. Lord Deng has preserved his reputation, but this huge Shenzhou has also lost its last barrier and is left to be ravaged by others." Liu Yiming said.

"Ridiculous, without Deng, my Qing Dynasty still has a million troops and two Dingzhen ships. You are just Nanhua, with insufficient population. Do you dare to collude with the British and help the tyrants?" Deng Shichang looked like he was looking for someone to bite.

"Lord Deng misunderstood. The Nanhua Navy only has seven ships, three warships, and four auxiliary ships. There are many immigrants, so it is impossible to collude with foreign invaders." Liu Yiming said easily, "Since the popularization of steel warships, warship technology has been changing with each passing day, and new technologies have been continuously applied to warships, such as the Armstrong Twelve Life Quick-Firing Cannon. Lord Deng, do you know about it?"

"I know a little bit. This cannon has a very fast firing rate, five to seven rounds per minute, so what? The Twelve Life Cannon is a small cannon after all, what can it do to me? And our warships can also be equipped with this cannon." Deng Shichang said.

"The armor-piercing shells of the twelve-gun cannon can already penetrate the coal bunker of Zhijing, and the warships customized by Nanhua are equipped with fifteen-gun cannons, and the firing rate can still reach five to seven rounds per minute, so there is no problem in penetrating Zhijing." Liu Yiming said.

"What exactly do you want to say, Mr. Liu? Why not just say it?" Deng Shichang frowned.

"I want to say that it is meaningless for the Beiyang to go south this time. When the Qing court was still discussing this matter, I saw that it was not good, so I made preparations for the Beiyang warships to go south. At present, there are artillery batteries in major cities. A single shot of heavy artillery can put the expeditionary fleet in a disadvantageous position. One hundred thousand soldiers are ready to go inland. Once you choose to land, you will have no choice but to fight to the death. Lord Deng doesn't want the hard-trained soldiers to die here, right?" Liu Yiming said.

"Not to mention that the Beiyang Fleet was forced to go south this time because the Japanese were behind it, but Lord Li couldn't have failed to see through this court dispute. Lord Deng should have received the order, right?" Liu Yiming said.

Deng Shichang didn't say anything, thinking silently. The fleet without any supplies will carry out the mission of attacking the land, but there is no accompanying army, relying on the marines who are also crew members? What a joke! That is to attack a city, and a city that is well defended.

"Mr. Liu, do you know the information about the Japanese?" Deng Shichang softened his voice.

"This has to be discussed slowly. Compared with Mr. Deng who still doesn't believe me, well, all the way south, I have already established the relationship in Singapore. Let the fleet go for supplies first, and let the brothers step on the land." Liu Yiming didn't reply directly. The information about Japan had to be discussed slowly, and the most important thing now was to talk to Li Hongzhang, not other things.

"When we arrive in Singapore, please ask Mr. Deng to send a telegram to Li Zhongtang, saying that he still has something to ask of the Chinese, don't mention Nanhua, your department has almost no confidentiality measures." Liu Yiming said bluntly.

"Be patient, Lord Deng, do you want to wait any longer?" Liu Yiming said speechlessly as he looked at Deng Shichang who was about to get angry. That was right, it was probably impossible to win over Deng Shichang.

"Humph!" Deng Shichang snorted coldly and went out to give orders. Liu Yiming also found Charles who was bragging to the sailors.

"Charles, what do you think of this ship?" Liu Yiming found Charles who was bragging to the sailors and asked.

"It's a very good ship, with a long endurance, a fast speed, and a low price. It is very suitable for patrolling waterways and colonies, but the armament is a bit awkward. Equipped with three 3-caliber guns, the firepower density of this ship is very low. It looks good, but it's hard to say how strong it is." Charles said sincerely, but the content was full of sarcasm.

"Let's go, let's listen to my analysis together." Liu Yiming didn't listen again. Charles was the new navy, and the most concerned was always the emerging warship.

The British warships accompanied by the line, to the Jing Jing to resume the formation and slowly go south.

"Master Deng, I said a long talk short. Die's halal enemy is Japan, not South China, or the real enemy of Beiyang is Japan." Liu Yiming said.

"Mr. Liu, I know the ambition of Japanese wolves, but how can it dare to be the enemy with DIE?" Deng Shichang was unbelievable.

"This is a trap in Japan. It knows that above the court, some people know that South China is established and will definitely jump. Previously, Japan wanted to cooperate with South China and was rejected by me. It was passed on to the palace, and Nanhua was established for more than half a year. Don't you think it is too coincidental? "Liu Yiming said.

"Furthermore, Master Deng once guarded Penghu Keelung and other fortresses. The wolf ambition of Japan was clear. However, last year, the economic crisis broke out again, and Japan was also impacted. Therefore, 60%of Japan's fiscal revenue last year was used for arms. At that time, South China hadn't been established. Master Deng thought that what was used for this explosive naval military expenses? "Liu Yiming put another big news.

"This is true?" Because of professional reasons, the Navy was the most enlightened group of people at the moment. Of course, most of the fiscal revenue meant for military reserve.

"The previous year, the three scenic spots have been launched, and now it should be delivered, right?" Liu Yiming seemed to ask Deng Shichang without knowing it. Deng Shichang's face became more and more dark. The three scenic spots were targeted at the two ships of Dingzhen. It was meaningless. The entire East Asia and Southeast Asia, except Dingzhen, the three scenes have no goals. Is it a 320mm \\/38 gun to fight the protective patrol ship? Are you afraid of being worn?

"Okay, it's almost here, what else did Master Deng want to ask?" Liu Yiming asked in a proliferation.

"Mr. Liu just said that Japan was intended to be in Beiyang, do you get the news?" Deng Shichang asked slightly with expectations. After all, this person can make Die clear the south to pick up the south. clear.

"I have some news, but there is no evidence." Liu Yiming said.

"I don't know, Fang is not convenient to say it?" Deng Shichang asked some expectations. There was no way. Beiyang and even the entire DIE Qing had no external intelligence system.

"There is a national policy in Japan. From small and large, first conquer Chaotai, further conquer full of Mongolia, then conquer DIE Qing, then conquer Asia, and finally to the world, you have to say evidence, I have no, but you think about You can think of it. "Liu Yiming said.

"Chaotai, towards the Taiwan! Zhengqing both participated in both places. Why dare not believe it? Also, sir, Japan really dares to invest 60%of their income into the navy?" Deng Shichang asked as if he was looking forward to.

"Master Deng, don't think about it. In 1890, 60%of Japan's finances were invested in military reserve and were directly issued by the navy. In addition, there were 17 million yen of public debt issuance. Next, it should not be crazy to 60%, but more than 40%or more are It must be, otherwise its investment in these years has become a sinking cost, who can accept it? "Liu Yiming said.

"Moreover, I heard that your country has allocated 2.6 million silver to fight South China?" Liu Yiming asked.

"Yes! But in the hands of Master Zhongtang, there were only more than 2,000 left. I heard that it was a hand in the Internal Affairs House and it took hundreds of thousands." Deng Shichang said angrily. Warship, but ...

"Beiyang hasn't bought a warship for four years. Do you want to hear the parameters of the warship I bought?" Liu Yiming seduced that he couldn't stop at any time.

"Wish to smell it!" Deng Shichang's eyes were bright, and he also wanted to buy a cheap warship. Unfortunately, not buying warships is not without money, but political reasons.

"Speed ​​22 knots, four-door eight-inch guns, four-door 7-inch speed guns, three torpedo launch tubes, the most important, a 3-6-inch armor belt, the price is also cheap, 1.5 million silver silver It can be counted as low price! "Liu Yiming quietly said to Deng Shichang, this is a pavement, hoping to sell this ship to Beiyang in the future, so the price is slightly more expensive (referring to the increase of 500,000 quotes)

"Although the boat is good, it is too expensive." Deng Shichang frowned after hearing the offer.

"Not expensive, strong ventilation 23 verses, the ship ran to this speed?" Liu Yiming said with a smile.

Then, the two met Charles and began to discuss the development of the navy, or to visit Zhiyuan ship training. Such a day continued to reach Singapore ...