Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 298 What kind of person is he?

  Unknowingly, this book has been updated with a million words. The writing goal of Putao has taken a small step. Now I look back and find many shortcomings, which are left to continue to improve.

  Especially the character portrays are not clear, detailed, and not vivid, which is the focus of improvement in the next step.

  The end of the 19th century was an era of turbulent glory in the international situation, thinking about maritime hegemony, thinking about the Russo-Japanese War, thinking about the First World War...

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  In another small courtyard of Beilun Mansion

  Hugh-Lord Howard sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a glass of red wine produced by the French Burgundy Chateau, shaking gently, looking relaxed and comfortable.

  In front of him were Professor Alan Johnson and Sir William White. None of the three spoke, and the atmosphere in the room seemed a bit solemn.

  "Professor Allen, what kind of person do you think the Lord Earl of Queensland is?" Lord Hugh Howard asked.

"Your Honorable Lord, my opinion is no different from yours. The Lord Queensland is undoubtedly the leader of this generation. He is born with a leadership temperament, wise and decisive, respects science, and has amazing ideas. You can see many noble qualities in him."

   "This evaluation is very high, doesn't he have any shortcomings?"

"Oh... It depends on your interpretation. The Lord Queensland undoubtedly has a strong desire for control and possessiveness. This is reflected in his strong desire for possession of territory and women, which is interpreted from the perspective of a historian. , We can get the answer from the noble Eastern blood of Lord Earl.” Professor Allen Johnson took a sip of the red wine in the glass. This is the collection of Lord Yunjue. The quality is of course top-notch.

  Hugh-Lord Howard nodded thoughtfully, and said; "It's a pity that I don't know the history of the East, Mr. Professor, can you talk about it in detail?"

  Professor Alan Johnson answered this request simply; “Of course, it’s okay.

The ancestor of the Earl of Queensland was a glorious dynasty established thousands of years ago in Chinese history. It is called the Tang Dynasty. It ruled the ancient eastern country for 289 years and experienced 21 emperors. Our Earl of Queensland is the descendant of the 19th emperor. The noble blood of the ancient royal family is flowing on his body.

  The Tang Dynasty was an extremely aggressive dynasty in the ancient eastern country. Its westernmost territory reached the Kazakhstan region of Central Asia. In history, it had wars with the black-clothed food, and expelled the Huns to migrate westward.

  And these Huns who migrated westward were the predecessors of the Hungarians of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After being defeated by the aggressive Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid destruction, they moved thousands of miles to Eastern Europe.

  So, the Queensland Lord has the blood of ancestors, and it is not surprising that the character is strong possessive and aggressive.

  Honorable Lord, everything I said has been rigorously verified by historical facts.

  God testifies, you can't imagine a farmer's son with such a unique character, it is totally unimaginable. "

  Lord Howard suddenly realized that, he accepted the explanation of the professor at the first time. As a rigorous scholar, Professor Alan Johnson could not weave such a big lie, it was too ridiculous.

  He couldn't help but respect Li Fushou in his heart. It was the admiration for the noble blood of the ancient royal family. Thousands of years ago...

Oh, my god, Lord Hugh Howard can’t imagine what Europe was like a thousand years ago. The Eastern Roman Empire collapsed under the brutal Germanic impact. Three consecutive years of major floods have left large tracts of land in Europe without harvest. You must rely on **** and cruel people to eat people to survive. The ancestors of the Duke of Norfolk still lived a semi-primitive life in the forest...

  And in the far east

  The ancestors of the Earl of Queensland have built a huge and prosperous empire.

Most Europeans may not know what happened in the ancient Eastern Empire, but anyone with a little knowledge knows clearly that Attila the Hun, known as the "God's Whip", led the endless grassland. The cavalry, what a terrible disaster it brought to Europe, it was almost a nightmare era.

  "It’s really regrettable. It seems that I have acted too frivolously towards Lord Earl. I would like to apologize formally at the right opportunity, hoping to be forgiven by him." Lord Hugh Howard made an important decision.

  He pondered for a moment and asked; "Professor Allen, according to your knowledge of Lord Earl, is there any possibility of change in the decision he made?"

"It's very difficult, it's almost impossible." Alan Johnson shook his head solemnly and said seriously; "The Earl of Queensland is a very tough ethnic leader, and almost no one can change the decision he made. Of course... …The scope I am talking about is only Queenslanders, and does not include you, Lord Lord, and the Admiralty that you represent. If there are sufficient interests, Lord Earl of Queensland will not consider it."

  Speaking of this, Alan Johnson secretly added: If the Royal Fleet of the British Empire is willing to enter Borneo, everything is easy to say.

He doesn’t care about fooling the lord who is full of superiority. After all, Lord Hugh Howard is just the second son of the Duke of Norfolk family without inheritance rights. If he can’t earn himself the title of a hereditary nobleman, His children are also civilians.

When Sir William White heard this, he couldn't help but interject; "Your Honorable Lord, the Earl of Queensland has entrusted a clear design. This is just a heavy cruiser with a displacement of no more than 6000 tons, and cannot inherit my previous ship. The essence of the design, this is not what the Royal Navy does not want."

"I know, I know... I was fascinated as soon as I saw your ship design plan, but this is not clear in the transoceanic telegram. I can only roughly explain the innovative nature of this class of ships to the high level of the Admiralty. A qualitative change, this is of extraordinary significance to the Royal Navy of the British Empire, in order to win their support, and I myself have no right to make more promises. Damn it!"

  Hugh-Lord Howard scratched his hair in annoyance. If he could really bring a powerful battleship that crushed his peers to the Royal Navy of the British Empire, it would make a major contribution to the construction of the Imperial Navy.

  As the initiator and recommender of this class of ships, coupled with the strong network of ancestors from the top duke family, Lord Hugh Howard may win the coveted title of nobility, and he will never let this opportunity pass.

  The design plan for the layout of the ship’s main guns along the axis is not uncommon among designers from Britain, France, the United States, and Germany.

   But this is only an academic opinion. Before it is widely accepted by the navies of the European powers, it only stays at the stage of academic debate, and it is nowhere to be seen.

  The realization of such a design may be 10 or 20 years later, maybe tomorrow.

  When Lord Hugh Howard first saw Sir William White’s stunning design blueprint, he was sensitive to realize; this is a rare and precious opportunity that must be seized firmly.

"Needless to say, you also know the maddening efficiency of the officials in London, so I sent the telegram to Philip Howard. You know that he is my brother, the current assistant to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and he should be soon. There was an echo."

   "How long will it be soon?"

"This is not good. You must know that Philip Howard is only an assistant to the Secretary of the Admiralty. He must be used to influence the Secretary of the Navy Lord Rochester. The request made by the Lord of Queensland is too unbelievable. I am not sure whether the Admiralty can do this. It is possible that the major decision of the government will need to be reported to the Prime Minister before making a decision, so this time is unpredictable."

  "I can understand, but the design plan requested by the Queensland Lord cannot be postponed indefinitely, I..."

"It's okay, please trust me Sir William White. I will be with you here in the past few months. I am also coming to Australia for the first time. I am preparing to visit Melbourne and Tasmania. I sincerely hope to be able to Walk with you so that we have more time to communicate your design ideas. There are not many opportunities like this!"

   "Well, as you wish." Sir William White reluctantly agreed.

  The third day of arrival in Beilun Town

  Effect foreign barracks

  Today is the day of the military ceremony. Since the early morning, a large number of residents have come to the camp to watch the salute. On the way to the military camp, there are endless streams of pedestrians rushing over, talking, laughing and laughing.

For the residents of Beilun Town and the nearby ranch cowboys, the grand military formation ceremony is more like a festival, a joyous carnival that can fully inspire national pride. They brought their families with their mouths and held flowers in their hands. The little green flag is ready to cheer.

  In the barracks

  The high and high military parade platform built by big wood is tied with red colored silk on both sides, and a huge copper loudspeaker is placed in the center, and the huge horizontal plaque directly above the military parade is written;

  Warmly celebrate the formation ceremony of the Guards Dragoon Division and Guards Tiger Cavalry Division and the military camp open day training event was grandly held.

  There was a railing on the side of the barracks. Many people who arrived first stood inside the fence under the command of the salute, whispering and talking in twos and threes, looking very excited.

   "Hey, brother, do you know what the army is training today?"

   "The newspaper didn't say that I didn't know it. I guess it was part of the cavalry training. Anyway, it's impossible to fight a real battle."

   "What do you think, brother, it's mortal to fight a war."

   “So I said it’s impossible. Today I can see Lord Earl personally come here. To be honest...I have been in Australia for more than 4 years. Haven’t I seen Lord Earl personally?”

"Yeah, being able to live the good life today is really a blessing that has been cultivated in a few lifetimes. This is inseparable from the great blessing of Lord Earl. We must not forget our roots when we are humans. Seeing Lord Earl with a knock on our head, we can also show a share. Mind."

"Knock your head... Didn't you read it in the newspaper? Lord Earl advocates changing customs and kowtow without acting up. It is full of the culture that Qing Tartar imposes on the Chinese people, Lord Earl said; The knees are soft, and the spine is not straight. That's a real slave."

  "This big brother said it well, we are all dignified Chinese men, and we will never be the coating slaves of the dog."

   "Hey, hey, hey... you guys are wrong. After all, I am an authentic imperial court today. How can I say this to a thief in a chaotic city?"

"Bah...the sourness and smell are inaudible. Today's imperial court is faint and incompetent, corrupt officials are rampant, and the people don’t live a life. Qilu, which has always been wealthy, has catastrophes three to five or nine. Small disasters occur every year. In the spring famine, the people are so hungry that they gnaw tree bark and eat. Avalokitesvara, hungry everywhere, if it were not for the grace of Lord Earl, the bones of the victims would have been chilled, how could this be a good day today? Do you think we would recognize such an authentic court?"

  "Why not the land of Fujian and Jiangxi, people can't survive!"

   "Yes, yeah... Thanks to the grace of Lord Earl, we are now able to worry about food and clothing, marrying wives and children in Australia, starting a family, and living a good life that we didn't even dare to think of."

   "The Lord Earl is a bodhisattva who saves people from suffering in the present world, and saves us and other people from fire and water. It is time to set up incense tablets for worship. This is the truth."

   "That's right, just do it when you go home."

"Count me in……"

  (End of this chapter)