Rebirth of the Northern Giants

It can be said that after the repairs, the strength of the Chinese navy has risen instead of falling, and will be further improved.

Ye Zhikui smiled happily, and finally relaxed after worrying all day.

"Everyone, you can go back and sleep peacefully. By the way, the news of the victory does not need to be made public for the time being, as long as it can be completed." Ye Zhikui looked at the crowd and said with a smile, raising his hands.

Hu Dianjia, Zhou Dingchen and several other veterans all relaxed their steps and left cheerfully.

But Wang Shizhen stepped forward and said: "Generalissimo, such a great victory may not satisfy the British for too long."

Ye Zhikui shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Whatever, let's do our best. The docks in the north and south of the river will start construction at the same time, and they must be repaired before the fleet sent by the British reinforcements arrives. In this way, our navy has a little more chance of winning. .”

Wang Shizhen still said with some concern: "Although I have reservations about the Generalissimo's single-handedly going to war with Britain, but now that the deal is done, we can only do our best to tide over the difficulties."

There are some things that Ye Zhikui can't say out loud. He can't say that he has a foresight and knows the difficulties in Britain today.

Patting Wang Shizhen on the shoulder, Ye Zhikui smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Pin, the military government has always attached great importance to the development of the navy. Since the Qing Dynasty, the nearly ten-year blank period of ship purchase and shipbuilding has been reversed by the military government? "

When I saw Renren, I suddenly jumped out from the side, and then said: "The Generalissimo is really insightful and far-sighted. He knows that this is the era of the ocean, and vigorously develops the navy."

The military government signed contracts with Germany and the United States not long ago, ordering two battleships from Germany, the "Yuantang" and "Xionghan". The cost of each ship is more than 600 million marks. An ironclad cruiser was also ordered from the United States: Congyun.

All three warships were launched a month ago, and will be completed in about a year and a half.

Of course, buying but not building is not the same thing. The Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau started construction at the same time and launched a 400-ton cruiser of the same level as the Kaiji, and the other will be dismantled shortly thereafter.

After the Beiyang Machinery Bureau built a submarine, it followed Ye Zhikui's request non-stop: capable of torpedo attack, and launched another submarine. It is expected to be completed in half a year. Once the development is successful, more submarines are waiting to be built.

Other ships are not as good as foreigners. Ye Zhikui hopes to win by surprise and open the way for the rise of the Chinese navy with unlimited submarine warfare.

Since the completion of the Beiyang Navy, the Chinese Navy has fully ushered in its second spring.

Wang Shizhen said with a sigh: "I believe that after the Sino-Russian naval battle and this Sino-British naval battle, the policy of supporting the vigorous development of naval forces will gain more support."

Ye Zhikui looked outside and said slowly: "The Ministry of the Navy has been established, and the fleet is now directly controlled by the central government. I plan to build four fleets in the next ten years: the North Sea Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet and the North Korean Fleet."

Wang Shizhen is the minister of the Du Branch, and he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva when he heard the words. Countless silver seemed to disappear from his eyes in an instant.

It was the first time that Ye Zhikui expressed his keen attention to the navy. Wang Shizhen thought for a while and asked, "Do you mainly buy ships or build them yourself?"

"Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau used to be the No. [-] shipyard in the Far East. Although it lags behind Japan now, I believe that as long as they are given some time, they can catch up. Experience is based on accumulation. Therefore, we mainly build by ourselves. Buy what you can’t make.”

Alas, it would be great if an aircraft carrier could be developed, Ye Zhikui couldn't help thinking, but airplanes haven't been invented yet, let alone an aircraft carrier, brothers Wright, are you still repairing bicycles?How about I send some people to help you fix it.Feng Ru?Probably went to America. .

Volume 2 The Wind and Cloud of the Capital [-] Nine Chapters

Although it was already late at night, there were still pedestrians on the streets of Beijing City. Some small businesses hadn't closed their stalls yet, and they still shouted at the top of their voices when they saw passers-by passing by.

Over the past three months, more and more scholars have gathered here, making this ancient city look full of vitality.

Ye Zhikui took Jianren Shiwu and Wang Xiaosheng to walk in the middle of the night under the protection of more than a dozen seemingly invisible Habayashi guards. He originally planned to return directly to the Forbidden City, but Ye Zhikui, who had been fighting at two o'clock for many days, was The mood is happy and relaxed, and I am interested, and I want to go shopping in Beijing at night.

"The generalissimo has great insight, he knows how inconvenient people are during the day, so he came to explore Beijing at night." When I saw the deserted streets, I couldn't help but said with a smile.

Ye Zhikui didn't know whether he was talking irony or truth, but Jianren always had a smiling expression.

If you want to talk about why Jian Ren didn't go home so late, you have to praise this kid's flattery. He bought a mansion near the Forbidden City, and it is his principle to follow the footsteps of the Generalissimo forever.

Seeing that a tea shop was still open, Ye Zhikui licked his lips, smiled and said to Wang Xiaosheng and Jianren Shiwu: "Let's go, let's have something to eat."

The two naturally have no opinion.

There was no one in the tea shop, only the grandparent and grandson were dozing off, when they heard the noise, they stood up quickly to greet the guests.

"Guest officer, please come inside, what snacks do you want?" The old woman yelled at the little granddaughter who was dozing off: "Hurry up and have some tea!"

Ye Zhikui said a few things casually.

Rubbing her eyes in a daze, the handsome granddaughter of twelve or three years old jumped up swiftly, and walked over with her slender arms twisting a pot of tea bigger than her own head, shaking seven times when she walked. Yahuang, the feelings are not fully awake yet.

When Wang Xiaosheng saw it, he hurried forward to help carry it.

The little girl's face was reddish, she tightened her hand covering the handle, and said in a stubborn voice: "Guest officer, please sit down, Xiao Lian can come by herself."

Ye Zhikui couldn't help smiling when he looked at Wang Xiaosheng who was at a loss.

"Old man, how is business?"

The old lady showed a smile, and said in a stuttering way: "Mr. Hui's words are enough for the old lady, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

"Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?" I asked in confusion when I saw Renren.

The little girl obediently poured tea for the three of them, and stayed aside, her face darkened slightly when she heard Jianren Shiwu's words.

The old woman brought the cakes, sighed softly, and said lonely: "Yes, Xiaolian is our family's child bride-in-law. Unfortunately, my son does not have this blessing. He died in battle before getting married a few years ago, and left behind. We women are one step ahead."

Ye Zhikui's heart sank slightly, he frowned, and asked: "If you die in battle, don't you get a pension and get the land? Why do old people work so hard? They should just stay at home and collect rent. Didn't the military government give them this?"

After years of wars and massacres, I don’t know how many Manchus were killed. After their death, they left a lot of unclaimed land. Of course, they were rewarded by the military government for their meritorious service.

"The old lady has such good luck. My stupid son died in the army of the previous dynasty a few years ago. The current court will not give any compensation." The old woman shook her head and said helplessly.

Ye Zhikui heaved a sigh of relief seeing that someone from the military government did not dare to embezzle the pension, and asked again: "Old man, I wonder if there are still some local hooligans coming to make trouble."

The old lady gave Ye Zhikui a wary look, and said in a deep voice, "This guest officer, the old lady is just a tea seller, she doesn't know anything else."

That being said, there are, it seems that in every dynasty and every generation, the appearance of these people is indispensable. Ye Zhikui was blackmailed by gangsters when he was at the train station in his previous life, so he hated these things very much.

Ye Zhikui told her to let go of her guard, and then said bitterly: "Old man, didn't you report the case to the police?"

The old lady said with some concern: "The old lady doesn't want to be retaliated against, so she should bear it and let it live."

Ye Zhikui remained silent, thinking that the police in future generations will be the same, sitting in the office and waiting for others to report the crime, and what is even worse, telling you to go back and wait, after the year of the monkey, the case may be solved, of course, if you spend some money, the speed of the case will be solved It will change from turtle speed to god speed.

It seems that the fight against gangsters needs to take the initiative. Only when the people see the determination of the military government can they dare to trust the government.

Since the establishment of the military government, it has been far from reaching the point where the country is prosperous and the people are safe, but Ye Zhikui at least hopes that the people in the territory will have support for their children and for their old age. Like this old woman who is over 60 years old, she still has to open the door to do business in the middle of the night. Some foreign churches know to adopt some young children and elderly people. Is it possible that I, Ye Zhikui, are worse than you?

The military government should have built nursing homes and orphanages a long time ago. Thinking of this, Ye Zhikui blamed himself a little. He kept thinking about which class the military government represented. No matter which class it represented, what it should do was to shorten the gap between classes. the gap between

Shaking his head, Ye Zhikui asked Wang Xiaosheng, "Did Cen Chunxuan look for me?"

Wang Xiaosheng glanced at Xiaolian who was standing far away, but he didn't listen to Ye Zhikui's question. When I saw Ren Ren, I laughed secretly, and nudged him lightly with my elbow.

"The Generalissimo asked you something?"

Wang Xiaosheng came back to his senses, smoothed his hair, and asked with a simple and honest smile: "Marshal, what happened?"

"We Xiaosheng seems to be thinking about spring, why, want to kidnap someone's wife? Do you want me to be a matchmaker?" Ye Zhikui teased.