This "friendly" visit stimulated the old witch, and surprisingly, the old witch actually asked the Prime Minister's Yamen to sign a treaty with Nanhua.

"We all have troops on the border, so we shouldn't sign a treaty in a hurry, right?" Zhang You was extremely confused after hearing the news.

Although it is a normal contract, the content is only that the two parties formally establish diplomatic relations, send consuls to each other, establish embassies, trade cooperation, etc.

But people have told you this many times, and you don't agree. Now that I've brought the ship and mounted the cannons, it's okay if you don't condemn it. Instead, you run over to sign the document and withdraw the navy.

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"No matter how outrageous the operation is, it is normal for the old witch." After all, this person is not normal.

Who is a normal ruler who would treat his own citizens as foreigners?

That is, a cynic...

"Okay, I'll take you to have fun. Don't think about them. They're just dead bones in the grave..." Liu Yiming became increasingly unhappy the more he thought about it, but what could Nanhua do at this time?

If you can't do anything, fight back? Regardless of whether you have that ability, if the South China Army is on the front foot, it will be stolen.

The UK will not allow it, or rather, no country will allow it.

"Okay!" Liu Yiming took Zhang You to visit Shanghai...

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Forbidden City.

This city is full of history, the core of this huge empire, and an ancient cultural treasure.

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No matter how many words I use to describe it, it all seems pale and feeble, but the people living here now...

Just after the Double Ninth Festival, the old witch couldn't wait to hold a grand meeting.

Birds and beasts stepped into the court hall one after another, and the room was full of nobles and nobles. They knelt on the ground and shouted long live the mountain (that's the right word, it's the mountain.).

"I have called you all here today to discuss the matter of coastal defense." The old witch listened behind the curtain and handled government affairs.

"I am reporting to the Queen Mother that in the case of coastal defense, I am guilty. The Beiyang warships were incompetent and failed to catch up with the enemy ships. I would like to ask the Queen Mother to convict you of the crime." Mr. Li fell to the ground with a shovel and shouted that he was guilty.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, please punish the Minister of Trade and Commerce of Beiyang for neglecting his duties, which has led to the destruction of the coastal defense, and the enemy warships have reached the center. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, has ignored the safety of the Queen Mother. Please kill this animal."

"I have this memorial to refer to the Eight Deadly Sins of the Governor-General of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang!"

At random, Mr. Li's actions seemed to activate the clear currents one by one, and the court suddenly turned into a vegetable market.

"That's enough!" The old witch originally wanted to punish Mr. Li, but now she can only keep the arm of this backstabber.

"Today we are discussing coastal defense. What's going on? Mr. Li, tell me." The old witch looked at Mr. Li.

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"When we return to the Queen Mother, the Nanhua ship is very fast and can travel 80 miles per hour. Dingzhen can only travel 40 miles, which is far behind."

"Furthermore, its ships are new and its guns are powerful. His Nanhua's latest 15-generation cannon can fire eight times for each shot of our Beiyang 15-generation cannon. His 24-generation heavy artillery has a rate of fire equal to that of our 15-generation cannon."

Almost like a cannon."

"Even if we catch up, our officers and soldiers will just die for the country out of loyalty to the country."

Mr. Li looked at the large circle of people around him and spoke slowly.

"Absurd! Didn't you, Mr. Li, say that your Beiyang Dingzhen No. 2 ship is the world's first-class armored ship, but now it can't catch up or defeat it. What kind of armored ship is it?" Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of Revenue Weng Tongsu began to speak.

This is a truly shameless person. To be honest, as an important minister of a country, it is normal to attack another important minister, a political enemy.

But the leader of Qingliu, Mr. Weng, has no ability and is stuck in his ways. He just stokes the fire and doesn't put out the fire. He is inciting the garden to be built for the sake of the emperor's personal administration!

When you scold others for being charming, you are the one who knows best, but your investment failed.

"Please punish him for deceiving the emperor!" Mr. Weng began to retaliate, but he only knew this, and could not do things or solve problems.

"Lord Weng, I have an idea. This time the people here are for ship-to-ship diplomacy (yes, gun diplomacy). Who knows what will come next time? Will it be like Gengshennian?" The rear party also began to refute.

Imperial Party.

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What’s disgusting is that in this court, most people, from the emperor and the queen mother to the fifth and sixth rank officials (Dachahui), think about the same party and against dissidents. Few people care that Nanhua’s warships are still parked in Tianjin.

guard.

"Queen Mother! I have this memorial!" Looking at the court, the topic became more and more eccentric. As a last resort, Mr. Li could only speak out.

"Shut up! You can tell me." When the old witch heard about Gengshennian, the fear in her mind came out again, and she finally calmed down.

"Last year, Japan went to war with Nanhua. There was a naval battle in the middle of the year and Japan was defeated. After that..." Mr. Li was about to elaborate.

"Li Hefei! Now we are discussing your dereliction of duty in Beiyang!" Mr. Weng knew what Mr. Li wanted to say, but how could he let him say it?

He had received money from Japan, and his family also had business with Japan. Besides, if the Queen Mother wanted to strengthen the navy, wouldn't she be strengthening the power of her enemy?

And if the money is used to build the navy, why should it be used to build a garden? If she doesn’t build a garden, where will the Queen Mother live? When will she return to power?

If he does not return power, how can he ensure the power of his imperial master?

"Master Weng, let's first listen to what Master Li has to say!" Prince Li, an important minister of the rear party, stood up and spoke.

"Master Li, you continue."

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"This... After Japan's defeat in the naval battle, it ordered two iron-clad clippers from Britain, with eight fifteen-guns and twelve twelve-guns, and the speed was relatively fast."

"At the end of the year, an order was placed with Britain for two more 10,000-ton battleships. One ship can weigh so much together, let alone two."

"That's also Japan's business. What does it have to do with our country?" Mr. Weng said what the old witch was thinking.

"This statement is wrong. A common man is innocent of the crime of harboring a jade. Japan's military strength has surpassed ours. The country is extremely poor. I heard that the Japanese emperor only had two meals and one fish a day. The road to the south was blocked by Nanhua.

It’s already unreasonable..." Mr. Li is eager to reason with Sha Qi.

"Then Japan will definitely go to war with China? It's just a Japanese pirate, how dare it?" Mr. Weng said the voice of most people. (Bagu Qingliu cultivated by Tongzhi Zhongxing)

"Then if Japan goes to war, Lord Weng will be in command! Your Majesty, the Queen Mother! I am guilty and I ask for dismissal!" Lord Li smiled coldly. He really looked down on this person.

Those who have high ambitions but low abilities, who look down on this and that, and who say a few words, look down on these foreigners. Zhang Nanpi, who is also a Qingliu, also looked down on such people after he went out to build a steel factory.

"Huh! This should be decided by the emperor." Mr. Weng bowed his hand.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Li, tell me a solution." The old witch became impatient.

But the old witch doesn’t believe this neighbor either. Hasn’t she done enough?

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"There is only one way to expand the navy." Mr. Li lay on the ground again.

"Is there a charter?"

"Your Majesty, I have contacted businessmen from all over the world and have three strategies: the upper, middle and lower levels. Please make the decision, the Queen Mother!" Mr. Li took out three discounts from his sleeves.

"Xiao Lizi, please read it for a moment!"

"The best idea! Allocate 50 million taels of silver and urgently purchase 20 ships..."

"Central strategy! Allocate 30 million taels to urgently purchase four armored clippers, place orders with European countries for two to four battleships, and two to four clippers, all equipped with new artillery, which can frighten Japan and win the battle!

"

"The next step is to allocate 10 million taels to urgently purchase two armored clippers, torpedo boats, mosquito boats, and several coastal guns. This can protect the capital. However... we must abandon the vassal state and go to sea to fight."

Mr. Li knew that these people came from the Three Kingdoms, especially old witches with little education.

Anyway, the words have been explained clearly, you can choose the next best option, then don't blame Beiyang for giving up the vassal state and returning to the port. It's just embarrassing anyway, Lord Li doesn't care.

You have to choose the best policy, which is the best, just give the money. If the money is enough, everything can be said easily.

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"It's really extravagant. Since the establishment of the navy, 35 million taels have been spent. Now it's not working, so we still need so much?" Mr. Weng's daily task is to save money.

"How much does it cost?" The old witch didn't care. This was twenty years of expenses. At least after the navy was established, it was indeed not slapped in the face by others.

"Back to the Queen Mother, now ships are being built bigger and faster, and they are getting more and more expensive. The purchase price of two new Japanese ships is 9 million taels of silver, which is really indispensable." Mr. Li came up with the quotation.

one.

"That's all, hereby pass on the decree. The Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate 6 million taels. Each province will levy an additional three-year coastal defense rate of 8 million taels. Guanyu will allocate 6 million taels, the Nanyang Yamen will pay 2 million taels, and the autumn tax will be 2 million. The Zhili Governor's Yamen will raise 6 million taels on its own.

Wan, didn't the Dajiang Navy just be abolished? You also need to abolish some old ships, but you have no money!" The old witch rambled here and there, but still couldn't do it, so she asked Mr. Li to find a way by himself.

Among these funds, the allocation from the Ministry of Revenue should be the fastest, but the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is Mr. Weng.

Guanyu has to be paid at the end of the year, and Haiphong rates are collected slowly. It is paid in three years. Who knows how much it will be in the first year?

After all the calculations, the autumn taxes that are being collected and the money from the Zhili Governor's Office can be used directly, which is equivalent to an allocation of 2 million.

The others are either not given, they have to wait, and who knows how long the wait will be? And the old witch didn’t say which one is better or worse.

"Thank you, Queen Mother..." Master Li knew that this was the limit, and the old witch could not let him go, so she could only bow her head and thank her.

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To be continued...