Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter 23 Debate

Of course, at that time, if you have money but have no way, you might not be able to study in Europe, but there will always be opportunities?

According to the popular saying in modern times, it is not a big problem as long as money can solve the problem! What really prevents young students from not catching a cold and studying in Europe is that the journey is too long, and the traditional Chinese filial piety idea has caused many revenge students to stop in Japan.

Why? My mother is worried about her son traveling thousands of miles away, let alone Europe thousands of miles away? Although Japan is also a foreign country, it is close to China. As long as you have some money on hand and have friends to guide you, even if your family does not agree to their children studying in Japan, the students can still arrive in Japan smoothly after running away from home and their lives are guaranteed.

Europe and the United States are different. The distance is too far, and I don’t know if there are any familiar people and fellow villagers there. The most important thing is to get the full support of my father at home, otherwise I can’t even afford a ticket.

What else can Wang Jin do besides smiling bitterly? He has no way out now.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. It's too far away. Shuya, please help here first, and learn Japanese, English and German by yourself while accumulating some experience. When your teacher takes you to Japan one to two years later, I see if I can't find any way to study in Germany and the United States. If you haven't even had it at that time, you can go to Japan." He waved his hand and stopped the topic.

Liu Wendian was shocked when he heard this, and then nodded at Wang Jin with gratitude: "Okay, okay, thank you Brother Wang, thank you Brother Wang." If he had such a long time of preparation, if he really had the opportunity to study in Europe and the United States, he would definitely not give up because he knew how difficult the opportunity was.

"Don't be jealous of Fengfan, you and Siliang and other talented students who graduated from the patrol school have the opportunity to study in Europe and the United States to improve themselves!" Wang Jin smiled and turned to Wu Fengfan, who had been silent.

"Okay, then there will be more care between our brothers!" Liu Wendian applauded excitedly.

The gratitude flashed in Wu Fengfan's eyes, and suddenly asked: "Why is it Germany instead of Britain? Britain is the world's largest power. Although Germany is powerful, it is much worse than Britain, whether it is national strength or colonial strength!"

"Ha, you're asking this question!" Wang Jin clapped his hands and smiled, glanced at Liu Wendian, who was paying attention on the side, and explained: "Why can Britain become the world's number one power? That's because their navy is strong and ranks first in the world. If we want to develop the navy, Britain will naturally be the first choice. Look, almost most of the senior generals of the Beiyang Navy have experience in studying in the UK."

After hearing the four words "Beiyang Navy", Liu and Wu frowned, and a hint of undetectable disdain appeared in their eyes. Wang Jin saw it and couldn't help but shake his head, pointed at the two of them and scolded: "You guys still don't have enough knowledge, and they were blinded by those superficial phenomena."

Liu and Wu raised their eyebrows, looking dissatisfied.

"You guys, you really have to accept it." Wang Jin shook his head with a smile and explained carefully: "Although the external environment of the Qing Dynasty was much better than it is now, if there was no real material, the court, oh no, or would the Fujian Naval Academy send him abroad to embarrass him?"

The two lowered their heads and pondered for a moment, and shook their heads together. Just kidding, what does Chinese people pay most attention to in front of foreigners? Is it not that they are embarrassed to be in the English Gillian situation? It is not that the harsh punishment of the students sent by the official will be punished, and even the officials responsible for selecting international students will not be able to fall into it. In modern popular words, it is: there is no small matter in foreign affairs!

"Isn't that all!" Wang Jin spread his hands and said, "These international students are still very capable. If they really want to be desperate on the battlefield, the British will be far behind!"

"Since they are so capable, why did they lose in the war against Japan? Thinking back then, wasn't the Beiyang Navy known as the No. 1 Navy in the Far East?" Liu Wendian asked dissatisfied.

"Hehe, it's not that the big guys in the court don't have the courage to fight to the decisive battle. The corruption of officials has become popular. The Beiyang Navy said it is the first in the Far East, and its scale is indeed the first in the Far East. The generals are almost at the top level of the Far East. However, the most important logistics supply is not even as good as the third-rate level. How can we win a battle?" Wang Jin said with a sneer, and involuntarily remembered the incisive posts about the analysis of the defeat of the Beiyang Navy that he had read on the forum before crossing the journey. It felt like it was a dream.

"Logistics supply? What does it mean?" Wu Fengfan looked confused. Also, in this era, in addition to those veterans with rich experience in wars, in the hearts of ordinary people, who sees more guns in wars, whose artillery is sharp, and who cares about what logistics supply is?

"Look, you're a clear proof!" Wang Jin raised his brow and pointed at Wu Fengfan and laughed, ignoring the embarrassment on this guy's face. His face suddenly said seriously: "The current war is different from the cold weapon duel in the past. It focuses on one blood and one momentum. Of course, no matter how the times change, these two are prerequisites for whether an army has combat effectiveness. However, with the advent of the musket era, in addition to the guys at hand, the soldiers must keep up with the ammunition supply, otherwise the rifle and bird system in their hands will be similar to the fire stick. The Beiyang Navy will be defeated here if it is defeated, and it will be too cowardly!"

"Why haven't you heard from the teachers?" Liu Wendian said with a compliment and asked in confusion: "Brother Wang, how do you know this? After listening to your explanation, my impression of the defeated Beiyang Navy has improved a lot in my heart. We should not blame them for the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895!"

Wu Fengfan also nodded and agreed, and his eyes looked at Wang Jin with more admiration.

"Haha, how did I know?" Wang Jin touched his nose and brought out the excuse he had prepared long ago: "When I was wandering around, I met a poor homeless man, a low-level navy military officer who was questioned after the defeat of the Beiyang navy. I also learned from him."

As he said that, he shook his head, looking compassionate: "What a pity, the warriors of the country ended up like this!"

Liu and Wu were infected and their mood fell down instantly and remained silent for a moment.

"Okay, okay, let's go far and get back to the topic." When Wang Jin saw that the atmosphere was not right, he hurriedly clapped his hands and woke up the two lost little lambs in front of him.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next