A battleship of more than 20,000 tons feels good at sea, although it does not shake at all, but it is much more than uncomfortable. After visiting the steel behemoth completely, Weeser spoke very well of this warship, which he didn't know how many editions it should be called.

Four twin turrets, oil-fired boilers, large air supply pipes, steam turbines, and armored cassette architecture, all the elements of a battleship in the new era. The problem is that there were no computers and CAD systems in this era, so this kind of thing is far from being perfect and impeccable.

Of course, Weeser did not think of developing the battleship to that extent, and with the advent of aircraft, the construction of the first reconnaissance aircraft carrier of the Liberation Army Navy had begun, and the pilots had also begun to train. This work was handed over to the son of Liu Sha, a veteran of the Navy, who was already a political commissar of the Navy and would not be long before he would take a back seat and enter the reserves. So Liu Sha volunteered to be the commander of the fleet and accompanied Wei Ze to North America.

More than 30 years ago, for the sake of China's treasure island of Ryukyu, the fleet commanded by Liu Sha fought a fierce battle with the Japanese Satsuma Domain. In the end, the division of the islands between the two countries near the Satsuma Domain was established, and it was a precedent for the Liberation Army and Navy to seek territorial interests for China. This time, the fleet went straight to Vancouver after passing through the Tsugaru Strait, and after passing through Japan, Liu Sha couldn't help but miss the eventful years of the past.

After talking to Wei Ze about the previous war, Liu Sha sighed: "Dudu, I am already old, and the future will depend on the younger generation." Without the Governor, there would be no navy for our Liberation Army, and my son is engaged in aircraft carriers, so you have to take more care of him. ”

Liu Sha cared about his son, and Wei Ze felt the same way, so he said: "Old Liu, you are also an old navy." Let me ask you a question, according to our current shipbuilding ideas and technology, every warship is a finished product that gathers all kinds of regrets. And then these big products create new regrets of their own. So when you see your son, tell him that he is not going behind us, but on our shoulders and going to a higher position and realm! ”

If the soldiers of the army listened to Wei Ze's words, probably a considerable number of people would think that the governor was singing a high note, but Liu Sha did not feel this way as a navy. Even if it is the same batch of warships, it will basically not start construction at the same time. Because of the countless problems accumulated in the previous warship construction, the new warship construction will be used many times to discuss the solution. And these solutions will only be known after they are used, so almost every warship can be regarded as an experimental product. I've never seen a perfect warship. All warships have more or fewer problems, and there is no such thing as a perfect warship.

Of course, Liu Sha was not discouraged by such a metaphor. It would be best if Governor Wei Ze could help Liu Sha's son, and now Governor Wei Zedu has made it clear that he has expectations for Liu Sha's son, ......, which is not bad. Liu Sha agrees with the rule that if you have the ability, you will get out if you can't, who will support him in this life? Didn't you still rely on Liu Sha's own hard work to get it?

After only a careful tour of his ship, the fleet reached the Tsugaru Strait. After anchoring in Hakodate, the first convoy to arrive replenished the fleet with fuel and fresh water locally. Then the commander of the Central Guard Regiment, who was in charge of security, suggested that he prepare to disembark and go to another warship to see if Wei Ze did not disembark.

"Governor, we've got the news. The British are looking for assassins in Meiji-controlled areas, and Hokkaido has captured the British. Although this is under the control of Hokkaido City, you should not disembark. The regimental commander suggested.

"Oh? When those people send a message, there is no follow-up news? Weeser asked the head of the regiment.

The head of the regiment actually thought it was strange, just a few days after the governor left Nanjing, the group of people who stayed behind began to make their own decisions? With such a sensitive matter, do they just report it once and don't talk about anything next? So the head of the guard regiment asked, "Governor, aren't you going to send an order back to Nanjing?" ”

Weeser shook his head slightly, "I'm not a dictator. In the past, there was a lot of management, and that was because the system was not perfect. Now that the system has been preliminarily established, they naturally have to make judgments in accordance with the regulations when they encounter such things, and I can at most control the results of their judgments. ”

The head of the guard regiment has read a lot, and the person who mixes into this position is by no means a big boss. Because of his loyalty to Wei Ze, the regiment commander was not afraid of Wei Ze at all. Hearing the Governor say the word "dictator", the head of the guard regiment was suddenly amused.

"What's so funny?" Weese was a little puzzled.

The head explained: "I think the dictator that the governor is talking about is quite interesting. If it is a small country like a foreign country, there will probably really be a dictator who will do everything himself. ”

Wei Ze waved his hand, "Not necessarily. The more science develops, the less efficient it becomes to do things personally. There are very few things that a person can understand, and meddling in everything can only make things worse. ”

The head of the regiment only had a momentary feeling, so he immediately let go of the topic of dictators and turned back to the issue of the assassin threat. "Governor, if you were to deal with this matter, what would you choose?"

"Someone asked you to ask this question?" Weser laughed.

The head of the guard regiment immediately shook his head, "Governor, you know that I will never agree with indiscriminate interference in politics. But your safety is at stake, and you can't leave the British alone. ”

Facing the loyal commander of the guard regiment, Wei Ze smiled, "You are thinking in the right direction, we can't leave the British alone." However, how to manage the method, this is a matter of everyone's judgment of the world. ”

The head of the guard regiment couldn't understand Wei Ze's mode of thinking, so he went straight to the point and said, "Governor, can you stop selling Guanzi?" ”

Told by the head of the guard regiment, Weeser also went straight to the point, "If it were me, I would have told the British that we knew their plan, and then asked the British to explain it." ”

“…… Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger? This time, the head of the guard immediately understood what Wei Ze meant.

When it comes to this kind of trivial matter that is not a matter at all, Wei Ze is naturally very relaxed, "So you don't have to worry, even if the British push back, we can tell them that since they can plan to assassinate me, we can also plan to assassinate their queen." They can hire Japanese and even consider hiring Koreans. We can hire Europeans, and in these dozen or so countries of Europe, there are many people who are ...... against the Queen of England, oh, and the Queen of India. ”

The head of the guard was amused, Wei Ze was in a good mood, and his mood naturally improved a lot, "Dudu, are you scaring them." ”

"Won't I scare them into going to war with Britain now? The gains outweigh the losses. And with you here, the only one who can kill me now is probably someone we can trust. So I'm not worried at all. Weeser summed it up in these words.

Then, according to the original plan, he went to inspect another warship. The Chinese warship originally had its own dock in Hakodate, and the guard regiment set up a guard, and Wei Ze did not go ashore, but took a small boat. When he boarded the warship along the gangway, the officers and men who were waiting in line immediately let out earth-shattering cheers. It was not "Your Majesty" or "Holy Lord" who cheered, but the Governor.

"Dudu" is the traditional name for Weeser within the military for decades, and Weeser has never tried to change it, and no one wants to change it. Compared with His Majesty, the title of Governor is not only more down-to-earth, but also does not have the coercion of the emperor who kills and takes away only in a thought. Even if Governor Wezedu ordered the killing, it must have something to do with military affairs. And it's not a crime like great disrespect that the military does not understand at all. Of course, most soldiers now don't know that "great disrespect" has never been a crime in the Republic of China.

Thanks to the introduction of four turrets and oil-fired boilers, as well as a large number of new equipment, the total capacity of the four battleships was 648 men. Weeser was in a good mood and visited all the departments and posts of the ship. Like Weeser's ship, he also shook hands cordially with all the officers and men on board.

When Weeser asked to go to the engine room, everyone was almost dumbfounded. No one expected that Governor Wei Zedu would come to this dark and dirty engine room, and now the engine in the engine room has not started, otherwise it would be a place full of noise and heat. The governor made a request, but no one dared to stop it.

The officers accompanied Weser down to the engine room, smelling the oil and the peculiar smell left behind by the slight leakage of steam, Weser felt very nostalgic. Before he crossed over, the taste was a big part of his memory.

The officers and soldiers in the engine room naturally lined up inside, and Wei Ze saw a soldier standing straight, his hand on his pants and desperately wiping the oil stain on his hands. Looking at the young child, Wei Ze shouted: "All of them, stand up!" ”

The generalissimo of the whole army gave the order, and everyone stood up at once. Wei Ze looked around with satisfaction, no one was confused about the situation because of Wei Ze's special identity. When the generalissimo gave the order, all the soldiers, without exception, chose to obey. Including those officers who followed Wees.

Wei Ze walked up to the officers and men in the wheel room and shook hands with them one by one. In the middle, Wei Ze paid a little attention, everyone's hands were not clean, and the residual grease in the nails proved that these warriors were not blessed here. In front of the sergeant who was desperately wiping his hands not long ago, the sergeant looked at Wei Ze with longing and excitement, but he didn't dare to stretch out his hand.

Wei Ze looked at the child, and the child didn't dare to move in the slightest, because his heart was so excited that the child almost cried in embarrassment.

Originally, Wei Ze felt that it would be enough to shake hands in the past and let everyone know that Wei Zedu Governor cared for the officers and soldiers. Unexpectedly, this child thought too much, but interrupted the inspection that should have been going smoothly.

"Comrade, did you deliberately get your hands dirty?" Weeser asked.

The sergeant immediately shook his head desperately.

"Don't you want to shake my hand?" Weser laughed.

The sergeant's face was flushed, and his head shook like a fan.

Wei Ze gently continued: "Then no matter how dirty your hands are, they are only traces left by work. Just raise your head and puff up your chest and shake my hand. Come, stretch out your hand. ”

After speaking, Wei Ze stretched out his palm to the young child in Wei Ze's eyes, and the child was embarrassed to reach out and hold Wei Ze's palm tremblingly. When the two of them clasped their hands together, the child's mouth flattened, and he actually started crying.

Even if many of the officers and soldiers around him did not cry, they were moved to tears by Wei Zedudu's ability to treat the officers and soldiers like this. To their awe, Governor Wezedu did not dwell in front of the sergeant, he just patted the sergeant on the shoulder and said, "Don't cry!" Then he continued to shake hands with the soldiers below.