Jiang Tian was very dissatisfied, or Jiang Tian was very angry...... Not as strict as many people think. Jiang Tian was angry because the exercise did not achieve the results he expected, and in his opinion, sinking five small boats only damaged the opponent's flagship, and this result could be equated with failure. As for whether other people think so, he doesn't care.

Li Xiuyuan's expression was a little stiff and he climbed onto the Jinghai, and when he walked in front of Jiang Tian and the others, he hugged his fists and saluted awkwardly: "The heart of the last general will be convinced......

Before he finished speaking, he heard Jiang Tian sigh: "General Li, you didn't lose, it's me who lost!" ”

The sailors of the Jinghai, who were still very excited, were a little confused, they could still retreat with a group of enemies, at most they were judged to have suffered some damage and their combat effectiveness was not reduced much, this kind of result was a big victory, how did it become another in Lord Jiang's mouth?

Li Xiuyuan thought that Jiang Tian was being polite, so he thought about quickly admitting his failure, and everyone in the province was not good-looking, but he didn't expect Jiang Tian to immediately say his reason: "General Li, your formation is tight, I underestimated your soldiers, although I took advantage of it with a sharp firearm, but every time I couldn't go deep into your formation to directly take the Chinese army, on the contrary, I was almost surrounded by you several times and couldn't escape, and after wasting a lot of ammunition, I only weakened a few small ships in your fleet, It seems that I am really not material for marching and fighting! ”

Jiang Tian is telling the truth, although he understands the naval battle mode after the era of ironclad ships, but he does not know the specific tactics of sail warships, especially the main tactics and tactics of the Chinese Ming Dynasty Navy, even if there are many soldiers of the original navy on his ship, but because of the lax military discipline at the end of the Ming Dynasty, those guards have long been unfamiliar with their own work, just because they rely on the sea to eat the sea, and they have nothing to do to fish and support the boat to make a living, these people can barely rely on these skills to stay in the navy, and after receiving the new ship, The training time is too short, and they are not fully familiar with the performance of the new ship, and there are several gun positions in the exercise that even affect the launch because of operational errors, although there is no accident in the end, but this also fully exposes the lack of training of these people, and it is even more difficult to understand Jiang Tian's orders, and the director Jiang Tian has to explain the order every time they can guess the combat intention, which is in stark contrast to the tacit cooperation in Li Xiuyuan's fleet, and it is precisely because there are two ships that it is difficult to see the flagship, took the initiative to block the line of fire of the Jinghai, and finally preserved the dignity of the Weihaiwei Navy by blocking the gun's hole.

Jiang Tian's analysis was straightforward and thorough, and those researchers could understand it clearly even if they didn't understand naval warfare, if it weren't for the fact that the ships in Li Xiuyuan's hands were too different from the Jinghai, otherwise daring to challenge the Weihaiwei fleet with a single ship would be an act of seeking death. Although this first-class civil official does not have such rich experience in naval warfare, it can be heard from his words that this person is indeed a person who knows the soldiers, much better than those former Ming supervisors who do not know how to pretend to know how to command. I was fighting this battle, but who let the opponent be Master Jiang, who can write the theory of sea power, and he is not ashamed to lose.

When the fleet re-entered the Weihai Sea Village, everyone from the small soldiers on the ship to everyone who participated in the exercise firmly believed that the change in naval warfare that Jiang Tian said was coming. Today, it is just a ship piloted by a new recruit that can play the elite around, and if he comes to a dozen such warships in the future, he is not going to walk sideways on the Chinese seas! When the time comes, will we have to fight fires everywhere on the coastline like the anti-Japanese war back then, but we still can't catch people? Therefore, if anyone dares to ignore the importance of coastal defense at this time, then this person either has ulterior motives or is stupid to a certain extent.

"Today, Jiang lost to all the soldiers who defended the motherland's maritime frontier, I Jiang Tian admires everyone, so I invited this wine tonight, and I hope that the warriors will continue to guard the gate of the Bohai Sea to the people, to the motherland, and to His Majesty the Emperor!" Jiang Tian arrogantly raised a sea bowl and poured a bowl of wine, which attracted everyone's approval, and also brought him, a first-class officer, closer to the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level.

But his actions were apprehensive in the eyes of the two people, and although she mixed the wine with water in advance, she was still a little worried when she saw Jiang Tian pour it in one go. The other is Wu Yuan, he is not against this practice of currying favor with sailors, but Jiang Tian's speech first mentioned the people and then said the motherland, and finally mentioned the emperor, the error of this order seems to be insignificant, but in the eyes of people with a heart, it can become a stepping stone to bring down Jiang Tian, he found that this sincere speech fully exposed the things that Jiang Tian really values in his heart, don't look at the Ming Dynasty is not happy to be convicted for his words, but also the ancient teachings of the sages who are the people are the second king of the society, But if someone really keeps digging up these black materials, sooner or later they will plant bad seeds in the emperor's heart, so he thought about finding an opportunity to talk to Jiang Tian.

As for Zhang Huan, who should have been the most sensitive to this matter, at this moment, he pulled Liu Baokai around a piece of scribbled paper and re-enacted the scene of the exercise together: "Senior brother, look, the bronze cannon of our ship, let alone within 300 meters, that is, within 600 meters, with today's sea conditions, the hit rate should be about 10 percent, but why did Mr. have to pull down 300 meters before opening the cannon, and set the hit rate so low?" And you look here, obviously we still have the strength to attack, but when we saw the other two ships coming to block, they took the initiative to retreat, why is this? Could it be that Sir, he is cautious by nature and does not want to take risks? ”

Now even half of the navy fan @ wolf is also happy to discuss these, but considering that there are many people around to point fingers, so Zhang Huan can't be called His Royal Highness.

"This ......" The pervert @ wolf who pretended to think thought thought for a while and said: "Actually, don't look at Mr. He looks down on that kind of bronze cannon, but this kind of artillery is very advanced in Europe, and it is impossible to keep the whole fleet secret, so out of the need for secrecy, Mr. Of course, he deliberately hid the performance of the artillery." What's more important is that he can't bully the other party too much, if the navy of Weihaiwei loses confidence, then it will not be easy for this army to recover its previous spirit. ”

When he said this, Zhang Huan also felt reasonable, thinking that he was worthy of being the son of a general, and he was still very insightful about the affairs of the army. Anyway, the purpose of his side is to train new recruits and find out the problems that may be encountered in actual combat, so it is obviously considered a victory for himself, but if he can arouse the confidence of the navy to be competitive, then what about giving them a false victory. The point is that after this exercise, the navy will probably cry and shout for a new ship, and as for the order of service of this ship, I am afraid that there will be another fight.

In this way, the first battle of Jiang Tian's command of the warship was a victorious end, and this result can make all those who oppose the construction of new ships shut up, although the warship of this level is not the best one in Jiang Tian's design, but this kind of warship alone can almost go sideways on the sea surface of East Asia, if it is placed in the former Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that a name such as "General" will be sealed as the flagship of each guard, and the people of the country will be proud of this level of wooden warship for a long time after a few hundred years. However, precisely because Jiang Tian and Zhang Tao both know that their main enemy is in the Western Hemisphere, and the other party's pace of exploring the sea and refurbishing naval combat equipment will never stop, so these two people will never be satisfied with a slightly advanced European generation of wooden warships, let alone the iron-ribbed No. 2 ship on the slipway, according to Jiang Tian and Zhang Tao's assumptions, at least in their lifetime, warship technology will be refreshed to the era of ironclad ships, which can ensure that China will always maintain naval superiority over Europe in the next two hundred years.

"Shipbuilding, especially the construction of warships, is completely a manifestation of comprehensive national strength. Unlike the army, the navy is equipped with no equipment, no armor, and no horses, and it can also put together a group of light infantry to go into battle. And once the navy has formed a generational gap, then in most cases it will only be left to be beaten. As for how large and advanced a country can build warships, this is not a question that the designers and the naval command can decide. Jiang Tian, who returned to the research institute, said these words at the celebration banquet: "Therefore, whether it is the navy or the research institute, you must learn to get used to dealing with the civilian cabinet, and your colleagues must also learn to use slightly cheaper things to maximize their effectiveness." ”

With relatively sufficient experience in construction, the construction of the No. 2 ship did not need to be supervised by Jiang Tian himself, and after several months of political struggle, the situation that had gradually become clear in the court also required Jiang Tian to rush back, so that he could be familiar with the new cabinet that was about to be reorganized. As for this new cabinet, in fact, there has not been much change in the main personnel, but the former cabinet head Ning Jiao suddenly "died violently", and his vacant position was replaced by Tian Xuhai's father Tian Yue. The original secretary of the ministry, and later the head of the organization and personnel department, after handing over all his duties, finally mixed into the "Central @ Central @ Politics @ Governance @ Bureau", as a Confucian scholar who was also born in Jiangnan, this change really surprised many people. After Jiang Tian and his party returned to Beijing, they were faced with the imperial court that had experienced a change of power, and the civil unrest in the south...... It's become a joke on the streets.

Just when the power struggle was going on in the court, the provinces in the south ended the turmoil in a way that the people had never thought of. Who has ever seen the people beating gongs and drums to welcome Wang Shi to his home to fight the landlord? I'm afraid that no one has ever seen the army cry and rush to hang themselves in their village if they don't come, right? This seemingly chaotic but profound truth is playing out in these provinces, and it is also an unexpected result of China's current vigorous reform movement. Although the landlords and gentry in other places trembled and wanted to block the news, the army system was not idle, although they had not yet received an order to extend the land reform to the whole country, but the news network of the real Guò army spread this explosive news everywhere, as for the careful thinking of those landlords, no one cared about it now, so that they looked at the subordinates and tenants who once looked down on them, and they all felt that there was a kind of devouring light in each other's eyes, in this case, None of the working groups that went to the countryside to check the land were met with any resistance, and no one dared to accept bribes from the landlords at will, because the yeoman farmers and tenants in the village were all looking at the land that did not belong to them for the time being.

When the edge of land reform swept through the provinces south of the Yangtze River, Zhang Tao felt that he had never been so refreshed, even if he sat in the Jinluan Palace, he did not feel tired before. Especially when he saw Jiang Tian's half-dead expression, he was even happier: "Brother Xian has worked hard this business trip, I heard that the performance of the new warship is not bad?" ”

The Manchu Dynasty Wenwu looked at the two brothers and sisters with mixed feelings, although they both belonged to the reformists, but Jiang Tian was obviously not as radical as Zhang Tao, now many people are thinking, maybe Jiang Tian once read the sage book, so he is not as eager for quick success as Emperor Zhang, but unfortunately many people still regarded him as a mortal enemy at the beginning, and now they know that if there is no such person who can advise in the court, then the blood stains outside the noon gate that have not dried up will add new blood, but I don't know who will be so unlucky next time.

At this point, Jiang Tian also knew that there was no way to prevent a possible economic crisis, so the top priority was how to remedy and establish a new business system: "Qi Qi Your Majesty, Wei Chen is fortunate to be not dishonored, although the new ship has not yet reached the ideal state, but if the Jinghai-class frigate is built on a large scale, it will be unrivaled in twenty years!" ”

Hearing Jiang Tian say this, there were voices of discussion in the hall, and the naval officers straightened their waists one by one, regardless of how to fight in the government, anyway, this Lord Jiang is their backbone and biggest backer, even if any force wants to embarrass Lord Jiang, the navy is the first to refuse. Zhang Tao had already read the report of that exercise, and although he did not understand the navy, he also knew that for a group of sailors who had only been trained for less than a month, they could achieve such results with just one warship, and in addition to Jiang Tian not making mistakes in command, the decisive role was the performance of the weapons. Don't look at him, he has always believed that the key factor that determines the outcome of a war is people, but if the weapon is too bad, it is like giving you a Longquan sword to attack a tank, then no matter how brave it is, it is useless, unless the tank soldier is asleep.

"Brother Xian is indeed the pillar of the military industry, and it is not in vain that I tied you back. But how can the virtuous brother be invincible in twenty years? Zhang Tao was still so pleasant-looking, but he began to feel in his heart that Jiang Tian was going to exaggerate the military spending.

Jiang Tian sighed, and then looked at Zhang Tao deeply: "Presumably, Your Majesty also knows that the construction of a country's army depends on the country's economic level and actual needs, and at present, China's main goal is to dominate the coastal waters and recover its homeland, so only the Jinghai-class frigate can be competent for this job, but when we have completed the above goals, we will continue to want to get closer to the deep sea, which is the inevitable result of China's economic development, and the navy will inevitably become the vanguard of safeguarding overseas interests. At that time, the Jinghai class alone will not be able to guard the ocean-going trade routes, and in the face of Western European countries with which our economic interests conflict, the quantity and quality of our navy will no longer exist. But ......"

Jiang Tian paused deliberately, then looked at Zhang Tao's reaction, and saw that he didn't seem to have any dissatisfaction before continuing: "If our country fails to meet the expectations of reform within twenty years, that is to say, in the future, the economic structure of our dynasty will still remain in the traditional structure of small peasant closure, then there is no need for an ocean-going fleet to protect anything, and there is not enough economic base to maintain the normal operation of this fleet, just like the huge Zheng He fleet in the former Ming Dynasty. will only face the final outcome of the bird's exhaustion. Perhaps for the whole of China, maintaining the traditional mode of production is at most a continuation of the old path of thousands of years of separation, which must be combined for a long time, and must be divided for a long time, especially without any impact on the status of ministers, at most when the time comes, he will change his surname and become the emperor. But if we close the door and dream our dreams, will other countries and nations in this world live in such a mess like us? More than 100 years after the loyal ministers of the previous dynasty forcibly destroyed Zheng He's fleet, those Westerners who were still dangling on their own sea dominated the Indian Ocean, and it took a hundred years for these Western robbers to occupy the entire South Sea, and even in the late Ming Dynasty to get involved in Taiwan, if we are still blindfolded and plugged our ears and fantasize that we are still the first in the world, then maybe in another hundred years, this Beijing city can see these robbers from afar burning, killing and plundering! ”

This kind of alarmist prediction is exchanged for a quiet sound of falling needles, and when it comes to understanding overseas, all the people here together are not as good as Jiang Tian, so even if someone is skeptical about it, they will not stand up to argue with him. And Zhang Tao also felt that he had guessed correctly, Jiang Tian really began to fight for the due status and military expenses for the navy according to the routine, so he was still smiling, and there was no dissatisfaction with the rebellious rhetoric in the dialogue, after all, this was also his original intention to ask Jiang Tian to establish the Naval Research Institute.

Seeing that no one stood up to refute, Zhang Tao asked sternly: "According to what you said, this navy is the key to protecting the country and the people, what preparations does the virtuous brother think needs to build a navy that can defend against the enemy outside the country?" ”

Many officials thought to themselves: It's so right that I didn't stand up and sing the opposite, you look at the two brothers and sisters are completely singing and harmonizing. But everyone didn't expect Jiang Tian's next words to be so exciting.

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, the top priority of our dynasty is not to build ships and strengthen the army, but to first consolidate the domestic economic environment, recuperate and prosper the economy, and the economy will develop and the people will become rich and strong, and the demand for overseas troops will increase, and the army will naturally develop and grow. And Weichen recently heard about the affairs of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and the minister thought that it was ...... I'm afraid that this matter of enriching the country and strengthening the army will have to be postponed for another twenty years! ”