After the conclusion of the naval meeting, the Admiralty began to revise the original plan, check the budget, adjust the construction plan, and finally formed a new plan at the end of May. In the new plan, Jochen put forward a proposal to modify the classification of cruisers of the Imperial Navy, and then adjusted the number of ships built in the future, and decided to build 2 new ironclads equipped with the same 305 mm guns as the Dingzhen 2, 2 new heavy cruisers of 4000 tons equipped with 210 mm guns, 4 new light cruisers of 3000 tons equipped with 150 mm guns, and 4 small cruisers of 1500 tons equipped with 105 mm guns to act as notification ships and overseas guard ships. and 13 large torpedo boats and 22 small torpedo boats (Note 1).

Due to the previous 10-year plan in 1872 changed and adjusted, the progress of the navy's shipbuilding plan was lagged behind, so the new ship construction plan proposed now can be regarded as a supplement to the original plan, plus the previous navy can be regarded as helping the Reichstag save money, so the Reichstag did not block it in the slightest, and the new plan was approved for implementation in 1883~1885. And the navy happily began to prepare for the construction of ships.

But at this time, it has nothing to do with Jochen, everything that should be said has been said, and the design of the new ship does not need to worry about itself.

At this time, Jochen was more concerned that the second ship of Dingzhen was finally going to return home. On May 2 and May 10, 1883, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan successively passed the guò flight test. Although the Qing government very much hoped to bring back the new cruiser at the same time, the cruiser that had been under construction for less than three months at this time did not even have a prototype, so it could only be imagined.

First, this represents the first time that the capital ship built by the German shipbuilding industry has stepped out of the country in the form of foreign trade. Second, the Beiyang Naval Division, which has these two ironclad ships, has become the first navy in the Far East in one fell swoop, and this kind of self-built warship can change the balance of power in a region and the international form of honor, but it makes Volkeng Shipyard have a big face. Third, with the return of the second ship of Dingzhen, docking and replenishment along the way and visiting Wèn in the future, there is a big advertisement of 7,000 tons everywhere you go.

For this reason, in order to send the two ships back to China, the Volkeng shipyard and the Admiralty are preparing to see them off with great fanfare. And Jochen naturally had to run to join in the fun.

On June 1, 1883, the Shipyard of Volkeng was full of colorful flags, gongs and drums, and crowds...... Well, I'm. Although Yoheng has thought about whether to follow the Chinese way of setting off firecrackers, dragon and lion dances, trumpets and suona, gongs and drums in unison. But on second thought, let a bunch of old-fashioned Germans see this, and they must not be scolded to death. However, because the workers of the Volkeng shipyard also gathered to see off the giant ship they had built with their own hands, the scene was quite lively. The top of the Admiralty and the management of the Shipyard Volken gathered, and under the pretext that Jochen wanted to make a good impression on the Qing people and would surely make a fortune in the future, Crown Prince Frederick himself also went there.

At the dock of the shipyard, Yoheng met Liu Buyun and Lin Taizeng.

Liu Buyun lost his father when he was young, and he depended on his mother for his life, and his mother was filial. After her mother died, she was adopted, and it can be said that her teenage years were full of ups and downs.

In 1867, he was admitted to the Fuzhou Shipbuilding School, and after entering the school, he learned to drive. In 1871, he and 18 classmates went to the Jianwei ship for internship, and went south to Xiamen, Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang, and north to Bohai Bay, Liaodong and other places. Afterwards, Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping, praised and said: "Those who are good at the son of the algorithm measuring the sky ruler are the champions of Min Tong Liu Buyun, Lin Taizeng, and Jiang Chaoying."

In 1872, he became the first graduate of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding School.

In 1875, Liu Buyun, who was only 23 years old, served as the pipe belt of the Fujian Shipbuilding Jianwei.

In 1876, he was sent to England to study navy, and in the third year, he went to the Manadoo, the flagship of the British Mediterranean Fleet, as an intern first officer. During his internship, he was praised by the commander of the fleet, Admiral Filimante, for his hard work and diligence. After returning to China, he served as the pipe band of the Zhenbei ship. During this period, he co-authored with his classmate Lin Taizeng "Western Naval Forts Drill Outline".

Although Liu Buyun had arrived in Germany in 1882 to supervise the construction of the second ship of Dingzhen. However, Jochen made no attempt to make contact with him. Liu Buyun is indeed capable and brave, and history has a high evaluation of him. But Jochen didn't have a very good impression of him

First, there was the flag withdrawal incident on March 6, 1890, and regardless of whether Lang Weili was an adviser to the Beiyang Naval Division for the purpose of the British trying to fight for control of the Beiyang Naval Division, and whether Lang Weili was dissatisfied with the officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division because of his short temper and demandingness. However, the fact that he was awarded the second class and the third treasure star and hung the rank of commander of the Beiyang Navy Division is irrefutable, even if it is only an honorary rank and not a substantive position. According to the rules of the army, even if it is just a false title, as a subordinate, Liu Buyun is not qualified to sweep Lang Weili's face, not to mention that Lang Weili is also in charge of organization, drills, drills and education. The words "If you are not afraid of Ding Junmen, you are afraid of Lang Junmen" circulated within the Beiyang Naval Division, also proved the power that Lang Weili had in the Beiyang Naval Division. Whether it is the "righteousness" of the leadership struggle analyzed by later generations or the "personal enmity" of Liu Buyun's dissatisfaction with Lang Weili, it is clear that Liu Buyun's actions obviously have no good impression of the absolute superior-subordinate relationship that Jochen has accepted since his previous life, and the people who believe in the concept of "obedience, resolute obedience, and absolute obedience" who are deeply influenced by the Prussian military system in this life.

Moreover, after Luang Weili left his post, the problem of command power was gone, but the training of the Beiyang Naval Division also became a mess, the training became more and more relaxed, and the military discipline deteriorated. The exercise was a mere formality, and only the target was fixed, not the target; The ships are old, the artillery is outdated, the machines are rusty, and no one cares; The barrel was covered with oil. The officers broke the ban and went ashore with their families, and less than half of them stayed on the ship overnight; Ding Ruchang took the lead in violating discipline, building a house on the shore for rent, earning rent, saving his own family, and singing songs every night; Warships are used for transportation and smuggling, and daily maintenance funds are also deducted and embezzled; Whenever the Beiyang freezes and the fleet routinely patrols south, casinos and prostitutes in Shanghai and Hong Kong. In the courtyard, the shadows of Beiyang officers and soldiers getting drunk can be seen everywhere. In this regard, Li Hongzhang did not care, and felt that "martial artists are good. Lust is its nature, but if it can covet fame and fame, it will naturally be a ruler." He completely ignores the patriotic conviction of officers and men and the shaping of military discipline.

In hindsight, the impact of Luang Wiley's departure far outweighed the benefits. Ding Ruchang's army background is not familiar with naval warfare, although this person is also conscientious and diligent and studious, but he is not a professional or not a professional, continue to look at it with hindsight, even if the command really falls into the hands of Lang Weili, it must be a bad thing, and others dare not draw conclusions, if Lang Weili is in command of the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, it will be another result.

The second is that Liu Buyun is arrogant, of course, this is also related to his outstanding ability and beautiful resume, but except for Lin Taizeng, an equally outstanding classmate, Liu Buyun almost looks down on anyone. Moreover, Liu Lin and the two are the most outstanding people in the Beiyang Naval Division, both of them are Fujianese, and naturally become a party, and there are many Fujian pipes in the entire Beiyang, represented by Liu Buyun and Lin Taizeng, forming gangs, unruly and squeezing out outsiders. Although there are factions within the army, each occupies the mountain, and this has been the case since ancient times. In his previous life, Jochen was also born in a family of the Republic Navy, and since he was a child, he also saw that Anhui officers had close ties and took care of each other, and various uncles and uncles were constantly in contact, and now it is not uncommon for the German internal officer corps to suppress civilians. But the entire Beiyang is a Min party, which is a bit appalling. Lang Weili once wrote to Li Hongzhang, proposing that "the military ship should not be dedicated to Fujian people", which is not unreasonable. And this is also seen as the beginning of the personal feud between Lang Weili and Liu Buchan.

So compared to Liu Buchan, Lin Taizeng, who shouldn't have appeared here, made Joheng more interested.

In 1867, Lin Tai, like Liu Buyun, entered the Houcheng School as one of the first batch of students of the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Academy to learn to drive. During the study period, "excellent in the examination"

In May 1871, he graduated from class and went to Jianwei for an internship as one of Liu Buchan's "eighteen classmates".

In 1874, he was appointed as a firearms instructor on the Anlan warship, and at the end of the year, he was transferred to the first mate of the Jianwei training ship.

At the beginning of 1876, he entered the British Naval Academy at Fort Coatsburg for further study, and planned to intern on British warships later. Soon, China was recalled, and Lin Taizeng had to interrupt his studies and return to China with him. In the winter of the same year, Lin Tai went abroad to study as one of the first batch of formal students. In the same year, he went to the British Mediterranean Fleet to train on the ironclad ship Polek Berlin, and later on the ships Penelob, Achille and Wellington, and toured the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, learning tactics, war preparation, mine-laying, guns and other techniques. Superintendent Sgongsegg praised him as "the most important and critical to knowing the ships of the navy, which is equal to that of the commander of the Western navy", and that he was the most outstanding student who "could not only manage and control large and small warships, but also survey and map charts, defend ports, and lay mines".

In the winter of 1879, after completing his studies, he returned to China, and together with his classmate Liu Buyun, he wrote his experience of studying abroad as "The Outline of the Operation of Western Naval Ships and Forts".

In 1880, he was transferred to Beiyang and took the west of the town. At the end of the year, he was sent to England to receive the cruisers Chaoyong and Yangwei.

In 1881, he returned to China and served as the pipe band of the Chaoyong.

In the summer of 1882, the "Renwu Incident" occurred in Korea, and the Qing government sent both naval and land armies to Korea to prevent Japan from taking the opportunity to expand the situation. Lin Tai once led the Chaoyong to accompany him and garrisoned Incheon, so that the Japanese army did not dare to act rashly.

Judging from his resume, Lin Taizeng's experience is far more exciting than Liu Buchan's. Moreover, the naval demonstration in 1882 was a rare show of muscle by the Beiyang Naval Division.

However, it is a little strange that Lin Tai has appeared here now, in history, Lin Tai Zeng did not come to Germany, has been serving as the pipe belt of Chaoyong, but also in 1884 when the "Jiashen Incident" occurred in North Korea, led Chaoyong, Yangwei two ships, sailed to Masanpo, North Korea, to quell the Korean coup, and once again made the Japanese Navy dare not move.

Therefore, Yoheng found an opportunity to get up, first said hello to Li Fengyuan and Xu Jianyin, and exchanged a few polite words, and Lin Tai, who was standing on the side, was surprised when he learned that this child was the grandson of the German emperor and spoke fluent Chinese, and then in the exchange, he was even more amazed to know that the design of the Dingzhen Second Ship and the new cruiser under construction Joheng was involved. So the two began to talk. But fortunately, at this time, Li Fengbao, Xu Jianyin, and Liu Buyun were dealing with the high-level officials of the Admiralty and the shipyard, so Joheng didn't have to worry about someone coming to disturb him.

"General Hayashi, I have also heard of the deeds of leading ships to rush to the Korean Incident last year to shock the Japanese Navy. The Chaoyong and Yangwei two ships made the Japanese ships dare not move, and this move is well versed in the concept of rapid dispatch, rapid arrival, and rapid intervention. General Lin is worthy of being a top student of the Coatsburg Naval Academy. ”

"Your Highness's praise is just a coincidence. However, before His Royal Highness reached the weak crown, he was already able to make a difference in the field of ship design. It's amazing. ”

"There is an old saying in your country, a wise man will make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and a fool will gain a thousand thoughts. I just have ideas that work just fine. ”

"Your Highness has a thorough understanding of our country's culture, and I admire it."

In the exchange of courtesies, Yoheng learned that Lin Taizeng had been promoted and dismissed as a supplementary general because of his outstanding performance last year, and that the second ship of Dingzhen would be the mainstay of the Beiyang Naval Division in the future, so he would naturally send the most capable men to control it. Moreover, when Chaoyong and Yangwei returned to China, Beiyang sent people to the UK to pick up the ship, and the other crew on the ocean voyage on the way back to China benefited a lot. Therefore, this time the second ship of Dingzhen returned to China, and Lin Tai brought a group of officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division to Germany to pick up the ship and return to China with Liu Buyun.

In this regard, Yoheng said: "As a high-tech concentrated branch of the army, the navy must select the best of the best in terms of equipment and personnel. And without good naval servicemen, the best warships are nothing more than a pile of scrap metal. Therefore, from training to military discipline, it should be serious and strict. Only naval personnel with excellent training and military discipline can give full play to the performance of warships, so that they can fight and win battles. ”

"What His Highness said is very true, I think that the German naval soldiers are also skilled, and they should be elite."

"General Lin is a top student at the Naval Academy at Fort Coatsburg, and has interned on many British ships, so he naturally knows the training standards of the British Royal Navy. Our German Navy soldiers have strict military discipline, but the level of training is still far behind. There is a significant gap in artillery alone (Note 2). Therefore, the training of the British Royal Navy is still worth learning from. "Jochen is trying not to push Luang Weili too hard, this guy is really good at training. Even if Lang Weili gets out of the way in the future, you high-achieving students who have studied in the UK will also arrest the army construction according to the training method of the British! Of course, Jochen can't say it explicitly, so he can only hint at it a few words. As for whether it will be effective or not, we can only do our best to know the destiny of heaven.

"What Your Highness said is that the training of the British Navy is indeed unique, and what you have learned in the UK has indeed benefited you a lot. However, His Highness seems to have a very deep interest in the navy, and he also has quite professional knowledge. In the next bold sentence, this is why. ”

"It's nothing, it's just that if Germany wants to develop, it must have a strong navy, and the German navy was so strong during the Hanseatic League (Note 3), and now, the Danish navy, which was beaten by the Hanseatic League, has beaten us violently. And now the German Navy is lagging behind, and if it wants to develop, it naturally has to catch up. And as the grandson of the emperor, how can I not pay attention to it? ”

"It is a blessing for Germany that His Highness has great ambitions."

"General Lin praised, I'm still young, and my knowledge, knowledge, and bearing are still far behind. You and I are both backward navies, so we should have more exchanges and learn from each other. Oh, the time is almost up, and General Lin still has to prepare for sailing, so I won't bother, and the last parting word: the temperament of the navy men should be the same as the material of the ships they control, as tough as steel, strong, and solid; Tenacity, when indomitable. For the sword, when the edge is exposed; For the shield, when facing the difficulties. Encourage you"

"His Royal Highness Xie's words must be kept in mind below."

I hope you can really keep it in mind, and you won't commit suicide by poisoning after causing damage to Zhenyuan because of your own mistakes like in history. Jochen thought to himself.

Then, the Qing State receivers boarded the ship one after another, and with the melodious whistle, the giant ship slowly left the port. And under the blowing of the sea breeze, the yellow background green dragon flag is waving with the wind. The fleet slowly sailed towards the sea, and the road ahead was long, and what awaited them was glory, glory, battle, and destruction. Good luck, fleet flying the dragon flag.

Note 1: This construction number is certainly not made up, the Oldenburg-class ironclad ships commissioned in 1884 were originally planned as the fifth ship of the Saxony-class. However, due to the shrinkage of funds, the tonnage of the guide zhì decreased and became a 5,600-ton broadside gunned ironclad ship. From 1881 to 1886, the six Corolla-class light cruisers of 2,140 tons were all cut down, and in 1886, one 1,780-ton water monster and one 3,290-ton Charlotte light cruiser were completed successively, in 1887 a 2,050-ton Griffon notification ship was completed, and from 1887 to 1889 two 4,270-ton Ilenna-class second-class cruisers were completed. In 1888-1889, two 1,110-ton Swallow-class fourth-class cruisers and two 1,200-ton Watch-class bulletin ships were completed. And 12 shallow water gunboats and 15 ironclad gunboats planned for 1872 were also cut in part. Therefore, I have built 2 7,500-ton ironclad ships, two 4,000-ton cruisers, four 3,000-ton cruisers, and four 1,500-ton notification ships, which are basically the same as in history in terms of total tonnage. Of course, the technological progress of 2 new ironclads and 4 new cruisers will definitely bring about an increase in price. But personally, I don't think it's a big problem.

Note 2: The reform of German naval gunnery was in 1885, and before that, German naval gunnery was really not a good one.

Note 3: In 1426 the Hanseatic League had a huge fleet of 260 warships and 12,000 men, and in 1567 the Hanseatic League built the Eagle of Lübeck, the largest warship in Europe at that time.