The Empress Dowager Cixi knew that he would say this, the Nanyang Naval Division in later history was first founded by Shen Baozhen, but now the Liangjiang is still governed by Zuo Zongtang, and the Beiyang Naval Division was established in advance, Zuo Zongtang is hot, and it is also normal, "I know Zuo Qing's thoughts, to be honest, the Beiyang Naval Division guards the north, guards Gyeonggi, guards the Russians, and then guards the shipping and transportation, it can only be so, if you want to take care of the two Guangzhou, Zhejiang and Fujian, take care of the Nanyang, deter the vassals, and defend against Britain and France, it is no longer possible.dt.com+,"

"What the Queen Mother said is very true," Zuo Zongtang hurriedly said, "In the old years, the Beiyang Naval Division went to Sulu State, Weichen calculated, it took eleven days from Fuzhou to Sulu State, the soldiers were very fast, Spain has not yet made a move on Sulu, we caught him off guard, if Spain moved, we will send troops again, when the Spaniards coerced Sulu to surrender the table, we will be too late, therefore, it is imperative for the Nanyang Naval Division to be built, Weichen has also prepared a shipyard in Fuzhou, and the sailor students in Zhejiang and Fujian have also learned a lot, Now everything is ready, and all that is needed is the east wind. ”

"Zuo Qing, what do you think this east wind is?"

"Wechen read Wei Yuan's "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom", and there is a sentence in it that Wechen appreciates the most. We learn the technology of the foreigners, and we will still have to wrestle with the foreigners in the future, the foreigners and other countries, except for Russia, the rest are extremely far away, how to fight, it is natural to vigorously develop the sailors, the technology of the sailors, we are naturally inferior to the foreigners at the moment, not only to buy ships, but also to learn their own technology, their own shipbuilding, not only to build themselves, but also to build well, to build faster than the foreigners' ships, firepower is better! Therefore, Weichen is also preparing to build a shipyard in Fuzhou, and now some civilian commercial sampan boats have been launched. ”

"Excellent, you do things neatly, the emperor and I are," the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, very satisfied, and opened her mouth to express the award, it is really worthy of the late Qing Dynasty to count a few outstanding people with decisive ability and foresight, put in the position of the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, engage in foreign affairs, and engage in the economy is faintly going to steal the limelight of the first governor of Liangjiang, the emperor heard the Empress Dowager Cixi talk about herself, so she quickly sat up straight, and then put down the booklet in her hand, the Empress Dowager continued, "The technology of the British is the best now, naturally we want to buy their warships, What you said is extreme, naturally, it is impossible to buy it forever, this year, more than 10 million a year to pay, counting, it is also scary, no wonder the officials will break their mouths, this palace is also reluctant to do so, this year to spend like this, next year's list is also out, Tongzhi seven years, there are hundreds of millions of yuan, in the future it is bound to build their own warships, Xingshui Division, Zheng He of the former Ming Dynasty led the treasure ship to the South Seas seven times, famous, when Zheng Chenggong arrived, the Dutch in Taiwan could not raise their heads, Therefore, we were not bad before, and although we are temporarily lagging behind, we will definitely get better in the future. ”

"Yes, Weichen also means this, so this Nanyang Naval Division must be established, and it is better to build it late than to build it early, and Weichen thinks that the sea area of the Celestial Empire is vast, and one or two fleets are far from enough. Queen Mother, what do you mean? ”

"Zuo Qing has been in Zhejiang and Fujian for so many years, how do you know that the imperial court will continue to put you in Zhejiang and Fujian?" The Queen Mother smiled. (To be continued......)