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On the banks of the Yangtze River, several Western-style sampan rowing boats rowed towards the center of the river with the constant paddling of the Qinghai military cadets in the new year, and these cadets were all cadets of the Naval Training Institute, most of whom were originally students of Wenshan Yishu, and now they are cadets of the Naval Training Institute, the first batch of young people in China to receive Western naval education. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Under the willow trees on the embankment, Clown, dressed in a beautiful white military uniform, looked extremely serious.

"They're too slow!"

Putting down the binoculars, Clown, commanded again.

"The one who gave them the flag, the last one should wash the underwear for the first place!"

As soon as the flag signal was issued, Clone saw the students who seemed to be still maintaining their physical strength, and immediately moved, and the originally seemingly calm river immediately boiled more than a dozen rowboats, rowing towards the north of the river like sharp arrows.

After the establishment of the Naval Training Institute, Crown, as an instructor of the Naval Training Institute, who was responsible for teaching Western naval education to the Chinese, noticed that the physical strength of these cadets was very average, and some of them could even be said to be physically weak people, without any ambition or spirit, and with the smell of women -- this is a common disease among Chinese readers.

It is clearly impossible for such a person to become a navy.

In order to change this, he deliberately formulated some training that the British naval school did not have, such as deliberately engaging in some hard-working manual labor, as for the Chinese-style martial arts training and long-distance running training in the rebel army are indispensable, in order to exercise their indomitable will and strong physique, so as to train them into modern naval officers, of course, as naval officers, rowing boats on the river, mast climbing is a must to carry out the project.

Perhaps these people used to be weak, without any ambition and spirit, and even had the smell of women, but now, after a year of tempering, they have all become dark-faced, strong, and no longer have the weakness of the past. Although these young people who have received many years of traditional education still maintain in their bones, the gentleness and elegance of traditional Chinese scholars, anyway, on the one hand, the character of soldiers who are unwilling to admit defeat has been formed in their hearts.

When the flag signal told the last person to wash the underwear for the first place, driven by the honor in his heart, Zhang Guowei, who shouted the password, immediately shouted loudly.

"Do you want to wash the underwear for the third class?"

"I don't want to!"

"What if you don't want to?"

There was no need for him to continue to agitate, Zhang Guowei's question had not yet been asked, and the young man on the boat immediately shouted the command loudly and rowed the boat desperately, and the boat immediately "flew" towards the north shore like an arrow from the string. He is even more reluctant to wash his underwear for his classmates.

"Sometimes the right amount of humiliation can make a difference!"

The reaction of the cadets made Clone smile, according to the contract he signed with the Governor's Office, if the naval academy he presided over could always provide qualified naval cadets in the next five years, then he could get a reward of fifteen thousand taels of silver, which was a bonus in addition to the salary, of course, if the pass rate was lower than the standard line, then the bonus would be deducted proportionally.

The Navy Academy or the Army Armament Academy have similar reward and punishment mechanisms, and Clone naturally has no complaints about this, which means that his efforts will be rewarded in the most direct way.

"Major, are you really going to let them wash their panties?"

Franklin, who had always believed that a naval officer was a gentleman first and foremost, asked in some surprise.

"Not only will I let them wash their underwear, but if any of them don't pass the grades, I'll let him serve as the "captain" of the toilet and serve the guests! ”

For Crown, the pass rate of these cadets is not only related to whether the Chinese Navy can obtain qualified officers, but also related to his own income, in this case, he will naturally do whatever it takes.

"Remember, gentlemen, that they are more than just students to us."

But the old man looked at these colleagues from the United Kingdom, most of the instructors in the naval training center are from the United Kingdom, and the teaching materials here use the same English textbooks as the Royal Naval School in Dartmouth, and their instructors have all graduated from the Royal Naval School in Dartmouth without exception.

"It's also our wealth! We have to keep pushing them as we are defending our wealth, otherwise our wallets will suffer. ”

This is the most realistic answer, the reason why they will come to China in the near future is not because of "warm-heartedness", but for wealth. Clun may not be the best naval officer in the Royal Navy, but his thirst for wealth does make him willing to devote himself wholeheartedly to his current career, helping the Rebels train qualified modern naval officers.

Want to defend the wallet as well!

Kraun's words immediately caused laughter from those around, and indeed, this is exactly why they came to China, and if the pass rate falls below a certain standard, they will not only not receive bonuses, but will even be punished - the 30% of the salary that they will have to wait until the end of their contract will be deducted.

Amid the laughter of the crowd, the herald rode over and brought the news that Governor had asked Clone to go to the palace immediately.

Sitting behind his desk, Zhu Yifeng flipped through all the information he could about overseas colonies, most of which were in English. When Crane walked into the room, Zhu Yifeng already had a certain understanding of what he needed to know.

"Your Excellency Handu!"

Crawn spoke in his strange Chinese, bowing slightly and giving a military salute like a Chinese soldier.

"You may be seated, Major Croun!"

Smiling kindly at the head of the instructor corps of the Navy Training Institute, Zhu Yifeng said bluntly.

"Major, I have one thing I need your opinion on, and I think you are the only one who can give me advice."

After the attendant brought the tea and exited the room and closed the door, Zhu Yifeng looked at Crawn and said.

"You should already know that we fought a war with the Americans in Guangzhou."

"Yes, Your Excellency, everyone knows, Your Excellency, respectfully, that your fleet has achieved this glorious victory."

"You don't seem to be too worried?"

Zhu Yifeng looked at Crawn curiously and asked.

"Your Excellency, they are Americans!"

Clone shrugged his shoulders casually, looking like an American deserved to be beaten.

"But, Your Excellency, why aren't you worried? Know that a lot of people will worry about you? ”

"Like you say, they're Americans!"

Zhu Yifeng just smiled, and the current Americans really deserve to be beaten. The United States of 1854 is not the United States of a hundred years later, and the United States today has no muscles to show other countries at all, and even if they have a little muscle, by the time the news reaches the United States Congress to end the debate, I am afraid it will be Christmas next year. And more importantly, Zhu Yifeng understands the United States in this era, so he will not worry.

"And by the time their parliament ends the debate, I'm afraid it's Christmas next year."

The reason why he is not worried is because he knows the strength of the other party, but this does not prevent Zhu Yifeng from using the Americans as an excuse to put forward his ideas.

"That's right, the threat that Guangzhou is facing now makes me have to think about building a fleet, a real naval fleet, and I hope that my fleet can conduct ocean-going navigation training, well, in the future, the naval training institute will also be moved to the seashore."

Staring at Crawn, Zhu Yifeng cautiously said his thoughts.

"You see, I remember you telling me before that I could use the money to buy an overseas territory as an ocean-going destination for the navy. Now I want to understand this: Is this possible? How much will it cost me if I want to implement him? ”

"You want to buy an overseas territory?"

Naturally, Crawn remembered his suggestion, which of course was last year.

"yes, how big is that overseas territory? In what place? Here's what I want to know. Of course, this is not an act of the government, you can take it as my personal decision, and the money is up to me. ”

The reason why he emphasized that there were personal expenses was because Zhu Yifeng was worried that his behavior would attract the attention of the outside world, after all, he did not have the strength to expand the colony now, but the desire for the colony in his heart made him unwilling to give up this opportunity in front of him.

Clouen was surprised by Hantu's request, he did make this suggestion to Hantu last year, but that was because he did know that there was an opportunity, but that was last year, not now.

"Oh, yes, Your Excellency, it is so, today after I left the Royal Navy, I was once employed by a British explorer......"

Faced with Hantu's question, Clone immediately explained the reason why he had made that suggestion in the first place—because the other party had just acquired the land and did want to sell it.

"That's how he got that land, you mean?"

Zhu Yifeng looked at Crawn in surprise, he could hardly believe what he said—is it so simple to get an overseas territory in this era? There is no need to even fight.

"Yes, Your Excellency, the reason why he was willing to sell it in the first place was based on a number of considerations, on the one hand, his rights and interests were not recognized by the European side, and on the other hand, he was afraid that he would not be able to maintain his rule in the region, so he preferred to sell it to maximize his personal interests rather than continue to hold the land, and now I do not know if he is still willing to sell it......"

Noticing the disappointment on Hando's face, Crane immediately added.

"But I can get in touch with him, and if the price is right, I'm sure he won't refuse,"

At the same time, he said tentatively.

"Actually, Your Excellency, as long as the price is long, there will be many countries or concessionaires willing to sell the colonies they own. And if you prefer, you may be able to ...... in other ways" (To be continued. )