Chapter 419: Secret Weapon
In the 34th year of Guangxu, the winter in Beijing was unusually cold. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe haze in the sky, in the raging north wind, trembled into a roll of ghostly coldness and gloom.
In the Leshou Hall of the Summer Palace, the continuous coughing of the Empress Dowager Cixi broke the icy silence of Beijing.
The Empress Dowager Cixi seemed to feel a hint of fear of death, and she curled up in the brocade and satin quilt and shivered.
She didn't dare to close her eyes, because as soon as she closed her eyes, her ancestors, sat upright on the top of the main hall, her eyes wide open, and there were executioners standing all around, and these fierce executioners held bloody knives in their hands, and pointed at her viciously.
The Empress Dowager Cixi's heart was trembling, and she kept praying. She knows very well that she tossed the foundation of the Qing Dynasty to what it is today, and she is a sinner of the Qing Dynasty. Now, the deadline is approaching, if she goes there, the Taizu Taizong of the Qing Dynasty will definitely scrape her alive.
The enemy is not secret
Is there anything else that can be remedied? Cixi thought hard that during the time she was about to leave, she had to make some arrangements, otherwise the world would be in chaos, and her sins would be even more serious.
Is there anything else that can be remedied? Cixi thought hard that during the time she was about to leave, she had to make some arrangements, otherwise the world would be in chaos, and her sins would be even more serious.
So, she urgently summoned Prince Zaifeng.
"Prince Alcohol, the time of this palace is running out. After so many years, I have long been exhausted for this big mess of the Qing Dynasty.
Let you enter the palace at this moment, I have something important to explain to you. Looking at the ministers of the DPRK and China, only Yuan Shikai is a serious illness in my heart.
This person is resourceful, and now he has a heavy army, so it is very likely that Yuan Shikai has a plot against our Qing Dynasty.
In this palace one day, he didn't dare to make too much movement, but he was afraid that once I reached the limit, Yuan Shikai would definitely rebel.
Today, half of the Beiyang New Army is in the hands of Tie Liang and half in the hands of Yuan Shikai. You have to get the balance of power right between them.
In addition, the provinces are now in turmoil, which is not enough to worry about, but among them, only the king of Hainan can dominate the world.
Now that I think about it, our Qing Dynasty is indeed not as smart as the king of Hainan, who has been concentrating on the development of the economy and military industry all these years, constantly extending his influence overseas to deal with our foreign enemies, and his strategy has made him extremely prestigious among the people at home. I think that if he raised his arms, he would have thousands of followers, and this is one of our most formidable opponents.
We cannot fight Hainan today, and if we go to war against it, it will certainly attract opposition from all walks of life throughout the country, and that will very likely threaten our rule. Therefore, handling the affairs of the King of Hainan is an extremely important matter today.
Recently, Hongu has felt very sad and depressed, and I think that I have not been on earth for many days. ”
Prince Alcohol hurriedly knelt in front of Cixi's couch, kowtowed, and said, "Lafayette, there are many opportunities for the day, and it is only occasionally typhoid fever that he will be so uncomfortable."
It is probably due to the particularly bad weather in the capital this winter. Lafayette, please rest assured and don't think too much, the foundation of our Qing Dynasty is still relatively stable, and most of the ministers in the DPRK and China are loyal. ”
Cixi sighed and said: "The Qing Dynasty has been sinking day by day over the years, and the country seems to have been in a depressed and depressed state, and I haven't had that kind of prosperous world for many years. Prince Alcohol Zaifeng received the decree, and the palace named you the Minister of Military Aircraft, and discussed politics in front of the palace. ”
"Huh! Obey the order! ”
At this point, Prince Alcohol truly became the ruling figure of the power center of the Qing court.
This winter, Hainan Wang Chen Zhong still stayed in Fengtian in the northeast.
He convened a national strategic meeting for the New Year in Mukden. He expounded on the current situation at home and abroad, and stressed that Hainan should still vigorously develop the economy, strengthen the scale development of the military industry, and constantly introduce advanced foreign technology to integrate it with independent research and development.
The recruitment of high-tech talents from outside the country and the vigorous cultivation of talents by self-run schools complement each other to ensure the rapid development of various industries in Hainan.
Ling Feng, minister of Hainan Industry, made a special trip to Northeast China to report to Chen Zhong on the development of various industries in Hainan, especially military enterprises, over the past year.
Ling Feng said: Since last year, Germany's Daimler Engine Company and Mercedes-Benz Company invested in the construction of automobile factories in Northeast China, Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi, and now they have all been put into production, and some of them have been put into use in the military.
Now, it has developed general civilian vehicles, and its sales are also very good. So far, the automobile factories in these four places have produced nearly 10,000 cars, one-fifth of which are used for civilian use, and the rest are all put into military use.
In view of the abundance of minerals in the Liaodong Peninsula, especially the storage of iron ore, Hainan has built three major mining bases here. There are also nearly a dozen steel mills. Today's steel mills are beginning to deliver a steady stream of products to a wide range of industries.
Ling Feng finally emphasized the shipyards and submarine industry in Hainan.
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Hainan's shipbuilding industry, because it has spent a lot of money to invite many world-class technicians, and a group of professional students sent out and trained by Hainan in advance have returned from their studies and are all invested in Hainan's shipbuilding industry.
Therefore, Hainan's shipbuilding industry has rapidly developed into a world-class shipbuilding base, and now, Hainan can independently develop and produce Jumbo class warships, at present, they are producing 30,000-ton battleships, and it is expected that in three years, there will be nearly six such battleships put into use in a fleet.
What is even more exciting is that Hainan has made a major breakthrough in submarine technology.
Submarines with a displacement of up to 3000 tons and a surface speed of up to 25 knots, which were originally planned, have been successfully tested and have already begun mass production.
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Equipped with 10 torpedo tubes and two 305mm guns, these submarines can not only complete the tasks of transportation and reconnaissance in wartime, but also serve as an important striking force for attacking enemy forces.
Chen Zhong asked: "At present, how many submarines can be put into service?" ”
Ling Feng said: "We have completed six military submarines so far, and if we want to put these six submarines into use in the war, it will take nearly two months to install artillery and torpedoes on these submarines, and then they can be debugged before they can be incorporated into the battle sequence." ”
Chen Zhong said: "In the past month, you have concentrated all your manpower and material resources to equip these six submarines, and if you want to complete and put them into use in early March at all costs, this time the king will use them as the most important secret weapon to deal with the US South Pacific Fleet." ”
Ling Feng pondered for a moment and said, "The time is a little short, but it is still possible to complete it within this time.
In addition, Lord Wang, we have signed a contract with the Austrian Etrich for the production of the 'Pigeon' monoplane, and now everything is ready for production in the second half of this year. ”
Chen Zhong laughed and said, "This is indeed good news. ”