"This Lin Kunyu is not only knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but the most rare thing is that he is willing to work hard. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Xue Fucheng said, picked up the closest book on the coffee table to himself, and carefully looked at the handwritten title on the simple cover, "This person's calligraphy is beautiful and straight, and if you look closely, you can hide the edge between its inheritance and succession, and it is not only strong and vigorous, but also quite sharp and sharp." Seeing words is like seeing people, from the word view, although this son seems to be modest, but he has mountains and rivers in his chest, and his temperament may be less masculine, a little more obedient and yin, and his mind may not be very broad......"

"What Shu Yun said," Li Hongzhang nodded, "I met him once, and the impression I got was the same as what Shu Yun said. ”

"However, the so-called investigation of his words and deeds, although this person's temperament is insufficient, what he has done can be called a big stroke for the country." Xue Fucheng said, "In order to prevent the Japanese from spying on Taiwan, this time we have come up with such a matter of the Japanese naturalizing our country, and we have played with the Japanese in the palm of our hands. ”

"Exactly." Li Hongzhang nodded, "The Japanese have tasted the bitterness this time, and within a few years, they will not dare to provoke our country again." ”

"Japan does not dare to provoke for a while, and it may not come back in the future, and China does not want to improve itself, so how can it be good in the future?" Xue Fucheng said, "In this world of great changes, we must pay attention to change, set up foreign affairs, learn the art of self-improvement from the western country, if you blindly stick to the old ways, political affairs can not be done without precedent', talents can not enter without qualifications, always spend time on the eight shares, trial posts, and small Kai, and use them for non-use, as soon as they hear that someone stresses foreign affairs, they will make a fuss, thinking that it is a madman's wild words, and attack it in groups. In the long run, foreign countries will become stronger and China will become weaker, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"What Shu Yun said is extremely true, but the accumulation of disadvantages up and down is deep, and it cannot be cheered up unless there is a huge traumatic stimulus. Just like a human body, it cannot be moved without needles. Li Hongzhang stroked the fixed gun room at the bow of the model of the Japanese "East" ironclad ship in front of him with his hand, and sighed, "The destruction of Gengshendian Garden has caused great pain and great shame for the whole country. ”

"No wonder the model of this Japanese ironclad ship was not presented to the ......center in the letter," Xue Fucheng listened to Li Hongzhang's sigh, and suddenly understood why he only left the model of this Japanese ironclad ship.

"Those who know me, Uncle Yunye." Li Hongzhang smiled, "This is the main ship of the Japanese, and now there is no ship in our country that can be its front." I can't give this model of the Japanese ironclad to the imperial court for the time being. I'm going to put it on my desk, thinking that it's a constant reminder -- if you don't add cannons quickly, I'm afraid there will be real accidents in the future! ”

"My lord said that there is no ship in our country that can be the front of it at present, so can't the warships built by the shipmaster be invincible?" Xue Fucheng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the worry in Li Hongzhang's words.

"This Japanese ship is an ironclad ship, and the largest 'Weiyuan' warship built by the shipmaster is an iron-ribbed wood-hulled gunboat, although the weight of the ship is similar, and the artillery power is weak, it is a wooden ship, and the wooden ship is against the iron ship, does Shu Yun think that there is a chance of victory?" Li Hongzhang smiled bitterly and said, "If the Japanese invade our sea frontier with this ship, it will be difficult to build a ship and fight!" ”

"If you say that, wouldn't it be dangerous for me to clear thousands of miles of sea borders?" Xue Fucheng was shocked.

"According to what Lin Kunyu said in his previous letter, in addition to this ship, the Japanese naval division also has another ironclad ship named 'Long Xiang', which is slightly larger than this ship, has more guns than this ship, and the ship is also fast." Li Hongzhang said, "If our country starts a war with the Japanese now, a naval battle, the outcome is really unpredictable!" ”

"That's the case, did Lin Kunyu ever say that there is a way to deal with it?" Xue Fucheng asked in surprise.

"I have discussed with him, and now the shipmaster is building an ironclad warship, but the strength is not enough, and the shipmaster's funds have always been insufficient, and he cannot afford to build a large ship. Li Hongzhang sighed, "And now is the time when the northwest is using troops and military supplies are huge, and it may be difficult for the imperial court to have the cost of purchasing ships......"

Xue Fucheng listened to Li Hongzhang's answer, and was silent for a while, and the eyes of the two of them invariably stayed on the ship model in front of them.

Suddenly, there was a whistle on the sea in the distance.

Li Hongzhang and Xue Fucheng came to the window, looked around, and saw a steamer emitting black smoke slowly approaching from a distance.

Li Hongzhang took a monocular with a brass tube, looked at the sea, and soon caught the figure of a steam gunboat flying a golden dragon flag on a red background.

Li Hongzhang saw the two big, glittering golden characters "Fusheng" on the side of the gunboat's bow, put down his binoculars, and a narrow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, diluting the haze brought about by his worries about coastal defense just now.

"The Japanese are here, would you like to go with me to meet them?" Li Hongzhang smiled and asked, "Uncle Yun thinks he hasn't seen the Japanese yet, right?" ”

"What? There are Japanese on this ship? Xue Fucheng didn't understand the meaning of Li Hongzhang's words, and his eyes were full of doubt.

"Uncle Yun, come with me!" Li Hongzhang got up as he said and walked towards the door.

At this moment, Yanagihara Maeko, who was standing on the deck of the "Fukusheng", looked at the port dock in the distance and the passing ships, and suddenly had an urge to cry.

After so many days of wandering at sea, I finally arrived in Tianjin!

The current Yanagihara Maemitsu can't wait to have wings and hurry away from this slow-running gunboat.

But he knew that now, he still needed to be measured for the last patience.

A British cruiser appeared, and when it saw the "Fusheng" with the dragon flag flying high, it fired a salute, and the "Fusheng" also fired a salute in return.

In Japanese ports, you can often see such a large number of foreign warships.

Thinking that Japan was still deeply bound by various unequal treaties like China, Yanagihara Maemitsu felt like coals burning all over his body.

When will Japan become stronger?

At this time, he saw the figure of a Chinese gunboat again. It was now moored to the shore, and the sailors on board were busy transporting supplies to the ship, and Yanagihara saw the word "Mae Yun" glittering in the sunlight at the bow of the ship.

Seeing this Chinese gunboat sandwiched among many foreign warships, the red dragon flag was extremely eye-catching, and I couldn't help but sigh heavily in my heart.

If Japan wants to become a real power, must it defeat the big empire in front of it, China?

Even if China is defeated, Japan will face even more formidable enemies, such as Russia, France, and the United Kingdom......

Can we unite with China and resist the Western powers?

At this moment, Yanagihara Maemitsu was attracted by the idea that he suddenly came up with.

"Mr. Yanagihara?" A call interrupted Yanagihara's thoughts, and he turned his head to see Deng Shichang's square and broad face.

"This is Dagukou." Deng Shichang said calmly, but Yanagihara Maemitsu still felt a smile in his eyes.

That's a mocking smile!

"After a while, I went ashore, and Mr. Yanagihara and his party were entertained by the Naoli Governor's Office." Deng Shichang smiled and said, "Along the way, Deng was not well entertained, and I asked Mr. Yanagihara to forgive me." ”

After listening to the interpreter's explanation, Yanagihara Qianguang bowed slightly to Deng Shichang: "Thank you for taking care of you all the way!" Thank you very much! ”

When Yanagihara Maemitsu said the sentence "I am very grateful", he had a very heartfelt taste, because it was with the existence of Deng Shichang that Kayama Shiki, who had always been extremely arrogant to himself, did not dare to find trouble for himself along the way.

Of course, the Chinese sailors under Deng Shichang gave Huashan Shiji a "hot bath", which was also the reason why Huashan Shiji did not dare to stab again.

Because he was imprisoned before getting on the ship, Huashan Shiki had not taken a bath, and his body exuded an unpleasant stench. No Japanese have seen what the bathing process is like, but they have heard that hot water is still used for him. But Yanagihara Maemitsu found that after taking this bath, Kayama Shiki seemed to be wilted, hiding in the cabin all day long, and did not talk to anyone. Although there was still arrogance on his face when he saw him, he was no longer sneering, which surprised Yanagihara Maemitsu. Surprise to surprise, in order to make his ears quiet, he didn't ask about the changes that had occurred in the Shiki of Huashan. In his heart, he only thought that after arriving at the shore, he would negotiate with the Chinese side as soon as possible to get the damn Kagoshima samurai who wanted to naturalize the Qing Kingdom back to Japan.

After Deng Shichang returned the salute, he didn't say more, but returned to the flybridge and commanded the "Fusheng" to dock.

At this time, Li Hongzhang, who was dressed in a splendid official uniform, stood in front of the wharf, watching the sailors on the "Fusheng" skillfully carrying out various operations on the shore, and couldn't help but twist his beard and nod again and again, his eyes were full of admiration.

Previously, he had seen the operation of the sailors of the "Meiyun" and other ships that had been transferred to Beiyang, and compared with the sailors of the "Fusheng" in front of him, they were undoubtedly much worse.

"I don't know who this ship pipe band is?" Li Hongzhang turned around and asked in a low voice.

"Lord Hui, this is the 'Fusheng' gunboat, and the pipe band is the guerrilla Deng Shichang." A subordinate hurriedly replied.

When Li Hongzhang heard the name "Deng Shichang", he nodded and didn't say anything more.

"This person is so strict in governing the army, he is really capable." Xue Fucheng said, "If all the ships and troops of my Great Qingshui Division can do this, even if the ships and cannons are slightly inferior, why are they afraid of the Japanese?" ”

Li Hongzhang still didn't speak, his eyes were already fixed on the Guangdong man wearing a warm hat, a stone blue military uniform, and a black cloak on the flybridge.