Chapter 184: The fleet is renumbered

On October 20, 1893, after Lu Zhengxiang went north in Pismarck, Liang Qichao, the vice minister of the interior, was in charge of continuing to receive him, and then he set off for a friendly visit to Japan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoLu Zhengxiang's visit was the highest-ranking official in the Chinese Empire since tensions between the two countries eased.

People from all walks of life in Japan were very happy about Lu Zhengxiang's arrival, and the people who came to greet him at the Tokyo pier waved the small national flags of the two countries, and it was Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu who came to greet him. also brought a lot of Japanese government officials, although this Mutsu Aoku Zongguang smiled very brightly, but Lu Zhengxiang knew that he was unhappy in his heart.

But Lu Zhengxiang doesn't have any uncomfortable places, the most important thing in life is to rely on strength to speak, but what is more important than strength is "acting!" Lu Zhengxiang brought many media from all over the world, and reporters from many newspapers in Europe and the United States were brought by Lu Zhengxiang.

Facing the camera, the picture of the top diplomatic leaders of the two East Asian countries shaking hands will spread throughout the world in a short time, and the Chinese Empire is sincere about living in peace with Japan for a long time, at least in the eyes of the people of the world.

Lu Zhengxiang published at Kyoto University in Japan: "The Pacific Ocean is so big that it can accommodate two empires!" The keynote speech, which laid the theoretical foundation for the development of cooperation between the two countries, was published in various newspapers long before Lu Zhengxiang was due to give a speech at Kyoto University.

But when Lu Zhengxiang was giving a speech, he encountered a very embarrassing moment, and in the middle of the speech, a Japanese student sitting in the auditorium took off his clogs and smashed them at Lu Zhengxiang. Many reporters have shown excellent professionalism at this time, and pressed the shutter in an instant, and the hen and Lu Zhengxiang appeared in the same picture at the same time.

This photo was at the end of 1893 and was rated as one of the top ten most wonderful moments of 1893 by the Beijing Times, but the young man's accuracy was not very good, and he was soon taken away by the Japanese police.

During his visit to Japan, Lu Zhengxiang visited many factories and enterprises in Japan, and was very profound about the discipline of the Japanese.

The Japanese entertained Lu Zhengxiang with the best cuisine, and seeing the very fine way of eating the Japanese, Lu Zhengxiang was also impressed, compared to this, the current Chinese Empire seems to be a little unable to live, eating meat in large pieces, eating chicken whole, is it too wasteful.

Under the introduction of the Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, who can speak Chinese, Lu Zhengxiang also eats Japanese sushi and tuna sushi in style!

Mutsu Munemitsu said; "Pick up the whole sushi whole, dip a little soy sauce with the slices of tuna, don't let the rice dip into the soy sauce, and stuff the whole sushi in your mouth!"

Lu Zhengxiang said according to Michinoku Zongguang, the operator slowly, the sushi in his mouth is very tender and delicious!

The foreign ministers of China and Japan exchanged views in such a joyful and peaceful atmosphere, and Lu Zhengxiang also met with Hirobumi Ito, the prime minister of Japan who is also the privy envoy of the Japanese Privy Council, and Hirobumi Ito told him about his close relationship with Li Hongzhang and expressed his willingness to be more intimate in the relations between the two countries.

On the third day of Lu Zhengxiang's visit, the two countries signed the "Treaty of Friendship between the Two Countries," and the signing of this treaty made many Japanese businessmen and businessmen of the Chinese Empire see the hope that the two countries would be able to do business normally.

Lu Zhengxiang did not meet the Japanese Emperor Meiji because the emperor was unwell, and the entire Japanese imperial family did not show up during Lu Zhengxiang's visit. However, the emperor expressed great concern about Lu Zhengxiang's attack on clogs.

said that he would deal with the perpetrator seriously, and gave Lu Zhengxiang a lot of things and apologized!

Lu Zhengxiang made a very generous statement, saying that he would not mind these things, and that this small matter would not affect the relations between Japan in the Chinese Empire. On the third day after Lu Zhengxiang left Japan, Pismarck came to Japan again, and now Japan is really a little busy.

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Winter makes people feel cold, that is in the south, in the north people really feel to prevent overheating, whenever winter ventilation is also a problem that people should pay attention to, now most of the people in China use coal for heating.

There are many grades of coal, and the best coal is used to distill gas. Again, it is used to burn coke and smelt steel. Again, the first level will be mixed with stone powder for firing, and the hottest one is bulk cement.

When it comes to the homes of ordinary people, it is generally the worst coal, which contains a lot of peat and gangue, and does not burn vigorously. Moreover, it will produce a lot of smoke and exhaust gases, which will be dangerous if ventilation is not guaranteed, and carbon monoxide poisoning has occurred many times in the north in recent years.

So in the north, the old people in the family are the last to go to sleep, they recycle and put it by the fireside, and only after watching the fire completely extinguish can they sleep peacefully. Maybe it's dawn just after sleeping. They usually have the advantage of the first person to get up, and the first thing they do when they get up is to rekindle the fire, boil the water, cook, and the sons go to work!

Tianjin now has a population of more than 3 million, and the size of the population is still expanding, so that the housing prices in Tianjin have risen again, and the shantytowns in Tianjin are all farmers who have gone to the city to work, and now the rural areas are generally the eldest and the youngest and stay, and the remaining sons have almost gone to the city to work.

Many old people will come to the city to take care of their children when their grandchildren are born, and at this time the tradition of the Chinese Empire is finally brought up with their sons, and their grandchildren are born, but they are willing to pay, this is the current situation of the Chinese Empire, and the advantages will also be difficult.

It's good if several sons live together, but if it's far away, there will be a phenomenon that can't be taken care of, which makes many old people very embarrassed, and the palms and backs of the hands are meat for the elderly!

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On November 1, 1893, Weihaiwei, Shandong, the headquarters of the Chinese Imperial Navy, the office of Li Hongzhang, the only marshal of the Chinese Imperial Navy, this is a very large office at first sight, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows covering the south wall, but because the sun angle in the north is very low in winter, there is not much sunlight penetrating.

At this time, Ding Ruchang and Li Hongzhang were studying a report, and now most of the four fleets are gathering in the East China Sea and the South China Sea for training and wintering, and most of the military ports in the north have become commercial ports.

At first, the sailors would intercept it, but the merchants didn't stop persuading them at all, and these barbaric merchant guards were all equipped with weapons, and after reporting to Li Hongzhang, Li Hongzhang didn't dare to call the shots.

finally reported to the Ministry of the Interior Tan Sitong, after Tan Sitong received such a report, he knew that this was to make the emperor a bad guy! But Guangxu's approval is to reduce the time of use, divide the use area, and charge a reasonable fee!

As soon as such stripes came out, there were more merchant ships coming to the military port, which also made Ding Ruchang feel funny, and the naval headquarters of the Tang and Tang Huaxia Empires also became a commercial port, and the business was still very busy, so with a wave of his hand, he began to do business with the Ministry of the Interior.

Now the strength of the four fleets of the empire is unevenly distributed, and there is also the name of the fleet, which makes the fleets somewhat divided, and the South China Sea Fleet has a great opinion about stationing in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and it is obviously the South China Sea Fleet, but it has been blowing cold wind in the North Sea for more than half a year, and such things are all useless quarrels in the eyes of the leadership.

But this is the actual situation, so in order to deal with such a situation, Ding Ruchang submitted a report to rename the four fleets of the empire, and now the flagship fleet of the Chinese Empire, that is, the East China Sea Fleet, was renamed the First Combined Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire.

The South China Sea Fleet was renamed the Second Combined Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire. The North Sea Fleet was renamed the Third Combined Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire. The original Heilongjiang Fleet was renamed the Fourth Combined Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire.

These four fleets will rotate patrols in the Huaxia Maritime Frontier from time to time, so that there is no specific division of the maritime frontier, and it is not inappropriate for all fleets to be stationed in any place.

Li Hongzhang was very upset by the Imperial Discipline Inspection Team recently, but this matter was managed by him, so he still patiently listened to Ding Ruchang's report. After Ding Ruchang finished his report, he looked at Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang recently quit smoking, and the whole person seems to have no energy, he did not wear his white marshal suit, which was customized last year, considering Li Hongzhang's figure, this dress has been made as good as possible. But this year, when Li Hongzhang wore it again, he already looked fat and longer.

This proves that Li Hongzhang has lost weight again, and his height is shortening, it is difficult for him to straighten the back of his back, and Li Hongzhang is wearing a wide robe, which is also white.

Since becoming a marshal of the navy and wearing the golden marshal's uniform, Li Hongzhang has fallen in love with white, and he seems happy when he sees all white things, but today his spirit is not very good, maybe the temperature in the room is too high!

Li Hongzhang sat on a chair and said with half-squinted eyes; "Speaking of this matter related to the battle of the Gao Navy, when it is sent to the Ministry of the Interior for the record, tell Tan Sitong that he must inform the emperor!"

Then Li Hongzhang asked; "Is Li Jie gone?"

Ding Ruchang replied; "Li Jie has already returned to Beijing, and our navy has not made any major moves this time, so the marshal doesn't have to worry!"

Li Hongzhang said; "How's the Marines doing?"

Ding Ruchang replied; "The situation is not optimistic, many of the original old officers have been cleaned up, and the old cases for many years have also been turned over, and the entire Marine Corps is facing a big blood change, Commander Li Chengmou hopes that our Navy can support some officers to them!"

Li Hongzhang sighed and said; "Tell him that we don't have anyone to give him, let him find his own way! This useless thing has been bullied to the home, and I haven't seen him come forward to say a few words to his subordinates! ”

Ding Ruchang didn't pick up Li Hongzhang's topic!

The atmosphere was a little awkward!

At this time, a staff officer shouted a report outside!

Ding Ruchang looked at Li Hongzhang, who nodded with an almost indistinguishable movement.

Ding Ruchang shouted; "Come in!"

The staff officer who came in first saluted, and then sent a telegram to Ding Ruchang, who got up from his chair after reading the telegram and spoke to the staff officer; "You go out first!"

Ding Ruchang handed the telegram to Li Hongzhang, and after Li Hongzhan read the telegram, he tried to straighten up, and then read the telegram aside, he raised his head and said to Ding Ruchang; "Is the information reliable?"

Ding Ruchang said; "The NSA and the CIA have been confirmed by multiple parties, and the credibility is above six levels!"

Li Hongzhang returned the telegram to Ding Ruchang, and then leaned back on the recliner and closed his eyes to speak; "It's a pity! It's a pity! ”

He took a deep breath and said, "Go get busy!" ”

Ding Ruchang stood up, saluted Li Hongzhang, who didn't look at him at all, and then turned around and left.

When Ding Ruchang walked out of the door, there were more than a dozen staff officers sitting outside, and when these people saw Ding Ruchang come out, they all stood up and looked at Ding Ruchang, Ding Ruchang slowly managed Li Hongzhang's door, and spoke to those staff officers; "Immediately to the operational command room! Inform the various naval commands that they will now report to the General Command every two hours!

The various navies are inspecting their equipment and entering the combat state at any time, and the military police of all fleets are on duty and are always vigilant! ”

Ding Ruchang gave this order as he walked.

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The intelligence was also sent to the Ministry of the Interior, the Nanjing Ministry of National Defense, and the General Staff of the Beijing Army, and at this time the top leaders of the entire Chinese Empire knew about it, and now Japan is going to hug the big thick legs, Britain and Germany are likely to form an alliance with Japan, and both sides are trying their best to win over Japan.

The final situation has not yet been determined, but Britain has already lent Japan 5000 million pounds, and Japan needs what it needs most. Japan ordered warships again in the United Kingdom, also for the Songdao as a prototype for the two warships of the Chinese Empire, Zhenyuan and Dingyuan. 4 warships were also built, and other military weapons were purchased!

This undoubtedly gave Japan a huge boost in morale, and Germany and Japan are now at odds, and the German emperor has even issued a plan to send the crown prince to visit Japan. It is said that China and Germany have this traditional friendship, but in the face of reality, this Germany is too realistic.

The Nanjing government met overnight to find a solution!

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As the helmsman of the Chinese Empire, Tang Shaoyi and his small team are in trouble, if any country of Britain and Germany forms an alliance with Japan, it will undoubtedly be a diplomatic blow to the Chinese Empire.

Just when the Nanjing cabinet was at a loss, the Ministry of the Interior of the Beijing Division sent a secret telegram, "Using the Freedom Alliance, the International Tribunal, the Comintern, the Red Cross, and the worldwide women's liberation movement, to resurrect the entire peripheral forces of the Chinese Empire, and increase the investment in the CIA and the National Security Bureau, there will be unexpected returns!" ”

In accordance with this strategic policy, the Nanjing government quickly formulated a system of response policies, and the two countries that had just signed the "Peace Treaty" were both guarding against each other, and this is human nature. Outside the battlefield, I don't know how many nameless and famous warriors are fighting on the front line.

For the sake of the country and the national interest!