"Navy. www.biquge.info"If we have a strong enough navy to resist the attack of the French navy, then with the powerful army of the Kingdom of Prussia, we can defeat France and complete the unification of Germany." ”

Lin Yizhe noticed a hint of pain flashing in Bismarck's eyes, and although he covered it well, it still did not escape Lin Yizhe's eyes.

"I think that the greatest mistake of the government of the Kingdom of Prussia in this war was not to take into account the possibility of action by the French navy." Lin Yizhe said sympathetically, "Otherwise, Prussia could have completed the unification of Germany through this war." ”

"We are not at all without taking into account the actions of the French Navy." Bismarck sighed, "It's just that we trust our allies too much......," he suddenly realized that he had talked too much with Lin Yizhe, and shrunk back from what he said.

And the German military and political dignitaries sitting around heard Bismarck actually talk away, and their faces were full of surprise.

Although Bismarck didn't finish his sentence, Lin Yizhe immediately understood what was going on.

This "ally" that Bismarck is talking about should refer to Britain!

Before the start of the war, Britain could be said to have been a "quasi-ally" of Prussia, and the Prussian navy spent more time in the British military port of Portsmouth than in its own port of Kiel. And Prussia dared to launch a provocation against France, in fact, it was also tacitly approved by Britain, which was accustomed to playing a balance on the European continent, because Britain wanted to contain France through Prussia. And it is quite possible that Britain gave Prussia a "security guarantee" in terms of the sea!

However, the situation later developed that the French army was defeated by the fierce attack of the Prussian army, and Prussia was on the verge of conquering Paris and destroying France in one fell swoop. At this time, Britain was worried that Prussia would become the new hegemon of Europe after the destruction of France, so it engaged in "releasing water", so that the French navy successfully captured Kiel, inserted a knife in Prussia's back, turned the tide of the war in one fell swoop, and finally achieved a defeat for both Franco-Prussia! And such an ending is exactly what Britain is most happy to see!

Therefore, the security of the country cannot be pinned on the gifts of others. History always advances on the saber, this world is the world of the jungle, a country, a nation, if it wants to survive and want dignity, it must have strong armaments. "It's the same with China. ”

"Do you think that if China wants to become strong, the first thing it needs is strong armaments, right?" Lin Yizhe asked.

"China is a country with thousands of years of ancient civilization, and a civilization, if it is not protected by a powerful force, then this civilization will be very fragile and will sooner or later be conquered by barbaric forces." Bismarck was a little excited, "China's first task is to build a well-organized, powerful military force capable of maneuvering anywhere in the empire, not only on land, of course, but also at sea." ”

"That's great!" Listening to Bismarck's words, Lin Yizhe seemed a little excited, "The Qing Empire is preparing to build a new type of army, hoping to carry out relevant cooperation with the Kingdom of Prussia. ”

Hearing Lin Yizhe's request for cooperation between the two countries, many of the surrounding German military and political dignitaries were overjoyed.

Bismarck's performance was very flat, he just smiled and nodded, "We will be more than happy to serve the Qing Empire." ”

After this meeting, which can be said to be quite harmonious, Lin Yizhe sent Bismarck and the others away, got up and came to the balcony of the villa, looked at the quiet port of Kiel, and showed a happy smile.

"This prime minister seems to be quite jealous of Kunyu." Hong Jun smiled and said to Lin Yizhe, "I don't know if he has heard anything about Kunyu before." ”

"He must have heard something, or he wouldn't have said that." Lin Yizhe smiled, "However, now he has a request for us, so we don't have to pay attention to it." ”

"I don't know what it will be like to see his lord tomorrow." Hong Jun said with a smile.

"The lord of the country came to Kiel to meet in person, which is also quite a courtesy, and he will ask for something, and see what problems they have." Lin Yizhe said.

"Tomorrow, let them see the majesty of the **** sailor, hehe!" Hong Jun thought of tomorrow's arrangement, and his heart couldn't help but get excited. Lin Yizhe knew that Hong Jun's "clear stream style" was coming up again, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

The next day, Lin Yizhe got up early, and was just about to go back to the "Weiyuan" ship to arrange today's reading, but he was surprised to find that a passenger ship appeared in Kiel Harbor.

"Where did this liner come from? I didn't see it yesterday. Hong Jun also noticed the newly appeared passenger ship and asked with some surprise.

Lin Yizhe shook his head, took out the binoculars, and looked at the passenger ship.

This is a small passenger ship, which is not big as a whole, but judging from the deck facilities and hull decoration, it belongs to the category of millihua passenger liners. Lin Yizhe found the words "Hanseatic" and "Hamburg-South America" on the hull, and knew that this was a passenger ship belonging to the Hamburg-South American shipping company.

Lin Yizhe noticed the Prussian black double-headed eagle flag fluttering on the mast of the passenger liner, and suddenly understood what was going on.

"The Prussian lord has arrived, let's hurry up and prepare!" Lin Yizhe smiled and said to Hong Jun.

On the passenger ship "Hanseatic", King Wilhelm I of Prussia, who was waiting for the review to begin, looked at the "Weiyuan" ship in front of him, and his eyes became extremely complicated for a while.

"Is this a warship built by the Chinese themselves?" He asked in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bismarck, who was on the side, replied, "This warship was built at the Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, and it is said that the Chinese completed it independently without relying on the help of foreigners." ”

"This is a warship of French origin!" William I muttered.

Hearing the king's words, Bismarck and the Prussian military and political leaders who were waiting to be reviewed all had envy, jealousy, and resentment on their faces.

William I noticed the faces of his subordinates, and understood why they had such expressions, and he coughed hard, as if to remind everyone.

Oh, yes! It is no wonder that everyone is so resistant to French-style warships, because the "Hanseatic" under their feet is also pricking everyone's nerves.

After the French navy invaded the port of Kiel, in addition to destroying all the ships of the Prussian navy, it did not spare even civilian ships, including the yacht "Hohenzollern", which was moored in the port at that time. The savage French boarded the "Hohenzollern" and set fire to the yacht, the symbol of the Prussian royal family, which burned for three full days in the port of Kiel before sinking in deep water. At low tide, one can clearly see the top part of the two masts of the sunken yacht "Hohenzollern"!

It was precisely because the "Hohenzollern" was destroyed by the French that the Prussian royal family had no yacht to receive VIPs, so this time it was forced to charter a passenger liner from the Hamburg-South American shipping company, that is, the "Hanseatic", as a royal yacht to receive the Chinese mission.

Soon, the "Weiyuan" ship gave a signal to the "Hansea" and fired a salute and sounded the salute. Wilhelm I led the members of the royal family and Prime Minister Bismarck and a group of military and political dignitaries to get on the transport boat and came to the "Weiyuan" ship.

Wilhelm I, now 75 years old and with bald and gray hair, was still steady in his steps when inspecting the Chinese sailors on deck, and his movements were calm and powerful when he saluted. Today's William I wears a military dress and wears a number of medals on his chest, with the dignity of a soldier. But Lin Yizhe still noticed that this military dress was not new, but an old dress, and there were many places on it, and if you carefully identified it, you could see traces of rinsing.

Seeing that William I, with the dignity of a king, was wearing such an old set of clothes, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The old man in front of him, in order to bring Prussia on the road to strength, set an example and practiced frugality. Compared to the royal families of other European countries, the Prussian royal family was notoriously shabby. Under the leadership of the king, the diet and clothing of the royal family members on weekdays are very ordinary. William I himself had only a formal military dress, and the best things he usually ate were black bread and sausages. It was precisely because of the king's leadership and example that Prussia was able to put an end to extravagance and waste, and spent the vast majority of the country's revenue on armaments, making Prussia finally a military power that was extremely influential in Europe and could compete with the overlord France!

In contrast, even later generations of China will not be able to achieve what Prussia can achieve now!

At this time, William I was also emotionally moved when he looked at the Chinese sailors with dark complexions and strong bodies holding rifles in a neat queue on the deck.

His impression of China was originally still stuck in the caricatures of the incompetence of the Chinese in the pictorial magazines of European countries after the Second Opium War, but the Chinese sailors in front of him today have completely subverted the image of the Chinese in his mind.

After completing the review, Wilhelm I praised the style of the Chinese sailors, and then Lin Yizhe invited Wilhelm I and others to watch the Chinese sailors practice artillery.

Just as Lin Yizhe accompanied William I to watch the Chinese sailors operate the guns, he suddenly felt that someone behind him was staring at him.

Lin Yizhe inadvertently turned his head and saw that in the crowd not far away, a Prussian boy wearing a military uniform and wearing a saber was looking at him with resentful eyes.

The young man was about thirteen or fourteen years old, not tall, thin, he was dressed in the uniform of the magnificent Potsdam garrison, with a high crown on his head, and a medal on his chest, which looked very heroic, but his face was too pale, and he stood there with his saber, and his right hand was obscured on his left hand, giving people a strange feeling.