A new type of cruiser?

Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun couldn't help but be stunned, seeing the expressions on the faces of the two Chinese envoys, Queen Victoria and Gladstone both had smiles on their faces. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"You think I'm joking with you, are you?" Queen Victoria asked with a smile.

"Please forgive me for being surprised, Your Majesty," Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "You are really too generous. ”

"I've heard that China is trying to build a new type of navy." Queen Victoria looked at Lin Yizhe and said, "One thing I don't quite understand is why the Great Emperor of China chose to develop a huge navy at this time. The rebellion in China has been quelled, and there is no threat from the sea. ”

"The purpose of China's development of the navy is not to target friendly European countries such as Britain and France, but to protect the security of sea routes and prevent pirate attacks." Lin Yizhe replied, "That's why I was so excited when I heard you tell me that China would get a British cruiser." ”

Lin Yizhe's answer was clearly very satisfying to Queen Victoria and Gladstone, who went on to say: "Both myself and the Imperial Government want to be able to provide more help to China, and this help is not strings attached. All Britain asks for is friendship. ”

"The foundations of the edifice of friendship between China and Britain have been laid today. All I can do is fill in the bricks and tiles of this edifice. Lin Yizhe replied.

"What is the current situation of the Chinese Navy?" Queen Victoria asked again.

"It's a big improvement from 10 years ago." Lin Yizhe replied, "I have come to England this time on a warship piloted by Chinese sailors, and I very much hope to invite Your Majesty to inspect the sailors of our navy, and I have submitted an application to your government for the landing of sailors. But there has been no reply. ”

"Oh?" Queen Victoria turned her head in some surprise and looked at Gladstone, "Hasn't the council made a decision yet?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gladstone looked a little embarrassed and said, "The council has been discussing it for the past two days......

"You can convey my thoughts to the speaker, I very much want to see what the sailors of the Chinese Navy look like now." Queen Victoria said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gladstone immediately agreed.

"If you wish, Mr. Lin, Mr. Hong, you can go to the parliament for a visit and see what our councillors have to say about your sailors." Queen Victoria said to Lin Yizhe and Hong Jun again.

"More than please, Your Majesty." "In order to train new naval talents, our country hopes to send cadets to study at military academies in the United Kingdom. ”

"Of course, the doors of all military academies in the UK will be open to Chinese students." Queen Victoria replied.

"Mr. Lin, you just said that the Emperor of China intends to expand trade with us." Gladstone said to Lin Yizhe, "I wonder if the Emperor of China has agreed to open up new treaty ports and new trade routes." ”

Hearing that the British Prime Minister actually asked Lin Yizhe such a question directly, Hong Jun couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

At the beginning of the talks just now, Lin Yizhe said "I came to talk about trade expansion on the order of the emperor", Hong Jun was secretly worried about him, because the two of them came to Britain mainly to negotiate the return of treasures, and did not get authorization to expand trade.

"His Majesty the Emperor of China has entrusted me precisely to listen to your country's opinions and demands in this regard," Lin Yizhe replied, "In the past, there were so many misunderstandings between our two countries, and the root cause was that there was no channel for mutual understanding and communication, but now this situation has changed, and I will convey your country's opinions and requests to the Chinese Emperor and the two Empress Dowagers in detail, so that there will be a lot of trouble." Your Majesty and Your Excellency the Prime Minister will know that there are many conservative ministers in our country, who have always opposed all foreign dealings, so although I cannot guarantee anything at the moment, I am confident that with such a good start, your country's wishes will be fulfilled. ”

Listening to Lin Yizhe's answer, Hong Jun couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.

"That's great. This is a very valuable opportunity to express our thoughts. Gladstone obviously did not understand the deep meaning of Lin Yizhe's words, but said very happily.

"Until then, I hope to receive a commitment from Her Majesty that the British Government and any organization or individual shall not seek new treaty ports and open up new lines of communication into China without the permission of His Majesty the Emperor of China until a new trade agreement has been reached between China and the United Kingdom." Lin Yizhe said. "Because that would spur more fierce opposition from conservative officials in our country, and there would be only harm and no good for China and Britain."

"I see what you mean." Queen Victoria nodded, "I assure you, nothing like this will ever happen." ”

Hearing that Queen Victoria agreed to her request, and British Prime Minister Gladstone did not object, Lin Yizhe was ecstatic, but there was no expression on his face and eyes.

This big pit has been dug and in the near future, someone will jump into it!

After the fruitful meeting, Lin Yizhe returned to his apartment, he looked at the clock in the corner, thought for a moment, and summoned his own command.

After a while, Lin Yizhe and several other relatives got into a four-wheeled carriage and drove into the foggy streets of London.

At this time, Hong Jun did not pay attention to Lin Yizhe's actions, but happily splashed ink in the apartment, practicing the inscription for the Queen of England "Looking west to Yaochi to descend to the queen mother, and coming to the east to fill the letter with purple air".

On the outskirts of the city, Chen's Manor.

Chen Tingxuan, who had already been informed, took his family and waited in the living room early.

The difference between normal days is that today's Chen family, all of whom wear exquisite costumes that are only worn during major ceremonies, even Sara has changed out of her usual Western skirt and put on a set of Qing-style women's clothes carefully designed by the skilled hands of the "Lin Company".

On the other side of the living room, there is Pan Qihong, the head of the Pan family, the "official" of the thirteen lines, and the head of the Pan family. Like the Chen family, the people of the Pan family are all dressed in Qing clothes today, and the ceremonial crown of the old country has been restored.

In the middle of the living room, a four-horned dragon pavilion is rarely erected, and in the middle of the dragon pavilion, there is a dragon incense case and a simple copper incense burner. The whole hall was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

5-year-old Chen Wei took his mother's hand and looked at the people around him, and he noticed that the faces of the adults were both nervous and excited, and a pair of bright eyes were wide because of curiosity.

After a while, the figure of the butler hurriedly appeared at the door.

"Angel has arrived!" The housekeeper sang loudly, and his voice was a little hoarse because of excitement and excitement.

Soon, Lin Yizhe, dressed in a splendid official uniform, appeared at the door.

"Greetings...... Angel! Chen Tingxuan said loudly and knelt down first. Behind him, everyone from the Chen Pan family also knelt down in hulala.

Xiao Chen Wei stood there, watching the movements of the adults with some puzzlement, in his impression, only when he loved his grandfather and worshiped his ancestors, he would make such a kneeling action, and take everyone and himself to do it together. And today, the person that Grandpa is kneeling down to is a young stranger he has never seen before.

Xiao Chen Wei felt that the young man in a splendid dragon pattern official uniform and a warm hat was looking at him, his gaze was very majestic, but Xiao Chen Wei noticed the warm smile in his gaze looking at him, and couldn't help grinning at him, knelt down smartly, and kowtowed to him with everyone.

After kowtowing, Xiao Chen Wei raised his head, he saw the young man in official uniform open a yellow scroll (the child has never seen the holy decree what it looks like), and read it out in a frustrated tone, he is no stranger to these words, but he still can't understand the meaning of these words and the significance they represent.

“…… For the overseas businessmen Chen and Pan, they are concerned about their homeland, donate money to serve the service, and give special rewards to meritorious service. …… Praise should be given as a sign of encouragement. A special reward will be given to a meritorious card. …… In the future, we must work hard to serve our country and live up to my expectations......"

After Lin Yizhe finished announcing the decree, he took a step forward and came to Chen Tingxuan, Chen Tingxuan kowtowed three times again, took the edict with both hands, stood up, and respectfully put the holy decree on the dragon incense case in the Dragon Pavilion, and then burned incense with his own hands and worshipped.

After the ceremony of enshrined the holy decree was completed, Lin Yizhe turned around, opened the dragon silk brocade box in the hands of his entourage, took out a gold medal inside, and handed it to Chen Tingxuan.

This is an oval-shaped gold medal (the gold medal of the Qing Dynasty is silver-clad gold, not pure gold), with the words "Yipin Reward" in regular script Yang, and the back is the words "Tongzhi 11th year, the royal gift of merchant". The head of the card is the ruyi auspicious cloud ornament, the side bar circle on both sides is a high relief double dragon play bead ornament, the small dragon scales are all carved out by the craftsman, there is a Fushan Shouhai pattern under it, there is a hole on each side, can be worn on the waist. The intricacies of the entire gold medal are beyond the reach of British craftsmen who use machine tools, and it is a beautiful work of art in itself.

Lin Yizhe handed over this gold medal to Chen Tingxuan, and then opened another box and handed the same gold medal to Pan Qihong.

When Xiao Chen Wei saw the gold medal in his grandfather's hand, he only felt that it was golden and beautiful, and he didn't understand what it represented, so he ran to his grandfather's side quickly, and stepped forward to touch the gold medal, but found that his grandfather and the uncle of the Pan family were crying there.

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