From the very beginning, this school was different from ordinary merchant marine schools, all the school buildings were completely imitated in the United Kingdom, planned and designed by British designers, and from the teaching buildings to the dormitories, it was not comparable to ordinary schools. Even in order to ensure the learning environment of the school, the school signed an agreement with the surrounding landlords and farmers at the time of land acquisition, and the land around the school must not be used for the construction of taverns, theater buildings and all other places that may corrupt people.

In fact, from the very beginning, it was designed according to the plan of the Naval Academy, and it was Saigo Takamori, a veteran who knew better than anyone what the weakest link in Japan's defense after the Meiji Restoration was.

"There are many things that are needed to build a navy, such as at least having warships, having the people who operate the warships and how these people are structured. Generally speaking, the most striking of these three elements is the warship, but in fact, the warship problem is the best and simplest. As long as you can get the money, you can buy anything. The shipbuilding companies of Britain, France, Germany, and the United States are all fighting openly and secretly all over the world, and as long as they have money, they can buy any of the latest warships, but the difficulty is actually personnel training, reorganization, and organization. ”

"Warships have spirit because of officers, and without officers, sailors will do nothing. If the sailors do nothing, the ships become useless waste. It is by no means easy to acquire the esoteric academic skills that naval officers must master, so it is a matter of urgency to establish schools as soon as possible. ”

"Training an army officer, after half a year of short training, they can grow in the army and on the battlefield, but the navy is different, the navy is a technical army, and it is impossible to train qualified naval officers without a few years."

After the news of the failure of the "conquest of Taiwan" came, Saigo Takamori learned from the pain and said that he had moved the Kagoshima County Government to fund the transformation of the merchant marine school into a naval academy, and in order to ensure the abundance of construction funds, Saigo Takamori even donated a large sum of his own money.

In fact, after the Meiji Restoration, under the guidance of the policy of "enriching the country and strengthening the army," Japan tried its best to build a modern navy following the example of the British navy, which was the most powerful navy in the world at that time. On the basis of inheriting the shogunate's warships and naval facilities, the Japanese Ministry of War put forward a proposal to "run a navy in a big way," specifically listing the issue of the education of naval officers as a separate item, pointing out: "The soul of a warship is an officer, without which the sailors will not be able to give full play to their strengths, and the ship will become a pile of scrap metal." Moreover, the knowledge that naval officers should master is profound, and it is by no means easy to attain proficiency, so the establishment of schools as soon as possible, the selection of good teachers, and the education of naval officers are the most important things in building the navy. As a result, the former Shogunate Naval Training Institute in Tsukiji, Tokyo, was restored, and the first cadet opening ceremony was held. The trainees include young volunteers and civilian day students selected from all over the country. In the same year, the school was renamed the Naval Military Academy, the day school system was abolished, and more civilian children were selected to enroll.

Unlike the Army Academy, the Kagoshima Naval Academy is dominated by samurai children, with few civilians. Because whether it is in Europe, America or Japan, the navy has always been an aristocratic service, and naval officers are all nobles, and what is important is the obligation of the nobility. It means that the country is yours, and you usually eat and drink well, but when the time comes, you have to go out to serve the country. Words such as "you must become a samurai first, then an officer" and so on were circulated in the naval academy. Because it is an aristocratic school, the dormitory building of the Kagoshima Naval Academy is very luxuriously built, and the teaching building is also luxurious, which is by no means comparable to the humble Tokyo Naval Academy.

Lin Yiqing, Saigo Takamori and Kirino Toshiaki were riding forward side by side, and they saw a group of samurai galloping towards them from a distance. Lin Yiqing noticed that many of these samurai had already met that day, such as Shinohara Kunikan, Murata Shinpachi, Beppu Shinsuke, and Saigo Kobei, etc., and in addition to them, there were many unfamiliar faces.

"I heard that Lin Jun was going to attend the opening ceremony of the Marine Soldier Academy, and everyone rushed here." Kirino Toshiaki noticed the instinctive vigilant look on Lin Yiqing's face, and said with a relaxed smile, "They may have to hold a kendo performance for the new students in a while, and I will ask Lin Jun to give me more advice at that time." ”

Lin Yiqing heard what Kirino Toshiaki said, and couldn't help but laugh aloud.

He knew that he had to do some good work again today.

Lin Yiqing didn't say anything more, but came to the ceremony with Saigo Takamori.

The ceremony was grand and grand, including the presence of the supreme governor of Kagoshima Prefecture, Tsunashi Oyama, who was also present to congratulate and deliver a speech, and after the speeches of all parties, as if he could not wait to save the scene in public, Shinohara Kunikan announced the start of the kendo performance.

"Among those here today, there is a special guest." Shinohara introduced Lin Yiqing to the cadets of the Naval Academy in the ranks, "He is a samurai from the Qianguo country with super combat skills, and he will become your martial arts instructor." ”

Hearing Shinohara's words, there was an uproar in the ranks of the students.

"Qianguo people come to be our instructors?"

"The samurai of the Qianguo can't even hold a sword, what can they teach us?"

"Three thousand foreign soldiers can sweep through the Qianguo and hit them under the walls of the capital, and their warriors have all died in the moat, where are the warriors still there!"

Listening to the bursts of ridicule coming from the ranks of the students, Shinohara looked at Lin Yiqing with a mocking expression, but Lin Yiqing didn't care about these insulting words at all.

"Silence! Quiet! Shinohara Kunigan adjusted the expression on his face, straightened his face, put on a serious look, and said loudly: "Don't be rude!" ”

His voice overwhelmed the audience, and the students stopped shouting and fell silent in an instant.

"I now officially invite Lin Jun to come down and show us Japanese boys the exquisite martial arts of Qianguo." Shinohara Guogan bowed solemnly to Lin Yiqing and said.

Lin Yiqing nodded, and when he walked down, two staff members of the military academy stepped forward quickly and presented a wooden knife to Shinohara and Lin Yiqing with both hands.

Lin Yiqing took the wooden knife and waved it, the wooden knife cut through the air and made a whining sound.

After Shinohara Guogan took the wooden knife, he bowed to Lin Yiqing again, Lin Yiqing bowed and returned the salute, and the two stood facing each other.

Shinohara Kunigan slowly raised the wooden knife in his hand and held it high above his right shoulder, and then stood still, quietly staring at Lin Yiqing.

Lin Yiqing was originally holding a knife in one hand, standing there very casually, and when he saw Shinohara Kunigan's starting style, his eyebrows twisted slightly, and he quickly changed from a single-handed knife to a two-handed knife.

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