"If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's hard to believe that such a thing happens in the world!" After listening to Yan Fu's relay, Liu Buyun couldn't help but exclaim, but the city government that had been honed by his years of eunuch life still made him calm down quickly, and began to listen to Yan Fu tell about Li Hui's conditions, which is the real point.

"In the future, the Beiyang Navy will be renamed the Chinese People's Navy, and the five Haitian-class armored cruisers will form an ocean fleet with the Haitian, whose mission is to conduct a decisive battle with the main force, seize sea supremacy, and block the enemy's sea communications. The six Haitian-class ships currently under construction will also be incorporated into them after the completion of the patrol, and the fleet will have a total of 12 10,000-ton giant ships, all of which are the most advanced and powerful models in the world. Dongyang's willingness to hand over such a powerful fleet to you to command is enough to show his sincerity", Yan Fu's words made Liu Buyun's heart beat violently, for an admiral like him who has ambitions but has never realized it, being able to command the most powerful fleet in the world, even if this world number one is only temporary, is enough to make him excited and unable to help himself.

After finally controlling his mood, Liu Buyun asked Yan Fu a question that he was very concerned about, "I am the commander of the fleet, so what does the political commissar do?" ”

Yan Fu knew Liu Buyun too well, and when he heard it, he understood that he was worried that the fleet commander was just an empty shelf, and immediately explained, "The political commissar is mainly responsible for organizing the work, and at the same time supervising the military commander, preventing him from violating party discipline and military law, and ensuring the absolute leadership of the Datong Party over the army. The political commissar has the right of veto but cannot directly intervene in military command unless the military commander is absent. In that case, the authority of the political commissar is higher than that of the adjutant, and in fact, the political commissar system is somewhat similar to our management belt, the 'dual responsibility system' of the chief deputy, and it should not be difficult to adapt to it."

"Rest assured, the commissar's veto power is to be recorded, and it is fully responsible for it afterwards, so there is no need to worry about them abusing this power. And it is Zhou Chunyu who is the political commissar of the Ocean Fleet, and you know his ability and character, and he will definitely be able to build a good team with you", after listening to Yan Fu's explanation, Liu Buyun finally completely relieved.

However, Liu Buyun still did not agree to the uprising immediately, because he still needed to understand Li Hui's arrangements for other officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division

"The rest of our combat ships will form a coastal defense fleet, and the task is to defend the ports and ships in the coastal waters, with Zhengqing as the commander of the fleet." After Deng Shichang woke up, he had calmed down and accepted the reality under the persuasion of his colleagues

Except for the torpedo boats, the poor performance of the torpedo boat units of the Beiyang Naval Division in history made Li Hui not have the slightest confidence in them, and this unit and the main fleet of the Beiyang Naval Division (that is, the ten big ships) are actually not under control, and dealing with them will not arouse general dissatisfaction, so Li Hui is ruthless.

As a result, the pipe belts of all torpedo boats had to be replaced with biological and chemical troops, and the original pipe bands were all required to go to training courses, and only after passing could they be re-employed, and if they failed, they would be transferred to civilian ships or even directly returned home.

Like the torpedo boats, all the pipe belts should be replaced with biochemical troops, as well as the training ships of the Beiyang Naval Division, but this is not that Li Hui is not at ease with the original pipe belts, but purely to firmly grasp the personnel power in his own hands. In fact, the original pipe belts of several training ships have been upgraded, among which Sa Zhenbing was even booked by Li Hui as the captain of a Haitian-class cruiser, but because of ethnic reasons, this person has a relatively high loyalty to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Yan Fu is a little uncertain whether he is willing to accept the appointment.

As for the mosquito cannon boat, which is a completely useless old-fashioned warship, it was all included in the list of dismantling by Li Hui, including the pipe bands, all crew members must participate in the assessment, and those with higher quality can go to work on the big ship, and the rest must be trained, and then decide where to go according to the results of the second assessment.

In addition to the management belts of the ships, other officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division also need to be selected, and Yan Fu estimates that at least 20 percent will be eliminated, but fortunately, except for a very small number of incorrigible guys, most of them can be re-employed through training, and no matter how bad they are, they can also be transferred to work on merchant ships, so the vast majority of officers and men do not need to worry about the problem of jobs.

In addition to the selection, the personnel of each ship were also required to undergo a major adjustment; on the one hand, the best personnel should be concentrated on the capital ships as much as possible, and on the other hand, the original establishment should be disrupted, so as to facilitate Li Hui's control of the navy.

This is undoubtedly not a good thing for Liu Buyun's authority, but he knew that this matter was inevitable, so he did not express dissatisfaction, in fact, if Li Hui did not mix sand at all, he was afraid that he would be suspicious

A major personnel adjustment will inevitably temporarily weaken the combat effectiveness of the navy, but in any case, now that the Japanese navy has been completely defeated, there is no enemy to fight for the time being. Although objectively there is still the possibility of turning the other cheek with the Western powers in the near future, considering the time required for the fleet to assemble and move, as long as the officers and men of the People's Navy are strict with themselves, they will certainly be able to recover their strength in time

What surprised and moved Liu Buyun was that in order to make room for the officers and soldiers of the former Beiyang Naval Division, Li Hui actually planned to cut half of the original officers and soldiers on the five Haitian-class patrols, which really did not regard the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division as outsiders!

But he didn't know that Li Hui did this for another purpose, and only a small part of the 1,500 or so biochemical sailors laid off would be assigned to serve in the coastal defense fleet, while the other 1,000 or so would become the backbone of Li Hui's Marine Corps.

The high price of sailors is not for nothing, they are not only excellent sailors, but also have excellent ability in land warfare, and can also serve as infantry, engineers, cavalry, artillery, medical personnel, military police, and armored troops (need to study tank technology), and the technical and tactical level is not inferior, and they are also particularly good at fighting in the swampy water network and shallow environment, with their help, Li Hui is confident that he will be able to build the world's strongest marine corps, so as to give full play to the powerful advantages of the navy.