"Oh?" Hearing that it was a telegram from Guo Yunxian, Ding Yusheng seemed to have a premonition of something, and immediately took the telegram and read it.

The telegram was indeed sent by Guo Yunxian, and the content was the situation of the two ironclad ships built by the Japanese Navy in Britain that Ding Yusheng had always been concerned about.

"The Japanese have two new ironclad ships so quickly, so we have to speed up the construction of 'Kaiji', otherwise, the Japanese will attack me again, and I have no Lin Wenxiang to command the army, and I have no iron ships to do, so it will be dangerous!" Ding Yusheng sighed and handed the telegram to Xu Rui.

"What Master Guo said is very true: Since he insults him with everything, I should also find what I can't do to improve myself." Xu Rui also nodded after reading the telegram, "Otherwise, one will be the other, and it will be controlled by it." ”

Ding Yusheng inspected the shipyard site again, and then returned to the Harbour Administration with his master, and he was about to write a telegram to Guo Yunxian for a reply, but saw Yang Rui, the shipmaster, hurrying over.

"My lord, a telegram from the household."

"Tobe? Telegram? Ding Yusheng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard that the Ministry of Household had sent a letter to the shipmaster in the form of a telegram this time.

In Ding Yusheng's impression, among the six departments in the capital, the household department has always been famous for picking doors, as long as it is not a trivial matter, it never sends a telegram (the telegram in this era is more expensive), and today the household department actually sent a letter to the shipmaster by telegraph, which can be said to be extremely unusual.

"Didn't you come to ask the shipwright for money?" Xu Rui was keenly aware of what was going on, and immediately reminded Ding Yusheng.

"The shipbuilding silver that the queen mother promised to give, the household department has not allocated a penny so far, and she will reach out to us to ask for silver?" Ding Yusheng's eyes flashed with disbelief.

"It's hard to say! This time, the overseas businessman Chen and the Rothschild merchant Rothschild helped build the ship, and the single sum was more than one million, which is not a small amount. Xu Rui said, "In the past, the year-end settlement, the household department can save one or two million taels of silver, and they will rush to the queen mother to report their merits. ”

Listening to Xu Rui's words, Ding Yusheng's face became gloomy.

Ding Yusheng took the telegram, opened it and looked at it, Xu Rui noticed that Ding Yusheng only glanced at it a few times, and the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, knowing that the content of the telegram had been said by himself.

"He Uncle Weng is so thick-skinned, and he owes him such a letter to make it!" Ding Yusheng angrily threw the telegram to Xu Rui, "I really called Mr. to say it." ”

Xu Rui unfolded the telegram and read it, and sure enough, as he had just expected, this telegram was sent by Weng Shuping, the head of the household department, and the content first said that "the navy is now completed", and there is no need to build more steamships and warships, and then mentioned the "western expedition and salary", and asked the shipmaster to "in addition to the use of the second ship of 'Kaiji', the excess money will be paid by the Ministry of Rapid Relief"!

Xu Rui handed the telegram to Yang Rui, and Yang Rui's face changed greatly after reading it.

"They didn't give the silver that our shipmaster should give, and now they actually ask us for silver, what kind of truth is this?" Yang Rui said angrily.

"Even if there is silver, it will be used for the outfitting training of the four 'Kaiji' ships and the preparation of the four 'Kaiji' class ships ordered by the French." Xu Rui seemed to suddenly remember something, and muttered, "I'm only afraid of ...... behind this."

"You don't have to say it, there's nothing to say about this." Ding Yusheng didn't wait for Xu Rui to finish speaking, and said categorically, "Sir, I will prepare a reply letter for me, and tell them directly that the silver of the shipbuilding is a special fund, and there is no silver solution!" ”

After Ding Yusheng finished speaking, he got up and went.

"Mr. Xu, you just said that there is ...... behind this" Yang Rui saw Ding Yusheng leaving, remembered what Xu Rui had said just now, and asked.

"I'm afraid it's not just the household department that is beating our idea, but also others." Xu Rui sneered, "The Western Expedition is in a hurry? Humph......"

"What Mr. said is ......" Yang Rui immediately understood who Xu Rui was talking about, he shrank his words, stretched out his hand and wrote a "left" word on the table.

Xu Rui nodded, and his gaze instantly became gloomy, which startled Yang Rui.

In his impression, it is rare to see the white-haired Xu Rui like this.

Xu Rui turned out to be Lin Yizhe's master, very resourceful, and praised the shipmaster, and Lin Yizhe was in love with father and son, after Lin Yizhe died, Xu Rui was extremely sad and wanted to resign, and the new shipmaster Ding Yusheng valued his talent and tried his best to keep it, so Xu Rui stayed.

Xu Rui worked diligently under Ding Yusheng, Ding Yusheng was extremely effective, and it was with Xu Rui's help that Ding Yusheng was able to quickly become familiar with the affairs of the shipyard, give full play to his strengths, and bring the shipmaster's career to a new level. And because of Xu Rui's merits, in the Harbour Administration, although Xu Rui has no official status, just a cloth guest, but everyone respects him, and he is not called by his real name, but he is called "Mr".

"Sir, do you think this person will make waves again? Bad for Harbourmaster? Yang Rui asked.

"Speaking of the shipmaster, it is still created by this person, since Lin Wenxiang was in charge of the shipmaster, he has always held a grudge, and now he is afraid that he is just looking for a way to regain the rivers and mountains...... "Xu Rui said in a deep voice.

"So what's the matter?" Yang Rui couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this.

"As long as my old man is here, I can't let him ruin Lin Wenxiang's hard work!" Xu Rui Huoran got up, looked at the red sun outside the window, and said proudly.

"You...... How long will it take to come back? Don't keep me waiting too long! Xu Rui thought of Lin Yiqing, who was far away in Japan, and silently read it in his heart.

Gansu, Lanzhou, Shaanxi and Gansu governors.

"What's wrong with Dashuai today?" Xu Zhanbiao, the general who came to ask for advice, heard the sound of breaking things from Zuo Jigao's room, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

"I don't know...... I've been like this since I saw Tingji in the morning, and I've been ......like this," Zuo Jigao's master, Kong Dehong, replied in a low voice.

Xu Zhanbiao hesitated at the door, the servant had already gone in to report just now, but when he didn't reply, he felt that something was wrong, and quietly came in to check, but he saw this scene.

“…… Ding Yusheng, you bastard! Ann dares to deceive me like this! How unreasonable! With Zuo Jigao's roar, another sound of porcelain falling to the ground and shattering came.

Hearing Zuo Jigao's words, Xu Zhanbiao was still inexplicable, but Kong Dehong was heartbroken.

Just when Xu Zhanbiao was hesitating because he didn't dare to touch Zuo Jigao's moldy head, Zeng Boheng walked in with a big belly and swaggering.

Seeing Xu Zhanbiao and Kong Dehong standing there sweating profusely, Zeng Boheng was stunned at first, and after listening to Zuo Jigao's shouting and scolding, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

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