In February of the first year of Guangxu, the Great Qianqian Imperial Court issued an edict admitting that although it had also built shipyards and navy, "the shipbuilding was not strong, the equipment was not prepared, the selection of generals was not precise, and the funds were not extensive" were the main reasons for Japan's daring and brazen invasion. He said that "when this matter is decided, the former will be punished, and the great water control division will be the mainstay", and the navy yamen was established in this context.

It can be said that the establishment of the navy yamen met the needs of the development of the Westernization movement, and the conditions for building a navy were initially met in the Qianguo at that time. Since the battle of the "Anglo-French Alliance," the Great Qian Dynasty has set up a wide range of factories to make weapons, make guns, make artillery, and manufacture ships, gradually changing the outdated and backward weapons and equipment of the Qianguo army. This has not only enabled the army to rapidly transform from a thousand-year-old broadsword and spear to a new, advanced type of guns and artillery in modern times, but the conditions for building a navy have also become more and more mature. Before the establishment of the navy's yamen, there were more than 20 large and small ships made by the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and other Qianguo enterprises, all of which were equipped with new-type guns and distributed to the north and south oceans, thus creating conditions for the transformation of old-style naval divisions into new-style navy. At the same time, the rapid development of civilian industries, such as the exploration of coal and iron resources, and the successive establishment of transportation and telegraph communications, are all suitable for this transformation. In order to speed up the establishment of the navy, the Qianguo government began to raise huge sums of money to order ships from foreign countries, and actively sought cooperation with foreign countries, absorbed advanced foreign technology, and made its own warships. At that time, many Western newspapers and periodicals were keenly aware of this trend and predicted: "From this point of view, in a few years, the soldiers of the Qianguo land route will abandon the play of arcs and arrows, and will rely on the power of foreign guns and the ships of sailors, and will abandon the stupidity of the wind and canopy, and take the speed of the steamer alone."

Despite the complicated background, the establishment of the Navy Yamen was still a major event in the modern history of the Qianguo. It marked the fact that the Great Qian Dynasty had finally made strengthening coastal defense and building a navy a top priority since it was repeatedly attacked by foreign powers in the Anti-Smoking War. Although Prince Yixuan of Chun had limited talent, for the future of Emperor Guangxu and the consolidation of the Daqian Dynasty, he still regarded the creation of a navy and the strengthening of coastal defense as a lifelong career to serve the country loyally. After he was appointed, he dared to abandon outdated concepts, pay close attention to the international situation, humbly seek advice from the Westernists, and won the sympathy and support of the Empress Dowager Renxi with his special status, thus creating a favorable environment for promoting the modernization cause centered on naval construction. With the vigorous cooperation and support of the far-sighted Prince Jing Yixin, the Navy Yamen became the center of the Westernization Movement.

After the establishment of the Navy Yamen, it can be said that there was an instinctive hostility towards Weng Shuping's conservative officials, and they believed that once the Navy Yamen was "satisfied," it would "act recklessly." After Weng Shuping was in charge of the household department (Dong Sui, the head of the household department, was dismissed from his post because he falsely said that "the people who are born outside the country, and whether they are guilty or not, and let your country handle it", Japan found an excuse to invade Moswan, and the candidate for the new Shangshu has not been decided, and the daily affairs are presided over by Weng Shuping, the head of the household department), and deliberately defaulted on the funds of the navy yamen under the pretext of "lack of salary". I want to stir up the navy yamen. But what he didn't expect was that under the auspices of Prince Chun and Lin Yizhe, the Navy Yamen would be so popular.

Because the navy yamen not only manages the navy of the whole country, but also the affairs related to the navy and coastal defense, such as telegraphs, railways, and shipping, are also under the management of the navy yamen, the navy yamen has considerable financial power, and although under Weng Shuping's pretext of "lack of salary," the navy yamen is unable to obtain funds from the household department, but Lin Yizhe, who has great powers, has raised a large amount of money from home and abroad in the name of "coastal defense donations," so that the navy yamen can run smoothly.

What annoyed the conservative officials of Weng Shuping even more was that Lin Yizhe secretly raised funds for the "garden workers" in the name of "coastal defense donation", which not only pulled the internal affairs government and the navy yamen into a boat, but also turned the queen mother of the two palaces into the umbrella of the navy yamen!

At present, all the funds for the "garden workers" are handled by the navy yamen and the internal affairs office, and the household department, which is in charge of the national finance, has been completely set aside. Weng Shuping has never been clear about how much money the Navy Yamen handles, but the folk rumors that the Navy Yamen is the "second household department" of the Great Qianguo are enough to explain the problem!

Last time, under the pretext of raising money for Zuo Jigao's Western Expeditionary Army, he sent a telegram to the shipmaster, asking the shipmaster to pay the "Yu Yin" dismissal, and the main purpose was to take back the financial power of shipbuilding back into the hands of the household department!

What he didn't expect was that the Minister of Shipping, Ding Yusheng, didn't buy his account at all, and simply rejected it neatly.

In fact, it is no wonder that Ding Yusheng is like this, the shipyard funds were originally insufficient, and when he asked the household department for money, the reply of the household department was always two words: no money! As a result, after a long time, the shipmaster naturally didn't want to see the household, and he thought about it, so the household department wanted to pick up money from the shipmaster again, and it was a matter of course to touch the nails.

Like this time, Weng Shuping received Zuo Jigao's "wake up" telegram, and he knew at a glance that Zuo Jigao was going to use himself as a gunman, but he still did it.

In his opinion, this is a good topic to regain financial power from the naval yamen.

Weng Shuping entered the navy yamen, got off the sedan chair and went straight to Prince Chun's office Yixuan.

"Yo, why is Master Weng free to come over today?" Prince Chun saw Weng Shuping walking in straight without notice, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he was still very polite on the surface, and poured a cup of tea for Weng Shuping with his own hands.

Weng Shuping noticed that Prince Chun's office was not big, the bookcase in front of him and the surrounding shelves were full of papers, and several principals were busy, and they didn't even bother to greet him, and they felt very uncomfortable.

Compared with the navy yamen, the household department he is in charge of can be said to be too "idle".

Weng Shuping stepped forward to greet Prince Chun, and after the two sat down and exchanged a few words, Weng Shuping asked tentatively.

"Dare to ask the seventh master, has the Maritime Administration's accounts ever been filed and checked?" Weng Shuping asked.

"Why did Master Weng think about asking about the shipmaster's accounts?" When Prince Chun heard Weng Shuping's question, he seemed to notice something, and did not answer, but asked with a smile, "Could it be that the household department has money, and it can be used to pay the arrears of the past years to the harbour master?" ”

"The seventh master said with a smile, the silver of the household department, the three major items of the western levy silver, river work and disaster relief, have already been cleaned, where is the excess silver for the shipmaster." Weng Shuping secretly gritted his teeth in his heart, but he still had to pretend to be smiling.

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