With the slow entry of Taishan and Huashan, the salute on the pier was noisy, and Prince Yi Zaiyuan and Aigege, who were standing at the bow of the ship, suddenly knelt down and shouted long live?

The bright yellow on the wharf also made Lin Haijiang stunned, and then quickly ordered the two ships of Mount Tai and Huashan to raise the full flag, and then raised the flag of the Huanglong regiment of the Guangdong Navy Division of the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time, the two ships fired a salute with all their guns.

The roaring sound of the cannon made Xianfeng, who was sitting in the warm car, order someone to lift the curtain, and a cold wind suddenly poured in, and a woman beside Xianfeng who couldn't see clearly said: "The emperor takes care of the dragon body!" ”

Xianfeng smiled slightly and said, "Concubine Yi Ai, don't be nervous, I want to see the foreign ship that fired the cannon!" ”

Xianfeng, who walked down the warm car, looked at the Taishan and Huashan in a daze accompanied by Yi Guiren, Xianfeng never thought that the foreign ship would be so big? There are so many artillery pieces, I have only heard of the strong ships and guns of foreigners before? I didn't expect it to be such a behemoth.

Standing beside Xianfeng, Dong Zhongshu, the imperial historian of the Inspectorate, said with emotion: "If there is an inferior giant ship in Gengzi Nian, even if I am defeated, I will be defeated so miserably. ”

Behind Dong Zhongshu, the commander of the cavalry battalion who knew a little about foreign ships, Erha sneered: "Lord Dong is talking nonsense! In the year of Gengzi, the foreigners had not yet used such a huge ship, and the three-row gun position of this ship showed that it was a third-class battleship of Yangyi, and even if we paid for it, they would never sell it to us. ”

Xianfeng frowned slightly after listening to Erha's words, and the dragon flags fluttering on the two big ships made him feel a little relaxed.

Xianfeng, who was full of interest, did not wait for Prince Yi to get off the ship, and he took the lead in waiting for the Taishan, causing Lin Haijiang to kneel on the cold and hard deck again.

Under the introduction of Prince Yi Zaiyuan, Lin Haijiang kowtowed to Xianfeng for the third time, secretly Lin Haijiang had scolded Pu Yi from Huang Taiji to Pu Yi, who had not yet been born, Xianfeng saw that Lin Haijiang was so young? Suddenly surprised: "Yi Guiren, take a look, my fierce general Lin Haijiang is not like Zhao Zilong, the white horse of the savior of Changbanpo in the play?" ”

"Yi Guiren?" These three words made Lin Haijiang's head buzz, this is not an ordinary person? A woman who hides her power very deeply, whether it is the sinister palace changes in the environment that made her, after all, she has left an extremely strong mark in history.

It was she who personally buried the last glimmer of hope for the Chinese nation, and at the critical moment of the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the ships ran out of ammunition and food? Deng Shichang's sentence was mixed with tragedy, helplessness, sadness, and indignation, and sank the Yoshino! It touched the hearts of countless Chinese naval soldiers in later generations.

However, Lin Haijiang couldn't deny that the noble person in front of him was indeed radiant, with a pair of big watery eyes as if seducing the soul, no wonder Xianfeng was attracted to it.

Later, in the cabin, Xianfeng reviewed Zhang Zheng's battalion in disguise, his face was ruddy and glowing, he was well-dressed, and the steel gun was majestic and majestic on his shoulder, and there was a solemn atmosphere, Xianfeng looked very excited, and shouted loudly that there was such an elite soldier, why worry about the bandits!

However, the process of proofreading was very short, because the ministers were worried that if a few soldiers made a change in the narrow space, they would endanger the emperor.

Xianfeng was full of interest and rewarded each person with fifty taels of winning silver! In the meeting room of the captain's room of the Taishan ship, Xianfeng learned in detail about the firepower configuration and composition of the Taishan ship and its origin.

Before, he heard that Prince Yi had returned from Zaiyuan and had not been out of the palace for a long time, so he decided to take advantage of the light snow from the sky to go to Tianjin to greet him in person, in order to show his imperial bearing, and at the same time to put pressure on Monk Greenqin.

Xianfeng stroked the armrest of the stamped sofa and suddenly said to Lin Haijiang, who was standing next to him: "How much is this foreign ship worth?" ”

Lin Haijiang was slightly stunned at first, and immediately said with an extra heart: "Back to the emperor, it's not a matter of silver taels, but such giant ships are extremely important military equipment among foreigners, and they will definitely not be sold, otherwise if we buy them and imitate them, they will lose the so-called advantage of strong ships and sharp guns." ”

"Oh?" Xianfeng frowned, as if he was thinking about something?

Erha, the commander of the Xiaocai battalion on the side, snorted coldly: "The emperor asked you how much silver, and you just answered truthfully, where did you get so much nonsense?" ”

Lin Haijiang glanced at Erha, who was full of flesh, this arrogant guy Lin Haijiang had a certain impression, Zeng Guofan committed suicide by throwing himself into the water for the first time, and the first time he committed suicide was Erha's credit, for a person who was about to die, Lin Haijiang didn't take it to heart at all.

After a while, Xianfeng raised his head again, pushed away a petal of orange handed over by Yi Guiren and said, "Lin Aiqing, tell me how much money did this giant ship cost?" I'm going to buy these two ships! ”

"Huh?" Lin Haijiang replied with an extremely shocked expression: "Each ship is about 1.8 million taels of silver, and the annual maintenance cost still needs 15 to 200,000 taels. ”

Lin Haijiang was a little apprehensive at the moment, if Xianfeng had such a sense of maritime distress and was influenced by himself to develop the sailor in advance, it would not only greatly change the course of history, but it would not be good news for himself who was preparing to develop the navy?

"Ahh Oh my god! Oh my! The people present, including Xianfeng, all gasped, but Yi Guiren looked at Lin Haijiang intently and didn't gnaw.

Xianfeng was slightly stunned and then continued to ask: "This ship is sailing in the Yangtze River like this, can it shell Nanjing City?" ”

Lin Haijiang said loudly: "This ship is equipped with the most advanced breech guns in England, which can bombard any place pointed by the emperor!" ”

"Oh?" Xianfeng, who was in high spirits, immediately became more interested and said, "Give me a few shots to try!" ”

The starboard muzzles of the Taishan and Huashan, which had already fallen anchor, were all opened, and the target was a port beacon pedestal three miles away.

With the sound of the test firing, the guns of the two ships were bound one after another, and the bottom plate was adjusted to raise or lower the angle of the muzzle!

Launch! With the deck officer giving the order, boom! Boom! Rumble! Boom!

The deafening sound of artillery roared, the small base of the beacon was blown into the sky, and the dozen or so water columns caused by the nearby bullets were even more spectacular.

"I bought these two ships!" Xianfeng waved his hand excitedly.

Lin Haijiang, who pretended to be distressed and surprised, just knelt down, and Xianfeng suddenly said loudly: "Lin Aiqing, do you want to resist the decree?" ”

Lin Haijiang had no choice but to get up with a helpless expression, Xianfeng patted Lin Haijiang on the shoulder and said: "Guangzhou World War Aiqing, you have outstanding military achievements, the two ships must be successfully purchased, I will reward you heavily!" ”

Xianfeng laughed as he walked: "These dead bandits have not let me stop for many years, and I will not let you be comfortable in Nanjing!" ”

Only then did Lin Haijiang understand that Xianfeng's so-called strategic vision was that he was too careful, and Xianfeng was disturbed by the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to Tianjin, and decided to give Hong Xiuquan a big gift, using the Taishan ship and the Huashan ship to bombard Nanjing.

Xianfeng was very happy to lead Yi Guiren off the ship, but left Prince Yi Zaiyuan, Lin Haijiang, Shangshu Muyin of the Ministry of War, Huang Weiguang and others with sad faces and sighs.

Prince Yi Zaiyuan also felt very sorry for Lin Haijiang, if it weren't for his insistence on taking a big ship instead of using a small boat of the Guangdong sailors, there would not be such a farce of buying a boat at the dock today, this time Lin Haijiang's successful minister is likely to become a criminal minister who resists the decree and disrespects, which makes Prince Yi Zaiyuan a little worried.

Prince Yi Zaiyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Lin, don't be stunned, hurry up and think about a fold?" This ship is going to be bought, how can the foreigners solve it? Hurry up and come up with a solution? ”

Before Lin Haijiang could speak, Mu Yin, the secretary of the military department on the side, sighed helplessly: "The emperor's surname is in a hurry, not in a hurry!" But don't just sweep away the emperor's interest. ”

After that, he picked up his robe and turned to leave, and Huang Weiguang, the household servant, glanced at Lin Haijiang, and arched his hand to Prince Yi Zaiyuan: "Lord, don't you know the current family background of our Qing Dynasty?" That's four million taels of silver? Where can I find it? ”

Prince Yi Zaiyuan also seemed to be helpless and said: "The one we did for the emperor didn't fight for his family name, and he got a reward for doing a good job, and how many outsiders saw jokes when he did it?" "After that, Prince Yi Zaiyuan also flashed.

Prince Yi Zaiyuan and the military department Shangshu Mu Yin's words are clear enough, that is, the emperor is very surnamed, and the surname comes, but as a courtier, he must do his best to thank God.

Only the two brothers and sisters, Huang Weiguang and Lin Haijiang, are left sighing, and Huang Weiguang, the head of the household, really hopes that Lin Haijiang can't handle that the foreigners can't buy a boat, but it seems that he has to have money first, right? In the final analysis, he couldn't hide, so Huang Weiguang decided to rush back and report to Lord Shangshu that Duo Colong was making a decision.

Lin Haijiang's distress is pretended, exchanging two sail warships for silver equivalent to building two latest ironclad ships, which makes the transaction inappropriate, I am afraid that the whole world will not be able to find a profitable deal, and in Lin Haijiang's view, these two warships are likely to be assigned to his own command in the future, after all, this section of only his own sea route to investigate the Jing bandits is really in the limelight, and there is basically no movement on the part of the Fujian naval division.

Lin Haijiang stood at the bow of the ship in the face of the cold wind and snow, this was his first brief contact with the central body of the Qing Dynasty, and he also met the unexpected nobles, all of which made Lin Haijiang seem to have a cautious optimism about the future prospects.

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