A crimson sunset shone on the sea, and large white clouds floated in the clear blue sky. In the glow of the setting sun, it is a flame-like red. The fluttering flowers in the distance are like the enthusiastic dance of a girl in a red suit, like a dream.

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk. As the sun sets, the earth is bathed in afterglow. On the wharf of Liugong Island, the officials of the Beiyang Navy Division were neatly arranged. The Admiral's flag has long been taken down, and it is square. Guangxu held the Admiral Flag in both hands and walked to Lang Weili, who was kneeling on the ground. Guangxu gently handed the Admiral of the Navy to Lang Weili's raised hand. He said earnestly: "Lang Du Qi, I will hand over the water master of the Great Qing Dynasty to you." Everything is more than Li Zhongtang to discuss, if you are undecided, you can play it directly in front of me. ”

"Wechen should do his best."

"Please. Let's drive Tianjin, Li Hongzhang will accompany you. ”

With Guangxu leaving, the Beiyang Navy Division is finalized. Some people rejoice and some people worry. Of course, he was happy that it was Lang Weili, he never thought that this time he returned to Beiyang, Guangxu could hand over the Admiral Flag of the Navy Division to him in front of all the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division, which was a good face for him, and the incident of withdrawing the flag would not be repeated in the past. This time, it's a real one. In his letter to his wife, he wrote: "I thought that the Beiyang naval division that returned to the Qing Dynasty this time was just another political exchange for the British political axe in order to successfully win the Qing railway. On the way here, I was also worried that there would be another flag removal in the near future. I never thought that His Majesty Guangxu of the Qing Kingdom would use such a way to justify my name. From now on, I am the admiral of the Beiyang Navy of the Qing Kingdom. I will train this fleet, which has taken countless painstaking efforts, to become another maritime force in the Far East that is not weaker than the British Far East Fleet. If His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty really buys new warships in three years' time. He also said in the letter: "My dear, His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom has given me a large house. He also said that if you don't come again, he will find a mistress for the house. My dear, I still hope that you can be the mistress of this house. ”

After returning to China after the flag removal incident, Luang Weili once complained that he had been humiliated in China. As a result, her wife showed the letter to her friend. The news reached the ears of a reporter in The Times, and after an interview with Luang Weili's wife, the next day's issue of The Times published a special commentary about Luang Weili's experience in China and published part of the letter. And said: The Hong Kong flag removal incident in 1890 was just an incident made by a small group of Beiyang sailors for their own rights. It was not instructed by high-ranking Qing officials. and made a big joke about the hostess incident. Since then, Guangxu's name has been known to many British civilians. And Luang Weili's wife also got on the ship to Qing Guo in a ridicule. And this matter was also transmitted back to China through the British Legation in China, which made many parliamentarians have a good impression of Guangxu. Of course, Guangxu himself did not know all this.

Another one of the Beiyang sailors who is also very happy is Liu Buchan. Ding Ruchang's departure means that he is the first person in the Beiyang Naval Division. Didn't the emperor say that in non-war times, led by Lang Weili. If there is a real war, isn't that the big man of the side with heavy troops? Liu Buyun, who was happy, invited Lang Weili and the ship's management to drink that night. On the surface, it is said that Admiral Lang will catch the wind. In fact, he apologized to Lang Weili, but he started the flag removal incident first, no matter what, it is still non-wartime, not to mention that Lang Weili can also directly present the emperor. Let's curry favor with Luang Weili.

As for Ding Ruchang, he is just a little disappointed, and in his official position, he said that he was a flat adjustment, but after all, the Marine Corps of the Marine Division was still there. For the original water master, everyone was always unconvinced on the grounds that he didn't understand the water master. Being able to form a new army by himself can be regarded as another grace from the emperor to him. In any case, the formation of the Lu Division can be regarded as having a place to use, and besides, as the emperor said, he is the only one who understands both the water division and the Lu division in the Qing Dynasty today. Ding Ruchang thought about it, and he figured it out.

For Lin Taizeng, who didn't find the explosives bag, he called it a fluke in his heart. According to the law, even if he cut off his head, he will not cry out for injustice. Now he has only been dismissed from his post as the chief soldier of the left wing, and he continues to remain in the Zhenyuan pipe belt, which is already a great favor of the emperor. Next time...... No, there can't be a next time. In the future, you must be careful, and you can't let people sneak on the warship anymore. Three months later, the security competition will really be beheaded. If so, leave it to the enthusiastic dancing like a girl in a red suit.

Deng Shichang should have been happy, but at this time his heart was a little entangled. Although he still carries the Zhiyuan, he has been promoted to the chief soldier of the left wing. It can also be regarded as the third person of the Beiyang Naval Division. It's also a high ascension. But the emperor said: No matter when or what, if I come back alive, even if I die, I will die on land. He was puzzled. Could it be that the emperor will tell fortunes? I haven't heard of it.

Fang Boqian was really depressed. The emperor said to himself: Do not order those who dare to retreat without authorization, and the officers and men of the whole ship will raid their homes. Our Boqian is also a dignified seven-foot man, an outstanding graduate of the British Navy, and the left deputy general of the Beiyang Naval Division. He is also an official who aspires to be powerful and powerful in the Shimizu Division. Why did the emperor look at me and think that I would run away on the battlefield? Do I look like I ran away? The key is that Fang Boqian really looked in the mirror after he went back.

Ma Xiaoliu's real name is Ma Renshan, because he ranks sixth in the family, most of them call him Xiaoliu. Ben is an ordinary civilian at the bottom of China, who can no longer be ordinary. His family was poor, and he worked as a most ordinary worker in this newly opened Dasheng garment factory in Tianjin. Earn a pitiful little paycheck every day in the noise of machines and the dust of the sky to support your family. Today is a little different. Because under the guidance of Director Zhang, a young man of the same grade as him was talking to him.

"I heard from Director Zhang, you can do all the big and small jobs in this factory. He's an all-rounder. ”

"It's okay." Ma Xiaoliu smiled innocently: "The ancestor of the family is a tailor. Therefore, some work can be done in this factory. ”

"In this way, you have a good foundation, why didn't you do it at home?"

"There are many people in the family, so my father opened a small tailor shop to support them. I was the youngest in the family, so I came out to work. How much can subsidize some households. ”

"Then let me ask you, how many pieces of this style of clothing can you make a day if you are alone?"

"The smaller one can probably make eleven or twelve pieces."

"So what if you were to only make the collar or only the other part of the other part of the day?"

"That's a lot, it's not a problem to do twenty or thirty a day."

"Zhang Qian, I want to do this. You see, the clothes are split apart, and everyone only does one part, and only at the end is sewn together together, so that the same multiple hands can make more clothes in the same amount of time. This is called assembly line production. I don't know if it will be able to be implemented here. ”

Zhang Qian thought about it roughly: "Young master, this method is very good, so that the worker only needs to be able to do the same." Even people who have never learned how to make clothes can work with a little training. ”

"But this method is the main point, every part of each garment must be done exactly the same, so that the final sewn garment will not have problems. Well, you can find some people to figure it out first. I'll write some thoughts for your reference. By the way, Xiaoliu, are you literate? ”

"If you don't know, your family is poor and can't afford to read."

Guangxu sighed: "It's a good seedling, so do you want to study?" ”

"I don't want to, it costs a lot of money to study." Ma Xiaoliu scratched his head honestly: "Besides, my father is illiterate, not a tailor." ”

That's the way to get by. It's good to be able to meet the current situation. Guangxu shook his head: "You should be two taels of silver a month now." If you can read and write, I will ask Director Zhang to add you a tael of silver every month, then are you willing to learn? Of course, it doesn't cost money to teach you to read.

"Really? Then I'm going to learn. ”

"Zhang Qian, so be it. After that, the factory stopped working for one day every six working days, but it was not a break. You asked this teacher to teach everyone to read and write on the day of the shutdown. Assessments are conducted once a month. Those who pass will give them a 20% raise. For generalists like Xiaoliu, you can add more, even if you double it, it doesn't matter. You can grasp it. After speaking, Guangxu walked forward. When he heard these words in Ma Xiaoliu's ears, he was happy. Learning to read and write can get an extra tael of silver every month, but it's real.

"Young master, in this way, the expenses in the factory will increase. In this short period of time, I am afraid that not only will I not be able to make money, but I will also have to stick it inside. Zhang Qian makes sense to say this. The factory has also turned. The orders that can be received are all from the emperor. Now the emperor still wants to raise the wages of the workers, how can it be done if it is not posted. If the emperor wants to make money from the factory to support the army, it is impossible.

"That's all the idea." Guangxu looked at everyone and nodded: "Although I don't have any money, young master, I also need money." Remember, the royal corporation is not supposed to compete with the people. We should take the cultivation of talents for the country as the first purpose, and making money as the second. Speaking of this, Guangxu stopped, and suddenly waved his hand: "Why are you talking about this, this is still too far away." At present, it is still mainly about making money. Isn't there an old saying that no matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education. Let's start here. "Is there such an old saying? Everyone looked at each other. How did they know that this sentence will be an old saying in later generations, and now Guangxu is the first person to say it, but everyone remembers this sentence.

After Guangxu finished speaking, he was still looking around in the factory, Zhang Qian and the big and small foremen in the factory followed suit, and kept explaining their doubts to Guangxu. Guangxu coughed lightly: "I said that the ash in Zhang Qian's factory is too big." If this continues, the worker's body will not be able to bear it. You give a mask to every factory person. It doesn't cost much anyway. Young Master Ben didn't want a strong man to enter my factory and leave with a sick body. That's detrimental to yin morality. If you don't look at it, you can't stand it. ”

In the manager's office, there is a lot of room for action to open up sales for the product so that it can be profitable in the shortest possible time. But in the end, I couldn't find a way to do it. Zhang Qian said that the domestic market is full of foreign goods, and the price of foreign goods is low and the quality is good. Make it difficult for domestic products to maintain. It takes a lot of time to change.

Guangxu suddenly said: "Officials and businessmen collude, since ancient times, businessmen want to make money without colluding with the government, where can they make money." Why don't you use such an excellent tradition, you have to remember that your big boss in the background is the emperor. ”

"So what are you surprised about?" Guangxu disdainfully the expressions of these people: "It's just that as for how to deal with the policy, there is Lord Lao Zhongtang." In addition, I personally came forward to help you promote it. I'll leave that to me. ”

"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate to do this." Li Hongzhang was taken aback. Although the collusion between officials and businessmen has been like this since ancient times, it is still necessary to say it so clearly. The emperor is the first person in the ages.

"Money, as long as you can make money, everything is easy to say. You can't do anything without money. We can't let the Beiyang Naval Division even afford to buy artillery shells for training. This is the end of the matter, you go back and think about it. In addition, Li Hongzhang, you arranged, I will go to Shanghai again, and by the way, I will take a look at the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. So be it. ”

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