Chapter 45 is reasonable

February 1894 A.D., South Seas, Republic of Seris

After the national independence and the whole country spent the first happy Spring Festival, taking advantage of the launch of the three subsequent Luzon-class warships of the Avalanche Shipyard, "Guangzhou", "Xiangshan", and "Nanning", Chen Zeyu led the members of the Admiralty to visit the Avalanche Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Group located in eastern Luzon.

Chen Zeyu and his entourage were accompanied by two special members, Sheng Xuanhuai and Wu Tingfang from the Qing Kingdom.

When the two of them first came, they handed over the prayer post in their respective identities, but Chen Zeyu didn't care, and he didn't even let the guards give way.

It wasn't until he returned to his home in Seris City in the evening that his beloved wife pinched the soft flesh on his waist on the sofa, and Chen Zeyu knew that he had almost offended his wife's little uncle.

I forgot to mention that during this year's Spring Festival, Chen Zeyu and his fiancée Wu Xiatong, who had been with him for several years, had already tied the knot.

Because the Wu family believed in Catholicism very early, Chen Zeyu had to hold a grand Western-style wedding with the two of them for his beloved wife.

The pomp and circumstance outside the church is still fresh in the minds of many citizens of Seris......

Since they are already relatives, the result is naturally different.

The next day, Chen Zeyu personally received them with diplomatic etiquette as the head of state.

Although there was a change in attitude, the Republic still did not establish formal diplomatic relations with the Qing State after that.

Even because of the extra layer of the Wu family's relationship, Chen Zeyu also directly and honestly told the future plan of the republic in front of Sheng Xuanhuai and the two of them.

In Chen Zeyu's timetable, the fall of the Qing court was already irreversible and bound to happen.

To his surprise, although they had a short period of "unpleasantness" with each other after that, the two sides soon reached a "consensus" again.

Chen Zeyu didn't expect that he would actually have a tiger body shock, and the spirit of the king was swaying.

Wu Tingfang and Sheng Xuanhuai, who served as counselors in the United States and superintendents of Beiyang Customs in the Qing State respectively, actually proposed to be naturalized at the same time to serve the emerging Republic of Seris......

recalled his expression after the meeting and conversation that day, and his beloved wife Wu Xiatong kept teasing him.

Chen Zeyu never thought that he would be able to rebel against the Qing court officials.

Although he has always been a genius in his actions in this time and space, every step and every action is as precise and meticulous as that of a Swiss watch. But behind every action, in fact, is caused by Chen Zeyu's strength and strategy, and behind the success of every plan is the bright strength of the former Huameng Group.

In fact, Chen Zeyu still underestimated his influence on this era at this moment.

With the independent founding of the former Huameng and the growing power of the Avalanche group under its name, and with the increasing national strength of the Republic, behind the success of his every step of the plan, Chen Zeyu has begun to gradually show a great man's demeanor like a pioneer of the times.

Maybe even Chen Zeyu himself didn't notice that to this day, every word and every step of his action gradually reveals a chilling momentum that swallows thousands of miles like a tiger.

With the passage of time, there have been more and more Chinese people of insight from all over the world who have gathered under his command for the common destiny of the nation.

It's happening!

Looking at the huge "Xiangshan" ironclad battleship in the dock in front of them, Sheng Xuanhuai and Wu Tingfang showed amazement.

With a standard displacement of 7,450 tons and a full load displacement of 8,290 tons, the "Xiangshan" ironclad battleship is 1.5 times that of the "Dingyuan" class of the Qing Beiyang Naval Division of the same level.

Unlike the rugged hulls of the two Dingzhen ships full of rivets, this "Xiangshan" ironclad battleship is particularly smooth and beautiful due to the use of gas welding technology that has long been popularized in the shipyards of the Republic.

"This 'Xiangshan' battleship belongs to the 'Luzon' class ironclad battleship in the establishment of our Navy, with a standard displacement tonnage of more than 7,400 tons."

Wei Han, a shipyard engineer on one side, and others were introducing the newly launched warships in front of them to these two comrades from the Qing Kingdom.

"In terms of tonnage, it is similar to the 'Saxony' class in the early years of the German Volkeng Shipyard, oh, that is, the 'Dingyuan' class warship that the Qing Beiyang Naval Division is now equipped with. However, unlike the former, in terms of armament, the 'Luzon' class is equipped with three pairs of twin-mounted 305mm main guns, which is 1.5 times that of the 'Dingyuan' class. ”

"Moreover, this new high-caliber naval gun is also much higher than the early Krupp 305mm naval gun equipped with the 'Dingyuan class' in terms of bore pressure and rate of fire. Its naval guns have a maximum range of up to 15 kilometers, which is huge enough to blow any warship in the world in two. ”

"The air-welded iron armor of the hull is made of a new type of T3 surface hardened armor made by our country, and the thinnest armor of the hull is also more than 225mm, which can withstand the vast majority of heavy artillery bombardment in the world today."

Wu Tingfang looked at the ironclad battleship in front of him and sighed, "The imperial court has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and spent decades on more than a dozen armored ships from other countries, and the shipmaster bureau in Fuzhou wants to build a small-tonnage armored ship, and the naval guns and steel armor used still have to be imported from the West." In contrast, it is really admirable that the little Seris can build a giant ship of such a scale by himself today! ”

"It's difficult, it's too difficult......" Listening to the words of his colleagues around him, Sheng Xuanhuai whispered with an unnatural expression.

Chen Zeyu knew that he was lamenting his life experience, and couldn't help but comfort, "Brother Xingsun doesn't need to be bored, you can't handle foreign affairs well is not because of personal reasons, nor technical reasons, it's just a problem of the system." ”

Sheng Xuanhuai was relieved, "Yes, although many government-run enterprises in the Qing State have been changed to official supervision and commercial management, the overall constraints of the imperial court still exist. ”

"Only by smashing it can we rebuild a strong China, and there is no need for a court that disregards the safety of the country and embezzles naval funds just to build a garden for the Queen Mother!" Looking at the battleship in front of him, Chen Zeyu said slowly.

Sheng and Wu behind them nodded one after another, their faces showing complicated expressions.