The cold of spring in the past year or four is extraordinarily cold, and now it is February, and it is still unbearable to stand standing outside, especially the cold wind that blows from time to time is constantly drilling into the cracks of people's bones.

However, early this morning, a wharf here in Wangjiang County was crowded with a group of people, and there were flags on the wooden stakes next to the wharf that represented the northern Anhui patrol envoys, and the style of these flags was still determined when Han Zheng was occupying all of the Jiangbei in Anhui, and the flags were cut from a piece of blood-red red silk, and the big characters of "Northern Anhui Patrol Envoys" were embroidered with "gold thread" on it, and the wind continued to flutter.

Most of the people gathered around the dock were also wearing military uniforms, mixed with individual suit merchants or dignitaries.

At this time, a man in a suit in his twenties and less than thirty years old in the crowd was constantly arguing with another middle-aged man in military uniform, but the clothes on this middle-aged man in military uniform were obviously slightly different from the soldiers in charge of guarding the dock, not in terms of epaulettes, but in terms of color and standard of clothes!

This middle-aged man was wearing a white military uniform, with a few sky blue stripes on his hat and cuffs, all of which represented this person's identity - the navy!

At this time, I saw that the young man patted his head angrily, and regardless of the cold, he opened his mouth and said, "I said General Zhou!" Is it okay to call you a general?! You want a big ship, you have to be equipped with artillery, and you have to be equipped with a navy of crews, where can I find you?! It took a lot of effort to get these out of the gang of losers in Shanghai, and the only dozen or so naval officers were also coaxed and deceived to get them for you, what else are you going to do?! ”

Hearing this, the corners of the mouths of several young people in navy uniforms around unconsciously showed a wry smile, but no, these people were really fooled by the person in front of them.

And the general Zhou in the young man's mouth is also the person arranged by Han Zheng's subordinates, coupled with the relationship between his principal Jiang Baili, this is Zhou Zifa who got it from the batch of crippled navy anchored in Shanghai, speaking of which the middle-aged man in front of him Zhou Zifa was also a high-achieving student who studied abroad and returned from studying at a specialized naval academy in the United States.

However, no matter how good the talent is, it seems that it will not be paid much attention in China at that time, especially the Chinese Navy.

When Zhou spontaneously returned to China, the Xinhai Revolution had just broken out and there was turmoil everywhere, and someone once suggested that he join the army and find an officer to work in the Beiyang Army or in the south, and according to his qualifications, he could still do it.

But he is quite stubborn, since he is studying the navy, how can he change careers?! Especially after seeing that the Chinese Navy is so backward and those warships are almost scrap metal, in addition to being sad, he also vowed to let the motherland's navy freely sail on the sovereignty of his country.

So, after Zhou spontaneously rejected other people's proposals, he was directly sent to the naval fleet staying in Shanghai, except for eating and waiting for death, there was really no other way, the south was willing to accept the navy, but what he fancied was how much money those warships could get back to supplement the army's military spending, and the north also had the same idea, which made the navy quite embarrassing, even if the north and the south wanted to feed the huge navy, but they were also powerless.

However, since Jiang Baili promised to find a helper for Han Zheng and pull talents, coupled with what Han Zheng has done in recent years, he has seen it in his eyes, Jiang Baili no longer has any doubts and began to help Han Zheng find all the talents he can find.

This Zhou Zifa in front of him was fooled by Jiang Baili in this way, and at the same time, he spent a lot of money to buy two 1,800-ton protective cruisers from those navies who couldn't eat, as well as several gunboats and large merchant ships.

These are all Han Zheng's efforts to support after occupying northern Anhui and owning the Yangtze River wharf in front of him, and it has cost Han Zheng millions of finances, if it weren't for the fact that Han Zheng's business here has been booming in the past two years, plus the interception of salt tax, where can he get these things.

"Director Zheng, it's really not me Zhou who is embarrassing you, I also know your difficulties, but we said before we came, we want these warships to be fully equipped and have sufficient personnel, why are there so few people now? And although the warship has been refurbished, the equipment is still somewhat insufficient, and we are not here to be captains of merchant ships. ”

Zhou spontaneously glanced at the young man in front of him, although he knew that the other party was the old team of the Han Patrol Envoy, but in front of his dream, everything was second.

Hearing this, several soldiers in white uniforms around them were obviously a little gloomy.

The young man in the suit is Zheng Rong, who used to be the logistics director of Han Zhengjun, with the continuous rise of Han Zhengjun's strength, their status is also rising, although they are still in the position of director, but the current director is not as good as before, now he is in charge of the army's 20,000 military salary scheduling and military expenditures!

It was also because of his careful calculation that Han Zheng still trusted this subordinate, and at the same time, in order to show his importance to the navy, he sent plastic surgery to come here to handle this matter in person.

Zheng Rong naturally knew that Han Zheng attached great importance to it, so it was easy to say it, but the other party was too hard-mouthed.

"My General Zhou, don't be embarrassed for me, see for yourself, which of these gunboats and cruisers is not better than when you first got it? The cruiser used to have four 65 caliber guns, but now you have six 75 mm guns, which is a big guy! And what kind of treatment did you have when you were in the Shanghai Yangtze River Fleet? Now, the patrol envoy personally promoted you to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and also appointed you as the first captain of our Northern Anhui Army, what else do you want? If you can find someone in China who attaches more importance to the construction of your navy than our patrol envoys, you can go, and besides, how much investment your navy needs, you must not be uninformed. ”

Zheng Rong was really tempered by the other party at this time, these people who went abroad to stay abroad and came back, they have the ability, but they have been honed for so many years, why don't they know how to be smoother, one by one they just admit death.

This sentence already sounded quite unceremonious, but Zhou spontaneously fell silent after hearing it, but what the other party said was reasonable, how could he not know the difficulties of naval construction and the huge consumption of military spending!

But when will the Motherland have a strong navy ?! Thinking of this, Zhou spontaneously turned pale, and several other naval officers around him also looked a little gloomy, and suddenly felt a sense of confusion and powerlessness about the future of the Chinese Navy.

The scene was a little silent for a while, and Zheng Rong was so quick that he said something that hurt the hearts of these international students.

"Since I know that these people are proud and stubborn, how can I still hit them, alas, but it is much more relieving to look at it." Zheng Rong sighed secretly, thinking secretly in his heart.

"By the way, I also want to tell you the news, the patrol envoy is planning to establish a naval academy, and you people have to teach in peacetime to teach the future of the navy." Zheng Rong knew that he couldn't blow too hard, in case these people picked on him, his commander would not let him go, so he stepped forward and patted the other party's shoulder, and said comfortingly.

"What?! But what you're saying is true?! Is Commander Han really willing to establish a naval academy?! Who knew that Zheng Rong's words were more effective than all the words just now, only to see Zhou spontaneously raise his head suddenly and ask repeatedly.

Zheng Rong saw that the other party seemed to have a sign of madness, his heart suddenly changed, he nodded, and then took two steps back.

Zhou spontaneously saw the other party nodding, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears flowed down slowly in an instant, and then he turned around and hugged the other naval officers who were already stunned next to him!

No one knows how these people are feeling at this time, how is the history of China's modern suffering not the history of humiliation of the Chinese Navy?! And the First Sino-Japanese War completely fixed the navy on the pillar of shame, which also became the heaviest pain in the hearts of all naval soldiers, and even their navy could not straighten their proud chests wherever they went!

And at this time, I heard that someone attached so much importance to the navy, which was even more exciting than giving them high-ranking officials, since their generation may not have the hope of seeing the motherland's navy sailing on the ocean, but they still have a future!

"Let's go and see the boat!" After staying for a while, Zhou Zifa and these people relieved their excitement, as if they were full of energy, and led their men to the warships that had just been built, walking towards their dreams!

No one knows, at this time, Zhou spontaneously remembered the explanations and expectant eyes of his comrades when he came, wait, wait, if Han Xunyue really attached importance to the navy, instead of cheating, he decided to come back to his colleagues and old bosses and come back with the warship! (To be continued.) )