After everyone retreated, Yinzhen smiled and said to Shi Shibiao and Fu Han: "Over the years, I have not understood the real situation in Europe. As he spoke, he gave a detailed introduction to the situation in Europe.

As soon as they heard that Europe had been fighting for years and had been fighting for ten years, Shi Shibiao and Fu Han immediately guessed the purpose of the imperial court's expedition to Europe, and couldn't help but be excited, and after thinking for a moment, Shi Shibiao said: "Fourteenth Master, since it is such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, why don't you go all out and press all the navy to Europe, and the Americas can be delayed for three or five years." ”

Yinzhen knew that he was thinking about the left, and couldn't help laughing: "Does Wen Bing want to swallow Europe in one bite?" Your appetite is too great, Europe is too far away from the Qing Dynasty to be able to supply at all, just a strong wall and clear the field, the expeditionary force will be in a desperate situation, besides, once the European maritime powers, Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain join forces, the size of the fleet will be beyond imagination, far from the Qing Dynasty Navy can compete head-on.

For Europe, the Qing Dynasty could only fight on one side and pull the other, first win one or two powerful allies in Europe, and only then could it consider others, and if it wanted to benefit the most, it was natural to help the weak, that is, the alliance between Spain and France.

The main purpose of this expedition was not to seek much benefit in Europe, but to prolong the chaos in Europe so that they would not have time to take care of other places. ”

After explaining in detail the specific purposes of the expedition to Europe, Yinzhen sipped tea and was silent. Wait for the two to digest slowly.

Shi Shibiao pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Fourteenth Master, the muskets and artillery of our navy are far superior to the navies of European countries. Haven't we suffered a big loss? ”

What kind of food is lost, just our little improvement, although we can be ahead for a while, but not for a lifetime, even if we are now relying on our advantages to build a big territory. Decades later, it is also a wedding dress for Europeans, and being able to integrate into Europe, while developing Western studies, while spying on and stealing their achievements, or poaching their outstanding talents, this is the long-term solution, what is this called? I can't give up my children. If you can't catch a wolf, you have to invest money in business.

"Wen Bing's thoughtfulness and thoughtfulness." Yinzhen smiled slightly: "Once we join forces with France and Spain to fight the enemy, the advantage of our firearms may be exposed, but we are 20,000 people, and we can fight alone, so there is no need to join forces with them." Even if it leaks, we will not suffer much, because Britain, Austria, the Netherlands and other countries have suffered losses in our hands, and they will soon be able to study and improve our firearms in those places. It doesn't take long to figure it out.

Of course, being able to lead a year is a year, let them slowly explore, and on a trip to Europe, the secrets of firearms should still be kept as secret as possible, and they are not allowed to visit firearms. The Spanish sailors should also take strict precautions against the battleship, and in the event of an engagement, try to annihilate the other side as much as possible. ”

Isn't this nothing to do? Shi Shibiao and Fu Han are both slanderous, but. The expedition to Europe had already been decided, and they did not dare to say more.

Shi Shibi asked uneasily: "We have a lot of Spanish instructors and sailors in our Naval Academy, so we won't go back to Europe together, right?" ”

"No, it won't." Yinzhen affirmed: "The Spanish captives have no chance to contact those instructors and sailors at all, and I have already taken precautions against this. ”

Seeing that it was empty, Fu Han hurriedly asked: "Dean, the new students of the academy rarely go far away, this expedition to Europe 40,000 miles away has completely exceeded their imagination, even listening to the standard, I am also surprised in my heart, not to mention these new soldiers, once the news spreads among the new students, I am worried that there will be an accident, can I go to Manila or Karopa for training as soon as possible?" Yinzhen nodded and said with a smile: "It's not unreasonable to be worried, if you hold on for a few more days, I will mobilize the ships and send them south to Karopa." As he spoke, he took out a stack of drawings from his bosom and said: "This is the still used for steaming flower water in Jiangnan, I changed it slightly, you take it to a craftsman to try to make it, add some money, and listen to them rush to work overnight, if it is feasible, a large number of customizations." ”

Steaming toilet water? Shi Shibiao and Fu Han were confused when they landed, making toilet water? Fourteenth Master, this is out of money?

Seeing that the eyes of the two were a little strange, Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is for distilling seawater." ”

As soon as he heard the distillation of seawater, Shi Shibiao opened his mouth wide, and Fu Han also looked at Yinzhen with a puzzled face, they had never touched the retort at all, so they naturally didn't know what the meaning of distilling seawater was, Shi Shibiao came back to his senses, and then hesitated and said: "Fourteenth master, distilling seawater can make money?" ”

"Make money? You're crazy about money, aren't you? Yinzhen scolded with a smile: "This is used to save lives, distilling seawater, you can get talking water, you know?" When there is little scarcity, this still comes in handy. ”

Fresh water can be obtained! The eyes of the two of them lit up at this moment, the fresh water on the battleship is limited, and when sailing in the ocean, fresh water is extremely important, with this thing, isn't it very convenient?

Seeing the happy expressions of the two, Yinzhen had to pour a scoop of cold water to cool down, "This method has limited water intake, and it can only be used as a supplement, don't think that with it, you can have enough fresh water." ”

"That's better than nothing." Fuhan's eyes are still shining.

Yinzhen smiled: "Without further ado, you will go to the craftsman to make it and see how it works." ”

"Yes, sign it off." Fu Han stood up excitedly and saluted.

After Fu Han came out of the main hall, Shi Shibiao restrained his smile and asked with a solemn expression: "The fourteenth master, his subordinates are the commanders of the expedition to Europe, but the envoys of the army are headed by the fourth master. ”

"You also said that this is the military envoy corps, and the word 'Sui' is not clear enough?" Yinzhen said lightly: "However, the expedition to Europe is very big, military is only one aspect, the fourth brother and his adviser Wu Sidao are far better than you in the ability to control the overall situation, I hope you can be sincerely united, but one thing you have to remember, these 20,000 navy is the backbone of the Qing navy, try not to fight a war of attrition, and do your best to ensure that they can come back safely." ”

Speaking of this, Yinzhen sighed lightly and said: "This expedition, the main general is difficult, even me, it is very contradictory, such a good training opportunity, naturally can not be easily let go, to cultivate the Qing Navy dare to fight tough battles, hard battles and bloody battles The spirit of not losing too much, because we can't afford to lose, let alone defeat the war, which has frustrated morale, fallen the prestige of the country, and damaged the honor of the navy."

You are a veteran with rich experience in leading troops, since I have recommended you, I can rest assured that I will hand over 20,000 navies to you, everything else is secondary, but you can't be defeated! The Qing Navy wants to play a majestic role in Europe! ”