Chapter 276: Inch by Inch

Chapter 276 has to be inched

A group of clansmen and royal families, princes and ministers were frightened by Kangxi in the Qianqing Palace, all of them were nameless fires in their stomachs, and when they returned to the mansion, they naturally couldn't have a good face for the flag people who were waiting for news at the door, and they were scolded angrily until they felt balanced in their hearts, and then they read out Kangxi's edict.

"All banner people, those who make noise, those who are disgruntled, and those who are resentful will be removed from the banner, and the family will be exiled to Ningguta, and the people in armor will be enslaved!"

As soon as the flag people heard that Kangxi was so strict, they all trembled in their hearts, where did they dare to stay any longer, they immediately scattered birds and beasts, and never mentioned the matter of stalling Ding into the mu, the removal of the flag is not a joke, the flag people not only have a monthly case, but also have an absolute advantage in terms of entry and law, and lose the flag membership, it is really a disaster for future generations, and there is no shame to see the children and grandchildren, look at Kangxi's posture, I definitely don't mind catching a few unlucky ghosts, but there is no need to hit the muzzle.

The Han people who were waiting to see the show were also dumbfounded, Kangxi was so strict with the flag people, what would he do to them? In less than half a day, the topic of paving into the acres disappeared, and no one wanted to find themselves unhappy.

Tianjin.

On the eleventh day of April, the Spanish fleet led by Yande, now called the Beiyang Fleet, slowly sailed into the port of Tianjin, and Wu Ge led the remaining 5,000 cadets of the Naval Academy to accompany him by sand boat.

The arrival of the Beiyang Fleet immediately caused a huge sensation in Tianjin, although it had long been heard that the navy had captured the Spanish fleet, but how could I have heard the truth of witnessing it with my own eyes, as soon as the news spread, Tianjin City was empty, and everyone flocked to the dock to watch, and the huge fleet immediately attracted a wave of admiration.

Forty large and small warships in a line were really magnificent, and when it was confirmed that this was indeed the Spanish fleet captured by the Qing Navy, the dock began to resound with cheers one after another. When the Spanish prisoners of war were escorted down from the warships in a neat line, the cheers reached a climax, "Long live the Qing Dynasty!" Long live the Navy! The slogans came and went.

Although the establishment of the Admiralty, Tianjin and other four major naval divisions into the Admiralty have not yet been issued, but considering the needs of Yinzhen to develop Tianjin, Kangxi has already given a secret order to Hang Linying, the chief soldier of the Tianjin Naval Division, and ordered him to obey Yinzhen's command and transfer.

As soon as Yande landed on the shore, he hurried to the three-way entrance to meet him, and as soon as he entered the house, he saluted a standard military salute and said: "Report to the dean, the chief captain of the Naval Academy, Yande, who led the captured Spanish fleet to arrive safely in Tianjin, please instruct." ”

Yinzhen was dressed in court clothes, nodded slightly, and said, "Escort the Spanish prisoners to the sailor barracks to guard, and the sailors and crew will stay behind to teach the naval cadets to operate the battleship." Bring the commander of the Spanish fleet, Angel, and the deputy commander, Carlos, to me. ”

"Yes." Yan De stood up and saluted.

Yinzhen then said: "Tell someone to pass the order, you stay." ”

After Yande finished explaining the task and turned back, Yinzhen Fang smiled and said, "Sit, just order, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Yande sat down upright at the bottom, and then said, "The dean has something to order." ”

Yinzhen groaned slightly before he said: "Penghu is a great victory, the emperor has rewarded the navy, and you and Wu Ge have both been promoted to deputy generals." At the same time, the imperial court established the Admiralty, based on the captured Spanish fleet, set up the Beiyang Fleet in Tianjin, and set up the Nanyang Fleet in Shanghai. ”

Commander of the Beiyang Fleet! Yan De's heart was excited, but he still asked cautiously: "What are the tasks and responsibilities of the Beiyang Fleet?" ”

"Protect Tianjin, fight piracy, and protect the security of the sea route from Shanghai to Liaodong." Yinzhen said this, and paused deliberately.

Yande's face immediately darkened, and he hurriedly said: "Dean, this fleet commander, you can spare me, I applied to go to Nanyang to be the captain." ”…,

"Okay, if you want to go to Nanyang, you can go to Nanyang, let me destroy Japan first and then go." Yinzhen said with a smile.

Destroy Japan? As soon as Yande heard this, he came to his senses, hurriedly got up, stood up and saluted: "Guarantee to complete the task." ”

"Sit down." Yinzhen beckoned and said: "Now there is a shortage of naval cadets, I can only give you another 4,000 people, and the rest can only be trained by yourself, Tianjin established a naval academy, the first batch of 10,000 cadets will be recruited, I will give you two years, the artillery and ammunition are completely configured according to the Nanyang Fleet, are you confident?" ”

As soon as he heard that it would take two years, Yande couldn't help frowning, Nanyang is already in a mess now, he has to stay up for two years, how can he survive this day? After a little hesitation, he said: "Dean, it is difficult to cross the sea to fight Japan, and it is not a problem to have a huge fleet at all, can't you mobilize the Eight Banners Force?" ”

"Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read." Yinzhen sighed: "The whereabouts of the navy, the corrupt Confucians in the imperial court are out of sight, once the Eight Banners are mobilized, the opposition will immediately be overwhelming, and there may not even be a chance to send troops." ”

Yan Dedeng was speechless, it seems that he is really going to survive for two years.

Seeing that he was silent, Yinzhen said in a deep voice: "Let you be the commander of the Beiyang Fleet, I have carefully considered, first, you are a child of the clan, Tianjin is the gateway of the Beijing Division, there is no room for mistakes, the Beiyang Fleet is not yet possible to let the Han people serve as the commander of the fleet, and second, Japan is different from Nanyang, it is a hard bone, and this task belongs to you."

In addition, Japan, Russia, and North America are all targets of the Beiyang Fleet, and the Beiyang Fleet will definitely participate in large-scale naval battles in the Western Ocean! ”

Hearing Yinzhen say this, Yande dared to be wordy, and immediately stood up and saluted: "Resolutely obey the order." ”

As soon as the words fell, Hong Tianbao's voice sounded outside, "Lord Wang, Wu Ge asks to see you." ”

"Let him in." Yinzhen then commanded.

As soon as Wuge finished saluting, Yinzhen said with a smile: "You came just in time, leave 1,000 of the 5,000 naval cadets you brought as seeds, and hand over the remaining 4,000 to Yande as the foundation of the Beiyang Fleet." ”

As soon as he heard what the Beiyang Fleet was, Wu Ge couldn't help but be a little confused, but he immediately replied: "Yes." ”

After Yande retired, Yinzhen said about the establishment of the Admiralty, Nanyang, and Beiyang fleets, and then said: "Now that the navy is seriously short of personnel, if nothing else, Liu Zhisheng and Lin Wei will need to be replenished one after another, and now all that can be used is the 1,000 in your hands and the 1,500 people I brought over. ”

Speaking of this, Yinzhen suddenly thought of the captured sailors in Spain, and groaned slightly, before he ordered: "Go to the Spanish prisoners of war and pick a few hundred sailors to go to Shanghai, if you can't do it, you can save the emergency." In addition, the training of sailors and soldiers should be accelerated. ”

"Mark the honorable order." After Wu Ge finished speaking, he hesitated and said, "It's not enough to train warships now, do you want to transfer a few from the Beiyang Fleet?" ”

"Hehe, I have already made arrangements, I am going to draw two fourth-class battleships, two third-class battleships, one for research and one for training." Yinzhen chuckled and said: "You don't have to worry about training battleships at all, but in half a year, a new battleship will be launched, and in addition, you can also let the Nanyang Fleet send loot over at any time." Well, you've worked hard all the way down to settle the students. ”

Waiting for Wu Ge to leave, Yinzhen couldn't help but sigh lightly, as soon as the stalls in Tianjin were spread, they were immediately a little stretched, and there was no shortage of silver, mainly manpower, especially the navy, the Nanyang Fleet led by Liu Zhisheng and Lin Wei would definitely be captured, where to gather enough navy in a short time?

Moreover, artillery casting could not keep up, although the iron mold casting cannon was fast, but the chambering was slow, and the casting of shells and gunpowder also increased the output, and the scale had to be expanded at least twice, just taking the opportunity of building a branch factory in Tianjin to recruit various craftsmen on a large scale. ..., the commander of the Spanish fleet, Angel, and the deputy commander Carlos had not yet entered the camp, and they were attracted by the huge towering black batteries at the mouth of the Sancha River, and Angel couldn't help but be secretly surprised, I don't know how many pounds of heavy artillery were placed on the batteries, at least it should be thirty pounds of heavy guns, I don't know how many batteries there are in this port, are the ports of the Great Qing Kingdom so well-guarded?

As soon as Angel and Carlos were brought into the room, Yinzhen said with a smile: "Welcome to Tianjin." ”

After listening to the translation, Angel was quite surprised and said: "Tianjin? Isn't it Shanghai? ”

Yinzhen said with a smile: "The situation has changed slightly, and my Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom will accept your Spanish surrender ceremony here." ”

"You're an insult to us." When Angel heard this, he said angrily: "We have already held a surrender ceremony, we are soldiers, not clowns." ”

Yinzhen waved his hand and said: "No, I think you have misunderstood, it is a great honor to be able to get the personal surrender of my Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom." ”

"It is you who are glorified, and it is a shame to us." Angel is still a little emotional.

"Okay then." Yinzhen spread his hands and said, "Let all the Spanish prisoners of war starve for three days." ”

When Angel heard this, he scolded with hatred, "Scoundrel." But he didn't dare to say anything more.

"Your Royal Highness, if you are sure that you want to hold another surrender ceremony, I think we can talk." Carlos spoke immediately.

Yinzhen nodded and said, "Well, I hope you can perform the change of fleet formation and the salvo of large and small artillery again." ”

"Of course that's fine, but we need to improve the treatment." Carlos smiled brightly.

Yinzhen made a request on his own, "The Spanish phalanx is famous all over the world, I wonder if this king is lucky enough to feast his eyes?" ”

Angel angrily shouted: "Enough! I repeat, although we are captured, we are soldiers, not circus clowns! His Royal Highness is also a soldier, please do not insult the dignity of a soldier. ”

Toasted and didn't eat, eat penalty wine, Yinzhen's face sank, and said, "Then let's go to mining." ”

Mining? As soon as Angel and Carlos heard the translation, their faces turned pale, and the scene of the American natives digging silver immediately came to mind.

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