After taking a bath and dining for a while, Yinzhen took Yin, accompanied by Wuge, Yande, Dexu, Fu Anding and others, went to the barracks for a turn, and when he saw that everything was fine, he put his mind at ease, and then took a few people into the meeting hall.

After taking a seat, Yinzhen glanced at a few people before he spoke: "Due to the discovery of Australia and the implementation of overseas separation, the focus of the navy has shifted to the South Seas, and the Eastern Expedition to Japan has been temporarily put on hold, leaving ten warships as training ships in the Beiyang Fleet, and the rest will go to the South Seas with me. ”

As soon as he heard this, Yande's face immediately turned red with excitement, and he blurted out, "When will you leave?" ”

"Tomorrow morning, the navy will be formed, and the emperor will announce a decree to reward the meritorious generals of the navy." Yinzhen said with a smile: "I will leave for the south in the afternoon."

As soon as they heard that the navy would become an army tomorrow and there would be a reward, several people were quite excited, Yinzhen glanced at a few people, and then said: "Time is in a hurry, tomorrow will be an army, there will be no ceremony, let's use one big victory after another to declare the military prestige of the navy." Now, let's arrange it alone.

The navy is now seriously understaffed, there are warships but not enough troops, training new soldiers is the first priority at present, considering that many children of the clan in the capital will be invested in the Tianjin Naval Academy nearby, Wu Ge is temporarily responsible for the training in Tianjin. ”

"Yes." Wu Ge replied in a deep voice.

"The sixteenth brother never had any experience in commanding the army, joined the navy, studied hard first, and started as an ordinary cadet." Yinzhen said, and then advised: "The navy is in urgent need of mathematics and all kinds of miscellaneous talents, and you must do your best to recruit talents." ”

"I will listen to the arrangement of the fourteenth brother, and recruit talents to come to Tianjin as soon as possible." Yin said with a smile, he knew in his heart that the fourteenth brother was arranging this way to cultivate his ability to command the army.

Yinzhen said: "Tianjin and Shanghai Naval Academies each leave 500 old students with excellent skills and high organizational discipline as the backbone, and the specific personnel, Wuge, Yande, Del Xu, and Fu Anding, you can determine for yourself, I advise, there can be no distinction between Manchu and Han!" ”

"Yes." The four of them responded in unison.

"I'm going to leave tomorrow, so let's get busy first. Wuge stayed. Yinzhen commanded.

After a few people got up, Yinzhen looked at Wu Ge and said: "I saw you Ama in the capital, it's not a big problem, I'm in good spirits, and I will be able to go to the ground in two months." ”

Hearing the mention of his father, Wu Ge immediately got up and said, "Thank you, Dean for your success." ”

Yinzhen nodded, and then asked, "What is the situation of the Spanish captives now?" ”

"There are still more than 7,600 Spanish prisoners, all of whom are being held on the island of Bonan." Wu Ge said in a deep voice: "The change of the military exercise, they are also scared of being killed, and now they are very peaceful, their fleet commanders Angel and Carlos are now very prestigious among the captives, and the two of them have asked to see the dean several times, hoping that the dean will give them another chance." ”

There is a natural opportunity, but not now, Yinzhen groaned slightly, and said: "Pick out the sailors, if there are those who are willing to stay in Daqing forever and serve in the Naval Academy or the ocean-going trade fleet, they will be arranged to serve as instructors in the academy first, and the rest will be sent to a battalion of three hundred people to work as coolies, repair ports, post roads, and try not to let them die." ”

Beijing and Tianjin have been stormy for a period of time, with good and bad things continuous, and Shanghai is also surprised and delighted.

After the news of the rebellion of the prince in Yinzhen came to Liuchunyuan, Zhang Mengjiao sent people to Western missionaries every day to inquire about the situation in Nanyang, the details of the Western countries in Europe and the relations between the countries, and the life was very fulfilling.

Wu Ge went to Tianjin and took almost all the naval cadets with him, the Naval Academy of Nuoda was extremely empty, and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang was bored and walked around the wide training ground.

After Wu Ge went to Tianjin, he stayed in Shanghai for a few days, and he was very bored, so he went to Suzhou in Weifu, and was very mixed up in the fireworks for a few days. …,

Annoyed that he had missed a big show, he immediately sent two letters asking for peace, and then sneaked back to Shanghai, walked around the factories and workshops, and found that everything was normal, and he settled down.

While slowly dispersing, Yinxiang thought inexorably, the old fourteen occupied the South Seas, and he made up an overseas division, if he could be divided overseas, it would be a great pleasure, but thinking that he was in the navy, I was afraid that it would be impossible to have the opportunity to be divided overseas, and he couldn't help but be depressed.

Instead, I thought that since Australia was discovered and the implementation of overseas feudalization was established, the importance of the South Seas was highlighted, would the old 14 increase the number of troops in the South Seas? This time, we must not miss the opportunity, we fought Spain, and the Netherlands, and there may be a sea battle in the South Seas.

Just thinking about it, a guard hurriedly came to report: "The thirteenth master, the fourteenth master has returned to Shanghai." ”

Old Fourteen has returned to Shanghai? Yinxiang shook his head and immediately said, "What are you waiting for, prepare the horse and go to the dock." ”

The news of the return of the fourteenth prince Yinzhen to Shanghai has already spread throughout Shanghai, when Yinxiang arrived at the wharf, there have been a lot of people gathered here, Songjiang prefect Wan Yan Haifeng, Jiang Customs Supervisor Chen Pengnian, Zhang Yuanlong, Zheng Qinghai and others have already arrived, several people saw Yinxiang, are busy coming forward to ask for a meeting

Yinxiang hadn't seen a few people for a while, and said with a smile: "It's been a lot of suffering during this time, right?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Wanyan Haifeng said with a smile: "The good news is not well-informed, otherwise some people will suffer it, and the rain will finally be clear, and the fourteenth master will return to Shanghai, but everything will be fine." ”

That's right, with the strength of the navy, as long as the old fourteenth goes out of Beijing, no one can help him, but this is taboo, Yinxiang smiled and changed the topic, "Shanghai will immediately expand the navy by 10,000, and some are busy." ”

"Expanding the army is a good thing." Zheng Qinghai chuckled and said, "If you hit a few more Luzon Island to sell, this day will be much better." ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed, Zheng Qinghai, the chief financial officer, really did not leave the bank in three sentences, as soon as he opened his mouth, it was money, Chen Pengnian smiled and said: "The ability of the fourteenth master to make money is not to be said, but the ability to spend money is also unmatched, don't be happy too early, Tianjin is now a bottomless pit." ”

As soon as he thought of developing Tianjin, Zheng Qinghai immediately lost a smile on his face, and Yan Haifeng smiled when he saw this: "Are you the one who is worried?" Are you still worried that the Fourteenth Master will go bankrupt? Haven't you heard that as soon as the news of the overseas division spread, the shares of the overseas trade fleet have doubled. Isn't it? Lao Zhang? ”

Zhang Yuanlong's smiling eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said continuously: "The rumors are wrong, the rumors are wrong, and it has only risen to 1.7 million." "Min