September 1875 in the Western calendar.

'Woo......'

The high-pitched, thick whistle sounded like the roar of an ancient beast, waking up the sleepy passengers in the carriage. If the conductor's last report just now had no effect, then the roar of industrial power was enough to shock everyone's spirits and quickly wake up from their groggy state!

"Look, it's Portsmouth up ahead!"

Standing next to one of the windows of the carriage, a young Englishman of about 20 years old pointed to the buildings that gradually appeared in the distance outside the window, and said to the people next to him with excitement and pride: "This is the best military port in Great Britain, and the most perfect military port in the world!" Home port of the Royal Navy of the British Empire! ”

The young man's tone was very impulsive, and there was obviously some hint of suppression. This is offensive, even if he attacks two Chinese with women's braids. But the actions of the youth are clearly not in line with the British adults who have become gentlemanly.

"Heaven?"

Under the burning gaze of the young man, Lin Yongsheng, who was dressed in the cadet uniform of the Greenwich Naval Academy, withdrew his gaze looking out of the window, inadvertently glanced at the young man, and his attention quickly shifted to a newspaper on the table next to him, and the corners of his mouth curved. "Perhaps......"

As a soldier of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Yongsheng did not have the consciousness of British youth. Feel that Portsmouth is paradise.

"Perhaps?"

Lin Yongsheng's indifferent expression and extremely sarcastic words obviously angered the British youth, who was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. I almost jumped up. Of course, the elders beside him stopped him from making this violent movement, but those eyes were still round.

"I'm sorry two gentlemen, Rooney just didn't get through Guò because he applied for the Greenwich Naval Academy. Seeing the clothes of the two gentlemen, it was a little exciting......"

The English young man's face suddenly turned red, and he could not make people feel that he was jealous. Just as he was about to open his mouth to retort loudly, an old man who had been sitting next to him had a dull face and a low voice, "Rooney." Apologize! He quickly quieted down. reluctantly apologized to Lin Yongsheng and Huang Jianxun. However, anyone could see that Rooney's eyes were full of anger, and he kept glaring at Lin Yongsheng viciously.

After reprimanding his grandson in a low voice, old Henry looked at the two Orientals in front of him with interest, two young naval officers. As a veteran of the time of the crow, he still has a trace of concern for the East. I know that in the past ten years, Russia and France have suffered great losses at the hands of Chinese, and not long ago the Dutch lost face, and even the British Empire retreated......

His eyes had long been on the newspaper in Huang Jianxun's hand.

"Are the two young gentlemen naval officers from China?".

"Welcome that ancient empire to modern civilization. The power of industry has been pushed into the old order. If we do not keep up with the pace of industrial development, no matter how glorious the civilization is, it can only come to a bleak end. ”

There was no belittling or sarcasm in the tone, Lin Yongsheng and Huang Jianxun both raised their heads and looked at the white-haired British old man in front of them. "Yes sir. We are from China. You can call me Lin and call him Huang. ”

Lin Yongsheng speaks English very well. Huang Jianxun also greeted the old man, and he was proficient enough in English. Otherwise, the two would not have been admitted to the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Liu Xian dug up a group of talents such as Qiu Baoren, Lin Yongsheng, Ye Zuqi, Xu Shoushan, Huang Jianxun, Zhang Cheng, Lin Guoxiang, and Lu Han from the shipmaster and sailors, and the number reached 13. All of them were sent to study in the UK, but only five were admitted to the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Six of the remaining eight went on to other naval academies. There were only two of them, because they were really not talented in language, they were very slow to learn, and it was a problem to communicate with the British, so that the Qin Army Office in Europe, which had no choice, could only give them three more months of tutoring, and then stuffed money to send the two of them to the warship of the British Royal Navy for internship. Originally, there was a merchant marine academy to consider otherwise, but Liu Xian thought about it and refused. He didn't know at all that if he agreed, those two people would probably become classmates with the little devil's Togo Heihachiro.

As early as 1871 in the Western calendar, the Japanese selected twelve elite naval officers to study in Britain. Among them is Togo Heihachiro, the god of the Japanese Navy in the original time and space, but these people are also unlucky, they can't enter the British Naval Academy, they can only enter the Merchant Marine Academy, and they start from the lowest sailors during their internships. However, in this matter, the British really did not cheat the little Japanese, the Merchant Marine Academy said that it was a merchant ship, and in fact, a considerable part of the graduates were going to enter the naval service. Merchant sailors were trained according to the standards of naval officers.

It's just that Liu Xian doesn't know about these. The focus of the EJO is also on the group of international students in Germany, who have a very shallow understanding of the teaching of the British navy.

"You speak great English. Can I read the newspaper myself? If you can, you'll have a busy, hard, but absolutely useful internship on a Royal Navy warship! ”

Lin Yongsheng and Huang Jianxun both showed confident smiles. The two are two of the best English speakers among the thirteen people in Europe, and if you look at their test results, they are excellent, and you can understand their level of English.

Of the five people who entered the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, only two of them had excellent exam scores, and only the two of them were assigned to the ironclad battleship Manadhoo docked at the Royal Navy Warport in Portsmouth.

……

Lin Yongsheng and Huang Jianxun didn't know that when the two of them took a train from London and crossed the south of England to Portsmouth, people from the Qin Army's European Office were accompanying Huo Guangzheng to London on a ship departing from Hamburg, Germany.

"Woo......"

It was to say goodbye to its passengers at the end of the journey, and the ship let out a high-pitched whistle before slowly falling silent like an exhausted monster.

"Hoo ......"

After walking down the last step and standing firm on the real land, Huo Guangzheng's legs weakened, and the whole person felt like he was about to fall apart, and he couldn't help but exhale heavily. But now is not the time to completely relax, he turned his head to look behind him, and asked with concern, "Mr. Xu, how do you feel?" Is there any discomfort? ”

"It's good, it's good......"

Spit out a few words like a drunk, Xu Shou, who was fifty-eight years old, staggered forward two steps and stood firm with difficulty. Unlucky luck, let them feel a good feeling of the bad wind and waves of the North Sea on the sea. The two people who were not seasick were like this when they got off the boat.

Behind him, the entourage of the European Office immediately stepped forward to help.

"Hello gentlemen, do you need help?".

At this moment, a young local man dressed in ordinary clothes stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.

What whites, what people of color, money comes first. The young man looked at the dress of Huo Guangzheng and Xu Shou, as well as the attendants behind him, and understood that these two were not bad masters.

"Find a couple of carriages and get us to a comfortable hotel!"

Without hesitation, Huo Guangzheng said the service he needed most now. After a terrible trip to the sea, everyone was exhausted and desperately needed a good rest.

And each of these entourages sent by the Office in Europe is a first-class elite soldier selected by the Qin army. Huo Guangzheng also didn't believe that he would be pitted if he capsized in the gutter.

"Yes sir!" A five-shilling coin brought joy to the hearts of the young people.

His profession is that of a man who runs errands on the docks and serves the wealthy. Reaching out and grabbing the coin, he immediately turned around and ran a few steps, and with a whistle, two carriages came running. But this was not enough, Huo Guangzheng had eight retinues, plus Xu Shou and his son Xu Jianyin, that was eleven people. It's not something that can fit in two wagons.

As one of the few Western scholars in China today, Liu Xian is full of expectations for Xu Shou and the Gezhi College he and Fu Lanya [Anglican missionaries] established in Shanghai. Therefore, he contributed money to fund the construction of Gezhi Academy, which also saved the traces of too many outsiders in Gezhi Academy. And let Huo Guangzheng take the Xu family father and son on a trip to Europe, take a walk, take a look, and broaden their horizons. Of course, Huo Guangzheng also has a task himself, he wants to see bicycles put into the market in Germany, in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, to see the living and learning conditions of those who study in Germany, and then go to the UK to see the warships he customized......

Huo Guangzheng got into the first carriage with an entourage, and the father and son of the Xu family got into the second carriage, and soon the young man came over with three carriages. The remaining seven people, 3+3+1, rode in these three carriages, and the third carriage was loaded with many salutes.

It's finally here.

London, the most powerful country on earth in this era, the heart of the British Empire. It is arguably the most important city of our time.

The Thames stink, far from being as clean and tidy as later generations. The whole of London was hazy, and the sky was drenched in a light rain.

The strong sense of exhaustion made Huo Guangzheng not have the heart to appreciate this world-famous city at all, and he arrived at a hotel that looked very good. One hundred pounds as a deposit, the entourage checked in as quickly as possible, Huo Guangzheng said to the Xu family father and son, and then threw himself directly on the bed and fell asleep deeply......

As for the fare for the young man, and for the fare, it was all done by the attendants. Huo Guangzheng just wants to sleep now, burying his head in a big sleep. (To be continued......)