Just after finishing the meeting with the commanders of the Beiyang and foreign fleets, Xu Jie was walking on the shore when he suddenly saw a familiar figure on the Ninghai. And this person is none other than the current Admiral of the Nanyang Fleet, Ding Zhuangqian, who spent the most difficult moment with the Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War! And at this time, the admiral of the Southern Ocean Fleet is looking at the new flagship of the Northern Ocean Fleet! Under the huge turret, Ding Zhuangqian lingered for a long time, and even after Xu Jie got on the ship, he didn't notice that he was watching every detail of this huge battleship!

"Admiral Ding, don't come unharmed, how is this year?" Xu Jie said hello first.

"Lord Xu, I haven't seen you for a few years, and now your lord is also on the horse to lead the troops and dismount to govern the people. The Beiyang Fleet is no longer what it used to be, and a new ship can match the displacement of two warships, and its power is not comparable to that of Dingzhen. Ding has to admire. Ding Zhuangqian was stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied, although he is also a commander, but the real power of Ding Zhuangqian, the admiral, is not to mention that it is compared with Xu Jie, who is a military and political leader, even compared with the foreign fleet that has just become an army, the current Nanyang is afraid that it is not invincible!

"Do you have time to sit? Coming to my cabin for a cup of tea? "It was inconvenient to talk outside, so I decided to go to my room with this comrade-in-arms to have a good talk.

"Lord Xu is invited, Ding can only be a guest." Ding Zhuangqian did not shirk.

A moment later, Xu Jie and Ding Zhuangqian sat at the round table and chatted while drinking tea. "The conditions are a little simple, not as good as Lord Ding's home in Shanghai, and I hope Haihan." In addition to being a navy, this Ding Zhuangqian is also doing business at home, and as a reward for Ding Zhuangqian's help to Beiyang, Peng Haifeng and others also take good care of Ding Zhuangqian's family's business, so the current Ding Zhuangqian can be said to be very rich.

"I'm willing to exchange the mansion in Shanghai for such a cabin, I wonder if Lord Xu can do it?" Ding Zhuangqian smiled bitterly, half serious and half joking. "I think now. Money is a thing, and sometimes you can't buy what you want. For example, the respect of others, for example, a career. ”

"Admiral Ding has run into some trouble again?" Xu Jie frowned and said.

"I can have any trouble, but I think that compared with my friends in Beiyang over the years, I have really lived a little aggrieved in Nanyang, people say that being a soldier eats food, but in fact, I found out after the First Sino-Japanese War. There is also a responsibility and obligation behind this. Ding Zhuangqian said with some yearning. Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of the respect and courtesy he received after leading the Zhenhai ship back to Nanyang after the war. I thought of the folk recognition and reputation I had gained after the war. At the same time, one was reminded of the contempt for the rest of the South Sea Fleet's war evaders.

Since then, Ding Zhuangqian's life goal has also shifted. Now he is not short of money, as long as he wants, he can make more money, but after experiencing the battle of life and death, he looks at these things lightly, and what he is doing now is how to manage the Nanyang Fleet well. As the foundation of one's future establishment! After all, no matter how much money you have, you have to have the ability to protect it, and at this time, Ding Zhuangqian also realized that the troubled times were coming, and if he protected himself in the troubled times and made a career at the same time, it was the most important thing.

"Could it be that Lord Liu and Lord Zhang are indifferent to the construction of Nanyang?" Xu Jie asked, in fact, the Nanyang superintendent was commanded by Liu Kunyi, but this Liu Kunyi has never cared about foreign affairs, and before the first day of the year, the purchase of the Zhenhai ship was more out of balancing the strength of the Beiyang Fleet and the donation of a group of businessmen, so Liu Kunyi made a favor. ordered this battleship, and after the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, the Beiyang Fleet had already achieved absolute superiority in the navy of the Qing Dynasty, so Liu Kunyi was also a little disheartened about this and no longer asked about the fleet. …,

As for Zhang Zhidong, this person is indeed enthusiastic about foreign affairs, and he is indeed very interested in the navy, in Xu Jie's plane. Jang Zhidong even built a navy himself. However, the Nanyang Navy Division is under the jurisdiction of Liu Kunyi, and even if Zhang Zhidong is interested in the navy, he will not make wedding clothes for others. What's more, Zhang Zhidong doesn't know much about the navy. He is a good hand at raising money, but if you want him to order advanced warships by himself, I am afraid that he will not be able to get any good goods, and at present, as far as the power of the four provinces under the jurisdiction of the two governors Liu Kunyi and Zhang Zhidong, because the speed and intensity of change are far slower than those of Beiyang, whether it is financial resources or related talents, it cannot be compared with the huge Beiyang system! Coupled with each other's quarrels, the Nanyang Navy has not made great progress in the past few years, and since accepting Kurama and a Sanjing ship, it has not purchased new ships!

If this matter was put on Ding Zhuqian before, he would naturally not have any reaction, firstly, he was not the leader of the Nanyang Fleet, and secondly, he didn't care about these at the time, but now it is different, he needs to plan a way out for himself and the entire Nanyang Fleet! If this continues, once the war resumes, how will the Nanyang Fleet, which has not been updated for a long time, face the challenge of the Russians? The Russians will not give up attacking the south of the Yangtze River because the Nanyang Fleet does not interfere in the Beiyang, don't forget, there are not only Liu Kunyi and Zhang Zhidong in the south, but also Liu Mingchuan and Li Hanzhang!

"I wonder if Lord Xu can bring one or two?" After hesitating for a moment, Ding Zhuangqian still spoke. Although Zhilu Dao did this, the Nanyang overseer and himself would be branded as Beiyang, but in this form, without new blood, once the Nanyang Fleet started a war, it would not even be able to defend the doorstep! And now I can't get rid of Beiyang at all!

"Tell me, what does Lord Ding need Xu's help with?" Xu Jie asked, at this time, Xu Jie couldn't help but have a trace of joy in his heart, if the Nanyang Fleet could send even one or two capital ships to help like last time, it would also add a boost to Beiyang, and there would be less internal friction.