Xu Jie was very puzzled, not long after he arrived at the Tianjin Water Master School, why did he let him enter Beijing again? I don't know anyone in Beijing. But since it was an order from Beijing, Xu Jie had to do it. So the day after receiving the telegram, Xu Jie set off for Beijing. In addition to the necessary miscellaneous servants and bodyguards, he also brought one of his own students, Sheng Huaixuan. There is no other reason, people are in Beijing, even if they become guides.

When they arrived in Beijing, they didn't wait for Xu Jie and others to put their luggage into the post station. Liu Buyun directly pulled Xu Jie to a secluded place. Before he could speak, he first slammed it to the ground, and then said: "There was a lot of offense that day, and I hope Mr. Xu Haihan." Xu Jie was confused at the time, why did Mr. Liu, who had always been arrogant, suddenly be polite to himself? Without waiting for Xu Jie to react, Liu Buyun told Guangxu that he was going to hold the "Beihai Model Exhibition". At the end, Liu Buyun also asked, "Where is my Beiyang Dingzhen 2 ship in Europe, what level is it?" ”

"Yes, it turns out that Guangxu wants to show off the Beiyang Naval Division?" Xu Jie's heart was full of contempt, and if he wanted to show off, it would be in 1894, and it had been 5 years. And Mao is good to show off? Xu Jie said in his heart.

"Does Mr. Liu want to hear the truth or a lie?" Xu Jie smiled mysteriously.

"What do you mean by that?" Liu Buyun was a little confused.

"If it's a lie, Dingzhen is relatively backward." Xu Jie said.

"What is the truth?" Liu Buyun's face became very ugly.

"Can't you see the battleship that Mr. Vittorio introduced?" Xu Jie sighed and said.

Anyway, things still have to be done, although Xu Jie spoke very ruthlessly. But there is no way, Liu Buyun still plans to rely on Xu Jie's face to discuss it with Vittorio. So the group immediately rushed to the Italian embassy area located in Dongjiaomin Lane. Vittorio and others, who had already received the news, greeted them at the door.

"Xu, we'll meet again." As soon as Xu Jie got out of the car and didn't stand firmly, Vittorio came up and was a bear hug.

"Who is this?" Vittorio asked, pointing to a young student next to him.

"My student's name is Sheng Huaixuan." Xu Jie introduced. The group then entered the embassy and conversed in the living room. Then Liu Buyun said the rhetoric again.

"This objective fact is like this, even if our Italian embassy does not use the new ship model, the embassies of other countries will still use it. Blindly avoiding the facts will not work. Vittorio finally understood, it turned out that Lao Liu's visit this time was to make Tycho and his mouth be merciful. But Vittorio didn't intend to give the Qing Dynasty this face. Because he knows that even if Italy gives, other countries will not give.

"Yes, this foreigner is really a situation." Liu Buyun said in his heart.

"There really can't be anything about it, all countries will show their best warships. However, we will give a higher evaluation of your country's Dingzhen. The purpose of China's exhibition is to make a comparison with the warships of Britain, France, Russia, Germany and other countries. It will not be directed against your country. Tycho continued.

"Ugh." Liu Buyun's face turned white all of a sudden, is the original meaning of Tycho's words Liu Buyun didn't know, but in Liu Buyun's opinion, this clearly means that Italy's exhibition is to compare with the cutting-edge warships of the European powers, and he didn't put Dingzhen in his eyes at all. This is a naked slap in the face. There is nothing ~~.

"That's the way it is, and there's no need for us to dwell on that. Let's discuss how to use this event for some interests in Beiyang. Xu Jie said. The meaning of this is very clear, Dingzhen's accompanying the prince to study is certain. Let's talk about what we can get. As for what the emperor thinks, it has nothing to do with us.

"This time it is said that Master Weng mentioned it, and it may be related to my Beiyang order for your country's warships. According to the news from the alcohol king, the household department is quite dissatisfied with the cost of waiting for us to order the ship. Liu Buyun saw that everyone said so, so he could only find a step.

"Is this still expensive? We've sold to other countries for more than £320,000. Vittorio's face changed immediately. Do your country's finance ministers understand it? Vittorio said with some sarcasm.

"I understand, it turns out that Master Liu is afraid that Master Weng will come to find trouble?" Xu Jie nodded his head. "Mr. Liu can rest assured, Mo said that there is no problem with this procurement project, and even if there is a problem, it is not something that his master Weng can find. The technical side of things can be left to Mr. Vittorio. The new warship is the best choice in terms of performance and price, and even the military attaches of various countries will definitely not find any problems. Xu Jie sneered in his heart. If Vittorio and Tycho still can't handle you, you don't know anything about maritime affairs. Hell yes!! …,

"I'm afraid that these clear streams will reverse black and white nonsense." Liu Buyun still said uneasily.

"What is Qingliu?" Vittorio asked curiously.

"It's those who don't have the ability to make trouble for others." Xu Jie said angrily.

"Which Qingliu that Lord Liu said just now graduated from a naval school, or in which design bureau did he work?" Well, Vittorio took Qingliu for someone.

"This, you don't care who it is. What would you do if someone slandered your country's warships? Xu Jie knew that this kind of term with great Qing characteristics would make him unable to understand it for a while. Just cut straight to the point.

"I'm going to definitely criticize this guy who doesn't know how to pretend to understand." Vittorio replied.

"OK, that's it. Everyone is ready for dinner. Today Tycho is the east. Xu Jie said lightly.

"Isn't that right?" After tasting an Italian dinner, Liu Buyun asked on the way back. Xu Jie finally said to Vittorio very clearly. For any Yushi or Hanlin who attacked the Italian warship for no reason, or even Master Weng himself, Vittorio and Xu Jie would not save face.

"What's so bad? Anyone should pay the price for their ignorance. Westerners pay attention to potential. The issue of face has never been on their radar. Xu Jie said nonchalantly.

"If the emperor is angry?" Liu Buyun said uneasily.

"That's also the clear stream being beaten by the board. If the household department doesn't give money, what can I do in Beiyang? Xu Jie pointed out the most important sentence. That is, the weakness of the combat power of my Beiyang Navy Division lies in the fact that some people are obstructing it!! What else do you have to say??

"If I can make the center understand something this time. That's for the best. Liu Buyun was stunned for a while and said.