"Mr. Xu, we meet again." Peng Yi, who was standing at the door, said with a smile.

"It turned out to be Mr. Peng, I don't know what to do with Xu?" Xu Jie quipped.

"I went to Germany and passed by here to see Mr. Xu." Peng Yi said.

"To Germany? Lingzun's business has already done in Germany? Xu is here to wish the Peng family a prosperous business. Xu Jie arched his hand and said.

"It's not about doing business, it's about learning. I enrolled in the German Army Military Academy. School will start in a month. Peng Yi said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Xu Jie frowned and asked.

"Mr. Xu is so forgetful? Didn't you mention that when you were talking to Mr. Zhang's father at that time, you should select capable people from among the Nanyang Chinese to form an army in case of emergency? Peng Yi asked pretending to be surprised.

"Mr. Peng agreed? Xu's generation of Beiyang thanked his Nanyang compatriots. Xu Jie was overjoyed.

"Well, don't thank us. Helping you is also helping yourself. Peng Yi shook his head and said: "Except for Beiyang, since my Nanyang Chinese moved to Nanyang, our life and death have nothing to do with our homeland. Until today. We have only recently received support from Beiyang, so we cherish this qiē. Peng Yi's words were a little erratic. There was a hint of sadness in his tone.

"Even if the Qing Dynasty wins the war against Japan, where should you go? Overseas Chinese in Nanyang used their money and blood to help Beiyang survive a catastrophe, and then what? Peng Yi changed his words.

"Didn't think about it." Xu Jie replied.

"I guess anyone who knows you won't believe it, and the people who can borrow money for Beiyang to borrow overseas Chinese in Nanyang won't be so bad, right?" Peng Yi sneered. "Since this plan cannot be revealed, there is only one possibility, and this plan is going to be turned upside down."

"I don't know if it's overturned, but I know that the Qing Kingdom can't go on like this anymore, if you want to change, start with Beiyang, the first powerful domain of the Qing Dynasty!!" Xu Jie was noncommittal.

"However, I can assure Mr. Peng that what I Xu will do in the future is definitely not for myself, let alone for a family name or a certain interest group. I am for the whole nation and the whole of China, not only for the Chinese ethnic groups within the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but also for those compatriots who cherish their homeland but are scattered all over the world because of their livelihoods. Xu Jie said solemnly.

"Okay, I, Peng Yi, believe you." Peng Yi nodded, today's conversation made him very satisfied, although this guarantee is only verbal, but Peng Yi believes that from Xu Jie's current behavior, his actions can fully prove his sincerity, of course, as for the future, as Xu Jie said, he Peng Yi can only take one step at a time.

"However, the Nanyang Chinese, whether in the Qing Dynasty or in the Dutch colony, can not prepare a complete army, in the Qing Dynasty, even if Liu Ming passed on that Lord Liu can let the Chinese form an army alone, but will never agree to let the Chinese have the command alone, so I plan to follow the example of the old foreign gun team and participate in it in the name of foreign mercenaries." Peng Yi spoke out about his plan.

"Because of the compulsion, there are still some Chinese who can fight, but there is a lack of grassroots officers, which is necessary to enter the military academy to receive systematic learning, in this regard, Li Zhongtang made it convenient for us, as an officer and student sent by Beiyang to go to Germany to study at the military academy, but this grassroots officer has it, but there are no soldiers under him, although many brothers have taken guns and stained with blood. But being a soldier and fighting a gang are two different things. Peng Yi said worriedly.

"The technical branches of the Chinese army can come to Italy, and the light weapons design bureau also needs some testers and technicians, so there is no problem in familiarizing them with the equipment in this name. As for the establishment, it is best to use the European company level as the establishment to train in Nanyang or Liangguang, Taiwan, and other places where Chinese are concentrated, because after all, it is still early, and Japan is far from being ready, so there is no hurry to train armed personnel. As long as you grasp the backbone, you can do it. Xu Jie is not worried about the army soldiers, after all, there are still more than 4 years to go. …,

"What about equipment and logistical supplies?" Peng Yi asked.

"Equipment, if it is all dependent on the Italian branch supply, I am afraid that it will not work, and the production capacity of the ** design bureau cannot be all operated by Beiyang, so in addition to mortars and machine guns, rifles still have to be mainly from the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, as compensation, Beiyang will provide preferential taxes and provide some convenience for the Nanyang Chinese. Mr. Peng still needs to negotiate with Beiyang for specific matters. Xu Jie said. There are some things he can decide, but when it comes to the distribution of interests between the two groups, this kind of thing is better left to the high-level, and Xu Jie does not have this right.

"In addition, you give me a letter of approval, will Beiyang only buy 3 **-class light armored cruisers?" Peng Yi looked at the surroundings and asked cautiously.

"What do you hear?" Xu Jie's heart tightened.

"Japan is going to buy a new ship, and when my father ordered a new ship in England not long ago, I learned that the Japanese were very diligent at the Armstrong shipyard." Peng Yi said.

"That's all?" Xu Jie asked.

"That's all, although there are no details, but Beiyang must prepare in advance. In addition to the battleship, there are people in this sailor, and a qualified sailor cannot be trained in a year or two. Peng Yi smacked his lips and said.

"Brother Peng, is there a way?" Xu Jie said calmly. But in his heart, Xu Jie's thoughts about the Peng family can be described as insightful. Peng not only wants to make a difference in the army, but also wants to intervene in the navy, after all, the army has finished the war, and eighty percent of the army like these militia is not even a militia to be disbanded, and the navy is different, those experienced sailors and technicians are piled up with time and money, if you want to retain the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Fleet, these people must stay, you don't see, after the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, when the Qing government rebuilt the navy, didn't it still choose a lot of old Beiyang people?

"There are still a lot of shipping merchants in my Nanyang Chinese. If Mr. Xu needs it, I Nanyang Chinese can provide experienced sailors and mechanics, and even send my children to study at the Tianjin Sailor School. Peng Yi said.

"Since this is the case, then I will thank my Nanyang compatriots on behalf of Beiyang, as long as it is indeed a talent, I will not refuse anyone from Beiyang." Xu Jie arched his hand and thanked him. It is an indisputable fact that the navy lacks talents, if according to Xu Jie's plan back then, the Beiyang ordered 3 ships to patrol and 3 ships to patrol lightly, the required manpower can be more than doubled!! Comparatively speaking, training a sailor who has worked a merchant ship for several years into a naval army is far stronger and faster than training a fisherman, so Peng's kindness Xu Jie can't refuse, and Xu Jie himself also wants to change blood within Beiyang. From the point of view of operation, European countries also recruited a large number of skilled sailors into the army during wartime. Moreover, there are also things that set up double posts on the ship and make a big effort to reserve officers in case of emergency. Compared to the construction of battleships, the training of personnel and officers took longer, and the outfitting of a battleship could be completed in 4 years if the Italians wished. But a good naval officer, I'm afraid 4 years is not enough!!

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