Since that somewhat nonsensical assassination, Zhu Erdian has not been to Tianjin for a long time. Naturally, the consulate in Tianjin often described to him the changes that had taken place in Tianjin by telegram, but many things could not be concluded without observing them with the naked eye.

So when Zhu Erdian set foot on Tianjin again, he was quickly shocked by the changes in Tianjin.

With the new, smooth pavement, and the bright street lights, Jurdian didn't even know if there were streets of the same level in London at the same time—————— but one thing was clear to him, that it certainly wasn't, at least until he left London.

In fact, during this period, few countries paid attention to the infrastructure in the city, such as streets, and if it weren't for this, several cities in Mexico would not have claimed to have the best roads of the same period because of the asphalt pavement, which is probably some kind of late-mover advantage.

But right now, it's not these things that Zhu Erdian cares about the most, but...

"Mr. Minister, your face doesn't seem to be very good—" Fingers lightly touched the beard on his lips, and Jurdian smiled at Marz.

At this time, there were ministers and consuls of many countries standing beside Jurdian and Marzan, and when they heard his words, almost a smile appeared on the faces of these people, and correspondingly, the faces of Marzan and the Austro-Hungarian consuls were a little ugly.

"It's nothing, probably because I didn't rest last night," Malzan replied, shaking his head slightly. Although he really wanted to beat Zhu Erdian, he also knew that this kind of thing could only be thought about in his mind at most.

By this time, relations between Britain and Germany had become very bad. But after all, he hasn't officially torn his face, and Zhu Erdian doesn't want to really offend the Germans too much. So after smiling, Zhu Erdian didn't say anything more to stimulate Marzan. And Ray like him? Minister of Kopa and several other countries.

As for the Americans or other countries, they are just acting as spectators.

At present, in addition to the Entente and the Allies, there are still many neutral countries, and they do not intend to get involved between the two camps.

However, although he was also a member of the Entente camp, after hearing Zhu Erdian's words, the Japanese minister's face did not seem to look very good...

Noticing Enjiro Yamaza's face, Juordian shook his head slightly.

Of course, he knew why the Japanese would be so ugly. But since what happened last time, he doesn't really have much of a good impression of Japanese people in his heart.

So after shaking his head slightly, Zhu Erdian was just like the others around him. Looked beyond the harbor.

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After chatting with Sa Zhenbing for a few words, Yan Shao turned his head sideways to look at Eleno and Katarina, who also didn't know what Lu Dao was talking about, naturally, including Kaoru Otsuki.

Let's not mention whether Otsuki Kaoru was moved by Yan Shao or was in the psychology of repaying his kindness at the beginning. After all, the relationship between the two is still established. It's just that he hasn't broken through the last step for the time being, but even so, every time Kaoru Otsuki and Eleno are together, Yan Shao has a feeling of being a thief.

However, when they saw Elanon, they didn't seem to be aware of it, and Yan Shao, who didn't know that they had already known the Dao, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"President, are you feeling a little unwell?"

Seeing that Yan Shao suddenly exhaled a breath without knowing how to do it, Sa Zhenbing said a little strangely.

Hearing Sa Zhenbing's words, several other people around him who were chatting with each other also turned their eyes away. Take note of these. Yan Shao hurriedly waved his hand. "It's nothing, just trying to soothe it..."

After speaking, Yan Shao looked at Sa Zhenbing on the side. Speaking of which. Sa Lao seems to be in a good mood today..."

Sa Zhenbing smiled slightly, although he didn't say much, but the expression on his face seemed to have acknowledged it.

He is indeed in a good mood now, because the issue of naval revival, which he has been concerned about for a long time, can finally see a glimmer of hope today.

The reason why so many people were able to gather in Tianjin Port this time, and even the military and political officials of the Kuomintang government and diplomatic envoys from various countries rushed over, was entirely because of one thing.

Liu Guanxiong and others, who set off from the Americas, are going to come over with a warship today...

The reason why I say that I came over, rather than using words such as return, is because before this, the three battleships led by Liu Guanxiong had arrived at the Fuzhou Ship Administration, where they received supplies and large-scale overhauls—————— sailed all the way from New York, across two oceans, and the three battleships at this time really needed to be overhauled.

After the overhaul, they will go north to Tianjin for the name change and commissioning ceremony.

After all, it has become a warship of the Chinese Navy, and it is obviously not appropriate to continue to use the names taken by the Brazilian or Argentine Navy. After these two ceremonies, they will officially become members of the Chinese Navy...

At present, the two Minas Gerais-class battleships originally belonging to the Brazilian Navy were named 'Fengyang' and 'Yunyang' respectively, and the Rivadavia battleship originally belonging to the Argentine Navy was named 'Qingyang' (shampoo?). ）。

The three battleships, purchased from abroad, will become the core of the Chinese navy in the years to come. In addition to some supply ships, there are also "Shanfeng"-class destroyers and "Tiehuo"-class cruisers that are currently undergoing sea trials...

The former has been launched ten ships, four in service, four sea trials, two outfitting, the first two of the latter have also completed outfitting and are undergoing sea trials, as far as the results are concerned, the design is quite reasonable, and the quality is not too problematic.

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This time, in order to make the naming ceremony more grand, and at the same time show a new style of naval revival. In addition to the three battleships that served as the core. Eight Shanfeng-class destroyers and two Tiehuo-class cruisers, which were originally undergoing sea trials at the Fuzhou Shipyard Bureau, will form a medium-sized fleet with three battleships and go north to Tianjin together...

In fact, according to the Navy's intention, it was planned to wait for the completion of the two 'Shanfeng' that were being outfitted and then go north to Tianjin together, so that the number of combat ships in the entire fleet would reach fifteen.

However, at this time, the shipyard was seriously understaffed. Moreover, the two 'Shanfeng'-class destroyers have just been launched for outfitting, and it will take at least one or two months (24-hour operation) to complete the outfitting, and neither the navy nor the government can obviously wait for such a long time, so they can only temporarily make up a medium-sized fleet to go north...

By the way, thankfully, some time ago, the recruitment and training of officers and men of naval ships went smoothly. At present, the number of officers and men of ships attached to the navy has reached 30,000, although this number far exceeds the number required by the navy. But at least the Navy no longer needs to worry about the problems of the crews of warships.

Moreover, with the current speed of the Navy's shipbuilding, it does not seem to be too much of a problem to build the warships that the Navy needs in a few years. After all, 30,000 people only need a 'meagrely' (?) 300 'Mountain Wind'-class destroyers only.

The fleet, consisting of three dreadnoughts and two cruisers and eight destroyers, could indeed only be called a medium fleet in this era, only slightly stronger than a small fleet. Without those three dreadnoughts, I'm afraid it's just a little stronger than the average small fleet...

And the reason why Malzan has an ugly face. Also related to this.

The situation is already obvious. Europe is like a powder keg, and the slightest spark will be detonated. Although China has not yet taken sides, France's influence on China is too great. A considerable number of officers and colonels in the army have studied in France, and even have the experience of serving in the Foreign Legion, and the teaching received in the military academy is also French, all of which makes the Chinese army naturally close to France.

And what about the Navy? At present, most of the remaining veterans of the navy have studied in the United Kingdom, such as Liu Guanxiong, who is in charge of the 'Qingyang' ship.

Although most of the weapons used by the Wehrmacht were German-made, the military training and tactics were French. Many of the officers in the army also knew French. If the Entente and the Allies went to war in the future, it would be self-evident which side China would stand on.

Of course. After all, China is too far away from Germany, and even if China joins the Entente, it will at most threaten Germany's concession in Shandong—————— not to mention that Germany has already signed an unconditional return agreement with China.

But after China bought three dreadnoughts from South America, its influence on Germany ceased to be dispensable ...

On their way back to China from New York, Liu Guanxiong, Bu Zigao, and others sailed on three dreadnoughts, and stopped for a period of time in London, England, and Marseille, France, during which they not only replenished and overhauled the ships, but also exchanged views with the local British and French navies.

Leaving aside the impression of the British and French navies on the Chinese navy for the time being, although the spy system at this time was not as perfect as that of later generations, it was impossible for the Germans to have no strength at all in Britain and France. In addition, everyone knows that the Chinese and the French have a close relationship, so when the three warships docked in Marseille, the Germans once carefully observed.

The final conclusion was that the Minas Gerais class was a typical early dreadnought, which, although in service for no more than ten years, had begun to fall behind the times. The combat effectiveness of the Rivadavia class is very strong, but there is still a big gap compared with the Bavaria-class battleships that have already started construction.

The conclusion was very gratifying, but the doubts of the Germans were not dispelled.

After all, it was three dreadnoughts, and even if two of them were early models, there was a big gap between the latter and the super-dreadnoughts, but they were three dreadnoughts after all. In this era, no country dared to ignore such a force, even the Germans—————— at this time Germany had only a dozen dreadnoughts.

The only thing that is fortunate is that compared to these powerful weapons, the Chinese navy that is responsible for driving them is obviously not worthy of them. Even if you drive reluctantly, I am afraid that you will not be able to exert much combat effectiveness.

However, considering that after the outbreak of war, Chinese is likely to lend the battleships to the British or French, who have strong naval strengths, by lend-lease......... Things seem to be a little worse on the contrary?!

What's more, in addition to these three battleships, the Chinese are also building other ships. And no one knows whether Yan Shao will order ships in Britain or the United States, although the cost of a battleship is as high as more than two million pounds, but this amount does not seem to be very large for Yan Shao—————— Yan Shao knows that it will not be long before a war may break out. The Germans don't know.

Now Berlin's order to Marzan was to destroy relations between China and the Entente as much as possible if war broke out, and to make sure that the three dreadnoughts did not fall into the hands of the Entente, and that it would be better to pull China towards Germany if possible.

Marzan took the order, but he had no clue how to damage relations between the two countries...

After all, even their fiancées are French. You can't get a blonde Aryan and send it to you—————— huh, that seems like a good idea?

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If the Germans were only a little worried, then the Japanese were extremely disgusted with today's events. After all, China's navy is growing at a rate that is almost visible to the naked eye. The issue of 'personnel', which was originally ridiculed by the Japanese government, has been almost resolved after the national conscription carried out by the national government.

Seeing that China's strength is growing so rapidly, it is no wonder that the Japanese will be happy to come out...

"Those cowards in the country, can't they see the threat in front of them..."

Thinking of the threat of the Kokusha government to Japan. and an obstacle to Japan's 'Manchurian-Mongolian strategy'. Enjiro Yamaza's face became even more ugly.

At the same time, he also glanced at the female seat, to be exact, Kaoru Otsuki, and there was a little more annoyance in his eyes.

He had already known about the existence of Kaoru Otsuki's mother and daughter. And unlike those in the outside world who speculate that Yan Shao is Fumiko's biological father, thanks to the information of the Black Dragon Society, Enjiro Yamaza knows more about the road. But this is actually a little more, at least he doesn't know that Yan Shao and Otsuki Kaoru don't have anything at the moment.

About just over two months ago, Enjiro Yamaza once found Kaoru Otsuki in person. Hopefully she'll get some valuable information for the Empire, of course. The empire will definitely not treat her badly afterwards.

In his opinion, this kind of thing is still very certain, after all, Kaoru Otsuki is also Japanese.

However, for Yamaza Enjiro's request, Kaoru Otsuki flatly refused.

Her reason is also very simple, that is, she has been taken care of by Yan Shao for four years, and if it were not for Yan Shao, their mother and daughter would probably be dead long ago. So she can't and won't betray Yan Shao, let alone do something bad for him...

Yamaza Enjiro was naturally extremely annoyed by Kaoru Otsuki's ignorance, but he didn't seem to have much to do about it. After all, Otsuki Kaoru has always lived in seclusion, and the last time he was able to contact Otsuki Kaoru was the result of his and the Black Dragon Society's best efforts, if he really wanted to deal with Otsuki Kaoru, he first had to find a way to prepare a way to capture Yan Shao's manor, as well as the troops that could be killed from the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses around Beijing City...

On the other hand, perhaps because of her relationship with Yan Shao (rumored by the outside world), as well as Yan Shao himself, many Japanese ronins also threatened to kill Kaoru Otsuki—————— in terms of priority, Kaoru Otsuki is even one place higher than Yan Shao.

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The changes in China are seen by the diplomats of various countries, and therefore the mentality of the Chinese fleet that is about to arrive and these people standing in the port are also extremely complicated, some are happy, some are ...

It's a little subtle, and this even includes Lei, who has the best relationship with Yan Shao? Copa.

After all, he is French after all, and he always has to think about the interests of France...

At least if China grows up, it is not without a threat to French interests, and let's not forget that French Indochina (Vietnam) is right under China's nose. Moreover, that land was taken from China by France in the past, and no one knows whether it will have any thoughts about it when China becomes strong enough...

"But right now, the two countries are in a rare honeymoon period, and even if that kind of thing happens, it will be impossible without 1 or 20 years, and at that time I don't know how many years Lu Dao has been dead, so don't worry about it..."

Sighing softly, Ray? Kopa struggled to immerse himself in the celebratory atmosphere around him.

It's just that I don't know what Lu Dao is for, and there is always a trace of gloom in his heart...

About half an hour later, when the dock was still lively, more than a dozen huge figures gradually appeared outside the port...

"It's finally here..."

Taking two steps forward, Yan Shao was already a little impatient waiting, but when he saw the ships approaching outside the port, his mood suddenly became happy.

Along with Yan Shao, there were also military and political officials in the national government, especially the people in the navy, who were all very excited.

At the same time, standing in the bridge of the 'Qingyang' ship, looking at the harbor that was already looming not far away, Liu Guanxiong was also a little excited.

Under the guidance of the port, three battleships led by the "Qingyang", two "Iron Fire" class cruisers, and eight "Mountain Wind" class destroyers docked at the dock in turn, and the people on the dock finally got the opportunity to observe these more than ten ships up close.

This is probably the first time that the Chinese Navy has assembled such a large-scale fleet since the First Sino-Japanese War. Although this fleet is still a little small compared to many other powers, including Japan, it has changed dramatically from the past... (To be continued......)