"Your Highness, what are the specific warships of our Nanyang Fleet?" Lieutenant General Li He said with a smile. Although, the appointment of the commander of his South Ocean Fleet has already been issued. However, he is still nothing more than a bare-bones commander.

"In addition to the two 'Satsuma-class' battleships handed over to us by the Japanese next month, all twelve 'A-class' destroyers are included for the time being. After the 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers were put into service, the seven 'Northern Seven Provinces' light cruisers were also assigned to the Nanyang Fleet. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Highness." Lieutenant General Li He nodded with satisfaction. Although, the warships of the South Sea Fleet, are made up of old warships. But being able to have two battleships, seven light cruisers and twelve destroyers, he was already satisfied. After all, he also knew that the Pacific Fleet was facing a ferocious enemy called Japan. Therefore, the new warships must be replenished to the Pacific Fleet. Otherwise, in the event of the defeat of the Pacific Fleet, the consequences will be unimaginable.

What's more, the enemy facing the South Sea Fleet is generally weak. Except for the slightly stronger Far East Fleet of the British Navy, both the French Far East Fleet and the American Far East Fleet are relatively weak. The South Sea Fleet is definitely the most powerful naval power in the region after the British Navy. What's more, the South Sea Fleet is backed by China and can be replenished at any time. Unlike the British Navy, if you want to replenish it, you have to wait for thousands of miles to wait for the country. Therefore, the Nanyang Fleet still has a great advantage.

After the empire completely takes down the great enemy of Japan, the imperial Nanyang fleet will be able to get more resources.

"General Li, although the strength of the South Ocean Fleet is inferior to the Pacific Fleet. However, the responsibility you have to bear is no less than that of the Pacific Fleet. For a long time. The presence of the empire in the Nanyang region has always been blank, which makes the overseas Chinese of the empire in Nanyang in a very difficult situation. Not only did the Western colonizers want to oppress them, but even the local natives dare to hand their claws to the overseas Chinese. After the establishment of the Nanyang Fleet, it is necessary to make the patrol of the Nanyang a regular occurrence. Once there are overseas Chinese who need help, they must go all out. Wu Haoxuan said solemnly.

At a time when the empire was vigorously developing industry and commerce. A lot of money is needed. And those overseas Chinese in Nanyang undoubtedly have a lot of funds in their hands. Thanks to the previous efforts of the imperial government, many overseas Chinese have returned to China to set up enterprises. However, there are many more overseas Chinese who are still on the sidelines. If the empire can show strong force, so that the overseas Chinese have no worries. Then, they will definitely be more active in supporting the economic construction of the country. This will not only strengthen the national power of the empire, but also unite people's hearts.

"Yes, Your Highness. But if we're too tough. Will it cause hostility between us and the Western powers. Li He hesitated.

Once the South Sea Fleet began to cruise the South Seas, it would inevitably clash with the Western colonizers. Li He needed to get an accurate instruction, or rather an order. In this way, he can have the confidence to know where the bottom line is.

"It's inevitable. I have only one request, that is, in the future operations of the Nanyang Fleet, it must take the protection of the interests of the empire and overseas Chinese as the primary task. As long as it is premised on this, no matter how difficult it is. The Empire will be your strongest backing. Wu Haoxuan said firmly.

The current empire is no longer the backward and decaying empire it used to be. A country that has been oppressed by the Western powers. Although the empire is not yet the world's first power. However, the empire has begun to have the ability to say no to the Western powers. As the empire becomes stronger and stronger, the empire's confidence will become stronger and stronger.

"Yes, Your Highness, my subordinates know." Lieutenant General Li He nodded heavily, he already knew what to do next.

Sa Zhenbing and Cheng Biguang. I was also very excited. Wu Haoxuan's determination gave them hope. They firmly believed that the empire would definitely become stronger and stronger under Wu Haoxuan's governance. There will come a time when even the Western powers will not dare to humiliate the empire.

Sa Zhenbing, Cheng Biguang and Li He left. They will also have to work hard for the strength of the Imperial Navy. Especially Sa Zhenbing, after becoming the Minister of the Imperial Navy, the burden on his shoulders became heavier. The Imperial Navy was about to build on its own light cruisers with a displacement of more than seven thousand tons. Subsequently, the construction program of heavy cruisers with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons will also be launched. Only after accumulating enough experience on these two types of battleships will the Empire's capital ship self-construction program begin. Only when the Empire can build its own capital ships can the Empire truly be considered a naval power. Otherwise, even if the empire defeated the Japanese with the warships it bought from the Germans, the empire alone would not have the ability to build capital ships on its own, and it would only be regarded as a pseudo-naval power.

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be walked step by step. Eating too much at once can cause indigestion. In the same way, if you take a big step, it is easy to pull eggs. For the Imperial Navy to develop into a truly powerful navy, it needs to be taken step by step.

The development of the navy is not rushed, but the navy is not the only way to strengthen the military strength of the empire. Wu Haoxuan is also a person who has traveled back in time, how can he not be prepared? In this way, the empire will be able to occupy the commanding heights in the future.

"Huzi, when will our guests arrive?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Your Highness, tomorrow the guests will arrive at Jinmen. The guards have already sent special personnel to meet them at Jinmen. Zhao Hu, the chief of the guard, said.

"That's good, remember, guests are very important, and you can't be sloppy." Wu Haoxuan advised.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhao Hu nodded. He also thought that he must let the brothers who went to greet the guests be fully prepared. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will be difficult for him to explain to Wu Haoxuan.

A cruise ship is sailing on the Yellow Sea, and although the cruise ship is flying the American flag, the cruise ship is actually owned by Wu Haoxuan's property in the United States. It's just that the influence of the Chinese empire is still too small, and many countries will not necessarily buy it. On the other hand, the United States, as the world's top power, has a strong influence in the world.

A young man in a suit, on the deck of a cruise ship, looking out to the west. He's young, but he's old.

"I'm going home tomorrow, and I don't know what will become of China in the past ten years." The young man muttered.

This young man is the famous Feng Jiuru. He was also the first Chinese aircraft designer. It's just that he died young in history and was not able to design an advanced aircraft for the country. However, this is no longer the case. Imperial Prince Wu Haoxuan attaches great importance to aircraft. He had already sent someone to contact Feng Jiuru, hoping that he would be able to return to China. The state will fully support his work on the design of the aircraft.

Wu Haoxuan knows that the Air Force represents the future. Without air supremacy, it is very difficult to win the war. The Empire's skies need its own air force to protect them. At the same time, the Imperial Air Force will also become a sharp sword, tearing through the enemy's air defense network and providing greater superiority for the army and navy.

Feng Jiuru, a native of Enping, Guangdong Province, is from a poor peasant family. At the age of 12, he crossed the ocean with his father to the United States to make a living. He witnessed the advanced industry in the United States and believed that the country's prosperity and strength must rely on the development of industry, and that it is necessary to learn and develop industrial technology to change China's poor and backward appearance.

In 1903, when he learned that the Wright brothers in the United States had invented the airplane, Feng Jiuru was determined to rely on his own strength to build an airplane. With the sponsorship of local overseas Chinese, he set up an aircraft factory in Oakland, east of San Francisco, in 1907, and formally established the Guangdong Aircraft Company in 1909, with Feng Jiuru as the chief engineer. The company began manufacturing aircraft in the same year. He foresaw the military value of aircraft and was determined to dedicate himself to the emerging aviation industry and serve his country. He said to his apprentice: "The Russo-Japanese War was very bad for China. In my opinion, in this era of great power competition, aircraft are militarily indispensable. If we have a lot of planes guarding China's coastal ports, we can defend against the aggression of the great powers. ”

On September 21, 4607 (09), Feng Jiuru made his first test flight near dusk beside a circular hill near Auckland, a place far from a settlement, and the three assistants present were in addition to the reporters. When the plane flew 0.8 kilometers after take-off and was about to make a turn at 4.57 meters above the ground, the propeller suddenly stopped, the plane fell to the ground, and Feng Jiuru was thrown out of the plane, but fortunately he was not injured. The cause of the accident was due to the propeller shaft screws being tightened too tightly, resulting in the breakage of the propeller root.

In March of the year 4608 (10) of the Yellow Emperor Era, Wright and Adratic of the United States performed a flight in Los Angeles. Feng Jiuru made a special trip to visit in order to learn from advanced technology, but the performers were very conservative and restricted the audience to stay away from Sanli. Although Feng Jiuru did not get a lesson, he had the ambition to work hard.

Later, the news of the victory of the Chinese Empire in the war against Japan and the defeat of Japan in one fell swoop reached the United States. Feng Jiuru realized that the country had become stronger, and it needed planes even more. So, he took the initiative to get in touch with China, led his assistant and the entire aircraft design team, and prepared to return to China.

On July 6, the cruise ship that Feng Jiuru and his team were on arrived in the Imperial Jinmen City. As soon as they got off the ship, the Imperial Guards, who had been waiting here, put them on the train to Yanjing. In the afternoon of the same day, Feng Jiuru and others arrived in Yanjing. After being settled, Feng Jiuru was taken to the Imperial Palace, and Wu Haoxuan wanted to see him in person. (To be continued.) )

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