"This old thief in Hefei, do you want to scavenge the last two pieces of silver in my Qing Dynasty before you give up?" A young man with a white face who looked like a scholar said angrily. His face, which had been white and pure, turned red with anger.

"You can't say that. But this time Li Zhongtang wants to buy the Italian ship again. I've never heard of this country, what kind of good ship can be built? If it is reasonable to buy an English or German ship, it is okay to buy a Frenchman if it is not good. It is said that the down payment for a battleship is 500,000 taels of silver, but it is really a bottomless pit. An old man said calmly.

"Teacher, you are the emperor's teacher, and you are in charge of the household department, you can't let this Li Hefei come here." The young man said urgently.

"Tingshi, although I am the emperor's teacher, but I don't have the final say on the allocation of this household department, it depends on Sun Zhongtang of the Military Aircraft Department, and it depends on the meaning of the Queen Mother. I'm just going to drag it out now. If this Li Hefei repeatedly folds up, and I don't make the payment, I can't afford to delay the responsibility of maritime affairs. Weng Tongyi shook his head helplessly and said.

"I heard that this time the Italians have sent a new military attache to China?" After being stunned for a while, Wen Tingshi asked in a low voice.

"That's the case, and we will soon go to the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Yamen to exchange credentials." Weng Tongyi was very puzzled, he didn't know how his beloved disciple thought of this.

"This old thief in Hefei spent so much silver to buy a 4,500-ton warship, which is basically twice the price of buying Zhiyuan back then." Wen Tingshi whispered.

"Are you saying that a considerable amount of money will go into Li Hefei's pocket?" Weng Tong raised his eyebrows. There was also some excitement in the words.

"If the emperor personally receives the newly arrived Italian military attaché, and then asks that the price is actually not so high, this Li Hefei is guilty of bullying the king." Saying this, a cold light appeared in Wen Tingshi's eyes.

"The emperor personally received a foreign military attache in China, is it a bit of a fuss?" Weng Tongyi's heart was obviously moved, but his face was still unwavering.

"The military attache of this country is naturally not worthy of being received by the Holy Lord personally, but if he is summoned with the military attachés of other Western countries, and then drink tea or something. And for good reason. Wen Ting-style said carefully. Moreover, the prime minister's affairs have always been the prime minister's yamen, so that foreigners only have the prime minister's yamen in their eyes and there is no current saint. Looking at the silent Weng Tongyi, Wen Tingshi added another fire.

"Good strategy, if the ministers of Western countries here can see the clues from the Italians, and then report to the saint, this Li Hefei's crime of bullying the king will be confirmed!!" After all, Weng Tongyi is an old fritter in officialdom. He knew that he didn't know much about foreign affairs and warships. Therefore, the only way to find loopholes is to rely on others. I think that the Western countries are full of contradictions. There is an opportunity to humiliate other countries in public. I'm afraid those barbarians will scramble to be the first, right? Master Weng said wishfully. This ambitious and talented master Weng did not know that Western countries had cooperation in addition to struggle, and he did not know that this Italy had a good relationship with other countries except for the bad relations with Austria-Hungary. And what's even more tragic is that Master Weng doesn't know who he is going to face, the students trained by Tycho, Vittorio and Xu Jie together, not to mention a Master Weng, even Liu Buyun and other people who have received systematic naval education in the United Kingdom cannot be compared with Tycho in terms of knowledge and knowledge, and as for ship design, it cannot be compared. Therefore, Comrade Lao Weng was wrong from the very beginning of this plan, and it was quite outrageously wrong.

"You have also worked hard these days, read more books from foreigners and information about the ships of my Beiyang Naval Division. When the time comes, let those foreigners and ministers see that my disciples are not only proficient in literature and ink, but also very good at foreign affairs. Weng Tongyi said with a smile.

"The disciple receives the order." Wen Tingshi bowed and turned to leave. And Weng Tongyi also cleaned up and went to sleep, after all, he had to recuperate for tomorrow's big plan.

The next day, when Master Weng came to see him, he found that King Alcohol was also there. This friend of Li Hongzhang, the ruler of the navy yamen, made the old man very unhappy, he wanted to calculate Li Hongzhang, Emperor Guangxu couldn't see it, but King Alcohol still couldn't see some clues. If this prince directly refuses, the old man's plan for half a day will really be empty. But the old man is an old man after all, his eyes rolled, and he thought about it. Aren't you the Prime Minister's Navy Yamen? Then I'll start with the navy. Leaves you speechless. …,

"The Alcohol King is also there? It is said that a new military attache called the Italian State has recently arrived, I wonder if there is such a thing? After the ceremony, the old man arched his hand to the alcohol king and said.

"It's the newly arrived military attache in China, what is the name of Tycho. I came with the businessmen who came to our Beiyang to discuss the purchase of suitable ships. "King Alcohol doesn't know what the old man thinks. You can only answer truthfully.

"Negotiate naval affairs with Italian merchants? So, is the new military attache still a man who is well versed in maritime affairs? Master Weng asked in surprise.

"This man is an officer of the Italian navy, and it is natural that he is well versed in maritime affairs." The alcohol king became more and more confused, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in this master Weng's gourd.

"My Beiyang Navy is officially formed. It is better to summon the military attachés of the Italian and other countries of Europa. Presenting the top warship models of various countries and comparing with our Beiyang Fleet to promote the national prestige of our Qing Dynasty, I don't know what Your Majesty wants? When the old man saw that the time had come, he got up and saluted. And emphasized the words "raising the prestige of the Qing Dynasty".

"Isn't that right?" The alcohol king came out in a cold sweat. Although this prince does not know maritime affairs, he has heard of the strength of the French navy. The Beiyang Navy Division said that it was the first navy in the Far East, but in fact, it was not even as good as a detachment in Europe. However, he couldn't say these words, and the irascible emperor next to him couldn't listen to him, so King Alcohol decided to go around in circles: "There are no less than 100 warships in England, France and Germany, if a warship builds a model, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a few months." "King Alcohol thinks, there are too many warships to look at, right?

"It's okay, it's better to pick 2 of the best warships from each country and make a model. One is an ironclad ship of the first class, and the other is a cruiser clipper (cruiser). This saves time and allows you to see the strongest warships of each country. Why not? Master Weng said unhurriedly.

"According to what the teacher said, I became a Beiyang sailor in the Qing Dynasty. It is also time for the countries of Europa to see the might of our Qing Dynasty. I would also like to learn about the combat power of the sailors of various European countries. Just as King Alcohol was about to speak, Guangxu directly agreed to Master Weng's request. Let Li Zhongtang quickly send a sailor from Beiyang to Beijing on the same day. Prepare for the event. At the end, Guangxu added. Guangxu is not bad, and he knows to find an expert to explain for himself.

As soon as Guangxu Chrysostom opened, this matter was settled. It's just a matter of time and place, so the proud Master Weng and the worried King Alcohol had to do it.

(This is written very chatteringly, the author's purpose is to figure out a certain way for readers to understand the content behind guò, and have a general understanding of the technical situation of the navies of various countries in 1890, so I hope you can forgive me)