"It's a good estimate, the Japanese only have 2 Vault Clippers now, and you have made up 6! It's really unbelievable. Master Weng said with a mocking face.

"It's speculation, but it's grounded. If the emperor doesn't believe me, I can make a bet with Lord Weng. When Xu Jie heard Weng Tongyi's words, his face couldn't help but appear a little hideous.

"How to bet?" Guangxu asked with a frown.

"Lord Weng thinks that Japan will let Japan buy a few more new dome cruisers in the future?" Xu Jie glanced at Weng Tonggong and said.

"This, to measure the financial resources of the Japanese people, is only to buy 2 more ships at most." When Master Weng heard that he was going to gamble, his heart was also a little empty. But the words spoken, the water spilled out. I'm afraid it won't work if you want to regret it.

"I pledge with my life, in addition to the Dome cruisers that have been built and are in service, the Japanese will buy at least three more Dome cruisers and even ironclad ships. I don't know if Master Weng dares to guarantee his life, and the Japanese will only buy 2 dome cruisers? Speaking of this, Xu Jie smiled contemptuously at Weng Tongyi. I can't guarantee anything else, but Xu Jie is at least sure that the Japanese will never sit back and wait for the Beiyang Naval Division to become bigger without saying anything.

Xu Jie's words shocked the audience. No one thought that the introduction of the navy, which was originally a formality, could make such a fuss, and Master Weng didn't expect that the newcomer who came back from abroad would be so ruthless. If you want to talk about Qingliu, it would be good if there was really the kind of fierce and fearless death they advertised, but such tough guys are rare in Qingliu, and Weng Tonggong has nothing to do with the 4 words of fierce and not afraid of death. No, the sweat droplets of beans have come out of his head, and his face is flushed and he doesn't dare to speak, you say yes, I don't know the bottom of my heart, what if I think that this kid really bought more than 3 warships? And looking at this kid's tone, he is full of certainty, relatively speaking, Master Weng believes in the other party more, after all, people do this!!

And Guangxu didn't react for a while, when he was listening to it with relish, (why are you interested?) No one has ever talked about it before, everyone has curiosity!! Suddenly this thing came, you said yes, because this matter is not good for either his teacher or Li Hongzhang's protégé, if you don't agree, this teacher will lose face and throw it home. Guangxu, who had no choice, had to look at Cixi, but Cixi had a calm face and a feeling of watching a play.

"Lord Weng is in the household department, so let's leave the affairs of the sailor to a professional." Half-loud, Li Hongzhang said with a hint of sarcasm, the subtext of this is that you don't know how to pretend to understand. And Master Weng can't refute it, how to refute it? If Lao Li says another word, then continue to gamble, isn't Master Weng looking for trouble? If you are silent, it is to admit it, but the lesser of the two, Master Weng in line with the principle that life is precious, or rational choice to be silent, admit planting~~. Anyway, this embarrassing situation was finally brushed aside by Lao Li's words, and no one thought about whether Master Weng was slapped in the face. Or rather, no one is going to think about it seriously. And Xu Jie is not interested in dwelling on this issue, but continuing his introduction.

"In addition to this main fleet, the Japanese also have a strong backup force, although these warships are outdated, but the combat effectiveness of these warships is still stronger than that of our Beiyang super brave. There were a total of 6 of these unprotected cruisers, namely Katsuragi, Musashi, Yamato, Tenryu, Takao and Tsukushi. These ships had a displacement of around 1,500 tons and 5 to 9 guns, while the Japanese fleet also had a large number of gunboats and more than 20 torpedo boats to protect the homeland. After introducing the Japanese fleet, Xu Jie sighed and continued: "Although I still have a slight advantage in Beiyang compared with my Beiyang now, if I don't move forward in Beiyang, at most 5 years, my Beiyang will be left far behind by the Japanese sailors, and at that time, once defeated, it is inevitable that I will have to cede land and pay compensation." ”

"In this way, I really want to continue to govern the army in order to defend against the enemy?" Guangxu said after listening.

"Your Majesty." Xu Jie replied.

"But this household silver is really not enough to support the construction of the water division, how is this good?" The old man asked unwillingly. He didn't dare to dwell on the issue of the sailor anymore, so he had to go back to his old job in the household department.

"The countries of Europa are less than the size of our province, but they have become rich by virtue of Western industries. Why can't I learn it? Xu Jie said in a low voice. …,

"But the equipment I made in the Qing Dynasty is not as good as the foreigners, and the price is even higher than the foreigners. From this point of view, in the end, this foreign affairs is not as good as buying foreigners, how can they make money? Master Weng finally grasped a little bit of Lao Li's problem, so he came back to his strength.

"Westerners can do it but I can't, which means that there are some areas that need to be improved, such as the factory's management system, or the employment system, not that I can't do it in the Qing Dynasty, and if there are some difficulties and I retreat, then nothing can be done." Xu Jie is also quite depressed, to say that there are a lot of money-losing transactions in the Western-style project, Lao Li Ye is to blame, Xu Jie also has a lot of opinions, but these words can't be said clearly, after all, Lao Li and himself are now in the same group!!

"In this way, Li Zhongtang also has the problem of improper handling of negligence in employing people?" Master Weng said with a smug smile.

"If Li Zhongtang can take charge of the affairs of the Manufacturing Bureau, the price of arms purchased by our Beiyang will not be higher than that of foreign countries. I'm afraid that if Lord Zhongtang does some extraordinary things, some people in the court will rap again. Xu Jie was so depressed, in desperation, he had to say that someone in the center was hindered, which affected the operation of the Manufacturing Bureau.

"According to what you said, if the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau is completely managed by Beiyang, the price of purchasing the same kind of weapons will be lower than that of foreigners?" Banxiang Cixi said.

"If Beiyang is responsible for the appointment and dismissal of personnel, the funds can be fully distributed, and the scale can be determined by Beiyang itself, at least 20% of the equipment of our Beiyang Army can be provided by the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau within 4 years." There was no way, and at this time, Xu Jie could only bite the bullet.

"In other words, within 4 years, the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau can provide enough weapons to arm an army of 10,000 people?" Cixi is very clear about Lao Li's family background, and 20% of the 50,000 Huai troops are naturally 10,000.

"If the personnel appointment and dismissal of operational matters are the responsibility of Beiyang, the funds can be guaranteed to be in full place, and the army will purchase the arms of the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau at Western prices, and Wechen is willing to make a military order. If it can't be done, the minister is willing to be punished! Fight, Xu Jie gritted his teeth and said.

"Then according to your word. By you Prime Minister Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau. Cixi is not nonsense, in her opinion, she can naturally save a lot of money when she completes it, and the manufacturing bureau in other places can also learn, if it can't be completed, she will cut off Li Hongzhang's arm, and Lao Li has nothing to say, so to speak, this is a sure deal.

Later, a group of people talked about irrelevant issues, and this time, known as the Three Seas Maritime Conference, had far-reaching implications for all parties. For Li Hongzhang's Beiyang and Ding Ruchang's, Xu Jie finally proved his talent and loyalty to Beiyang. As for the Qingliu represented by Weng Tongyi, after the capable general Wen Tingshi and others were exiled for their unscrupulous speech, he once again lost face in front of the public. So much so that I can't open my mouth if I want to find fault in the future. Therefore, before the First Sino-Japanese War, Weng Tonggong never made any remarks on the maritime side. In Cixi's opinion, this Xu Jie, as a famous small role, has not yet entered her eyes. Although she agreed on the spot that Beiyang would be fully responsible for the operation of the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, and at the same time guarantee that the full amount of funds and the price of Western weapons would be purchased from the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, in her opinion, this Xu Jie was also a technical figure and had no ambition for politics. And what she has to think about now is how to buy new ships in Beiyang to increase armaments, and give Nanyang a little more benefit, so as to balance Beiyang.

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