What can you do in two years?

Jiangsu people will tell you that it took them two years to turn the former small fish port in Haizhou Bay into a huge port area, and with the completion of the port area, a port city has also taken shape. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

The young governor of Jiangsu Province is introducing the recent situation and prospects of Lianyungang to Li Mo, a young man who has returned from studying in France and has also been in charge of the construction and planning of the Ryukyus, and is a generation of officials trained by the Prime Minister's Office itself.

As a large coastal province, he set the tone for Jiangsu very clearly, while maintaining agricultural growth, strengthen the construction of coastal port areas, and use short-distance railways to connect these construction and even planned port areas with the national railway network, radiate inland cities, and vigorously develop marine economy such as fisheries.

In his confident eyes and words, Li Mo saw a kind of vision for the future, now that the family has a big business, the construction of the provinces can only be planned by the local officials themselves and the Prime Minister's Office, and the emperor is gradually fading out of the front-line construction command, and only puts forward some suggestions in some general directions.

After the recovery of Jiangsu, the construction of ** has begun one after another, especially cement, stone and other factories have become the top priority, and when these factories have started one after another, the construction of the north has also entered a state of madness, the railway through the province has been repaired to half, and as a more important seaport in the five-year plan, although Lianyungang can not be compared with Lushun, Dalian and Subic and other good ports, but has begun to take shape.

In particular, whether you admit it or not, it is an indisputable fact that Hua Yihai started from the sea, and taking advantage of the advantage of foresight, Li Mo used Thomas Mining and several other companies as a cover to circle a large amount of resources, coupled with a huge overseas territory and territory, so that Hua than any dynasty in Chinese history and even more than Britain and France and other countries pay attention to the sea, which is why after the country is in urgent need of funds for national construction and the army has begun to exert its strength, it is necessary to do its best to maintain a huge maritime fleet.

As a large number of officials gradually came to the front line under this subtle subtlety, they also paid more attention to the sea, especially the coastal provinces, and listed the construction of seaports, transportation and shipping industry as a priority.

In addition to the increasing number of foreign merchant ships, the Pacific Shipping Company, which was invested by Li Mo in those years, has also become a well-deserved giant under the management of Lin Yongxiang. However, this did not curb the enthusiasm of private shipping, on the contrary, a large number of private shipping companies have emerged in various places, among which the Eastern Ocean Freight Trading Company invested by the King of the Ryukyus is eye-catching, in addition to the shining light of the Ryukyu royal family and Li Mo behind him, more than a dozen second-hand ocean-going freighters purchased from Britain have made it a maritime transportation force in the north second only to Pacific freight.

For the investment of the king of the Ryukyus, Li Mo not only was not dissatisfied, but invested in the shares, and picked out a few of the previously captured Japanese merchant ships to enrich the fleet.

This also made him feel bad after being imprisoned for more than ten years, so he didn't even think about modifying it, and still let the Japanese chrysanthemum attach to the hull of the ship, in order to humiliate the Japanese!

In the south, the Nanyang Freight Company, which was built by Chinese businessmen in Luzon, is also catching up, and now has no less than 20 ocean-going freighters, and even in the conservative places of Jiangsu, Shandong and other places, many small ship owners have appeared one after another, and a large number of small flat-bottomed boats have been purchased for inland small waterway transportation. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

The increase in trade and the frequent movement of people have prompted more and more people to turn their attention to the sea, and the term "marine economy" appeared for the first time in a report of the Prime Minister's Office not long ago.

The sea is becoming more and more attractive and generating more and more wealth, and the task of defending the lifeline of the sea is becoming more and more important.

Since the whole process depends on sea shipping, Li Mo's visit is not so much an opportunity for the world to know about China, but as to tell the world that China is not only a land power, but also a country with huge sea areas and offshore interests!

For this visit, in addition to adding the Zhonghua to the formation as instructed, the Admiralty also specially mobilized two Jinghai-class light cruisers from the Pacific Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet to protect and display their strength along the way.

Since except for the Zhonghua, which still uses ordinary coal-fired power, the rest of the ships are fuel-fueled, considering that all countries have not yet entered the fuel-fueled and are likely to have difficulties in supply, the Admiralty also specially sent a large ocean-going oil and water supply ship that has just joined the active service, in addition to the second oil and water supply ship will also depart from Hawaii later, detour through Chile into the Gulf of Mexico, where it will fill up heavy fuel and wait for the round-the-world formation

In addition to these warships, what is eye-catching in the fleet is undoubtedly the large ocean-going ship of the Oriental Princess, which is now docked at Lianyungang No. 1 pier, built by the Honolulu shipyard itself, and painted milky white.

The cream-white décor, the slender hull and the European-style superstructure are interspersed with three large chimneys, making it look like an elegant oriental beauty.

This cruise ship was originally a royal ship ordered by Li Mo privately when Hua was founded, considering his own convenience in the future, which can be said to be a masterpiece completely built in accordance with his later ideas, and later coincided with the birth of the princess, and in order to commemorate, it was renamed the Oriental Princess. Just like when Li Mo saw the huge Teutonic Atlantic in New York Harbor, everyone who saw the Oriental Princess would be impressed by its huge body, the wide cabin, the gorgeous decoration, and the beautiful painting made people who saw it have an urge to go up and have a look. But this is only the appearance, the equipment inside it is also the same, the combination of oil-fired boiler and steam turbine, can make this 10,000-ton displacement behemoth run at a speed of 25 knots, with a speed of 14 knots and a large endurance of 12,000 nautical miles, but also provide a steady stream of energy for the six generators on board, not only for electricity, communications, etc., but also rich enough to install a set of electrolytic desalination equipment on the ship.

So much so that everyone who boarded the royal ship stared at the swimming pool at the stern. Stupid.

This Nalun dare not say that it represents the high embodiment of the current industrial capacity of China, but at least it is a perfect one, not to mention the steel giant ship, which is originally a symbol of this good o era!

Looking at the boatmen and soldiers on the dock who were watching the vostok's princess in a daze and drooling, Turosik, who was the captain of the sea, suddenly lifted his shoulders and felt a sense of pride and pride.

As a native of Hawaii, in fact, Turosiyu was very dissatisfied with the occupation of Oahu and Kauai by Master Gan Li, even though the queen gave him the status of duke, he also felt that it was because the queen was blackmailed and made a decision.

As a large number of Chinese came, the number of people who shared Turosik's views gradually increased, but as the Chinese people became more and more integrated, these hard-working, "intelligent, and friendly Chinese" gradually changed their image in his mind. Coupled with the racial equality policy that Li Mo later pursued, and more and more Hawaiian locals entered the factory, worked with the Chinese, and enjoyed the same treatment, the opposition turned into support.

When your children can receive free education, when your family can receive good medical care, when your pockets are getting richer", then what reason is there to question the Duke? Yes, he has selfish intentions, but he also openly stated in the newspaper that he will not divide the Kingdom of Hawaii, even if the two islands are in fact hereditary territories, but that guarantee still dispelled many doubts, not to mention that the Duke has now become the emperor of a big country!

Hawaii is not a big country, and a kingdom that lacks resources cannot survive" Even if there is no duke, it will be annexed by the United States or other countries, and the situation may not be as good as it is now.

After figuring it out, Turosik and his companions joined the raging current, and his many years of sailing experience in American companies immediately made him a senior employee of Pacific Cargo, and was recently transferred to the "Vostochny Princess" as a captain.

There was a long queue of soldiers on the docks, and large and small bags of goods began to be inspected by the security guards, although the procedures were somewhat troublesome, but for the safety of His Majesty the Emperor, such inspections were necessary.

The sailors stood on the deck, wearing straight uniforms, all with their heads held high, waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor, everyone's faces were full of excitement, and it was the dream of every Chinese sailor to have the honor to serve the Emperor!

As several cars under strict protection drove into the dock, the crowd of onlookers suddenly became chaotic, and the first thing they saw was two girls with different styles and equally beautiful who got out of the bridge car, and got off the car and walked to the gangway under the protection of the guards.

Turosik suddenly became short of breath, His Majesty the Emperor has finally arrived!

It seemed to hear the voice in his heart, the figure that had appeared countless times in the newspaper, and whose photos could often be seen even abroad, also got out of the car.

When three short and loud whistles sounded across the docks, and smoke rose from all three chimneys at the same time, the Oriental Princess finally began its maiden voyage around the world, pushed hard by the high-powered tugboats.

Ten minutes later, when the Dongfang Princess rushed out of the harbor, the Zhonghua, which had been on standby for a long time, four Jinghai-class light cruisers, and a large oil and water supply ship of 16,000 tons quickly approached.

In the headquarters of the British Royal Navy's West Indies naval station, Fisher, who had just returned from attending the peace talks between the United States and Cuba, was holding a small bag and standing in a neat and tidy office after cleaning.

Because he doesn't know where those precious drawings are stuffed!

That's the result of two years of guarding this damn place where there aren't even a few warships, and I don't know how many brain cells were spent to get it out, although some places are not realistic for technical reasons, but he firmly believes that it can be achieved one day.

But now, the treasures that should have been piled up on the desk have all been stuffed there by the orderlies without knowing it!

"Damn it, these potatoes!" Fisher cursed, but also helpless, due to the war in South Africa, Britain has transferred too many experienced veterans, such as the West Indies Naval Station, which is a secondary place, is taken away more than half, if it is not necessary to maintain a strategic presence here, maybe he, the commander, will be transferred to the front line, as for the additional soldiers, they are all stunned young people who don't understand anything!

So he immediately shouted angrily: "Charlie! Charlie, you damn it, where's that?

In the hallway, there was a burst of snickering, and Charlie, the orderly who had just been assigned, rushed into the office, not knowing what he had done wrong.

"Charlie, where's my file? What about the drawings?! ”

Fisher roared, the spitting star almost drowned the orderly, so frightened that the latter's face turned pale, and he didn't understand what the important thing was about the pile of waste paper, and he cleaned up the office neatly, not only did he not get praise, but he was scolded head-on, and quickly pointed to the cabinet in the corner: "Your Majesty, the things are there." ”

Fisher immediately put down his bag, hurried to the cupboard, and when he opened it, his eyes were red, and he saw only his treasures, which had been put away, but they were disorganized, and some of them were even mutilated.

"Charlie!" Fisher stood up angrily, and was about to scold again, when the office door was suddenly slammed open.

"Report, London Emergency Cable."

"Urgent?"

Fisher turned his head away and let go of poor orderly Charlie for the time being, but to him a little strangely, what was the matter in the West Indies? Need to use the word urgent?

What's more, it takes about two days to get here from Europe through the United States, so the telegrams sent by the Admiralty over the years have never been marked with the word urgent.

In the midst of this doubt, Fisher opened the telegram, and after reading a few lines, his face suddenly became a full-battleship with five turrets and ten twelve-inch guns!

God, Fisher could hardly believe his eyes, because the battleship described in detail in this telegram was exactly the same as the battleship he had envisioned!

Could it be that someone stole their own drawings?!

Fisher subconsciously looked at Charlie, an orderly, and his sharp gaze made the latter swallow. water, but he dispelled the idea again, because it had been at least two years, if not three years, since the construction of the battleship, and at that time Charlie was still playing in the mud in his old Scottish home.

If it weren't for the theft of his own design, could it be that there really appeared in the Far East a naval expert with the same tactical thinking as himself?

And!

How did they solve the technical difficulties? Impetus! Structure! Recoil! Wait, how did they fix it? To be able to demonstrate in front of Philettman shows that he has been formed!

"Charlie, put down those damn drawings, go get me a ship, I'm going back to London at once!" Almost as soon as he had read the last word of the telegram, Fisher had already shouted, and there was only one thought left in his mind, he had to see the battleship with his own eyes!

Have to!