After listening to everyone's registration, the Empress Dowager Cixi's expression was complicated, a little embarrassed and a little proud, "There are so many talents in Beiyang Sailors!" She said to Peng Yulin, "With such heroes, it is not difficult for the Beiyang Navy to dominate the world." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Peng Yulin bowed slightly, "I don't dare to be the queen mother so praised." ”

"Now that I have returned from my studies, I am looking forward to the world, and it is also your goal, all of you are up, let's talk about gossip today, and don't say anything serious," Empress Dowager Cixi was obviously in a very happy mood, and gently waved her hand to let everyone get up, she slowly stood up and walked in front of the generals who stood in two rows, "Ding Ruchang, you are all returning from studying in the UK?" ”

"Yes."

"Then send this German-made warship back, and it has been in Suez for a long time?"

Ding Ruchang said, "Stay in the Suez Canal for 135 days." ”

"It's been a long time," the Queen Mother crossed over to Ding Ruchang and said to Liu Buchan: "Liu Buchan, how do you feel?" ”

"Studying quietly and practicing from time to time is also calm." Liu Buyun said respectfully, he raised his head slightly, and saw the disdainful expression on the face of the Empress Dowager Cixi for this answer, "Today is not the right one in the Heart Cultivation Palace, so there is no need to say these words." ”

"Yes, every day in the Suez Canal is like a year, and thinking of the arrogance of the British, I really can't help but have to fight with the British!" Liu Buyun has a bold temperament, he can't stand it, he thought of the previous days, he couldn't help but slightly red at the corners of his eyes, his eyes were round, "Although there is no shortage of food, but it is really breathless, the British are arrogant, we go to negotiate, everything is ignored, and there are many disdainful insults between the words, several of us are thinking so, if we can fight with the British in anger!" Lin Yongsheng and the others nodded again and again, and even Lin Taizeng, who was holding a book just now and admonishing everyone to learn to have a calm personality, also nodded in agreement.

"I'm just afraid of delaying the great cause of the water master. That's why I've endured it so far," Liu Buyun said in a deep voice, "People are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat." Before, I only felt that the British navy was strong and had a sense of awe, and after staying in the Suez Canal, the ministers were shocked that if this kind of strength was imposed on China. What a shame! ”

"Presumptuous!" Peng Yulin heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly stopped, "Liu Buyun is cautious!" ”

"Let him say, Liu Buchan, you go on," the Empress Dowager Cixi stared at Liu Buyun and said, "You are very right. ”

"We didn't dare to do anything in the Suez Canal, so we had to wait patiently until the warship left," Liu continued, "and it took so much trouble to transport a warship." In the final analysis, it is because the Chinese naval division is far inferior to the British navy. ”

No one dared to speak for a while, Cixi looked around at everyone and nodded, "You are also bold, the world says that the Beiyang and Nanyang sailors have been built for many years, although they can't beat the British, it's okay," the Empress Dowager Cixi turned around, walked to the window, and looked at the shadow of the huge warship moored in the harbor. "I asked the Manchu civil and military to come to Dagukou today, apparently saying that I wanted to see Edward off, but Prince Yijie didn't need to be so enthusiastic at all. I can come here in person, and the reason why I asked everyone to come to the port together is to let everyone see the gap between the Chinese and British naval forces. ”

"You are all young people, and you all know how foreign invaders have invaded in the past few decades. After the Daoguang fell, the British twice Koubian, what did they rely on, naturally the ship was strong and the artillery was sharp! ”

"This dynasty is different from all dynasties, and there is no Kou in the north who can invade the Central Plains. The terrain of East Asia, we China is unique, the British are powerful in India, but they can't climb the Himalayas, Russia is in the north, but the middle steppe desert is thousands of miles, which is a natural barrier, and Russia's ruling center of gravity has been in Europe, so even if we take a little bit of the North Sea land for years in a row, Russia will not care too much, so the only problem is at sea! ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi pointed to the sea, turned her head to the crowd and said, "The coastal defense is relaxed, and the foreigners are naturally presumptuous, you have suffered shame in Suez, I am in the country, how can I not be ashamed?" The British and Indian fleets have been cruising in the southeast sea for more than a month! ”

Peng Yulin got up and knelt down, and the generals of the Beiyang Navy Division knelt down together, "The ministers are guilty of capital crimes." ”

"Don't bow down, you have done a good job," Empress Dowager Cixi asked Li Lianying to help Peng Yulin up, "In less than twenty years, the Beiyang Naval Division has grown from scratch, all of this, I just took the silver of the imperial court out to buy warships and train soldiers, it is really not commendable, this is all you to manage, think about the previous Beiyang, just a few years after its establishment, it was already able to bombard Sulu to force Spain to retreat, and then cruise Nagasaki to deter Japan, this is a real credit." ”

"Of course, there is still a big gap between us and the British, but the gap is getting smaller and smaller, why don't the British let this German-built warship go home? There are other political factors in this, but there is no doubt that the British are also wary of our warships, otherwise they will not agree to sell the 7,000-ton ironclad ships to the Japanese. ”

"Why should I remind you how you are doing in Suez? It is to ask you not to forget that shame, to be ashamed and courageous, so that you can be loyal to the country and contribute to the Beiyang Naval Division. ”

"Remember."

"In the past, Britain invaded the invaders twice, and this revenge must be avenged, but there is no hurry for the time being, we have trained ourselves first, so that we can resist foreign invaders." The Empress Dowager Cixi made a long speech, and it was also because she saw these famous heroes in the history books that she had such feelings, "Okay, let you listen to my babbling speech like this, you must be tired, return from afar, rest for a few days and go to Tianjin to take a look, in the past four or five years, is there any change." The Empress Dowager Cixi instructed Li Lianying, "Take out 1,000 taels of silver from the inner treasury and give it to the generals and soldiers who return this year. ”

"Thank you Empress Dowager reward," Ding Ruchang led everyone to kneel down again, "the minister still has no feelings." ”

"Oh? Say it. ”

"This 7,000-ton ironclad ship has not yet been named, Weichen is bold, please give the Queen Mother a name."

"Name-giving?" Empress Dowager Cixi raised her eyebrows slightly, and she said to Peng Yulin, "Is this possible?" ”

"It is a great honor for the Queen Mother to give her name, and the ministers are grateful." Peng Yulin said with a smile.

"Well, I see that the ironclad ships of more than 2,000 tons of the Beiyang Navy Division are named after the word Yuan, if I give the name, naturally I can't get rid of it, then ......" (to be continued.) )