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    Seeing the coming of the North-South War, Cheng Dequan, who had been refined in the officialdom for twenty years, understood that Jiangsu was the core area of ??the conflict. He, a man caught between the North and the South, would definitely be in a dilemma, and he might even suffer disaster.  , simply announced his resignation as the governor of Jiangsu and went north to serve as the cabinet's director-general of transportation.  Subsequently, Duan Qirui, acting as the Commander-in-Chief of the Hubei Army, also hurriedly handed over the military power in Hubei to Duan Zhigui, the "His Royal Highness" who went south, and returned to Beijing to take up the post of Chief of the Army.  Immediately afterwards, former Sichuan Governor Jiang Zhiqing also flew to the capital.

    This incident was called the "Three Governors Entering Beijing" in later history books, which marked the central government's strengthening of local control. The noisy provincial autonomy movement in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China had come to an end.

    As for the reason why the third governor came to Beijing, it is generally believed that Sun Yuanqi and Yuan Shikai were adjusting their military deployment and preparing to take a thunderous blow against the Southern Revolutionary Party.  Some people also believe that the main operator of this personnel adjustment was Sun Yuanqi, and its purpose was to prepare for the upcoming world war. As we all know, Sun Yuanqi's judgment of domestic and international situations is second to none, at least according to the existing historical data, it has not appeared.  Big mistake.  There are also a very small number of Sun Yuanqi's idiot fans who stubbornly believe that the reason why the third governor is willing to come to Beijing is entirely due to Sun Yuanqi's personality charm. History has proven time and again that following Sun Yuanqi is the most promising one!

    In fact, the three of them were reluctant to enter Kyoto at the beginning: Jiangsu, Hubei, and Sichuan are all important provinces in the country, but they are not like Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, which can be discarded like crap!  Moreover, compared with the nominal chief minister of the cabinet, the governor who is in charge of the military and political power of the entire province is in the sky and on the earth.  But each of them had their own reasons for having no choice but to give in in the end.

    " Take Jiang Zhiqing as an example. Sichuan originally had 52 to 3 million people under its rule. Its scale was no less than that of a powerful country in the East and West. Coupled with the barriers of mountains and rivers, it was a perfect match for a king.  Unexpectedly, as soon as he got a taste of the captaincy, he was transferred to Beijing by Sun Yuanqi to serve as the chief of the navy.  What does the Navy have?  A dozen people with seven or eight guns.  The total length is completely deaf - a decoration!  But what can he do?  If he was given another year or two to replace the officers above the company platoon in the army, he might be able to evade Sun Yuanqi's summons.  But not now.

    Now the people of Sichuan still always remember the benefits of tax exemption before Sun Yuan's death. Most of the backbone of the army are students recruited from the school affiliated to Jingshi University, and they don't know how many nails Yang Du planted in Bashu.  If Jiang Zhiqing dared to disobey his orders, he would be captured and brought to Sun Yuanqi within three to five days.  Therefore, even though Jiang Zhiqing was extremely unwilling, he still forced himself to look cheerful, obediently completed the handover with Yan Xishan, who was also full of complaints, and then rushed to the capital as soon as possible.  And after arriving in Beijing, he didn't have time to rest, so he immediately went to visit his mentor Sun Yuanqi.

    "Some people in later generations once commented that Jiang Zhiqing's military talent could only be qualified as an infantry platoon leader at most, but his political conspiracy methods were absolutely first-class, which can be seen from his performance in governing Sichuan for more than a year.  After meeting, Sun Yuanqi also praised his achievements greatly.

    As the conversation between the two got on track, Jiang Zhiqing couldn't help but ask: "As far as the students know, the navy is a highly technical branch. Only those who were born in a major and have been immersed in the navy for many years can be qualified to serve as commander-in-chief."  This is the case for previous positions such as Sa Dingming (Sa Zhenbing) and Liu Ziying (Liu Guanxiong). Although the students also graduated from military schools, their studies were riding lessons. After graduation, they have been practicing in the army and have never fought with the navy.  We¡¯ve had a good relationship. I don¡¯t know why Sir appointed a student as the Chief of the Navy?¡±

    Sun Yuanqi knew that Jiang Zhiqing was resentful, so he smiled and said: "It is true that as Jieshi said, the navy is extremely technical, and ordinary people really can't do it. Fortunately, now our navy's family fortune has been completely destroyed, and only  The remaining pieces of scrap metal worth three cents are free for you to toss around and learn as you go. It is said that "foreign monks can chant sutras". I really want to see if you, Jieshi, can find your own way after taking charge of the navy.  Bring China¡¯s navy back to life?¡±

    Jiang Zhiqing shook his head and said: "Sir, you are too flattering to the students! But now the situation of the Chinese navy is like this. I am afraid that even the gods will be unable to do anything! Before going to Beijing, the students had a general understanding of the situation of the navies at home and abroad. It's okay if they don't understand, at least they feel good about it.  There was a glimmer of hope; but after understanding the situation, I was completely disappointed!"

    "Oh? Why did Jieshi say this?" Sun Yuanqi was a little curious.

    Jiang Zhiqing said: "The student only needs two sets of data, and you will know how seriously ill China's navy is. The first set of data is the number and tonnage of existing ships in the navies of various countries last year. The British Empire ranks first,  There are 591 ships of various types including battleships, battlecruisers, armored cruisers, dome-armored cruisers, coastal defense gunboats, submarines, etc., with a tonnage of 2.35 million tons;In second place is the German Empire, with a total of 357 ships and a tonnage of 1.15 million tons; Japan, which is just a stone's throw away from us, ranks fifth, with 189 ships of various types and a tonnage of 680,000 tons.

    "And what about us? Our navy has a total of 9 dome cruisers, 27 coastal defense gunboats, 6 destroyers, and 8 torpedo boats, a total of 50 ships. It seems that there are a lot of them, nearly a quarter of Japan's, but the total tonnage is only  The pitiful 40,000 to 50,000 tons are less than one-tenth of Japan's. They are all dilapidated and outdated small boats that are dying. It's okay to use them to scare fishermen and water bandits. As for going to the battlefield, I'm afraid they don't need to be fired by the opponent. A strong wind  It will sink half of it. What can the students do?"

    Sun Yuanqi nodded: It seems that the Chinese Navy is really at the end of its rope!

    Jiang Zhiqing added: "The second set of data is the Dreadnought-class battleship competition that has been in full swing among the world's major powers since 1906. In February 1906, the British Navy's 'Dreadnought' battleship was launched, overnight making all previous battleships  It became an antique. This triggered a massive shipbuilding competition. Generally speaking, everyone uses the Dreadnought as the standard. It has a displacement of about 20,000 tons, uses steam turbines as power, has a speed of more than 19 knots, and has more firepower than at the time.  The other largest armored ships are more than twice as powerful as battleships. Such battleships are uniformly named 'dreadnoughts', including Germany's Nassau-class battleships and the United States' South Carolina-class battleships.

    "At this moment, there are dozens of dreadnoughts being built in major shipyards around the world. It is said that the cost of the battleship 'Dreadnought' that ushered in the dreadnought era is 1.78 million pounds, which is equivalent to more than 10 million taels of silver, which is much higher  The fiscal surplus of the Qing Dynasty for one year at that time! In the West, it is equivalent to the annual naval expenditure of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, one of the five major European powers! For us in China, not only can we not have dreadnoughts, we also do not have the ability to build dreadnoughts  , even the government does not have the financial resources to build a dreadnought! What can the students do?"

    Sun Yuanqi said: "The cost of a dreadnought ship is enough to equip two elite army divisions, or to support 6 army standard divisions. Not only do we cannot afford this arms race, but there are only a few countries in the world such as the United Kingdom and the United States.  If we can afford it, I guess Germany is gritting its teeth and holding on. Why should we beggars compete with the Dragon King?"

    Jiang Zhiqing was a little skeptical: "Sir, you said that Germany, which ranks second in the world's navy, cannot afford this dreadnought race?"

    Sun Yuanqi said: "This dreadnought race is actually a dual competition of technology and national strength. For the European powers, the competition is more reflected in national strength. For Britain, it has grabbed huge amounts of money from all over the world since the Industrial Revolution.  With wealth and a large territory of colonies, its accumulated national strength is enough to support its participation in any current military expansion and war preparations. Moreover, Britain is an island country. It only needs to maintain one-tenth of Germany's army to obtain ground security that is far better than Germany's. Therefore,  It can focus on developing its navy and building dreadnoughts.

    "Germany is different. It is located in Central Europe, surrounded by enemies on all sides, and geopolitics dictates that it must focus on developing its army. If Germany engages in a naval equipment competition with Britain on the basis of maintaining its current army level, the final result can only be financial collapse,  The country is bankrupt; and if Germany abandons its existing army and expands its navy, it will be tantamount to committing suicide, because the navy cannot solve Germany's land security at all. Starting from Germany's current national strength, it may be okay to build a few dreadnoughts, but  To compete with Britain is a sure way to die!"

    Jiang Zhiqing praised: "What Mr. Jiang said made the students enlightened!"

    Sun Yuanqi added: "Thinking more deeply, the arms race between Britain and Germany has no reference significance for my country's current naval development? First of all, Britain adapts measures to local conditions and chooses the navy that is most beneficial to its own development as the method of competition, rather than the army. This This illustrates the importance of strategic planning in the arms race; secondly, the United Kingdom chose the dreadnought with significant technological content as a means of competition. The use of this epoch-making main battleship suddenly made other countries feel a serious threat and had to follow Britain's pace in the competition illustrates the importance of science and technology in military competitions.

    "Since we are unable to participate in this vigorous dreadnought competition due to the limitations of the country's financial resources and technological level, why don't we use our brains, make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and consider ways to deal with the dreadnoughts in terms of competition methods and means? As long as we  Prepare early and develop first. It is very likely that we will lead the trend in the future and others will follow our footsteps!"

    An idea flashed in Jiang Zhiqing¡¯s head: ¡°What do you mean, sir?¡±

    "Submarine, aircraft!" Sun Yuanqi replied concisely: "Now when it comes to the navy, most people can only count the three major branches, namely the surface ship force, the coastal defense force and the Marine Corps. But I think there should be two new branches.  : Submarine force and naval aviation force. Although they have just emerged now, they will definitely be two indispensable parts of the navy in the future. As long as we develop early, we will definitely be able to defeat enemy aircraft first!" (Remember the website address: www.  hlnovel.com)??.  As long as we develop early, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy!  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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