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- I had my tooth treated, and the pain just stopped, and I'm back to normal.
This is a young man in his early thirties at most. Under his fluffy blond hair is a face full of sunshine. The slightly raised corners of his mouth always seem to be smiling, and his appearance also makes the dull atmosphere that originally enveloped the flybridge disappear. The depressing atmosphere has dissipated a lot.
"We are very satisfied." Ren Lingyu turned around and faced Jean Monet, with a big smile on his face. "It is such a beautiful ship, just like a real wealthy lady."
"Thank you for your praise." Jean Monet leaned over gently and bowed elegantly to Ren Lingyu. He then stood up, raised the corners of his mouth, and a big smile bloomed on his face that was already full of cheerfulness: "Then are you willing to get two more ships as beautiful as this wealthy lady? In that case, you will have three sister flowers that can make all men who long to conquer the sea jealous, with burning eyes!"
Xue Fucheng and Yan Fu, who were standing behind Ren Lingyu, looked at each other and smiled meaningfully at each other - Armstrong from England, Vulcan from Germany, and Jean Monet in front of them. The French la-seyn represented by Mr.¡
For Ren Lingyu¡¯s order from the ¡°First Fleet in the Far East¡± recognized by the Western naval community at this time, these three major shipyards are almost determined to win it! Among them, the La-Seyn shipyard is especially special - Li Zhongtang has always been fond of German-style munitions. Among them, Krupp is a helper on land, and Vulcan is relied on at sea; and the Armstrong factory It started from the "super brave" and "showing prestige" back then to the recent "Zhiyuan" and "Jingyuan". Four cruisers have also been built for the Beiyang Navy.
Before "Fuyuan", the French shipyard La Seyn had never received an order for even one artillery shell from the Beiyang Navy
"You mean those two protected cruisers, right?" Ren Lingyu said with a smile, holding his hands behind his hands - on the day he arrived at the La-Seyn Shipyard, the shipyard submitted the design plan for two new protected cruisers to him. And a beautifully crafted ship model. According to information submitted by La-Seyn Shipyard, these two protected cruisers are based on the "De Assas" class protected cruiser under construction by the French Navy as a blueprint, with partial improvements - the standard displacement of warships. 3900 tons, bow and stern ship type. Like the French warships of this era, the upper part of the hull is obviously tilted inward, with two masts and two propellers; the power is 2 vertical three-expansion engines, 11,200 horsepower, twin propellers, and a maximum speed of 20 knots; the ship is equipped with a 60 mm thick dome First. It has good armor protection, and its armament includes one 162mm main gun on the exposed turrets at the bow and stern, and four 120mm Ghana rapid-fire guns on both sides.
"It's those two boats." Jean Monet said with eager eyes, "Mr. Ren, I know that Armstrong and Volcan also submitted their plans to you, but I can assure you that la-seyn The two warships at the factory will be better than the plans of the Armstrong Factory and the Volcan Factory in terms of firepower, protection and speed! The Ghana rapid-fire guns on our warships are more powerful than Armstrong's guns of the same caliber in terms of firepower, protection and speed. Excellent. Compared with Volcan's new armored cruiser"
There was undisguised contempt on Jean Monet's face. "Sir, the maximum displacement of the new armored cruisers France is planning is more than 10,000 tons! As for Vulcan, it is trying to equip a 3,000-ton cruiser with strong protection at the same time and ensure the warship's original speed. Sir. That is absolutely a fantasy!"
"I am very grateful to your factory for showing your sincerity." Ren Lingyu automatically ignored Jean Monet's contempt for his competitors. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. When he looked up again, his face was full of hesitation: "I am personally very satisfied with your protective cruiser"
"But", before the smile on Jean Monet's face fully bloomed, Ren Lingyu changed the subject, "As you know, our two countries just experienced an unpleasant war seven years ago. A pleasant war in which your navy's Far East Fleet almost completely destroyed our navy's Fujian Navy."
Ren Lingyu frowned, "And if I choose your factory as the supplier of a new type of protected cruiser at this time, sir", he continued with a look of embarrassment: "I believe you also know that buying an already built warship And ordering unbuilt warships are two completely different concepts, not to mention that our navy has never equipped a French warship before If there is no convincing enough reason, I think it will be difficult for me to explain to our government."
"This cunning guy!", Jean Monet cursed in his heart, but still maintained a smile on his face - what is a "sufficiently convincing reason"? According to Ren Lingyu's public statement, the reason why he was able to take over the "Platt" was entirely because of the satisfactory performance of this warship. It can be said that Jean Monet learned from the Chilean naval officer who came to receive the "Pinto" and "Era Zuriz" that the "Pinto" he purchased wasThere is actually only one reason for the "special" - the price of this armored ship has been overwhelmed by him to the point of being irreducible!
Therefore, this so-called "sufficiently convincing reason" refers to the lowest possible price, right?
"I know that the war seven years ago was also very regrettable" Jean Monet's face showed a very cooperative look of disappointment, "Since your country began to develop shipbuilding, France has always been your country's presence. The best friend in warship construction. But everything was interrupted by that damn war. French warships actually bombarded the shipyard that the French helped to build! This is really a tragedy."
Jean Monet continued in a low tone: "But fortunately, we are not politicians. So I think we can still have this traditional friendship between us, right, Mr. Ren?"
"That's natural." Ren Lingyu nodded.
"Thank you." Monet let out a sigh of relief. "In order to show our friendship, Mr. Ren, we will try our best to give you as much discount as possible on the price and payment method of these two cruisers."
"This is really". Ren Lingyu seemed to be deeply moved. He showed a look of sincere gratitude on his face, pursed his lips, and said after a long time: "How to do this?"
"This is possible." Jean Monet, who was full of contempt, still maintained a friendly smile on his face, "Then I wonder when we can sign the contract."
"Is this it?" Ren Lingyu lowered his head, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient. No matter what, I have to see your factory's quotation before I can decide. But"
He looked around at "Fuyuan" at his feet. He continued: "To be honest, Mr. Jean Monet, I can't wait to see the two ships you mentioned that have not yet started construction. I believe that they will be fire protection like this Fuyuan." A great boat with great speed.¡±
"Especially the speed, which can allow a nearly 7,000-ton ironclad ship to run at a speed of 18 knots." Ren Lingyu pointed to the two chimneys arranged in series on the "Fuyuan" ship behind him, seemingly casually, and said casually : "Such a level of motivation is really good and leaves people speechless. Of course, I would also like to thank you, Mr. Jean Monet"
Ren Lingyu turned around and faced Jean Monet again. "I am very grateful to you for having this ship filled with the best coal in France."
The smile immediately solidified on Jean Monet¡¯s face.
"Sir, you are wrong." This young man, who has always been optimistic and cheerful, has a solemn face. "This ship is currently burning coal from Calais, but the best coal mines in France are not in Calais. They are in Alsace and Lorraine. Although they have fallen into the dirty hands of the Germans, one day they will . We will get back what we lost from the Germans even harder!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jean Monet, I made a mistake." Upon hearing this, Ren Lingyu immediately formally apologized to Jean Monet. But his chest was already overflowing with excitement
It is said that the French were at odds with the Second Empire after the Franco-Prussian War. When I saw it today, it turned out to be true!
"Zhiming, do you really want to order this L-seyn Shipyard's Dome Armor Clipper?" As soon as Jean Monet stepped off the flybridge, Yan Fu had already walked to Ren Lingyu's side, frowning and asked in a low voice.
"Huh?" Ren Lingyu's eyelids trembled suddenly, as if he had just woken up from a dream, he looked at Yan Fu with blurred eyes, "What are you asking, Brother Dao?"
"I'm asking, Zhiming, do you really plan to order the Dome Armored Clippers from La Seyn Shipyard?" Yan Fu has long been accustomed to Ren Lingyu's habit of wandering around the world these days.
"Huh?" Ren Lingyu was startled, and then asked: "Did I say that?"
"You don't plan to order these two clippers?" Yan Fu asked in surprise, "Then why did you ask so carefully?"
"When buying something, don't you just have to shop around?" Ren Lingyu replied nonchalantly, and then smiled at Yan Fu, "If I don't find out the trump card of La-Seyn Shipyard, how can I compete with Armstrong and Vol Are you going to file a lawsuit?"
"So that's it!" Yan Fu thought for a moment and suddenly realized it. He then raised his thumbs up to Ren Lingyu and said sincerely: "Brilliant, Zhiming."
"I'm afraid it's more than that, right?" Ren Lingyu was about to say a few words of humility, but he heard a sudden voice behind him. He then turned around and saw Xue Fucheng looking at him with a smile but not a smile.
Ren Lingyu raised the corner of his mouth and raised his hand to Xue Fucheng, "Mr. Shuyun, do you have any other advice?"
"Don't take it as advice." Xue Fucheng waved his hand slightly. He took a few steps forward, stared into Ren Lingyu's eyes, and asked: "Just before the legal person arrived, I mentioned the Queen Mother"Cutting down our affairs in Beiyang"
"This is a big matter, and Zhiming seems to have it all in mind." He stared at Ren Lingyu with dark and angry eyes, "And when Zhiming was talking to the legal person just now, I felt that Zhiming seemed to be very concerned about the situation among the European countries. Because I am familiar with it. So I presumed on my own, Zhi MingHave you already thought of how to implement the strategy of uniting Wu to control Chu?"
Hearing the words "Lian Wu to control Chu", Yan Fu next to him still looked confused, but in Ren Lingyu's ears it was like thunder and lightning, "Mr. Shuyun?". He only spat out these few words, and then his lips trembled and he could no longer continue.
"Don't panic Zhi Ming!" Xue Fucheng waved his hand to Ren Lingyu with a gentle look, "Li Fuxiang ordered Zhang Youqiao to tell me one by one with telegram secrets Fu Xiang really loves you. Just for this alone To explain one thing, I don¡¯t know how much money I spent on telegrams.¡±
So that¡¯s it¡ª¡ªRen Lingyu¡¯s heart suddenly became clear, and his heart that had been suspended in mid-air slowly fell down.
"It's just that I don't know. After Zhi Ming goes abroad, how will he carry out this strategy of uniting Wu to control Chu?" Without allowing him to think carefully, Xue Fucheng continued to ask.
Ren Lingyu smiled indifferently, but did not immediately say anything. He walked a few steps on the flying bridge with his hands behind his back, and then said: "Mr. Shuyun has been abroad for nearly a year. I also know that Li Hongzhang, the Westerner from Germany, has resigned. It¡¯s been nearly a year.¡±
"Li Hongzhang from the West?" Xue Fucheng was startled. He thought for a while and then laughed out loud.
"Bismarck of the East, Li Hongzhang of the West." He pointed at Ren Lingyu and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Foreigners gave Li Zhongtang the nickname of Bismarck of the East. You're good for it. Instead, he called the German Prime Minister Li Hongzhang of the West Haha. Zhiming, you are really really". Xue Fucheng thought for a moment, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue.
"That's right. This is Bismarck." Ren Lingyu's face now had a solemn expression. "Mr. Shuyun, you know that since the day when the iron-blooded prime minister of Germany resigned, there will no longer be peace among the European countries!"
"Huh?" ?¡±
"The most brilliant thing about Bismarck's administration is that he is well versed in the ways of verticality and horizontality. Mr. Shuyun just heard that even Jean Monet, an ordinary Frenchman, was deeply concerned about the cession of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany is so brooding about this incident that it almost never forgets revenge" Ren Lingyu's face suddenly darkened - after the Franco-Prussian war, Bismarck did not originally force France to cede territory in his personal plan. As the most scheming politician in this time and space, this "Iron-blooded Prime Minister" is thinking about how to avoid turning the opponent in any foreign war from an ordinary loser into a feud with Germany almost all the time!
It¡¯s a pity that he didn¡¯t defeat the General Staff in the end
"It has been more than 20 years since the Franco-Prussian War in the ninth year of Tongzhi. In these 20 years, although France has been working hard, it has never dared to launch troops to retaliate. If we want to get to the root of it, it is actually just one sentence¡ª¡ª Drive away wolves and pounce on tigers in order to reap the benefits of the fishermen! Shortly after the unification of Germany, Bismarck formed the Three Emperors Alliance with Russia and Austria-Hungary. He used the power of Austria and Russia to establish laws, and also narrowed his wings at sea to avoid enmity with England. , such a measure made the French country never forget the matter of raising troops for revenge, but in the end they did not dare to act rashly! But now that the Bi family has resigned, the German country has a new king who has succeeded to the throne, and is about to make a big splash As the saying goes How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed? Mr. Shuyun, just look at it. In less than ten years, the situation between the European countries will definitely be turned upside down!" Ren Lingyu listened to the endless sound of the waves of the Mediterranean Sea outside. He roared muffledly, his face already grim.
There was a long silence on the flying bridge.
After hearing what Ren Lingyu said, Yan Fu was shocked and staggered. At this moment, he was looking at Ren Lingyu from head to toe as if he didn't recognize him, with a look of disbelief on his face. But Xue Fucheng still looked calm and unusual, but his face was a little paler than before, and his eyes were shining with eyes like green phosphorus
"Na Zhiming thinks, where will the situation among the European countries go? And how can we, the Qing Dynasty, take chestnuts from this fire?" Xue Fucheng looked at Ren Lingyu with bright eyes and asked.
"Mr. Shuyun is in England" Ren Lingyu stared at Xue Fucheng, "Of course you know more than me, a newcomer to your country, right? The news of France and Russia forming an alliance to resist the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Germany, Italy and Austria, compared to Mr. Shuyun has heard about it, right?"
It is now September 1891. If nothing else, France and RussiaThe alliance should be well established by now
"I heard something occasionally!" Xue Fucheng's expression became calmer, and he said indifferently, "So what?"
"Mr. Shuyun should also know that the Russians are going to build the so-called Trans-Siberian Railway, right?" Ren Lingyu raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.
"This matter is already known to everyone in England." A flash of realization flashed in Xue Fucheng's eyes, and his voice gradually became lower.
"Isn't this the end?" Ren Lingyu smiled very tenderly - from 1870 to 1890, the entire European continent maintained a delicate balance due to Bismarck's outstanding political wisdom and superb diplomatic skills. But all this disappeared with the forced resignation of the founder of the Second Empire in 1890
The "Reinsurance Treaty" was terminated, and the "Three Emperors Alliance" that suppressed France also became a thing of the past. Subsequently, France and Russia formed an alliance, and the Russian Empire, which had received military and economic assistance from France, began to turn its forces eastward and took advantage of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway to begin its exploration of Northeast Asia. It originally used the name of "glorious isolation" to isolate itself from the European powers. Therefore, Britain outside the country must find and cultivate an ally in Northeast Asia that can restrain Russia's eastward invasion
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Ren Lingyu's mouth - yes, keeping me outside the territory can indeed keep me away from Beiyang, but I wonder if the mother and son in the Forbidden City have ever thought that, in fact, what I want is this "Go to the country thousands of miles away"!
"One person in the country is a prisoner!" If you want to stay in the country, whether it is to gain power or build momentum, how many people can fight against that Yehenala? But no matter how outstanding she is, she is still behind the times just like China at this time - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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