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Volume 1: Sino-Japanese War Chapter 46 Going South

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    If we talk about North Korea again, he will be really annoyed. But when he heard that some things were not in harmony with his rising reputation, Weng Tonghe immediately became interested, waved his hand and said, "Lu Yunpan, what is it?" "Ge  Old man, I heard that the Navy Yamen reported earlier that the purchase of British fast artillery was unsuccessful. However, at this moment, if a conflict breaks out between China and Japan and the navy wins, the credit will be in Beiyang. If it loses, I am afraid someone will make a fuss about it.  I saw in the Foreigner newspaper that the Japanese navy has already been equipped with fast artillery!" After saying this, Lu Hong actually started to sweat on his back. However, the reason why he wanted to talk about this matter was naturally because it was of great importance.  , he is now just Wang Renkan's attach¨¦. Although he is not stingy in delegating power, even Wang Renkan actually does not have much real power, and if he wants to get involved in the field, it is not just to supervise military discipline, then  I need a reasonable excuseand since it is an excuse, I naturally need to create it out of nothing!  Wang Renkan looked quite surprised, obviously he did not expect Lu Hong to say these words. In fact, this matter was not a secret for a long time. After Weng Tonghe took charge of the household department, he had always been very stingy with the money of the Navy Yamen and gave everything he could.  Try not to give it, let alone what kind of fast artillery is this. If you have a battleship, why should you replace it with cannons Although Lu Hong said it quite euphemistically, the intention of asking Mr. Wengge to pay for Beiyang is already very obvious.  , this violated Weng Tonghe's taboo. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly sweat for Lu Hong. This attach¨¦ was really easy to use, and it would save him a lot of trouble When he turned around to look at Weng Tonghe  , his expression relaxed.  At this moment, Weng Tonghe obviously didn't think much about the issue of money. As the big boss in charge of the country's finances, there was only one reason why he didn't give Beiyang money, and he wanted to trouble Li Hongzhang. However, it is indisputable that military training and the navy are burning money.  The fact is that after the Huai Army was transferred to military training, its annual military expenditure exceeded 10 million taels, and the Navy's annual allocation was 4 million taels. This has long been criticized by many officials.  However, the question Lu Hong mentioned at this moment is indeed reasonable. The Navy Yamen's request for money to buy cannons was ignored by the Military Aircraft Department. It was not just once or twice. Judging from the current situation,  If a fight really breaks out, although he has some opinions about Li Hongzhang, if it leads to defeat, he, the Minister of Military and Aircraft, will not have anything to gain from it Of course, the best case scenario is that Li Hongzhang is slightly defeated and the Qing Dynasty finally wins, but  This is beyond his control!  Lu Hong raised his head and glanced at the old man with a long beard. At this moment, Weng Tonghe was closing his eyes slightly and looking thoughtful. This made him feel reassured. He was holding high the banner of protecting the old man Weng's reputation. Finally, he did it right. This old man  What I cherish the most is his reputation After a long while, Weng Tonghe stroked his beard and asked in a serious tone: "Lu Hong, there is indeed some truth in what you said, let me think about it You're not  There is one more thing, please tell me quickly!" Lu Hong was also a little surprised that this old man actually resorted to procrastination, but obviously he couldn't get the old man to agree to anything now. The official position was already gone.  He immediately put on a respectful look and said, "Mr. Ge, although I have never been to North Korea, I have seen newspapers from overseas envoys commenting on the North Korean royal family. They all said that the North Koreans were arrogant and ignorant. Now in my case,  The fact that the Qing Dynasty sent assassins to kill people confirms this statement What I am worried about is that there may be more than one assassin sent by the North Korean royal family! And if the incident happens and we send back the assassins, I am afraid it will make people laugh! "  Lu Hong looked like he was thinking about the Qing Dynasty. However, Weng Tonghe did not pay attention to this at the moment, because he seemed to see something in Lu Hong's prediction. This Lu Hong had always been quite capable in inferences, and this speculation,  Although it may not be true, if it is true, you can make good use of it to combat the arrogance of those who disagree with you!  However, how could he clearly state his plans here? His sullen old face softened slightly, and he showed an open-minded look. He nodded magnanimously, "Lu Hong, it's good to have such a meticulous person."  It is indeed not easy to think about it. I know this matter! You have to handle this job carefully. If there are any results, I will naturally ask for credit for you!" Lu Hong said these two things. He originally hoped that after some lobbying, he would be able to do it.  To get some small rights from this old man, this old fox didn't give himself a chance to use it at all But fortunately, it seemed that the old fox had listened to these words. Maybe it would come in handy in the future. Thinking of this, he also  He had no choice but to bow and say goodbye together with Wang Renkan.  Early the next morning, Lu Hong said goodbye to Huang Tifang with a very sincere tone, which was sincere. This little old man was still the most down-to-earth, and the two juniors of the Huang family, one named Huang Chengkai and the other named Huang Chengling, were both very young.  Among the scholars, Huang Chengkai also had the title of Gongsheng, and they all looked honest, which did not disappoint Lu Hong. ?Today Huang Shaoji came out to see Lu Hong off, and Xiao Nizi Huang Shaoning followed behind like a dragster. As a result, Huang Chengkai and Huang Chengkai looked submissive and shouted "Aunt" at Xiao Nizi, but turned around and called her "Auntie".  Lu Hong was called "Brother Lu", which made Lu Hong extremely embarrassed. The seniority of the Huang family was really bad.  However, this etiquette is obviously unavoidable. Just when he was thinking about how to address him, Xiao Nizi burst out with a smile and pulled Huang Shaoji to help him, "Mr. Lu, let me tell you that this mission is not easy for me.  You have to be careful!" Lu Hong hurriedly handed over his hands, feeling a little more fond of this little girl, "Thank you, Miss Shaoning, thank you, Mr. Huang, then I'll take my leave!"  The ticket man went out, and Huang Shaoji looked thoughtfully at his cousin standing on the porch, with a smile on his serious face.  Amidst the sound of rolling carriages, Lu Hong looked back at Chongwenmen, which was getting further and further away. This trip to the capital was finally quite fruitful. Now, he seems to have a little chance to integrate into this era. However, he has to leave truly.  Do something, it seems there is still too much to go However, the wheels of history are rolling forward, if you cannot change it, you may become a fan crushed by the wheels!  Nowadays, he is very motivated. However, in the current huge imperial envoy team, there are only 12 people including Wang Renkan, excluding the hired coachmen NND, is this trying to play 12 Arhats? It is a pity that among these 12,  He is only a small leader now. As for how many people can really go with him, it seems to be a real problem.  However, there are a lot of things that need to be arranged at this time. After all, the mission of this trip is not simple. There are actually 4 naval forces in the Qing Dynasty, including the Beiyang Navy, the Nanyang Navy, the Fujian Shipbuilding Navy, and the Guangdong Navy.  , however, after the Mawei Naval Battle in 1884, the entire Fujian Navy was destroyed. After that, there were only a few wooden-hulled ships for cruising, and they were never rebuilt.  After the Zhang Zhidong Sino-French War, the Guangdong Navy acquired large torpedo boats such as Guangjia, Guangyi, and Guangbing, but these thousand-ton torpedo boats were already the largest warships in the fleet and could be said to have no combat power.  It can be said that the size of the navy is extremely pitiful.  Therefore, in his plan, the Beiyang Navy is naturally the top priority, while the Nanyang Navy is the second target. As for the Fujian Shipping Navy and the Guangdong Navy, they will naturally go, but that is to go out and complete this task.  Supervising military discipline matters As for the itinerary, when he thought of this, he immediately started writing quickly.  When everyone got on the steamer from Tongzhou Pier, Lu Hong discovered that Yan Fu's guy had gone to find Wang Renkan sneakily This made him a little curious. This guy had been mysterious earlier, but now he was mysterious again.  What are you doing?
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