Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

In the north of the port area, not far from the Dagu Fort, is the military dock of the Beiyang Fleet.The Beiyang Fleet has special military ports in Lushun and Weihai. Dagu Port is not their main base, but because the Beiyang Fleet is really a treasure of the Qing court, it will be inspected every now and then, so a simple anchorage is left at Dagu Port pier.This place is only separated from the civilian wharf by a simple wooden fence. Sometimes ships from other places will stop at the wrong wharf. It is three steps, one post, five steps, one sentry, all of which are under martial law, and there are mosquito gunboats and torpedo boats patrolling back and forth on the sea in the port.

Two behemoths painted with the unique dark paint of the Daqingshui Division quietly parked beside the pier. Eight 420mm thick gun barrels protruded from the armored turrets, and the muzzles polished by Shuiyong reflected coldly. The light appeared ferocious and terrifying.This is the largest ship in Asia, the former Nanyang Fleet "Daqing No. [-]" and "Daqing No. [-]".

Not far away, German Ambassador Rick Heinz watched the "Daqing No. 10000" and "Daqing No. [-]" which had just been overhauled at the Dagu Shipyard.no doubt.The image of the two ships with a displacement of more than [-] tons is extremely profound.Although Heinz was not born in the navy, but because of his family, he has extremely rich knowledge of ships, such a first-class heavy battleship.Even the powerful Germany has only three warships, but this country, which has always been regarded as ignorant and backward by Westerners, has two such warships. It is said that these two warships were in the last Sino-British war. Captured by the British Navy.It's incredible.Only in this way, the naval strength of the Qing Dynasty has reached the point where no one can beat it in East Asia, and even in the world, there are only a few countries that can surpass it.

In this regard, Heinz was slightly worried. He had witnessed the terrifying development momentum of this country. Once the people's wisdom was activated, the whole country would run forward like clockwork.There are even prototypes of industrial zones in places like Tianjin, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and there is no doubt that this trend is spreading.This country will undergo an industrial transformation. Although there are still many deficiencies in the education level of citizens and social system, it will rely on its huge market, abundant natural resources and almost luxurious human resources.Once it is allowed to embark on the fast track of industrial development, the national power will expand rapidly, which will bring great shock to the world structure.

It's just that all of this seems to be harmless to Germany in the near future. The great Germany only owns a few small islands in the Pacific Ocean.There is almost no conflict with the Qing Dynasty.What's more, the Qing Dynasty needed German support to break through the British blockade, and also needed German technology and Mark.In the process of the rise of the national power of the Qing Dynasty, Germany will exert its influence in all aspects, thus imprinting a deep brand on this country, which will undoubtedly bring greater convenience for Germany to gain benefits in the Far East.And these have been well proven in recent years.

In addition, he knew the purpose of his coming to the Qing Dynasty this time.It is to check the current manufacturing progress of the airship company jointly established with Germany in the capital of the Qing Dynasty. Perhaps in the near future, Germany will use these airships for a series of combat missions such as reconnaissance, bombing, and delivery.

Soaring: World War I Chapter 197 German-American Relations

After Rick Heinz disembarked from Tianjin, he came directly to the capital in a carriage.Although the road was bumpy, he didn't feel tired. On the contrary, he became quite interested in the vibrant Qing Dynasty.

Just as the carriage entered the capital, Rick Heinz suddenly wanted to get a close and comprehensive understanding of this ancient oriental capital.

"Don't be in a hurry to go to the airship manufacturing factory, let's go around the capital." Rick Heinz said while sitting.

"Okay, sir." The driver promised softly.

The carriage took Heinz around the capital aimlessly, because this time he came with the German business cooperation group.Therefore, the concealment is extremely strong, and all the officials of the Qing Dynasty did not know that Germany sent a cabinet minister to make a surprise inspection of the progress of the airship's manufacturing.

After the carriage entered the western suburbs of the capital, Heinze saw a strange scene from the window.A group of Qing people with braids are discussing something around two foreigners, and behind them is a giant parked. This thing made of unknown materials looks like an eagle flying in the sky, and it is very popular nowadays. A bicycle has three wheels, and there is a seat in the middle that can accommodate one person.

"Stop, what are they doing?" Heinze called out loudly.

"It's Your Excellency." The coachman skillfully controlled the carriage and stopped steadily.

Before the carriage stopped, Heinze couldn't wait to jump down.But before they got close to them, two Qing soldiers in navy blue military uniforms pulled Heinze down.

"Stop, what are you doing?" A soldier said to Heinze, holding a rifle made in Hanyang made by the Qing Dynasty.

Heinze raised his hands and said helplessly in German: "Oh, don't...don't do this, I'm just passing by, I want to go in and see what they are doing?"

The two soldiers did not understand German, looked at each other, and continued to warn loudly: "Leave quickly, the military is important, idlers are not allowed to enter."

At this time, the driver and interpreter who was driving came hurriedly.He stopped between Heinze and the two soldiers, and said in standard Chinese: "Don't get me wrong, this is a businessman from Germany, Mr. Heinze. He happened to pass by here, and he was very interested in the big bird parked there." Interested, just wanted to find out."

A soldier saw a foreigner who could speak Chinese coming, and heard that the other party was a German, so he immediately put down his raised rifle.At this time, the Qing Dynasty and Germany were very strong allies, so the tone of the soldiers suddenly became polite.

"Tell this Mr. Heinze that this is an important military site and no one can be allowed in. Please leave immediately!"

When the interpreter told Heinze about this, he frowned deeply, trying to justify himself.But never spoke.

After a long time, he said to the coachman, "Ask them, who are those two foreigners?"

"Mr. Heinze asked, are those two Germans also? Can we have a chat with them?" the coachman said to the soldiers.

A soldier said with a smile: "No, it's Americans. You don't have a common language. Leave quickly, or it will be difficult for our commander to see it."

"Okay, let's go." Heinze said coldly after getting the driver's translation, then turned and left.

American?Heinze, who returned to the carriage, recalled the words of the Qing soldiers.When did the Qing people invite American technicians to the capital?What are they developing there?Could it be that the Qing Dynasty sold our German airship technology to the United States?Or what kind of technical support did the Americans provide for Qing to develop new weapons?

A series of problems could not be explained, which made Heinze no longer continue to visit this ancient oriental capital.

"Go directly to the airship factory." Heinze said to the coachman.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The coachman replied driving the carriage.

Not long after, Heinze arrived at the airship factory jointly opened by China and Germany.

After the visit, Heinze had to lament the rich human resources of the Qing Dynasty.There are too many labor forces in the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 1 Qing workers in an airship manufacturing plant.Although they only receive a salary of ten silver dollars per month, this is already a very large fortune for them.

You know, only ten years ago.The per capita annual income of the Qing Dynasty was only one tael of silver, which is ten silver dollars today.Today, an ordinary worker can receive ten silver dollars a month.

According to the food price at that time, a catty of rice only cost two cents.A penny can buy five catties of rice, one silver dollar can buy fifty catties of rice, and ten silver dollars can buy five hundred catties of rice.

And the price of pork is only two taels of money per catty. One silver dollar can buy five catties of pork, and ten silver dollars can buy ten catties of pork.

So at that time, there were many cities with heavy industrial manufacturing factories on the southeast coast and the capital.The living standards of the people have undergone earth-shaking changes in the past ten years, and they have no worries about food and clothing.There will be no more famines etc.

Only a few poor provinces in the northwest have not yet solved the problem of food and clothing.Abundant human resources ensured the vigorous development of the manufacturing industry in the Qing Dynasty. While capital and technology were guaranteed, the productivity was almost three times that of Germany.

In just a few months since the establishment of the airship factory, nearly 100 airships have been produced.At this time, a large number of airship pilots in the Qing Dynasty had not yet passed the training.The airship was just neatly parked in the empty base without any test flight.But it can be seen from the appearance that the quality of these airships is very high.

"Mr. Heinze? ​​It's a surprise. Why are you here? It's amazing to see you here!" German Manhami, the technical director of the airship factory, gave Heinze a hug excitedly.

"Haha, yes. I was ordered by His Majesty to come here to see the progress of the airship." Heinze blinked and continued, "I didn't inform the Qing Dynasty this time, so I ask you to protect my identity." Keep it a secret. Your Majesty doesn't want the Qing people to know that I'm here!"

"Oh, I understand. But Your Majesty is still worrying too much. As you can see, the Qing people here are really hardworking. And they are not inferior to us Germans at all, and they are very capable of learning." Manhami was happy Said.

"Your Excellency, you know that there is a large research base like this in the western suburbs of the capital. They are researching a new type of weapon, and there are a large number of soldiers like here, and two American technicians lead a group of Qing people .Do you know about this?" Heinze said, frowning.

"I've seen it, but I don't know it's an American. I don't know what they are studying, but it doesn't seem to have much to do with our airship." Manhami made no secret of his indifference.

Heinze was a little angry at Manhami's reaction, and said coldly: "We should know more about our allies, and we can't wait for them to create advanced weapons like grenades and mortars before buying them. .”

"Your Excellency is overthinking. The Qing people only have some technical ability in light weapons. Others can be ignored, but you are right. Since two American technicians are helping the Qing Dynasty to develop it, then I believe the U.S. government must know about it. , we can put pressure on the US government to participate in the development together.” Manhami proposed.

After hearing this, Heinze's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself: Yes, Germany can also participate in the development by putting pressure on the United States.This is much more direct than going to propose to the Qing Dynasty.

They all firmly believed that the Qing Dynasty did not have the ability or technology to develop large-scale offensive weapons, and the United States must be behind it.

That night, Heinze told Wilhelm II in Berlin all the power generation he saw in the capital of the Qing Dynasty.It might not have occurred to him that the U.S. government had no idea that any technicians had come to the Qing Dynasty, let alone what weapons they were developing with the Qing Dynasty.

The relationship between Germany and the United States may undergo subtle changes because of what the Wright brothers did in the Qing Dynasty...

Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 198 Going South to Suzhou and Hangzhou

In the dark, Guan Xuqing seemed to have a strange feeling, wondering whether such blatant research and manufacturing of aircraft in the capital would be discovered by the Germans.After all, the Germans now have many technical talents in the airship company in the capital, and people will understand what the Wright Brothers are doing there at a glance.In fact, he didn't know what happened in the capital, and he was thinking about whether he could find other excuses to cover up or simply put the research and development work in a remote village...

"Your Majesty, Mr. Kang has an urgent call from the capital." Wang Shang interrupted Guan Xuqing's thinking by passing the telegram.

Guan Xuqing brought his thoughts back again, and asked, "Well, did the prefect of Zhengzhou confess?"

Wang Shang said cautiously: "It seems that the foreign ambassador from the capital came to ask something."

Guan Xuqing took the telegram in doubt and looked at it carefully.

Sure enough, what he was worried about finally happened.It turned out that Germany did not contact the imperial court directly, but instead accused the United States of providing technical support to the Qing Dynasty in private, violating the cooperation plan signed by the two countries.

The Americans directly asked the Qing Dynasty how the two Americans entered the Qing Dynasty, what technical support they provided, and asked the Qing Dynasty to provide the recently developed content.

"Hmph, it's too deceiving. Who do I use to develop what content, do I still need to report it to foreigners?" Guan Xuqing threw the telegram aside and cursed angrily.

Wang Shang hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed his head to the ground, and tremblingly said: "The emperor calm down."