Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Guan Xuqing said to Zhao Bingjun: "The Security Bureau should also consider the manpower there. If it is not enough, it should send more. Remember, especially pay close attention to every move of the British, and report to Beijing at any time if there is any abnormality."

Li Zhen came out of the class and said: "Qizou the emperor, I still have one thing to report. So far, most of the funds for the Eastern Aid Program have been allocated to European countries. After the mobilization of the government, many powerful businessmen along the coast They have signed a cooperation agreement with the government, set up mines and industrial and commercial enterprises in Europe, and exploited mine energy by themselves. Now looking at the Europa continent, Chinese enterprises are dotted all over, and they have almost mastered the production capacity of Europe. But... there are also some Some twists and turns, we thought that the things produced by Chinese businessmen in Europe could be bought at a lower price in China, but some Chinese businessmen got in the way and even secretly raised the sales price in China. This matter has been investigated and dealt with by many parties. The list of people is here, please read it, Your Majesty."

Guan Xuqing took the booklet, browsed it roughly, put the booklet on the jade case, and said: "Don't touch these people, don't leak the news, and send someone to investigate secretly. Is there any special political behind this matter?" Conspiracy, the Eastern Aid Plan has been carried out so far, the empire has firmly grasped the economic lifelines of European countries, but what I am most worried about now is that the Chinese businessmen and local forces will secretly hide things and do things that are not good for the empire. This I will continue to pay attention to this matter, and report the results of the investigation as soon as possible.”

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Liu Buchan also played: "Your Majesty, there is another piece of good news to tell you."

"Oh? What good news? Come on."

"The aircraft carrier of the Empire, which lasted three years and five months, has been announced to be completed. Since it is a core secret of the Empire at this time, this matter has not been leaked to the outside world. Deng Shichang and others who are in charge of the construction specially sent I took a photo and asked the emperor to take a look at it."

Guan Xuqing took the photo and looked at it, and laughed happily: "Okay, okay. Zixiang, you have done an unprecedented event for the empire."

In this era, under Guan Xuqing's strategizing, the process of world history has been accelerated much faster than before, and the tonnage of world naval battleships has also been greatly increased compared to before. They have sprung up like mushrooms, but the abnormal tonnage and design concept of aircraft carriers will completely overturn the development history of the world navy. Since then, the development of naval weapons of the empire has left behind the world's major naval powers because of the early appearance of aircraft carriers.Guan Xuqing used a global bidding concept to fool the super shipbuilders all over the world, and at the same time achieved the goal of building the strongest warship in history by pooling the strengths of each.

Lin Jianzhang said with a smile: "With the development of the imperial aviation industry, the theory of sea dominance of giant ships and cannons will be replaced by the theory of air dominance of naval aviation, and battleships will eventually be driven out of the stage of history by naval aviation."

Liu Buchan was still skeptical about this. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty, on this issue, I and Zeng Rong still have different views. I think that only battleships can defeat battleships in theory. Our naval aviation Up to now, there are only a few reconnaissance planes, how can this drive the battleship out of history?"

Although Lin Jianzhang and Liu Buchan are in a superior-subordinate relationship, they have a very good personal relationship. They never judge the affairs of the family and the country based on their personal friendship. What they think is right must be argued with reason. For this reason, the two often meet in the office of the Ministry of the Navy The faces of the quarrel were red, but this did not affect the admiration the two had for each other.He said: "Zixiang is right. The current naval aviation is indeed not much of a threat, so battleships will continue to dominate the sea for a while. However, with the development of aviation technology, we will vigorously build a fleet of sea bombers. By then Where will the war go?"

Rising Storm: World War II Chapter 388 The Naval Age

What Guan Xuqing hates the most is that his subordinates have no opinions. He likes to hear discussions and different voices. Seeing the two top masterminds of the imperial navy arguing with red faces, he smiled noncommittally.

Lin Jianzhang added: "Battleships cannot launch air-to-air combat, so bombers are overwhelmingly victorious against battleships! Therefore, battleships will be replaced by naval aviation as the dominant position in naval warfare, and will be pushed out of the stage of history." His tone of speech was firm and unquestionable. .

"But." Liu Buchan retorted: "If the battleships are equipped with enough anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns, the bombers will not be able to get close. At that time, the battleships will still dominate."

Lin Jianzhang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to come up with these things.Judging from the current development of the navy, even if the aircraft carrier appears, the navies of all countries in the world will not pay attention to this novelty weapon, but in the long run, in order to prevent the aircraft on the aircraft carrier from being harassed, all countries must pay attention to it on the warship. Anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft heavy machine guns will be installed.Moreover, judging from the current situation, due to the limitation of the technical level, the current ground bombers fly at a very low altitude due to the load problem. If they are placed on the sea, it will be very difficult to bombard moving targets.However, the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft heavy machine guns of warships can bring mass destruction to bombers, so this is very unfavorable for current aircraft carrier operations.

However, Lin Jianzhang is a stubborn person. As the principal of the Imperial Naval Academy, he thinks he has profound military theories. Of course, he cannot be refuted by Liu Buchan, so he said: "If you add anti-aircraft weapons, then I will use bombers to bomb you. You have more anti-aircraft guns, but my bomber is better."

Liu Buchan said: "In the vast sea, the combat radius of bombers taking off from land is too far. It is extremely impractical to dispatch bombers to ocean-going operations on a large scale for today's maritime operations."

"Then I'll use an aircraft carrier!" Lin Jianzhang didn't give the other party any time to think, and spoke aggressively: "Your battleship is at sea, and my aircraft carrier is also at sea. It depends on where you go!" What Lin Jianzhang said at this time was so persistent that it was cute. If the emperor was not present, many ministers would have laughed out loud.

"However, even if there is an aircraft carrier, a large number of aircraft groups bombing my battleship will pay a heavy price!" Liu Buchan also said aggressively.

Lin Jianzhang said with a smile: "The cost of a bomber is less than one-twentieth of that of a battleship. I dispatched a hundred of them in one go. Even if you can shoot down [-] of them, the bombs of the remaining [-] bombers are enough to destroy your battleship." Sunk. And don't forget that during the war, the planes I lost could be replenished in a month, and your battleship can be built in a month? In comparison, battleships are so, other small battleships It is even more vulnerable. Therefore, I will gain command of the air and sea, and ultimately win the whole war."

Liu Buchan's face was pale, he sighed, and cupped his hands to Lin Jianzhang: "Zeng Rong, I have nothing to say."

Guan Xuqing looked up and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay! Zixiang, Zengrong, what you two said is very reasonable. You can't listen to the opinions of the family in everything. Only when there are disputes can there be achievements."

Liu Buchan said with a smile: "Although the two of us are obsessed with being the leader of the Admiralty, we have always argued more than we agree, Zeng Rong, don't you think so?"

Lin Jianzhang also smiled: "Zixiang, it's not like you don't know my temper."

Guan Xuqing clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Don't say it's Zixiang, it's just that I know your Zengrong's temper well. The year before last, because you applied for a salary increase for the navy officers and soldiers, I didn't agree, so you Zengrong just knelt in this Qianqing Palace. After a night, knowing that the next morning will come, I will be afraid of you, Lin Zengrong."

Lin Jianzhang smiled embarrassedly, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the construction of an aircraft carrier is easy to say, but in fact it took a lot of trouble."

"Tell me, let all the ministers listen."

"Cha. Three years ago, the Imperial Admiralty embarked on the construction of aircraft carriers. But at that time, we were still in unknown territory for aircraft carriers, so we needed a lot of summarizing experience. Therefore, in order to save time, we thought that aircraft carriers must be based on refitting. We will The four Royal Power-class battleships purchased from the United Kingdom dismantled their weapon systems, extended their flight decks, and conducted reconnaissance aircraft takeoff and landing training. To summarize the flight and landing experience and data of carrier-based aircraft. Since the first takeoff and landing was on water Aircraft, although the risk is reduced, but the seaplane takes off on the deck, the friction is too large, and the data is not ideal, so it is changed to a land reconnaissance aircraft. However, during the training of the land reconnaissance aircraft, many times there will be no Flying into the sea, when landing, or directly hit the deck, or slipped into the sea, accidents occurred frequently."

"Then how did you solve it?" Guan Xuqing asked enthusiastically.

"In this regard, both Zixiang and I called experts from the Ministry of the Navy to do various researches. Later, Zixiang thought that we don't need to conduct experiments of flying and landing on warships. This experiment can also be carried out on land. , In this way, the risk and difficulty of the experiment will be greatly reduced."

Guan Xuqing nodded, and looked at Liu Buchan appreciatively, and Liu Buchan bowed his hands very respectfully.

Lin Jianzhang continued: "So we built a deck on land to simulate the flight of a warship. This not only saves the risk of flying at sea, but also obtains accurate data. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Within a month, the flight and The problem of landing has been overcome. The next step is the transformation of the battleship itself and the aircraft itself. In order to complete the construction and experimental engineering of the aircraft carrier as soon as possible, we cannot wait for the design drawings of the aircraft carrier to be completed, because it is not known what will be involved When? Therefore, the Admiralty has searched for several large coal carriers and container carriers in several major shipyards in Germany and the United Kingdom, and is preparing to refit them. Most of the coal carriers are more than 7 tons, and the length of the hull is sufficient. Land reconnaissance aircraft took off from the runway. Therefore, the navy installed a horizontal flight deck on the coal carrier, which is the same as the design of the land runway. Among them, the most successful modification is the Aswan collier, the top of the hull It is a full-through flight deck with a length of 172 meters and a width of 205 meters. The bridge is located under the starboard front of the flight deck. There are two retractable hinged chimneys on the starboard side of the hull. The flight deck consists of 18 units. Supported, an aircraft elevator is installed in the middle, and 6 of the original 4 coal bunkers are converted into an open hangar below. Among the six cabins of the coal carrier, the first cabin is changed to an aviation gasoline cabin. The two cabins next to the first cabin were changed into Hangar No. 1, the No. 4 cabin was changed into an ammunition cabin and a storage warehouse, and the lift shaft was above it, and the two cabins at the stern were changed into Hangar No. 2. Below the flight deck, There are two mobile cranes on the track running through the beginning and the end, lifting the aircraft from the hangar to the elevator. Then the elevator mentions the flight deck, and the space between the flight deck and the roof of the hangar is used for aircraft maintenance operations. Because This kind of weird warship looks like the old pontoon of our country, and it was the first time it appeared in the training fleet of the Imperial Navy, so it was called by the Imperial Navy: a sea vacation ship. Because on the scorching sea, the people on the ship People can hide under the flight deck to cool off."

"What a holiday boat at sea!" Guan Xuqing said happily, and the awe-inspiring imperial meeting just now became more relaxed, and the ministers all smiled.

Lin Jianzhang didn't take it seriously, and continued: "The current aircraft carrier is used as a training ground for training carrier-based aircraft pilots. Its standard displacement is 12250 tons, and its full-load displacement is 14500 tons. Its maximum speed is 16.5 knots, and its six doors are 6 mm. Rapid-fire guns, equipped with 127 Falcon-class reconnaissance aircraft, and the number of members reached 34."

"Well. In short, all the officers of the Navy Department have done a lot of hard work, Zixiang. Later, you will draw up a list of meritorious personnel. I will reward you well." Guan Xuqing waved his hand and said.

"Cha. Your Majesty still has something to say."

"Go ahead."

"Nowadays, the development of the Imperial Navy can be described as extremely fast, but referring to the appearance of the navies of other countries in the world, the military uniforms of the Imperial Navy have not yet been unified. I was in Germany two years ago, and I was given an order to study military affairs. At the same time, I also pay attention to the German military uniforms. The minister thought that at this great opportunity for the development of the navy, the imperial navy should show a new style. With a new look, it will drive new ships and make new achievements. The style of the navy's military uniforms refers to the British Emperor's Garden, and the German navy style is also inspired by the former navy. With the great help of Chief Instructor Willie, today I brought some samples of uniforms, please look at them, Your Majesty! Come!"

Liu Buchan clapped his hands, and a few military officers who had returned from studying in Germany came out from behind him, wearing neat new navy uniforms. Of course, these military uniforms were custom-made in Europe, and there are only a few sets at present.

A gold thread was embroidered with yellow rust thread on a dark blue cap with a white badge.It shows the identity of the owner of the cap as an officer, and the central cap badge is a frontal dragon head with its bloody mouth open, looking in all directions. A few white curly waves under the dragon head show that this is the sea, and how many The stomping rose logo of the Great Wall constitutes the pattern of the Navy's military emblem, and there are also waves on both sides of the visor.This is an officer's cap, while a soldier's cap is much simpler. There is no visor, and the words "Chinese Imperial Navy" are embroidered on the white badge, but there are two more straps, and the ends of the straps are written The ship I served on.

Looking at this new navy military uniform, it consists of a jacket and military trousers, all of which are designed in dark blue, with several white horizontal stripes embroidered on the cuffs, and a military emblem on the neckline. Everyone also wears a pair of white gloves. The straight military posture trained in Germany is much more energetic than the official uniforms of the past.

The naval officers standing under the steps showed obvious expressions of joy. The clothes are spirited and mighty!pretty!Even the ministers of other departments applauded frequently.

Guan Xuqing took over the style of the military uniform and couldn't help saying: "I have to say that the era of the imperial navy has come!"

ps: Japan will be one of the most important dividing points in this volume. In the future, there will be wars between China and Japan, as well as wars with other countries. This may be an important strategic low point.So let Japan develop first, otherwise the difference in strength will be too great, and Japan will be too inferior, and there will be no sense of accomplishment.Be it Japan or other countries, are they really on the rise?Everyone, look back and see how China will handle this incident.Today is the third watch, don't miss it.

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 389 Sino-Japanese Conflict

In the afternoon of the same day, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a protest to the Japanese government and the Ministry of the Navy, strongly condemning the Japanese authorities for sending warships into China's territorial waters and killing, injuring, and illegally detaining Chinese citizens, which constituted a serious provocation to the national dignity of the Chinese Empire. The Japanese government: 48. Unconditionally release the detained Chinese citizens.Second, severely punish the perpetrators.[-]. Compensation for the losses of the families of the dead and injured in China (the specific amount is to be determined).The above three items limit the Japanese government to make a reply within [-] hours, otherwise the Chinese government will take all powerful and necessary measures to recover the losses.

This paper of protest was thrown at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan like a blockbuster. Foreign Minister Takaaki Kato was on pins and needles after receiving the news. On the surface, the Bird Harbor incident was an accidental conflict, but it was like a small drop of aqua regia. There is a vortex in the already turbulent Sino-Japanese relationship. After all, the other party is the powerful Chinese Empire. When Japan is not yet strong, God knows what kind of decision Emperor Guangxu, who is high above the Forbidden City, will make a hot-headed decision. A mature decision may have a devastating impact on the whole of Japan.

The more Kato Takaaki thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he came to see Emperor Meiji with a letter of protest from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At this time, Emperor Meiji was discussing state affairs with the ministers of the Ministry of the Navy in the main hall of the imperial palace "Matsunokaku" in the central area of ​​Tokyo. The center of the topic was the Tori Harbor Incident.The news brought by Kato Takaaki cast another shadow over Meiji's bad mood.

"This incident was entirely the fault of the Admiralty, and you should be fully responsible for the consequences of this incident!" Meiji reprimanded mercilessly.

Japanese Naval Commander Ito Yuhiro's face was ashen, obviously dissatisfied with the emperor's accountability, but he kept nodding and said: "Hi!"

The more the emperor said, the more angry he became: "What is the plan I originally explained to you, have you all forgotten? I asked you to go to the disputed waters between China and Japan to make tentative provocations, and then observe China's reaction. It is the national strategy of the entire Great Japanese Empire. If Japan wants to develop, it must move westward. However, China will always be the biggest stumbling block to Japan's development. However, we have to admit that with our current strength, we cannot compete with the mighty China at all, so It can only be tested. China is busy with the Eastern Aid Plan, and their eyes are always on Europe. They will not pay much attention to the few islands under their feet. The Great Japan Sea Project is to secretly invade the East China Sea and the South China Sea. First, expand our sea defense line to the west. Originally, this was a perfect plan, but what about you, your navy soldiers dared to kill and wound dozens of Chinese people, and even detained all the remaining Chinese crew members , are you trying to create an excuse for China to invade Japan for the second time? Bastard! God will not forgive your stupid behavior!"

Meiji was so enraged, he kept cursing these high-ranking officials of the Ministry of the Navy.Ito Youheng waited for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, since things have developed to this point now, it is useless for us to be afraid. The Imperial Navy has made all preparations. It is ready to serve the Emperor at any time."

With a bang, Meiji overturned the wooden table in front of him to the ground, spilled the tea on the floor, stood up abruptly, pointed to Yuheng Ito and said, "You are still the Minister of the Imperial Navy, you are planning to go to war with China You should first look at the strength of our country’s navy, just relying on the capabilities of your existing warships to confront the powerful Chinese navy, have you forgotten? Even when the Chinese navy was weak in strength, it still defeated the The most powerful British Far East Fleet in the world later annihilated the largest Russian Far East Fleet in Asia. What's more, they now have super battleships such as the Zhonghua class, the Dreadnought class, and the Dingyuan class, as well as the only one in the world. Submarine force, most of our warships were purchased from Europe before the World War. They cannot be compared with Chinese warships in terms of firepower, performance, and quantity. I really don’t know what you officials of the Navy Department are thinking What!"

In the entire Songzhi Pavilion, there was no other sound except Meiji's shouting and cursing. The senior officials present were silent, and they didn't even dare to make a sound. In their minds, His Majesty the Emperor has always been a An elegant gentleman monarch, never seen him lose his temper so much.

Although Yuto Ito did not dare to say anything, he was full of complaints, thinking that the emperor was too afraid of the Chinese. Back then, when the Chinese were able to defeat the British fleet when their strength was weak, why was it impossible for Japan to defeat China's naval forces? As for strength, he was determined to prove it to His Majesty the Emperor himself if he had the opportunity.

At this moment, a senior staff officer from the Ministry of the Navy quietly came to Ito Youheng and said a few words to him in a low voice. When Ito Youheng heard it, his face changed drastically, and he walked gently to Yu Nuwei. In front of the disappearing emperor, he whispered the news he had just received to the emperor. The more Meiji heard it, the more frightened he became. In the end, he couldn't believe that what Ito Youheng said was true. In just one minute, all his anger disappeared without a trace, and he just waved his hands weakly.Ito Yuheng didn't know what this meant, and in the midst of surprise, Meiji's most violent voice shouted: "Get out of my sight, if you can't handle this matter well, go see Amaterasu God !"

Since the bird harbor incident, domestic media with a keen sense of smell have surrounded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs every day. Later, I don’t know where they got the news. First, the Beijing Morning Post published a report in the form of a headline on the front page. "Japanese warships brazenly invaded China's territorial waters and slaughtered Chinese fishermen bloody!" Once this news was published, it quickly caused an uproar across the country. Immediately after the declaration, Songjiang Evening News, Guangzhou Evening News, Shengjing Times and other media reprinted this report .The news of the Japanese navy's invasion of China swept across the country with an unstoppable force. Schools, industrial and commercial alliances, etc. all over the country spontaneously organized mass demonstrations to protest the Japanese atrocities and strongly demanded that the government severely punish Japan even has a greater influence in the army, especially the navy. Many grassroots officers have sent letters to the Ministry of the Navy, asking the military to take decisive measures against the Japanese.