Chapter 7:
In Wang Guangxu's vision, the compulsory military system would not be used at all in the future. Instead, it would be a recruitment system. Soldiers would be considered a profession, and the lowest level soldiers would have to stay in the army for more than three years.
Therefore, the army's ideology must be strengthened! The political commissar system had to be established. The loyalty of the officers and soldiers was of utmost importance, so the matter of the military academy was imminent.
"Celestial Empire! The emperor was first! The indoctrination that not all Chinese citizens were animals could not be stopped for even a moment!”
That was what he thought.
"Your Majesty! Army officers were easy to find! Two batches of students who had been studying in the West had returned! Then, he would select a batch from the original army. Very soon, the structure would be set up! It's just that the navy-"
Li Hongzhang had seen Wang Guangxu's massive warship construction plan and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. The navy was not as easy to train as the army. Without enough talents, even if there were ships, they could not operate them.
"Like this! Tell the German side that we will order a ship of about 60,000 tons from them every three years! The navy personnel will help us train first, send more construction supervisors, and learn more of their ship building technology. Then send 500 students to Germany, all of them will lean towards these two aspects!“
Wang Guangxu said casually.
"The emperor! 60,000 tons every three years? This matter must not be done. If the British and French use the principle of equal benefit, our Qing Dynasty's financial resources might not be able to support it!“
Li Hongzhang wiped away his cold sweat. In this way, for more than ten years, the money spent on buying ships and maintaining them had directly dragged down the Qing Dynasty.
"Humph! If England and France could also take out their best ships, they could naturally agree to it. The countries in the west were not united. They could only buy ships twice at most. In the future, all the ships would be built by themselves.“
"At that time, even if they want to attack, they will have to use all their strength. Do you think that's possible?“
Wang Guangxu hadn't finished speaking. The plan he showed you was just the tip of the iceberg. Even if their main force came, they would still be cannon fodder.
"Yes, sir!"
Li Hongzhang thought, Is this the emperor? He was like a hooligan.
According to the design given to them by Wang Guangxu, the scale of ironclads would reach 200,000 tons in six years. If England, France, and Germany did not send their main fleets from Western Europe, it would indeed be enough to sweep away the fleets of the great powers in Asia.
" Now that the British and French have joined forces to suppress Germany, Germany is struggling. As long as they are willing to pay, they will naturally be happy to help us train our navy and engineers. As for the best ships of the British and French, they will not give them. They can still customize some ironclads of about 4,000 tons. The Western powers have already begun to fight with each other and it is impossible for them to transfer their main forces outside. The Emperor is clear about this. As a diplomat, I am ignorant..."
Li Hongzhang thought through these thoughts and couldn't help but feel relieved. It wasn't the Qing Dynasty that had completely gone bankrupt after the 1894 - 1895 War. It was still possible to raise 200,000-ton ironclads with the strength of the whole country.
"Dear ministers, please leave. I will wait for the good news from Rong Lu fu!”
Wang Guangxu waved his hand, signaling for them to leave.
"We will take our leave!"
The three of them immediately stood up and left.
Wang Guangxu couldn't wait to chase these people away, because he had just searched the system and found a huge benefit. Not only could he make crazy money, but the problem of smelting steel could also be solved.
"Ding! Spending 1,000 Points to exchange for the Small Blast Furnace Construction Blueprint.”
"We're rich! Back in the 60s, the entire country was in a state of mass steel production. There were small blast furnaces everywhere in the countryside, and farmers could start making steel in just a few days. Although the things that were refined were simply trash at that time, they were first-class steel now!”
"Ding! Spending 1,000 points to exchange for a flour mill blueprint from the 1930s!”
"Ding! Spending 1,000 points to exchange for a loom design blueprint from the 1930s!”
"Sigh! Blast furnaces were easy to build, but these machines were not!”
He first put away the other blueprints and took out the blueprint of the blast furnace alone, quickly noting down some key points.
"Little Shunzi, send this blueprint to Xu Guangqi from Tianjin Machinery Bureau…Make sure he gets it for me as soon as possible!”
Wang Guangxu shouted impatiently.
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