Everything was carried out according to Tang Jian's plan. The intervention of the Three Kingdoms to return Liao was an inevitable historical event, but after Tang Jian's modification, it turned out to Tang Jian turned the tide and helped the Qing Dynasty recover the Liaodong Peninsula from Japan. Although it took 10 million taels of silver, for the Qing Dynasty, its own land of dragon success was much more important than ten million bright silver.

For a moment, the entire Qing Dynasty was spreading the story of Tang Jian's confrontation with the ministers of various countries and taking back the Liaodong Peninsula. Some rumors were even more outrageous, comparing Tang Jian to Zhuge Liang to descend to earth. Anyway, Tang Jian successfully became the governor of the Navy, and was given a first-rank official, and was given a yellow jacket and rewarded 100,000 taels of silver. He became the youngest first-rank admiral in the more than 200 years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and became a great celebrity in front of Empress Dowager Cixi.

Tang Jian was not arrogant, but established good relations with all the officials, especially those of Liu Kunyi and Zhang Zhidòng. The two now basically control the entire southeastern area of ​​Jiangnan. Tang Jian used the large orders for the new navy that needed shells to cooperate with these two officials of the Westernization faction.

There are a large number of orders that can flow into the factory they supervised. Liu Kunyi and Zhang Zhidòng are of course happy. The more orders, it means that a large amount of silver pours into their pockets.

However, although modern enterprises in a series of Westernization Movement such as Anqing Nei Arsenal, Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration, Tianjin Manufacturing Administration, although they have created a lot of glory, such as Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration, it is the largest modern industry run by the Westernization faction. It uses self-made steel to imitate the level of German new German squeegee. It has developed pyrotechnics to reach the world's advanced level. Unfortunately, because it is an official office, the workers are not active. Some inferior shells of the Beiyang Navy in the Battle of the Yellow Sea were also produced by them. Most Westernization companies have such disadvantages.

When Tang Jian was heading south, Cixi gave Tang Jian the title of imperial envoy. Before that, Tang Jian asked Li Lianying to give Cixi a silent film projector at that time. Cixi liked it very much, so she agreed to Tang Jian's request to go south to inspect the military factory and named Tang Jian a first-grade imperial envoy.

This time, Tang Jian took Tian Aden, Li Gates and Ba Féi at the invitation of Zhang Zhideng to inspect the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant, accompanied by guidance and suggestions.

Zhang Zhidiao, Liu Kunyi and other Western Ministers were initially satisfied with the factories and enterprises organized by the Westernization Movement, because these factories not only could produce the guns and bullets they needed, but did not have to rely on foreign imports. However, as factories continued to open, the military industry, which was funded by the Qing court, gradually fell into a state of decline, and the workers were not very active, and foreign technicians were arrogant. Gradually, these factories fell into stagnation and gradually failed to make ends meet.

This once bothered Li Hongzhang, and Liu Kunyi and Zhang Zhidòng complained even more. The factory stagnated and thought that the income of their people was decreasing, and sometimes they had to pay for it.

When Tang Jian arrived in Jiangnan, he first used his identity as an imperial envoy to remove some borers that were stable in these factories. With the consent of Zhang and Liu, he vigorously rectified these factories.

Tang Jian knew that the disadvantages of these enterprises were the same as those of state-owned enterprises in later generations, so he asked Baféi to specially appoint consultants to reform these enterprises, and gradually transformed from the original official office to the official supervision of commercial office to gradually commercial office, allowing some local gentry to invest in these enterprises, share risks, and form a joint-stock system.

At first, these gentry were not willing to invest in the half-dead factory, but under the compulsory requirements of local officials, they joined the factory in honor and disgrace.

Soon, the workers' enthusiasm was mobilized, and the factory gradually turned losses into profits. The Shishen, who had just started to invest, got the benefits, and other local tyrants who were waiting and watching, also began to slowly turn their funds from the land to the industry.

With the support of local officials and super economic consultants like Baféi, the southeast coastal area quickly launched a new era of modern industry. Tang Jian also acquired the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau at this time, and used the support of local officials to expand step by step to build his own 10,000-ton ship dock.

Thanks to Tang Jian's series of measures, the companies under Liu and Zhang began to slowly make money, from small money to large money. The two looked at the admiral who returned from studying abroad from Britain and almost became a life and death. Especially the people under him were all from the UK.

Among them, Tian Arden will solve the problem of gun joint installation that has troubled foreign technicians for several years in just one hour. Li Gates should not be underestimated. The technology he developed for retirement management is even more advanced than that of foreign countries. Battal magically created a joint-stock system, greatly mobilized workers to actively establish a special supervision agency, so that these modern enterprises can quickly turn losses into profits.

Tang Jian even made a big move, using the last 100,000 taels of silver from Cixi to build 10,000 tons of shipyards at Lushun Port and Weihaiwei Port respectively. He used the silver funded by the Southern Shishen officials to build a series of supporting repair factories next to the three 10,000 tons of shipyards, and used military equipment to build a series of supporting repair factories next to the three 10,000 tons of shipyards.

In half a year, Tang Jian almost traveled to various cities in the southeast coast, and his figures were spread in various modern factories, step by step to strengthen the military power of the Qing Dynasty.

On this day, Tang Jian accompanied Zhang Zhidòng to inspect the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau. The Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau gradually recovered from the trauma of the Mawei naval battle. In addition, Tang Jian acquired the place and built a 10,000-ton dock, and the entire dock was in a busy state.

Zhang Zhidòng stood on a hillside in the port and looked at the busy pier in front of him, and praised: "Mr. Tang is really a big deal. Now, where is the entire southeast coast not so busy! Haha."

Tang Jian bowed and said, "Mr. Zhang has been too rewarded. It is his duty to serve the country and the people!"

Zhang Zhidòng smiled and said, "Mr. Tang is too modest, huh? What are those closed-built docks for?"

Tang Jian replied calmly: "This is a secret. Lord Zhang will wait and see. In a few years, the warships that appear from this secretly built dock will shock the world!"

Zhang Zhidòng looked at the two large docks that were close to the cap in shock. Although Zhang Zhidòng didn’t know what warships Tang Jian would build, this young admiral gave him too many surprises and surprises. I believe that in a few years, as he said, it would shock the world!

Just how courage it takes to build a warship by yourself, and how much warships that shocked the world, Zhang Zhidòng began to believe in this admiral who was dozens of years younger than him.

Perhaps, he can really save China, which is in dire straits! Instead of saving the Qing Dynasty, which is full of holes.

Zhang Zhidòng did not dare to say this. After all, he is still a member of the Qing Dynasty. It was just that he saw the eyes he had when he was young.

Zhang Zhidòng sighed: It’s old!

Tang Jian turned his head and asked, "Mr. Zhang, have the custom-made warships from the Qing Dynasty and Germany, and Britain been ordered?"

Zhang Zhidòng replied: "The contract for three sea cruisers has been signed with the German Volkeng Shipyard. Three years later, each of which costs 163,000 pounds. He customized four armored cruisers with the British Armstrong Shipyard, each of which costs 200,000 pounds! Ashamed, these seven warships have used up all the military expenses approved by Lord Lafayette. Then, the information of several warships at this time." After Zhang Zhidòng said that, he took a thick document from his entourage and handed it to Tang Jian.

Zhang Zhidòng added: "The other gentry and Beijing officials have also raised some military expenses, but they can only buy some small torpedo boats. Haha, our Qing Dynasty can't afford even a main warship."

Tang Jian shook his head and said, "We built the main warship ourselves, and it is better than buying it!" Tang Jian smiled mysteriously: "I have passed, Russia, France and Germany want Japan to put pressure on it. Although Japan refuses to return the remaining warships, Japan agrees to return the 'Zhenyuan' to me the Qing Dynasty! It only costs 30,000 taels of silver."

Zhang Zhidòngji held Tang Jian's hand and asked, "Is it true?"

Tang Jian nodded: "The rest of the ships are already in a state of age, and the cost of redemption and maintenance is higher than the purchase of a new ship. Although I know that the main gun and torpedo-shot tube of the 'Zhenyuan' have been removed by the Japanese, I don't have to do it myself!"

Zhang Zhidòng then asked: "But, 'Zhenyuan' is seriously injured and has no main gun. If it is redeemed, it is a pile of scrap iron!"

Tang Jian blinked mysteriously and said, "I have a wonderful use!"

ps: Today's second update, let's spread all the fresh ones left! Collection is very important. Next week, the 14th young master will have three recommendations. Thank you for your support, and pay tribute to everyone who has given me fresh ones!
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