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In the Forbidden City, the Empress Dowager Cixi was silent after reading Yuan Shikai's memorial. She did not directly issue an order to appoint Chen Hao as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy and Minister of Vietnam as Yang Shixiang thought. Just now, Li Lianying had just finished reading the newspaper to the Empress Dowager Cixi. The newspaper
Wang Ying satirized the imperial court for being "neutral" but praised Chen Hao, which aroused the sensitive nerves of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
The Empress Dowager Cixi hated the Revolutionary Party deeply. As she aged, his desire for power became less strong, but she was afraid that the Revolutionary Party's uprising would lead to a bad end for her. She privately forgave Chen Hao for robbing foreign warships and appointed Chen Hao as Minister of Vietnam.
, but she felt that the Revolutionary Party would not advocate for Chen Hao for no reason, and suspected that Chen Hao was involved with the Revolutionary Party.
This is not Wang Ying's fault. If Chen Hao wants to avoid a stalemate with the revolutionary party, Wang Ying must use revolutionary newspapers to advocate for him.
The Empress Dowager Cixi suspected that Chen Hao was involved with the Revolutionary Party, but she could still appoint him as the Minister of Vietnam, because the Minister of Vietnam was an empty title and would not increase his strength. But the situation was different for the Admiral of the Nanyang Navy. Now that Beiyang was destroyed, the imperial court
The navy mainly relies on Nanyang. If all the ships are under the command of Chen Hao, Chen Hao will not only have many more ships and naval personnel, but also have the authority to station in Lingnan. If he is involved with the revolutionary party, the impact will be too great. Empress Dowager Cixi
Don't dare to take risks.
After thinking for a long time, the Empress Dowager Cixi finally drafted a commendation decree, but there was no substantial reward. This decree was still a secret decree. Since she was not planning to appoint Chen Hao as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy, there was no need for the Empress Dowager to cancel the wanted order and anger the British and Japanese.
After learning about Chen Hao's will, Yuan Shikai sighed and said: "Lafayette seems to be quite afraid of Chen Baxian, so he vetoed my proposal. It seems that this matter will not be easy to handle."
Yang Shixiang said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is probably worried that Chen Baxian is involved with the Revolutionary Party. The court is clearly wanted, so it is difficult to guarantee that Chen Baxian will not complain, which gives the Revolutionary Party an opportunity. The Queen Mother refused to let Chen Baxian serve as
Being an admiral of the Navy has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that Chen Baxian may be resentful of the imperial court. If you have the opportunity to appoint him personally in the future, you can win over him. The disadvantage is that Chen Baxian may be more dissatisfied with the imperial court and may lean towards the revolutionary party.
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Yuan Shikai sighed and said, "Then what should we do instead?"
Yang Shixiang smiled slightly and said: "This matter is simple. Your Excellency can send someone to accompany the angel to Cam Ranh Bay. Tell him that your Excellency has invited him to serve as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy. Then tell Chen Baxian that the court did not accept the request because it suspected that he was involved with the Revolutionary Party.
Agree, but you can trust him, and when the time comes, you will apply for him to be the admiral of the Nanyang Navy again..."
Chen Hao didn't know that senior NPCs in the capital were giving him a headache. After the Battle of Tsushima, in addition to Liu Mazi leading the cruiser formation to cooperate with the Russians, the Cam Ranh Bay troops began to rest. The Russians sent another hundred naval instructors to Cam Ranh Bay. Chen Hao
The scale of the Cam Ranh Bay Naval Academy was immediately expanded, and 2,000 NPC youths were recruited in the fourth phase.
Some of the two thousand young NPCs are NPCs who came from Lingnan, and some are enthusiastic young people who came to vote because of the "Glory of the Navy" stunt. Chen Hao arranged all the veterans of the Beiyang or Nanyang Navy who came to join the fleet to serve as grassroots officers in the fleet.
Those with talent as instructors will be temporarily assigned to the Cam Ranh Bay Naval Academy.
Chen Hao took out the A-class shipyard drawings. He considered building the shipyard in China. But in the end he built the shipyard in Cam Ranh Bay. The basis of his future plan is to be domestic, but he completed it immediately in China.
The plan is to become the governor of Guizhou, but there is still no place where a large shipyard can be built.
Large shipyards are absolutely eye-catching in the country, and it is not safe to build shipyards without controlling a province. Chen Hao is eager to build warships to enhance his naval strength. Because after the Russo-Japanese War, he wanted to compete for sea power in the Pacific.
So he made the decision to build the shipyard in Cam Ranh Bay.
A large shipyard was built in the inner port of Cam Ranh Bay. Two hundred Russian shipbuilding technicians immediately started work, and Xu Jianyin also rushed to Cam Ranh Bay to serve as the general office of the shipyard. The first batch of buildings was destroyers. Since the Russians provided
With the destroyer drawings and supporting shipbuilding technology, Xu Jianyin said that it is not difficult to build a destroyer.
Chen Hao's navy is on the right track. After the shipyard can stably produce Invincible-class battlecruisers, he will sell some armored cruisers, protected cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats. These warships can be sold to domestic competitors or
Sold to Ruan Zhiwen in Vietnam.
There is a reason why Chen Hao is planning to sell obsolete warships to domestic players. After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Tsushima in the game, the whole country of Japan was in a state of gloom. Although the Japanese Army in the Northeast won the Battle of Fengtian, the Japanese Army was unable to continue due to the blockade of sea transportation.
, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out in the Northeast.
The Japanese NPC gambled its fortunes to fight the Russian war. After the disastrous defeat at sea, Japan has fallen into absolute passivity. If the army in the Northeast is completely annihilated by the Russians, most of Japan's interests in the Korean Peninsula will not be preserved. At that time, Japan will lose its rise in the game.
opportunity, which is also a disaster for Japanese players.
In the real world, Japan is an economic powerhouse. When NPCs tried every means to raise funds, Japanese players began to invest money at any cost. On trading platforms in various countries, Japanese players frantically purchased game currencies, which directly led to an increase in the exchange ratio between game currencies and real currency.
50%.
All players understand why Japanese players are so crazy, and know that the exchange rate of game currency will not remain high, so they have temporarily given up on buying game currency with the Japanese. Some players who were originally unwilling to sell game currency saw that the game currency and
After seeing the exchange ratio of real currency, I couldn't help but be tempted, and they all linked the game currency to the trading platform.
Faced with this situation, Chen Hao is helpless. He does not have much actual funds, and of course it is impossible to fight against a large number of players in Japan. It is also impossible for Chinese players to snap up game coins at this time, because China has more than one enemy. When the price of game coins is high,
Buying will only make it cheaper for other countries, and China and Japan will suffer.
After Japanese players purchased a large amount of game currency, some ordered warships in the UK, and some used the game currency in exchange for domestic political status. The Japanese actually consumed a lot of wealth, making up for the major mistakes Japan made in the game. Japanese NPCs
The government is no longer financially stretched.
The Japanese base camp ordered the army that had won the Battle of Fengtian to return to North Korea, use guerrilla tactics to deal with the Russians, and refrain from a decisive battle with the Russians when supplies were insufficient. At the same time, the Japanese base camp used the funds provided by the players to order from the United Kingdom in one fell swoop.
Two dreadnoughts, four Invincible-class battlecruisers and other supporting ships.
Britain has always supported Japan. After the Japanese navy's disastrous defeat, the Russian fleet and the Cam Ranh Bay fleet in the Pacific were distasteful to the British. The dreadnought is the latest British warship, and now it has proven its powerful power. The British were not originally prepared to sell it abroad.
However, the British, who have always liked to play with balance, did not want the situation in the Pacific to get out of control, so they decisively accepted orders from the Japanese and worked at full capacity to produce new warships for the Japanese.
Japanese players also ordered a lot of warships, which made the British shipyards make a fortune, and many shipyards expanded production. Chen Hao did a great job in the Battle of Tsushima, but the reality is that the economic strength of the Japanese is there, and Japan is willing to use reality
He has no choice but to use wealth to subsidize the game. When a large number of warships purchased by Japanese NPCs and players are put into service, he will face severe challenges, so he has to consider selling some warships to domestic players.
Chen Hao alone cannot compete with the entire Japan, and domestic players will not inject large amounts of funds when the price of game currency is high. All Chen Hao can do is sell warships to domestic players. As long as large shipyards are on the right track, the cost of producing warships by themselves will be greatly reduced.
, selling warships to domestic players can not only make some money for the shipyard to continue to develop, but also enhance China's maritime strength as a whole.
Chen Hao is not worried about the safety of Cam Ranh Bay. Even if all the warships purchased by Japan are put into service, they will not be much stronger than the Cam Ranh Bay fleet. As a last resort, Chen Hao can learn from the Beiyang Navy and shrink the fleet in the port. With the help of Cam Ranh Bay,
A large number of fortress guns were deployed in the bay to deal with the Japanese fleet.
The Russians won the Battle of Tsushima, but after the Japanese purchased warships, the Russians would be at a disadvantage. In reality, although Russia has a vast land area, it has been left behind by the Japanese economically. It is impossible to be like Japanese players.
Spending money at all costs. After the Japanese regain maritime superiority, Japan will definitely win the Russo-Japanese War in the end. If Chinese players do not purchase a certain number of warships, Japanese players may advance the plot of invading China in order to recover actual losses.
Task.
Time has entered September 1905. Historically, Japan and Russia signed the "Portsmouth Treaty" under the coordination of the United States, but this treaty did not happen in the game.
The historical "Portsmouth Treaty" stipulates that Russia recognizes that Japan enjoys "excellent political, military and economic interests" in Korea, and shall not hinder or interfere with any Japanese measures against Korea. Russia will merge Port Arthur, Dalian Bay and other
The lease rights of nearby territories and territorial waters and other related privileges are transferred to the Japanese government.
Russia transferred the railway from Changchun (Kuanchengzi) to Lushunkou and all branch lines, as well as all attached rights, properties and coal mines to the Japanese government. In addition, the treaty also stipulated that the southern part of Sakhalin and all nearby islands be permanently transferred to the Japanese government.
Japan.
In the game, Russia won the Battle of Tsushima, and the Japanese army was forced to retreat to North Korea. The Tsarist Russian government continued to increase its troops to the northeast. Russia, which temporarily had the advantage, certainly could not give up its gains to Japan, and the Japanese NPC government was
With a large amount of financial support invested by players, they are determined to regain control of the sea after the new warships are put into service. Of course, they will not easily make a truce with the Russians. (To be continued...)
