"Chen Baxian made great achievements in suppressing the rebels. He appointed Chen Baxian to control the Nanyang Navy and concurrently as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy. He was appointed as the Imperial Envoy to thoroughly investigate the case of the Shanghai Revolutionary Party bandits attacking the Jiangnan Manufacturing General Administration..."
Chen Hao was a little dazed. He just wanted the vacant title of admiral of the Nanyang Navy. He didn't expect that the Guangdong Navy would also belong to him. He quickly figured out the key. Empress Dowager Cixi sent Li Lianying to convey the order.
, it was obvious that Li Lianying had done a lot of hard work to get such great benefits, and all the money he had spent on his filial piety over the years had not been in vain.
After reading the imperial edict, Li Lianying said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Chen on your promotion to a noble position. When we came here, Lafayette asked me to tell you a few words. Your promotion and wealth are due to your loyalty to Lafayette and have nothing to do with some high-ranking officials in the court.
Don’t interact with people you shouldn’t interact with in the future!”
Chen Hao understood deeply and knew that the Empress Dowager Cixi was afraid of Yuan Shikai, so he said with sincerity and fear: "I don't dare to do it. The relationship between the inferior and superior officials is official. I only know how to be loyal to Lafayette."
Li Lianying smiled and said: "That is the best."
Chen Hao hosted a banquet in honor of Li Lianying. During the dinner, he gave Li Lianying a 30,000 tael banknote. This was a truly generous act. He felt that it was worth spending so much money. The meaning of the admiral of the Guangdong Navy was greater than the control of Nanyang. Obtaining this position Chen Hao
It can be said that Hao has truly become the overlord of the sea area south of China.
There is Huangpu Shipyard in Guangdong. Although it cannot build large warships, it has the foundation for building destroyers and torpedo boats. Shipyards and the like are all ready-made, and there are many workers. Chen Hao only needs to send a small number of technicians to the shipyard.
Operate Huangpu Shipyard into the second shipbuilding base.
Huangpu Shipyard does not need to produce large ships, it only needs to produce decent destroyers and torpedo boats, and then sell them to players. In addition to Huangpu Shipyard in the south, there is another shipyard that makes Chen Hao more excited, and that is Mawei Shipyard. Mawei Shipbuilding
The factory is located in Fujian. Historically, it built 40 ships for the Qing Dynasty, equivalent to 80% of the self-built ships of the Qing Dynasty, including cruisers such as Guangjia, Guangyi, and Guangbing.
After the Sino-Japanese War, Mawei Shipyard has been operating in dismal conditions. In 1907, the Qing government ordered a halt to shipbuilding. Historically, no one cared about shipbuilding after the Revolution of 1911, and Mawei Shipyard was even reduced to selling scrap metal to make ends meet. The current game time is still 1907. Mawei Shipbuilding
The factory frame is still there, and there are still more than 3,000 shipbuilding workers. If funds and technology can be provided, it is not impossible to bring the shipyard back to life.
Mawei Shipyard is under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Minzhe and Zhejiang. However, after the Sino-Japanese War, all the governors of Minzhe and Zhejiang stopped paying attention to shipbuilding. Chen Hao controlled the Nanyang Navy and served as the admiral of the Guangdong Navy. There is absolutely no problem in ordering warships at Mawei Shipyard. Mawei Shipyard is short of
It's about orders and technology. If Chen Hao is willing to order warships and provide technology and talents, this will be a great thing for the Mawei Shipyard, which is in poor business.
Of course, Chen Hao is not a saint. His purpose in doing this is to capture Mawei Shipyard. After he sends people to Mawei Shipyard, he can let a group of skilled shipbuilding technicians from Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard join in the name of technical exchange.
Mawei Shipyard, while workers from Mawei Shipyard went to Cam Ranh Bay.
There is no need to move too many people every time. After a year and a half, many of the former NPC technicians and workers at Mawei Shipyard will be won over, and the shipyard will truly fall into Chen Hao's hands. If anything happens, Chen Hao will
A strong navy can be used to transfer all the equipment and talents of the shipyard, leaving only an empty shell.
The Huangpu Shipyard in Guangdong is even simpler. As the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy, he already has the power to manage the shipyard. He can do whatever he wants. The official position of the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy appointed by the Empress Dowager Cixi brings Chen Hao no less than
Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard, which temporarily formed a monopoly in shipbuilding in China.
The second benefit of this position is ships and talents. The Guangdong Navy currently has thirty-four ships, all of which are old-fashioned small ships. Ships are secondary, and what Chen Hao wants is naval talents.
All the more than 4,000 naval officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Navy have become his subordinates. What a valuable asset this is?
Chen Hao will establish a small base along the coast of Guangdong, and then divide the Guangdong Navy into a plan to employ as many as 4,000 naval officers and soldiers as possible.
Except for Beiyang, all the navy and shipyards in China are in the hands of Chen Hao. Beiyang is close to the capital. The system is unlikely to allow players to control the Beiyang navy, because if the player takes control of Beiyang and then lands and suddenly launches an uprising, the system will be very embarrassed.
In the future, even if Chinese players have ships, they will have to look at Chen Hao's face to act. He has truly become the overlord of China's coastal areas.
Another advantage of being the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy is that you can blatantly use Guangxi's ports. Warships can be docked in Qinzhou and Beihai at any time. Chen Hao's main base is in Guizhou, and many times he has to transport supplies through Guangxi's ports.
No need to be sneaky anymore.
The base area in Guizhou has been developing secretly, but it is too far away from Cam Ranh Bay to support it, for fear of being suppressed by players. After controlling the two ports in Guangxi, Chen Hao can support the base area on land at any time. If someone attacks Guizhou from Guangxi territory,
He can land from the sea at any time to cut off the enemy's retreat.
Chen Haoyu and Li Lianying had a great conversation. After they had finished their meal, he chuckled and said, "Eunuch Li, thanks to the Queen Mother's favor, I have been appointed as the Admiral of the Guangdong Navy. Of course I have to do something. My father-in-law knows that I have many ships in Nanyang.
, there are also some difficulties in parking, so I plan to add a military port in Guangxi and merge the ships into the Guangdong Navy to serve the court, and I hope that my father-in-law will deal with it on my behalf."
Li Lianying laughed and said: "Master Chen is willing to hand over his ships to the imperial court. Most likely Lafayette will not refuse such a good thing. Let us know where you have chosen as a military port and we will tell Lafayette on your behalf!"
"Thank you Eunuch Li."
Li Lianying did not stop after reaping the benefits. He stood up and said: "Master Chen, our mission this time has been completed. Master Chen also serves as the imperial envoy, so we should seize the time to arrest the rebels! Our family will do this now."
Farewell."
"I'll see my father-in-law off."
Chen Hao personally sent Li Lianying to the dock. Before leaving, he stuffed Li Lianying with a 10,000-tael silver note and asked Li Lianying to say a few words and ask him to station his Camlan Bay fleet in Guangxi. After Li Lianying left, he immediately sent Ma Sanbao to Li Lianying.
He called the General Administration of Manufacturing and said calmly: "Master Ma, the imperial court appointed me as the imperial envoy to thoroughly investigate the rebel party. However, I am busy with my affairs and plan to go to the Guangdong Navy to have a look. Please pay more attention to the investigation of the traitor party. I will do it myself."
At the meeting, the imperial court will report your merits." (To be continued...)
