Liu Hai and Li Chengmou discussed for a while and finally made clear the arrangements for Liu Hai's future responsibilities.
That night, Li Chengmou summoned all the captains of the Nanyang Navy and held a banquet to wash away the wind and dust on his bangs.
At the banquet, Liu Hai also went over to toast the captains of the Nanyang Navy one by one, showing the respect of the juniors to the seniors.
The captains of the Nanyang Navy also understood Liu Hai's background, so they did not dare to neglect him. Therefore, the atmosphere of the banquet was very harmonious. From now on, Liu Hai has been integrated into this group. He is really accepted by the Nanyang Navy.
He was admitted up and down and became a member of the Nanyang Navy.
Liu Hai spent the night at the Nanyang Navy's station, and the next day he ordered someone to rent a house nearby as his temporary residence.
In the next few days, Liu Hai took advantage of his good relationship with the captains and, out of curiosity, personally boarded various warships of the Nanyang Navy and looked around.
When he was watching from a distance in Wusongkou, Liu Hai thought these warships would be okay, but now he boarded the warships and realized that the problem was much more serious than he thought.
There was even a time when Liu Hai boarded the flagship Kaiji and found that the ship was really dirty and messy. Many sailors and crew members were clueless. Liu Hai finally understood. No wonder the Nanyang Navy disappeared silently in the end, unlike the Beiyang Navy.
There is also a brief moment of glory.
After that, Liu Hai was completely disappointed with the Nanyang Navy. Now what he wants to do is to completely abandon the Nanyang Navy and build a separate Nanyang fleet that he hopes can truly protect the country's security.
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However, Liu Hai's idea cannot be realized for the time being. His most important thing now is to manage his Marine Corps first. With this troop in hand, he will also have the ability to protect himself in the Qing Dynasty.
Next, Liu Hai lost interest in the Nanyang Navy and stayed in the small courtyard he rented almost every day, writing an outline for the construction of the Marine Corps.
This thing was to be sent to Zeng Guoquan along with the letter, so Shang Liu Hai wrote it very carefully. He even found some information from now on and wrote a clause that he thought was reasonable based on the actual situation of the Qing Dynasty.
Finally, he ordered this thing and Liu Hai's letter to be sent to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion in Nanjing.
Zeng Guoquan is now old and his energy is really low, so he leaves many things to his subordinates.
On this afternoon, he was sitting in the garden of the Governor's Mansion, drinking tea and feeling at ease.
Suddenly Butler Wang hurriedly came to him, holding a thick stack of paper in his hand.
Zeng Guoquan closed his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Master, my uncle has returned from delivering a letter from Wusongkou, Shanghai."
"Oh, didn't he just go there a few days ago? Did he get into some trouble again?"
Zeng Guoquan's impression of Liu Hai has dropped sharply now. In the past, he thought Liu Hai was good-looking and could speak well, and thought Liu Kun had wronged him.
As a result, he arranged an official position for him, but he stayed in the mansion for several days and took up the post without any rush. It seemed that he was dazzled by the prosperity of Nanjing.
Now I just went to the Nanyang Navy station in Wusongkou, Shanghai, and I wrote a letter to myself in a hurry. Is there a conflict with the Nanyang Navy people and asked me to stand up for him?
Zeng Guoquan thought so in his heart, but after all, he was his son-in-law. If something happened to him, he really couldn't ignore it. He reached out and took the letters counted by Butler Wang and opened them as if nothing had happened. After taking a closer look, his eyes immediately widened.
It turns out that in the letter, Liu Hai reported to Zeng Guoquan exactly what he saw in the Nanyang Navy during this period.
Among them, he was emphatically mentioned to him about the Nanyang Navy. Although there are several new ships, they are poorly maintained and managed, and their combat effectiveness may be worrying. The other old ships are now even more vulnerable to fighting.
So Liu Hai told Zeng Guoquan his thoughts about the Nanyang Navy. According to Liu Hai, the current Nanyang Navy was left to fend for itself.
In the future, funds will be raised to rebuild a Nanyang fleet capable of defending water frontiers.
But when the current conditions do not allow it, in order to gain a foothold in the Nanyang Navy, we should first establish the Nanyang Marine Corps. With this force in hand, we can advance, attack, retreat, and defend.
Next is the construction charter of the Nanyang Marine Corps attached by Liu Hai.
Zeng Guoquan opened the letter curiously and saw that there was a thick charter on the construction of the Nanyang Navy and Army. He couldn't take his eyes away after reading it. After a long time, Zeng Guoquan took a long breath and put down the thick letter.
On the table next to me.
Now Zeng Guoquan, the smile on his face has never stopped. His son-in-law seems to be quite capable. If he really builds the Nanyang Marine Corps as he said, then it will be an elite force in the entire Qing Dynasty. With this
With this army, his son-in-law has gained a stable foothold in the officialdom.
Since Liu Hai has this ability and ambition, as his father-in-law, he naturally has to support him.
So Zeng Guoquan wrote the official document a few days later and sent it directly to the Nanyang Navy.
This official document fully confirms Liu Hai’s right to build and command the Nanyang Marine Corps.
At the same time, 30,000 taels were allocated for the weapons, equipment and military pay of the Nanyang Marine Corps, and the number of personnel was specified for the Nanyang Marine Corps so that Liu Hai could build a battalion, which was the 3,000 men prescribed by the Qing Dynasty.
When Liu Hai received this letter, he was overjoyed. With this letter, he was no longer alone in the Nanyang Navy.
So Liu Hai immediately took the letter and official documents and hurriedly went to see Li Chengmou, the admiral of the Nanyang Navy.
After Liu Hai met Li Chengmou, he presented him with letters and official documents. Li Chengmou read the official documents again, and then said to Liu Hai with a smile: "Brother, you still have a way. It is not easy for our Nanyang Navy to get 30,000 taels of silver."
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When Li Chengmou said this, he couldn't help but feel envious in his tone. It is true that the funds of the Nanyang Navy are really tight now, and they are almost not enough for daily operations. If it weren't for them who are in charge and do business privately to subsidize the Nanyang Navy, the Nanyang Navy would have been long ago.
Just dispersed.
Liu Hai thought about it for a moment. Now that he has received tens of thousands of taels of silver, the commanders of the Nanyang Navy must be jealous. In order to prevent them from causing trouble to him, it is okay to share a piece of their pie. Liu Hai naturally has other uses.
Will buy weapons directly.
"Sir, when I first came to the Nanyang Navy, I was taken care of by you and all the leaders. I am Ming Gan Wannai. Now the Governor has allocated 30,000 taels of silver. I want to use 10,000 taels of it for the Nanyang Navy.
Each warship, I wonder what your Majesty thinks of it?"
Li Chengmou's eyes lit up after hearing Liu Hai's words, and then looking at Liu Hai's sincere expression, he couldn't help but nodded. He was indeed from our family, and he had a big heart.
"Since brothers have said so, it would be too unkind for me to give in, brother. In this way, I will leave all the affairs of the Nanyang Marine Corps to my dear brother. If anyone dares to interfere in this matter, I will fight.
Break his legs."
Liu Hai was also satisfied with Li Chengmou's answer. Although he said that he had obtained Zeng Guofan's letter and would be able to fully take charge of the Marine Corps in the future, Li Chengmou was the admiral of the Nanyang Navy after all. If he wanted to insert people or use any means, he
There are many ways.
Now you can buy a Ping An with 10,000 yuan, which is also good for Liu Hai's early development. From now on, Liu Hai will have no constraints and can build his first team with peace of mind.
A few days later, the silver taels promised by Zeng Guoquan were shipped from Nanjing to Wusongkou, Shanghai. Liu Hai did not hesitate anymore and immediately sent 10,000 taels of silver to Li Chengmou.
After Li Chengmou received the money, he immediately made all the supervisors anxious. In front of them, he gave Liu Hai a fist to deal with the Marine Corps, and strictly ordered others not to interfere, otherwise military law would be engaged.
The captains and supervisors below kept silent for the sake of money. Originally, these people wanted to arrange for a few relatives to join as small leaders. Now that they have money, they don't need to think about this.
Liu Hai finally breathed a sigh of relief when he came out of the Nanyang Navy's station. Now he could be said to have dealt with the worms in the Nanyang Navy.
Liu Hai returned to his residence, looked at the silver piled in the warehouse, and thought silently for a long time, I am afraid that the money is not enough to buy weapons.
But Liu Hai naturally had his own ideas. Oil in the world is not yet widely used and the price is very low. He used 20,000 taels of silver to buy some oil in the Qing Dynasty, and then transported it to modern times and sold it to the Xia Kingdom.
Then if you buy a batch of old rifles and light artillery from Xia State, you will be able to equip your own troops, and maybe you can make a lot of money from them.
After Liu Hai figured it out, he immediately anxiously asked him to take a few people on a carriage and go straight to the American Concession in Shanghai.
After Liu Hai came to the American Concession, he asked anyone at random and found out about the American office of Mobil Oil in China.
When Liu Hai arrived at the Mobil Oil office, he found that the people here were deserted. However, Liu Hai thought about it. To be honest, the Qing Dynasty now opened its eyes to see the world. It didn't fully understand the use of oil, let alone
It's China. Even in the United States, when people mention oil now, they just think of using it as lamp oil.
Liu Hai got off the car in front of Mobil Oil. When Liu Hai entered Mobil Oil, he was immediately greeted by a middle-aged American Ying Ying in the lobby.
He said to his bangs in a weird tone: "Sir, welcome to Mobil Oil."
Liu Hai also returned the gift, and then asked with a smile: "I heard that you sell oil here?"
The American was stunned for a moment. He had rarely heard of the word oil. He had been in the Qing Dynasty for so long, and almost every time he did business, he had to explain to the Qing people what exactly oil was.