After Liu Hai received the order that he was appointed as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy, he was overjoyed. The two million taels of silver were finally spent.
Since Li Chengmou also resigned some time ago, the current Nanyang Navy can be said to be leaderless. Now it is time for Liu Hai to be appointed as the admiral of the Nanyang Navy.
Three days later, Liu Hai, wearing a second-grade topband with flower bells, arrived at the Nanyang Navy Admiral's Yamen with a large force of soldiers.
At this time, the captains of the Nanyang Navy had also received orders. They knew that the new admiral of the Nanyang Navy would summon the generals at the Navy Yamen today, so they came early.
These people were a little jealous when they saw Liu Hai wearing a second-grade top hat at a young age at Datangkou, but the situation was stronger than others. As subordinates, when they saw Liu Hai coming together, they knelt down on one knee and raised their hands.
"General, I have met the Admiral."
Liu Hai did not ask them to get up with a smile as usual, but walked into the lobby with a serious face, sat on the main seat in the middle, and only then said to the people below: "The generals will stand on both sides.
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Only these leaders dared to stand up, and then stood according to the rules and ranks.
Liu Hai sat in the middle, looked at the general below and said in a calm voice: "It has not been long since I came to the Nanyang Navy. What is the current situation of the Nanyang Navy? I don't need to tell you, the people below you all know it.
very."
After Liu Hai said this, he looked down and immediately saw the difference between the generals below. Some people felt their faces turn red after listening to Liu Hai's words, and they lowered their heads without daring to raise them. But some people
But he stood there quite unconcerned.
Liu Hai could clearly see the expressions of these people. Those who were still a little ashamed seemed to be able to be saved. As for those who didn't care, let them fend for themselves.
"I have ordered the Nanyang Navy to stop any private transactions from today on. If in the future I find that the generals of the Nanyang Navy are using warships to do business, they will be punished according to military law and will not be lenient."
The officers and men of the heavy warship below were a little confused after hearing Liu Hai's words. They thought that Liu Hai would be the first to make a fire when he took office, but they did not expect that Liu Hai would burn the money bags of the generals with his first fire.
If there is no private business, how can the Nanyang Navy support its warships? How can it support its officers and soldiers?
So Xu Chuanlong, the commander in charge of the Kaiji, stood up, raised his hands and said: "Captain, most of the funds of our Nanyang Navy are taken up by the Beiyang Navy. If the generals are not allowed to do business, the Nanyang Navy will lose money."
How to maintain it?”
Liu Hai sat on top and looked at Xu Chuanlong expressionlessly, waving his hands to let him return to the class, and then said calmly from above: "I think what General Xu said is the same as everyone's opinion."
After Liu Hai asked, the generals below looked at each other and lowered their heads. It seemed that they had the same idea.
Liu Hai nodded, and then said: "I can understand that everyone has this concern. In the past, everyone did some business to maintain the operation of our Nanyang Navy."
Liu Hai said this, and the generals below kept nodding. Although they are somewhat selfish in doing business, a large part of it is to maintain the cost of Nanyang Navy warships and fuel. Now they heard Liu Hai say this, and they understood.
for their painstaking efforts.
Seeing that the people below him were relaxed, Liu Hai suddenly slapped the table with his hand, "We are the army, not businessmen. If we are using warships to transport private goods, then what secrets does the Nanyang Navy have? I'm afraid the warships here are together.
Okay, the enemy on that side already knows your destination."
After hearing this, the generals below all lowered their heads in shame. They knew Liu Hai was telling the truth.
At that time, the Nanyang Navy sent five warships south to join the Beiyang Navy and jointly fight against the French.
As a result, the Nanyang Navy was blocked by French warships halfway. If the Nanyang Navy had not escaped cleverly into the military port, it would have been annihilated by the entire army. Even so, three of the five warships were lost.
Jiang Chaoying, the commander of Mantai, was convinced after hearing Liu Hai's reprimand, so he stood up and handed over to the generals: "The admirals are right, we can't go on like this. Now the imperial court only knows about Beiyang
, I don’t know that we have good warships in Nanyang, but they have all been transferred to the Beiyang Navy. We have just taken in a few small cruisers, and they have all returned to Beiyang. The Beiyang side has agreed to exchange them and send us some broken torpedo boats.
, what do you think we can do, we can only swallow our anger."
Jiang Chaoying said that everyone has the same hatred and hatred, which is indeed a bit irritating, but who makes the Nanyang Navy not confident?
Liu Hai was still satisfied with Jiang Chaoying and these few words. It seemed that he could win this person under his command.
"Okay, now that everyone knows our weaknesses, let's correct them now."
The generals below were all in high spirits after the encouragement just now, so they all raised their hands and knelt on the ground, "General, please follow the orders of the Admiral."
"Okay, since you all have such thoughts, you will listen to my orders."
"Please give the order, Lord Admiral."
"From now on, the Nanyang Navy is not allowed to take on any more business."
"I respectfully respect the order of the Admiral."
"The Nanyang Navy will start training every two days from today, and no one can miss it."
"The general will wait for your order."
"The Nanyang Navy will conduct strict assessments starting today. All unqualified naval personnel will be eliminated immediately and replaced by new ones. They will enter the Nanyang Navy Hall to study and wait until they are qualified before reboarding the ship."
The generals below were a little hesitant when they heard this, because most of their warships were filled with relatives and friends. If they followed Liu Hai's order, most of them would be eliminated.
Liu Hai sat on it and watched the generals hesitate, and immediately slapped the table, "This matter cannot be changed, the generals will act according to the orders."
The generals below heard Liu Hai's firm tone and knew they could not change it, so they had no choice but to hand over the order again.
Liu Hai saw that many people's faces were already a little dark, so he knew it and gave them a slap in the face. It was time for them to eat sweet dates.
So he sat on top and said in a relaxed tone: "I know that our Nanyang Navy's military expenses are very tight. Not only can we not guarantee coal burning, but I am afraid that even eating will be a problem. I will figure out a solution for this matter. From today on, all Nanyang Navy
I will bear all the expenses of the navy. The generals only need to train, and don’t worry about other things. I will ensure that all of you will enjoy your glory and wealth."
The navy officers took charge. After listening to Liu Hai's words, the dark clouds on their faces gradually dispersed, and they all became excited.
They had all heard that the admiral on the mountainside was a great god of wealth. He could earn millions of taels of silver every month by selling panacea to the outside world. All the money he earned this year was lost to the sea.
With this money, even if you show your hands a little bit, you can feed the Nanyang Navy.
Then Liu Hai began to explain some of his trump cards to the generals below.
"Everyone, our Nanyang Navy warships are indeed lagging behind. Now Beiyang is about to form an army, and their eight major warships are all the latest warships, and we are just following behind to drink some soup. Speaking of which, we are now facing
The world's great naval powers are simply incapable of fighting."
"So I have already troubled Mr. Zeng, the governor of Liangjiang, to raise funds and ordered an ironclad ship in England. This ironclad ship is larger than the current Jiangsu armored cruiser and has a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. I am thinking about this ship
From now on, the ironclad ship will be the flagship of our Nanyang Navy."
The generals below did not know much about the purchase of ironclads by the Nanyang Navy. They thought that the last time they raised funds, they bought the Jiangsu armored cruiser. They did not expect that their governor-general had such courage and even bought one.
Ironclad ship.
Bangs pressed her hand, causing the whispers below to stop again.
"Everyone, just having ironclads is not enough. We can't let the ironclads fight alone, can we? So I am considering adding a few new cruisers to our Nanyang Navy in the next few years. Together with the ironclads, we can
Compete with the Beiyang Navy."
The generals were very excited after hearing Liu Hai's words. They didn't want to think about the ironclad ship. It must be Liu Hai's ship. However, if a new cruiser is purchased, they may be able to become the new ship's leader.
"That's what we're talking about today. The governor has already set up a banquet outside. For the sake of the governor, please go and have a drink."
The generals below were a little embarrassed when they saw Liu Hai actually paying for the generals' feast.
So they all said, "How can this cost the Admiral? We should be the ones to take over for the Admiral."
"Yes, yes, we should invite the Admiral. How can we let the Admiral invite us?"
Liu Hai waved his hand from the top and said to the bottom: "You don't know how much money I make, so don't rob me."
The people below heard that this was indeed the case. For them, one or two hundred taels of silver was a large sum of money.
But for the admiral sitting above, this is just the price of a cup of tea.
Next, Liu Hai brought the generals to the famous hotel on the road, the Shikoku Hotel.
He directly booked the entire Shikoku Hotel, and the generals followed Liu Hai and drank happily in the hotel.
Slowly, as the wine became more intense, everyone began to get closer and closer. Liu Hai had long foreseen this situation and was quite satisfied with his arrangement.
After the banquet, when the generals were leaving, Liu Haihan gave each of them a gift. The gift was not expensive, just a few batches of silk and 10 bottles of panacea.
To say that this panacea is not expensive now, the wholesale price of bangs is one tael of silver, and if you pour a bottle, you can add it to two or three taels.
But if you can't resist him, he can't buy it. Today's panacea is bought by the dignitaries as soon as it comes on the market. For ordinary people to want a bottle, it is harder than reaching the sky.
These Beiyang naval officers can buy one or two bottles based on their relationship with Liu Hai, but each of them has relatives, and these two bottles are not enough.
Liu Hai's 10 bottles of panacea are shared among his family and relatives and friends, and he can also keep a few bottles for later use.