The news that the Qing Dynasty once again purchased British cruisers soon spread in the streets and alleys of Britain. Soon the Japanese Embassy got the news, and they were immediately shocked. Seeing this, the Qing government was planning to build another
The Beiyang Navy formed a situation of equal emphasis on the north and the south. If the Qing Dynasty really formed such a strategy, how could the empire fight against it?
So the Japanese Minister to the UK, Kazuo Kitai, immediately reported the news he knew to the country.
The Imperial Japanese Government also became nervous after receiving the news that the Qing Dynasty was purchasing warships again.
Emperor Meiji of Japan personally convened an imperial meeting, convened the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Navy, how to counter the Qing Dynasty's ship purchase plan?
As a result, everyone discussed again and found that there was really no way to stop the Qing Dynasty. After all, the economic gap between the two sides was really too big.
Although the current Qing Dynasty is said to be internally corrupt and has weak military strength, it is the largest economic power in the world.
As long as he exerts a little effort, he can squeeze out a large amount of funds to purchase warships, but Japan is different. Japan is a small country with a weak people and has just begun to develop.
We have now reached our limit in terms of funds. If we continue to squeeze, I am afraid the economy will collapse.
Finally, they realized that in an arms race with the Qing Dynasty, the gains outweighed the losses.
Therefore, Kuroda Kiyotaka, as the Prime Minister of Japan, proposed to paralyze the Qing Empire and divide and conquer the Beiyang Navy and Nanyang Navy. At the same time, he sowed the relationship between Beiyang and Nanyang so that the north and south could not coordinate operations.
If there is a war between the empire and the Qing Dynasty in the future, the main force should be concentrated to defeat the Beiyang Navy first. If the Nanyang Navy goes north to reinforce it, it will fight again with the Nanyang Navy.
After listening to the Prime Minister's suggestion, the Japanese Emperor Meiji felt that it was acceptable and acted accordingly. At the same time, just in case, he once again called on the people to save money and spend money to purchase warships abroad.
Although the Emperor of Japan desperately appealed to the people, Japan at that time could be said to be exhausted, and even some financial groups could not support it. Therefore, the Emperor's appeal this time had little effect.
Besides, Liu Hai, who was in Shanghai, was not idle during this period. After the British designer completed the design of the Shanghai Shipyard, he returned to modern times with this time 1 million tons of iron ore and 1 million barrels of oil.
After trading in iron ore and oil, Liu Hai once again became rich in funds. Now, Liu Hai, as a result, has approximately US$1 billion in funds on its bank account.
Liu Hai has already had ideas about the use of these funds. The first one is to buy a shipyard. Although the relationship between Liu Hai and the British is now a secret, Liu Hai is very clear that with the passage of time, the rise of Japan,
Britain may devote its main energy to supporting Japan, but it must take precautions. If Britain gives up on itself by then, it will be able to build its own ships.
On this day, Liu Hai had just returned to the company office when he saw Wang Fang running in in a hurry.
"What's the rush? There's no need to rush for a while."
"Can I not be in a hurry? You are a hands-off shopkeeper. Once you tell me the next thing, you disappear without a trace. I can only rush here and there."
Liu Hai looked at Wang Fang's aggrieved expression and hurriedly pulled her to sit on the sofa and rubbed her shoulders, "I have worked hard for you during this period, but there is nothing I can do about it. You are the only person I trust now.
, I won’t trust if the company is handed over to someone else.”
After hearing Liu Hai's sweet words, Wang Fang blushed, and the anger just now disappeared.
Then the two of them stayed there for a while, until almost noon, Wang Fang woke up.
"Oh, I wasted your time. What did I want to tell you just now?"
Wang Fang thought for a moment and then remembered her purpose, "When you left, didn't you tell me to acquire a shipyard?"
"Oh, how's it going? Is there any news?"
"A shipyard in Qingdao has closed down and is now preparing for auction. I see a lot of people have signed up. However, I think the equipment of this shipyard is very old. Those who signed up may have taken a fancy to the location of the shipyard.
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After Liu Hai heard this, he thought for a moment. He didn't need the land now. He might as well wait for the auction to be over for the time being, and then he could discuss with the buyer and purchase all the shipyard's equipment.
After Liu Hai thought about it clearly, he said: "We don't need the land over there, we just need to plant equipment. I will go to Qingdao in a few days to see if I can discuss with the buyer and sell the equipment to us cheaply."
Wang Fang thought the same thing. They were an import and export trading company, not a real estate company, so there was no use in getting the land.
After Wang Fang thought about it clearly, she wanted to leave the office because she was too busy. In addition to the shipyard affairs, there were also a lot of company affairs waiting for him to deal with, but she was stopped by bangs.
Wang Fang looked at Liu Hai's twitchy expression and wondered, "What's the matter?"
Liu Hai coughed and said, "Oh, Wang Fang, we have known each other for several years, and now that we have a financial foundation, it's time to consider personal issues."
After hearing Liu Hai's words, Wang Fang's face immediately turned red, and she stood there, feeling embarrassed.
"I will listen to you on this matter?" Wang Fang replied quietly.
When Liu Hai heard that Wang Fang agreed, Liu Hai immediately took out a box made of gold from his arms, then walked gently to Wang Fang, and finally knelt down on one knee and handed the box to Wang Fang.
"My dear, please marry me."
Wang Fang's dormitory took the box and opened it. It turned out to be a diamond ring.
Wang Fang tweaked it, and then put the ring back into Liu Hai's hand. This time, Liu Hai was confused. Didn't he agree just now? Why did he return the ring again?
Wang Fang looked at Liu Hai, with a confused expression on her face, and smiled, "Bring it to me personally."
After hearing Wang Fang's words, Liu Hai suddenly understood. He quickly took out the ring from the ring box and put it on Wang Fang's finger himself.
Then Liu Hai stood up and hugged Wang Fang into his arms. The two of them were in the office, silent for a long time, as if no one wanted to interrupt this warm time.
While the two were enjoying their world together, suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door of Liu Hai's office.
It was only then that the two people who had been silent in their own world suddenly woke up. Wang Fang suddenly pushed away her bangs, then arranged her hair, and looked at her bangs in a strange way, "Why don't you open the door yet."
Liu Hai listened to Wang Fang's instructions and immediately ran over. The door of the office opened. Standing at the door of the office was Wang Fang's secretary.
Dear secretaries, when you saw the door open, you immediately looked in and saw Wang Fang's red face arranging her clothes, and you pursed your lips and smiled.
This time, Wang Fang saw it clearly and said, "Why are you laughing? Be serious. We are working now."
After listening to Wang Fang's lesson, the little secretary immediately frowned and said, "Chairman Liu, General Manager Wang, and our partner Mr. Zhang Tao are already waiting in the reception room."
When Liu Hai heard that Zhang Tao was here, he hurriedly said to Wang Fang: "You should keep an eye on the affairs in Qingdao first. Once there are results of the auction there, inform me immediately."
"I know, go and do your work quickly."
Liu Hai left the office and hurried to the living room.
As soon as Liu Hai entered the living room, he saw Zhang Tao drinking tea there, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
So Liu Hai hurriedly smiled and moved forward, "I'm sorry, I just came back. There are still some things in the company that kept you waiting for a long time."
"It's nothing. Anyway, I have a lot of free time, so I don't mind waiting a little longer."
Liu Hai sat opposite Zhang Tao, and then the service staff served Zhang Tao and Liu Hai fragrant tea again.
"Mr. Zhang came really fast this time. My goods just arrived and you came."
When Liu Hai said this, there was some irony, because he was not used to the feeling of being monitored anytime and anywhere.
Zhang Tao didn't pay attention to Liu Hai's tone. Instead, he said with a smile: "I heard that you are purchasing equipment for the shipyard. If you need it, you can contact me."
"Nothing, just collecting some junk to sell in Heizhou."
"I'm afraid Mr. Liu doesn't know yet. Shipyards alone can't build ships. As for building warships, there's no need to think about it."
Liu Hai could now see that the other party had a purpose, so he asked cautiously: "With a shipyard, is it true that we can't build warships?"
"Mr. Liu thinks too simplistically. He just talks about taking care of various steel materials for warships, and even formulas for armored steel. Do you have it? And building warships is a systematic project. Don't think that just having the blueprints is enough.
It can be made. The processing technology and assembly methods of each part are confidential. Do you have it?"
Liu Hai was a little discouraged when he heard this. He had read time-travel novels before, and those protagonists could build a shipbuilding industry in ancient times as long as they bought a shipyard in modern times. Why couldn't it work here?
Zhang Tao looked forward to Youhai's troubles, so I confidently made a joke and said, "Mr. Liu, there is no need to worry. If necessary, you can ask the state for help. Some information will not be kept secret by the state as long as Mr. Liu can afford the price."
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Liu Hai finally understood. This was the purpose of Zhang Tao's visit today. He wanted to acquire old military information. But don't tell me, this is exactly what Liu Hai needs. Without these things, if you want to build a warship
Come on, we can't take too many detours.
Everyone always talks about self-reliance, but self-reliance should also have a foundation. Otherwise, if you start from scratch and build a modern warship from the most basic things, you don’t know how much time it will take.
"Mr. Zhang, if I want to buy a complete shipbuilding industry and be able to build warships from 100 years ago, what information do I need?"
Liu Hai had already made it very clear. He just had to tell the other party clearly that I went more than 100 years ago.