"We will give these two battleships to the Xia government for free."
If other people had heard about such a good thing, they would have gone crazy with joy, but Zhang Tao, as an intelligence officer, has a very good psychology.
He knows that the most expensive thing in the world is free.
So Zhang Tao asked cautiously: "I wonder what the other party's conditions are?"
"Our conditions are very simple, that is, these two warships must be refitted in the Rakshasa Kingdom. We only charge some modification and maintenance fees."
Zhang Tao felt his brows jump after hearing this. The Rakshasa Kingdom has started to play this trick again. At that time, it was said that it would give an aircraft carrier to India for free, but it would have to be refitted in the Rakshasa Kingdom.
India didn't know what the Rakshasa Kingdom was thinking. It naturally agreed with all its heart at that time. However, the modification turned out to be troublesome. Not only did it take a very long time, but the cost also greatly exceeded the budget.
Finally, the warship was finally renovated. Do you want India? In order to get this aircraft carrier, India can only grit its teeth and hold its nose.
Now that the Rakshasa Kingdom is doing this again, it won't take several years to modify and spend hundreds of millions of dollars. If this is the case, Liu Hai will not be able to peel off his own skin when he comes back.
But Zhang Tao didn't give it in vain, he had an idea as soon as he turned his eyes.
"It only takes one year and the price is US$50 million per warship."
Zhang Tao was a little stunned after hearing this. When did polar bears become so generous?
But Zhang Tao did not expect that the Rakshasa government also had its own plans. Although it was said that selling these two warships would not make much money, the subsequent supply of missiles would cost a lot of money. This was a long-term transaction.
Zhang Tao thought about it and decided not to take advantage of the bastard, so he agreed wholeheartedly. At the same time, both parties agreed to pay when the documents were delivered.
The reason why Zhang Tao emphasized that payment should be made when the warship is delivered is mainly because he is afraid that the Rakshasa Kingdom will suddenly increase the cost in the middle, and it will be difficult to explain to Liu Hai at that time.
At this time, she had returned to the realm of the late Qing Dynasty. He did not know that in just one month, Zhang Tao had purchased two more 10,000-ton warships for her.
Liu Hai has now returned to Shanghai to Wusongkou, where he began to welcome the Collingwood-class ironclad he ordered two years ago.
As soon as this ironclad ship arrived at the port, it immediately caused a sensation, because no fleet in East Asia has such a powerful warship.
Even the main battleships in the fleets of the great powers in Asia pale in comparison to this battleship.
In order to welcome the return of the ironclad ship, Liu Hai held a grand welcome ceremony.
Liu Hai personally boarded the Jiangsu armored cruiser and led the main force of the Nanyang Fleet out of the port to welcome the newly returned ironclads.
After the two sides met off the coast of Shanghai, they whistled at each other, and then the new ironclad ship joined the queue of the Nanyang Fleet.
Then the Nanyang Fleet, led by two giant ships, slowly came to the offshore waters of Shanghai. However, they did not return to Wusongkou immediately. Instead, they followed Liu Hai's request and circled outside the concession.
At this time, the people watching on the dock were excited. Now there are two giant ships in Beiyang and two giant ships in Nanyang. With these two fleets guarding the Qing Dynasty's waters, foreigners no longer dare to invade the Qing Dynasty easily.
Japanese Consul in Shanghai Miyaji Sato held a telescope and looked at the mighty Collingwood-class ironclad with a gloomy face as it slowly passed in front of him.
"Baga, how could this happen?"
The British consul, who was not far away, watched the ironclad ship sail by and said proudly: "Although the ironclad ship is considered a new type of ironclad ship in our country at this time, it was already a little outdated when it was on the slipway. Our country's
The latest ironclads are much more powerful than him."
Everyone agrees very much with this statement. In the current world naval history, there has never been an armed force as powerful as the British Navy.
They built new warships one after another, constantly improving and building them, making it difficult for other countries to catch up.
At this time, the German consul Moritz Earhardt was a little unconvinced, "The Dingyuan-class battleship built by our country is the most powerful battleship in the Far East."
The British consul looked at the unconvinced German consul and didn't say much, but the smile on his face betrayed him. In his opinion, he didn't want to distinguish himself from the other party.
After all, the facts are there. The Collingwood-class ironclad ship is several thousand tons larger than the Dingyuan ship, and its armor alone is much thicker.
Japanese Consul Sato Miyaji stood quietly on the side. In Shanghai, a place where many foreign powers abound, Japan still has no right to speak.
However, the coldness in this man's eyes became more and more intense, and he didn't know what the hell he was thinking.
Liu Hai took the main force of the Nanyang Navy around the Shanghai Inland Sea and returned to Wusongkou Pier.
Here, the Nanyang Marine Corps and other staff have lined up to welcome him.
Liu Yu, who was the temporary commander of the warship, received a warm welcome. When he got off the warship, military music immediately sounded on the shore.
Liu Yu walked forward to the sound of military music, came to Liu Hai, gave him a formal military salute, and then said: "I am humble Liu Yu, and I have lived up to everyone's expectations. The new iron-clad ship has returned home safely."
Liu Hai also returned the gift, and then said solemnly: "Thank you for your hard work, the whole of Nanyang will remember your name."
Next, Liu Yu took Liu Hai and other warship officers and boarded the giant ship. As he walked, he introduced the situation of the giant ship to everyone.
Liu Hai walked around the battleship and then came to the conference room on the warship as usual.
The bangs live in the middle, and the warships are on both sides to accompany them.
"Everyone, with the return of this ironclad ship, our strength in Nanyang has increased significantly. Moreover, I have also signed an agreement with the British, and six new cruisers will be added to the fleet in the near future."
As soon as Liu Han said this, the lieutenant general below immediately became enthusiastic.
Once they saw the new armored ship and the Jiangsu armored cruiser, they would no longer think about it. They would definitely be taken over by Liu Hai's cronies.
However, Liu Hai does not have so many people to drive the six newly ordered cruisers. When the time comes, they will definitely be the ones taking charge.
Although they are all cruisers, which can be regarded as flat, their current ships are nothing compared to new cruisers.
Just as they thought about the next step, Liu Hai began to order Renming: "The newly returned Collingwood-class ironclad is now named Jiangxi, and Liu Yu will be the commander of Jiangxi."
After hearing this, Liu Yu immediately stood up from his equipment and gave a military salute to Liu Hai and all the leaders present.
Liu Hai nodded, moved his hand, and asked Liu Yu to sit down again.
Then Liu Hai announced again: "The cruiser Jiangsu will be led by my personal guard Liu Da."
Liu Da, who was standing behind Liu Hai, took a few steps forward, which was also a standard military salute, and then stepped back behind Liu Hai.
As for Liu Hai, he had no choice but to ask Liu Da to serve as the supervisor of the Jiangsu. There is really a shortage of talents under him.
As for the original cruiser commanders, their technical capabilities seemed to be limited and they were simply not capable of commanding large warships like the Jiangsu and Jiangxi.
Therefore, Liu Hai had no choice but to use the biochemical indoctrination equipment to re-instill Liu Da with naval battle command skills and warship management methods, and also equipped him with a biochip.
That's why he was asked to serve as the commander of the armored cruiser Jiangsu.
After Liu Hai announced these two appointments, he looked at the other cruiser officers below, sighed, and then said: "You guys, I'm afraid you have forgotten everything you have learned over the years. We have very few warships now.
, Fortunately, you can still hang out. When the new cruisers come back in a year or two, it will be your turn to take the lead. What will you do then?"
When Liu Hai said this, he looked at the cruiser belts under his hands and felt that iron was not as good as steel.
Xu Chuanlong and others were a little ashamed after hearing Liu Hai's tone, and they didn't blame Mr. Liu for not giving them a chance. They knew how much they weighed.
Liu Hai looked at the pipe belt below and nodded with satisfaction. At least they still had some sense of shame and did not become completely scoundrels.
"Since we have shortcomings, we should improve them. I have decided to establish the Nanyang Navy Officers Academy. From now on, all officers of our Nanyang Navy must go to the academy to go through it."
After the supervisors listened, they didn't have any complaints. If it were still the time when Li Chengmou was the admiral, these people would naturally be lazy as long as they could.
But since Liu Hai became the admiral, there has been a lot of reform, and new warships have been purchased one after another. It seems that the admiral wants to develop the navy. If they follow the admiral and don't learn something, they may have to do it in the future.
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Didn't you see that Liu Yu served as the commander of the ironclad Jiangxi at a young age? At first, they thought this person was just a young man. But after being in contact for a long time, they discovered that Liu Yu was very knowledgeable and capable in
He has a good way of leading the navy and managing the army.
"Okay, that's it for today. Make some arrangements when you go back and bring all the first officers with you. Otherwise, if you all go to school, the Beiyang Navy will be in chaos."
The leaders below were very excited after hearing Liu Hai's words. They had already heard that Liu Hai was asking them to hand over the warship.
The current warships are handed over to the chief mates on board. When the new warships arrive, these chief mates will be directly promoted to the supervisors of the current warships, and they will directly go to work on the new warships.
After receiving the accurate information, these people became excited. When they left the Nanyang Navy Yamen, they also discussed in small groups what they should do on the new warship in the future.