Edo Traveler - Vol 13 Chapter 74

“What? Bite Ship?”

Katsukaishu, who came back happily with 800,000 taels of silver, brought back a very incredible news to Chuemon.

“There seems to be a party strife in the Qing court.” Sheng Haizhou didn’t fully understand the current situation of the Qing Dynasty, so he could only use the word “party strife” to describe his experience in the Qing state.

“So you’re going to buy Otsu?” Chuemon probably knew what was going on.

“Perhaps so…”

Originally, Sheng Haizhou took the armored ship and went to Jiangning to perform for Fuming Ah. Ling Fuming A and the more than 250 standard soldiers he brought refreshed their horizons again. It turns out that there are really soldiers who are not afraid of artillery these days.

I just hate that I didn’t bring two battalions of horses to come here. If I take advantage of the situation to attack the city, I will definitely be able to capture the Dinghuai Gate!

Needless to say, after Fuming A returned to Shanghai, he spoke highly of the superiority of the armored and iron ships, and then the next day he signed a ship purchase contract with Shenghaizhou, and merged the armored ships into the order of the Eight Flags Jiangnan Navy. Thirty percent of the Japanese employees remained in operation, and the rest were filled with personnel from the Eight Flags Navy, who learned from the ship and quickly formed combat effectiveness.

Originally, this matter ended here. Dolonga was happy to give the money, and soon Jiang Customs transferred the money to Dechuan Xingye. How to use it in Japan in the future has nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty.

Different from Dolonga and Fuminga, who are complacent and ready to hone their bravery as soon as possible, Zeng Guofan, who is commanding the troops in the Jiangnan camp, heard a report full of worry from his younger brother Zeng Guoquan.

Along with Zeng Guoquan, there were many generals of the Hunan Army. They all witnessed the heroic appearance of the armored ship Wushuang with their own eyes, and they also saw the process of his fearless firing of cannons on the city, completely silenced the city.

The Hunan Army must have it too!

Others didn’t feel it, but the Xiang Army felt very deeply. The defenses in Jiangning City suddenly became tighter. What they didn’t know was that Hong Xiuquan went to the sky to see his cheap dad after eating “nectar” for dozens of days. The young king Hongtian Guifu succeeded to the throne, and the military power of Jiangning was mastered by the loyal king Li Xiucheng.

Li Xiucheng was a good player in battle, and Jiang Ning’s defense was of course greatly strengthened. The Hunan army who besieged Jiangning day and night were all veterans, and I could feel it.

Now, with the ability of the Hunan Army, it is impossible to break the city for a while. And Dolonga’s subordinates have already obtained armored ships. As long as they recruit foreigners and undergo a little training, they can join the war together.

At present, the forwards of Duolong’s department have already passed through Wujin County, and now they have arrived in Danyang and Lishui. In addition, the Jiangnan Navy is under the control of Dolonga, and they will be able to enter the city of Jiangning in a few days.

With the combat power of the armored ships, Dolonga has every opportunity to launch a large-scale general attack on Nanjing. Once the Dinghuai Gate is captured, the city of Nanjing will be destroyed!

For this purpose, Zeng Guoquan has already sent someone to find out that the Qing court only raised 800,000 taels of silver to buy a Japanese ship. When the Three Kingdoms intervened to return the Liao Dynasty, Japan had two iron-clad ships. Now Japan seems to be ready to sell, why can’t the Hunan army buy one?

At this time, Zeng Guofan was appointed by the imperial prince Taibao, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the governor-general of Liangjiang. He has the right to arbitrarily decide outside the box, and it can even be said that he is the emperor of the southeastern half of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. All governors, towns, and Taoist halls are subject to his restraint and obey his orders.

Many people can’t understand what Zeng Guofan is thinking in the future. But what is the current Zeng Guofan’s mind, that can be determined. He wanted to conquer Jiangning’s great deeds and become the first minister in the feudal era. Like Guo Ziyi in the Tang Dynasty, he was praised by the world as “the father of reconstruction”.

Of course, it would be even better if he could give birth to a king. In the future, there was Guo Fenyang, and then there was Zeng Xiangxiang. Assuming that the feudal era did not end, he would have lived forever.

So under the persuasion of the generals, Zeng Guofan sent people to drive directly to Shanghai to find Sheng Haizhou, who was going to return to China, expressing that the Hunan army was interested in buying the Japanese Bite iron ship. The Hunan Army itself also had navy divisions, and the number of navy divisions was quite large, but most of them were old-style wooden sailboats.

Chunemon, who heard this return, subconsciously sold it!

Why not sell it? The Manchus and the Han people in the Manchus themselves had to fight, and this was a problem that could never be solved. Whoever called the Manchus came to the big country as a small clan, this is a fact that cannot be changed.

Since Zeng Guofan wants to buy it, sell it to him. What price is it to sell to Fuming Ah, and what price is it to sell to Zeng Guofan. Let’s not overweight at all, and give the current ship. After taking the money back, it was time to start the construction of Wugang Shipyard.

As for whether it was Jiangning who was shot down by Doron A first, or Jiangning who was shot by Zeng Guofan first, is this matter that Chungyouemon can control? Of course not.

Come on, Sheng Haizhou will run one more time. By the way, I also drove back from Hawaii, and the B iron ship that had just been maintained for a long time was driven to Shanghai.

As the sister ship of the frigate, it was discovered by everyone as soon as it entered the port, including Fuminga and Dolonga. Of course, they came to ask why the B-Iron ship had also arrived, and then they learned that the Hunan Army wanted to buy a ship.

The two of them were surprised. Dolong A asked Fuming A to stabilize Sheng Haizhou, and he immediately dispatched a steamer to hire a steamer.

At the cost of the boss, the Eight Banners managed to build a somewhat interesting navy team. If the Hunan Army also has the upper hand, UU read www.uukanshu.com Can the Eight Banners stand up?

There is still a possibility that the Eight Banners will rise up!

This matter must be messed up for him, or the imperial court will open up another 800,000 yuan and buy the second iron ship to ensure that the Eight Banners Navy maintains the advantage in the country.

And now the navy is changing with each passing day, and the only thing the foreigners have won over our eight banners is the strong ship and the cannon. Dorona has also learned a lot about Japan in the past few days, and in his heart he has the loyalty to serve his Emperor Aisin Gioro. Immediately, he advised him to choose capable bannermen, train them to become sailor trainees, and send them to Japan to train as sailors.

Learn from the barbarians to control barbarians, as long as the Eight Banners can have a strong navy, then the foreigners will no longer be able to roam the Qing state.

When the letter was sent to the capital, Guizi Liuyi? When he saw it, he felt that Duolonga was right. Nowadays, the Manchus have managed to pull up an army that can train and arm on the same level as the Han landlords. The Manchus suppress the Han people because they have knives in their hands. The handle of this knife must be clenched tightly, and the Han people cannot be forced to pass.

So two days later, the capital issued an decree to buy another Japanese soldier. Forty members of the elite flag officers selected by Dolonga first visited the prime minister’s yamen in the capital, and then the navy general, Bian, contacted Japan and sent them to the Japanese Naval Academy to learn about the driving and manipulation of foreign ships.

The purpose is to do it, and there is no mistake!