Getting more funds to develop the Continental Army by sacrificing the navy for the sake of favor does not mean that the country does not care about the development of the navy at all. (_《》) Just as Li Han tried every means to work for the navy and contacted two countries that Germany and the United States that were willing to sell warships to China at low prices, he experienced the tragedy of a country with no defense in the future, in fact, he was more heartbroken and cared about the development of the navy than everyone in this country.

Although Tang Xingming submitted the government's development plan to be paid too much military expenditure in the future, he rejected it, but the construction and development funds of the navy must be allocated as usual. However, compared with the planned total of more than 80 million yuan of the army's conventional development military expenditure by the end of 2015, the navy's military expenditure was reduced to less than 40 million yuan, which was less than half of the army's military expenditure. Moreover, more than 30 million yuan of this was used to update the machinery and equipment of major coastal shipyards, and the funds for building and purchasing new ships were less than 8 million yuan.

The largest shipyard in the Navy planned was expanded based on the Jiangnan Dock, which was separated from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. The Jiangnan Dock, which was born in the Westernization Movement, seemed to be too old to the Republic of China. From the 31st year of Guangxu to the three years of Xuantong, a total displacement of 136 ships were built, with a total displacement of only more than 21,000 tons, and an average displacement of each ship was only about 150 tons. However, even so, the Jiangnan Dock is still the leading domestic shipyard in China. For example, the "Jianghua" Yangtze River passenger and cargo ship built in the Jiangnan Dock in 1911 was 330 feet long, 47 feet wide, and a draft of 7.5

The foot, with a displacement of 4,130 tons, was rated as "the largest and best ship built by China" by the shipping industry at that time. It can be said that it is the only shipyard in China that has the strength to manufacture cargo ships of 4,000 tons or above. In the late Qing Dynasty, there were only less than 100 technicians in the Jiangnan Dock, and by the third year of the Republic of China, it had no less than 2,400 people. This is why the country was able to take a fancy to Jiangnan Dock and allocate more than 3 million to recover all its commercial shares that were left out, turning it back into state-owned. The country needs its many skilled technician foundation and experience to produce warships and cargo ships.

Because most of the machinery in Jiangnan docks has aging after half a century, it is difficult to meet the heavy responsibilities given by the state without funding. Therefore, of the more than 16 million funds to be allocated to the Navy this year, 7 million will be used to purchase brand new equipment from the United States to update the manufacturing capacity of Jiangnan docks. Mawei Shipyard originally had a good foundation, but because it was temporarily under the control of the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang was still unwilling to let go of the Mawei Shipyard. It has been inconvenient for the officials and business management of the Mawei Shipyard to compete with the people for profit and refused to hand over to the Ministry of Navy for management. Li Han could only temporarily give up fighting for Mawei Shipyard and make every effort to build the Jiangnan dock.

In addition to the Jiangnan dock, the Navy actually has another big gold-eating company, namely the Wuchang Shipyard. The Wuchang Shipyard was proposed by Li Han in early 2012. Later, it received support from Austria and Germany, and invested more than 30 million yuan in two and a half years. After two years of twists and turns and walls, it finally got on track. It not only became the largest professional submarine manufacturer in the Far East, but also had its own thermal torpedo production line for the development and production of high-explosive torpedoes. So far, including the submarines purchased by Germany and Austria, the Navy actually owned twenty-nine submarines, only

However, 24 of them are micro offshore submarines with a tonnage of only 100 tons, and can only have passive defense within 40 kilometers of offshore. Only five German-made U-series submarines have truly had ocean-going operations. The special steel and technical limitations brought about by the weak industrial foundation have made Wuchang Shipyard unable to completely overcome several key problems in the manufacturing process of U-series submarines. Although it can also build U-series submarines here, its capabilities are half a level worse than those of German manufacturing, and it can only barely catch up with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is not very careful about submarines.

According to Li Han's future naval development plan, the Republic of China only maintained a defensive navy with offshore combat capabilities. Therefore, after mass production, an offshore submarine with an average cost of only 260,000 yuan per ship and a 410,000 U-submarine will replace surface warships and become the target of large-scale procurement of the navy. According to some naval officers assisted by Germany and Austria, the Republic of China needs at least 90,140 offshore submarines to cooperate with land-based aircraft and surface fleets to completely block the enemy's force threat from the sea. In comparison, compared with a navy that requires a huge military expenditure of more than one billion yuan to first see a scale, there is no doubt that only one-fourth or fifth of its efforts can form a submarine force more favored by him. However, considering that the Wuchang Shipyard now has only the manufacturing capacity of 1,115 submarines per year, the navy has a long way to go.

Of course, neither the navy nor he will give up his efforts on surface warships. Submarines can be rampant for a while, but after all, they cannot defend China's maritime border forever. With the birth and development of sonar technology, the increase in anti-submarine means, and the development of aerospace technology, the surface fleet will still be the mainstream of future development.

Unlike the construction of the army, the navy is a technical branch. A warship involves the use of various machinery and weapons. Almost every crew member needs to receive sufficient training. The Navy Chief Li Han gave Tang Xingming because he was quite sensible for the time being. At least under the guidance of his brother Tang Hualong, he put away his selfish desire to turn the navy into his private army in front of Li Han, so he was promoted and put on the hat of the Chief of the Navy. However, Tang Xingming is a very addicted person and has a strong selfish desire. If he does not change, he will be abandoned sooner or later. It can be seen from the position of his appointment of Sa Zhenbing as the General Office of the National Naval Academy that Li Han gave Sa Zhenbing the important task of supervising the National Naval Academy and the newly established naval academy to Sa Zhenbing, the former naval minister who puts the country supreme, and he has the intention of beating Tang Xingming!

The Zhendong cruiser maintained a speed of fifteen knots on the sea, waiting for the old warships in the formation to follow. The 150-mm main gun of the warship had already shook over and aimed at the target ship as the target. Several gunboats guarded the Yingrui ship like guards, and there were formations of Zhaohe and Feihong ships not far away. The Sino-German joint fleet was in the shooting exercise. Li Han sat on the fly bridge and listened to the young officers and students reporting the watch measures and shooting angles, and then bound them by himself, and then carried the copper shells shining with light. The sound of commands for the position to be completed came from each gun position. The guns and cannons of each warship were ordered, and Li Han immediately felt the flying bridge tremble violently, and the smoke filled the entire warship's seal and bridge.

It's really a long time since I smelled the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield. He squinted his eyes and thought. Since the real frontline took a firm step as a politician, the identity of a soldier has become farther and farther away from him. The smell of gunpowder on the battlefield on the frontline has begun to fade away in his memory.

Holding the telescope firmly, he stared at the Chinese and German ships on the sea, shooting at the target ships on the sea. The water column aroused by the shells stood thousands of miles above the sea. He could no longer see where the old wooden cargo ships confiscated for drug smuggling. The gunman below was still shouting in the speakers: "Two shots of Zhendong have not lost their bullets!" The officers below immediately cheered, it seemed that they had finally caught up with the German shooting accuracy. Of course, it was not ruled out that Germany knew that he, the president of the Republic of China, was in the Chinese fleet, so he deliberately reduced the accuracy to make him happy!

Before the water column disappeared, the school officials below began to report the revised watch ruler again. Then the warship began to shake violently because of the launch of the shells. This time, Li Han could see clearly in the telescope that the two shells hit the target almost at the same time, and the fragments of wood splashed on all sides in the violent explosion. The gun captain was already excited to shout in the speakers: "Zhendong has made a hit! Long live the president!" The cheers of the school officials on the gun seats on the ship had already sounded, and the white navy caps were thrown high. It seemed that the shooting of the Zhendong this time was also accurate.

Tang Xingming saw him in a good mood and said cautiously: "This German must have put some water on it, otherwise it would be impossible to be higher than the German ship with the speed and accuracy of the Zhendong!"

Li Han snorted and laughed, "It's not that it must be... Who said that Germans are all stupid!"

He shook his head, "Forget it, the Germans have good intentions. Anyway, we got what we wanted."

Tang Xingming said respectfully beside him, and asked again: "President, what are you not saying to the soldiers?"

There were many student soldiers on the ship, all of whom had just graduated recently, with about 40 people. Li Han nodded with a smile, followed Tang Xingming into the bridge, and stood in front of the speaker.

"Soldiers, first of all, I would like to congratulate you on your good achievements in this exercise! Although I am an amateur in the Navy, I still know that if I can achieve the current results, it will definitely be inseparable from the hard work you have in your daily life!"

As soon as the sound in the speakers sounded, all the naval officers stood solemnly on the deck, facing the bridge, listening to the young new president of this country giving them a lecture. In an instant, there seemed to be only Li Han's voice and the naval flags flying in the clear sky.

Li Han stood there in front of the speaker, his eyes deep: "The navy has always been the pain of our country. After experiencing the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, our navy was in name only. Even after more than ten years of hard work, it is impossible to catch up with the fleet of the first, fourth navy in Asia and the fourth navy in the world. Even the gap between the third and fourth-class navy in the world is getting farther and farther away. There are national reasons, politician factors, and more because our nation does not have a heart to chase the ocean. The Republic of China was established and everything was in trouble. The navy is also one of the most important links. Our navy is still very weak now. The tradition of our navy towards the sea was also completely interrupted. But none of this can stop us from moving towards this blue land! The prosperity of every powerful country in modern times is inseparable from the prosperity of maritime rights. And the future

The establishment of our country's maritime power is inseparable from the awakening of millions of people's hearts for the ocean, and from your sacrifices and blood for this country, and to protect our merchant ships and cargo ships. You are the sword of this country and a strong shield! I want to say thank you and sorry to this country that owe you too much! Thank you for your sacrifices and efforts for this country. Our country has missed the opportunity to catch up with world powers again and again because of modern times. Now we rely solely on weak industries and a corrupt economy, don't talk about five years... Maybe ten or twenty years can we allocate enough funds to rebuild an ocean navy! Maybe when that day comes, I can no longer see it, and your descendants will still uphold your wishes and blood and devote themselves to building our country's coastal defense."

"Our navy is now weak and even inferior to a German Far East fleet. Now we only have this possession, but our will and determination to go to the sea are not inferior to the navy of any country! As the country gradually becomes stronger, we will also have battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and gunboats covering the entire sea. But before that, I ask you to contribute everything to the development and growth of the navy with your determination, will and even your passionate life! This is the natural mission of your new generation of naval soldiers in the Republic of China! It's over!"

After saying these words, Li Hansu stood in the bridge and saluted these naval officers. He often acted like this military salute, saluting in front of some foreign officials and cabinet officials, but it was just to deliberately tell others about his identity as a soldier. He had not done such a solemn military salute for a long time. But when facing these young people, thinking that they might fight with inferior weapons and strong sea enemies in the future, and really devote their flesh and blood to the last moment, waiting for the navy of the Republic of China to truly rise, he felt that he owed these young people too much to this country.

The whole sea and sky were silent, and only the signal soldiers on the Zhendong ship passed Li Han's speech to other ships on the sea with lights and flags. Everything seemed to be solidified, and these young people thought of the difficult development path in the future.

In the end, all the warships burst out with huge cheers from the heart almost at the unified time, and only these young naval officers of the Republic of China were left on the sea: "Long live the Grand President!"

Yes, they couldn't think of any slogans, but they heard the sincerity from Li Han's words. In the entire great era, the glory of various idealisms runs through the entire era. Li Han stood on the bridge and sighed deeply. It was this great era that allowed me to reach this position, not the ability I had! Building a prosperous country requires only the sacrifice of one generation. Don't let generations of young people explore in the dark with unswerving ideals. This is also my natural mission to come to this era!

The cheers gradually subsided, the fleet whistled and turned back proudly. Li Han's speech sometimes really had magical arousal ability. He understood this era and also understood the great power of the glory of idealism in this era. China has really been in decline for too long.

Tang Xingming walked to Li Han and wanted to ask him what he didn't dare to ask. Li Han smiled and said, "President Tang, what do you want to ask? Is it about the Navy's funding?"

Tang Xingming nodded slightly restrainedly, "The President is wise and can guess new ideas."

Li Han smiled, "Have you built a good Navy? Focus on personnel, training, logistics and base construction. We must ensure that as long as the warships arrive quickly, I will be very satisfied with this. Don't ask about the funding. I will squeeze out more funds for the Navy as much as possible."

He pondered for a moment, "The two new warships we want to accept are the Dresden-class light cruisers, and are also relatively new in the German army. They defeat all Japanese light cruisers of the same level in the Far East and will become the first main battleship of our navy in the future. The Nuremberg cruiser is relatively worse, but it is also stronger than the Zhendong ships. We will hand over the German warships today. In the future, you must maintain the two warships well and must not make any loopholes!"

"Yes, Zhuxin must be strictly arranged!"

Li Han nodded, stretched his arms, and then whispered after a long time, "I have expressed my intention to the United States and hoped to buy several old American battleships. The news that has been sent back in the United States is not very optimistic. There are always some people who are obstructing the United States to sell ships to us. I will give you a brief explanation first. I had hoped to get at least five American warships before, but now it seems that it would be a miracle to get two or three. You can arrange it first, select some elite naval soldiers for training, and be ready to take over the warships at any time!"

"What!"

Tang Xiangming couldn't believe his ears. For China, a country that does not even have warships of 5,000 tons or above, not to mention it is an old battleship of the United States. Even the old heavy cruiser at the end of the last century is a treasure in China. What's more, it's a battleship with a tonnage of tens of thousands of tonnages. The roar of artillery can destroy the big guy from Zhendong!

This is a real surprise!

Because Li Han didn't like water very much, he didn't stay on the warship for long. After the military exercise, he got off the ship and got on the shore immediately.

A carriage hurried into the guard area near the residence temporarily placed by the Germans in Qingdao. Li Han was drinking tea leisurely in his office. Because the residence was arranged by the Germans, and his guards could not determine whether the service staff here were German spies, he rarely handled official documents here, and he said that the ship handover ceremony was for him in Shandong. The ship handover ceremony was released at a banquet held by the Germans tonight. This afternoon, his adjutant and the Germans were busy at the port dock. The goods that Li Han agreed to and a batch of goods transported from Shanghai had arrived at Qingdao Port. After receiving his permission, the German military officers boarded the ship for inspection. The two prototype cars and thirty-five original cars were sure to deliver the warships satisfactorily.

The Navy Chief Tang Xingming is also one of the protagonists of tonight's banquet. Seeing that night fell, he hurried to Li Han's resting place with his followers and told Li Han the news that the banquet was about to begin. When he left the mansion, he saw Li Han's guard officer Lu San hurriedly trotting into the mansion with two young men who could not see clearly. When he saw that it was him, he just smiled and greeted him, as if there was something urgent. Although he was a little curious, he knew that these were not something he could control. He suppressed his doubts and rushed to the banquet venue first.

Lu San and the other two were indeed very anxious, but they all understood the rules very well. When they arrived outside Li Han's temporary office, they first calmed down their breath. Lu San whispered to the two. Then they stopped and asked him to go in and report first. Then they walked in respectfully and shouted a report!

Li Han was reading a newly delivered newspaper. He saw that he was coming in and smiled and said, "It's Lu San, haven't you led the team to check the safety issues near the banquet venue? Why, are you back so soon?"

Lu San didn't care about answering his questions, so he took a step forward and whispered: "The President is from the Bureau of Investigation. President Li asked them to bring you a letter. At around 4 o'clock this afternoon, the Japanese withdrew their troops from Fuzhou and Andong County back to their original position!"

Li Hanhuo stood up, a little surprised and confused. For more than half a month, he has been worried about the fact that Japan sent troops to Fengtian, and is even very afraid that he would lose all his family’s fortune when fighting with Japan at this time. After all, he has to face the weak Republic of China that once defeated the polar bear and has the world’s fourth navy, Asia’s No. 1 powerhouse!

He made many plans and made many plans, but now Japan has made compromises as he thought, but he can't say how he is feeling now!

Excited, excited, confused, afraid...

He strode from behind the desk and walked to the door. The wind came towards him, blew the hem of his military uniform.

The withdrawal of Japan's troops is temporarily over, and a new history is really about to begin.
Chapter completed!