Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

In November 1871, Xiao Letian rode on a Zhiyuan Warship s, bringing nine captive French battleship s to form a united fleet, returning from Britain to Asia.

Prussia didn't only repair a Zhiyuan Warship for Xiao Letian. Among the Maritime War in Eastern Frisia, there were a total of three Iron-armored Ship s that were sunk, and four cruisers that were heavily injured. The remaining French Fleet s, other than a small portion that were escaping, were captured by the Prussian Navy.

The captives' battleships would definitely not be returned to France. They had dragged some of them along with the Zhiyuan Warship to William military harbor, while the others had dragged them to the hamburger shipyard to begin maintenance and renovation.

In order to express their respect for the Chinese Navy, Germany gave Xiang Ying the greatest priority in the distribution of the captured warships.

You Chinese will pick these battleships first, and the rest will be German!

through the joint study of naval officers and engineers... When Xiang Ying wasn't by Xiao Letian's side, he spent most of his time between Wilhelm Military Port and hamburger's Shipyard.

From these chaotic French battleship models, Xiang Ying chose nine battleships, one of them was a battleship class one, the rest were fast cruisers!

It was not that Xiang Ying had a high performance, but those French battleships were useless. From the very beginning of the design, they had been completely different from the Zhiyuan Warship's line of thought.

A large number of French battleships were all set by the sail battleship. On both sides of the ship, there were small caliber s and a large number of naval gun. The design of the entire battleship was carried out according to the most old-fashioned ideas.

Only the Chinese would not want such a eliminated battleship, there was only the possibility of upgrading it, Xiang Ying stayed behind.

However, a cruiser was a good thing. Although there was a problem with the design, the cruiser's speed was fast enough. It could become the best fire brigade in the early days of the Chinese era when they were controlling East Asia.

In any case, Xiao Letian wasn't prepared to fight with the Western Powers in the next thirty to fifty years, especially when it came to naval battles.

Do the backward peoples of Asia need to be dealt with with by advanced ships of the Far Reaches? There was no need at all. These French iron-armored cruisers were already the Dragon King's masterwork weapons to the ignorant eyes of the Asians.

He didn't need a bull knife to kill a chicken, so a cruiser was for the best!

The nine warships, under the protection of the Zhiyuan Warship, started to sail back to Asia from the Mediterranean. Along with them were the 24 steam-driven cargo ships that were purchased by the Chinese, which could serve as supply ships for the time being.

After Asia, some of these ships would flood the Navy and some would be auctioned off to civilian shipping companies. This was a sure bet.

At the same time, there were also a few treasure ships following them. This kind of scale was nothing in front of the English and French.

But in the eyes of other European countries, it was already a very powerful military force!

When the fleet arrived at Strait of Gibraltar, Portugal and the Spanish navy looked at the modern army in panic, then looked at themselves, these hybrid battleships with sail still hung on them, and all of them lowered their heads in shame.

At the king's command, all the shoreline turrets of the Spanish coastline were wrapped in a vestment of respect for the Chinese fleet.

Xiao Letian laughed, he grabbed King Yi's wrist and excitedly shouted: "Did you see that? My old brother, did you see that? This is the glory of winning a foreign battle! "

"If you are a Chinese man, you have to fight foreign wars! "Only by wrestling with the powerful countries of the world can you get the respect of others!"

"I took their Philippines. They didn't even dare to aim their cannons at us. This is the dignity of the victors!"

"Don't think that Europe is really the center of this world. I've been here before, and I can clearly see their real situation. I know how many contradictions there are within them!"

"Not only do we have to subdue the enemy, but the kingdom itself is riddled with cracks. There are conflicts between capitalists and poor workers, between different parties, between the emperor and the rising powers …"

"The development between countries is extremely uneven. Many countries in Central and Eastern Europe are simply not as strong as us!"

"How many holes? There are holes in it waiting for us to find... In this era, the Chinese are destined to rise up. As long as we are willing to open our eyes and take a look, we will be fine! "

Xiao Letian was so moved that tears streamed down his cheeks. Even King Yi was so touched that tears welled up in his eyes.

"Before I came to Europe, I thought this was an invincible country. The country that could produce powerful cannons that could transcend 10,000 miles of sea area, in my subconscious, I thought it was invincible!"

"However, when I came to Europe and lived here for a long time, I saw with my own eyes the real living conditions of the various classes here. Only then did I realize that there was nothing but chicken feathers here!"

"It wasn't until I saw it with my own eyes that I realized just how many opportunities we had missed that year!"

"Not only the heaven, but even the Qing Dynasty s are a bunch of blind people who refuse to open their eyes to the world. Failure is inevitable!"

Xiao Letian held onto King Yi's hand: "That's right, my old brother. In this era, if we, China wanted to catch up, it wouldn't be hard at all. As long as you are willing to open your eyes and look at the world!"

"The Iron Curtain of Europe has yet to fall. We can still catch up with the difference in technology! Europeans are not a game of chess. They have many internal conflicts! "

"The new technology for English and French's blockade, we can definitely get it through Germany, the Netherlands, the Belgium and other countries!"

"An industrial product that the British are unwilling to sell. As long as we do diplomacy well, American Germany will always satisfy us!"

"They can't even keep talent in check! Do you know how poor Eastern and Central Europe are? "Where are the smart people? How much do the scientists desire a world where they can use their hands and feet?"

"As long as we open our eyes to the world, and willingly step out of the country, there will be countless opportunities!"

Hearing Xiao Letian's excited words, Director Wang behind him laughed. "That's right, as long as we are willing to spend our money and spend our efforts, these Europeans will still work for us!"

"Look at the Paris Commune, these people who have no one to rely on in their lives, how much do they want to raise their own class! This is a huge volcano, let's see how we can make use of it! "

"These Europeans, in order to fight the civil war and survive, can sell us all kinds of treasures from the national level. The library of the France has collected hundreds of thousands of books on academia, and they were sold to us just because they said they were going to sell it!"

"What a good internal conflict. As long as we can use it, are we still afraid of Europe?"

At this time, King Yi said with a stern face, "We can take advantage of the European internal conflicts, so won't the Europeans take advantage of the Chinese internal conflicts?"

"Take a look at the interior of the Qing Ting. Between the Han Dynasty, between the ocean and the continent, between Confucianism and Western learning … How can the enemy let go of so many conflicts that can be exploited? "

"Hahaha …" Then let's hurt each other! This was a world of mutual harm. It all depended on who could endure until the end! I firmly believe that the one laughing at the end will be us Chinese! "