The feeling of a battleship of more than 20,000 tons sailing on the sea was actually quite good. Although it was not to the extent of not shaking at all, it was far more than uncomfortable. After a complete tour of the steel behemoth, Vézé had a very good evaluation of this warship, which he did not know what version it was called.
Four twin turrets, oil-fired boilers, large supply pipes, steam turbines, and an armored box structure. All the elements that a battleship of the new era should have had were available. The problem was that there were probably no computers or CAD systems in this era, so this kind of thing was far from perfect and invulnerable.
Of course, Vézé did not want to develop battleships to that level. With the emergence of airplanes, the Liberation Army Navy's first reconnaissance aircraft carrier had begun construction, and the pilots had also begun training. This job was handed over to the son of Liu Sha, a veteran of the navy. Liu Sha himself was already a political commissar of the navy, and it would not be long before he would retire to the second line and enter the reserves. Therefore, Liu Sha volunteered to be the commander of this fleet and accompany Vézé to North America.
Thirty years ago, for the sake of China's treasure island of Ryukyu, Liu Sha commanded the fleet and Japan's Satsuma Domain. In the end, the division of the islands near Satsuma Domain between the two countries was established, and it was the first time that the Liberation Army Navy sought territorial interests for China. This time, after passing through the Tsugaru Strait, the fleet went straight to Vancouver. After passing through Japan, Liu Sha could not help but miss the past.
After telling Vézé about the previous war, Liu Sha sighed and said, "Commander-in-chief, I am old, and the future will have to depend on the younger generation. Without you, there would be no Navy of our Liberation Army. My son is building an aircraft carrier, so you have to take care of him. "
Vézé felt that Liu Sha cared about his son, so he said, "Old Liu, you are also an old navy. Let me ask you a question. According to our current shipbuilding ideas and technology, every warship is a large finished product that gathers all kinds of regrets. Then, these large finished products themselves create new regrets. So, when you see your son, tell him that he is not following behind us, but standing on our shoulders to reach a higher position and realm! "
If the soldiers of the Army heard Vézé's words, a considerable number of them would probably think that the commander-in-chief was putting on a high profile. However, Liu Sha, as a member of the Navy, did not feel this way. Even if it was the same batch of warships, they would not start work at the same time. Because the previous warship construction had accumulated countless problems, the new warship construction would need to use the solutions discussed many times. And these plans could only be tested after they were used. Therefore, every warship could be considered a test product. He had never seen a perfect warship. All warships either had more or fewer problems. There was no such thing as a perfect warship.
Of course, Liu Sha did not feel discouraged by such an analogy. If the Military Governor Of Vaize could help Liu Sha's son, that would be the best. Now that the Military Governor Of Vaize had clearly expressed his expectations for Liu Sha's son … that was not bad either. Liu Sha agreed with the rule that if he was capable, he should fight. If he wasn't, he should get lost. Who had supported him to get to where he was today? Wasn't it because of Liu Sha's own hard work?
After Vézé carefully visited his ship, the fleet arrived at the Tsugaru Strait. After docking in Hakodate, the transport fleet that arrived first replenished the fleet with fuel and water. Then the head of the Central Guard Regiment, who was in charge of security, suggested that Vézé, who was preparing to disembark from the ship, stay on another warship.
"Commander-in-chief, we have received news. The British are looking for assassins who can assassinate you in the Meiji government's control area. The Hokkaido side has arrested those British. Although this is the control area of the Hokkaido area, you should not disembark. "The commander suggested.
"Oh? Those people sent a message, and there was no follow-up? "Vézé asked the commander.
The commander actually felt strange. The commander-in-chief had only left Nanjing for a few days, and the group of people who stayed behind had already begun to act on their own? Such a sensitive matter, were they just going to report it and not say anything else? So the head of the Central Guard Regiment asked, "Commander-in-chief, are you not going to send an order back to Nanjing?"
Vézé shook his head gently. "I am not a dictator. In the past, there was a lot of control, but that was because the system was not perfect. Now that the system has been preliminarily established, they naturally have to make judgments according to the rules when they encounter such a thing. At most, I can control their judgments. "
The head of the Central Guard Regiment had read a lot, and a person who got to this position was by no means uncouth. Because of his loyalty to Vézé, the commander was not afraid of Vézé at all. Hearing the commander-in-chief say the word "dictator," the head of the Central Guard Regiment was suddenly amused.
"What's so funny?" Vézé was a little puzzled.
The commander explained, "I think the dictator that the commander-in-chief mentioned is quite interesting. If it was a small country with few people in a foreign country, there would probably be a dictator who would do everything himself. "
Vézé waved his hand. "That's not necessarily true. The more science develops, the less efficient it is to do everything himself. There are very few things that a person can understand. If you interfere in everything, you may only mess things up. "
The commander only had a momentary feeling, so he immediately let go of the topic of the dictator and returned to the issue of the threat of the assassins. "Commander-in-chief, if you were to handle this matter, what would you choose?"
"Someone asked you to ask this question?" Vézé smiled.
The head of the Central Guard Regiment immediately shook his head. "Commander-in-chief, you know that I never agree with interfering in politics. But this concerns your safety, we can't just leave the British alone. "
Facing the loyal head of the Central Guard Regiment, Vézé smiled. "The direction of your thinking is very correct. We can't just leave the British alone. But how to manage it depends on each person's judgment of the world. "
The head of the Central Guard Regiment did not understand Vézé's way of thinking, so he went straight to the point and said, "Commander-in-chief, can you stop keeping us in suspense?"
Hearing the head of the Central Guard Regiment say this, Vézé also went straight to the point. "If it were me, I would tell the British that we know of their plan, and then ask them to explain it."
"… Bluffing?" This time, the head of the Central Guard Regiment immediately understood what Vézé meant.
When it came to such a trivial matter, Vézé was naturally very relaxed. "So you don't have to worry. Even if the British make excuses, we can tell them that since they can plan to assassinate me, we can also plan to assassinate their Queen. They can hire the Japanese, and even consider hiring the Koreans. We can hire the Europeans. Among the dozen or so European countries, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the Queen of England … Oh, the Queen of India. "
The head of the Central Guard Regiment was amused. Seeing that Vézé was in a good mood, his mood naturally improved a lot. "Commander-in-chief, you're just scaring them."
"If I don't scare them, are we really going to go to war with the British now? It's not worth it. And with you guys here, the only people who can kill me now are probably the people we trust. So I'm not worried at all. "Vézé concluded with these words.
Then, according to the original plan, he went to another warship to inspect. The Chinese warship originally had its own dock in Hakodate. The guard regiment set up a guard, and Vézé did not go ashore but took a small boat. When he boarded the warship along the gangway, the waiting officers and soldiers immediately let out earth-shattering cheers. It was not "His Majesty" or "His Majesty" who cheered, but "Commander-in-chief."
"Commander-in-chief" was the traditional title for Vézé within the military for decades. Vézé had never tried to change it, and no one was willing to change it. Compared to "His Majesty", the title "Commander-in-chief" was not only more down to earth, but also less intimidating than the Emperor. Even if the Military Governor Of Vaize ordered the killing, it must be related to military affairs. It was not a crime of "disrespect" that the soldiers could not understand. Of course, most soldiers did not know that "disrespect" was never a crime in the Min dynasty.
Because of the adoption of four gun turrets, fuel boilers, and a large number of new equipment, the total number of people on the four warships was 648. Vézé was in a good mood and visited all the departments and posts on the warship. Like Vézé, he also warmly shook hands with all the officers and soldiers on the ship.
When Vézé asked to go to the engine room, almost everyone was dumbfounded. No one expected the Military Governor Of Vaize to go to the dark and dirty engine room. Now the engine in the engine room was not started, otherwise it would be a place full of noise and heat. No one dared to stop the Commander-in-Chief's request.
A group of officers accompanied Vézé down to the engine room. Smelling the special smell of oil and steam leakage, Vézé felt very nostalgic. Before he transmigrated, this smell was a very important part of his memory.
The officers and soldiers in the engine room naturally lined up inside. Vézé saw a soldier standing ramrod straight, desperately wiping the oil stains on his hands on his pants. Looking at the young boy, Vézé shouted, "Everyone, stand at attention!"
Everyone immediately stood at attention after the Marshal gave the order. Vézé looked around with satisfaction. No one was confused by Vézé's special identity. When the Marshal gave the order, all the soldiers chose to obey without exception. This included the officers who followed Vézé.
Vézé walked to the officers and soldiers in the engine room and shook hands with them one by one. In the middle, Vézé noticed that the hands of the soldiers were not clean. The residual oil stains under their nails proved that these soldiers were not here to enjoy life. When he reached the staff sergeant who had been wiping his hands with all his might not long ago, the staff sergeant looked at Vézé with longing and excitement, but he did not dare to extend his hand.
Vézé looked at the boy, who did not dare to move at all. He was so excited that he almost burst into tears.
Originally, Vézé thought that it would be enough to shake hands and let everyone know that the Military Governor Of Vaize loved the soldiers. He did not expect the boy to think too much and interrupt the inspection that should have gone smoothly.
"Comrade, did you dirty your hands on purpose?" Vézé asked.
The staff sergeant immediately shook his head vigorously.
"You don't want to shake hands with me?" Vézé laughed.
The staff sergeant's face turned red, and his head shook like a fan.
Vézé continued gently, "Then no matter how dirty your hands are, they are just marks left behind by work. Just raise your head, puff out your chest, and shake hands with me. Come, give me your hand. "
With that, Vézé extended his hand to the young boy in Vézé's eyes. The boy shyly extended his hand and shook Vézé's hand nervously. When the two of them shook hands, the boy's mouth flattened, and he actually burst into tears.
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