Chapter 138 Liu Bu Toad's Decision

After staying in Letun for two days, Hu Chuyuan also went to Letun Gold Mine. The output was not enough, and he could produce thousands of taels of gold every year.

The scope of this mine is very broad. In fact, it is a good copper mine. Unfortunately, Liu Baogui did not have the ability to refine. He just dug ore sand in the water and used earth to find gold.

If the copper ore is directly mined and the gold associated ore is extracted at the same time, the gold production can continue to increase a lot.

Hu Chuyuan estimated that if the place of Letun can be well developed, it can roughly be equivalent to six counties, which is different from West Borneo.

There are almost no swamps here. They are all land, and they are very ancient alluvial plains, or sea plains. The soil is fertile and the rain is extremely abundant. Near the equator, rice can be planted three seasons a year.

It seems that only Chinese people will pay special attention to this kind of place, because Chinese people are the peak of farming civilization, and they want to farm wherever they go.

Hu Chuyuan has another algorithm, which can raise a sufficient population with fields.

With someone, he can do anything.

Two days later, Hu Chuyuan set off to return to Singapore. During the trip, he almost encountered a typhoon and had to stop in the river harbor of Yamaguchi Yangzhen for another two days.

It took five days for the Taichang to return to Singapore.

These days, Ye Fu and Liu Toad are very busy. With different political goals and different direction of effectiveness, they keep lobbying Lin Taizeng, Ye Zuyu and Lin Yongsheng.

Before Liu Ye and Er Lin left Europe, Li Hongzhang had already contacted the four people through Li Fengba to let them go to the Beiyang Marine Division to work for the country.

Liu Bujin is a real shrewd person. Realizing that this is a rare opportunity, he took the initiative to talk to Li Fengbu about China's naval defense issues.

As for this talk, Li Fengbo also realized that this person was not simple, so he wrote to Li Hongzhang to recommend Liu Bu toad.

Coincidentally, the ideas of Li Hongzhang and Liu Bu toad in the Qing Dynasty Navy coincide.

The meaning of the two is very simple. Don't build other naval divisions. Concentrate the money of the whole country to run the Beiyang Marine Division alone. If there is a foreign enemy, they will fight to the death with the enemy's own strength of the Beiyang Fleet in the deep sea.

What I think is wonderful!!

Hu Chuyuan was actually thinking about these people in his heart. When he returned to Changchun Garden, he wanted to invite Lin Taizeng and others to ask. However, as soon as he sat down, Liu Toad came to him alone.

As soon as he sat down, Liu Bu toad said rudely to Hu Chuyuan, "Your Excellency, I heard that you are a long-sighted person with a talent for planning...!"

Before he finished speaking, Hu Chuyuan said, "I dare not be, Liu Guan, if you have something to say, just say it!"

At this time, it has arrived at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Hu Chuyuan couldn't help but use afternoon tea. The two maids brought from Hangzhou came up with exquisite silver plates. One was juice with almond egg tarts, and the other was a fresh fruit plate in Singapore, plus a cup of oolong tea, which was slightly hot.

Hu Chuyuan has a taboo... Don't drink cold tea.

He chose oolong tea with a fruit plate, and the other one was also left, which was an invitation to invite Liu Buchan to have afternoon tea together.

By the way, Liu Bu toad is more and more disgusted with Hu Chuyuan... He went to Europe and rented a big merchant ship by himself, with more than a dozen maids, and nearly 20 people in the staff and technical team. Even the minister of the Qing Dynasty to the five countries in Europe did not have his momentum. It's really too much!

Liu Bu toad was too lazy to look at the juice egg tarts in front of him and asked Hu Chuyuan directly, "Your Excellency, I don't know how you think I should make a conclusion about the coastal defense of the Qing Dynasty?"

Hu Chuyuan was quite cold. To be honest, he was no longer interested in Liu Buchan, but politely sat with Liu Buchan.

After taking a sip of warm oolong tea, he said, "What good ideas do you have?"

Liu Bu toad said, "Of course, as long as I can gather the strength of the whole country to build a division in the Qing Dynasty, although I can't compete with foreign enemies, I can also guard the key places, so that foreigners dare not go straight into the Bohai Sea to force the capital. If the Beijing division is stable, the world will be safe. No matter how many foreign fleets there are, they should also send land troops to land. At that time, as long as the two armies of Xianghuai gather together, they can be annihilitated.

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "It's a good idea, but there is a problem, that is, our army may not be able to beat others. The two armies of Xianghuai joined hands, which is even more thoughtless. It's not that they have never joined hands. Isn't the twisting army an example? It's better to send only one army. The problem is that sending only one army can't be fought. We understand that people don't talk nonsense. According to your method, if the foreigners only attack Fuzhou, Guangzhou and Shanghai, the Beiyang sailors will not dare to come down at all. The court will not agree, and Li Zhongtang will not agree. In case you hit Fuzhou, hey hey, I don't know how you can stand as a Fuzhou person?"

Liu Bu toad was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "It's better than destroying the capital and replaying the Mingyuan Garden, right?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "Then you might as well concentrate the whole country's efforts to set up the Fujian Marine Division. If they enter Mawei and fight against the Fujian Marine Division, the Fujian Marine Division will at least have forts on both sides of the Strait to rely on. Why don't they kill the Fujian sailors, and the Fujian sailors pinch the Taiwan Strait again? They either can't go up or go up and down. Isn't it better?

Liu Bu toad said, "You are wrong. Of course, we should first pay attention to the safety of the capital. What should we do if the foreign fleet skips the Fujian navy and directly attacks the capital?"

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "You are not a foreigner. How do you know that they dare to skip? Tens of thousands of miles of voyage come here and stand alone in the Far East. Who dares to take it lightly?"

Liu Bu toad asked aggressively, "What if Russia waves south directly from the Far East?"

Hu Chuyuan sighed and didn't know what to say.

He has to admit that Liu Buchan is a talent and thinks a lot.

Liu Bu toad's truth is actually a very hard truth. Shen Baozhen can't even say half a word "no", not to mention Hu Chuyuan, Hu Chuyuan can't say that the French are coming, that is, they want to hit the Fujian sailor.

After thinking about it, Hu Chuyuan decided not to argue with Liu Bu toad, but said, "This matter can't be decided by you and me. If you want to go to Beiyang Mariner, I will definitely support it. Where are these five gunboats? You can send them to Mawei first. I have told Wu Zhengbing to study these gunboats carefully and strive for successful imitation as soon as possible. You can go directly to the Beiyang Marine Division. If you want to bring a group of sailors, including some sailor generals, it's easy to discuss.

Liu Bu toad said, "Since it is to be imitated, as long as one is not enough. The one of Lang Weiri will be left to the Fujian sailors. The others will go to the Beiyang sailors with me first, at least wait for the inspection of the middle hall before making a conclusion. This matter is the order of the middle hall. I can't afford to offend the middle hall."

Hu Chuyuan really wants to punch him, but I guess he can't beat him. At least others are also generals.

He didn't want to talk any more, so he said, "Liu Guandai, let's talk about this here. I'm just a message for Zuo Zhongtang and Lord He, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. I hope you can stop at Mawei Port first. The rest has nothing to do with you. Even if Li Zhongtang is furious, he can't blame you. But if you don't dock at Mawei Port... You are responsible for the consequences. I don't care, and I don't care.

In fact, Hu Chuyuan knew very well that the reason why Liu Bu toad came to reason with him was that he could not persuade Lin Taizeng, Ye Zukui and Lin Yongsheng to go north with him.

He avoided the ship from Mawei Port and drove directly to Beiyang, that is, he really offended Zuo Zongtang, the emperor's scholar of the court, the governor of Liangjiang Rivers and the minister of commerce of Nanyang, and also offended He Jing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the governor of Fujian, the general of Fuzhou, and the minister of Fuzhou!

Lin Tai, they are not stupid!

Seeing Hu Chuyuan's official tone, Liu Buchan was so angry that he hummed viciously, "Your excellency, do you really want to ignore the safety of the society and only care about your own self-interest?"

"self-interest?"

Hu Chuyuan sneered and asked, "Is it my private fleet in Fujian? What is self-interest? Liu Guandai, since you have made up your mind, I won't say more. I won't force others to do what he doesn't want to do. When you pass through Guangzhou Port, you will stop in the name of repairing the ship and temporarily stay with the Nanyang sailors. If others want to do the same, I won't have any objection. Although the Fuzhou Ship Administration is eager to imitate the gunboat, it does not dare to intimidate you. You can also rest assured that if Lord Zhongtang and the Governor blame you, I will bear full responsibility, which has nothing to do with you. All right, please go. I don't want to see you again!"

Although Hu Chuyuan's words were unpleasant, Liu Buqi was very uncomfortable, but after all, he achieved his goal and did not stop. He immediately brushed his sleeves and left.

Hu Chuyuan sighed silently that the strong melon is not sweet. Since others are the most powerful and most heavily used by the court, why should he stop him!!

He called Ye Fu over and talked a few words. He asked him to make it clear to Lin Taizeng and others. If he wanted to stay, he would stay. If he didn't want to stay, he would temporarily stay in Guangzhou Nanyang Marine Division in the name of ship maintenance, waiting for Li Hongzhang to help them.

At that time, even Zuo Zongtang and He Jing can't blame them.

What about Hu Chuyuan? He was too lazy to talk. After explaining this, he went to take a hot bath and left it behind for the time being.

When he took a nap until night and relieved the fatigue of the journey, Ye Zuyu also came to him accompanied by Ye Fu.

The relationship between Ye Zukui and Ye Fu is not bad. The two talked a lot in private, and the truth of the matter basically came out. Li Hongzhang had already informed them through Li Fengfu's invitation, saying that he would ask the court to transfer them into the Beiyang sailors to serve the country.

At present, the court has not approved it, but Liu Bu toad is determined to go. Lin Tai was also very moved. Ye Zuui and Lin Yongsheng said that it was not to be calm. After all, it was the Beiyang navy that the court relied on the most. Every year, there are three million taels of silver, or even four million taels of silver for military expenses.

With such a foundation, it will be easier to seek some military achievements in the future. It is conceivable to seal a wife.

Hu Chuyuan thought for a moment and knew what Ye Zuyu meant in his heart, but he still wanted to leave one or two.

He said to Ye Zuyu, "I have told you how to deal with it. If you go to Beiyang Mariners, the matter is that the raw rice is cooked, and you have to approve it if you don't approve it. If you go to Mawei Port in such a muddle, there will naturally be others to deal with it.

Ye Fu sighed and said, "Your Excellency... Liu Bu toad will definitely go. When he sees Li Zhongtang and knocks sideways twice, who can stand it?"

Hu Chuyuan smiled bitterly and thought that these people were also evil enough to offend a middle court wherever they went.

Ye Zuyu sighed, but he seemed to have made up his mind. He resolutely said to Hu Chuyuan, "Your Excellency, if either side is not satisfied, after all, it is our small management belts who suffer. It's better to compromise. Since the court has not issued a clear order, Zhong Qing and I will directly drive the gunboat into the ponytail. Lang Weli followed us. The two brothers, Lin Tai and Liu Bu toad, suspended Guangzhou Port in the name of maintaining the ship. Please take more attention and don't tell the governor the intention.

Hu Chuyuan knew that he could only agree with him and nodded slightly and said, "Os, I promise you."

Ye Zuqi hugged his fist and said, "From now on, please take care of our two brothers!"

Hu Chuyuan also arched his hand and said, "Let's take care of each other. I also want to thank the two brothers for their righteous actions, so that I won't be too embarrassed to cross."

Ye Zuyu said again, "If you are an official in the same dynasty, you should be like this! Adjustment, then I won't bother you to rest!"

Hu Chuyuan nodded and got up to see him off.

Although Ye Zucui and Lin Yongsheng are not as famous as Liu Bu toad and Lin Tai, they have also trained in Britain for a few years and must be better than ordinary sailor generals.

After the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, Ye Zu Gui became the only remaining well-known general in the Qing navy and became a mainstay for a while, supporting the construction of the sailors at the end of the Qing Dynasty, while Lin Yongsheng died miserably.

Lin Yongsheng is a relatively weak-looking person. He is quiet. He has seen Hu Chuyuan not talk for several times, but he is very brave. After the Dingyuan ship caught fire, he commanded the Jingyuan ship to come forward, share the firepower of the joint fleet for the Dingyuan ship, and wanted to take advantage of the situation to sink a single ship. As a result, he was called his own. The shell hit, and the brain cracked and died... It is said that even the brain burst.

After Ye Zuui left, Hu Chuyuan thought about the whole thing in his heart. He felt that Ye Zuui and Lin Yongsheng were more suitable for Fujian sailors and easier to use.

As for Lang Weili, Hu Chuyuan has never thought about it too much.

Considering that Liu Bu toad is going to the Beiyang Marine Division, Hu Chuyuan also wants to let Lang Weili go and let the two people toss around slowly, but he thought again that Liu Bu toad will not change. His surname is too harsh and he is very arrogant.

Therefore, strong British instructors can't stay in Beiyang sailors, and non-strong instructors can't play a role at all.

After thinking about it, Hu Chuyuan sneered in his heart again.

He vowed that he would build the Fujian Marine Division into the strongest fleet in Asia, far beyond the Beiyang Marine Division, and make Liu Buchan and Lin Tai regret it.

No!!!

He thought that it was not to make Liu Buchan and Lin Tai regret it, but to make Ye Zukui, Lin Yongsheng, Ye Fu, Deng Shichang... These people were proud of the choices they had made, even if there was some reluctance and helplessness at that time.

(to be continued)