While Brin was busy "suppressing bandits", a letter from Britain was delivered to Xu Jie. After reading the letter in his hand, Xu Jie couldn't help but smile.

"Xu, what's going on?" Vittorio put down the ruler and pencil in his hands and came over to ask.

"A letter of invitation, Mr. White and the British Armstrong Shipyard invited us to visit the UK." Xu Jie said calmly.

"William White? That genius battleship designer? It's great to get his invitation. This letter alone is enough for you and me to occupy a place in the field of European ship design." Vittorio said excitedly.

"The moment our **-class cruiser was put on the slipway, we already had our own position in the field of European ship design. However, I am also very happy to be invited by Mr. White." Xu Jie said with a smile.

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"But maybe the review will be stricter when we go out this time." Vittorio muttered.

"It doesn't matter. As long as we have our own ideas, as long as we have mature ideas, any European power can complete the design of the warship." Xu Jie said indifferently.

Two days later, the same letter from Britain was placed on Brin's desk. The content of the letter was very simple, about an invitation from Italy to introduce a 10-inch 40L gun.

"It seems that Anthony Hoskins is very trustworthy." Brin pointed to the letter on the table with his cigarette butt.

"If the artillery problem can be solved, the progress of our X battleship will be greatly accelerated." Tycho said excitedly.

"I'm going to let you do this. Is that okay, young man?" Brin said with a smile.

"It is an honor for me to contribute to the Italian Navy." Tycho immediately stood up and saluted.

"But there is another thing. White and Armstrong Shipyard also invited Vittorio and Xu Jie. What do you think of this matter?" Brin said with a serious expression.

"The intention to win over is definitely obvious. But we don't have to worry." Tycho said optimistically.

"What do you mean?" Brin was confused. In his eyes, as a foreigner, since there is a better Armstrong Shipyard to go to, he would naturally leave this small pond in Italy.

"You may not know that Mr. Xu hates the Japanese very much, and emphasized in the notes on the relevant technical materials that they cannot be sold to the Japanese. And Armstrong Shipyard is producing dome-armored cruisers for the Japanese." Tycho said with a smile.

"Then what? It is entirely possible for Xu to go to France and Germany. If he goes to Germany, with his level, he can definitely take the position of director of the German Navy Shipbuilding Department. That Ludendorff Haacke, who switched from bridge major to shipbuilding, is definitely not

This is what it takes." Tycho's words did not make Brin relax at all.

"In the Far East, Japan and the Qing Dynasty will have a war sooner or later." Tycho said a digression.

"Well, who told you this?" As a senior naval person, Brin had already seen clues from Japan's massive ship purchase activity. But he never believed that the young Tycho could see it.

"Miss Julia told me, and she analyzed that currently only Italy can provide the Qing Dynasty with excellent warships. This view has been demonstrated from the side. You think, if it is just to make money, he is completely

After the **-class dome-armored cruiser is successful, the design of the x-class armored cruiser can be sold to other countries." Tycho spared no effort to intercede for Xu Jie.

"Why Italy? The Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Navy did not purchase even a single cannonball from Italy. They all purchased warships from Germany and the United Kingdom." Brin was very dissatisfied with this analysis.

"France just fought a war with the Qing Dynasty a few years ago, and the Fujian Navy was completely wiped out. It is impossible for Beiyang to buy a large number of warships from France. As for Germany? Teacher Xu is very dissatisfied with Germany's shipbuilding level. Perhaps in the eyes of Beiyang's bureaucrats

, German ships are good, but in the eyes of Mr. Xu, a top designer, Germany’s shipbuilding level is really average. As for the United Kingdom? It is helping the Japanese arm their navy. Teacher Xu will naturally not go to the United Kingdom. In this way, there will be enough

The only European country with industrial strength is Italy. Mr. Xu's vigorous promotion of X-class armored cruisers is enough to illustrate this point." Tycho said all the lines he had prepared in advance.

"Well, that's a very good reason." Brin smiled and nodded. "But Mr. Xu's idea is a bit too far-fetched. In the Qing Dynasty, no one may know who Xu Jie was."

But to Brin's expectation, a senior official from the Qing Dynasty was already paying attention to Xu Jie. And this person was Xue Fucheng, the Qing minister to the four European countries! As one of the four disciples of the Zeng clan, Xue Fucheng was different from that one

Other Westernization bureaucrats of the era were known as all-rounders who were proficient in military affairs, political affairs, official affairs, and salary affairs. They also played an extremely important role in the development of industry, commerce, and Westernization. They also made outstanding achievements in diplomacy, taxation, and military affairs.

At this time, Xue Fucheng was negotiating with the United Kingdom on the border issue between Myanmar and China as the minister to four countries. By chance, Xue Fucheng saw Xu Jie and the **-class dome-armored cruiser in the Times.

relevant information, and from then on specially arranged manpower to collect information about Xu Jie.

"Is that Xu Jie coming to England?" Seeing the secret report sent by the housekeeper, Xue Fucheng jumped up from the table in shock.

"That's right. Sir White and Armstrong Shipyard invited Xu Jie to visit the UK and discuss cooperation-related matters," the steward said seriously.

"This person is well versed in maritime affairs. If we can recruit him, he will be of great benefit to Beiyang." Xue Fucheng murmured to himself.

"This is a bit difficult. This person is highly regarded in Italy. It is said that for every **-class dome-armored cruiser he designed that is sold, he can get a commission of nearly 5,000 pounds. In less than a year, this person has

People have benefited from it almost 50,000 pounds," said the steward.

"50,000 pounds? This is really a lot of money." Xue Fucheng couldn't help but gasped. You must know that this 50,000 pounds is equivalent to nearly 300,000 taels of silver. The Beiyang Navy's annual military expenditure is only 2 million taels.

, and this is only on the books. What can be obtained is only more than 1 million taels.

"However, this person is very unkind to Japan. I heard that when signing contracts with any partners, this person requires that relevant technologies not be used on warships built for Japan," the steward continued.

"It seems that this person still remembers the word patriotism, but it is quite insightful to see that the Japanese country has no evil intentions towards our Qing Dynasty." Xue Fucheng nodded. "Pay attention to collect information about this person, if you can
Chapter completed!