Xu Jie was very puzzled. Why was he allowed to enter Beijing again not long after he arrived at the Tianjin Naval Academy? He didn’t know many people in Beijing. But since it was an order from Beijing, Xu Jie had to do it. So

The day after receiving the telegram, Xu Jie set off for Beijing. In addition to the necessary handymen and bodyguards, he also brought one of his students, Sheng Huaixuan. For no other reason than he was in Beijing, so he was a guide.

When they arrived in Beijing, before Xu Jie and others could put their luggage into the inn, Liu Buchan directly pulled Xu Jie to a secluded place. Before he could say anything, he bowed his hands to the ground and then said: "There were so many offenses that day.

I hope Mr. Xu will understand." Xu Jie was confused at the time. Why did Liu Zongbing, who had always been arrogant, suddenly be polite to him? Before Xu Jie could react, Liu Buchan told the truth about Guangxu's plan to hold the "Beihai Model Exhibition"

came out. At the end, Liu Buchan also asked, "Where in Europe did my Beiyang Dingzhen 2 ship arrive and what is its level?"

"Okay, so it turns out that Guangxu wanted to show off the Beiyang Navy?" Xu Jie was filled with contempt. If he wanted to show off, he would have to do it in 1884. It had already been 5 years. And Mao still wanted to show off? Xu Jie said in his heart.

"General Liu, do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Xu Jie smiled mysteriously.

"How do you say this?" Liu Buchan was a little confused.

"If this is a lie, Dingzhen is relatively backward," Xu Jie said.

"What's the truth?" Liu Buchan's face turned very ugly.

"Can't you see the battleship Mr. Vittorio introduced?" Xu Jie sighed and said.

No matter what, things still had to be done. Although Xu Jie was very merciless in what he said, there was no way. Liu Buchan planned to use Xu Jie's face to discuss it with Vittorio. So the group immediately rushed to Dongjiao Min Lane.

in the Italian Embassy area. Vittorio and others, who had received the news early, greeted him at the door.

"Xu, we meet again." As soon as Xu Jie got off the bus and before he could stand still, Vittorio came up and gave him a bear hug.

"Who is this?" Vittorio asked, pointing to a young student next to him.

"My student's name is Sheng Huaixuan." Xu Jie introduced. Then the group entered the embassy and talked in the reception room. Then Liu Buchan said his words again.

"This is the objective fact. Even if my Italian embassy does not use the new ship model, other embassies will still use it. Blindly escaping the facts will not work." Vittorio finally understood that it turned out that Lao Liu wanted to visit this time.

Let Tycho and himself be merciful. But Vittorio had no intention of giving the Qing Dynasty this face. Because he knew that even if Italy gave it, other countries would not give it.

"Yes, this foreigner is really judging the situation." Liu Buchan said in his heart.

"There is really nothing we can do about this. All countries will display their best warships. However, when we evaluate your country's stability, we will give it a higher rating. The purpose of our country's participation in this exhibition is to compete with countries such as Britain, France, Russia, and Germany.

Let’s make a comparison with our warships. We won’t target your country’s warships.” Tycho continued.

"Uh." Liu Buchan's face turned pale. What was the original meaning of Tycho's words? Liu Buchan didn't know, but in Liu Buchan's view, it was obvious that this exhibition in Italy was to compare with the cutting-edge warships of European powers.

, he didn’t take Dingzhen seriously at all. This was a naked slap in the face. Is that true~~.

"This fact is what it is. There is no need for us to dwell on this anymore. Let's discuss how to use this event to benefit certain interests of Beiyang." Xu Jie said. The meaning of this is very clear. It is a must for Dingzhen to accompany the prince to study.

That's it. Let's discuss what we can gain first. As for what the emperor thinks, it has nothing to do with us.

"It is said that this time it was brought up by Master Weng, and it may be related to my Beiyang order for your country's warships. News from King Chun said that the Ministry of Finance is quite dissatisfied with the cost of my ordering the ship." Liu Buchan saw that everyone was saying this.

, then we can only find a step.

"Is the price still expensive? Our sales to other countries are more than 320,000 pounds." Vittorio's expression changed immediately. "Does the minister of finance in your country understand this?" Vittorio was quite a bit confused.

Said sarcastically.

"I understand. So Mr. Liu is afraid that Master Weng will cause trouble?" Xu Jie scratched his head. "Mr. Liu can rest assured. Don't say that there is no problem with this procurement project. Even if there is a problem, it is not his Weng."

Whatever the master can find, you can leave the technical matters to Mr. Vittorio. The new warship is the best choice in terms of performance and price, and even the military attachés from various countries will never find any problems."

Xu Jie sneered in his heart. Damn it if Vittorio and Tycho can't deal with you, a guy who doesn't know anything about maritime affairs.

"I'm just afraid that these innocent people are confusing right and wrong and talking nonsense." Liu Buchan said still worried.

"Excuse me, what is Qingliu?" Vittorio suddenly asked curiously.

"They are those people who are incapable of causing trouble for others." Xu Jie said angrily.

"Which naval school did the Qingliu that Mr. Liu mentioned just now graduate from or which design bureau did he work in?" Well, Vittorio took Qingliu to be a certain person.

"Well, don't worry about who it is. What would you do if someone slandered your country's warships?" Xu Jie knew that he would not be able to understand such a term with the characteristics of the Qing Dynasty for a while, so he went straight to the point.

"I will definitely criticize this guy who doesn't understand and pretends to understand." Vittorio replied.

"Okay, it's settled. Everyone can have dinner. Tycho will be the host today." Xu Jie said easily.

"Isn't this bad?" Liu Buchan asked on the way back after tasting an Italian feast. What Xu Jie finally said to Vittorio was very clear. For any censor or censor who attacks an Italian warship without any reason

Hanlin, even Master Weng himself, Vittorio and Xu Jie will not save face.

"What's wrong? Everyone should pay the price for their ignorance. Westerners value power. Face issues are never something they consider." Xu Jie said nonchalantly.

"When will the emperor get angry?" Liu Buchan said uneasily.

"That's why the Qingliu people are in trouble. If the Ministry of Revenue doesn't give us money, what can we do in Beiyang?" Xu Jie pointed out the most important sentence. That is, the weakness of our Beiyang Navy lies in the fact that some people are obstructing it!!

What else can you say, old man?
Chapter completed!