Moreover, the Statistics Bureau of Huadi has a very dense network in Europe and has done very meticulous intelligence work. Huadi knows that the Kingdom of Romania has its own navy, but only a few shore defense cruisers or light cruisers, which is not even comparable to the Navy of Huadi.

However, since they invited him, Emperor Hua was not inconvenient to give him face and agreed with a smile.

In the 18th century, the patrol ship was an excellent type of cruiser. The patrol ship was a small, fast, long-distance, light armed (single-layer gun deck), mainly used to detect, transport letters, destroy enemy trade lines, etc.

Another major cruiser type is monorail schooner, but other various ships are also used as cruisers.

In the 1800s, navies of various countries began to use steam-powered warships, and in the 1840s, experimental steam cruisers and monorail schooners began to appear.

In the mid-1950s, the British and US Navy began to build steam cruisers with long hulls and heavy artillery.

In the 1860s, ironclad ships took the war stage.

However, it is not practical to be a small country like the Kingdom of Romania, especially those with few coastlines.

The French built many smaller ironclad ships to carry out long-sea cruise missions based on the launch of the belliqueuse in 1865.

These "station ironclad ships" are the beginning of the development of armored cruisers - an ironclad ship born for the traditional cruiser mission of rapid, independent, search and patrol.

The first truly armored cruiser was the Russian general-admiral, which was completed in 1874.

The British hms shannon number entered service several years later.

For a long time, cruisers have filled the gap between very light ships such as torpedo boats and battleships.

Cruisers are enough to withstand small ships, they are too slow and require too much fuel (especially after using steam turbines), making them very reliant on supply fleets when fighting long distances.

For most of the 19th and early 20th century cruisers were long-range deterrent weapons for a fleet, while battleships stayed near the base.

The main function of cruisers is to attack the enemy's caravans.

Cruisers pay great attention to speed when designing: they are thin and the hull of assembly lines is especially conducive to high-speed navigation. In order to reduce fluid vortex, their bows and sterns are gradually thinning.

Many much smaller protective cruisers were also built between 1880 and 1910.

Because they have very little armor, there are no side armor, but are equipped with bow-shaped horizontal armor in the deck.

At the same time, cruisers were also incorporated into the main fleet for reconnaissance and patrol purposes.

As the battleships continued to grow, the displacement of cruisers also continued to increase. After the sails were replaced by steam engines, armored cruisers appeared. In fact, they were relatively small and fast battleships.

The development of warships at the end of the 19th century was so fast that the cruisers launched several years later had surpassed the previous battleships.

The American white fleet was outdated a few years after it was launched. During this period, a fleet often included very old ships and also very new ships, and new ships were often much larger than old ships.

From this time on, people began to distinguish between light cruisers and heavy cruisers.

"How about it, there is no problem with the alliance with the Kingdom of Romania?" asked Princess Katrina Kaif.

The cute president nodded and said, "It's not a big problem, it's just that it may have to form a secret alliance."

"Have you talked to Carol just now?" Princess Katrina Kaif said strangely.

"No, so many people just now, how can we talk about these specific details? I guessed it from his words." Emperor Hua's mood improved a lot. The haze over the past few days has been slightly removed. If there is no one in the country who is in sincerity with China, Emperor Hua's trip to Europe will be embarrassing.

Emperor Hua did not want to find a powerful helper, but he just hoped to invade things in Europe! Enter the circle of European powers and let the powers accept him.

"It's good to form a secret alliance." Princess Katrina Kaif smiled sweetly, "I opened a breakthrough, and at that time, I will have hope to talk to powerful countries like the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany."

The cute president looked outside the car window and saw that there was a dark street in Bucharest outside. Compared with Beijing, this type is too backward. The strength of the Romanian Kingdom is actually very incompatible with the status of China. Therefore, Emperor Hua knew that it was not very optimistic about having a relationship with the European powers.

After Emperor Hua arrived at the departure from the palace arranged by Grand Duke Carol I for him, he was very satisfied. The environment was good and he was already given the top treatment. It can also be seen that Carol I was having a sincere relationship.

"Your Majesty, rest, it's getting late." Princess Katrina Kaif asked.

"I'll chat with Zeng Jize for a while." The cute CEO smiled slightly.

"Okay." Princess Katrina Kaif let go of His Majesty's hand and hurriedly went to make arrangements.

Zeng Jize was very curious. He had almost no chance to speak all day today. As the highest diplomatic official in addition to Emperor Hua, he had nothing to do. (Li Hongzhang did not come. If Li Hongzhang came, Li Hongzhang was above Zeng Jize, Li Hongzhang was the official foreign minister, Zeng Jize was the deputy foreign minister, and Prince Richard Harris and Timothy, who were formerly a senior official of the Foreign Affairs Department, had both stepped down.)

Diplomats cannot be done by just anyone, especially at the top of the country, and even more importantly, the role of senior military officials is greater than that of senior military officials.

A qualified diplomat should have many qualities.

Firm political stance, broad knowledge, quick thinking, unsuspecting in the face of changes, etc.

Diplomats should have broad knowledge and quick thinking.

Philosophy and logic, the philosophy of improving the ability to analyze, grasp problems and thinking, is not just about words, but should clearly understand the interests of one's own country.

We must understand the world. Diplomacy is to deal with the world, so we must understand the other party’s culture and needs, and at the same time discover the convergence of the interests of both parties.

A good diplomat must not only understand the parts of the world, but also have a general understanding of the overall situation and understand the role of a certain part in the overall situation.

You must understand China. Because China is undergoing tremendous changes, the outside world understands China and is somewhat unaware of it. An excellent diplomat must be able to explain China's affairs to the outside world clearly.

We must know how to communicate. The responsibility of a diplomat is to talk about China to foreigners and foreigners. If the communication ability is not good, we will not be competent.

However, Chinese diplomats do not meet very well, which is caused by many reasons.

First of all, China focuses on the cultural background of "sensitivity to action and slowness to speak"; secondly, it does not emphasize communication in education enough, so now it has introduced "communication learning" to the diplomatic school, and imparted the knowledge of "how to deal with people in the world" to future diplomats.

The mystery of diplomacy has been gradually unveiled.

It is wise for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote "public diplomacy".

Diplomacy needs to be kept confidential for a certain period of time, but once the confidentiality period has passed, it should be made public to the people; even in the period when it has not been declassified, the matter itself should be introduced to the public.

Emperor Hua chose Li Hongzhang and Zeng Jize as the highest diplomats of China, which was a painstaking effort.

"Your Majesty." Zeng Jize bowed, not sure what His Majesty would ask him to do in the middle of the night. He was slightly nervous. Emperor Hua's power grew day by day as he grew older.

"Sit." Hua Huang was very easy-going. The cute president now is already very familiar with his position, able to master the atmosphere skillfully, and know how to get along with all kinds of people.

Zeng Jize sat down cautiously without any extra politeness, because in addition to his subordinates, he also had an identity, who was the emperor's prospective father-in-law, which also made him have a very high status within the Chinese system and was able to be fully responsible for the diplomatic affairs of China's European affairs, which is a considerable responsibility.

"You will go to Germany tomorrow and find ways to get in touch with Bismarck before Hirobu Ito," said the moist CEO.

Zeng Jize was slightly stunned again, "Let me go to Germany to contact Bismarck now?"

Zeng Jize couldn't figure this out. Carol I's level must not be comparable to Bismarck. Carol I was personally contacted by Emperor Hua, and Bismarck, who had more important things, would he lead the conversation?
Chapter completed!