(Cat flutter Chinese once the submarine is in a closed state under water, if there is a lack of air, it will inevitably cause catastrophic consequences, which is actually a major problem to limit the submarine to carry out long-term underwater diving, if you want to dive underwater for a long time, this problem must be solved.

Making air? Wang Shengwang suddenly had a big head, can the air be artificially made? This was something he didn't dare to imagine at all, and after hesitating, he said with a wry smile: "The big shopkeeper, the method of creating air is un......heard of by his subordinates." ”

"There is a specialization in the art industry." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Making air is actually making oxygen, this is a matter in the field of chemistry, this problem for the chemical department to overcome, let them try the method .......of electrolysis of water, the use of DC generators Since hydrogen can be obtained, oxygen should also be able to be obtained." ”

The molecular formula of water is H20, which was discovered by the English chemist Cavendi decades ago, and after the advent of the DC generator, the electrolysis of water has gradually attracted attention as a cheap method of hydrogen production, as well as a method of oxygen production.

Yi Zhicontent actually knows that conventional submarines use electrolysis of water to produce oxygen, which is not practical, because it consumes too much electricity, but there is no better way for him to do it at present.

In fact, Yi Zhixiang came to Qingdao to inspect this time, mainly to inspect the construction capacity of the ironclad ship of Qingdao shipyard, and now the ironclad ships of the Qing Dynasty have an advantage that is difficult for Western countries to achieve in terms of weapons and equipment, whether it is a twin-mounted main gun or torpedo, it is ten or even twenty years ahead of Western countries, once Britain and Germany dare to go to war to grab the Transvaal gold mine, he does not plan to limit the battlefield to South Africa!

As for the submarine, he only inspected it to show his attention, and in his opinion, the current submarine technology does not have much actual combat value, but if this war starts, he also has the intention to let the submarine participate in the war, and the actual combat test can promote the development of submarine technology to the greatest extent.

As he spoke, the dock had already set up the pedals, and Yi Zhizu was about to wait for the boat to experience it in person, but he heard the sound of rapid horses' hooves, turned his head to look, and saw the secretary of the confidential section, he realized that there must be something urgent, and stopped when he boarded.

"Big shopkeeper, Shanghai Emergency Power ——。" The secretary who dismounted from the horse reported: "It's the director Ren who called." ”

A call from Ren An? Yi Zhifen suddenly had a bad feeling, immediately turned around and got on the horse, rushed to the research institute, picked up the phone in the office, and said, "It's me, what's the matter?" ”

Ren An's voice immediately came from the microphone, "The big treasurer, the heads of France, Austria-Hungary, and Italy gathered in Berlin for several days, and mentioned the Transvaal Gold Mine ....... many times. ”

Yi Zhicontentment's heart sank, the seriousness of the matter exceeded his expectations, it turned out to be that Germany, France, Austria and Italy jointly sent troops to rob the Transvaal gold mine? After a slight groan, he said in a deep voice: "England didn't participate? ”

Ren An hurriedly said: "There is no representative of Yingli. ”

"Keep inquiring." Yi Zhizu commanded: "At the same time, keep a close eye on the movements of the army and navy of the four countries. ”

Putting down the phone, he lit a cigarette and took a deep puff, he was sure that England was the one who started it, even if he didn't participate in it openly, he would participate in secretly, but he didn't dare to go against it openly because of the safety of India.

Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the current interests, even Germany and France can join forces, it seems that the Transvaal gold mine is really too eye-catching!

After a moment of silence, he ordered: "Prepare, return to Shanghai tomorrow, and in addition, let King Gong, Su Xiang, Yan Yangtian, Xiao Mingming, and Xie Xiuyuan come to Shanghai to meet." ”

Kyoshi, Prime Minister's Office.

Su Shun walked into the office quickly, closed the door casually, and said, "Yi Guocheng called, and I went to Shanghai to meet ......." ”

"I got the same call." Abundant? frowned and said, "Yan Yangtian, Xiao Mingming, and Xie Xiuyuan all received calls. ”

Yan Yangtian is the Minister of War, Xiao Mingliang is the Minister of the Navy, Xie Xiuyuan is the Minister of Duzhi, plus Yi? This prime minister and him, the associate minister, what is the big deal? Thinking that Yi Zhishu himself was inspecting Qingdao, Su Shun had already vaguely guessed, "You want to fight a big battle?" ”

Abundant? nodded, "Look at this posture, it should be preparing to use troops on a large scale, if the forecast is good, it should be South Africa." ”

"Transvaal gold mines?" Su Shun's heart suddenly sank.

Abundant? He said slowly: "Only when the Transvaal gold mine is threatened, will Yi Guocheng use troops on a large scale at this juncture. ”

"At this time, with a large number of soldiers, Yuan Qi will support it?" Su Shun said worriedly, "In order to relieve the drought in the north in the past few years, Yuanqi can be said to be broken, and then to support a large-scale war, it must be delayed." ”

Abundant? He didn't answer this stubble, he knew very well that the key to the problem was not whether Yuanqi still had the strength to support a large-scale war, once the Transvaal war broke out, it would inevitably cause panic, because of the disaster relief, Yuanqi had already issued a large amount of paper money, once the war started, it would inevitably continue to print paper money, how could it not cause panic in the government and the opposition?

At this juncture, if something goes wrong with Yuanqi, God knows what the chaos will be like in the Qing Dynasty, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Think so much, gather all the things at hand, and go to Shanghai tomorrow." ”

Shanghai, Zhen'an Palace, Changle Book House.

"Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Austria jointly sent troops to South Africa, even if our country occupies maritime superiority, it will inevitably be a protracted .......war." Zhao Liewen pondered and said: "With the current situation in our country, I think that it is the best policy to avoid war as much as possible...... ”

"Trying to avoid the war?" Li Hongzhang said in a sullen voice: "European countries are clearly taking advantage of the emptiness of our national strength and deliberately provoking wars, how to avoid wars? ”

"Send a fleet to intercept the sea fleet from Europe to South Africa! Intercepted under the guise of pirates. Zhao Liewen said in a deep voice: "The combat power of my country's navy is unparalleled, even if the European countries know that it is our fleet pretending to be pirates, they have nothing to scruple about, and they tear their faces left and right." ”

"No." Yi Zhengxing, who participated in the battle of South Africa, said: "Once the war starts, European countries will inevitably cut off some telegrams, without intelligence, the vast sea, it is difficult for the fleet to intercept at sea, not to mention that China has no other ports in Africa except Maputo, and it is impossible to cruise on the sea surface for a long time to intercept." ”

"Yes." Li Hongzhang continued: "European countries know that they are not able to defeat our navy, how can they not take precautions? ”

"Since it is not possible to intercept at sea, how about taking the initiative to go to war?" Zhao Liewen said slowly: "For our country, the main thing at present is to ensure that the Transvaal gold mine is not affected by the war!" If European countries want to seize the Transvaal gold mines, they must land from the ports of South Africa, and our country will declare war first and capture the ports of South Africa, is it feasible? ”

"The first to seize the ports along the South African line, to take the lead but to lose morality." Li Hongzhang said slowly: "Berlin is in the secret discussion, England did not participate, plus my country has increased my troops in Bangladesh, will England not participate in the war?" ”

"Without the support of England, Germany, France and Austria dare to fight the idea of the Transvaal?" Zhao Liewen laughed and said: "As for morality, why bother? Even if our country occupies the reason, no country will support it, now is the era of power! ”

"The reason why we want to occupy morality is not to enlist the support of other countries." Li Hongzhang said slowly: "Occupying morality is to win the support of the government and the opposition...... ”

Yi Zhicontent, who had been silent, said: "Gradually, it is reasonable to say that once South Africa goes to war, it will be related to the safety of the Transvaal gold mine, which will inevitably cause domestic panic, and it must occupy the moral high ground to facilitate public opinion propaganda, enhance national cohesion, and reduce the pressure on Yuanqi." ”

After a pause, he continued: "I might as well give you an explanation, the total reserves of the Transvaal gold mine are more than 50,000 tons, even if 500 tons are mined a year, it is enough for our country to mine for a hundred years!" This gold mine is not only a guarantee for the implementation of the gold standard in our country, but also a guarantee for the implementation of monetary hegemony in our country! It must not fall into the hands of other countries! ”

The total gold reserves are more than 50,000 tons! Several people in the room were speechless for a long time when they were shocked by this huge number, Yi Zhizhi glanced at a few people, and continued: "The Transvaal gold mine has aroused the coveting of all countries in the world, and it is good to fight a war, so that there will always be people who are worried.

However, the key to this battle is not on the battlefield in South Africa, but at home! As long as there is no chaos in the country, there will be no suspense in this battle! We must not allow the government and the opposition to misunderstand, and we must not give those with ill intentions a handle, so we must let the other side start the war first! ”

Hearing this, it was completely to take this opportunity to teach European countries a hard lesson in South Africa, and several people suddenly stopped talking, and it was obvious that the other party had made up their minds.

At the Shanghai Railway Station, eight cars of different shapes were neatly parked on the platform, which was extremely eye-catching, Yan Shikuan sat on an open-top jeep with a cigar in his mouth, which was a small car with strong off-road performance newly developed by the automobile factory.

"Woo-" A loud and piercing whistle came, and Yan Shikuan immediately jumped out of the car, glanced at the neatly arranged military band, and ordered: "Cheer up!" ”

As soon as the special train stopped at the station, a cheerful welcome song was played on the platform. Waiting for others to feel both novel and surprised, Yan Shikuan stepped forward quickly and said with a smile: "This is the ....... of a Western band." ”

Abundant? smiled: "Why should the King of Zhennan be so polite. ”

"Everyone, please ——。" Yan Shikuan smiled and stretched out his hand to give courtesy.

Walk up to a few cars, Yi? Su Shun's eyes lit up, and he asked with great interest: "This is the latest production?" ”

"This is a prototype." Without waiting for Yan Shikuan's introduction, Yan Yangtian went straight to the grass-green open-top jeep behind him, circled around, and got into the car to try it out, his face was full of joy, and he could see at a glance that this car, which was different from other cars, should be specially supplied to the troops.

Xiao Mingliang also followed, and quipped: "What's the matter, it's the right eye?" ”

Yan Yangtian ignored him, looked at the driver, and asked, "What kind of car is this?" ”

"Jeep." The driver knew the identity of the other party, and said a little shyly: "I heard that it is a military vehicle specially designed by the prince for the troops........ ”

As soon as he heard that it was a military vehicle, Xiao Mingliang became interested, and walked around before saying: "You can't come in vain this time, go back to a few decent vehicles, and let's talk about it." ”

"Go, go, go." Yan Yangtian said angrily: "What kind of military vehicle do you want from the navy?" ”

"Who said the Navy can't use military vehicles?" Xiao Mingliang said and pulled the car door straight to get into the car, and asked with a smile: "This car has started mass production?" ”

"I don't know below...... Only responsible for driving. ”

"Mass production has already begun." Yan Yangtian said very firmly, and when he got in the car, he said triumphantly: "Your navy is really not well-informed, the army has recruited a new type of troops, automobile soldiers!" ”

The auto soldiers are all out? Xiao Mingliang was anxious, "The Navy also has marines. ”

"This thing can't get on a battleship." Yan Yangtian said and commanded: "Keep up, keep up." ”

The convoy slowly drove into the Zhennan Wangfu and stopped in front of the courtyard of Changle Library. Hurriedly got out of the car and walked up quickly, and said with a smile: "This car is becoming more and more comfortable, but it can already be mass-produced?" ”

Yi Zhishu returned the salute with a smile, and said with a smile: "It is estimated that it will take two or three years for mass production, and once it can be mass-produced, it must be equipped with all of you in Beijing first." ”

"Then I have to thank Brother Guocheng first." Abundant? With a smile, Su Shun, Xie Xiuyuan, Yan Yangtian, and Xiao Mingliang stepped forward to greet each other one after another, and inevitably exchanged pleasantries.

Entering the room and sitting down, Yi Zhizhi did not go around in circles, and said straightforwardly: "This time I invite you to come here to discuss the matter of sending troops to South Africa, according to intelligence analysis, Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy and other five countries may send troops to South Africa to rob the Transvaal gold mine. ”

Yi Zhizu urgently summoned a few people to Shanghai, and several people had already guessed that it was to send troops to South Africa, but I heard that it was actually Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy who jointly sent troops. , Su Shun, and Xie Xiuyuan looked at each other, while Yan Yangtian and Xiao Mingliang looked delighted, hesitated, and Su Shun said: "The current situation in our country is not suitable for large-scale wars overseas....... ”

"No, it doesn't fit." Yi Zhi said: "But the Transvaal gold mine is too important for our country to be missed. ”

The importance of the Transvaal gold mine to the Qing Dynasty is self-evident, as the minister of the Duzhi Xie Xiuyuan really does not want to go to war, the five countries alliance, even if the war is won, its military expenses are also terrifying, he tentatively said: "There is no room for relaxation? ”

"Yuanqi's situation, you all know, if it can be eased, I don't want to go to war." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "The rapid rise of our country has caused panic among the European powers, especially England, and it is obvious that the other party is deliberately falling into the well and taking advantage of our country's weakness to crush our country in one fell swoop."

Once the Transvaal gold mine is shut down, Yuanqi will fall into a huge crisis, and the other party is pinching Yuanqi's lifeblood! Is there any chance of détente? In this battle, there is neither room for relaxation nor room for retreat, only war! ”

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