While Xu Jie was busy dealing with Italy and Germany, Beiyang's war preparations were also in full swing in early 1891. After more than a year of preparations (starting from the end of 1889, before Xu Jie left Beiyang). Tianjin Machinery Bureau Firearms The production department finally decided to switch to the production of the 1889 series of light weapons invented by Xu Jie, in addition to retaining the maintenance capabilities of some other guns that were already in large numbers. It also began to produce grenades, landmines and other explosives. The newly established artillery production department introduced German After the Krupp 75mm camp gun production line, with the help of German technicians and some technicians transferred from the Jiangnan Bureau, the Beiyang Artillery Production Department was finally able to mass-produce 75mm camp guns, and began to try to produce 12-pound rapid-fire guns for ships. The Picric Acid Explosives Factory and Wuyan Gunpowder Factory in Weihai, Tianjin also finally started small batch trial production in early 1891 after one year of preparation.

Echoing Beiyang, Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration and Jinling Manufacturing Administration also began to transform. When Ding Zheqian slightly polished Xu Jie's suggestion of changing guns and sent it to Liu Kunyi, Liu Kunyi definitely made sense. Why did he say this? Will the feudal officials who don't understand Westernization agree with Xu Jie's point of view? First of all, Liu Kunyi has a tendency to follow the trend. After seeing the two ironclad ships in Dingzhen in Beiyang, he also wanted to have such one. At least he thought it looked good. When he saw Beiyang's large-scale replacement of British Armstrong artillery, Liu Kun was naturally very dissatisfied when he saw that he was still using backward artillery. After seeing Ding Zheqian's excerpt, he also felt that these riflings were almost worn out. It was time to replace the old guns, and then I decided with a slap on my forehead. Another reason was that when the order from Beiyang came, the two major design bureaus had no choice but to change their plans. When Ding Ruchang submitted the ammunition preparations for Beiyang ships, After going up, when Zhang Peilun sent Lao Li the quality assessment of the artillery shells produced by the Tianjin Machinery Bureau for Beiyang, one of the brochures said that there was an extreme shortage of high-explosive bombs, and the other said that the artillery shells produced by the Tianjin Machinery Bureau were unqualified. These two facts made Lao Li's blood pressure jump no less than 30!! On the one hand, he didn't know when the war would start, and on the other hand, his fleet didn't even have enough artillery shells! How could this make Lao Li not angry? In a fit of anger, On the one hand, Lao Li decided to take advantage of the opportunity of changing guns to store some shells for the new guns of the Beiyang Fleet. On the other hand, Lao Li straightforwardly asked the newly appointed Tianjin Machinery Bureau to help with two things (the director was Xu Jie's name). Although he is an assistant, he directly directs the domestic production of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau.) The first thing is that the previous assistant officer of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau "died of illness" in prison. The second thing is that Beiyang recently wanted to obtain from Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and Jinling Manufacturing The bureau ordered a batch of ammunition. If the Tianjin Machinery Bureau could not come up with better products, the assistants and employees were ready to go home to take care of their children!! And when the order from Beiyang was placed to the Jiangnan Bureau, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau The conference committee seemed to be stunned by the gold nuggets. While agreeing, they immediately adjusted the production capacity. In addition, Liu Kunyi's Nanyang Navy also changed its guns, so they decisively converted all ammunition production capacity to the production of British naval gun shells.

While the construction and production of the arsenal was in full swing, the major fleets of the Qing Dynasty were not idle either. All eight Beiyang ships made corresponding improvements. The 12-inch 25L artillery in Dingzhen will eventually be replaced by the 12-inch 25L artillery of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration. It was replaced by a 35l long gun. The gun has been shipped and the design drawing has been completed, just waiting for construction. The 150mm Krupp gun at the bow and stern of the ship was dismantled and replaced by a British 6-inch rapid-fire gun. The torpedo boat was originally placed In this area, it was planned to install three 6-inch rapid-fire cannons. Although the construction was a little more difficult, considering the demand for combat power, Lao Li decided to install these three 6-inch cannons. In this way, the side-firing firepower of Dingzhen would reach Five 6-inch guns and two 12-inch guns were purchased. At the same time, the 75mm sampan guns on the battleship were replaced by 75mm rapid-fire guns. Although the improvements seemed a bit nondescript, the combat effectiveness was indeed greatly improved. At the same time, it also replaced Some boilers increased the speed to about 14 knots. Zhiyuan and Jingyuan, as the most advanced protected cruisers in the Beiyang, are also the focus of this improvement. In addition to replacing the 210mm Krupp cannons at the head and tail with the new Armstrong 8-inch 40l barrel retreat cannons , each side string also added an ear stage, and all used 6-inch rapid-fire guns. The side string firepower reached an astonishing 3 8-inch guns and 2 6-inch guns. At the same time, the number of 57mm and 47mm guns on the ship was reduced. It is equipped with a 12-pound 75mm rapid-fire cannon. Compared with Zhiyuan's 2,300-ton displacement, this firepower is already quite strong. Of course, because the 8-inch gun is a terrace gun rather than a turret gun, the rate of fire cannot be compared with the newly ordered cruiser from Beiyang. .The two armored cruisers Jingyuan and Laiyuan were unable to add more armaments because they had too thick armor. Only the 210mm and 150mm Krupp cannons were replaced with Armstrong-type 8-inch guns and 6-inch guns. Also improved is the Jiyuan and Hepingyuan. After the modification is completed, the battle formation of the Beiyang Fleet has also changed. Dingzhen and Jiyuan will be grouped together, while the Zhiyuan class and Jingyuan class will be separately formed into a longitudinal array to perform side effects. String artillery.

In the far south, Liu Mingchuan and Li Hanzhang finally began to take action. The Chinese businessmen who migrated from the Dutch East Indies colonies not only brought modern industries, but also brought a large amount of wealth and tax revenue. Because of the construction of modernization

The benefits brought by industry and commerce made Li Hanzhang and

Liu Mingchuan, two of the more traditional Qing officials, could not imagine that Liu Mingchuan had engaged in some Westernization in Taiwan, but now it seems that this kind of Westernization industry guided by the government cannot change the original situation at all under the condition of insufficient funds.

economic structure, and now, when wealthy Chinese businessmen

After they "parachuted" to several specific areas in the Qing Dynasty, with the help of the local governors and admirals, the huge energy they generated was enough to make a qualitative leap in the local economic development!! And Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan suddenly had money.

In accordance with the original agreement reached with Li Hongzhang, a new army and water force were launched.

Construction of the division. Liu Mingchuan first ordered two 1,570-ton cruise ships from the Fuzhou Shipping Bureau. This light dome-armored cruiser was the original work of Yan Boxun. Although this 1,570-ton boat was far inferior to the warships ordered by Beiyang in Italy

, and cannot be compared with the existing Zhiyuan improved model in Beiyang.

In comparison, this is after all the first batch of more advanced warships of the Penghu Navy under Lao Liu. According to Xu Jie's settings, if something happens in the future, these 1570-ton warships will play two roles. One is the fleet.

A reliable reconnaissance vanguard. The other is to attack the opponent when necessary.

Create battleships that retreated from the front line to attack, playing the role of hyenas on the grassland. Subsequently, Li Hanzhang, the boss of the Guangdong Navy, was not to be outdone and ordered 2 warships of this type, and the 1570-ton class of the Guangdong Navy and the Penghu Navy under Liu Mingchuan

The light dome-armored cruiser became the mainstay of the Sino-Japanese War in the future.

The Qing Dynasty's main fleet was effectively assisted. With Liu Mingchuan's acquiescence and promotion, Peng Haifeng and others' paramilitary organizations with Nanyang Chinese as the main body also began to appear on the stage of Wanqing. In Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan, these Chinese armed forces

Companies are dispersed throughout the country to conduct basic tactical training.

As time went by, battalions and even regiment-level units began to be formed. Although these Chinese armed forces did not have the support of the local government, because the Chinese business leaders who funded the establishment were not short of money, their equipment was much better than that of the training army.

, many people even specially ordered weapons for their own use.

The series of abnormal actions of the Qing Beiyang system were transmitted to Tokyo through Japan's intelligence network in China. This simultaneous preparation of vassal towns in various places attracted the attention of Japan's top leaders. The prelude to a new round of arms race was gradually

From the perspective of the Japanese, it is not certain whether the Nanyang Navy or the Guangdong and Guangxi will participate in the battle in the future Japan-Qing War, but to be on the safe side, the Japanese must take these variables into account!

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