The test took three and a half days.

Xu Changqing did everything himself, always patrolling on the front line. While taking the school exam, he kept communicating with these white people and did not give them any chance to steal.

The qualities of these white people are generally good, especially those born in the navy.

In this era, the military is far from developed. If you don’t have real skills, you will become a slag in minutes and there will be no room for anything in the strange and unpredictable sea.

Even the young master Louis Lewis, after he became serious, his basic qualities were extremely high. He was a top student who graduated from the Royal Naval Academy.

And John Johnny has higher qualities.

Not only has he worked in Southern Africa, but he also has work experience in the New World, and has traveled almost all over the world. He has a knowledge of the terrain, customs, and political ideology of various places. He is also a steady and down-to-earth personality. It is not difficult to serve as the commander-in-chief of a fleet.

But the army's staff is a bit unsatisfactory.

It’s not that their basic qualities are not good.

In fact, the French and British troops did a good job in basic skills. The nobles of this era were not flattering, but basically made real military achievements, which also made white people generally respect martial arts, especially British and French.

However, their combat philosophy is still the same, basically focusing on segment strikes and arrays. To put it bluntly, it is just filling in the lives of humans!

To a large extent, this cannot be said to be wrong.

After all, even the nobles are the same, and they often have to stand in front of the soldiers.

Even before the First World War, the lobster soldiers of the Empire of Sun Never Settling remained the same routine until their father Maxim appeared.

The Empire of Sun Never Settling has ascended the throne of the world's overlord in this slightly primitive way.

However, their routines are really specific to the Model Army, and in East Asia at this time, it is not impossible, but Xu Changqing always feels something strange.

It should be noted that the empire conquered the world by the navy, their army was not even as good as the slag, and even because of the legacy of that year, it was the only army in the empire that did not have the word "Royal".

The police in the British Empire were all Royal Police...

When it comes to the explosion of troops, with the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and the strong vitality of the Han people, let alone Britain and France, the whole of Europe can only be regarded as a scumbag.

But this is definitely not the way Xu Changqing wants.

If the population is sacrificed rashly, even if the final victory can be achieved, it will go against Xu Changqing's original intention.

After all, in this era, manpower is the most valuable resource.

After thinking for a long time, Xu Changqing did not rashly and patiently arrange the arrangements himself, and gradually inserted these white men into the army and acted as adjutants.

In the current state, the level of science and technology trees is limited, and the colloid is in a big bottleneck period. It is not realistic to develop a diversified war model. Xu Changqing can only cross the river by feeling the stones first, discover problems, and solve problems.

The Army is the top priority, but the rules and regulations of the Model Army have long been very perfect at this time, so Xu Changqing doesn't have to worry too much, it's too hard.

But in the Navy, this is a completely new issue.

Although the Model Army had many ships of various types at this time, it was at best just a transport team, and it was still 108,000 miles away from the navy.

Moreover, the warships like the Ming Dynasty were basically out of date, without artillery equipment, and if you want to build a real navy, you basically have to start from scratch.

Fortunately, Xu Changqing had some foundation at this time. He had reserved preparations a long time ago and gathered many old ship workers in the Denglai area, including the one who transported them out in the early years and had not had time to build a ship. There were also some keel wood that had not had time to build a ship.

As long as you play steadily, let John Johnny and the others first, put the team

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Wu Xian brought it up and as long as the subsequent fleet is formed, it will take some time to get on the horse at any time.

As for those white men with mixed fish eyes, Xu Changqing did not drive them away, but all formed a new corps, which was a bit similar to the later Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Wall's "foreign gun team" that could be used as cannon fodder in wartime and could also be used as a platoon during the wartime period.

These white people are all despicable. Apart from the tall and big ones, they have no other skills. Although Xu Changqing did not give them the expected salary level, it was not bad. Each person had more than three taels of silver per month, and they almost didn't think much about it, and they all joined the "Foreign Gun Team".

After carefully selecting, Xu Changqing accepted a French gangster and asked Renault to be the captain.

This guy is a complete villain.

He is two meters tall, not only has a fat face, but also has a fierce temper, and has a butcher style.

He had served in the French Army and Navy in his early years, and was a typical thorn, but he was depressed and had never even won the title of second lieutenant. If he hadn't met Ergou and the others, he would have been defeated in Nanyang.

In order to subdue him, Xu Changqing specially had a duel with him. He fell down seven or eight times in a row and beat him half to death. Only then did this guy convince him, and then he became as well-behaved as a kitten.

Although Renault was reckless, he was never stupid. Once he gave in, he tried his best to pick up Xu Changqing's thighs.

On Xu Changqing's side, he had a salary of ten taels a month, and he had nearly a hundred people and had a 100-year-old rank. He was about to wake up in his dreams.

By comparison, if he falls into the grass and becomes a pirate, then he is a fool.

Due to the expansion of the fleet, the fleet also hired many Han people, natives, and white sailors. These people were basically professional. Xu Changqing was not stingy with this little money at this time, and except for those who were really evil, they accepted them all.

However, even if he was full of evil, Xu Changqing did not succeed him. Instead, he offered gifts and prepared to send a ship to escort them back to Nanyang at a time.

This immediately brought Xu Changqing's reputation to a higher level. Dozens of ruthless people with bad records were almost kowtowed to Xu Changqing.

In addition to the precise selection of naval personnel, including the reserve sailors, Xu Changqing has been busy for more than ten days, so this is how he formulated the big framework.

"Dear General, I know you are a courageous person and have this kind of financial resources. But isn't our current opponent Li Chuang's army and the wild boar skin outside the pass? Now, we spend such a big price and lay out the navy, will it be a bit wasteful, put the cart before the horse..."

Xu Changqing, the naval camp station, had already chosen it. It was more than 30 miles south of Haicheng. There was a very good bay there, across the sea from Kenli Island.

At this time, the Navy camp had already started laying the foundation, and countless figures were busy working, and they were about to enter the construction rhythm. Chau Wang came to visit Xu Changqing early in the morning. Seeing that Xu Changqing was in a good mood and there were no people around him, he finally couldn't help expressing his biggest doubt.

"hehe."

Xu Changqing couldn't help but smile: "Lao Tang, do you think there are two hungry wolves around us, but there is a tiger staring at us not far away. Do we only guard against hungry wolves and ignore the tiger? In this way, even if we can defeat hungry wolves, can we ensure that we are truly safe?"

"this……"

Johnson Chan was stunned.

Although what Xu Changqing said was a little obscure, how could he not understand what Xu Changqing meant?

He actually knew for a long time that Xu Changqing's ambitions were far beyond reach, and his methods were even more amazing. However, Johnson Chan did not expect that even in this extremely difficult situation, Xu Changqing would still have such an attitude and spend so much effort without hesitation to build a navy.

Somehow, Joshua Chan suddenly

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Some compassion for Xu Changqing's opponent...

When encountering such an opponent, how should they live their future life...

Seeing that Tang Ruowang was silent, Xu Changqing didn't hold on to the matter, and smiled and bypassed the topic: "Old Tang, I heard that someone in Europe has already proposed the idea of ​​a battleship?"

"Uh, this..."

Chau Wang was clever and almost fell to the ground without seeing clearly.

Some people in Europe have indeed proposed the idea of ​​battleships. Even now, some countries have begun to build battleships, especially Britain and France, but these are all secrets in the secrets. Johnson Chan accidentally heard people talk about it once back then, but he didn't expect that Xu Changqing knew even this...

But Xu Changqing was his financial boss' father at this time, and Joshua Chan gradually began to merge with the Model Army and Haicheng. After a little hesitation, he straightened his butt and said: "General, this is indeed the case. However, the battleship is a bit complicated, and I don't know much about it. But I happen to know a nobleman from the British Empire. If you are interested, maybe we can talk to him..."

"Ha ha."

Xu Changqing laughed and patted Tang Ruowang's shoulder hard: "Old Tang, it's good that you have this intention, you can implement it as soon as possible. Remember, don't be afraid of spending money, as long as you can get things done, I will be rewarded!"

"Okay, honorable general, don't worry, this matter is covered by my Lao Tang."

...

Things in the military are still going smoothly, but Xu Changqing is a little overwhelmed when it comes to craftsmen.

no way.

Craftsmen are all craftsmen. Not to mention this time, even in later generations, craftsmen never lack food, especially the old watchmakers who Xu Changqing was urgently needed. Ergou and his friends found no one of them on this trip.

This is actually expected.

These old watchmakers basically stay in Europe. Unless they had no choice, no one traveled thousands of miles to come to Southeast Asia to make a living despite the danger of capsizing.

But Xu Changqing will definitely not give up!

Just as the group of sailors with bad records had not left, Xu Changqing personally met their leader, a blond brother nicknamed "Great White Shark", and handed him the task.

As long as he can go to Europe, find ten experienced watchmakers for Xu Changqing and bring them back, Xu Changqing can not only give him a reward of 5,000 taels of silver, but also promises that he can join the future model army naval sequence, at least starting from the captain-level Thousand Houses.

The great white shark couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and his chest crackled. He thought for a moment and fell to the ground on one knee: "Dignified general, don't worry, even if I, Jack, fought for this life, will definitely complete your mission!"

After sending away the 'Great White Jaw' Jack, Xu Changqing felt much more relaxed.

It is no wonder that Xu Changqing was so fond of watchmakers. At this point, this moment is about to enter the era of flintlock rifle.

This thing is similar to a clock. Historically, the European flintlock rifle was invented by the little watchmaker Mark.

If Xu Changqing guided them, this process would definitely avoid many detours.

In fact, there were also ruthless people in the Ming Dynasty who developed this result, but in this regard, Xu Changqing was still speechless. To be safe, he naturally took a two-pronged approach.

Moreover, from the perspective of probability, combining the technology of both parties may have a high probability that this thing can be more mature.

He lit a cigar happily. Xu Changqing was about to go to Gu Hengbo's yard to see his baby daughter. He was busy these days and had not seen that cute little thing for several days.
Chapter completed!