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Chapter 1781 The Assembled Steamboat
"Why didn't you contact me?" Castella asked dissatisfied.

"Brother, I have been serving in the Beiyang Fleet, that is, a certain ship in the Third Fleet. I sent a telegram to the island of Malta when I had time. But if you didn't receive it, you may have already set off here. Introduction Now, this is my husband." Hannah introduced Zheng Chenggong to him.

"Sure enough, it's still with the Orientals... What is your kid's name Zheng Chenggong? You are also serving in the Third Fleet now?" Castella focused on Zheng Chenggong.

"Yes." Zheng Chenggong could not deny it.

Originally, he wanted to apply to the Zhili Fleet to avoid serving under the Beiyang Fleet led by his father Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Zhilong, who was about to take over as Minister of the Navy, was transferred to the Zhili Fleet Commander, so he applied to serve in the Beiyang Fleet.He and Hannah both served on a steamship in the Seto Inland Sea before, and it wasn't until Chu Yun recently ordered the steamships from various places to return that they had the opportunity to return to the capital.

"What kind of official position are you here? I heard that your Admiralty should also have a hierarchy. Are you still the captain?" Castella asked.

"Navy captain, but not the captain now." Zheng Chenggong replied.

"Captain of the navy... It should be some kind of official position, but your age is still passable. If you fail Hannah in the future, I will not forgive you." Castella saw that both sides were raw rice. It is useless for him to object to cooking cooked rice.

He probably knew that the naval part of the Kyushu Army was divided into six levels: general, school officer, lieutenant, non-commissioned officer, soldier, and intern, and the captain of the navy was indeed in the middle position.

Castella, as the head of the Knights Hospitaller, has thousands of members and may have tens of thousands of residents under his jurisdiction. Naturally, he hopes that his sister can find someone who is well-matched.

If he had known that Zheng Chenggong was Zheng Zhilong's son, he would not have considered the issue of right marriage.

"Brother, what are you doing in Dongfang Capital this time?" Hannah asked.

"Master Chu invited me to come, I dare not not come, and we have to obtain part of the medical technology from here." Castella said, "In a few years, our field hospital on the island of Malta will probably It can be established."

"So that's what happened." Hannah nodded.

She has heard a little about the transformation of the Hospitaller Knights into a field hospital, and it is estimated that the field hospital in the Mediterranean is also on the agenda.

In the past, the Hospital Knights made a living by collecting rent and plundering the merchant ships of the Ottoman Empire. It is really unimaginable that they gave up their arms and became a field hospital organization.

"What meeting will be held in a few days, it seems that there is something important to announce. All the kingdom's envoys are discussing what it is. It is estimated that the meeting is over, and I will return to the island of Malta." Castella said.

"At the beginning, the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor allowed our knights to pay 1 Maltese eagle coin to the Kingdom of Sicily as rent to lease the island of Malta...Now the Kingdom of Sicily is under the joint rule of Spain, and we have taken back Rhodes Island. Will the Kingdom of Sicily Take back our island of Malta?" Hannah asked.

"No, the Chinese built a deep port on the island of Malta, and also set up a telegraph transfer station and various facilities. Even the field hospital is on the island of Malta. It is impossible for the Kingdom of Sicily to take it back." Castella said.

Zheng Chenggong listened to their conversation, and interjected: "The weak kingdom has no ability to take back the leased islands. It is their luck that we don't take the initiative to attack Sicily."

"Your boy is quite ambitious, which is very good." Seeing Zheng Chenggong's attitude of ignoring the Kingdom of Spain, Castella couldn't help being a little surprised. This young man who didn't know the middle and high level of the Ministry of the Navy was too arrogant. , or is it that the middle and low-level officers of the Navy Department of the Kyushu Army are all so confident?
"This level of self-confidence is still necessary." Zheng Chenggong didn't care.

With the terrible strength of the current Kyushu fleet, if it can't even keep a small island of Malta, then it is not worthy of being the number one navy in the world.

"Looks like you married a megalomaniac," Castella said to her sister Hannah.

"I also think that the Kingdom of Spain dare not replace the Kingdom of Sicily to claim the island of Malta." Hannah stood by Zheng Chenggong's side.

"Brother-in-law, I think we can have a good chat. Maybe we will have the opportunity to serve in the Fifth Fleet in the future, and we can cooperate in the Mediterranean." Zheng Chenggong knew about the establishment of the Mediterranean battlefield hospital. Served in the Fourth Fleet, the Fifth Fleet, and the Western Expeditionary Force.

"I hope you will be the captain of a warship by then." Castella and the two of them went to drink.

In the Admiralty, not only Zheng Chenggong and Hannah, but also some other naval officers who served on steamships also came back from overseas.

Except for the Fifth Fleet, which does not yet have a steamship, the other fleets have received orders. The steamships with a displacement of more than 1000 tons in the four fleets have all been recalled for a major inspection, and steam ironclad ships will be used at the end of the World Expo. countries to intimidate sea power.

The Zhili Fleet, the Beiyang Fleet, the Nanyang Fleet, and the Fourth Fleet are all equipped with steam ironclad ships. The combined number of the four fleets is quite amazing.

When the steam ironclad ship was overhauled in the Imperial Shipyard, Weihaiwei, and Lushunwei, the naval officers of the steamship were also able to take vacations.

Many naval officers and soldiers appeared in Beijing and Tianjin Weidu.

Originally, sailors were a hard job, and sailors were not valued enough. However, after 20 years of publicity in newspapers, the profession of naval soldiers has become very popular.Merchants, soldiers, and sailors who went to sea were promoted as new heroes, and more and more legends related to the sea, voyages, and gold spread.

When public opinion starts to advocate going overseas, some people will change their careers, and some people will be forced to become sailors because of poor management of farmland and bankruptcy.

"Why are there so many people in navy uniforms going ashore? This is a bit different from usual. Did something happen?"

"Will this matter be related to the visit of the ambassadors from all countries?"

"It is very possible. I heard that many overseas kingdoms are afraid that our navy is better than our army, and our ships are feared overseas."

Residents of both the capital city and Tianjin Wei have noticed something is wrong. They think that the appearance of people in navy uniforms may have a direct relationship with the World Expo.

(End of this chapter)