Although Zhang Yunfei, who was honestly hiding in the Duke's Mansion, ignored the matters of reform, did not relax his grand ambitions.

After getting information about all the shipyards in the Qing Dynasty from Zhang Er, Zhang Yunfei was really excited for a while. For Zhang Yunfei, he could not attract high-ranking celebrities, but could he still recruit ordinary workers? So he immediately called Lieutenant General Du Xi, who had just been promoted to Minister of the Navy, and discussed together how to take the list of shipyards listed by Zhang Erluo for his own use and continue to dig up the corners of the Qing Dynasty.

It was expected that everyone would like to see Du Xigui become the Minister of the Shanghai Army, because the former Minister Lieutenant General Lin Jianzhang was only responsible for the military aspects of the navy, and was basically with the fleet. In terms of naval government affairs, Du Xili has always been the case. In order to make the Navy more convenient and efficient, Zhang Yunfei had to promote Lin Jianzhang from Lieutenant General to General, transfer him from the position of Minister of the Navy, and handle the affairs of the Pacific Fleet with full authority, becoming a real and single military cadre.

After reading Zhang Er's shipyard list report, Lieutenant General Du Xi frowned and said, "Yuan, if we build ships in these shipyards, they will of course be happy. But if they want to dig their corners, I'm afraid these shipyards will make our bamboo baskets useless!"

When Zhang Yunfei heard Du Ximo say something, he immediately felt a little confused and asked: "Why? We can spend more money. The technicians and workers in these shipyards are what we lack the most now! With them, our naval industry will be more powerful and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Du Xigui said: "That's true! But for the craftsmen and technicians of the Qing Dynasty, they are just ordinary people. Money can impress them, but they are not afraid of poverty, they are afraid of being officials! If we want to poach these people, we must first impress their bosses. Otherwise, they would rather let these shipyards go bankrupt and the technicians starve to death than let them go!"

"So that's how it is!" Zhang Yunfei didn't know much about the things in the Qing Dynasty, but Du Xi graduated from Jiangnan Naval Academy, so he naturally had to know a lot about these things.

So Zhang Yunfei said, "Then let's spend more money and connect with local officials first!"

Du Xi smiled first, and did not directly answer Zhang Yun's enclave question, but talked about the forces behind these shipyards.

There is no need to say about the shipyard in Lushun. After Zhang Yunfei retakes it, he has not returned it to Beiyang again. The Beiyang minister Wang Wenshao also agreed. After all, the families in Lushun were originally owned by Li Hongzhang. But it is hard to say what is left. Dagukou shipyard and Weihaiwei repair shipyard are both affiliated with the Beiyang Machinery Bureau. Now they have changed their new governor, and Ronglu is not that easy to fight.

Not to mention the Jiangnan Machinery Administration. That is the territory of Liu Kun, the governor of Liangjiang. Even when Li Hongzhang was in power, he could not stop Liu Kun from investing in the stake. Now Li Hongzhang has lost power. Liu Kun is the only one there. It is probably difficult for Zhang Yunfei to intervene in it.

Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding Factory is even more difficult to deal with. It is the territory of Li Hongzhang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Judging from Li Hongzhang's attitude towards Zhang Yun's enclave, it is simply a whimsical idea to poach people from him!

"However, the Mawei Shipyard in Fujian Shipbuilding Bureau can be studied!" Lieutenant General Du Xigui said.

Zhang Yunfei asked: "Does the Mawei Shipyard have no strength to entrench it in it?"

In Zhang Yunfei's view, since there are many territorial forces in the major shipbuilding bureaus, then the earliest Ponytail shipyard in the Qing Dynasty must be indispensable!

However, these are just speculations by Zhang Yun's enclave. As Du Xi, who grew up in Fujian and Zhejiang, not only knew very well. Moreover, after graduating from the Jiangnan Naval Academy, most of the territorial warships were built in the Mawei Shipyard. Therefore, they had a very good understanding of the Mawei Shipyard.

Then Zhang Yunfei listened to Du Xi talk about the relevant information about the Fujian Shipbuilding Bureau.

When Mawei Shipyard was first established, it was once the largest shipyard in the Far East, and used more than 10,000 taels of silver. However, after 1878, the Fujian Customs could not allocate funds on time according to the original regulations, and it accumulated a lot of money, resulting in shortage of funds and difficulties in production. From 1874 to 1895, production shrank, and more than 20 ships were built for more than 20 years, with an average of less than one ship every year. After the Sino-French War, many equipment was destroyed, and the major shareholders of the shipyard, namely the governors, governors, government offices, and military officials in Fujian and Zhejiang, all yamen runners were all inside, but they only knew how to get money and never paid off the debt, which caused Mawei Shipyard to be heavily in debt and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

If Zhang Yunfei wants to dig the Mawei Shipyard, it is a good place. In addition to the backward equipment of the Mawei Shipyard, there are quite a lot of talents. All of these are due to the Fujian Shipyard behind the Mawei Shipyard. The school has been established for 30 years and has cultivated countless ship management talents of various types, and most of them are internal to the shipyard.

Moreover, most people in Fujian and Zhejiang like the ship business. Many overseas Chinese are here, and many of the senior generals in the Honolulu naval system are children of Fujian and Zhejiang.

If all the technicians and workers in the Mawei Shipyard are moved to Honolulu or the Subic Naval Base Shipyard under construction, it will undoubtedly be a big profit. And if you don’t do it well, you can also play the family affection card and follow the clues to poach all the people from Fujian Naval Academy.

"The Mawei Shipyard is currently in debt, and many technicians and technicians are starting to make their own business. If we invest in the acquisition of the land, we will get a large number of technicians and technicians with experience in shipbuilding. In cooperation with some of our excellent expert designers, I think the manpower problem of the shipyard at Subic Naval Base has been solved! Maybe with their participation, the naval base will be completed ahead of schedule, and the shipyard will also lay keel-making ships as soon as possible!" Lieutenant General Du Xigui analyzed.

Zhang Yunfei was thinking about Du Xidi's dialect in his heart, which was indeed very attractive! If all employees of a complete and experienced shipyard were obtained, it would really add considerable help to Zhang Yunfei.

"No, not bad, not bad," Zhang Yunfei exclaimed repeatedly: "Then let's take the Mawei Shipyard first and dig the corner of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang!"

Du Xigui nodded and said with a smile: "The current governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is Sheng Yun. He is a typical person who wants to live without his life when he sees money. However, he is very thief. I'm afraid that you will spend another yuan!"

Zhang Yunfei didn't care about that little money. He was thinking about a question in his mind, that is, how to quickly demolish the Qing Dynasty's building from the inside? However, the problem Zhang Yunfei is facing is that there are really many old stubborn people supporting him in the dilapidated house of the Qing Dynasty. The most typical one is Li Hongzhang. This girl would rather bear the reputation of a traitor than be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and constantly repair the Qing Dynasty's building that was about to collapse, and she would have a full screening.

"You can implement the matters of the Mawei Shipyard as soon as possible! You don't care how much it costs. However, we cannot let go of other shipbuilding bureaus. Send people to explore the words of a few governors first, and don't let them know our intentions." Zhang Yunfei ordered.

The reason why we should be more cautious is that Zhang Yunfei knew that the IQs of several governors of the border were not given for nothing. If they guessed Zhang Yunfei's intentions, it would be quite troublesome. If Zhang Yunfei was just extorted by money, he could still bear it. If he blackmailed Zhang Yunfei on other issues, it would be a different matter. Especially Ronglu, the most loyal slave in front of Cixi, was as alert and keen as a police dog. The idea of ​​beating his Dagu dock must be more cautious. Similarly, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Governor Liu Kun of Liangjiang must be more vigilant. After all, Liu Kunyi is a political old fox who is both politically motivated with Li Hongzhang.

"What trick can I think of to take over these shipyards in a clear testimony?" Zhang Yunfei said to himself.

Lieutenant General Du Xigui smiled and said, "Yuan, why do you fall in love with the little property of the imperial court? Compared to our Pearl Harbor Shipyard, their shipbuilding industry is far inferior! Why don't we find a way to dig up the machinery bureau in the North and South China! The oil and water there are very big!"

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "You are right. Why am I just eyeing this little thing? Although the Pearl Harbor Shipyard is far superior to any domestic company in terms of technology and equipment strength, and even their total, and the whole world currently belongs to first-class shipyards. But our biggest bottleneck is not money, nor technology, but human resources. The Chinese resources in Hawaii have been requisitioned to the limit, and the Chinese in Luzon have just started. As we continue to strengthen, foreigners have been wary of us, and we ourselves cannot trust foreigners. Therefore, we must gather enough manpower as soon as possible to deal with the upcoming war."

Du Xigui asked a little heavy: "Are you worried that our overseas Chinese are too small to withstand the consumption of war?"

"That's right!" Zhang Yunfei affirmed Du Xi's words and continued: "Our foundation is these overseas Chinese. Although their ideas are advanced than domestic people, the number is limited after all. In the state of war, it cannot withstand consumption. After the loss, we have no place to supplement it!"

War, no matter when and where, is a war for people, is a war that consumes people. Whoever bears it to the end will win!

"Don't worry, I will deal with it immediately! However, judging from Zhang Er's information, what should I do with those foreign shipyards?" Du Xigui asked.

Zhang Yunfei said: "Foreigners are not on our territory after all, and we have not taken their handle. Send someone to ask if the price is right, we can buy it, or invest in them, and try to dig it up with peace of mind and don't disturb their government!"
Chapter completed!