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    Wang Yuze is going to visit, and he will be there for several months. This is not something he can leave just because he wants to.  Moreover, because time was tight, he needed to arrange everything as soon as possible.

    After confirming that he was going to visit Europe, Wang Yuze summoned the important ministers of the cabinet and negotiated with them separately, asking them to ensure that domestic economic development would not be left behind during Wang Yuze's visit.  Except for Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang who will accompany Wang Yuze on the trip, other important cabinet ministers will stay at home.  Domestic economic construction has reached a critical moment, and naturally there cannot be any problems.

    In addition, the military is what Wang Yuze needs to focus on.  Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu will stay in the country this time. With him in charge, there should be no problems with the army.  Xiong Wu, the chief of general staff, is Wang Yuze's father-in-law, and his daughter is the queen of the empire, so naturally there will be no objections.  In addition, the Imperial Guards are stationed in the Gyeonggi region, and the commander of the Imperial Guards is Wang Yuze's confidant. The entire Gyeonggi region is under the control of the Imperial Guards.  Therefore, after Wang Yuze leaves, domestic stability is guaranteed.

    However, many important imperial ministers still raised objections to Wang Yuze's visit.  After all, Wang Yuze is too important to the empire. If something unexpected happens, the empire's revival may be interrupted.  The hostile forces have never stopped assassinating Wang Yuze.  However, the Empire's Military Intelligence Agency and Department of Homeland Security are very capable and always solve problems before these assassinations occur.  These hostile forces include both foreign forces and some people with evil intentions left over from the previous dynasty.  However, under the attack of the Military Intelligence Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, they can no longer make any trouble.  But this time Wang Yuze's visit is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for these people.

    ¡°However, Wang Yuze has nothing to worry about for his own safety.  From China to the UK, warships sailed at high speed for more than 20,000 kilometers.  During this period, those hostile forces will not have any chance.  Once in the UK, security was handled by the British.  Now the UK is preparing for the funeral of Queen Victoria, and the entire UK is under martial law. Of course, people with evil intentions will not have a chance.  In addition, the United Kingdom is now truly the world's most powerful country. If the safety of visiting heads of state cannot be guaranteed, then how can they be regarded as the world's most powerful country?

    After explaining all these things, Wang Yuze, Queen Xiong Menghan, Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo boarded the battle cruiser "Baiqi" ??at Dagu Pier in Tianjin and rushed to Britain.  Accompanying the escort were two 'Tianshui-class' light cruisers.  However, the Tianshui-class light cruiser has limited endurance, which forces them to stay on the road for a while.  However, there will still be no problem if the battleship sails at a high speed of 25 knots and reaches London before February 18.

    "Your Majesty, this battleship is so big! It's like a hill!" Queen Xiong Menghan was shocked when she saw such a huge battleship for the first time.  Although she is the empress of the empire, Xiong Menghan spends most of her time in the palace to care for her husband and raise her children, and has little contact with the outside world.  I have never seen a naval battleship or anything like that.  Relevant information is also learned through reading newspapers.

    "Haha! Queen, this is the latest battleship equipped by the Imperial Navy. It is not only powerful in firepower, but also very fast, faster than many light cruisers in Western countries. This is a battleship specially designed by the Empire for the huge maritime territory!"  Wang Yuze stood on the bow of the battlecruiser "Bai Qi", looking at this huge steel ship and said.  The battle cruiser "Bai Qi" has a displacement of more than 20,000 tons. Although it is more than 3,000 tons smaller than the empire's most advanced "Qin-class" battleship, in the eyes of ordinary people, such a huge battleship is undoubtedly extremely  Mighty and majestic.

    Queen Xiong Menghan looked at Wang Yuze bathing in the golden sunshine, her eyes filled with admiration.  If we say that when she married Wang Yuze before, she just obeyed her parents' wishes.  But later, after being married to Wang Yuze for more than ten years, she fell deeply in love with this man.  This man developed a weak, backward, and ignorant country into one of the most powerful countries in the world, allowing the people of the country to live a happy life.  Such a man is undoubtedly a real hero.  And women seem to have heroic plots in their hearts.  From this, Xiong Menghan's heart was undoubtedly filled with Wang Yuze.

    Looking at the charming look on his wife's face, Wang Yuze couldn't help but pull his wife into his arms and just hugged her.  The golden sunshine shines on them, and the two of them are like a couple of gods.  Seeing this sobriety, the guards who were escorting all turned around so as not to disturb the emperor and his wife.  These guards were all selected from the elite of the army. They worshiped Wang Yuze extremely much. They simply regarded Wang Yuze as a god in their hearts. For Wang Yuze's safety, they would sacrifice themselves.own life!  This is also the oath that all the palace guards swore when they joined the guards, to use their lives to protect His Majesty the Emperor!

    After setting off from Tianjin, the battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??increased its speed to 25 knots and headed south at high speed.  The two escorting 'Tianshui-class' light cruisers have a maximum speed of around 30 knots. There will be no problem in keeping up with the 'Baiqi' battlecruiser.

    Five days later, at noon on January 30, the fleet arrived in Singapore, the capital of China's Central and South Province and the base of the Imperial Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.  The fleet will stay here for three hours, mainly to replenish fuel, fresh water and food for the warships.  Wang Yuze also met with Feng Guozhang, the governor of Central and South Province and the former deputy governor of Mongolia Province during this period.  Wang Yuze was quite satisfied with having this famous Beiyang general in history serve as the governor of Central and South China Province.  Central and South Province has just been incorporated into the empire, and what is needed is a strong and iron-blooded provincial governor.  What Feng Guozhang did in the past two years also made Wang Yuze very satisfied.  After encouraging Feng Guozhang, Wang Yuze met with Lieutenant General Li Haitao, Commander of the Imperial Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, and Major General Wu Zhiyuan, Chief of Staff.  Wang Yuze told them that the Pacific Fleet is the gateway to the west of the empire, and this gate must be guarded for the empire.  At the same time, he was also the vanguard of the empire's westward expansion.  The Indian Ocean Fleet has a heavy responsibility, requiring the two of them to build the Indian Ocean Fleet well.

    Indian Ocean Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Li Haitao and Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Wu Zhiyuan both stated that they will definitely complete the running-in as soon as possible so that the Indian Ocean Fleet can exert its strongest combat power.  At the same time, Lieutenant General Li Haitao also proposed that the Indian Ocean Fleet send warships to escort Wang Yuze to the United Kingdom, but Wang Yuze refused.  The battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??is already powerful enough. Although the battlecruiser of the Western powers may not necessarily be the opponent of the battleships of the Western powers, the high speed of the "Baiqi" ??can easily get rid of these opponents.

    When the emperor arrived in Singapore, local Chinese people rushed to the pier to kneel to Wang Yuze.  For the sake of safety, Wang Yuze and Xiong Menghan only waved to them on the bow of the boat, but even so, these Chinese people, who were previously called abandoned people of the Chinese Empire, were moved to tears and expressed their gratitude to Wang Yuze one after another.  Kowtow, kowtow to thank God.  Among the local Chinese, only Lin Guanghong, the patriarch of the Lin family, and several other famous old people were received by Wang Yuze for more than ten minutes.  But for these people, it is also a great honor.  After being a common man all his life, this is the first time he has been received by the emperor!  This is enough for them to remember for a lifetime.

    After completing the replenishment, at 4 pm, the fleet left Singapore and continued westward.  The next supply point is Nagai Koil in southern India.  This is British territory, and the British Navy has a supply base here.  The Chinese emperor personally went to England to attend the funeral of Queen Victoria, which made these British naval soldiers very proud.

    However, when the huge battlecruiser Baiqi entered the harbor on the afternoon of February 2, the British were still stunned.  The size of the "Bai Qi" is much larger than the most powerful "Old Man Star" battleship currently in service in the British Navy. Only the "Dreadnought-class" battleship currently under construction can compare with it.  This also allowed the British to regain a little confidence.  However, two hours later, the British battleship Baiqi, which had completed its supplies, left with two light cruisers at a high speed of 25 knots, once again shocked the British.  Is this a battleship or a cruiser? It has the size and firepower of a battleship, but its speed is as fast as that of a light cruiser. How could these Chinese build such a terrifying battleship?  However, the commander of the base still did not dare to neglect and immediately sent the situation of the battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??back to the UK.  This also attracted the attention of the British Navy and made them feel great pressure.

    After bypassing the Indian Ocean, the fleet entered the Arabian Sea. To the north is the Middle East.  This is a rich, yet constantly war-torn place.  If China wants to become the truly world's most powerful country in the future, it must control this place. Whether it is direct occupation or joint opening with the Arabs, China must win the oil in the Middle East.  Now, the Military Intelligence Agency has begun operations in the Middle East.

    "Master Wu, Master Jiang. If I said that the ownership of the Middle East will be related to the destiny of the empire in the next hundred years, would you believe it?" Standing on the bow of the 'Baiqi', Wang Yuze asked Foreign Minister Wu Ting  Fanghe Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo asked.

    Both of them shook their heads, somewhat disbelieving what Wang Yuze said.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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