Xia Bohai said: "Old Qin's reminder is very good. The Beijing Battle is not only political but also strategic, but also solves our financial pressure. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."

Xiao Jianjun said: "I remembered this and now we still have more than 15 ooo prisoners from the Eight-Nation Alliance? If the negotiations are successful, and if all countries want to redeem these prisoners, they will have to spend some money, and at least one or two million silver coins can be obtained."

Xu Ji smiled and said, "Chief of Staff, don't forget that these prisoners are our free laborers now. Even if they receive a redemption fee, so many free laborers are gone, so we can't actually make much money?"

Xiao Jianjun slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot about this, so I will pay the redemption fee higher. We cannot do a loss-making business."

Xia Bohai said: "Okay, it's too early to say this now. As long as the money has not been received, it is not ours and cannot be counted as the fiscal budget. Therefore, the next stage of the fiscal arrangements will still be based on the budget formulated by the Ministry of Finance. After the money is received, other arrangements will be made. If everyone is fine, let's end today's meeting."

At this moment, ***'s minister Wang Jun said: "I have something else."

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Wang Jun said: "This matter has nothing to do with the report of the Ministry of Finance, but while everyone is here, I will mention it first. This time Li Hongzhang came to visit Tianjin and followed him with reporters from three newspapers. This also reminded us that it is necessary for us to establish a newspaper that belongs to us as our propaganda equipment. I don't need to say about the work capacity of the newspaper. Everyone understands that newspapers are absolutely indispensable for us at present."

Xia Bohai thought for a while and said, "Okay, Minister Wang, your proposal is very good, but it still follows the process. Now the Ministry of Finance has a budget plan, so it is necessary to submit relevant plans according to the requirements of the Ministry of Finance and then hand them over to the Executive Committee for approval."

Wang Jun nodded and said, "Okay, we will prepare a plan immediately according to the requirements of the Ministry of Finance."

There was nothing happening next, so Xia Bohai announced the end of the meeting. Unconsciously, the meeting lasted for more than two hours. Xia Bohai, Xiao Jianjun, Qin Zheng and Xu Ji met again and made some adjustments to the next work, because Qin Zheng would arrive in Qingdao tomorrow, meet with the German envoy, and then go to Shanghai to negotiate with various countries. Xiao Jianjun's main energy must be focused on the planning and organization of the Beijing Battle, and will temporarily be separated from government affairs. Therefore, in the future, government affairs will be mainly responsible for Xia Bohai and Xu Ji, and now we will naturally explain our work.

The next morning, Qin Zheng took the three newly formed battalions from Tianjin, rushed to Dagukou first, boarded the boat at the port, and entered Qingdao. The preparations for the negotiations to Shanghai were led by Li Sanjie, the Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who maintained contact with Qin Zheng.

This time, the Military Commission specially approved the dispatch of the Baishan ship, the captain of the Amphibious Dock, to transport the soldiers from three battalions to Qingdao, and also to send Kunming ships and Sanya ships to escort them.

In the old time and space, the Changbaishan ship was one of the most advanced amphibious dock landing 6 ships at that time. Its overall performance is roughly equivalent to that of the United States' San Antonio-class amphibious dock landing 6 ships. However, after the New Year Day, the Changbaishan ship only played a certain role in the Dagukou Battle and the Weihaiwei Battle. In other naval battles, there were basically no combat tasks, just a little stronger than the Taihu ship, and no stronger can be considered a soy sauce party. This is mainly because the time travelers need not many amphibious 6 combat tasks, so the Changbaishan ship did not have much use. In the Dagukou Battle and the Weihaiwei Battle, the main function of the Changbaishan ship was to send troops, rather than the amphibious 6 battle.

Of course, troop delivery is also one of the main tasks of the Amphibious Dock boarding ship 6. Moreover, the Changbai Mountain ship has a huge hull and a wide inner space, and can carry a large number of close-range troop boards for 6 years. Therefore, it is also very suitable to perform troop delivery tasks. After all, it is possible to send as many troops as possible to the battlefield in the shortest time, which is also an important direction for the combat effectiveness of an army.

According to the standards of the Changbaishan ship, it can carry four medium-sized gasoline 6 boats, about fifty armored vehicles of various types, as well as a standard 6 battle battalion (about 50 people) and its equipment. After the vehicle cabin is cleared, the number of people can be carried to reach about 1200 people, and all three new battalions can be installed at one time. Moreover, the Changbaishan ship uses diesel as fuel. In this era, diesel has appeared, so the Changbaishan ship does not need to worry about fuel.

The distance between Tianjin and Qingdao is about 70 kilometers. The largest voyage of the Changbaishan ship is 20 knots and the economic voyage is 16 knots. It takes about 20 hours to reach Qingdao. In this era, this is quite fast. The average transport ship has only 10-12 knots, which takes 30 hours. The Kunming ship and Sanya ship strengthen the coastal defense force of Qingdao to prevent the Shanghai side from attacking Qingdao from the sea after the negotiations break down. These two warships are in Qingdao, which can withstand the navies of various countries.

Qin Zheng and his party arrived at Dagukou at around 9 a.m. The soldiers boarded the Changbai ship, while Qin Zheng took the Kunming ship. The three warships left Dagukou at 10 a.m., and then advanced east along the coastline. At around 8 a.m., they arrived at the sea near Yangma Island.

Qin Zheng looked towards Yangma Island on the helicopter platform at the rear of the Kunming ship, and saw that the lights on the island were quite bright, and they could see clearly in the darkness.

At this time, the time travelers had already started construction on Yangma Island, which was actually to include Yangma Island under its control. The Qing officials simply ignored this, as if they had not seen it. They basically agreed that the time travelers occupied Yangma Island.

Qin Zheng sighed softly. Although the current Time Travel Group has basically gained a foothold in Tianjin and Qingdao, there are still many things to solve. It can be said that it is a lot of problems. If the Time Travel Group can be given a one-year period, it will be enough for half a year. Time Travelers can basically straighten out the current affairs and then enter a benign extension period. Even if there is a big event, they can still deal with it calmly. Therefore, it can be said that the Time Travel Group is at its most important moment. If this period is passed smoothly, then the Time Travel Group will be completely stabilized.

The meeting with the German envoy is also an important factor in whether the Time Travel Group can spend this period smoothly, because Germany is the main breakthrough for the time travelers to divide the Eight-Nation Alliance. Therefore, if the talks with the German envoy are successful, the Time Travelers will have enough confidence to participate in the negotiations in Shanghai. Even if the negotiations break down, there will not be much impact. On the contrary, the pressure on the Time Travelers to participate in the negotiations will increase greatly. After the negotiations break down, the variables will be too great, and even Qin Zheng cannot grasp the development of the situation.

Of course, the time travelers were fully prepared for this meeting with the German envoy. In addition to the drawings of the third type British ship thrown when they first contacted Germany, the time travelers also prepared drawings of several other weapons, and the technology of this era could achieve. Although it was not as important as the third type British ship, if Germany obtained the drawings of these weapons, it would greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the German army. Bijing now can take advantage of the time travelers, and what impressed Germany is the new weapon, and Germany is now an era when it is ambitious to compete with Britain for the territory under the sun. Therefore, Qin Zheng believes that these weapons information can fully impress Germany.

However, although the idea is good, no one can guarantee that Germany will cooperate with time travelers. After all, until now, Qin Zheng still doesn't know who the German envoy is, his personality and temper. Germany has done a very good job of keeping confidentiality. Of course, Germany has to keep it confidential. After all, this kind of contact with time travelers in private is contrary to the principle of consistent actions of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Although none of the Eight-Nation countries take this principle seriously, they still have to respect it on the surface, otherwise it is easy to lose its moral highest point. Therefore, it can only be carried out in secret in private.

And even if you convince the German envoy, it does not mean that the time traveler's goal is achieved, because Qin Zheng knew that the person who decided to take the lead in Germany was German Emperor William II, and this emperor was also famous for his capriciousness in history, with a high opinion of himself, and often did some ridiculous things that made people laugh and cry. Therefore, whether Germany can cooperate with the time traveler ultimately depends on this ever-changing emperor. This further highlights the importance of the German envoy. If the German envoy is a minister trusted by William II, the grasp will naturally be much greater, so the candidate for the German envoy is even more important.

Thinking of this, Qin Zheng also sighed. No matter how much these things are, it is useless to think about them, because they are not something that he can control, and he can only wait until he sees the German envoy.

At this moment, someone said behind me: "Political Commissar, you haven't had a rest yet."

Qin Zheng looked back and found that it was Shang Jinfeng, the captain of the Kunming ship. Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Captain Shang, you haven't slept."

Shang Jinfeng said: "I just handed over the shift and wanted to come out and breathe, but I didn't expect the political commissar to be there too."

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "If I were in Tianjin, I'm afraid I'm still working now? It's rare to relax now, and I haven't been on the ship for a long time, so I just want to go on the warship in the future, and there are not many opportunities to get on the warship in the future."

Shang Jinfeng also nodded and said, "Yes, there is only the last one left in Dagukou. After all the salvage is completed, repair work will be carried out. In the future, we will all transfer to the warships of this era. There will be no more opportunities to drive the Kunming ship in the future."

Qin Zheng said: "That's nothing. The technology of our warships is too advanced. In this era, we will not be able to repair them. These warships will be retired sooner or later."

Shang Jinfeng said: "But it's good to be able to drive the warships of this era, heavy ships and giant cannons. When I was young, I liked the warships of this era. I didn't expect that there was a chance now. Huang Zhe is preparing a repair plan. I hope to repair several ships soon, so that I can have a better time."

Qin Zheng said, "Oh, that child is so determined that he hasn't assigned this task yet?"

Shang Jinfeng smiled and said, "He didn't come to this day, but really liked the warships of this era. Just like when I was young, I heard that he had designed several warships, hoping to see them built with his own eyes."
Chapter completed!