Moreover, the network of the Emperor's Bureau of Statistics in Europe is quite dense, and the intelligence work is very meticulous, and the Emperor knows that the Kingdom of Romania has its own navy, but there are only a few coastal defense cruisers, or light cruisers, and even the navy of China cannot be compared.However, since they were invited, it was inconvenient for Hua Huang not to give face, so he agreed with a smile.In the 18th century, the cruiser was a class of cruisers par excellence.A corvette is a small, fast, long-range, lightly armed single-deck warship, mainly used for reconnaissance, transporting letters, disrupting enemy trade lines, and so on.The other main type of cruiser was the monorail schooner, but a wide variety of other ships were also used as cruisers.In the 19th century, steam-powered warships began to be used in the navies of various countries, and in the forties of the nineteenth century, experimental steam cruisers and monoplanes began to appear.In the mid-fifties, the British and American navies began to create steam cruisers with very long hulls and heavy guns.In the 1860s, ironclads took to the stage of war.But it is not practical for a small country like the Kingdom of Romania, especially a country with little coastline, to dominate the sea.The French built a number of smaller ironclads for the Beiee, which was launched in 1865, to carry out offshore cruises.These "station ironclads" were the beginning of the development of armored cruisers, and they were born for the tasks of fast, independent, search, and patrol traditional cruisers.The first armored cruiser in the true sense of the word was the Russian Generaadira, completed in 1874.The British HMS Hsshannon entered service a few years later.For a long time, cruisers filled the gap between very light ships, such as torpedo boats, and battleships.Cruisers were more than enough to withstand the attacks of small ships, they were too slow and required too much fuel, especially after the use of steam turbines, making them very dependent on the supply fleet when fighting at long distances.For most of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, cruisers were a long-range deterrent weapon for a fleet, while battleships stayed close to their bases.The main role of the cruiser was to attack the enemy's caravans.Cruisers were designed with speed in mind: their elongated, streamlined hulls were particularly conducive to high-speed sailing.To reduce fluid swirls, their bow and stern are tapered.In the period 1880-1910, many much smaller protective cruisers were also built.Due to their small amount of armor, there was no side armor, but horizontal armor in the bow type was provided in the deck.At the same time, cruisers were also incorporated into the main fleet for reconnaissance and patrol purposes.As the battleships grew, so did the displacement of the cruisers.After the sails were replaced by steam engines, armored cruisers appeared, which in fact were relatively small, fast battleships.At the end of the 19th century, the pace of development of battleships was so rapid that the cruisers launched a few years later surpassed the previous battleships.The American White Fleet was already obsolete a few years after it was launched.During this time, a fleet often consisted of very old ships, as well as very new ships, and the new ships were often much larger than the old ones.From this time onwards, people began to distinguish between light cruisers and heavy cruisers."
Well, there's no problem with the alliance with the Kingdom of Romania," asked Princess Katrina Kaf.President Meng nodded and said, "It's not a big problem, it's just that it may have to be a secret alliance." ”"I've already talked to Carol," said Princess Katrina Kaf."
No, there were so many people just now, how to talk about these specific details, I estimated from his words."
Hua Huang's mood has improved a lot, the haze of the past few days has been slightly removed, if the country he visited, no one has a sincere relationship with Hua Guo, Hua Huang's trip to Europe will be embarrassing.Hua Huang didn't want to find a powerful helper, but just hoped to be able to break into European affairs and enter the circle of European powers, so that the powers could accept him."
It's good to have a secret alliance."
Princess Katrina Kaaf smiled, "A breakthrough has been opened, and when the time comes, there will be hope for dialogue with great powers like Austria-Hungary and Germany." ”President Meng looked out the car window, outside was the dark streets of Bucharest, this kind of compared to Beijing, too backward, the strength of the Kingdom of Romania, in fact, and the status of the Chinese State is very mismatched, so, Hua Huang knows that the relationship with the European powers is not very optimistic.After the emperor arrived at the palace arranged for him by the Grand Duke Carol I, he was still very satisfied, the environment was good, and it was already the top treatment, and it could also be seen that this Carol I was sincere."
Your Majesty, rest, it's not too early."
Princess Katrina Kaaf asked."
I'll talk to Zeng Jize for a while."
President Meng smiled slightly."
Okay."
Princess Katrina Kaf let go of Her Majesty's hand and hurried to make arrangements.Zeng Jize was very curious, he almost didn't have a chance to speak all day today, as the highest diplomatic official of this kind other than Emperor Hua, he actually had nothing to do.Li Hongzhang did not come, if Li Hongzhang came, Li Hongzhang would be above Zeng Jize, Li Hongzhang is the foreign minister, Zeng Jize is the vice foreign minister, and Prince Richard Harris and Timothy Lee, who were previously senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Cooperation, have already stepped down.Diplomats are not something that can be brought in by just anyone, especially at the top of the country, even more so than the senior military officials.A good diplomat should possess a wide range of qualities.He has a firm political stance, a wide range of knowledge, quick thinking, and is not surprised by changes.Diplomats should have a breadth of knowledge, be quick in thinking, and be philosophical and logical in order to improve their ability to analyze and grasp problems, and to think philosophically, they should not just pay lip service, but clearly understand where their country's interests lie.To understand the world.Diplomacy is about dealing with the world, so it's important to understand each other's cultures, needs, and where their interests converge.A good diplomat should not only understand the parts of the world, but also have an overall understanding of the whole situation and understand the role of a certain part in the overall situation.You have to understand China.Because China is changing dramatically, the outside world understands China and does not understand it.A good diplomat should be able to explain China's affairs clearly to the outside world.Be able to communicate.In the final analysis, the duty of a diplomat is to speak China to foreigners and foreign countries to Chinese.And Chinese diplomats are not very good at communicating, which is due to many reasons.First of all, China's cultural background of focusing on "being quick to do and being quick to speak"; Second, there is not enough emphasis on exchange in education, so the study of "communication" is now being introduced into the Foreign Affairs Academy, and the knowledge of "how to deal with people in the world" is taught to future diplomats.The mysteries of diplomacy have gradually been revealed.China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now wisely advocating "public diplomacy."
Diplomacy needs to be kept secret for a certain period of time, but once the secrecy period has passed, it should be disclosed to the people; Even in a period that has not yet been declassified, the matter itself should be presented to the public.Emperor Hua chose Li Hongzhang and Zeng Jize as the top diplomats of Huaguo, which took a lot of effort."
Your Majesty."
Zeng Jize made a salute, he didn't know what His Majesty was going to do in the middle of the night and was slightly apprehensive, and the prestige of Emperor Hua increased day by day as he grew older."
Sit."
Huahuang's attitude is very easy-going, and the current president Meng is already very familiar with his position, can skillfully control the atmosphere, and knows how to get along with all kinds of people.Zeng Jize sat down cautiously, without superfluous politeness, because in addition to his subordinates, he also has an identity, he is the quasi-father-in-law of the Chinese Emperor, which also makes his status in the Chinese system quite high, and he can be fully responsible for the diplomacy of Huaguo's European affairs, which is quite a responsibility."
You should go to Germany tomorrow first, before Ito Hirobumi, and find a way to contact Bismarck more."
Moe said.Zeng Jize was slightly stunned again, "Let me go to Germany to contact Bismarck now", Zeng Jize couldn't figure it out, Carol I's level must not be compared with Bismarck, Carol I was personally contacted by the emperor, and there were many more important Bismarck, but he led the conversation t1706231537: