Chapter 1056 The Imperial Fleet is Coming (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
He is here!
As the "Toyo" came from afar spewing black smoke, its beautiful and unique clipper-shaped bow cut through the sapphire sea, creating streaks of white waves.
The officers and soldiers on the USS Oregon, a battleship with a displacement of 15,000 tons, all gazed with admiration at this battleship, a sister ship of the Youzhou-class battleship. As soon as it was launched two years ago, it caused a sensation around the world, squeezing out the so-called first-class ironclad ships from the main position in naval warfare, and announced the arrival of the era of new battleships.
"The ship is 138.2 meters long and 23 meters wide. It has two twin-mounted L45/305mm main guns of the 10th-century type, 12 150mm secondary guns, 12 single-mounted 150mm L/45 guns of the 10th-century type, 12 single-mounted 120mm L/40 guns of the 10th-century type, 4 single-mounted 76mm L/40 guns, 2 vertical four-cylinder three-stage bulging steam engines, 26 coal-fired and oil-fired dual-purpose boilers, 20,000 horsepower..."
Standing on the side of the battleship "Oregon", Magifin watched the "Japan" approaching closer and closer, and described the various parameters of the warship in an admiring tone, his eyes full of desire.
"So, its speed is only 21.5 knots. It's really hard to believe that there is such a fast battleship in the world!"
When they mentioned the unparalleled high speed of the Empire's warship with a tone full of envy and jealousy, they did not know that this was entirely the result of many years of research by the Empire's Fluid Laboratory. The good linear design of the hull made the ship's drag reduction performance very good, and it could reach a high speed of 21.5 knots with a power of 200 million horsepower.
The powerful firepower and excellent performance made the "Youzhou-class" battleship eliminate all ironclad ships as soon as it was put into service. It served as a benchmark for newly built battleships in various countries, and even now the US Navy still has no similar warships.
There is no conflict between power and beauty. When the warship came, Magifin even showed a bit of fascination in his eyes when he saw its beautiful shape. That kind of fascination was even like a man looking at his lover.
This is truly a perfect warship.
When Magifin was looking at the battleship with eyes full of envy and desire, he did not know that he needed to thank the Ming Empire for being able to serve in the U.S. Navy. It was the maritime pressure of the Ming Empire that allowed Magifin and his classmates at the Annapolis Naval Academy to join the navy. Except for the top twelve, the others were unemployed upon graduation and eventually joined the Beiyang Fleet as foreign personnel and participated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895.
Magifin was loyal to the Beiyang Fleet. After the Beiyang Fleet was defeated, he repeatedly told the world how bravely the soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet fought.
Finally, he ended his life with a revolver. This day happened to be the second anniversary of the suicide of Beiyang Fleet Admiral Ding Ruchang and Yang Yonglin. He left few belongings, including the Beiyang Fleet's uniform, saber and the Yellow Dragon Flag of the Qing Dynasty. After his death, people followed his will and covered his coffin with the Yellow Dragon Flag to accompany him to sleep.
Finally, his tombstone was inscribed with the words: "This monument is dedicated to the memory of a warrior who loved his country but sacrificed his life for another flag."
Now... he doesn't need to sacrifice his life for another flag. Now McGiffin and his classmates have become officers of the Union Navy thanks to the expansion of the U.S. Navy.
Magifin knew nothing about what happened in the other world. At this moment, he, like all the young naval officers, looked at the arrival of the Imperial Navy fleet with envy.
However, for Fleet Commander John Worden, a Union Navy rear admiral who had participated in the Civil War, his expression became somewhat complicated the moment he saw the Ming fleet.
"Sir, the Ming people are coming!"
"Yes!"
John nodded, then glanced at Honolulu behind him and said.
"It seems that the Ming Dynasty will never give up this place,"
"So what do we do now?"
“Not us, but the Hawaiians!”
What now?
In the royal palace of Hawaii, King Kalakaua looked at John Stevens, the American ambassador in front of him, with suppressed anger in his expression.
"Mr. Ambassador, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Your Majesty, as I have been told, in addition to renewing the contract, the United States of America wishes to build a ship repair station at Pearl Harbor on Oahu."
The US-Hermes Treaty of Reciprocity signed seven years ago will expire in two months. On the issue of whether to renew the treaty, King Kalakaua directly demanded the abolition of the clauses involving ports and territorial sovereignty, but the United States bluntly refused. Instead of making concessions, they proposed to build a ship repair station at Pearl Harbor on Oahu.
"Mr. Ambassador, I have said that Hawaii will no longer sign any treaties with any country on the issue of territorial sovereignty, including the US-Hawaii Reciprocity Treaty signed with you in 1875. We also need to renegotiate!"
Although King Karaca is pro-American to a certain extent, and even visited the United States for inspection after he succeeded to the throne, he has received modern education and is well aware of the importance of territorial sovereignty. This is why he would demand the abolition of clauses involving ports and territorial sovereignty when deciding whether to renew the treaty.
"Your Majesty, such a refusal may lead to something that none of us would like to see happen."
John Stevens was not surprised by King Karaca's repeated refusal. In fact, he had already prepared a backup plan. Many American immigrants on the island would use their own ways to force the king to make concessions.
Of course, there are also American warships on the sea.
"Is it a warship?"
King Karaka looked at John Stevens in front of him and said in a calm tone.
"Mr. Ambassador, don't forget that you are not the only ones in Hawaii, and likewise, your warships are not the only ones in the Pacific."
Who else?
Of course it’s the Ming Dynasty!
In Hawaii... there are even more Ming immigrants than American immigrants, but in terms of influence, especially political influence, those American immigrants far exceed Ming. After all, American immigrants have been operating here for decades. Even many high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Hawaii are American immigrants. Even the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Walter Gibson, can be known as an American immigrant just by hearing his name. American immigrants have become the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which shows how many positions American immigrants occupy in other departments.
But even so, the numerical advantage of Ming immigrants is still unattainable by American immigrants. Of course, the numerical advantage alone is not enough. The most important thing is that there is a powerful empire and a powerful imperial fleet behind the immigrants.
This is exactly the biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and the United States. Unlike the Americans who want to be whores and also want to be virtuous, the Ming Dynasty gave direct support to the fishermen in Hawaii at an official level. This is also the fundamental reason why the Daimyo immigrants were able to catch up.
Almost as soon as King Karaka finished speaking, someone came in to report.
"King, King, report to the King, the Ming Empire's fleet has arrived at the outer port!"
(End of this chapter)
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