"Why didn't you contact me?" Castella asked dissatisfied.

"Brother, I have been serving in the Beiyang Fleet, which is a ship in the Third Fleet. I sent a telegram to Malta Island when I was free. But if you didn't receive it, you might have already set out here at that time. Let me introduce it, this is my husband." Hannah introduced Zheng Chenggong to him.

"Sure enough, I'm still with the Orientals... What's your name, Zheng Chenggong? Are you also serving in the Third Fleet now?" Castella focused on Zheng Chenggong.

"Yes." Zheng Chenggong could not deny it.

Originally, he wanted to apply to the Zhili Fleet to avoid serving under the Beiyang Fleet led by his father Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Zhilong, who is about to take over as Minister of the Navy, was transferred to the commander of the Zhili Fleet, so he applied to serve in the Beiyang Fleet. Before, he and Hannah served on a steamship in the Seto Inland Sea, and it was not until Chu Yun recently ordered steamships from all over the country to return, he had the opportunity to return to the capital.

"What official position are you here? I heard that your Admiralty should also be classified. Are you still the captain now?" Castella asked.

"Navy Captain, but now it's not the captain." Zheng Chenggong replied.

"Navy Captain... should be a big and small official position, but your age is still fair. If you let Hanna down in the future, I will not spare you." Seeing that both sides cooked rice, it was useless for him to object.

He probably knew that the naval part of the Jiuzhou Army was in the middle of six levels: general, school officer, lieutenant, non-commissioned officer, soldier, and internship.

As the leader of the Knights of the Hospital, Castella has at least thousands of members and may have tens of thousands of residents under its jurisdiction. Naturally, she hopes that her sister can find someone of a good match.

If he knew that Zheng Chenggong was Zheng Zhilong's son, he would probably not have considered the issue of being a good match.

"Brother, what are you doing in Dongfang Jing this time?" Hannah asked.

"Mr. Chu invited me to come, but I dared not to come. We also need to get some medical technology from here to go back." Castella said, "In a few years, our battlefield hospital on Malta will be established."

"So this is the case." Hannah nodded.

She has heard of the transformation of the Knights' Hospital to a field hospital, and it is estimated that the Mediterranean field hospital matters have also been put on the agenda.

In the past, the Knights of the Hospital made a living by collecting rent and looting the Ottoman merchant ships, and gave up their armed forces and turned into a field hospital organization. This was really unimaginable.

"What meeting will be held in a few days? It seems that there is a major event to be announced. All the envoys of the kingdom are discussing what it is. I guess I will return to the island of Malta after the meeting." Castella said.

"It was the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor who allowed our Knights to pay 1 Malta Eagle coins to the Kingdom of Sicily as rent to rent the Island of Malta... Now the Kingdom of Sicily is ruled by Spain, and we have taken back Rhodes. Will the Kingdom of Sicily take back our Island of Malta?" Hannah asked.

"No, the Chinese built Shenzhen-Hong Kong on Malta Island, and also set up telegram transfer stations and various facilities. Even the field hospitals are on Malta Island, so it is impossible for the Kingdom of Sicily to be taken back." Castella said.

Zheng Chenggong listened to their conversation on the side and interrupted: "The weak kingdom does not have the ability to take back the rented islands. If we don't take the initiative to attack Sicily, they will have good luck."

"You kid is quite ambitious, which is very good." Castella was a little surprised when she saw Zheng Chenggong's attitude of ignoring the Kingdom of Spain. I don't know how to say that the young people in the middle and high-level officials in the Admiralty were too arrogant, or were the middle and low-level officers in the Admiralty of the Jiuzhou Army were so confident?

"This confidence is still necessary." Zheng Chenggong didn't care.

With the terrifying strength of the current Jiuzhou Fleet, if you can't even save a small island of Malta, you will not deserve to be the world's number one navy.

"It seems you married an arrogant maniac." Castella said to her sister Hannah.

"I also think that the Kingdom of Spain dares not ask for the island of Malta instead of the Kingdom of Sicily." Hannah stood on Zheng Chenggong's side.

"Brother-in-law, I think we can have a good chat. Maybe we will have the chance to serve in the Fifth Fleet in the future and can cooperate in the Mediterranean." Zheng Chenggong knew what the Mediterranean Field Hospital was going to be established. This field hospital was mostly for the Fourth Fleet, Fifth Fleet, and Western Expeditionary Force.

"I hope you will be the captain of a warship by then." Castella and the two of them went to drink.

The Navy Department is not just Zheng Chenggong, but Hannah, and other naval officers serving on steamboats have also returned from overseas.

Except for the Fifth Fleet, which does not have steamships, the other fleets have received orders that the four fleets of steamships with displacement of more than 1,000 tons have been recalled for major inspections, and will also use steam ironclad ships to intimidate the countries at the end of the World Expo.

The Zhili Fleet, Beiyang Fleet, Nanyang Fleet, and Fourth Fleet are now equipped with steam iron armored ships, and the combined number of the four fleets is quite amazing.

When the steam ironclad ship was undergoing maintenance at the Imperial Shipyard, Weihaiwei and Lushunwei, the naval officers of the steamship were also given a leave.

Many naval officers and soldiers appeared in the capital and Tianjin Guards.

Originally, sailors were a chore, and the navy was not valued enough. However, after twenty years of public opinion propaganda by newspapers, the profession of naval soldiers became popular. Merchants, soldiers, and sailors who went out to sea were promoted to become new heroes, and more and more legendary stories related to the sea, voyage, and gold were spread.

When public opinion begins to advocate going overseas, some people will change their professions, while others will be forced to become sailors because of poor farmland management.

"Why are there so many people in naval uniforms coming ashore? This is a little different from usual. Did something happen?"

"Will this matter be related to the ambassadors coming to the DPRK?"

"It is very likely that many overseas kingdoms are afraid that our navy will surpass the army, and that our ships are terrified overseas."
Chapter completed!