January 5, 1880, November 24 in the Old Calendar. The British minister to China, Wittema, telegraphed to the British government that if Britain did not send naval officers to China, China would hire Germans or Americans, which would seriously damage British interests.
Beiyang Naval Flag
January 5, 1881, the fifth day of the first month of December in the old calendar. The Qing court ordered a second torpedo boat at the Fuergen Shipyard in Germany, and after repeated bargaining, it was finally 65,000 marks at a 90% discount.
January 5, 1887, December 12 in the Old Calendar. The Japanese minister Xu chartered a telegram that Japan's newly customized warship "MuBang" in France had not arrived in Japan for a long time, and the two warships "Meiji" and "Nagato" were now sent to visit the ports of Shantou.
Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Liangguang
Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Liangguang, sent a telegram to Li Hongzhang accordingly, saying that the Case of the Killing of Chinese people in Nagasaki was indignant, and it was difficult to ensure that there would be no incidents when the warship came to Guangdong this time, so please tell the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that if the warship "Mu Ping" came to Guangdong, the ports would immediately telegraph and Japan would not need to send ships to visit.
The next day, Li Hongzhang sent a telegram to Zhang Zhidong, saying that Xu Chengtao, the minister in Japan, had been too accommodating in the Nagasaki case, and had been ordered to refute the suspension of the discussion and transfer the case to Tianjin. Minister Xu Charter in Japan to allow Japan to send troops to ships is absurd, and it is better to stop it.
January 5, 1895, the tenth day of the first month of December in the old calendar. The Qing court sent Zhang Yinhuan, minister of the General Administration, and Shao Youlian, the governor of Hunan, as ministers plenipotentiary to japan to discuss peace.
"Zhenyuan" ship
On the same day, Ding Ruchang reported to Li Hongzhang that all three of the wounds of the "Zhenyuan" ship had been basically repaired, and that it was difficult to continue construction due to the cold weather. The bottom wound is supported by sandwich wood. The next sunrise, Liugong Island tested the cannon, which could only travel 7 nautical miles, and the wooden support did not move after firing the cannon.