October 21, 1881, August 29 of the Old Calendar. Jin Denggan, director of the London office of China Customs, wrote to the General TaxAtion Division, Zhang Shidun, when he was in Britain, called the two cruisers a deception, and said that he complained in front of the Chinese crew about the exchange rate of salaries and refused to collect the receipts.
British Library
October 21, 1894, september 23 in the old calendar. Li Hongzhang, please add royal funds, mentioned the previous collection of huge funds from the Navy and the sub-deposits of various places: HSBC Bank deposited 1,072,900 taels, Deutsch-China Bank deposited 440,000 taels, Jardine Matheson & Co. deposited 559,600 taels, and Kaiping Mining Bureau deposited 527,500 taels, a total of 2.6 million taels.
Li
On the same day, Li Hongzhang played and asked for a reward for the soldiers who contributed to the Battle of Dadonggou. The left wing commander-in-chief and the "Dingyuan" ship pipe belt Liu Butou were rewarded with the name of the admiral and rewarded with the Qingzi Yong number; the right wing general soldier and the "Zhenyuan" ship pipe belt Lin Tai zeng rewarded the Qing zi Yong number; Yang Yonglin, Li Dingxin, and Wu Yingke rewarded the Yong; Cao Jiaxiang, Shen Shukun, Shen Shuling, and Gao Chengxi were all promoted to a different level. Ding Ruchang, admiral of the Beiyang Navy, asked the ministry to discuss it. He also asked for the reward of the Westerners and the sympathy for the victims of the naval battle.
Admiral Ding Ruchang of the Beiyang Navy
On the same day, Li Hongzhang heard that there were two Japanese ships coming and going to Shidao near Rongcheng, ordered Ding Ruchang to quickly take 6 ships to patrol and expel, and reprimanded Ding Ruchang for being timid and afraid.
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