A cikin shekarun 1880s, kamfanin jirgin ruwa na Jamus AG Vulcan Stettin ya gina manyan jiragen ruwa biyu na zamani da na zamani don jiragen ruwa na Beiyang na kasar Sin wanda ya ga babban aiki a lokacin yakin farko na Sin da Japan. Bayan kokarin farko na zamani na kasar Sin ya gaza bayan da aka ci nasara a yakin farko na Sin da Japan, Yuan Shi-kai ya nemi taimakon Jamus wajen samar da Sojojin Karfafawa na Kasar Sin (Chinese Self-Strengthening Army: 自強軍; pinyin: Záng Qì Jūn) da kuma Sojojin Sabon Jūn Jīn (Chinese New Land Army: Xīn Jūn Jūn; Xīn Jūn Jūn Jūn Jūn) A cikin shekarun 1880s, gwamnatin Jamus ta ba da kwangilar taimakon fasaha da ba ta damu ba kawai game da gina sansanonin soja, amma kuma game da batun samar da kayan aikin soja.
sojoji, amma har ma da masana'antu da fasaha