"The purpose of disarmament is to limit armaments and maintain peace, so the normal construction of armaments is part of maintaining peace, and only those countries that blindly expand their military forces and whose military size far exceeds their security needs are the objects that need to be restricted." "We must stress at the meeting that the German navy is now in a weak position, and that maritime security is threatened, so building a navy is a legitimate move out of normal necessity, and the British are the ones who should be most restricted," Marchar said. ”

"If the British are really ready to use their numerical superiority in capital ships to suppress us proportionately, we can join forces with the United States to oppose it, and the Americans will definitely not be willing to let the size of their navy stop there." "In addition, if the scale of future ship building is determined by the proportion of the number of capital ships, it is also very disadvantageous for the Russians, Nich wants to slow down our shipbuilding, but he definitely does not want to wait for the Russian economy to recover only to find that his navy has a shackle around its neck, so the Russians can also fight for it on this issue." ”

Theodore Roosevelt was not only a good friend of Mahan, but also a fanatical admirer and executor of Mahan's doctrine, and the policy of "sticking a big stick in his hand and speaking warmly" pursued by him also made the United States unwilling to be a mere industrial power marginalized by the mainstream European world, and seeking international status and the right to speak became the goal that the United States has been striving for.

At the end of World War I, Wilson, who was the president at the time, always regarded himself as a European mediator, but at the Versailles Peace Conference, the Entente led by Britain and France did not buy the face of the Americans at all, and joined hands to trap the Americans.

Annoyed and angry, the U.S. Congress randomly passed the 1919 shipbuilding bill, which terrified Britain and France, and Britain, which had exhausted its experience in the war, had to propose a naval treaty to limit the shipbuilding race, and for the first time recognized the U.S. Navy as equal to the British Royal Navy in the Washington Naval Treaty.

So with Roosevelt's temper, it was unacceptable for the US Navy not to get a single number of capital ships that in his opinion was in line with the status of the United States.

And Nikitjochen knew his thoughts better. Historically, after convincing the Duma and the National Security Council, Nicholas II began to formulate and draft the Russian "Naval Law", which was proposed in 1911 and planned to build the Baltic Fleet into 24 dreadnoughts, 12 battle cruisers, and 24 light cruisers in 22 years. The Grand Fleet of 108 Fleet Mine-Strike Ships and 36 Submarines is planned to cost 1.125 billion rubles, or about 2.5 billion marks!

Although Jochen believes that Russia, which has been more costly in the Russo-Japanese War, will probably not be able to come up with 1.125 billion rubles, Nicholas II's ambition to rebuild the Baltic Fleet will not disappear.

Therefore, the British wanted to limit the number of German ships according to the comparison of the number of capital ships, and at the same time, it would also endanger the interests of the United States and Russia, so as long as they did a good job of tandem, Germany could not be the villain alone.

"We now have 4 new battleships in service and 6 under construction, the British are now 1 in service and 4 under construction. We can propose that for a period of time all countries cease to build capital ships, so that the British will have to face the situation that they are more than twice as many as us in the number of new battleships, and the British will certainly not agree. "Tirpitz built yì to.

"I think this is a feasible solution, because if His Majesty Nikolai wishes to delay the preparation of his own naval expansion, this proposal should be very much in his favor, and I think we should be able to get the support of the Russians." Machar immediately agreed.

Ideas are opened, and ideas will naturally come to them, and Machar continues to say excitedly: "And stop building new ships immediately." The most direct and convenient means of disarmament is to maintain the status quo for our navies, so that we can stand on the moral high ground.

So. It can be said that we have made great sacrifices in order to achieve peace and end the arms race, and that Germany has to make the decision to immediately stop the construction of any new capital ships when its own naval strength is insufficient and its own security cannot be effectively guaranteed. ”

"The Royal Navy would not accept the proposal, and the British people would not allow their own government to do so. In this way, it is the British who have no sincerity to sabotage the conference, and we can use this as a lever to condemn and attack the British government. Naturally, Jochen would never miss an opportunity to discredit the British.

"Well, and the British have previously carried out large-scale restructuring and knocked out a large number of old ships. Therefore, although they now have 54 old battleships in service, the oldest of these battleships is only the 17-year-old Sovereign class. We can propose a rule that ships must be more than 25 years old before they can be built, and we still have three Saxony-class ships that have not been removed from the roster of battleships, so we can continue to build three new battleships in the name of building replacement ships, which the British will certainly not accept. Tirpitz came up with another idea.

The four Saxony-class ships have long passed the retirement period in accordance with the provisions of the "Navy Act", but in addition to one that was targeted, the other three have actually been kicked out of the German Navy's combat sequence, but considering that the Mediterranean Fleet has only four Brandenburg-class ships are really weak, these three Saxony-class ships are still on the Navy's roster. I didn't expect it to come in handy now.

As for the Emperor No. 2, which has now basically become a gunnery training ship, the Emperor is about the same age as the Sovereign class, and according to Tirpitz's 25-year regulations, it is still too early to build a replacement.

"That's a good idea, in this way, it's strange that the British can agree, if anyone dares to nod, it is estimated that their first sea lord will call the door directly!" Jochen was finally happy, and with Fisher's temper, it wasn't impossible.

Tirpitz laughed at Jochen's words, and he had naturally heard some rumors that his nemesis was within the Royal Navy.

"And according to this plan, both the French and the Italians have some old ironclad ships that meet the age requirements, so France and Italy will be able to eliminate the old ships and build replacement ships, and the only restricted object is the British, so it is likely that no one will be on the side of the British." Tirpitz said with a smile.

"But in that case, the United States may have some opinions." Tirpitz thought for a moment and then added: "The age of the Americans' warships should not be very long, and many warships of the U.S. Navy were started when His Excellency Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of the Navy, so the Americans will not be able to start construction of replacement ships." ”

"The most urgent thing for the Americans now is to contain Japan and gain the right to speak in the Northwest Pacific region, according to our plan, the construction of the Japanese Navy will come to a standstill, which is beneficial to the Americans, and in the case that there will be no new battleships in the Pacific region, the deterrent effect of the Americans' 16 battleships on the Japanese will be more obvious." Machar explained to Tirpitz.

In fact, there is no need to worry at all, although according to this plan, the number of capital ships of the US Navy is also limited, but unlike the proportional size of the fleet that only limits the number, the Americans have gained an advantage in the number of dreadnoughts when everyone does not build new ships.

If nothing else, the Americans should have already started construction of 2 South Carolina-class and 2 Delaware-class dreadnoughts, so if countries do not start construction of new ships, then the Americans can also reach a 4:5 ratio of the number of dreadnoughts to the British. What's more, this directly killed the Japanese, and the Japanese are now building two Satsuma-class dreadnoughts, and the two Hanoi-class dreadnoughts are about to be stillborn.

The Japanese can't afford to play a shipbuilding competition with the U.S. imperialists, but the feeling that you have more and I have you don't have is also completely different, so the United States is likely to agree with this opinion, Jochen thought secretly.

"However, in this case, Ferdinand's request for us to build new battleships for the Croatian Navy may be suspended, which will not only be a blow to the Croatian Navy, which wants to strengthen itself, but may also affect the relationship between our two countries." Marshal said.

"Adolf, you've thought it through, but you don't have to worry about this, I have a solution to this problem." Jochen shook his hand at Mashal and said, "But I'll have to think about it again, and I'll tell you when I'm sure." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Mashal wisely did not ask.

However, Tirpitz on the side raised his eyebrows, and he knew something that Mashal didn't know, and he immediately had a bold guess in his heart, and His Majesty the Emperor probably wanted to take advantage of that loophole.

"Then this matter is basically operated according to this idea, Adolf, you will think about it carefully after you go back, think about it as thoroughly as possible, and if you think that it is basically almost, let it be implemented, and you don't need to ask me again." Johan saw that this was basically the case, so he commanded.

"Yes, I see, Your Majesty. I will immediately discuss the details with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and try my best to communicate with the US and Russian ambassadors to ensure that we can take the initiative in the meeting. Marcal told Jochen to retreat, and he was equally eager to try it, and there were not many opportunities for the British to be disgraced in diplomatic trouble, and the French had almost made Germany unable to step down with the support of the British, and this time he would say that the British would also taste it. With such a set of combination techniques, the British have set this pot on their backs. (To be continued......)

PS: E4,E5 has passed, don't read it, I almost didn't update it today, it's a sin.