When Su Yi heard Wang Chengliang say that he was going to build three or four aircraft carriers first, he couldn't help but feel that Wang Chengliang was a little too conservative.

The aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 42,000 tons to be built is designed with reference to a light aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 17,000 tons in the world of the Great Han Kingdom.

Su Yi has read the design drawings of this aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 42,000 tons, and thinks that the design of this aircraft carrier is very good in all aspects, and the maximum speed of the design has even reached 28 knots, so Su Yi feels that since there is no problem with the design, it will inevitably be a waste of time to build only three or four ships at the same time.

Su Yi thought for a moment and said: "The design of this aircraft carrier is very good, three or four are too small, I feel that I will build another thirty large docks, and then build thirty of these aircraft carriers at the same time!" The funds for the construction of thirty large docks and thirty aircraft carriers will be allocated by me alone! ”

Wang Chengliang, commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy, couldn't help but show a wry smile when he heard this, in fact, in Wang Chengliang's view, this aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of 42,000 tons, after all, is only on the design drawings, after being built, no one knows what the final performance will be, so at the beginning it is too much to build three or four at the same time, it is best to build an experimental aircraft carrier first, and then start large-scale construction if all the performance is good.

Wang Chengliang proposed to build three or four aircraft carriers with a full load displacement of 42,000 tons at the same time, or because Wang Chengliang understood that Su Yi liked to spend a lot of money, so he was ready to build a few more at a time, and then Wang Chengliang did not expect that Su Yi was ready to build thirty aircraft carriers in one go with only one design drawing, such a big deal can be called crazy.

Wang Chengliang hesitated for a moment and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the shipyards of our Tang Empire, after all, have no experience in building aircraft carriers, so will it be too risky to build thirty aircraft carriers at the same time?" ”

Su Yi said indifferently: "I look at the design of this aircraft carrier is very good, even if the last thirty aircraft carriers are built with any flaws, at least they can have a certain combat effectiveness, and the most critical problem now is to produce fighters and bombers that serve as carrier-based aircraft, otherwise there are only aircraft carriers without carrier-based aircraft, then thirty aircraft carriers have really been built for nothing!" ”

Hearing Su Yi say this, Wang Chengliang knew that the matter of building 30 aircraft carriers with a full load displacement of 42,000 tons at the same time was irrevocable, and then Wang Chengliang said affirmatively: "Your Majesty, the aircraft factory that developed carrier-based aircraft now has a very good idea, and I believe that it will soon be able to develop fighters and bombers that can be used as carrier-based aircraft carriers." ”

Su Yi then asked Wang Chengliang: "In addition to the sixty super dreadnought battleships and sixty battlecruisers under construction in the major shipyards now, how many warships are under construction?" ”

Wang Chengliang immediately replied: "Your Majesty, in addition to the sixty super dreadnought battleships and sixty battle cruisers, there are twelve heavy cruisers, twenty-four large armored cruisers, sixty light cruisers, eighty-eight destroyers, forty-eight submarines, and some torpedo boats and gunboats under construction in the major shipyards, and torpedo boats and gunboats are all being built for the garrison fleets. ”

Su Yi frowned slightly, "According to the current number of capital ships of the Datang Royal Navy, the number of other types of warships that cooperate with the capital ships is still too small, and it is very likely that in the near future, the Datang Royal Navy will face the navies of the seven major powers such as Yingluoba and Sharad alone, so not only the capital ships, but also other types of warships should be built." ”

Wang Chengliang said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the shipbuilding industry of our Tang Empire is expanding too fast, so that there is a shortage of personnel, at present, the major shipyards have deployed most of the experienced skilled workers to the docks for the construction of super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers, which makes the docks for the construction of other types of warships, there is a serious shortage of skilled workers, so that the construction period of other types of warships continues to be extended, although the major shipyards are working hard to train new skilled workers, but in a short time, This shortage of skilled workers cannot be fundamentally improved. ”

Su Yi's brows suddenly furrowed a little tighter, "So, even if thirty new large docks are built, there will be a shortage of skilled workers after the construction of thirty aircraft carriers begins?" ”

Wang Chengliang thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if the construction of 30 new large docks starts now, then before March next year, these 30 new large docks should be completed, and at that time, the 36 Jingyuan-class and 36-class Zhiyuan-class will reach the final stage of construction, and a large number of skilled workers who built the 36 Jingyuan-class and 36-class Zhiyuan-class can be transferred out and join the construction of the 30 aircraft carriers, and there should be no problem in the official start of the construction of the 30 aircraft carriers." ”

Su Yi then said: "Let the major shipyards train more skilled workers, if we start a war between the Tang Empire and the seven countries such as Yingluoba and Sharad, the battle at sea is likely to be a protracted war of attrition, when the time comes, which side will have more warships, which side can obtain sea dominance, and the problem of funds for the construction of warships can be solved, but the skilled workers needed to build warships will depend on the major shipyards to train." ”

Wang Chengliang nodded and said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, I will urge the major shipyards to train as many shipbuilding skilled workers as possible." ”

After finishing the Navy's question, Su Yi turned his head to He Yunfei, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, and asked, "Yunfei, if our Tang Empire breaks out into a war with Yingluoba, Shalad and other seven countries, do you think that with the current strength of the Tang Royal Army, can we cope with this war?" Do you need to expand the strength of the Tang Royal Army now? ”

He Yunfei thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, although the General Intelligence Bureau has obtained some information, no one knows when the Yingluopa Empire, the Sharad Empire, the Noomi Empire, the Monia Empire, the Jisk Empire, the Ryerland Empire and the Orenza Empire will really collude together, and if the Tang Royal Army expands now, it will inevitably bring more burdens to Your Majesty and the finances, and our Tang Royal Army has ten guard divisions, twenty-four armored divisions, six hundred field divisions and four hundred garrison divisions, With a total strength of more than 70 million, even if these seven countries unite to declare war on our Tang Empire, with the current strength of our Tang Royal Army, it will be enough to deal with all the enemies in the early stage of the war. ”

After Su Yi purchased a large amount of flour, rice, canned meat, gasoline, anthracite and other materials from the system mall, he almost controlled the market of these materials in the Tang Empire, thus obtaining a large amount of funds.

Su Yi smiled and said to He Yunfei: "Yunfei, you don't need to think about the issue of the Royal Army's military spending, if you need to, the Royal Army will expand another one or two hundred million troops, and I can also raise it." ”

He Yunfei thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I think it's better not to expand the regular troops of the Royal Army for the time being, but we can use the hundreds of millions of reservists of the Royal Army to imitate the practice of the last war and start to form some reserve infantry divisions." ”

In the last war between the Tang Empire and the Seven Nations Alliance, a large number of reserve infantry divisions formed by the Tang Royal Army were transformed into temporary infantry divisions, and the temporary infantry divisions already belonged to the regular army of the Tang Royal Army, plus the absorption of the entire Royal Army of the Purple Moon Empire, making the total strength of the Tang Royal Army exceed 110 million at its peak.

In the process of reducing the strength of the Tang Royal Army, although tens of millions of demobilized soldiers still maintained the status of royal army reservists, the huge number of reserve infantry divisions was not reorganized, and the royal army reservists in various places only took a few days a month to conduct some military training.

Su Yi nodded and said: "Now the total strength of the Royal Army is 70 million, and in April last year, the total strength of the Royal Army was as high as 110 million, which means that among the personnel of the Royal Army Reserve, there are 40 million retired Royal Army officers and soldiers, and we can use these 40 million retired Royal Army officers and soldiers as the basis to form a large number of reserve infantry divisions." ”

He Yunfei said approvingly: "The officers and soldiers of the reserve infantry division only need to spare a few more days a month for training, so there is no need to increase more military spending, and once the war breaks out, our Tang Royal Army can pull out hundreds of reserve infantry divisions with an establishment of 50,000 people at any time." ”

Su Yi waved his hand: "Then it's decided, first form 2,000 reserve infantry divisions with an establishment of 50,000 people, if the weapons and equipment needed are not enough, let the major arsenals produce them as soon as possible, and I will be responsible for all the costs, with this 100 million reserves, presumably even if our Tang Royal Army faces the armies of the seven countries such as Yingluoba and Sharad alone, it should be able to gain the upper hand." ”

Hearing that Su Yi was going to form two thousand reserve infantry divisions in one go, He Yunfei, as the commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, couldn't help but show a wry smile, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor still likes to be generous.

Su Yi then asked Xia Xuezhi, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force: "Does the Royal Air Force have any ideas for the next preparations?" ”

Xia Xuezhi said very confidently: "Your Majesty, it is no exaggeration to say that with the current strength of our Datang Royal Air Force, even the air forces of those seven countries combined are not enough, of course, our Datang Royal Air Force will not have any thoughts of underestimating the enemy, and then our Air Force will also increase the training of new pilots, and at the same time add more new fighters and bombers." ”

The new fighters and bombers mentioned by Xia Xuezhi refer to the Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter and the Junkers-88 dive bomber, which were two fighters in the World War II period on the earth, and in terms of performance, they can completely kill all types of fighters of the air forces of seven countries, such as Yingroba and Sharad.

Xia Xuezhi is confident that he can make the Royal Air Force of the Tang Dynasty single-handedly take on the air forces of seven countries such as Yingluoba and Sharad, and the Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter and Junkers-88 dive bomber are the source of Xia Xuezhi's confidence.

Su Yi also knew that with the strength of the Datang Royal Air Force, it was enough to crush the air forces of seven countries such as Yingluoba and Sharad, and then Su Yi said with a smile: "The strength of our Datang Royal Air Force is indeed far ahead of the air forces of other countries, so the next preparation of the Royal Air Force will be formulated by the Royal Air Force itself!" In terms of funding, I will fully support the Royal Air Force! ”

At this time, Wang Yimin, the director of the General Intelligence Bureau, opened his mouth and reported again: "Your Majesty, our Tang Empire should still need to pay attention to the Hessel Kingdom, according to the information obtained by our intelligence department, the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire are trying their best to attract the Hessel Kingdom to join the military alliance formed between the two countries, and most of the high-level leaders of the Hessel Kingdom seem to be very excited. ”

The Kingdom of Hessel is a second-class power, with a strong navy and army, located on the world's largest island - Hessel Island, across the sea from the Gisk Empire and the Orenza Empire, with an original area of about 4 million square kilometers.

But not long after the war between the Tang Empire and the Seven-Nation Alliance ended, the Hessel Kingdom suddenly dispatched its navy and army, and annexed four island countries in a row with lightning speed, expanding the land area to more than 7 million square kilometers, and the population increased from 200 million to nearly 300 million.

This made both the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire have very big opinions about the Hessel Kingdom, but under the threat of the Tang Empire, the Jisk Empire and the Orenza Empire did not send troops to the Hessel Kingdom, but only protested on the surface, but secretly tried their best to win over the Hessel Kingdom and join the military alliance established by the two countries, which was tantamount to allowing the four island countries to be annexed by the Hessel Kingdom.

At present, the army of the Hessel Kingdom has more than 6 million troops, and the Hessel Kingdom has also formed an air force, and has more than 300 fighters designed and produced by the Hessel Kingdom.

The navy of the Kingdom of Hessel has hundreds of warships, including sixteen super dreadnought battleships, twelve battlecruisers, sixteen dreadnought battleships, sixteen former dreadnought battleships, and twenty ironclad battleships, and the strength of the Hessel navy is even higher than that of the Orenza navy.

The comprehensive strength of the entire Hessel Kingdom is also comparable to that of the Orenza Empire, and many countries in the world believe that with the current strength of the Hessel Kingdom, it is enough to rank among the first-class powers.