On the afternoon of January 26, 3013 in the Tang calendar, Penelope, the emperor of the British Lopa Empire, said to Prime Minister August and Navy Minister Brady with an extremely ugly face: "I think you all know the shocking news, do you think this news is reliable?" ”

Prime Minister August said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the news came from the top of the Royal Navy of the former Cangyu Empire, and the intelligence department has basically determined the accuracy of this news, although I dare not believe it, but the independent fleet under Su Yi is likely to have seventy-five super dreadnought battleships, forty battle cruisers, sixty-seven dreadnought battleships and sixty-seven former dreadnought battleships, and more than seven hundred warships of various types of non-capital ships." ”

The corners of Emperor Penelope's mouth twitched a few times, and the independent fleet under Su Yi suddenly had so many capital ships, which had actually pulled the Royal Navy of Yingluoba from the throne of the world's first navy, which made Emperor Penelope feel shocked At the same time, he couldn't help but have a sense of crisis in his heart.

You must know that the reason why the Yingroba Empire can become the world's first power is inseparable from the strong strength of the Yingroba Royal Navy, and the Yingroba Empire's trade fleet all over the world relies on the prestige of the Yingroba Royal Navy to go wherever you want on the eastern and western oceans.

Emperor Penelope said in a deep voice: "A few years ago, didn't the independent fleet under Su Yi only have twenty-seven super dreadnought battleships, twenty battle cruisers, more than fifty dreadnought battleships, more than fifty former dreadnought battleships, and a dozen ironclad battleships? Where did Su Yi get so many capital ships? Did it fall from the sky? ”

Prime Minister August shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I still haven't found any clues about the island shipyard that Su Yi claimed, but the independent fleet has only four super dreadnought battleships that have sprung up at once, so many new warships, if it is only built by one shipyard, then the scale of this shipyard is simply unimaginable." ”

At this time, Navy Minister Brady spoke: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is not to find out where those warships of the Independent Fleet came from, but how our Royal Navy in Yingroba can regain the ranking of the world's number one navy!" ”

Emperor Penelope pondered for a moment and asked, "Of the twenty-four Admiral-Gelman-class super dreadnought battleships and the twenty-four fast-class battlecruisers, how many of them have already joined the active service of our Royal Navy in Yingluopa?" When will the others be able to enter service? ”

Admiral Brady immediately replied: "Your Majesty, as of today, there have been six Admiral Gelman-class super dreadnought battleships and eight fast-class battlecruisers that have joined the active service of our Royal Navy Yingluoba, and the other Admirals Gelman class and fast class are also undergoing final painting and sea trials, and by the middle of March, the remaining Admiral Gelman-class super dreadnought battleships and fast-class battlecruisers will be able to enter service." ”

Emperor Penelope nodded slightly and said, "In other words, by the middle of March, our Royal Navy in Yingluoba will be able to have forty-eight super dreadnought battleships, twenty-four battle cruisers, thirty-six dreadnought battleships, sixty former dreadnought battleships and seventy-two ironclad battleships. ”

Admiral Brady sighed, "If it weren't for the Independent Fleet under Su Yi's command, by mid-March, our Royal British Navy would have been the best in the competition, and even reached the top four standard in terms of capital ships, but unfortunately the Independent Fleet was born, making our Royal British Navy fall behind in the number of super dreadnought battleships, battle cruisers, dreadnought battleships and former dreadnought battleships." ”

After a pause, Admiral Brady continued: "And according to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the independent fleet has withdrawn the ironclad battleships from the sequence of the main fleet and will be incorporated into the garrison fleet of the port. ”

Emperor Penelope frowned slightly, "Could it be that our Royal Navy in Yingluoba is also preparing to retire the ironclad battleship?" ”

Navy Minister Brady shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the ironclad battleships are already a little backward in terms of firepower, defense and speed, but the seventy-two ironclad battleships currently in service in our Royal Navy of Yingluoba have undergone certain transformations, and their combat effectiveness is quite acceptable, and our Royal Navy of Yingluoba has no idea of decommissioning the ironclad battleships for the time being." ”

Emperor Penelope then thought about it for a moment before asking, "How is the Admiralty's design for the super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers equipped with twin 45 times caliber 381 mm guns?" ”

Admiral Brady hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Admiralty has designed a tough-class super dreadnought battleship, with five twin 45 times caliber 381 mm main guns, a standard displacement of 35,500 tons, a full load displacement of 39,680 tons, and a maximum speed of 21 knots, and also designed an ambush-class battle cruiser with four twin 45 times the caliber 381 mm main gun, with a standard displacement of 36,000 tons and a full load displacement of 40,600 tons, With a maximum speed of 26.5 knots, it will be the most powerful super dreadnought battleship in the world as long as the Tenacity class is built, and as long as the Ambush class is built, it will be the most powerful battle cruiser in the world, and even the super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers that are currently the most powerful in the independent fleet will have to bow to the wind. ”

After Emperor Penelope heard the approximate data of the Tenacity-class Super Dreadnought battleships and Ambush-class battlecruisers, the expression on his face finally softened a little, "How much does the Tenacity Class and Ambush Class cost?" ”

Admiral Brady hesitated for a moment and said, "If both the Tough-class and the Ambush-class can build more than twenty ships at the same time, then the cost of each Tough-class super dreadnought battleship is about three million British dollars to three hundred thousand British dollars, and the cost of each Ambush-class battlecruiser is about three million British dollars to three hundred thousand British dollars. ”

Emperor Penelope's next words couldn't help but make Admiral Brady overjoyed, "Although the cost of the Tenacity Class and the Ambush Class is expensive, in order to regain the position of the world's number one navy in our Royal Navy of Yingluopa, I am still willing to continue to invest a lot of money in the construction of the Tenacity Class and the Ambush Class. ”

Prime Minister August couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, how many Tentitude-class and Ambush-class ships are you going to build at the same time this time?" Or are twenty-four ships built according to the plan? ”

Emperor Penelope did not answer immediately, but asked the Admiralty Minister, Brady: "The standard displacement of the Tenacity class and the Ambush class is more than 35,000 tons, how many shipyards in our shipyards in the Yingroba Empire can build the Tenacity class and the Ambush class?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, the 30,000-ton dock only needs a simple renovation to build the Tough-class and the Ambush-class, plus the original 40,000-ton docks in each shipyard, it is completely possible to start construction of more than 50 ships at the same time, and if some 25,000-ton docks are also expanded, even more than 30 Tough-class and more than 30 Ambush-class can be built at the same time."

Emperor Penelope suddenly showed a confident smile at this time, "If it's just compared to wealth, our Yingluoba Empire really hasn't been afraid of anyone, it seems that if you want the Yingluoba Royal Navy to become the world's first navy again, you can only use money to smash it, then according to the original plan, build twenty-four tenacious-class super dreadnought battleships and twenty-four ambush-class battlecruisers at the same time!" All construction costs will be the sole responsibility of the royal family! ”

Prime Minister August and Navy Minister Brady looked at each other, and both showed a look of relief, after all, according to the current financial revenue of the British Ropa Empire, it is impossible to support such a crazy shipbuilding plan of the British Royal Navy.

The twenty-four Tenacious super dreadnought battleships combined cost at least 81.6 million British dollars, and the 24 Ambush-class battlecruisers combined cost at least 72 million British dollars, all of which have exceeded 150 million British dollars.

Prime Minister August then hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, if our Royal Navy of Yingroba adds twenty-four Admiral-class super dreadnought battleships and twenty-four fast-class battlecruisers, then military spending will definitely rise in a straight line, so ......"

Before Prime Minister Auguste could finish his words, he was interrupted by Emperor Penelope, "In the future, I will take out 50 million British dollars from the royal family funds to subsidize the Royal Navy every year, in this way, presumably even if the Royal Navy adds twenty-four more Tenacity-class super dreadnought battleships and twenty-four ambush-class battlecruisers, the annual military expenditure should be enough." ”

Admiral Brady said excitedly: "Your Majesty, if our Royal Navy in Yingroba can receive an additional subsidy of 50 million British dollars this year, then our Admiralty is willing to also contribute a sum of money to build six more Fortitude-class and six Ambush-class." ”

Emperor Penelope immediately said arrogantly: "This year's subsidy of 50 million British dollars will be on the account of the Admiralty tomorrow." ”

Prime Minister August glanced at the Admiral Brady with some dissatisfaction and said: "Brady, in addition to the subsidy given by His Majesty, the imperial treasury will not increase the military expenditure of the Royal Navy this year, and your Royal Navy must not be a fat man in the face, the construction cost of the six Tenacity-class and the six Ambush-class ships will be nearly 30 million British dollars." ”

Admiral Brady said indifferently: "In order to regain the position of the world's number one navy, all the officers and men of our Royal Navy in England are willing to tighten their belts and build more cutting-edge warships. ”

Emperor Penelope smiled at this time and said: "There is no need for the officers and men of the Royal Navy to tighten their belts, I have covered the construction costs of thirty tenacious-class super dreadnought battleships and thirty ambush-class battlecruisers." ”

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