August and Brady, the Prime Minister of the British Empire, and Brady, the Minister of the Admiralty, immediately complimented Emperor Penelope again when they heard that Emperor Penelope was going to package the six Tenacious-class super dreadnought-class battleships and six Ambush-class battlecruisers that the Admiralty was preparing to fund and build.

Emperor Penelope waved his hand and said, "I have invested such a huge amount of money to build so many cutting-edge warships for the Royal Navy, and the Royal Navy must need to expand a large number of officers and men, but I don't want to affect the overall combat level of our Royal Navy officers and men in Yingluoba because of the expansion." ”

Admiral Brady immediately patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, several military academies of our Royal Navy in Yingroba have been expanding their recruitment in recent years, and the scale of conscription is also constantly expanding, and I can assure Your Majesty that every Royal Navy officer and sailor who board the warship has undergone the most rigorous training, and the overall combat level of our Royal Navy officers and men in Yingroba will definitely not decline because of the addition of a large number of cutting-edge warships." ”

Emperor Penelope nodded slightly, then turned to Prime Minister August and asked, "Have you checked the reserves and output of the gold and silver mines in the Noomi Empire?" ”

There is no unventilated wall in the world, although the royal family of the Noomi Empire has strictly sealed the news of the royal gold mine and the royal silver mine, but the discovery of a giant gold mine and a giant silver mine by the Noomi Empire is still known by some countries, including the Yingluoba Empire.

Prime Minister Auguste said in a somewhat solemn tone: "Your Majesty, according to the latest information obtained by the intelligence department, the gold mine discovered by the Noomi Empire has a reserve of about 100,000 tons or more, and the gold content is even more astonishing between 10 grams and 40 grams per ton, and the reserves of that silver mine exceed three million tons, and the silver content is about 300 grams to 1000 grams per ton, and this gold mine with huge reserves and this silver mine with huge reserves are also very convenient to mine, according to the intelligence, In one year, the royal family of the Noomi Empire has obtained more than 2,500 tons of gold and more than 30,000 tons of silver from this gold mine and this silver mine. ”

When Emperor Penelope heard this, the expression on his face couldn't help but become solemn, "So just relying on a gold mine and a silver mine, the royal family of the Noomi Empire can earn more than 200 million British dollars a year?" ”

Prime Minister August nodded and said: "That's true, the financial revenue of our Yingluoba Empire last year was 800 million British dollars, and the Noomi Empire can now get a quarter of the financial revenue of our Yingluoba Empire by relying only on a gold mine and a silver mine, which allows the Noomi Empire to build twenty-four super dreadnought battleships with 45 times caliber 356 mm guns in one go, and twenty-four battle cruisers with 45 times caliber 356 mm guns." ”

Emperor Penelope frowned and said: "With the guarantee of funds, the Noomi Empire will never just build these super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers and stop it, it seems that an arms race of the navy is inevitable." ”

After a pause, Emperor Penelope suddenly said to Prime Minister August: "By the way, spread the news as soon as possible that our Royal Navy of Yingluoba is preparing to build thirty Tenacity-class super dreadnought-class battleships and thirty Ambush-class battlecruisers at the same time, since the arms race is inevitable, then we have to add some pressure to the enemies of our Yingluoba Empire." ”

On the morning of January 30, 3013 in the Tang calendar, in the palace of Kay City, the capital of the Noomi Empire, Julian, the prime minister of the Noomi Empire, said to Emperor Edgrew in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Yingluoba Empire has just announced that it will build thirty Tenacity-class super dreadnought battleships with five 45 times caliber 381 mm guns and thirty ambush-class battlecruisers with four 45 times caliber 381 mm guns in the near future. ”

Emperor Edgrew frowned and asked, "Is there any more detailed data on the Ingroba Empire's Tenacity-class super dreadnought-class battleships and ambush-class battlecruisers?" ”

Prime Minister Julian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't gotten more detailed data on these two warships yet, but I've asked the intelligence department to find a way to collect them." ”

Emperor Edgrew sighed and said: "The Yingluoba Empire is really profound, it seems that our Noomi Royal Navy still has a long way to go if it wants to surpass the Yingluoba Navy, by the way, have the twenty-four ocean-class super dreadnought-class battleships and twenty-four Gladiator-class battlecruisers of our Noomi Royal Navy been built?" ”

"Your Majesty, twenty-four ocean-class super dreadnought battleships and sixteen Fighter-class battlecruisers have begun to be built in the dock, and the dock for the other eight Fighter-class battlecruisers has not yet been completed because they are all newly built, and it is expected that by the end of March, the other eight Fighter-class battlecruisers should also be able to start construction."

Emperor Edgrew smiled bitterly and said, "In this case, even if I want to build super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 381 mm guns, there will be no docks in the shipyards of our Noomi Empire. ”

Prime Minister Julian hesitated for a moment and said: "The eight Pathfinder-class battlecruisers will be almost completed by mid-May this year, and eight 30,000-ton docks will be vacated by then." ”

Emperor Edgrew pondered for a while and said: "Let the Admiralty design super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers with 381 mm guns as soon as possible, and immediately build a new batch of docks with a scale of at least 40,000 tons, according to the development trend of super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers in various countries, the caliber of the main guns will inevitably become larger and larger, and the displacement will also be larger and larger, so it is best to build some more 50,000-ton docks, and the problem of funds will be the responsibility of the royal family." ”

After a pause, Emperor Edgrew asked Prime Minister Julian, "I heard that Su Yi, who captured the Cangyu Empire, has surpassed the size of the Yingluoba Navy in the fleet under his command?" ”

Prime Minister Julian immediately nodded and said: "According to intelligence, the independent fleet under Su Yi's command is likely to have seventy-five super dreadnought battleships, forty battle cruisers, sixty-seven dreadnought battleships and sixty-seven former dreadnought battleships, which has surpassed the Yingluoba Navy and become the world's first navy." ”

Emperor Edgrew hesitated for a moment and said: "Is it possible for our Noomi Empire to establish an alliance with that Su Yi, if there is such a powerful navy standing with our Noomi Royal Navy, even if it starts a war with the Yingluoba Empire and the Shalad Empire at the same time, I will not be afraid, not to mention that Su Yi also has a large and powerful army force under his command." ”

Prime Minister Julian then said: "Your Majesty, that Su Yi has decided to officially ascend the throne on July 1 this year, and the country he built is the Tang Empire, and he has issued an invitation to our Noomi Empire to participate in the enthronement ceremony. ”

"Datang? It seems that Su Yi's ambition is not small! ”

"Your Majesty, although the navy and army under Su Yi are very strong, and there are also many contradictions with the Sharad Empire, the Tang Empire that Su Yi is about to establish is, after all, a country of the yellow race, once our Noomi Empire forms an alliance with the soon-to-be-established Datang Empire, it is likely to suffer the hostility of all white countries, and even most of the people of our Noomi Empire are emotionally difficult to accept."

Before Su Yi came out, the world's seven first-class powers were all Caucasian countries.

Since more than 200 years ago, several white countries in the Western, Southern and Northern continents began the industrial revolution one after another, and the four major empires of the Eastern Continent, dominated by the Tang people, have gradually lagged behind the world's industrial countries in science and technology, and then their national strength has also been weakening.

Although the Cangyu Empire, the Celestial Star Empire, the Liuyun Empire, and the Purple Moon Empire can still be ranked among the second-class powers by virtue of their huge population and territory, in the eyes of the white people, especially in the last few decades, the yellow people of the Eastern Continent are basically synonymous with ignorance, backwardness, and poverty.

Emperor Edgrew nodded slightly, "The alliance with the country of the yellow race is indeed cautious, and the matter of the alliance with Su Yi will be put on hold for the time being, by the way, spread the news that our Noomi Empire is preparing to build a new batch of large docks, don't let the Yingroba Empire and the Sharad Empire be too easy." ”

The news that the independent fleet of the Soviet Army suddenly became the world's first navy had just spread all over the world, and then the British Empire announced that it would build thirty super dreadnought battleships equipped with 381 mm guns and thirty battle cruisers equipped with 381 mm guns at the same time.

Before these two exciting news cooled down, the Noomi Empire then announced that it would build a large number of 40,000 and 50,000 ton docks to prepare for the construction of the Noomi Royal Navy's updated super dreadnought battleships and battle cruisers.

In the palace of Feni City, the capital of the Sharad Empire, Emperor Herris snorted coldly and said to Prime Minister Schulik: "It seems that a larger-scale naval arms race is inevitable, how long will it take for our Sharad Royal Navy's eighteen Bull-class super dreadnought battleships and eighteen Woodpecker-class battlecruisers to join active service?" ”

Prime Minister Shurik immediately said: "Your Majesty, by the end of June this year, all eighteen Bull-class super dreadnought battleships and eighteen Woodpecker-class battlecruisers will be able to join the active service of our Royal Navy in Sharad. ”

"Let the Admiralty design super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 381 mm guns as soon as possible, and once the eighteen Bull-class super dreadnought battleships and eighteen woodpecker-class battlecruisers can leave the dock, immediately let the shipyards start building the next class of super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers, and our Sharad Empire will not be left behind in this naval arms race."