At present, there is only one admiral, Hong Tao, he is the inevitable commander of the navy, and he is not at ease to let others command the only armed force of the Jinhe Empire, and he has to work part-time. The highest rank below him is Kong Pei, the deputy commander of the navy is actually only a colonel, and he is the only one colonel, or it is reluctantly given for the sake of his deputy commander, the captains of other capital ships are all majors, and the captains of auxiliary ships are at most a lieutenant or captain.

It turned out that the large officer, second officer, boatswain, navigator, and gun chief on the battleship were also lieutenants, and the reason why the military rank was set so low was mainly to leave enough room for future promotion. The real battle has just begun, and if you become all school officers and generals, then you will not be able to reward you for meritorious service in the future, and it can be regarded as a kind of motivation. When Hong Tao announced the appointment of this rank, he said at the same time, whoever is promoted to the same rank as himself first will be the future commander of the Royal Navy.

Compared with the officers, the ranks of the sailors are relatively more detailed, and according to the evaluation of their previous years on the ship, qualifications and skills, the sailman, gunner, and ship-accompanying craftsman are divided into six grades. The title of recruit is reserved for those who join the navy after the establishment of the army, as long as they are currently serving in the fleet, they are also given a minimum rank of second-class, even if they are still trainee sailors, which is a benefit of the new emperor's accession to the throne.

The military flag and rank are all there, and there has to be one thing to be perfect, and that is the military uniform. For Hong Tao, a fake tailor, the military uniform is not a problem at all, what is the design, and then plagiarize! In later generations, Hong Tao was also a half-military fan, and he probably had a little impression of the military uniforms of various countries. Not beat around the bush. He's not a stick though. But I really admired the design of the military uniforms of the Third Reich. From the SS to the Army to the Navy, the Germans, who have always been known for their rigor, are so good at clothing design, and this nation is indeed excellent.

However, Hong Tao is not as rigorous as the Germans, and it is too difficult for him to design several kinds of clothing, he is a lazy person, even if he plagiarizes, he is lazy. Under his lazy behavior, there are only three categories and eleven types of military uniforms in the entire navy. The three categories are officer uniforms, soldier uniforms, and combat uniforms, which are subdivided into three types of uniforms: summer uniforms, winter uniforms, and spring and autumn uniforms. There are also two special post costumes for lookouts and flag bearers, who stay on masts tens of meters high all year round. He is the hardest person on the ship, so he is different from others in terms of wear, and the focus is on heat preservation, moisture protection, wind protection, and sun protection.

But from the lieutenant to the general, they all wear the same clothes, how can they tell who has a bigger official position? It's easy to do, use the cockade and armband to distinguish, the epaulette is troublesome, and it is directly omitted, and its function is replaced by the armband. Now the Imperial Garment Factory and the Imperial Tannery, which had just been reorganized from the former Women's Federation, had their first large order, a full 2,000 people, each with three sets of military uniforms, including fur coats, leather jackets, leather shoes, leather gloves, leather hats, and all kinds of embroidered brims and armbands, enough for the housewives who had just become workers to work for more than half a year. At the same time, Qizu's Imperial Metal Industry Group also received a large number of orders for cap badges, metal coat buckles, and metal badges. According to Hong Tao's request. The most corrosion-resistant alloy copper must be used to cast or forge the product, and the school officer and above are directly alloys. Somewhat similar to the 18-karat gold of later generations, it must be exquisite. This thing is used by the fleet after it docks at the port, and it wears the most wearable combat uniform when sailing and fighting in peacetime.

Finally, there is the formation of the fleet, and at present, in addition to the two Jiaosha-class warships stationed in the port of Kalamba, there are a total of twenty-one ships that the Royal Navy can call at any time. Among them, there is only one Killer Whale-class battleship, the Jinhe, which is equipped with 32 155 naval guns, 24 135 naval guns, and 10 80 deck guns. There are nine Jiaosha-class warships, equipped with 36 135 naval guns and six 80 deck guns as standard, and they are the main combat ships of the Royal Navy. There are four Salmon-class armed merchant ships, which are semi-combat and semi-logistical ships, and they can be competent in low-intensity naval battles, such as going out to be a pirate, sampling passing ships in the Strait of Malacca, or something. Depending on the purpose, the ship is armed with four to ten 80mm deck guns, which can also be converted into pure cargo ships if desired. Because its dead weight is lighter than that of the Jiaosha class, its sails are simpler, easier to operate, and do not require too many manpower to meet the requirements of long-distance sailing. The remaining five Exocet-class ships are not combat vessels, they are only used as transport boats to carry messages between ports, or to do things like intelligence gathering and hydrographic surveys.

According to Hong Tao's plan, it would be better for the port of Cape Town to garrison a Jiaosha-class warship and a Salmon-class armed merchant ship to prevent the Europeans from really smashing the pot and selling iron to explore new routes southward. This time, I went to Europe to see people through the people, and at the same time exposed a message to the Europeans, that is, from the sea can sail to the rich East. Even for Friedrich II, who risked being burned by the Christian Church as a heretic, he had to dissect corpses and study medicine, and there was no shortage of adventurers in Europe. Fort Karl alone couldn't stop them, and the docks in the Leeward Islands hadn't been repaired yet, and Cape Town was the only bridgehead that could stop them from going south.

In this case, the only combat ships that you can use are seven Jiaosha-class, three Salmon-class, and one Orca-class. At least two ships had to be sent to serve as a supply fleet, regularly plying the ports of Cape Town, Kalamba, Canton and Jinhe Bay, and in addition to transporting the necessary supplies, the craftsmen and sailors stationed in the ports of Cape Town and Calamba had to be rotated.

In the end, Hong Tao was able to command only one Killer Whale class, six Jiao Shark class, and two Salmon class at will, a total of nine combat ships, which was also the largest armed force that could be used at present without affecting the development of the Golden River Empire at home and overseas. Of course, if Hong Tao wants to fight hard, he can call back the garrison fleet of Bojiao and Medini within half a year, plus the supply fleet, and he can also make up six warships. At the same time, if it takes half a year to work hard, the shipyards in Golden River Bay and Phuket can produce at least three Jiaosha-class or five Salmon-class. However, this will seriously affect the control of the empire and the normal production arrangement, and it is a trick to hurt the enemy by 1,000 and damage 800 by himself, and Hong Tao will not do this unless he has to.

Is that nine ships enough? Hong Tao thinks it is enough for now. Neither the Great Song nor the Mongol Empire had formed an ocean-going navy, and although they have been working hard to imitate and develop them for more than a year, Hong Tao does not think that they can complete the road that took him more than ten years to complete in one year. This road itself is led by a guide, basically no detours, they are not through the guidance of people, just rely on non-stop trial production, continuous improvement, although there are Jinhe Bay warships and artillery as a reference, it does not take a few years to get any substantial development. Coupled with economic problems, even if they deliberately release water and let them enter the naval arms race, there will be no armed forces on the sea that can compete with their own fleet within three years.

"The master is different from others when he wears this dress, and he looks like a general. You look at Kong Pei's dress, loose and sloppy, there is no majesty at all. "Thousands of sets of military uniforms will definitely not be able to be made for a while, but Hong Tao is the emperor, he must wear whatever he wants to wear immediately, especially when he goes out to meet guests, how can he make the emperor embarrassed. The garment factory worked overtime to make several sets of officer uniforms, Hong Tao and Kong Pei were wearing new clothes at this time standing on the stern of the Jinhe to direct the fleet to leave the port, Cixi, who returned to Guangzhou with the fleet, surrounded Hong Tao like an old eunuch and praised him.

"Don't worry, you'll have a uniform in the future. Your family's mercy is not short, Weng Ya is also a big man, and your grandson will definitely not be short in the future. I said Cixi, tell you the truth, Cixi is not your own son, how can I not see from anywhere that he looks like you! Hong Tao was in a good mood, this black leather winter coat was well done, with gold buttons, armbands and cockades, it was indeed a bit of an SS style. It's a pity that you can't wear boots on the ship, so if you put on a pair of shiny big leather boots, stand with your hands behind your back, and leave a handful of Ren Danhu, hey, Carl Wolf is reincarnated!

"Hey, hey, hey...... What they grew up eating, it's milk and meat, they can get tired of eating meat, losers! Compassion was not in the slightest displeasure with Hong Tao's ridicule, and it also scientifically explained why the next generation of Jinhewan people are generally taller than his generation, and he can always see the essence from the surface, which is really a talent.

"After arriving in Guangzhou, don't mention the affairs of the empire, lest those Great Song merchants have ideological concerns. By the way, I will say to Luo Dacai, next month, the board of directors of the Strait Company will be changed to the navigation school, and I will also go over, and I will announce it in person when the time comes. You get me two girls from your department who speak Latin well, and you buy ten young Japanese women, the prettier ones, and send them to the nautical school. The girls in your department are going to be Jiang Zhuyi's helpers, and I will take them to Karl's hometown as a gift to their emperor, and it is estimated that they will not be able to come back in this life, and you will do the ideological work in advance. In addition, you have to grasp the work of the port of Kalamba and the port of Cape Town, set up a branch first, and don't need to send too many people to come there at first, and then make plans after familiarizing yourself with the local situation. The joy of the new clothes only lasted for a short time, and now even if Hong Tao is put on God's clothes, he can't erase the work in his mind, one word, tired! (To be continued.) )