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86_86661Chen Zhong was very aware of Song Wenqing's thoughts, and it was understandable that he was unwilling to give up this extremely tempting cake in Hainan, and he was unwilling to openly break with the Qing court. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everyone has their own choices and ways of living, which is beyond reproach, as long as both parties can cooperate with each other in a certain field to get what they need, it is fine, and there is no need for others to agree with your worldview and your outlook on life.

The construction of Hainan is now in need of a large amount of capital injection, and Song Wenqing's joining, of course, is a good thing, how can you disagree with it, this is a deal that everyone needs to take.

Chen Zhong fully believed that after Song Wenqing got huge benefits in Hainan, he would choose to invest a large amount of money in Hainan without hesitation. The expansion of the scale of the Hainan fleet is one of Hainan's top priorities.

To expand the Hainan fleet, Chen Zhong did not want to directly order all the warships. Because those giant warships, no matter how much you pay, those countries with advanced ships will not sell you the most advanced ships.

Chen Zhonghe and the Navy Command's opinion was that they wanted to build the most advanced warships in the world, and only when the warships built were of sufficient scale could they cope with more intense naval battles in the future.

In the face of the expansion and development of the British fleet, the naval construction of countries such as Germany, Japan, and the United States is also developing rapidly.

Ever since steel replaced wood as the main building material for battleships, the size of warships has increased over the years, especially in battleships and battlecruisers, especially battlecruisers.

In terms of battleships, the original British "Dreadnought" was 160 meters long and had a full load displacement of 20,000 tons, and ten years later the "Queen Elizabeth" reached a length of 195 meters and a full load displacement of 31,000 tons.

If the gap between the two is not very large, then the changes in the battle cruiser are absolutely shocking, from the original "Invincible" to the latest "Hood", the full load displacement has more than doubled from 20,000 tons to 42,000 tons, and the length of the ship has increased from 172 meters to 262 meters, an increase of 90 meters!

The growth of the size of warships is closely related to the increase in the area of armor and the development of weapons systems.

At present, the most advanced battleships in the world have been installed with armor up to 457 mm thick. Compared to the British dreadnoughts, the 330-mm armor belt of the battleships of the "Queen Elizabeth" and R-class battleships, although not outstanding in thickness.

But the entire armor system weighs much more than the former dreadnought, and the reason for this is obvious - the armor area required for a larger hull naturally becomes larger, and the ever-increasing dreadnought hull becomes part of a vicious circle.

At the same time as the weight of the armor increased, the caliber of the main guns of the capital ship also rose from 305 mm to 381 mm. The increase in caliber brought about an increase in the weight of the barrel, forcing the pitch and gyratory mechanisms to increase the fire, which in turn led to the gun carriage having to become larger, and the size and weight of the gyratory disc and turret also increased.

All of this weight combined, combined with the additional armor weight due to increased enemy firepower, resulted in a significant increase in the weight and size of the entire turret, ultimately leading to an even larger hull.

When the 381-mm front main gun group of the battle cruiser appeared, the increase in the caliber of the main gun led to an increase in the tonnage of the ship. These data put forward extremely strict requirements for shipbuilders.

It is inevitable that the displacement of warships increased in a short period of time, resulting in the lack of docks and slipways in most of the original early shipyards in Hainan.

Then, these old shipyards and shipyards need to invest in the expansion of the original infrastructure, and even modify the port topography of the area where the shipyard is located.

At present, the preparatory department of the Hainan Navy has invited bids for a total of 38 private shipyards willing to participate in the construction of warships equipped with 305 mm main guns.

Among them, there are 26 private shipyards and 12 of the navy's own shipyards, and through recent rectifications, only nine shipyards have the capacity to build giant warships equipped with 381 mm guns.

However, in Chen Zhong's view, if you want to build the world's first-class navy in ten years, you must have a series of new capital ships that can carry 457 mm guns.

However, if such a scale is required, no shipyard can meet the requirements.

This forced Hainan shipyards to plan for new slipways, dockyards and port facilities to provide the necessary conditions for the construction, repair and maintenance of these giant ships.

Therefore, the increase in the displacement and size of warships has put forward extremely high requirements for the scale of the shipbuilding industry and the construction of infrastructure.

In order to cope with the rapid increase in the size of warships, the size and layout of the dockyard have gradually become a pivotal part of the shipbuilding system. These requirements will require a large number of financial and technical personnel.

The German Navy was massively expanding, and its spearhead was directed at the British Navy. At the same time, the United States and Japan also recognized the necessity of building a strong main fleet to demonstrate their national strength and safeguard the interests of the empire during this period, and became emerging naval powers.

Therefore, in order to meet the challenge, if Hainan wants to win a place in the world's oceans, it must resolutely build ships on a large scale, expand its fleet, and catch up with Britain, Germany, and other countries.

At the technical level, the British should be emulated, and it was necessary to build installations of "full main guns" and battleships driven by steam turbines.

It is necessary to make up our minds to eliminate all the old battleships at once, so that it will be possible to build Hainan's fleet into a world-class force in the next ten years.

However, this bold idea has brought great challenges to the entire shipbuilding system, including shipyards, military factories, and engine manufacturing plants.

At the same time, there are unprecedented and lucrative business opportunities. For Song Wenqing, who has an extremely keen sense of business, he is unwilling to give up no matter what.

Not only that, Song Wenqing saw the unlimited business opportunities here in Hainan, including businessmen from Europe, the United States, and the Nanyang region, all flocked to Hainan.

Hainan seems to have become the world's financial center overnight, and the world's largest consumer market for industry.

Hainan's economy is heating up rapidly, and just one shipbuilding industry has activated all industries in Hainan.

Various industries have sprung up like mushrooms, which has also brought great pressure to Hainan's infrastructure.

Therefore, in this case, Chen Zhong had to set up a separate coordination department to coordinate and balance all links in the industrial chain. Hainan has become the focus of the world.

So. For Chen Zhong, what Hainan lacks now is not capital, but all kinds of technical talents.

A prosperous economy without talent is a deformed economy, and in the end, it will bring about a vicious circle.

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