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86_86661The generals in the military conference hall of the Hainan Palace, after listening to the story told by Chen Zhong, there were still differences and arguments, but now they have been unified. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

They have profoundly realized that if they are backward, they will be beaten, and if they want to live with dignity, they must work hard to strengthen themselves!

Chen continued: "Now that the world's great powers are rising one after another, the arms race is intensifying.

The Russo-Japanese War, which is being waged in the northeast of our country, will gradually change the military status of Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and other powers.

According to the data provided to me by the military intelligence department, in the ten years since 1893, the British naval budget has increased by 19 million, which is equivalent to the combined naval budgets of Russia, France, and Germany.

Therefore, it can be said that during the Russo-Japanese War, Britain was the absolute hegemon of the world's seas. Last year, in the 28th year of Guangxu, Britain and Japan signed an alliance agreement, mainly against the Russian Far East Navy. After the alliance between Britain and Japan, the interests of Britain in the Far East were guaranteed!

The proportions of warships of the Far Eastern Front are as follows:

Capital ships: 11 British and Japanese, 9 French and Russian

Cruisers: 47 British and Japanese, 16 French and Russian.

Until the beginning of this year, Japan, without worries, raided the Russian fleets at Incheon in Korea and Arthur in China. The war between Japan and Russia for northern China began.

Judging from the current situation of the Russo-Japanese War, it was only a matter of time before Japan captured Arthur, and the Russian Pacific Fleet in this area should be very dangerous.

As far as I can see, the Baltic Fleet, which is preparing to support the Far East, will definitely have a fierce battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet in the area of the Tsushima Strait.

The Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet, with its 12 capital ships, 7 cruisers, and 14 destroyers, no longer has any advantage over the powerful Japanese Combined Fleet.

It is not difficult to predict that after the Russo-Japanese War, if Russia is defeated, the main force of the Russian Navy will disappear, and by that time, the capital ships of the British Navy will greatly exceed the combined ships of France, Germany, and Russia.

After the British Admiral Fisher came to power, he proposed to establish the British Royal Navy. But the British Navy should still be in the dark at the moment, and the ship's artillery is lagging behind.

In the previous decisive battle in the South China Sea, it was not difficult for us to see that the British fleet, which was called the world's number one, was already overstretched.

Although Britain's maritime hegemony has been challenged by France, Russia, and Germany, their overall strength is still far lower than that of Britain.

At present, Britain is planning to build "dreadnought-class" battleships. At the same time, in order to maintain maritime supremacy, Britain will reorganize its navy. They saw clearly that the real enemy that threatened Britain was the rising German Empire.

If, after a series of reforms in the British Navy are implemented, then the British Navy's arms race should reach * and will have a very obvious advantage.

Therefore, during this period, Britain should still be a well-deserved maritime hegemon.

Britain allied with Japan, attacked the Russian fleet through Japan, and protected its interests in China), co-opted France, and used France to eliminate potential threats in the surrounding areas and to make an alliance with Germany, using this to limit Germany's development and expansion of the fleet.

These are the means used by the British in their military competition with the surrounding countries! The British are good at alliances, instigation, threats, and co-optation, and their special purpose is to always be invincible in the competition for world interests.

Therefore, the building of our navy must not be delayed, but should be quickly put into the building of the navy.

However, we are now facing a lot of difficulties. Because, a strong naval fleet requires a series of industrial and technological industrial chains.

In terms of the cost of manpower and capital to build a large fleet, according to shipbuilding experts, it takes 5,000 factories two years to build a battleship, of which 2,500 are engaged in the construction of the hull in the dock or slipway, 750 are responsible for the construction of steam turbines and boilers, and the rest are deployed in the armor production and armament manufacturing departments and other engineering processes that require manpower.

If we follow the 6 days a week and 50 weeks a year for the workers in our shipyard in Hainan, we can calculate the man-hours required to build a large fleet.60 ships x 2 years x 50 weeks x 6 days x 5,000 people = 18,000,000 working days Capital cost: According to extensive statistics, the total cost of a capital ship is £111 million. ”

At this time, the generals sighed when they heard this astonishing figure, and General Xiao Yang said: "Lord Wang, with the current production capacity and technical conditions of my Hainan, it cannot be completed no matter what. ”

"yes!" Zhou Zhiguang nodded and said: "Lord Wang, we currently have less than ten shipyards in Hainan Palace, and their current shipbuilding capacity is far from enough. However, there are many privately owned shipyards. If we take them into account and help us build a series of parts, we can still achieve six or seven percent of them if we guide and integrate them. ”

Chen Zhong said: "This is something we have to consider. I believe that if these 200 private shipyards are revitalized, we will not only be able to boost Hainan's economy, but also complete the construction of our Hainan warships.

I think that the production of warships for the Hainan palace is a big deal for any powerful private shipbuilding enterprise! The owners of these private shipyards will definitely be actively involved. ”

General Chen Fangzheng said: "Lord Wang, generals, there is no doubt that in the current world navy, battleships are the most deterrent among all warships, but the construction of battleships is also the most complex, and the requirements for construction conditions are undoubtedly the most stringent.

Therefore, our shipbuilding industry still needs to introduce advanced technology and recruit a large number of technical personnel, so that this great plan can be truly implemented.

The reorganization within the shipbuilding industry and the distribution of orders for the component systems of the naval shipyard will require a sophisticated coordination and coordination process. ”

Zhang Tong said: "We need to give private shipyards enough confidence to provide them with some advanced technical personnel and equipment to ensure their capital supply."

We will hand over the responsibility of developing more and more new technologies and the design of new warships in our navy to private shipyards, and begin to transfer more shipbuilding orders to the civilian shipbuilding industry. In this way, the scale and efficiency of shipbuilding can be greatly increased. The large-scale development of the private shipbuilding industry has been activated, and in time, the scale of our military industry in Hainan for manufacturing warships will be fully formed. This is a great idea that could not be more viable. ”

Chen Zhong looked at the generals and was full of hope for the development of Hainan's armaments, and he felt particularly happy and said: "Generals, according to the current concept, our Hainan will build a world-class invincible fleet in less than ten years!" ”。

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