Gao Yang rubbed his eyebrows, was silent for a moment, and then said softly, "Origin, Xie Lu, thank you, I want to know about the information of the warships that the British Navy is preparing to decommission." ”

Lin Jianzhang and Du Xiqi glanced at each other with some apprehension. The High Overseer has been sitting without saying a word for so long, could it be that the navy is too anxious to dissatisfy the High Overseer?

Just as they were nervous and about to speak, Gao Yang moved. Gao Yang turned his head to look at them and smiled and motioned for them to sit down first, then looked at Sir Mack and smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Minister, in fact, I am also interested in some other warships of the Royal Navy. ”

"Huh?" Everyone present was excited. Sir Mack's hand holding the cigar trembled slightly, trying to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said with a smile on his face, "Mr. Gao, which ship are you still interested in?" Although, everything is negotiable! ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the naval attache next to him, Major Parker, and said, "Mr. Major, please bring the Royal Navy Ship Illustrated Book for Mr. Gao to see!" Please hurry! "Sir Ma Ke is already very excited in his heart, even if it is the current military procurement request of Gao Yang, it is already the largest military procurement contract in history! If Gao Yang still has his eye on any warship, then he will bring back more pounds for the empire, and his position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should also rise to Lu, and His Majesty George V will definitely award me a medal!

Major Parker immediately got up and left, and it wasn't long before Major Parker hurried back with a thick Navy's illustrated book in his hand!

Du Xiqi and Lin Jianzhang, who had been sitting next to Gao Yang, had already trembled slightly with excitement, it has been 30 years! Since Dingzhen, the Chinese Navy has not added a large ship for 30 years! This nightmare that has plagued the Navy for decades is about to be shattered today under your nose!

The two admirals tore off the discipline buckle of their military uniforms, and stood behind Gao Yang with red eyes, staring at the naval illustrated book in Gao Yang's hand.

Gao Yang felt their hot gaze, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a knowing smile. He can probably understand the mind of the navy, since it is a good time, let's do a big business.

Gently opened the illustrated book and looked at it carefully, although I had already read the information from the origin, and I already had a candidate warship in my heart, but I could still take a closer look, after all, pretending is also needed.

Du Xiqi and Lin Jianzhang, who were standing behind him, watched Gao Yang turn over the pages one by one, and they were very anxious, they really wanted every one! There is no way that the country is backward and can only rely on buying, and the poor navy really wants everything!

When he turned to the Iron Duke-class battleship, Gao Yang stopped, tapped his fingers lightly on the Iron Duke's illustrated book, smiled slightly, raised his head to look at Sir Ma Ke, who had been staring at him, and said with a smile: "Can the Iron Duke-class battleship be sold?" ”

Sir Maks swallowed and looked at Major Parker, who nodded lightly before Mr. Minister said seriously, "This, requires the consent of the British government." However, I personally think that as long as the price is right, it shouldn't be a problem! ”

Major Parker got up and smiled and introduced to Gao Yang, "Mr. Gao, please allow me to introduce you to the Royal Navy's proud Iron Duke-class battleship!" The Iron Duke class is an improved version of the George V-class battleship, and it is even more powerful than the George V class! It has a standard displacement of 25000 tons and up to 30380 tons at full load! The total length of the ship is 198.8 meters, the width is 27 meters, and the draft is 8.7 meters. It has 18 coal boilers, 4 steam turbines, and 4 shaft propulsion power up to 29,000 horsepower! The maximum speed is 21.25 knots. It has a cruising range of 7,780 nautical miles at 10 knots and 4,840 nautical miles at 19 knots, with a necessary crew of 995 people. ”

After a pause, a look of pride flashed on his face, and he continued: "The Iron Duke class has powerful firepower, and the whole ship is equipped with a total of 10 twin 343 mm 45 times caliber main guns!" There are also 12 152-mm anti-destroyer secondary guns, which are equipped with 4 533-mm torpedo tubes underwater. In addition to its powerful firepower, the Iron Duke's protection is also very good. The thickness of the main armor belt reached 305 mm, the thickness of the bridge armor was 279 mm, the thickness of the frontal armor of the main turret was the same as that of the bridge was 279 mm, the thickness of the armor of the gun mount was 254 mm, the thickness of the armor of the cabin partition wall was 203 mm, and the thickness of the armor of the horizontal deck was 64 mm! ”

When Major Parker explained the performance data of the Iron Duke-class battleship, the saliva of Du Xiqi and Lin Jianzhang, who were standing behind Gao Yang, was about to flow to Gao Yang's head. Gao Yang touched the corners of his mouth, turned his head to look at the two commanders, and asked softly, "How do you feel?" Okay? ”

The two commanders nodded hurriedly, so often that they didn't even speak. Gao Yang's finger tapped lightly on the illustrated book, and he whispered to himself, "4 Iron Dukes plus 3 George V-class are only 7, and there is still one far from the Eight Great Beiyang ships!" ”

Gao Yang's low whisper made Lin Jianzhang's heart tremble behind him! Head "Buzz." A little dizzy, Gao Yang's words touched the deepest pain in his heart!

Lin Jianzhang, who was admitted to the Jiangnan Naval Academy in the sixteenth year of Guangxu, graduated just in time for the annihilation of the Beiyang Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese War.

Lin Jianzhang, who was only 21 years old at the time, heard the adults of the Nanyang Fleet laughing and talking about the fact that the Beiyang Fleet, which was desperate for money, was finally finished. The young Lin Jianzhang was puzzled, isn't the Beiyang Fleet his own people? The Beiyang Fleet is gone, the war is lost, the country is defeated, and the land is ceded and reparations are paid.

The First Sino-Japanese War tore off the most gorgeous coat of the rotten Manchu government, and since then, all foreign devils with a little name in the world can take a bite of this ancient land! It has become a colonial country that does not enter the flow because there is no defense of the sea!

Since then, Lin Jianzhang has been striving to be able to get the Chinese Navy back on its feet one day, step by step to the top of the Navy, and have done his best for the Navy.

It's just that the national strength has been getting worse and worse day by day for decades, let alone buying ships and ships, and even maintaining the current scale can't be done! Lin Jianzhang, who was in pain in his heart, had been struggling for the revival of the navy until the appearance of Gao Yang!

When he learned that Gao Yang was going to buy a big ship for the navy, Lin Jianzhang immediately abandoned his reputation and took the initiative to join Gao Yang, which was very infamous at the time, but for the sake of the navy, Lin Jianzhang couldn't take care of these anymore.

Until he heard just now that Gao Yang was preparing to rebuild the Eight Great Distances of Beiyang, Lin Jianzhang felt that even if he died tonight, he would leave with a smile!

When Du Xiqi graduated from the Jiangnan Naval Academy, the Beiyang Fleet had disappeared for nearly ten years, so he did not have the unforgettable pain of Lin Jianzhang.

It's just that as a naval person, I watched the neighboring Japanese Navy grow stronger day by day, and it could be ranked first in the world. But his country's navy has been weakening, and his heart is also very anxious.

It wasn't until Gao Yang's generosity that he prepared to rebuild a strong navy that Du Xiqi felt that he really saw it accurately, and it was a wise decision he made to follow Gao Yang. The plan to rebuild the Eight Great Distances will make this ancient country boil, because when the Eight Great Distances are still there, this country can still show off its power in East Asia, and still retain the dignity of the Celestial Empire! The people still have the self-esteem of a strong country, not the current colonial natives!

Gao Yang didn't know that Lu Dao's casual words made the two generals excited, and Gao Yang already had a target for the last ship of the Eight Great Distances.

Gao Yang flipped the illustrated book, pointed to a warship, looked at Major Parker, and said with a smile: "Major, is this ship for sale?" Everyone poked their heads out to see which ship Gao Yang had chosen, and even Sir Mack, who was sitting opposite, got up to watch.

Major Parker glanced at the illustrated book and immediately knew which ship it was, and said to Gao Yang with a strange expression, "Mr. Gao, that's the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier Eagle. Originally built for the Chilean Navy, the Admiral La Torre, was purchased by the Royal Navy on 28 February 1918 due to the interruption of work in a major war, and then sent to the shipyard to continue construction, and was completed on 26 June 1924 as an aircraft carrier. Are you really sure you want an aircraft carrier? ”

As soon as Du Xiqi heard that Gao Yang wanted to buy an aircraft carrier, he was anxious, and hurriedly persuaded Gao Yang, "Overseer, battleships are the king." Aircraft carriers can be used for reconnaissance, how can they be compared with battleships? And is it still as one of the eight far-reaching? ”

Anxious, Lin Jianzhang was a little anxious and continued, "Dujun, an aircraft carrier is a chicken rib, let's buy another battleship!" ”

Gao Yang shook his head slightly, and said lightly, "That's all for the capital ships, there are not many sailors in the country's navy who can get on board, and these battleships are enough." I think we're all going to be asked to join the Washington Naval Treaty, right? Jazz Mick? The latter was addressed to Mr. Minister.

Mr. Minister said with a smile: "Mr. Gao, if your ship purchase plan is implemented, the tonnage of the capital ship will reach 169,900 tons!" This is close to the tonnage limit of France and Italy's capital ships, and France and Italy can only have 5 capital ships each, so your plan has already surpassed them! I think it is certain that your country was added to the Washington Naval Treaty. ”

Gao Yang smiled lightly, lit a cigarette, and said slowly, "Mr. Minister, as far as I know, Article 18 of the Washington Naval Treaty stipulates that the signatory countries promise not to give, sell or otherwise transfer their warships to foreign navies, if the ships are handed over and may be used as combat power. Do you think this arms purchase between us can be achieved? Will the remaining signatory countries agree to the smooth progress of this arms purchase? ”

Sir Ma Ke laughed loudly when he heard this, and only after half a sound did he hold a cigar and said proudly, "Mr. Gao, any treaty is made by people!" Then it can also be modified by people! I can assure you that as long as your huge arms purchase plan is really implemented, the British Empire will never oppose it! As for the U.S., there should be no problem with the good relations between you and the U.S. government, right? As long as the British Empire and the United States agree, then there will be no problems! ”