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The kingdom of Lanfang has many islands, a very long coastline, a lot of rain, and the coast is mostly muddy sediments, many swamps and tidal flats, and there are not many places where a good port can be built.

Both the Lanfang-class battleships and the Lanfang-class battlecruisers have a draft of more than 9 meters, and it will be difficult to build warships with a larger displacement in the future just by docking at the port. The construction of military ports, especially deep-water ports, has become a matter of great urgency at present.

The Navy has planned seven large-scale deep-water military ports, namely Sabang Port, Belo Bay East Military Port, Nashna Military Port, Shangjing West Military Port, Dili Military Port, Ambon Military Port and Zhenzhong Military Port. These seven military ports are to be built into deep-water military ports with a draft of 15 meters, capable of docking battleships and battle cruisers; In addition, the construction of Bitong Port is planned to be built as a special submarine port, and destroyers and light cruisers can be docked at the same time. In the Nasner Military Port, only destroyers and submarines were docked in peacetime, and battleships and battle cruisers were docked in wartime, and it was used as a supply port. Other ports such as Pontianak, Marzene, Balikpapan, Semarang, Surabaya, Makassar, etc., can dock destroyers and supply ships at any time. Surabaya can build a deep-water port, but there is the Shangjing West Military Port in the west, the Dili Port in the east, and the Ambon Port in the north.

The first military port to start construction is the West Military Port of Shangjing, Shangjing is too close to the port, and it is necessary to dock battleships and battle cruisers off the coast of Shangjing to protect the security of the capital, but Shangjing is located in the plain, the terrain is low-lying, the surrounding rivers are dense, and the amount of silt deposits is very large, it is very unsuitable for the construction of a deep-water military port, and it must be built, after many on-site inspections and measurements and discussions by naval technicians, it was decided to invest heavily in the construction of a military port in the west of the existing Shangjing Port, and the embankment extends into the sea for nearly 3 kilometers, that is, after the construction is completed, Regular dredging is required every year. Fortunately, there is now a lot of free labor, and with the labor of thousands of indigenous people for half a year, it is now beginning to take shape, and it will be completed in three months. In order to build this military port, Zhang Wei purchased a large amount of cement and rebar from the system, and after the construction of this military port, it can dock more than 10 large warships. In order to protect the safety of the port, two shore defense batteries were established in the northeast cape of Shangjing and the west of the Xijun Port, each of which had 3 340 mm fortress guns and 5 280 mm fortress guns. The Navy also arranges for regular patrols of torpedo boats, destroyers and submarines in the open seas so that suspicious vessels can be detected in a timely manner.

The second military port to be built is Ambon Port, the conditions for the construction of a deep-water military port in Ambon are particularly good, the north and south are islands, and the safety of the port can be protected after installing the fortress guns on it, the siltation here is very light, the tide does not fluctuate much, the draft is more than 10 meters, and the dredger can reach a depth of 15 meters with a little effort. This is the core of the Archipelago Military District, where battleships or battle cruisers are docked, and they can attack enemy ships that appear around at any time to deter Xiaoxiao. Now the indigenous people of Ambon have either been killed or relocated to Papua, and Ambon has become the seat of the Archipelago Military District, the Archipelago Fleet and the Archipelago Provincial Government. A dockyard will also be built here, with the same configuration as the port of Sabang, capable of repairing battleships and battlecruisers.

The third deep-water port is Sabang Port, which is located at the northwest exit of the Strait of Malacca, the geographical location is very important, the military value is very high, the port silt has been cleaned up, the eastern port exists as a military port, the western port will be used as a commercial supply port, and the construction of a repair dock, which can serve both its own navy and the passing merchant ships. The advantages of Shaheng Port are that there are few rivers, slow siltation, and low maintenance costs after the construction of a military port. In peacetime there were 1 battle cruiser, 1 light cruiser and a group of destroyers and torpedo boats, as well as a small group of submarines stationed on this side. At present, the island's thermal power station is under construction, and it is expected to be able to generate electricity by the end of the year. The navy also planned 2 batteries on the island, the west battery was at the highest peak of the island, and 3 340-mm fortress guns were designed; The East Battery, in the eastern part of the port of Sabang, was designed with 3 280-mm fortified guns; When these two forts are built, they will definitely be able to keep Sabang Port impregnable. Now the 13th Division has changed its troops, the regimental headquarters of the 4th Regiment is located on the island, and the 4th Battalion of the 3rd Regiment stationed in Port Blair has been changed to the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment.

The fourth deep-water port is Dili Port, the conditions for the construction of the deep-water military port here are very good, the water depth itself is more than 15 meters, the siltation is still less, the geographical location is very good, it is just in the east of Shangjing, the south of Ambon Port, to the east is the southwest Dominion, the southeast is Australia, it is in the sea traffic rush, whether it is to help the surrounding sea areas or protect the safety of the east of Shangdong, Dili Port has very important military value.

The fifth deep-water port to begin construction is the Nashina Naval Naval Harbor, which is located in a shallow water area, with less silt, and most sections of the 20-meter isobath line are close to the shore of the island, and it can become an excellent deep-water port with a draft of more than 20 meters just by building a good wharf. It is located at the eastern outlet of the Strait of Malacca, and its military value is extremely important, and the Navy is prepared to use it as one of the most important supply ports for the Navy, and a destroyer squadron, a torpedo boat squadron and a submarine squadron are stationed here in peacetime. It was the forward base for the occupation of Indochina, and in the event of war with the British, it could join forces with the port of Sabang to blockade the Strait of Malacca.

The sixth construction of the navy deep-water port is the Medan Outer Port of Belao Bay, but the construction conditions here are not good, the amount of silt is large, if the construction of a commercial port below 10 meters is very good, the cost of building a deep-water port is very high, at least the annual dredging cost is not low, for this reason, the Navy decided to build a new military port in the east of the Port of Bellao Bay, there is no river in the east, there is no silt deposit, and after the completion of the military port, the forts can be built in the east and west directions, which can well protect the military port from attack, and hold the Strait of Malacca here. No ship should try to pass through.

The last deep-water military port built is Zhenzhong Port in Zhongzhou, which can dock more than 20 warships of more than 10,000 tons after construction. This is not only the easternmost deep-water military port, but also the most important base for the export of livestock products in Australia in the future. It is also responsible for the supply of supplies from the four states of Australia and the Southwest Dominion of Papua, and the supplies transported from Shangjing are generally unloaded here, and transported here when needed. The protection of Zhenzhong Port is easy to do, and forts are erected directly on both sides of the strait.

In addition, the establishment of simple docks in Port Blair, Cocos Island, and Christmas Island to dock destroyers and supply ships, as well as submarines or supply ports in wartime, will serve as the forefront of the kingdom's guard positions.

In order to build these 7 deep-water military ports, Zhang Wei used up the points he had obtained in the past few months, and invested a total of 30 million taels of silver before and after, not counting the construction of the workers are all indigenous, otherwise the expenses will be greater.