Three days later, Bai Nam did not participate in the cabinet vote, and afterwards the secretary of the Counsellor's Office handed him a note with one line on it: The cuckoo plan was approved, and the preparation of the plan was accelerated. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Bai Nan took this for granted, and there were not many surprises and surprises. From this point onwards, the most difficult part is that the Tang Republic needs to carry out a nationwide mobilization and preparation to complete this feat of swallowing elephants.

In the entire deployment, simply raiding the Jingshi and capturing Emperor Qianlong was only the initial part, and it was also the beginning of the entire Cuckoo plan. On the surface, the Tang Dynasty needs the Qing Dynasty to open up trade and immigration, and in the long run, the Tang Dynasty needs to carry out profound social changes in China, so as to bring China into the orbit of the Tang Dynasty in the long run.

In Bai Nan's design, after taking the Jingshi, the first thing is to ensure the establishment of the puppet emperor, which will inevitably involve a war with a large number of Qinwang's army, which is inevitable. There was no option for the Tang Dynasty to set up an emperor, force him to sign a Treaty of Jiangning, and then withdraw. The Chinese have a high IQ and a high ability to disobey yin and yang, and a treaty is just a treaty, and they will use more methods to circumvent it. The Tang Republic could not ensure that it did better than the British, and the British launched two crows one after another, which contributed to more invasions of China, although it has something to do with John Bull's brain axis, but in the final analysis, this model is not efficient.

Therefore, the Tang people must ensure that there is a certain control over the Jingshi, and the puppet emperor can enjoy the four seas, but on key issues, the Tang people must be listened to. And it needs a series of cooperation from him later, so that the interests of Datang in the Qing Dynasty can be guaranteed, and more proactive changes will appear in the Qing Kingdom.

In addition, Bai Nan also devised a strategy somewhat similar to the British concession method, and the two regions he chose, namely Hong Kong and Shanghai, established the Tang Concession in these two regions, and used this as a fulcrum to radiate the economically powerful and densely populated Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta regions. In these two core areas, the Tang Dynasty must ensure the absolute right to speak and economic privileges, and control half of China's commercial and trade vitality in Guangdong, and control half of China's grain production and products in Jiangnan.

As for the disputes that would still arise within the Qing Dynasty, it was not for the Tang people to control that those with the ambition of liberation might continue to enter the king of Jingqin, or those with a kind of mentality might launch a larger-scale uprising. Bai Nan instead believed that a certain amount of chaos was beneficial to the Tang State, and the actual situation was that there were endless rebellions and wars in the Qing Dynasty, even without the impetus of the Tang Dynasty. Fighting can lead to the emergence of displaced people, who are the best group of immigrants.

Although Bai Nan is the main proposer of the plan, but now that this plan has risen to the level of national strategy, there will be more people who will make suggestions and preparations for it, and Bai Nan only needs to do his part.

For the implementation of the cuckoo plan, there are those who are dissatisfied and those who are excited. For the navy, the Dujuan plan is obviously a major advantage, especially for the naval commander Deng Xiyi, who has repeatedly launched the shipbuilding plan before, but has been shelved and vetoed, after the cabinet voted to approve the Dujuan plan, his new naval development plan has been released.

Paik Nam also got this development plan like a thick magazine from the Navy's office. Bai Nan felt that purely from the skill of making plans, no one in Datang might be able to do it, and Deng Xiyi's ability to do this was really breathtaking.

"Is Qi Jiguang's construction plan going to be abandoned?" As soon as he turned the page, Bai Nan discovered something that surprised him.

Deng Xiyi, who was sitting there, looked like he took it for granted, he drank his tea, and said: "It's not surprising, in fact, the Qi Jiguang-class frigate that was converted from the 2,000 Zheng He warships from the beginning is not the target ship of the Navy. The ship type is strange, the aspect ratio is small, the seaworthiness is poor, the living environment is not good, and we do not have a reasonable firepower, protection and power configuration, this class of warship, in fact, is cobbled together for emergency purposes, she is indeed stronger than the European naval ships of this era, but the strength is limited, it is difficult to open a huge tactical advantage, so we need a target ship that is larger than Qi Jiguang's class, with stronger firepower, faster speed and better protection! ”

Bai Nan went through Deng Xiyi's materials and said, "Commander Deng, you have been planning for a long time. ”

The frigate that appeared in the plan, known as the Freedom Wind class frigate, is definitely a pre-designed product from the perspective of the ship's hull shape and various technical indicators, and it cannot be something that Deng Xiyi has put together improvised in the past few days.

Liberty class frigate with a full load displacement of 1850 tons and a length of 90. 3 meters, the width of the ship is 12. 75 meters, draft 3. 3 meters. It is an ironclad ship, that is, a wooden hull with armor, but instead of using the existing sailboat, the hull will be redesigned and built to develop a complete warship that can meet the needs of the navy.

The Liberty Wind class frigate will be powered by a reciprocating steam engine newly developed by the First Engine Factory, and will be able to run a maximum speed of 18 knots according to the design value, and the economic speed can also be maintained at 12 knots. Also because of the increased power, the Liberty class frigates will abandon the sails, and although the tall mast in the blueprints will still be retained, there will be little chance of hoisting the sails.

The designers added complete armor to this small tonnage frigate, not only the entire hull wrapped in vertical armor, but also the deck was covered with horizontal armor, and important parts such as ammunition magazines in the cabin were also armored. Although the thickness of the armor is much worse than that of battleships and cruisers during World War II, the alloy steel made by Datang is enough to provide protection that is difficult for any European gun of this era to penetrate.

Of course, the most terrifying thing about the free wind level is its firepower. After the Qi Jiguang class was put into service, the criticized 92 infantry guns were put on the ship, with a range of less than 3,000 meters, and their power was limited, which eventually led to the Navy getting 105mm howitzers from the Army, but it still made the Navy feel unsatisfied. Although the above two types of army artillery are relatively easy to operate after being put on board, they are not suitable for naval use.

After unremitting research and development, NORINCO finally developed naval guns for naval use, including lightweight and sharp 76mm naval guns, as well as 130mm naval guns and 155mm naval guns. Originally, the military industry was a 105mm naval gun, but this project was replaced with a 130mm naval gun after verification, and the 130mm naval gun was developed in the form of a turret, and it was not until around May 1775 that the first prototype gun was trial-produced and tested.

Datang has a part of the military industry from the Republic of China, but the level is relatively limited, and then a group of modern engineers were added, supplemented by various technical materials from later generations. Even so, a lot of R&D work still has to be explored, and there are many difficulties that have to be solved in other ways, so the progress is not as smooth as other industrial projects.

Being able to produce a lot of products in more than a year is a great contribution to the military industry.

The Liberty class frigate uses two 130mm single-barreled naval guns as the main firepower, which is placed in the turrets at the bow and stern level centerline, which is also the first practical turret warship in the Navy. Auxiliary firepower includes eight 76mm guns on one left and one on the right side of the classic ironclad ship, and four 37mm secondary guns on the four corners of the ship's deck to hit small targets.

The above guns are all rapid-fire guns, full of power, the range of 130mm naval guns can reach 14 kilometers, and the rate of fire can reach 5 rounds per minute; The 76mm naval gun also has a range of 6000 meters and a rate of fire of up to 12 rounds per minute. As for the 37mm secondary gun, it can be used as a suppression weapon.

It is also worth mentioning that for the first time, two light torpedo tubes were installed on the free wind class, although the power range and accuracy were relatively limited, but it was also a breakthrough.

Such a firepower configuration can be called luxurious in this era, and its firepower output capacity is several times that of the previous Qi Jiguang level. And with its high speed and long range, coupled with good protection, the Liberty Wind class is fully capable of long-range sling of any Western warship of that era.

Deng Xiyi explained: "Since last year, I have asked the people of the Equipment Bureau to design such a warship, because I know that we will be able to use it sooner or later. Overly large cruisers, which we don't really need and cost, are relatively expensive, while the Liberty class is of moderate tonnage and powerful enough to dominate any sea area on the planet. This time, the cabinet will approve the construction plan of the Free Wind class, Qi Jiguang class built four ships last year, and two ships were built in the first half of this year, and the construction plan has been stopped, and it will not be in production after that. In the future, the Qi Jiguang class will mainly be engaged in the offshore tasks of base defense, while the Liberty Wind class will undertake the main naval combat tasks of our navy. The 130mm naval guns on the Liberty Wind class are also enough to provide effective fire support for the army. In my plan, the naval combat personnel will be transferred from the Qi Jiguang class to the Freedom Wind class, and we will build eight Freedom Wind class frigates in advance, while the Qi Jiguang class will remain on the mainland, which will be operated by ordinary naval reservists as an emergency. ”

Bai Nan asked with a little amusement, "You didn't bring up the matter of rebuilding large cruisers and battleships this time?" ”

Deng Xiyi said: "Throwing it out all at once is easy to scare people." Moreover, we have completed the design and demonstration of the free wind level in advance, and nothing else has been done. If I throw out several ship types at once, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass any of them, so focusing on the free wind class, it's basically no problem. As for the Yangwei class, it is now in a stage where it is not up or down, and there is not much difference between the firepower and the free wind, so we don't plan to continue to build it for the time being. However, the Yangwei class will still be used as the core ship of our naval operations. ”