The next day, Minister of National Security Niu Bin met with President Bai Nam at Tongguang Pavilion and reported relevant work affairs to him. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Bai Nan sat on the sofa, browsed the materials brought by Niu Bin, and then noticed the author of the materials, Duan Jiu.

"This Duan Jiu, I seem to have a little impression, a very maverick comrade." Bai Nan smiled slightly.

Niu Bin nodded and said, "Yes, I am not very old, but my mind is very flexible and my work is very meticulous." He was only eleven or twelve years old when he crossed over, had no parents, and grew up in a public boarding school. He doesn't have any other hobbies, but he likes to domesticate animals, and the animals he raises are very spiritual, and the people in the ministry call him a druid. Now Duan Jiu is mainly responsible for domestic surveillance, and the case of Cuiying Club was brought up by him. ”

Bai Nan nodded and said: "It turns out that this is the case, I also agree with the views of the Ministry of State Security, and it is really inappropriate to rashly act on the Cui Ying Association and Zhao Zhenhai, which will release some very bad signals and hinder us from further promoting the development of the private economy, but some people are not in the right position, trying to subvert and destroy, and that must not be connived up." Well, in this regard, the National Security Committee needs to carry out some coordination, we must carry out some warm-up and preparation in public opinion in advance, so that the people can be psychologically prepared, and then if necessary, throw out a model, and then deal with it seriously, of course, we also have to set up a positive example, there are still many private entrepreneurs for the country and the people. ”

Niu Bin couldn't help but praise: "The president is much more thoughtful, and our Ministry of National Security will coordinate with the National Security Commission and other departments to deal with this matter." ”

After saying goodbye to Niu Bin, Bai Nan went to the Navy Command of the Ministry of National Defense. Met with Navy Commander Deng Xiyi. Deng Xiyi, who is in his fifties, has remained in the position of commander of the Navy for more than ten years. However, his place is still irreplaceable. Although new talent is always emerging in the Navy. But in terms of qualifications and talents, it is difficult to compare with Deng Xiyi. It can be said that Datang is very lucky to have Deng Xiyi as the founder of the navy. Through the excellent captains cultivated by the former Republic Navy education, coupled with his outstanding talent and personal charm, he also made him shape the Datang Navy into what it is today little by little, powerful, confident and full of elegant temperament.

The main reason why Bai Nan came to inspect the Navy Headquarters today is that the Navy's rearmament plan has been basically completed today. Deng Xiyi also looked very excited at this time, and he said: "When the seventh ship of the Dare Fight-class light cruiser joins the Atlantic Fleet in a week, the goal of the fleet formation we have set up will be basically completed. The four fleets have grown into the unquestionable elite. And each fleet, taken out individually, is enough to compete with any naval power in Europe. ”

In terms of fleet formation, the Home Fleet and the Western Pacific Fleet each have 1 battleship, 8 cruisers and 14 frigates, which may be different in terms of ship type, but the difference in strength is similar, and they are also the two most powerful fleets in the Tang Navy. With 4 cruisers and 6 frigates, the Indian Ocean Fleet is the smallest fleet, but the area of sea area under its control is relatively small, and the strength of the main rival, the British Grand Fleet, is not very strong. Gain the upper hand. The Atlantic Fleet, which has 5 cruisers and 10 frigates, will also be a key direction for the Navy to strengthen in the future.

Overall. The Datang Navy now has 2 Zhuolu-class battleships, 10 Pinghai-class cruisers, 8 Dingyuan-class cruisers, 7 Dare Battle-class cruisers (under construction), 20 Liberty Wind-class frigates, 10 Rainstorm-class frigates, and 16 Thunder-class frigates (under construction).

Deng Xiyi said to Bai Nan: "In terms of combat power, such a configuration of our navy is enough to crush the sum of all the navies of other countries. However, it cannot be ignored that other countries are still catching up quickly. Even France, which was in the midst of a great revolution, did not relax at this time to build its own new ships. The French, who have learned some of our shipbuilding skills, have already begun to build a major heavy cruiser like our Dingyuan class, which may have a tonnage of more than 8,000 tons, although this may only be a tentative step, but the determination of the French should not be underestimated. Of course, our most wary enemy, the British Royal Navy, is no longer likely to lag behind in this regard, following the Warrior, which we are all a little worried about, the British finally mounted the Sovereign-class warships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and the British Royal Navy seems to have accepted our classification system for ships, and officially called the Sovereign-class battleships. Although the Sovereign-class battleships are still inferior to our Pinghai-class cruisers in terms of technical level, even if the Pinghai-class faces a Sovereign-class alone, we don't think the odds are great. The British have made breakthroughs in many technologies, and the next enemy ship we face may be a ship capable of long-range bombardment with large-caliber artillery and a speed of about 15 knots. ”

Deng Xiyi slowed down his pace, and then said: "I have to say that the speed of progress of the British is a bit beyond our expectations. Although this Sovereign-class battleship is nothing to our newest warship, it gives Britain a stronger ability to intervene in the world. We need to face up to the threat and constantly strengthen ourselves. ”

Bai Nan increased the quota with his hand, and then said: "Commander Deng, alas, if you want to continue to apply for funds and strengthen the navy, just say it, what are you doing with such a large set of reasons." ”

Deng Xiyi did not laugh, but said seriously: "It is obviously unacceptable that our country has a large number of trading ships running on several major shipping routes, while our navy cannot provide thoughtful and close protection for our own maritime interests. Besides, the perseverance and determination of the British are admirable, and perhaps for a moment they will not cause us much trouble, but in three or five years, a fleet of the British Royal Navy, if not able to defeat any of our fleets, can inflict great damage on us you. Therefore, the Navy cannot stop making continuous progress in quality and quantity and surpassing our competitors. ”

In fact, Bai Nan is also clear that Datang's sphere of influence is too large, both sides of the Transpacific Ocean, the entire Americas, and even the Indian Ocean are all Datang's land, which is only a lot more than the land that the United States, which is the other dominant one, needs to operate, even if the enemy is not strong enough, but Datang has to continuously enhance the strength of its own navy according to the growth of its own territory and trade.

Just like Deng Xiyi said, after that, as long as Britain has a fleet composed of three or four warships of the monarch class or the same technical level, and attacks the merchant fleet of Datang during the sabotage war, or attacks the port of Datang, it can bring huge losses to Datang.

Datang's financial support for the navy is also sufficient, which also allows the navy to replenish its fleet at a rate of more than a dozen new ships per year. The size of such a fleet would be considerable in any historical period on the other plane. Datang's shipbuilding industry has been able to achieve such an astonishing shipbuilding speed, on the one hand, it is not related to the technical level of the ship, and on the other hand, Datang's shipbuilding technology is supported by a series of high-level technologies such as segmented shipbuilding from later generations, so the speed is extremely fast.

Maybe in terms of cost, Datang should not build such a high-level fleet and continue to expand its scale, but in fact, this is still a very necessary thing, the presence of a large number of excellent warships at sea has actually strengthened Datang's ability to control various sea areas.

(To be continued.) )