In addition to the Germans, there were also the British who were interested in this deal. This is understandable, as any technology that could be used to weaken the sea power of the British Empire would be of particular interest to the British. In fact, the British started the study of such a thing as submarines no later than the Germans and Americans, but after studying it for a while, they came to the conclusion that it was of limited use, and then the plan to spend a lot of money on it was cut - there were too many places for the Royal Navy to spend money.

It is perfectly normal for the British to come to such conclusions, and it is not because the old guard will be something else. Although, in general, those who used to be bold want to be retro, those who are being bold want to maintain the status quo, and those who have never been bold want revolution. According to this standard, the Royal Navy naturally wants to maintain the status quo, hoping that the world's naval technology will better stagnate and not make major changes. However, the Royal Navy would prefer that people's technology stagnation. The Royal Navy has always been very concerned about its own technological innovation.

It's just that submarines are really of little use to the Royal Navy. First of all, what can the Royal Navy do with him? Going on a blockade mission? Isn't the Royal Navy's world's largest surface fleet capable of performing such a mission? When it comes to carrying out blockade missions, the surface fleet is much more efficient at doing this than submarines. First of all, the surface fleet is much faster than submarines. The fastest speed of the German submarines on the surface did not exceed 16 knots, that is, the speed was not much different from that of ordinary merchant ships, and their underwater speed was generally only eight to nine knots, which was significantly slower than that of merchant ships. In this way, the submarines are very troublesome when carrying out the blockade mission, the range they can control is very limited, and the distance from the merchant ship is a little farther, they cannot catch up with the merchant ship. If the merchant ships were armed, the submarine would not even be able to surface to catch up with them, because the submarine has a pitiful displacement, and the guns that can be loaded will be pitifully small. And a merchant ship with a displacement of thousands of tons or even tens of thousands of tons can be equipped with much stronger artillery than a submarine at will, and if the submarine surfaces to engage in an artillery battle with a merchant ship, it will most likely be beaten to pieces. And if the submarine does not surface, it simply cannot catch up with the merchant ship. Therefore, when the submarine intercepts the merchant ship, it must first discover the merchant ship, and then carefully set the route, quietly grab the front of the merchant ship, and then dive underwater, wait for the merchant ship to pass nearby, and then use fish. Ray attacked. If there is a slight mistake in the process, the interception will fail.

And the surface fleet is much simpler when it comes to intercepting tasks. The battleship had tethered balloons on it, and observers could see the merchant ships from a great distance. What's more, because of the high cost of steam turbines, most of the merchant ships of this era still use coal-fired reciprocating steam engines, at least the British Empire, and most of the merchant ships of European countries, only the United States, because of the high oil production, so there are some heresies of coal and fuel dual-use. These coal-burning merchant ships, when sailing, the billowing plumes of smoke can be seen from afar. The warships of the Royal Navy, although they were still coal-burning, were equipped with soot cleaning equipment, and the smoke column was much smaller and much lighter. Now, apart from the shallow water heavy gunboats, there are almost no surface combatants in the Royal Navy that can sail at speeds below 20 knots, so as long as they are discovered, there is no possibility that a merchant ship with a speed of about 15 knots will run away. As for the stubborn resistance of armed merchant ships, if they can't even defeat armed merchant ships, then the surface ships of the Royal Navy can really find a piece of cheese and kill their heads.

So, for the Royal Navy, to carry out blockade missions, surface ships, especially fast and long-range cruisers and the like, are infinitely better than submarines. Since it is used for blockade operations, submarines are not easy to use, so how about being used for fleet decisive battles? That is, of course, even more difficult to use, now whether it is the British fleet or the fleets of other major powers, the speed of the main warships is not less than twenty knots, and even if the submarine surfaces, it cannot keep up with the movement of the fleet (of course, when it surfaces at this time, it is completely the birthday boy who hangs himself and thinks that his life is long. On the water, even armed merchant ships are most likely unable to win the cargo, and fighting with warships, isn't that looking for death? Underwater ambush? That would be tantamount to being turned into a mine by yourself. With that skill, it is better to set up a minefield in advance and see if it is convenient to trick the enemy into it.

Whether for blockade or operation, submarines are not a good choice for the Royal Navy, so what is the use of submarines for the Royal Navy? After thinking about it, the Royal Navy felt that this thing seemed to have only a few uses: first, it could lurk outside people's ports to conduct reconnaissance. Second, you can secretly send spies or something to the enemy's shore. Other than that, the Royal Navy really can't think of anything useful for submarines. So although the study of submarines was very early, the Royal Navy was soon reluctant to spend too much money on it. This is like the anti-ship ballistic missile with a range of thousands of kilometers developed by the Red Rabbit Country at a great cost in order to deal with the aircraft carrier of the Eagle Country in later generations. And the skullfish, which has a higher level of technology and more money, has no such plan at all, and is even more unwilling to spend money on the development of something similar, why? Because other countries don't have so many aircraft carriers that need him to fight in this way.

Although the Royal Navy does not develop submarines on a large scale, they still have a good idea of how submarines will be used in the hands of others. No country can be, at least in this era, blockade Britain with a surface fleet. Because none of their surface fleets was a match for the British Empire. Under such a premise, it was possible to avoid the attack of British surface ships and use underwater fish. The tactics of a thunder ambush would have turned a submarine attacking the British transport line to become one of the most dangerous enemies of the British Empire. Therefore, the British responded with two means.

The first means is to promote the uselessness of submarines. If all the other countries believed, the threat would have been lifted. The second is to seriously study how Britain should respond if its opponent uses submarines in large quantities. The result of the study is that, at least for now, there seems to be little good way to do it. This thing is like some classes in some games, when the AI uses it, it can disgust you, and when you use it yourself, it can't be easy to use.

It is precisely because the British found that they had nothing to do with submarines, so the Chinese people were in fact very attentive to the measures taken by any other country to strengthen submarines, and sometimes even almost sensitive.

The British first approached the U.S. government to express their dissatisfaction with the Americans' sale of military-sensitive items to Europe. The U.S. government is required to restrain American businessmen from doing things that are detrimental to world peace. The British even threatened that if the Americans continued to behave so unfriendly, the British would also consider whether to adjust their trade policy with the United States and retaliate accordingly.

In this era, the British market is much more open than other countries. Therefore, the United States is relatively out of excess with the United Kingdom. If Britain really tightens the market to the United States, it will indeed cause a lot of trouble for the United States. However, trade confrontation has always been a double-edged sword, a thing that kills a thousand enemies and loses eight hundred. If a trade war really starts for such a thing, it will really make the Germans laugh and faint. Now the Entente and the Allies are facing each other, and the United States, as the largest country in terms of industrial output, although its military strength is still limited (the navy is not bad, and the army is simply at the militia level). But the potential is endless, and whichever side he goes on can almost change the entire balance of power. If the British were to play a trade war with the Americans, they would be almost pushing the United States into the Allied bloc. In addition, is there anything better in the world than a lose-lose trade war that weakens its immediate rival, the United Kingdom, and weakens its future competitor, the United States?

Because of this, the US government understands very well that the threats of the British are merely rhetoric, and their purpose is only to show their attitude. Therefore, I just responded with my mouth, saying that the US government has always adhered to the principle of free trade, and direct intervention in trade is contrary to the principle of the United States. Of course, the US government is also concerned about world peace and is willing to continue to communicate with Britain to enhance mutual understanding.

Since there is no way to solve the problem at the government level, it will be necessary to see if we can reach a deal directly with the hypocritical arms trafficker. After all, the MacDonald consortium has a lot of business in Britain than in Germany. Over the years, Scrooge's investment in Europe has been mainly concentrated in the United Kingdom and France, and since Scrooge has invested a lot in the United Kingdom, the British feel that there is still something to talk about with Scrooge.

Scrooge did not intend to go and talk to the British about these matters personally, because he had other matters, which he left to Donald to deal with. After all, Donald's mother is British, and this matter is related to the military, plus ......

"It's been a while since you've rested, and it's time for you to work. After all, it was Daisy who gave birth to the baby, not you. I've given you a full week of vacation! Think about the beginning, your mother...... Ah, when your mother gave birth to you and Dena, she didn't rest as long as you did. And it's a lot heavier than you. What, you say the child is sick, what's the use of you staying next to the child when it's sick? When you were sick, your dad might have been running to the West Coast. Staying with your child will only add a source of infection that carries bacteria, and nothing will help. Don't worry, it's just jaundice, there are so many doctors staring, what else can happen? Okay, you know our bottom line and goals, right? Scrooge asked.

"Yes, Uncle Scrooge, I know that." Donald replied with his head bowed.

"Then it's settled." Scrooge said.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you." Scrooge said.