After the construction of the 'Don-class' battleships began, it was expected to be commissioned by the end of 1858 or 1859. And the 'Don-class' battleships, once in service, will allow the empire to once again widen the gap between the empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Although with the help of the British, the Kingdom of Prussia may be able to build the 'Nile-class' battleships, but it will be years away. After all, before that, the Kingdom of Prussia had never built such a large battleship. Every qiē required the Kingdom of Prussia to digest the technology from Britain step by step.

The 'Tang-class' battleships were followed by the more powerful 'Song-class' battleships. Long Yufei demanded that the 'Song-class' battleships were more powerful than the 'Tang-class' battleships in terms of firepower and defense. In this way, in the future decisive battle with the Kingdom of Prussia, the 'Song-class' battleships will become the absolute main force of the Imperial Navy. In Long Yufei's plan, the 'Song-class' battleships will use 356 mm naval guns. Of course, this qiē requires the Empire's arsenal to be able to develop such a powerful main gun.

"In addition to the capital ships, we also need to strengthen the development of auxiliary warships. Light cruisers, heavy cruisers, destroyers are indispensable! Long Yufei continued. The capital ships are the backbone of the Imperial Navy, and those auxiliary warships are the flesh and blood of the Imperial Navy. Previously, there were no heavy cruisers in the Imperial Navy. However, this is no longer the case. The Imperial Navy needed a powerful warship with high speed and the firepower to restrain light cruisers in order to safeguard the Empire's overseas interests. In the event of a war between the Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia would most likely target the Empire's sea lines. The Imperial Navy had a limited number of capital ships, and it was impossible to chase those light cruisers, so heavy cruisers were indispensable. In addition, light cruisers and destroyers also showed sharp combat effectiveness in the decisive battle with the British Navy. Their torpedo attack completely crushed the British Navy, allowing the Imperial Navy to seize the opportunity to eat the main force of the British Navy in one fell swoop.

Torpedoes, a new type of weapon, are also the key weapons that the Imperial Navy needs to focus on developing. The current torpedo has a relatively low range of only two kilometers. The rate of fire is also only 20 knots. The Imperial Navy needed torpedoes with a faster rate of fire, longer range, and greater power.

In addition, Long Yufei also proposed to build submarines. The Imperial Navy will have a decisive advantage not only on the sea surface. At the same time, you have to have an advantage underwater. Only in this way can it be ensured that in the event of a war, the Imperial Navy has the absolute strength to destroy the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia.

It can be said that this time Long Yufei put forward a series of development requirements to the navy. If his request can be realized, then the strength of the Imperial Navy will once again begin to grow explosively in the near future. In the future, the ocean will still be dominated by an empire.

Although, the development of the Navy requires a lot of money. If the empire wants to vigorously develop its navy, it needs to pass the level of the cabinet and the treasury first. Although the empire has gained greatly in this war. However, there are also many places where the empire needs money. In particular, the construction of infrastructure in the territories newly incorporated into the empire, as well as the construction of industries in the country, etc. Without sufficient financial support, none of these plans can go to war. And the Navy is a big spender, and it is understandable that the Ministry of Finance is resisting the development of the Navy.

Of course, whether it is the Imperial Navy or the Ministry of Finance, in the final analysis, they are still working for the strength of the Empire. After the threat to the navy was raised, the Imperial Treasury finally agreed to the construction plan of the Imperial Navy. After all, if the Imperial Navy loses this war in the future, then it will be the Empire that will lose. The Imperial Treasury will not do any good.

Faced with the collusion of the British and the Prussians, the Reich was determined to respond by developing its navy once again. Long Yufei believed that even with the support of British personnel, technology and funds, it was unlikely that the Kingdom of Prussia would challenge the empire in the navy. This often takes a decade or even longer. And after ten years of development, the Imperial Navy may have become more powerful, so strong that the Kingdom of Prussia is not qualified to challenge the Imperial Navy at all.

The Reich's military intelligence bureau also took action, and the agents hidden in Britain and the Kingdom of Prussia began to find ways to find out the contents of the secret treaty signed between Britain and the Kingdom of Prussia. It's just that there are very few people who know the content of this secret treaty, whether it is Britain or the Kingdom of Prussia, and almost all of them are high-level officials of the two countries. The Military Intelligence Agency used a lot of force, even at the expense of exposing some intelligence officers, but in the end it was not able to get the details of the secret agreement.

Of course, this did not prevent the Empire from guessing the contents of this secret treaty. There can be no doubt that the British and Prussians did this in order to deal with the Empire. As long as the empire strengthened its own strength, no matter how hard the Prussians and the British tried to defeat the empire, it would still be impossible. As long as the empire won the final victory, then the plans of the British and Prussians would become a flash in the pan.

"Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Agency has done its best, but we still can't get accurate information!" General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, looked ashamed. As the empire became the world's hegemon, more and more money was provided to the military intelligence agency. Today, the MIA is the largest intelligence agency in the world, much larger than the intelligence agencies of other countries.

"It doesn't matter, the British and Prussians must be extremely secretive, and it is normal not to get relevant information. However, it can also be seen that the British and Prussians attached great importance to this plan. Long Yufei said. After all, intelligence agencies are not omnipotent, and with the British and Prussians on guard, it will not be easy for the Reich's military intelligence to obtain further information.

"Yes, Your Majesty! However, in response to the conspiracy of the British and the Prussians, the Military Intelligence Agency has made some analyses and put forward some suggestions, even if it cannot completely destroy the plans of the British and Prussians, at least it can prevent the empire from being completely powerless to fight back! Admiral Luo Hongtao said.

"Oh? Is there any good way for the MIA? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Bureau believes that the navy is indeed the weakness of the Prussians, and without the help of the British, the Prussians would not have the strength to challenge the empire at all in a short time. Even if the British provided the Kingdom of Prussia with some talent and technology, it would be impossible for the Kingdom of Prussia to have the strength to challenge the empire in a short period of time. Therefore, after we land in the British Isles, we can conduct a search for relevant talents in the UK. Try to use these experts to my advantage, and if they refuse, then the Empire will have to destroy them. In this way, it would be possible to prevent the Prussian Navy from acquiring advanced talent at a certain distance. ”

"In addition, in addition to warships, talent is the most important thing in the Navy. The battleship has been built, and it still needs people to start it. There weren't many sailors in the Kingdom of Prussia, and we could have recruited more in England. If those English sailors are not willing to serve the Empire, then we can only send them to prison or work in the mines of the Empire! Admiral Luo Hongtao said.

Long Yufei nodded, although this approach was a bit cruel. However, this will undoubtedly solve the problem at its root. If these plans can be completed well, it will be even more difficult for the navy of the Kingdom of Prussia to grow and develop.

"As for the question of funds, the British provided a great deal of money to the Kingdom of Prussia. However, a lot of money is needed to develop the navy. The wealth accumulated by the British over the course of a few hundred years was enough for the Prussians to have a powerful navy. But if the Reich can get hold of the wealth of the British first, then we can further curb the development of the Prussians! Lieutenant Luo Hongtao continued.

"Hmmm! The wealth accumulated by the British over the centuries is indeed considerable. If we can obtain these wealth, not only will we get enough funds for development, but our navy will also be able to develop rapidly. As a result, the Prussians received less money for development. It's just that the army of the Empire is about to land in Britain, and the British are not stupid, they must have hidden all this wealth. The MIA had to find a way to get a place to hide this wealth. Long Yufei said. The empire carried away this wealth, and the Prussians could only watch. In this way, the strength of the empire will be even stronger.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the MIA will do its best!" Admiral Luo Hongtao nodded. He believes that in this case, the military intelligence agency has not fulfilled its responsibilities. Therefore, Admiral Luo Hongtao hopes to make amends in other ways.

"In addition to directly plundering the wealth of the British, we can further extort the British in the post-war war reparations. As long as all the wealth of the British is extorted, I want to see what they have to support the Prussians! A trace of hideousness flashed on Long Yufei's face.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The MIA would assess the value of the British's wealth so that in the post-war negotiations, the Reich would be able to come up with an exact reparation figure! Admiral Luo Hongtao said.

In addition to this, the work of the Military Intelligence Agency does not stop there. The Reich was about to launch a landing operation against the British, so the British were deployed in the defense area. and the arrangement of obtaining the deployment of troops by the British, all of which need to be completed by the Military Intelligence Agency. In addition, the resistance forces in the British Isles also need to be contacted by the Military Intelligence Agency. Fortresses are breached from within, and with the support of those who resist, it is easier for the empire to win. R1152