"Have you checked the amount of steel?"

"I've checked it, and it's not clear what the quality is, but the quantity is really the same."

"That's fine!"

After confirming that Mao Zi had delivered the steel he ordered in full amount, Zhao Jian happily gave the other party a 2 check. Mao Zi may never have dreamed that Zhao Jian bought tens of thousands of tons of ordinary steel billets from them, and took them back to prepare for the construction of warships, and he also started construction in the broken place in the Shattered Star District.

With this 25,000 tons of steel, plus other resources hoarded by Zhao, as long as the ship's design drawings can be in place, he can immediately let the maintenance station start building a large capital ship of 35,000~40,000 tons.

Zhao's original plan was to start building a battleship or battlecruiser first, but after Thor's analysis of the "Talon Unmanned Fighter" achieved results, Zhao changed his initial mind, and he decided to build a 30,000-ton large fleet aircraft carrier first, and then form an aircraft carrier battle group with it as the core.

Compared with slightly clumsy battleships, aircraft carriers with carrier-based aircraft as the main means of attack are obviously more suitable for fighting in a complex environment such as the Shattered Star Zone. The large number of asteroid groups in the local area can not only provide good concealment for aircraft carriers with weak defenses, but also facilitate the close approach of carrier-based aircraft to enemy ships.

And Ship Zhao also has two major advantages in his hands, making him more advantageous than ordinary countries' fleets in the Shattered Star Region!

One of them is the ancient radar, the performance of this thing is definitely a BUG-level crushing, which can provide Zhao Jian with a "one-way transparent" level of intelligence advantage on the battlefield, allowing him to always take the lead in combat. And another big advantage is the "capture the enemy artifact" erosion torpedo! This weapon can directly act on the god core, and there is almost zero damage to the hull.

At present, Zhao Jian has hoarded a considerable number of erosion torpedoes, which makes his carrier-based aircraft force not like the naval aviation of other countries, which is still worried about the problem of insufficient attack power.

"I've been here for more than half a month, and now I should be able to return to China just in time for New Year's Day!"

In the hotel room, Zhao Jian and his party had already packed their luggage and could leave for the dock at any time. Among them, little Inia is because it is the first time to go abroad. So he was a little nervous, so Zhao Jian, like most traffickers who needed to be shot, was constantly depicting for the little guy how fun it was on the Tang side and how beautiful his home was, full of goldfish flavor!

But just as Zhao Jian was comforting Inya, the phone in the room suddenly rang. One of his subordinates picked it up and listened to it, and then pointed the microphone at Zhao Jian, saying that it was transferred to them at the front desk of the hotel, and a guy who claimed to be a "fellow countryman" asked Zhao Jian to answer by name.

Zhao Jian suddenly thought of the person who sent the anonymous letter, so he took the microphone.

"Hello! The contemptible person is Zhao Jian, who are you? ”

"Hello! Agent's little friend! ”

“……”

Across the microphone was a male voice with a hint of banter in his tone. As soon as the other party spoke, the first layer of Zhao Jian's hidden identity was exposed. So Zhao Jian glanced at Yuri on the side, and the other party took Inia to the next room with understanding, and Zhao Jian continued to talk to the other party.

"Sir, you must have been the one who sent me that letter the other day, right?"

"That's right! It is under that. ”

"Then you should ...... It's the people of the Seventh Prince, right? ”

"Haha! You're not slow to react! ”

There was not the slightest panic in his tone, and the other party generously admitted his identity, which made Zhao Jian's face feel a little more dignified. As one of his several important tasks, although the search for the two princes who fled was no longer the main target after he was stationed in the Shattered Star District, he still knew the information of these two "honorable fugitives" very well.

The name of the seventh prince is Li Shun, and the word is broken. Born in 1873 with six other half-brothers, he is now 65 years old. The other party was one of the three forces in the "Rebellion of the Six Kings", and it was also the one who was most feared by several other princes.

Zhao Jiantong guò learned from the confidential information obtained from Dai Li that the six princes who were still in their prime back then. Although all of them are first-class young talents, Li Shun is the best in military affairs.

The other party has been interested in the military and war since he was a child, and at the age of 14, he took the initiative to join the army as an ordinary soldier, until Yongzong died 8 years later. Only then did he return to Chang'an with the rank of "colonel".

Therefore, in the early days of the civil strife, the Seventh Prince, who was quite popular with the military, was once the most optimistic contender for the throne!

However, although the Seventh Prince was supported by many young Zhuang soldiers, there were also some senior generals who were old and calm, and they didn't like him. Especially the army commander of the year and his uncle Li Lin! The other party saw his nephew's strong desire to conquer. thinks that if he is allowed to take charge of the country, Datang will inevitably fall into endless wars.

It is worth mentioning that in the civil strife of that year, the Seventh Prince was the first prince to express his willingness to give up the throne. But he has one condition, that is, to give him 3 A-level giant god soldiers, a fleet and 300,000 well-equipped soldiers, and he will go outside to fight a piece of Xinjiang to claim the king, which will definitely be more fulfilling than inheriting the ancestral business of the Li royal family!

However, although Li Shun felt that this was a "perfect" solution, the prince, who had a conservative personality, refused to let him go outside to cause trouble for the Li family. Therefore, the eldest prince and his faction first pretended to agree to the other party's request, and then designed to trick him into Chang'an and put him under house arrest, which is decades.

It wasn't until last year when Lingzong was about to liquidate several of his uncles that he found out that the other party had already fled!

For this man who called himself the "King of Conquest", Zhao Jian felt that if he really inherited the throne back then, he would be a "Napoleon of the East"! However, at that time, it was at the peak of the second industrial revolution, and the comprehensive strength of all countries in the world had developed by leaps and bounds, and the gap between China and Datang was no longer as exaggerated as in the past.

If this king of conquest is really allowed to lead the entire country on the road of "conquering the whole world", then the Tang Dynasty will inevitably be confronted by the joint confrontation of the entire Western world.

Heroes can't stand the crowd! For many people, this seemingly simple truth can only be understood when they are beaten down!

The think tank around Meng Zong once speculated that after the Seventh Prince escaped, he would definitely develop his own power in secret. In view of the opponent's superb forbearance and his military talents, the think tank unanimously believed that he was more dangerous than the fourth prince, who had lost most of his power.

Because once the other party takes the initiative to show up, it may be time for him to break out! (To be continued......)