This future development plan of the Royal Navy in the thirties and forties of the 20th century, the corresponding approval process has been completed, and what remains is the appropriation process of the Military Equipment Group of the House of Lords, with an annual financial allocation of about 17 million gold oceans, some years more, some years less, a total of about 155 million gold oceans.

The project includes 6 46,000-ton "Duke" class main battleships (two additional plans are retained), 6 32,000-ton heavy cruisers (two additional plans are retained), 6 42,000-ton "Fury Tide" class aircraft carriers, 18 10,000-ton general-purpose cruisers, 32 5,700-ton ocean-going escort destroyers, as well as a number of landing ships, ocean-going oil and water supply ships and other series of ships, from 17 to 27 years, the construction period is 10 years.

After the implementation of the plan

Combined with the Royal Navy's existing 14 Dreadnought-class battleships, a strong lineup of 26 capital warships (including six heavy cruisers, except aircraft carriers) will be formed, which is strong enough to compete with the British Royal Navy.

The 10-year development plan of the heavyweight navy of the Ocean Empire, which was promulgated by the Admiralty and adopted by Parliament, has gone through more than a year of repeated discussions and several drafts, and it is no secret to the British.

At the highest level of the country, Imperial Prime Minister Zhang Li and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith had frequent communication on this matter, explained in detail to the British side the original intention of developing the Royal Navy, answered questions, and was willing to share the latest development achievements of the Navy.

This includes state-of-the-art technology such as the latest ranging radar, navigation radar and gunsight radar in exchange for the full understanding of the British side.

Even so

London's rejection of the plan was the biggest obstacle to the Navy's 10-year plan, but the rapid softening of London's attitude after the Battle of Jutland and the Battle of the North Sea was a major factor in its eventual implementation.

London is also clear; It can only delay, but it is impossible to overturn the naval development bill voted by the lower house of the Ocean Empire.

Stubbornness is likely to lead to a deterioration in relations between the two sides, a situation that no one wants to see.

The Ocean Empire attaches great importance to the attitude of the British side, and if it were not for the attitude of the British side, in the first half of last year, the plan had already passed the vote of the House of Commons, and it would have been allocated after the deliberation and approval of the Military Equipment Subcommittee of the House of Lords, and it would not have been delayed until now.

Li Fushou is an old man, and the relationship between countries lies in mutual respect, and he can understand the glorious and lonely feelings of the British Empire, and he is not willing to provoke London too much, so as to embark on the road of military confrontation.

Speaking of which, thanks to the Germans.

After the outbreak of the world war, the British were deeply distressed by the huge losses of the Royal Navy and Army, and they were also reflecting on the Anglo-German policy before the war.

After fighting against Germany, it will be no less difficult for the British to fight against the Ocean Empire, and they really don't want to come back for the second time.

So, now the hardliners in London are much softer, and the same is true in Paris, where the whole country is frightened by the severity of the world war.

Now that the time is finally ripe, Li Fushou signed the opinion on the development bill; Yes, it will be transferred to the relevant departments for processing.

With a wave of the royal pen, the bill was settled.

The era of big ships and cannons

The displacement of ships is getting bigger and bigger, and the caliber of the main guns is also rising, just take the Ocean Empire as an example;

The eight Royal Navy's main "Princess Elizabeth" class battleships, all of which are equipped with nine 381 mm guns, have unprecedented striking power, ranking among the world's top warships.

The latest development of the "Duke" class battleship, which has been upgraded to 9 406 mm main ship guns, maintains the speed of equipment in sync with the British Empire, and the triple turret design is more advanced, more compact, and has better protection.

The 32,000-ton heavy cruiser developed in the same period, the main ship gun adopts a triple 356 mm turret, the front two and the rear configuration, and the firepower has surpassed the dreadnought-class battleships of the old era, and it is a well-deserved capital ship for the decisive battle of the ocean.

As can be seen from the naval plan, great attention was paid to the battleships of the "Duke" class and the 32,000-ton heavy cruiser, and a little clever was played, and the option of additional construction plans was retained.

So

When the Admiralty felt the need to carry out the additional plan, it did not have to go through the time-consuming and laborious parliamentary voting process, but simply passed it directly through the Armaments Development Group of the House of Lords.

When the vote was made, members of the House of Commons clamored for the removal of the additional option, and Marshal Ho, who was seriously ill, wrote a special statement to the Imperial Navy, and vigorously defended the Royal Navy.

Li Fushou did not intervene directly, but specially sent someone to deliver Marshal Ho's recital to the House of Commons and publicly proclaim it.

As a result, the proposal for the Royal Navy's 10-year development plan, without major cuts, passed the House of Commons vote.

Li Fushou is now in power, rarely personally intervenes or conveys the holy will, and major matters are generally mainly discussed by the court, and he will make decisions after basically reaching an agreement, and he will not act arbitrarily.

Just like this proposal for the Navy's 10-year development plan, if the House of Commons still vetoes the additional option, he will not intervene.

In two years, the Admiralty reapplied for a new construction plan, and the Empire was not financially out of money, but rather wealthy, and there would be no great resistance to the necessary armaments.

He did not want to artificially interfere in the democratic process of the empire, and to turn back the clock and gradually transition the monarchy to parliament, giving more autonomy to the cabinet and parliament.

Now that the world war is in full swing, the Allied armies are very active in West Asia and North Africa, and the Ottoman army is in pain, losing and retreating, and performing quite well.

Li Fushou's focus is not here, nor in the Siberian Territory, but always in North America.

The current situation in North America is quite bizarre, with continuous skirmishes, but both the United States and Japan have maintained considerable restraint, and large-scale wars have not been easily started.

It has been more than half a year since the peace talks aimed at ending the second US-Japan war have been suspended, and the negotiations have been interrupted four times and reopened four times, and the two sides are once again intensively preparing for war.

It's like two masters who have been fighting for several rounds, because they have suffered losses in front, testing each other without strength, waiting for the best opportunity to defeat the enemy.

Both the Mi Guoyan and the Fusang people knew that if they didn't defeat their opponents in a short time, they would give the Ocean Empire a chance to fight it.

At that time, the course of the war will not be able to be controlled by itself.

The Republic of Virginia is patiently waiting for an opportunity, and at the same time sending a large number of personnel into Florida and the Special District of Columbia and other southern states, secretly colluding with separatist forces, agitating for a joint effort, and waiting for an opportunity to start an incident.

The situation in North America seems to be calm, but in fact, there is an undercurrent.

"Kaizhi, come here, what are the recent trends in North America? Is there any movement in the Great Lakes region? Li Fushou beckoned to Gu Kaizhi, the head of the secretariat, and asked.

Gu Kaizhi hurriedly walked over and saluted with both hands; "Your Majesty, as far as Wei Chen knows, the main focus of the Security Bureau in the near future is on the south, developing secret members, instigating high-level officials, and without the cooperation of the British and German sides, there will be little progress in the Great Lakes region."

"Didn't the Security Bureau bury a lot of nails in Detroit during the Wool War?"

"Your Majesty, the Great Lakes region and the eastern part of the country have benefited from the dividends of the period of rapid development. Although a small number of separatist forces have jumped very high, the overall support rate of society is low. As long as there is a stable job, many working families are reluctant to follow the trouble. It is an indisputable fact that the empire has a thin foundation in the region and a corresponding small influence. ”

"Well, that's a bit of a pity." Li Fushou shook his head regretfully.

In his last life, his shadow on the Mi Guoyan was too heavy, and he couldn't wait to divide the Mi people into 28 petals, and the current Mi Federation is still a bit big in his eyes.

It would be nice if the north split a few more pieces.

The problem is that after all, the United States has been independent for more than 100 years, and its internal cohesion is not bad.

The rest of the northern and eastern regions are relatively united, and the Daven-Porter government is wary of separatist forces, and the crackdown is not small, and it cannot be easily dismantled.

It seems that the dog still has to bite people!

Fusang has been a little too comfortable lately, so many troops are in North America, why don't you fight?

Secretary-General Gu Kaizhi looked at Shengshang holding his chin with one hand and began to ponder, and he couldn't help but feel sad for Mi Guoyan in his heart.

Maybe it's a fate, but today's saints have always been very vigilant about the people of the United States, and today's national policy is still led by the containment of the United States.

Restricting its industrial development, striking at its trade channels, restricting its access to high technology, and competing in all its way in heavy industry and the emerging chemical industry, imperial capital has seriously penetrated the financial and industrial spheres of the United States, sparing no effort to support its spokesperson.

The Empire has always had a heavy presence in Virginia, posing a substantial threat to the vital eastern hinterland of the country.

On the great plains in the east of the United States, where transportation extends in all directions and stretches as far as the eye can see, the flood of armor of the imperial army is an unsolvable problem, and it is by no means a powerful force that the severely emasculated army of the United States can contend with.

With the deliberate support of foreign countries, separatist forces in the south are rampant, industrial production is shrinking, and the industrial products of the Ocean Empire are flooding the market, which has seriously hindered the development of heavy industry in the country, including the automobile industry.

In Kansas City, on the central Great Plains, 660,000 troops from Fuso are eyeing each other, and a large-scale invasion may occur at any time.

The Republic of Virginia and the United Republic of the South have made big moves, and if they don't make small moves frequently, they are bullying the federal government of the United States and have no time to care about anything else, and they are acting more and more unscrupulously.

Behind these domestic and foreign forces, there is a huge shadow that has always shrouded the rice country, which is the dictatorial emperor Li Fushou who dominates the ocean empire, and the scheming rice country Yankee is simply the eternal enemy of the rice people.

Li Fushou didn't have the idea of accepting it when he saw it, he was thinking about lighting a fire in North America and making the whole situation explode.

What's that old saying......

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