Chapter Ninety-Nine: Laying Out the Future and Facing the Present
In a few words, Luke came up with a new weapon, which made Mrs. Mihir think about the feasibility and cost of such a weapon.
The purchase price of a Tin Man is 700,000 Reichsmarks, and the main cost is in neurons and alchemical muscle fibers, and the rest are relatively cheap industrial products. The purchase price of a steam engine case is 150,000 Reichsmarks, and the main cost is the steam engine and the high and low pressure hedging piston system.
If the amount of alchemy materials used inside the Tin Man is reduced, and the steam engine box provides most of the power, the cost of a Tin Man can be compressed to 200,000 Reichsmarks, plus the steam engine case, which is 350,000 Reichsmarks.
It's a lot less expensive than before.
Although the Governor's vision for the Steam Tin Man to go into battle was almost a one-time product, the Steam Assist only damaged the body structure, which could be repaired and replaced, and the neuron-concentrated head could be recycled and reused. In this way, as long as the supplies keep up, the cost of fighting with the Steam Tin Man is not too high.
Moreover, reducing the consumption of alchemy materials can also improve production efficiency and involve more factories.
As for the redesign and matching delivery tools, it is not too difficult for the City Alchemist Association.
After thinking about it, Lady Mihir replied to Luke, "Governor, I will ask the City Alchemist Guild to work out a plan for the manufacture of the Steam Tin Man as soon as possible. It is estimated that the purchase price of each Steam Iron Man is 350,000 Reichsmarks, and if the production scale is large, the price should be able to be pushed to less than 300,000. How many Steam Tin Men will need to be produced in the first batch?"
Luke thought about it.
Since you are going to put the Steam Tin Man into the future battlefield as an ordinary consumable, of course, the more the better.
"First equip the Raging Waves Armored Assault Division with 10,000 Steam Tin Figures, and then prepare 100,000 sets of accessories." Luke, who had a new idea, asked Wei Meng, the director of the Cape Machinery Factory, "Do you have what it takes to build a war fortress into a mobile steam tin assembly factory?"
Hearing Luke's question, the cyborg replied thoughtfully, "Return to the Governor, put the production line inside the War Fortress...... A little bit of internal design should do the trick."
Luke asked, "Can the production system from raw material processing to formal wear be incorporated?"
This......
Wei Meng felt that his iron head could not keep up with the Governor's train of thought: "My lord, from steelmaking to casting, there is also alchemy refining and processing...... There are so many processes that a war fortress can fit into."
"If one doesn't work, build a few more, or dozens." Luke said to everyone in the room, "We need to change the way we use war fortresses, play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.
The shortage of troops is a problem that we cannot solve.
And our advantages are: we have the world's top technology, the world's largest industrial group, a large number of skilled workers, and money!
If we can compress our factories and cram them into the bastions of war, we can put the arms production line on the enemy's doorstep. I can produce massive quantities of steam tin men, I can produce war fortresses, I can produce more advanced weapons. Let our armies break up the enemy's attacks with steel, and destroy the enemy's defenses with steel."
Luke paints a whole new mode of warfare, and everyone can't help but fall into the illusion of this mobile war factory.
Is it feasible?
It seems that the theory is feasible.
Multiple war fortresses arrive at the battlefield to be spliced and combined into production plants, and multiple production factories can form a production system, and then cooperate with the transportation war fortresses loaded with raw materials, you can go where you can go and produce where.
The function of the Angry Waves Armored Assault Division is to protect the war factory, and as long as the war factory is combined, it will continue to produce steam iron men to consume the enemy.
When the enemy is exhausted, the Angry Waves Armored Assault Division will carry out a general attack, which will definitely greatly reduce its own personnel losses.
This kind of local tyrant who smashes the other party with money first and then harvests it is estimated that only Angry Waves City can play.
Wei Meng pondered for a long time before he said, "How is the War Factory designed...... We also need serious consideration and argumentation, and we also need the cooperation of the City Alchemist Association."
"The Urban Alchemists' Guild will cooperate with the development and construction of the War Factory," said Lady Mihir.
Looking at the two of them with sad faces, Luke said confidently, "Don't underestimate the technology you have now, use this war as an opportunity for technological integration and self-transcendence, and it won't be long before you can find that many imaginary things can be realized.
Don't think about the cost of the war factory, and use the best alchemy and steam machinery technology. As long as it shows up on the battlefield, we'll be able to earn back all our investment."
Luke is well aware that the next chaos will lead to a new round of technological explosion, and the already rapid increase in technological growth will usher in a further and substantial increase.
The war factory may seem like a fantasy, but it's not technically difficult to implement. If you can use the player's whimsy on the war fortress to use it on the war factory, so that the war factory can get rid of logistics, it is really a weapon that is not bound by distance, and can be produced wherever you go, and you can hit wherever you want.
Thinking about the challenges that he may face in the distant future, Luke feels that the War Factory will be a trump card for himself, and he must lay out the layout as soon as possible, and develop it while actually fighting.
Willon and Mrs. Mishiel said that they would do their best to organize the development of the war factory.
Luke talked a little more about the construction of the War Fortress and the War Assembly Factory, and then turned to Yin Bull and asked, "I gave you a list of people, and I invited many people?"
Yin Bul replied, "Your Excellency, there are a total of 1,256 people on the list you gave me, and we have contacted 865 people, of which 450 have expressed their willingness to come to the city of Angry Waves for development, and 364 have already arrived.
In accordance with your instructions, I gave them the household registration of Angry Waves City, and arranged a proper place to live. The City Alchemists Association has also given priority to their applications for membership, and the City Administration Department has allocated special funds for them to carry out the research projects they want to do.
Others...... We're still actively in contact with you, and we're sure more people will join the city."
After listening to Yin Bull's job introduction, Luke said, "Show them the strength and sincerity of our Angry Waves, and let them know that the gates of Angry Waves are open for them at any time. But let them know that they will definitely get more funding and resources to support them first.
After the meeting, I'll give you another list and do your best to get the people I want."
Yin Bul immediately replied, "Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, I promise to complete the task you have assigned."
The development of the times is inseparable from technical talents.
Lord-type players have summed up the "Techno Demon Roster".
"Demon" is the name given to young players with high potential in management football, who often have a very high development value and are extremely inexpensive.
The technical demons in the era refer to those technicians who you ignore me now, and I will make you unattainable in the future.
The world's position in the economic and technological fields is very attractive for this kind of technological demon. Half of the people who could be contacted said they would like to come to Angry Waves, which shows how big a leak Luke has picked up.
Dig people, continue to dig people.
Regardless of whether it is a big demon or a small demon, this governor ...... All of them.
In addition to sending Yin Bul to snarl technology demons all over the world, Luke also released a lot of world bounties through the government department. He invites bounty hunters and adventure teams to explore designated places through bounty quests.
The aim is to collect useful ancient relics, as well as high-value mystery items.
Raging Waves City gave Luke a platform to reach out to any corner of the world, and many places did not need him to go in person, and what he wanted would be in his hands.
Accumulation is a silent process of moisturizing things, just waiting for the moment of accumulation.
With the topic of laying out the future for the time being, Luke turned his attention back to what was close at hand.
"Yin Scolan, what's going on in the Republic of Leo right now?"
Viscount Inscoran made an exposition at the meeting about the situation in Leo that he knew.
With the Polaris Mercenary Regiment and mercenaries from all sides intervening in the civil war in Leon, the Lookouts have secured several towns. There are still many people in Leo who still miss the old kingdom, and they have joined the restoration army when they see the windwatchers gaining power, and many of the nobles have raised troops to prepare for the king's division.
In short, the Republic of Rio was founded for too short a time, and the people at the bottom did not reap much benefit, so they did not care who ruled them. The Council of Leo is too preoccupied by the Windwatcher Re-Restoration War to pay attention to the crisis at sea.
Baron Jeff of Brilliant Isle, with the financial backing behind Raging Waves, has assembled a sizable pirate fleet. The pirates usually break up into pieces, constantly attacking the ships of the Republic of Leo, and occasionally focusing on the coastal cities of Leo.
After receiving two first-class battleships, Baron Jeff relied on them to reorganize the brilliant fleet. He personally led the brilliant fleet to set up an ambush circle on the sea, and then asked the pirates to seduce the Leo navy, and then attacked it with the pirates with the strength of the ship's guns.
If you encounter the large fleet of the Leo Navy, then go to Fishbone Island and ask for the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District.
Now the Rio Navy dares to operate only near the near sea.
"The main forces of the Leo Navy are concentrated in four large military ports. They have sensed that we are going to attack them, so they are reinforcing the ships day and night.
The shore fire resistance has also increased a lot.
If the Leo Navy were to be cowered in the military port, we would suffer very heavy losses if we attacked.
And the Windwatchers have repeatedly warned us that we are not allowed to launch any kind of attack on Leo."
Luke said, "The destruction of Leo's sea power and potential is to protect our maritime security and to demonstrate to the world our maritime dominance, so that our merchant ships can reach any part of the sea unhindered.
This war will not be disturbed by any factors, no matter where the Leo Navy is hiding, they must be completely eliminated.
You continue to gather information on Leo's navy, and I'll negotiate with the Wind Watcher."
"Yes, Lord Governor."
Luke then asked Lady Tasya, Queen of Naga, "How's the Cape Anti-Smuggling Fleet preparing?"
Tasia replied, "Returning to the Governor...... The main force of the anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District has been training on Fishbone Island. At present, we have received 25 first-class warships, 50 modified armed ships, 136 speedboats, and 20 airships of various types.
The anti-smuggling fleet in the Cape District is fully manned and ready to attack at any time."
"How many ships can be shipped from the Mighty Waves Navy and Glory?"
"The Angry Waves Navy can send 15 Primary-class warships, 35 Wooden Dome Ships, 38 supply ships, and 23 airships.
Brilliant Island can send 2 Primary-class warships, 46 other warships, and 6 airships.
In addition, Brilliant Island can also summon about 200 pirate ships, and pirates cannot participate in the main battle at sea, but they can serve as guerrilla and blockade missions."
Luke mentally counted the number of ships that Raging Waves could put into this naval battle.
Not counting the speedboats that are not suitable for going out to the open sea, there are 42 first-class battleships, 35 wooden dome armor warships, and 134 other armed auxiliary ships that can attack this time.
There are also 49 airships.
After the Leo Navy had the ambition to compete with the Golden Shield Empire for sea power, there was a period of explosion of large-scale warships, and now Leo has about 200 wooden dome warships and more than 500 armed auxiliary ships. If the whole country is mobilized, it may be possible to recruit thousands of merchant ships. However, in the face of all-metal warships, armed auxiliary ships can only be beaten, and it is useless for merchant ships to come.
As for airships......
Bombing sea targets from airships is a tactic.
However, if the airship flies low, it will become a target for surface ships; Fly too high to throw a weapon accurately. Moreover, your airship is equipped with mage and alchemy protection equipment, which can provide a protective screen for surface ships, so you don't need to worry too much about Leo's airship attack.
The victory or defeat at sea ultimately depends on the duel of the surface fleet.
The generation gap between the sea power of Raging Waves and the Leo Navy is more than enough to make up for the numerical inferiority.
"As for how to fight this war, and what to make this war the basic goal of, we will talk after meeting with the Commander of the Angry Waves Navy and Baron Jeff.
Ladies and gentlemen!"
Everyone in the room immediately sat upright.
Luke slowed down his speech and said in a very solemn tone, "This meeting is over, and tomorrow's Angry Waves and today's Angry Waves will be two cities.
Every department must be prepared to face the most serious developments. Think carefully about how to stabilize the order of the city in the face of difficulties, and how to continue production when war is imminent.
And most importantly...... We need to give citizens confidence in our city, and trust that the Governor's Office, the City Council, and the City Council are capable of protecting their lives and property.
The prosperity and development of the city is the confidence for us to face any challenges in the future."
"Everything is at the mercy of the Governor!"
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