"How do you know ......"

Zhuge Wei was stunned for a long time, and the trick he used to deal with the European powers was of course seen from the Book of Heaven, which called this "offshore checks and balances", saying that the British Empire used it to toss European powers.

"I'll count it!" Zhuge Weidao smiled and said, "Second brother, I also calculated that this offshore balancer of yours will definitely play badly!" ”

"Why?" Zhuge was not convinced for a long time, but he didn't lift the table - Zhuge Junshi, of course, you have to let people speak, otherwise how can you "fight with your tongue"? If you flip the table at every turn, you won't be Zhuge anymore, and it will become a fierce fly.

And with his "why", the trial of the military division group unconsciously turned into a group of tongue battles - Zhuge is the way, as long as he can take down the group of Zhuge in front of him with three inches, then the trial will naturally not need to be tried.

Because in the Zhuge family, being able to pinch is the biggest right!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao continued: "Second brother, your offshore balancer is too far offshore to effectively meddle in European affairs to balance the rising country. The so-called offshore balance is not to always go offshore and never go ashore, but to go ashore when necessary to join the battle. The British were able to control the continent from the shore because they could fight themselves if necessary, and unite their allies to defeat the great powers that sought to dominate Europe. But we can't! There is no way for us to effectively intervene in Europe...... Even if it barely passed, it would not be able to invest much military power. In the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon was defeated by the European anti-French alliance and the winter of the Rakshasas. The assistance we provide is not necessary!

So in order to maintain the balance of power in Europe and prevent the British from controlling Europe with their offshore counterbalances, we had to vigorously prop up the Rakshasa Empire. And there is a fatal flaw in this policy! ”

"What flaw?" Zhuge Weijiu's brows furrowed even tighter.

"That is, a war will inevitably break out between the Rakshasa Empire and the British Empire because of the struggle for European hegemony!" "As long as the Rakshasa Empire does not change its national policy of seizing the Balkans and Constantinople, a conflict between her and the British Empire is inevitable. Because once the Rakshasa captured the Balkans and Constantinople, it would become the real Eastern Rome. How dare England compete with Rome? Moreover, England is the ruling country of parliament, and will not let the Rakshasa ambitions be allowed because of the marriage contract between Victoria and Alexander.

If a big war breaks out in Europe and we can't intervene, we will have to wait for the European side to decide the winner. And once the war in Europe is decided, then Europe will have a hegemon for a long time to come...... According to my calculations, Britain will defeat Rakshasa and become the hegemon of Europe in the future! ”

At this time, not only Zhuge Weijiu's face changed greatly, but the naval division Zhuge Youxin, and the army division Zhuge Yougang, these two soldiers with words were also shocked, and they obviously knew about the Crimean War.

"Not necessarily, right?" Zhuge Weijiu frowned and looked at Zhuge Weidao, "The army of the Rakshasa country is the first in the world, and in the next few years, they will also have at least four Hongwu Emperor-class ironclad ships, and three of them will also be deployed in the Black Sea, isn't it enough to block the Tatar Strait and support the Rakshasa army to capture Constantinople?" ”

Zhuge Weidao shook his head with a smile and said: "The gap between the Rakshasa Kingdom and the United Kingdom is all-round, and it is not something that four warships can make up, and Britain is the second largest industrial country in the world after ours, right?" ”

Zhuge Weijiu nodded and said: "Britain's industrial strength is currently second only to my Ming Dynasty, but after all, Britain itself is too narrow, with a population of only more than 20 million, less than one-tenth of ours. And their technology is not as good as ours, and they are always imitating us, which is too unauthentic. ”

When Zhuge Weidao heard this, he couldn't help but want to laugh a little - most of the golden fingers of our ancestors also came from others, and it's hard to say who copied whom!

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao chuckled a few times, and then said: "Although Britain's industrial strength is not as good as ours, it still surpasses the Rakshasa Kingdom by much...... The weather in Rakshasa is too cold, and the Baltic ports are half a year old when they are frozen, which is not suitable for the development of industry at all. Although Ukraine is a good place, the access to the Black Sea is blocked by the Turkish Empire, and it is difficult to develop.

In addition, because our Ming and Rakshasa are guarding each other's hands, there are no railways in Siberia and the Jin Empire...... Once the Rakshasa and the British fought, the shipping in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean was pinched by the British, and they could only go to the Arctic Ocean to transport something to the Rakshasa . But how much can be carried on the routes of the Arctic Ocean? It's quite limited! And there is also a possibility that the port of Murmansk will be blocked.

This is not the most troublesome, the most troublesome thing is that the Rakshasa country has not even abolished serfdom until now! A large number of the population were serfs, bound to the land, and it was impossible for them to go to the factories to work as workers. Moreover, they see little hope, they do not work hard, their production efficiency is low, most of their output is appropriated by others, and they lack the ability to consume industrial goods. Therefore, the Rakshasa has a population of tens of millions, but it cannot make them serve industrialization, and there is no way to even establish a compulsory military service system. Therefore, the soldiers of the Rakshasa Army are recruited for twenty or thirty years, although there are quite a few people, but when it comes to the big war, there is no way to quickly mobilize civilians into the army and expand the number of troops like my Ming Dynasty, France, and Prussia. ”

Zhuge sighed for Dao, "So if you don't solve the serfdom in the Rakshasa country, you can't really develop the industry of the Rakshasa country, and the Rakshasa can't beat the British at all. And Britain will not fight with the Rakshasa alone, they will definitely pull France to clean up the Rakshasas. During the Napoleonic War, Britain could support Rakshasa to fight Napoleon, and now Britain can also support France to fight Rakshasa in the same way. And who can Rakshasa rely on? Prussia? Austria? These two countries dare to confront Britain? It's simply impossible!

But the Rakshasa Kingdom itself ...... Now he is still immersed in the dream of the European hegemon, bent on liberating the Balkans and recovering Constantinople! Therefore, a fierce conflict will inevitably break out between Britain and the Rakshasas, and in this conflict, the Rakshasa will lose! ”

As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Zhuge Weijiu, Zhuge Youxin, and Zhuge Yougang, the three Zhuge military advisors who obviously knew about the Crimean War - although the Crimean War may not be exactly the same as in history, the factors that determine the inevitable outbreak of this war and the inevitable defeat of the Rakshasa are all there!

Zhuge lowered his voice for Dao and said: "After the defeat of the Rakshasa army, Britain will become the hegemon of Europe for a long time, and the hegemon of Europe is the overlord of white Christian civilization. At that time, not only Europe will be our enemy under the leadership of Britain, but also the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and even the Mexican Empire will become our enemies! It's not a hundred years ago...... It's time for the Steam Ironclad to run rampant around the world! In another ten or twenty years, above the ocean, there will be a world of all-oil-powered battleships with faster speed, greater tonnage, and more firepower! The distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean will not be able to stop their white battleships!

Second brother, forty uncle, forty-second uncle, you do the math, are we ready to face such a situation? ”

"One hundred and eight brothers, what did you say?" This time, it was the shipbuilding master Zhuge Weiyi who was shocked, only to see him open his big mouth, staring at him with big eyes, and looking at Zhuge Weidao in a daze, "You, how do you know about the all-oil-powered battleship?" ”

"I figured it out!" Zhuge Weidao looked at Zhuge Weiyi, and asked in a low voice, "Tenth brother, in another seven or eight years, the battleship with an unladen displacement of 20,000 tons and a heavy oil boiler and steam turbine can be put into use, right?" ”

"Yes...... Wait, that's what you figured out too? Zhuge Weiyi's face was shocked.

Because the kind of battleship that Zhuge Weidao said is still in the design and demonstration stage! It is impossible for an officer of Zhuge Weidao's level to know about it...... Unless there is a major leak!

Before he could react, Zhuge Weidao said again: "If it takes another fifteen or sixteen years, we should have a battleship with an empty displacement of nearly 30,000 tons, equipped with 8 380 mm caliber naval guns, and a maximum speed of 23 or 24 knots, right?" ”

"This ......" Zhuge Weiyi turned his head and glanced at Zhuge Youxin, who was as stunned as he was.

Because the 30,000-ton battleship proposed by Zhuge Weidao now is no longer something that the designers of the navy and shipyards can leak...... This can only be leaked by Zhuge Military Division, who has read shipbuilding and naval heavenly books.

Could it be that Zhuge Youde leaked this secret to his son? Is there such a thing...... That Zhuge Weidao is not a matter of going to the South Seas or going to the Arctic Ocean, but according to the clan rules, he will be placed under house arrest by the Zhuge family for life!

"One hundred and eight nephews...... Zhuge Youxin's voice trembled a little, "What you said, it can't be what your father told you, right?" ”

Zhuge Weidao just smiled calmly, and said to the eighty-three-year-old Zhuge reasonably: "Thirty-six uncle, I have calculated an equation, you can always take a look." ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope and handed it to Zhuge Weixue, who was guarding beside him.

Zhuge was stunned for a long time, his head was buzzing, and his brother would do whatever he asked. He immediately took the envelope and handed it to the old man Zhuge Youli. Zhuge Youli is also a very reasonable old man, so he took the envelope immediately, took out the letter paper inside, and took out his reading glasses to take a look...... Of course, his face changed drastically, and he blurted out: "Relative...... Discuss? One hundred and eight nephews, do you know what this is? ”

Zhuge nodded for the Dao: "It's the mass-energy formula of the theory of relativity!" ”

"What?" Chemical military master Zhuge Youpin also exclaimed, "You, what are you...... How is this possible? ”

In terms of physics and chemistry, Zhuge Youde has not read it, and Zhuge Youde's father has definitely not read it. Moreover, the theory of relativity is not made public now, and theoretically only the military divisions of physics and chemistry know about it.

"Uncle Forty-Five," Zhuge felt out an envelope like a trick for the Tao, "and for you!" ”

"Give it to me?" Zhuge Yuepin, who is tall and thin, and has a big bald head who is extremely smart, hurriedly learned from Zhuge Wei, "Eighty-eight nephews, go and get it." ”

"Yes."

This time, there was a paragraph written on the letter paper that was sent to Zhuge Youpin's hand - there are varieties of chemical elements that are different in relative atomic mass and radioactivity but have the same physical and chemical properties, and these variants should be in the same position on the periodic table, called isotopes.

"One hundred and eight nephews...... Zhuge Youpin's face was full of surprise, and his voice trembled a little, "The old man supports you to become the division of the Eighteenth Army!" ”

Zhuge Youli also said with a straight face: "One hundred and eight nephews, since you even know the formula of the theory of relativity, then the old man supports you!" ”

Naval Strategist Zhuge Youxin seemed to be a little excited, and his voice trembled: "One hundred and eight nephews, I didn't expect you, you can really pinch and calculate!" The old man supports you! ”

"One hundred and eight brothers," Zhuge Weiyi, the shipbuilding strategist, also looked at Zhuge Weidao with a demon-looking look, "I also support you!" ”

According to the family rules of the Zhuge family, when the number of military divisions is less than twenty, with the support of more than one-third of the living military divisions, the new military division can take the position...... Now Zhuge Weidao has received four votes, and there are only two votes left before he becomes a military advisor.

Zhuge Weidao, who felt that he was about to succeed, set his eyes on those military advisors who had not yet expressed their position, and was waiting for the victory when Zhuge Weijiu suddenly spoke: "One hundred and eight brothers...... We're not done yet, are we? ”