"Your Excellency, the Earl of Nelson's telegram says that he considers the Battle of Kiyin Waterways to show that the Sovereign-class is a defeated battleship that is nothing but sturdy armor. He suggested that the Admiralty immediately begin the design of a new fifteen-thousand-ton fast armored cruiser, which at our current level is the most efficient route, so design and construction work should begin immediately.

In addition, we should also start pre-research on 20,000 or even 30,000-ton invincible warships. If we are destined to not be able to match our opponents in numbers, then we need a few super battleships that can neutralize the numerical superiority of the Ming Dynasty......"

Secretary of the Navy Robert Brown. Peel took out a telegram from Earl Nelson, commander of the Indian Grand Fleet, at this time, breaking the dull atmosphere in the conference room.

The Earl of Nelson was worthy of being the god of the British Empire's maritime army. The report of the righteous law, we know what is the problem of losing the battle? Well, the main thing is that weapons don't work. This is not weaponism, but seeking truth from facts.

As the core asset of the British Imperial Navy, the Sovereign class is obviously difficult to take on the task, in fact, when designing the Sovereign class, some people raised the problem that the 13.5-inch gun of the Sovereign class is still too large for a 15,000-ton hull. And the cost of this class of battleships is very expensive, it is simply expensive waste. If Britain invests all her limited military spending on the construction of the monarchy, then there will be no need to fight a full-scale war in the future, and Britain will definitely lose. So Nelson, the naval genius of the British Empire, came up with a solution for his empire in the shortest possible time.

Nelson's response was twofold, one was to engage in fast armored cruisers - not only to seize the T-shaped position in future naval battles, but also because the British Empire had too many interests to defend, and a large number of her colonies were far from home, if there were only heavy and slow ironclad battleships, it would be difficult for the Royal Navy to reach the battlefield quickly once the sun never set broke out in a place where the empire's strength was weak.

So fast armored cruisers were indispensable for the British Empire!

However, the cost of this 15,000-ton loading patrol is certainly not cheap...... After all, the tonnage of the monarch class is around 15,000 tons.

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The second is to engage in super battleships -- the quantity is insufficient and the quality is not high, and the tonnage is not high. Since it is impossible for the British Empire to compete with the Ming Dynasty for the number of battleships, then it can only fight for the quality or tonnage of battleships.

Of course, it is extremely difficult to build 20,000 or 30,000 tons of battleships, and they are definitely not something that can be built casually. It takes a lot of time and money to tackle key technologies alone.

Moreover, the single ship of such a super-battleship must have been very expensive, and for the British Empire, which was short of financial resources, the difficulties would be enormous.

Prime Minister Jenkinson's brain began to hurt when he thought about the cost of building a large number of 15,000-ton cruisers and 20,000-ton battleships...... Moreover, the cost of the navy is only a part, and the army is now also expanding its armaments.

The British Empire's rule in India had to be defended by the army, so the army had to pay more!

And Britain is now in an economic crisis, where will the money come from?

The thought of money made Jenkinson's brain throb! Is this going to be a stroke? His Excellency the Prime Minister, who had nothing to do, had no choice but to turn his attention for help to George who was holding a wine bottle and twisting the lid. Canning.

"Prime Minister," said Foreign Secretary George Brown, who had just taken a sip of a tincture. Cunning had already seen the prime minister's mind at this time, "Now there is a way to raise enough money." ”

"What's the solution?" The British prime minister looked at his foreign secretary and asked with a frown, "You don't want to raise taxes, do you?" It's ...... in times of economic crisis."

"Prime Minister," said George. Cunning said, "Increasing taxes is a must!" And as long as the right people increase taxes, not only will it not worsen the economy, but it may also stimulate production in the British Isles, which will do no harm. ”

"George," Chancellor of the Exchequer Robinson seemed to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary George B. Canning was very dissatisfied with the discussion of financial issues, so he interjected with a gloomy face at this moment, "Do you want to impose some special tax on the lords of the upper house?" ”

George. Canning glanced at Robinson and said with a smile, "Of course they should be taxed if necessary...... But now, there is no such need, because it is not the British Isles that the Ming is trying to invade, but India! So it was not the gentlemen of the British Isles who needed to be defended, but the various superior people of the Indian Empire. They should contribute money and efforts to protect the emperor, state and private property. ”

"But the Indians have already contributed a lot of money," Robinson frowned, "India is our colony after all, and we can't expect much." ”

"Maybe we can make a little change," said George. Canning said.

"Change?" Robinson, who is the chairman of the Cabinet India Committee, frowned when he heard the change, "How to change?" ”

"The East India Company is an obsolete thing, and it should be canceled." George. "There should be a cabinet appointed by the Emperor of India to govern the Indian Empire. ”

"The Emperor of India?" Robinson asked, "The Mughal emperor?" ”

"Of course not," said George. Canning laughed, "The Mughal emperor has obviously lost the support of the Indian nobility and people, and he should transfer his throne to our majesty the king." This would transform India into a British republic, and our king would become the emperor of India, and the nobles and people of India would become the loyal subjects of His Majesty the Emperor of India.

They will do whatever it takes to defend the Indian Empire and the Indian Emperor and their own interests! Not only will they be very happy to pay their taxes, but they will also be eager to join the army! ”

George. Canning took another big sip of the tincture of the slices, lifted his spirits, and said: "And the government of the Indian Empire uses the taxes collected from India to order warships, guns, and ammunition from the British Isles, and hires our civilians, officers, and engineers to help them govern the country and train the army, which will greatly improve the employment of the British Isles, and perhaps drag Britain out of the quagmire of economic crisis." ”

I have to say that knocked the pharmacy George. Canning is a genius who is good at wishful thinking!

Robinson frowned and asked, "But how could the Mughal emperor be willing to transfer his throne to His Majesty?" ”

George. Canning laughed, and just wanted to explain to Robinson how to plot the usurpation of the throne (there are several history books on Chinese politics that are specifically recorded), the cabinet secretary Huck hurried into the conference room, and before anyone arrived, he had already loudly reported the latest telegram received: "Mr. Prime Minister, urgent telegram from Alexandria...... Zhuge Weijiu, the envoy of the Ming Empire, had just arrived at the Kabat Castle in Alexandria, Egypt, and was ceremoniously received by Ali Pasha and his son! ”

George. When Canning heard the news, he laughed again: "Prime Minister, this is good news!" Daming obviously wants Turkey to join forces...... For them, this is indeed a temptation that is difficult to refuse, on the one hand, the relationship between the Ming and the Turkish Empire has always been good; On the other hand, the Ming and Turkey joined forces to cut off the Suyinshi Canal. But that's exactly what we're looking forward to! Because the Ming and the Turkish Empire join forces, they will put themselves on the opposite side of the entire Western civilization, from the snowy fields of Russia and the vast plains of the Americas to the boundless rainforests of South America, all Westerners who believe in Christianity will gather around the British Empire, and our struggle against the Ming will become a civilizational duel! ”

The British Prime Minister, the Earl of Liverpool, nodded and said with a smile: "The Ming Empire is originally a civilization, and it is difficult to defeat it by relying on the power of the British Empire alone, if we can unite the strength of the entire European Christian world, then the final victory must belong to our British Empire!" ”