Rouge Alley, Big Black House.

On a pavilion, a banquet is the time for the guests and hosts to enjoy themselves.

The seat that Tokugawa Qizhao put for Zhuge Weidao is really "distinctive". There are a lot of dishes, such as carp miso soup, sea bream sashimi, fish plates, sweet egg rolls, yokan, wild duck meat, salt-grilled squid, steamed abalone, mullet roe, etc., all served in black lacquered wooden boxes, wooden plates, and wooden bowls. In addition, sake and rice are prepared.

Zhuge Weidao, who married the adopted daughter of the Tokugawa shogun (Daikokura), knew that these dishes were already the highest standard of Japanese cuisine at the moment - Tokugawa Ieki also ate this. But who cares if you eat well in the big black house in Rouge Hutong? The key is whether the "show" is good or not.

And the special program arranged by Tokugawa Qizhao for Zhuge Weidao is not ...... at all In a Japanese-style room, there are Tokugawa Qizhao, Zhuge Weidao, and Yu De, as well as a maid in a big black house who pours tea and wine.

The speed of serving food in the big black house is fast first and then slow, let the guests be hungry first, and after eating half full, they can slowly talk about things or watch "shows".

Tokugawa Qizhao didn't arrange any special programs for Zhuge Weidao, of course, he just talked about business while eating. He speaks Chinese fluently, so he doesn't need any translation, just talk about things.

"Ah, Zhuge Jun," Tokugawa Qizhao said with a smile, "I heard that your country is preparing to send an embassy to Vienna to attend the peace conference?"

Zhuge nodded for the Tao and said, "This is indeed the case...... Nicholas I, Louis XVII and Franz I all came forward to make peace, so naturally we have to give a little face. And we need time to rest and reorganize our fleet, and in the process, there will be a lot of new hulls in service, so it doesn't hurt to talk about it for a few months."

"Really?" Although Japan no longer has a navy in the true sense of the word, Tokugawa Saiaki is still in charge of the navy, so when he heard the "cutting-edge ships", his eyes turned red, "I don't know if there are any new ships, can you tell me?"

"Of course," Zhuge Weidao said, "In the next six months, in addition to the three Shuzhongwang-class aircraft-carrying battlecruisers that will all be put into service, there will be at least two Shihuang-class battlecruisers with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons, three heroic battleships with a standard displacement of 20,000 tons after upgrading their guns, four Kongming-class light cruisers, and some Zhuangshi-class cruisers, frigate-class destroyers, and heavy mine destroyers...... It's not too many, but the superiority over the British Navy can still be maintained."

The hero changed to the Kong Ming-class light cruiser, although it is not as dazzling as the first emperor-level and the Zhongwang class and the Shuzhong king-class, but it is a very practical warship.

Among them, the hero changed the configuration of six twin 280-mm guns to five twin 300-mm cannons arranged on the central axis, and at the same time strengthened the protection under the waterline, and enlarged some of the hulls, so that the standard displacement exceeded 20,000 tons. However, the power system of the hero is still the same as that of the hero, so the speed is further slowed down and it becomes a slow battleship.

The Kongming-class light patrol is a large-scale light patrol with a standard displacement of more than 12,000 tons. The most distinctive feature of this light patrol is the front and rear two triple 155 mm turrets, before which the Ming Dynasty has not been equipped with a triple turret on the ship, this is the first time!

If you use it well, you can try to get on a large-caliber triple turret in the future.

In addition, the Kongming class also has two configurations: high-speed and heavy thunder. It will also be armed with a large 630-mm steam gas torpedo, the effective range of which will reach 10 km.

It can be said that if this light cruiser is used well, it can completely kill the mounted cruiser or even the battleship in seconds!

"That's not much?" Tokugawa Qi Zhaoxin said, "It's all dumplings, not much? And there are as many as 8 large ships with a standard displacement of more than 20,000 tons! Once the industrial strength of the Ming Dynasty is brought into play, it is really terrible, and it seems that it is the right choice for Japan to stand on the side of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Zhuge Jun," Tokugawa Qizhao put away his envy, jealousy, and hatred, and said with a smile on his face, "then...... In the next 6 months, it should be inconvenient for the Celestial Empire to fight again with the British, right?"

Zhuge nodded for Dao and said, "Future."

For a while, we still have to take a breath, not necessarily in 6 months, but there should be no big war in 3 months."

Stop-and-go may be the hallmark of this world war. After all, both sides have a strong tolerance, and neither expects a quick victory, or a quick defeat, or even a complete elimination of the other in a major battle.

Tokugawa Qizhao seemed to be waiting for Zhuge to say the truth, and immediately asked, "In that case, it is not convenient for the Celestial Empire to send troops to North America to support the Texas battlefield in the next six months, right?"

Really!

Zhuge said for the Taoist heart: "You Japanese devils really have the intention of colonizing the United States!" He thought about it, nodded anyway, and then looked at Tokugawa Qiaki intently.

"I can do it for Japan...... We can send a division to the Mexican Empire at any time!" Tokugawa Saiaki said, "But Texas can't fight without a navy! There is no railroad to Mexico City in Texas, and logistics are all by water.

If the Celestial Empire cannot send its navy into the Caribbean. So can we ...... in Japan? How about rebuilding the navy and sending out a combined fleet?"

At this time, Zhuge Weidao was also taken aback: "What? You're going to send a navy to the Caribbean? If you go around South America in the Pacific Ocean, you will have to travel almost 20,000 nautical miles, right? If you go to Malacca, cross the Indian Ocean, and bypass Africa, it will be 16,700 nautical miles, right? Isn't it too far?"

Zhuge Weidao said: "This distance is comparable to that of the second detachment of the Pacific Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, which went all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Far East!

Are you Japanese Combined Fleet going to learn from the old man?"

Tokugawa Saiaki nodded, and said solemnly, "You are right, it is indeed a little farther away. But in order to help the Mexicans resist the American invasion, why should my Japanese samurai be afraid of long distances and treacherous storms?"

Zhuge thought for the Tao: "You devils are going to help Mexico resist the United States? Sounds pretty righteous!

Although Ben Zhuge doesn't believe that you will be so righteous, the Japanese devils should still be encouraged if they want to go to the Americas to find trouble with the United States. After all, this is a good thing to win the battle and eliminate troubles, and to kill and relieve internal worries."

"In that case...... We should still be able to help with this." Zhuge weidao pondered, "But the new big ship is still forgotten, and it is impossible for you to form combat effectiveness in the short term.

But we can get you some old armored cruisers, cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats."

Zhuge thought for a while, and then said, "Tokugawa Palace, you can propose to build a small Caribbean fleet to cooperate with the Mexican Emperor's navy."

"That's it!" Tokugawa Saiaki was immediately overjoyed, "With these, the Texas battle is very certain!"

In fact, Tokugawa Saiaki did not want to revive the Japanese navy, but really wanted to establish some colonies in North America...... If you want to build a colony there, you really can't do it without a navy.

Without a navy, the city of Texas of the Japanese devils could easily be turned into an isolated city by the Americans. If you don't get foreign help, you can be trapped to death under siege.

Of course, Zhuge Weidao also understood this reason, although he didn't expect the Japanese devils and the Mexican emperor's navy to defeat the United States. But how much can it last for a while, right?

As long as they can hold on for a year or two, the Ming Navy will be able to free up their hands and build an expeditionary fleet to drive over. Maybe there's a chance to set fire to the White House......

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao finally made up his final mind and said to Tokugawa Qizhao, "Tokugawa Temple, I'll help you formulate a plan when you go back, and you will come up with it. Naturally, our side will pass ...... So you can go and gather the old Navy now!"