Niu Jian said it bluntly enough, and Charles also confirmed what Zhu Jingyuan meant.

Zhu Jingyuan and the Ming Dynasty did not deliberately push the countries of Taixi into the idea of building ships.

But there is also no high interest in actively curbing this tendency.

At the same time, it also clearly supports peace and development, and does not want to see any country resorting to militarism.

These directions and attitudes seem a bit confusing and even contradictory.

However, after digging deeper, you will find that there is no contradiction at all.

Just like the double standard, there is actually a standard, that is, whether it is beneficial to the evaluator itself.

If it is unfavorable to the evaluator, he will criticize, and if it is beneficial to the evaluator, he will praise.

"The punishment is unknowable and the threat is unpredictable", in fact, it is the same logic.

It is good for Da Ming, who is in control of the situation, and Da Ming will reward and take care of it.

If it is not good for Da Ming, then Da Ming will punish him.

Da Ming will not look at whether the matter itself is correct under a certain rule.

Da Ming will not participate in the formulation of a rule, because the rule may be written in contradiction.

No matter how high the power and status of the Ming are raised in the rules, they are essentially clear standards.

Even if it is written directly, the power of the Ming Dynasty is unlimited, which is actually restricted.

Because there are times when rulers claim that their power is not unlimited, and there are times when they complain to the ruled.

There are no rules at all, there are no standards at all, and it is in fact unlimited power.

This is why emperors and kings in modern times, unless there is a situation that is completely beyond their control, do not take the initiative to ask for constitutionalism.

The ultimate goal of Zhu Jingyuan and Daming is what Zhu Jingyuan said at the peace talks.

It is necessary for all countries in the world, including Taixi, to consider the attitude of Da Ming first when making any decision and preparing to do anything.

They should first assess whether this matter is in the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and in the interests of the Ming Dynasty before they can let it go.

If it goes against the interests of the Ming Dynasty, you must not do it.

Instead of making a rule first, waiting for a certain country to make a mistake, then openly litigate, and then debate right and wrong.

It is necessary for other countries to learn to self-discipline and self-manage according to this standard.

On this basis, Charles evaluates and calls on the Tessie countries to sign a naval agreement.

Is it in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to clarify the specifications and number of the main warships and make certain restrictions?

Charles believes that it is in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

These agreements are equivalent to clarifying the size of the navy of the Tessie countries.

Staying out of the matter, not participating in the agreement, and not being bound by the agreement, the Ming Dynasty will be able to build a navy that can suppress these fleets according to the size of the navies of the countries on this agreement.

It is also in the interests of the Ming Dynasty to keep the armament forces of the whole world under control.

Although it is more conducive to the Ming Dynasty, it is actually in line with the current situation in France.

France is now unfit to participate in any arms race.

So the charr was ready to start pushing for it.

When condolences are sent to Prime Minister Pitt of the United Kingdom, you can communicate with dignitaries from all over the world.

Charles was going to go to England in person, and he was directly in charge of the matter.

The situation of the British is highly similar to that of the French, who also fought the World War and the Yinzhou War, and were pushed to the edge of being squeezed dry, and had to ask the Ming for help, so they barely recovered.

Therefore, Britain and France have been old enemies for hundreds of years, but they should not reject this proposal in this matter.

After settling the matter in his mind, Charles asked a question that few people in the world could ask:

"Mr. Niu, has my dear friend arranged anything about a warship carrying flying machines?

"I don't hide from my dear friend and the Ming that France is currently conducting relevant research and experiments.

"My best friend once revealed that Daming also has relevant research.

"But at that time, like the technology of 40,000-ton warships, it could not be exported and leaked to the outside world.

"And now? Can the technology related to the warships carried by the Ming Dynasty carry flying machines be exported to France?

"For example, the aircraft designed specifically for use on ships, and the design of the battleship itself......"

Charles actually asked this question a bit casually, and he didn't really have much expectation in his heart.

Because judging from the information that Charles knew in the past, it is possible that Daming did not attach importance to the design and development of this kind of warship, and had little experience in the design of this kind of warship.

Then naturally, there is nothing to refer to in France.

It is also possible that the Ming Dynasty attached too much importance to this kind of warship, so that it took the highest level of secrecy measures, so the information he obtained was very limited.

Even if he is a close friend of Prince Da Shi, he can only be sure that Da Ming also has relevant research.

In this case, it is certainly impossible for the Ming Dynasty to leak relevant information to France.

But what Xia Er didn't expect was that Zhu Jingyuan did have arrangements for this matter, and Niu Jian answered directly without hesitation:

"This kind of battleship, His Royal Highness Prince Daishi calls it an aircraft carrier.

"This kind of special aircraft is called a carrier-based aircraft by His Royal Highness Prince Daishi.

"The special carrier-based aircraft designed by Daming can be exported to France.

"But for now, the restrictions on the export of other types of aircraft and combat vehicles are the same.

"It will not provide the highest power engine of the current Ming Dynasty, and there will be restrictions on the range and bomb load of carrier-based aircraft.

"But even so, the performance is still better than all the fighters in the Tessie countries.

"As for the details of the design of the aircraft carrier itself, it is still not possible to disclose to any country at the moment.

"But France's relationship with the Ming Dynasty is getting closer and closer, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Dashi are also close friends.

"Therefore, His Royal Highness Prince Dashi can summarize the design experience of Daming on aircraft carriers in a private capacity, and give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a little personal hint.

"That is, don't think about compromise, whether it's hull design and weapon planning, don't think about going to this kind of thing.

"An aircraft carrier is not a traditional warship, it is a completely new type of warship.

"The armament of an aircraft carrier is an aircraft, and it is no longer a traditional artillery.

"Therefore, the design idea of the aircraft carrier is that all the functions of the entire warship should be used for a more convenient use of aircraft, rather than the deployment of traditional artillery.

"According to His Royal Highness Prince Daishi, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can truly understand this and apply it to the design, it should be able to make France's aircraft carrier design a big step ahead of other countries."

When Charles heard that the plane could be exported, his whole body was in good spirits.

Hearing Zhu Jingyuan's private experience, it seems that he has directly caught a very important clue.

France already has a certain amount of experience on aircraft carriers.

Attempts have already been made to retrofit with cruisers, laying decks for aircraft take-off and landing.

Completely new, specialized aircraft carriers are already being designed.

It's just that there are a lot of questions about the design, and there are a lot of things that I don't know how to choose.

Among them, the most important thing is how much attention should be paid to aircraft and how much artillery should be retained.

The designers had been arguing for a long time, and Charles himself had difficulty making a decision for a while.

After all, according to traditional thinking, a battleship could not be without artillery, and the battleship had to participate in the battle.

It is also natural to think that a battleship that uses aircraft is still a battleship and may still encounter artillery battles.

The point is that they do not have an accurate definition of this type of warship.

Now Zhu Jingyuan has given a definition, clearly distinguishing it from traditional warships.

And helped me make the most important decisions.

It is necessary to attach infinite importance to aircraft, and the meaning of the existence of this kind of warship is to carry aircraft, and aircraft cannot be allowed to accommodate the deployment of artillery.

His best friend is a frank gentleman, either he keeps it secret and doesn't tell himself, and he must supplement the truth if he tells himself.

This is the experience that Daming summed up in the design of aircraft carriers.

Regardless of whether Daming's research is correct or wrong, Daming's aircraft carrier should be designed according to this line of thought.

Daming's aircraft carrier should also be his best friend's own idea.

The idea of his best friend has never been wrong.

Your best friend must be right!

These few short sentences should already be the highest secret in the field of shipbuilding in the world.

My best friend is really my best friend and really takes care of myself and France......

It's just that since the best friend is willing to disclose these news to himself, does it mean that Da Ming has completed the verification and come to the conclusion that this kind of warship is not particularly important?

So should France still invest too much energy in such warships?

The construction of battleships has already cost a lot of money, and the aircraft carrier hull cannot be too small, it is best to use the scale of an armored cruiser of 10,000 tons and above, which is also the experience of the Ming Dynasty, and this cost cannot be overly limited......

Charles's heart tangled again.

Zhu Jingyuan has a basic understanding of the progress of France's aircraft carrier exploration, at least he knows how far they have progressed.

Already on the converted cruiser, the feasibility verification stage has been crossed, and the special design and construction of the aircraft carrier has begun.

Of course, Zhu Jingyuan didn't want to help the French design the aircraft carrier, but since the French had shown enough obedience and cooperation, he had to give some sweetness.

Only the stick does not make them sincerely obedient, and it is also necessary to have carrots.

But the choice of this carrot is also very skillful.

Make the other person feel important, but not overly leaking.

The design of the aircraft carrier is now in the exploration stage, and the dignitaries and engineering personnel, including the Shire, must know it this way.

As long as Daming tells the French what he has experienced, the French will feel that Daming is full of sincerity.

But in fact, the design of the aircraft carrier of the Ming Dynasty is not at all in the groping stage.

Zhu Jingyuan directly gave a very perfect design direction.

And the aircraft carrier, a brand-new warship, only knows the general direction, and cannot immediately form a perfect design.

The aircraft carrier design has all the details of the previous one.

Including how to deploy the cabins, how to divide the hangar, how to plan the height and width, and even how high the deck should be, how to adjust the flue to the side, which has never been done on a traditional warship.

and a variety of practical designs that have been accumulated over a long period of time in order to achieve design goals.

For example, straight and regular decks, such as decks and chimneys, such as elevators in and out of board, and even further beveled decks and catapults, stop wheel gears, etc.

Unless Daming directly shared the drawings with the French, it was impossible for the French to learn these things directly, and it was impossible for Zhu Jingyuan and Daming to leak these designs.

The French still have to come up with one by one, complete the production and testing of verification and practical use.

Zhu Jingyuan's reminder that what can actually help the French is at most to reduce the modification of the experimental ship after it is completed.

At the same time, telling the French directly about the design experience that must have been very important in their opinion could also mislead the French about the importance of such a battleship.

If the Ming Dynasty keeps it completely and completely secret, then other countries, including France, will definitely realize that this kind of warship is very important, and will definitely devote more energy to exploring and building.

In addition, they may come up with a treaty to limit the tonnage of naval ships, and after limiting the tonnage of the capital artillery ships, the design and research of aircraft carriers may correspondingly obtain more resources.

Zhu Jingyuan's historical naval treaties in his last life actually played such a role.

If it weren't for the naval treaty that cut down six Lexington-class battlecruisers, the two 46,000-ton Lexington-class aircraft carriers would probably not have been born so early.

The same goes for Kaga Akagi in Japan.

Britain, the United States, and Japan will not immediately build a large aircraft carrier of this class of 40,000 tons.

In particular, the follow-up World War II proved that aircraft carriers of this level have more practical combat value, and the capabilities of those small aircraft carriers of more than 10,000 tons are very limited.

Therefore, Zhu Jingyuan decided to disclose some news after comprehensive consideration.

These news did reinforce Charles's trust in Zhu Jingyuan, and at the same time raised questions about Charles's use of aircraft carriers.

After hesitating for a long time, Charles once again dared to ask for more information, testing Ming's attitude:

"Mr. Niu, what is the tonnage of the aircraft carrier designed by Daming for verification? How many more have been built now?

"Can this kind of problem be revealed? If I can't, I didn't ask......"

Niu Jian has also been allowed in this regard, and now directly and very "accurately" replied:

"The aircraft carrier used by Daming for verification was formed on the basis of the largest armored cruiser in Daming, and the full load displacement should be about 24,000 tons.

"I've always paid too much attention to the total number of ships built now, but it's certainly not just one or two.

"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi and the navy both think that this kind of warship is useful, since this is the case, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to build only one or two."

Niu Jian's answer seemed a little light-hearted, which once again strengthened Charles's judgment.

The Ming people did not reveal too high expectations for this kind of warship.

But it is also really useful, it should be used for the role of fleet reconnaissance and communications, and it is obviously right for a main fleet to be equipped with an aircraft carrier.

So let's build one for experimentation and then validation.

The matter at hand now is the planning of the main gunboats, as well as the restriction agreement on the capital ships.