The economic crisis that erupted in September 1929 was unprecedented in scale. Because the United States had a much greater advantage in World War I than it had in the original world, and the economy was in a much better position, the losses caused by the crisis were correspondingly more severe. As soon as the United States knelt, Europe, with which they were closely connected, also knelt.

At a time when the capitalist countries of the world are being tossed to the ground, there are still a few pure lands on the earth. The first was the Third International Organization, led by the Soviet Union, which suffered very little damage due to the characteristics of its communitarian system and the fact that there were very few economic exchanges with the outside world. The second Pure Land is the China-led People's Revolutionary Federation (including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization).

Countries with a scientific and social system are not as closed as the Soviet Union, but they are also not as laissez-faire as European and American countries do. Mr. Wen can't believe in the "invisible hand" at all, if this thing is reliable, there will be no economic crisis. When China adopted a strict regulatory system for the securities market and used the mature rules of "N+1", "up limit" and "down limit", they were ridiculed by Europe and the United States.

Thanks to this strict supervision and system, as well as the strict management of the financial industry, and at the same time, in terms of policy and publicity, it has also adopted measures to encourage the industrial economy to suppress the virtual economy, such as loan interest rates, the difference between industrial loans and financial loans is more than ten times, and 100% collateral is required, so China's securities market is not developed. In the eyes of European and American countries, China's securities market is completely out of proportion to its economic aggregate, and there are many ridicules for this.

However, Wen Dehei, who came from later generations, is very clear about this, both theoretically and in historical practice, it has been proved that finance, a number game that makes money out of money, does not help much for the strength of the country, because finance itself does not create materials, they cannot be transformed into machines, nor can they be transformed into food, except for numbers. They can be used as an adjustment to the social and economic system, but they must not be based on this, and if they are overplayed, a very serious situation will occur. Therefore, no matter how much the financial industry in Europe and the United States ridicules and seduces, he still continues to adhere to the previous financial policy.

Therefore, although China's securities market has also been affected by the economic crisis, and the Shanghai stock market index has fallen by about 10 percent, because it has been prepared for a long time, and has taken resolute measures as soon as it was discovered that the call-up was made, except for some guys who did not listen to the advice, the domestic losses were not large, but the foreign capital that came to China to pan for gold suffered heavy losses.

However, the crisis is also an opportunity, and Liu Yang not only made a lot of money in the previous popularity, but even he did not let go of this economic crisis. Before the crisis broke out, this guy led the experts of Xingke Group and Caijinlian, and gathered the capital of all the younger brothers of the Revolutionary Union and the vest company to short-sell in the European and American stock markets, and shearing sheep with foreign predators. Once again, I swept the European and American stock markets, and made a lot of money from it, counting the money until my hands cramped.

Of course, the negative impact of the economic crisis on China is not limited to the securities market, because a large number of European and American companies have gone bankrupt or suffered heavy losses, and many export orders to Europe and the United States have been cancelled. Fortunately, the Chinese government intervened in time to divert orders to other countries and domestic diversion, although there were losses, but finally not to the point of losing all money. At the same time, during this time of economic crisis, China led its younger brothers to increase infrastructure and expand domestic demand, and after nearly a year of trade turnaround, it finally succeeded in reversing the situation.

By 1931, the economy of the entire economic circle of the People's Revolutionary Union had not only not declined, but had experienced rapid growth. After all, the foundation of these countries is very thin, and there are a lot of infrastructure construction in the country that have not been carried out, so they just take advantage of this opportunity to cultivate their internal skills.

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March 1, 2772 (1931), Dalian Shipyard.

The Dalian shipyard is also one of the targets for additional infrastructure, with four docks and four slipways under construction in the open space on both sides of the site, two of which are so large that they look larger than a stadium, more than 300 meters long and 60 meters wide.

At this time, a group of senior naval officers were visiting these large docks, accompanied by the leaders of the factory.

Chief Engineer Shan Liang said: "Li Bureau, these are the two newly built 200,000-ton docks of our factory, which are 365 meters long, 82 meters wide and 14 meters deep. After completion, it is possible to build 200,000-ton merchant ships, as well as 100,000-ton aircraft carriers......"

"Well, the other two docks are 100,000 tons, right?" said Li Ang, nodding and pointing to the two smaller docks next to him.

Shan Liang replied: "Yes, it is a 100,000-ton dock, which can build merchant ships and non-aircraft carrier warships below 100,000 tons. ”

"It's a pity that no new battleships will be built in these years. Now our Navy is in the process of demonstrating the next generation of warships, and there will be no new battleships until the end of this work......" Leon sighed with great regret.

According to the provisions of the Washington Treaty, warships that have been in the water for more than 18 years can be replaced within the quota. This year, China's four Fuxi-class battleships (Fuxi, Nuwa, Houyi, and Chiyou) and two Qinling-class fast battleships (Qinling, Taihang) have expired, and it stands to reason that new ships can be built to replace them, but China's next-generation battleships have not moved. This made the BB party in the navy anxious.

But it was useless for them to rush it, and Wen Deji made it clear that there would be no new battleships until the new naval tactics were demonstrated. Well, this "new naval tactical argument" is actually only one of the reasons.

He was also a member of the BB Party, and he had built many models of battleships himself before he crossed over. But now that he is in a different position, he can't just think about his hobbies, battleships are not cheap, and he doesn't want to make a bunch of unusable things in his hands because he got the wrong direction.

The new generation of battleships was prepared for World War II, and the kind of thing had to be built at a level that could suppress the opponent's World War II technology. Now it seems that the level of science and technology in this plane is definitely higher than that of the original time and space, although Wen Desi prohibits the export of all kinds of high-tech, but he must also equip the troops if he has new gadgets. No matter how secret anything is, once you have a lot of equipment, it can leak out, unless you hide it at home.

The great powers are not fools either, if there is no reference, it will certainly take a lot of time for them to grope for themselves, but if there is a reference, it is completely different. Even if they don't know the specific structure and performance of the weapon, the shape and approximate data can also be obtained, even if it is impossible to come out of a 100% copycat, but there will always be some enlightenment. Therefore, the scientific and technological level of the powers of the original plane is at least ten years more advanced than that of the original time and space.

Although there is no shortage of technical information in Mr. Wen's hands, and there are also black technologies in later generations, some subsystems that are ready to be used on warships are not yet mature, so he is ready to slow down, anyway, it is a naval holiday, so there is no need to worry.

As a matter of fact, with the rapid development of China's aviation technology and the maturity of aircraft carrier technology and tactics, whether or not to develop battleships has caused a great deal of controversy among the military and political leaders.

The opposition believes that the future is the era of aircraft carriers, which has also been verified by history, and battleships have no future, and there is no need to spend money on such things that are destined to become obsolete. Anyway, now there are 24 Chinese battleships, which is enough to use.

The pro-voters believe that although aircraft carriers are the kings of the future, at this stage of World War II, battleships are still very useful, which has also been verified by history. Even if the Chinese Navy will use aircraft carriers as the tactical core in the future, battleships still have many irreplaceable roles. In particular, the bad climate in which aircraft cannot be lifted into the air for combat, as well as the support and suppression of firepower, etc., are all irreplaceable by aircraft carriers.

Moreover, they also believe that battleships have no advantage over aircraft carriers, that is under the same conditions of scientific and technological level, and if China's new battleships are equipped with various advanced subsystems that far exceed the scientific and technological level of the great powers, the aircraft carriers of the great powers will not be at a disadvantage, and it is not impossible to beat the aircraft carriers. The most important thing is that if China builds new battleships, it can also bring the technology tree of the crooked powers, trigger a ship-building race around the world, and bring them all into the pit. Another reason is that it can boost national morale.

The two sides quarreled for a long time, and finally Wen Desi made a decision.

"Of course, we have to build it! We are not short of money and technology, so why don't we build battleships?" Then he changed his words and said: "Of course, how to do this battleship must also be clearly demonstrated, and it must be ensured that it will not be hung and beaten by the enemy's aircraft carriers." ”

In fact, there are also such battleships, that is, the four Iowa sisters who have undergone modernization and magic transformation in the original time and space, after these four battleships have undergone magic transformation, their combat effectiveness has skyrocketed, even in the face of aircraft carriers of the same era, they also have to fight.

The new generation of Chinese battleships has the following requirements: 1. Be able to defend against air attacks by the aircraft carriers of major powers and carry out effective counterattacks. Second, the combat effectiveness must be overwhelming the battleships of the same period of foreign countries, and can act as the core of the fleet. Third, it can serve as the backbone of the defense of the aircraft carrier formation, and the speed cannot be lower than that of the aircraft carrier.

As for the tonnage of the battleship, Mr. Wen asked for three designs, the first is the public version, that is, the "sling silk lite version". This is mainly designed for the younger brothers of the Revolutionary Union, and the requirement is cost-effective. Moreover, this kind of battleship will be the main order "during the naval holiday", so the requirements are treaty-type battleships, that is, the caliber of the main gun does not exceed 420 mm, and the standard row does not exceed 45,000 tons.

The second is the standard version, that is, the "ordinary paperback version", which is mainly used for himself, as well as for a few rich younger brothers, whose combat effectiveness should be used as the standard for the complete explosion of treaty battleships. The third is the "local tyrant hardcover version" for pure self-use, anyway, it is what is advanced and what is used, and what is powerful.

Because the latter two types of battleships undertook the task of "bringing people into the ditch", they did not require displacement, and the time was very lenient, but they were required to design them before June 1936. Because Wen Deji did not plan to build it during the holiday, anyway, the naval holiday on the plane expired on January 1, 1937, and only half a year of material organization and preparation period was needed.

So the requirements for new battleships were sent to various design institutes, and the "sling silk lite" was the simplest, and this battleship, known as the Type 209, was designed in 1925, followed by changes in details. In 1927, the first Type 209 was started, and five have been built so far, but this battleship is not equipped by China itself, and all five are built for the younger brothers. Chilean, Persian, Turkish, Arabian and Siamese are one each.

This cost-effective battleship mainly refers to the design idea of the "King George V class" of the original time and space, this battleship is famous for its cheap and good quality, only a little more expensive than the over-standard heavy cruiser, and even the Hipper-class heavy cruiser is more expensive than it, but if you fight, you can pick three casually. The Type 209 also came along this line, and it was really cheap. Nine 420-mm guns, 4. 50,000 standard rows, and a lot of room is reserved for upgrading and modification. Wen Desi intends to use this battleship as the standard battleship of the People's Revolutionary Union in the future.

The design of the standard version of the battleship for its own use has not yet been completed, but this battleship is mainly based on the Yamato-class of the original plane. The Yamato-class is undoubtedly the pinnacle of battleships in the original plane, and it can be said that it has made a perfect balance of firepower, protection and maneuverability, and it has a beautiful appearance. The most important thing is that it is extremely cost-effective, and it has been built less in history, and that is because Japan is too poor, and if the United States gets this excellent design and does not explode a dozen, it will not be the United States. Of course, the shortcomings of the Yamato-class are also obvious, the most important thing is the secondary artillery and air defense, especially the air defense, which is its biggest weakness, which is also the direct reason why the Yamato-class was finally sunk.

Of course, China's design institutes will not copy the Yamato class, but only borrow its excellent parts, according to the tradition of Chinese designers, this must be changed. The battleship, tentatively named Type 210, has not yet completed its design, and its standard displacement is about six to seventy thousand tons.

The last "local tyrant hardcover version", which has become the ultimate battleship by Mr. Wen, has only just begun to be designed and prepared, and there is not even a shadow. However, according to the requirements of General Wen, the displacement of this battleship will definitely not be less than 90,000 tons.

In fact, in addition to these three types of battleships, the Navy has also developed a kind of "quasi-battleship", or "modern pre-dreadnought". Well, its official name is "fire support ship", which is attributed to amphibious ships, and not to battleships.

"How's our construction now?" asked Leon. This is already his second time as chief of naval armament.

"The hull has been completed, and we built it under the name of a large icebreaker......" Shan Liang said with a smile.