1890 King of Southeast Asia

At the end of December, at the end of the fiscal year 1902, Liu Yiming took a group of ambassadors and naval officers to participate in a special ceremony.

At the Sishui Navy Dock, dozens of large and small warships were arranged in two rows, and six early Prairie Wolf-class torpedo boats slowly passed through the middle.

Sailing all the way to the shore, Navy Commander Zhao Jiaxing stood on the shore and watched the six torpedo boats.

601, 602, are his old friends, and there is also 502 that was salvaged to make a museum, and 501, the Immigration, which has been retired and dismantled.

These are his youth, his memories.

"Stand at attention!" Sun Yu, who is already a lieutenant colonel, ordered the Navy Guard of Honor.

Snap!

The sound of leather shoes tapping the floor is uniform.

"Salute!"

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"601 Meritorious Boat, participated in the battles against the Netherlands and Japan, sank two enemy main battleships and damaged four..."

"602 Meritorious Boat, participated in the battles against the Netherlands and Japan, sank three enemy main battleships and damaged one..."

"603..."

"605 Boat, thousands of miles to help Hawaii, upon application by the Navy General Staff and approval by His Majesty the Emperor, awarded the 605 Boat the Meritorious Title..."

"At ease!" After a long list of ship biographies, Sun Yu turned around and strode towards Zhao Jiaxing.

"Report to the Commander! Meritorious Boats 601 to 607 (one sank in an accident), assembled!" Sun Yu saluted first and said loudly.

"I declare that the torpedo boat unit, the decommissioning and handover ceremony of the meritorious ships will begin now." Zhao Jiaxing saluted back and said with full energy.

"Yes!"

"Salute~~! Play the national anthem." Sun Yu's voice was hoarse.

"Lower the flag!"

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Two flag bearers slowly lowered the high-flying naval flag.

Bang!

Outer warships began to fire salutes. This was the final etiquette of the South China warships. After that, they would enter naval museums in various places and continue to shine.

"For the sake of peace, South China is slowly reducing its armaments. Currently, it is retiring excessive defensive weapons to avoid misunderstandings." Liu Yiming said to the visiting ambassadors.

However, when he spoke, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally looked at the Japanese and Americans, and everyone saw it just right.

"South China's contribution to peace is obvious to all. I also urge you to strictly implement the treaty and not ignore the international order." The British stood up to smooth things over.

"By the way, what does the UK think of our proposal to promote naval treaties on a global scale?" Liu Yiming suddenly asked.

"This... London is discussing it. The standards of different countries are different. For example, France needs to maintain its vast colonial interests, and Germany also needs..." Cyril hesitated.

Cyril was certainly willing to implement the naval treaty - within the framework of the British.

Specifically, it was the two-power standard, requiring that the combined tonnage of the main battleships of Russia, Germany, France, and the United States should not exceed 120% of the British share.

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Of course, this was just wishful thinking on the part of the British.

France believed that France should get the same tonnage as Britain, and Russia believed that according to convention, the tonnage share of the Baltic Fleet should be 70% of the British Navy (Russia also had the Pacific, the Black Sea, and some small fleets.).

The Germans euphemistically stated that the German Second Empire Parliament was not friendly to the naval treaty.

The Americans did not make a statement, but accelerated the construction of the South Carolina-class battleships, using reciprocating steam engines, and did not unify the artillery command.

"Well, it's just that I saw the prelude to the war, an unprecedented huge war. I am a pacifist and hate war, but as a monarch, for the sake of national interests, I have to participate. It's really ironic..." Liu Yiming shook his head.

Hearing this news, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. The Japanese were horrified and fearful.

Because Japan had just formulated a new round of war plans against Qingdao and was saving money, the ransom money given by the Russian Empire was exchanged for machines or raw materials for the production of arms.

"It will be very lively here in the future. We plan to retire 40 ships, including some destroyers. If you are interested, you can come to watch the ceremony at any time." Liu Yiming changed the subject.

Everyone could only nod in agreement, thinking in their hearts, whether their war plan had been leaked?

"Where will these warships go? Museum?" German Ambassador Hans asked curiously.

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He had seen these warships and was impressed.

Small and fast, with a small body, carrying a few torpedoes, it can run at a speed of more than 30 knots. If there are three or five ships, it can pose a threat to the main battleship sailing alone.

"Only the few ships in front of us and the two destroyers will enter the museum. The others will be retired and dismantled. The museum does not need so many." Liu Yiming shook his head.

"Dismantling! They are still new, right? What a pity." Cyril shook his head, of course he was only talking about the ships.

The longest-serving warship of Nanhua is only about ten years old, and there are many warships in the UK that have been in service for 20 to 30 years.

Pull it into the museum and it can be pulled out at any time within ten years, but it will be gone if it is dismantled.

"For peace." Liu Yiming said.

In fact, it is because this is the first batch of emergency warships made by Nanhua, and various minor defects can be repaired, but the innate deficiencies cannot be supplemented.

Just like the first and second batches of the Wolf class, the hull was defective and the speed was too fast, which caused mechanical aging and metal fatigue.

A Wolf class torpedo boat had an accident because of this.

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During daily training, when making a sharp turn, it was hit by a wave on the hull, and cracks appeared in the hull due to metal fatigue. The huge stress caused the ship to crack and quickly take in water.

The accident caused one death and three injuries. After that, all the Wolf class ships were docked for inspection. More than ten of the more than 30 ships had problems.

The repair cost was enough to rebuild a warship, so it was taken out for a show.

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"Your Majesty's large-scale disarmament has made London very worried." Cyril sat on the sofa and drank a sip of tea.

"Worried?" Liu Yiming's face was gentle.

"London is worried that the balance of power will be broken, especially since I haven't heard that your country has a large-scale construction plan." Cyril held the teacup.

"Don't worry, the South China Navy is strong enough to resist threats... everything!" Liu Yiming shook his head.

"That being said, the attitude shown by your country may cause many people to misunderstand." Cyril thought of Japan.

Japan passed the latest naval bill to build four battleships, and placed an order for two new battleships with Britain, and also prepared to build two in Japan.

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"Japan passed the latest naval bill and is working on converting existing warships into training ships or coastal defense ships."

"This is not a conflict. I believe that half a year is enough for Britain to explore the correct use of new battleships and their epoch-making power." Liu Yiming said indifferently.