1890 King of Southeast Asia

In 1905, the Sishui Naval Shipyard was carrying out a warship launching ceremony.

The huge warship was parked in the dry dock. Liu Ming took a bottle of wine and smashed it hard on the bow. The champagne broke, accompanied by a little bubble.

"Open the gate!" Zhao Jiaxing said when he saw the champagne breaking.

The lock slowly opened, and the water flowed into the dock, slowly lifting the warship.

"How did you name it? The capital of the Tang Dynasty was also Chang'an and Luojing. Isn't this a duplicate name?" Xu Sunming pestered Gu Fan. He didn't dare to provoke Zhao Jiaxing, so he could only provoke Gu Fan.

We are all in the same period, so you should give some face.

"Some people suggested that Changluo be the two capitals of the east and the west, and now we can use the two capitals of the north and the south, but it seems to have been rejected." Gu Fan said unhappily.

"Rejected? Why? It's good!" Xu Sunming asked puzzledly.

"Battleships are named after dynasties. They can be named after the capital or the secondary capital. Both the northern and southern capitals are ancient capitals. However, skipping so many dynasties and directly naming them the Daming class may have an indelible impact on the already shaky bilateral relationship." Gu Fan shook his head.

"What should we do? For me, why bother? It's that old witch who is making trouble. The Germans and Japanese must be behind it. Maybe the British have also intervened!" Xu Sunming kept shaking his head.

Reader

No matter how many people intervene, the current cooperation framework among the three countries has been basically determined. It is best not to cause any complications. This is why only naval reporters were present when the strongest warship of the navy was launched.

"The names have been announced. The new warships are defined as improved versions of the Dahan class. They still belong to the Dahan class. They are No. 104 Xuchang and No. 105 Nanyang." Zhao Jiaxing said calmly as he passed by.

"Ah? I haven't heard of it much. Aren't they the capital and the secondary capital?" Xu Sunming looked puzzled. "And even the caliber of the guns is different. How can they be Class 1 warships!"

"Who said they are different? That's because Chang'an and Luojing will be modified, changing the triple 305mm guns to twin 356mm guns, and replacing the latest oil boilers. The difference is not very big." Zhao Jiaxing said unconscionably.

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"It's really just an improved model of the Han class. When we started building it, we considered using 14-inch guns if the guns were not produced in time." Liu Ming also explained to Bi Sheng and Cyril.

"We just replaced the guns with larger calibers because the power and output of the 305mm guns produced by Nanhua are not ideal. This will not affect our cooperation, and they will not target you." Liu Ming explained.

"Your Majesty, she is too big." Cyril looked at Liu Ming seriously.

Britain is still verifying the performance of 343mm artillery, while Nanhua's 356mm artillery has been installed on the ship, and there are two such ships!

Nanhua, once walked ahead of Britain.

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"Oh~ Your Majesty, I heard that your deal is over? With the Qing Empire." Bi Sheng directly changed the subject, not giving Cyril any face.

"Yes, the new ministers believe in the Germans and the Japanese more." Liu 1ming shrugged, with a look of regret.

"I remember that your country's battleships have been delivered to their port? Cancelling the order like this, the Qing Empire has become more decadent since Prime Minister Li Hongzhang left." Bi Sheng shook his head.

"It doesn't matter, the Xianyang is being maintained at the Brunei Shipyard, and the Greeks have taken over the battleship to resist the growing Ottoman threat." Liu 1ming smiled, like a fool who made money.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Brazil is seeking orders for battleships?" Cyril spoke without hiding.

"Yes, but not now. We have already talked about it in 1902. Due to funding issues, it was temporarily shelved. The negotiations are just restarted now." Liu Ming's words are meant to protect his own interests.

"The representatives of the Brazilian government have contacted the British government..." Cyril said fiercely.

"Isn't the price too high? British goods are good in everything, performance, construction speed, reliability,

but they need two fleets, but Britain is only willing to give them two warships.

Don't worry, in the current market, only Brazil and Chile buy from me, and the others are still doing what they should do." Liu Ming shook his head, not scared by Cyril.

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"Okay, I think we have more to talk about than this." Bi Sheng interrupted the topic.

"In Africa, Germany has shown extraordinary greed, and Morocco should not have any German intervention."

"Agree, the actions of the Germans in the Qing Empire completely violate the justice of a just country, and they are still expelling and killing the natives of the German Pacific!" Cyril said indignantly.

Liu Ming felt a little sad. He became a member of the imperialism he once opposed, and had to participate in the distribution of interests among the imperialists.

Fortunately, he stood on the side of the winner.

Germany's geographical location, which could not be worse, determined its upper limit. If he was just one of the six major powers in Europe, he could live a very comfortable life.

However, Cyril had finished what he wanted to say, and Liu Ming didn't know what to say...

"Germany has been constantly infiltrating the Ottoman Empire. The strengthened Ottoman Empire is ready to move, and the poor people in the Balkans are facing the threat of war!" Liu Ming could only say it indifferently.

"By the way, Germany has repeatedly expressed its desire to enter the Arab and Mesopotamian regions, which is unacceptable to Nanhua." Liu Ming thought of this point, although Germany only said it.

The cause of all the problems was the Moroccan crisis that broke out last year. The Germans were not satisfied after provoking the British, and set their sights on Morocco, which the French were seeking to control.

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The British took advantage of every opportunity to support the French (enough to show the strategic level of the Germans, the Anglo-French feud was ignored).

This year, in early 1905, the Germans launched a new round of actions in the Qing Empire and Morocco. William visited Morocco; they expanded on a large scale within the Dongshan area, especially to the south into the traditional river basins - the British sphere of interest.

In the southwest Pacific region, they took advantage of every opportunity to occupy many islands in disputed areas.

"I think Germany's behavior is challenging the world order, which is extremely dangerous. As a member of the world and a defender of regional order in the Indo-Pacific region, Nanhua opposes this irresponsible behavior." Liu Ming said.

"London and Paris sent us as special envoys, hoping that we can maintain unity in the next actions and resist Germany's unjust actions!" Cyril's eyes lit up.

Nanhua is too far away from Europe, and theoretically cannot reach Europe.

But South China blocked the Eastern route and threatened India's own French Indochina. If the Germans won it over, Britain and France would be passive.

Last year, the cordial agreement was signed, and the Triple Entente was moving forward in great strides. The time left for Germany was getting shorter and shorter.

The Entente was not a military alliance. The Entente only eliminated the contradictions between Britain and France and Britain and Russia. France and Russia were the military alliances. Of course, there is also the South French military alliance - against Britain...

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