1890 King of Southeast Asia

On October 27, at the regular meeting of the U.S. Congress, Taft proposed a radical naval bill.

An additional $280 million was added to build a Pacific fleet with 16 battleships as the core.

The Congress was in an uproar, but the plan was not directly rejected, but entered a lengthy voting process.

"Our minimum goal is to build a defense fleet with five new battleships, 12 cruisers, and 60 destroyers on the West Coast within five years, and the number of battleships will reach 10 within ten years. So we must strive for a budget for at least eight battleships." While voting was going on outside, the Speaker and the President and Vice President slipped into the office.

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"There are only two Delaware-class ships under construction now, and there is actually not much progress. The Florida-class has just completed its construction preparations, and the estimated period is more than three years. Most of these ships are in shipyards on the East Coast." Taft tilted his head.

"That is to say, within two years, we need to build three battleships on the West Coast, and there are not so many large docks on the West Coast. And after the naval bill is completed, we will have 26 new battleships and 15 old battleships. Can we afford such a large fleet in normal times?" The vice president spoke.

The vice president usually serves as the president of the Senate, the second person in the government system, and the president's substitute. If the president is inexplicably incompetent like McKinley, the vice president will automatically become the president.

But he is not worried about these. What he is worried about is that after the vice president's term ends and Taft steps down, he will run for president. If he succeeds, he will have to clean up this mess.

"If the conflict does not break out, the progress of shipbuilding will certainly be eased after it is enough to protect itself. If the conflict breaks out and the war comes, it will be dismantled after the war. I hope we have the opportunity to dismantle it." The speaker shrugged.

"Okay, then go and lobby the congressmen to set the bottom line of the additional order at ten ships, and pay it in ten years." Taft didn't care. Anyway, this would not happen during his term.

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"Ginny, isn't it very lively on the other side of the world recently?" Prime Minister Asquith held a stack of documents in both hands.

"Yes, Prime Minister, I have paid attention to this matter." John Arbuthnot Fisher, the then First Lord of the Admiralty, heard this and probably knew what the Prime Minister wanted to talk to him about.

"I heard that you have been pushing the progress of the Dreadnought, when you were the Second Lord of the Admiralty, right?" Asquith sorted out the documents in his hand.

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"Yes, but you know, Nanhua has made it before I succeeded. In the navy, Britain is a step behind." Fisher nodded helplessly.

He had the idea a long time ago, but there were too many internal constraints. The old-school naval commanders hated change, which would make them look outdated.

"Battlecruiser plan too?"

"No, it's different. They are too radical, too radical. I want to build a small one first, and then repair and expand it."

"Invincible class?"

"Yes."

"I heard you have a plan called Tiger?"

"Tiger-class battlecruiser, a large battleship of 30,000 tons, with firepower and speed that exceed South China's Arabia class."

"Then let's get started. We need Lions, four Lions."

"Mr. Prime Minister, the estimated cost of the Lion-class battlecruiser is 2.5 million pounds, which should exceed a part. Do you really need four?" Fisher asked in surprise.

"Let's take a look. We have come to the conclusion based on all kinds of intelligence." Asquith handed him the document in his hand.

The document is what the United States is considering

"The Americans are stimulated by South China..." Fisher muttered.

"Under the pressure of South China, the United States should pass the budget for eight to ten battleships. They have the economic strength. The problem now is that this is not good news for us. These farmers have also begun to get involved in the sea." Asquith pulled out a cigar.

"Prime Minister, I suggest that we build two Lion-class ships to deal with the current situation. After the construction is completed, we can improve the Lion-class ships to make them bigger and stronger. I think the Lion-class ships are not enough to maintain the strategic advantage for too long." Fisher returned the document to Asquith.

"Two ships? Then there will be a vacancy in the Indian Ocean."

"Send the Invincible. South China's own troubles have not been solved. As long as we don't over-stimulate them, they don't have the energy to target us. Well... what if we support South China to confront the United States?" Fisher said.

"Very good proposal, Gini. The design work of the Lion and the improved version will be handed over to you. Two Lions and four improved versions. Britain has no shortage of money for the navy. Next Thursday, I will submit the latest shipbuilding plan." Asquith said confidently.

"Thank you for your contribution, Prime Minister."

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"Your Majesty, Minister of the Navy, Admiral Tirpitz is here." The royal attendant pushed open the door and said carefully.

"Your Majesty." Alfred von Tirpitz saluted.

"Come in, Alfred." William II said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, you are so anxious to find me..."

"Look at this, the newborn country in the east has successfully forced the United States to compromise with a huge large cruiser. Is this the same as the theory of the risk fleet?" William two is rosy and even too rosy.

"Your Majesty, the situation we face is not the same. South China and the United States are separated by 10,000 miles, and we are too close to the United Kingdom." Tilpitz knows what William II wants.

but! Is it really useful to have such a big cruiser in Germany? (Germany will call the cruiser a cruiser.)

The warships such as the battle cruiser can see the role at a glance, breaking, breaking the cross, and expelction of hunting cruisers, and super scouts in the fleet decisive battle.

Looking at Tirpitz, for Germany, the big cruiser is also useful during the fleet decisive battle, which can be used for investigation.

As for the break, Tidpz does not agree with the ability of a separate warship, because Germany does not support overseas ports that can break the war.

"However, Britain is developing a stronger warship. The major cruisers have a great role in the fleet's decisive battle. We need him." William II is very information to convince Tilpitz.

"What?" Tilpitz didn't know that the German intelligence system was so strong.

"The United States is about to move, and a radical naval plan is proposed. On this festival, British Prime Minister Asquers met Fisher yesterday. Fisher returned to the Navy's Ministry to go to the Navy Design Bureau. Talking about the big cruiser. "William II determined.

"Even so ... well, I will find a way to persuade the old stubborn, but the tonnage of the big cruiser should not exceed 20,000 tons, and valuable funds should be used on the decisive battle fleet. "" "

"That's it, Alfred, I drew a diagram of a new warship, how do you see this ..."

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"It seems that all countries are about to move, what about our shipbuilding plan?" French Prime Minister asked.

"The Navy believes that we don't need a battle cruiser ..."

The French battle cruiser has not been very interested. It is strange that when the green water school was in the right way, the French Navy almost abandoned the large -scale battleship.

Maybe because of competitors in Italy, right? The first was Dunkirk class, in 1937 or 38 years of service.

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On November 1st, South China also held a special meeting of the Navy to talk about the development of the navy.

"This conflict reflects our biggest weakness. The land is too scattered. The existing warships are not enough to maintain marginal land." Liu Yiming sat at the main position and knocked on the table.

Participants were generals of the sea and army, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry, and Prime Minister.

"Maintaining an over -huge fleet is a disaster for finance. Naval shipbuilding funds can increase by 15%, but daily funds increase by up to 5%." Tian Rui first said.

The cost of the fleet is the big head, but this money can be paid in installments.

"We can't learn the set of Japanese poor soldiers. The martial arts will pay insufficient fees until the finance can accept this expenditure." Liu Yiming said.

The batch of companies established at the beginning of Nanhua had royal shares. Except for each group of nobles, most of them were invested in reproduction or charity.

There is still no problem to pay for the funding, but as soon as this says, the audience is silent.

"Cough." Zhao Jiaxing coughed and looked at Gu Fan.

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"Hey! The Naval Design Bureau took out three sets of schemes. After the demonstration of the General Staff of the Navy, it can solve this problem." Gu Fan stood up and sent a plan like a menu.

There are only the pages of sand in the office.

"Although the first set of schemes can save a lot of budgets, but too conservative, we have passed the strategic defense stage, and we must expand the ocean ability." Liu Yiming PASS's first solution.

The meaning of a bit of green water navy, by enhancing the strength of the evacuation of the fleet, strengthening the defense capabilities of the naval bases in Hawaii, Ryukyu, Arabia and other regions.

The main fleet is in a central scheduling. It only needs to be slightly enhanced by the fast fleet.

This set of peace is okay, but the movements of various countries have recently stated that this naval arms race has entered a climax.

Then the war is not far away.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how much you can pay?" Tian Rui asked upright.

"10 million per year, no more than 20 million." Liu Yiming thought slightly, this is the profit that the royal family can divide each year.

"So, I recommend expanding the main fleet to the second set of ten ships, adding two battleships and two war cruisers." Tian Rui touched his fingers, and it was probably probably.

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"In this way, there is still a balance of funds. We can start another main battleship again in the next year. If we do not change a lot, three years later, the finance will re -balance, and the dock will be empty."

"The third set is too aggressive, which will affect normal development. We are just prevention, not in the war." Xu Hui PASS has the third set.

"Then the second set will be used as the basis for the Navy to design warships, two cruisers and two battlecruisers at the first level. The preliminary design should be available before the Spring Festival this year..."