Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 7: Dingding Section 15 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (3)

"It seems that Mr. Sa is doubting the determination of His Royal Highness King Qin. Of course I know that the consumption of the naval fleet is extraordinary, but His Highness King Qin's determination is even more extraordinary. Probably the three of you should have heard of it. Since His Royal Highness the King of Qin was able to form a large-scale Nanyang Fleet even in the South China Sea region that he had just conquered, could it be that this empire cannot build a larger fleet due to the threat of foreign enemies? The Great Eastern Navy Fleet? Master Sa, you underestimate Xijiang, don’t you?” He asked the other party with a smile, although the tone of the words was somewhat questioning, but the tone was full of teasing, Ling Tianfang stopped and hugged his hands His eyes fell on Sa Zhenhai.

"Lord Ling, please forgive our ignorance. We have heard that His Royal Highness King Qin established the Great Nanyang Fleet in Nanyang, but we have no way of knowing the details because we live here. This Lord Lei probably formed the Great Nanyang Fleet. The main person in charge, I wonder how the formation of the Great Nanyang Fleet is going?" Huo Yunfeng also joined the topic.

"Hehe, Mr. Huo, long time no see, Mr. Huo is still so clear." Lei Cangpu said with a slight smile.

"Oh? Excuse Huo for being blind. I don't know when I met Master Lei?" Huo Yunfeng showed a puzzled expression on his thin cheeks.

"Mr. Huo doesn't seem to have much memory anymore. I think Lei has fought against Mr. Huo many times in the Great East Ocean." Lei Cangpu intentionally reminded the other party, "Ten years ago, the Kwun Tong Strait Did Master Huo forget about the First World War?"

"Your surname is Lei? Thunder Dragon? You are the Thunder Dragon of Changfenghui?!" Startled, he almost subconsciously rubbed his eyes, Huo Yunfeng murmured after a long while: "It really is you, Lei Long, I didn't expect you to become the commander of the navy in Xijiang. Could it be that the Changfeng Society has long since surrendered to Xijiang? No wonder the Changfeng Society has disappeared in the past two years, so it turned out to be serving Xijiang!"

Zuo Shichang and Sa Zhenhai also changed their colors in shock. Thunder Dragon's name is very powerful in the Atlantic Ocean, and he is the leader of Changfenghui. The leader of the largest bandit gang in the Great East. It has survived for decades across the Atlantic Ocean. I don't know how many times I have confronted the navies of various countries, but I have never been defeated. The Changfeng Society is just galloping and sailing in this sea area, and even the Japanese rogues have to give them three points. Unexpectedly, this guy actually became the commander of the navy in Xijiang, and even built the Great Nanyang Fleet. How could such a sudden shock not shock them?

"Everyone, Changfenghui has surrendered to His Highness King Qin two years ago. Now Lei Cangpu, also known as Thunder Dragon in your mouth, is now the commander of our Western Front Navy, and Cangpu is responsible for building the Great Nanyang Navy Fleet. If the three of you have any questions, you can consult Cang Pu. Anyway, Cang Pu and you are old acquaintances who have been with each other for many years." Ling Tianfang smiled and smoothed things over.

Acquaintance? The three of them felt a little ridiculous. They didn't expect that the pirate leader was now his titular boss. After so many battles in the past, there was no winner. Now he sees the situation and finds another way out, but suddenly jumps to the navy. Commander, but his own people are blindly pursuing the pursuit, but they have ended up in this situation. Is all this really fate? But then again, if this pirate leader becomes the commander of the Xijiang Navy, he is really much better than those laymen who command the navy. At least he is an expert, and he knows exactly how the navy should be built.

"Lei Mou understands the thoughts of the three of you. I am afraid that His Royal Highness King Qin attaches great importance to the navy, which is unmatched among the people of the Tang clan. Just take the Nanyang Fleet that is still being formed. Now His Royal Highness King Qin The preliminary plan is to have ten state-of-the-art large military ships, as well as thirty-five medium-sized military ships and matching small ships. Right now, East Samoa is building a new large-scale military port on the newly occupied Mawen Islands Both Lu Island and Princesa Island will build a new military port, and these projects have been fully launched. I don’t know what the three of you think of His Royal Highness King Qin’s plan?" Lei Cangpu calmly revealed the scale of the Great Nanyang Fleet, and asked road.

"A good bird chooses a tree to live in. His Highness the King of Qin has a great talent. He must be a person capable of great achievements. How can I, Lei Cang, be able to do anything? Since I can be favored by His Highness the King of Qin, how can I refuse?" Lei Cang Pu then smiled slightly, and said generously: "The three of you should seize this opportunity even more. The Japanese are rampant in the Great Eastern Ocean and are seizing many islands of our Tang nationality. Could it be that the three of you can just stand by and do nothing? As admirals, you can't do anything." How is it different from ordinary people to guard the land and control the border?"

Lei Cangfu's words made the three people who had heard the size of the Nanyang Navy fleet shaken. Ten large warships, this is a big deal, each fleet of the Imperial Navy fleet is extremely large Sheng Bubu only had six to eight large warships, but he didn't know how big the Atlantic Navy fleet would be.

"Three, the scale of the Great Southern Ocean Fleet is temporarily the same. According to His Royal Highness King Qin's vision, this scale is far from meeting the needs of our Tanghe nation for maritime rights. As for the Great Eastern Navy Fleet, hehe, I'm afraid the scale is far beyond the three's expectations, so let Master Ling explain it for the three." Seeing that the three were still hesitant, Lei Cangpu thought that the three had doubts about the size of the Great Eastern Fleet, so he simply Throwing this burden to Ling Tianfang, although Lei Cangpu knew the plan of the Great Eastern Navy Fleet, but the scale was too huge, Lei Cangpu didn't know how to realize this plan, he was unwilling to speak brazenly in front of others, this slip of the tongue Or let Fu Tianfang do it.

Looking at the three people looking at him again, Ling Tianfang was not polite, and said loudly: "The Great Eastern Fleet was planned by His Royal Highness King Qin himself, and its scale is probably far beyond what people can imagine. The planned headquarters of the Great Eastern Fleet It should be located in Yuhang, following the example of the original Imperial Navy Fleet, with three standing fleets, the first standing fleet stationed in Dengzhou, Huangdao Port in Yanshan (Yunzhou), and the Bending Rope Port in the Ryukyu Islands will become backup ports , In addition, we will also lease the Cook Islands or the Crescent Peninsula at the right time in the future, and choose one of the above places as a backup port in the northeast of the Atlantic Ocean. The second standing fleet is stationed in Yuhang, Gaolong Port in Baodao, Kamchatka Sea Cucumber Port in China, and Yungang Port in Jinfu Prefecture are all backup ports. The Third Standing Fleet is stationed in Quanzhou, Huludao Naval Port, Songjiang Zhuangyuan Ao Naval Port, and even Ludao Naval Port on the Mawen Islands can be used as backups for the Third Standing Fleet. port."

Seeing that the three of them were puzzled by the plan, but hesitated to speak, Ling Tianfang naturally understood what the other party was thinking, "As for the size of each standing fleet, it will be determined according to the next step of the King Qin Palace. According to the plan, the size of each fleet should not be smaller than the size of the three fleets of the Imperial Navy in its heyday, that is, the number of main force ships should be more than eight, and the fleet should be equipped with small and medium warships accordingly.”

"Please stop, stop, Master Ling, your idea is really wonderful. If there is such a fleet, I think it will be an irresistible temptation for anyone, and it is also a heaven for the enemy. A big disaster. But have you calculated how much it will cost to build such an unprecedented Atlantic Navy? If not, let me tell you, each main force ship plus the basic weapons that must be equipped with a war ship And equipment, its price is around 600,000 imperial gold coins, medium-sized military ships are also expensive, at least between 100,000 and 150,000 imperial gold coins, and even small auxiliary warships cost at least 50,000 Imperial Gold Coins, that is to say, building a battle group with one or two main warships will cost at least 3 million to 3.5 million Imperial Gold Coins. The cost of a standing fleet in your plan will be Between 12 million imperial gold coins and 15 million imperial gold coins, it is estimated that the entire Atlantic Navy needs 36 million to 45 million imperial gold coins. This is just my calculation based on the basic price. "

"According to what you said, what His Royal Highness the King of Qin requires is the most advanced warship technology. I am afraid that the existing shipyards in our empire need to improve their technology if they want to build this batch of ships. However, the Milanese, Will they sell us the best military ships? That is not necessarily something that can be bought with money. In addition, so many military ports have been abandoned for a long time, and it is also a huge expense to renovate and add facilities. All these costs are astronomical. Funding is the most important thing in building a navy, but what about the personnel? After several years of tossing in the Imperial Navy~IndoMTL.com~ the personnel have withered and the remaining Not much, can retraining take three to five years? Master Ling, I'm afraid you haven't thought about it so much, have you?"

Zuo Shichang couldn't bear it any longer. The other party said that building such a large naval fleet is undoubtedly the dream of every naval officer, but the construction of a navy needs to be based on reality. It is said that there is no such foundation at all at present. Instead of such rhetoric, it is better to do some practical things down-to-earth. So he had to stand up and remind the other party, although it was a bit impolite.

"Your Majesty Shichang is right. The cost involved is indeed an astronomical figure, but this does not stop His Royal Highness King Qin's determination to build this navy. The issue of funding is not your top priority. I told me before I came here, if 10 million is not enough, then 30 million, if 30 million is not enough, then 50 million, if 50 million is not enough, then 100 million gold coins. The establishment of the naval fleet, I think this is enough to prove the determination of His Royal Highness King Qin? As for the personnel issue, this is the main reason why I want to invite the three of you. We have already started recruiting from all over the south of the Yangtze River. Sailors and sailors who have served, and we have also established the first specialized naval academy in Western Xinjiang in Eastern Samoa to train professional naval personnel. Of course, this cannot solve the urgent need, so I implore the three and others The naval officers and soldiers of the He nationality sea power stayed to help His Royal Highness King Qin realize this long-cherished wish." Jiangshan Beauty Chronicles, Part Two, Swallow Thousands of Miles, Chapter Seven, Dingding, Section XV, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (3)