Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 64 Navy (3)
"Your Highness, to build a powerful navy requires not only funds, personnel, but also technology. The main ships that really support a large fleet are large military ships, without large military ships, everything is a castle in the air, let alone wanting to dominate the ocean.”
Lei Cangpu did not answer Wufeng's question directly. He knew that although his master was eager to establish a powerful navy as soon as possible, he felt that he needed to introduce to His Royal Highness King Qin some of the current Eastern Continent. The basic situation of each major naval power, so that His Highness King Qin can clarify what level his navy needs to achieve and what its main strategic intentions are.
"On the Eastern Continent, only the Empire and the Kingdom of Milan were able to build large warships. Now the Japanese have obtained large-scale warship construction technology through special channels. According to the information and observations we have obtained, the Japanese built large warships. The technology of the ship should have come from the empire, almost exactly the same as the large military ships of the empire, but the Japanese have also added some improved technologies of their own to make their large military ships more aggressive."
"On the South Seas, the Nanyang Alliance is also actively developing its own navy. Due to technical limitations, although the countries of the Nanyang Alliance have invested a lot of money in research, they have not been able to achieve effective breakthroughs, so they have to spend huge sums of money. The capital purchased large-scale military ships from the Kingdom of Milan. Now several major maritime city-states and countries of the Nanyang Alliance already have more than three large-scale military ships. The Kingdom of Milan, the Grand Duchy of Mahad, and the Principality of Andako among the three traditional maritime powers have the same number of large military ships as the Grand Duchy of Mahad. If the number of large military ships of the entire Nanyang Alliance countries is added together, The naval strength of the Nanyang Alliance even exceeds that of the Kingdom of Milan, so now the Kingdom of Milan has stopped exporting large warships to the Nanyang Alliance and is constantly strengthening its own naval strength."
"And the strength of the imperial navy was second to none in the entire Eastern Continent. Several fleets had as many as thirty large warships, which was beyond the reach of any country or force. However, due to the outbreak of the imperial civil war, the imperial water power It also quickly split into two parts. What is even more distressing is that the water power controlled by Situ Tai and the water power controlled by Situ Yuan fought fiercely. Although Situ Tai won the victory, he also paid a very heavy price. As for being ambushed by the Japanese, the entire sea force is almost wiped out, and now only the remaining third navy fleet has two large warships docked in Quanzhou. Now all parties in the empire pay more attention to the competition for land, so it is right The naval power is almost a policy of abandonment, and there is no plan to rebuild the imperial navy, so the current imperial naval power is almost negligible.”
"Therefore, the naval forces in the Great Eastern Ocean are now in a state of confrontation between Milan and the Japanese, while in the Southern Ocean, because the main force of the Milanese is contained by the Japanese, the maritime strategies of Mahad and Andako have always been defensive. , so although the strength is not weak, in general, the Nanyang Alliance Navy dominates.”
"His Royal Highness just asked Cang Pu how to form a powerful navy, and Cang Pu did not dare to answer rashly, because Cang Pu first wanted to ask His Highness what kind of navy he planned to build the Xijiang Navy into. Navy? Is it enough to be able to control the shipping lines in the Southern Ocean? Or is it necessary to build a navy capable of dominating the Eastern Ocean and the Southern Ocean?" When he said this, Lei Cangpu's eyes lit up, and his voice gradually became louder stand up.
Wufeng's eyes fixed on the bronze man's face, and Lei Cangpu looked back at him calmly and fearlessly. , Lang Ran said: "Good question, what kind of navy is there?! When I was studying in the Western Continent, I once heard a famous saying spread in the countries along the Baltic Sea that there is no second navy! I think so, and this is also true. Cangpu your answer. Maybe our navy is still in its infancy and will encounter many difficulties, but Cangpu, please remember one thing, what I, Li Wufeng, want is a navy that can be invincible across the world, not for any strategic purpose The navy that has just been formed, its goals and requirements are the first-class in the entire continent, not just the eastern continent! Whatever you need, just ask for it, don’t worry about the funds, I will tell James, the financial secretary of Xijiang, for the navy There will be unreserved support; personnel, whether it is in the army, the government system or the academy, Xiao Tang and Ling Tianfang will give you the green light, you can give priority to selection unconditionally, and the selected personnel must obey unconditionally; as for technology, The large-scale military ship manufacturing technology you mentioned, I will arrange for someone to send the large-scale military ship manufacturing drawings of the Imperial Navy and the Milan Navy to you in the shortest possible time!"
Li Wufeng's wild and domineering answer hit Lei Cangpu's heart like a billowing tide. At this moment, he only felt the urge to raise his head to the sky and howl in his throat. His Royal Highness King Qin was able to say such a thing, the navy is no second! Since this is the case, what else is there for me to hide and not open up?
"Your Highness, since we have already talked about this, Cangpu has nothing to say, but apart from funds, personnel and technology, naval construction is also a long-term process, and it takes time to gradually sharpen and accumulate, so Also, please do not expect too much to see great results in a short period of time, Your Highness. In addition, Cangpu suggested to follow the example of the naval power of the Western Continent and establish a special naval training school. In addition to training qualified sailors and sailors, more importantly, Cultivate a group of qualified naval officers, only in this way can we ensure the long-term sustainability of naval construction and build a high-quality navy." Lei Cangpu tried his best to suppress the surging heart, but his face turned pale with excitement revealed what he was thinking.
Once again, Wufeng looked at this young man from a pariah with admiration because of the other party's proposal to establish a naval officer school. Such a forward-looking proposal had not even been thought of by Wufeng himself, but the other party was able to propose it immediately. Come out, and the other party even knows that the naval power of the Western Continent has already had such a precedent, which can't help but surprise Wufeng.
Seeing Wufeng's astonished and doubtful eyes, Lei Cangpu licked his lips and had to explain that he had traveled to the Western Continent several years ago, and had witnessed with his own eyes the cadets who graduated from the Naval Academy enter the Navy. The fleet has become the mainstream of the navy, and the incomparable strength of the Western Continent Navy also proves that this measure is extremely advanced and correct.
In view of the fact that the mixed use of the East Samoa naval fleet's garrison port and commercial ports is not conducive to building a powerful and efficient large naval fleet, Wufeng agreed to the choice under the suggestion of Lei Cangpu, who has been internally appointed by Wufeng as the commander of its own navy. It is a plan to build a large military port in a bay ten miles away from the commercial port area of East Samoa, and the mooring pier that originally belonged to the naval fleet will be auctioned through public bidding. A sum of money, and the funds for the new military port will be fully allocated by the Financial Secretary of the Xijiang Dadu Protectorate.
This auction plan was disclosed by Wufeng at the reception celebrating the establishment of the Governor's Mansion of the South China Sea Dominion, which immediately attracted the attention of business and nobles from Eastern Samoa and even Moro and Lygon. The former East Samoa City Republic Navy Fleet’s dedicated pier is located at the core of the East Samoa port area. Because of defense needs ~IndoMTL.com~ also intentionally separates other commercial docks from military docks to ensure that the naval fleet encounters a war Able to leave port at the fastest speed. This excellent location of the dock area not only has a deep draft, a wide area, and a wide view of the sea, but more importantly, the dock area and the urban area are connected by special roads in good condition. If it is converted to civilian use, it is a rare geomantic treasure. . According to the agreement reached with the local industrial and commercial forces, military and foreign affairs are all in charge of the Xijiang Metropolitan Protectorate, and the Dominion Great Council has no right to intervene, and the auction of this military dock has naturally become a military affairs category, directly under the Xijiang Military Affairs Office. Handled jointly with Xijiang Financial Secretary.
For a while, the temporary office of the Xijiang Finance Department in East Samoa was crowded with people. Kong Yunzhen, the deputy director of the Xijiang Finance Department who was sent by James to help supervise the operation of financial affairs, immediately became a hot celebrity in the South China Sea Dominion. I hope to win the favor of the deputy director who is in charge of the auction and the construction of the military port, so as to win the contract in the dock auction and the construction of the military port.
However, Wufeng has already paid too much attention to these details at this time, and building a navy has become the top priority in his mind, and even plotting the Central Plains has been temporarily put on the back of his mind. On December 19, 698 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, just a few days after the establishment of the South China Sea Dominion, the new construction project of the Xijiang Navy's East Samoa military port was officially launched. At the same time, the deputy director of the Xijiang Economic Development Department was also ordered to go to the Kingdom of Milan. Proposed to the Kingdom of Milan to purchase three large warships. The General Intelligence Agency of Xijiang was also not idle. When a large number of craftsmen in Yuhang Dockyard and Dengzhou Dockyard were in difficulty in making a living due to the interruption of orders from the Imperial Navy and the sea ban, the recruiters from Xijiang paid a lot of money for many skilled craftsmen. Heartbroken, they dragged their children and daughters to leave their hometowns for Eastern Samoa.