Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1310

The 5:5:3 of the United States, on the one hand, shared the British maritime hegemony, and on the other hand, it effectively suppressed the Japanese navy.

Now the Indian Ocean is the British sphere of influence, and Latin America is the United States' sphere of influence. Japan wants to turn Asia into its own sphere of influence, which has caused serious conflicts with the interests of the United States.

The Japanese Navy has made rapid progress in recent years. In 1911, Japan ordered the battlecruiser "King Kong" from the British company Vickers. Japan built four battleships of this class. Except for "King Kong", the other three Ships "Hiei", "Haruna", and "Kirishima" were all built in Japan.

After the "King Kong" class battleship, Japan started construction of the "Fuso" and "Yamashiro" in 1912, the "Hyuga" in 1917, the "Ise" in 1918, and the rebuilt "Mutsu" and "Yamashiro". "Nagato", 30 tons is indeed not enough.

Japan's "Eighth Eighth Fleet", including eight battleships and eight battlecruisers, even with the unbuilt "Mutsu" and "Nagato", Japan's capital ships are only ten, which is simply not enough requirements of the Japanese Navy.

According to the plan of the United States, after the total tonnage of the capital ship exceeds the regulations, it must be dismantled or rebuilt according to the regulations. This plan is definitely unacceptable to Japan.

The Japanese are ambitious, but unfortunately they do not have enough strength to support their ambitions. Japan is already overwhelmed by the current shipbuilding plan. Let alone the warships that have not yet started construction, the "Mutsu" and "Nagato" under construction, Japan is no matter what. It will not be dismantled.

"Demolish? To put it nicely, when 'Mutsu' and 'Nagato' were demolished, who will bear the loss of the empire? Absolutely impossible!" Kato Yusaburo directly rejected Bainbridge Colby's proposal. All the money earned during the period was spent on "Mutsu" and "Nagato", and it is absolutely impossible to demolish them.

The cost of building the "Mutsu" in Japan is 3000 million yen, and the cost of building the "Nagato" is 4300 million yen. It seems quite tens of millions, but in fact it is converted into pounds, and the cost of "Nagato" is only 390 million, far from the "Hood" with a cost of 602 million.

The cost of the "Hood" is almost equal to "Mutsu" plus "Nagato".

"Does the Japanese government have enough capacity to build 'Mutsu' and 'Nagato'? The navy is not only the cost of construction, maintenance is also an important part." Albert Sarao was sour, feeling very uncomfortable.

Once upon a time, France was also an undisputed great power at the time.

It's a pity that the World War broke the backbone of France. France's current largest battleship "France" class has a displacement of 23500 tons. The "Mutsu" and "Nagato" rebuilt by Japan are both 33800 tons.

Tonnage does not represent combat power, but it can represent national strength. France is no longer capable of building super battleships of more than 30000 tons. France has fallen behind in the ocean competition.

"This is a matter of our Great Japanese Empire, and there is no need for France to worry." Kato Yusaburo seemed to be full of confidence, but in fact he was not so satisfied.

"Gentlemen, a question, the ratio of the United States, the British Empire, and Japan's navies is 5:5:3, so what is our Italy?" The plan is not satisfactory, which is the neglect of the Italian red fruit.

As for France, equally neglected—

The French deserve it!

"Is Italy capable of building new types of warships? I give you the blueprints of super battleships, and you can't make them—" Albert Sarao was blunt. France and Italy have conflicts of interest in the Mediterranean, and they are free to treat the Italians. The French never let go.

"Whether it can be built is a problem for us in Italy, and it has nothing to do with you France—and if you are given a blueprint, you can't make it either—" Carlo Shanzer retorted, which is a bit too much, France does not make super Battleships are due to lack of money, not lack of ability.

"Your Excellency Belfort, what's your opinion?" Bainbridge Colby tried to get support from Belfort.

"No, the British Empire plans to build 11 more 'Admiral'-class battlecruisers. 50 tons is insignificant for the British Empire. We need at least 75 tons to meet the needs of the Royal Navy." Belfort also told Rock Learned to open the mouth of the lion, the "Admiral" class refers to the "Hood" battlecruiser. Battleships of this class are named after British admirals, so they are called the "Admiral" class.

"Is it necessary for the UK to build 11 more 'Admiral'-class battlecruisers?" Bainbridge Colby actually didn't want to ask if it was necessary, but whether it could be built.

The 11 "Admiral" class ships, if they all refer to the "Hood", will probably cost more than 6600 million pounds, which is actually not much.

Should not be much.

The meeting on the first day broke up as Rock had expected. The interests of the five countries could not be reconciled. They all wanted to suppress the naval tonnage of other countries and try their best to gain the greatest advantage.

Let’s not talk about whether it can be built at first, but get the share first. This is not only related to national interests, but also related to the dignity of the country.

Then the next day's meeting ended in a quarrel.

On the third day, it was still noisy.

Same on the fourth day.

For a whole week, the representatives of various countries did not quarrel with any results, but Belfort's body couldn't bear it anymore.

Belfort was born in 1848 and is now 72 years old. He really can't compete with the "strong and strong" Bainbridge Colby and Kato Yusaburo. These days Belfort is trying to hold on. By the 28th, Belfort The body is really unable to hold on.

"Locke, for the next meeting, you will represent the British Empire. Remember that you are the Marquess of Nyasaland of the British Empire. Everything must be in the interests of the British Empire—" Belfort said a few words with a sallow face I was out of breath when I spoke, and it felt like "Tuo Gu".

"Don't worry, Dean, take good care of your body. I will try my best to protect the interests of the British Empire." Roque couldn't wait. During this time, Belfort didn't perform well because of his health. If he was replaced by Roque, at least he wouldn't quarrel. suffer.

The next day, the British delegation reappeared at the meeting, with Roque as the main one.

"Your Excellency, is your health okay—" Bainbridge Colby was concerned about Belfort's health. If Belfort died in the United States, it would be troublesome for the United States.

"The situation is not very good, and we need a period of rest." Rock is not optimistic. After all, he is in his 70s, and after a long journey, he has been fighting with his tongue every day. If he can recover, he will see the devil.

Yusaburo Kato also came to express his greetings to Belfort. Britain and Japan are still allied. During the naval meeting, Britain and Japan also meant to join forces against the United States.

The current advantage of the United States is too strong. The ten "Marylands" don't look at Belfort and Kato Yusaburo's stubborn words, but they are actually afraid in their hearts.

Rock thanked politely, regardless of whether Rock likes the Japanese or not, on such occasions, one must be polite.

The meeting restarted, and the representatives of various countries were still noisy, and the differences between Bainbridge Colby and Yusaburo Kato were particularly serious.

"No matter what, the warship under construction must be completed, and the warship cannot be dismantled before the decommissioning time limit, but we can promise that after the completion of the existing shipbuilding plan, the empire will not implement a new shipbuilding plan in a short time." Kato Tomosaburo's words sound good, but in fact he will not give an inch. It is difficult for Japan to complete the existing shipbuilding plan, and the construction of new ships is nowhere in sight.

"If Japan does not accept the Naval Treaty, then Japan will build one warship, and the United States will build four!" Bainbridge Colby is full of domineering, and the United States is now much more ruthless than the United Kingdom before the World War. Britain dared to ask Germany to build one, so Britain built two, and when it came to the United States, it became four.

"The Empire of Japan will never accept any form of threat—" Kato Yusaburo confronted each other, and the country's weak strength did not prevent it from talking.

Rock didn't say a word in the first day of the meeting, watching Bainbridge Colby and Yusaburo Kato all the time.

In the evening, Albert Salau came to Roque, hoping that Roque could support France.

France hopes to obtain the same tonnage as Japan, let alone whether it can be used up, and get the qualification first.

"Your Excellency, is France capable of maintaining a large fleet of 30 tons? You must know that 30 tons is only a capital ship, and more auxiliary ships are needed. If France wants to build a 30-ton capital ship, then With all due respect, France's military spending will soar to a level that the French government cannot bear." It's not that Roque doesn't support France, it's that the French don't live up to it.

The situation in France and Japan is different. France is a democratic country. The military budget must be reviewed by the Congress. If the budget exceeds government expenditures to a certain extent, the Navy will not be able to do anything if the Congress does not approve it.

In Japan, the emperor decides how many warships to build. In a word, the emperor of Japan has great power, and it will not be greatly weakened until after World War II.

"Of course we can. It's not a matter of tonnage. It's about the dignity of France. Even Japan can build a 30-ton battleship. Why can't France?" Albert Sarao was resolute. The most advanced battleship in France is The Breton-class battleship, this class of battleship was built before the outbreak of World War II.

According to the standards of the Washington Naval Conference, France now has about 22 tons of capital ships, and it is estimated that this is only 22 tons. The French Navy also had a new shipbuilding plan after the World War, but Congress did not approve it and could not be implemented. .

"Japan's current capital ships, cutting-edge warships that are less than ten years old, and when were the latest warships of the French Navy built? It seems to be ten years ago——" Rock did not save face for the French, admitting that he was in the military On the one hand, it is not as shameless as the Japanese. If you compare it with that kind of militaristic country, you should compare it with whoever is more democratic——

(End of this chapter)