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Chapter 1198 Killing the British and bleeding, and then bloodletting (third update, please subscribe)
In fact, the pursuit of the Royal Navy has now been reduced a lot.

In history, just a few decades ago, the British believed that in order to maintain their supremacy, the strength of the British navy was stronger than the sum of the strengths of the other six major navies except the United Kingdom, ensuring that the United Kingdom could accept one at the same time. , two, or even the common challenge of the navies of more countries, the navy that can deal with two to three large-scale naval battles at the same time is the navy that the British Empire needs.

"At the end of the 18th century, in order to establish our absolute advantage, we began to build ships. By the beginning of the 19th century, we had completed the goals we set. In 1815, the British Navy had 99 sailing battleships, with a tonnage of 62.2 tons. In the future, the sum of the three countries of France, Russia and the West will be even more..."

When referring to the glorious past of the Royal Navy, Earl Northbrook's eyes were full of nostalgia for the past. The Royal Navy of that era was so powerful that it dominated the entire existence of Blue Star!

At that time, except for France and Russia, the navies of other countries were almost negligible, because the total tonnage of the Spanish Navy, which ranked fourth, was only 5.5 tons, which was not enough for the Royal Navy.As for other countries, the British can completely ignore their existence.Because even the French Navy, which ranks second, has a tonnage of only 22.83 tons, which is only about one-third of that of the United Kingdom.The total tonnage of the Spanish Navy, which ranks fourth in the world, is less than one-tenth of its own.Therefore, the British arrogance is definitely confident and powerful.

"There is no doubt that the Royal Navy at that time was truly the world's number one naval power, and the United Kingdom was truly the world's maritime hegemony at that time. But what about now?"

The Earl of Northbrook's tone changed slightly,
"With the rise of countries such as Mingde, the United States and Russia. With the increase of national power, the world's major industrial powers have begun to expand their navies. The Royal Navy has been unable to maintain its standard of the top six. But we will never give up our maritime supremacy. Therefore, implementing the "two-power standard" is the only choice to maintain this maritime supremacy. Our "two-power standard" means that the strength of the Royal Navy should not be lower than the combined naval power of any two naval powers, that is, its strength should be at least It is equivalent to the sum of the naval power of No.2 and No.3 countries in the world."

Faced with the "two powerful navies" proposed by the Earl, Prime Minister Cecil was silent for a while, and then asked.

"Count, you should know that this is a contest that requires a lot of money, and for now, the power of the Ming Empire's navy is still expanding, and the French are also expanding their sea power."

The Prime Minister's rhetorical question made the Earl of Northbrook answer crisply.

"Then we will show them with indomitable and uncompromising will that the British Empire will accept the challenge!"

"Your Excellency, this contest is not just for the British Empire. There are also our allies in North America, the Americans. They are also involved in this contest. During the last "Turkish War", the "Four Emperor Fleet" For the first time, it has formed a comprehensive advantage over the British Empire in terms of strength. Since the 19th century, the Royal Navy has been surpassed by other countries in terms of strength for the first time. Now, what we need is to use our strength to tell the world— —The Royal Navy sets sail once more! The British Empire is destined to be ruler of the seas!"

In fact, the life of the Royal Navy has not been easy in recent years!
When was the most humiliating moment for the Royal Navy?
It was the "Turkish War". At that time, the power of the Royal Navy was surpassed by the "Alliance of Four Emperors" for the first time. It was also from that time that Britain completely abandoned "glorious isolation".

Even Prime Minister Cecil himself, who was a supporter of "glorious isolation", became a supporter of the alliance policy after the "Turkish War" ended, and it was he who even brokered the alliance with Germany.

"The power of the alliance is strong, but the stability of the alliance needs strength as the foundation. If we want the Americans, Germans and Italians to stand on the same front as us, we must let them see the strength of the Royal Navy." How powerful is the power!"

After saying this in an affirmative tone, Prime Minister Cecil said.

"Everyone who cares about the Royal Navy since the "Turkish War" knows that the Royal Navy has been overtaken by the enemy, and now it is time to recapture it all! Gentlemen, prepare your plans! Let us recapture what belongs to the Royal Navy." Seas of the British Empire! Let the Royal Navy rule the seas again!"

Facing the challenge from backward countries, the British Empire accepted the challenge!
Just like the choice made by the British Empire when it faced Napoleon, in fact, this is a very normal choice. No overlord will give up his hegemony. When facing challenges, all overlords will do What is the instinctive choice?
Just meet the challenge.

To meet the challenge, to meet the challenge from the backward countries, and to deal with it with the most stubborn attitude, this is what the overlord will do.After all, no overlord would surrender his hegemony.

"Any illusion of peace must be given up!"

When leaving No. 10 Downing Street, James Bond had such a thought in his mind. The reason why he had such a thought was not just because the Prime Minister’s upcoming speech in Parliament would once again blow the air. He sounded the clarion call for the expansion of the Royal Navy, and more importantly, he saw the choice Britain would make in the face of challenges, which was nothing more than war.

Britain is bound to use war against any enemy who tries to challenge him!
"When will the war break out?"

James Bond was thinking to himself while walking, just as he was walking forward, there was a newsboy's shout in front of him.

"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, there are very few gold mines in southern Africa, and the gold mines are completely worthless..."

"Read the papers, the Barberton Gold Mine bubble burst..."

The newsboy's cries did not even attract James Bond's attention. As the senior secretary of No. 10 Downing Street, he had already learned of the news of the bursting of the gold mining bubble in southern Africa before the newspapers got the news. As early as a few months ago, the gold mining companies there were in crisis-most companies did not find gold mines at all, and even those who found gold mines had no mining value. The stocks were thrown away, but most investors in London lost their money.

I don't know how many investors will jump into the Thames tomorrow...

James Bond silently thought in his heart that he also invested in gold mines in southern Africa, but he sold the stocks ahead of time.

Imagining those people who failed to invest, James Bond couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Hey, what a bunch of poor people..."

In fact, it's not just those investors who are poor, the British Empire also unknowingly suffered heavy losses in this bubble.

What was even more unexpected to them was that in the coming year, the gold mines in southern Africa were like a bloodletting knife.

Blood was shed on the body of the British Empire time and time again, even with blood transfusions from the blood transfusion machine in India, for the British Empire, such bloodletting was an unbearable loss.

(End of this chapter)