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Chapter 910 Super-British Overwhelming America (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Although Daming is not strong enough, many industrial and economic indicators are already the third in the world!
Yes, it is the third in the world.

For example, in 1876, the world produced 2000 million tons of pig iron and 700 million tons of steel.The output of Daming iron is 200 million tons, and the output of steel is 400 million tons. Although the former is only equivalent to 11% of the world, the latter is equivalent to nearly 60% of the world!

It is also such industrial indexes that give Daming the confidence not to admit "counseling". After 16 years of development, Daming can undoubtedly become a member of the world dining table!
It is precisely because of this confidence that Da Ming has raised his tail high and stretched his arms very long in the past few years, from Asia to Africa, and then to the Pacific Ocean. In a word, in the past ten years, from The Ming Dynasty of Nanhua arrived, and under the guidance of Emperor Zhu, the Ming Dynasty extended its hands to various places and established its own imperial hegemony in the areas neglected by the imperialist powers.

But the hegemony of the world is still firmly controlled by the British Empire.The British Empire's grip on the world remained unshakable.Even the "Alliance of Four Emperors" just made Britain a little bit afraid!
Facing the challenge of the "Alliance of Four Emperors", Britain is building their alliance in various ways.

For example, to win over the United States in the Americas, once the U.S. Congress ratifies the Anglo-American Treaty of Alliance, it means that the balance of power in the world will be broken.

And the United States, relying on the foundation of the world's third economic power, surpassed Ming in terms of strength—in fact, in 1876, the world's number one economic power was... I, Qing!

Of course, that is the accumulation of agriculture and traditional handicrafts.

However, in terms of economic strength between Ming Dynasty and the United States, Ming Dynasty is slightly inferior to the United States of America. Even after the division of the United States, the momentum of its economic development has attracted the attention of the world.

Compared with the United States, which is self-sufficient in resources, the resources needed by Ming to develop industrialization, such as coal mines, iron ore, etc., must be obtained from overseas—including North American territories.It has to be said that the two God-blessed countries in America, to some extent, the United States is more in line with this standard!

Although America is very big, it cannot accommodate two God-blessed Kingdoms. From the day when Ming Dynasty rose,
The confrontation between Ming Dynasty and the United States is inevitable.

However, when this "inevitable" will become a reality is still a question mark.

Facing the challenge from the United States, the Navy's response is the most direct and rapid.Of course, it is to establish a sea force that is stronger and more deterrent than the Americans.

And this is also the fundamental reason for holding the naval meeting this time, which is to discuss the expansion of the navy.

A huge world map was hung on the wall of the Admiralty's conference room. Li Nanlin, who was sitting in the first seat, cast his eyes on Xu Shangzhi, the chief of naval intelligence.

"Director Xu, please introduce the current situation and speculate, how long is there still time for peace?"

"Since the Los Angeles incident, Ming has become the main imaginary enemy of the United States. After my country occupied Brazil, the sense of crisis in the United States has deepened. It is only a matter of time before its Congress passes the "British-American Alliance" treaty! With the passing of the new Navy Act by the US Congress, I have every reason to believe that within the next ten to 15 years, we will definitely be at war with the United States!"

"In ten to 15 years,"

Chief of Staff Zhang Guoyong frowned.

"What's the basis?"

"The rationale is simple."

Xu Shangzhi replied directly.

"After the signing of the "Anglo-American Treaty", Germany and Italy are likely to join it and become allies of the United Kingdom. The deterrence of the "Quadruple Alliance" will no longer exist. With the expansion of the US Navy, the strength of the US Navy It will reach its peak, and its strength is comparable to that of my Ming Dynasty. Correspondingly, even if France and Russia can overwhelm the United Kingdom with their strength, considering that the Russian fleet will definitely be scattered all over the world-the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, The Pacific Ocean, or even the Indian Ocean, cannot form an effective deterrent, and France alone will certainly not be able to defeat the British Navy at that time, and as the odds of winning increase, the outbreak of war will naturally be inevitable."

Cheng Bichen, the vice-admiral of the Navy, pondered in his mind for a while, and said:

"As far as the current situation is concerned, that's about it! The ever-expanding U.S. Navy will contain our strength, and we will have to meet their challenges in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This will cause us to be unable to give our allies enough support. In terms of strength In the case of fundamental changes in comparison, war is indeed very likely to break out!"

In the past two years, Ming Dynasty, France, and Russia have repeatedly challenged the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom will always "confess", not because the United Kingdom is "counsel", but because the United Kingdom has no chance of winning. Not taking risks, what is the biggest characteristic of Anglo-Saxons?
Have patience!
Their patience can be measured in ten years, 20 years, or even half a century!

This is also the reason why Britain was able to defeat Spain, the Netherlands, France, and Germany successively from the 17th century, and it is also the reason why the United States was able to win the Cold War. Unless there is a golden thigh in the competition between countries, the test is patience!

Right now, the UK will admit cowardice because they feel that they are not ready, so they will be patient.And once they complete their preparations, the alliance is formed, and their strength is almost the same, the British will feel that they have a chance of winning... If they don't fight now, when will they wait?

So war will definitely break out!

At this time Li Nanlin took the words and said:

"Ten to fifteen is not too long. According to His Majesty's will, we must prepare for this coming war in advance... It's not because we want war, but because it was imposed on us by the Western powers. , Let us have to face a war! Everything we do now is to completely defeat the British Royal Navy in the future!"

The people in the conference room turned their attention to the navy minister, the lord who had faded out of the navy due to tuberculosis in the past few years, said softly.

"Therefore, according to His Majesty's will, the Navy must expand its sea power in a targeted manner. This expansion must fully take into account technological innovation. It must not be possible. Our warships will fall behind as soon as they step off the berth!"

Turning his eyes to Lu Anda, the head of the Naval Ship Administration Department, Li Nanlin said softly.

"Director Lu, let's bring up the navy's next expansion plan, but the navy's ship design is done by you engineers. I hope you can give the navy a satisfactory answer. After all, this is related to the future. The country lives and dies!"

Facing the sudden pressure, Luanda only felt that the pressure was overwhelming. He thought for a while, and then asked.

"How much will the navy expand to?"

Li Nanlin directly said a number.

"100 tons!"

When this number was said, except for a few generals who participated in the formulation of the preliminary plan, everyone else took a breath.

100 million tons, which is even stronger than the entire sea power of the current Royal Navy.This is not a deterrent to the United States, it is clearly a superhero!

After a pause, Li Nanlin took out a preliminary draft of military expansion.

"The current plan is to build 15 battleships, 24 armored cruisers and 12 cruisers within the next 48 years..."

(End of this chapter)