1825 My New Daming

Chapter 181 Dayingzi, do you want to go bankrupt or surrender? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

"1000 million tons? Daozi, do you know how much it will cost?"

“是啊，道子，你算过账没有？没算过我帮你算一算.1000万吨差不多就是1000艘万吨装巡，现在一艘万吨装巡的造价都在200万——300万银圆之间。1000艘就是20亿——30亿银圆！”

"It's still a small calculation. The average cost per ton of the battle cruisers, battleships, large cruisers, large destroyers, small destroyers and escort destroyers we plan to build will definitely be higher than the old-fashioned 1000-ton cruiser. And what about aircraft carriers, It has to be equipped with aircraft, which is another big expense. If 40 million tons are produced, it may cost [-] billion!"

"There are also auxiliary ships! These 1000 million tons are still combat ships, as well as oil tankers, supply ships, ammunition ships, maintenance ships, and medical ships to be built. The auxiliary ships supporting the 1000 million ton combat ships must at least 400 million tons. This is at least another 10 billion!"

"There are also naval bases! How many military ports are needed for 1000 million tons of combat ships and three to four million tons of auxiliary ships? How many docks for repairs? How many fortresses? One or two billion will have to be spent."

"There are also personnel, training, and maintenance costs, which are all astronomical expenses!"

"Not counting personnel, training, and maintenance, just shipbuilding and infrastructure will cost 50 billion yuan! If it is apportioned over 10 years, it will be 5 million silver dollars a year! Daozi, do you know how much our Ming court's annual revenue is? ? It’s only more than 20 billion but less than 30 billion! If maintenance costs are included, it will cost about 6 million—7 million silver dollars a year!”

As soon as Zhuge Weidao's astonishing suggestion was put forward, everyone present was stunned.According to Zhuge Weidao's plan, in the next 10 years, the Ming Dynasty will have to spend 20.00% of its income every year, and the British shipbuilding can't make it through?

Hearing that these people, especially Zhuge Weiyi and Zhuge Wei used these two military advisers who had read the heavenly scriptures to settle accounts for themselves, Zhuge Weidao could only smile wryly. It seems that the ancestors did not carefully study the economic cost of the First World War. So future generations don't know much about it.

在一战前，英国本土的财政收入只有1.4亿英镑每年.而大英帝国在1915——1916财政年度就花掉了15.6亿英镑！而在之后的几年，英国每年都要花掉近25亿英镑——这几乎相当于英国在战前的国民总收入！
If Daming wants to defeat Britain in this timeline and become the overlord of the world, her average annual military expenditure after the outbreak of the war should be at least 50% higher than that of Britain, which means an average of more than 30 billion pounds per year, equivalent to 150 billion silver dollars . Spending an extra 6-7 million silver dollars per year before the war is not a big expense at all.

If the war process can be shortened by two years due to the sufficient expenditure before the war, it is equivalent to exchanging 70 billion for 300 billion and saving millions of lives. Is it more cost-effective than this?
Moreover, if Ming Dynasty throws out a 1000 million-ton navy, the British Empire will have to follow suit!
6 million to 7 million silver dollars a year, that is all the income of the British Empire
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao put on a confident smile, glanced at the meeting room, then coughed and said with a smile: "6 million a year - more than 7 million? Not much at all How much is Australia worth? How much is the Dutch East Indies worth? How much is Sumatra worth? How much is the Oregon Colony worth? How much is India worth?
Moreover, our annual income is almost 30 billion, and we spend 6-7 million more a year, which means an increase of 2% of the fiscal deficit. Wouldn't it be enough to issue some bonds?Now that the economy is in a downturn, the expenditure of 6-7 million yuan can increase a lot of employment anyway, and shipyards, steel factories and so on can also place more orders.Maybe the economy can still prosper a lot, what's wrong?

Besides, can the Brits keep up?How much money do they have? 6 million - 7 million pounds is all the income. Can they issue [-] million pounds more bonds a year?This is simply impossible!Such a practice will inevitably cause the British financial market to collapse, and a large amount of funds will flow from London to Paris.

Therefore, the Grand Military Normal University can offer a sky-high price of 1000 million tons in the Palace of Versailles. If the British can't keep up, they have to bow to us!This...is another small poker game! "

This is another small gamble. I understand that Shawar won and won in Japan, so I can continue to play in Versailles!
"Daozi," Zhuge Weiyi asked, "if the British dare not follow, then what do we want?"

"Two things are needed," Zhuge Weidao stretched out two fingers, "One is that the Daming Navy has the largest tonnage in the world! The other is that Sumatra Island must get at least the eastern half."

Navy first is a sign that the Ming Empire has surpassed Britain in all aspects except territory (including colonies)!When those Western countries want to stand in line, they should think about it.

And Sumatra.
"What's on Sumatra Island?" Guan Tianpei, Chief of Staff of the Naval Air Force, asked.

"Oil field!" Zhuge Weiyi said, "It hasn't been discovered yet, the Dutch haven't discovered it yet, but we already know it."

Zhuge Weidao took over the topic and said: "The future war will be an oil war. We have the oil fields in Borneo, the oil fields in Sakhalin Island, the oil fields in Ren'anqiang, Myanmar, the Karamay oil fields in the Western Regions, the oil fields in Shaanxi, The oil field in Yumen, Gansu currently has an annual output of 700 million tons, which should exceed 10 million tons in 1000 years. And the oil field in Sumatra should have a potential of 300 million tons, so that we can have a total of 1300 million tons of oil annually Produced!"

This number is not too much. But it is enough.

Of course, the oil in the hands of the British Empire is not as much as Mingming!Although they have great influence in Persia and Iraq, the oil there has not yet been discovered.Only the Ploiesti Oilfield in Avadia and the Baku Oilfield in Rakshasa, which nominally belonged to the Turkish Empire, could supply the British Empire with a stable supply of oil, either in Maozi's hands or under Maozi's soldiers!

Therefore, the navy of the British Empire can only use coal-fired steam as the main source of power, while the Ming navy has already begun to transition to heavy oil boilers and steam turbines!

"Okay! That's it!" Zhuge Weiyi, Secretary of the Admiralty, nodded, "Let's blackmail the British Empire with 1000 million tons of navy!"

Zhuge Weiyong said: "If the British Empire doesn't make concessions, then we might as well build a 1000 million-ton navy. As long as Britain is willing to spare, our court has no reason to be cowardly!"

"How much? How much? Military division Zhuge, how much do you say?"

In the resplendent Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, the British Prime Minister Robinson, who was participating in the naval arms negotiations, had already disregarded diplomatic etiquette and yelled loudly, and his face was flushed red, which made Viscount Palmerston and Commodore Elliot very worried ——The British Empire has changed two prime ministers in a very short period of time, won't there be a third prime minister?If he is so mad, who will be the short-lived prime minister?
This No. 10 Downing Street has been a bit of a prime minister lately!
"Luo Zhongtang, stay calm and don't be impatient." Zhuge Weijiu also looked at the blushing Robinson with concern, "Don't worry, if your body breaks down in an emergency, it will be your own!"

"Yes, yes, don't be in a hurry." Robinson thought to himself, and quickly took a few deep breaths to stabilize his emotions.

In fact, his emotional instability will not kill him. He is only 46 years old this year. He is in good health and has a lifespan of more than 30 years. He can be angry for a long time!

Seeing that Robinson's face was no longer red, Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "Luo Zhongtang, our Daming thinks that the 300 million tons of arms control line is too low. There are more coal, electricity, and railways in Europe than in the whole of Europe, not much more than 10 million tons?"

As he spoke, he triumphantly looked at a group of dumbfounded white-skinned arms control representatives in the hall of mirrors. Everyone was stunned by the 1000 million tons. It turned out that Daming's "One Thousand Ships Project" was for real!
(End of this chapter)