God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"Is it expensive?" Liu Tong couldn't help scratching his head when he heard such words.

To be honest, if this thing could be built at the end of the second century AD, no matter how you look at it, it is not a problem that can be solved by saying whether it is expensive or not.

Although the Han Empire was a conventional land power empire, its main combat forces and combat centers were closer to the army than the navy.

But she, who is relatively clear about the future, is naturally also very clear about the power and importance of the navy.

However, even now, the proportion held by the navy and the rights it holds are actually gradually increasing.

Before large areas of land could be found for large-scale animal husbandry, people in the entire Han Empire had relatively few sources of meat.

Whether it is regular hunting or small-scale family breeding, it cannot change the fact.

That is, the meat obtained through this form and method is only a minority after all, and there is no way to bring down the price of meat.

In this era, the price of meat is much higher than the price of normal food, and it is not something you can buy if you want.

Except for holidays, there is no trace of meat in ordinary people's homes.

Let alone meat, for most people, being able to have a full stomach every day is a dreamy luxury.

Even during the holidays, more than 90% of the people may not be able to eat meat.

And all the large-scale livestock breeding that was carried out was more likely to be used as seeds in the face of these diligent and frugal Han people.

Unless absolutely necessary, almost no one will kill poultry at home.

Based on this general environment, fish that can be fished without restraint naturally show corresponding value.

Due to the gradual expansion of fishing, the price of fish has also dropped significantly.

This situation is actually a good thing, at least for many people, it is a real good thing.

"Miss, the cost of building that kind of steel battleship is really expensive, very expensive!" Lu Yu said seriously and sincerely.

As long as her father had so much money and materials in his hands when he rebelled, he could buy more food and replace it with better equipment, so he might not lose.

Seeing Lu Yu's serious look, Liu Tong finally nodded and agreed.

A battleship costs 2 billion, and with the addition of weapon systems and corresponding auxiliary systems, the cost can reach around 2.5 billion.

Judging from her current regular income and year-end dividends, she can build a battleship with about two years of profits.

Fortunately, his own small treasury is not a national treasury. Otherwise, if he wants to develop a real navy and build a real fleet of steel battleships, it will really take hundreds of years.

Although in such an era, the production of such a steel battleship really surprised and shocked her.

But after all, the weight is there, and it is the standard of a light cruiser.

If we look at it according to the special standards and external publicity set by a certain country.

The Ninghai-class battleships of this period can only be called frigates.

If we really talk about the weight of the battleship and the standards set, the current Ninghai-class battleship is actually quite strange. After all, a warship with a dead weight of about 5,000 tons carries a weapon system of nearly 800 tons. It is completely ridiculous that a small boat fires cannons!

Every time he thought of this and the Ninghai he had seen in his memory, Liu Tong couldn't help but shake his head.

Installed at the front and rear of the Ninghai, the two-door mass projector can be rotated and height-adjusted, plus its attached nodes and buffer energy-absorbing devices.

Coupled with the outrageous material basis of this era, this situation has arisen.

The initial definition is that it is a Ninghai-class light cruiser, but it has firepower.

Even Liu Tong doesn't dare to make estimates.

After all, in this era, steel battleships are something that has just appeared, and the corresponding rules and levels have not yet been named.

Even if she goes too far, she may decide the future naval rules and naming methods, and affect subsequent people.

No way, this is the real first-mover advantage.

But this situation is not absolute. If other countries develop stronger ones, they can also have the right to name and change the name.

But in the second century AD, it wasn't that she looked down on other empires, but it was really difficult to build one.

Including the Kushan Empire, which has the most powerful navigation technology, it is difficult to catch up in this aspect.

It's not because of technology or thinking issues, but the simplest and most direct issue, which is steel production volume.

It can be said that before World War II, a country's steel production could intuitively and clearly reflect a country's comprehensive potential and combat effectiveness.

The annual steel production of the Roman Empire. Before conquering the Celts, the mainstream weapons were bronze. How much steel production could there be?

Coupled with the black technology of temperature and maintenance, the effect of bronze ware is also quite good.

Although there is an upper limit, and there is still a big gap between the upper limit and iron weapons, the Romans at this time should not have noticed this gap.

Of course, as long as you can kill the Celtics and harvest the Celtics' skills.

Relying on open-pit coal mines and iron mines, it is actually very fast to increase steel production.

However, at this time point, whether the annual steel production can exceed 1,000 tons is still a question.

As for the Kushan Empire, it was completely different.

Although the racial system is quite deceptive, under this system, a professional division of labor has indeed emerged, allowing everyone to perform their duties, and to a certain extent, it has promoted the development of various industries.

Of course, even so, the steel output of the Kushan Empire will not exceed 30,000 tons a year, and the proportion of iron is relatively high, and the proportion of steel is relatively small.

The steel used in building ships is naturally dominated by steel alloys. There is actually not much demand for ordinary iron.

Under such circumstances, how could the Kushan Empire, which was still blocked and hindered by conventional thinking, go bankrupt to build steel warships?

Especially the opponents he encountered were all wooden ships.

Now that the founder of the navy of the Kushan Empire, Cexi Selian, is getting older, the Kushan navy, which is already invincible on the sea, has not improved and updated its secrets of war for how many years?

Under such a world background, Liu Tong will naturally think about whether to build a third ship, not only with the corresponding funds, but also with the corresponding steel materials.

This is still based on the fact that Lu Jun wants to build the large steel battleship he envisioned.

(End of this chapter)