I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 487 Gonghuo
Today's William II is just like Nicholas when he first came to the throne. He is fearless and fearless, almost like a naughty kid from a relative's family.

Nicholas was very ambitious when he first came to the throne. He was hit hard by the Russo-Japanese War and had to face reality.

Germany had never been defeated since its founding, and William II was full of confidence, similar to Nicholas's mentality before the Russo-Japanese War.

What George is doing now is to add a fire under the oil pot of Germany.

You can't blame George.

The reason why Nicholas's confidence increased after he ascended the throne had a lot to do with the praise of William II.

Since William II can do the first grade, George can do the fifteenth grade.

George's way of fighting was not to export, but to make good friends with Germany.

Alex and Anne are both Germans, and it is normal for George to have good relations with Germany, so this is not a quarrel, but to maintain peace in Europe.

In June this year, Karl registered a company in Amur to sell Amur specialty products to Germany.

Alexei was overjoyed and submitted the shipbuilding plan to Nikolai as quickly as possible, hoping to build eight full-heavy artillery battleships.

Alexei did not refer to "Yuryev" and "Romanov", but to the British "Bellerophon" class battleship. The difference is that the parameters of the main gun are set to 330 times the caliber of 50 diameter, and it is also a triple package.

If there is any German technology that makes George covetous, then the Krupp cannon must be at the top.

It only cost 9 million rubles to rebuild the empire's finances, and the navy asked for 2.8 million at the outset. This was only the first phase.

The 15-door 330 is indeed extremely powerful, but the cost has also skyrocketed. The cost of building the ship alone is as high as 2.8 million rubles.

Let’s not talk about the lack of money. Even if the empire is in financial difficulty, it can still find a way to get 2.8 million.

Performance comes with money.

If Alexei's plan is implemented smoothly, the Russian Empire's new battleship will have 15 330 main guns with unprecedented firepower.

Milyutin also had strong opinions on this plan of the Admiralty.

Can you make a 3-unit 50x diameter 330?

George reciprocated the favor and obtained a series of patented technology licenses on artillery from Krupp through Karl.

The Germans are not idle either. Britain, Germany, France, and Italy have all started an arms race. How can the Russian Empire survive alone?

The Vladivostok Arsenal can now build the 50-caliber 330, but George dare not use it.

However, apart from artillery, there are not many German technologies that George can like. On the contrary, there are many Amur specialty products that are very popular among Germans.

The "Bellerophon" class has a total of 5 turrets, one in the front and two in the rear, one on each side. The main gun adopts a 305 mm 45-caliber twin mount.

This is really not Nikolai's capriciousness. After all, St. Petersburg also needs fleet protection.

After George learned about the plan, he didn't know what to say.

Nicholas decisively rejected it.

Even if it could be built like the Obukhov Steel Works, would the Admiralty dare to ask for it?

In July of this year, William II visited St. Petersburg, and then Nicholas began to loosen his attitude towards the navy.

It won't work without introducing technology. The main guns of the "St. Vincent" class battleships that the UK started to project this year are already 50 times in diameter. The best naval gun in Vladivostok is only 45 times in diameter. We need to catch up.

"Alexei must be crazy, otherwise it would be impossible to come up with such a plan."

Milyugin had some words that he was embarrassed to say in front of George.

The navy was in such a terrible state during the Russo-Japanese War, and Nikolay did not hold Alexey accountable. It was simply a joke in the world. In fact, this cannot be blamed on Nicholas.

George came to the Far East, Sergei was assassinated, Vladimir retired, old Nicholas passed away, and there were not many useful royal members around Nicholas.

With Nicholas Jr.'s qualifications, he was simply not qualified to serve as Minister of War.

Nicholas had no choice. George was definitely the most suitable person, but it was impossible for George to abandon his career in the Far East and go to St. Petersburg to become the Minister of War. Therefore, Nicholas could only catch up and let little Nicholas temporarily take the lead. In front of.

The same goes for Alexey.

In the Russo-Japanese War, the senior naval admirals of the Russian Empire were killed and captured. There were really no useful people left. Otherwise, Nikolai would have kicked Alexey to the Kamchatka Peninsula. .

"This plan is not bad. If passed, Vladivostok Shipyard will be able to get at least half of the orders."

Mikhail was thinking.

The eight warships total 8 million, half of which is 2.8 million.

If four ships are really placed at the Vladivostok Shipyard, they can completely overwhelm the Vladivostok Shipyard.

"Don't think about it, this plan is impossible to pass."

George had no expectations in the first place, so naturally he would not be disappointed.

"Why can't it be based on 'Yuryev'?"

Vasily was still not smart enough.

"Yuryev" and "Romanov" were built by the Vladivostok Shipyard. How much does it cost and where is the profit? If "Yuryev" and "Romanov" are used as the model, let the Navy Ministry build warships. How can people in this interest chain make money?

In terms of building warships, Britain, like the Russian Empire, also has a complete chain of interests, otherwise the Royal Navy would not be so keen on building warships.

To put it bluntly, even if the UK does not build any warships within 10 years, it will be difficult for the navies of other countries to pose a real threat to the Royal Navy.

The British "Bellerophon" will build three ships. Construction just started last year and they have not been launched yet.

In the Royal Navy's plan, "Saint Vincent" will build three more ships, and construction will start next year.

The Royal Navy will not be idle next year. There will be new plans to continue the construction of battleships.

The German media disliked the fact that the "Nassau" was not powerful enough and demanded that Germany continue to build more and more powerful battleships.

Anyone in the UK who dares to say that the Royal Navy is already strong enough and does not need to build new battleships will be hacked to death with an ax from behind even if they are not drowned by Tumo Xingzi.

"How about we add some fire?"

Peter was eager to try.

Immediately after the Russo-Japanese War, Peter proposed building new battleships to maintain the leading edge of the Siberian Fleet.

George's purpose in building the ship is to provoke an arms race, and he will definitely not end up in it.

The plan couldn't keep up with the change, and George didn't expect that St. Petersburg would be dragged into the water. This was a cocoon for himself.

Bai Yii had previously submitted a version of a new battleship, but it was not approved by George at that time. George had some more requirements for the new battleship. Bai Yii and the technical staff of the Vladivostok Shipyard are now working overtime to draw pictures.

Although the version submitted by Bai Laoyi is not as powerful as Alexei's version, it is actually not bad.

George decided to do something big to keep the fire burning brighter.

(End of this chapter)