Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 140 Crazy Shipbuilding Plan
On the afternoon of January 3013, 26 in the Tang calendar, Penello, the emperor of the Anglopa Empire, said to Prime Minister August and Secretary of the Navy Brady with an extremely ugly face: "I think you all know the shocking Do you think this news is reliable?"

Prime Minister August said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the news came from the top of the Royal Navy of the former Cangyu Empire. The intelligence department has basically confirmed the accuracy of the news. Although it is unbelievable, Su Yi The independent fleet under his command probably has 75 super dreadnought battleships, 67 battlecruisers, 67 dreadnought battleships and [-] former dreadnought battleships, and there are more than [-] warships of various types that are not capital ships."

The corner of Emperor Penello's mouth trembled a few times. Su Yi's independent fleet suddenly had so many capital ships, which actually pulled the Royal Navy of Inlobal from the throne of the world's number one navy. While Emperor Penello was shocked, he couldn't help feeling a sense of crisis in his heart.

You must know that the reason why the British Empire can become the world's most powerful country is inseparable from the powerful strength of the British Royal Navy. The trading fleets of the British Empire all over the world rely on the Royal Navy. The prestige of the navy can only be above the Eastern Ocean and the Western Ocean, and you can go wherever you want.

Emperor Penello said in a deep voice: "A year ago, Su Yi's independent fleet did not only have 27 super dreadnought battleships, [-] battlecruisers, more than [-] dreadnought battleships, and more than [-] former dreadnought battleships. And a dozen armored battleships? Where did Su Yi get so many battleships? Did they fall from the sky?"

Prime Minister August shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I still haven't found any clues about the island shipyard that Su Yi claimed, but the independent fleet only has 48 super dreadnought battleships, so many If the new warship is only built by one shipyard, then the scale of this shipyard is simply unimaginable."

At this time, Secretary of the Navy Brady said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is not to find out where the warships of the Independent Fleet came from, but how our Royal Inaba Royal Navy can regain the ranking of the world's number one navy!"

Emperor Penello pondered for a while and asked: "24 General Gehrman-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 fast-class battlecruisers, how many of them have joined the active duty of our Royal Navy of England? When will the others be ready?" Enlist?"

Secretary of the Navy Brady immediately replied: "Your Majesty, as of today, six Admiral Gehrman-class super dreadnought battleships and eight Fast-class battlecruisers have joined the active duty of our Royal Navy of England. The other General Gehrman-class and Rapid-class battleships are also undergoing final painting and sea trials. By mid-March, the remaining General Gehrman-class super dreadnought battleships and Rapid-class battlecruisers will be able to Enlist."

Emperor Penello nodded slightly and said: "That is to say, by the middle of March, our Royal Navy of Inaba will have 48 super dreadnought battleships, 24 battlecruisers, 36 dreadnought battleships, and 72 pre-dreadnought battleships." Dreadnoughts and [-] ironclad battleships."

Secretary of the Navy Brady sighed, "If there is no independent fleet under Su Yi's command, by the middle of March, our British Royal Navy will stand out from the crowd, and even reach the top four standards in terms of capital ships. Unfortunately, the independent fleet turned out to be empty." The birth of the British Royal Navy has put us at a disadvantage in terms of the number of super dreadnought battleships, battlecruisers, dreadnought battleships and pre-dreadnought battleships."

After a pause, Secretary of the Navy Brady continued: "And according to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the Independent Fleet has withdrawn the ironclad battleship from the sequence of the main fleet, and will be incorporated into the port's garrison fleet."

Emperor Penello frowned slightly, "Could it be that our Royal Navy of England is also planning to retire the armored battleship?"

Secretary of the Navy Brady shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the iron-clad battleships are lagging behind in terms of firepower, defense and speed, the 72 iron-clad battleships currently in service in the Royal Inaba Royal Navy have all gone through a certain period of time. The transformation of the armored battleship is not bad, and our Royal Navy has no idea of ​​decommissioning the ironclad battleship for the time being."

Emperor Penello then thought for a while before asking: "How is the Admiralty's design for super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers equipped with dual 45-caliber 381mm main guns?"

Secretary of the Navy Brady hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Admiralty has designed a tough-class super dreadnought battleship, equipped with five dual-mounted 45 times the caliber of 381mm main guns, the standard displacement is 35500 tons, and the full load displacement is 39680 tons. It can reach 21 knots, and an ambush-class battlecruiser has also been designed, with four double-mounted 45-fold caliber 381mm main guns, a standard displacement of 36000 tons, a full-load displacement of 40600 tons, and a maximum speed of 26.5 knots. Once the Ambush-class is built, it will be the most powerful super dreadnought battleship in the world. As long as the Ambush-class is built, it will be the most powerful battlecruiser in the world. And the battlecruisers have to bow down too."

After Emperor Penello heard the general data of the Tough-class super dreadnought battleship and the Ambush-class battlecruiser, the expression on his face finally eased a little, "How about the cost of the Tough-class and Ambush-class?"

Secretary of the Navy Brady hesitated and said: "If both the Fortitude and Ambush classes can build more than 340 ships at the same time, then the cost of each Fortitude-class super dreadnought battleship is about 370 million to 300 million British dollars. Each Ambush-class battlecruiser costs between £320 million and £[-] million."

What Emperor Penello said next made Secretary of the Navy Brady happy, "Although the cost of the toughness class and the ambush class is high, but in order to regain the position of the world's number one navy for our Royal Navy of England, I am still willing. Continue to invest a lot of money in building the toughness class and the ambush class."

Prime Minister August couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, how many ships of the Tough class and Ambush class are you going to build at the same time this time? Or will you build 24 ships each as planned?"

Emperor Penello did not answer right away, but asked Brady, the Secretary of the Navy: "The standard displacement of the tough class and the ambush class both exceed [-] tons. How many shipyards are there in the shipyards of the British Empire? Can build toughness class and ambush class?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The [-]-ton shipyard only needs a simple renovation to build the tough and ambush classes. In addition to the original [-]-ton shipyards of various shipyards, it is completely possible to operate more than [-] ships at the same time. If some The [-]-ton shipyard has also undergone some expansion, and it can even build more than [-] tough-class ships and more than [-] ambush-class ships at the same time."

Emperor Penello suddenly showed a confident smile at this time, "If it's just about wealth, we in the British Empire have never been afraid of anyone. It seems that if we want the British Royal Navy to become the world's number one navy again, we can only If you spend money, then according to the original plan, build 24 tough-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 ambush-class battlecruisers at the same time! All construction costs will be fully borne by the royal family!"

Prime Minister August and Secretary of the Navy Brady looked at each other, and they both showed a look of relief. After all, according to the current financial revenue of the British Empire, it is impossible to support such a crazy shipbuilding plan of the British Royal Navy. .

The total construction cost of the 24 Fortitude-class super dreadnought battleships is at least 160 million U.S. dollars, and the total construction cost of the 24 Ambush-class battlecruisers is at least 200 million U.S. dollars. One hundred and fifty million pounds.

Prime Minister August then hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, if we add 24 General Gehrman-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 fast-class battlecruisers to the Royal Navy of England, then the military expenditure will definitely rise in a straight line, so ..."

Before Prime Minister Auguste finished speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Penello, "In the future, I will use 5000 million pounds from the royal family funds to subsidize the Royal Navy separately. With the addition of 24 Fortitude-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 Ambush-class battlecruisers, the annual military expenditure should be sufficient."

Secretary of the Navy Brady said excitedly: "Your Majesty, if our Royal Navy of England can receive an additional subsidy of 5000 million pounds this year, then our Admiralty is willing to spend a sum of money to build six more tenacious and six ships." Ambush class."

Emperor Penello immediately said proudly: "This year's subsidy of 5000 million pounds will reach the account of the Ministry of the Navy tomorrow."

Prime Minister August glanced at Secretary of the Navy Brady with some dissatisfaction and said: "Brady, apart from the subsidies given by His Majesty, the imperial finances will not increase the military expenditure of the Royal Navy this year. You Royal Navy must not slap your face. To be fat, the construction cost of six tenacity-class ships and six ambush-class ships will cost nearly 3000 million U.S. dollars."

Secretary of the Navy Brady said indifferently: "In order to regain the position of the world's number one navy, all the officers and men of our Royal Navy of England are willing to tighten their belts and build more cutting-edge warships."

Emperor Penello smiled at this time and said: "There is no need for the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy to tighten their belts. I have covered all the construction costs of [-] tough-class super dreadnought battleships and [-] ambush-class battlecruisers." .”

(End of this chapter)