Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 141 The Intensifying Naval Arms Race

Prime Minister August of the Inlopa Empire and Secretary of the Navy Brady heard that Emperor Penello actually wanted to buy the six tough-class super dreadnought battleships and six ambush-class battlecruisers that the Admiralty was planning to build. , Immediately another compliment to Emperor Penello.

Emperor Penello waved his hand and said: "I have invested such a huge amount of money and built so many cutting-edge warships for the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy must expand a large number of officers and soldiers, but I don't want to affect our Yingluoba because of the expansion. The overall combat level of the officers and men of the Royal Navy."

Secretary of the Navy Brady immediately patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the military academies of our Royal Navy in Inaba have been expanding their enrollment in recent years, and the scale of conscription has also continued to expand. I can assure Your Majesty that every The officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy who boarded the warships have all undergone the most rigorous training, and the overall combat level of the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy of Inaba will definitely not decline due to the addition of a large number of cutting-edge warships."

Emperor Penello nodded slightly, then turned to Prime Minister August and asked, "Have you checked the reserves and output of the gold and silver mines in the Noomi Empire?"

There is no wall that is not ventilated in the world. Although the royal family of the Noomi Empire sealed the news of the Royal Gold Mine and the Royal Silver Mine, the discovery of a giant gold mine and a giant silver mine by the Noomi Empire was still accepted. Some countries know it, including the Anglo-Palian Empire.

Prime Minister August said in a solemn tone: "Your Majesty, according to the latest news from the intelligence agency, the gold mine discovered by the Noomi Empire has a reserve of more than 10 tons, and the gold content is astonishingly high. 40 grams to 300 grams per ton, and the reserve of that silver mine exceeds 300 million tons, and the silver content is between 1000 grams and [-] grams per ton, and this huge gold mine and this reserve The huge silver mine is also very convenient to mine. According to information, the royal family of the Noomi Empire has obtained more than [-] tons of gold and gold from this gold mine and this silver mine in one year. More than [-] tons of silver."

When Emperor Penello heard this, the expression on his face became serious, "So, relying on only one gold mine and one silver mine, the extra income of the royal family of the Noomi Empire can exceed [-] million pounds a year? "

Prime Minister August nodded and said: "It is true. The fiscal revenue of our British Empire last year was 900 million U.S. dollars. Now the Noomi Empire can get quite a lot of money by relying on only one gold mine and one silver mine. With a quarter of the financial revenue of our British Empire, this allowed the Noomi Empire to build 24 super dreadnought battleships with 45mm main guns of 356 times the caliber and 24 super dreadnought battleships with 45mm main guns of 356 times the caliber. gun battlecruiser."

Emperor Penello frowned and said: "With the guarantee of funds, the Noomi Empire will never stop building this batch of super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers. It seems that a naval arms race is here. Inevitably."

After a pause, Emperor Penelope suddenly said to Prime Minister August: "By the way, as soon as possible, let us know that the British Royal Navy is preparing to build [-] tough-class super dreadnought battleships and [-] ambush-class battlecruisers at the same time. Spread the word, since an arms race is inevitable, we must put some pressure on our enemies of the Inrobatic Empire."

On the morning of January 3013, 45 in the Tang Dynasty, in the palace of Kai City, the capital of the Noomi Empire, Julian, the prime minister of the Noomi Empire, said to Emperor Edglo in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Yingluo The Pakistani Empire has just announced that it will build thirty Tough-class super dreadnought battleships with five 381-caliber 45mm main guns and thirty Ambush-class battlecruisers with four 381-caliber [-]mm main guns in the near future. "

Emperor Edgrew frowned and asked, "Is there any more detailed data on the Fortitude-class super dreadnought battleship and Ambush-class battlecruiser of the Inaba Empire?"

Prime Minister Julian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, we have not yet obtained more detailed data on these two warships, but I have asked the intelligence department to find a way to collect them."

Emperor Edgrew sighed and said: "The Inroba Empire really has a profound foundation. It seems that our Noomi Royal Navy has a long way to go to surpass the Inroba Navy. By the way, our Noomi Have the 24 Ocean-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 Fighter-class battlecruisers of the Royal Navy started construction?"

"Your Majesty, there are already 24 Ocean-class super dreadnought battleships and [-] fighter-class battlecruisers under construction in the dock, and the docks for the construction of the other eight fighter-class battlecruisers are all newly built. It has not been completed, and it is estimated that by the end of March, the construction of the other eight fighter-class battlecruisers should all be able to start."

Emperor Edgrew smiled wryly and said: "So, even if I want to build super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 381mm main guns, our Noomi Empire's shipyards don't have docks anymore."

Prime Minister Julian hesitated for a moment and said: "The eight Pathfinder-class battlecruisers will be completed almost in mid-May this year, and eight [-]-ton shipyards will be vacant by then."

Emperor Edgrew pondered for a while and said: "Let the Ministry of the Navy design super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 381mm main guns as soon as possible, and immediately build a new batch of docks with a scale of at least [-] tons. With the development trend of dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers, the caliber of the main guns will inevitably become larger and larger, and the displacement will also increase accordingly. Therefore, it is best to build more docks of [-] tons. The question of funding is up to the royal family. Responsible."

After a pause, Emperor Edgar asked Prime Minister Julian: "I heard that Su Yi, who captured the Blue Feather Empire, has a fleet that has surpassed the size of the Yingluoba Navy?"

Prime Minister Julian immediately nodded and said: "According to intelligence, Su Yi's independent fleet is likely to have 75 super dreadnought battleships, 67 battlecruisers, 67 dreadnought battleships and [-] former dreadnought battleships. This scale has surpassed Introduced the British Navy and became the number one navy in the world."

Emperor Edgrew hesitated and said: "Is it possible for our Noomi Empire to establish an alliance with that Su Yi? If there is such a powerful navy standing with our Noomi Royal Navy, even if it is at the same time with the British If the Luoba Empire and the Sharad Empire go to war, I will not be afraid, not to mention that Su Yi also has a large-scale and powerful army under his command."

Prime Minister Julian immediately said: "Your Majesty, that Su Yi has decided to officially ascend the throne on July [-]st of this year. The country he built is the Tang Empire, and he has sent an invitation to our Noomi Empire to participate in the enthronement ceremony."

"Datang? It seems that Su Yi's ambition is not small!"

"Your Majesty, although the navy and army under Su Yi's command are strong and have considerable conflicts with the Sharad Empire, the Tang Empire that Su Yi is about to establish is, after all, a country of the yellow race. Once our Noomi Empire Forming an alliance with the soon-to-be-established Datang Empire is likely to suffer hostility from all white countries, and even most of the people in our Noomi Empire will find it difficult to accept it emotionally."

Before Su Yi came out, the world's seven first-class powers were all dominated by Caucasians.

Since more than 200 years ago, several white countries in the Western Continent, the Southern Continent, and the Northern Continent started the industrial revolution one after another. The four major empires in the Eastern Continent, dominated by the Tang people, gradually lagged behind the industrial countries in the world in terms of technology. The national strength is also constantly weakening.

Although Cangyu Empire, Tianxing Empire, Liuyun Empire, and Ziyue Empire can still be ranked among the second-class powers by relying on their huge population and land, in the eyes of white people, especially in recent decades, the Eastern Continent's People of the yellow race are basically synonymous with ignorance, backwardness, and poverty.

Emperor Edgar nodded slightly, "It is indeed prudent to form an alliance with a country of the yellow race. Let's put aside the matter of forming an alliance with Su Yi for the time being. By the way, let our Noomi Empire plan to build a new batch of large-scale Let the matter of the shipyard spread, and don’t make it too easy for the Inaba Empire and the Sharad Empire.”

The news that Su’s independent fleet suddenly became the number one navy in the world had just spread throughout the world, and then the British Empire announced that it would build thirty super dreadnought battleships equipped with 381mm main guns and thirty super dreadnought battleships equipped with 381mm main guns at the same time. mm main gun battlecruiser.

These two explosive news have not cooled down yet, and the Noomi Empire then announced that it will build a large number of [-]-ton and [-]-ton docks to prepare for the construction of the Noomi Royal Navy's updated super dreadnought battleship and battlecruiser .

In the palace of Feni City, the capital of the Sharad Empire, Emperor Herris snorted coldly, and said to Prime Minister Shulik: "It seems that a larger-scale naval arms race is inevitable. Approximately how long will it take for the Navy's eighteen Bull-class super dreadnought battleships and eighteen Woodpecker-class battlecruisers to join active duty?"

Prime Minister Shulik immediately said: "Your Majesty, by the end of June this year, eighteen Bull-class super dreadnought battleships and eighteen Woodpecker-class battlecruisers can all join the active duty of our Royal Sharad Navy."

"Let the Admiralty design super dreadnoughts and battlecruisers with 381 mm main guns as soon as possible, and let the shipyards start as soon as the eighteen bull-class super dreadnoughts and eighteen woodpecker-class battlecruisers can leave the dock Building the next class of Super Dreadnoughts and Battlecruisers, we Sharad Empire will not be left behind in this naval arms race."

(End of this chapter)