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    Everyone was lost in thought. They were not the old-style bureaucrats of the Qing Dynasty. As Western Sichuan became more and more powerful, and the subsequent victories, they had a full understanding of the outside world.  Got it.  In today's world, strong countries become stronger and weak countries become weaker.  Weak countries will be brutally exploited by powerful countries.  If it hadn't been for the rise of Western Sichuan and the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China today would probably be similar to those colonies.  As for whether China needs to expand outward, some officials in the cabinet may not agree, but as military bosses, they are almost all strong nationalists.  However, although they had defeated Britain and Japan on the border, they still had no confidence in going to war with Western powers.

    "Commander, if this is the case, the strength of the navy must be strengthened again. The Philippines is thousands of kilometers away from our country, and Hawaii is 7,000 kilometers away. Without a strong navy, there is nothing we can do now.  Cross-sea expedition. Although the current navy is very powerful, we still face the threat of Japan. If we provoke the United States and Spain again, we will need a powerful navy even more!" Xiong Wu said.  Now that Wang Yuze has set the development direction of the military in the next three years, they can only find ways to achieve this goal.

    "Commander! The navy currently has four battleships, four heavy cruisers, 10 light cruisers, and sixteen destroyers in service. Although its strength is not weak, it may still be lacking in order to fulfill the commander's orders. In addition,  , the second batch of four heavy cruisers has been launched and is expected to enter service at the end of the year. The fourth batch of light cruisers will also be launched within one or two months and will enter service early next year. However, do we  Do we still need to build the third batch of heavy cruisers and the fifth batch of light cruisers?" Zhang Cheng asked.

    "No need for the moment. Has the design institute come out with the design plan for the next-level warship?" Wang Yuze asked.  The development of battleships is changing with each passing day. There is no need to build too many battleships of the same level, as they will be eliminated in a short time.  Only through continuous innovation and designing more advanced warships can we ensure the development of the navy.

    "The plans for the new class of light cruisers and heavy cruisers are being improved. The design of the battleship is still continuing, but the design of the destroyer has been completed. Once you agree, you can order production." Zhang Cheng said.

    "How is the performance of the destroyer?" Wang Yuze asked.  The destroyers currently equipped by the Chinese Navy are all destroyers purchased from Germany and the United Kingdom a few years ago, and their performance is relatively poor.

    "The new class of destroyers has a displacement of 1,300 tons. Its armaments include a 105mm rapid-fire gun, two 88mm rapid-fire cannons and two 37mm rapid-fire cannons on each side. Two 450mm torpedo launch tubes. Power  It has two boilers and a steam turbine, with a maximum speed of about 30 knots," Zhang Cheng said.  This is just an approximate figure for this class of destroyers.

    "Well, let's build two first. If there are no problems, the navy will equip a total of about twenty to thirty destroyers of this class. The Ministry of the Navy will decide on the specific plan!" Wang Yuze said.  A destroyer that can reach a speed of 30 knots has very good performance.  Of course, this is probably related to the high speed he has always required, so the engineers of the design bureau will focus on this aspect.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Zhang Cheng nodded.  Destroyers can mainly be used to patrol China's waters, but the decisive force in real naval battles is the capital ship.  The Chinese Navy currently only has four battleships, and the heavy cruisers can barely be regarded as capital ships.  In the next three years, the Chinese Navy must increase its capital ships as much as possible.

    In the shipbuilding industry, China is also catching up.  Using war reparations received from Japan, China ordered a large amount of shipbuilding equipment from Germany, Britain, France and the United States, and established shipyards in Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Fuzhou and Guangzhou. In addition to the previous Beihai Shipyard, China  There will be seven large shipyards.  However, except for the Beihai Shipyard, the other shipyards will not be completed and put into operation until one to two years later.  What the Chinese Navy can currently count on is still the Beihai Shipyard.  In addition, private capital has also poured into this industry. However, due to technical reasons, small and medium-sized shipyards invested by private capital can only build merchant ships with smaller displacements.

    "Has the battleship design institute moved to Tianjin?" Wang Yuze asked.  As the center of rule moved north, all important institutions were also relocated.  The battleship design institute was also specially moved from Beihai to Tianjin.  Although the Tianjin Shipyard is still working overtime under construction, it does not affect the design of the design office.

    "It has been moved here. The Army dispatched several engineering battalions and established the design institute within a month. Various equipment has been installed and will not affect the design progress of the warship!" Zhang ??? said.

    "Well, I'll go to the design institute to inspect it next month." Wang Yuze said.  Originally, he planned to go after he ascended the throne, but now that the navy's problems were very urgent, he could only find time to go as soon as possible.

    "Okay, Marshal!" Zhang Cheng said.  Now the warships designed by the navy require Wang Yuze's consent before they can be built.  Wang Yuze went to the design office, which naturally speeded up the design progress.  As for building warships, although China's shipyards had no experience in building battleships before, the heavy cruisers currently equipped by China have a displacement of about 10,000 tons, and China has accumulated a lot of experience.  Through the Chinese Navy's own technological accumulation and German support, there should be no problem for the Chinese Navy to build capital ships now.  However, it is not that easy to design a good battleship.

    "In addition, in addition to warships, the Navy also needs to pay attention to the construction of the Marine Corps. The battle we are going to carry out this time is mainly island landing operations. The Army may not be able to count on it. The Navy's Marine Corps must expand. At present, the Navy and Army  The team has only four brigades, so within two years, the total size of the Marine Corps will be increased to ten brigades," Wang Yuze said.  The Marine Corps, which is specifically responsible for landing operations, is naturally much more powerful than the Army for landing operations.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Zhang Cheng nodded.  The expansion of the Marine Corps to ten brigades will bring the size of the Marine Corps to more than 80,000 people.  Together with the navy's coastal defense force, the total strength will also increase to more than 100,000.

    "Commander, with the current scale of the army and navy, as well as the transformation of the army and the construction of warships of the navy, the annual funding required may be hundreds of millions of yuan. And the current fiscal revenue is less than 300 million yuan, and the military expenditure is less than  Sixty million, the gap is too big!" Defense Minister Jiang Xingguo said somewhat depressedly.  As the Minister of Defense, he is also a member of the cabinet. Naturally, he goes to the cabinet to ask for military expenses and the like.  However, the military's major moves are now taking place one after another, causing serious overruns in military expenditures!  Every time he went to the Prime Minister to increase military spending, Jiang Xingguo had to go there shamelessly!

    "Haha, Lao Jiang, this is your job!" Cai Yun laughed.

    "There is no way to overspend the military. The threats we are facing now require us to maintain a strong military and accelerate development. However, starting from the second half of this year, the government has successively invested a total of 3 billion in transportation, education  and industrial development will inevitably lead to a rapid improvement in the economy next year and a great increase in fiscal revenue. It is estimated that in two to three years, military expenditures will no longer exceed expenditures. Besides, we are not like Japan.  Have they obtained 200 million pounds? In addition to the additional 20 million pounds they paid to redeem the more than 200,000 prisoners of war, it is enough to support the development of the army in the past few years!" Xiong Wu said.

    When talking about this windfall, everyone had a smile on their faces.  Although little Japan is a bit hateful, it has really helped China a lot in this regard!  Such a large sum of war reparations allows China to develop its military power without worrying about running out of money.  It can be developed according to the predetermined plan.  Of course, everyone is also wary of Japan.  This time, Little Japan suffered such a big loss. With his character, he will definitely not give up and will definitely think about recouping the losses from China in the future.  If China fails in the next war, Japan will definitely demand compensation several times higher than this time.  Therefore, China cannot lose the next war no matter what.  Otherwise, the entire country and nation will fall into a state of eternal disaster.

    "Commander, the navy still lacks a lot of talents, especially captains of large battleships. We are going to conduct an assessment on those captains of the Beiyang Navy. If they pass the test in terms of ability and moral character, can we recruit them to join the navy?" Zhang Cheng asked  road.

    "Yes, the Navy Department just needs to pay attention to the specific process. We must recruit people with both political integrity and talent! Anyone who was greedy for life and feared death during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 will never be hired!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Marshal!" Zhang Cheng replied quickly.

    At this time, Wang Wei walked in and said to Wang Yuze: "Commander, Director Wei of the Military Intelligence Bureau wants to see you!"

    "Let him in!" Wang Yuze said.  The people here are all military bosses, so naturally there is nothing I can¡¯t say to them.

    Wei Zhiyong walked in with a serious face. After seeing Wang Yuze, he saluted him and said hello.

    "What happened? Director Wei?" Wang Yuze asked.  One look at Wei Zhiyong's appearance, and it seemed that something big had happened.

    "Commander, the Japanese are crazy!" Wei Zhiyong said directly.

    "Why are the Japanese crazy? Please explain clearly?" Wang Yuze and the military bosses present were all confused.

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