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    On March 19, the day after King Edward VII of England ascended the throne, Wang Yuze and his wife bid farewell just like Edward VII.  Edward VII, who had just ascended the throne, had too many things to deal with. After a little effort, he wished Wang Yuze and his wife a good journey.

    In the afternoon of the same day, the battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??set off from London with two "Tianshui-class" light cruisers and sailed south. They will return to China along the same road they came to Britain.  The originally planned visits to France and the United States were also canceled due to the establishment of the Allied Powers.  As the targets of the Allied Powers, Wang Yuze is not asking for trouble by visiting these two countries now?  Now that the confrontation has arisen, the only way to speak is with fists.  Before the war breaks out, what everyone has to do is to prepare for the war as much as possible so that they can gain an advantage in the war and finally win the war.

    Wang Yuze stood on the bow of the battleship "Baiqi", feeling particularly comfortable.  Although China is still thousands of miles away, he can't help but feel better when he thinks about getting closer to China.  Although this trip to Europe only lasted for two or three months, it also made him deeply feel the longing for Enough.  There are his relatives, friends, subordinates and people.  Everyone is working hard for the rise and strength of the empire.  And now, they are getting closer and closer to this goal.

    Overall, this trip to Europe was quite satisfactory.  Although.  Something went wrong during this process.  Let the Entente be established in advance.  Moreover, the United States immediately joined the Allied Powers, greatly increasing the power of the Allied Powers.  This will put both the Allies and China under tremendous pressure.  However, isn¡¯t this exactly what Wang Yuze wants to see?  Between the two seriously opposed groups, both sides worked hard to strengthen their armaments. Huge battleships were built one after another, and a large amount of financial revenue was invested in this bottomless pit.  In fact, governments of various countries have to issue huge bonds to invest all the wealth they have accumulated over time.  After increasing military investment, investment in other aspects will inevitably be reduced a lot. In the short term, it may not have much impact, but in the long run, the economies of various countries will inevitably be seriously affected.  For example, after investing more than 30% of fiscal revenue in arms development.  The amount of money that can be invested in social infrastructure is very pitiful.

    And China.  Because we made a huge profit from the war two years ago and exploited more than one billion Chinese dollars in wealth from Japan, although military expenditure only accounts for 10% of fiscal revenue, it is enough to maintain China's strength.  has grown rapidly.  Moreover, as its economic strength continues to improve, China's national strength will also become stronger and stronger.  In this situation of ebb and flow, China will inevitably become the final winner of this war.  All these brought Wang Yuze one step closer to his goal.

    "Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?" A gentle voice sounded behind Wang Yuze.  Wang Yuze knew without thinking that this was the voice of Queen Xiong Menghan.  Having been together day and night for so many years, they are already very familiar with each other.

    "Thinking about the future of the empire, how far can I lead the empire?" Wang Yuze said with a sigh.  Although China has passed the most dangerous stage, as long as it develops according to its predetermined goals, there will not be much problem for China to win the war.  However, all this is just Wang Yuze's plan. No one can tell whether any changes will occur during the period.

    "That's it! I thought His Majesty was thinking of the seventh princess of the Kingdom of Bavaria!" Xiong Menghan said deliberately.

    Wang Yuze was immediately speechless, although he admitted that Helmchud, the seventh princess of the Kingdom of Bavaria, was indeed a rare beauty.  As a man, if he could possess such a beauty, he would feel very proud.  But at least as an emperor, a person who aspires to be the greatest emperor of China, he would never be so vulgar!

    Seeing Wang Yuze¡¯s deflated look, Queen Xiong Menghan chuckled.

    Because there was enough time for the return journey, Wang Yuze did not ask the battlecruiser "Baiqi" ??to go all out, but sailed at a speed of 20 knots.  Although the maximum speed of the "Baiqi" ??battlecruiser is about 27.5 knots, if it sails at high speed for a long time, it will cause serious damage to the boiler of the "Baiqi" ??battlecruiser.  Therefore, it took the battlecruiser "Bai Qi" a full month to return to China from the United Kingdom. During this period, it included a two-day stay here when passing through Singapore. Wang Yuze marketed the development of Singapore, and  We encouraged the officials of Central and South Province and affirmed their work at this stage. We also hope that they will continue their efforts in the next work.

    EmperorThe emperor's personal affirmation made these officials very motivated, and they all expressed that they would strictly follow the empire's plan to develop Central and South Province as soon as possible and turn it completely into the territory of the empire.

    When I returned to Beijing, it was already April 20, 1901.  While Wang Yuze was floating at sea, the world situation continued to be tense.  A more intense confrontation began between the Central Powers and the Entente Powers.  This is especially reflected in the confrontation between the navies. Both sides have invested huge sums of money in the construction of the navy.

    First, Germany announced that it would build a ¡®Kaiser-class¡¯ battleship and build five at a time.  The 'Caesar-class' battleship was designed by Germany after Germany completed its research on China's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships and 'Qin-class' battleships, and is a battleship entirely of German origin.  A typical battleship with heavy firepower and thick armor.  The 'Caesar-class' battleship has a standard displacement of 22,700 tons and a full-load displacement of 28,500 tons. It is larger than the 'Qin-class' battleship of the Chinese Navy and is comparable to the 'Han-class' battleship that the Chinese Navy is secretly building.  .  The 'Caesar-class' battleship has a total length of 169.5 meters, a width of 28 meters, and a draft of 8.2 meters. It has 16 oil-coal mixed boilers, three steam turbines, three-axis propulsion, a power of 31,000 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 23 knots.  In terms of firepower, the 'Caesar-class' battlecruiser is equipped with 5 twin 305mm 50x caliber main guns, 14 150mm 45x caliber secondary guns, 12 88mm 45x caliber secondary guns, and 5 500mm torpedoes.  launch tube.  The armor of the 'Caesar-class' battleship is very thick, with the waterline armor being 350 mm thick, the deck armor being 120 mm thick, and the turret armor and bridge armor being both 350 mm thick.  It has completely become a veritable heavy cavalry.  The five ¡®Caesar-class¡¯ battleships will be named ¡®Caesar¡¯, ¡®Frederick the Great¡¯, ¡®Catherine¡¯, ¡®King Albert¡¯ and ¡®Prince Regent Louis Tepold¡¯.

    Germany¡¯s five powerful ¡®Caesar-class¡¯ battleships have started construction one after another, which caused serious panic in the UK.  Just three days later, the British Admiralty announced that the Royal Navy's next-level battleships, the 'Saint Vincent-class' battleships, were about to start construction, and six ships would be built at one time.  However, the performance of the announced 'Saint Vincent-class' battleships seems to be completely inferior to that of the German Navy's 'Caesar-class' battleships.  The ¡®Saint Vincent-class¡¯ battleship has a standard displacement of only 19,560 tons and a full load displacement of only 22,800 tons.  It is 163.4 meters long, 25.6 meters wide, and has a draft of 8.2 meters.  The power is 25,000 horsepower, four-axis propulsion, and the maximum speed is 23 knots.  The armaments include five twin 305mm 50-caliber main guns, 20 105mm secondary guns, and three 455mm torpedo tubes.  In terms of armor, the waterline armor is 255 mm, the deck armor is 65 mm, the turret armor is 280 mm, and the bridge armor is 280 mm.  The British navy's thinking typically uses thin armor in exchange for speed.  Although the firepower and speed of the 'Saint Vincent-class' battleships are equivalent to that of the 'Caesar-class' battleships, their armor is much weaker.  Once there is a duel, the consequences can be imagined.

    The British cabinet is very dissatisfied with the fact that the performance of the 'Saint Vincent-class' battleships lags behind the 'Caesar-class' battleships.  So after the launch of the 'Saint Vincent-class' battleship, the British Navy successively launched the 'Neptune-class' battleship and the 'Giant-class' battleship.  However, the performance of these two subsequent battleships has not been significantly improved compared to the 'Saint Vincent-class' battleships. They still follow the British Navy's traditional design philosophy of emphasizing speed and firepower and despising armor.  However, the British Navy obviously intends to use quantity to gain an advantage. Four "Neptune-class" battleships will be built and three "Giant-class" battleships will be built.  Once fully commissioned, the British Navy's new battleships will include 6 'Dreadnaught' class battleships, 6 'Bellerophon class' battleships, 6 'Saint Vincent class' battleships, 4 'Neptune' class battleships and 3 'Neptune' class battleships.  The total number of Titan-class battleships reached 25.  It exceeds the eight Nassau-class battleships, the eight Helgoland-class battleships and the five Kaiser-class battleships of the German Navy.  However, the difference is very limited.

    In terms of battlecruisers, Germany started building three 'Von der Tann-class' battlecruisers, and the United Kingdom also started building three 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers.  It can be said that Britain and Germany have completely tilted their national power towards the navy.

    Britain and Germany are the leading countries of the Entente and the Central Powers respectively. After both countries began to build naval warships on a large scale, other member states will obviously not sit idly by.  France and the United States have also announced new naval warship construction plans, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy have followed suit.  Only Russia is affected by its national power and can only stare!  (To be continued)
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