25% of the total fiscal expenditure of the yāng. Compared with the more than 40% in countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Austria, it is much lower. However, China is a fast-growing economic environment after all. The foundation is weak. Whether it is education, railways, waterways, or water conservancy, it still needs

A large amount of expenditure is required to maintain further development. The large increase in military expenditure last year still has an impact on the development of the domestic economy.

After thinking about it, Song Biao said: "Forging iron is indeed to take advantage of the heat. First continue to build another one in the shipyard to increase the accumulation of experience. After the two ships are put into service, based on the conditions of the two dreadnoughts, if there is any need to modify the design

. Then we need to make appropriate improvements, and the military will continue to support

The shipyard will build two more dreadnoughts, bringing a total of four dreadnoughts into service. Although speaking of this, military expenditure will be a headache for us. But don’t worry too much, I will figure out a solution for the next two ships, and

It’s not just about diverting the navy’s pitiful military spending.”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but cheer.

Four dreadnoughts.

This was the age of the dreadnought.

Ever since the British built this damn thing, not only did it not prevent the coming of war, but it greatly caused the war to break out several years earlier. In South America and Asia, even a single dreadnought would make opponents shudder. On the battlefield of the Atlantic,

One dreadnought and two battlecruisers

A formation of foreign ships is enough to keep the whole of Britain awake at night. They are like the unbreakable God of Death wandering in the vast ocean, tearing apart all ships and warships crazily. They are the end of the ocean supply, for anyone

Countries that rely too much on the ocean are like the end of the world

i like yin shadow.

Many years later, except for nuclear weapons and nuclear-powered giant aircraft carriers, no other weapon can be more awesome than the dreadnought. Even nuclear weapons cannot have the tactical and strategic suppression power of both sides like the dreadnought, which can be used.

By traveling around a country, you can easily suppress everything in that country.

China has intervened in the Middle East. In order to firmly occupy the interests there and maintain the development of the empire, China needs more dreadnoughts, not just one but two.

However, for such a shipbuilding plan, Song Biao still reminded everyone that they can only announce the plan to continue building one ship for the time being. It is okay to build it slower, but it must be made as locally as possible.

He had a premonition that the British Empire's frontal suppression of the Chinese Empire would begin immediately after the war.

After this meeting, Song Biao officially visited the USS Sinian, the dreadnought that led the empire. This type of dreadnought was actually a miniaturized and improved design of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, taking into account the needs of the Pacific Ocean.

Due to wind and wave characteristics, Vickers adopted a flying shear bow design that was different from that of the Queen Elizabeth class battleships. Its shear bow floated outwards, while the bow of the Queen Elizabeth class battleships was vertical with no outward flares.

This is also a general judgment of the Imperial Navy. The 6,500-ton displacement Xuanzhou light armored cruiser built by the Empire itself adopts a flying shear bow design for the first time. Compared with cruisers of the same level, it is better in both wind and wave resistance and wave resistance.

It has improved to a great extent, so much so that when Vickers was invited to design the Sinian-class dreadnought, Vickers was also asked to consider the design of a flying shear bow.

Since there was no previous experience in building battleships and lack of relevant equipment and capabilities, in addition to the time spent on importing equipment from Britain and the United States and expanding the dock, it still took two years to complete the Cathay, except for Vickers

In addition to the company serving as all consultants and shipbuilding supervisors, the Far East Consortium, through its controlled San Francisco Shipbuilding Company, has hired more than 40 chief shipbuilders and engineers from several U.S. warship shipyards.

It was during this difficult tempering process, even though Song Biao was somewhat skeptical, that the Jinzhou Shipyard built the ship completely with the support of the consortium and the entire empire.

On the day of the handover, the warship was painted pure white, with vermilion on the sides and chimney. It is 172 meters long, 25.5 meters wide, and has a draft of 8.3 meters. Vickers initially planned to install 10 305mm 50-door doors.

Main guns, but in order to save money and leave enough room for later modernization and modification, the Sinian-class battleships only installed eight 305mm 50-caliber main guns.

Because there are only eight main guns, the design adopts a balanced arrangement of four guns in the front and four guns in the back. The disadvantage of this is that the forward firepower is not strong, but for the Imperial Navy which does not even have a battleship, this is simply not possible.

Even if it is not a shortcoming.

The huge battleship is anchored in the port, people are celebrating here, and reporters are still taking pictures. The iron monster lying sideways here conveys not only a huge deterrent, but also the patriotism of the entire nation and the spirit of restoring prosperity.

Accompanied by Zheng Qinglian and Cheng Biguang, Song Biao boarded the warship to see every detail of the dreadnought. He couldn't believe that this was a dreadnought built by the Chinese in 1918. At least he couldn't see any of it.

flaws, industrial technology has

i is becoming more sophisticated, and various technologies introduced from Britain, Germany, France and the United States have been cleverly applied to this warship. In terms of the use of ship steel, they chose special steel developed by Bethlehem Steel Company in the United States, and used cold oil mist spray

Cold forging surface hardening technology, this is the method of the German Krupp Company. It is not the same as the British, but it can also make the surface of the steel plate harder.

The entire warship is full of hard lines of real steel, so beautiful that it is almost breathless. Standing here, facing the cold sea breeze, what Song Biao can feel is the eyes of this nation looking forward to the future, perseverance and endurance.

Fearless, passionate and persistent, fearless.

This is our Chinese battleship.

Standing on the vast deck, standing on the soul-stirring and magnificent "12-inch" main gun, he sighed in his heart and was extremely excited, as if his entire life's mission was praised and proved at this moment, and he gained

Unprecedented sublimation.

Navy of the empire, set sail and start flying from this moment!

Fly, ride on the vast and boundless sea.

In the Pacific Ocean, in the Indian Ocean, in the Atlantic Ocean, let's show the new era of the Chinese Empire's cannon and giant ship doctrine.
Chapter completed!