Chapter 599 Invite ambassadors from various countries!
Chapter 599 Invite envoys from various countries!
"Fan'er, those warships were just built not long ago. Wouldn't it be a pity if they were abandoned directly?"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
In his impression, if he wanted to sell the warship, he would have to dismantle all the weapons and completely turn it into a merchant ship and sell it to those merchants.
Doing this can indeed save the navy some losses, but compared with the cost of building these ships, the gap is too big!
Lin Fan heard this and said with a smile: "Father, my intention is not to dismantle these battleships and sell them as merchant ships."
"Well! Fan'er, don't be ridiculous! If you sell these battleships completely, do you know how much hidden danger it will bring to the Ming Dynasty?"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Of course I know, so I don't plan to sell it to our merchants in the Ming Dynasty, but to overseas countries!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"This! This is even more unacceptable! Fan'er, you are confused! If overseas countries become stronger because of this, wouldn't our Ming Dynasty be in danger?"
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Haha! Father, what if we sell these outdated warships at high prices and then develop more powerful warships?
Is this still strengthening the enemy country?"
"This is actually a weakening, because all countries are working hard to develop weapons. Even if we don't sell them to them, one day they will develop more powerful warships!"
Lin Fan said with a smile.
this……
After hearing what Lin Fan said, Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what to say. He could only say that Lin Fan's thoughts were too advanced and he might not be able to understand them in his lifetime.
"Fan'er, if that's the case, then I agree to this!"
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Father, believe me, this will only make our Ming Dynasty stronger!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
After he returned, he sent envoys to overseas countries and invited them to purchase warships.
The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets has not yet expanded outwards and has no colonial ideas. In the eyes of the Queen, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets only sees the Empire and its surrounding small territories.
Tintinburgh!
The Queen's residence!
"Honorable Queen, today we received an invitation from His Majesty the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, asking us to go to the Ming Dynasty to participate in the bidding ceremony for new warships."
The Minister of Political Affairs, Lotus, said solemnly.
Queen Yili was applying exquisite makeup on herself. When she heard what Lotus said, she asked doubtfully: "The Ming Dynasty?
What kind of country is that? Is there such a country around our empire?"
“Are they big and strong?
Has the monarch come in person?"
Hearing Queen Yili's question, Lotus was silent for a long time and said: "The Ming Dynasty is far across the ocean, several months away from us!"
"However, this warship sent by the Ming Dynasty is extremely advanced and can sail on its own without relying on manpower! If our Sun Never Sets Empire can purchase such a warship, we will definitely be able to dominate this ocean!"
Lotus said in a deep voice.
Although the Sun Never Sets Empire has not yet become a powerful country, the shortcomings of its small land area and lack of resources have already been revealed!
Lotus had long planned to immigrate overseas, but due to the warship's sailing speed and the high consumption of crew members, he did not implement it.
If we can get the warships of the Ming Dynasty that can move by themselves, we can drive them to expand the territory around us. Only in this way can the empire on which the sun never sets can be truly powerful.
"Yeah! A battleship that can move by itself?"
Queen Eli looked at Lotus in confusion.
"That's right, they are battleships that can move on their own. Moreover, they also have powerful weapons that can be launched several miles away. They are powerful enough to crack mountains and crack rocks!"
"Such a warship is a great weapon for the country. If we can get it, the surrounding countries will have no rivals!"
"Not only that, our caravan will also be safer because we can send warships to protect them!"
Lotus said in a deep voice.
After hearing what Lotus said, Queen Eli's eyes were full of shock and she said: "Someone has actually created a weapon more powerful than our Empire on which the sun never sets! We must get it."
"Take all the treasures of our empire on which the sun never sets and head to the Ming Dynasty!"
All overseas countries were like this and were marching towards the Ming Dynasty. On Lin Fan's side, after more than half a year, Nalan Yanran had two children left for him, one boy and one girl.
Lin Fan named these two children Zhu Changsheng and Zhu Nianci. Lin Fan loved these two children very much, and the crown prince's guards could not leave them at all times.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! We have built the tenth ironclad ship!"
At this time, Jin Yiwei came in to report.
The Ming Dynasty had only one ironclad ship at first because the cost was too high. However, later on, Lin Fan invested more money and quickly manufactured the ironclad ship, and now owned ten of them.
Not only that, Lin Fan also prepared more than 300,000 cannonballs for these ten armored ships, just in case of emergency!
“Has the tenth been built?
Inform the Ministry of Industry that there is no need to build any more ironclads and start researching submarines."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Jin Yiwei said and left directly.
After Jin Yiwei left, Lin Fan opened the system panel and stopped at the system mall interface.
Nuclear-powered submarine construction drawings: 100 million points required for redemption, construction difficulty, ten stars!
Conventional powered submarine construction drawings: 10 million points required for redemption, construction difficulty, five stars!
Small submarine: Redemption requires one million points, difficulty to build, one star!
Six months ago, Lin Fan upgraded his system and opened the system mall. In the system mall, there are various things for sale, including the construction blueprints of submarines.
Looking at the construction drawings of a nuclear-powered submarine, Li Xian couldn't help but lick his lips. This thing is a big killer. Once it is obtained, it can dominate the world.
However, this thing requires too many points. The points Li Xian currently has are only one million, which is too much to exchange for a small submarine.
Although this thing also has good combat power, compared with destroyers, it is inferior in this era.
Small destroyer construction drawings: 1 million points required for redemption, construction difficulty, three stars!
The difficulty of building a three-star submarine was what Lin Fan cared about the most. It was already very difficult to build a small submarine, and it might take ten million taels of silver to build one.
As for the small destroyer, it would be impossible to build it without 20 million taels of silver. All of this silver needs to be paid for by overseas countries.
However, the envoys he sent have been back for two or three months, and no overseas countries have come. Could it be that they are not interested in these warships?