When Lanfang was founded, Lanfang only had a dozen destroyers and a dozen submarines. The French couldn't stand it and gave Lanfang a French battleship as a gift. This made Lanfang's navy look like it was not
So shabby.
The France was a French Gubat-class battleship. The French did not have many ships at that time, but in order to express the friendship between France and Lanfang, the French reluctantly parted ways with her.
Qin Zhiyuan keeps the friendship of the French in mind. Although Lanfang now has the more powerful Vladivostok and Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan's ship is still France, which is also the flagship of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet. This period is not
will change.
At that time, the proposal to present the Lanfang battleship was proposed by Lyautey, who naturally knew the twists and turns involved.
But now that he saw the Lanfang owned by the Lanfang Navy, Lyautey couldn't help but feel sour. You must know that even in France, the current largest battleship of the Bretagne class is only 23,500 tons, and the Lanfang
There is a big difference between the 43,000 tons.
George wouldn't. George has now proposed a legion plan. Soon, France will also have battleships of this level, so there is no need to feel sad. Qin Zhiyuan can stand and talk without pain in his back.
The former French Navy Minister George Gray was also an old acquaintance of Qin Zhiyuan. After the World War, George resigned as Minister of the Navy and went to the Colonial Department for a short period of time. After Millerand came to power, George Gray returned to the position of Minister of the Navy. This time
During Qin Zhiyuan's visit to France, George Gray and Qin Zhiyuan discussed the possibility of upgrading Legion-class battleships.
The Legion-class battleship project was established the year before last. At that time, France and Lanfang had not yet mastered the technology of 410mm main guns, so in the initial design blueprint, the Legion-class used 340mm naval guns.
After the war between Lanfang and Japan, due to Japan's defeat, both Lanfang and France mastered the manufacturing technology of 410mm naval guns. At this time, it would be a bit inappropriate to insist on using 340mm naval guns, so a new design plan was immediately released
.
According to the latest design drawings, the Legion-class battleship also uses a 410 mm main gun, and the tonnage will be upgraded from the initial 25,000 tons to 33,000 tons. This is what George Gray wants to build, and the Legion-class battleship that has been launched in France
, even after adjusting the design drawings, it is only 30,000 tons. Although it also uses a 410mm naval gun, it is slightly inferior to the latest model in terms of armor and speed.
This is the cruelty of the arms race. Although the warship just launched is also a new ship, it has already fallen behind before it has been put into service.
It doesn't matter, anyway, that ship is just a smoke bomb thrown by Qin Zhiyuan. It doesn't matter what the result is. If it doesn't work, let the navy use it as a training ship.
Liotai definitely didn't know Qin Zhiyuan's plan. Although he also knew about the legion level, Liotai was not optimistic about George Legg's plan.
George is a dreamer, and his plan is doomed to fail. It is impossible for Congress to approve such a huge budget. I have seen his plan, four Legion-class ships, with a total cost of 150 million. How could Lyautey not be optimistic about this?
The reason is still money.
Although France is an old imperialist country, in fact, the landlords do not have much room to spare these days. The world war has drained France of its blood. Not only the citizens, but also the national economy have been seriously damaged. Although the Germans have compensated, those compensations
It was just a transfer from the French account to the American account, but the French still got nothing, except devastation.
Qin Zhiyuan still doubted that it was so serious.
Do you think there are no financial backers like you in France? I heard that the Lanfang government did not pay for the two legion-class ships you are building. They are all solely funded by you. I really can’t tell. You are really rich.
Leotey rubbed his chin with evil intentions, apparently thinking about how to perform the operation.
Lyotay's intelligence was still wrong. The two battleships being built in Cam Ranh Bay were not so-called Legion-class battleships at all, but Mountain-class aircraft carriers.
This is also the effect Qin Zhiyuan wants to achieve. It seems that Gao Hongshi has done a good job in keeping secrets. Even the French can hide it, and it should not be a problem to fool the British and Americans.
For these two mountain-class ships, Qin Zhiyuan did not ask the Lanfang government to pay for it. The Lanfang government's finances were not rich, but the companies under Qin Zhiyuan's name made a lot of gains and used funds from private treasury to subsidize Lanfang's army.
, has been Qin Zhiyuan’s consistent approach.
This is also an important reason why the Lanfang military firmly supports Qin Zhiyuan. If there is rebellion in Lanfang, the Lanfang military can eat those rebels alive without Qin Zhiyuan having to say anything.
Don't look at me with that evil look. If France is really in trouble, it is not impossible for me to borrow private money here, but I have to say something ugly up front. If you borrow money, the interest will increase. No need to say anything to Lyautey, Qin
Zhiyuan first sharpened his sword and was able to lend money to a country at usurious rates. There were not many opportunities like this.
You, like Louis, have taken advantage of money. Lyautey is not angry. It seems that he has said the same thing to old Renault before, and he probably got the same answer.
Is there anything wrong with this? It's because we have money in our sights that Lanfang has the money to build new battleships. You are aloof and disdain to make personal profits, but you can only watch the French Navy in trouble and you can do nothing.
You are complaining to me. Qin Zhiyuan is quite cruel when he ridicules others.
As expected, Liotai was so shocked by Qin Zhiyuan's blow that it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence: We just have different social divisions of labor.
Social division of labor, this is really the best excuse.
The duty of soldiers is to fight, so they don’t have to care about the national economy and people’s livelihood; the duty of businessmen is to make money, so whether soldiers fight or die on the battlefield has nothing to do with businessmen.
But living in this society, it is impossible for everyone to exist independently from society, so the connection between everyone is very close. The division of labor in modern society is so clear, no matter which link has a problem, it will eventually affect the whole
The overall situation, this cannot be replaced by a simple social division of labor.
Well, it’s true that you are a soldier, but in the position of Governor of Magic Indochina, you can still contribute to France, it depends on whether you are willing. Qin Zhiyuan does not expect Lyautey to do business, if this guy
If you go into business, all you can lose is your underwear.
Let me tell you that Lyotey seems a little absent-minded.
In fact, Qin Zhiyuan and Liotai were strolling on the pier of Cam Ranh Bay at this moment. Due to Qin Zhiyuan's arrival, the pier was under martial law and there were no idlers wandering around. The guards around Qin Zhiyuan and Liotai were also relaxed and were far away from Qin Zhiyuan.
There are more than ten meters between Liotai and Qin Zhiyuan, creating sufficient private space for Qin Zhiyuan and Liotai.
At this moment, Qin Zhiyuan and Liotai had strolled to the vicinity of the Lanfang, which was undergoing maintenance. From the perspective of Qin Zhiyuan and Liotai, they could more clearly feel the size and power of the Lanfang. It really won the championship.
Heart-warming.
After the Lanfang was mortgaged to Lanfang, the Lanfang Military Headquarters carried out upgrades. Not only did it adjust its appearance and structure, but it also added some modern equipment, such as radar and wireless telegraphy, even for the leisure and entertainment of naval soldiers.
There are many movie theaters that were not available in the previous Lanfang.
After some adjustments, the length of the Lanfang is now 230 meters, the width has reached 35 meters, the draft is 9.9 meters, and the water surface is 23 meters high, which is nearly ten stories high.
These ten floors are all made of steel, and they look much more powerful and majestic than the normal ten floors.
The Lanfang is currently moored in a shipyard, and I don’t know what modifications are needed. Scaffolding has been set up outside the Lanfang. Countless workers are climbing up and down the scaffolding, as busy as worker ants, which fully reflects the importance of industry.
The beauty of collaboration.
What do you think about Siam? Qin Zhiyuan wants to provoke Liote's ambition.
Southeast Asia, which is a pool of stagnant water, is not the Southeast Asia that Qin Zhiyuan wants. Southeast Asia is now a pool of stagnant water for Qin Zhiyuan.
After looking at the countries around Lan Fang, there are basically no targets for Lan Fang to calculate. The British control the Malayan Peninsula, the French control Indochina, the Americans control the Philippines, and Australia in the south is not very similar to Lan Fang.
However, because he had the support of the British, Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to break up with him yet, so after all the calculations, there was only one Siam left.
Siam is the Thailand of the 21st century. This country is now between the British and French colonies. In order to maintain friendship, the British and French deliberately left Siam as a buffer zone. Both the British and the French promised not to attack.
This country, that's why Siam exists today.
Qin Zhiyuan's ideal Southeast Asia should be all under Lanfang's control, so Qin Zhiyuan will not let Siam go no matter what.
Siam, how did you think of that? There was doubt in Liotei's tone, and his twinkling eyes betrayed Liotei's true heart.
Lyotey was France's best colonial soldier. It was Lyotey's duty to continuously open up colonies for France. If Lyotey had never had an idea of Siam, no one would believe it.
Rice is delicious. Qin Zhiyuan gave a nonsensical reason.
Thai fragrant rice used to cost more than ten yuan per kilogram. It was really delicious.
This is why you want to attack Siam. Lyote really feels a bit hard to accept.
No, the real reason is that the Siamese cannot defeat me. Qin Zhiyuan said it righteously.
I beat you because you can't beat me
This is really the best reason. Both Liotai and Qin Zhiyuan laughed a little evilly.
