"Xiang Ying, you must remember that what I am telling you now are the highest-level military secrets. Except for you and a limited number of technical officers in the Navy Department, no one else can know this secret!"
"Even in order to paralyze the enemy, we have to create the illusion that many officers are protesting to me and demanding the construction of warships!"
"Our first purpose is to confuse the British and make them feel that the Navy and I are also at odds. The second purpose is not to let the British know our judgment on the design ideas of future warships!"
"Child... I am not a god. I cannot guide the Chinese people too far, but I can guide you for about a hundred years!"
"The most mature battleship I can foresee is actually a fuel-fired steam turbine unit, which uses a large amount of new energy such as electricity, and communications completely rely on radio..."
"Of course the caliber of the main gun is larger than what it is now, and the caliber is also larger!"
"Don't be so useless. They are just a few coal-burning battleships. What kind of treasure are these? Can they maintain their advanced status for thirty years? I'm afraid it will be difficult!"
"The rapid development of technology in the future is unimaginable. Can we invest all our limited funds in the mass production of old-fashioned technology?"
"If all the money is spent, how will you build new warships when new technologies come out?"
"Right now, all we have to do is defend, and defend well... In the future, as long as we, the Chinese, can draw a tie with the British, we will win!"
Xiang Ying was shocked. When he left the Head of State and returned home, the young navy men who had been waiting for a long time gathered around him and asked about the result.
Of course Xiang Ying did not dare to reveal all these secrets. Electrification, radio communications, fuel-fired steam turbine units... Once the terms of these new technologies spread, European and American spies will go crazy!
Sometimes one or two words can give European and American scientists a direction!
"What did the head of state say? Has the head of state agreed to our request? Can we build a bigger warship?"
Xiang Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The head of state did not confirm or deny it. The head of state just said that our maritime strategy still requires us to defend the current one-third of an acre..."
"There are no plans for expansion at the moment..."
After understanding one sentence, Lin Zhen and others stamped their feet anxiously, "No...absolutely not. The navy is a spear for attack, and it must not be used as a bunker!"
"Let's write another letter! Write a letter in blood... The Chinese navy needs a giant ship of 10,000 tons, and I beg the head of state to nod..."
"That's right! We want a giant ship of 10,000 tons. I know that the launch of the fortress project has cost countless funds. I propose that all officers and soldiers in the navy receive half salary from now on!"
"Starting from the officers, each one will donate half a year's salary to build ships for the Chinese people!"
"That's right! Let the student soldiers of the Naval Academy go to the streets to raise funds! Our navy safeguards the maritime interests of the Chinese nation, and we have created brilliant and victorious results one after another!"
"The people will definitely donate to us! We have shared the worries of the head of state and we have raised our own funds to build the warship!"
Oops... The entire Xiang Ying's mansion suddenly turned into a mess. Xiang Ying's head was pounding. "Shut up!" He suddenly shouted, "Are you going to rebel?"
"All rights of the Chinese people belong to the Grand Council, and the Grand Council grants all rights to the Head of State! All decisions can only be made by the Head of State!"
"What do you want to do? Are you crazy? Raise your own money to build warships? If you see the British are unhappy tomorrow, will you raise your own money and declare war?"
"You mean, as long as military spending does not need parliamentary approval, you can go to war alone if you have money? You are rebelling!"
"Remember, this is in my home, and this is the last time... Next time you make such remarks, even if I don't arrest you, the head of state will have to arrest you!"
"Crazy! Are they all crazy?"
"But...but we..." Lin Zhen and the other fanatics wanted to argue, but Xiang Ying raised his hand and stopped them all.
In fact, the original elite of the Stormtroopers were the ones causing trouble today. They were a group of extremely fanatical soldiers. Xiang Ying was even a little scared!
Everything they just said is really not impossible!
The entire Chinese society is currently in a period of national excitement after the victory of the war. Commercial trade is developed, war reparations and the mines in Central and South America have caused strong inflation in society!
Nowadays, the liquidity of money within the Chinese family is very strong. Which family of these navy elites has no business? Is that a pauper? There is no poor officer in the navy!
These naval elites are all extremely rich. Take Xiang Ying for example. He is the first heir to the Far East Kingdom. In the first few years since the founding of the country, he has received more than half a million silver dollars from Vladivostok every year. 'Pocket money' let alone other business properties.
Others such as Lin Zhen, Jin Sanshun, Cai Bixia and others are also from wealthy families!
Are there any poor people who want to be officers in the navy? Of course, the Chinese naval academy wants talented people and does not limit people's family background. There are indeed some children from poor families who have passed the exam on their own and integrated into the navy collective.
In the final analysis, this person still has to integrate into the circle of senior officials. A poor boy became a naval officer, crawling around and fighting with these noble officers!
There will be friendship soon, especially the life and death friendship on the battlefield, which is thicker than blood!
A poor boy has met so many aristocratic children and has a comradeship of life and death on the battlefield. Do you think he will still be poor?
There are so many big families, and no one can help him, so the business of this boy's family is booming. If the young man is more good-looking, there are many beautiful little princesses from noble families waiting for him!
After the marriage, wouldn't you also become a noble?
Therefore, naval officers are not poor at all, they are all nobles of the Chinese race. If their energy is released, they can really raise tens of millions of funds, and maybe even build battleships!
Apart from anything else, these navy elites, wearing military uniforms and medals all over their bodies, and inviting a few heroic soldiers who were disabled in naval battles, gave speeches and raised funds directly on the streets of Naha. If they couldn't collect one million in a day, then it would be a waste!
Xiang Ying's hands were filled with cold sweat. If these lunatics really did this, they would raise tens of millions of silver dollars at once and go to the German warships... I can't imagine that the head of state would be so angry that the top brass of the navy would have to make major adjustments!
In order to appease these people, Xiang Ying gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and whispered, "Don't you believe the head of state? Master, who is he? When it comes to war madness, they are crazier than us!"
"The Chinese people are what they are today. Isn't it because of the head of state's gamble? You are so worried!"
"Some things are classified, and I only hear a shadow... But I can tell you for sure that the head of state definitely has a plan to build a better warship..."
"Now we're stuck on technology... Don't worry about it. If you keep asking more questions, aren't you afraid that Uncle Wang will invite you to tea?"
As soon as Wang Ju's name was mentioned, this group of people all shrank!
However, Xiang Ying's cryptic revelation also gave these people some hope. The storm of the Admiralty's letter did not become a big deal and quickly subsided!
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