Since the displacement of Dingyuan exceeded 7,000 tons, Emperor Haojing set the date for the external sales of this type of ironclad ship in 1700.
Both Colbert and Putmans were eager to set the price of the fourth-level ironclads at the moment. Emperor Hao Jing could not give them a large discount this time.
The current price of the 4,000-ton Yoshino has reached 50 million silver coins. The 7,000-ton Dingyuan costs 80 million silver coins for a single ship, 150 million for two ships, and 250 million for four ships. They are not expensive at all. .
It is not difficult for the buyer to buy four ships at a time, with the construction technology included. As long as the full payment is collected, Emperor Haojing can accept it even through barter.
If anyone can now come up with cash or items worth 250 million, or even a sufficient number of slaves, Emperor Haojing will immediately give his approval.
If you want to pay in installments and also want to get the capital ship construction technology, if you take advantage of both sides, it will definitely not work.
The export time of Dingyuan can ensure that Ming Dynasty will maintain the technical barrier advantage of the fourth-level ironclad ships in the next twenty years.
If you add in the fifth-level ironclad Bismarck, which will be launched within two years, it means that the Ming Dynasty has maintained a technological advantage over the West for at least thirty years.
Together with Yoshino, these three temporarily insurmountable gaps are equivalent to winning global maritime hegemony for Ming Dynasty in the next thirty years.
After Zheng Zhilong took his fellow soldiers to move to South Africa, the Zheng army fleet controlled the Cape of Good Hope and the east coast of central and southern Africa.
Coupled with the Ming Dynasty fleet that has established naval bases in Ceylon, the Maldives, Diego Garcia, Australia, and the East Indies, it is equivalent to controlling most of the Indian Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is huge, but it is almost the private land given by Emperor Haojing to the Ming Navy.
There are also Ming Dynasty naval bases dotted in places such as Sakhalin Island, Chongguo in Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, Vancouver, Panama, Lima, Fiji, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Midway Islands.
Excluding the Japanese country, it is equivalent to the entire Pacific Rim region. Emperor Haojing has completed the basic layout for the Ming Navy. The future work is to continuously improve this large circle of base groups.
To maintain a certain size of garrison in these bases at the same time, and to raise enough warships to maintain the routes between the bases and normal maritime trade lines, a large number of ironclad ships are needed.
In addition to the previously formulated plan to build a main fleet consisting of four Blüchers, 12 Bismarcks, and 20 Dingyuan ships before 1700.
Emperor Haojing also discussed with Jie Xuan and Bo Jue and decided to ensure that the Ming Dynasty fleet would have 64 Yoshinos by then based on the current military shipbuilding scale and shipbuilding plan of the Ming Dynasty.
Due to their displacement, Zhiyuan and Laiyuan have limited endurance and relatively weak firepower.
In comparison, Yoshino is relatively balanced in all aspects, and is a mediocre product that can resist, fight and run.
As long as there was no shortage of money, Emperor Haojing and Jiexuan naturally supported the mass construction of this type of warships.
Otherwise, we can only use Zhiyuan to make up the number...
The Ming Navy now has thirteen Yoshinos, and the gap from the established number is as much as fifty-one.
Even if it is built in three batches, the number of ships built in each batch must reach seventeen.
Since the shipbuilding plans of the four major shipbuilding bases of Tianjin, Penglai, Qingdao, and Nandu have begun to be implemented, it is almost impossible for the shipyard to free up 17 ships.
Emperor Haojing could only coordinate all aspects and extend the plan to twenty years, that is, 1700.
When the Lushun Shipyard, originally built for the construction of commercial ships, was opened, ten Yoshinos were started in one batch, and at the same time, Nandu, which had completed its expansion, was allowed to add ten Yoshinos to each batch.
Since the shipyards in these two places have never built Yoshino before, a large number of engineers and technical workers need to be dispatched from Tianjin and Penglai to provide guidance and assistance.
As a result, the construction time of this type of ironclad ship in the two places was extended from the normal four years to five to six years.
Based on this calculation, three or four batches can be launched in twenty years. If progress goes well, sixty or seventy Yoshinos should be launched.
It is assumed that the shipyards in the two places calculate based on four batches and the construction time is gradually shortened.
If the four batches took six years, five years, five years, and four years respectively, the total would be exactly twenty years.
Being able to launch eighty Yoshinos, but this is just Emperor Haojing’s good hope...
The gradual enlargement of armored ships is the future development trend, so Emperor Haojing is not worried about losing money at all.
Even second-hand ships eliminated by the Ming Navy can still be bought at a good price in the market.
For example, the new Inca Emperor Polo has purchased as many as ten ironclad ships from the Ming Dynasty.
Because it controls the world's largest copper mine, the New Inca Empire's annual income exceeds 50 to 60 million silver coins.
There is absolutely no problem in spending 10 million to purchase an ironclad ship for the navy, not to mention that Poirot is not picky about food at all, a second-hand one will do.
Although you can only buy one at a time, you can't afford to buy it every year. In ten years, you will be able to accumulate an armored fleet.
In order to demonstrate the close alliance between the two parties and indirectly urge them to increase the mining volume of copper mines,
Not long ago, Emperor Hao Jing specially gave a Yoshino to Poirot for free as the flagship of the Inca fleet and as a ship for Poirot himself.
Although the Yoshino was also second-hand, Poirot liked second-hand goods like this.
In his words, a battleship that has not been used by the God-given Army has no divine power...
This logic is also formed because Poirot was tortured by the Spaniards. Without the help of the divine army, let alone the throne, he would have difficulty surviving.
The new Inca Empire could be established only with the strong support of the God-given army.
Without the god-given army, Poirot's empire could not last even a month.
Now, while the New Inca Empire imports a large amount of goods from the Ming Dynasty every year, it also purchases shiploads of weapons and equipment, including the army, navy and air force.
Tanks, airships, armored ships, and even machine guns that were not long after their birth.
Whenever he saw the sailing fighter planes on the sea, Poirot was reminded of the tragic scene of being beaten by a Spanish warship.
This stimulated the emperor's revengeful mentality. He purchased ironclad ships from the Ming Dynasty for no other reason than to defeat the Spanish invaders after he stood up.
With the continuous purchase of ironclad ships and the guidance of the King's instructors, the new Inca Empire's naval fleet has begun to take shape.
The attack was slightly insufficient, but self-protection was no problem at all. Spanish ships no longer dared to take their offshore routes.
Based on this situation, Emperor Haojing believes that any first- or second-class ironclad ship that is twenty years old can be sold to the other party at a friendly price after being overhauled and painted...
Before long, after a new batch of excavation and transportation equipment starts working in the mining area, the annual income of the new Inca Empire will definitely exceed 100 million silver coins.
Emperor Haojing believed that this fat sheep must be kept in his own sheepfold. Eating mutton would not happen, but he would have to do it every year to collect wool.
Taking out 50 to 60 million silver coins from Poirot's pocket every year should not be a big problem. Taking this opportunity, Ming's annual income can quickly rise to 300 million or even 350 million silver coins.
No one would have thought that with the dual advantages of copper mines and saltpeter mines, the financial income of the new Inca Empire would rank second in the world, even surpassing France and the Netherlands.
Emperor Hao Jing did not feel the slightest guilt for taking money from Poirot's pocket.
Had he not helped before, the local indigenous people would have been enslaved by white people for three hundred years.
Now the group of people who followed Poirot are living a good life, and the lives of the indigenous people are also much better than before.
To a certain extent, the Ottoman Empire and the New Inca Empire were the two cash machines around Emperor Haojing, and their value was no less than that of Huangdou Gong and Yan Shenggong back then!
After doubling the scale of copper and saltpeter mining, Ming's total income from dividends and trade will increase by about 100 million silver coins.
The entire process may take five or six years, but the increased benefits are noticeable.
By 1700, the total population of the Ming Dynasty, including all vassal states and overseas territories, may have reached 320 to 300 million.
A substantial increase in annual income can also solve various problems caused by demographic dividend and food surplus.
Use increased financial income to purchase surplus grain, while continuing to promote the industrialization process, increase the number of workers, and expand reproduction.
Encourage exports and foreign trade, thereby controlling the global consumer goods market and earning surplus value, thus feeding back the Ming Dynasty itself.
The Ottoman Empire and the New Inca Empire were born to be rich. One owned hundreds of billions of barrels of oil, and the other owned mountains of copper ore.
They don't need to vigorously develop industry. They can rely on selling resources to buy things, which is enough to survive for hundreds of years.
What to do once all resources are sold out?
Then you should work hard to sell out all your own resources first!
Don’t think that Poirot’s territory is limited to Peru and Chile, that’s too limiting.
In addition to Colombia and Panama, which have been occupied by the Ming Dynasty, as well as Venezuela, which is controlled by France, and Dutch Guyana and other places.
South of Ecuador, almost all of a thin strip of area on the east Pacific coast was recovered by the troops of the Xinxinjia Empire with the help of the Ming Dynasty King's Division.
Poirot has formulated an extremely ambitious plan, which is to eat up all the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru, including La Plata.
Using later map analysis, it includes seven countries: Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia.
If successful, the new Inca Empire would be no smaller than Brazil in area, but its national power would far exceed Brazil's.
Does South America need a powerful country?
As long as the other party is still at the level of selling resources, Emperor Haojing will think it is needed and will give full support!
Obviously, if there is such a wealthy country in the Middle East, then there should also be one in South America, echoing it from afar!
Besides, Emperor Haojing also has to find a next home that can afford to buy the piles of Yoshinos he built after they become second-hand ships!
After twenty years, the first batch of Yoshino ships will have reached thirty or forty years of age, and Emperor Haojing will be able to sell them at a clearance sale...
One ship costs 10 million silver coins, and 30 second-hand Yoshino ships can still cash out 300 million silver coins!
Even if it’s not cash, it’s totally acceptable if it’s in cash!
The money after cashing out the 50% discount can also be used to start the construction of four "King" class battleships at the same time!
Exchange a bunch of grandpa-level Yoshinos for four brand-new kings. This is definitely a real-flavor PlusMax-level exchange!
If Emperor Haojing is happy, he might be able to give his next family a second-hand Dingyuan for free. Wouldn’t everyone be happy?
Is there any problem with starting the construction of 20 additional Yoshino ships at a time?
Anyway, there is no problem in terms of funds. The Ministry of Revenue does not have enough money, so Emperor Haojing can provide a sufficient loan to build ships.
The total cost of building twenty Yoshino ships is only 80 million silver coins. If raw materials and weapons are purchased centrally, it can be reduced to about 75 million.
Due to the increase in raw material and labor costs, the cost of building warships will only get higher and higher in the future. It is not as good as having all the things needed to build the same type of warship now.
Taking out 80 million silver coins at once was not too difficult for Emperor Hao Jing, who was worth more than one billion.
The Ministry of Revenue still owes itself more than 100 million silver coins, and including this time, the total is close to 200 million silver coins.
In view of the fact that the mining volume of the mines in the new Inca Empire will increase significantly, which will also increase the court's annual income, the court naturally agreed to this large loan.
In the additional shipbuilding plan, four batches of Yoshinos will be built, with a total of eighty ships. Taking into account factors such as rising prices, the total cost is expected to be between 350 million and 380 million silver coins.
After 1720, these eighty Yoshino ships will be gradually eliminated.
It is expected that through the sale, more than 600 million silver coins can be realized, which is equivalent to the entire service period. The imperial court did not spend a single silver coin on the warship.
The money spent is only used to maintain daily maintenance, supplies and the salary of sailors.
But after cashing out, it can cover the entire payment amount, which seems to be an extremely cost-effective thing.
No one jumped out to object at this time, because Zhiyuan, who was the first to serve, had already begun to walk up to the counter.
Yoshino is just following this process forty years too late. The current export sales of second-hand Zhiyuan prove that this routine is successful and can be copied.
After Jiexuan got older, he no longer led the fleet on expeditions.
Now he is serving as the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of Military Aircraft. He is a first-rank official and attends court meetings on time every week.
With this product, the Ministry of War does not need to argue with complementarity because of professional content.
Jiexuan can help the Minister of the Ministry of War explain to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue how to build a ship in the most cost-effective way, and at the same time, the cost can be recovered as soon as possible!
What is different from before is that most ministers like large-tonnage battleships that look extremely majestic.
They are eager to build more Bismarcks and Dingyuan, but are not so concerned about small and medium-sized ironclads of Yoshino and below.
This is mainly due to the teaching content that a certain emperor instilled in his ministers that "big ships and big guns are the way to go"...
Almost every year, every quarter, and every month, Emperor Haojing could see ministers proposing the construction of additional battleships in memorials.
It's understandable that not everyone has access to top secrets.
On the contrary, there were no more than five people in the entire Ming Dynasty who knew the Ministry of Household's annual income, the shipbuilding plan, the progress of the shipyard, and the research and development level of the Academy of Sciences.
This is not a vegetable market selling cabbage. If you think this variety is good, just give me twenty cabbage!
The reason for adding Yoshino is simple. Without combat missions, the main fleet cannot dispatch frequently.
A single trip out will cost at least hundreds of thousands of silver coins.
If you go on an expedition, you'll start with millions of silver coins.
The task of the fleet staying in the mainland is to complete several exercises every year, nothing more.
Under the heavy blow of the Ming fleet, even the pirates have now disappeared.
Without a major enemy, the cost benefit of using Yoshino as the capital ship of the patrol fleet becomes apparent.
The fleets of small countries cannot defeat Yoshino and his several ships from Laiyuan and Zhiyuan. The big countries are all allies of the Ming Dynasty and do not dare to take the initiative to cause trouble.
