Louis XIV decided to introduce the manufacturing technology of the "Hercules" transport/bomber, but this kind of thing was expensive.
The retail unit price is two million silver coins, and the base price for transferring technology is 500 million silver coins, and comes with a hundred finished products!
It is not a bad deal to be able to buy 500 "Hercules" with the money transferred from technology.
Five hundred million silver coins can buy three level four ironclad ships and one level three ironclad ship.
However, if you use it to buy "Hercules", it means that your own army will be invincible in the future.
France would not be able to pay the last installment contract for a package of weapons and equipment until 1697.
In the final analysis, it is because we are short of money and have no money to purchase such a big killer...
I'll buy a few prototypes first and try them out. If they work well, I'll buy more. It seems like that's all I can do for the time being.
After signing the contract, the first batch of "Hercules" will be delivered to the French Air Force in 1707!
Wasn't it sold starting in 1700?
The reason is simple, the Ottoman Empire and the New Inca Empire have long been decided!
This is the queue-jumping treatment Zhu Cihong provided to Louis XIV!
Otherwise, the French Air Force would have to wait until after 1710 to get the finished product.
If you feel uncomfortable or even reluctant to spend money, you can develop it yourself!
Didn’t you show off to me in the Caribbean before?
Now I will let you get "Hercules" in seventeen years!
How fair and reasonable this is~!
The "Hercules" is sold starting from a cross, and buyers must pay a total of 20 million silver coins to obtain entry-level qualifications for the Strategic Air Force.
Even if you buy it and then go back to copy it, you still have to spend 20 million first!
For those countries that have purchased "Albatross" fighter jets, in order to avoid half-way returns, Zhu Cixiang also specially formulated a full payment model.
In other words, the buyer can pay in installments, but the total payment must accumulate to 20 million silver coins before he can take away the cross of "Hercules" at once!
Of course, it turns out there is no such mode!
Who do you think this is for? ? ?
Ibrahim and Poirot didn't care, because the wealthy people made money from mining and were not sensitive to prices.
Digging out some local products from the ground can feed the navy, army and air force!
Now even the Ottoman Empire has a tendency to overtake France financially!
The revenue of the new Inca Empire has exceeded the 100 million silver coin mark. It is expected that the second member of this club will not be France, but the Ottoman Empire.
It's not that France cannot regain its position as the world's second largest economy, it just has to wait until it completes industrialization and its technology develops explosively.
With the strong support of the Ming Empire, and thanks to the fact that the dug copper can be converted into money after smelting, the new Inca Empire developed very rapidly.
The revenue growth rate is expected to be as high as 15 to 20 percent, and it is expected that the annual income will reach an astonishing 300 million silver coins before 1700!
Zhu Cixiang estimated that before the 19th century, France would never be able to catch up with the New Inca Empire's annual income in the same period.
This does not prevent France from continuing to be the overlord of the entire European region, just like the New Inca Empire was the overlord of South America.
The latter relied on the support of the Ming Empire and was not afraid of France.
Due to the existence of Colombia, the territories of the two sides are not contiguous in the northern part of South America.
Zhu Cixi also knew that the fighting power of the local tyrants' armies was basically not very high, so he always kept a certain number of troops stationed with his allies.
In particular, Poirot was very happy to use Lima as an anchorage for the Ming Navy, which basically cut off the possibility of foreign enemies attacking his capital from the sea.
The new Inca Empire was different from France. No matter how strong or weak it was, it did not pose much of a threat to the Ming Dynasty.
Only Zhu Cixiang would work hard to support and help Po Luo strengthen this empire that did not exist in the first place.
Whether Louis XIV is happy or not is not a question that Zhu Cihong will consider. Anyway, he will not seize French South America.
Zhu Cixiang looked down upon that area. Apart from oil, it had almost no resources and could only be used as a space launch site.
Now that the Ming Dynasty already owns the East Indies and Panama, which are also located near the equator, there is no need for French South America at all.
Even if Louis XIV was unhappy in his heart, he would still force a smile on his face.
Just the sixteen Bismarcks and sixteen Dingyuan ships that the Ming Dynasty had just launched could take away the entire French navy!
There are also battleships delivered to France and other countries, but most of them are still used by the Ming Navy.
It is said that the navy is a "gold-eating monster", so armored ships, especially battleships, are the well-deserved "King of Beasts"!
The consequences of engaging in an arms race with the Ming Empire are not much different from being eaten by a shark!
Zhu Cixiang can guarantee that even if a country goes bankrupt, it will not be able to catch up with the Ming Dynasty navy.
With the "Hercules" transport/bomber, a country can't catch up with the Ming Dynasty Air Force even if it goes bankrupt!
With the advent of the fourth-generation fuel tanks, a certain country will go bankrupt for the third time...
Zhu Cixi never thought that the Ming Dynasty King's division should fight the enemy fairly and reasonably on the battlefield!
People always say, if we have any equipment, we will do it!
You look down on VIP players, and you have no money, why do you have it?
War is a game of burning money, fighting for people, improving technology, and consuming resources!
If you are missing one thing, you may still be able to win. If you are missing several things at the same time, then just dream and win!
Zhu Cixiang focused the development of equipment for the three armed forces on aircraft, tanks, and armored ships.
Even if you have money, you still have to spend a lot of money on main battle equipment.
So far, the aircraft has just developed one generation.
The tanks are better, and there are already fourth-generation products.
Ironclad ships are being upgraded at the fastest speed, and the test ship of the sixth-level ironclad Blücher has already been completed.
In order to cover the huge research and development costs, these three projects have already turned into cash-out projects after the launch of foreign military sales!
The larger the amount that can be cashed out for a project at one time, the faster the project will be upgraded.
This is also one of the main ways for Zhu Cixiang to drain the trade and wallets of his allies.
If a single armored ship could wipe out a country's financial surplus, then Emperor Hao Jing would be happy to do it every year!
In exchange, Zhu Cihong had no problem with Louis XIV messing around in Europe.
The premise is to respect the contract signed with Venice and not harm the actual interests of the Ottoman Empire.
As for other aspects...
Let’s stop talking here, you just have to fight to death!
real!
It’s no exaggeration at all, that’s what Zhu Cixiang thinks!
If the Second Thirty Years' War could destroy Europe, especially Western Europe, it would be an act of justice for God!
Before that, we are busy encircling and suppressing the British and Spanish guerrillas in North America.
This is also a good excuse. Don't complain that the Ming Dynasty King's division has no time to take care of the European battlefield.
I am trapped in more than one million regular troops. Later, with the addition of Minbing troops, the number may be as high as two million.
Therefore, when you are beaten to death and maimed by the other side in Europe, don't cry out in pain~!
Even if you shout, we can't hear you!
Even if you hear it, you won’t be able to help!
The elixir will also be provided to everyone according to the previous agreement, so there is no need to worry about this amount.
Louis XIV also got Zhu Cihong's double guarantee, both verbal and written, as he wished, and he could go on a big fight when he returned.
Turena, who has stayed in the Eastern World for a long time, vaguely feels that things are not that simple, but now he can only act according to the plan.
For France, being able to annex the western region of the Holy Roman Empire is a God-given opportunity. I am afraid that there will not be such an opportunity in another hundred years.
The Ming Empire had replaced Spain and became the world's hegemon.
Now that the world's hegemons have expressed no objection, France does not need to continue to look forward and backward.
After acquiring French America, West Africa, and India, Louis XIV believed that his achievements had exceeded those of Charlemagne.
If he could eat half of the Holy Roman Empire in one fell swoop, or even swallow up the entire empire, then he would be a well-deserved European emperor.
In addition to the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark, the land west of Pali and north of Venice will become part of the French Empire!
Three hundred million silver coins may only buy two ironclad ships, but this amount of money is very cost-effective to seize such a large and populous territory.
Zhu Cihong also hoped that Louis XIV could teach Kang Ji a lesson and not allow the Qing army to take whatever it wanted in Europe and run rampant.
It is said that the number of combatable soldiers under Kangji's command is as high as millions. How good its combat effectiveness is needs to be tested with the touchstone of the French army.
There is actually not much value in defeating the Polish army or the Holy Roman Empire's troops.
One is also mainly cavalry, and the equipment of the other has long lagged behind the times.
The French army is equipped with aircraft, airships, tanks, missiles, heavy artillery, cavalry, infantry, artillery, and armored forces.
The Braid Army has long formed a trinity attack mode of cavalry, infantry and artillery. After being baptized by Emperor Haojing's artillery fire, there is no problem with the food delivery players in Europe.
After possessing advanced equipment and mastering new tactics, the French army's combat effectiveness is second only to the Ming army in the world.
Emperor Haojing is optimistic about both players and looks forward to seeing a battle between who will intimidate and who's grandson!
In private situations, especially when Ibrahim, who did not know much about military matters, sought Zhu Cihong's opinion.
The advice given by the latter was to temporarily cease all activities and drums, do not make any big moves, and wait for the French army to fight with the Qing army.
Zhu Cixiang can sit on the mountain in Beidu and watch the tiger fight, and Ibrahim can also be a spectator in Istanbul.
France and the Ottomans have become a military alliance. Even if the war situation in Europe changes, the possibility of a fight between the two sides is relatively low.
The most likely scenario is that the French army will deal with the Qing army, and the Allied forces will deal with the Austrian army.
If the Austrian army cannot even defeat the almost crippled coalition forces, then there is no need to worry about marching into Central Europe.
Regarding the French army, the Austrian army was more worried. After all, the opponent was not a vegetarian.
But if I was only responsible for taking care of the coalition forces, that would be no problem at all.
Ibrahim also revealed that Louis XIV privately hoped that he would abandon the city of Vienna.
The bottom line that the European emperor could accept was to withdraw the Ottoman control area to the Budapest line.
It's okay if you want Hungary, but you can't worry about Austria and Moravia.
For Ibrahim, doesn't this mean that he has spent a lot of money and his work has been in vain?
However, France's national and military power were obviously stronger than his own, so Ibrahim could only turn to the emperor of the Ming Empire for help.
Just like the last European war, this time France waited for those companies to be almost done fighting before going into battle personally.
With Richelieu's template and the guidance of smart people like Colbert, Louis XIV got started quickly.
I'm not in a hurry to join the war, but I can learn Richelieu's technique of picking peaches from the mountains.
It's easy to explain to Leopold, I'm here to help you win.
so……
It's not too much to give me some territory, right?
Did Leopold have a choice?
In addition to Louis XIV, other countries, including the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, all want to seize the fruits of victory and do not want to go there and help them in times of need!
It is useless to think about it. Even if these three companies join forces, plus Leopold's troops, they may not be able to defeat the combination of Kangji and Ibrahim.
The Austrian army has the ability of positional warfare, and the Qing army has the strength of mobile warfare. The two almost make up for each other's shortcomings.
On the contrary, the coalition forces could not defeat the Austrian army in positional warfare, and the Qing army led the way in mobile warfare.
Zhu Cihong's suggestion immediately confused Ibrahim, and he did not want to give up the territory he had finally won.
In Central Europe, especially in Austria, every inch of land is at a premium.
Having Austria means having a bridgehead for attacking in all directions.
After losing tens of thousands of troops and spending hundreds of millions of silver coins.
Just let it go...
Ibrahim is really reluctant to let go!
In this regard, Zhu Cihong asked Ibrahim three questions.
First, is it easier for your army to win in Austria or Hungary?
Second, is it easier for your army to obtain supplies in Austria or Hungary?
Third, after your army won in Hungary, do you still have to worry about not being able to recapture Austria?
The implication is to place the strategic decisive battle where you are most confident of winning.
As long as the enemy's main force is eliminated on the main battlefield, will the opponent still have the ability to fight an offensive and defensive battle around Vienna with you?
This is not the sixteenth century anymore. With enough breech-loaded heavy artillery, the city can be broken within a day!
Coupled with the fact that there are planes overhead, even the defenders of the bastion cannot withstand such a strong attack!
The bastion relied on a rammed earth structure, causing the cannon moss to be located on the top of the city wall.
However, aircraft can straf artillery from a high position, which makes it impossible for artillery to fire normally.
If half-buried artillery moss is used, the siege party can still destroy these firepower points.
It can be said that no heavy breech-loaded artillery is needed. The copper cannons equipped by the Austrian army alone can complete this task.
Bronze cannons are afraid of nothing but rammed earth.
There is granite on the opposite side, which cannot withstand the piercing attack of the tungsten core warhead.
Previously, Ibrahim had exchanged shiploads of refined oil for a large number of second-hand copper cannons, giving the Austrian army extremely powerful field and siege capabilities in Central Europe.
Zhu Cihong read the detailed battle report and battle diagram about the Battle of Budapest provided by Ibrahim, and then believed that it would be easier for the Austrian army to win if it chose this place as the main battlefield.
The Austrian army has built Budapest into two bastions, especially Buda City, which has superior terrain and is almost very difficult to capture.
Even if the coalition forces push from the north, they will not be able to capture the city in a short time, and it may eventually become a second siege.
The Austrian army was very familiar with the terrain around Budapest and had a psychological advantage because of its glorious victories here.
The secret to victory is actually very easy, shorten your own supply line and at the same time widen the opponent's supply line.
Use your own field experience and firepower advantages to offset the opponent's morale and troop advantages.
The rest depends on the coach's on-the-spot command and adaptability.
When there was not much difference in the strength of the two sides, Zhu Cixiang went into battle and was 40% sure of winning.
The remaining 30% is a tie or a defeat, so the probability of winning is already high.
In fact, as long as the Austrian army has carefully prepared around Budapest, the other side will not dare to come to deliver food easily.
It's not like the coalition forces have never fought here before. If they really make the same mistake again, they'll be completely brainless.
Generals from various European countries basically knew that Budapest was a strategic city of the Ottoman Empire in the hinterland of Europe. If it was not necessary, it would be best to avoid the city.
If you try hard here, there are only two results.
Either a miserable victory or a miserable defeat.
It is almost impossible to win without a fight, and it is impossible to even achieve a high battle-loss ratio that is beneficial to one's own side.
Behind the Hungarian plains are the Balkan mountains. Once you enter the mountains, you may be ambushed by the Austrian army.
Fighting in the plains is what the coalition did last time, and it turned out badly.
The Austrian army's speed in implementing the modernization of weapons and equipment can be said to have reached the second-rate level in the world.
The first-rate master is of course the Ming Dynasty, and the rest of Fa, He, Ao, and Inca are all considered second-rate.
Almost all the heavy weapons equipped by the French army are owned by the Austrian army.
And unlike France, where many are imitated, the weapons used by the Austrian army are basically imported.
In order to win, Ibrahim also purchased a thousand fourth-generation fuel tanks.
Although the price is ridiculously high, as long as the tank can burn oil.
For Ibrahim, it means that fuel costs nothing...
The "Hercules" bomber cannot appear on the European battlefield for the time being, and fuel tanks can go over and use live targets to practice.
Louis XIV also wanted to buy a fourth-generation fuel tank. When he heard that the unit price was 200,000 silver coins and that he had to purchase more than a hundred tanks at a time, he did not mention it.
This tank does not move forward on wheels, but on small tracks.
Large tracks are easy to break, so the Academy of Sciences used two small tracks with two pulleys on top of each other.
If you don’t understand, it will be clear to you just by looking at the German “Luca” airborne combat vehicle.
With the installation of tracks and better performance of the fuel engine, the tank's starting and off-road capabilities have been rapidly improved.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Can a phone costing 1,000 yuan be compared with a phone costing 10,000 yuan?
Here at Emperor Haojing, as long as you have money, we can provide you with the best weapons in the world!
If you don’t have any money in your pocket, that’s okay!
What do you fancy...
Just take a look~!
Is it open?
Very open!
Although Ibrahim could only take away a hundred new tanks first, once they arrived on the battlefield, they could also cause heavy casualties to the opponent.
In order to avoid accidents at sea, all tanks will be transported by rail to the shores of the Black Sea, and then transported by Ottoman ships to the east coast of the Adriatic Sea through the strait.
Zhu Cixiang believes that France has already started to do this, which is to imitate aircraft engines and then install them on tanks.
But regarding the production technology of breech-loading cannons, France should lag behind the Ming Dynasty, and the situation in terms of transmission and tracks is also similar to that of breech-loading cannons.
