Zhuge Weidao answered the phone in Zhuge Weitian's office. On the other end of the phone was Zhuge Weiyi, the Minister of the Navy.
On the phone, Zhuge Weiyi did not say what happened, but asked him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to attend the emergency meeting of the Arms Commission.
However, Zhuge Weidao still guessed something from Zhuge Weiyi's tone... This matter must be related to the arms conference, and it is probably also related to the "sit-down coup" that just happened in India!
If Emperor William could come to power and the Indian Empire could gain nominal independence, then it must be the government of the British Empire that was in charge. The purpose of the British government's doing this, even if you think about it, it must be to turn India into Britain's trump card. After all, India has a population of 200 million and a vast land. It has more land that can be cultivated and cultivated than the Ming Dynasty. It is also rich in resources. It is the kind of country that can squeeze out a lot of oil and water if it is squeezed hard.
However, Zhuge Weidao is not worried about the British playing tricks on India, because what really determines the future is not the hard-earned money of the Indians, nor even the "10 million tons of navy", but air power... Historically , Germany's most powerful battleship Bismarck in World War II, its stern rudder was damaged by a torpedo from a biplane taking off from the aircraft carrier, and in the end it was unable to run back.
If those battleships and battlecruisers in World War I encountered biplane carrier-based aircraft that could dive and drop bombs or conduct torpedo attacks, they would basically be a dead end!
Therefore, we must get biplane bombers, biplane torpedo planes and 20,000-ton fleet aircraft carriers no matter what!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao hung up the phone, and then said to Zhuge Weitian with a smile: "Feilong (Feilong is Zhuge Weitian's nickname), you are an expert in aerodynamics. The wind tunnel tests of these biplanes are I've given you full authority... After I blow it, you can help me change it, even if we invented it together. With this invention, it will be much more convenient for you to get the military advisor degree. According to our family's Rules, you can also get the aviation book!"
Hearing what Zhuge Weidao said, the last bit of grudge in Zhuge Weitian's heart was gone, and a smile filled his chubby face: "Being a military advisor? I'm still young... I can really do it. ?」
"Brother Jiushi, you are really kidding," Zhuge Weidao took Zhuge Weitian's hand and said with a smile, "Little brother, I have done 108, won't I also get the position of military advisor? Brother Jiushi... .The future is in the sky, and our Zhuge family needs real aerodynamics experts like you!"
Zhuge Weidao has already revealed the secret...but this is not the secret passed down by King Zhuge Wuzhong, but the secret that Zhuge Weidao himself knows.
Zhuge Weitian is not the kind of person who gets "secrets" in vain. He immediately said: "Brother 108...My brother's Feilong Industry is planning to go public recently. It still lacks some capital. How about you join?" How about a little share?"
Feilong Industry is very popular now, and of course there will be no shortage of capital. Moreover, once Feilong Industrial is listed on the market, it will definitely rise sharply!
Zhuge Weidao understood what the other party meant, but he still shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Jiushi, I have received your wish...but I can't earn this money like this. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. If I buy shares now, I won’t be able to get to the Prime Minister’s Office in the future!”
In fact, it is never too late to buy shares of "Future Boeing" like Feilong Industries, but the key to making big money is to be able to hold on to them.
Therefore, Zhuge Weidao does not need to conduct this kind of internal trading at all. If he is really optimistic about it, he can buy it after it is listed. Although this transaction is currently an intra-family transaction, it will not cause him any trouble. But in the future, if he wants to become the prime minister, people will make excuses.
To ensure that Ming Dynasty wins the war, it is best for him to become the prime minister of Ming Dynasty.
"Oh!" Zhuge Weitian immediately understood that his brother was ambitious, "One Hundred and Eighth Brother, I will definitely support you in the future!"
"Okay! Brother Jiushi, let me give you some more secrets," Zhuge Weidao took Zhuge Weitian's hand and said, "The future of airships is limited. If you can sell your technology and patents, you must sell them as soon as possible... .And airplanes have a bright future!”
After saying this, Zhuge Weidao didn't stay at Zhuge Weitian's place for long. He turned around and left the wind tunnel base of Feilong Industry. He also drove his little "Red Rabbit Car" toward Beijing City. go.
This "Red Rabbit Car" is a new product developed by Zhuge Weili, the car maker, after getting Zhuge Weidao's improvement suggestions. Compared with the car that Zhuge Weidao let him test drive before, it has made great progress and is basically ready for sale. Naturally, Zhuge Weidao has also established a new "Red Rabbit Industry" to invest in venture capital... ..
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When Zhuge Weidao drove his little broken car to the Admiralty Building, it was almost time to clock out of get off work that afternoon, but in the conference room dedicated to the Admiralty Minister, an emergency meeting of the Arms Committee was still there. On.
When Zhuge Weidao pushed the door open, Li Tiezhu, the chief of naval intelligence, was criticizing someone's strategy!
"Okay, now, the descendants of the British, who are willing to cheat the Indians to death, want to bet 10 million tons with us... What should we do? They can't just shout "Follow", so we can just continue shouting " 20 million tons" right? This makes no sense! "
"Of course we can't show weakness!" Zhuge Weidao smiled and took over the topic, "But we really can't brag about the total tonnage anymore. 10 million tons is already a bit of a boast, and 20 million tons is probably not believed by anyone. "
The so-called 10-million-ton navy is actually just "launching satellites." It's hard to say how much it can achieve in the future. After all, this is a major project that will take 10 or even 15 years. This kind of project is relatively reliable for a country like Ming Dynasty with relatively stable politics and strong policy continuity. But for Great Britain...the long reign of the Tories is almost over, right? It’s hard to say whether the Whigs who came next would overturn the Tories’ long-term naval plans.
"Daozi, you're here...sit down quickly!" Zhuge Weiyi was polite. He asked him to sit down and asked with a smile, "How is the wind blowing?"
"I haven't blown it yet, but your call came," Zhuge Weidao said as he sat down. "I'm in a hurry to come back for the meeting. I've left the matter of blowing it to Feilong layman."
"Just leave it to him," Zhuge Weiyi said with a smile, "He is an expert and can't make mistakes." He paused and then asked, "Have you thought about how to deal with the British card game? Let's brag about the total tonnage again. It’s boring, so what are you going to brag about next?”
"Of course I'm bragging about performance." Zhuge Weidao thought for a while, "Shang Shu, is there room for modification of our Hongwu Emperor class?"
"Remodel?" Zhuge Weiyi asked, "How do you want to change it?"
"Add two more steam engines and see if the power of the main engine can reach 22,000? Can the main gun be equipped with a 280mm backpack turret? There are two twins at the front and rear, a total of 8 280mm cannons!"
What Zhuge Weidao is now coming up with is a "Dreadnought" plan similar to the "Nassau" class. Historically, this type of battleship was a corresponding plan developed by the Germans after the British came up with the "Dreadnought" class. Because the Germans' steam turbines were not very good at that time, they used steam engines, so the power of "Nassau" was a little less than that of "Dauntless".
But this level of battleship is still much stronger than all "pre-dreadnoughts"!
"That's it..." Zhuge Weiyi thought for a while, "There is a ready-made plan, called Hongwu modified version, with a standard displacement of 18,500 tons, the hull is also elongated, but there is no piggyback turret , instead, two twin 280mm turrets are installed on each side. The first ship is being built at the Changxing Island Shipyard of Jiangnan Heavy Industry."
"Great, that's it!" Zhuge Weidao clapped his hands, "Just use it to bet with the British boss!"
"How do you want to bet this time?" Zhuge Weiyi asked again.
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "As soon as this Hongwu modified ship comes out, all previous ships will have to be eliminated, including the Lian Hongwu Emperor class... We will export it to the French together with the technology of the Feilong III type. And the Rakshasas!"
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Chapter 186 The future is in the sky, but now we have to bet on the dreadnought! Free to read.
