"With two warships being built at the same time, can our military expenditures support it?" Professor Yang Lai said worriedly.
The navy is a gold-eating beast. A Fletcher-class destroyer cost tens of millions of dollars. This was in the 1940s, which translates to at least 300 million dollars in the time and space before Gao Jianwu traveled through time. The budget for building a 2,000-ton third-rate warship was also more than 4.3 million.
Even if Gao Jianwu provides all the process flow diagrams for shipbuilding, he is completely independent and technically does not need to buy any high-priced goods, but the steel, electronic systems, and weapon systems that need to be used still have costs, and they are not low.
What's more, compared to the so-called cruiser that I built myself (actually based on my childhood days and bought a lot of things), the so-called Type 051 cruiser is much more advanced and is not of the same magnitude at all. The "Pinghai" cruiser is equipped with 140 3 mm twin main gun turrets, 6 76 mm anti-aircraft guns, 10 machine guns, 4 torpedo tubes, 10,000 horsepower, and a speed of 23 knots.
Based on these parameters, it is almost at the bottom of its class, much worse than the Fletcher destroyer. The Fletcher destroyer's armament is 5x single-barreled 127mm high-level dual-purpose cannon, 2x quintuple 533mm torpedo launchers, 3 × Twin 40mm Bofors cannon, 10 × single-barreled 20mm Oerlikon cannon, carrying 60 Mark 6 depth bombs!
When they meet on a narrow road, Pinghai really can't beat the Fletcher destroyer.
It’s just that the price of 051 is not cheap. Now we don’t count the labor cost for the installation and manufacturing of the ship body. This part is just the food. The molecular system and material costs are more than 30 million (in new currency). Gao Jianwu will build two ships at once, which means 60 million will be spent. Calculate Ocean is 12 million yuan now Ocean!
According to the new budget plan, military expenditures are only 300 million (new currency) planned for this year. Gao Jianwu is suddenly prepared to spend one-fifth of it. Will other military services be unable to survive?
"You can rest assured to start construction. All molecular system products will be provided on schedule. Ship steel is also included in the production plan of Fengtian Iron and Steel Group Company. We are in urgent need of new warships."
Gao Jianwu said.
Of course, the budget is always a big problem. With such a huge expenditure, the budget is not enough now. Gao Jianwu must find a way to solve this additional cost.
Because there is almost not much time until 49. After a comprehensive victory, the domestic situation has not gotten better, but has become worse.
Especially in terms of coastal defense, Gao Jianwu looked up and saw a deserted area with almost no ships available. In terms of coastal defense, there is currently only one Type 051 destroyer leading the so-called navy, and the rest are a bunch of broken boats.
This kind of coastal defense cannot even assemble a destroyer squadron, which means that it has no defense power and has given up the sea territory.
According to Gao Jianwu's plan, at least three Type 051 destroyers are needed. Relying on the strength of anti-ship missiles and ship-to-air missiles, plus the advantages of the new Sky Eye radar system and Fire Eye fire control system, three Type 051 destroyers form an array. , a match against a battleship squadron.
The HY-1 anti-ship missile under development uses a powerful shaped warhead weighing 513 kilograms. This shaped warhead is designed to destroy heavy armored ships. Its blasting energy can directly penetrate one meter. The armor steel plates above, and the armor of today's battleships, take the soul-class "Yamato" battleship of Xiaoli as an example, its displacement is as high as 72,000 tons. Such a high tonnage is not for viewing, but it is used for The weight of the armor is 20,000 tons!
The main armor belt of its hull is 410 mm thick, the turret front armor thickness of the 460 mm triple main gun can be up to 650 mm, and the armor thickness on the top of the turret is also 270 mm. However, against the HY-1 anti-ship missile, these The armor is all made of paper. As long as it hits, it will penetrate.
It's just that the battleship is designed in sections, and the sealed compartments below are separate. If you want to get one shot into the soul alone, you have to be lucky enough to hit the ammunition depot. But if more than 3 missiles hit it in succession, even if you are two less lucky, Hitting the same location is enough to tear the battleship into two pieces.
The soul-class battleship Little Devil is almost the thickest turtle shell in this time and space. The "North Carolina" class battleship optimizes the hull armor protection design, strengthens the defense capabilities of important areas, and uses smaller armor to achieve the effect of the Little Devil battleship. Its side main armor is only 305mm, but this thickness can already "immune" its own MK8 super-heavy armor-piercing projectile at a distance of 6 kilometers. This data is not an exaggeration at all, indicating that the US Navy does not simply pile up thickness, but cleverly designs to enhance resistance. !
On the Iowa-class battleship, the pinnacle of battleships, the main side armor is only 307mm.
Relatively speaking, the battleship Hood also uses 305mm armor on its sides, while the battleship Bismarck is thicker, with 320mm main side armor. As for the HY-1 anti-ship missile, it can completely blast away the side armor of any battleship in this time and space on earth.
Considering that there are at least 6 HY-1 anti-ship missiles loaded on the Type 051 destroyer, it is theoretically possible to exchange for 2 top battleships. If 3 ships form a fleet, it is enough to destroy any squadron.
Thanks to the blessing of ship-to-air missiles, these three Type 051 destroyers are also capable of fighting against ordinary aircraft carrier fleets.
Because in this time and space, even the top-tier Iowa-class battleships have radar technology that is slightly inferior to that of the Type 051 destroyer. The CXAM-1 radar mounted on the battleship is a large long-wave early warning radar, mainly for air defense. However, it can also detect ships on the sea. It is only equipped with large ships and is displayed on the A-type oscilloscope.
Its antenna is placed on a large mast 130 feet high, with a detection range of 50 miles (about 80 kilometers) for large aircraft in the air and 25,000 yards (about 22 kilometers) for large ships.
Relatively speaking, the Type 051 destroyer has a detection range of more than 30 kilometers for targets large and small on the sea. In other words, against the battle fleet and aircraft carrier fleet, the Type 051 destroyer will gain a valuable early warning distance of 8 kilometers. At the same time, the range of anti-ship missiles will also reach More than 30 kilometers, this gives you the priority to initiate a battle!
Taking advantage of the opportunity of priority discovery and entering the 25-kilometer range, you can launch an attack in the opponent's blind spot!
Once the three-shot concentrated fire method is adopted, even big guys like aircraft carriers and battleships cannot withstand such an intensity of attack. A battleship squadron of the Beautiful Eagle usually consists of three battleships, and three Type 051 destroyers have 18 missiles. Anti-ship missiles, this number can completely kill a battleship squadron after a miss.
Of course, it is a different scenario when it comes to the mixed fleet of aircraft carriers. There are long-range reconnaissance aircraft on the aircraft carrier, and the probability of the fleet being discovered in advance is very high. However, the good news is that there are no early warning aircraft at this period, and manual visual inspection is required. With this condition , the air-to-air radar search system on the Type 051 destroyer can also detect it in advance before the aircraft carrier's long-range reconnaissance aircraft finds the destroyer, so that ship-to-air missiles can be used to shoot down the reconnaissance aircraft before it is discovered!
In this case, the Type 051 destroyer fleet still has the power to fight against a mixed aircraft carrier fleet at sea! It's just that after destroying the enemy's reconnaissance plane, it will inevitably alert the enemy. It is inevitable that a large number of enemy fighters will take off on the aircraft carrier for combat.
According to the extreme state, enemy aircraft only detect the destroyer fleet about 10 kilometers away. After firing the ship-to-air missiles, the enemy aircraft carrier task force's fighters still have residual combat effectiveness.
Under such circumstances, even if the Type 051 destroyer kills the enemy aircraft carrier, there is still a certain risk of its own fleet falling. After all, it lacks the precise counterattack capability of ship-to-air missiles. Relying on the destroyer's remaining anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the enemy fighter jets are as high as The advantage of low is reflected.
After looking at the progress of shipbuilding, Gao Jianwu is quite satisfied. It is enough to get a Type 051 destroyer in 2047 for training. According to the plan, two ships will be built at the same time, so there will be another one in about two years. Got two more.
In other words, at the end of 1949, Gao Jianwu's naval fleet was a destroyer detachment dominated by three Type 051 guided missile destroyers. Such a fleet can face any battleship squadron or aircraft carrier task force in the current time and space. Such strength can Nothing else, but controlling the sea surface in a certain area is no problem.
If we rely on the support of the air force and do not lose air superiority, within the range of 300-500 kilometers offshore, Gao Jianwu's sea and air combination already has the capital of Blue Star's strongest navy at the moment!
But, where can I find this huge sum of money now to support the huge hole that is being built at the same time!
Gao Jianwu returned to his hometown with questions.
In terms of industry, the steel industry is undoubtedly the largest industry. With an output of tens of millions of tons, there is a profit of several hundred yuan (new currency) per ton. It can create profits of billions (new currency). It can be called Gao Jianwu’s cash flow king!
But there are too many aspects that need to be supported by this profit. The burden on farmers has been reduced and many taxes have been cancelled. Although the base area has expanded a lot, the increase in income has been relatively limited, and the local area cannot afford it at all. Military and political expenses must be extracted from the profits of various factories and enterprises founded by Gao Jianwu to make up for the financial shortfall.
The profits from the steel industry are actually used to make up for the base area's finances, which have expanded several times. However, there is actually a surplus!
However, the large-scale infrastructure construction launched by Gao Jianwu often involves the construction of thousands of kilometers of railways and highways. Even if it is to issue bonds to support the construction, this basic fund will consume a lot of money.
These constructions are not only related to the overall plan for future development, but also related to the digestion of the large number of laborers in the current base area. Otherwise, many people will go hungry, so this money has to be spent.
This situation does not last for one or two years, but has been like this for the entire first five-year plan.
Under this circumstance, Gao Jianwu also continued to launch a wave of light industry construction. He used the clothing industry to make money to make up for the foreign exchange gap. On the other hand, he also used a large amount of it to replace it with complete sets of production lines for the light industry!
One thing after another, no industry had spare profits for Gao Jianwu to move around.
What to do about this matter?
Gao Jianwu went back and thought for a long time, but couldn't find a way out.
"Minister Gao, Commander Li is inviting you to drink. He said that Commander Ding is here tonight. Let's find some time to get together." While Gao Jianwu was thinking hard, Gao Jianwu's orderly came to report.
liquor?
A glimmer of light seemed to flash in Gao Jianwu's mind. Nowadays, wine cannot be brewed at will. There is a shortage of food, and brewing must implement a rationing system, and it can only be brewed after approval.
But in Gao Jianwu's mind, it was suddenly connected with a certain ranking in the time and space of later generations.
Tobacco and alcohol sales!
Yes, Gao Jianwu thought of a new direction.
Turn tobacco and alcoholic beverages into exclusive product types, and then sell the exclusive rights to tobacco and alcoholic beverages according to region. If the exclusive rights of each tobacco and alcoholic beverage store are auctioned for a 10-year exclusive period, the revenue should not be small. Bar?
Thinking of this, Gao Jianwu called the orderly over and told him: "Tell Commander Li about the invitation to drink. I have something important and I can't leave. Let Commander Li bring Commander Ding over to my place for a drink!"
After explaining it, I immediately fell into the process of perfecting my own inspiration.
According to Gao Jianwu's preliminary design plan, tobacco and alcohol specialty stores will be established starting from towns and counties, and the pricing and sales prices of tobacco and alcohol will be unified, and sales will not be increased without authorization. Then such tobacco and alcohol specialty stores will have monopoly in local areas, and towns will set up tobacco and alcohol specialty stores. One family, 5-10 in the county, depending on the size and scale of the city.
In this way, the number of exclusive stores is directly set up in large and medium-sized cities according to local consumption conditions, and then the exclusive rights are auctioned locally.
The revenue generated from the auction before the tobacco and alcohol monopoly is directly explained to everyone. This is the cost of building our navy. In this case, Gao Jianwu's auction operation will not encounter too much criticism. .
After some planning by Gao Jianwu, the plan to establish a tobacco and alcohol monopoly was approved and began to be fully promoted in the base area. The final number of specialty stores established according to the plan was as high as 100,000. After the enthusiastic participation of local people, all the authorizations for these 100,000 specialty stores were eventually auctioned off.
Although the licensing fee for a single store is not too high, the average price is about 800 yuan, which is equivalent to the annual franchise licensing fee of 80 yuan. According to the current average profit of tobacco and alcohol monopoly, the annual profit of each tobacco and alcohol specialty store is at least It must cost more than 200 yuan, and the cost is less than one-third of it.
Still talking about a small local store. If it is a specialty store in a large place, it is possible to make a profit of 3,000 yuan a year.
Therefore, this time the auction means that no one can get to the bottom of it yet, so the auction price is not too high.
However, Gao Jianwu was already very satisfied with this result. After excluding the 10-year tobacco and alcohol monopoly rights, the funds recovered were as high as 80 million yuan, and he had already earned back the entire cost of the two destroyers.
