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Chapter 456 Chapter 456 Guessed it

"Opening the school?" Seeing the news sent by someone, the city lord of Linshui City put the book in his hand aside in surprise, and looked at his confidant.

If he didn't have a little strength and his own trusted friends, he wouldn't be able to be the city lord here, so he still knew exactly what the nobles who paid him a lot of money were doing.

Before that, the other side had been working desperately to build roads. The standards of these roads were very high. At least they had to be padded with gravel and compacted. This standard was almost the highest standard of post roads in Zheng.

Even, these roads have to be raised and waterproofed, the roadbeds on both sides are carefully repaired, and waterproof canal facilities have also been dug.

In the eyes of the old city lord, such roads are expensive and useless at all, and it is a waste to build such good roads for the common people and merchants who come and go.

But he couldn't say anything, because the other party didn't intend to explain to him.In his opinion, it may be that these people are going to build workshops on his site, which requires a lot of trade support.

This also explained why the other party chose Linshui City - the sea transportation is convenient here, and if the land transportation is improved, it can be used as an important transportation hub.

Later, those nobles who gave money began to build factories around Linshui City, which also made the old city owner a little puzzled.

Such a large-scale factory has never appeared in Zheng State. People come and go on the construction site of the factory every day, which is more lively than the market in Linshui City.

Interestingly, the construction of these factories started more than two months ago. When these factories had already been issued with scale, Zheng Tong, the King of Zheng State, suddenly issued an order, and suggested that merchants from all over the country raise funds to build workshops by themselves, so as to share the worries of the country. .

This kind of construction behavior ahead of the king's order made the old city lord see something different: this means that the nobles who bribed him have a background that can know the country's decision-making in advance.

In other words, these noble people can directly influence the country's decision-making!Let Zheng Wang and Zheng Tong issue orders that are beneficial to them!

However, the roads and the factories outside the city are nothing. What surprised the old city owner the most was the reconstruction project of the Linshui port by these nobles.

Not long after he accepted the bribe, Linshui Wharf was bought by these nobles, and now it has become a private territory, and no one else is allowed to approach it.

And Linshui Port is not so much being rebuilt as it is being rebuilt: the entire Linshui Port is full of construction scenes, and docks that can dock giant ships are extending to the sea.

Next to the pier, there is a large area of ​​docks under construction. These docks are so huge that even if you take a casual look at the highlands in the distance, you will be shocked by their scale.

No joke at all, such a dock can build at least six to eight of the largest sailing ships at the same time, which cannot be described as huge at all.

What the old city lord didn't know was that these piers and docks were built according to the highest specifications, using reinforced concrete, and the sewer pipelines that could directly leave people were built in advance to facilitate the connection of cables to place equipment in the future.

At the same time, these facilities have also reserved positions for gantry cranes and unloading cranes, which can be installed immediately as long as there is equipment.

Connecting these abnormal behaviors, the old city owner felt that he probably understood the operations of these people.

In his opinion, these people who bribed him knew Zheng Guo's strategic decision in advance, and took advantage of the time difference to prepare to make a lot of money under his protection.

Just imagine, because the industrial foundation of Linshui started construction in advance, so it will also be put into production in advance, so there is a time difference, and large-scale profit can be started in advance.

Their transportation conditions are the best in Zheng country, so the products they produce can be quickly sold to every corner of Zheng country by road, so they will definitely make a lot of money.

With their own shelter, the workshop can evade taxes, there will be no obstacles on the road, and 1 million gold coins... It will be earned back in about a year or so!

Thinking of this, he felt that he had seen the truth.He even felt that he had already guessed the identities of these nobles: maybe they were wealthy merchants from Dahua, or even imperial merchants with more background.Otherwise, it can't explain why they have so much energy.

Now, these people are planning to open a school here again... The reason is obvious, the civilians of Zheng State are too useless!

If you don't spend money to train these mud-legged people to learn something, and the factory is built, where will the workers be recruited from?Therefore, it is very logical to train some people to work in advance.

The old city lord who consciously figured out all the key points smiled disdainfully, and looked at his confidant: "Don't worry, they are just making money."

"This subordinate understands!" The confidant nodded slightly, and then withdrew from the study of the old city lord.The moment the door was closed, the confidant touched the gold coins in his pocket, then looked at the door, and walked away.

It’s true that the other party opened a school, but most of the students recruited by the school are children, and night schools are only opened at night to teach adults to read and work... These are obviously two things...

But the other party gave too much, enough to cover his eyes and cover his mouth, so he only reported one thing.

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"Type 1 destroyer! Displacement is 1075 tons! The hull is slender and the speed is 45 kilometers per hour! Equipped with two 120mm naval guns, which are installed on two rotatable turrets at the bow and stern of the ship! There are also two 75mm guns , one door on each side! The firepower is strong!" On the pier of Bunas, the receptionist of Bunas was introducing the latest warship products of Datang Group to a group of naval officers from various countries.

"It can completely fight against the Bunas-class warship. Although it does not have the advantage in the number of artillery, its speed is faster and the price... is cheaper!" Pointing to this new type of warship, the salesman skillfully introduced it. Advantages and disadvantages of each type of warship.

The destroyer in front of me is actually a World War I destroyer without torpedoes.In terms of combat power, it is actually very average, but the price of this thing that can't stand it is really cheap.

10 gold coins can buy one such warship, and even the Datang Group promised to sell the supporting production and maintenance equipment after purchasing [-] warships. The navies of all countries can produce such warships by themselves.

Because the size is not too big, it is much smaller than the Burnas-class ironclad ship, so this kind of warship can berth on the pier for sailing ships for simple replenishment, which is indeed convenient for many countries with poor port conditions.

In addition, the speed of this small warship is fast enough, and although the voyage is much shorter, it is barely enough. It is perfect for defending ports and patrolling.

This kind of subtractive design scheme gave navies of various countries the hope of improving the combat effectiveness of their fleets: with the artillery of half a Bonas-class ironclad ship, the speed was even faster, and although the protection level was worse, it was definitely worth the money!
Because this new type of warship can be mass-produced and replace the old sailing ships of various countries, and in naval battles, it can also be gathered to face the larger Burnas-class ironclad ships, which is obviously a good choice.

What is even more exciting is that this kind of warship does not need to wait, and the Datang Group can build it soon-after all, it is a civilian standard hull, with a few cannons, and the tonnage is small, so it is easy to manufacture.

No need to wait means that users can produce immediately as long as they place an order. For the navies of various countries that urgently need to eliminate sailing warships, this is much more fragrant than the Burnas-class ironclad ships that need to wait in line for delivery.

As for why the Datang Group launched this small warship, it was actually because Tang Mo had to lay down his posture to compete with the Cyric Consortium for the market.

Because of the squeezed production capacity, the Burnas-class ironclad ship is actually not a big money-making project.Whether that thing is too high or too low is already a tasteless thing for Datang Group.

The dockyard that produces the Burnas-class ironclad ships can also produce the Wolf-class cruisers, so continuing to produce the Burnas-class ironclad ships is not worth the candle.

But the battleship market cannot be discarded casually, so Tang Mo used the remaining small docks in Osa and Refeng Harbor to design and build this kind of thin-skinned offshore destroyer.

The power used by this thing is improved from the power used on the Burnas class, and the technology is actually very backward.

The artillery it uses is also the same as that of the Burnas class, and the technology is also backward.Even its optical sighting system is from the Burners class and is outdated.

But none of this matters!The important thing is that it is still better than sailing ships, and it can still challenge several or even dozens of sailing ships.

For navies of all countries, it is still a better warship than Cyric's best-selling paddle steamer, and it is also a better choice for their situation.

In the eyes of the naval commanders and high-level decision makers of various countries, even if they buy the Burnas-class ironclad ships, they cannot have the ability to challenge the sea power of the Datang Group.So for them, the performance of the Burnas-class battleship is a bit...excessive!

They have neither the ambition to challenge the Datang Group's sea power, nor the desire to go to war with an opponent of comparable strength.So in the short term, everyone actually just wants to expand the fleet, accumulate experience in the use of steel warships, and maintain the size of the navy.

In this way, cheaper and cheaper destroyers have become their better choice.

Ever since, on this day, the destroyers of the Datang Group were successfully sold, and the navies of various countries bought at least ten ships, and some even purchased twenty ships in one go!

In just one morning, Datang Group received an order for 100 destroyers, and another round of naval arms race kicked off.

It was also on this day that Datang Group's Yucheng-class battleship, Yucheng No. 1, was launched, and the world's navies officially entered the era of battleships.
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