Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 198 Donate money to build a warship

Although countries around the world had long expected that the Ziyue Empire would merge with the Tang Empire, the emergence of a superpower with a territory of more than 700 million square kilometers and a population of 50 billion still shocked the countries of the world.

On the afternoon of April 3014, 24 in the Tang calendar, in the palace of the capital of the Sharad Empire, Fini City, Emperor Herris said to Prime Minister Shulik in a deep voice: "Now the Ziyue Empire has officially merged into the Great Tang Empire. Our opponent is stronger!"

Prime Minister Shulik sighed and said: "Actually, whether the Ziyue Empire and the Datang Empire merge or not is the same for us in the Seven Kingdoms Alliance. After all, the Queen of the Datang Empire is the Queen of the Ziyue Empire, and the entire army of the Ziyue Empire is also the same. It is completely controlled by Su Yi, Emperor of the Tang Empire."

After a pause, Prime Minister Shulik said with a wry smile: "According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, after the Ziyue Empire Army was merged into the Datang Empire Army, the Datang Empire Army directly announced the reduction of 400 million troops, and there were 8000 Great Tang Empire Army troops. The infantry division of the Imperial Army will be disbanded directly, but what is depressing is that the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty still has more than [-] million regular troops."

Emperor Herris asked with a gloomy face: "Prime Minister, do you think this news is true? If you count the 400 million troops that were laid off, then the Tang Empire has an army of hundreds of millions!"

Prime Minister Shulik said: "Your Majesty, the Tang Empire has a population of 50 billion, and it is not surprising that it can organize an army of hundreds of millions. Moreover, Su Yi, the emperor of the Tang Empire, has a very high prestige among the Tang people. Speaking of an army of hundreds of millions, if necessary, it is very possible for the Tang Empire to have an army of one billion, but of course that is just a hypothesis."

Emperor Herris took a breath and said: "The total population of our Sharad Empire is less than one billion. If the Tang Empire really has an army of one billion, there is no need to fight this war. In fact, it is the current Datang Empire. The empire's army of more than 8000 million has already made me a little scared, and I don't know whether to continue this war."

Prime Minister Shulik immediately said: "Your Majesty, whether this war can end or not is no longer up to our Sharad Empire to decide. After all, there are seven countries in the Seven Kingdoms Alliance."

Emperor Herris sighed and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I'm just complaining, I know it's not the time to end the war, and the combined armies of all countries in the Seven Nations Alliance are no less powerful than the Tang Empire .”

Prime Minister Shulik pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, according to the situation on the front line, although the army of the Tang Empire has a strong force, it is still difficult to break through the eastern defense line of our Sharad Empire. It is also very difficult for the armies of Mi and Yingluoba to conquer the fortifications of the Tang Empire army, so the land battle between the two sides will reach a stalemate, and perhaps the key to breaking this deadlock will come from the sea."

Emperor Herris frowned, "Sea? What does the prime minister mean?"

Prime Minister Shulik explained: "Your Majesty, as long as we have the command of the sea, then our armies of Sharad, Noomi, and Inrobah will not need to attack the strong positions of the Tang Empire on the border. Any place that lands on the mainland of the Tang Empire, or even the armies of the four countries of Monia, Jisk, Rielan, and Orenza, can send troops to land on the mainland of the Tang Empire at that time, realizing that the armies of the countries of the Seven-Nation Alliance Grand Master."

Emperor Herris said with a wry smile: "It is not so easy to gain command of the sea. After the last decisive battle with the main forces of the Datang and Ziyue navies, our Royal Navy of Sharad suffered heavy losses. The battleships only had seven super fearless ships. The battleships, seven battlecruisers, four dreadnought battleships, six former dreadnought battleships and twelve ironclad battleships have withdrawn to the country. Now our Sharad Royal Navy can cooperate with the coastal defense force, and it is very easy to hold the coast of our Sharad Empire. It's not easy."

Prime Minister Shulik immediately said: "Your Majesty, the 24 Loud-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 Maple Leaf-class battlecruisers that our Sharad Empire is building will be completed in mid-November. Twenty-four Maple Leaf-class ships have joined our Sharad Royal Navy, and combined with the navies of other countries in the Seven-Nation Alliance, we still have the strength to compete with the Datang Empire Navy."

Not long after the British Empire began to build thirty tough-class super dreadnought battleships and thirty ambush-class battlecruisers at the same time, the Sharad Empire also gritted its teeth and began to build 24 loud-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 Maple Leaf-class battlecruisers at the same time , to prevent the Sharad Royal Navy from falling behind in the military competition.

The Loud and Maple Leaf classes, like the Tough and Ambush classes of the Inaba Empire, all have 381mm main guns, and most of the construction funds came from the Sharad royal family.

Emperor Herris hesitated for a moment and asked: "I heard that the thirty tough-class super dreadnought battleships and thirty ambush-class battlecruisers of the British Navy will soon be in service?"

Prime Minister Shulik nodded and said: "According to the information from the intelligence department, the [-] Fortitude-class and [-] Ambush-class ships of the Inaba Navy will all be in service before October. In addition..."

"What else?"

"In addition, the intelligence department also learned that the British Empire plans to build another 406 tough-class ships and 406 ambush-class ships. At the same time, it will also build [-] super dreadnought battleships with [-]mm main guns and [-] ships with [-]mm guns. A battlecruiser with main guns."

"What? Has this information been confirmed? In this case, the British Empire is equivalent to building sixty super dreadnought battleships and sixty battlecruisers at the same time. Does the British Empire have so many large docks?"

Prime Minister Shulik sighed and said: "Your Majesty, this information is absolutely true. The Inaba Empire is planning to build and renovate a number of large shipyards. After the first batch of toughness and ambush are completed, the second batch of toughness and ambush class, as well as the batch of super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 406mm main guns, they should start construction at the same time."

After a moment of silence, Emperor Herris asked in a deep voice, "Does the Navy Department of the Sharad Empire have any plans for the next phase of shipbuilding?"

When Prime Minister Shulik heard the question from Emperor Herris, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Navy Department of our Sharad Empire has also designed super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 406mm main guns. However, the Ministry of the Navy believes that the comprehensive performance of the Loud and Maple Leaf classes is very good, and hopes to build a batch of Loud and Maple Leaf classes while building super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers with 406mm main guns."

Emperor Herris suddenly asked: "Prime Minister, it must be impossible for the imperial finances to support the Royal Navy to build new super dreadnought battleships and battlecruisers, right?"

Prime Minister Shulik nodded and said: "In order to expand the strength of our Royal Sharad Army, the empire's finances are already in serious deficit, and it is indeed impossible to invest heavily in the Royal Navy."

Emperor Herris immediately said bitterly: "Prime Minister, I have almost exhausted the funds of the royal family. In a short time, I will not be able to spend too much money to build more super dreadnoughts and battleships for the Royal Navy." Cruisers, the royal family can support the Royal Navy with another [-] million sand dollars at most."

One hundred million sand dollars is equivalent to 2000 million British dollars, which is barely enough to build seven Loud-class super dreadnought battleships.

When Prime Minister Shulik heard that the royal family could only come up with [-] million sand dollars, he frowned immediately, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, our Sharad Royal Navy can only slow down the pace of military expansion."

Emperor Herris sighed and said: "[-] million sand dollars is already the limit that the royal family can afford at present, but the royal family still owns a lot of shares in mines and oil fields. If it is not possible, I can only sell part of these shares for Support the Royal Navy in building new super dreadnoughts and battlecruisers."

Prime Minister Shulik thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that we can call on the people of the whole country to donate to our Sharad Royal Navy. Our entire Sharad Empire has a population of more than [-] million. Even if one person donates one sand dollar, that is enough." Ninety million sand dollars will be raised, enough for the Royal Navy to build dozens of super dreadnoughts and battlecruisers."

When Emperor Herris heard the suggestion from Prime Minister Shulik, he immediately said excitedly: "That's a good idea, Prime Minister, you should send someone to handle this matter as soon as possible. As long as the publicity is in place, it is possible to raise billions of sand dollars! "

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely take care of this matter personally. In addition, I am willing to donate 100 million sand dollars to the Royal Navy of Sharad as a small contribution."

Soon, within the territory of the Sharad Empire, there was a wave of donations for the Royal Navy of Sharad. Donating money to build warships became the hottest topic in the Sharad Empire. In less than a month, the funds raised had already More than 20 billion sand dollars, and this number is still growing rapidly.

With the funds, the Royal Sharad Navy immediately formulated a huge shipbuilding plan, preparing to build 24 louder-class super dreadnought battleships and 24 Maple Leaf-class battlecruisers after they entered service. Maple Leafs.

In addition, the Royal Sharad Navy is also preparing to build a large number of 406-ton docks. After these 406-ton docks are completed, [-] super dreadnought battleships with [-]mm main guns and [-] will be built in these docks. A battlecruiser with a [-] mm main gun.

In addition to capital ships, the Royal Sharad Navy also plans to build a large number of armored cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats.

(End of this chapter)