Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

It was devouring like crazy inside the bodies of Yuan Fuzhen, Yuan Shuzhen and Yuan Jizhen.

Then it returned to Shen Hao's dantian.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Shen Hao found that the purple energy that was only a few strands of hair before is now at least doubled in size. The effect is very good.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

During these three days, Shen Hao was practicing the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine. What Shen Hao did not expect was that when he was practicing with Hu Xueli, the purple energy actually rotated the fastest and grew the fastest.

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It seems that the bonus of the White Tiger is still very powerful.

In just three days, Shen Hao and all his wives and concubines practiced it once. The purple energy that was the size of a hair had grown more than ten times larger and was as thick as an embroidery needle.

However, during the second practice, although there was some gain in purple energy, the effect was not as strong as before.

It’s like after you level up, the experience you get from killing monsters in low-level areas is low.

They have all weakened a lot, only Hu Xueli's effect has not changed.

Of course, after these three days, Yuan Jizhen, who was originally sickly, now has rosy cheeks. He didn't dare to run before, but now he can even jog. This is enough to prove the magic of Huangdi Neijing.

Yong Jianqiu, the arms comprador of the German company Jebsen & Co., with whom Shen Hao had cooperated last time, finally came to Shen Hao's office.

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When he saw Shen Hao again, Yong Jianqiu felt a surge of emotion.

When I first met Shen Hao, he was only a division commander. It has only been a short time since then, but he has surpassed the rank of governor and become an inspector general.

He held great power in the two provinces of eastern Guangdong and western Guangxi.

The key point is that Shen Hao is still so young, which is really incredible.

Shen Hao was Yong Jianqiu's guest, and he was still very respectful.

He hurriedly presented his gift, an authentic copy of "Cold Food Post" by Su Shi.

Master Shen Hao is an expert in calligraphy and can tell at a glance that this character is extraordinary.

Su Shi's calligraphy is also the treasure of the museum.

Shen Hao was very satisfied with the gift and said with a smile: "Mr. Yong is very thoughtful."

Yong Jianqiu said hurriedly: "No, no, just call me Jianqiu or Xiaoqiu."

Shen Hao smiled and said, "Sit down."

"Yes"

At this time, the guard brought out the red robe.

Yong Jianqiu took a sip and was shocked. He exclaimed: "The Da Hong Pao from Wuyi Mountain is really a good tea."

Shen Hao said: "If you like it, I'll bring you some when I leave later."

Yong Jianqiu shook his head and said, "No, a gentleman does not take away what others like. I am not particular about tea."

He can give gifts, but taking Shen Hao's things would be beyond his means.

Yong Jianqiu is still self-aware of this.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Shen Hao entered into the topic of today.

"I am planning to set up a naval fleet. Do you have any recommendations?" Shen Hao said;

Hearing this, Yong Jianqiu was overjoyed. He originally thought that it was about purchasing army equipment, but he didn't expect it was about establishing a naval fleet.

The navy is a very expensive thing. An ordinary fleet costs at least 300 million pounds, not including the subsequent maintenance.

Battleships in particular are extremely expensive.

However, the more expensive it is, the higher the profit will be.

318. Fifty million dollars is not enough

Since human history entered the Age of Navigation, the importance that Western maritime powers have attached to their navy has reached an unprecedented level.

There is a consensus in the West that "whoever owns the ocean and controls the waterway will own the future of the empire."

Yong Jianqiu has been in the arms business for several years and is familiar with weapons at home and abroad.

Although there are not many transactions involving warships, we still have our own knowledge reserves.

After all, warships are too expensive and ordinary warlords simply cannot afford them.

After organizing his thoughts, Yong Jianqiu said, "General Shen, when we build a fleet, the first choice is of course battleships.

Today, the top naval officers of all European countries hold the same view.

That is, it is believed that the outcome of naval battles at sea will ultimately be determined by the confrontation between the largest strategic ships.

In other words, whoever has larger tonnage, more ships, and more heavy artillery will win the naval battle.

Among today's maritime powers, battleships are undoubtedly the largest warships, so each country has positioned the production of battleships as a goal of naval expansion. "

Shen Hao nodded. He knew about battleships.

Battleships have large tonnage, large caliber artillery and thick armor.

It was the battleship in the naval artillery battles of World War I and the king of the "040" artillery era. Only a battleship can fight a battleship.

Battleships were named after the battle lines they formed in, and were characterized by their large caliber, powerful destructive artillery and thick armor.

In this era without aircraft carriers, battleships are the overlords of the sea.

Today's naval warfare is very clumsy, with ships lining up and artillery firing at each other.

However, although battleships were powerful in World War I, they were not cheap.

Shen Hao asked: "What is the price of this battleship?"

Yong Jianqiu said: "This status is high, so the price is naturally high.

Battleships are large in tonnage and have many weapons, so they are naturally expensive.

The specific price, according to the earliest calculation, should be British.

In December 1906, the British launched a new battleship, the HMS Dreadnought. This was the first battleship equipped with all large guns. It took 12 months to build and had a speed of 14 knots.

The first use of steam turbine power equipment allowed this battleship to sail 30% farther than other battleships of the same period.

Equipped with 10 powerful 305mm cannons, the launch of this battleship was a leap forward in the ship design industry at the time.

The Dreadnought was much more advanced than the British battleships of the same period, and it also made the German battleships of the same period, which were only equipped with four 280mm caliber guns, lose their color.

At the same time, the Dreadnought's attack hit rate is much better than other ships.

The appearance of this heavy battleship made its German counterparts envious, and also triggered a "shipbuilding frenzy" in the German military.

Dreadnought-class battleship £178 million.

The UK also has the Tiger-class battlecruiser at £259.3 million.

The Queen-class battleship, with a displacement of 27000 tons, costs 250 million pounds.

The most recent one was in 1911, when a Qing Dynasty delegation, after visiting an American shipyard, ordered a battleship modeled after the USS Delaware from the United States in installments.

The battleship had a displacement of 22325 tons, was equipped with 14 boilers, had a horsepower of 31000 horsepower and a speed of 21 knots.

The price is 10 million dollars.

However, since the Qing Dynasty was gone, the battleship Delaware was also forgotten.”

Hearing this, Shen Hao was speechless. He could afford it, but it was so expensive that Shen Hao felt distressed.

似乎看出沈浩觉得贵，雍剑秋再次道：“这个时期装甲钢大概是100英镑1吨（作为对比普通钢材6-8英镑1吨）一艘军舰用3000吨装甲钢，肯定会贵一些。

However, General Shen can just buy a battleship with a smaller displacement.

For example, a Dreadnought-class ship with a displacement of 17000 tons costs 170 million pounds. I think it is worth buying, and it should be cheaper.

Of course, if it is a battlecruiser, the tonnage cost will be higher, after all, boilers are more expensive.

When there are second-class battleships like the Centurion, they will be cheaper."

Shen Hao said: "Just buy a battleship worth more than one million pounds, and then some other things."

Yong Jianqiu said happily: "Okay, General Shen, generally a fleet is composed of battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, of course they can also be replaced by gunboats.

Destroyers are indispensable.

Several major European naval forces are equipped with destroyers.

Countries with stronger navies naturally have more ships. For example, Britain has 300 ships, Germany has 144 ships, and even a weak navy like the Austro-Hungarian Empire has 25 ships. This shows that this type of warship is very popular.

And submarines are now an important part of the fleet.”

Speaking of this, Yong Jianqiu smiled and explained to Shen Hao: "Speaking of submarines, there is a little story.

At that time, the British relied on the fact that they were the world's number one naval power, with over a hundred giant ships and thousands of warships, and their surface fleet swept the globe.

The British Navy initially rejected small gadgets like submarines, and not only rejected them but also showed great contempt for them.

The British were arrogant. Not only did they reject submarines themselves, they also tried to trick new naval powers such as France, Russia, and the United States into giving up submarines.

Even elevated to a moral level.

The then First Sea Lord, Sir Arthur Wilson, once complained that "Submarines are mean, unfair, damnable and un-English. The men on board should be hanged as pirates!"

However, the first country to establish a submarine force and equip the "SS-1" submarine was the United States, because it encountered a once-in-a-century genius - John Holland.

Then all countries began to develop submarines. The birth of torpedoes gave submarines the ability to destroy large warships overnight, but the British did not even get a chance to develop a submarine, causing the British to become increasingly panicked.

So in 1901, they quickly changed their direction and ordered five "Diver/Holland 5" class submarines from the American Electric Boat Company in the name of "studying how to deal with submarines."

It has to be said that Yong Jianqiu's knowledge about warships is much more familiar than Shen Hao's.

All Shen Hao could remember were aircraft carriers, cruisers and the like.

Shen Hao asked curiously: "What is the strength of the Japanese pirates' navy?"

Yong Jianqiu said: "You can say he is invincible in Asia.

主力舰队的高速部分将由4艘金刚级（战列舰）组成，低速部分的核心则是2艘扶桑级（战列舰）、2艘河内级（战列舰）、2艘萨摩级（战列舰）、2艘鞍马级装甲巡洋舰与2艘筑波级装甲巡洋舰。

And cruisers...submarines."

As Yong Jianqiu told the story, Shen Hao realized that the Japanese pirates' naval strength was so powerful.

Shen Hao currently doesn't even have a battleship, but his sister-in-law has so many...

It is obvious that we will not be able to win the battle on the sea.

It's like the British Navy is invincible on the sea, so other countries can only change tracks and play with submarines.

Suddenly, Shen Hao was stunned. Shen Hao could also play with a submarine.

The price is much cheaper than that of a battleship.

Speaking of submarines, Shen Hao was reminded of Germany's submarine tactics.

At the beginning of World War II, the German army had two major tactical weapons on land and sea. One was the blitzkrieg of Army General Guderian, and the other was the wolf pack tactics created by Navy Marshal Dönitz, known as the Wolf Head.

Shen Hao has handed over the blitzkrieg to Li Yunlong and others. Although he has no mechanized troops, Shen Hao has more than 3000 cavalry.

Admiral Dönitz took submarine tactics to the extreme.

He was inspired by the hunting methods of wolves, which are able to take down animals larger than themselves and adopt a multi-pursuit approach when hunting.

When the prey encounters an obstacle or turns while running, the wolves on both sides will just surround it. Even if the prey runs very fast, it will find it difficult to escape the pursuit.

The essence of Dönitz's wolf pack tactics is to concentrate weak submarines to destroy enemy heavy ships, and have a wolf-head ship to command the wolf pack to unite.

After thinking about it, Shen Hao felt that it was more cost-effective to buy a submarine.

"How much money do submarines get for killing people?"

Yong Jianqiu looked through the information and said, "On July 1908, 7, the German Navy successfully developed the U-boat, and the Imperial Shipyard in Danzig Port began laying the keel of the U-15 submarine.

The submarine was launched on February 1910, 2, and after a short sea trial, it was officially put into service on April 22 of the same year. The total cost of the submarine was 4 million gold marks.

U-9 is 57.38 meters long, 6 meters wide, has a draft of 3.13 meters, a standard displacement of 493 tons, and an underwater displacement of 611 tons;

Two Körting 6-cylinder and two Körting 8-cylinder 2-stroke diesel engines with a combined maximum power of 890 hp are used for surface navigation.

When he heard the price of 214 million gold marks, the corners of Shen Hao's mouth twitched. It's so damn expensive.