Chapter 516 An era is over

Chapter 516 An era is over

Chapter 516 An era is over
Sir Milne snorted and turned back into the cabin.

He was the Admiral of the British Empire and had no time to argue with his counterparts in small countries. The Luzhuang was equipped with a wireless telegraph, and Milne immediately sent a message back to the country to stop all battleship development and manufacturing plans.

The empire must immediately start manufacturing aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. Buying them from Daxia? Impossible.

The Sir met Tirpitz in the telegraph room, and he sent a message back to Berlin first, calling a halt to the plan for one thousand submarines.

Tirpitz saw Sir Milne coming in and saluted respectfully.

During the Franco-Prussian War, Tirpitz was the commander of a small torpedo fleet. At that time, Britain and Germany formed an alliance to weaken France. Tirpitz's fleet spent more time in Portsmouth than in Kiel.

Tirpitz had been taught by the old marshal and was very respectful to his teacher, but that did not affect his smiling face.

Although my submarine plan failed, submarines are cheap and Germany did not suffer much loss.

The hundreds of submarines that have been built can still be used. As long as the underwater assassins are used well, the enemy will always be nervous.

As soon as the aircraft carrier came out, the people of Daxia made such a big fanfare to popularize science to their peers. It was definitely not to sell the aircraft carrier, but actually to remind us not to take the wrong path.

The British suffered a huge loss. The warships accumulated over decades were of little use once they were wiped out. Now we are on the same starting line, and the gap has suddenly disappeared. Hehe, this is a huge benefit.

Shao Quanzhong had no idea that the Germans did not realize the importance of aircraft carriers in time during World War II, which caused them to suffer heavy losses at sea.

This time, Daxia's shocking behavior towards the world awakened Tirpitz. Germany, which was preparing to build a large number of aircraft carrier formations and carrier-based aircraft, had completely gone astray.

Aircraft carriers are not more difficult to build than battleships, and aircraft technology is not a problem for Britain, France, and Germany. What they lack is a demonstration of aircraft hitting battleships to realize the importance of aircraft carriers.

The Federation also does not need to introduce any technology from Daxia, and besides, it has only built a few battleships in total, so the transformation is very easy.

So, after watching the exercise, Admiral Hamlin extended his hand to Liao Rong and said, "Marshal, President Johnson once gave Marshal Shao a set of Go, which means that our two countries will play against each other with the world as the chessboard in the future."

"I was there when Marshal Shao met with President Garfield last year."

"Both bosses said that we should join hands to establish a new order led by emerging countries. The earth should not be unipolar. This time, you have greatly weakened the naval power of the traditional empire. From now on, this world will be ours. Let's encourage each other."

The reporters could not hear what the two talked about from a distance, but the scene of Liao Rong and Hamlin shaking hands warmly was captured in a photo.

When Daxia and the Federation increased their aircraft carrier fleet production capacity together and left a certain old empire far behind, this photo was dug up again and made the front page - an era ended.

Everyone has their own ideas about who will own the new era, and Tirpitz's blood is boiling...

Before the Luzhuang returned to the port, Wang Yongxian, who came with Shao Quanzhong, received eight orders.

Just as Tirpitz thought, not many aircraft carriers were sold, to be exact, only one.

After exchanging a telegram with the King of England in Buenos Aires, Onderung placed a super order for an entire fleet of aircraft carriers.

The order was placed for one 30,000-ton Akagi-class aircraft carrier, two cruisers, four destroyers, four frigates, one 10,000-ton supply ship, and twenty diesel submarines.

A huge order of 10 million taels of silver, to be paid off in five years in installments. Two million taels a year was still easy for the Bau Heavenly Kingdom Federation.

Tirpitz's order was larger, purchasing three million tons of heavy oil at one time as a strategic reserve.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire, Southern Slavia, Romania, and Türkiye had their economies integrated with Daxia and had sufficient security guarantees, so they all ordered only police and anti-smuggling fleets of the same size as Wu Changqing's.

The Netherlands and Denmark do not need a strong navy. Their orders are very strange. They want the same pure diesel-powered cruiser as Shao Quanzhong's, to be used as the royal family's ship for visits.

The guests have all left, and this time the heads of the fleets under Shao Quanzhong are having a lively meeting.

Aircraft carrier battle groups became a hot commodity that everyone was vying for. In the end, Liao Rong formulated a grand plan to build eleven aircraft carrier battle groups.

The Hermes and the Hosho were looked down upon as soon as they entered service and became training ships. The 30,000-ton Akagi class was also disliked and was only sold as an export model to South America.

Akagi was transferred to Zhanjiang Shipyard for production, and Lushun Shipyard took over the design and construction of a new 60,000-ton aircraft carrier, which was named "Shenyang".

This was just the foundation. Mawei Shipyard was ordered to start developing the 80,000-ton "Minzhe". Even the Minzhe and Shengjing were only transitional types. The final decision of the bosses was to build a 100,000-ton behemoth as the core of dominating the seven seas. The first final model would be produced in Zhanjiang and named "Liangguang".

The fact that aircraft carriers are being built in such large numbers is also a driving force for stimulating the economy. Shao Quanzhong said that as long as they can be built, they can be built.

This huge thing is exactly what Shao Quanzhong wants to do in terms of investing in military equipment regardless of cost.

This is something that only great countries dare to do. One hundred thousand tons of steel can be produced with a little bit of grit, but oil cannot.

Even if it burned crude heavy oil, a refueling of a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier would cost 100,000 silver coins. That is to say, Daxia had no shortage of oil, and it produced its own oil, which was so expensive that it could not actually consume that much silver, so it dared to formulate a grand plan of 11 aircraft carrier battle groups.

As for the development of battleships, it was abandoned and no more 20,000-ton dreadnoughts would be built.

However, warship technology still needs to continue to develop, and 10,000-ton heavy cruisers and large destroyers have been put on the design agenda to serve as escorts for aircraft carrier battle groups.

After returning from Zhanjiang, Shao Quanzhong's heart was filled with passion.

Daxia has developed to a point that I don’t recognize at all. It is with the support of 400 million people behind me that I can create one miracle after another.

When we returned to Hailing, it was already February 2th.

As soon as Shao Quanzhong entered the bamboo house, he saw a familiar stranger - Queen Isabella of Spain.

Isabel has been gone for six years. It was because of the rebellion led by Marshal Senora that Isabel took Shao Jishuan back to Madrid to boost morale and has stayed in Madrid ever since.

Because the Queen and the Crown Prince stayed on the front line during the national crisis, the Bourbon family's reputation in Spain soared, and the reputation ruined by their mother Isabella II was quickly repaired.

Isabelle has been the de facto queen for six years, so why is she back?
"Shao, everything is going well in Spain now. Zhang Zihuai is in charge and my brother Alfonso is in charge. I am no longer needed there."

"Little Alfonso has graduated from the Royal School. I think the middle school in Hailing is much better than the one in Madrid. It is also the center of the world, so I brought him home to attend junior high school."

Little Alfonso is Shao Jishuan, and his Spanish name is Alfonso Shao Bourbon...

Isabel's queenly temperament moved Shao Quanzhong's heart. When Isabel saw her husband, she suddenly turned into a secretary again, "Maria, you take a rest. It's my turn to be Shao's chief secretary."

Isabel immediately took up her post, "Shao, there are several people lining up to see you, including Lorenz, Tesla, Shao Quanren, and Xu Shou."

"But I think you should see Mr. Babbage first, because he is paralyzed in a wheelchair and can't wait long."

Shao Quanzhong almost forgot the name Babbage, but when he heard the word "paralyzed", he remembered, "That old Englishman? He's still alive?"

Babbage came from London with Shao Quanzhong in the tenth year of the Tongzhi reign. He was already paralyzed at that time and looked like he was about to die at any time.

Now if I count on my fingers, twelve years have passed, and he is still alive and strong?

Not only was he alive, he was in good condition, with a rosy complexion and clear speech, but he was still paralyzed.

Damn, this guy is 92 years old, a centenarian, how did he do it?
"Shao, thank you for getting me the real thousand-year-old ginseng. Doctor Fei asked me to take it for twelve years. My health has improved. I believe I can live to be a hundred years old."

Uh, I remember now. When this guy was about to die, I asked Haiqing to snatch the thousand-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain that Nurhaci had personally obtained from the palace.

This old man was in poor health, and what he really needed was something like ginseng that replenishes qi. With the personal treatment of Dr. Fei and the best medicine for his condition, this guy is getting younger and younger.

Of course, ginseng is not a panacea. It is useless if it is not used for the right disease. There is only one real thousand-year-old ginseng, and it was eaten by this old man.

The more sick a person is, the more likely they are to persist. On the other hand, those who exercise vigorously every day and have tired muscles are more likely to overload their hearts and suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

For example, several well-known fitness coaches died young...

"I, an old man, don't want to die, and I have finally waited for this day. Shao, now the electronic computer can finally be manufactured. Please approve this project."

"I supervised several doctoral students and designed an electronic digital integrator and calculator, which was translated as 'ENIAC'."

(End of this chapter)