Chapter 132 Begins

New Year's Eve.

In the temporary staff of the Pacific Army located in Ryukyu, looking at the two gangs of bastards in Luhai, Chen Ping was a little absent-minded. He didn't expect that after he untied the knot for the young master, Fang Boqian suddenly left. He didn't even agree to the young master to arrange a New Year's Eve dinner with him, so he left for Honolulu, saying that he was going to meet him first. I met Fubo, who had several faces for a long time.

In the final analysis, Fang Boqian still had some resistance to Li Mo's delay in not seeing him. In addition, his heart knot could not be untied for a while, so he chose to avoid it temporarily.

His temporary refuge alone has not changed the pace of the Pacific Army. Although today is New Year's Eve, all over the Ryukyu Island with a strong Han style have long been decorated with lanterns, and even big red lanterns are hung on the corridor of the staff department, but the newly established staff is still full of people coming and going, which is extremely busy.

In addition to arranging the withdrawal of the fleet after the festival, there are more than half of the voices discussing how to allocate the materials seized from Japan.

The seized ocean-going cargo ships are very simple to deal with. In addition to leaving a few coal-carrying ships and cargo ships in the newly formed logistics fleet, the remaining 30 large ships were sold to Lin Yongxiang at a price of 50,000 pounds each, and those small ones were also towed to Nanyang or sold to some small boats on the spot. Lord.

A blank amount of wealth made the shopkeeper Lin smile with joy. These are all ocean-going cargo ships purchased abroad in recent years, with an average price of no less than 150,000 yuan per ship. This time, a full 30 cargo ships have been added, and the higher level of Pacific Freight Company is just around the corner!

Another smile is the Dragon Constitution. According to the regulations of the Pacific Army, the trophy seized and sold by the fleet this time belongs to the special funds of the navy, which is taken care of by the State Council and used for naval construction. Therefore, this guy has been muttering all day long these days to use the money to transform the three captured Japanese capital ships into Light cruisers make up for the vacancy of the Pacific Army's frequent patrol tasks.

It's just that as soon as this proposal was put forward, it was rejected by the young master and Li Enfu at the same time. The reason is very simple. The three ships of Songdao do not meet the needs of the fleet, whether it is the type, firepower and speed. Even if it wants to be renovated, it will cost a lot of money, which is not much cheaper than directly purchasing three light patrols. Of course, it is also impossible to purchase new ships. At present, the Pacific Army is a start-up, and there are many places to spend money. The fleet is no longer small, and it is impossible to expand.

So although the money was included in the navy, it was actually intercepted by the State Council. However, Li Enfu also knew the important surname of the navy and agreed to Li Mo's proposal to build a joint army and navy military academy in Honolulu.

After not fishing for the new cruiser, Long Guozhang vented all his anger on the three Japanese warships stationed in the port. He ordered people to dismantle the three ships overnight and make the steel on it into farm tools and kitchen knives for sale, saying that he would not be able to turn over for the rest of his life!

This bastard!

Chen Ping shook his head helplessly. He was really helpless about Commander Long's bad taste. Fortunately, at present, Ryukyu continues to develop agricultural tools and equipment. Although the three warships are not big, they are also unexpected gains.

As for those things that were moved out with the cargo ship and from warehouses in Wugang and other places, they became the main cause of the war of war of war between the army and navy.

According to the army, the army's firearms and cannons in it must be handed over to the army, and the army has no credit and hard work in fighting against Ryukyu! The navy led by Long Guozhang insisted that it was captured by the navy, so it should belong to the navy. What's more, the navy also has marines, which can use these materials and arms.

At this moment, Zhao Long and Long Guozhang are the loudest, but neither of them dared to find the young master, so they had to drag Chen Ping to make the decision. In the face of this dragon-hu fight, the staff officer with meat on the back of his hands was also on his forehead. He couldn't make up his mind for a moment. After thinking about it, he still asked the young master if there was the best way. So no matter these guys are idle and talk nonsense, grab their hats and prepare to see the young master.

As soon as Chen Ping got to the door, he saw Tan Xiaozeng suddenly grabbing a telegram and hurriedly bumping into himself. Before he could speak, he heard him shouting, "Come and see, everyone. I'm crazy!"

"What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

"The old man in Meiji committed suicide?"

"..."

With his words, the officers who were just talking nonsense and scolding gathered around, and the inner and outer three floors were more like a monkey play. Sure enough! Hey, they are all bastards who have nothing to do!" Chen Ping cursed secretly, grabbed Tan Xiaozeng's hand, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"It's here!"

Tan Xiaozeng sip his lips, stuffed the message into Chen Ping's arms, and exclaimed, "I announced my plan to buy a warship!" Two American battleships, two armored cruisers, two British battleships, two armored cruisers, two French armored cruisers, two protective cruisers, two Austro-Hungarian cruisers, and five torpedo ships. Five Italian torpedo ships!

In addition to the two battleships they ordered in the United Kingdom, there are six battleships and six heavy cruisers (compiled by the Pacific Army, armored cruisers are equal to heavy cruisers)! And all the battleships are more than 10,000 tons, and the heavy patrol is at least 9,000 tons! Plus protective cruisers, torpedo ships and some auxiliary ships, a total of 25 warships! These alone are tens of millions of pounds! In addition, they want to rebuild ports, build arsenals and so on, at least double them!"

" Hiss!" As soon as Tan Xiaozeng finished speaking, there was a sound of inhalation around him. Captain Liu Haitao, the captain of the Resolution, shouted even more and scolded: "I'm so rich? Isn't our young master too kind and soft? Son of a bitch! If I had known it, I would have bit 100 million to death. If I didn't give it, I would have robbed it directly!"

"What a bullshit if you have money!"

Long Guozhang kicked the noisy Liu Haitao away, stretched out his hand and scolded a few times: "I think you are the calf! Usually, I know speculation, and I don't know how to read more newspapers and learn more!"

"Do you know what the national income is this year? Let me tell you, no more than 60 million yuan, equivalent to about 6 million pounds! In addition to the compensation given to us, I mortgaged all the fiscal revenue of the United States in the next ten years and took out another 50 tons of gold reserves to make up enough money!"

Hiss...

With the explanation of Long Guozhang, everyone's voice of inhaling cold air became louder, and the same idea surged up in everyone's hearts.

"It's really crazy!"

"I'm desperate!" Seeing that Chen Ping didn't raise his head, Tan Xiaozeng's face became more and more solemn: "It seems that in a few years, what will be waiting for us will be a fierce battle!"

"A fierce war is a fierce war. Whoever is afraid of whom!" Liu Haitao held his buttocks and said, "We also made 30 million this time! Why don't we all go and suggest the young master to buy 17 or 18 battleships, so that everyone can have one, and see if they can't die!"

"Oh, that's right." The guy looked at Luo Feng's army officers. At this time, he forgot the quarrel just now and shouted, "Your army has also been expanded by one hundred and eighty thousand. Our fleet protects you to land directly in Tokyo!"

Liu Haitao's words immediately made those captains who envied the battleships nod their heads. In addition, they advocated the expansion of the army. Suddenly, the heartless guys of the Lu First Division led him as a confidant.

"Good! Then I'll send you to talk to the young master. Long Guozhang looked at Liu Haitao, grabbed the telegram and sneered. Ah." Liu Haitao, who had been shouting and expanding the army just now, was immediately dumbfounded. If he ran to the young master and told him to buy another 17 or 18 battleships, he would probably not kick his buttocks, but throw it into the sea to feed sharks!

Unlike the worries of naval officers, the army officers led by Zhao Long don't have so many ideas. It's not that they don't care, but that they can't get involved in the affairs at sea at all, but a big war is inevitable, and the expansion of the Lu First Division must also be mentioned!

Unlike Zhao Long and Long Guozhang, who made a small calculation after listening to the news, although Chen Ping's face was still calm, he smiled bitterly for a long time. The crazy ship building was actually what he expected. Although the scale was slightly larger than expected, it was not what he was most worried about!

Everyone was talking about the Japanese ship-building plan. Chen Ping sighed quietly. Compared with his crazy ship-building plan, he was concerned about another thing! Thinking of this, he couldn't help looking at the villa in the distance, and his heart trembled slightly--

Like the staff that was detonated by the news of my crazy ship building, it has been renamed the living room of the Yuanhai Villa. Master Li is also worried about his crazy behavior.

Six battleships, six heavy cruisers, and the Six Six Fleet, which was expanded after winning the First Sino-Japanese War in the previous life, finally appeared in advance under the flapping of its own butterfly's wings.

Judging from the intelligence data, in addition to the first two ships according to the North Star standard, the two ships I ordered in the United Kingdom this time are completely in accordance with the majesty standard. They all use the L40 305mm main gun. Even the Yihua-class battleships newly built in the United States in the United States will be installed with more power. The big main gun! As for the heavy cruisers, they were built to suppress their four determination-class standards. Not only the displacement is close to 10,000 tons, but they also have high speed and great endurance!

The two heavy patrols built in France are simply equipped with a 240mm main gun with a caliber similar to Long Xiao, but with a longer and faster speed! In addition, more than a dozen other ships were built in France, Austria-Hungary, Italy and other countries at the same time. It can be said that in just two to three years, I can re-establish a formidable naval force!

Such a huge plan is to completely suppress the Pacific Fleet! More importantly, in the eyes of those powers, my operation, which can be called a big robbery, has disrupted the situation in the Far East and broken the rules of the game! The British and Americans were even directly moved.

"Bring a warship? It's good not to drive a warship to trouble you directly. Li Mo turned his head and looked at Lecker, who was standing in front of him with a coffee smile.

This is the third time that Leckel has asked him when he will withdraw to the fleet! Compared with the previous two times, this guy has long lost the urgency and intimidation at the beginning, and the smile at the corners of his mouth feels that the conspiracy is deep.

"Dear minister, please rest assured that the first batch of warships will set sail to withdraw from Ryukyu in three days." After Li Mo finished speaking, he pulled out a cigar from the table and gave it to Lecle. Then he continued, "But there is one thing I want to trouble you." Oh? I don't know what I can do for the prince?" Leckel didn't say the Duke, but deliberately called Li Mo the prince, and the jokes in his words were exposed without concealment.

Li Mo pretended not to understand and continued, "I would like to trouble you to talk to your navy and build me five more majesty-class battleships!"

"Five majestic levels!"

Lecker took the cigar, and his hands were shivering. He almost wanted to button the coffee cup on Li Mo's forehead! Five ships? This guy doesn't want to challenge the Far East Fleet of the British Empire, does he? Do you really think the empire is a fool? A big man of injustice?

Leckel's head shook like a rattle, and there were still five! Even the Imperial Navy has only been allowed to build nine battleships of the majestic class. What's more, the two ships you ordered before have also been secretly ordered to slow down. You must wait until you return with the warships you ordered.

That's good. When everyone's warships arrive, you can play! Leker took a sip of coffee and glanced at Li Mo, not to mention that he had a good taste.

Master Li didn't know that the warship he ordered had been secretly delayed. When he saw Lakermer, he was silent and continued, "How about four? Three ships are also OK!"

Lecquer sighed and shook his head deliberately, pretending to be helpless and sighing, "Dear Li, although I really want to help you, our country is now at the peak of upgrading the Royal Navy, and there is no dock to help you build a new warship. Of course, I will still forward your request to the Admiralty, but according to my estimation, it will not be available until at least three years later.

"Three years! The yellow cauliflower is cold!"

Li Mo curled his lips. In fact, he had known Leckel's answer for a long time. These old powers played with the so-called balance strategy. They provoked the Qing Dynasty. In order to curb Lao Maozi and earn huge arms profits, now they suddenly came out to do it. Naturally, they didn't want to do it directly. It's good to declare that you are the least welcome person. Do you still want to build a ship? Let's cool down.

In the eyes of these guys, the best way now is to limit yourself. When all the warships I ordered come back, I will provoke the two sides to fight again, so that I can make a profit again.

"Your Majesty, I believe you already know my shipbuilding plan. As an ally, does the British Empire see Hawaii being bullied like this?" Li Mo looked at Leker pitifully.

"Allies! Cough, cough." Leckel coughed twice and his eyes were white. Does the British Empire have any allies? I've seen a shameless one. I've never seen such a shameless one. Didn't I just order a few warships in the empire? Just climb up the pole and think you are an ally? According to this logic, aren't the allies of the empire all over the world?

As for my crazy revenge, it was also caused by your sneak attack on others! What are you pretending to be pathetic now? 30 million pounds! Good boy, it's worth the military expenses of the Imperial Royal Navy for two years! If you give all this money to the empire, I can help you get a few more warships! Leckel's mind turned around, stabilized his body, and said with a smile, "Dear Li, there is really no free dock in the empire. If you don't believe it, you can go and see it yourself."

"Bah! The young master took 30 million, can't he get a few warships? At worst, you can make it yourself!" Li Mo spat, and he was so low-tempered that he was still rejected again and again. The bachelor's temper came up and said coldly, "Thank you, Your Excellency!" With that, he took out two checks of $10,000 from his arms and handed them over.

"Your Excellency, this is a little caution. Thank you and General Fimmant for your support in this negotiation." The county official is not as good as the current management. This Lecker is swaying in front of him all day long, coupled with the threat of the British Far East Fleet. Although he is distressed and hates it to death, this kind of money still has to be spent.

"Ha ha, thank you so much. Don't worry, I will try my best to build a warship for you!" Leckel took the check with a smile.

Just have a sentence! Anyway, the young master has also gave up, and now he can only rely on self-reliance! I don't know if McKinson's experimental ship has been done. Li Mo pretended to twitch the corners of his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going back to Oahu in three days. Why don't we go back together?"

"Oh, dear Li, although I also want to go back to Oahu, I have to go back to China to report. I'm very sorry." Leckel, who got the check, patted his buttocks and said goodbye. For him, Li Mo, who had just made a fortune, should have this kind of filial piety. Naturally, he would not blush.

A group of white-eyed wolves!

"Wow, how many years has it been? The young master hid behind the big tree with his tail between his legs, and it was rare for him to be hated like this once! It's too weak!" Master Li spat fiercely! He took a sip!

But this can't be blamed on others. It destroys the balance of the Far East, and even robs and threatens to blackmail so much money from others. It's strange not to be stared at! What's more, I cried for my father and mother. I went back for ten years, and it was extremely cool! But in fact, he was also isolated by those old empires. Not to mention Britain, the United States, and even small countries like Italy, when they heard that they were going to buy their newly developed 305mm artillery technology to upgrade the Arctic star main gun, and also offered a sky-high price comparable to that of battleships, they were eager to insert a tube in their bodies and suck. Blood marrow is drawn!

Thinking of this, Master Li doesn't know whether he won or lost. He could have developed secretly, but now he will be paid attention to every move.

It's difficult! How to leverage this isolation?

"Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, plus..., wait!" Master Li broke his fingers with a sad face and counted the countries that could build battleships these days. When he talked for most of the time, he suddenly stopped and suddenly hooked the corners of his mouth: "It seems that he didn't build a warship in Germany."

Before Li Mo continued to figure out why the global ship-building alone left Germany this time, Du Dazhuang appeared at the door of the study with a serious face and reported, "Young master, Lord Li has just come. Seeing you receiving the minister, he left first. However, he asked me to tell you that in the countries you asked him to consult, except for Germany, which has not replied for the time being, other people have returned the same message, saying that they can't build warships for us for the time being!"

I can't help it for the time being!

Li Mo suddenly turned around. The news brought by Du Dazhuang means that in addition to the two battleships that have already been ordered and built in the United Kingdom, and the two battleships that have begun secret negotiations with Argentina's political axe, the Pacific Fleet will not receive any external supplement in the next few years.

This means that these people will have to use their existing resources to fight a larger and more fierce war than now!

Although Germany has not replied, Li Mo still feels that an invisible net is rushing at him with his head covering his face. Looking at the shark-like fleet parked in the harbor in the distance, he can sense that a good show is about to begin!

"We can't rely on others at any time!"

Master Li waved his hand hard and showed his white teeth to Du Dazhuang, who also looked anxious: "Go and tell Chen Ping, don't be idle. Practice those rabbits. We have to start preparing for a few years!"

"Since I still want to fight! Then let them have a try!"

"Yes!"

Du Dazhuang straightened up and raised his hand to salute.

(to be continued)