I nodded and smiled, turned around and asked, "Sir, how many such flagships do we plan to build in total?"
"Two ships."
The design officer cautiously raised his hand and said: "You don't know something, sir. This S-class dragon-spine iron-clad ship is four hundred meters long. The requirements for the keel are too high. We searched the entire Dongfang Linhai and only found two. Ten-thousand-year-old dragon's spine wood that meets the tempering conditions, and in addition to the ten-thousand-year dragon's spine wood, it also requires a large amount of rare materials, plus the time-consuming casting, etc., each S-class warship will consume a lot of household funds. His Majesty personally took care of these two ships before they were built."
Yanguang Canzhao couldn't help but grin and said with a smile: "Our Xia clan's NPC camp is really poor... As far as I know, there are four such S-class iron-clad ships in the Japanese server!"
"I know."
I nodded: "Those four ships were the main force that annihilated our Xia fleet last time, and their names are Akagi, Kaga, Izumo, and Hinata. They are all names of World War II battleships. They are so arrogant and domineering..."
"Yeah, fuck him..."
Yan Guangzhao clenched his fist and said: "In the next national war, we must avenge our shame!"
"Um."
I turned around again and said, "In addition to the two flagships, do we have any plans to build other types of warships?"
"have."
The two design officials once again unfolded a large design drawing and said: "Three adults, please take a look. This is the A-class keel armored ship we are about to build. The whole ship is 200 meters long. It is equipped with a total of eight heavy guns. It has strong firepower and protection. The armor is also quite good, and the tough iron armor can withstand attacks from small and medium-sized artillery fire.”
"How many ships are there in total?" I asked.
"Four are expected to be built."
"No, too few." I frowned and said, "At least ten ships."
"Ten ships?"
His jaw almost dropped immediately and he said: "Sir, the construction of this kind of A-class keel battleship also consumes a lot of money. Do you know how many gold coins it costs to build one?"
"How many?"
"A body-weight of gold coins!"
"Holy shit..." The smoke and light on the side were shocked: "Are you building a B2 hidden bomb? It actually consumes the same weight of gold?"
I grinned: "Ah Zhao, he doesn't understand B2."
With that said, I said to Yue Qing: "Master Yue Qing, this A-class keel battleship is an important firepower in addition to the flagship. Four ships are too few. More must be built. Do you have any ideas?"
"I will go and implore Your Majesty again." Yue Qing said.
"Ah That's good!"
Later, the design officer once again presented us with the drawings of the B-class light armored warship. This one is relatively small, only 30 meters long, and has no armor. It is not much different from most of the previous warships, but has slightly less firepower. After a little upgrade, a total of 20 such small warships were built, but again, it was still too few.
But the person supervising the construction at the Ministry of Industry did not have much authority, so in the end he had to ask Luo Qingyi. After reading the drawings, Yanguang Canzhao and I accompanied Yue Qing to the Imperial Garden to meet the Queen Luo Qingyi. .
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In the garden, Luo Qingyi held a scroll in his hand and frowned slightly. Next to him, Lin Xingchu stood with a faint smile on his face. In front of him, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was kneeling with a look of despair: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Finance really has no idea. There is money, the equipment, food and salary provided to Longyu last time were all allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the taxes for the first half of this year have not been confiscated, so where can the Ministry of Households have the money!"
"If you don't have money, kill the big ones..."
Lin Xingchu smiled slightly and said: "I heard that several of your household ministers have bought luxurious mansions in the imperial capital. Some of the mansions are even bigger than my Bailu Mansion. Why, you still want to be crowned king? "
"My subordinates don't dare, my subordinates don't dare..."
The Minister of Hubu kowtows like a chicken pecking at rice.
At this time, a few of us also walked in together under the leadership of a golden iron guard.
"See Your Highness!"
"Um."
Luo Qingyi nodded: "Ding Muchen, you guys... why are you back again? Aren't you here to supervise the construction of warships?"
"Yes."
I nodded: "I have seen it. There are two S-class keel-armored ships that serve as flagships. This is almost enough, but there are only four A-class keel-armored ships. Your Majesty, with all due respect, it is too few. Once If we really encounter the fleet of Manyo Castle on the East China Sea, our firepower will be completely suppressed, and it will be unimaginable."
"That's it..."
Luo Qingyi frowned and said, "How many ships do you think can ensure the advantage?"
"Ten ships."
"What, ten ships?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, who was kneeling on the ground, was dumbfounded: "No... It's absolutely impossible. Even if the entire Ministry of Finance is empty, it is impossible to spend so much money to build ten A-class iron-clad ships. This impossible… "
"Kneel down and stop talking." Lin Xingchu said.
"Yes, Duke Xingchu..."
Lin Xingchu gritted his silver teeth and said: "Ding Muchen, although Mr. Hubu is stingy, his words actually make sense. We have spent almost all of our country on building naval battleships, spending a lot of manpower and financial resources on it. Above, one A-class ironclad ship does cost too much money, does it really have to be ten?"
I thought about it and said sincerely: "Perhaps ten ships are not needed, but four ships are too few. I think... at least eight ships are needed so that we will not be at an absolute disadvantage in the artillery battle. You know, the Manye Empire The foundation of their fleet is much stronger than ours!”
"I know, eight ships then!" Lin Xingchu said.
"Mr. Xingchu..."
Shangshu Hubu, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head again: "This is not possible, there is no money for eight ships!"
"Don't talk."
Lin Xingchuyun said calmly: "Last month, I had a lot of chats with the official, and he gave me a list of all the officials who bought mansions in the golden areas of the Imperial Capital, Bailu City, and Tianfeng City. At the same time, I also checked all their sources of income, etc. In short, I know the details of almost all officials in the DPRK."
Hu Bu raised his head: "Mr. Xingchu, you... you are going to cause trouble..."
"No, I don't want the world to turn upside down."
Lin Xingchu smiled slightly and said: "It's just that there is a national crisis, internal and external troubles, and these bastards who have fattened themselves want to get nothing. Is it possible? Your Majesty, I suggest that we set up a sea donation and let all the officials on the list contribute to the Xia clan's water Teachers donate, how much they donate depends on their sincerity, and those who donate too little are handed over to the officials for investigation and thorough investigation to see if their background is clean."
Luo Qingyi chuckled: "It's accurate."
Lin Xingchu looked at me: "Ding Muchen, eight A-class armored ships, I promise you! Don't worry, as long as the sea donation comes out, hum, I can get you the money for an entire fleet!"
I couldn't help but smile sincerely: "Xingchu Gong is wise and powerful..."
Yan Guangzhao couldn't help but laugh: "In this case, why not build more B-class light armored ships?"
"How many ships will be built?" Lin Xingchu asked.
"At least 40 ships, the more the better." I said.
"Okay, at least 40 ships!" Lin Xingchu nodded: "I'm here, I promise you."
"Okay, thank you, Duke Xingchu, and thank you, Your Highness!"
"You're welcome." Luo Qingyi smiled and said, "You are also giving advice to the Xia clan. I should thank you."
"Um!"
At this point, the matter of rebuilding the navy came to an end. Although I did not get any mission rewards or positions, I can be regarded as one of the founders of this new Xia fleet. When the Second Kingdom comes, After the war begins, it will be much more convenient to ask for the position of commander-in-chief of the naval battle.
Naval battles are different from land battles. Land battles mainly rely on people, so the strategic command office of the last national war was like a duck in water. However, naval battles mainly rely on battleships and their status and prestige in the NPC camp. Obviously, this is not the case in the national server. People who can compare with me, as long as they ask for the command of the navy, they are almost guaranteed. Even if it is not for my sake, it is for the sake of my beautiful senior sister.
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After leaving Xingqi City, I teleported directly to Nanfeng City and continued to check today's station matters. When I entered Nanfeng City, I saw from a distance that the Moon Elf army was already in groups. After four days of recruitment, several All the troops in the recruitment list have been recruited, and when we look at the troops garrisoned in Nanfeng City at this time, they are already strong -
Affiliated armies: Strong Archers × 200, Demon Archers × 4200, Moon Elf Divine Archers × 5000, Elf Dragons × 4000, Moon Elf War Cavalry × 5000, Moon Elf Heavy Infantry × 12000
…
The total number of troops exceeds 30,000, and most of them are level 10 unique troops. Their combat effectiveness is not ordinary! According to this intensity, almost no guild dares to covet Nanfeng City now, and there is no possibility of defeating it.
Entering the city lord's hall, he found that a lot of resources had been added in just a few days, which obviously far exceeded Nanfeng City's hourly productivity and player tasks. So he asked with a smile: "Kemire, are you taking Nanfeng City with you?" The Fengcheng army went out to rob the city?"
"Hmph~~~"
She put her long legs up on the coffee table, holding a cup of coffee in her hand, and said with a lazy smile: "The group of barbarians in the west of Nanfeng City are so ignorant of current affairs, they actually dared to speak rudely to me, and intercepted us while we were patrolling out of the city. War cavalry, so I led five thousand war cavalry to destroy them in anger, and successfully moved all the treasures and materials of the barbarian tribe to Dragon City, and also robbed several barbarian women. If you want to pick one to take away, I won’t tell you.”
My old face turned red: "Damn, I'm not picky, I don't like that one, don't talk nonsense!"
"Oh, I didn't tell your beautiful senior sister, look, I made you nervous." She smiled with her beautiful eyes like a crescent moon: "But that barbarian girl is really good, her figure is comparable to this king, and she also has a wild beauty , really don’t want to look at it?”
"Go away, don't look!"
I opened the city management interface and used up all the resources in one breath. Then I recruited 5,000 moon elf war cavalry, and then I gathered 10,000 cavalry. After finishing the operation, my heart palpitated a little, and I stepped forward to hug Kai. Mir looked at her shoulders and said with a smile: "Kamil, if it doesn't work, let's go see how that barbarian beauty is doing?"
"Get out of here!"
Camille chuckled: "Sure enough, men don't have any good things!"