dognovel Chapter 179 Dongyang Must Win (Fourth More, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 179 Dongyang Must Win (Fourth More, Please Subscribe!)
"Your Excellency the Lord of the Navy, the 'Apollo-class' protected cruiser of the Royal Navy has a displacement of 3,600 tons, a maximum speed of 19.75 knots, and is equipped with two 152mm main guns, six 120mm secondary guns, and eight 57mm rapid-fire guns. Cannon and four 355mm light torpedo tubes. In terms of armor, nickel alloy armor is used, but the thickness is only a few tens of millimeters.
Although the performance of this protective cruiser is not too outstanding, compared with those protective cruisers in your country, it is not bad at all, and it is definitely enough. If your country is willing to buy these protected cruisers, we can pay a little cheaper for these ten 'Apollo-class' protected cruisers, and pay a total of 2.2 million pounds. You know, the cost is more than that!"
Lieutenant Colonel Davidson said.
Compared with the previous battleships and armored cruisers, the prices of these 'Apollo-class' protected cruisers are indeed very conscientious.
But don't forget, these "Apollo-class" protected cruisers have been in service for more than 20 years, "It's equivalent to those old protected cruisers in the Eastern Empire Navy.
In view of the fact that the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy has a lot of cruisers, buying these "Apollo-class" protected cruisers is not a loss for the Eastern Empire.
After a little consideration, Lieutenant General Gonbei Yamamoto agreed to buy these ten 'Apollo-class' protected cruisers.
Calculated in this way, the Eastern Empire Navy bought five 'Sovereign-class' battleships, 6 'Cressy-class' armored cruisers and 1 'Drake-class' armored cruisers, and 10 'Apollo-class' protected cruisers, A total of £25,000,000 has to be paid.
You know, in this era, this is definitely a huge sum of money.
The fiscal revenue of the Eastern Empire last year was only 390 million yen, equivalent to 39 million pounds.
The purchase of these warships alone cost 64% of the annual fiscal revenue of the Eastern Empire.
Next, Lieutenant General Gonbei Yamamoto, Minister James and Lieutenant Colonel Davidson discussed the price of hiring Royal Navy sailors. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement. The Eastern Empire spent five million pounds to hire sailors from the Royal Navy until the end of the war.
In this case, the Oriental Empire will need to spend a total of 30 million pounds. This is already more than half of the fiscal revenue of the Eastern Empire last year.
Of course, the Eastern Empire has no money to pay. So you can only owe it first and wait until the war is over before paying.
If the war can be won, it may be easy to pay the money. If the war fails, the Eastern Empire may have to tighten its belt for a long time to come.
This is undoubtedly a happy situation for all. The Empire on which the sun never sets not only supported the Eastern Empire, but also ruthlessly slaughtered the Eastern Empire, earning a lot of profits.
Although the Eastern Empire paid a large sum of money, it obtained a large number of powerful warships and sailors with very high combat literacy from the Empire on which the sun never sets. The strength of the combined fleet of the Eastern Empire Navy has grown explosively. In the next naval battle, their chances of winning will undoubtedly be even greater. The Eastern Empire is actually not at a loss.
No matter what, it's better than them losing this crucial naval battle.
After negotiating with Minister James and Lieutenant Colonel Davidson, Komura Komura and Lieutenant General Gonbei Yamamoto rushed to the Prime Minister's Office immediately to report the news to Prime Minister General Keitaro.
"Your Excellency, the Sun Never Sets is very supportive of us this time, and sold us a batch of advanced warships. Even, they are willing to let the empire hire their sailors to participate in the next war. Five 'sovereign class' ships Battleships, 6 "Cressy-class" armored cruisers, 1 "Drake-class" armored cruiser, and 10 "Apollo-class" protected cruisers, the asking price is 25 million pounds. For the sailors who do not fall into the trap, another five million pounds is needed. A total of thirty million pounds is needed!" Lieutenant General Gonbee Yamamoto reported.
General Gui Taro frowned tightly, thirty million pounds, this is a lot of money!
The finances of the Eastern Empire, which is heavily indebted, will never be able to afford this money.
However, Admiral Gui Taro also admitted that these warships sold by the sun never sets are very important to the Eastern Empire, and it is related to whether the Eastern Imperial Navy can defeat the Tsarist Russian Imperial Navy in one fell swoop in the next battle.
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Therefore, no matter how high the price is, you have to grit your teeth and buy these warships.
"Yamamoto-kun, after the Imperial Navy acquires these warships, are you sure it will pay the Russians a large sum?" Admiral Katsura asked.
"Of course, Your Excellency Prime Minister. After purchasing these battleships where the sun never sets, we have 11 battleships, no less than the Russian battleships. Even, the combat power is even stronger. After all, the Russian Pacific Fleet has 11 battleships. The performance of those battleships is relatively backward. The same is true for armored cruisers. We have 15 armored cruisers, only one less than the Russians. But whether it is our armored cruisers or the armored cruisers purchased from Sun Never Sets , The performance is very advanced. In the future decisive battle at sea, we can also gain a lot of advantages. In terms of protecting cruisers and destroyers, we are also not at a disadvantage.
Coupled with the quality of the sailors of the Imperial Navy, and the quality of the sailors of the Imperial Navy on which the sun never sets, it is definitely higher than that of the Russian sailors.
If these factors are combined, the imperial navy will have a very high chance of winning in the next naval battle. Even, the imperial navy has absolute certainty to defeat the Russian fleet!"
Lieutenant General Gonbei Yamamoto appeared confident.
General Gui Taro nodded. His only hope now is that the money is spent. However, the Eastern Empire Navy must win. If you spend so much money, you will lose the battle in the end. Then, the consequences are unacceptable.
"Well, the cabinet expressed its support for this ship purchase plan. The next decisive battle will depend on the navy." Admiral Gui Taro said.
"Hey, Your Excellency Prime Minister, please rest assured that the Imperial Navy will definitely defeat the Russians in the next decisive battle!" Lieutenant General Gonbei Yamamoto vowed.
Afterwards, the Eastern Empire once again conducted secret talks with the Empire on which the sun never sets on payment methods.
In the end, it was decided that the government of the Eastern Empire would take a loan from the Empire on which the sun never sets to pay for the purchase of the ship this time.
Afterwards, a large number of warships and personnel from the Far East Fleet of the Imperial Navy on which the sun never sets became mercenaries for the Orientals and served as fighters for the Orientals. .