Chapter 230

It's in the Third Fleet naval base not far from where Elvin and Gary live.

Fleet Command.

This is a solemn Gothic marble building. The main tone is pure white, which is very suitable for the Navy. It is five stories high. On both sides of the building, there is a two-story clock tower. On the top of the tower is a high spire piercing the sky.

In the main chamber, a debate about Elvin's vital interests and even the future has lasted for a long time.

"Although the Kingdom has promised that the" new star of the navy "will be promoted unconventionally, this promotion should be limited. It's better for young people to practice a little more. Pulling up seedlings may destroy a good seedling! "

"Yes, the 16-year-old Navy captain who has just come of age is enough to show that the Kingdom attaches great importance to this excellent young man.

If we are promoted directly to the captain of the battleship within three months, not only the navy has no such precedent, but the colleagues of other countries in the alliance will also laugh at the fact that we faletis have no talent at all! "

Led by a silver haired old man in a general's uniform, several senior naval officers attached to the staff office talked about it one after another. All the words are from Elvin's point of view, every word is for his sake, for fear that excessive awards will "affect" the growth of the young officer.

In fact, Elvin's qualification as a "new star of the navy" is indisputable, and it's not something that a few senior members of the third fleet can tell.

But.

The ownership of the captured battleship "storm horn" is the focus of controversy!

Although the national strength of faletis has been growing rapidly in recent years, both the economic strength and the naval strength have made great progress compared with the previous years, there is still a big gap between faletis and the old sea power such as hillius.

Reflected in the naval equipment, the overall displacement of the faletis naval warship is smaller, and the number of guns is less. In particular, as a class I battleship which can lay a victory and has strong firepower, it is very few compared with hillius, and can only be supplemented by lower class battleships with more cost and less firepower.

For a simple example, if the Navy were really rich and had enough battleships, it would not have been possible to "exile" the top Knight Geer.

Therefore, in the navy of faletis and most of the ocean Kingdom, class IV battleships are enough to enter the "main battle line" of the fleet backbone, and become the gear that determines the final national destiny in large-scale fleet operations!

Because at least in this era, if the main battle line does not go out, it will be the ultimate gamble that will determine the national destiny and the maritime hegemony for decades and hundreds of years in the future!

Although, even in the whole history of navigation, this kind of national war is rare, but the number of warships itself is the biggest deterrent!

From the cost of a battleship, we can see how rare it is.

Take a class III battleship with the highest cost performance ratio, perfect combination of firepower, speed and cost, carrying 74 guns as an example. Just wood needs to harvest more than 2000 high-quality oak trees planted 100 years ago, which takes six years to build.

And these oaks must be the high-quality wood specially planted in private manor, riverside and roadside before. We must ensure that every tree is free to receive light, heat, rain and dew. Only in this way can we not be like the trees in the mountain forest, which can only stand tall and compete with brothers and sisters for sunshine.

Only in this way can the oak tree grow more than 20 meters in height in a hundred years and produce a section of wood that can be used to build warship ribs.

It is quite conceivable that how much thick timber is needed to build such a battleship fleet, how long the growth cycle is, and how amazing the purchase price is!

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the result of a sea battle is enough to affect the national movement! If you lose your family, even if you have money, you can't get it quickly!

Of course, if you want to use inferior pine and cypress wood to build a so-called warship that is not much stronger than paper shell, just like a low-cost merchant ship, then I don't say that.

It is natural that status is commensurate with value.

No matter what the previous rank, becoming the captain of a battleship marks that he has stepped into the rank of middle-level officers and met the preconditions for further promotion in the Navy. His treatment and status are quite different.

This is a real benefit!

"One yard to one yard is the capture of a pirate battleship. But our major Elvin, after all, lost the excellent warship "conch" belonging to the third fleet.

Moreover, according to the military law, except for the part allocated by the crew, all seizures in wartime are actually public property belonging to the fleet and the kingdom.

It should be handed over to the Fleet Command for redistribution. I think we should put it in the hands of more suitable people to play a greater value! "

At this time, the atmosphere has almost set off. The old man with silver hair stood up and concluded with a look of wholeheartedness. At the same time, also revealed his own small abacus.

Pooh! It's too ugly to eat. I don't even want my face!The lowest class-6 warship in a class-6 warship sequence can be said to be an excellent warship by you, and that's just an offshore cruise ship! Is it comparable to a battleship?

If someone can go out in a class 6 ship and exchange for a battleship, we will collectively recommend him as fleet commander! Give him all the "excellent" warships of the fleet!

Around the conference table, the fleet leaders representing the interests of all parties, most of them looked at his performance without expression, but they were scolding in their hearts.

However, this is the advantage of officialdom.

Even if your fists are harder and your strength is stronger, you can't solve the problem by force even if you are not convinced by the system.

The senior officials didn't speak, and they all looked at themselves with inexplicable eyes. The silver haired old man, who had gone to battle naked, coughed and continued:

"of course, major Evan is a rare naval talent after all. He has made a lot of contributions and won honor for the Kingdom and the fleet.

According to the distribution system of combat power goods, we can convert the battleship into a golden lion according to the highest standard and distribute it to captain Evan and the crew of the conch.

Moreover, I propose that, as our "new naval star" has no warships available for the time being, the fleet can make an exception to assign him a class five warship. I heard that the fleet just launched two brand new class five ships last month

"Bah, it's shameless!"

After hearing this, lieutenant general snett, who is also here, just wants to fight this shameless old man in the face. The ownership of the two class five warships has been determined before they are launched, and it is the result of the game between various forces.

Moreover, there are more than half of the "half paid captains" on the shore, waiting for the vacancy. They want to go out to sea and get rich... Cough, they are loyal to the queen!

As soon as this proposal comes out, isn't it obvious that he wants the person in charge of the logistics department to offend a large number of people?

It's really a good calculation to want to benefit yourself and to be generous with the fleet! And who in the fleet doesn't know that Elvin is his own person? Who do you look down on when you lead your own group of shrimps and crabs here?!

However, he was not suitable to fight directly with the old man in the staff room. He winked at a major general in the logistics department.

The major general immediately understood, stood up and directly pierced the silver haired old man's disguise of "private use of public tools" in the name of "public heart", implying sarcastically:

"Mr. Manison, the third fleet has no vacancy for the captain of the battleship for more than two years. You don't want to assign this warship to your outstanding grandson, do you

The silver haired old man is still an acquaintance of Elvin. To be exact, his housekeeper and Elvin met. It was the mcneeson family who almost gave the extraordinary characteristics of the "blue flag shark" that Geer got in the logistics department.

Although the major general didn't show it in his words, he felt in his heart that the old general was not too old.

Although the senior officers of the nearby fleet did not speak on the principle that it was none of their business, their thoughts were almost the same as those of the major general.

No one knows that major Ivan, though young, is not at a high level. However, judging from the letter of appointment of the captain sent by the Ministry of military, it is clear that this is in the eyes of his royal highness.

As long as he doesn't make a big mistake, it's only a matter of time before he can make it.

Hearing the merciless interrogation of the major general, the silver haired old man's face was slightly stiff, but he couldn't say anything negative.

In fact, as an old bureaucrat, how could he not see the situation clearly?

But before in the extraordinary characteristics of things have severely offended the two nephews, although they did not succeed, but the feud has been settled. If you suffer a loss when you are weak, you must find a way to take revenge after you rise!

Now that he is doomed not to be a friend, even if he can't make any big moves, how can he let go of the opportunity to suppress and delay his progress?

What's more, I didn't use the tactics out of the panel. What I relied on was the fleet's military rules and regulations. No one could pick out his own mistakes in the face of officials.

What's more, his only grandson in the military is over 30 years old. He didn't pass the entrance test of the Naval Academy at the beginning, and he can't reach the minimum qualification of the short training class. So far, he is just an ordinary class five captain.

After two years of retirement, who can support the family?

It's well known that Manison lacks a sense of security!

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