C1154 Spies

The spies in the palanquins were stunned, the conversation between the two British officer s had created a storm in his heart. He finally understood the power of the older generation, not just the number of warships but also the number of people in the treasury.

From the conversation between the two British officer s, he found out the contradictory and unified relationship between military development and national power.

The development of military industry in any country is not wishful thinking. The conflict between the military and the politicians has run through the entire history of mankind from beginning to end.

As a military man, of course he hoped that the weapons he had were the best, most advanced, and most sophisticated. However, politicians didn't think that way. The first thing they should consider was the cost-effectiveness ratio.

Why were the weapons in the two countries of English and French not completely finished yet? It's not that they can't afford to equip themselves, but the politicians don't feel pressured. They think that the temporary arsenal can already guarantee our position as number one and number two in the world.

Why didn't the world's first Iron-armored battleship appear in Britain, why didn't such an epoch-making warship appear in the British Shipyard?

Not because the British didn't have the technology, and not because they didn't have the design ideas, but because they were now the navy's first in the world, and their past glory had become a burden to them now.

How do I deal with thousands and thousands of wooden battleships? How could Congress approve a full-fledged navy investment plan if there were no actual combat examples to refer to?

The United Kingdom was not the Ryukyu. Xiao Letian did not have a burden of history on him, he could draw his new navy on a white piece of paper, but the United Kingdom could not. Any arms upgrade would be a major test for the country's finances.

Politicians had to consider these, but soldiers had no need to consider these. Their goal was naturally to obtain an all-conquering sharp spear and an impregnable shield. In any case, the more advanced the equipment, the better.

The cost of the Zhiyuan Warship must be very high, to the point that even the British would feel sorry for it. So this was how the super strong combat power came about, no wonder those street goods had no chance of winning against the Zhiyuan Warship.

However, because it was so expensive, Xiao Letian definitely could not equip too many warships. Furthermore, in order to maintain his technical superiority as a warship, he would definitely construct a new type of warship to serve as the navy.

This way, the investment would become more and more large, and the Ryukyu's finances were simply unable to support too many Zhiyuan Warship. According to her intelligence, Xiao Letian's arrogant surface was a calm heart. He was not a madman, his understanding of finance was not inferior to that of Europeans.

Of course he knew the conflicting relationship between military expenditures and national might. He would definitely not do something as foolish as killing a chicken to get its egg, so Xiao Letian's naval strategy was destined to be defensive.

"Send a report to London tonight. We deduce that Xiao Letian will not challenge our British Empire's authority in the sea for the next twenty years …"

The Zhiyuan Warship's patrols were still continuing, while the spies from various countries were still recording. The British were getting more and more skilled at doing so.

The Zhiyuan Warship did not return alone, of course the supply ships with equipment would not be able to participate in this cruise. One part of them stopped at the military port to unload the cargo, and the other part headed north to the Tanggu, where many of the equipment would be delivered to.

Just because there was a boat resting, many sailors were on leave. Zhiyuan Warship did not arrange for all the sailors to go on board the boat to perform, so a majority of the soldiers received a generous allowance and started to play around the city to get drunk.

Especially those Prussian sailors, who, with Prime Minister's Manor's reward in their hands and a thick stack of paper tickets, excitedly rushed into the beautiful city to enjoy their perfect holiday in the mysterious East.

Today, the citizens of the entire city had climbed up the mountains to see the Zhiyuan Warship, causing many of the entertainment areas in the city to become especially deserted. It just so happened that the Prussian soldier did not need to line up for a seat, as the figures of all the pubs, brothels, and opera gardens all appeared.

In a Japanese style tavern, a half-naked prostitute, with her face covered in a thick layer of white powder, continuously drank from the sake in her hand.

Those fish with heavy tastes were stuffed into their mouths with the choking mustard, snot and tears streaming down their faces. The Japanese singers in the private room were singing and dancing. The soldiers had gone crazy over the exotic atmosphere.

"Long live the King! Long live Prussia! "You guys fought too beautifully before …" Dutch sailors poured in from the door and toasted them. They first bid their blessings to the King of Prussia.

In the distance, the East saw the familiar face of a well-connected Dutch. Of course, the Prussian boys would not be stingy, and they all wished the Queen of the Netherlands a long life.

"Ryukyu is a Golden Kingdom, and that is the port of wealth. All the adventurers here are rich now, bless Xiao Letian and the Prime Minister of China!" The Dutch sailors were also quite generous with their money, and soon, more dishes and wine were served.

The conversation slowly spread from the topic of their hometown to the woman, and not long later, it extended to the topic of this grand Zhiyuan Warship cruise. The Dutch sailor asked one by one, "Did you guys really teach the French a lesson in Dakar? Defeating the Peruvian Navy in the Ikek? "

"Too powerful!" Previously, we heard from English sailors that the battle of Dakar was not fought by you guys. In fact, it was a scam by the French Governor of the Dakar in order to make up for his corruption … "

With a "pa" sound, a Prussian soldier stopped listening. He threw his wine cup on top of the tatami and shouted with a red face. Nonsense! that the British know how to fart... "

"Dakar... Dakar was killed by us... All the gold in General Governor's Mansion was taken by us, hahaha! "

The alcohol numbed everyone's heart. Prussian soldier told everyone how to loot the Dakar's treasury and also increased the amount of gold to five tons.

"Do you know? Five tons of gold! Stacked up like a mountain in the vault... We used our bayonets and whips to force those black men to carry the gold. A long queue went from General Governor's Mansion all the way to the pier. "

"Countless gold, ivory, rhinoceros's horn, pearls, diamonds, rubies, emeralds … My God, I never thought the French would be able to plunder so much. They're cleaning up Africa... "

"By the way, the Chinese have a saying: It was called three feet high in the sky! "That's right, because of the French, the sky in Africa is already several meters higher than it is in Africa." "

A few Dutch sailors, loudly echoed with apparent drunkenness, but no one noticed that deep in their eyes, there was a joy in discovering a treasure.