At present, there is only Hong Tao, and he is the inevitable naval commander. He is not at ease to let others command the only armed force of the Jinhe Empire and has to work part-time. The highest rank under him is Kong Pei. The deputy commander of the navy is actually only a colonel, and he is the only colonel. For the sake of his deputy commander, the captain of other main battleships is the major, and the captain of the auxiliary ship is at most a lieutenant or captain.

It turns out that the big figures on the warship, the second lieutenant, the chief sailor, the navigator, and the gunman were all lieutenants. The reason why the rank of military is so low is mainly to leave enough space for future promotion. The real battle has just begun. If you all become a school official and a general, you will not be rewarded in the future. It is also a motivation. When Hong Tao announced the appointment of this rank, he said at the same time that whoever is promoted to the rank of general like himself will be the future commander of the Royal Navy. Please make contributions!

Compared with officers, the ranks of sailors are relatively detailed. According to the years when they were on board and went to sea, their qualifications and skills assessments, sailors, gunners, and ship craftsmen were all divided into six levels. The title of recruits was all left to those who joined the navy after the founding of the army. As long as they are sailors currently serving in the fleet, they will also be given the rank of second-class privates. Even if they were originally trainee sailors, they would be considered a benefit for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

If you have military flags and ranks, you still have to be perfect, that is, military uniforms. For Hong Tao, the military uniforms are not a problem at all. What is the design? Let’s plagiarize them! Hong Tao was a half-scout military fan in later generations, and probably had some impression of the various ** uniforms. To be honest, although he is not a genius, he really admires the military uniform design of the Third Reich. From the SS to the Army to the Navy, the Germans, who have always been known for their rigor, are so outstanding in clothing design. This nation is indeed very outstanding.

However, Hong Tao is not as rigorous as the Germans, so he designed several types of clothing that made him too embarrassed, a lazy person. Even if he plagiarized, he was lazy. Under his lazy body, there were only three categories of naval uniforms, eleven types. The three categories were officer uniforms, soldiers uniforms, and combat uniforms. These three types of uniforms were divided into summer uniforms, winter uniforms, and spring and autumn uniforms. There are also two types of special post clothing for the lookout and flag bearers. They stayed on masts dozens of meters high all year round and were the hardest-working people on the ship, so they were different from others when wearing them, thermal insulation, moisture-proof, windproof, and sun protection.

But from the lieutenant to the general, how can we tell who has a bigger official position? It is easy to deal with, using hat badges and armbands to distinguish, and the eaves are ellipses. Hong Tao was directly omitted, and the armbands replaced its function. Now the Imperial Clothing Factory and Imperial Leather Factory, which were just renovated from the Women's Federation, had the first big order, with a total of 2,000 people, each with three sets of military uniforms, including leather coats, leather jackets, leather shoes, leather gloves, leather hats and various hat brims that require embroidery.

The armbands are enough for those housewives who have just become workers to work for half a year. At the same time, the Imperial Metal Industry Group of Qizu also received a large number of orders for hat badges, metal clothes buttons, and metal badges. According to Hong Tao's requirements, the most corrosion-resistant alloy copper must be cast or forged products. The above-mentioned school officials directly are alloys, which are somewhat similar to the eighteen-k gold in later generations, and must be exquisite. This thing is used by the fleet to show off after the port, and wears the most wear-resistant combat uniforms when sailing and fighting.

Finally, the formation of the fleet is the establishment. Currently, in addition to the two Jiaosha-class warships stationed in Kalamba Port, the Royal Navy can call a total of twenty-one ships. Among them, the Killer Whale-class warship is only one, the Jinhe warship, which is equipped with thirty-two 155 guns, twenty-four 135 guns, and ten 80 deck guns. It is Hong Tao's undisputed fleet commander flagship. Nine Jiaosha-class warships are equipped with thirty-six 135 guns and six 80 deck guns. They are the main combat ships of the Royal Navy. Four salmon-class armed merchant ships are semi-combat and semi-logistic ships, and the low-intensity sea

They can do it by fighting, such as going out to be a pirate, randomly inspecting passing ships in the Strait of Malacca. According to different uses, the ship will be equipped with four to ten 80mm deck guns, and if needed, they can also become pure cargo ships. Since their weight is lighter than that of the Jiaosha class, its sailing gear is simpler. It is easier to operate and does not require too many people to meet the requirements of long-distance voyages. The remaining five flying fish class do not belong to combat ships. They are just used as transportation boats to convey messages between ports, or do some intelligence collection, hydrological detection and other things.

According to Hong Tao's plan, it is best to station a shark-class warship and a salmon-class armed merchant ship to prevent Europeans from really selling their money to explore new routes south. This time, I went to Europe to see people clearly and also exposed Europeans a message, that is, I could sail from the sea to the rich East. I had to dissect the body at the risk of being burned to death by the Christian church as a heretic and studied medicine. There were also adventurers in Europe. Carl Fort alone could not stop them, and the dock of the Lectuary Islands had not been repaired yet, and Cape Town was the only bridgehead that could stop them from going south.

In this way, there are only seven Dragon Shark class, three Salmon class and one Killer whale class. Among them, at least two ships have to be drawn out to serve as supply fleets and regularly travel between Cape Town Port, Kalamba Port, Guangzhou Port and Jinhe Bay. In addition to transporting necessary supplies, the craftsmen and sailors stationed in Cape Town Port and Kalamba Port also have to rotate, and they can't always leave people overseas and ignore them.

In the end, Hong Tao could command only one killer whale class, six dragon shark class, two salmon class, and a total of nine combat ships. This is also the largest armed force that can be used without affecting the development of the Jinhe Empire's local and overseas development. Of course, if Hong Tao wanted to fight to the death, he could call back the garrison fleet of Bojiao and Metini within half a year, and with the supply fleet, he could also gather six battleships. If he spent half a year to work hard, the shipyards in Jinhewan and Phuket could produce at least three dragon shark class or five salmon class. However, doing so would seriously affect the empire's control and normal production arrangements. It was a trick to hurt the enemy by one thousand and damage himself by eight hundred. Hong Tao would not do this unless he had to.

Are those nine ships enough? Hong Tao feels that it is enough for now. Neither the Song Dynasty nor the Mongol Empire has established a long-standing ocean navy. Although they have been trying to copy and develop over the past year, Hong Tao does not think that they can complete the path that it took him more than ten years to complete in one year. This road is led by a guide, and basically has not taken a curve. They have no guidance from time travelers. They rely on constant trial production and continuous improvement. Although there are warships and artillery in Jinhewan as references, they can never find any substantial development without spending a few years. In addition, economic problems, even if they deliberately let them go to the naval arms race, there will be no armed forces that can compete with their fleets on the sea within three years.

"The master wears this outfit, which is different from others. At first glance, he looks like a general. Look at Kong Pei's clothes, he is loose and powerful at all." Thousands of military uniforms will definitely not be able to be made for a while, but Hong Tao is the emperor. He must wear whatever he wants to wear immediately, especially when he goes out to see a guest, how can he embarrass the emperor of the Empire? The clothing factory worked overtime to create several sets of officer uniforms. Hong Tao and Kong Pei were standing on the stern of the Jinhe River at this time wearing new clothes, commanding the fleet to leave the port. Cixi, who followed the fleet back to Guangzhou, surrounded Hong Tao like an old eunuch, praised him endlessly. He felt that it was not enough to praise Hong Tao, and he had to pull Kong Pei as a cushion.

"Don't worry, you will have uniforms in the future. Your family is not short, and Weng Ya is also a big man. Your grandson will definitely not be short in the future. I said to Cixi, to be honest, is Cixi your own son? How can I not tell from anywhere that he looks like you?" Hong Tao was in a good mood. This black leather winter outfit is well made, with golden buttons, armbands and hat badges, which is indeed a bit of a SS style. Unfortunately, long boots cannot be worn on the ship. If you put on a pair of shiny big leather boots, stand with your hands behind your back, and leave a pair of Rendanhu, hey, Cal Wolf is reincarnated!

"Hehehe... they grow up with milk and meat. They can get tired of eating meat, and they are promiscuous!" Mercy was not unhappy in teasing Hong Tao at all, and it also explained scientifically why the next generation of Jinhewan is generally taller than his generation. He can always see the essence from the appearance. This is really a talent.

"After arriving in Guangzhou, don't mention the empire affairs, so as not to have any concerns in the minds of the Song Dynasty. By the way, let's talk to Luo Dacai. Next month, the board of directors of the Strait Company should be changed to the navigation school. I will go there, and I will announce it myself. You can find two girls in Latin from your department, and buy ten young Japanese women, the more beautiful ones, and send them to the navigation school. The girls in your department will go to Jiang Zhuyi as helpers, and I will bring the rest to the card.
Chapter completed!