Before the 20th century, the most important thing was the caliber of the cannon. The thicker the barrel, the louder the voice, the longer the barrel, and the harder the waist!

But in the 20th century, a new era entered, and the caliber of cannons began to take a back seat.

The first is the use of steam turbines, which have high power and low failure rates. They quickly replaced complex reciprocating steam engines. The strong power brought warships into the era of fearlessness and super-dauntlessness.

In the Battle of Jutland, the biggest role of the battle cruiser was to stick to the German fleet and wait under artillery fire until the battle fleet arrived. Although the loss was a bit heavy, winning was the right thing to do, and it only made sense to conserve strength in order to win.

The great development of the internal combustion engine directly led to the withdrawal of battleships from the world stage. Battleships of more than 70,000 tons had the thickest armor and suffered the most severe beatings!

At this time, Liu Yiming came to attend the opening ceremony of the diesel tractor factory.

Two strings of firecrackers were thrown in a hurry, and Chen Jiangtao also came to participate. He has been very busy recently. The university is almost established and there are not many students.

"How is this thing?" Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming touched the stupid big black guy in front of him and asked.

This thing is just a huge engine, framed by a metal frame, with a simple transmission system and an iron fuel tank.

"We have tested it and it is very versatile and can be used to pull goods." Like a child, Li Minbo got on the tractor.

"The car weighs 460 kilograms. It uses the latest steel for the frame, so the cost is a bit high. But it's well worth the money!"

Chuchuchuchu~

The technician took a rocker and started the engine despite all his efforts.

"The maximum speed of an empty truck is 30 kilometers per hour. When mounted on this frame, the maximum load capacity is one and a half tons, and it can pass most roads. It can plow the land with a plow attached.

It can be used for plowing the land or replacing mules and pulling goods!" Li Minbo excitedly drove the tractor in circles in the open space at the lowest speed.

"Okay, what about the price?" Liu Yiming nodded. This is what he wants. Large tractors will soon be available, but small ones are also useful.

For example, during the Borneo war, the roads were in dilapidated condition. I heard that the troops with the highest progress were already 100 kilometers away from the division headquarters, making logistics extremely difficult.

"Pricing?" Li Minbo was stunned for a moment. Although he had produced quite a few, he had never thought about the price?

Even if I have money, I, Nan Hua, will invest tens of thousands or tens of thousands in whatever I do, and earn tens of hundreds? - This is Li Minbo's idea, and the unit is pounds!

"Alas~" Liu Yiming knew this would happen.

"Xiao Liu."

"Yes! One production line is currently in operation, and another is being built again. Each line is designed to have an annual output of 4,000 units."

"The total investment exceeds one million yuan. The current production cost is about 500 yuan. Taking into account the recovery cost and maintaining production, the selling price is about 700 yuan. If you need to make money, it will be around 1,000 yuan."

Liu Yiming scratched his head, it was a bit expensive! Southeast Asian currencies are a little cheaper than US dollars.

About 1:0.99 or 0.98.

"Expand production, improve and optimize processes, increase output, and reduce costs." Liu Yiming touched his head.

"Then, we will sort out the technical information and go to Yecheng to build the second factory. We don't have to worry about orders." Liu Yiming made a rough estimate in his mind.

"1,000 is a bit expensive. I'm buying a large amount, so a discount isn't too much, right?" Liu Yiming said to Xiao Liu.

"This is a state-owned enterprise, and in the end it will go into finance..." Xiao Liu muttered silently in his heart, but still nodded.

"For the government's next order of 4,000 units, a 20% discount is not excessive, right?" Liu Yiming said.

"4,000 units?" Chen Jiangtao and others who were milling around the tractors exclaimed.

"Yes! Uncle Chen." Liu Yiming wanted to explain the reason, but Chen Jiangtao had already got on the tractor and started driving.

"Prime Minister, why do you want so much?" a businessman asked bravely.

"For the army's logistical equipment and the Construction Corps' agricultural production, 4,000 units are not enough!" Liu Yiming said with a smile on his face.

"Just think, a division only has dozens of cannons, as well as shells, food supplies, ammunition, etc.! This thing consumes fuel..." Liu Yiming suddenly remembered that he didn't know the fuel consumption.

"The fuel consumption is 3-4 liters per hour, and the fuel tank capacity is 20 liters. If you want to travel a long distance, you can also increase the fuel tank." Xiao Liu said sensibly.

"Yes! It's much easier to use than mules and horses. If you want to buy it, wait for the next wave, early next year." Liu Yiming knew what these people wanted to do and said directly.

"Prime Minister, Vice Premier Xu is looking for you." The secretary hurried over on horseback and whispered.

Liu Yiming nodded and got into the carriage.

…

"What happened?" Liu Yiming asked when he arrived at the Prime Minister's Office.

"The headquarters dare not deal with the telegrams sent from the front line." Xu Hui handed the two telegrams to Liu Yiming. Then he quietly put away all the fragile items.

They were all sent from Borneo. The first one was a battle report, and Liu Yiming opened it first.

"The first phase of the plan has been completed. Our unit had three battalion-sized battles and more than 20 small-scale battles with the Japanese army. One hundred and eighty-seven of our people were killed and more than 900 were injured. In addition, due to the hot weather, the logistics were insufficient.

Subsequently, there were more than 600 non-combat casualties, but no one died."

"In the first stage, we annihilated one complete formation of the Japanese army. It can be verified that we killed more than 600 people, wounded more than 1,000 people, and captured 1,660 people (the wounded were also captured. The setting is a

The regiment lost combat effectiveness.), and more than a thousand guns, a bronze cannon, gold and silver worth more than 2.6 million, and pearls and gems worth no more than 2.6 million were seized."

"The battlefield is deep in the mountainous area. Our supplies are difficult. The Japanese army has already responded by shrinking the defense line. Investigation shows that the remaining Japanese troops are more than 4,000. Please confirm the information. Waiting for the next instruction - Yang Tao."

It can be seen that the boys in Borneo were beaten before they could react.

This was another fault caused by communications. Liu Yiming told Komatsubara that he was going to fight. Komatsubara reported it to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported it, and then Ito notified the army.

This set takes a long time, but I can't stop it after a few hours.

Here comes the most difficult part. Even if the military knew about it, it would be useless. There are not many telegrams in Borneo and they are all in the hands of the Dutch. Will the Dutch use them for you?

So we can only take a boat and it will take ten days and a half to send it to Borneo. Then the port will report to the commander, who will then issue it. It will not be completed in a month.

Liu Yiming opened the second letter in a happy mood.

"All the Chinese people in Brunei and all the soldiers of the Third Division are calling for orders to start a war with Japan until death!"

The opening sentence gave Liu Yiming a bad premonition.

"As of June 25, the Third Division had captured a total of fourteen camps, twelve of which were original camps. It rescued 1,200 Chinese women, the youngest was only eleven years old, and there were no men."

"Four of them are purely Chinese settlements, and the rest are inhabited by Chinese. After interrogating the prisoners, seven larger camps were finally confirmed. After excavation and identification, a total of more than 20,000 bones were recovered. They fled in all directions and died.

The population of the rainforest is incalculable.”

"On June 25, after the final results were reported, Commander Yang and I issued an order to execute all Japanese pirates and their followers on the spot."

"In addition, after the British learned about it, they have handed over Brunei and evacuated Brunei. The former king of Brunei, xxx, requested to restore the country, but I have refused - Zhang Wentao."

Xu Hui was surprised that he smashed half of his favorite set of porcelain after reading it, but Liu Yiming didn't get angry after reading it.

"Make an appointment with Mr. George at the American Consulate and tell him that I'm looking for him." Liu Yiming said without looking at anyone.

"Yiming, don't you do something?" Xu Hui asked.

"Do it! But not now. I originally thought it was still useful, but now it seems that it is better to die." Liu Yiming covered his head and said.

"I want to make it worse than death, unable to survive, unable to survive!" Liu Yiming said with red eyes.

"News came from Singapore that four warships have arrived in Singapore. After replenishing coal, they will arrive in Surabaya tomorrow morning," Secretary Yang said.

"Return the call and make an all-out return voyage, Surabaya time, and enter the port on time at ten o'clock." Liu Yiming said.

"Announcing the news, at ten o'clock tomorrow, the formation ceremony of the South China Navy will be held at Surabaya Port."

"Announce the news. At ten o'clock tomorrow, war will be declared on Japan!"

Xu Hui did not object, and no one in the government objected. This government was established to protect the Chinese. If it did not respond, there would be no need for its existence.

…

"Mr. Prime Minister, have you changed your mind?" George hurried to the Prime Minister's Office.

"Yes, I don't have so much time to bargain. As for Guinea Island, we will bear the military expenses ourselves and cancel the interest. The condition is that after victory, Japan's raw silk industry will be severely damaged and all mulberry fields will be eradicated." Liu Yiming said.

Britain and the United States, which still need Japan's dog, will not agree to destroy Japan's industry and army, so they will start from its pillars, losing the raw silk industry, and then being impacted by Nanhua's cheap rice for rice exports.

"This..." George looked confused, but his occupational disease made him ready to bargain.

"I don't know how many Japanese people there are in Borneo, but I have an army of 100,000 people. If I want, I can drive away the Japanese within a month." Liu Yiming slapped the table and said.

"Okay, okay! I agree! Totally agree!" George reacted immediately and agreed on the spot.

"I also need major news agencies in Europe and the United States to publish this content for more than three days. The photos are already on their way." Liu Yiming told George some of the information.

"Oh my God! Is this true? What a creepy approach!" George said, but he was thinking about taking advantage of this.

Threatening Nan Hua? If they flipped the table and rushed in, then their plan would be ruined. What about the others?

…

"The telegram from Surabaya requires us to arrive in Surabaya tomorrow morning." Xu Sunming said to a group of officers.

Among this group of people, Xu Sunming had the best grades, so he became the temporary squadron commander and returned with the fleet.

"So urgent?" asked Li Jin, one of the four captains.

"Tomorrow, we will enter Surabaya Port at ten o'clock sharp and declare war on Japan." Xu Sunming took out the telegram, which contained only these few words.

A group of officers looked at each other.

"Let's go then. It's already two o'clock in the afternoon, but we're in a hurry." Guo Rensong said to ease the atmosphere.

A group of people returned to the warships and replenished coal. The four warships, which only hoisted the South China flag and not the navy flag, hurriedly left the port.
Chapter completed!