Throughout July of 1899, the Nanhua Navy homeport welcomed countless ghosts and worshipers.

After passing many checkpoints and under Nanhua's "strict" patrols, the spies found one shed after another.

Yes, the dock has been covered by a simple shed. As for breaking through this shed? Please, they are just intelligence personnel, not commandos...

So a month later...

"All the shipyards are covered by shells and there are troops stationed there. We have no way to get specific information, but we can know from scattered data that these ships have been under construction for some time. Judging from the keels, they must exceed 10,000 tons." The military attache was helpless.

said.

They tried various methods, including cooperating with the French, German, American and Russian spies who came here, and even used the Thirty-six Stratagems. After spending three French people, they still got nothing.

The military attache was very disappointed, and two Frenchmen came back...

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"I have already reported this matter to London. Don't anger Nanhua for the time being. Of course, if Nanhua wants warships, they must stop immediately! Continue to inquire!" Cyril waved his hand tiredly.

This month, Nanhua has been gradually placing the battleships under the public.

Especially yesterday, Nanhua's battleships showed extremely high speeds and densely packed large-caliber artillery. Cyril shuddered just thinking about it.

"I made an appointment with their head of state today. Please pay attention to the news coming from London." Cyril picked up his civilized hat and civilized staff and left the embassy.

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"Power technology cooperation is possible, but this method is out of the question..." Liu Yiming threw the paper on the table, "If you want to cooperate, you can pay the corresponding chips. The South American Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance can no longer fulfill its role. In other words

, it’s obsolete, at a time when we’re erecting tariff barriers.”

What Liu Yiming said was a bit cruel, and Sam could only laugh now.

"And it's hard for me to believe your sincerity. We have delivered tens of thousands of cars, and the car factory is still facing losses. These are all vivid in my mind. Next time you come here, what can I do?" In fact, as for Liu Yiming, this is

Despite his status, he is still talking to the ambassador of a country. Talking like this can be considered aggressive.

Even when facing a defeated country, those responsible for quarreling and competing for interests will only be representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They usually have a certain status, but neither high nor low, and have great power.

Sam is very angry now. The people in China are not living up to expectations at all. Nanhua has chosen not to increase prices and bear the increased tariffs themselves. There is nothing they can do.

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The most important thing is that they are currently unable to build cheap cars. The Surabaya Automobile Group is discussing cooperation with the Mellon Group. In this case, whoever violates the patent law, Mellon's legal team will be at your door soon.

"Let's leave this matter here for now. Let's wait for you to negotiate a sincere condition before we talk about cooperation. Sam, I once believed you, but you violated the spirit of the contract." Liu Yiming waved his hand.

Sam came here for steam turbines, or power technology. At present, the United States does not have mature power technology. The maximum speed of the Dreadnought launched next year is only 15 knots. Until ten years later, Americans will also use imported Parsons.

Currently, steam turbines still have various problems, such as the endurance problem. The Xianyang's endurance is 3,700 nautical miles/10 knots, 1,600 nautical miles/16 knots, and 580 nautical miles/19 knots.

The original plan of 195 knots was considered conservative by Liu Yiming. As a result, the Xianyang was widened and overweight after being modified from east to west. In the end, even though the actual horsepower increased by more than a thousand, the speed did not reach the design target.

"Head of State, Sir Cyril, the Ambassador of the British Empire, is here to visit." Secretary Wang opened the door.

"I have something else to do, so I'll go back first..." Sam turned and left, and happened to run into Cyril when he went out. The two nodded and exchanged looks.

"These old cowboys are screwed!" Seeing Sam's ugly face, Cyril's first reaction was to gloat.

"Sir, you haven't been to my place for a long time. Why are you here today?" Liu Yiming greeted him with a smile, but his words got straight to the point.

"Oh! Mr. Yuan, I'm here to discuss trade. This year your Minister of Commerce placed a huge order with the Governor-General of India. I'm here to provide after-sales service. If there are quality problems with the product, we can talk as soon as possible, right? ?" Cyril was also smiling, but he was laughing.

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Trade is indeed a part of Cyrillic language, but now it is about paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the other hand. Once the goods are in Nanhua's hands, the seller will not care.

"It's a pleasure to do business with the British, and we each get what we need, right?" Liu Yiming catered to him, wondering how long Cyril could hold it in.

He did not expect that Cyril would talk for an hour about the differences between Indian cowhide and American cowhide, and finally concluded that Indian cowhide was superior and even American cowhide dogs would not wear it.

Last time, an American businessman also made a comparison, using cowhide and Indian scalp...

"I heard that your country's cutting-edge battleship has been launched? I heard that it is a good battleship. Why not hold a drill? Battleships are deterrent weapons. They must demonstrate their power so that others will be afraid." Liu Yiming was thinking. When they were talking, Cyril finally brought the topic to the battleship.

During this period, they talked about the comparison of cowhide, then cotton, then the triangular trade, the Anglo-French War, the War of Independence, and finally about battleships.

"Oh? It's not that I'm hiding it. The Navy is still running in. During this period, it will conduct exercises. It will not look good if there is an accident." Liu Yiming regained his energy and finally got to the point.

"Mr. Führer, I am very interested in your country's battleships, especially the arrangement of the three levels of artillery. This is simply a genius idea. Can you tell me about this? It was inconvenient at the time." Cyril said. His face looked very interesting to me.

"There is no inconvenience. The data of this ship will be made public soon. Because it is the first time to build a battleship, the displacement is enlarged. The standard displacement is about 15,000 tons. It is a large ship;

The most commendable thing about this ship is actually not its firepower, but its speed, which is as high as 19 knots, faster than any known first-class battleship!" Liu Yiming did not stick to his statement of 20 knots.

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"In terms of firepower configuration, there are two 305mm twin-mounted artillery, four 203mm twin-mounted artillery, plus a 152mm single-mounted cannon, the firepower is very fierce."

After Liu Yiming finished talking about speed and firepower, you can guess the armor yourself. Cyril was prepared, so his expression was not too ugly, and the two started meaningless chat (trade issues) again.

"Mr. Führer, what you said is that you want to build a six-six fleet with six battleships?" Cyril asked accidentally.

"Yes, Japan's military strength is gradually expanding, which makes me very worried. Almost every month I receive news of Japanese warships arriving in Ryukyu.

The Battle of San Diego taught me that large armored ships cannot engage in strategic decisive battles with battleships, and we must master countermeasures. Nanhua is discussing a ten-year naval plan and will announce it soon." Liu Yiming said truthfully.

This was his purpose. He took the photos. There were 10,000-ton oil tankers in the dock. The construction of oil tankers was originally kept secret, and the photos were blurry, and the Xianyang was used as a backdrop...

After the photos were leaked, Liu Yiming pulled several teams over overnight to set up the shed, making it invisible from the outside.

"Mr. Yuan, you can rest assured that Japan will not go south." Cyril said casually first, but he did not believe that this could convince Nan Hua.

But he had to make an effort. There were six docks, all surrounded by sheds. If there were warships inside, and when the warships were launched, Britain would have to maintain a huge fleet far away from the mainland. Terrible for the UK.

"I heard that there are still warships under construction in your dock?" Cyril secretly stared at Liu Yiming's face.

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Liu Yiming didn't change his expression at all, "If the battleship you mentioned refers to the destroyer, yes, we are upgrading the first-generation destroyer. What's wrong?"

Cyril's heart sank: "I mean the large battleship."

Liu Yiming rolled his eyes and was silent for a while: "Nanhua does not have a large-scale shipbuilding plan."

You were just talking about the ten-year naval plan!!! Cyril can basically confirm that Nanhua must have something to look forward to. What is it looking forward to?

As for whether the battleship is real or not, it doesn't matter. Even if the ship lying in the dock is not a battleship, Nanhua can turn it into a battleship at any time.

"Mr. Yuan, the British Empire does not want the balance in the Far East to be disrupted." Cyril stared at Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming half-squinted his eyes: "As an important force in maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia, Nanhua also hopes that the Far East will be at peace."

Afterwards, the two discussed this issue for a long time, but Cyril returned without success.

"Is there any news from London?" Cyril returned to the embassy and asked the military attache.

"It's on your desk."

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Cyril touched his head in pain after reading the telegram. London asked Cyril to win over Nanhua because Nanhua had conflicts with Germany.

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"The curtain is about to open! Our opportunity is coming!" Liu Yiming looked at the telegram and said to Xu Hui.

"Is it too risky? What if Britain doesn't end up?" The more Xu Hui knows about Britain, the more likely it is.

"The worst, the worst, is to fight against the German fleet in Southeast Asia, a fleet that can continuously travel tens of thousands of nautical miles." Liu Yiming looked at the telegram and shook his head indifferently.

The general meaning of the telegram is: Emperor Wilhelm expressed dissatisfaction with Nanhua's large-scale dumping of sugar, and the German government therefore protested to Nanhua. The Nanhua Embassy took a tough stance and claimed that this was free trade...

Anyway, relations between South Germany began to deteriorate, and this stimulated the Germans to increase naval military spending. The proposal has been submitted to Congress and will most likely be passed. The British are happy and feel that they can help South China.

"What about your strategic fraud plan? What do the British say?" Xu Hui asked.

"Cyril half believed it. Half belief is enough for this kind of thing, and most of them thought that there was an improved version of the Xianyang class in the dock." Liu Yiming said.

"Then what if the British were not fooled? Or what if the British chose to respond more actively?" Xu Hui felt that this was too risky.

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"The British will not travel thousands of miles. This will not do him much good. Spend huge military expenditures to attack his own market and make it shrink? As for not being fooled, we will only lose a few photos."

This is the charm of fraud. The benefits that fraud may bring are very large, but the investment is very small.

"What now? What are we going to do?" Xu Hui understood somewhat, and then he hit a stick with Zao Mo Zao, which Liu Yiming often did.

"Wait, and then put the naval plan on hold. When asked, he said that it is still under discussion. By the way, the cost for the construction of Arabia will be transferred to military expenditures." Liu Yiming thought for a while and went through the whole show.

"Also, arrange a naval military exercise, with three Wuyue-class ships as the main ones, and randomly select an island for landing exercises." Liu Yiming added.

Who is the exercise aimed at? It goes without saying. In addition to the British and French, there are German colonies around Nanhua. The British and French colonies have a complete defense system, with bunkers and coastal defense guns. However, Germany only has a small port and a three-thousand-ton merchant ship. Enter with caution.

The next day, before the military exercise even started, Cyril took the initiative to come forward.

Politicians in London are famous for their "sharp vision". They can see conflicts wherever they may occur. For example, the conflict between Nanhua and William requires at least one party to make concessions. However, depending on the situation, neither party is willing to give in. Market type.

"Mr. Yuan Fang, I communicated with London yesterday, and London has authorized me to communicate with you." Cyril entered Zhangtai Palace and started the art of language when he saw Liu Yiming.

"We understand your determination to defend the country. Again, this is your right. However, because the British Empire has special interests in the Far East, we are more sensitive to the expansion of your country's military power."

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To be continued...