"I can completely understand the feelings of the British Empire, so I hope we can talk about how to deal with this matter. First of all, I declare that I still hope to cut down the army and reduce military expenditures to achieve long-term peace." Liu Yiming echoed.

"We cannot do this by just relying on us. It is too complicated and involves too many countries. Unless everyone is willing to cut military spending, this is impossible." Cyril shook his head first.

"I would like to know what your expectations are for the navy, Head of State? For example, the number of warships." Cyril asked.

"Our bottom line is that the main warships are on par with Japan, because non-main warships should not be restricted when patrolling the vast sea area." Liu Yiming said the bottom line directly, blocking Cyril's words.

Cyril tried to win over and asked Nanhua to keep only four ships (he thought there were warships in the dock.)

The two sides argued for a long time.

"The bottom line cannot be changed, but I can extend the time for launching battleships to ten years, and the first batch of two ships will be launched in three years. And I need to expand my colony. It is too poor there, so minerals are of some use." When Liu Yiming

When he found that Cyril really believed it, he tried to say.

"It is a settled fact that Britain will support South China's expansion in the Arabian Peninsula, but not close to the Suez Canal." Cyril agreed directly. He believed that Liu Yiming made huge concessions and canceled the construction of at least four warships.

It was enough for Liu Yiming to get Britain's promise to control the Arabian Peninsula from South China.

After the negotiation, just waiting for the signing of the treaty, Liu Yiming promised to change the ship in the dock to an oil tanker, and the United Kingdom lowered the import tariff on automobiles...

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After Cyril left, Liu Yiming came up with the long-awaited naval construction plan - the Nanhua version of the dreadnought!
Chapter completed!