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Chapter 448: Shipbuilding Competition (Part 1)

Hearing what Burgesius said, this made the parliamentarians in the Netherlands feel terrified, because this Burgesius' request was too amazing, and he actually wanted Wang Guorui to give a bride price. But the betrothal gift is nothing more than the betrothal gift, and the betrothal gift actually asked for three Sovereign-class battleships, which shocked everyone. Because the Sovereign-class battleship is currently the most advanced battleship in the world, and it is so powerful that even the British don't have many. And Taiwan does not know where to get these things. And the Dutch Prime Minister Burgesius actually wanted to ask for this Sovereign-class battleship, and three ships at a time, this is simply unacceptable to everyone.

In this era, the role of battleships is actually similar to that of nuclear weapons in later generations, with a strong deterrent effect. The main function of the battleship is to deter, and the Netherlands actually wants this kind of battleship, which makes everyone feel excited. Because if three Sovereign-class battleships can be obtained, I am afraid that they will be able to effectively protect the territorial security of the Netherlands in the future, which is enough for them to have the strength to guarantee their own interests. The three Sovereign-class battleships are enough to make them a powerful naval nation in the world, so those Dutch MPs are also very excited.

However, would Wang Guorui of Taiwan give them the Sovereign-class battleship so directly? Doesn't Wang Guorui know the role of this Sovereign-class battleship representative? Wang Guorui must know. If Wang Guorui knew the role of the Sovereign-class battleship representative, would he still give this battleship to the Netherlands? Able to sell battleships. And it is the most advanced battleship, it is definitely the friendliest country. But are Taiwan and the Netherlands friendly countries and regions? They fought once before, and now they just marry their queen. Marriage is one thing. But a country is not necessarily a friendly country, because Wang Guorui and Wilhelmina came together because of their collusion, not because of national interests. Therefore, it is said that their personal emotional factors accounted for the vast majority, not because of national alliances. Therefore, the Netherlands and Taiwan are actually still in a state of war, not a peaceful country, and have not changed because of the marriage of their leaders.

So if Taiwan gives the Sovereign-class battleship to the Netherlands, will Taiwan be able to rest assured? Could it be that the Netherlands won't call back by then. This is also a worrying issue. Therefore, although many Dutch MPs were tempted by the three Sovereign-class battleships, they were also worried that Wang Guorui would turn his back on this. At that time, I completely gave up and married Wilhelmina. At that time, their queen will become an unmarried and pregnant queen, and no one wants her, so where will they put their face in the Netherlands!

"I need to think about this!" Wang Guorui said.

And Wang Guorui immediately came out of the Dutch Parliament. Then I went back to my own mission, and the mission also started to discuss.

"What do you all think, is it possible to consider giving this Sovereign-class battleship to the Netherlands?" Wang Guorui asked.

And Li Enfu immediately said: "No way! My lord, if the Sovereign-class battleships are given to the Netherlands, will they turn their guns and come directly to attack us? We currently only have six Sovereign-class battleships, and we gave them three at once. This is just ridiculous. So, I don't think we can give it to the Dutch."

And Yao Wendong also immediately said: "Master Wang, if these three battleships are given to the Netherlands, then they will probably turn their guns and attack us!"

But Wang Guorui smiled and said, "I don't think so. I showed these guys a few battleships. Not only will they have no chance to turn their guns on us, but they will cause great harm because of their own internal competition among Europeans." Just think about it, the British have several Sovereign-class battleships, and after we give the Dutch three battleships, what will the British think? At that time, the British will definitely be worried."

"Look at how close the Netherlands is to the United Kingdom. They are actually just separated by the English Channel. And if the Netherlands has three Sovereign-class battleships, they can directly threaten their British mainland. And you can take a look at the British. The seven Sovereign-class battleships are there. Four of them are in the Mediterranean Fleet, and only three Sovereign-class battleships are in the mainland and the English Channel. So if we give these three Sovereign-class battleships to the Netherlands, I am afraid that they will be the first to sit and lie down. The ones who are uneasy are the British. Will their three Sovereign-class battleships be enough for them to protect their homeland?"

"Don't think that the British navy is so powerful that they can use one ship as several ships. Their naval strength is based on their economic strength. They can support a huge navy, and then use the navy to ensure that they are in the world. Only a large number of colonies in the world can do this. If there is no strong economic strength, then their navy is the same as other navies, and the same number of wars may not be able to win. Once the Dutch have the same number of battleships as they do, then the British Don't people worry about the Dutch beating them? And even if they seem to be relatively friendly, will the British be worried after they marry us in Taiwan? This is basically an unsolvable problem back then. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin It’s also said that other people are not allowed to snore on the side of the couch. Even the Dutch cannot make them have the same strength as themselves. Once the Dutch are as strong as themselves, the British will not sleep peacefully at all. "

And Yao Wendong immediately asked: "Then won't the British bring back the Mediterranean fleet? Once they bring back the Sovereign-class battleships in the Mediterranean, then they will have seven Sovereign-class battleships, and they can completely suppress the Netherlands." !"

Wang Guorui went on to say: "If the British mobilize the seven Sovereign-class battleships back, it will certainly suppress the Netherlands, but the French will not be stable either. Because you only need to look at the British and French. Across the strait, if the British bring back the fleet, although it seems to be to suppress the Dutch, the French may not understand their actual thinking. They may worry that the British brought the fleet back, and then It is completely possible to attack the French. This way they feel that it is going to be troublesome, so if you think about it, they are afraid that the French will also be worried. They will definitely find ways to strengthen their own power, and then they can only blame the whole country The world will bring back its battleships before it can meet the British threat."

"The French are not at ease, so are the Russians so at ease? The seven British battleships can directly threaten the Russian territory from the Baltic Sea. At that time, they can use this situation to attack the Russians. At present, In fact, it is a balanced situation. Everyone's naval strength is basically balanced, and everyone has acquiesced in this mutual strength. If we give three Sovereign-class battleships to the Dutch, it means that they will inevitably be like a When dripping water is added to the already boiling hot oil, it will boil immediately. At that time, in order to protect their homeland, the British will inevitably mobilize the Sovereign-class battleships in the Mediterranean. The French must keep up, otherwise they will not be able to maintain their strength. Balanced. In the end, the Russians were not at ease, so they could only follow."

"Next, those European countries began to strengthen their naval strength, so that we can reap the benefits of fishermen. At that time, in order to protect their overseas interests, countries must expand their navies in large quantities before they can gain an advantage. And They will definitely have a crazy shipbuilding competition, and then everyone will start to build battleships, and then devour the country's resources step by step. Europe is actually a powder keg, don't think too much about them, European foreign devils Unity, they actually have a lot of internal conflicts. If the British go to war against us in the future, the Germans may not follow, and the French also have their own ghosts in their hearts. Perhaps only the British will really contribute, and the British The strength of the Chinese army is not good, and our navy is not a soft persimmon. After several years of construction, we have a group of excellent sailors. If the British come, we may not be afraid of them. Of course, in terms of the absolute strength of warships, I am not their opponent~lightnovelpub.net~We can add obstacles to them, so that they can have a good feel of our strength. We can give the Sovereign-class battleship to the Netherlands, so that We can also let them gain an advantage, which breaks the European naval balance, so that their crazy shipbuilding competition will start, so that we can definitely be stable for a while."

"And we can also use the shipbuilding competition to consume the financial resources of European countries, so that they can gradually consume financial resources, and finally they will not be able to carry out large-scale wars against us!"

Yao Wendong immediately asked; "Then if we gave them three Sovereign-class ships, wouldn't we have lost a lot? This is half of our battleships!"

"Huh, you may not know that after a while, the battleships built by these countries will be obsolete. We are researching a new type of battleship, which can make their warships obsolete in an instant. It would be fun .” Wang Guorui said.

"A new type of battleship?"

Everyone didn't know when Wang Guorui started researching new types of battleships, but everyone guessed that maybe the organization behind Wang Guorui would give them some new types of battleships, so that Wang Guorui could also use them. (to be continued)