Although the Admiralty's shipbuilding plan was not approved, Frederick's strategic plan to provoke the Anglo-Russian war was highly praised by Frederick.

In any country, what is most feared is the brainlessness and inaction of the bureaucracy. Only a bureaucrat who is busy is a good bureaucrat.

Although the Admiralty was a little more attentive and less thoughtful, Frederick understood the Admiralty's approach when it came to the actual situation.

Despite the fact that the navy of the Holy Roman Empire, has reached the second level in the world; But the distance to the first place is far away.

Originally, the HRE navy was expected to catch up with the British, but unfortunately the French warships were sold to the British by the government, further widening the gap in the strength of the two navies.

Of course, there are two sides to everything, and there are disadvantages and advantages. The Royal Navy, which got the warships of the French, also did not please them.

Originally, the purpose of purchasing these warships was to suppress the HRE Navy and consolidate maritime supremacy.

However, the situation changed a little, and the expected arms race did not break out, and the Royal Navy, which had a large number of warships, could only choose to mothballed some of its warships.

I bought a bunch of big toys and went home, and in the end I could only lock them in a drawer, and the British people also couldn't tell the bitterness.

But this is also a helpless thing, knowing that there is a pit, the British can only jump into it, otherwise the warship will fall into the hands of the HRE Navy, and the superiority of the Royal Navy will be difficult to maintain.

After all, the construction of warships also takes time. If the Royal Navy did not have an advantage, it would be a tragedy if one day the Vienna government suddenly had a head convulsion and came to play with the Royal Navy.

The HRE is a land power country that can afford to lose, but Britain can't withstand it. If the Royal Navy really suffered heavy losses, and the international situation was overturned and reshuffled, it would be difficult for Britain to regain maritime supremacy.

After missing an opportunity to catch up quickly, it immediately ushered in the biggest economic crisis in human history, and all the money was used to engage in the economy, and military spending was naturally reduced.

Since the end of the European War, the military spending of the HRE has remained stagnant. If the total amount of military spending has not increased, it is naturally impossible for the amount of military spending allocated to the navy to increase.

After the war, in order to raise military expenses, the army and air force sold second-hand equipment. Not to mention making a lot of money, but it's still possible to improve your life.

The navy is forced to do so, because of the previous large-scale sale of warships, the international market has long been saturated, and there is no room for them to play at all.

In fact? Even if there is room to play, it is useless. The army and air force are selling equipment aggressively? That's what was left over from the war against France, how can you sell it with tears? It is also better than dismantling and selling scrap iron.

The Navy is different? Not only was there not a bunch of warships left, but there was also competition from the British.

There was no increase in the military budget of the HRE Navy? But the naval budgets of competitors are growing every year. The Admiralty is in the eyes and anxious in the heart.

It's just useless to be "in a hurry"? Is there only so much of the government's budget every year? If you take care of this end, you can't take care of the other, and the government budget can only give priority to where it is more needed.

There is no doubt that the HRE Navy is clearly not the most urgently needed to be developed. The Royal Navy's advantage is already great, so it doesn't hurt to make it bigger? They did not dare to enter the Mediterranean anyway.

Is the prestige of the Royal Navy too great? Many in the Vienna government, including Frederick, lacked confidence in the navy.

On the issue of confrontation with the British, there has always been another voice in the Vienna government, that is, to build more airfields in the coastal areas and deploy air defenses, and at the same time vigorously develop submarines as supplements.

Don't need to sink all enemy warships? As long as the Air Force can damage the enemy's warships, the Navy can go up and pick up the leaks.

The requirements are so low? Naturally, the difficulty is not much higher. Now the main forces of the Royal Navy do not dare to enter the Mediterranean, and it is under this theory that this is done.

After all? The air force was far more mobile than the navy, and the Vienna government built a large number of airstrips along the coast.

If the Vienna government wants to? Hundreds, if not thousands, of aircraft can be assembled in any one area.

Facing a dense fleet of aircraft? Anyone can have a tingling scalp. The Royal Navy is powerful though? But he is still afraid of the enemy overhead.

The Air Department even formulated a strategic bombing plan against Britain, that is, to concentrate thousands of bombers at a time to launch air strikes on the Royal Navy and end the British supremacy at sea.

Although it cannot be done under the existing technology, considering the speed of development of aviation technology, it may not be impossible to do it in the next two or three decades.

After all, the English Channel is only a little distance, and the HRE, as the hegemon of the European continent, can deploy fighters in France and Belgium, and it is not difficult to launch air strikes.

Although the plan was full of ideals, there was still more confidence in the air force than in a decisive naval battle with the British.

Against this background, the life of the HRE Navy is naturally not easy. Even if the army can't win the battle for military spending, even the air force will come to grab resources with them, and it is normal for the Admiralty to be anxious.

The military budget was limited, and the Admiralty's original plan to "rely on the industrial superiority of the HRE and directly pile up the strategy of smashing the British to death" was obviously not feasible.

After another attempt was made by Frederick, Castagny took out a new document and handed it over: "Your Highness, this is the alternative prepared by our Admiralty.

The Imperial Navy was far from the Royal Navy, and it was necessary to invest a lot of financial resources in order to catch up.

Considering the limited revenue of the Empire, in order to save military spending, the Admiralty was ready to promote a technological revolution in the naval industry.

This is a new type of battleship that we have designed with a new design concept and is unlike any previous warship.

We have abandoned the previous concept of multi-gun coordination and replaced it with all heavy guns. The intensity of fire was three times higher than that of conventional battleships.

If this attempt is successful, then the traditional battleships of the past will be swept into the garbage heap of history. ”

"Test ship", this is important. Although the Vienna government has withheld and searched the navy's investment, in order to encourage naval technological innovation, it has been particularly generous to the "test ships" that adopt new technologies.

The immediate consequence is the HRE Navy, and every year there are many strange designs coming out. However, if you want to promote the development of naval technology, these efforts are necessary.

Throughout the history of the development of human navies, we will know that every technological revolution has been stepped on again and again.

To this end, Franz also set up a special exhibition hall for the wonderful design of the navy, which was specially used to display various technological innovations on the road of naval development. Successes and failures are all put in one go.

No accusations, no bashing, as if everything was taken for granted. After a long time, everyone will get used to it, and the designers' brains will be opened, and the more fun they will get on the road of tricks and deaths.

Of course, more than 99 percent of the design drawings of warships were left in the archives in the end, and less than 1 percent of them could really be turned into warships.

The courage to try is not the same as a brainless attempt. At the very least, it must conform to the most basic mechanical principles to ensure that the warship will not sink before it can enter the next step of argumentation.

After internal screening, the design scheme that was finally used was actually more reliable.

Frederick did not know much about naval technology, but he still had the most basic common sense. Looking at the design of the warship in front of him, Frederick asked suspiciously: "Are you sure you can sweep all the previous battleships into the garbage heap?" ”

It's not that I feel sorry for the elimination of warships, in fact, no matter how much the technology of warships is changed, it will not affect the value of the previous warships.

After all, not every country will be able to keep up with the technological revolution in the navy. Now the opponents are Shinra and Britannia, and the rest are little brothers.

If you want to participate in the revolution of naval technology, you should wait until you grow up, and it is not their turn to join in the fun at the moment.

If a revolution in naval technology really breaks out, just like the birth of ironclads back then, it will definitely be good for the Holy Roman Empire.

Today is different from the past, starting from the same starting line, with strong industrial strength, HRE is not afraid to compete with the British at all.

Although the old battleships were eliminated with heavy losses, it was the British who suffered the most. In terms of financial resources, "killing a thousand enemies and losing 800 yourself" is still a try for the HRE.

Admiral Kastagni shook his head: "Your Highness, the birth of new technologies is always unavoidable. Until it comes out, no one can guarantee that it will be feasible.

I can only tell you that this new battleship has such potential. With three times the firepower of a traditional battleship, it is theoretically possible to kill. ”

Just the "potential", that's enough. For the sake of an opportunity to quickly close the gap in strength with the British Navy, it is completely acceptable to take out more than 4 million Aegis for a test.

After a little thought, Frederick said slowly: "I will leave this document for the time being, and in principle I have no objection.

As for when the plan will be launched, let's wait until the cabinet has discussed it. ”

More than 4 million Aegis is not a small number, it is close to 1 percent of the Vienna government's revenue, and it accounts for an important proportion of the government's budget.

Frederick felt that it was better to be cautious, and no one knew if there would be more important projects later. You can't preside over the budget allocation for the first time and mess it up.

In particular, after the successful test of the new ship, it will bring about an arms race on an unprecedented scale, and it is even more impossible to be careless.

Frederick didn't think that the British would be able to build a warship that the HRE could build. Although the overall industrial strength of the HRE is stronger, Britain is the king in naval technology.

Even after the end of the European War, the HRE inherited the naval technology of the French and made up for some of the shortcomings, but that only brought the two sides to the same level, and still failed to surpass the British.