The 5:5:3 of the United States, on the one hand, shared the British maritime supremacy, and on the other hand, formed an effective suppression of the Japanese navy.

At present, the Indian Ocean is surrounded by Britain's sphere of influence, Latin America is the sphere of influence of the United States, and Japan wants to turn Asia into its sphere of influence, which is in serious conflict with the interests of the United States.

In 1911, Japan ordered the "Kongo" battlecruiser from the British Wicks Company, and Japan built a total of four battleships of this class, in addition to the "Kongo", the other three "Hiei", "Haruna", and "Kirishima" were all built in Japan.

After the "Kongo" class battleships, Japan began to build the "Fuso" and "Yamashiro" in 1912, the "Hyuga" in 1917, the "Ise" in 1918, and the "Mutsu" and "Nagato" in 1918, 300,000 tons were indeed not enough.

Japan's "8.8 Fleet", which included eight battleships and eight battle cruisers, even with the addition of the "Mutsu" and "Nagato", which had not yet been built, had only ten Japanese capital ships, which simply could not meet the requirements of the Japanese Navy.

According to the US plan, after the total tonnage of the capital ship exceeds the regulations, it will be dismantled or renovated in accordance with the regulations, and this plan will certainly be unacceptable to Japan.

The Japanese are ambitious, but unfortunately they do not have enough strength to support their ambitions, and the current shipbuilding plan, Japan has been overwhelmed, not to mention the warships that have not yet started, the "Mutsu" and "Nagato" under construction, Japan will not dismantle them under any circumstances.

"Demolition? To put it nicely, after the demolition of 'Mutsu' and 'Nagato', who will bear the losses of the empire? No way! "Yuzaburo Kato directly rejected Bainbridge Colby's proposal, and all the money Japan earned during the world war was smashed on "Mutsu" and "Nagato", and it was absolutely impossible to demolish it.

The cost of building the "Mutsu" in Japan is 30 million yen, and the cost of building the "Nagato" is 43 million yen, which seems to be quite a lot and often tens of millions, but in fact, when converted into pounds, the cost of the "Nagato" is only 3.9 million, which is far from the "Hood" with a cost of 6.02 million.

The cost of the "Hood" is almost equal to that of "Mutsu" and "Nagato".

"Does the Japanese government have enough capacity to build Mutsu and Nagato? The navy is not only about the cost of construction, but also about maintenance. Albert Sarau was sour and unpleasant.

Once upon a time, France was also undoubtedly a great power at that time.

It is a pity that the world war broke the backbone of France, and the French battleship "France" class, which is now the largest tonnage, has a displacement of 23,500 tons, and the "Mutsu" and "Nagato" rebuilt by Japan are both 33,800 tons.

Tonnage does not represent combat effectiveness, but it can represent national strength, France is now no longer capable of building super-battleships of more than 30,000 tons, and in the competition for the oceans, France has lagged behind.

"This is a matter for our Great Japanese Empire, and there is no need for France to worry." Yuzaburo Kato looks confident, but in fact he is not so full.

"Gentlemen, one question, the ratio of the navies of the United States and the British Empire, as well as Japan, is 5:5:3, so how much is our Italy?" Senator Carlo Shan Ze of the Kingdom of Italy was also not satisfied with Bainbridge Colby's proposal, which was a neglect of the Italian red fruit.

As for France, which is also neglected -

The French deserve it!

"Is Italy capable of building new warships? Give you the blueprints of the superbattleship, you can't build it - "Albert Sarau is welcome, France and Italy have a conflict of interest in the Mediterranean, and the French never let go of the treatment of the Italians at will.

"Whether we can build it or not is a matter for us Italy, and it has nothing to do with you France - and if you are given a drawing, you will not be able to build it either-" Carlo Shan Ze sneered, this is a bit excessive, France does not build super battleships because of lack of money, not because of inability.

"Your Excellency, what is your opinion?" Bainbridge Colby tried to get support from Balfort.

"No, the British Empire is ready to build 11 more 'Admiral' class battle cruisers, 500,000 tons is insignificant for the British Empire, and we need at least 750,000 tons to meet the needs of the Royal Navy." Balfour also learned from Roque that the "Admiral" class was referring to the battlecruiser "Hood", and the battleships of this class were named after British admirals, so they were called the "Admiral" class.

"Is it necessary for Britain to build 11 more 'Admiral' class battle cruisers?" Bainbridge Colby didn't really want to ask if it was necessary, but if it could be built.

The 11 "Admiral" class, if you refer to the "Hood", is probably more than 66 million pounds, in fact, it is not much.

It shouldn't be much.

The first day of the meeting was as unhappy as Roque had expected, with the interests of the five nations irreconcilable, all trying to suppress the naval tonnage of the other countries and strive for maximum superiority.

Whether or not it can be built at first is not only related to national interests, but also related to the dignity of the country.

Then the next day's meeting ended in a quarrel.

The third day was still noisy.

Day 4 is the same.

For a whole week, the representatives of various countries did not quarrel with any results, but Balfour's body could not bear it.

Balfour was born in 1948 and is now 72 years old, and he really can't argue with the "strong" Bainbridge Colby and Yuzaburo Kato.

"Locke, in the next meeting, you represent the British Empire, remember that you are the Marquess of Nyasaland of the British Empire, and everything must be done in the interests of the British Empire-" Balfour's face was sallow, and he was out of breath as soon as he said a few words, feeling almost like "Tuogu".

"Don't worry, Dean, you take good care of your body, and I will definitely do my best to protect the interests of the British Empire." Roque can't wait, during this time, Balfour actually didn't perform well because of physical reasons, and replaced by Roque, at least he didn't suffer when he quarreled.

The next day, the British delegation reappeared at the meeting, which was dominated by Roque.

"Your Excellency the Dean is in good health—" Bainbridge Colby was concerned about Balfour's health, and if Belfort died in the United States, it would be a problem for the United States.

"It's not going well, and I need a bit of rest." Roque is not optimistic, after all, he is in his seventies, and after a long journey, he talks every day, and his health is better.

Yuzaburo Kato also came over to express his greetings to Balfour, Britain and Japan are still allies, and during the naval conference, Britain and Japan also have the intention of joining forces against the United States.

The current superiority of the United States is too strong, and the ten "Marylands", don't look at Balfour and Kato Yuzaburo's hard mouths, in fact, they are all scared in their hearts.

Roque thanked politely, regardless of whether Roque likes Japanese or not, on this occasion, there must be politeness.

The meeting restarted, and the delegates were still arguing, with the differences between Bainbridge Colby and Yuzaburo Kato particularly acute.

"In any case, the warships under construction must be completed, and the warships cannot be dismantled until the time limit for decommissioning, but we can promise that after the completion of the existing shipbuilding plan, the empire will not carry out a new shipbuilding plan in the short term." Yuzaburo Kato's words sound good, but in fact, if Japan does not give an inch, it will be difficult for Japan to complete its existing shipbuilding plan, and it is far from a time limit for building new ships.

"If Japan does not accept the Naval Treaty, then Japan will build one warship, and the United States will build four!" Bainbridge Colby is domineering, the United States is much more ruthless now than Britain before the World War, when Britain dared to shout that Germany built one, Britain built two, and when it came to the United States, it became four.

"The Great Japanese Empire will never accept threats of any kind—" Yuzaburo Kato replied, saying that the country's lack of strength did not prevent the cannons from being spoken.

Roque didn't say a word on his first day of meetings and kept watching Bainbridge Colby and Yuzaburo Kato perform.

In the evening, Albert Sarau came to Roque, hoping that Roque would support France.

France hopes to achieve the same tonnage as Japan, and whether it can be used up or not will be able to get the qualification first.

"Your Excellency, is France now capable of maintaining a large fleet of 300,000 tons? You must know that 300,000 tons is just a capital ship, and more tonnage auxiliary ships are needed, and if France wants to build a 300,000-ton capital ship, then IMHO, France's military spending will soar to a point where the French government cannot afford it. "It's not that Roque doesn't support France, it's that the French don't fight.

The situation in France is different from that of Japan, which is a democratic country, and the military budget has to be examined and approved by the Congress, and the budget exceeds government spending to a certain extent, and if the Congress does not approve it, the navy will not be able to do anything.

In Japan, the emperor has the final say, and the emperor will build as many warships as the emperor says, and the current Japanese emperor has great power, and it will not be greatly weakened until after World War II.

"Of course we can, it's not a question of how much tonnage, it's about the dignity of France, even Japan can build a 300,000-ton capital ship, why can't France?" Albert Sarau was adamant that the most advanced battleship in France today was the Brittany-class battleship, which was built before the outbreak of the World War.

According to the standards of the Washington Naval Conference, France now has about 220,000 tons of capital ships, and it is estimated that it is only 220,000 tons.

"When was the latest warship of the French Navy built Japan's current capital ships, cutting-edge warships that are all less than ten years old? It seems to have been ten years ago - "Roque does not save face for the French, admits that he is not ashamed of being inferior to the Japanese in military terms, and compares with the kind of militaristic country that is more democratic than anyone else-